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Polymer Science & Engineering @ UMass. Student-run // Having fun with polymers to solve problems at the interface of chem, bio, and materials science 📚🥼🧪
Amherst, MA
Joined September 2013
‼️Check out our new review, which encapsulates the Tew Group's "Chemistry-First" network design strategy‼️ https://t.co/2Y3SVMFmvP
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Polymer networks remain an essential class of soft materials. Despite their use in everyday materials, connecting the molecular structure of the network to its macroscopic properties remains an...
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🚨New Paper!!🚨 Brandon worked with @SchiffmanLab to study the antifouling properties of bottlebrush network hydrogels! Check it out! https://t.co/R6QZPn9qV9
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🚨New Paper!!🚨 Brandon worked with @Katsumata_R_ , @aljcrosby, and the Watkins Group to both develop novel pressure sensitive adhesives via a unique, defect-driven design!! https://t.co/ueULndb3Oo
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🚨🚨🚨📷📷📷 Congrats @BClarke1212 ! Enhancement of mechanical properties of nanocellulose xerogels using TEMPO-oxidized fibers Brandon worked with the Carter group to generate nanocellulose xerogels with the highest moduli and yield stresses reported to date! @UMassPSE
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‼️🚨‼️Check out Brandon & Connor's newest publication, which compiles the bottlebrush network literature into one, comprehensive resource! Be sure to also check out the our new MatLab program LengthScale for all your bottlebrush physics needs!! https://t.co/j4ATneEhxF
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Bottlebrush networks (BBNs) are an exciting new class of materials with interesting physical properties derived from their unique architecture. This perspective aims to act as a primer to BBN...
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🚨🚨🚨📷📷📷 Congrats @BClarke1212
@UMassPSE Network Constitutional Isomers We illustrate for the first time how the arrangement of building blocks allows for the engineering of unique materials with IDENTICAL COMPOSITIONS!!! https://t.co/tM8JfdknJO
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Bottlebrush networks designed to be constitutional isomers of each other were synthesized for the first time. These network constitutional isomers (NCIs) have significantly different mechanical...
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Just had our official welcome lunch for our new member Connor and welcome/goodbye lunch for Sebastian who has been visiting from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz!
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Congrats @ProfGregTew!
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📢🤩We are excited to have Professor Tim Swager (@SwagerGroup) visiting from @ChemistryMIT to lecture on functional porous polymers! This @UMassPSE seminar is hosted by @Coughlin_Group @TewGrp
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🚨🚨🚨Check out our new paper in Macromolecules! Congrats Brandon!🎉🎉🎉 @BClarke1212
@UMassPSE The Impact of Polymerization Chemistry on the Mechanical Properties of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Bottlebrush Elastomers
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We compare the low-strain mechanical properties of bottlebrush elastomers (BBEs) synthesized using ring-opening metathesis and free radical polymerization. Through comparison of experimentally...
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Don't forget to register!
📢Please RT! Considering a PhD in polymers & soft materials? Join our Virtual Info Sessions to learn about the @UMassPSE program, from the broad research opportunities & impacts to how to apply! Application fees will be waived for attendees. Register: https://t.co/XcAQgh9Wyv
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Congrats @kaylakoch58 & @TewGrp!
ADDR in press:Functional Antibody Delivery: Advances in Cellular Manipulation. By Kayla C. Koch & Gregory N. Tew @UMassPSE
#antibodydelivery #transduction #cellmotility #celldifferentiation
https://t.co/WY0MvNeUZZ
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📢Please RT! Considering a PhD in polymers & soft materials? Join our Virtual Info Sessions to learn about the @UMassPSE program, from the broad research opportunities & impacts to how to apply! Application fees will be waived for attendees. Register: https://t.co/XcAQgh9Wyv
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