Cabell Eades
@cabelleades27
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@virginia_tech alumnus & @UF chem PhD candidate in the Sumerlin Research Group @LowDispersity
Gainesville, FL
Joined September 2021
Just out in @J_A_C_S! Methylene blue–mediated, metal-free, red-to-NIR light–driven RAFT polymerization — fully oxygen-tolerant, aqueous, and enables access to UHMW polymers. https://t.co/ygSTeu0FVL
@MatyPolymerLab @Xiaolei_Hu1
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Photoinduced reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (photoRDRP) techniques enable the synthesis of well-defined polymers under mild conditions. However, oxygen inhibition remains a key...
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Exciting new paper now out in @acsnano! @Megan_Lottt and Dr. Maria Vratsanos in the Gianneschi Group at @NorthwesternEng disambiguate the dynamic structural changes of thermoresponsive inverse microemulsion droplets with liquid-phase TEM! #BigNate #Brent
https://t.co/Iqk8dj5HId
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Thermoresponsive polymer assemblies are of growing interest in fields ranging from photonics to drug delivery, with their phase transitions often attributed to upper- or lower-critical solution...
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New paper has hit the market! @JamesBYoung14 and team performed bulk depolymerizations of polystyrenics via thermal activation of pendent phthalimide esters! You're welcome, sea turtles @Brent_Sumerlin @DrLkorley @UD_CPI @ufchem @TimTebow @SHAQ @KingJames
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This study introduces a novel approach to depolymerize polystyrene in the absence of solvent at significantly reduced temperatures through the incorporation of a thermally labile comonomer. Specifi...
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Last celebration post! Congrats to our own @troy_scoggins has also been awarded the 2025 Eastman Summer Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry! And congrats to our collaborator @cabelleades27 (@LowDispersity) for receiving the Synthetic Chemistry Fellowship!
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Ultra-high molecular weight polymer synthesis via aqueous dispersion polymerization
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The synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW, Mn ≥ 106 g mol−1) polymers is generally complicated by the high viscosity of the resulting polymer solution. We report the synthesis of UHMW...
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Crispy new paper out now in @ChemicalScience! @cabelleades27 and pals used aqueous PISA as a tool to avoid high viscosities typically obtained during UHMW polymer synthesis! Also got some massive polymer microparticles in the process. @Brent_Sumerlin
https://t.co/bxzGAvhnIK
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The synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW, Mn ≥ 106 g mol−1) polymers is generally complicated by the high viscosity of the resulting polymer solution. We report the synthesis of UHMW...
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Go check out Jarebear's (@JaredIBowman) new paper now out in @MacroJrnls_ACS! Poly(β-amino esters) (PBAEs) and poly(amido amines) (PAMAMs) were degraded via Cope Elimination of backbone N-oxides under mild conditions! @Brent_Sumerlin @ButlerPolymer #Cope
https://t.co/awiPRB0V38
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We report on a mild and efficient method to degrade poly(β-amino esters) (PBAEs) and poly(amido amines) (PAMAMs) via Cope elimination. Oxidation of backbone tertiary amines to N-oxides allowed for...
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It's alive! @JamesBYoung14 and @SoGoodrich give life to postconsumer PMMA and PαMS by mechanochemically installing phthalimide esters onto the chains that can subsequently be used to trigger bulk depolymerization! @Brent_Sumerlin @UFChemistry @angew_chem
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We report a methodology of post-polymerization functionalization to enable bulk depolymerization by chemically recycling to monomer utilizing mechanochemical macro-radical generation. When sonicated...
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Such a slay this is out 🫶 appreciate everyone’s help!
New pape from Megan @Megan_Lottt and the gang on using photoiniferter polymerization and inverse miniemulsion conditions to synthesize ultrahigh molecular weight triblock copolymers! such a slay @MacroJrnls_ACS @UFChemistry @ButlerPolymer @Brent_Sumerlin
https://t.co/p4YON2WWGf
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On top of signing a record deal with Young Money Entertainment this week (@youngmoney), Jared Bowman @JaredIBowman (a.k.a. Yung Micelle) also won the ACS POLY Outstanding Poster Award at #ACSSpring2024!! We're excited, but not surprised. He's that good. Michael Jordan of PISA.
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A (relatively) new year calls for a new group photo! @NobelPrize remember these faces, you'll be seeing them again in due time! #Scholars #Polymers @Brent_Sumerlin @ButlerPolymer @UFChemistry
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Come to beautiful, sunny Florida and join the Butler Polymer Research Lab!! Tons of great people and great chemistry going on here, on top of only being 90 min from multiple beaches and 2 hrs from Disney! 🐊🏖️🐭🎡☀️ #polymers
Two postdoc positions in polymer/materials chemistry are available immediately in the groups of @Brent_Sumerlin and @AustinMEvans in @UFChemistry. @LowDispersity @ERG_Chem
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Fresh PISA paper from @JaredIBowman and @cabelleades27! By exploiting rapid #xanthate photolysis during photoiniferter #PISA, they made polymeric nanoparticles, from start to finish, in 30 minutes! @angew_chem @Brent_Sumerlin @UFChemistry @ButlerPolymer
https://t.co/2m9EMcJ1QL
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Ultrafast Xanthate-Mediated Photoiniferter Polymerization-Induced #SelfAssembly (PISA) (@Brent_Sumerlin and co-workers)
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Ultrafast photoiniferter polymerization was explored as a strategy to produce nano-objects via polymerization-induced self-assembly. By leveraging the rapid photolysis of xanthates under UV light,...
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The Brent Lab's foray into photocatalytic decarboxylation continues with #EmmaSchué's newest publication w/ the #SeidelLab in @ChemicalScience, where they made alternating Styrene/Ethylene and Styrene/Propylene copolymers! @UFChemistry @ButlerPolymer
https://t.co/SZ6tmFSyPr
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Synthesis of olefin–styrene copolymers with defined architecture is challenging due to the limitations associated with the inherent reactivity ratios for these monomers in radical or metal-catalyzed...
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Go check out our dope new cover page for the latest edition of RSC Applied Polymers @RSCApplied !! Very honored to be featured here, shoutout @KA_Stew and his biosourced vitrimers #CANs #polymers #Brent
https://t.co/4Mg81S1uCw
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The ultra-high molecular weight polymer saga continues; inverse miniemulsion photoiniferter conditions were used in flow to obtain well-controlled UHMW polymers faster than batch IME polymerizations! #Cullen @ACSMacroLett @ButlerPolymer @Brent_Sumerlin
https://t.co/IbjWMY73LU
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The rumors are true: @JamesBYoung14, @rhyswhughes6, #Ariana, @BookwormLSB, @KA_Stew, and @Brent_Sumerlin have successfully depolymerized grams of PMMA back into ultrapure MMA WITHOUT any catalyst or solvent AND >90% monomer recovery! @Chem_CP @UFChemistry
https://t.co/zztlD34wLm
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Big couple of weeks for bulk depolymerization (@AnastasakiLab @MatyPolymerLab). VERY excited about our work in @Chem_CP. Near-quant reversion to monomer at temps 250 C lower than current methods https://t.co/V23suDhZnv
@JamesBYoung14 & @rhyswhughes6 @UFChemistry @LowDispersity
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Fresh paper out now! @KA_Stew and crew (see reply) worked to develop mechanically robust, highly aromatic polyimine networks comprised of up to 94% biomass, including Vanillin! Made the whole lab smell like a pastry shop :D @RSCApplied #RSCAppliedPolymers
https://t.co/4Mg81S1uCw
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Bio-based vitrimers represent a promising class of thermosetting polymer materials, pairing the recyclability of dynamic covalent networks with the renewability of non-fossil fuel feedstocks....
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