Click Chemistry in Materials Science

Despite originating only a little more than a decade ago, click chemistry has become one of the most powerful paradigms in materials science, synthesis, and modification. By developing and implementing simple, robust chemistries that do not require difficult separations or harsh conditions, the ability to form, modify, and control the structure of materials on various length scales has become more broadly available to those in the materials science community. As such, click chemistry has seen broad implementation in polymer functionalization, surface modification, block copolymer and dendrimer synthesis, biomaterials fabrication, biofunctionalization, and in many other areas of materials science. Here, the…

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  National Science Foundation

  Awards: DMR 1310528, 1310528, 1214109
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  Division of Materials Research

  Awards: DMR 1310528, 1310528
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  Division of Chemistry

  Award: CHE 1214109