- Nov
- 2023
Congratulations to our latest PhD graduate Aiden! Well done, we are very proud of you!
Soft Matter Materials Laboratory - Shining Light on Soft Matter
Established in 2008, and now calling Brisbane home, the MACROARC lab houses over 40 active researchers in the field of synthetic and physical polymer material science.
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- Nov
- 2023
Congratulations to Ishrath on her final PhD seminar. Very well done!
- Nov
- 2023
Congratulations to Steven on his final PhD seminar. Very well done!
Research
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Our Mission
The Soft Matter Materials Laboratory at QUT is situated at the interface of organic, macromolecular and materials science. We focus on a wide range of interdisciplinary, polymer-related research including but not limited to:
- The synthesis of complex macromolecular architectures with highly-defined functionality and composition via advanced polymerisation protocols
- Synthesis via polymer conjugation techniques and macromolecular transformations at ambient temperature with a particular emphasis on light driven chemical transformations
- Fundamental investigations into polymerisation mechanisms and kinetics as well as high resolution imaging and characterisation of macromolecular chain structures
The real world applications of these fundamental investigations span a number of fields, from use as inks and photoresists in 3D printing and lithography to precisely folded single strand polymers for catalysis and biomimetic applications and everything in between.
Latest Publications
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Monitoring Single Polymer Chain Folding via Förster Resonance Energy Transfer
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Photochemical Action Plots Reveal Red-shifted Wavelength-dependent Photoproduct Distributions
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Rate Retardation Trends in RAFT – An Emerging Monomer Classification Tool?
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Photo- and Halochromism of Spiropyran-based Main-chain Polymers
Members
Distinguished Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik
ARC Laureate Fellow, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President Research
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A/Prof. James Blinco
Head of the Soft Matter Materials Laboratory, Associate Professor
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We’ve partnered with 156 institutions & 26 countries.
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