Feature ArticleAtom transfer radical polymerization in inverse miniemulsion: A versatile route toward preparation and functionalization of microgels/nanogels for targeted drug delivery applications
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Jung Kwon Oh received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from Hanyang University, Korea. After over seven years of industrial research experience in emulsion polymerization, he obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2004 at the University of Toronto, Canada with Professor Mitchell A. Winnik in the field of film formation and polymer interdiffusion. He then joined the laboratory of Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski at Carnegie Mellon University as a recipient of a prestigious award of a Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship of Canada. He developed there inverse miniemulsion atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) for synthesis, functionalization, and biomedical application of well-controlled water-soluble/crosslinked nanogels. He is currently employed at Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI.
Sidi A. Bencherif received two First Class Honors Masters degrees in Physics and Chemistry (2000) and then in Materials and Technology Engineering (2002) from Montpellier II University in France. Sidi came to the United States in 2002 and was employed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a guest researcher in the Polymer Division. In 2005, he joined the Department of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. His work focused primarily on developing complex degradable synthetic and naturally derived polymeric scaffolds. In 2009, he received a Master of Science degree in Polymer Science and a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry under the supervision of Profs. Matyjaszewski and Washburn. He is currently appointed as a postdoctoral researcher in Matyjaszewski group at Carnegie Mellon. His research interests include: nanogel and star polymer synthesis via controlled radical polymerization techniques, their properties and applications; the development of novel delivery systems; biomacromolecular scaffolds; the controlled delivery of biomolecules; and the design of biomimetic materials to control stem cell fate.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski was born in Poland in 1950. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1976 at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Lodz, Poland, working with Prof. S. Penczek. Since 1985 he has been at Carnegie Mellon University where he is currently J.C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences and director of Center for Macromolecular Engineering. His main research interests include controlled/living radical polymerization, catalysis, environmental chemistry, and the synthesis of advanced materials for optoelectronic and biomedical applications. He has co-authored over 600 publications, including 13 monographs and books as well as over 40 US and 100 international patents. His citation record exceeds 30,000 for the last decade and ranks him 3rd in all fields of chemistry. He has formed two industrial consortia focused on controlled radical polymerization at Carnegie Mellon with over 40 international members. He has received doctorate honoris causa from 5 universities, the 2009 Presidential Award in Green Chemistry and several awards from the American Chemical Society, and other institutions. He is a member of US National Academy of Engineering and Polish Academy of Sciences.