Andrew Lowe

Research Interests:

• Synthesis and characterization of novel functional monomers and (co)polymers.
• Controlled (co)polymer synthesis via classical living techniques and controlled living free radical polymerization, with an emphasis on Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) radical Polymerization.Synthetic applications of the thiol-ene, thiol-yne and other thiol-based “click” reactions.
• Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP).
• Controlled alkyne metathesis polymerization.
• Transition metal-mediated polymerizations.
• Controlled synthesis of polyesters.
• Chemical modification of synthetic (co)polymers.
• Water-soluble/amphiphilic (co)polymers.
• Biomimetic (co)polymers for antiadherent/antimicrobial applications.
• Biologically active (co)polymers, and controlled drug release.
• ‘Smart’, stimuli-responsive polymers.