Patton Research Group
 
    School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, University of Southern Mississippi
    118 College Drive #10076, Hattiesburg, MS 39406
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Research
 

Current Projects
Hybrid Polymer Materials
  • Polyphosphazene/POSS hybrid materials for flame retardant additives
  • Dual-cure polybenzoxazine hybrid networks
Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces
  • "Thiol-click" reactions for polymer and surface modification
  • Surface-initiated polymerization approach to hybrid organic-inorganic polymer surfaces
  • Design of bio-inspired polymer surfaces
  • Anti-fouling/Anti-bacterial polymer surfaces 

Preservation of Cultural Heritage Items

  • Thiol-ene/POSS for stone consolidation/water repellency
 

Equipment & Lab
Bruker Icon AFM with ScanAsyst
Features:
- Nanoscope V controller
- Large-sample, 90-micron scan range system
- Closed loop scanner
Imaging Modes:
- PeakForce QNM (Quantitative Nanomechanical Mapping)
- PeakForce TUNA
- Torsional Resonance TUNA
- Conductive AFM
- Tapping Mode
- Contact Mode
- Force-Distance Measurements
Thermo Scientific Nicolet 8700 FTIR Spectrometer
Accessories:
- Harrick Grazing Angle ATR (GATR)
- Horizontal transmission cell with fiber optic UV light guide for real-time FTIR measurements
- Temperature controlled transmission cell
TOSOH Bioscience EcoSEC System
  MBraun Unilab single-side glove box
Acrylic glove box
Novascan PSD Series UV-Ozone Cleaner, 6" x 6"
Inficon RQCM Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Flow Cell
ChemMat Scientific KW-4 Series Spin Coater
CEM Discover S Microwave Synthesis Unit
Ramé-hart Contact Angle Goniometer
Rayonet Photochemical Reactor
Fusion UV Light Hammer 6
CARY 500 UV-Vis/NIR Spectometer
Perkin Elmer DSC 7 Photocalorimeter
Carver Temperature Controlled Melt Press
Synthesis: Multiple Schlenk Lines
Laboratory Space
Office Space
   
Equipment available within the School of Polymers
MRSEC Instrumentation

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Last Modified: August 2, 2010
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