Andrew B. Lowe

Associate Professor of Polymer Science
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
Polymer Science Building,Room 213
118 College Drive #10076
Hattiesburg,MS 39406-0001
Phone:(601)-266-6049
Fax:(601)-266-5504
Email: ablowe@ablowe.com
Research Group Web Page

Background

BSc (Hons) 1993, The University of Sussex DPhil 1998, The University of Sussex 1999-2002, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Polymer Science, USM 2002-2006 Assistant Professor, 2006-2007 Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, USM 2007-Present – Associate Professor of Polymer Science, USM

Research Areas

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 Polymerization (RAFT); Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP); 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; Pressure/temperature sensitive adhesives

Representative Publications, Patents

Ran Wang, Andrew B. Lowe* ‘RAFT Polymerization of Styrenic-Based Phosphonium Monomers and a New Family of Well-Defined Statistical and Block Polyampholytes’ J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. 2007, 45, 2468-2483.

David A. Rankin, Steven J. P’Pool, Hans-Jörg Schanz, Andrew B. Lowe* ‘The Controlled, Homogeneous Organic Solution Polymerization of New Hydrophilic Cationic exo-7-Oxanorbornenes via ROMP with RuCl2(PCy3)2CHPh in a Novel 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol/Methylene Chloride Solvent Mixture’ J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. 2007, 45, 2113-2128.

Andrew B. Lowe* and Ran Wang ‘Controlled-Structure Glycopolymers: AB Diblock Copolymers of 3-O-Methacryloyl-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-D-galactopyranose with 2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl Methacrylate’ Polymer 2007, 48, 2221-2230.

Andrew B. Lowe* and Charles L. McCormick ‘Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Radical Polymerization and The Synthesis of Water-Soluble (Co)Polymers Under Homogeneous Conditions in Organic and Aqueous Media’ Prog. Polym. Sci. 2007, 32, 283-351.

Zulma Jiménez, Christopher Bounds, Charles E. Hoyle, Andrew B, Lowe, Hui Zhou, John A. Pojman ‘Photopolymerization Kinetics of Ionic Liquid Monomers Derived from the Neutralization Reaction Between Trialkylamines and Acid-Containing (Meth)Acrylates’ J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. 2007, 45, 3009-3021.

Jay W. Hotchkiss, Andrew B. Lowe, Stephen G. Boyes ‘Surface Modification of Gold Nanorods with Polymers Prepared by Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization’ Chem. Mater. 2007, 9, 6-13.

Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Michael Buback, Bernadette Charleux, Michelle L. Coote, Marco Drache, Takeshi Fukuda, Atsushi Goto, Bert Klumperman, Andrew B. Lowe, James B. McLeary, Graeme Moad, Michael J. Monteiro, Ronald D. Sanderson, Matthew P. Tonge, Philipp Vana ‘Mechanism and Kinetics of Dithiobenzoate-Mediated RAFT Polymerization, 1: The Current Situation’ J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. 2006, 44, 5809-5831.

Marty Ward, Melissa Sanchez, Mohamed O. Elasri, Andrew B. Lowe ‘Antimicrobial Activity of Statistical Polymethacrylic Sulfobetaines against Both Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria’ J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2006, 101, 1036-1041.

Charles L. McCormick, Michael S. Donovan, Andrew B. Lowe, Brent S. Sumerlin and David B. Thomas ‘Chain Transfer Agents for RAFT Polymerization in Aqueous’ Media’ Patent No.: US 7,186,786 B2. Issued March 6, 2007.

Charles L. McCormick, Michael S. Donovan, Andrew B. Lowe, Brent S. Sumerlin and David B. Thomas ‘Chain Transfer Agents for RAFT Polymerization in Aqueous’ Media’ Patent No.: US 7,179,872 B2. Issued Feb. 20, 2007.

Andrew B. Lowe, Brent S. Sumerlin and Charles L. McCormick ‘Preparation of Transition Metal Nanoparticles Stabilized by (Co)Polymers Synthesized by RAFT’ Patent No.: US 7,138,468. Issued Nov. 21 2006.

Charles L. McCormick, Michael S. Donovan, Andrew B. Lowe, Brent S. Sumerlin and David B. Thomas ‘Chain Transfer Agents for RAFT Polymerization in Aqueous’ Media’ Patent No.: US 6,855,840 B2. Issued Feb. 15, 2005.