Jeffrey S. Wiggins

Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
Polymer Science Building, Room 212
118 College Drive #10076
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone: (601) 266-4869
Fax: (601) 266-5635
Email: Jeffrey.Wiggins@usm.edu

Background

B.Sc., Industrial Technology, 1988, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA; Ph.D., Polymer Science, 1992, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS; Executive M.B.A., 1996, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 1992-1997, Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, Senior Polymer Chemist; 1994 Manager, TPU Development; 1996 Technical Director, TPU; 1997-2002 Nike IHM Inc; Polymer Research Manager; 1998 Technical Director, Research and Manufacturing Engineering; 2000 Oregon General Manager; 2003-2004 Visiting Scientist, The University of Southern Mississippi; 2005-Present Assistant Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi.

Research Areas

Sports and High Performance Materials, High-Performance Matrix Resins for Advanced Aerospace Composites, Environmentally Sustainable and Degradable Polymers, Reaction Extrusion, Resorbable Polymers for Biomedical Devices.

Representative Publications, Patents

Publications:

M.K. Hassan; J.S. Wiggins; K.A. Mauritz; R.F. Storey, "L-Lysine Diisocyanate Based Biodegradable Thermoplastic Polyurethanes with Broad Range of Mechanical Properties," ACS Div. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 2006, 95, 656.

M. Hassan, K.A. Mauritz, R.F. Storey and J.S. Wiggins, “Biodegradable Aliphatic Thermoplastic Polyurethane Based on Poly(?-Caprolactone) and L-Lysine Diisocyanate”,J. Polym. Sci.: Part A: Polym. Chem. 2006, 44, 2990-3000.

J.S. Wiggins, M. Hassan, K.A. Mauritz and R.F. Storey, “Hydrolytic Degradation of Poly(D,L-lactide) as a Function of End Group: Carboxylic Acid vs. Hydroxyl”, Polymer 2006, 47, 1960-1969.

J.S. Wiggins, R.J. Kumpf, E.H. Jonsson, “Reactive Processing, Thermoplastics”, Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, Vol. 10, Library of Congress, CRC Press, 1996.

J.S. Wiggins and R.F. Storey, “Design and Fabrication of Polyester Fiber and Matrix Composites for Totally Absorbable Biomaterials”, Medical Plastics and Biomaterials, (1996) 3(2).

J.S. Wiggins, J. Franke, H. Pudleiner, R. Dujardin, “Aliphatic, Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (ATPU) as Short-Term Implants”, Kunststoffe, (1995), 85(9), written in German.

J.S. Wiggins, R.J. Kumpf, H. Pielartzik, "Reactive Processing of Engineering Thermoplastics", Trends in Polym. Sci., Vol 3(4), 4/95.

R.F. Storey, J.S. Wiggins, A.D. Puckett, “Hydrolyzable Poly(Ester-Urethane) Networks from L-Lysine Diisocyanate and D,L-Lactide/?-Caprolactone Homo- and Copolyester Triols”, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. (1994), 32(12), 2345-63

R.F. Storey, J.S. Wiggins, and A.D. Puckett, "Hydrolyzable Poly(ester-urethane) Networks from L-Lysine Diisocyanate and D,L-Lactide/?-Caprolactone Home- and Copolyester Triols", J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polymer Chemistry (1994) Vol. 32, 2345-63.

R.F. Storey, J.S. Wiggins, C.J. Allison, S.C. Warren and A.D. Puckett, “Synthesis of Bioabsorbable Networks from Methacrylate-endcapped polyesters”, Polymer, (1993) 34(20) 4365-72.

R.F. Storey, J.S. Wiggins, K.A. Mauritz and A.D. Puckett, "Bioabsorbable Composites 2. Non-toxic Poly(ester-urethane) Matrix Composites", Polymer Composites (1992), 14(1) 17-25.

R.F. Storey, J.S. Wiggins, K.A. Mauritz and A.D. Puckett, "Bioabsorbable Composites 1. Fundamental Design Considerations Using Free Radically Crosslinked Matrices", Polymer Composites (1992), 14(1), 7-16.

Patents:

Thermoplastic molding compositions containing polyurethanes compatible with polyolefins. Kaufhold, Wolfgang; Rosthauser, James W.; Wiggins, Jeffrey S. (Bayer Corporation, USA). U.S. (2002),

Thermoplastic polyurethane compatible with polyolefins and its preparation for molding compositions. Kaufhold, Wolfgang; Rosthauser, James W.; Wiggins, Jeffrey S. (Bayer A.G., USA). Eur . (1996)

Compatibilized polyolefin-polyurethane thermoplastic molding composition with good mechanical properties. Wiggins, Jeffrey S.; Pielartzik, Harald; Kumpf, Robert J.; Franke, Joachim; Lau, Clifford J. (Bayer AG, USA) (1997)

A thermoplastic composition containing polyurethane and polypropylene. Lee, Bin; Pielartzik, Harald; Kumpf, Robert J.; Lau, Clifford J.; Yourd, Raymond A.; Wiggins, Jeffrey S. (Miles Inc., USA) (1995)