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NSF REU student Daniella Sanchez (University of Kentucky) joins the MEAN Lab for the summer!

5/20/2019

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UA NSF REU: Interdisciplinary Application of Advanced Polymers for Engineering Innovations

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The MEAN Lab is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces!

5/18/2019

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The MEAN Lab just accepted ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces paper "Ultra-Stretchable Conductive Polymer Complex as Strain Sensor with Repeatable Autonomous Self-Healing Ability" (1st author Yang Lu) is live!

Link: www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b05464

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Jesse Horne joins the MEAN Lab as a Ph.D. student and GAANN Fellow! Welcome, Jesse!

5/15/2019

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See his profile and other links here:
http://www.meanlaboratory.com/mr-jesse-horne---phd-student.html

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UA UG researchers Alina Faunce, Brian A. Washington, and Seth Hayes begin their summer research projects!

5/13/2019

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MEAN Lab's newest publication "Synergistically Toughening Polyoxymethylene by Methyl Methacrylate–Butadiene–Styrene Copolymer and Thermoplastic Polyurethane" in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics is live!

5/9/2019

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Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201800567

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UA Office of Technology Transfer highlights MEAN Lab Patent Application Technology on YouTube channel!

4/12/2019

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MEAN Lab UG Researchers Lauren and Rachel present at URCA Conference!

3/27/2019

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MEAN Lab Awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR award

1/9/2019

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The MEAN Lab was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR RII Track-2 FEC subaward to work on Polymer-based Colorimetric Sensors for On-Site Determination of PAHs in Aquatic Ecosystems

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Carnegie Lists UA among Elite Research (R1) Institutions

12/18/2018

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Newest MEAN Lab collaborative paper "Thermoplastic Polyurethane-Carbon Black Nanocomposite Coating: Fabrication and Solid Particle Erosion Resistance" accepted to POLYMER!

11/8/2018

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Another AIChE Annual Meeting in the books for the MEAN Lab! See you all next year in Orlando!

11/1/2018

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Newest MEAN Lab paper "Interfacially reinforced carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminates via in-situ synthesized graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)" in Composites Part B: Engineering

9/30/2018

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.09.081

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Newest MEAN Lab collaborative paper "Tuning polyaniline nanostructures via end group substitutions and their morphology dependent electrochemical performances" in POLYMER

9/25/2018

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.09.051

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Newest MEAN Lab article in Biosensors and Bioelectronics!

8/22/2018

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[Invited Article in Special Issue entitled: Biosensors 2018] Yang Lu, Manik Chandra Biswas, Zhanhu Guo, Ju-Won Jeon, Evan K. Wujcik. “Recent Developments in Bio-monitoring via Advanced Polymer Nanocomposite-based Wearable Strain Sensors” Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2018): In Press.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.08.037.

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Prof. Wujcik has been selected to be on the editorial board of a new journal from ES Publisher entitled:

ES Materials & Manufacturing

Editor-in-chief:
Prof. Na (Luna) Lu, Purdue University, USA

Submit your paper here: https://t.co/cM22SaXWTb

Journal website: https://t.co/zi0PCOSzzC https://t.co/ufVNTzf4Fq

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Jesse Horne and Prof. Wujcik at Children's Hands On Museum (CHOM) in downtown Tuscaloosa in the very first installment of "Playing with Polymers!"

Thanks to Daniela and Clint, the MEAN Lab's 2019 NSF REU students, for their electrospinning work!

Prof. Wujcik gives a talk and poster at TechConnect 2019 in Boston!

NSF REU student Daniella Sanchez (University of Kentucky) joins the MEAN Lab for the summer!

UA NSF REU: Interdisciplinary Application of Advanced Polymers for Engineering Innovations

The MEAN Lab is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces!

The MEAN Lab just accepted ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces paper "Ultra-Stretchable Conductive Polymer Complex as Strain Sensor with Repeatable Autonomous Self-Healing Ability" (1st author Yang Lu) is live!

Link: www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b05464

Jesse Horne joins the MEAN Lab as a Ph.D. student and GAANN Fellow! Welcome, Jesse!

See his profile and other links here:
http://www.meanlaboratory.com/mr-jesse-horne---phd-student.html

UA UG researchers Alina Faunce, Brian A. Washington, and Seth Hayes begin their summer research projects!

MEAN Lab's newest publication "Synergistically Toughening Polyoxymethylene by Methyl Methacrylate–Butadiene–Styrene Copolymer and Thermoplastic Polyurethane" in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics is live!

UA Office of Technology Transfer highlights MEAN Lab Patent Application Technology on YouTube channel!

MEAN Lab UG Researchers Lauren and Rachel present at URCA Conference!

MEAN Lab Awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR award

Carnegie Lists UA among Elite Research (R1) Institutions

Link to article

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Newest MEAN Lab collaborative paper "Thermoplastic Polyurethane-Carbon Black Nanocomposite Coating: Fabrication and Solid Particle Erosion Resistance" accepted to POLYMER!

Another AIChE Annual Meeting in the books for the MEAN Lab! See you all next year in Orlando!

Newest MEAN Lab paper "Interfacially reinforced carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminates via in-situ synthesized graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)" in Composites Part B: Engineering

Newest MEAN Lab collaborative paper "Tuning polyaniline nanostructures via end group substitutions and their morphology dependent electrochemical performances" in POLYMER

Newest MEAN Lab article in Biosensors and Bioelectronics!

[Invited Article in Special Issue entitled: Biosensors 2018] Yang Lu, Manik Chandra Biswas, Zhanhu Guo, Ju-Won Jeon, Evan K. Wujcik. “Recent Developments in Bio-monitoring via Advanced Polymer Nanocomposite-based Wearable Strain Sensors” Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2018): In Press.

ES Materials & Manufacturing

Newest MEAN Lab paper in POLYMER "Hexa-[4-(glycidyloxycarbonyl) phenoxy] cyclotriphosphazene chain extender for preparing high-performance flame retardant polyamide 6 composites"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.05.018

Newest MEAN Lab paper in press in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, "Hexagonally Patterned Mixed Surfactant Room Temperature Synthesis of Titania-Lead Selenide Nanocomposites"

Click DOI for link to article: 10.1007/s42114-018-0028-3

Newest MEAN Lab paper just accepted to Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, "Controllable Crosslinking Anion Exchange Membranes with Excellent Mechanical and Thermal Properties"

dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.201700462

Newest MEAN Lab paper in POLYMER "Silver nanoparticles/graphene oxide decorated carbon fiber synergistic reinforcement in epoxy-based composites"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.10.049

MEAN Lab paper “Porous lignin based poly (acrylic acid)/organo-montmorillonite nanocomposites:Swelling behaviors and rapid removal of Pb (II) ions” was accepted to Polymer.

MEAN Lab paper “Polyvinylpyrrolidone Confined with Ammonia Borane for Hydrogen Storage: Comparison of Different Molecular Weights.” was accepted to Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids.

Congrats to all the BAMA ChBEs that graduated yesterday!!! (~106)

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UA NSF REU: Interdisciplinary Application of Advanced Polymers for Engineering Innovations

The MEAN Lab just accepted ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces paper "Ultra-Stretchable Conductive Polymer Complex as Strain Sensor with Repeatable Autonomous Self-Healing Ability" (1st author Yang Lu) is live!

Link: www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b05464

See his profile and other links here: ​http://www.meanlaboratory.com/mr-jesse-horne---phd-student.html

​[Invited Article in Special Issue entitled: Biosensors 2018] Yang Lu, Manik Chandra Biswas, Zhanhu Guo, Ju-Won Jeon,* Evan K. Wujcik.* “Recent Developments in Bio-monitoring via Advanced Polymer Nanocomposite-based Wearable Strain Sensors” Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2018): In Press.

Click DOI for link to article: 10.1007/s42114-018-0028-3

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The @MEAN_Lab on Social Media:

See his profile and other links here:
http://www.meanlaboratory.com/mr-jesse-horne---phd-student.html

[Invited Article in Special Issue entitled: Biosensors 2018] Yang Lu, Manik Chandra Biswas, Zhanhu Guo, Ju-Won Jeon, Evan K. Wujcik. “Recent Developments in Bio-monitoring via Advanced Polymer Nanocomposite-based Wearable Strain Sensors” Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2018): In Press.

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