Assistant professor Bryan Beckingham explains how...

Polymeric materials can be found everywhere and are critical components in almost every industry and application from healthcare (including drug delivery, implant materials and anti-bacterial coatings) to energy systems (such as organic photovoltaics, fuel cells and batteries). The Beckingham polymer lab carries out fundamental and applied research aimed at exploring the relationships between polymerization chemistry, polymer architecture, and the resulting material properties. Knowledge of such fundamental structure property relationships is crucial to advancing the thoughtful design of polymeric materials for targeted applications.

We routinely synthesize unique small molecules to use as polymer building blocks and unique polymers for investigation. These small molecule precursors and synthesized polymers require precise molecular and macromolecular characterization for which NMR spectroscopy is a vital tool.

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