Sankaran Thayumanavan
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry
1537 Lederle GRT, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-9292
(413) 545-1313
thai@chem.umass.edu
http://www.umass.edu/thaigroup
Dendrimers and Polymers for Biological and Materials Nanotechnology
Our research interests are focused on the design, syntheses, characterization, and use of new functionalized macromolecules. The motivations behind these molecular designs are focused on addressing a biological or materials problem that is not addressed by the systems known in nature.
| Research Interest | Potential Application |
|---|---|
| Polymer Based Medicine | Bionanotechnology, Interrupting Protein Function, Targeted Delivery of Chemo- and Radiotherapeutics to Tumor Cells, Gene Delivery, Pesticide and Insecticide Delivery |
| Light Emitting and Light Absorbing Materials | Nanophotonics, Sensors, Light Emitting Diodes |
| Charge Transport Materials | Photovoltaics, Solar Cells, Sensors, Photorefractive Materials, Optical Memory |
Honors and Awards
- Cottrell Scholar Award, Research Corporation, 2002
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2002
- Outstanding Teaching Award from the Mortar Board, Newcomb College, Tulane, 2001
- 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 2000
Publications
- Vutukuri, D. R.; Basu, S.; Thayumanavan, S. “Dendrimers with both Polar and Apolar Nanocontainer Characteristics” J. Am. Chem. Soc. In press.
- Thomas, K.R.J.; Thompson, A.L.; Aathimanikandan, S. V.; Bardeen, C.J.; Thayumanavan, S. “Energy and Electron Transfer in Bifunctional Non-conjugated Dendrimers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. Accepted.
- Basu, S.; Vutukuri, D.; Shyamroy, S.; Sandanaraj, B.S.; Thayumanavan, S. “Invertible Amphiphilic Polymers” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2004, 126, 9890-9891.
- Jayakumar, K.N.; Thayumanavan, S. “Dendritic Encapsulation based on a Three-dimensionally Disposed AB4 Monomer” Org. Lett.2004, 6, 2547-2550.
- Sivanandan, K.; Britto,S.S.; Thayumanavan, S. "Sequences in Dendritic Macromolecules” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 2937-2944.
