MSE Clemson University - Igor Luzinov

Dr. Luzinov received a M. S. degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology in 1985 and a Ph. D. degree in Polymer Chemistry in 1990 from Lviv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine). Prior to joining the faculty of Clemson University, he served as a Senior Research Scientist at Physical Chemistry Institute (National Academy of Science of Ukraine), NATO Research Fellow at Center Education and Research on Macromolecules (University of Liege, Belgium) and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Iowa State and Western Michigan Universities.

The research program of the group is focused on fundamental and applied research problems in nanofabrication of thin polymer films and their utilization for multi-component polymer systems. The main goals of the program are to:

develop the synthetic approaches that will enable us to build submicron polymer films with desired structure and properties;
determine correlation between the structure and properties of the films;
utilize the synthesized layers for interfacial modification of traditional polymer systems and generation of new materials for advanced applications.

Among the applications of the films are:
- functionalization of the surfaces and interfaces;
- surface modification of fiber and textile materials;
- interfacial modification of polymer blends, composites and layered structures;
- fabrication of nanocomposite thin films;
- molecular lubrication;
- regulation of adhesion;
- protective coatings;
- regulation of the surface wettability;
- colloid stabilization of particles and pigments;
- biocompatibility.

Zdyrko, B.; Kinnan, M. K.; Chumanov, G.; Luzinov, I. (2008) Fabrication of Optically Active Flexible Polymer Films with Embedded Chain-like Arrays of Silver Nanoparticles, Chem. Comm., 1284 - 1286.

Tsyalkovsky, V.; Klep, V.; Ramaratnam, K.; Lupitskyy, R.; Minko, S.; Luzinov, I. (2008) Fluorescent reactive core-shell composite nanoparticles with high surface concentration of epoxy functionalities, Chemistry of Materials, 20(1), 317-325.

Burtovyy, R.; Luzinov, I. (2008) Reversibility of pH-induced dewetting of poly(vinyl pyridine) thin films on silicon oxide substrate, Langmuir, 24(11), 5903-5910.

Luzinov, I.; Minko, S.; Tsukruk, V.V. (2008) Responsive brush layers: from tailored gradients to reversibly assembled nanoparticles, Soft Matter, 4(4), 714-725.

Ramaratnam, K.; Tsyalkovsky, V.; Klep, V.; Luzinov, I. (2007) Ultrahydrophobic textile surface via decorating fibers with monolayer of reactive nanoparticles and non-fluorinated polymer, Chem. Comm., 43, 4510 -4512.

Burtovyy, R., Liu, Y., Zdyrko, B; Tregub, A.; Moinpour M.; Buehler M.; Luzinov, I. (2007) AFM Measurements of Interactions between CMP Slurry Particles and Substrate, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 154(6), H476-H485.

Burtovyy, O.; Klep, V.; Chen, H-C.; Hu, R-K.; Lin C-C.; Luzinov, I. (2007) Hydrophobic Modification of Polymer Surfaces via “Grafting to” Approach, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics, 46, 137-154.

Liu, Y.; Klep, V.; Luzinov, I. (2006) To patterned binary polymer brushes via capillary force lithography and surface-initiated polymerization, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 8106-8107.

Liu, Y.; Klep, V.; Zdyrko, B.; Luzinov, I. (2005) Synthesis of high-density grafted polymer layers with thickness and grafting density gradients, Langmuir 21, 11806-11813.

Iyer, K. S; Luzinov, I. (2004) Effect of macromolecular anchoring layer thickness and molecular weight on polymer grafting, Macromolecules 37, 9538-9545.

Zdyrko, B.; Varshney, S. K.; Luzinov, I. (2004) Effect of molecular weight on synthesis and surface morphology of high-density poly(ethylene glycol) grafted layers, Langmuir 20(16), 6727-6735.

Luzinov, I.; Minko, S.; Tsukruk, V.V. (2004) Adaptive and responsive surfaces through controlled reorganization of interfacial polymer layers, Progress in Polymer Science, 29(7), 635-698.

Draper, J.; Luzinov, I.; Minko, S.; Tokarev, I.; Stamm, M. (2004) Mixed polymer brushes by sequential polymer addition: anchoring layer effect, Langmuir 20, 4064-4075.

Ionov, L.; Zdyrko, B.; Sidorenko, A.; Minko, S.; Klep, V.; Luzinov, I.; Stamm, M. (2004) Gradient polymer layers by grafting to approach, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 25(1), 360-365.

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