Shereen Tan

Ultrathin Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets as a Gutter Layer for Flexible Composite Gas Separation Membranes

Min Liu, Ke Xie, Mitchell D Nothling, Paul Andrew Gurr, Shereen Siew Ling Tan, Qiang Fu, Paul A Webley, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2018  |  ACS NANO

Ultrathin metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets show great potential in various separation applications. In this study, MOF nan..

Controlled RAFT polymerization facilitated by a nanostructured enzyme mimic

Qian Fu, Hadi Ranji-Burachaloo, Min Liu, Thomas G McKenzie, Shereen Tan, Amin Reyhani, Mitchell D Nothling, Dave E Dunstan, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2018  |  POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Recent reports have revealed the potential of nanostructured materials to display enzyme-like activity for a broad range of applic..

Blood-Catalyzed RAFT Polymerization

Amin Reyhani, Mitchell D Nothling, Hadi Ranji-Burachaloo, Thomas G McKenzie, Qiang Fu, Shereen Tan, Gary Bryant, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2018  |  ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The use of hemoglobin (Hb) contained within red blood cells to drive a controlled radical polymerization via a reversible addition..

On-Demand Cascade Release of Hydrophobic Chemotherapeutics from a Multicomponent Hydrogel System

Dunyin Gu, Shereen Tan, Andrea J O'Connor, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2018  |  ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

A multicomponent hydrogel drug-delivery platform with covalent incorporation of core-cross-linked star (CCS) polymers has been fab..

Formation of Polyrotaxane Particles via Template Assembly

Blaise L Tardy, Shereen Tan, Henk H Dam, Tomoya Suma, Junling Guo, Greg G Qiao, Frank Caruso

Journal article  |  2017  |  BIOMACROMOLECULES

In this study, we report a versatile method to assemble tunable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based polyrotaxane (PRX) particles and..

Engineering tough, highly compressible, biodegradable hydrogels by tuning the network architecture

Dunyin Gu, Shereen Tan, Chenglong Xu, Andrea J O'Connor, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2017  |  CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

By precisely tuning the network architecture, tough, highly compressible hydrogels were engineered. The hydrogels were made by int..

Antifogging Surface Facilitated by Nanoscale Coatings with Controllable Hydrophobicity and Cross-Linking Density

Eunhyung Nam, Edgar HH Wong, Shereen Tan, Qiang Fu, Anton Blencowe, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2017  |  MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Antifogging and frost-resistant coatings can be used in a wide range of applications and enable high light transmission through su..

Photocontrolled Cargo Release from Dual Cross-Linked Polymer Particles

Shereen Tan, Jiwei Cui, Qiang Fu, Eunhyung Nam, Katharina Ladewig, Jing M Ren, Edgar HH Wong, Frank Caruso, Anton Blencowe, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2016  |  ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES

Burst release of a payload from polymeric particles upon photoirradiation was engineered by altering the cross-linking density. Th..

A novel solid state photocatalyst for living radical polymerization under UV irradiation

Q Fu, TG McKenzie, JM Ren, S Tan, E Nam, GG Qiao

Journal article  |  2016  |  Scientific Reports

This study presents the development of a novel solid state photocatalyst for the photoinduced controlled radical polymerization of..

Nanoparticles assembled via pH-responsive reversible segregation of cyclodextrins in polyrotaxanes

Blaise L Tardy, Shereen Tan, Henk H Dam, Hirotaka Ejima, Anton Blencowe, Greg G Qiao, Frank Caruso

Journal article  |  2016  |  NANOSCALE

Supramolecular polymers with monomers bound together by secondary interactions, such as polyrotaxanes (PRXs), consisting of alpha ..