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Professor Shull’s research group focus is on the properties of polymer surfaces and interfaces, with an emphasis on the adhesion of "soft materials." Examples range from traditional pressure-sensitive adhesives (sticky tape) to highly specialized polymeric gels commonly used in biomedical applications.
There is little understanding of the relationship in these systems between polymer adhesion and the structure of the interface on molecular or submolecular scale. They seek to make this connection through studies of well-characterized model systems synthesized in our own lab and through carefully designed fracture mechanics experiments.
Related problems of interest to us include polymer/inorganic composites and the origins of adhesion and mechanical response in biological systems.
Education/Academic qualification
Materials Science, PhD, Cornell University
… → 1990
Electronic Materials, MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1985
Materials Science, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1984
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Grants
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Shull Subproject for CHiMaD
National Institute of Standards and Technology
1/1/19 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Mechanical Testing of Rubber/Metal Interfaces in Extreme Environments
Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials
9/1/18 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
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PIRE: Computationally-Based Imaging of Structure in Materials (CuBISM)
Cossairt, O. S., Van Duyne, R. P., Walton, M. S., Shull, K. R., Katsaggelos, A. K., Broadbelt, L. J. & Gray, K. A.
9/1/17 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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Participant Support Costs for PIRE: Computationally-Based Imaging of Structure in Materials (CuBISM)
9/1/17 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Bulk and Interfacial Contributions to the Adhesion of Acrylic Emulsion-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
Wang, Q., Griffith, W. B., Einsla, M., Zhang, S., Pacholski, M. L. & Shull, K. R., Aug 25 2020, In: Macromolecules. 53, 16, p. 6975-6983 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Control over electroless plating of silver on silica nanoparticles with sodium citrate
Chen, J. E., Wang, Q., Shull, K. R. & Richards, J. J., Sep 15 2020, In: Journal of Colloid And Interface Science. 576, p. 376-384 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of zinc oxide filler on the curing and mechanical response of alkyd coatings
Sturdy, L. F., Wright, M. S., Yee, A., Casadio, F., Faber, K. T. & Shull, K. R., Mar 16 2020, In: Polymer. 191, 122222.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functionalizing a polyelectrolyte complex with chitosan derivatives to tailor membrane surface properties
Won, Y., Sadman, K., Stein, G., Sabba, F., Shull, K. R. & Gray, K. A., 2020, In: Langmuir. 36, 43, p. 12784-12794 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High density display of an anti-angiogenic peptide on micelle surfaces enhances their inhibition of αvβ3 integrin-mediated neovascularization in vitro
Nagaraj, R., Stack, T., Yi, S., Mathew, B., Shull, K. R., Scott, E. A., Mathew, M. T. & Bijukumar, D. R., Mar 2020, In: Nanomaterials. 10, 3, 581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations