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Polymers are in many applications ranging from everyday household items to organic electronic devices and functional biomaterials. In every application, it is very important to understand the nanoscale structure and the optimal method of achieving that final structure. Our group seeks to understand the processes and mechanisms that govern the self-assembly of nanostructured polymers and other soft materials. We use recent innovations in advanced optical microscopy techniques to observe materials below the optical resolution limit. This opens polymer science to the advantages of optical characterization even at the relevant nanometer length scales. For example, these techniques can directly monitor the dynamic evolution of polymer morphology in situ in real time. Our group will apply these tools to explore various bottlenecks in our understanding of polymer physics, opening avenues for developing new polymeric materials with excellent nanoscale control and superior performance.
Education/Academic qualification
Chemical Engineering, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2014
Chemical Engineering, BS, California Institute of Technology
… → 2009
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Wang Subproject for CHiMaD
National Institute of Standards and Technology
1/1/19 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Optimal processing of self-assembled block copolymers using super-resolution optical microscopy
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
9/1/17 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Integration of Polymer Synthesis and Self-Assembly for Controlled Periodicity and Photonic Properties
Zhang, R., Qiang, Z. & Wang, M., Jan 4 2021, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 31, 1, 2005819.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: Enabling advances in fluorescence microscopy techniques
Qiang, Z. & Wang, M., Sep 15 2020, In: ACS Macro Letters. 9, 9, p. 1342-1356 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Determining order-to-disorder transitions in block copolymer thin films using a self-referencing fluorescent probe
Qiang, Z., Li, L., Torkelson, J. M. & Wang, M., Jan 2020, In: Molecular Systems Design and Engineering. 5, 1, p. 330-338 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of bottlebrush chain architecture on Tg-confinement and fragility-confinement effects enabled by thermo-cleavable bottlebrush polymers synthesized by radical coupling and atom transfer radical polymerization
Li, L., Qiang, Z., Chen, X., Jin, K., Wang, M. & Torkelson, J. M., Oct 15 2020, In: Journal of Polymer Science. 58, 20, p. 2887-2905 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tough, Transparent, Photocurable Hybrid Elastomers
Silvaroli, A. J., Heyl, T. R., Qiang, Z., Beebe, J. M., Ahn, D., Mangold, S., Shull, K. R. & Wang, M., Sep 30 2020, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 12, 39, p. 44125-44136 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review