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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nPolymers have been used for many decades as the ke
 y structural components of numerous commercial products. It is only over t
 he past couple of decades that transformative advancements in polymer chem
 istry have enabled the preparation of well-defined polymers with specifica
 lly tailored functionalities\, degradation properties\, and molecular arch
 itectures. This is enabling new applications of polymers in a range of fie
 lds. In particular\, new polymer properties\, combined with synergistic ad
 vances in biology/medicine\, are leading to immense growth in the applicat
 ion of polymers in medicine for the development of drug delivery vehicles\
 , tissue engineering scaffolds\, and a wide range of other functional biom
 edical devices. These materials-based approaches have the potential to rev
 olutionize many aspects of modern medicine over the next few decades. This
  presentation will describe the advancements of our group in two main area
 s. First\, a new class of polymers\, termed “self-immolative polymers” (SI
 Ps)\, which are designed to depolymerize end-to-end upon the cleavage of a
  stimuli-responsive end-cap from the polymer terminus will be presented. T
 he development of these polymers from a chemistry perspective\, as well as
  their application in drug delivery nanoparticles and agricultural coating
 s will be described. Our work in the area of phosphonium polymers will als
 o be presented\, with a particular focus on the development of new antimic
 robial and non-fouling surfaces.\n\nBio: \n\nElizabeth Gillies is a Profes
 sor in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical and Biochemi
 cal Engineering at the University of Western Ontario. She obtained her B.S
 c. degree in Chemistry from Queen's University\, Kingston\, Canada in 2000
 . She then moved to the University of California\, Berkeley where she comp
 leted her Ph.D. degree in 2004 working under the guidance of Jean Fréchet.
  After postdoctoral work at the University of Bordeaux with Ivan Huc\, she
  joined Western in 2006. Her research interests are in the development of 
 biodegradable polymers\, stimuli-responsive polymers\, phosphorus-containi
 ng polymers\, and polymer assemblies. Her team is applying these polymers 
 via multidisciplinary collaborations to a range of applications including 
 drug delivery\, tissue engineering\, and agriculture. Dr. Gillies is curre
 ntly the Director of the Centre for Advanced Materials and Biomaterials Re
 search at Western. She has received a number of awards including a Tier 2 
 Canada Research Chair in Biomaterials Synthesis\, E. W. R. Steacie Memoria
 l Fellowship\, Early Researcher Award (Ontario)\, and Fallona Interdiscipl
 inary Science Award (Western).\n
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DTEND:20190129T193000Z
LOCATION:Room 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\
 , 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Chemical Society Seminar: Elizabeth Gillies - Design and Developmen
 t of New Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications
URL:/chemistry/channels/event/chemical-society-seminar
 -elizabeth-gillies-design-and-development-new-functional-polymers-biomedic
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