Project Description

This effort is dedicated to the design, synthesis, and application of intrinsically-stretchable, electronically-active macromolecules in next-generation organic electronic applications associated with wearable and skin-mountable biomedical devices. Specifically, this project will create semiconducting and conducting polymers and incorporate these materials into organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). To date, impressive bioelectronic devices have been created from OECT device platforms; however, these high-performance devices have traditionally relied on commercial macromolecules that were not necessarily designed for biomedical purposes. Therefore, there exists a critical need to develop the polymers that are intentionally designed to leverage the positive aspects of the first-generation macromolecules while improving upon the current limitations of these systems. In this way, we envision being able to create biomedical devices with never-before-seen performance. In turn, we anticipate that this will afford us the ability to work with our internal and external clinical collaborators such that these devices are translated from the laboratory and into practice in a rapid manner. Therefore, this cross-disciplinary work will afford the postdoctoral fellow the ability to have their work span across chemistry, biology, engineering, and medical fields in a rapid and high-impact manner.

Start Date

May 1, 2021

Postdoc Qualifications

Potential candidates should be eager to develop new skills with respect to chemistry, biology, and engineering while building from a relevant skill set that was acquired during their previous studies. Moreover, potential candidates should be able to work well independently and as a member of interdisciplinary, fast-moving teams. Previous experience with respect to organic chemistry and/or organic electronic device fabrication is preferred, but it is not required. 

Co-Advisors

Bryan W. Boudouris
boudouris@purdue.edu
Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/people/ptProfile?id=71151

Jianguo Mei
jgmei@purdue.edu
Department of Chemistry
Website: https://www.jianguomei.com/?_ga=2.5713011.1766911247.1597408860-803239036.1589390342

References

“A Nonconjugated Radical Polymer Glass with High Electrical Conductivity,” Yongho Joo, Varad Agarkar, Seung Hyun Sung, Brett M. Savoie, Bryan W. Boudouris, Science, 2018, 359, 1391-1395.

"Semiconducting Polymer Blends that Exhibit Stable Charge Transport at High Temperatures," Aristide Gumyusenge, Dung T. Tran, Xuyi Luo, Gregory M. Pitch, Yan Zhao, Kaelon A. Jenkins, Tim J. Dunn, Alexander L. Ayzner, Brett M. Savoie, Jianguo Mei, Science, 2018, 362, 1131-1134.

"A Highly Transparent Crosslinkable Radical Copolymer Thin Film as the Ion Storage Layer in Organic Electrochromic Devices," Jiazhi He, Sanjoy Mukherjee, Xingrui Zhu, Liyan You, Bryan W. Boudouris, Jianguo Mei,* ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces, 2018, 10, 18956–18963

“100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Recent Advances and Opportunities for Mixed Ion and Charge Conducting Polymers,” Jaeyub Chung, Aditi Khot, Brett M. Savoie, and Bryan W. Boudouris, ACS Macro Lett., 2020, 9, 646-655.

"Functionalized NIR-II Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles for Single-Cell to Whole-Organ Imaging of PSMA-Positive Prostate Cancer," Jiayingzi Wu, Hyeon Jeong Lee, Liyan You, Xuyi Luo, Tsukasa Hasegawa, Kai‐Chih Huang, Peng Lin, Timothy Ratliff, Minoru Ashizawa, Jianguo Mei, Ji‐Xin Cheng, Small, 2020, 16, 2001215.