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Macfarlane Lab

@LabMacfarlane

The Macfarlane Lab at MIT is focused on developing design principles for synthesizing new composites, where nanoscale structure can influence bulk behavior.

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Joined April 2020
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1/2 New publication written by Rebecca, Carl, and Ted is out now in Accounts of Materials Research! See our perspective on building materials from nanoparticle assembly using a “systems materials science” approach: doi.org/10.1021/accountsmr.2… @mit_dmse @MIT @ACSPublications
Hierarchically Structured Nanocomposites via a “Systems Materials Science” Approach

Hierarchically Structured Nanocomposites via a “Systems Materials Science” Approach

Conspectus. Nanocomposite materials can achieve desirable characteristics otherwise unavailable to single component systems, making them attractive platfor

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I am happy to announce that I have received the official letter notifying that I have been granted tenure by MIT!I feel incredibly lucky to have worked with the many awesome grad students, postdocs and other faculty that made this possible. @MIT @mit_dmse #tenure (1/3)
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ACS WCC@AcsWcc22 Mar 2022
Successful Eli Lily Poster session! Congrats to all the Eli Lily Travel award winners! #WomenInSTEM #WomenInChem #ACSWCC #WCC95 #ACSSpring2022
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Margaret’s new NCT paper is online now in Small - congrats Margaret! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Daryl Yee@dryeeseeks28 Jul 2021
My colleague did a thing! Congrats to Margaret on her new publication!
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Congratulations to Margaret on her new publication demonstrating that the dynamics of nanocomposite tecton assembly can be tuned by incorporating additional polymers! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @Macfarlane_RJ @BerryTheCactus
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Fei’s paper on rapid setting, non swelling, mechanically robust #hydrogels based on bottlebrush polymers is now out in Advanced Science! @AdvSciNews Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/advs.2021009… Congrats, Fei and coauthors! @mit_dmse @MIT
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Borovik Lab@borovik_lab21 May 2021
Celebrating that #FridayFeeling with a 🚨#NewScienceAlert!🚨 Out now in @DaltonTrans: "Stepwise assembly of heterobimetallic complexes: synthesis, structure, and physical properties." Congrats to 5th year, Justin, on his first 1st author manuscript! 👏🙌💯 doi.org/10.1039/D1DT01021B
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Jessica Beard@jesscbeard18 May 2021
Who took all of my (clearly labeled) Schlenk flasks from the oven? 😤😤😤
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Hey #chemtwitter what's your favorite unsolved chemistry mystery?
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DMSE at MIT@mit_dmse6 May 2021
Professor Alfredo Alexander-Katz is a recipient of MIT's Committed to Caring Award — DMSE is fortunate to have him in our community! news.mit.edu/2021/buttressin…

Buttressing perseverance from a distance

MIT professors Alfredo Alexander-Katz and Caroline Jones have been honored as "Committed to Caring," for their engaged advising and graduate mentorship.

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Diana’s latest paper is now online at @J_A_C_S! A great demonstration of tailoring material properties in an intentional manner with programmed DNA interactions - “Using DNA to Control the Mechanical Response of Nanoparticle Superlattices” pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
Using DNA to Control the Mechanical Response of Nanoparticle Superlattices

Using DNA to Control the Mechanical Response of Nanoparticle Superlattices

Abstract. Nanoparticle superlattice assembly has been proposed as an ideal means of programming material properties as a function of hierarchical organizat

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How do random heteropolymers behave in solution? We in the Alexander-Katz group @mit_dmse present their assembled structures, surfaces, and dynamics with collaborators from the Xu group, now in @MacroJrnls_ACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Behavior of Protein-Inspired Synthetic Random Heteropolymers

Behavior of Protein-Inspired Synthetic Random Heteropolymers

Abstract. Random heteropolymers (RHPs) are an interesting class of materials useful in many theories and applications. While previous studies typically foc

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Just recorded a lecture for Oct. 28 @MRSBulletin webinar on “Functional Materials and Devices by Self-Assembly”. Vanessa Wood and Cherie Kagan have also recorded talks and we will all be participating in the Q&A panel. Details/registration (free!) here: mrs.digitellinc.com/mrs/live…
Functional Materials and Devices by Self-Assembly

Functional Materials and Devices by Self-Assembly

Two decades of active research on self-assembly has delivered materials with unprecedented nanoscale structures in both two and three...

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Jessica Beard@jesscbeard13 Sep 2020
"Hey how's grad school?" Me:
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It’s been an exciting but bittersweet week for the Macfarlane lab - not just one, but two successful PhD thesis defenses! Congratulations to Dr. Paul Gabrys and Dr. PJ Santos!
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DMSE at MIT@mit_dmse16 Apr 2020
Professor MacFarlane is developing new techniques to manufacture materials via self-assembly that could eventually be used to create protective coatings, adhesives, sensors, and other devices. See his interview with MIT News on cleaning your smartphone: news.mit.edu/2020/robert-mac…
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