Water droplet on brushes grown using the passing through method on functionalized rubber
Tyndall effect of isolated graphene- Particle sizing of individual graphene coated polystyrene spheres
- Poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) precipitating out of solution
- Individual graphene coated polystyrene microspheres
- Nishadi, Jinzhou, and Brenden at the 2025 IMS IAP Poster Presentations
The group taking a break to enjoy beignets at the famous Cafe Du Monde while attending ACS Spring 2024.- The group pictured August 2025. Taken by Osker Dahabsu.
- Process for making polystyrene-graphene composites.
- PEDOT interacting on graphene surface
- Graphene-Hexadecane Emulsion Ink and Example Screenprinted Logo
Group Overview
Research in our group includes two broad topics: (1) the thermodynamically driven self-assembly of two-dimensional materials and their incorporation into polymer composites, and (2) the synthesis of model polymers by high vacuum anionic polymerization. The graduate students in our group are either enrolled in the Chemistry Department or the Polymer Program of the Institute of Materials Science. This gives us a very diverse group with interests and expertise ranging from materials science to chemical synthesis. As a material and polymer synthesis group, we are driven by collaborations as we instigate the properties and applications of our materials.
Recent Publications
107. Moisture-driven electric power generation using graphene-based hydrogels for sustained power output and self-powered sensing
Bandara, N. M.; Liu, J.; Ferland, B.; Mahmoudi, M.; Adamson, D. H.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2026, Accepted, DOI: 10.1039/d5ta09936f
106. Hierarchical assembly of mixed 2D surfactants in polyHIPEs: tuning conductive networks through multi-scale structuring
Srivastava, D. S.; Brown, E. E. B.; Varghese, D.; Adamson, D. H.
RSC Advances, 16(24), 22216-22226, 2026, DOI: 10.1039/d6ra01377e
105. Graphene-Based Porous Hydrogels with Tunable Piezoresistive Response for Wearable Strain Sensing
Bandara, N. B.; Kandaker, U.; Gouveia, C.; Joyce, M.; Adamson, D. H.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2026, Accepted, DOI: 10.1039/d5tb02688a
104. Electroactive Graphene–Polyamide Membranes with Intrinsic RC Networks for Flow-Through Water Treatment
Liyanage, C. D.; Anthoni Pererage, R. M.; Vy, N. C.; McDermott, S. T.; Varghese, D.; Fee, J.; Xiao, S.; Gultekin, M. A.; Suib, S. L.; Bazzi, A.; Lee, S.-W.; Adamson, D. H.
Journal of Membrane Science, 125339, 2026, DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2026.125339
103. Graphene-Stabilized Flame-Resistant Polyurethane High Internal Phase Emulsions
Chen, F.; McDermott, S. T.; Liyanage, C. D.; Brown, E. E. B.; Mahmoudi, M.; Adamson, D. H.
ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.5c00042
102. Transparent conductive PEDOT-graphene films from large-flake graphite
McDermott, S. T.; Ferland, B.; Liu, J.; Abeykoon, P.; Joyce, M. J.; Shuster, S.; Suib, S. L.; Adamson, D. H.
Synthetic Metals, 312, 117866, 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2025.117866
