Ndsu-research Foundation

Saravana Kumar Rajendran

Dean C Webster

Mukund P Sibi

Ramya Raghunathan

Jayaraman Sivaguru

Ravichandanath Singathi

Retheesh Krishnan

Akila Iyer

Anthony Clay

The invention relates to novel hydrazide-based templates, methods of making the same, and methods of using the hydrazide-based templates as molecular scaffolds for asymmetric light driven transformations, light driven material synthesis, and biological applications. Furthermore, the present invention relates to photoinitiators, monomers, and polymers derived from biomass, together with methods and methods of using the same.

Eco-friendly materials and methods for renewable and sustainable applications in material chemistry

Photodegradable polymers derived from biomass are provided, together with methods of making and methods of using the polymers. The photodegradable polymers can be derived from at least a first monomeric unit and a second monomeric unit and an optional third monomeric unit. The first monomeric unit is a dicarboxylic acid and includes a furan group and the second monomeric unit includes a nitrobenzyl group. Methods of recycling the polymers including irradiating the polymers to yield recycled monomers and oligomers are also disclosed.

Programmed degradation of polymers derived from biomass

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