Douglas A Loy

Douglas A Loy

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Professor, James E Rogers College of Law
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Primary Department
Contact
(520) 609-6021

Work Summary

Developing safer, more stable sunscreens

Research Interest

My research interests are in organic and polymer chemistries that include extensive development of new polymers, polymerization chemistries, polymer characterization, and their applications, such as bio-microfuel cells, membranes, protective coatings, photoresists, sensors, and high surface area adsorbents. Presently, my research includes the development of new polymeric sunscreens, polymeric foams, novel materials and chemistries for 3D printing, synthesis and characterization of porous materials, new polymeric antioxidants, fluorescent polymers and particles, and extensive work in sol-gel science. Keywords: New Sunscreens

Publications

Rahimian, K., & Loy, D. A. (2001). Sol-gel chemistry by ring-opening polymerization. ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS II, 576, 63-67.
Tolbert, S. H., McFadden, P. D., & Loy, D. A. (2016). New Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Polysilsesquioxane-Silica Particles as Sunscreens. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 8(5), 3160-3174.
Hu, Y. u., Zhang, X., You, H., & Loy, D. (2013). Nanoindentation and nanoscratch profiles of thinner POSS films modified with titanium tetrabutoxide. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 246.
Boday, D. J., Loy, D. A., DeFriend, K. A., Wilson Jr., K. V., & Coder, D. (2008). Polymer-silica nanocomposite aerogels with enhanced mechanical properties using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of cyanoacrylates. ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS - 2007, 1007, 153-158.
Pang, J. B., John, V. T., Loy, D. A., Yang, Z. Z., & Lu, Y. F. (1994). Hierarchical mesoporous carbon/silica nanocomposites from phenyl-bridged organosilane. ADVANCED MATERIALS, 17(6), 704-+.