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

Loy, D. A. (1997). Hybrid organic-inorganic materials. MRS BULLETIN, 26(5), 364-365.
Li, Z., Tolbert, S. H., & Loy, D. A. (2012). Hybrid organic-inorganic membranes from size exclusion deposition of fluorescent, octylene-bridged polysilsesquioxane particles. JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 403, 88-96.
LOY, D. A., BAUGHER, B. M., PRABAKAR, S., ASSINK, R. A., & SHEA, K. J. (1993). Comparison of bridged polysilsesquioxane xerogels prepared from methoxy- and ethoxy-silyl monomers.. ADVANCES IN POROUS MATERIALS, 371, 229-234.
Loy, D. A., Carpenter, J. P., Myers, S. A., Assink, R. A., Small, J. H., Greaves, J., & Shea, K. J. (1996). Intramolecular condensation reactions of alpha, omega-bis(triethoxysilyl)alkanes. Formation of cyclic disilsesquioxanes. BETTER CERAMICS THROUGH CHEMISTRY VII: ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS, 435, 33-41.
Shea, K. J., & Loy, D. A. (1996). Bridged polysilsesquioxanes: Molecular engineering of hybrid organic-inorganic materials. MRS BULLETIN, 26(5), 368-376.