Douglas A Loy

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Douglas A Loy

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Professor, James E Rogers College of Law
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Primary Department
Materials Science & Engineering
Department Affiliations
Materials Science & Engineering
BIO5 Institute
Contact
(520) 609-6021
daloy@mse.arizona.edu

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., SHEA, K. J., & RUSSICK, E. M. (1992). PREPARATION OF ARYL-BRIDGED POLYSILSESQUIOXANE AEROGELS. BETTER CERAMICS THROUGH CHEMISTRY V, 271, 699-704.
Tolbert, S. H., & Loy, D. A. (2013). Fluorescent hybrid organic-inorganic particles: influence of physical encapsulation versus covalent attachment on leaching and UV stability. JOURNAL OF THE CERAMIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 123(1441), 785-792.
Alam, T. M., Assink, R. A., & Loy, D. A. (1999). Hydrolysis and esterification in organically modified alkoxysilanes: A Si-29 NMR investigation of methyltrimethoxysilane. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 8(9), 2366-2374.
LOY, D. A., SHEA, K. J., BUSS, R. J., & ASSINK, R. A. (1994). PLASMA OXIDATION OF HYDROCARBON TEMPLATES IN BRIDGED POLYSILSESQUIOXANES - POROUS MATERIALS BY DESIGN. INORGANIC AND ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMERS II, 572, 122-133.
Frederick, K. M., Boday, D. J., Unangst, J., Stover, R. J., Li, Z., Budy, S., & Loy, D. A. (2016). Photochemical strengthening of silica aerogels modified with coumarin groups. JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 432, 189-195.

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