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

Shea, K. J., & Loy, D. A. (2001). Bridged polysilsesquioxanes. Molecular-engineered hybrid organic-inorganic materials. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 13(10), 3306-3319.
Zhang, X., Hu, L., & Loy, D. (2012). Foreign experts teaching "Network and Chemistry" at Harbin Institute of Technology. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 246.
Shaltout, R. M., Loy, D. A., & Wheeler, D. R. (1996). Maleimide functionalized siloxane resins. ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS II, 576, 15-20.
Obrey, K., Wilson, K. V., & Loy, D. A. (2011). Enhancing mechanical properties of silica aerogels. JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 357(19-20), 3435-3441.
Boday, D. J., DeFriend, K. A., Wilson Jr., K. V., Coder, D., & Loy, D. A. (2013). Formation of polycyanoacrylate - Silica nanocomposites by chemical vapor deposition of cyanoacrylates on aerogels. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 20(9), 2845-2847.