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

Guo, C., Budy, S. M., & Loy, D. A. (1996). Asymmetric Membranes by Wet Phase Inversion of Phenylated Polyphenylene. JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 128(1), 750-753.
Yamanaka, S. A., Charych, D. H., Loy, D. A., & Sasaki, D. Y. (2000). Solid phase immobilization of optically responsive liposomes in sol-gel materials for chemical and biological sensing. LANGMUIR, 13(19), 5049-5053.
LOY, D. A., JAMISON, G. M., ASSINK, R. A., MYERS, S., & SHEA, K. J. (2002). HEXYLENE-BRIDGED AND PHENYLENE-BRIDGED POLYSILOXANE NETWORK MATERIALS. HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITES, 585, 264-277.
Muriithi, B., & Loy, D. A. (2014). Proton conductivity of Nafion/ex situ Stober silica nanocomposite membranes as a function of silica particle size and temperature. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 49(4), 1566-1573.
Shaltout, R., Loy, D., McClain, M., Prabakar, S., Greaves, J., & Shea, K. J. (2000). Structural modification of sol-gel materials through retro Diels-Alder reaction.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 219, U357-U357.