Timothy F. Scott
Assistant Research Professor
Timothy.Scott@Colorado.EDU
Education
- PhD, Materials Engineering, Monash University, 2006
- BSc(Hons), Chemistry, University of Melbourne, 2002
Professional Recognition
- American Institute of Chemists Postdoctoral Award, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2006
- Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence, Monash University, 2006
- Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry), 1998
Research Interests
- Polymer photochemistry
- Exploitation of free radicals in polymeric materials
- Active and stimuli-responsive biomaterials and structures
My research primarily focuses on using light both to synthesize crosslinked polymeric structures and to stimulate a response in polymeric networks and gels. Unparalleled spatial and temporal control over chemical reactions is offered by the application of photons. Of course, the smallest region over which photochemical reactions can be generated is limited by the dimensions of the irradiated region, which in turn is limited by diffraction; efforts to achieve photochemical super-resolution, circumventing the diffraction limit, are on-going. Moreover, photochemical processes allow for the ability to induce material deformation and degradation at precisely determined times, leading to whole new classes of biomaterials and devices of extraordinary utility.
Selected Publications
- T. F. Scott, C. J. Kloxin, R. B. Draughon, C. N. Bowman, Non-Classical Dependence of Polymerization Rate on Initiation Rate Observed in Thiol-Ene Photopolymerizations, Macromolecules 41, 2987-2989 (2008).
- T. F. Scott, R. B. Draughon, C. N. Bowman, Actuation in Crosslinked Polymers via Photoinduced Stress Relaxation, Advanced Materials18, 2128-2132 (2006).
- T. F. Scott, A. D. Schneider, W. D. Cook, C. N. Bowman, Photoinduced plasticity in cross-linked polymers, Science 308, 1615-1617 (2005).
- K. E. Crompton, R. J. Prankerd, D. M. Paganin, T. F. Scott, M. K. Horne, D. I. Finkelstein, K. A. Gross, J. S. Forsythe, Morphology and gelation of thermosensitive chitosan hydrogels, Biophysical Chemistry 117, 47-53 (2005).
- J. Harrison, S. Pattanawong, J. S. Forsythe, K. A. Gross, D. R. Nisbet, H. Beh, T. F. Scott, A. O. Trounson, R. Mollard, Colonization and maintenance of murine embryonic stem cells on poly(alpha-hydroxy esters), Biomaterials 25, 4963-4970 (2004).
- T. F. Scott, W. D. Cook, J. S. Forsythe, K. A. Berchtold, C. N. Bowman, FTIR and ESR Spectroscopic Studies of the Photopolymerization of Vinyl Ester Resins, Macromolecules 36, 6066-6074 (2003).
Patents
- C. N. Bowman, T. F. Scott, Stress Relaxation in Crosslinked Polymers, WO 2006/086646 (Aug. 2006).