McMicken College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Cincinnati

Neil Ayres

Assistant Professor
Chemistry - Tenure-Track Faculty

513-556-9200
neil.ayres@uc.edu

Education

Ph. D., University of Warwick, U. K., 2002 (Chemistry).

B. Sc. , University of Warwick, U. K., 1999 (Chemistry).

Positions & Work Experience

10-2006-08-2008, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

12-2004-10-2006, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Akron, Akron, OH.

01-2003-12-2004, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

Research Interests

Synthetic polymer chemistry, with an emphasis on controlled/"living" radical polymerization. Polymer bioconjugates and biomimetics. Polymerizations from surfaces. Stimuli responsive polymers.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Ayres N.; Holt D. J.; Jones C. F.; Corum, L.E.; Grainger D. W. "Polymer brushes containing sulfonated sugar repeat units: Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro testing of blood coagulation activation". Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2008), 46, 7713--7724.

Ayres, N.; Cyrus, C. D.; Brittain, W. J. "Stimuli-Responsive Surfaces using Polyampholyte Polymer Brushes Prepared via AtomTransfer Radical Polymerization". Langmuir (2007), 23, 3744-3749.

Ayres, N.; Boyes, S. G.; Brittain, W. J. "Stimuli-Responsive Polyelectrolyte Polymer Brushes Prepared via Atom TransferRadical Polymerization". Langmuir (2007), 23, 182-189.

Ezell, R. G.; Gorman, I.; Lokitz, B.; Ayres, N.; McCormick, C. L. "Amino Acid-Based pH-Responsive Ampholytic Terpolymers of N-Acryloyl-Valine,acrylamide, and (3-Acrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium Chloride: Synthesis,Characterization and Solution Properties". Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2006), 44, 3125-3139.

Treat, N. D.; Ayres, N.; Boyes, S. G.; Brittain, W. J. "A Facile Route to Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization". Macromolecules (2006), 39, 26-29.

Vasilieva, Y. A.; Scales, C. W.; Thomas, D. B.; Ezell, R. G.; Lowe, A. B.; Ayres, N.; McCormick, C. L. "Controlled/‘Living’ Polymerization of Methacrylamide Directly in Aqueous Media via the RAFT process". Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2005), 43, 3141-3152.

Thomas, D. B.; Convertine, A. J.; Myrick, L. J.; Scales, C. W.; Smith, A. E.; Lowe, A. B.; Vasilieva, Y. A.; Ayres, N.; McCormick, C. L. "Kinetics and Molecular Weight Control of the Polymerization of Acrylamide via RAFT". Macromolecules (2004), 37, 8941-8950.

Convertine, A. J.; Ayres, N.; Scales, C. W.; Lowe, A. B.; McCormick, C. L. "Facile, Controlled, Room-Temperature RAFT Polymerization of N-Isopropylacrylamide". Biomacromolecules (2004), 5, 1177-1180.

Ayres N., Haddleton D. M., Pascual S., Shooter A. J., Pears D. A. "Synthesis of Hydrophilic Polar Supports Based on Poly(dimethylacrylamide) via Copper Mediated Living Radical Polymerization from a Cross-Linked Poly(styrene) surface". Macromolecules (2002), 35, 3849--3855.

Angot S., Ayres N, Bon S. A. F., Haddleton D. M. "Living Radical Polymerization immobilized on Wang Resin: Synthesis and Harvest of Narrow Polydispersity Poly(Methacrylates)". Macromolecules (2001), 34, 768--774.

Encyclopedia Articles

McCormick, C. L.; Lowe, A. B.; Ayres, N. Polymers, Water-Soluble. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 5th ed., 2006; Vol. 20, pp 435, 504.

McCormick, C. L.; Lowe, A. B.; Ayres, N. Water Soluble Polymers. In Encyclopedia of Polymer Science & Technology, 3rd Edition; John Wiley & Sons: New York, 2004; Vol. 12, pp 452, 521.

Poster Presentations

(2005). Towards Recyclable Catalysts for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C., U.S.A..

(2005). Towards Recyclable Catalysts for Atom Transfer Radical. Gordon Research Conference: Polymers (East), Mount Hollyoke College, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

(2001). Synthesis of a novel polmer support via a transition metal mediated living radical polymerization. 221st American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, USA.

(2000). Polymerization of hydrophilic monomers onto solid surfaces. Royal Society of Chemistry Annual Conference, Manchester, U.K..

Paper Presentations

Synthesis of Polyelectrolyte Polymer Brushes using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Macro Group U.K. International Symposium on Polymer Synthesis, Coventry, U.K.. 2006.

Towards the Controlled Polymerization of Amino-Acid Containing Monomers. 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, U.S.A.. 2004.

Structural control of water-soluble homopolymers and block copolymers via RAFT polymerization. 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, U.S.A.. 2004.

Polymerization of vinyl monomers from an insoluble PS-DVB matrix. Macro Group U.K. International Symposium on Polymer Synthesis, Coventry, U. K.. 2002.

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

Member American Chemical Society.

Courses Taught

15-CHEM-622 PREPERXNS OF POLYMR .

15-CHEM-105 GOBCHEM II .

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