Faculty
Javid Rzayev
Assistant Professor
Office: 826 Natural Sciences Complex
Phone: (716) 645-4314
Fax: (716) 645-6963
E-mail: jrzayev@buffalo.edu
Education:
- B.S. Chemistry, METU, Turkey (1998)
- Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts - Amherst (2004)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Minnesota (2004-2006)
Awards and Honors:
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009)
Specializations:
- Novel synthetic approaches in polymer chemistry
- Structure-property analysis
- Polymer self-assembly in solution and bulk
- Functional nanostructured materials
- Shape-persistent macromolecules
Research Summary:
Our research program embraces all the steps of a successful materials design, from building tailored polymer structures and architectures to analyzing their supramolecular organization and self-assembly to testing their final macroscale properties. The main thrust is centered around shape-persistent macromolecules as building blocks for nanoscale assemblies and functional materials. Our research efforts address ongoing challenges in the broad fields of nanotechnology and biomedical sciences, including nanodevice construction, DNA sequencing, drug delivery and molecular electronics. We develop novel synthetic methodologies and generate diverse libraries of unique polymeric structures that allow us to probe different aspects of molecular assembly and to fabricate materials with desired biological and electronic responses. The fundamental knowledge derived from the elucidation of structure-property relationships is applied to forge new avenues in rational materials design. Three specific areas of focus are organic nanotubes, ß-peptide-based materials, and semiconducting polymers. The multidisciplinary nature of the program allows students to acquire diverse synthetic and analytical skills and develop broad scientific vision.
Selected Recent Publications:
- Huang, K.; Rzayev, J. "Well-Defined Organic Nanotubes from Multicomponent Bottlebrush Copolymers", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6880.
- Rzayev, J. "Synthesis of Polystyrene-Polylactide Bottlebrush Block Copolymers and Their Melt Self-Assembly into Large Domain Nanostructures", Macromolecules 2009, 42, 2135.
- Bailey, T. S.; Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M. A. "Routes to Alkene and Epoxide Functionalized Nanoporous Materials from Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-lactide) Triblock Copolymers", Macromolecules 2006, 39, 8772.
- Phillip, W. A.; Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M. A.; Cussler, E. L. "Gas and Water Liquid Transport Through Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes", J. Membrane Sci. 2006, 286, 144.
- Guo, S.; Rzayev, J.; Bailey, T. S.; Zalusky, A. S.; Olayo-Valles, R.; Hillmyer, M. A. "Nanopore and Nobushing Arrays from ABC Triblock Thin Films Containing Two Etchable Blocks", Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 1719.
- Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M. A. "Nanochannel Array Plastics with Tailored Surface Chemistry", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127(38), 13373. Also profiled in the News section of Materials Today 2005, 8(11), 15.
- Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M. A. "Nanoporous Polystyrene Containing Hydrophilic Pores from an ABC Triblock Copolymer Precursor", Macromolecules 2005, 38(1), 3.
- Rzayev, J.; Penelle, J. "HP-RAFT: A Free-Radical Polymerization Technique for Obtaining Living Polymers of Ultra-High Molecular Weights", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 1691.
- Rzayev, J.; Dickinson, L. C.; Penelle, J. "Alternating Free-Radical Isomerization Polymerization of Methyl α-Isobutylacrylate", Macromolecules 2003, 36(16), 6273.
- Rzayev, J.; Penelle, J. "Controlled/Living Free-Radical Polymerization under Very High Pressure", Macromolecules 2002, 35(5), 1489.
- Rzayev, J.; Penelle, J. "Polymerization of Sterically Congested α-Alkylacrylates under High Pressure", J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2002, 40(7), 836.
