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

Loy, D. A., Beach, J. V., Baugher, B. M., Assink, R. A., Shea, K. J., Tran, J., & Small, J. H. (2013). Dialkylenecarbonate-bridged polysilsesquioxanes. Hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gels with a thermally labile bridging group. ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS II, 576, 99-104.
Cao, G. Z., Lu, Y. F., Delattre, L., Brinker, C. J., & Lopez, G. P. (1995). Amorphous silica molecular sieving membranes by sol-gel processing. ADVANCED MATERIALS, 8(7), 588-&.
LOY, D. A., JAMISON, G. M., BAUGHER, B. M., RUSSICK, E. M., ASSINK, R. A., PRABAKAR, S., & SHEA, K. J. (1994). ALKYLENE-BRIDGED POLYSILSESQUIOXANE AEROGELS - HIGHLY POROUS HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC MATERIALS. JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 186, 44-53.
Loy, D. A., Mather, B., Straumanis, A. R., Baugher, C., Schneider, D. A., Sanchez, A., & Shea, K. J. (2001). Effect of pH on the gelation time of hexylene-bridged polysilsesquioxanes. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 16(11), 2041-2043.
Li, Z., & Loy, D. A. (2011). Preparation of colloidal silsesquioxane particles from bridged monomer under acidic conditions. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 241.