Nikos Hadjichristidis
Professor
Department of chemical Science
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Saudi Arabia
Biography
Prof. NIKOS HADJICHRISTIDIS specializes in synthesis of well-defined polymeric materials with complex macromolecular architecture (star, comb, cyclic, dendritic) by using anionic polymerization (AP) high vacuum techniques, as well as combinations of different polymerization methodologies (AP, ATRP, TEMPO, catalytic).. He is working as Professor in Department of Chemical science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
Research Interest
"The research of Professor Hadjichristidis focuses on the synthesis of well-defined polymeric materials with complex macromolecular architecture (star, comb, cyclic, dendritic) by using anionic polymerization (AP) high vacuum techniques, as well as combinations of different polymerization methodologies (AP, ATRP, TEMPO, catalytic). These polymeric materials are very important and ideal for checking theories; understanding and improving the properties of industrial polymers; and high-tech applications such as nanolithography, high-temperature membranes and drug delivery. His research interests also include the synthesis of hybrids of polymers with polypeptides, CNTs, silica and Au nanoparticles by using surface initiating polymerization (anionic, ATRP, catalytic) in order to overcome their inherent insolubility and make these materials more useful in nanotechnology applications."
Publications
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Zhang H, Alkayal N, Gnanou Y, Hadjichristidis N. Anionic polymerization and polyhomologation: an ideal combination to synthesize polyethylene-based block copolymers. Chemical Communications. 2013;49(79):8952-4.
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Zhao J, Alamri H, Hadjichristidis N. A facile metal-free “grafting-from†route from acrylamide-based substrate toward complex macromolecular combs. Chemical Communications. 2013;49(63):7079-81.
