Welcome to the Brook Group
Silicon-derived polymers, including silicones and silica, are technologically important materials used widely in commerce. However, most current synthetic routes provide little control over the types of silicones formed or, therefore, their behavior. Our research focuses on the development of improved syntheses of explicit silicones that will expand the availability of well-defined interfaces. The materials we prepare are examined for their surface properties in particular in biomaterials applications including ophthalmic materials.
McMaster University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Sentinel: NSERC Bioactive Paper Network
20/20:
NSERC Ophthalmic Materials Network
News
20.02.2013 - Congratulations to former student Lucy Ye for
her accepted paper in Bioconjugate Chemistry. Ye, L.; Pelton, R.; Brook, M. A.;
Filipe, C.; Wang, H.; Brovko,
L.; Griffiths, M. Targeted
Disinfection of E. Coli via Bioconjugation to
Photoreactive TiO2, Bioconjugate
Chemistry, accepted Feb. 20, 2013.
13.02.2013 - Congratulations to Talena, Vinodh and Jason for
winning travel scholarships.
04.01.2013 - Congratulations to Laura for receiving a Queen
Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology
26.12.2012 - Congratulations to Dan for his paper with Bob Pelton accepted in Langmuir,. Pelton, R.; Cui, Y.; Zhang, D.; Chen, Y.; Haines, A.; Thompson, K. L.; Armes, S. P.; Brook, M.; Ketelson, H. A Facile Phenylboronate Modification of Silica by a Silaneboronate, Langmuir 2013, 29, 594-598, DOI: 10.1021/la3040837.
13.12.2012 Congratulations to Jason and Talena for winning student poster prizes at the ACS Polymer Conference Silicon-containing Polymers and Composites, San Diego Dec. 2012.