BioPACIFIC MIP

🚀 Heading to #ACSSpring2026? Don’t miss: Automation & AI in Polymer Science 📅 March 24–25 📍 Marriott Marquis BioPACIFIC MIP is proud to sponsor this session featuring leaders in: 🤖 Autonomous labs 🧠 ML for materials 🧪 Functional polymers #PolymerScience #AI

From 5 → 6 membered rings = breakthrough 🚀 Now possible: efficient copolymerization with non-activated monomers like vinyl acetate → scalable → degradable → tougher materials @HawkerNation @ReadAlanizteam, Bates group Read: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5… #MaterialsScience #Polymers

Applications are open for the BioPACIFIC MIP Summer School 2026! Hands-on workshops in: 🔬 MicroED ⚡ X-ray diffraction & scattering 🤖 High-throughput synthesis 🧬 Automation & synthetic biology 📅 July 13–17 | Deadline: April 10 Apply: bit.ly/4s8m8JC #MaterialsScience

📢 Polymer scientists — help train AI for sustainable polymers. Use the new MAPS mobile app to evaluate bio-derived molecules as potential polymer building blocks and contribute your expertise to a growing ML training dataset. Download the app: bit.ly/46GfT72

Cross-link location matters. Center-placed cross-links in acrylic PSAs significantly improve peel + shear strength vs. random networks — without changing composition or loading. doi.org/10.1021/acs.ma…

New research from @clemo_11 lab demonstrates cell-laden supramolecular hydrogels designed for high-shear delivery. Sprayable peptide nanofiber gels preserve cell viability & mechanical integrity. Peptides were synthesized at the @BioPACIFICMIP facility. doi.org/10.1021/acs.ch…

New research reveals how microscale structure controls the mechanics of “pink berry” biofilms. Nanoindentation + imaging show a soft EPS matrix surrounding stiffer bacterial microcolonies, shaping bulk viscoelastic behavior. doi.org/10.1007/s11249…

A molecular coating helps bilayer graphene regain its quantum electronic behavior while maintaining performance. 4D-STEM at BioPACIFIC MIP revealed how the thin film’s structure influences transport properties. Read: doi.org/10.1088/2053-1… #Graphene #QuantumMaterials

A multiscale workflow to build bottom-up coarse-grained models for sequence-specific polypeptoids. Validated against all-atom simulations and DEER experiments, this approach enables in silico screening across vast sequence spaces. doi.org/10.1063/5.0299… @JChemPhys

Synthetic scaffold mimics tendon structure & promotes regeneration! 🧬 📄 Hebner et al. create aligned, degradable PEG hydrogels supporting tenocyte remodeling. 🧪 WAXD done @BioPACIFICMIP confirms tunable anisotropy. 👉 doi.org/10.1021/acsabm… #Hydrogels #TissueEngineering

How do you tune protein release without UV, heat, or solvents? Srivastava Group @UCLA introduces triblock PEC hydrogels with precisely adjustable swelling & release—validated by SAXS. 💡 A smart platform for bio-delivery @Biomac_ACS 🔗 doi.org/10.1021/acs.bi…

BioPACIFIC MIP @UCSB is live at OASIS! 🧪 ✅ First safety walkthrough ✅ First users trained ✅ Instruments online—with more every day Want to use the new space? Contact us to get trained! (SAXS + microrheology still in Elings) #softmaterials #userfacilities #UCSB

🖨️ New from @UCSB @ACS_AMI: A printable, stretchable, conductive ink made by electrostatic complexation of conjugated & bottlebrush polyelectrolytes! Ideal for thick, patterned bioelectronic sensors & conductive adhesives. 🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… #PolymerScience

📦 BioPACIFIC MIP is on the move! UCSB lab instruments have been relocated to the new OASIS facility & are being assembled. SAXS & microrheology will stay in Elings Hall. Labs not yet operational—chemical move & test runs up next! More updates soon. #BioPACIFICMIP #LabMove #UCSB

🧪 Solid-state photochemistry breakthrough! Researchers from @UCLA show that photoinduced electron transfer between thymine dimers & TMPD in a co-ground powder can trigger chain dimer splitting with up to 95% yield,mimicking DNA repair without solution! 🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

🚨 New Paper! BARCODE is a new open-source tool that enables high-throughput analysis of microscopy data in soft active materials. It distills complex dynamics into simple “barcodes” for fast, accessible insight. Read @NatureComms : 🚨nature.com/articles/s4146…

🎉 Happy New Year from #BioPACIFICMIP! In 2025, we launched 35 new projects (24 external, 11 local) supporting researchers at 20 institutions nationwide. Thanks for being part of our mission to accelerate innovation in bio-based materials! #NSFfunded #Polymers #MaterialsScience

Silver power meets phage precision! New work from the Irene Chen Lab at @UCLA shows M13 phage-templated AgNPs outperform gentamicin in fighting Gram-negative bacteria. → doi.org/10.1021/acs.la… #NanoBio #Antibacterial #PhageTech #Langmuir

📢The Garcia-Garibay and Rodriguez groups at @UCLA show how what was once beam damage can be rewired into controlled radical‑ion chain reactions in crystals, opening new synthetic pathways under the electron microscope. 🔗doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5… #JACS

🚨 Big News from BioPACIFIC MIP! NSF has renewed our center with $19.8M to fuel the next phase of innovation in biomaterials, automation & AI-driven discovery. Catch all the updates in our Summer 2025 Newsletter👇 🔗 mailchi.mp/biopacificmip/…