Defu Li

Our work on enabling 3D printability of gelatin inks in physiological conditions by utilising self-assembled block polyelectrolytes scaffolds is out: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… Congrats to Tobias, @FahedAlbreiki, @DefuLi8 & Alisa! @samanvaya @UclaCBE @BioPACIFICMIP @ACSPublications

Our group @UclaCBE is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on polyurethane-inorganic composites (see attached image). Interested candidates should email Samanvaya at samsri@ucla.edu. To know more about our group’s research, visit: srivastava-lab.net @samanvaya

Welcome to attend the 245th ECS Meeting in San Francisco! If you are interested in sharing your latest work in electrochemical recycling, resource recovery and critical materials (Li, Co, Ni, graphite, etc) recycling, please consider submitting an abstract to Symposium Z03.

Our Perspective on Electrostatic Hydrogels is out now in @ACS_Langmuir. Congratulations to graduate student Holly Senebandith and group alum Defu Li (@DefuLi8)! @samanvaya @UclaCBE @ACSPublications @UCLAengineering pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

@sim_kum Congrats!!

Thrilled to share the news: I am now officially Dr. Simran Kumari! 🎓🥳 Finally got that Ph.D. done! Grateful for all the support and excited for what lies ahead. #PhDone #NewTitle #Accomplishments"

Read this new article in @RSC_MolEng: Polyelectrolyte complex scaffoldings for photocrosslinked hydrogels Led by @DefuLi8, Mahsa Ghovvati, @nasimannabi & @samanvaya @UclaCBE @BioEngUCLA 👉rsc.li/419ymmG

The inaugural SoCal Polymers & Soft Matter Symposium will be held at @UCLA on 2nd June 2023. We are now inviting abstracts from grad students & postdocs (deadline 26th May 2023, 5pm PDT). sites.google.com/g.ucla.edu/soc… @UclaCBE @BioPACIFICMIP @samanvaya

Hi UCLA CBE alumni, we are excited to invite you to the first-ever virtual UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) Alumni reunion on Feb 9th from 6-7 PM PST via Zoom to connect with CBE friend 💙💛 Please use the link below or scan the QR code to register. @UclaCBE

W/@_divyajayaram, excited to present a simple method to composite glycolyzed foam products with inorganic particles. Our composites are low-density and strength ≥ cement. Our 1st contribution on #polymer #upcycling. @MattRecyCouncil @ARPAE @UCLAengineering

Our work discussing a strategy to upcycle glycolyzed polyurethane foam products, is now online @ACSSustainable! We developed this simple, one-pot method to fabricate lightweight composites with flexural strengths comparable to ordinary Portland cement doi.org/10.1021/acssus…

Join us LIVE tomorrow at 10a ET/7a PT for a special announcement and press conference regarding a MAJOR scientific breakthrough at our sister Lab, @Livermore_Lab, with @SecGranholm, @NNSANews Administrator @jill_hruby, and LLNL Director Kim Budil. energy.gov/live

RSC told me that the publication date is pushed again to March, which is frustrating; they also said the preorder is very good, which I found true. Amazon even placed it on Bestseller list even though it’s not published yet. Thanks to all the friends for supporting!

Salt addition breaks down the analogy observed between the step sizes in stratifying foam films and intermicellar distances in bulk solutions of ionic surfactants in salt-free solutions. Published in @ACS_Langmuir pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

@Odeslab @CarinaDVMN @UIC_ChE @JuandePablo6 @UChicagoPME @PPG @samanvaya @Naveenrheology @Cheryl_Slykas @Chenxian_Xu @JelenaDinic8 @dirgo15 @Jacinta_Conrad Congratulations! Carina!

Congratulations @CarinaDVMN on your joyful PhD defense @UIC_ChE! Best wishes for future as a postdoc w/ @JuandePablo6 @UChicagoPME. Thank you for awesome collaborations w/ @PPG @samanvaya @Naveenrheology @Cheryl_Slykas @Chenxian_Xu @JelenaDinic8 @dirgo15 @Jacinta_Conrad & more!

Thank you Professor Sharma @Odeslab for your support, you are the best advisor and mentor I could ever ask for! Your passion for science and knowledge have been always an inspiration for me! :)

Our work on electrostatic-covalent IPN hydrogels is out in @MacroJrnls_ACS. This is the first step in our work on developing polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels for biomedical applications. Led by @DefuLi8 & Tobias Göckler. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @UclaCBE @UCLAengineering @NSF

Congratulations to @samanvaya of @UclaCBE, and @JunChenLab of @BioEngUCLA for receiving Young Investigator Awards from @acspmse! They are recognized for their significant impact on polymer science and engineering. @UCLA #EngineerChange samueli.ucla.edu/ucla-engineers…

👏 Superb structural and mechanical properties and performance of polyelectrolyte complex-covalent interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels by @samanvaya at @UclaCBE, now published in @MacroJrnls_ACS Macromolecules 👇 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

@YuzhangLi @samanvaya @UclaCBE @APS_DPOLY @UCLAengineering Thank you!

@samanvaya @DefuLi8 @UclaCBE @APS_DPOLY @UCLAengineering Congratulations!

Congratulations to Defu Li (@DefuLi8) from our group @UclaCBE for winning 1st place in the DPOLY Poster Session at the 2022 APS March Meeting! @APS_DPOLY #APSMarchMeeting @UCLAengineering The first manuscript on this work is on ChemRxiv now: doi.org/10.26434/chemr…

@PoornimaDrP @samanvaya @UclaCBE @APS_DPOLY @UCLAengineering Thank you!

@samanvaya @DefuLi8 @UclaCBE @APS_DPOLY @UCLAengineering Congratulations @DefuLi8 and @samanvaya