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Overview

David M. Collard is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Science, with specific emphasis on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, polymer surface interaction studies, antimicrobial agents and applications, and advanced polymer synthesis and characterization.

Their work spans several subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach, combining chemical synthesis with material applications and interactions at surfaces.

Recent publications by David M. Collard include two entries in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography published in 2023 and 2025 respectively: "James, Clive Vivian Leopold (1939-2019), poet, author, and broadcaster" and "Jackson, Kevin Alec (1955-2021), writer, broadcaster, and film-maker." Prior collaborative works with co-authors include research published in the journals Macromolecules and Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, though those papers list other primary authors.

  • Tricomponent Amphiphilic Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) Brush-Grafted Poly(lactic acid): Synthesis, Nanoparticle Formation, and In Vitro Uptake and Release of Hydrophobic Dyes (2020, Macromolecules)
  • Surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) of bactericidal polymer brushes on poly(lactic acid) surfaces (2021, Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces)
  • James, Clive Vivian Leopold (1939-2019), poet, author, and broadcaster (2023, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography)
  • Jackson, Kevin Alec (1955-2021), writer, broadcaster, and film-maker (2025, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography)

Frequent co-authors working with David M. Collard include Pranav P. Kalelkar, Zhishuai Geng, Bronson Cox, and M. G. Finn. These collaborations span topics related to polymer chemistry and biomaterials.

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces
  • Macromolecules

David M. Collard's research integrates synthesis techniques such as surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) in the development of polymer brushes with bactericidal properties on biodegradable substrates. This research includes experimental studies involving nanoparticle formation, dye uptake, and controlled release mechanisms relevant to hydrophobic environments.

Best Publications

  • Surface chemistry modulates fibronectin conformation and directs integrin binding and specificity to control cell adhesion

    Benjamin G. Keselowsky;David M. Collard;Andrés J. García

  • Integrin binding specificity regulates biomaterial surface chemistry effects on cell differentiation

    Benjamin G. Keselowsky;David M. Collard;Andrés J. García

  • Surface chemistry modulates focal adhesion composition and signaling through changes in integrin binding.

    Benjamin G. Keselowsky;David M. Collard;Andrés J. Garcı́a

  • Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reactions Catalyzed by Palladium Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution

    Yin Li;Xiaoyong M. Hong;David M. Collard;Mostafa A. El-Sayed

  • Use of electroactive thiols to study the formation and exchange of alkanethiol monolayers on gold

    David M. Collard;Marye Anne. Fox

  • The effect of integrin-specific bioactive coatings on tissue healing and implant osseointegration.

    Timothy A. Petrie;Jenny E. Raynor;Catherine D. Reyes;Kellie L. Burns

  • Polymer brushes and self-assembled monolayers: Versatile platforms to control cell adhesion to biomaterials (Review).

    Jenny E. Raynor;Jeffrey R. Capadona;David M. Collard;Timothy A. Petrie

  • Multivalent Integrin-Specific Ligands Enhance Tissue Healing and Biomaterial Integration

    Timothy A. Petrie;Jenny E. Raynor;David W. Dumbauld;Ted T. Lee

  • Functional lactide monomers: methodology and polymerization.

    Warren W. Gerhardt;David E. Noga;Kenneth I. Hardcastle;Andrés J. García

  • Cross-Linking and Modification of Poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-2,6-anthracenedicarboxylate) by Diels-Alder Reactions with Maleimides

    Jeffrey R. Jones;Charles L. Liotta;David M. Collard;David A. Schiraldi

  • π‐Stacked Conjugated Polymers: The Influence of Paracyclophane π‐Stacks on the Redox and Optical Properties of a New Class of Broken Conjugated Polythiophenes

    Fouad Salhi;David M. Collard

  • Controlling Cell Adhesion to Titanium: Functionalization of Poly[oligo(ethylene glycol)methacrylate] Brushes with Cell‐Adhesive Peptides

    Jenny E. Raynor;Timothy A. Petrie;Andrés J. Garcia;David M. Collard

  • Tunable Crystallinity in Regioregular Poly(3‐Hexylthiophene) Thin Films and Its Impact on Field Effect Mobility

    Avishek R. Aiyar;Jung-Il Hong;Rakesh Nambiar;David M. Collard

  • Self-assembled monolayers of pyrrole-containing alkanethiols on gold

    Curtis N. Sayre;David M. Collard

  • Synthesis and modification of functional poly(lactide) copolymers: toward biofunctional materials.

    David E. Noga;Timothy A. Petrie;Anjli Kumar;Marcus Weck

  • Micropatterned surfaces to engineer focal adhesions for analysis of cell adhesion strengthening

    Nathan D. Gallant;Jeffrey R. Capadona;A. Bruno Frazier;David M. Collard

  • Enhancing Field‐Effect Mobility of Conjugated Polymers Through Rational Design of Branched Side Chains

    Boyi Fu;Jose Baltazar;Ashwin Ravi Sankar;Ping-Hsun Chu

  • Closely Stacked Oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s: Effect of π-Stacking on the Electronic Properties of Conjugated Chromophores

    Subodh P. Jagtap;Sukrit Mukhopadhyay;Veaceslav Coropceanu;Glen L. Brizius

  • Stacked conjugated oligomers as molecular models to examine interchain interactions in conjugated materials.

    Kurt M. Knoblock;Catherine J. Silvestri;David M. Collard

  • Structure-property relationships for the thermal phase behavior of discotic liquid crystals: the effect of branching and unsaturation in the side chains of disklike molecules

    David M. Collard;C. Peter Lillya

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Schiraldi
David A. Schiraldi Case Western Reserve University
Andrés J. García
Andrés J. García Georgia Institute of Technology
Charles L. Liotta
Charles L. Liotta Georgia Institute of Technology
Marcus Weck
Marcus Weck New York University
Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar Georgia Institute of Technology
Eric Baer
Eric Baer Case Western Reserve University
Jean-Luc Brédas
Jean-Luc Brédas University of Arizona
Elsa Reichmanis
Elsa Reichmanis Lehigh University
Marye Anne Fox
Marye Anne Fox North Carolina State University
Mostafa A. El-Sayed
Mostafa A. El-Sayed Georgia Institute of Technology

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