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Overview

Jason Locklin is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research prominently covers areas such as biomaterials, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, pollution, and materials chemistry.

Their scientific output encompasses a variety of topics, including:

  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • 3D printing in biomedical research
  • Aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior
  • Central venous catheters and hemodialysis
  • Mechanical circulatory support devices

Locklin has frequently published in several venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Aquatic Invasions
  • MRS Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their collaborative work includes recurring partnerships with researchers such as Grant Crane, Evan M. White, Kush G. Patel, Joshua C. Bledsoe, and Vladislav V. Klepov.

Notable recent publications by Jason Locklin include:

  • "Experimentally Determined Hansen Solubility Parameters of Biobased and Biodegradable Polyesters," 2024, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Multipronged Approach to Combat Catheter-Associated Infections and Thrombosis by Combining Nitric Oxide and a Polyzwitterion: a 7 Day In Vivo Study in a Rabbit Model," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Biocomposite thermoplastic polyurethanes containing evolved bacterial spores as living fillers to facilitate polymer disintegration," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Electrochemical Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Listeria monocytogenes," 2022, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • "Blends of Poly(butylene glutarate) and Poly(lactic acid) with Enhanced Ductility and Composting Performance," 2021, ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Their research combines experimental work on the chemistry and physical properties of materials with applied investigations in biomedical contexts, especially focusing on biopolymers and environmentally relevant polymer degradation.

Best Publications

  • Organic Field Effect Transistors

    Zhenan Bao;Jason Locklin

  • Crystalline Ultrasmooth Self-Assembled Monolayers of Alkylsilanes for Organic Field-Effect Transistors

    Yutaka Ito;Ajay A Virkar;Stefan Mannsfeld;Joon Hak Oh

  • Catalytic esterification of fatty acids using solid acid catalysts generated from biochar and activated carbon

    James R. Kastner;Joby Miller;Daniel P. Geller;Jason Locklin

  • A review of the recent advances in antimicrobial coatings for urinary catheters.

    Priyadarshini Singha;Jason Locklin;Hitesh Handa

  • Water-stable organic transistors and their application in chemical and biological sensors

    Mark E. Roberts;Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld;Núria Queraltó;Colin Reese

  • High-Performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors through Solution-Sheared Deposition of Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductors

    Héctor A. Becerril;Mark E. Roberts;Zihong Liu;Jason Locklin

  • Air‐Stable n‐Channel Organic Semiconductors Based on Perylene Diimide Derivatives without Strong Electron Withdrawing Groups

    Mang-Mang Ling;Peter Erk;Marcos Gomez;Martin Koenemann

  • High Density Orthogonal Surface Immobilization via Photoactivated Copper-Free Click Chemistry

    Sara V. Orski;Andrei A. Poloukhtine;Selvanathan Arumugam;Leidong Mao

  • Formation of photochromic spiropyran polymer brushes via surface-initiated, ring-opening metathesis polymerization: reversible photocontrol of wetting behavior and solvent dependent morphology changes.

    Satyabrata Samanta;Jason Locklin

  • Self-Assembly and Characterization of Polyaniline and Sulfonated Polystyrene Multilayer-Coated Colloidal Particles and Hollow Shells

    Mi Kyoung Park;Ken Onishi;Jason Locklin;Frank Caruso

  • A first synthesis of thiophene dendrimers.

    Chuanjun Xia;Xiaowu Fan;Jason Locklin;Rigoberto C. Advincula;Rigoberto C. Advincula

  • Advances in smart materials: Stimuli‐responsive hydrogel thin films

    Evan M. White;Jeremy Yatvin;Joe B. Grubbs;Jenna A. Bilbrey

  • Characterization, supramolecular assembly, and nanostructures of thiophene dendrimers.

    Chuanjun Xia;Xiaowu Fan;Jason Locklin;Rigoberto C. Advincula;Rigoberto C. Advincula

  • Exact ligand cone angles

    Jenna A. Bilbrey;Arianna H. Kazez;Jason Locklin;Wesley D. Allen

  • Organic Thin Film Transistors Based on Cyclohexyl-Substituted Organic Semiconductors

    Jason Locklin;Dawen Li;Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld;§ Evert-Jan Borkent

  • Ambipolar Organic Thin Film Transistor-like Behavior of Cationic and Anionic Phthalocyanines Fabricated Using Layer-by-Layer Deposition from Aqueous Solution

    Jason Locklin;Jason Locklin;Kazunari Shinbo;Ken Onishi;Futao Kaneko

  • Optimizing the Thin Film Morphology of Organic Field-Effect Transistors: The Influence of Molecular Structure and Vacuum Deposition Parameters on Device Performance

    Jason Locklin;Mark E. Roberts;Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld;Zhenan Bao

  • Thiol–isocyanate “click” reactions: rapid development of functional polymeric surfaces

    Ryan M. Hensarling;Santosh B. Rahane;Arthur P. LeBlanc;Bradley J. Sparks

  • One-step photochemical synthesis of permanent, nonleaching, ultrathin antimicrobial coatings for textiles and plastics.

    Vikram P Dhende;Satyabrata Samanta;David M Jones;Ian R Hardin

  • Preparation of Aggregation Stable Gold Nanoparticles Using Star-Block Copolymers

    Ji Ho Youk;Mi Kyoung Park;Jason Locklin;Rigoberto Advincula

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Rigoberto C. Advincula
Rigoberto C. Advincula Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ji Ho Youk
Ji Ho Youk Inha University
Wesley D. Allen
Wesley D. Allen University of Georgia
Geert-Jan Boons
Geert-Jan Boons University of Georgia
Duncan C. Krause
Duncan C. Krause University of Georgia
Wei You
Wei You University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sergiy Minko
Sergiy Minko University of Georgia
Jimmy W. Mays
Jimmy W. Mays University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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