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Overview

Sanat K. Kumar is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a significant emphasis on polymers and plastics. Kumar's work addresses multiple subfields, including polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, biomaterials, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics of Kumar's research include polymer nanocomposites and properties, polymer crystallization and properties, membrane separation and gas transport, material dynamics and properties, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, carbon nanotubes in composites, and advanced polymer synthesis and characterization.

Kumar has contributed to numerous publications in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Macromolecules
  • Soft Matter
  • ACS Nano
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • Journal of Polymer Science

Some of Kumar's recent papers are:

  • "Why is Recycling of Postconsumer Plastics so Challenging?", 2021, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • "Ordered three-dimensional nanomaterials using DNA-prescribed and valence-controlled material voxels", 2020, Nature Materials
  • "Designing exceptional gas-separation polymer membranes using machine learning", 2020, Science Advances
  • "Dynamic crosslinking compatibilizes immiscible mixed plastics", 2023, Nature
  • "Structure of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Melts", 2020, ACS Nano

Kumar has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Brian C. Benicewicz
  • Michael Rubinstein
  • Alejandro J. Müller
  • Sabin Adhikari
  • Mayank Jhalaria

The scientist's research spans interdisciplinary approaches to polymer science, encompassing synthesis, characterization, and applications relevant to gas transport membranes and biodegradable polymers. Kumar's work integrates experimental and computational methods to address challenges in polymer nanocomposites and to enhance understanding of polymer dynamics and crystallization processes.

Best Publications

  • Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles

    Pinar Akcora;Hongjun Liu;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll

  • Current issues in research on structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites

    J. Jancar;J.F. Douglas;F.W. Starr;S.K. Kumar

  • Quantitative equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films

    Amitabh Bansal;Amitabh Bansal;Hoichang Yang;Hoichang Yang;Chunzhao Li;Kilwon Cho

  • Nanocomposites with Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles

    Sanat K. Kumar;Nicolas Jouault;Brian Benicewicz;Tony Neely

  • 50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications?

    Sanat K. Kumar;Brian C. Benicewicz;Richard A. Vaia;Karen I. Winey

  • Nanocomposites: Structure, Phase Behavior, and Properties

    Sanat K. Kumar;Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Modelling the solubility of solids in supercritical fluids with density as the independent variable

    Sanat K. Kumar;Keith P. Johnston

  • Near-surface alignment of polymers in rubbed films

    Michael F. Toney;Thomas P. Russell;J. Anthony Logan;Hirotsugu Kikuchi;Hirotsugu Kikuchi

  • Advanced polymeric dielectrics for high energy density applications

    Tran Doan Huan;Steve Boggs;Gilbert Teyssedre;Christian Laurent

  • Chain conformation in ultrathin polymer films

    Ronald L. Jones;Sanat K. Kumar;Derek L. Ho;Robert M. Briber

  • Designed interfaces in polymer nanocomposites : A fundamental viewpoint

    Linda S. Schadler;Sanat K. Kumar;Brian C. Benicewicz;Sarah L. Lewis

  • Conformational Transitions of Spherical Polymer Brushes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Theory

    Douglas Dukes;Yu Li;Sarah Lewis;Brian Benicewicz

  • The Critical Role of Solvent Evaporation on the Roughness of Spin-Cast Polymer Films

    Kenneth E. Strawhecker;Sanat K. Kumar;Jack F. Douglas;Alamgir Karim

  • Rational design of all organic polymer dielectrics

    Vinit Sharma;Chenchen Wang;Robert G. Lorenzini;Rui Ma

  • Immobilized polymer layers on spherical nanoparticles

    Shane E. Harton;Sanat K. Kumar;Hoichang Yang;Tadanori Koga

  • Why is Recycling of Postconsumer Plastics so Challenging

    Bryan D. Vogt;Kristoffer K. Stokes;Sanat K. Kumar

  • Off‐lattice Monte Carlo simulations of polymer melts confined between two plates

    Sanat K. Kumar;Michele Vacatello;Do Y. Yoon

  • “Gel-like” Mechanical Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposite Melts

    Pinar Akcora;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll;Sarah Lewis

  • Concentration fluctuation induced dynamic heterogeneities in polymer blends

    Sanat K. Kumar;Ralph H. Colby;Spiros H. Anastasiadis;George Fytas

  • Ordered three-dimensional nanomaterials using DNA-prescribed and valence-controlled material voxels.

    Ye Tian;Ye Tian;Julien R. Lhermitte;Lin Bai;Thi Vo

  • Controlling the thermomechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites by tailoring the polymer–particle interface

    Amitabh Bansal;Hoichang Yang;Chunzhao Li;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Phase-Separation-Induced Surface Patterns in Thin Polymer Blend Films

    A. Karim;T. M. Slawecki;S. K. Kumar;J. F. Douglas

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian C. Benicewicz
Brian C. Benicewicz University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Colby
Ralph H. Colby Pennsylvania State University
Oleg Gang
Oleg Gang Columbia University
Gary S. Grest
Gary S. Grest Sandia National Laboratories
Jack F. Douglas
Jack F. Douglas National Institute of Standards and Technology
Thomas P. Russell
Thomas P. Russell University of Massachusetts Amherst
Igal Szleifer
Igal Szleifer Northwestern University
Benjamin S. Williams
Benjamin S. Williams University of California, Los Angeles
Linda S. Schadler
Linda S. Schadler University of Vermont

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