To synthesize novel, biodegradable materials with mechanical properties to match living tissues. We utilize very recent fundamental findings from polymer physics and apply it to versatile non-carbon-based polymers developed in our lab to achieve this goal.

There has been immense recent progress in tough and non-swellable hydrogels. However, water is a volatile solvent and thus leads to poor durability and mechanical failure when exposed to changeable surroundings (e.g. humidity/temperature). On the other hand, traditional solvent-free elastomers are considerably stiffer than soft tissues. 

Recently bottlebrush polymers have come to the fore in their ability to bridge the gap to soft, firm and durable without dependence on volatile solvents. Still, the current polymer materials used for bottlebrush polymers are limited in scope and suitability. With a high degree of synthetic control and versatility, we design and prepare novel polymers to supersede current materials used as mechanically robust, solvent-free, supersoft elastomer.