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Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor
Associate Director, California Nanosystems Institute
Chemistry & Biochemistry
UC Santa Barbara
Phone:
+1 805-893-6103
Email:
javier@chem.ucsb.edu
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Research Focus Areas

Research Interests

My research group is involved with a wide range of fundamental and applied chemistry that extends from the development of new synthetic transformations to the creation of a novel class of organic photochromic material. Current research focus can be broken down into three key research areas: (1) design and development of light-responsive materials (2) synthesis of well-defined and functionalized polymers and biomaterials and (3) studying new transformations promoted by earth abundant copper salts.

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ICB Supported Publications

Reversible and size-controlled assembly of reflectin proteins using a charged azobenzene photoswitch

Cassidy Tobin, Reid Gordon, Bradley F. Chmelka, Daniel E. Morse, and Javier Read de Alaniz
Chemical Science,
10.1039/d4sc03299c

Diels–Alder Photoclick Patterning of Extracellular Matrix for Spatially Controlled Cell Behaviors

Sophia J. Bailey, Erik Hopkins, Naomi J. Baxter, Isobel Whitehead, Javier Read de Alaniz, Maxwell Z. Wilson
Advanced Materials,
10.1002/adma.202303453

Tailoring Writability and Performance of Star Block Copolypeptides Hydrogels through Side-Chain Design

Garcia, R. V., Murphy, E. A., Sinha, N. J., Okayama, Y., Uruefia, J. M., Helgeson, M. E., Bates, C. M., Hawker, C. J., Murphy, R. D., Read de Alaniz, J.
Small,
10.1002/smll.202302794

Molecular-scale substrate anisotropy, crowding and division drive collective behaviours in cell monolayers

Yimin Luo, Mengyang Gu, Minwook Park, Xinyi Fang, Younghoon Kwon, Juan Manuel Uruena, Javier Read de Alaniz, Matthew E. Helgeson, M. Cristina Marchetti and Megan T. Valentine
Journal of the Royal Society Interface,
10.1098/rsif.2023.0160

Design, Synthesis, and Application of a Water-soluble Photocage for Aqueous Cyclopentadiene-based Diels-Alder Photoclick Chemistry in Hydrogels

Sophia J. Bailey, Erik Hopkins, Kiara D. Rael, Arsalan Hashmi, Juan Manuel Urueña, Maxwell Z. Wilson, Javier Read de Alaniz
Angewandte Chemie,
10.1002/anie.202301157

3D-printed polymer foams maintain stiffness and energy dissipation under repeated loading

Younghoon Kwon, Soyoung E. Seo, Jaejun Lee, Szabolcs Berezvai, Javier Read de Alaniz, Claus D. Eisenbach, Robert M. McMeeking, Craig J. Hawker, Megan T. Valentine
Composites Communications,
10.1016/j.coco.2022.101453

Tailored Polypeptide Star Copolymers for 3D Printing of Bacterial Composites Via Direct Ink Writing

Robert D. Murphy, Ronnie V. Garcia, Seung J. Oh, Tanner J. Wood, Kyoo D. Jo, Javier Read de Alaniz, Ed Perkins, Craig J. Hawker
Advanced Materials,
10.1002/adma.202207542

A multi-stage single photochrome system for controlled photoswitching responses

Friedrich Stricker, David M. Sanchez, Umberto Raucci, Neil D. Dolinski, Manuel S. Zayas, Jan Meisner, Craig. J. Hawker, Todd. J. Martínez & Javier Read de Alaniz
Nature Chemistry,
10.1038/s41557-022-00947-8

Digital Light Processing of Dynamic Bottlebrush Materials

Chungryong Choi, Yoichi Okayama, Parker T. Morris, Lindsay L. Robinson, Matthias Gerst, Joshua C. Speros, Craig J. Hawker, Javier Read de Alaniz, Christopher M. Bates
Advanced Functional Materials,
10.1002/adfm.202200883

Role of Material Composition in Photothermal Actuation of DASABased Polymers

Miranda M. Sroda, Jaejun Lee, Younghoon Kwon, Friedrich Stricker, Minwook Park, Megan T. Valentine and Javier Read de Alaniz
ACS Applied Polymer Materials,
10.1021/acsapm.1c01108

Influence of Polarity Change and Photophysical Effects on Photosurfactant-Driven Wetting

Serena Seshadri, Sophia J. Bailey, Lei Zhao, Julia Fisher, Miranda Sroda, Michelle Chiu,
Friedrich Stricker, Megan T. Valentine, Javier Read de Alaniz and Matthew E. Helgeson
LANGMUIR,
10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00769

Chemical and Mechanical Tunability of 3D-Printed Dynamic Covalent Networks Based on Boronate Esters

Lindsay L. Robinson, Jeffrey L. Self, Alexander D. Fusi, Morgan W. Bates, Javier Read de Alaniz, Craig J. Hawker, Christopher M. Bates, Christopher M. Bates and Caitlin S. Sample
ACS Macro Letters,
10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00257

The role of anions in light-driven conductivity in diarylethene-containing polymeric ionic liquids

Hui Nie, Nicole S. Schauser, Neil D. Dolinski, Zhishuai Geng, Saejin Oh, Michael L. Chabinyc, Craig J. Hawker, Rachel A. Segalman and Javier Read de Alaniz
Polymer Chemistry,
10.1039/D0PY01603A

Tunable Photothermal Actuation Enabled by Photoswitching of Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts

Jaejun Lee, Miranda M. Sroda, Younghoon Kwon, Sara El-Arid, Serena Seshadri, Luke F. Gockowski, Elliot W. Hawkes, Megan T. Valentine, and Javier Read de Alaniz
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
10.1021/acsami.0c15116

Self-regulating photochemical Rayleigh-Bénard convection using a highly-absorbing organic photoswitch

Serena Seshadri, Luke F. Gockowski, Jaejun Lee, Miranda Sroda, Matthew E. Helgeson, Javier Read de Alaniz & Megan T. Valentine
Nature Communications,
10.1038/s41467-020-16277-7

Light‐Controllable Ionic Conductivity in a Polymeric Ionic Liquid

Nie, H., Schauser, N.S., Dolinski, N.D., Hu, J., Hawker, C.J., Segalman, R.A. and Read de Alaniz, J.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
10.1002/anie.201912921

Polymer Stereocomplexation as a Scalable Platform for Nanoparticle Assembly

Abdilla, A.; Dolinski, N.D.; de Roos, P.; Ren, J.M.; van der Woude, E.; Seo, S.E.; Zayas, M.S.; Lawrence, J.; Read de Alaniz, J.; Hawker, C.J.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b10156

Tuning Merocyanine Photoacid Structure to Enhance Solubility and Temporal Control: Application in Ring Opening Polymerization

Zayas, M.S.; Dolinski, N.D.; Self, J.L.; Abdilla, A.; Hawker, C.J.; Bates, C.M.; Read de Alaniz, J.
Chem Photo Chem,
10.1002/cptc.201800255

What happens in the dark? Assessing the temporal control of photo-mediated controlled radical polymerizations

Dolinski, N.D.; Page, Z.A.; Discekici, E.H.; Meis, D.; Lee, I.H.; Jones, G.R.; Whitfield, R.;] ; Pan, X.C.; McCarthy, B.G.; Shanmugam, S.; Kottisch, V.; Fors, B.P.; Boyer, C.; Miyake, G.M.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Haddleton, D.M.; de Alaniz, J.R.; Anastasaki, A.; Hawker, C.J.
Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Chemistry,
10.1002/pola.29247
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