ISKENDER YILGÖR

Research Interests and highlights

Prof. Yilgör's research interests include structural design, synthesis, characterization and investigation of the structure-morphology-property relations in multiphase copolymers.

He has extensive experience in the staructural design, synthesis, characterization, modification and applications of thermoplastic polyurethanes and polyureas, reactive silicone oligomers, silicone containing copolymers and toughening of epoxy resins.

Current research interests of Prof. Yilgör include:

1. Preparation and characterization of superhydrophobic polymer surfaces

2. Preparation and characterization of polymer surfaces with tunable wettability: From superhydrophilic to superhydrophobic

3. Investigation of the nature and extent of hydrogen bonding in segmented copolymers and other supramolecular systems

4. Design, synthesis and characterization of polymeric biomaterials, antimicrobial coatings and wound dressings

5. Investigation of the structure-morphology-property relationships in multiphase polymers

6. Preparation and characterization of elastomeric nanocomposites

7. Design, synthesis and characterization of linear and hyperbranched segmented elastomers

8. Self-healing elastomers: Design, synthesis and characterization

9. Shape-memory elastomers

Highlights of recent research projects:

Hydrogen bonded network formation between the urethane hard segments in PPDI-PTMO-1000 copolymers

obtained by QMC and DPD simulations and experimental image obtained by tapping mode AFM studies for the same polymer.

Polymer, 55(18) 4563-4576 (2014)

Images of the representative static water contact angles measured on the silica coated polystyrene (PS)

and epoxy resin (ER) samples as a function of the silica composition.

Langmuir, 28(41), 14808-14814 (2012)

SEM image of the surface topography of uncoated polystyrene        

film and the image of the static water contact angle                       

Polymer, 53(6), 1180-1188, (2012)                                         

SEM image of the surface topography of hydrophobic silica coated

polystyrene surface and the image of the static water contact angle

Polymer, 53(6), 1180-1188, (2012)