Professor Dale Lecaptain

Dillip Mohanty
Prof. in Chemistry

Education
Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1983)
M.S. in Organic Chemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook (1979)
M.Sc. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (1976)

Contact Information
254 Dow Hall, Dept. Chemistry
Phone: (989) 774 - 6445
Fax: (989) 774 - 3883
E-mail: mohan1dk@cmich.edu

Research Fields

Synthesis and Characterization of :
i) Toughened Polymeric Materials for Composite Matrix
ii) Modifications of Dendrimers
iii) Energetic Materials
iv) Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials
v) Nanoamhiphiles, Nanocontainers, NO releasing nanomaterials.

Current Research Projects

1. Economical Polymeric Absorbents for Capture of Mercury from Coal Fired Power Plants.
2. Polymeric Materials for Slow and Controlled Release of Nitrogen monoxide
3. Supramolecular Assembly and Structure-Property Relationships.

Selected Publications
“Molecular Dynamics Simulation of PAMAM Dendrimer-Fullerene Conjugates: Generations One through Four” Mark Kujawsk, Leela Rakesh, Kalpesh Gala, Anton Jensen, Bradley Fahlman, Zheng Rui Feng, and Dillip K. Mohanty, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 7, 1670–1674 (2007).

“Preparation and Characterization of Polyamines – Part I: Polymers Containing Two Aromatic Nitro Groups”, Y. H. Teng, G. Kaminski, Z. Zhang, A. Sharma, and D. K. Mohanty, Polymer, 47 (11), 4004 (2006).

“Unimolecular Nanocontainer Based on Dendronized Polymers”, Z. Zhao, Y. H. Teng, W. Freas, and D. K. Mohanty, Macromol. Chem.Rapid Comm., 26, 624, (2006)

“Vicarious Michael Addition”, Z. Zhang, and D. K. Mohanty, C. Chem. Lett., 17, 561, (2006).

“Preparation of Fullerene-Shell Dendrimer-Core Nanoconjugates”, A. Jensen, D. Swanson, D. Tomalia, B. Maru, Z. Xi, B. Fahlman, and Dillip. K. Mohanty, Nanoletters, 5, #6, 1171,(2005).

“Photohydrolysis of Substituted Benzyl-Esters in Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films” Macromolecules, Anton W. Jensen, Nikhilesh K. Desai, Brijesh S. Maru, and Dillip K. Mohanty, Macromolecules, 37, 4196, (2004).

“A simple polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis procedure for the separation of polyamidoamine dendrimers”, Electrophoresis, A. Sharma A, D. K. Mohanty , A. Desai A and R. Ali, 24, 2733-2739 (2003).