At the invitation of South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology (AISMST), Prof. Toshikazu Miyoshi, from the University of Akron, gave a lecture on June 11nd about the application of solid-state NMR in understanding the structures, chemical reactions and molecular dynamics of semicrystalline polymers.
“Solid-state NMR is one of the most powerful tools for understanding the local structures and molecular dynamics of organic solids at the molecular level. It has been well utilized for understanding the glass transition, polymer relaxation, local conformation and chain packing of solid polymers.” Prof. Miyoshi said. In this talk, Prof. Miyoshi has provided detailed explanation about how to use solid-state NMR to investigate the chain packing, chain folding, chemical reactions and molecular dynamics in semicrystalline polymers.
Prof. Toshikazu Miyoshi is an expert in polymer and solid-state NMR, focusing on using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to understand the polymer structure and dynamics of semi-crystalline and glassy polymers, block copolymers, supramolecules, carbon fibers and nano-materials. Prof. Miyoshi have visited the institute for a couple of times in the past two years and also gave several lectures. Through the frequent visit, students can well follow Prof. Miyoshi’s research and get to know about the knowledge about solid-state NMR as well as the applications in polymers.