https://figglab.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-06 https://figglab.com/publications daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/d58137a0-23c1-4880-9e03-2d6a6fdde382/2024_JACS_Yinglin.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/e071986c-641c-4df0-8446-ce170ad8e08c/TOC_1%40300x.png Publications - 10. Buffer and Polymer Molecular Weight Affect Zinc Myoglobin-Mediated PET-RAFT Polymerizations Anderson, I. C.; Smith, M. R.; Koehler, S. J.; Qiao, B.;* Figg, C. A.* submitted. A pre-print version of this article is available on ChemRxiv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/276eea0c-de28-4e09-9ca4-d50445a0700e/TOC.jpg Publications - 9. Measuring Activation and Degradation of Reverse-Blocking-Order PET-RAFT Chain Extension Polymerizations Gunter, M.;# Baker, J. G.;# Koehler, S. J.; Figg, C. A.* Macromolecules 2026, doi: 10/1021/acs.macromol.6c00546. # These authors contributed equally A pre-print version of this article was published on ChemRxiv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/e0550b06-814a-4e84-9610-ead16d62ebe3/Blue+TOC+3%40300x-100.jpg Publications - 8. Tuning Polyacrylate Composition to Recognize and Modulate Fluorescent Proteins Gomez, D. C.; Seth, S.; Mondal, R.; Koehler, S. J.; Baker, J. G.; Plate, C.; Anderson, I. C.; Smith, M. R.; Gloriod, J.; Gunter, M.; Vaissier Welborn, V.;* Deshmukh, S. A.;* Figg, C. A.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e20032. A pre-print version of this article was published on ChemRxiv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/3794e2a9-a036-44af-adaf-6d21c25f9675/2025_ChemSci_PCRP.png Publications - 6. Leveraging Reactivity to Gain Precise Control over Macromolecular Structures with Photocatalysis in Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerizations Baker, J. G.; Gloriod, J.; Figg, C. A.* Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 15298-15309. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/98184e56-b029-4067-b930-caa901e7a62c/RBO+TOC.png Publications - 5. Reversing Blocking Order of Trithiocarbonate-Mediated RAFT Polymerizations using Photocatalysis Baker, J. G.; Koehler, S. J.; Wood, K. J.; Troya, D.; Gloriod, J.; Anderson, I. C.; Gomez, D. C.; Figg, C. A.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202509029. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/f891fb63-ec78-4cc2-8f5f-101242b12d2a/TOC_2%402x.png Publications - 3. Catalyzing PET-RAFT Polymerizations Using Inherently Photoactive Zinc Myoglobin Anderson, I. C.; Gomez, D. C.; Zhang, M.; Koehler, S. J.; Figg, C. A.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202414431. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/b1a8b61b-1a82-41f4-8872-5ba8530a83d4/TOC+4.png Publications - 2. Customizing STEM Organogels Using PET-RAFT Polymerization Bowman, Z.;# Baker, J. G.;# Hughes, M.J.; Nguyen, J. D.; Garcia, M.; Tamrat, N.; Worch, J. C.; Figg, C. A.* Polym. Chem. 2024, 15, 3907-3915. # These authors contributed equally This manuscript resulted from the final project of Chem 4074 in Spring 2024. Contributing undergraduates from that class are underlined. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/69700bf1-d755-481a-8e53-35474fd6931f/2023_SUMI.jpg Publications - 1. Installing A Single Monomer Within Acrylic Polymers Using Photoredox Catalysis Baker, J. G.; Zhang, R.; Figg, C. A.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 106-111. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/fe6c4784-1abc-4c23-bfe7-f951f2644df6/2025_JACS_Namrata.jpeg Publications - 27. Leveraging Protein-Ligand and DNA Interactions to Control Hydrogel Mechanics Ramani, N.; Hwang, J.; Anderson, A. J.; Delgado, J.; Hernández-López, L.; Figg, C. A.; Winegar, P. H.; Mirkin, C. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 17293-17302. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/7de915be-22dd-41f2-8e37-3c7e439fc50e/2023_+AdvMat_PEGGels.png Publications - 25. Spatially-Encoding Hydrogels With DNA to Control Cell Signaling Ramani, N.; Figg, C. A.; Anderson, A. J.; Winegar, P. H.; Oh, E.; Ebrahimi, S. B.; Samanta, D. Mirkin, C. A. Adv. Mat. 2023, 35, 2301086. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/980c6814-d6a3-4a58-8954-a3d861b05b29/fx1_lrg.jpg Publications - 24. Modular nucleic acid scaffolds for synthesizing monodisperse and sequence-encoded antibody oligomers Winegar, P. H.;# Figg, C. A.;# Teplensky, M. H.; Ramani, N.; Mirkin, C. A. Chem 2022, 8, 2891. #equal contribution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1620404635693-S7FRV7GTRIZMVRLF7ET4/2021_Macro_PetProteins.jpeg Publications - 23. Macromolecular Photocatalyst for Synthesis and Purification of Protein-Polymer Conjugates Olson, R. A.; Levi, J. S.; Scheutz, G. M.; Lessard, J. J.; Figg, C. A.; Kamat, M. N.; Basso, K. B.; Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules. 2021, 54, 4880. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1617995859816-G45M76O17A4Q75ZV6CPD/2020_PolymChem_EYPolymers.png Publications - 22. Self-Catalyzing Photoredox Polymerization for Recyclable Polymer Catalysts Lessard, J. J.; Scheutz, G. M.; Korpusik, A. B.; Olson, R. A.; Figg, C. A.; Sumerlin, B. S. Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 2205. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615091681774-C7ME0ASHIT8OPHBXRI8Z/2020_JACS_HCR.jpeg Publications - 21. Controlling the DNA Hybridization Chain Reaction Figg, C. A.; Winegar, P. H.; Hayes, O. G.; Mirkin, C. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8596. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615092526080-AI7IZ9CS7PZ6PFRGFMP1/202_ACSMacroLett_Photoiniferter.jpeg Publications - 20. Ultra-High Molecular Weight Hydrophobic Acrylate and Styrenic Polymers through Organic-Phase Photoiniferter-Mediated Polymerization Carmean, R. N.; Sims, M. B.; Figg, C. A.; Hurst, P. J.; Patterson, J. P.; Sumerlin, B. S. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 613. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615092783185-VSF94598EGNRM80PBEVQ/2020_Chem_Protein%2BCrystals.jpg Publications - 19. Directing Protein Packing within Single Crystals using DNA Winegar, P. H.; Hayes, O. G.; McMillan, J. R.; Figg, C. A.; Focia, P. J.; Mirkin, C. A. Chem 2020, 6, 1007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615094016369-ZCDQVF6FK0DFP66GIPDQ/2018_Macro_CKAPolyz.jpeg Publications - 18. Alternating Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Ketene Acetals: Access to Tunable and Functional Polyester Copolymers Hill, M. R.; Kubo, T.; Goodrich, S. L.; Figg, C. A.; Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 5079. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615094570443-6897LKU7RW6HMCEMV2AI/2018_Angew_LipidMicelle.png Publications - 17. Crosslinking Aptamer-Lipid Micelles for Improving Stability and Specificity on Target Cell Recognition Li, X.; Figg, C. A.; Wang, R.; Lyu, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Sun, H.; Liu, Y.; Cai, R.; Teng, I-T.; Wang, Y.; Hou, W.; Cui, C.; Li, L.; Pan, X.; Sumerlin, B. S.; Tan, W. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 130, 11763. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615095350687-MXBA2LEFXU1N3I232VS0/2018_AICHE_ProteinPolymers.png Publications - 16. Next Generation Polymer-Protein Conjugates Russell, A. J.; Baker, S. L.; Colina, C. M.; Figg, C. A.; Kaar, J. L.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Simakova, A.; Sumerlin, B. S. AIChE J. 2018, 64, 3230. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615095712440-7YNW0SGJ15E7PLEZSRK8/2018_ACSCentralSci.jpeg Publications - 15. Observing Morphology Evolution During Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly by Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy Touve, M. A.; Figg, C. A.; Wright, D. B.; Cantlon, J.; Park, C.; Sumerlin, B. S.; Gianneschi, N. G. ACS Cent. Sci 2018, 4, 543. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615096147598-CI65ZUFEK89XHU1PBN95/2018_Macro_PETRAFT.jpeg Publications - 14. Color-Coding Visible Light Polymerizations to Elucidate the Activation of Trithiocarbonates Using Eosin Y Figg, C. A.; Hickman, J. D.; Scheutz, G. M.; Shanmugam, S.; Carmean, R. N.; Tucker, B. S.; Boyer, C.; Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 1370. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615096541871-ND4MKBZPQWJDBIOOL8MV/2017_PolymChem_PostPolyzMod.jpeg Publications - 13. Modular and Rapid Access to Amphiphilic Homopolymers via Successive Chemoselective Post-Polymerization Modifications Kubo, T.; Bentz, K. C.; Powell, K. C.; Figg, C. A.; Swartz, J. L.; Tanksy, M.; Chauhan, A.; Savin, D. A.; Sumerlin, B. S. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 6028. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615097123199-D6449SZOJ7N18TMVMB3K/2017_ACSMacroLett_CKA.jpeg Publications - 12. Radical Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Cyclic Ketene Acetals and Maleimides Affords Homogeneous Incorporation of Degradable Units Hill, M. R.; Guégain, E.; Tran, J.; Figg, C. A.; Turner, A. C.; Nicolas, J.; Sumerlin, B. S. 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Closed-System One-Pot Block Copolymerization by Temperature-Modulated Monomer Segregation Carmean, R. N.; Figg, C. A.; Becker, T. E.; Sumerlin, B. S. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 8624. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615098442410-37IO8LIWE61960683KY2/2016_Macro_MultifunctionalPolymers.jpeg Publications - 5. Multifunctional Homopolymers: Post-Polymerization Modification via Sequential Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Kubo, T.; Figg, C. A.; Swartz, J. L.; Brooks, W. L. A.; Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules 2016, 49, 2077. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed565432a1f33305be0802b/1615098558359-TLUGRYREPFZB902PRV3W/2015_ACSMacroLett_Endgroups.jpeg Publications - 4. Efficient and Chemoselective Synthesis of ω,ω-Heterodifunctional Polymers Figg, C. A.; Kubo, T.; Sumerlin, B. S. 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