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Parisa Mehrkhodavandi
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Research
Latest papers
Direct Access to Poly(amino ester)s with Main-Chain H-Bonding Motifs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
Tuning the Degradability Profiles of Polyesters with Indium-Catalyzed Incorporation of Poly(ε-thiocaprolactone) Blocks.
Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025 · senior author
Alkyl initiated ring opening polymerization of lactide by indium complexes supported by NCN pincer ligands.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $150,000
Multi-wavelength Nanoparticle Tracking Analyzer for Biomedical, Materials, and Environmental Research
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $150,000
Urgent Replacement of Gel Permeation Chromatograph to Characterize Novel Polymers
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $134,000
Exploration of Main Group Metals in Catalysis in the Green Polymer Laboratory
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
25 publications.
Direct Access to Poly(amino ester)s with Main-Chain H-Bonding Motifs.
Jung HJ, Roshandel H, Pung MJ, Pearson K, Bennewitz K, Zhou Q, Iwase T, Mehrkhodavandi P, Diaconescu PL
Tuning the Degradability Profiles of Polyesters with Indium-Catalyzed Incorporation of Poly(ε-thiocaprolactone) Blocks.
Chang J, Goonesinghe C, Roshandel H, Iwase T, Granja AL, Zhang S, Hosseini K, Sharma K, Srinivasan P, Poon JW, Ezhova M, Jung HJ, Diaconescu PL, Mehrkhodavandi P
Alkyl initiated ring opening polymerization of lactide by indium complexes supported by NCN pincer ligands.
Iwase T, Habibzadeh A, Goonesinghe C, Nyamayaro K, Chang J, Wai-Lok Poon J, Rushdy SH, Koh J, Patrick BO, Mehrkhodavandi P
Impact of counterion valency on the rheology of sulfonated cellulose nanocrystal hydrogels.
Nyamayaro K, Mehrkhodavandi P, Hatzikiriakos SG
Cooperative Initiation in a Dinuclear Indium Complex for CO2 Epoxide Copolymerization.
Jung HJ, Nyamayaro K, Baalbaki HA, Goonesinghe C, Mehrkhodavandi P
Thermally stable zinc hydride catalyst for hydrosilylation of CO2 to silyl formate at atmospheric pressure.
Baalbaki HA, Shu J, Nyamayaro K, Jung HJ, Mehrkhodavandi P
Temperature triggered alternating copolymerization of epoxides and lactones via pre-sequenced spiroorthoester intermediates.
Jung HJ, Goonesinghe C, Mehrkhodavandi P
Comparison of Imine- and Phosphinimine-Supported Indium Complexes: Tuning the Reactivity for the Sequential and Simultaneous Copolymerization of Lactide and ε-Caprolactone.
Diaz C, Fu J, Soobrattee S, Cao L, Nyamayaro K, Goonesinghe C, Patrick BO, Mehrkhodavandi P
Indium-Catalyzed CO2/Epoxide Copolymerization: Enhancing Reactivity with a Hemilabile Phosphine Donor.
Baalbaki HA, Nyamayaro K, Shu J, Goonesinghe C, Jung HJ, Mehrkhodavandi P
Cationic indium catalysts for ring opening polymerization: tuning reactivity with hemilabile ligands.
Goonesinghe C, Roshandel H, Diaz C, Jung HJ, Nyamayaro K, Ezhova M, Mehrkhodavandi P
Multi-wavelength Nanoparticle Tracking Analyzer for Biomedical, Materials, and Environmental Research
Principal investigators: Algar, W Russ
Keywords: nanoparticles; extracellular vesicles; hydrodynamic size distribution; concentration measurements; nanoparticle tracking; fluorescence; biogenic nanoparticles; polymer nanoparticles; inorganic nanoparticles; luminescent nanoparticles
Urgent Replacement of Gel Permeation Chromatograph to Characterize Novel Polymers
Principal investigators: Gates, Derek
Exploration of Main Group Metals in Catalysis in the Green Polymer Laboratory
Principal investigators: Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa
Keywords: catalysis; main group elements; polymerization; biodegradable; cationic complexes; bimetallic catalysis; co2 activation; polymer degradation
Net0MM: Net Zero in Materials and Manufacturing
Principal investigators: Sinclair, Chadwick W
Keywords: composites; green chemistry; manufacturing; metallurgy; polymer chemistry; sustainable development
Using CO2 incorporation and lignin to polyol conversion to develop sustainable bio-based non-isocyanate polyurethane rigid foams
Principal investigators: Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa P
Keywords: Cellulose; CO2 conversion; Foams; Green chemistry; Lignin; Non-isocyanate polyurethane; Sustainable polymers
Enabling liver function assessment with hepatocyte-targeted polymersomes
Principal investigators: Matoori, Simon
Keywords: Diagnostics; Liver function; Polymersome; Block copolymer; Hepatocyte; Active targeting; Polymeric vesicle; Liver; Polymer
Detecting Trace Metals in Synthetic and Biological Macromolecules. ICPMS for a Multi-User Facility in Chemistry
Principal investigators: Schafer, Laurel
Symposium/mixer for an industrial NSERC CREATE grant: CREATE bio-based materials
Principal investigators: Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa
New directions in the green polymer laboratory: Biodegradable functional polymers
Principal investigators: Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa
Gel Permeation Chromatography for Functional Materials Characterization
Principal investigators: Schafer, Laurel
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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