Milan Maric, McGill University

Research

sustainability fast-curing coatings floor coatings non-isocyanate polyurethanes block copolymers polymer chemistry polymer processing copolymers for gas hydrate inhibitors

Latest papers

Photo-crosslinked Diels-Alder and thiol-ene polymer networks.
RSC advances · 2025 · senior author
Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials from Vegetable Oils.
Macromolecular rapid communications · 2024 · senior author
Exposure to the non-phthalate plasticizer di-heptyl succinate is less disruptive to C57bl/6N mouse recovery from a myocardial infarction than DEHP, TOTM or related di-octyl succinate.
PloS one · 2023

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Laboratory-Scale Twin Screw Extruder
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Novel sustainable practices for the development and application of controlled microstructure polymers
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$53,000
Bio-based non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) for floor coatings
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 32 grants and awards

13 publications.

01

Photo-crosslinked Diels-Alder and thiol-ene polymer networks.

Alrefai M, Maric M

RSC advances2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d4ra08072f PMID: 39758926

02

Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials from Vegetable Oils.

Laurent E, Maric M

Macromolecular rapid communications2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400408 PMID: 39412784

03

Exposure to the non-phthalate plasticizer di-heptyl succinate is less disruptive to C57bl/6N mouse recovery from a myocardial infarction than DEHP, TOTM or related di-octyl succinate.

Schwendt A, Chammas JB, Maric M, Nicell JA, Leask R, Chalifour LE

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288491 PMID: 37440506

04

Evaluation of different solvents and solubility parameters on the morphology and diameter of electrospun pullulan nanofibers for curcumin entrapment.

Guerrini LM, Oliveira MP, Stapait CC, Maric M, Santos AM, Demarquette NR

Carbohydrate polymers2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117127 PMID: 33142659

05

Study of Moisture-Curable Hybrid NIPUs Based on Glycerol with Various Diamines: Emergent Advantages of PDMS Diamines.

Younes GR, Price G, Dandurand Y, Maric M

ACS omega2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04689 PMID: 33283114

06

Ethylene Glycol Dicyclopentenyl (Meth)Acrylate Homo and Block Copolymers via Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization.

Maupu A, Kanawati Y, Métafiot A, Maric M

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2019Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma12091547 PMID: 31083510

07

Designing Green Plasticizers: Linear Alkyl Diol Dibenzoate Plasticizers and a Thermally Reversible Plasticizer.

Erythropel HC, Börmann A, Nicell JA, Leask RL, Maric M

Polymers2018Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/polym10060646 PMID: 30966680

08

Designing greener plasticizers: Effects of alkyl chain length and branching on the biodegradation of maleate based plasticizers.

Erythropel HC, Brown T, Maric M, Nicell JA, Cooper DG, Leask RL

Chemosphere2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.04.014 PMID: 25917507

09

Leaching of the plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) from plastic containers and the question of human exposure.

Erythropel HC, Maric M, Nicell JA, Leask RL, Yargeau V

Applied microbiology and biotechnology2014

DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6183-8 PMID: 25376446

10

Designing green plasticizers: influence of alkyl chain length on biodegradation and plasticization properties of succinate based plasticizers.

Erythropel HC, Dodd P, Leask RL, Maric M, Cooper DG

Chemosphere2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.11.061 PMID: 23340052

Laboratory-Scale Twin Screw Extruder

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

Keywords: twin screw extrusion; polymer blends; additive mixing; processing; sustainability

$150,000

Novel sustainable practices for the development and application of controlled microstructure polymers

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

Keywords: polymer chemistry; polymer processing; copolymers for gas hydrate inhibitors; polymer additives to improve process efficiency; non-isocyanate based poly(urethanes)

$53,000

Bio-based non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) for floor coatings

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan M

Keywords: fast-curing coatings; floor coatings; non-isocyanate polyurethanes; sustainability

$60,000

Gel permeation chromatography unit for comprehensive polymer analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

$150,000

Optimization of stabilized magnetorheological fluids for high precision polishing processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan M

Keywords: block copolymers; controlled radical polymerization; magnetorheological fluids; nanoparticles; polymer stabilizers

$40,000

Determining mechanisms for ink-coating interactions in thermal transfer printed labels

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

$25,000

Poly(caprolactone)-based Plasticizers to reduce gas-check in PVC films

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

$56,999

Controlled Radical Polymerization for Novel Soft Materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

Keywords: block copolymers; hydrate inhibition; nitroxide mediated polymerization; polymer synthesis; self-assembly

$195,000

High-Pressure UV-Curing Rheometer for Investigating Phase Change Flow

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Servio, Phillip

$150,000

New Sealants/Adhesives from Bio-Based Building Blocks

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Chemical Engineering

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Viviane Yargeau

Chemical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Richard Leask

Chemical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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