Who we are
The people behind the lab
A multidisciplinary group of chemists, materials scientists, and engineers investigating how molecular crystals move, sense, and adapt.
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Who we are
A multidisciplinary group of chemists, materials scientists, and engineers investigating how molecular crystals move, sense, and adapt.
Research Scientists
Research Scientist
Patrick investigates mechanically responsive organic crystals and solid-state molecular reactivity. His work explores how crystals bend, twist, and repair under external stimuli.
Crystalline molecular machines, solid-state photochemistry, self-healing materials
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Self-healing crystalline actuators.
Cryogenically Self-Healing Organic Crystals
Ding, Chengde; Tang, Baolei; Zhou, Yuxing; Jin, Bowen; Commins, Patrick; Al-Handawi, Marieh B.; Li, Liang; Naumov, Panče; Zhang, Hongyu
Atomistic Understanding of Self-Healing of a Ferroelastic Crystal
Fahim, Zarif; Commins, Patrick; Li, Liang; Naumov, Panče; Zhu, Qiang
Green-Synthesized Single-Benzene Fluorophores Exhibiting Room-Temperature Phosphorescence and Solid-State Fluorescence for Biological and Optical Applications
Kramp, Maximilian; Karothu, Durga Prasad; Zschommler, Juan Camilo; Commins, Patrick; Prestel, Thomas; Ibl, Verena; Naumov, Panče; Müller, Carolin; Schramm, Stefan
Self-Healing Crystals
Commins, Patrick; Al-Handawi, Marieh B.; Naumov, Panče*
Flexible Organic Crystals for Light Delivery in Biological Tissues
Lan, Linfeng; Pan, Xiuhong; Commins, Patrick; Li, Liang; Catalano, Luca; Yan, Dongmei; Xiong, Haonan; Wang, Chenguang*; Naumov, Panče*; Zhang, Hongyu*
Natural Product Isolation of the Extract of Cleome rupicola Fruits Exhibiting Antioxidant Activity
Gambrill, Yumi; Commins, Patrick*; Schramm, Stefan; Lui, Nathan M.; AlNeyadi, Shaikha S.; Naumov, Panče*
Ferroelastic Control of the Multicolor Emission from a Triply Doped Organic Crystal
Commins, Patrick; Al-Handawi, Marieh B.; Deger, Caner; Polavaram, Srujana; Yavuz, Ilhan; Rezgui, Rachid; Li, Liang; Houk, K. N.*; Naumov, Panče*
Ferroelastic Ionic Organic Crystals that Self-Heal to 95%
Al-Handawi, Marieh B.; Commins, Patrick; Dalaq, Ahmed S.; Santos-Florez, Pedro S.; Polavaram, Srujana; Didier, Pascal; Karothu, Durga Prasad; Zhu, Qiang; Daqaq, Mohammed; Li, Liang*; Naumov, Panče*
A Self-Healing Crystal that Repairs Multiple Cracks
Pathan, Javed R.; Balan, Haripriya; Commins, Patrick; Ravi, Arthi; Al-Handawi, Marieh B.; Hou, Cheng-Yi Ian; Naumov, Panče*; Sureshan, Kana M.
Current Trends and Advancements in Crystallization and Single-Crystal Structural Analysis of Small Molecules
Xiao, Yuntian; Wua, Chuanhua; Zhou, Ling; Commins, Patrick; Li, Liang*; Naumov, Panče*; Yin, Qiuxiang*