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Our research program covers a broad range of disciplines. The research themes include polymer and materials science, nanoscience, self-assembly, gels, and biomaterials. We are actively involved in microfluidics and 3D printing research.

Latest news

October 21, 2026

Publications

Big congrats to Yuhang, Junjie, and Xiao with a paper "Diffusive and Advective Transport in Structurally Anisotropic Fibrous Hydrogels", just accepted for publication in PNAS!

October 12, 2026

Publications

Big congrats to Xiao and Yuhang  with a paper "Structural Anisotropy Governs Mechanical Response of Fibrous Hydrogel to Multiaxial Spherically-Symmetric Deformation" accepted for publication in Science Advances!

July 29, 2026

Publications

Big congrats to Turar, Irina and Ben with a paper "A Modular Platform for In-Flow Synthesis and Characterization of Upconverting Nanoparticles", accepted for publication in Lab on a Chip!

July 13, 2026

News

Huge congratulations to Yulia with a 2026-27 Queen Elizabeth II/Edwin Walter and Margery Warren Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology!

July 9, 2026

Publications

Big congrats to Taylor and Irina  with a paper on oxidative etching, just accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition!

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Eugenia Kumacheva's Polymers, Interfaces and Materials Science Group

Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
80 St. George Street,
Room LM 627
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 3H6, CANADA
Tel/Fax: 416-978-3576

eugenia[dot]kumacheva[at]utoronto[dot]ca