The Martinez Research Group interest lies in gaining a fundamental understanding of soft materials physics and then applying this knowledge to the development of functional structures for applications such as drug delivery, photonic materials, cell encapsulation, and chemical sensing. Soft materials are materials that are easily deformable by external stresses such as mechanical, electric, or magnetic fields, or even by thermal fluctuations. Examples of these materials include colloidal suspensions, complex fluids, polymer solutions, emulsions, and foams. Recent projects in our group include synthesis and encapsulation of bio-based phase change materials, fabrication of particles, the study of bilge water emulsions, and the development of PFAS-free firefighting foam formulations.

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