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Dr Nathaniel Corrigan

Dr Nathaniel Corrigan

Lecturer

PhD (Polymer Science/Chemical Engineering) & Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering, Hons. 1)

Engineering
School of Chemical Engineering

Dr Nathaniel (Nat) Corrigan is a ARC DECRA fellow working in the Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) and the Australian Centre for Nanomedicine (ACN) in the School of Chemical Engineering at UNSW. His research focuses on the use of light in macromolecular synthesis, with a particular focus on new methods for polymer synthesis. Dr. Corrigan has expertise in flow mediated photochemical reactions, reaction design for photopolymerization, and controlling polymer molecular weight distributions, and has also pioneered the application of reversible deactivation radical polymerization to 3D printing, via the use of ultra-fast PET-RAFT polymerization and other ultra-fast photoinduced 3D printing processes. These processes enable the production of advanced macromolecular materials via more streamlined and highly accessible approaches.

PhD Projects are available.
E-mail
n.corrigan@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Gmedhin H; Schaefer S; Corrigan N; Wu P; Gu Z; Lenardon MD; Boyer C, 2025, 'Effect of Defined Block Sequence Terpolymers on Antifungal Activity and Biocompatibility', Macromolecular Bioscience, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202400429
    Journal articles | 2025
    Hakobyan K; Ishizuka F; Corrigan N; Xu J; Zetterlund PB; Prescott SW; Boyer C, 2025, 'RAFT Polymerization for Advanced Morphological Control: From Individual Polymer Chains to Bulk Materials', Advanced Materials, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202412407
    Journal articles | 2025
    Michelas M; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2025, '3D printing via polymerization-induced microphase separation using acrylate macromonomers instead of macroRAFT agents', Polymer Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5py00226e
    Journal articles | 2024
    Aquib M; Schaefer S; Gmedhin H; Corrigan N; Bobrin VA; Boyer C, 2024, 'Shape matters: Effect of amphiphilic polymer topology on antibacterial activity and hemocompatibility', European Polymer Journal, 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.112698
    Journal articles | 2024
    Bobrin VA; Hackbarth HG; Bonsu JO; Yao Y; Bedford NM; Kundu D; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2024, 'Microphase Separation 3D Printing of Binary Inorganic Polymer Precursors to Prepare Nanostructured Carbon-Ceramic Multimaterials', Advanced Materials Technologies, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202400337
    Journal articles | 2024
    Bobrin VA; Hackbarth HG; Yao Y; Kundu D; Bedford NM; Kuchel RP; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2024, 'Design and 3D Printing of Polyacrylonitrile-Derived Nanostructured Carbon Architectures', Small Science, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300275
    Journal articles | 2024
    Corrigan N; Li X; Zhang J; Boyer C, 2024, 'Xolography for the Production of Polymeric Multimaterials', Advanced Materials Technologies, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202400162
    Journal articles | 2024
    Corrigan N; Mutch AL; Boyer C; Thickett SC, 2024, '3D printing polymerizable eutectics via RAFT polymerization', RSC Applied Polymers, 2, pp. 914 - 925, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4lp00144c
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lee K; Mata J; Bobrin VA; Kundu D; Peterson VK; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2024, '3D Printing Highly Efficient Ion-Exchange Materials via a Polyelectrolyte Microphase Separation Strategy', Small Science, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202400019
    Journal articles | 2024
    Mutch AL; Nahar Y; Bissember AC; Corrigan N; Boyer C; Oh XY; Truong VX; Thickett SC, 2024, '“Dissolve-on-Demand” 3D Printed Materials: Polymerizable Eutectics for Generating High Modulus, Thermoresponsive and Photoswitchable Eutectogels', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202400268
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schaefer S; Corrigan N; Brunke S; Lenardon MD; Boyer C, 2024, 'Combatting Fungal Infections: Advances in Antifungal Polymeric Nanomaterials', Biomacromolecules, 25, pp. 5670 - 5701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00866
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schaefer S; Melodia D; Corrigan N; Lenardon MD; Boyer C, 2024, 'Effect of Star Topology Versus Linear Polymers on Antifungal Activity and Mammalian Cell Toxicity', Macromolecular Bioscience, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300452
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schaefer S; Melodia D; Pracey C; Corrigan N; Lenardon MD; Boyer C, 2024, 'Mimicking Charged Host-Defense Peptides to Tune the Antifungal Activity and Biocompatibility of Amphiphilic Polymers', Biomacromolecules, 25, pp. 871 - 889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01038
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schaefer S; Vij R; Sprague JL; Austermeier S; Dinh H; Judzewitsch PR; Müller-Loennies S; Lopes Silva T; Seemann E; Qualmann B; Hertweck C; Scherlach K; Gutsmann T; Cain AK; Corrigan N; Gresnigt MS; Boyer C; Lenardon MD; Brunke S, 2024, 'A synthetic peptide mimic kills Candida albicans and synergistically prevents infection', Nature Communications, 15, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50491-x
    Journal articles | 2024
    Shi X; Yao Y; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2024, 'Polymerization Induced Microphase Separation of ABC Triblock Copolymers for 3D Printing Nanostructured Materials', Small, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202305268
    Journal articles | 2024
    Xiu Y; Bobrin VA; Corrigan N; Yao Y; Zhang J; Boyer C, 2024, 'Engineering internal nanostructure in 3D-printed materials via polymer molecular weight distribution', Journal of Polymer Science, 62, pp. 766 - 776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230634
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bobrin VA; Hackbarth HG; Yao Y; Bedford NM; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2023, 'Customized Nanostructured Ceramics via Microphase Separation 3D Printing', Advanced Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304734
    Journal articles | 2023
    Corrigan N; Shi X; Boyer C, 2023, 'Diblock Copolymer Stabilized Liquid Metal Nanoparticles: Particle Settling Behavior and Application to 3D Printing', ACS Macro Letters, 12, pp. 241 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00638
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lee K; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2023, 'Polymerization Induced Microphase Separation for the Fabrication of Nanostructured Materials', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202307329
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lee K; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2023, 'Polymerization Induced Microphase Separation for the Fabrication of Nanostructured Materials', Angewandte Chemie, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202307329
    Journal articles | 2023
    Melodia D; Bhadra A; Lee K; Kuchel R; Kundu D; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2023, '3D Printed Solid Polymer Electrolytes with Bicontinuous Nanoscopic Domains for Ionic Liquid Conduction and Energy Storage', Small, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202206639
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wu Z; Zhang T; Shi X; Corrigan N; Ng G; Boyer C, 2023, 'Innentitelbild: Photo‐RAFT Polymerization for Hydrogel Synthesis through Barriers and Development of Light‐Regulated Healable Hydrogels under NIR Irradiation (Angew. Chem. 25/2023)', Angewandte Chemie, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202306112
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wu Z; Zhang T; Shi X; Corrigan N; Ng G; Boyer C, 2023, 'Inside Cover: Photo‐RAFT Polymerization for Hydrogel Synthesis through Barriers and Development of Light‐Regulated Healable Hydrogels under NIR Irradiation (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 25/2023)', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202306112
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wu Z; Zhang T; Shi X; Corrigan N; Ng G; Boyer C, 2023, 'Photo-RAFT Polymerization for Hydrogel Synthesis through Barriers and Development of Light-Regulated Healable Hydrogels under NIR Irradiation', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202302451
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wu Z; Zhang T; Shi X; Corrigan N; Ng G; Boyer C, 2023, 'Photo‐RAFT Polymerization for Hydrogel Synthesis through Barriers and Development of Light‐Regulated Healable Hydrogels under NIR Irradiation', Angewandte Chemie, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202302451
    Journal articles | 2023
    Xiu Y; Bobrin VA; Corrigan N; Zhang J; Boyer C, 2023, 'Effect of Macromolecular Structure on Phase Separation Regime in 3D Printed Materials', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202300236
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bobrin VA; Lee K; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Nanostructure Control in 3D Printed Materials', Advanced Materials, 34, pp. e2107643 - e2107643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202107643
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bobrin VA; Yao Y; Shi X; Xiu Y; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Nano- to macro-scale control of 3D printed materials via polymerization induced microphase separation', Nature Communications, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31095-9
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bobrin VA; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'The Emergence of Reversible–Deactivation Radical Polymerization in 3D Printing', Advanced Materials Technologies, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202201054
    Journal articles | 2022
    Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, '3D Printing and In Situ Surface Modification via Type I Photoinitiated Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/63538
    Journal articles | 2022
    Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Living in the Moment: A Mathematically Verified Approach for Molecular Weight Distribution Analysis and Application to Data Storage', Macromolecules, 55, pp. 8960 - 8969, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00945
    Journal articles | 2022
    Jung K; Corrigan N; Wong EHH; Boyer C, 2022, 'Bioactive Synthetic Polymers', Advanced Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202105063
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lee K; Shang Y; Bobrin VA; Kuchel R; Kundu D; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, '3D Printing Nanostructured Solid Polymer Electrolytes with High Modulus and Conductivity', Advanced Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202204816
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shi X; Bobrin VA; Yao Y; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Designing Nanostructured 3D Printed Materials by Controlling Macromolecular Architecture', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202206272
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shi X; Bobrin VA; Yao Y; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Designing Nanostructured 3D Printed Materials by Controlling Macromolecular Architecture', Angewandte Chemie, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202206272
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shi X; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Controlling mechanical properties of 3D printed polymer composites through photoinduced reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization', Polymer Chemistry, 13, pp. 44 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1py01283e
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wu C; Corrigan N; Lim CH; Liu W; Miyake G; Boyer C, 2022, 'Rational Design of Photocatalysts for Controlled Polymerization: Effect of Structures on Photocatalytic Activities', Chemical Reviews, 122, pp. 5476 - 5518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00409
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wu Z; Fang W; Wu C; Corrigan N; Zhang T; Xu S; Boyer C, 2022, 'An aqueous photo-controlled polymerization under NIR wavelengths: synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles through thick barriers', Chemical Science, 13, pp. 11519 - 11532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc03952d
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'A Photoinduced Dual-Wavelength Approach for 3D Printing and Self-Healing of Thermosetting Materials', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202114111
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'A Photoinduced Dual‐Wavelength Approach for 3D Printing and Self‐Healing of Thermosetting Materials', Angewandte Chemie, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202114111
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Frontispiece: A Photoinduced Dual‐Wavelength Approach for 3D Printing and Self‐Healing of Thermosetting Materials', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202281161
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2022, 'Frontispiz: A Photoinduced Dual‐Wavelength Approach for 3D Printing and Self‐Healing of Thermosetting Materials', Angewandte Chemie, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202281161
    Journal articles | 2021
    Corrigan N; Ciftci M; Jung K; Boyer C, 2021, 'Gesteuerte Reaktionsorthogonalität in der Polymer‐ und Materialwissenschaft', Angewandte Chemie, 133, pp. 1774 - 1809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201912001
    Journal articles | 2021
    Corrigan N; Ciftci M; Jung K; Boyer C, 2021, 'Mediating Reaction Orthogonality in Polymer and Materials Science', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 60, pp. 1748 - 1781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201912001
    Journal articles | 2021
    Corrigan N; Trujillo FJ; Xu J; Moad G; Hawker CJ; Boyer C, 2021, 'Divergent Synthesis of Graft and Branched Copolymers through Spatially Controlled Photopolymerization in Flow Reactors', Macromolecules, 54, pp. 3430 - 3446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02715
    Journal articles | 2021
    Judzewitsch PR; Corrigan N; Wong EHH; Boyer C, 2021, 'Photo-Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Polymers Containing an Embedded Photosensitiser', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 60, pp. 24248 - 24256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202110672
    Journal articles | 2021
    Judzewitsch PR; Corrigan N; Wong EHH; Boyer C, 2021, 'Photo‐Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Polymers Containing an Embedded Photosensitiser', Angewandte Chemie, 133, pp. 24450 - 24458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202110672
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lee K; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2021, 'Frontispiece: Rapid High‐Resolution 3D Printing and Surface Functionalization via Type I Photoinitiated RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202181662
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lee K; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2021, 'Frontispiz: Rapid High‐Resolution 3D Printing and Surface Functionalization via Type I Photoinitiated RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie, 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202181662
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lee K; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2021, 'Rapid High-Resolution 3D Printing and Surface Functionalization via Type I Photoinitiated RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 60, pp. 8839 - 8850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202016523
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lee K; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2021, 'Rapid High‐Resolution 3D Printing and Surface Functionalization via Type I Photoinitiated RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie, 133, pp. 8921 - 8932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202016523
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lu P; Ahn D; Yunis R; Delafresnaye L; Corrigan N; Boyer C; Barner-Kowollik C; Page ZA, 2021, 'Wavelength-selective light-matter interactions in polymer science', Matter, 4, pp. 2172 - 2229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2021.03.021
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shi X; Zhang J; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2021, 'PET-RAFT facilitated 3D printable resins with multifunctional RAFT agents', Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 5, pp. 2271 - 2282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0qm00961j
    Journal articles | 2021
    Xu S; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2021, 'Forced gradient copolymerisation: A simplified approach for polymerisation-induced self-assembly', Polymer Chemistry, 12, pp. 57 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0py00889c
    Journal articles | 2021
    Xu S; Trujillo FJ; Xu J; Boyer C; Corrigan N, 2021, 'Influence of Molecular Weight Distribution on the Thermoresponsive Transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202100212
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang L; Ng G; Kapoor-Kaushik N; Shi X; Corrigan N; Webster R; Jung K; Boyer C, 2021, '2D Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets as Multidimensional Photocatalysts for Functional Materials', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 60, pp. 22664 - 22671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202107457
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang L; Ng G; Kapoor‐Kaushik N; Shi X; Corrigan N; Webster R; Jung K; Boyer C, 2021, '2D Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets as Multidimensional Photocatalysts for Functional Materials', Angewandte Chemie, 133, pp. 22846 - 22853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202107457
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang L; Shi X; Zhang Z; Kuchel RP; Namivandi-Zangeneh R; Corrigan N; Jung K; Liang K; Boyer C, 2021, 'Porphyrinic Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for PET-RAFT Polymerization and Stereolithography', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 60, pp. 5489 - 5496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202014208
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang L; Shi X; Zhang Z; Kuchel RP; Namivandi‐Zangeneh R; Corrigan N; Jung K; Liang K; Boyer C, 2021, 'Porphyrinic Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for PET‐RAFT Polymerization and Stereolithography', Angewandte Chemie, 133, pp. 5549 - 5556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202014208
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2021, 'Effect of Thiocarbonylthio Compounds on Visible-Light-Mediated 3D Printing', Macromolecules, 54, pp. 1170 - 1182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02691
    Journal articles | 2020
    Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2020, 'In the Limelight: 2D and 3D Materials via Photo-Controlled Radical Polymerization', Trends in Chemistry, 2, pp. 689 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2020.05.001
    Journal articles | 2020
    Corrigan N; Jung K; Boyer C, 2020, 'Merging New Organoborane Chemistry with Living Radical Polymerization', Chem, 6, pp. 1212 - 1214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2020.05.021
    Journal articles | 2020
    Corrigan N; Jung K; Moad G; Hawker CJ; Matyjaszewski K; Boyer C, 2020, 'Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (Controlled/living radical polymerization): From discovery to materials design and applications', Progress in Polymer Science, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2020.101311
    Journal articles | 2020
    Judzewitsch PR; Corrigan N; Trujillo F; Xu J; Moad G; Hawker CJ; Wong EHH; Boyer C, 2020, 'High-Throughput Process for the Discovery of Antimicrobial Polymers and Their Upscaled Production via Flow Polymerization', Macromolecules, 53, pp. 631 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02207
    Journal articles | 2020
    Jung K; Corrigan N; Ciftci M; Xu J; Seo SE; Hawker CJ; Boyer C, 2020, 'Designing with Light: Advanced 2D, 3D, and 4D Materials', Advanced Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201903850
    Journal articles | 2020
    Liu K; Corrigan N; Postma A; Moad G; Boyer C, 2020, 'A comprehensive platform for the design and synthesis of polymer molecular weight distributions', Macromolecules, 53, pp. 8867 - 8882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01954
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu C; Chen H; Corrigan N; Jung K; Kan X; Li Z; Liu W; Xu J; Boyer C, 2020, 'Computer-Guided Discovery of a pH-Responsive Organic Photocatalyst and Application for pH and Light Dual-Gated Polymerization', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, pp. 8207 - 8220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b01096
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zaquen N; Rubens M; Corrigan N; Xu J; Zetterlund PB; Boyer C; Junkers T, 2020, 'Polymer Synthesis in Continuous Flow Reactors', Progress in Polymer Science, 107, pp. 101256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2020.101256
    Journal articles | 2019
    Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2019, '100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Photochemical Reaction Orthogonality in Modern Macromolecular Science', ACS Macro Letters, 8, pp. 812 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00292
    Journal articles | 2019
    Corrigan N; Xu J; Boyer C; Allonas X, 2019, 'Exploration of the PET-RAFT Initiation Mechanism for Two Commonly Used Photocatalysts', ChemPhotoChem, 3, pp. 1193 - 1199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cptc.201800182
    Journal articles | 2019
    Corrigan N; Yeow J; Judzewitsch P; Xu J; Boyer C, 2019, 'Seeing the Light: Advancing Materials Chemistry through Photopolymerization', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 58, pp. 5170 - 5189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201805473
    Journal articles | 2019
    Corrigan N; Yeow J; Judzewitsch P; Xu J; Boyer C, 2019, 'Seeing the Light: Advancing Materials Chemistry through Photopolymerization', Angewandte Chemie, 131, pp. 5224 - 5243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201805473
    Journal articles | 2019
    Corrigan N; Zhernakov L; Hashim MH; Xu J; Boyer C, 2019, 'Flow mediated metal-free PET-RAFT polymerisation for upscaled and consistent polymer production', Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 4, pp. 1216 - 1228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9re00014c
    Journal articles | 2019
    Huang Z; Corrigan N; Lin S; Boyer C; Xu J, 2019, 'Upscaling single unit monomer insertion to synthesize discrete oligomers', Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 57, pp. 1947 - 1955, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.29330
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wu C; Corrigan N; Lim CH; Jung K; Zhu J; Miyake G; Xu J; Boyer C, 2019, 'Guiding the Design of Organic Photocatalyst for PET-RAFT Polymerization: Halogenated Xanthene Dyes', Macromolecules, 52, pp. 236 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02517
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zaquen N; Kadir AMNBPHA; Iasa A; Corrigan N; Junkers T; Zetterlund PB; Boyer C, 2019, 'Rapid Oxygen Tolerant Aqueous RAFT Photopolymerization in Continuous Flow Reactors', Macromolecules, 52, pp. 1609 - 1619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02628
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Bagheri A; Jin J; Boyer C, 2019, 'A Versatile 3D and 4D Printing System through Photocontrolled RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 58, pp. 17954 - 17963, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201912608
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Bagheri A; Jin J; Boyer C, 2019, 'A Versatile 3D and 4D Printing System through Photocontrolled RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie, 131, pp. 18122 - 18131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201912608
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Bagheri A; Jin J; Boyer C, 2019, 'Frontispiece: A Versatile 3D and 4D Printing System through Photocontrolled RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201985061
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhang Z; Corrigan N; Bagheri A; Jin J; Boyer C, 2019, 'Frontispiz: A Versatile 3D and 4D Printing System through Photocontrolled RAFT Polymerization', Angewandte Chemie, 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201985061
    Journal articles | 2018
    Chu Y; Corrigan N; Wu C; Boyer C; Xu J, 2018, 'A Process for Well-Defined Polymer Synthesis through Textile Dyeing Inspired Catalyst Immobilization', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 15245 - 15253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03726
    Journal articles | 2018
    Corrigan N; Manahan R; Lew ZT; Yeow J; Xu J; Boyer C, 2018, 'Copolymers with Controlled Molecular Weight Distributions and Compositional Gradients through Flow Polymerization', Macromolecules, 51, pp. 4553 - 4563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00673
    Journal articles | 2018
    Huang Z; Noble BB; Corrigan N; Chu Y; Satoh K; Thomas DS; Hawker CJ; Moad G; Kamigaito M; Coote ML; Boyer C; Xu J, 2018, 'Discrete and Stereospecific Oligomers Prepared by Sequential and Alternating Single Unit Monomer Insertion', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, pp. 13392 - 13406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b08386
    Journal articles | 2018
    Li G; Feng W; Corrigan N; Boyer C; Wang X; Xu J, 2018, 'Precise synthesis of poly(: N -acryloyl amino acid) through photoinduced living polymerization', Polymer Chemistry, 9, pp. 2733 - 2745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8py00366a
    Journal articles | 2017
    Corrigan N; Almasri A; Taillades W; Xu J; Boyer C, 2017, 'Controlling Molecular Weight Distributions through Photoinduced Flow Polymerization', Macromolecules, 50, pp. 8438 - 8448, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01890
    Journal articles | 2016
    Boyer C; Corrigan NA; Jung K; Nguyen D; Nguyen TK; Adnan NNM; Oliver S; Shanmugam S; Yeow J, 2016, 'Copper-mediated living radical polymerization (atom transfer radical polymerization and copper(0) mediated polymerization): From fundamentals to bioapplications', Chemical Reviews, 116, pp. 1803 - 1949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00396
    Journal articles | 2016
    Corrigan N; Rosli D; Jones JWJ; Xu J; Boyer C, 2016, 'Oxygen Tolerance in Living Radical Polymerization: Investigation of Mechanism and Implementation in Continuous Flow Polymerization', Macromolecules, 49, pp. 6779 - 6789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01306
    Journal articles | 2016
    Corrigan N; Shanmugam S; Xu J; Boyer C, 2016, 'ChemInform Abstract: Photocatalysis in Organic and Polymer Synthesis', ChemInform, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201652464
    Journal articles | 2016
    Corrigan N; Shanmugam S; Xu J; Boyer C, 2016, 'Photocatalysis in organic and polymer synthesis', Chemical Society Reviews, 45, pp. 6165 - 6212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6cs00185h
    Journal articles | 2016
    Corrigan N; Xu J; Boyer C, 2016, 'A Photoinitiation System for Conventional and Controlled Radical Polymerization at Visible and NIR Wavelengths', Macromolecules, 49, pp. 3274 - 3285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00542
    Journal articles | 2016
    Yeow J; Shanmugam S; Corrigan N; Kuchel RP; Xu J; Boyer C, 2016, 'A polymerization-induced self-assembly approach to nanoparticles loaded with singlet oxygen generators', Macromolecules, 49, pp. 7277 - 7285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01581
    Journal articles | 2014
    Xu J; Jung K; Corrigan NA; Boyer C, 2014, 'Aqueous photoinduced living/controlled polymerization: Tailoring for bioconjugation', Chemical Science, 5, pp. 3568 - 3575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4sc01309c
  • Preprints | 2023
    Schaefer S; Melodia D; Corrigan N; Lenardon M; Boyer C, 2023, Mimicking charged host-defence peptides to tune antifungal activity and biocompatibility of amphiphilic polymers, http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-9c9xg
    Preprints | 2023
    Schaefer S; Vij R; Sprague J; Austermeier S; Dinh H; Judzewitsch P; Seemann E; Qualmann B; Cain A; Corrigan N; Gresnigt M; Boyer C; Lenardon M; Brunke S, 2023, A synthetic peptide mimic killsCandida albicansand synergistically prevents infection, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.25.559234
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Corrigan N; Boyer C, 2019, 'Flow-mediated PET-RAFT polymerization for upscaled and consistent polymer production', in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, CA, San Diego, presented at Fall National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), CA, San Diego, 25 August 2019 - 29 August 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000525061504292&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Xu J; Shanmugam S; Corrigan NA; Boyer C, 2014, 'Catalyst-Free Visible Light-Induced RAFT Photopolymerization', in Matyjaszewski K; Sumerlin BS; Tsarevsky NV; Chiefari J (eds.), CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION, VOL 1: MECHANISMS, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, San Francisco, CA, pp. 247 - 267, presented at American-Chemical-Society Symposium on Controlled Radical Polymerization, San Francisco, CA, 10 August 2014 - 14 August 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2015-1187.ch013

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE240100917): Manufacturing Nanostructured Metallic Materials via 3D Printed Polymers

UNSW GROW Grant: Generating the First Mechanically Accurate Mock Artery for in vitro Stent Testing

ARC Discovery Project (DP210100094): Programming the Microstructure of 3D Printed Objects 

In 2020, I was recognized as a finalist of the prestigious Reaxys PhD prize for the best PhD thesis in the Chemical Sciences globally.

I am coauthor of >60 peer reviewed publications in leading high-impact journals in chemistry, chemical engineering, and polymer and materials science. His research focuses on the use of visible light for advanced manufacturing of polymeric materials, through flow-controlled systems and 3D printing.

polymer science, 3D printing, flow polymerization, photopolymerization, photochemistry

 

My research has been featured by in mainstream media, including stories related to 3D/4D printing of novel polymeric materials picked up by EurekAlert (AAAS, https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uons-n3p111819.php), Scimex (https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/new-3d-printing-technique-produces-living-4d-materials), as well as interviews with ABC radio. Additionally, Dr. Corrigan is a member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).