Welcome to the Brook Group
Silicon-derived polymers, including silicones and silica, are technologically important materials used widely in commerce. However, most current synthetic routes provide little control over the types of silicones formed or, therefore, their behavior. Our research focuses on the development of improved syntheses of explicit silicones that will expand the availability of well-defined interfaces. Our research increasingly focuses on incorporating natural materials into silicones, with the resulting products being more sustainable and possessing really interesting properties, including energy absorption, thermal stability and biocompatibility.
McMaster
University
Department
of
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Mike Brook's Exit Lecture - An Invitation (Jan. 24, 2025; 14:30)
Having retired from teaching in July 2024, I thought it would
be useful to look back at what we have accomplished in the
lab. I invite you to the lecture in person, on Zoom (see the
attached link)
or a couple of weeks later on YouTube (I will post the link
when available).
2023 Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding
Achievement
2019-21
Faculty
of Science Chair in Sustainable Silicone Polymers
2017
Winner
of Macromolecular Engineering and Science Award
2016 Winner of the Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry
News
See our work on Biodegradable
Silicones
Soybean
Oil Sustainable Silicones
Vitamins
and Antioxidants in Silicones (Hot Paper)
Sugar
Silicone Energy Absorbers
Underwater
Silicone Cure
Dissolving Rubber Tires