{"id":5,"date":"2020-01-15T13:20:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T18:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/mesostructured-materials-devices-lab\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:51:58","slug":"mesostructured-materials-devices-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to the Mesostructured Materials and Devices Lab<\/h2>\n<p><span>In the Mesostructured Materials and Devices (MeMaD) research group, we are interested in the interplay of functional materials and structures with features sizes from the nano- to the micron-scale, with focus on spatially controlled and nanoconfined synthesis. Motivated by<\/span> nature, where nanoscale compartmentalization of chemical reactions leads to exceptional selectivity and efficiency, we strive to integrate and organize functional domains into multiscale hierarchical architectures that generate higher order functions with precise regulation, rapid response, and unparalleled system performance. To enable such complex materials architectures, we innovate and address knowledge gaps in bottom-up fabrication methods through understanding and exploiting fundamental phenomena and processes of complex fluids and gels, polymer self-assembly, nanoconfinement, and electrochemistry.\u00a0The slideshow below depicts core areas of our research:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container werner-lab-research-highlight-slideshow-2024 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-583\" data-slideshow-name=\"werner-lab-research-highlight-slideshow-2024\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-583\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-583_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202409826\"><img src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2026\/01\/EPoN-636x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-583_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D4MH00797B\"><img src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2026\/01\/PANDAEPoN-636x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-583_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsnano.4c04394\"><img src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2026\/01\/xBCPSIT-636x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-583_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202209694\"><img src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2026\/01\/HIPI-636x343.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-583\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>We gratefully acknowledge current support from<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/NSF-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-453 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/NSF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/NSF-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/NSF.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/11\/DARPA-YFA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-568 alignnone\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/Army-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/Army-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/Army-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/Army-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/Army-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/Army-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/Army.png 1033w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2025\/05\/ARL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-742\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We thank our prior funders:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/TRI-scaled-e1747228211501-636x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-455 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/TRI-scaled-e1747228211501-636x207.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/TRI-scaled-e1747228211501-1024x333.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/TRI-scaled-e1747228211501-768x250.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/TRI-scaled-e1747228211501-1536x499.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/TRI-scaled-e1747228211501-2048x666.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wernerlab\/files\/2023\/02\/COE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-452 size-full alignnone\" width=\"388\" height=\"68\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Mesostructured Materials and Devices Lab In the Mesostructured Materials and Devices (MeMaD) research group, we are interested in the interplay of functional materials and structures with features sizes from the nano- to the micron-scale, with focus on spatially controlled and nanoconfined synthesis. Motivated by nature, where nanoscale compartmentalization of chemical reactions leads [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17291,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":832,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wernerlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}