We innovate soft materials and electronics

Key considerations for human sustainability involve physiological health, and access to food and clean water. However, next generation technologies will demand materials with new properties that are both modern and sustainable. The Crawford Lab designs soft materials for advanced applications with sustainability in mind, wherein each new and existing research topic factors in key features like a material’s life cycle and origin. Outcomes from these efforts will enable development of responsible materials that meet the design needs for a wide range of applications from wearable and implantable devices for human health monitoring to thin films for food packaging and filtration.