Victor Barinov
Industry Associate Professor
Applied Physics
- Phone: (718) 260-3661
- Email: vbarinov@duke.poly.edu
- Location: RH 640
- Website:
http://www.poly.edu/user/vbarinov

Education
National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
Doctor of Philosophy, Polymer Physics
Lviv State University, Ukraine
Master of Science, Optical Instruments and Spectroscopy
Courses Taught
Primary Teaching Area
- Polymer Physics and Organic Chemistry
Fall 2013 - PH6403 Physical Concepts of Polymer Nanocomposites
Credits: 3.00
Tuesday, 6:00 PM – 8:40 PM
This course presents fundamental aspects of polymer nanocomposites and updates on recent advancements and modern applications. Topics include nanostructured materials; assembly at interfaces; interactions on surfaces; properties of polymer nanocomposites; reliability; nanodevices.
Spring 2014 - PH3054 Introduction to Polymer Physics
Credits: 4.00
Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:50 PM
This course introduces polymer physics and its applications in engineering. The course includes natural and synthetic polymers, polymer assemblies, morphology and motion, mechanical and dielectric response, transitions and relaxations, time-temperature equivalence and superposition, yield and fracture, conducting polymers, optics of polymers, oriented structures, nanofibers, nanocomposites.
Prerequisite: CM1004 or CM1014; Co-requisite: PH2004 or PH2023
Research Interests
- Adhesion of Electroactive Hydrogels
- Electric Fields for Interface Separation and Cleaning
- Electrospinning of Nanofibers
- Polymer Mechanics
Event Participation
Professional Societies
- American Chemical Society
Patents
US Patent 8,342,831, Date of Patent: January 1, 2013, ()
CONTROLLED ELECTROSPINNING OF FIBERS, Victor Barinov, Kalle Levon
US Patent 8,282,873, Date of Patent: October 9, 2012, ()
CONTROLLED ELECTROSPINNING OF FIBERS, Victor Barinov, Kalle Levon
US Patent 8,241,458, Date of Patent: August 14, 2012, ()
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING GEL ADHESION STRENGTH, Victor Barinov, Robert Dabrowski, Kalle Levon