UMN MRSEC IRG 1 Publications

IRG-1 Publications resulting from PRIMARY MRSEC Support

2007

Abbas, S.; Li, Z.; Hassan, H.; Lodge, T.P. Thermoreversible Morphology Transitions of Poly(styrene-b-dimethylsiloxane) Diblock Copolymer Micelles in Dilute Solution. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 4048.

Abbas, S.; Lodge, T.P. Depletion Interactions: A New Control Parameter for the Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Micelles. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 99, 137802.

Bang, J.; Lodge, T.P. Effect of Shear on Poly(styrene-b-isoprene) Copolymer Micelles. Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, 2007 (submitted).

Bang, J.; Lodge, T.P. On the Selection of FCC and BCC Lattices in Poly(styrene-b-isoprene) Copolymer Micelles. Macromolecular Research, 2007 (in press).

Grzywacz, P.; Qin, J.; Morse, D.C. Renormalization of the One-Loop Theory of Fluctuations in Polymer Blends and Diblock Copolymer Melts. Phys. Rev. E, 2007, 76, 061802.

Jain, S.; Dyrdal, M.H.E.; Gong, X.; Scriven, L.E.; Bates, F.S. Lyotropic Phase Behavior pf Poly(ethylene oxide)-Poly(butadiene) Diblock Copolymers: Evolution of the Random Network Morphology. Macromolecules, 2007 (submitted).

Lan, Q.; Francis, L.F.; Bates, F.S. Silica Nanoparticle Dispersions in Homopolymer Versus Block Copolymer. J. Polm. Sci., Polym. Phys. 2007, 45, 2284.

Lynd, N.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. Effects of Polydispersity on the Order-Disorder Transition in Block Copolymer Melts. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 8050.

Lynd, N.A.; Hamilton, B.D.; Hillmyer, M.A. The Role of Polydispersity in the Lamellar Mesophase of Model Diblock Copolymers. J. Poly. Sci. Polym. Phys. 2007, 45, 3386.

Mahanthappa, M.K.; Lim, L.S.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Bates, F.S. Control of Mechanical Behavior in Polyolefin Composites: Integration of Glassy, Rubbery, and Semicrystalline Components. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 1585.

Meuler, A.J; Mahanthappa, M.K.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Bates, F.S. Synthesis of Monodisperse a-Hydroxy-Polystyrene in Hydrocarbon Media using a Functional Organolithium. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 760.

Pyun, A.; Bell, J.R.; Won, K.H.; Weon, B.M.; Seol, S.K.; Je, J.H.; Macosko, C.W. Synchrotron X-ray Microtomography for 3D Imaging of Polymer Blends. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 2029.

Ranjan, A.; Qin, J.; Morse, D.C. Linear Response and Stability of Ordered Phases of Block Copolymer Melts. Macromolecules, 2007 (in press).

Tyler, C.; Qin, J.; Bates, F.S.; Morse, D.C. SCFT Study of Non-Frustrated ABC Triblock Copolymer Melts. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 4654.

Wanamaker, C.L.; O'Leary, L.E.; Lynd, N.A.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Renewable Resource Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Polylactide and Polymenthide. Biomacromolecules, 2007, 8, 3634. (cross-referenced in Seed)

Won, Y.-Y.; Bates, F.S. Nonionic Block Copolymer Wormlike Micelles, in: Giant Micelles. Eds: Zana, R.; Kaler, E.W. 2007, CRC Press, New York.

Zhou, N.; Lodge, T.P.; Bates, F.S.; Burghardt, W. Shear Flow Behavior of a Dynamically Symmetric Polymeric Bicontinuous Microemulsion. J. Rheol. 2007, 51, 1027.

Zhu, Z.X.; Anacker, J.L.; Ji, S.X.; Hoye, T.R.; Macosko, C.W.; Prud'homme, R.K. Formation of Block Copolymer-Protected Nanoparticles via Reactive Impingement Mixing. Langmuir, 2007, 23, 10499.

2006

Abbas, S.; Lodge, T.P. Superlattice Formation in a Binary Mixture of Block Copolymer Micelles. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2006, 97, 097803.

Bang, J.; Jain, S.; Li, Z.; Lodge, T.P.; Pedersen, J.S.; Kesselman, E.; Talmon, Y. Sphere, Cylinder, and Vesicle Nano-Aggregates in Poly(styrene-b-isoprene) Diblock Copolymer Solutions. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 1199.

Edmonds, W.F.; Li, Z.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Disk Micelles from Nonionic Coil-Coil Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 4526.

Jain, S.; Gong, X; Scriven, L.E.; Bates, F.S. Disordered Network State in Hydrated Block Copolymer Surfactants. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2006, 96, 138304.

Li, Z.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Control of Structure in Multicompartment Micelles by Blending µ-ABC Star Terpolymers with AB Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 765.

Li, Z.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Laterally Nanostructured Vesicles, Polygonal Bilayer Sheets, and Segmented Wormlike Micelles. Nano Letters, 2006, 6, 1245.

Li, Z.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Morphologies of Multicompartment Micelles Formed by ABC Miktoarm Star Terpolymers. Langmuir, 2006, 22, 9409.

Phatak, A.; Lim, L.; Reaves, C.K.*; Bates, F.S. On the Toughness of Glassy-Semicrystalline Multiblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 6221. (*Summer 2005 REU Participant, Florida A&M)

Ranjan, A.; Morse, D.C. Landau Theory of the Orthorhombic Fddd Phase. Phys. Rev. E, 2006, 74, 011803.

Wu, L.; Lodge, T.P.; Bates, F.S. SANS Determination of Chain Conformation in Perpendicular-Aligned Undecablock Copolymer Lamellae. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 294.

Zhang, J.; Cole, P.J.; Nagpal, U.; Lodge, T.P.; Macosko, C.W. Direct Correlation between Adhesion Promotion and Coupling Reactions at Immiscible Polymer-Polymer Interfaces. J. Adhesion, 2006, 82, 887.

Zhang, J.; Lodge, T.P.; Macosko, C.W. Interfacial Slip Reduces Polymer-Polymer Adhesion During Coextrusion. J. Rheol. 2006, 50, 41.

Zhou, N.; Bates, F.S.; Lodge, T.P. Mesoporous Membrane Templated by a Polymeric Bicontinuous Microemulsion. Nano Letters, 2006, 6, 2354.

Zhou, N.; Lodge, T.P.; Bates, F.S. Influence of Conformational Asymmetry on the Phase Behavior of Ternary Homopolymer/Block Copolymer Blends around the Bicontinuous Microemulsion Channel. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 3979.

2005

Epps, III, T.H.; Chatterjee, J.; Bates, F.S. Homopolymer Blending in Triblock Copolymer Network Phases. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 8775.

Galloway, J.A.; Jeon, H.K.; Bell, J.R.; Macosko, C.W. Block Copolymer Compatabilization of Cocontinuous Polymer Blends. Polymer, 2005, 46, 183.

Gorghchian, P.P.; Frail, P.R.; Susumo, K.; Blessington, D.; Brannan, A.K.; Bates, F.S.; Chance, B.; Hammer, D.A.; Therien, M.J. Near-Infrared-Emmissive Polymersomes: Self-assembled Soft Matter for In Vivo Optical Imaging. PNAS, 2005, 102, 2922.

Ha, J.-M; Hillmyer, M.A.; Ward, M.D. Thermotropic Properties of Organic Nanocrystals Embedded in Ultrasmall Crystallization Chambers. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2005, 109, 1392.

Jeon, H.K.; Zhang, J.; Macosko, C.W. Premade vs. Reactively Formed Compatibilizers for PMMA/PS Melt Blends. Polymer, 2005, 46, 12422.

Kesselman, E.; Talmon, Y.; Bang, J.; Abbas, S.; Li, Z.; Lodge, T.P. Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging of Vesicles Formed by a Polystyrene-Polyisoprene Diblock Copolymer. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 6779.

Krishnan, K.; Bates, F.S.; Lodge, T.P. Shear Alignment of a Swollen Lamellar Phase of a Ternary Polymer Blend. J. Rheol. 2005, 49,1395.

Lodge, T.P.; Bang, J.; Li, Z.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Talmon, Y. Strategies for Controlling Intra- and Intermicellar Packing in Block Copolymer Solutions: Illustrating the Flexibility of the Self-Assembly Toolbox. Faraday Discuss. 2005, 128, 1.

Lodge, T.P.; Rasdal, A.; Li, Z.; Hillmyer, M.A. Simultaneous, Segregated Storage of Two Agents in a Multicompartment Micelle. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 17608.

Lynd, N.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. The Influence of Polydispersity on the Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 8803.

Mahanthappa, M.K.; Bates, F.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. Synthesis of ABA Triblock Copolymers by a Tandem ROMP-RAFT Strategy.Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 7890.

Park, M.-J.; Char, K.; Bang, J.;Lodge, T.P. Interplay Between Cubic and Hexagonal Phases in Block Copolymer Solutions. Langmuir, 2005, 21, 1403.

Park, M.-J.; Char, K.; Bang, J.; Lodge, T.P. The Order-Disorder Transition and Critical Micelle Temperature in Concentrated Block Copolymer Solutions. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 2449.

Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M.A. Nanochannel Array Plastics with Tailored Surface Chemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 13373.

Tyler, C.A.; Morse, D.C. Orthorhombic Fddd Network in Triblock and Diblock Copolymer Melts. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2005, 94, 208302.

Wu, L.; Lodge, T.P.; Bates, F.S. Effect of Block Number on Multiblock Copolymer Lamellae Alignment under Oscillatory Shear. J. Rheol. 2005, 49, 1231.

Zhang, J.; Lodge, T.P.; Macosko, C.W. Interfacial Morphology Development During a Polymer-Polymer Coupling Reaction. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 6586.

2004

Bang, J.; Lodge, T.P. A Long-Lived Metastable BCC Phase During Ordering of Micelles. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2004, 93, 245701.

Bang, J.; Viswanathan, K.; Lodge, T.P.; Park, M.-J.; Char, K. Temperature Dependent Micellar Structures in Poly(styrene-b-isoprene) Diblock Copolymer Solutions Near the Critical Micelle Temperature. J. Chem. Phys. 2004, 121, 11489.

Brannan, A.K.; Bates, F.S. ABCA Tetrablock Copolymer Vesicles. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 8816.

Davidock, D.A.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Mapping Large Regions of Diblock Copolymer Phase Space by Selective Chemical Modification. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 397.

Galloway, J.A.; Macosko, C.W. Comparison of Methods for the Detection of Cocontinuity in Polyethylene Oxide/Polystyrene Blends. Polym. Engr. Sci. 2004, 44, 714.

Ha, J.-M.; Wolf, J.H.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Ward, M.D. Polymorph Selectivity under Nanoscopic Confinement. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 3382.

Hillmyer, M.A.; Schmuhl, N.W.; Lodge, T.P. Fluorinated Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Combining Anionic Polymerization and Selective Polymer Modification. Macromol. Symp. 2004, 215, 51.

Jeon, H.K.; Macosko, C.W.; Moon, B.; Hoye, T.R. Coupling Reactions of End- vs. Mid-functional Polymers. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 2563.

Li, Z; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Synthesis and Characterization of Triptych µ-ABC Star Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 8933.

Li, Z.; Kasselman, E.; Talmon, Y.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Multicompartment Micelles from ABC Miktoarm Stars in Water. Science, 2004, 306, 98.

Lodge, T.P.; Bang, J.; Park, M.J.; Char, K. Origin of the Thermoreversible fcc/bcc Transition in Block Copolymer Solutions. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2004, 92, 145501.

Lodge, T.P.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Zhou, Z.; Talmon, Y. Access to the Superstrong Segregation Regime with Nonionic ABC Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6680.

Moore, N.T.; Lua, R.; Grosberg, A.Y. Topologically Driven Swelling of a Polymer Loop. PNAS, 2004, 101, 13431.

Park, M.-J.; Bang, J.; Harada, T.; Char, K.; Lodge, T.P. Epitaxial Transitions Among FCC, HCP, BCC, and Cylinder Phases in a Block Copolymer Solution. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 9064.

Wu, L.; Cochran, E.W.; Lodge, T.P.; Bates, F.S. Consequences of Block Number on the Order-Disorder Transition and Viscoelastic Properties of Linear (AB)_n Multiblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 3360.

Wu, L.; Lodge, T.P.; Bates, F.S. Bridge to Loop Transition in Shear Aligned Lamellae Forming Heptablock Copolymer. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 8184.

2003

Bang, J; Lodge, T.P. Mechanisms and Epitaxial Relationships between Close-Packed and BCC Lattices in Block Copolymer Solutions. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 12071.

Cole, P.J.; Cook, R.; Macosko, C.W. Adhesion between Immiscible Polymers Correlated with Interfacial Entanglements. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 2808.

Davidock, D.A.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Persistence of the Gyroid Morphology at Strong Segregation in Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 4682.

Harada, T.; Bates, F.S.; Lodge, T.P. Transverse Orientation of Lamellae and Cylinders by Solution Extrusion of a Pentablock Copolymer. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 5440.

Jain, S.; Bates, F.S. On the Origins of Morphological Complexity in Aqueous Dispersions of Block Copolymer Surfactants. Science, 2003, 300, 460.

Jeon, H.K.; Moon, B.; Hoye, T.R.; Macosko, C.W. Reactions at Polymer Polymer Interfaces for Blend Compatibilization. Soc. Plast. Eng. Tech. Pap. (ANTEC), 2003, 3784.

Lodge, T.P.; Bang, J.; Hanley, K.J.; Krocak, J.; Dahlquist, S.; Sujan, B.; Ott, J. The Origins of Anomalous Micellization in Diblock Copolymer Solutions. Langmuir,2003, 19, 2103.

Tyler, C.A.; Morse, D.C. Linear Elasticity of Cubic Phases in Block Copolymer Melts by Self Consistent Field Theory. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 3764.

Tyler, C.A.; Morse, D.C. Stress in Self-consistent Field Theory. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 8184.

Won, Y.-Y.; Davis, H.T.; Bates, F.S.Molecular Exchange in PEO-PB Micelles in Water. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 953.

Zhou, Z.; Li, Z.; Ren, Y.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Micellar Shape Change and Internal Segregation Induced by Chemical Modification of a Tryptych Block Copolymer Surfactant. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 10182.

2002

Bermudez, H.; Brannon, A.K.; Hammer, D.A.; Bates, F.S.; Discher, D.E. Molecular Weight Dependence of Polymersome Membrane Structure, Elasticity, and Stability. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 8203.

Burghardt, W.R.; Krishnan, K.; Bates, F.S.; Lodge, T.P. Linear Viscoelasticity of a Polymeric Bicontinuous Microemulsion. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 4210.

Caputo, F.E.; Burghardt, W.R.; Krishnan, K.; Bates, F.S.; Lodge, T.P. Time-Resolved SAXS Measurements of a Polymer Bicontinuous Microemulsion Structure Factorunder Shear. Phys. Rev. E. 2002, 66, 041401.

Discher, B.M.; Burmudez, H.; Hammer, D.A.; Discher, D.E.; Won,Y.-Y.; Bates, F.S. Crosslinked Polymerisome Membranes: Vesicles with Broadly Adjustable Properties. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 106, 2848.

Dormidontova, E.E. The Role of Competitive PEO-Water and Water-Water Hydrogen Bonding in Aqueous Solution PEO Behavior. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 987.

Galloway, J.A.; Montminy, M.D.; Macosko, C.W. Image Analysis for Interfacial Area and Cocontinuity Detection in Polymer Blends. Polymer, 2002, 43, 4715.

Krishnan, K.; Burghardt, W.R.; Bates, F.S.; Lodge, T.P. Transient Rheology of a Polymeric Bicontinuous Microemulsion. Langmuir, 2002, 8, 9676.

Lodge, T.P.; Bang, J.; Wang, X.; Brinker, K.L.; Burghardt, W.R. Thermoreversible, Epitaxial, Close-Packed ↔ BCC Transitions in Block Copolymer Solutions. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2002, 89, 215505.

Ren, Y.; Lodge, T.P.; Hillmyer, M.A. The Effect of Selective Perfluoroalkylation on the Segregation of Poly(styrene-b-1,2 butadiene) Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 3889.

Santore, M.M.; Discher, D.E.; Won, Y.-Y.; Bates, F.S.; Hammer, D.A. The Effect of Surfactant on Unilamellar Polymeric Vesicles: Altered Membrane Properties and Stability in the Limit of Weak Surfactant Partitioning. Langmuir, 2002, 18, 7299.

Schmidt, S.C.; Hillmyer, M.A. Morphological Behavior of Model Poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-b-Polylactide Block Copolymers. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 2002, 40, 2364.

Spitael, P.; Macosko, C.W.; Sahnoune, A. Extensional Rheology of Polypropylene and its Effect on Foaming of Thermoplastic Elastomers. Soc. Plast. Eng. Tech. Pap. (ANTEC), 2002, 1792.

Stepanek, P.; Morkved, T.L.; Krishnan, K.; Lodge, T.P.; Bates, F.S. Critical Phenomena in Binary and Ternary Polymer Blends. Physica A, 2002, 314, 411.

Won, Y.-Y.; Brannan, A.K.; Davis, H.T.; Bates, F.S. Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy (CryoTEM) of Micelles and Vesicles Formed in Water by Poly(ethyleneoxide)-Based Block Copolymers. J. Phys. Chem. B,2002, 106, 3354.

IRG-1 Publications resulting from PARTIAL MRSEC Support

2007

Chatterjee, J.; Jain, S.; Bates, F.S. Comprehensive Phase Behavior of Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 2882.

Kubo, T.; Parker, J.S.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Leighton, C. Characterization of Pattern Transfer in the Fabrication of Magnetic Nanostructure Arrays by Block Copolymer Lithography. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2007, 90, 233113-1.

Mahanthappa, M.K.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Bates, F.S. Mechanical Consequences of Molecular Composition on Failure in Polyolefin Composites Containing Glassy, Elastomeric, and Semicrystalline Components. Macromolecules (in press).

Schreck, K.M.; Hillmyer, M.A. Block Copolymers and Melt Blends of Polylactide with Nodax™ Microbial Polyesters: Preparation and Mechanical Properties. J. Biotechnology, 2007, 132, 295.

Switek, K.A.; Chang, K.; Bates, F.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. ABA Triblock Copolymers using a Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization/Macromolecular Chain Transfer Agent Approach. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2007, 45, 361.

2006

Bailey, T.S.; Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M.A. Routes to Alkene and Epoxide Functionalized Nanoporous Materials from Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-lactide) Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 8772.

Ghoroghchian, P.P; Lin, J.J; Brannan, A.K.; Frail, P.R.; Bates, F.S.; Therien, M.J.; Hammer, D.H. Quantitative Membrane Loading of Polymer Vesicles, Soft Matter, 2006, 2, 1.

Grosberg, A.Y.; Nechaev, S.; Tamm, M.; Vasilyev, O. How Long Does It Take to Pull an Ideal Polymer Into a Small Hole? Phys. Rev. Lett. 2006, 96, 228105.

Guo, S.; Rzayev, J.; Bailey, T.S.; Zalusky, A.S.; Olayo-Valles, R.; Hillmyer, M.A. Nanopore and Nanobushing Arrays from ABC Triblock Thin Films Containing Two Etchable Blocks. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 1719.

Hu, T.; Grosberg, A.Y.; Shklovskii, B.I. How Proteins Search for their Specific Sites on DNA: The Role of DNA Conformation. Biophys. J. 2006, 90, 2731.

Hu, T.; Grosberg, A.Y.; Shklovskii, B.I. The Suspension of Nanowires in a Weakly Conducting Medium. Phys. Rev. B, 2006, 73, 155434.

Kussell, E.; Leibler, S.; Grosberg, A.Y. Polymer-Population Mapping and Localization in the Space of Phenotypes. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2006, 97, 068101.

Liu, Y.; Nie, H.; Bansil, R.; Steinhart, M.; Bang, J.; Lodge, T.P. Kinetics of Disorder to FCC Phase Transition via an Intermediate BCC State. Phys. Rev. E. 2006, 73, 06183.

Lodge, T.P.; Taribagil, R.; Yoshida, T.; Hillmyer, M.A. SANS Evidence for the Crosslinking of Wormlike Micelles by a Model Hydrophobically Modified Polymer. Macromolecules, 2006, 40, 4728.

Lua, R.C.; Grosberg, A.Y. Statistics of Knots, Geometry of Conformations, and Evolution of Proteins. PLOS Comput. Biol. 2006, 2, e45.

Martin, S.A.; Kjaer, K.; Weygand, M.J.; Weissbuch, I.; Ward, M.D. Hydrogen-Bonded Monolayers and Interdigitated Multilayers at the Air-Water Interface. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 14292.

Moore, N.T.; Grosberg, A.Y. Abundance of Trivial Knots in Various Polymer Chain Models. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 2006, 39, 9081.

Rapaport, S.; Rabin, Y.; Grosberg, A.Y. Worm-Like Polymer Loops and Fourier Knots. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 2006, 39, L507.

2005

Hillmyer, M.A. Nanoporous Materials from Block Copolymer Precursors.Adv. Polym. Sci. 2005, 190, 137.

Koo, C.M.; Wu, L.; Lim. L.S.; Mahanthappa, M.K.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Bates, F.S. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Semicrystalline-Rubbery-Semicrystalline Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 6090.

Lin, J.L.; Bates, F.S.; Hammer, D.A.; Silas, J.A. On the Adhesion of Polymer Vesicles. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2005, 95, 026101.

Lua, R.C.; Grosberg, A.Y. First Passage Times and Asymmetry of DNA Translocation. Phys. Rev. E, 2005, 72, 061918.

Lua, R.C.; Grosberg, A.Y. On Practical Applicability of the Jarzynski Relation in Statistical Mechanics: a Pedagogical Example.J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 6805.

Lua, R.C.; Moore, N.T.; Grosberg, A.Y. Under-Knotted and Over-Knotted Polymers: 2. Compact Self-Avoiding Loops.In: Physical and Numerical Models in Knot Theory, including Applications to the Life Sciences, Series on Knots and Everything. Calvo, J.A.; Millet, K.C.; Rawdon, E.J.; Stasiak, A. (Editors), World Scientific, 2005, 36, 385.

Macosko, C.W.; Jeon, H.K.; Hoye, T.R. Reactions at Polymer-Polymer Interfaces for Blend Compatibilization. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2005, 30, 939.

Moore, N.T.; Grosberg, A.Y. Limits of Analogy Between Self-Avoidance and Topology-Driven Swelling of Polymer Loops. Phys. Rev. E, 2005, 72, 061803.

Moore, N.T.; Lua, R.C.; Grosberg, A.Y. Under-Knotted and Over-Knotted Polymers: 1. Unrestricted Loops.In: Physical and Numerical Models in Knot Theory, including Applications to the Life Sciences, Series on Knots and Everything. Calvo, J.A.; Millet, K.C.; Rawdon, E.J.; Stasiak, A. (Editors), World Scientific, 2005, 36, 363.

Olayo-Valles, R.; Guo, S.; Lund, M.S.; Leighton, C.; Hillmyer, M.A. Perpendicular Domain Orientation in Thin Films of Polystyrene-Polylactide Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 10101. (cross-referenced in IRG-3)

Shacklady, D.*; Lee, S.-O.; Ferlay, S.; Hosseini, M.W.; Ward, M.D. Translational Design and Bimodal Assembly of Charge-Assisted Hydrogen-Bonded Networks. Cryst. Growth. Des. 2005, 5, 995. (*2004 REU Participant, Clemson University)

Ward, M.D. Directing Assembly of Molecular Crystals. MRS Bulletin Special Issue: Self-Assembly in Materials Synthesis, 2005, 30, 705.

Ward, M.D. Snapshots of Crystal Growth. Science, 2005, 308, 1566.

2004

Lin, J.J.; Silas, J.A.; Bermudez, H.; Milam, V.T.; Bates, F.S.; Hammer, D.A. The Effect of Chain Length and Density on the Adhesiveness of Polymersomes. Langmuir, 2004, 20, 5493.

Lua, R.; Borovinskiy, A.L.; Grosberg, A. Fractal and Statistical Properties of Large Compact Polymers: A Computational Study. Polymer, 2004, 45, 717.

Olayo-Valles, R.; Lund M.S.; Leighton, C.; Hillmyer, M.A. Large Area Nanolithographic Templates by Selective Etching of Chemically Stained Block Copolymer Thin Films. J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 2729. (cross-referenced in IRG-3)

Savin, D.A.; Larson, A.M.*; Lodge, T.P. Effect of Composition on the Width of the Calorimetric Glass Transition in Polymer/Solvent and Solvent/Solvent Mixtures. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed. 2004, 42, 1155. (*2002 REU Participant, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

Spitael, P.; Macosko, C.W.; McClurg, R.B. Block Copolymer Micelles for Nucleation of Microcellular Thermoplastic Foams. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6874. (cross-referenced in Seed)

Spitael, P.; Macosko, C.W. Strain Hardening in Polypropylenes and its Role in Extrusion Foaming. Polym. Engr. Sci. 2004, 44, 2090.

Velankar, S.; Zhou, H.; Jeon, H.K.; Macosko, C.W. CFD Evaluation of Drop Retraction Methods for the Measurement of Interfacial Tension of Surfactant-Laden Drops. J. Coll. Int. Sci. 2004, 272, 172.

2003

Dalhaimer, P.; Bates, F.S.; Aranda-Espinosa, H.; Discher, D. Synthetic Cell Elements from Block Copolymers - Hydrodynamic Aspects. C.R. Physique, 2003, 4, 251.

Dalhaimer, P.; Bates, F.S.; Discher, D.E. Single Molecule Visualization of Stable Stiffness-Tunable, Flow Conforming Worm Micelles. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 6873.

Grosberg, A.; Frisch, H. Winding Angle Distribution for Planar Random Walk, Polymer Ring Entangled with an Obstacle, and All That: Spitzer-Edwards-Prager-Frisch Model Revisited. J. Phys. A: Math. & Gen. 2003, 36, 8955.

Hahn, S.F.; Hillmyer, M.A. High Glass Transition Temperature Polyolefins by the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Polyindene. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 71.

Lodge, T.P. Block Copolymers: Past Successes and Future Challenges. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2003, 204, 265.

Lodge, T.P.; Hanley, K.J.; Pudil, B.; Alahapperuma, V. Phase Behavior of Block Copolymers in a Neutral Solvent. Macromolecules,2003, 36, 816.

Photos, P.J.; Bacakova, L.; Discher, B.; Bates, F.S.; Discher, D.E. Polymer Vesicles in Vivo: Correlation with PEG Molecular Weight. J. Controlled Release, 2003, --90, 323.

Wolf, J.H.; Hillmyer, M.A. Ordered Nanoporous Polycyclohexylethylene. Langmuir, 2003, 19, 6553.

2002

Hansma, H.G.; Clegg, D.O.; Kokkoli, E.; Oroudjev, E.; Tirrell, M. Analysis of Matrix Dynamics by Atomic Force Microscopy. Meth. Cell Biol. 2002, 69, 163. (Tirrell is a former IRG-1 faculty participant)

Kumar, A.; Gross, R.A.; Wang, Y.; Hillmyer, M.A. Recognition by Lipase of w-Hydroxyl Macroinitiators for Diblock Copolymer Synthesis. Macromolecules,2002, 35, 7606.

Lu, Q.; Macosko, C.W.; Hoye, T.R. Reactivity of Common Functional Groups with Urethanes: Models for Reactive Compatibilization of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Blends. J. Polym. Sci, Part A: Polym. Chem. 2002, 40, 2310.

Lu, Q-W.; Macosko, C.W.; Horrion, J. Compatibilized Blends of Thermoplastic Polyurethane. Macromol. Symp. 2002, 198, 221.

McHugh, M.A.; Park, I.; Reisinger, J.J.; Ren, Y.; Lodge, T.P.;Hillmyer, M.A. Solubility of CF2-Modified Polybutadiene and Polyisoprene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 4653.

Reisinger, J.J.; Hillmyer, M.A. Synthesis of Fluorinated Polymers by Chemical Modification. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2002, 27, 971.

Wang, X.; Dormidontova, E.E.; Lodge, T.P. The Order-Disorder Transition and the Disordered Micelle Phase for Poly(ethylenepropylene-b-dimethylsiloxane) Spheres. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 9687.

Yin, Z.; Koulic, C.; Jeon, H.K.; Pagnoulle, C.; Macosko, C.W.; Jerome, R. Effect of Molecular Weight of the Reactive Precursors in Melt Reactive Blending. Macromolecules,2002, 35, 8917.

Zalusky, A.S.; Olayo-Valles, R.; Wolf, J.H.; Hillmyer, M.A. Ordered Nanoporous Polymers from Polystyrene-Polylactide Block Copolymers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 43, 12761.

IRG-1 Publications resulting from the USE OF SHARED FACILITIES

2007

Anderson, K.S.; Schreck, K.M.; Hillmyer, M.A. Toughening Polylactide. Polymer Reviews, 2007 (in press).

Boudouris, B.W.; Frisbie, C.D.; Hillmyer, M.A. Nanoporous poly(3-alkylthiophene) Thin Films Generated from Block Copolymer Templates. Macromolecules, 2007 (in press).

Chen, L.; Phillip, W.A.; Cussler, E.L.; Hillmyer, M.A. Robust Nanoporous Membranes Templated by a Doubly Reactive Block Copolymer. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 13786.

Cho, J.H.; Lee, J.; Kim, B.; He, Y.; Lodge, T.P.;Frisbie, C.D. High Capacitance Ion Gel Gate Dielectrics with Faster Polarization Response Times for Organic Thin Film Transistors. Advanced Materials (in press). (cross-referenced in IRG-2)

Christian, N.A.; Malone, M.C.; Ranka, S.S.; Li, G.; Frail, P.R.; Davis, K.P.; Bates, F.S.; Therien, M.J.; Ghoroghchian, P.P.; June, C.H.; Hammer, D.A. Tat-Functionalized Near Infrared Emissive Polymersomes for Dendritic Cell Labeling. Bioconjugate Chem. 2007, 18, 31.

Crossland, E.J.W.; Ludwigs, S.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Steiner, U. Freestanding Nanowire Arrays From Soft-Etch Block Copolymer Templates. Soft Matter, 2007, 1, 57.

Edmonds, W.F.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Block Copolymer Vesicles in Liquid CO2. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 4917.

Ellison, C.; Phatak, A.; Giles, D.W.; Macosko C.W.; Bates, F.S. Melt Blown Nanofibers: Fiber Diameter Distributions and Onset of Fiber Breakup. Polymer, 2007, 48, 3306.

Francis, L.F.; Grunlan, J.C.; Sun, J.; Gerberich, W.W. Conductive Coatings and Composites from Latex-Based Dispersions. Colloids and Surfaces A, 2007, 311, 48.

Ghoroghchian, P.P.; Frail, P.R.; Zuponcich, J.A.; Bates, F.S.; Hammer, D.H.; Therien, M.J. Controlling Bulk Optical Properties of Emissive Polymersomes Through Intramembranous Polymer-Fluorophore Interactions. Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 1309.

Lee, J.; Panzer, M.J.; He, Y.; Lodge, T.P.;Frisbie, C.D. Ion Gel Gated Polymer Thin-Film Transistors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 4532. (cross-referenced in IRG-2)

Luo, H.; Scriven, L.E.; Francis, L.F. Cryo-SEM Studies of Latex/Ceramic Nanoparticle Coating Microstructure Development. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2007, 316, 500.

Maheshwari, S.; Tsapatsis, M.; Bates, F.S. Synthesis and Thermodynamic Properties of Poly(cyclohexylethylene-b-dimethylsiloxane-b-cyclohexylethylene). Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 6638.

Meuler, A.J.; Ellison, C.J.; Evans, C.M.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Bates, F.S. Polydispersity-Driven Transition from the Orthorhombic Fddd Network to Lamellae in Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Terpolymers. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 7072.

Nuxoll, E.E.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Siegel, R.A. Composite Block-Copolymer/Microfabricated Silicon Nanoporous Membrane. Langmuir, 2007 (submitted).

Olson, D.A.; Chen, L.; Hillmyer, M.A. Templating Nanoporous Polymers with Ordered Block Copolymers. Chem. Mater. 2007 (in press).

Ramanathan, S.; Morse, D.C. A Brownian Dynamics Algorithm for Entangled Wormlike Threads. J. Chem. Phys. 2007, 126, 094906.

Ramanathan, S.; Morse, D.C. Chain Motion and Viscoelasticity in Highly Entangled Solutions of Semiflexible Rods. Phys. Rev. E, 2007, 76,010501(R).

Silvernail, C.M.; Yao, L.J.; Hill, L.M.R.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Structural and Mechanistic Studies of Bis(phenolato)amine Zinc(II) Catalysts for the Polymerization of e-Caprolactone. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 6565.

Simone, P.M.; Lodge, T.P. Micellization of PS-PMMA Diblock Copolymers in an Ionic Liquid. Macromol. Chem. Physic. 2007, 208, 339.

Sun, J.; Gerberich, W.W.; Francis, L.F. Transparent, Conductive Polymer Blend Coatings From Latex-Based Dispersions. Prog. Org. Coat. 2007, 59, 115.

Thio, Y.S.; Wu, J.; Bates, F.S. The Role of Inclusion Size in Toughening of Epoxy Resins by Spherical Micelles. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. (submitted).

Wells, N.P.; Boudouris, B.W.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Blank, D.A. Intramolecular Excitation Relaxation and Migration Dynamics in Poly(3-Hexylthiophene). J. Phys. Chem. B, 2007, 111, 15404.

Yoshida, T.; Taribagil, R.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Viscoelastic Synergy in Aqueous Mixtures of Wormlike Micelles and Model Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 1615.

2006

Ahmed, F.; Pakunlu, R.I.; Brannon, A.; Bates, F.S.; Minko, T.; Disher, D.E. Biodegradable Polymersomes Loaded with Both Paclitaxel and Doxorubicin Permeate and Shrink Tumors, Inducing Apoptosis in Proportion to Accumulated Drug. J. Controlled Release, 2006, 116, 150.

Ahmed, F.; Pakunlu, R.I; Scrinivas, G.; Brannon, A.; Bates, F.S.; Klein, M.L.; Minko, T.; Discher, D.E. Shrinkage of a Rapidly Growing Tumor by Drug-Loaded Polymersomes: pH-Triggered Release Through Copolymer Degradation. Mol. Pharmaceutics, 2006, 3, 340.

Anderson, K.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. Melt Preparation and Nucleation Efficiency of Polylactide Stereocomplex Crystallites. Polymer, 2006, 47, 2030.

Breyfogle, L.E.; Williams, C.K.; Young, V.G.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Comparison of Structurally Analogous Zn₂, Co₂, and Mg₂ Catalysts for the Polymerization of Cyclic Esters. Dalton Trans. 2006, 928.

Chang, K.; Morse, D.C. Diblock Copolymer Surfactants in Immiscible Homopolymer Blends: Swollen Micelles and Interfacial Tension. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 7397.

Chastek, T.Q.; Lodge, T.P. Grain Shapes and Growth Kinetics During Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2006, 44, 481.

Clasen, C.; Plog, J.P.; Kulicke, W-M.; Owens, M.; Macosko, C.; Scriven, L.E.; Verani, M.; McKinley, G.H. How Dilute are Dilute Solutions in Extensional Flows? J. Rheol. 2006, 50, 849.

Cooney, D.T.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Cussler, E.L.; Moggridge, G.D. Diffusion in Nanoporous Materials Made From Block Copolymers. Cryst. Rev. 2006, 12, 13.

Epps, III, T.H.; Bates, F.S. Effects of Segregation Strength on Network Formation in Linear ABC Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 2676.

Ghoroghchian, P.P.; Li, G.Z.; Levine, D.H.; Davis, K.P.; Bates, F.S.; Hammer, D.A.; Therien, M.J. Bioresorbable Vesicles Formed Through Spontaneous Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polycaprolactone. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 1673.

He, Y.; Li, Z.; Simone, P.; Lodge, T.P. Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Micelles in an Ionic Liquid. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2745.

He, Y.; Lodge, T.P. The Micellar Shuttle: Thermoreversible, Intact Transfer of Block Copolymer Micelles Between an Ionic Liquid and Water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12666.

Koo, C.M.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Bates, F.S. Structure and Properties of Semicrystalline-Rubbery Multiblock Copolymers.Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 667.

Lodge, T.P.; Wood, E.R.; Haley, J.C. Two Calorimetric Glass Transitions Do Not Necessarily Indicate Immiscibility: The Case of PEO/PMMA. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2006, 44, 756.

Mao, H.; Hillmyer, M.A. Macroscopic Samples of Polystyrene with Ordered Three-Dimensional Nanochannels. Soft Matter, 2006, 2, 57.

Mongondry, P.; Macosko, C.W.; Moaddel, T. Rheology of Highly Concentrated Anionic Surfactants. Rheo Acta, 2006, 45, 891.

Müller, A.J.; Castillo, R.V.; Hillmyer, M.A. Nucleation and Crystallization of PLDA-b-PE and PLLA-b-PE Diblock Copolymers. Macromol. Symp. 2006, 242, 174.

Park, M.-J.; Char, K.; Lodge, T.P.; Kim, J.K. Transient Solid-Like Behavior Near the Cylinder/Disorder Transition in Block Copolymer Solutions. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2006, 110, 15295.

Phillip, W.A.; Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Cussler, E.L. Diffusion Through Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes. J. Membrane Sci. 2006, 286, 144.

Prakash, S.S.; Francis, L.F.; Scriven, L.E. Microstructure Evolution in Dry Cast Cellulose Acetate Membranes by Cryo-SEM. J. Membrane Sci. 2006, 283, 328.

Sanft, P.; Francis, L.F.; Davidson, J.H. Calcium Carbonate Formation on Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) and Polypropylene Random Copolymer (PP-r). J. Solar Energy Engineering, 2006, 128, 251.

Thio, Y.S.; Wu, J.; Bates, F.S. Epoxy Toughening Using Low Molecular Weight Poly(hexylene oxide)-Poly(ethylene oxide) Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 7187.

Wang, J.; DeRocher, J.P.; Wu, L.; Bates, F.S.; Cussler, E.L. Barrier Films Made With Various Lamellar Block Copolymers.J. Membrane Sci. 2006, 270, 13.

Zupancich, J.A.; Bates, F.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. Aqueous Dispersions of Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(γ-methyl-ε-caprolactone) Block Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 4286.

2005

Bae, C.; Hartwig, J.F.; Boaen Harris, N.K.; Long, R.O.; Anderson, K.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. Catalytic Hydroxylation of Polypropylenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 767.

Bae, C.; Hartwig, J.F.; Chung, H.; Harris, N.K.; Switek, K.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. Regiospecific Conversion of a Linear Low-Density Polyethylene to a Material with Boryl, Hydroxyl, Amino, and Formyl Groups at the Termini of Side Chains. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2.

Basu, S.K.; Bergstresser, A.M.; Francis, L.F.; Scriven, L.E.; McCormick, A.V. Wrinkling of a Two Layer Polymeric Coating. J. Appl. Phys. 2005, 98, 063507.

Basu, S.K.; Scriven, L.E.; Francis, L.F.; McCormick, A.V. Mechanism of Wrinkle Formation in Curing Coatings. Prog.Org. Coat. 2005, 53, 1.

Basu, S.K.; Scriven, L.E.; Francis, L.F.; McCormick, A.V.; Reichart, V.R. Wrinkling in Epoxy Powder Coatings. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2005, 98, 116.

Boaen, N.K.; Hillmyer, M.A. Postpolymerization Functionalization of Polyolefins. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2005, 34, 267.

Cao, X.; Lee, L.J.; Widya, T.; Macosko, C.W. Polyurethane/Clay Nanocomposites Foams: Processing, Structure and Properties. Polymer, 2005, 46, 775.

Chastek, T.Q.; Lodge, T.P. Twinning and Growth Kinetics of Lamellar Grains in a Diblock Copolymer Solution. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2005, 43, 40.

Chastek, T.T.; Que, E.L.; Shore, J.S.; Lowy, R.J.; Macosko, C.W.; Stein, A. Hexadecyl-Functionalized Lamellar Mesostructured Silicates and Alumino Silicates Designed for Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites. Part I. Clay Synthesis and Structure.Polymer, 2005, 46, 4421. (cross-referenced in Seed)

Chastek, T.T.; Stein, A.; Macosko, C.W. Hexadecyl-Functionalized Lamellar Mesostructured Silicates and Alumino Silicates Designed for Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites. Part II. Dispersion in Organic Solvents and in Polystyrene. Polymer, 2005, 46, 4431. (cross-referenced in Seed)

Cook, R.F.; Koester, K.J.; Macosko, C.W.; Ajbani, M. Rheological and Mechanical Behavior of Blends of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber with Polypropylene. Polym. Eng. Sci. 2005, 45, 1487.

Herrera, D.; Zamora, J.-C.; Bello, A.; Grimau, M.; Laredo, E.; Müller, A.J.; Lodge, T.P. Miscibility and Crystallization in Polycarbonate/Poly(e-caprolactone) Blends: Application of the Self-Concentration Model. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 5109.

Jenen, T.R.; Schaller, C.P.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Zinc N-heterocyclic Carbene Complexes and their Polymerization of D,L-lactide.J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 5881.

Ji, S.; Hoye, T.R.; Macosko, C.W. Primary Amine (-NH2) Quantification in Polymers: Functionality by 19F NMR Spectroscopy. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 4679.

Laicer, C.S.T.; Chastek, T.Q.; Lodge, T.P.; Taton, T.A. Gold Nanorods Seed Coaxial Cylinder-Phase Domains from Block Copolymer Solutions. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 9749.

Lape, N.K.; Mao, H.; Camper, D.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Cussler, E.L. Barrier Membranes of Self-Assembled Lamellar Poly(Lactide-Isoprene-Lactide) Triblock Copolymers. J. Membrane Sci. 2005, 259, 1.

Lee, J.; Macosko, C.W.; Bates, F.S. Development of Discrete Nanopores. II. Comparison Between Layered Films and Blends of Polyolefins. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2005, 95, 708.

Lu, Q.-W.; Macosko, C.W.; Horrion, J. Melt Amination of Polypropylenes. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2005, 43, 4217.

Mao, H.; Arrechea, P.L.*; Bailey, T.S.; Johnson, B.J.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. Control of Pore Hydrophilicity in Ordered Nanoporous Polystyrene using an AB/AC Block Copolymer Blending Strategy. Faraday Disc. 2005, 128, 149. (*2003 REU Participant, MIT)

Mao, H.; Hillmyer, M.A. Nanoporous Polystyrene by Chemical Etching of Poly(ethylene oxide) from Ordered Block Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 4038.

Phatak, A.; Macosko, C.W.; Bates, F.S.; Hahn, S.F. Extrusion of Triblock and Pentablock Copolymers: Evolution of Bulk and Surface Morphology. J. Rheol. 2005, 49, 197.

Rzayev, J.; Hillmyer, M.A. Nanoporous Polystyrene Containing Hydrophilic Pores from an ABC Triblock Copolymer Precursor. Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 3.

Sheng, X.; Jung, T.; Wesson, J.A.; Ward, M.D. Adhesion at Calcium Oxalate Crystal Surfaces and the Effect of Urinary Constituents. PNAS, 2005, 102, 267.

Sheng, X.; Wesson, J.A.; Ward, M.D. Crystal Surface Adhesion Explains the Pathological Activity of Calcium Oxalate Hydrates in Kidney Stone Formation. J. Amer. Soc. Nephrol. 2005, 16, 1904.

Sun, J.; Francis, L.F.; Gerberich, W.W. Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposite Coatings by Nanoindentation. Polym. Eng. Sci. 2005, 45, 207.

Van Hemelrijck, E.; Van Puyvelde, P.; Macosko, C.W.; Moldenaers, P. The Effect of Block Copolymer Architecture on the Coalescence and Interfacial Elasticity in Compatibilized Polymer Blends. J. Rheol. 2005, 49, 783.

Widya,T.; Macosko, C. Nanoclay-Modified Rigid Polyurethane Foam. J. Macromol. Sci. B, 2005, 44, 897.

Zhang, C.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Catalytic Polymerization of a Cyclic Ester Derived from a "Cool" Natural Precursor. Biomacromolecules, 2005, 6, 2091.

Zhu, S.; Edmonds, W.F.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Highly Incompatible Polybutadiene-Poly(hexafluoropropylene oxide) Diblock Copolymers. J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Phys. 2005, 43, 3685.

2004

Anderson, K.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. The Influence of Block Copolymer Crystallinity on the Toughness of Compatibilized Polylactide/Polyethylene Blends. Polymer, 2004, 45, 8809.

Anderson, K.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. Melt Chain Dimensions of Polylactide. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 1857.

Cavicchi, K.A.; Lodge, T.P. Anisotropic Self-Diffusion in Block Copolymer Cylinders. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6004.

Cavicchi, K.A.; Zalusky, A.S.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Lodge, T.P. An Ordered Nanoporous Monolith From an Elastomeric Crosslinked Block Copolymer Precursor. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2004, 25, 704.

Chastek, T.Q.; Lodge, T.P. Grain Shapes and Growth Rates of the Cylinder Phase in a Block Copolymer Solution. Macromolecules, 2004, 37,4891.

Cochran, E.W.; Bates, F.S. Shear-Induced Network-to-Network Transition in a Block Copolymer Melt. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2004, 93, 087802.

Dolgovskij, M.K.; Lortie, F.; Macosko, C.W. Effects of Stress on the Exfoliation of Polystyrene Nanocomposites. Soc. Plast. Eng. Tech. Pap. (ANTEC), 2004, 1336.

Epps, III, T.H.; Cochran, E.W.; Bailey, T.S.; Waletzko, R.S.; Hardy, C.M.; Bates, F.S. Ordered Network Phases in Linear Poly(Isoprene-b-Styrene-b-Ethylene Oxide) Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 8325.

Epps, III, T.H.; Cochran, E.W.; Hardy, C.M.; Bailey, T.S.; Waletzko, R.S.; Bates, F.S. Network Phases in ABC Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 7085.

Galloway, J.A.; Koester, K.J.; Paasch, B.J.; Macosko, C.W. Effect of Sample Size on Solvent Extraction for Detecting Cocontinuity in Polymer Blends. Polymer, 2004, 45, 423.

Jensen, T.R.; Breyfogle, L.E.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Stereoelective Polymerization of D,L-Lactide Using N-Heterocyclic Carbene Based Compounds. Chem. Comm. 2004, 21, 2504.

Jeon, H.K.; Feist, B.J.; Koh, S.B.; Change, K.; Macosko, C.W. Reactively Formed Block and Graft Copolymers as Compatibilzers for Polyamide 66/PS Blends. Polymer, 2004, 45, 197.

Ji, S.; Hoye, T.R.; Macosko, C.W. Controlled Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Telechelic Polybutadienes by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 5485.

Johnson, B.J.S.; Wolf, J.H.; Zalusky, A.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. Template Syntheses of Polypyrrole Nanowires and CdS Nanoparticles in Porous Polymer Monoliths. Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 2909.

Jones, T.D.; Macosko, C.W.; Moon, B.; Hoye, T.R. Synthesis and Reactive Blending of Amine and Anhydride End-Functional Polyolefins. Polymer, 2004, 45, 4189.

Jung, T.; Sheng, X.; Choi, C.K.; Kim, W.-S.; Wesson, J.A.; Ward, M.D. Probing Crystallization of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate and the Role of Macromolecule Additives with in situ Atomic Force Microscopy. Langmuir, 2004, 20, 8587.

Lee, J.; Macosko, C.W.; Bates, F.S. Development of Discrete Nanopores I: Tension of Polyethylene/Polpropylene Copolymer Blends. J. Appl. Polymer Sci. 2004, 91, 3642.

Lim, L.S.; Harada, T.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Bates, F.S. High Strength Polyolefin Block Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 5847.

Lu, Q.W.; Macosko, C.W. Comparing the Compatibility of Various Functionalized Polypropylenes with Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU). Polymer, 2004, 45, 1981.

Martin, S.M.; Yonezawa, Y.M.; Horner, J.; Macosko, C.W.; Ward, M.D. Structure and Rheology of Hydrogen-Bond Reinforced Smectic Liquid Crystals. Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 3045.

Radhakrishnan, K.; Switek, K.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. Synthesis of Semifluorinated Block Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2004, 42, 853.

Schreck, K.M.; Hillmyer, M.A. Controlled Polymerization of a-methyl-b-pentyl-b-Propiolactone by a Discrete Zinc Alkoxide Complex. Tetrahedron, 2004, 60, 7177.

Switek, K.A.; Bates, F.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. Star Polymer Synthesis Using Hexafluoropropylene Oxide as an Efficient Multifunctional Coupling Agent. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6355.

Trammell, B.C.; Ma, L.; Luo, H.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Carr, P.W. The Synthesis and Characterization of a Hypercrosslinked Surface-Confined Ultra-Stable Silica-Based Stationary Phases. J. Chrom. A, 2004, 1060, 61.

Van Hemelrijck, E.; Van Puyvelde, P.; Velankar, S.; Macosko, C.W.; Moldenaers, P. Interfacial Viscoelasticity and Coalescence Suppression in Compatibilized Polymer Blends. J. Rheol. 2004, 48, 153.

Yonezawa, J.; Martin, S.M.; Macosko, C.W.; Ward, M.D. Rheology and Morphology of Smectic Liquid Crystal/Polymer Blends. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6424.

Zhang, D.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. A New Synthetic Route to Poly[3-hydroxypropionic acid] (P[3-HP]): Ring-opening Polymerization of 3-HP Macrocyclic Esters. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 8198.

Zhang, D.; Xu, J.; Alcazar-Roman, L.; Greenman, L.; Cramer, C.J.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Isotactic Polymers with Alternating Lactic Acid and Oxetane Subunits from the Endoentropic Polymerization of a 14-membered Ring. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 5274.

Zhang, K.; Wang, Y.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Francis, L.F. Processing and Properties of Porous Poly(L-lactide)/Bioactive Glass Composites. Biomaterials, 2004, 25, 2489.

2003

Alcazar-Roman, L.M.; O'Keefe, B.J.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Electronic Influence of Ligand Substituents on the Rate of Polymerization of e-Caprolactone by Single-Site Aluminum Alkoxide Catalysts. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2003, 3082.

Anderson, K.S.; Lim, S.H.; Hillmyer, M.A. Toughening of Polylactide by Melt Blending with Linear Low-Density Polyethylene. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2003, 89, 3757.

Boaen, N.K.; Hillmyer, M.A. Selective and Mild Oxyfunctionalization of Model Polyolefins. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 7027.

Cavicchi, K.A.; Lodge, T.P. Domain Size Equilibration in Sphere-Forming Block Copolymers. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed. 2003, 41, 715.

Cavicchi, K.A.; Lodge, T.P.Self and Tracer Diffusion in Sphere-Forming Block Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 7158.

Chastek, T.Q.; Lodge, T.P. Measurement of Gyroid Single Grain Growth Rates in Block Copolymer Solutions. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 7672.

Cochran, E.W.; Morse, D.C.; Bates, F.S. Design of ABC Triblock Copolymers near the ODT with the Random Phase Approximation. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 782.

Dean, J.M.; Grubbs, R.B.; Saad, W.; Cook, R.F.; Bates, F.S. Mechanical Properties of Block Copolymer Micelle Modified Epoxy. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 2003, 41, 2444.

Dean, J.M.; Verghese, N.E.; Pham, H.Q.; Bates, F.S.Tough Flame Resistant Epoxy Resins. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 9267.

Dolgovskij, M.K.; Fasulo, P.D.; Lortie, F.; Macosko, C.W.; Ottaviani, R.A.; Rodgers, W.R. Effect of Mixer Type on Exfoliation of Polypropylene Nanocomposites. Soc. Plast. Eng. Tech. Pap. (ANTEC), 2003, 2255.

Epps, T.H.; Bailey, T.S.; Waletzko, R.; Bates, F.S. Phase Behavior and Block Sequence Effects in Lithium Perchlorate-Doped Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) and Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules,2003, 36, 2873.

Frick, E.M.; Zalusky, A.S.; Hillmyer, M.A. Characterization of Polylactide-b-Polyisoprene-b-Polylactide Thermoplastic Elastomers. Biomacromolecules, 2003, 4, 216.

Guo, Q; Dean, J.M.; Grubbs, R.B.; Bates, F.S. Block Copolymer Modified Novolac Epoxy Resin. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 2003, 41, 1994.

Haley, J.C.; Lodge, T.P.; He, Y.; Ediger, M.D.; von Meerwall, E.D.; Mijovic, J. Composition and Temperature Dependence of Terminal and Segmental Dynamics in Polyisoprene/Poly(vinyl ethylene) Blends. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 6142.

Hermel, T.J.; Hahn, S.F.; Chaffin, K.A.; Gerberich, W.W.; Bates, F.S. Role of Molecular Architecture in Mechanical Failure of Glassy/Semicrystalline Block Copolymers: CEC versus CECEC Lamellae. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 2190.

Jeon, H.K.; Macosko, C.W. Visualization of Block Copolymer Distribution on a Sheared Drop. Polymer, 2003, 44, 5381.

Jones, T.D.; Schulze, J; Macosko, C.W.; Moon, B.; Lodge, T.P. Effect of Thermodynamic Interactions on Reactions at Polymer/Polymer Interfaces.Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 7212.

Lu, Q-W; Hernandez-Hernandez, M.E.; Macosko, C.W. Explaining the Abnormally High Flow Activation Energy of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes. Polymer, 2003, 44, 3309.

Sun, J.; Gerberich, W.W.; Francis, L.F. Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramic-Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings. J. of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics, 2003, 41, 1744.

Trammell, B.C.; Ma, L.; Luo, H.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Carr, P.W. An Ultra Acid Stable Reversed Stationary Phase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 10504.

Velankar, S.; Zhou, H.; Jeon, H.K.; Macosko, C.W. Drop Retraction Methods for the Measurement of Interfacial Tension of Surfactant-Laden Drops. Soc. Plast. Eng. Tech. Pap. (ANTEC), 2003, 1597.

Williams, C.K.; Breyfogle, L.E.; Choi, S.K.; Nam, W.W.; Young, V.G.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. A Highly Active Zinc Catalyst for the Controlled Polymerization of Lactide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 11350.

Xu, J.J.; Nguyen, B.T.; Bates, F.S.; Hahn, S.F.; Hudack, M.L. Hydrogenated Poly(Styrene-co-a-Methyl-styrene) Polymers: A New Class of High T_g Polyolefins. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 2003, 41, 725.

Yonezawa, J.; Macosko, C.W.; Martin, S.M.; Ward, M.D. Polymer-Organic Crystal Blends from Smectic Liquid Crystal. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2003, 89, 96.

2002

Almdal, K.; Hillmyer, M.A.;Bates, F.S. Influence of Conformational Asymmetry on Polymer-Polymer Interactions: An Entropic or Enthalpic Effect? Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 7685.

Bailey, T.S.; Hardy, C.M.; Epps, T.H.; Bates, F.S. A Non-cubic Triply Periodic Network Morphology in Poly(Isoprene-b-Styrene-b-Ethyleneoxide) Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 7007.

Cochran, E.W.; Bates, F.S. Thermodynamic Behavior of Poly(cyclohexylethylene) in Polyolefin Diblock Copolymers.Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 7368.

Cristini, V.; Hooper, R.W.; Macosko, C.W.; Guido, S.; Simeone, M. A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Lamellar Blend Morphologies. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2002, 41, 6305.

Cristini, V.; Macosko, C.W.; Jansseune, T. A Note on Transient Stress Calculation via Numerical Simulations. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech. 2002, 105, 177.

Epps, T.H.; Bailey, T.S.; Pham, H.D.; Bates, F.S. Phase Behavior of Lithium Perchlorate-Doped Poly(Styrene-b-Isoprene-b-Ethyleneoxide) Triblock Copolymers. Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 1706.

Hardy, C.M.; Bates, F.S.; Kim, M.-H.; Wignall, G.D. Model ABC Triblock Copolymers and Blends near the Order-Disorder Transition.Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 3189.

Jones, T.D.; Chaffin, K.A.; Bates, F.S.; Annis, B.K.; Hagaman, E.W.; Kim, M-H; Wignall, G.D.; Fan, W.; Waymouth, R. Effect of Tacticity on Coil Dimensions and Thermodynamic Properties of Polypropylene. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 5061.

Kondo, Y.; Garcia-Cuadrado, D.; Hartwig, J.F.; Boaen, N.K.; Wagner, N.B.; Hillmyer, M.A. Rhodium-Catalyzed Regiospecific Functionalization of Polyolefins in the Melt. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 1164.

Lodge, T.P.; Pudil, B.; Hanley, K.J. The Full Phase Behavior for Block Copolymers in Solvents of Varying Selectivity. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 4707.

Lyu, S.; Jones, T.D.; Bates, F.S.; Macosko, C.W. Role of Block Copolymers on Suppression of Droplet Coalescence. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 7845.

Moon, B.; Hoye, T.R.; Macosko, C.W. Synthesis and Application of Fluorescently Labeled Phthalic Anhydride (PA) Functionalized Polymers by ATRP. Polymer, 2002, 43, 5501.

O'Connor, A.E.; Macosko, C.W. Melt versus Solvent Coating: Structure and Properties of Block-Copolymer-Based-Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2002, 86, 3355.

O'Keefe, B.J.; Breyfogle, L.E.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Mechanistic Comparison of Cyclic Ester Polymerizations by Novel Iron(III)-Alkoxide. Complexes: Single vs. Multiple Site Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4384.

Trammell, B.C.; Ma, L.; Luo, H.; Jin, D.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Carr, P.W. Highly Crosslined Self-Assembled Monolayer Stationary Phases: A New Approach to Greatly Enhancing the Low pH Stability of Silica-Based Stationary Phases. Anal. Chem. 2002, 74, 4634.

Wang, C.-Y.; Lodge, T.P. Kinetics and Mechanisms for the Cylinder-to-Gyroid Transition in a Block Copolymer Solution. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 6997.

Williams, C.K.; Brooks, N.R.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Metalloenzyme Inspired Dizinc Catalyst for the Polymerization of Lactide. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Comm. 2002, 18, 2132.

Zell, M.T.; Padden, B.E.; Paterick, A.J.; Thakur, K.A.M.; Kean, R.T.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Munson, E.J. Unambiguous Determination of the ¹³C and ¹H NMR Stereosequence Assignments of Polylactide using High-Resolution Solution NMR Spectroscopy. Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 7700.