Dissertations from 2006
Surface modification by adsorption of macromolecules : organosilane/metal oxide chemistry., Ilke Anac, Polymer Science and Engineering
Surface modification by adsorption of macromolecules; organosilane/metal oxide chemistry, Ilke Anac
Catalytic hydrogenation of heteroaromatic polymers, Yoko Aoyama
Catalytic hydrogenation of heteroaromatic polymers., Yoko Aoyama, Polymer Science and Engineering
Morphological studies of graft copolymers with different molecular architectures., Engin Burgaz, Polymer Science and Engineering
Molecular aspects of yield and fracture in glassy thermosets and their nano-composites, Kevin J Calzia
Molecular aspects of yield and fracture in glassy thermosets and their nano-composites., Kevin J. Calzia, Polymer Science and Engineering
Model organic -inorganic hybrid copolymers based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, Gregoire Cardoen
Model organic-inorganic hybrid copolymers based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane., Gregoire Cardoen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Continuous carbon nanofibers prepared from electrospun polyacrylonitrile precursor fibers, Sian F Fennessey
Continuous carbon nanofibers prepared from electrospun polyacrylonitrile precursor fibers., Sian F. Fennessey, Polymer Science and Engineering
Grain growth kinetics in microphase separated AnBn star block copolymers., Xiaochuan Hu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Deformation characteristics of thermoplastic elastomers., Kishore K. Indukuri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Nickel salicylaldiminato catalysts for olefin polymerization in organic and aqueous media., Pushkala Krishnamurthy, Polymer Science and Engineering
A thermal approach to the generation of stable diblock copolymer templates using thin films., Julie M. Leiston-Belanger, Polymer Science and Engineering
Transport polymerization for materials synthesis, Zhixiang Lu
Transport polymerization for materials synthesis., Zhixiang Lu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Solvent enhanced block copolymer *ordering in thin films, Matthew J Misner
Solvent enhanced block copolymer ordering in thin films., Matthew J. Misner, Polymer Science and Engineering
Aliphatic polyesters with pendent unsaturation and poly(ethylene glycol) groups: Synthesis, characterization, and encapsulation studies, Bryan K Parrish
Aliphatic polyesters with pendent unsaturation and poly(ethylene glycol) groups : synthesis, characterization, and encapsulation studies., Bryan K. Parrish, Polymer Science and Engineering
Selective metallization of well aligned block copolymers in thin films and confined geometries, James D Sievert
Selective metallization of well aligned block copolymers in thin films and confined geometries., James D. Sievert, Polymer Science and Engineering
Quantum dot - polymer nanocomposites: New materials for dispersion, encapsulation, and electronic applications, Kevin N Sill
Quantum dot-polymer nanocomposites : new materials for dispersion, encapsulation, and electronic applications., Kevin N. Sill, Polymer Science and Engineering
Self -assembly of silk fibroin under osmotic stress, Sungkyun Sohn
Self-assembly of silk fibroin under osmotic stress., Sungkyun Sohn, Polymer Science and Engineering
I. Composite polymer coatings prepared in supercritical carbon dioxide. II. Chemical modification of atomic force microscope probes. III. Liquid mobility on surfaces with patterned chemistry and topography., Kevin A. Wier, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertations from 2005
Cationic facially amphiphilic phenylene ethynylenes as host defense peptide mimics., Lachelle Arnt, Polymer Science and Engineering
Surface chemistry of poly (p-xylylene) and nylon., Margarita Herrera-Alonso, Polymer Science and Engineering
Preparation of novel amphiphilic polymers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization and the study of their antibacterial properties., Mehmet Firat Ilker, Polymer Science and Engineering
Pressure effects on entropically driven phase transitions in block copolymers., Kristopher A. Lavery, Polymer Science and Engineering
Kinetics and morphology of electric field-induced patterning in thin polymer films., Kathryn Amanda Leach, Polymer Science and Engineering
Phase diagrams of stoichiometric polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes., Michael J. Leonard, Polymer Science and Engineering
Directed self-assembly of nanoparticles at interfaces., Yao Lin, Polymer Science and Engineering
Monte Carlo, small angle light scattering, and dynamic light scattering studies of dilute polymer solutions., Joseph E. McNamara, Polymer Science and Engineering
A single molecule visualization of DNA diffusion and partitioning in model porous materials., Dmytro Nykypanchuk, Polymer Science and Engineering
Mechanical behavior, modeling, and color change of electrospun fiber mats., Angelo Pedicini, Polymer Science and Engineering
Functionalized quantum dots for dispersion in polymers and cross-linking at interfaces., Habib Skaff, Polymer Science and Engineering
Towards functional materials from polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes., Waiken K. Wong, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertations from 2004
Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of organic-inorganic thermosets and processable shape memory polymers., Gregory S. Constable, Polymer Science and Engineering
Fire-resistant polymers containing bisphenol C and deoxybenzoin deriatives., Kenneth A. Ellzey, Polymer Science and Engineering
Solid phase synthesis of graft copolymers of poly(thiophene)s and peptides containing 3-thienylalanine., David W. Flanagan, Polymer Science and Engineering
Solid and melt state processing of polymers and their composites in supercritical carbon dioxide., Manuel A. Garcia-Leiner, Polymer Science and Engineering
Design and modeling of quartz crystal microbalance-based ion sensors and aging of cryotropically gelled poly (vinyl alcohol)., Douglas W. Howie, Polymer Science and Engineering
Olefin polymerization from single site catalysts confined within porous media., Rajeswarmi M. Kasi, Polymer Science and Engineering
Untra-thin films of polyvinyl alcohol on hydrophobic surfaces : preparation, properties, chemistry, and applications., Mikhail Kozlov, Polymer Science and Engineering
Controlled free-radical polymerization at high pressures : synthesis and properties of poly(α-substituted acrylates)., Javid Rzayev, Polymer Science and Engineering
Engineering viscoelastic properties of novel protein hydrogels., Jill K. Sakata, Polymer Science and Engineering
Interactions of chiral biopolymers., Christopher B. Stanley, Polymer Science and Engineering
Gradient heterogeneous surfaces., Irene Y. Tsai, Polymer Science and Engineering
Recycling thermosets : the use of high-pressure high-temperature sintering (HPHTS) and degraded material as means of producing new products., Drew E. Williams, Polymer Science and Engineering
Matrix free fiber reinforced polymeric composites via high-temperature high-pressure sintering., Tao Xu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Electric field alignment of diblock copolymer thin films., Ting Xu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Morphologies and tensile properties of block copolymers with different molecular architectures., Yuqing Zhu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertations from 2003
Development and characterization of ordered, highly oriented, composite laminates using supercritical carbon dioxide., Terrence C. Caskey, Polymer Science and Engineering
Protein matrices engineered for control of cell and tissue behavior., Kathleen A. DiZio, Polymer Science and Engineering
Synthesis, characterization and thin film morphology of poly(styrene-block-methyl methacrylate) containing UV photolabile junction points., James T. Goldbach, Polymer Science and Engineering
Structural elements influencing phase evolution in reactive polyurethanes., Amy M. Heintz, Polymer Science and Engineering
Surface and interfacial structures induced by electrohydrodynamic instabilities., Zhiqun Lin, Polymer Science and Engineering
Synthesis and solid-state NMR characterization of long-chain aliphatic polyesters with regularly spaced "defects"., Maria Gabriele Menges, Polymer Science and Engineering
Fire-safe polymers and polymer composites., Huiqing Zhang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertations from 2002
Preparation of ordered nanocomposites in polymeric templates swollen by supercritical carbon dioxide., Garth D. Brown, Polymer Science and Engineering
New developments using carbon dioxide as a solvent : monolayers and nanocomposites., Chuntao Cao, Polymer Science and Engineering
Alignment of diblock copolymers with electric fields., Jason DeRouchey, Polymer Science and Engineering
Exploring the local structure of amorphous polymers by solid-state NMR., Matthew G. Dunbar, Polymer Science and Engineering
Linear thermo-elastic characterization and process-structure-property relationships of thin polymeric films and coatings., Ru Feng, Polymer Science and Engineering
Nanostructures of crystalline block copolymers., Sheng Hong, Polymer Science and Engineering
Chemical modification of solid surfaces & interfaces and template-assisted fabrication of surface nanostructures., Xinqiao Jia, Polymer Science and Engineering
Studies of the physical, yield and failure behavior of aliphatic polyketones., Nicole Renee Karttunen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Biological activity and dynamic structure in artificial protein hydrogels., Scott B. Kennedy, Polymer Science and Engineering
Synthesis, characterization, and crystallization of model semi-crystalline polymers : influence of hydrogen-bonding., Robin L. McKiernan, Polymer Science and Engineering
Thermoset recycling via high-pressure high-temperature sintering : revisiting the effect of interchange chemistry., Jeremy E. Morin, Polymer Science and Engineering
Investigation of the structure of cold-drawn high-density polyethylene using solid-state NMR., Daniel M. Mowery, Polymer Science and Engineering
Phase behavior of polyelectrolyte solutions., Vivek M. Prabhu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Chain scission in turbulent flow of dilute polymer solutions., Brian G. Price, Polymer Science and Engineering
Theoretical and experimental issues in the deformation of elastomers and environmental stress cracking., Arun Raman, Polymer Science and Engineering
Controlled foaming of polystyrene using supercritical CO2., Christopher M. Stafford, Polymer Science and Engineering
Polyelectrolyte electrophoresis : effects of molecular weight and molecular architecture., Cynthia F. Welch, Polymer Science and Engineering
Modeling polymeric systems., Paul M. Welch, Polymer Science and Engineering
Investigations into the mechanical and physical behavior of thermoplastic elastomers., Kathryn J. Wright, Polymer Science and Engineering
Miktoarm star block copolymers : effects of molecular architecture on morphology., Lizhang Yang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Molecular and nanoscale reinforcement of polymers., Adam S. Zerda, Polymer Science and Engineering
Polyolefin cubic silsesquioxane nanocomposites., Lei Zheng, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertations from 2001
Synthesis and characterization of highly functionalized carbon-chain polymers., Lawino C. Kagumba, Polymer Science and Engineering
Expanding the scope of templated macromolecular synthesis in vivo : the incorporation of methionine analogues into proteins in vivo by altering the methionyl-tRNA synthetase activity of a bacterial expression host., Kristi L. Kiick, Polymer Science and Engineering
The interaction between polyelectrolytes and surfaces., Chung Yin Kong, Polymer Science and Engineering
Atom transfer radical polymerization : fundamentals, challenges, and application., Young-Je Kwark, Polymer Science and Engineering
Applications of lipid vesicles : drug delivery systems and templates for nanometer and micron sized structures., Jeffrey G. Linhardt, Polymer Science and Engineering
Ultrahydrophobic surfaces : effects of topography on wettability., Didem Oner, Polymer Science and Engineering
The disorder-to-order phase transition in poly(styrene-block-N-butyl methacrylate) : the effect of pressure., Michael Anthony Pollard, Polymer Science and Engineering
Polymers on nanoperiodic, heterogeneous surfaces., Lee D. Rockford, Polymer Science and Engineering
Condensation polymers with regularly-spaced, strongly-segregating functionalities., Joel D. Schall, Polymer Science and Engineering
The influence of inter-domain interactions on the physical properties of polyurethanes., Xiaodong Wu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Chain polymerization of ester functionalized monomers., Tao Xie, Polymer Science and Engineering
Wettability of polymer surfaces : effects of chemistry and topography., Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertations from 2000
Theory of solutions of semiflexible polyelectrolytes., Gustavo Adolfo Carri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Model polypeptides and molecular recognition at a monolayer interface., Susan L. Dawson, Polymer Science and Engineering
The effect of branch distribution on morphology, chain dynamics and rheological behavior of metallocene and Ziegler-Natta linear low density polyethylenes., Mikhail Y. Gelfer, Polymer Science and Engineering