Submissions from 2003 2003

 

Template synthesis and self-assembly of nanoscopic polymer "pencils", SI Moon and TJ McCarthy

 

Molecular modelling of nucleation in polymers, M Muthukumar

 

Phase behavior of polyelectrolyte solutions., M Muthukumar

 

Polymer escape through a nanopore, M Muthukumar

 

Nucleation of ice and its management in ecosystems - Discussion, M Muthukumar and F Franks

 

Micelle-like model for the polymerization of clathrin baskets., R Nossal and M Muthukumar

 

Synthesis of low heat release, high char thermoplastic polymers., PM O'Donnell, ES Yoo, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Fabrication of nanostructured metal oxide films by three dimensional replication of structured organic templates in supercritical fluids., RA Pai and JJ Watkins

 

Polyelectrolyte charge in mixed solvents., A Popov and DA Hoagland

 

Polyelectrolyte chain dimensions and concentration fluctuations near phase boundaries, VM Prabhu, M Muthukumar, GD Wignall, and YB Melnichenko

 

Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) polymerization of unsaturated thermotropic polyesters, HH Qin, BJ Chakulski, PT Mather, GS Constable, and EB Coughlin

 

Effect of carbon dioxide sorption on the phase behavior of weakly interacting polymer mixtures: Solvent-induced segregation in deuterated polybutadiene/polyisoprene blends, VS Ramachandrarao, BD Vogt, RR Gupta, and JJ Watkins

 

Effect of stress state and polymer morphology on environmental stress cracking in polycarbonate, A Raman, RJ Farris, and AJ Lesser

 

Generic crack patterns in rubber-modified polymers under biaxial stress states, S Ramaswamy and AJ Lesser

 

Yield behavior of polycarbonate: Effects of rate, temperature and stress state., R Sankar and A Lesser

 

Regimes of adsorbed polyelectrolyte dynamics governed by segmental binding., MM Santore

 

Tuning dynamics of adsorbed macromolecules for biofunction and recognition., MM Santore

 

Structure of end-grafted polymer brushes in liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide: A neutron reflectivity study, SM Sirard, RR Gupta, TP Russell, JJ Watkins, PF Green, and KP Johnston

 

Influence of polyether copolymer configuration on polyurethane reaction: A mass spectrometry analysis, W Suen, J Percy, SL Hsu, IA Kaltashov, and HD Stidham

 

Influence of a compressible solvent on the phase behavior of polystyrene-block-poly(n-alkyl methacrylate) copolymers., BD Vogt, VS RamachandraRao, RR Gupta, KA Lavery, TJ Francis, TP Russell, and JJ Watkins

 

Phase behavior of polystyrene-block-poly(n-alkyl methacrylate)s dilated with carbon dioxide, BD Vogt, VS RamachandraRao, RR Gupta, KA Lavery, TJ Francis, TP Russell, and JJ Watkins

 

Crystal structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS) nano-materials: A study by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy., A Waddon and EB Coughlin

 

Crystal structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS) nano-materials: A study by x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy, AJ Waddon and EB Coughlin

 

The electrophoretic mobility of PPI dendrimers: Do charged dendrimers behave as linear polyelectrolytes or charged spheres?, CF Welch and DA Hoagland

 

Combined atomic-scale modelling and experimental studies of nucleation in the solid state - Discussion, AH Windle, A Cerezo, FRN Nabarro, B Cantor, and M Muthukumar

 

Microcellular model evaluation for the deformation of dynamically vulcanized EPDM/iPP blends, KJ Wright, K Indukuri, and AJ Lesser

 

Dry-jet wet spinning of fire safe polymers., ES Yoo, AJ Gavrin, EB Coughlin, and RJ Farris

 

Synthesis and characterization of the polyhydroxyamide/polymethoxyamide family of polymers, ES Yoo, AJ Gavrin, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Highly concentrated, intercalated silicate nanocomposites: Synthesis and characterization, AS Zerda, TC Caskey, and AJ Lesser

 

Microphase separation of cyclic block copolymers of styrene and butadiene and of their corresponding linear triblock copolymers, YQ Zhu, SP Gido, H Latrou, N Hadjichristidis, and JW Mays

 

Effect of junction point functionality on the lamellar spacing of symmetric (PS)(n)(PI)(n) miktoarm star block copolymers, YQ Zhu, SP Gido, M Moshakou, H Iatrou, N Hadjichristidis, S Park, and T Chang

Submissions from 2002 2002

 

Anisotropy of lamellar block copolymer grains, NP Balsara, CM Marques, BA Garetz, MC Newstein, and SP Gido

 

Deposition of device-quality conformal copper films from supercritical carbon dioxide., JM Blackburn, A Cabanas, DP Long, and JJ Watkins

 

Deposition of Cu films from supercritical fluids using Cu(I) beta-diketonate precursors, A Cabanas, JM Blackburn, and JJ Watkins

 

Poly(ethylene glycol) immobilized on SIO2: A study on surface properties at controlled coverages., E Cataltarla and TJ McCarthy

 

Analysis of grain structure in partially ordered block copolymers by depolarized light scattering and transmission electron microscopy, MY Chang, FM Abuzaina, WG Kim, JP Gupton, BA Garetz, MC Newstein, NP Balsara, L Yang, SP Gido, RE Cohen, Y Boontongkong, and A Bellare

 

Ultrasonic spectroscopic evaluation of the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentabiene, GS Constable, EB Coughlin, and AJ Lesser

 

Gas manifold for olefin polymerization and a convenient reactor design for the parallel screening of catalysts, GS Constable, RA Gonzalez-Ruiz, RM Kasi, and EB Coughlin

 

Tuning self-assembly in hybrid inorganic-organic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) polyolefin copolymers, EB Coughlin

 

Alternating copolymerization of polar and nonpolar olefins by ring-opening metathesis polymerization., EB Coughlin and MF Ilker

 

Effect of polyester structure on the interaction parameters and morphology development of ternary blends: Model for high performance adhesives and coatings, DJ Duffy, HD Stidham, SL Hsu, S Sasaki, A Takahara, and T Kajiyama

 

Phase transitions in solutions of semiflexible polyelectrolytes, K Ghosh, GA Carri, and M Muthukumar

 

Crystallization behavior of strongly interacting chains, AM Heintz, RL McKiernan, SP Gido, J Penelle, SL Hsu, S Sasaki, A Takahara, and T Kajiyama

 

Surface modification of poly(p-xylylene) films., M Herrera-Alonso and TJ McCarthy

 

Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)-based ion sensors for pollution prevention., DW Howie and DA Hoagland

 

Dynamics in adsorbed layers of associative polymers in the limit of strong backbone-surface attractions, YD Huang and MM Santore

 

Alternating copolymerizations of polar and nonpolar cyclic olefins by ring-opening metathesis polymerization, MF Ilker and EB Coughlin

 

Synthesis and ROMP of norbornene derivatives for the preparation of well-defined amphiphilic polymers., MF Ilker and EB Coughlin

 

Buried interface modification using supercritical carbon dioxide, XQ Jia and TJ McCarthy

 

Chemical surface modification of nylon 6,6., XQ Jia and TJ McCarthy

 

Crystallization of poly(lactic acid) stereocomplexes., SH Kang, K Aou, RL Pekrul, and SL Hsu

 

Raman and light scattering analysis of poly(lactic acid) flexibility., SH Kang, GZ Zhang, K Aou, RL Pekrul, SL Hsu, and XZ Yang

 

Effect of processing conditions on the yield and failure response of an aliphatic polyketone terpolymer, NR Karttunen and AJ Lesser

 

Half sandwich vs. metallocene complex formation in the reaction of monosilyl and mixed silyl substituted cyclopentadienyl congeners with titanium and zirconium tetrachlorides, RM Kasi and EB Coughlin

 

Modeling of polynucleotide translocation through protein pores and nanotubes, CY Kong and M Muthukumar

 

Surface modification of polyvinyl alcohol for improved biocompatibility., M Kozlov and TJ McCarthy

 

Chemically cross-linked polycyclooctene: Synthesis, characterization, and shape memory behavior, CD Liu, SB Chun, PT Mather, L Zheng, EH Haley, and EB Coughlin

 

Langevin dynamics simulation of counterion distribution around isolated flexible polyelectrolyte chains, S Liu and M Muthukumar

 

Microphase separation of hybrid dendron-linear diblock copolymers into ordered structures, ME Mackay, Y Hong, M Jeong, BM Tande, NJ Wagner, S Hong, SP Gido, R Vestberg, and CJ Hawker

 

RSEC in polymer chemistry in western Massachusetts., TJ McCarthy

 

Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene-like polyurethanes derived from long-chain, aliphatic alpha,omega-diols, RL McKiernan, SP Gido, and J Penelle

 

Influence of hydrogen bonding on the crystallization behavior of semicrystalline polyurethanes, RL McKiernan, AM Heintz, SL Hsu, EDT Atkins, J Penelle, and SP Gido

 

Structure of 22,12-polyurethane in chain-folded lamellar crystals, RL McKiernan, P Sikorski, EDT Atkins, SP Gido, and J Penelle

 

Monte Carlo studies of adsorption of a sequenced polyelectrolyte to patterned surfaces, J McNamara, CY Kong, and M Muthukumar

 

Amine-functionalized mesoporous silica materials for heterogenization of organotransition metal catalysts., KL Milton, S Soukasene, AJ Little, R Welch, SL Burkett, RM Kasi, and EB Coughlin

 

Template synthesis and self-assembly of nano polymer rods., SI Moon and TJ McCarthy

 

DNA translocation across protein channeles: How does a polymer worm through a hole?, M Muthukumar

 

Entropic barrier theory of polymer translocation, M Muthukumar

 

Phase diagram of polyelectrolyte solutions: Weak polymer effect, M Muthukumar

 

Theory of sequence effects on DNA translocation through proteins and nanopores, M Muthukumar

 

Evolution of polyelectrolyte/surfactant complexes in dilute solution., RG Nause, DA Hoagland, and HH Strey

 

Brownian motion of DNA confined within a two-dimensional array, D Nykypanchuk, HH Strey, and DA Hoagland

 

Thermally induced color change in electrospun fiber mats., A Pedicini, RJ Farris, AJ Lesser, and JM Pochan

 

'Green' multifunctional cross-linking monomers for vinyl thermal and radiation curing., J Penelle, T Xie, SL Hsu, and AA Stolov

 

Microscopic damage and macroscopic yield in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins tested under multi-axial stress states, S Ramaswamy and AJ Lesser

 

Macroscopic pseudo-ductile response of polymers under multiaxial stress states - Generic crack patterns, R Sankar and AJ Lesser

 

Macroscopic yield and microscopic damage in polymers under multiaxial stress states: Experimental results and modeling., R Sankar and AJ Lesser

 

Effect of surfactant on unilamellar polymeric vesicles: Altered membrane properties and stability in the limit of weak surfactant partitioning, MM Santore, DE Discher, YY Won, FS Bates, and DA Hammer

 

Influence of charge density and coverage on bound fraction for a weakly cationic polyelectrolyte adsorbing onto silica, Y Shin, JE Roberts, and MM Santore

 

The relationship between polymer/substrate charge density and charge overcompensation by adsorbed polyelectrolyte layers, YW Shin, JE Roberts, and MM Santore

 

CdSe-polymer composites prepared by surface initiated ring-opening metathesis polymerization., H Skaff, F Ilker, EB Coughlin, and T Emrick

 

Preparation of cadmium selenide-polyolefin composites from functional phosphine oxides and ruthenium-based metathesis, H Skaff, MF Ilker, EB Coughlin, and T Emrick

 

Dispersed nano particle-polyolefin composites made by ring-opening metathesis polymerization from functional particles., H Skaff, MF Liker, EB Coughlin, and T Emrick

 

Phase behavior of diblock copolymers dilated with light alkanes: Influence of solvent compressibility on upper and lower ordering transitions, BD Vogt and JJ Watkins

 

Nanostructured polyethylene-POSS copolymers: Control of crystallization and aggregation, AJ Waddon, L Zheng, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Fibrinogen adsorption on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces: Geometrical and energetic aspects of interfacial relaxations, CF Wertz and MM Santore

 

Parylene composite coatings prepared in supercritical carbon dioxide., KA Wier and TJ McCarthy

 

Micromechanisms of deformation and fracture in EPDM/IPP dynamic vulcanizates., KJ Wright and AJ Lesser

 

Morphological studies of a semicrystalline diblock copolymer., XD Wu, S Hong, TP Russell, SP Gido, S Pispas, and N Hadjichristidis

 

Organophosphorous additive for fortification, processibility, and flame retardance of epoxy resins, AS Zerda and AJ Lesser

 

Fire-resistant, UV/visible sensitive polyarylates and copolymers., HQ Zhang, EB Coughlin, PR Westmoreland, RJ Farris, A Plichta, and ZK Brzozowski

 

Thermal decomposition and flammability of fire-resistant, UV/visible-sensitive polyarylates, copolymers and blends, H Zhang, PR Westmoreland, RJ Farris, EB Coughlin, A Plichta, and ZK Brzozowski

 

Synthesis and thermal properties of hybrid copolymers of syndiotactic polystyrene and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, L Zheng, RM Kasi, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

X-ray characterizations of polyethylene polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane copolymers, L Zheng, AJ Waddon, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Morphologies and mechanical properties of a series of block-double-graft copolymers and terpolymers, YQ Zhu, R Weidisch, SP Gido, G Velis, and N Hadjichristidis

Submissions from 2001 2001

 

Confined thin film diblock copolymer in the presence of an electric field, B Ashok, M Muthukumar, and TP Russell

 

Reactive deposition of device quality conformal copper films from supercritical CO2, JM Blackburn, A Cabanas, Y Zong, JD Quinn, and JJ Watkins

 

Deposition of conformal copper and nickel films from supercritical carbon dioxide, JM Blackburn, DP Long, A Cabanas, and JJ Watkins

 

Preparation of nanocomposites by selective metallization of CO2-swollen cylindrical diblock copolymers templates., GD Brown and JJ Watkins

 

Direct synthesis of functionalized mesoporous silica materials., SL Burkett, S Soukasene, EB Coughlin, and RM Kasi