Submissions from 2001 2001

 

Reactions of organosilanes with silica surfaces in carbon dioxide, CT Cao, AY Fadeev, and TJ McCarthy

 

Polymer nanocomposites synthesized in carbon dioxide., CT Cao and TJ McCarthy

 

Interface studies on Supercritical CO2 welded semi-crystalline polymers., TC Caskey, AJ Lesser, and T McCarthy

 

Supercritical CO2 welding of laminated linear low density polyethylene films, T Caskey, AJ Lesser, and TJ McCarthy

 

Orthotropic elastic constants for polyimide film, SH Cho, G Kim, TJ McCarthy, and RJ Farris

 

Olefin based polymers that incorporate polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes as a comonomer., EB Coughlin

 

Acyclic diene metathesis depolymerization of elastomers using ruthenium catalysts., SW Craig and EB Coughlin

 

Highly efficient acyclic diene metathesis depolymerization using a ruthenium catalyst containing a N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, SW Craig, JA Manzer, and EB Coughlin

 

Structure/property relationships in polystyrene-polyisobutylene-polystyrene block copolymers, DM Crawford, E Napadensky, NCB Tan, DA Reuschle, DA Mountz, KA Mauritz, KS Laverdure, SP Gido, WD Liu, and B Hsiaod

 

Investigation of the mercat reaction as a tool for the introduction of nitrogen surface functionality on linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and polypropylene (PP), R Dhamodharan, A Nisha, K Pushkala, and TJ McCarthy

 

Reactive deposition of metal thin films within porous supports from supercritical fluids, NE Fernandes, SM Fisher, JC Poshusta, DG Vlachos, M Tsapatsis, and JJ Watkins

 

Synthesis and characterization of fire-safe polymers., AJ Gavrin, ES Yoo, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Configurational properties of a single semiflexible polyelectrolyte, K Ghosh, GA Carri, and M Muthukumar

 

Scattering properties of a single semiflexible polyelectrolyte, K Ghosh and M Muthukumar

 

Real time measurement of small molecule diffusion in CO2-swollen polymers using fluorescence nonradiative energy transfer techniques., R Gupta, V RamachandraRao, and JJ Watkins

 

An analysis of the Raman spectrum of syndiotactic polypropylene. 1. Conformational defects, T Hahn, W Suen, S Kang, SL Hsu, HD Stidham, and AR Siedle

 

Drawing in high pressure CO2 - A new route to high performance fibers - In memory of the late Roger S. Porter, T Hobbs and AJ Lesser

 

Morphology of semicrystalline block copolymers: polyethylene-b-atactic-polypropylene, S Hong, AA Bushelman, WJ MacKnight, SP Gido, DJ Lohse, and LJ Fetters

 

Orientationally registered crystals in thin film crystalline/amorphous block copolymers, S Hong, WJ MacKnight, TP Russell, and SP Gido

 

Structural evolution of multilayered, crystalline-amorphous diblock copolymer thin films, S Hong, WJ MacKnight, TP Russell, and SP Gido

 

Morphology of a crystalline/amorphous diblock copolymer: Poly((ethylene oxide)-b-butadiene), S Hong, LZ Yang, WJ MacKnight, and SP Gido

 

Quartz crystal mirobalance: Based ion sensors., DW Howie and DA Hoagland

 

An analysis of Raman spectra of syndiotactic polypropylenes. 2. Configurational defects, SL Hsu, T Hahn, W Suen, SH Kang, HD Stidham, and AR Siedle

 

Ultrahydrophilic monolayers generated from vinylsilanes attached to silicon: Evaluation of surface properties and biofouling., Y Iwasaki and TJ McCarthy

 

Controlled growth of silicon dioxide from Tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl monolayer and the study of protein adsorption on the resulting model surfaces., XQ Jia and TJ McCarthy

 

A spectroscopic analysis of poly(lactic acid) structure, SH Kang, SL Hsu, HD Stidham, PB Smith, MA Leugers, and XZ Yang

 

Ultra-thin coatings of polyvinyl alcohol deposited on organic monolayers., M Kozlov and TJ McCarthy

 

Electric field induced instabilities at liquid/liquid interfaces, ZQ Lin, T Kerle, SM Baker, DA Hoagland, E Schaffer, U Steiner, and TP Russell

 

From aliphatic polyurethanes to linear polyethylene: Influence of hydrogen bonding on the morphology of semi-crystalline polymers., RL McKiernan, AM Heintz, SL Hsu, SP Gido, and J Penelle

 

Monarchical stability and political liberalisation - Connections between Jordan and Morocco, D Mednicoff

 

Modeling polymer crystallization., M Muthukumar

 

Theory of viscoelastic properties of polyelectrolyte solutions, M Muthukumar

 

Translocation of a confined polymer through a hole, M Muthukumar

 

Dimensions of polyelectrolyte chains and concentration fluctuations in semidilute solutions of sodium-poly (styrene sulfonate) as measured by small-angle neutron scattering, VM Prabhu, M Muthukumar, GD Wignall, and YB Melnichenko

 

Using supercritical CO2 to enhance surface ordering in block copolymers., V RamachandraRao, R Gupta, JJ Watkins, TP Russell, and S Satija

 

Enhancement of diblock copolymer ordering kinetics by supercritical carbon dioxide annealing, VS RamachandraRao, RR Gupta, TP Russell, and JJ Watkins

 

Interaction of polymer thin films with supercritical carbon dioxide: A high-pressure neutron reflectivity study., VS RamachandraRao, RR Gupta, TP Russell, and JJ Watkins

 

Environmental stress cracking in polycarbonate: Developing a theory., A Raman, AJ Lesser, and RJ Farris

 

Evaluating the energetics of dilatational band growth under biaxial loading conditions, AB Sabbagh and AJ Lesser

 

Observation of surface ordering of alkyl side chains in polystyrene/polyelectrolytes diblock copolymer Langmuir films, K Shin, MH Rafailovich, J Sokolov, DM Chang, JK Cox, RB Lennox, A Eisenberg, A Gibaud, J Huang, SL Hsu, and SK Satija

 

The influence of charge variation on the adsorbed configuration of a model cationic oligomer onto colloidal silica, YW Shin, JE Roberts, and M Santore

 

An analysis of the correlation between structural anisotropy and dimensional stability for drawn poly(lactic acid) films, PB Smith, A Leugers, SH Kang, SL Hsu, and XZ Yang

 

Raman characterization of orientation in poly(lactic acid) films, PB Smith, A Leugers, SH Kang, XZ Yang, and SL Hsu

 

Controlled adsorption of end-functionalized polystyrene to silicon-supported tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl monolayers, CM Stafford, AY Fadeev, TP Russell, and TJ McCarthy

 

Raman and infrared spectra, conformational stability, ab initio calculations and assignment of fundamentals for 1-bromo-3-fluoropropane, HD Stidham, DJ Duffy, SL Hsu, GA Guirgis, and JR Durig

 

Stress buildup in ultraviolet-cured coatings: Sample thickness dependence, AA Stolov, T Xie, J Penelle, and SL Hsu

 

An analysis of photopolymerization kinetics and stress development in multifunctional acrylate coatings, AA Stolov, T Xie, J Penelle, SL Hsu, and HD Stidham

 

Phase behavior of diblock copolymers swollen by compressible media., BD Vogt and JJ Watkins

 

Supercritical fluid-assisted synthesis and processing of polymeric materials: Kinetic and thermodynamic considerations., JJ Watkins, G Brown, R Gupta, D Ortelli, V RamachandraRao, and B Vogt

 

Tetrafunctional multigraft copolymers as novel thermoplastic elastomers, R Weidisch, SP Gido, D Uhrig, H Iatrou, J Mays, and N Hadjichristidis

 

Molecular weight analysis of polycations by capillary electrophoresis in a solution of neutral polymers, CF Welch and DA Hoagland

 

Molecular mechanisms of polymer crystallization from solution, P Welch and M Muthukumar

 

Crystallinity and mechanical behavior evolution in ethylene-propylene random copolymers, KJ Wright and AJ Lesser

 

Crystallization kinetics of ethylene-propylene random copolymers., KJ Wright and AJ Lesser

 

Initial development of structure-property relationships for dynamically vulcanized EPDM/IPP elastomers, KJ Wright and AJ Lesser

 

Phase behavior of I2S single graft block copolymer/homopolymer blends, LZ Yang, SP Gido, JW Mays, S Pispas, and N Hadjichristidis

 

I5S miktoarm star block copolymers: Packing constraints on morphology and discontinuous chevron tilt grain boundaries, LZ Yang, S Hong, SP Gido, G Velis, and N Hadjichristidis

 

A spectroscopic analysis of chain flexibility of poly(lactic acid), XZ Yang, SH Kang, SL Hsu, HD Stidham, PB Smith, and A Leugers

 

Plasma polymerization using solid phase polymer reactants (non-classical sputtering of polymers), JP Youngblood and TJ McCarthy

 

Intercalated clay nanocomposites: Morphology, mechanics, and fracture behavior, AS Zerda and AJ Lesser

 

Multifunctional molecular additive for processing and fortification of crosslinked epoxies., AS Zerda and AJ Lesser

 

Novel polyolefin nanocomposites: Synthesis and characterizations of metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane copolymers, L Zheng, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Novel thermal plastic elastomer: Polybutadiene graft polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane copolymers., L Zheng, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Synthesis of polyethylene hybrid copolymers containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane prepared with ring-opening metathesis copolymerization, L Zheng, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

 

Copolymers of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS)., L Zheng, RM Kasi, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin

Submissions from 2000 2000

 

Graft copolymers with regularly spaced, tetrafunctional branch points: Morphology and grain structure, FL Beyer, SP Gido, C Buschl, H Iatrou, D Uhrig, JW Mays, MY Chang, BA Garetz, NP Balsara, NB Tan, and N Hadjichristidis

 

Reactive deposition of conformal palladium films from supercritical carbon dioxide solution, JM Blackburn, DP Long, and JJ Watkins

 

Preparation of platinum and silver nanoclusters via templating reactions in CO2-swollen diblock copolymers., GD Brown, SD Smith, and JJ Watkins

 

T-junction grain boundaries in block copolymer-homopolymer blends, E Burgaz and SP Gido

 

Mechanics of rubber particle cavitation in toughened polyvinylchloride (PVC), E Crawford and AJ Lesser

 

Experimental study of release and uptake in well-defined imprinted polymer films., K Das, DJ Duffy, SL Hsu, J Penelle, and VM Rotello

 

Polyelectrolyte adsorption on heterogeneously charged surfaces, M Ellis, CY Kong, and M Muthukumar

 

Crystallization behavior of strongly interacting polymers., AM Heintz, R McKiernan, J Penelle, and SL Hsu

 

Drawing of nylon 6,6 and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers in supercritical CO2, T Hobbs and AJ Lesser

 

Drawing of nylon-6,6 in high-pressure carbon dioxide., T Hobbs and AJ Lesser

 

Preparation of high performance poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers: two-stage drawing using high pressure CO2, T Hobbs and AJ Lesser

 

Analysis correlating morphology and deformation behavior in biodegradable poly(lactic acid)., SH Kang and SL Hsu

 

Effects of processing conditions on the failure mode of an aliphatic polyketone terpolymer, NR Karttunen and AJ Lesser

 

Yield behavior and failure response of an aliphatic polyketone terpolymer subjected to multi-axial stress states, NR Karttunen and AJ Lesser

 

Yield modeling of an aliphatic polyketone terpolymer in multiaxial stress states, NR Karttunen and AJ Lesser

 

Nanoscopic posts via block copolymer templates., HC Kim, XQ Jia, I Tsai, TJ McCarthy, and TP Russell

 

Composites prepared by the anionic polymerization of ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate within supercritical carbon dioxide-swollen poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene), E Kung, AJ Lesser, and TJ McCarthy

 

Fracture behavior of dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomers, AJ Lesser and NA Jones

 

Chemical fluid deposition: A hybrid technique for low-temperature metallization, DP Long, JM Blackburn, and JJ Watkins

 

Commentary on theories of polymer crystallization, M Muthukumar

 

Modeling polymer crystallization from solutions, M Muthukumar and P Welch

 

Mechanism of rectangular silicate mesotube synthesis., BM Novak, GT Schueneman, and AJ Lesser

 

Ultrahydrophobic surfaces: Effects of topography and length scales on wettability., D Oner and TJ McCarthy

 

Phase separation in polystyrene-poly(vinyl methyl ether) blends dilated with compressed carbon dioxide, VS RamachandraRao and JJ Watkins

 

In situ orientation of linear low density polyethylene films subjected to Mode I fracture load, AB Sabbagh, NA Jones, and AJ Lesser

 

Evaluating the energetics of heterogeneous deformation in LLDPE films under biaxial loading conditions, AB Sabbagh and AJ Lesser

 

Polyelectrolyte electrophoresis in a dilute solution of neutral polymers: Model studies, ME Starkweather, DA Hoagland, and M Muthukumar

 

Direct observation of stress buildup in coatings: A new approach., AA Stolov, T Xie, J Penelle, and SL Hsu

 

Simultaneous measurement of polymerization kinetics and stress development in radiation-cured coatings: A new experimental approach and relationship between the degree of conversion and stress, AA Stolov, T Xie, J Penelle, and SL Hsu

 

Phase transitions in polymer blends and block copolymers induced by selective dilation with supercritical CO2, JJ Watkins, GD Brown, MA Pollard, VS Ramachandrarao, and TP Russell

 

Dendrimer-polyelectrolyte complexation: A model guest-host system, P Welch and M Muthukumar

 

Spectroscopic characterization of surface and interfacial regions that control mechanical properties of a phase-segregated polyether urethane urea system., XD Wu and SL Hsu

 

A mass spectrometry analysis of hard segment length distribution in polyurethanes, DJ Yontz and SL Hsu

 

Ultrahydrophobicity: Control of contact line topography., JP Youngblood and TJ McCarthy

 

Synthesis and properties of polyolefin hybrid copolymers containing polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS)., L Zheng, RJ Farris, and EB Coughlin