Dissertations from 2007
The Synthesis and Characterization of Polyurethane Poly(ethylene glycol) Based Hydrogel Films and microgels for applications in industrial coatings and drug delivery, Stacy Michele Trey
Dissertations from 2006
Surface Modifications of Polymeric Materials For Bio Applications, Woo-Sung Bae
Synthesis and Aqueous Solution Studies of Stimuli-Responsive Block Copolymers Synthesized by Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization, Anthony Joseph Convertine
Investigations of Poly[(styrene-co-p-methylstyrene)- b-isobutylene-b-(styrene-co-p-methylstyrene)] and Poly[(acrylic acid)-b-styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene-b-(acrylic acid)], James Grabill Kopchick
Investigations of Poly[(Styrene-Co-P-Methylstyrene)-Risobutylene- R-(Styrene-Co-P-Methylstyrene)] and Poly[(Acrylic Acid)-5-Styrene-Jb-Is0butylene-5-Styrene-Jb-(Acrylic Acid)], James Grabill Kopchick
A Study of Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Conversion of Lignocellulosic Materials to Sugars Using a Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Reactor Extruder and Plug Flow Reactor, William Scott Miller
The Impact of Surfactants and Polymer Dispersion Components On Antimicrobials, Alicyn Marie Rhoades
Studies of the Aqueous RAFT Polymerization of Methacrylamido-Monomers and the Application of Their Polymers in the Protection and Delivery of Novel siRNA-Based Gene Silencing Agents, Charles Webb Scales
Photopolymerization and Characterization of Thiol-enes, Askim Funda Senyurt
Rheology, Structure, and Properties of New Phosphate Glass/Polymer Hybrids, Kevin Leonard Urman
Covalently Functionalized Clay and New POSS Derivatives for Nanocomposite and Nanomaterials Applications, Paul Andrew Wheeler
Dissertations from 2005
Design, Synthesis, and Film Formation of Multi-Component Colloidal Dispersions, Wayne Reid Dreher Jr.
The Effect and Role of Functional Groups in the Compatibilization of Immiscible Polymer Blends: Investigation of Blend Morphology, Properties and Thermodynamics, Gregory Carl Gemeinhardt
The Effect of Polymer Blending On Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance: Role of Polycarbonate Blend Morphology, Miscibility, and Crystallinity, Peyton Lee Hopson
Design, Synthesis, and Film Formation of Stimuli-Responsive Colloidal Dispersions Containing Phospholipids, David Jackson Lestage
Film Formation and Surface/Interfacial Processes of Waterborne Polyurethanes, Daniel Branan Otts
The Influence of Electrostatic Interactions on Chain Dynamics and Morphological Development in Semi-Crystalline Perfluorosulfonate Ionomers, Kirt Anthony Page
Morphological Manipulation of Ionomers for Altered Transport Properties in Membrane Applications, Alan Keith Phillips
Vegetable Oil Macromonomer Kinetics and Loci During Emulsion Polymerization, Carolina Quintero Ochoa
Thin-Film Calorimetry and the Kinetics of Photoinitiated Thiol-ene Polymerizations, Todd Michael Roper
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Vegetable Oil Macromonomers in Auto-Oxidative Crosslinking Latexes, Charles Todd Williams
Dissertations from 2004
Investigation of Linear Polyamides With High Aliphatic Content, Carl Wayne Bennett
The Evaluation of Vegetable Oil Based Macromonomers In Emulsion Polymerization, Catherine Canady Blackwell
Self-Assembled Hybrid Materials Based On Ionomers of Styrene/Ethylene-co-butylene/Styrene (SEBS): Evaluation of Morphology and Rheo-Mechanical Behavior, Richard Ivey Blackwell
Living In a Material World: Development and Evaluation of a New Materials Science Course for Non-Science Majors, Gregory John Brust
Kinetic and Thermodynamic Investigation of Vegetable Oil Derived Macromonomers For Use In Low-VOC Architectural Coatings, Keri L. Diamond
Synthesis, Photoinitiation, and Photopolymerization of Novel Multifunctional Monomers, Tai Yeon Lee
Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Poly (L-lactide)-Based Materials and Lactone Polymerization Kinetics Using Real-Time ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, Jamie Michael Messman
A Study of the Thermodynamic and Rheological Properties of Polymer and Polyelectrolyte Dilute Solutions, Todd Stephen Rushing
Polyisobutylene/Polystyrene-Based Triblock and Pentablock Copolymers Synthesized Using a Combination of Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Adam Daniel Scheuer
Design, Synthesis, and Study of Novel Fluoro-Urethane Monomers for Emulsion Polymers and Study of Oxygen-Scavengers for Ultraviolet Curable Powder Coatings, Kip Douglas Sharp
Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Methacrylates for Coatings and Biomedical Applications, Bianca Sadicoff Shemper
Dissertations from 2003
Utilization of Ionomers as Compatibilizers in Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites, Grant Douglas Barber
Model Polyzwitterions Based On Polyacrylamide: Synthesis, Characterization, and Stimuli-Responsive Solution Behavior In Aqueous Media, Michael James Fevola
An Investigative Study of the Interactions of Poly(vinylamine)s With Montmorillonite, Camille Tryntje Haynes
Polyester-Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials Via Sol-Gel Reactions: Synthesis and Characterization of Fundamental Properties, Alexander Adam Lambert
The Synthesis and Characterization of a New Family of Cyclic Carbonate Monomers, Poly(ester-carbonates), and Tin-Based Macroinitiators, Brian Daniel Mullen
A Study of Hydrophobically Modified Polysaccharides Adsorbed Onto Hydrophobic Surfaces, Joan Barker Schuman
Synthesis and Characterization of Peptide/Amino Acid Based Materials and Solvent-Free UV Curable Coatings, Tara Jane Smith
Approaches Toward High Oxygen Barrier Poly(ethylene terephthalate) and Preparation of Di-isocyanate Infused Clay Aerogel Composites, Louis Steven Somlai
An Investigation of the Production of Low Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene for the Improvement of Oil Dispersants, Casey Don Stokes
Elucidation of the Mechanism of Sc3 Hydrophobin Self-Assembly From Aqueous Media, Paul Andrew Stroud
Novel Stimuli-Responsive Block Copolymers Via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization: Synthesis, Characterization, and Surface Immobilization In Aqueous Media, Brent Sterling Sumerlin
Studies of the RAFT Polymerization of Acrylamide and N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl] Methacrylamide: Factors Affecting Kinetics, Molecular Weight Control, and Block Copolymer Formation, David Bryan Thomas
Mechanistic, Kinetic, and Energetic Study of Titanium Tetrachloride-Coinitiated Quasiliving Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene and Styrene, Quinn Aubry Thomas
Dissertations from 2002
The Design, Synthesis, and Study of Novel Vegetable Oil Macromonomers and Their Structure-Property Relationships in Emulsion Polymers, Gregory Evan Booth
Photoinitiation of Free-Radical Polymerization By Aryl Disulfide, Cyclic Anhydride, and Phthalimide Derivatives, Thomas Brian Cavitt
Photopolymerization of Vinyl Donor/Vinyl Acceptor Systems and Thiol-ene Systems, Michael Christopher Cole
Synthesis and Characterization of Acrylamido-Based Polymers Via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization, Michael Stephen Donovan
Investigation of the Individual Components of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals and Their Resulting Effects On the Electro-Optic Properties, Molly Lee Hladik-Barnett
Photopolymerization In Liquid Crystalline Media: Development of Nanostructured Polymeric Materials, Demetrius Torino McCormick
Fabrication and Characterization of Ionomers and Composites Based on Block Copolymers of Styrene and Isobutylene, David Allen Mountz
Photopolymerization of Acrylic Systems Using Sensitization of Substituted Maleimides, Chau Ky Nguyen
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Materials Derived from 2,5-Diketopiperazines and Pyroglutamic Acid, Dennis Arch Parrish
Surlyn/Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: Formation, Morphology, and Interactions of Inorganic and Organic Phases, Paul Robert Start
Influence of Electrostatic Interactions On the Morphology and Properties of Blends Containing Perfluorinated Ionomers, Eric Paul Taylor
Dissertations from 2001
The Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Environmentally Friendly Wood Adhesives, Richard Conrad Cook
Solution and Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Polyamides and Crosslinked Polyacrylates, Rick Dowell Davis
Influence of Electrostatic Interactions On the Morphology of Ionomeric Polymers and Blends, Forrest Andrew Landis
Characterization and Polymerization Behavior of Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Systems, Christopher Lee Lester
Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobically Modified Twin-Tailed Associative Polymers Using Micellar Polymerization: Terpolymers Based On Methacrylamide, Acrylic Acid, and N,N-Dialkylacrylamides, Geoffrey Lawrence Smith
Laterally Substituted Dicarboxylic Acids and Their Bispyridyl Complexes: Main-Chain Association Polymers, Clemon Delane Terrell
Photoinduced Copolymerization Studies of N-Substituted Maleimides With Various Electron Donors, Danning Yang
Dissertations from 2000
An Investigation Into the Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Some Structurally Unique Linear Liquid Crystal Polyesters and Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Chad Jeffrey Booth
Evaluation of Castor Acrylated Monomer (CAM) as a Comonomer for Vinyl-Acrylic Latexes, Elizabeth Hyatt Brister
Synthesis and Characterization of High Molecular Weight Water-Soluble Polymers to Study the Role of Extensional Viscosity in Polymeric Drag Reduction, Martin E. Cowan
An Investigation Into the Origins and Limits of "Livingness" Within the Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization of Isobutylene, Christopher Lewis Curry
Investigations of Crystallization and Ionic Interactions of Sulfonated Syndiotactic Polystyrene Ionomers, Raghuram Gummaraju
Evaluation of Castor Acrylated Monomer In Acrylic Latexes for One-Component, Low VOC, Low Odor, Ambient Cure, Architectural Coatings, Corey Lee King
Purification and Characterization of a New Class of Amphipathic Biopolymers Capable of Self-Assembly From Aqueous Media, Gregory Gerald Martin
Formulation and Characterization of Poly(styrene- co-isobutylene-co-styrene) Block Copolymer - Silicon Oxide Nanocomposites, David A. Reuschle
The Synthesis and Characterization of (Carboxylic Acid)-Telechelic Epsilon-Caprolactone and L, L-Lactide Based Degradable Polyester Ionomers, John Walter Sherman
Supramolecular Networks, Kurt Nikolaus Wiegel
Dissertations from 1999
Ring-Opening Metathesis and Metallocene Polymerizations of Cyclohexenyl Norbornene and Cyclopolymerization of Dipropargyl Fluorene, Wassana Apichatachutapan
The Synthesis and Characterization of Environmentally-Responsive Water-Swellable and Water-Soluble Polymers for Wastewater Remediation, Rodney Scott Armentrout
Blends of Polyester Ionomers With Polar Polymers: Interactions, Reactions, and Compatibilization, Timothy Lamar Boykin
Synthesis, Characterization, and Kinetic Studies of Novel Polyisobutylene-Based Block Copolymers, Leonard Bryan Brister
Kinetic Investigations of the Controlled/Living Polymerization of Isobutylene Via In Situ Real-Time ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, Andrew Bradley Donnalley
Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic, Zwitterionic Polymers and the Study of Solution Behavior Upon Addition of Surfactant, Kathryn Marie Johnson
Multifunctional Crosslinking Agents Based On Substituted Cyclic Phosphazenes and Their Application As Coupling Agents In Reactive Processing and Coatings Formulations, Kristine Nicole Ludwig
Solution Behavior of Aqueous Solutions of Hydrophobically Modified Polyvinylamine and Dodecyltrimethylammonium Bromide, Stacey Villafanez Maggio
Kinetic Investigations of the Boron Trichloride Co-Initiated Carbocationic Polymerization of Isobutylene by Real-Time ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, Thomas Louis Maggio
An Investigative Study of Polymer Adsorption Onto Montmorillonite Clay, Cheri Lynn McConnell Boykin
N-phenylmaleimides As Comonomers and Photoinitiators In Ultraviolet-Visible Photopolymerizable Formulations, Christopher Wayne Miller
Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Utilization of Functionalized Solid Polymers as Ultraviolet Curable Powder Coatings, James Wayne Rawlins
Reversible Hydrophobic Microdomains In Amphipathic Polymers: Studies of Stimuli-Responsive Organization and Sequestration of a Model Foulant, Michael Frederick Richardson
Design, Development, and Modeling of a Continuous Simulated Moving-Bed Ion-Exclusion Process for the Separation of Acid and Sugar, Robert Michael Springfield
Synthesis and Photopolymerization of Novel N-vinyl Amide Monomers and Synthesis and Characterization of a One-Component Maleimide Epoxy Resin, Leslie Ann White
The Influence of Depressed Mood On Behavioral, Cognitive, and Affective Responses to Cold Pressor Pain, Scott G. Willoughby
Organic-Inorganic Composite Materials: Molecular Tailoring of Structure-Property Relationships, Sandra Kay Young
Dissertations from 1998
Photopolymerization and Photophysical Studies of N-Aliphaticmaleimides, Shan Christopher Clark
Examination of the Structure/Function Relationship In the Amphipathic Biopolymer, Apolipophorin-III, Johanna M. Kahalley