Submissions from 2009
Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization in an Inverse Microemulsion System: Homopolymerization, Chain Extension, and Block Copolymerization, Atsushi Sogabe and Charles L. McCormick
The Synthesis, Characterization and Biocompatibility of Poly(ester urethane)/Polyhedral Oligomeric Silesquioxane Nanocomposites, Wenshou Wang, Yan-lin Guo, and Joshua U. Otaigbe
Hydrogen Bonding Effects On Aspartate Ester Reactions, C.T. Williams, D.A. Wicks, and William L. Jarrett
Facile 'One-Pot' Preparation of Reversible, Disulfide-Containing Shell Cross-Linked Micelles from a RAFT-Synthesized, pH-Responsive Triblock Copolymer in Water at Room Temperature, Xuewei Xu, Adam E. Smith, and Charles L. McCormick
Interface Slippage Study Between Polyamide 12 and Ethylene Butene Copolymer Melt In Capillary Extrusion, Jinhai Yang and James L. White
Newly UV-Curable Polyurethane Coatings Prepared by Multifunctional Thiol- and Ene-Terminated Polyurethane Aqueous Dispersions Mixtures: Preparation and Characterization, Zhenglong Yang, Douglas A. Wicks, Charles E. Hoyle, Hongting Pu, Junjie Yuan, Decheng Wan, and Yongsheng Liu
Sequential Thiol-Ene/Thiol-Ene and Thiol-Ene/Thiol-Yne Reactions as a Route to Well-Defined Mono and Bis End-Functionalized Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), Bing Yu, Justin W. Chan, Charles E. Hoyle, and Andrew B. Lowe
Synthesis of Di- and Tri-Tertiary Amine Containing Methacrylic Monomers and Their (Co)Polymerization via RAFT, Bing Yu and Andrew B. Lowe
RAFT Synthesis and Stimulus-induced Self-Assembly in Water of Copolymers Based on the Biocompatible Monomer 2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Phosphorylcholine, Bing Yu, Andrew B. Lowe, and Kazuhiko Ishihara
Effects of Monomer Functionality and Hydrogen Bonding on the Polymerization Kinetics and Properties of Thiol-Ene Networks, Hui Zhou, Qin Li, Junghwan Shin, and Charles E. Hoyle
Submissions from 2008
Polyisobutylene-Based Miktoarm Star Polymers Via a Combination of Carbocationic and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizations, L. Krystin Breland and Robson F. Storey
Convergent Synthesis of 3-arm Star Polymers from RAFT-Prepared Poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) via a Thiol-ene Click Reaction, Justin W. Chan, Bing Yu, Charles E. Hoyle, and Andrew B. Lowe
Kinetics Analysis and Physical Properties of Photocured Silicate-Based Thiol-ene Nanocomposites: The Effects of Vinyl POSS ene On the Polymerization Kinetics and Physical Properties of Thiol-Triallyl Ether Networks, Tolecia S. Clark, Charles E. Hoyle, and Sergei I. Nazarenko
Poly(lactic Acid) and Chain-Extended Poly(lactic Acid)-Polyurethane Functionalized With Pendent Carboxylic Acid Groups, Tim R. Cooper and Robson F. Storey
Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic Characterization of the Hydrolytic Degradation of Hydroxyl-Terminated Poly (D,L-lactide) Materials, Mohammad K. Hassan, Jeffrey S. Wiggins, Robson F. Storey, and Kenneth A. Mauritz
Summer SCIENCE - Enhancing High School Science through Polymers, Sabine Heinhorst, Dana G. Thames, Janet Boyce, and Sarah E. Morgan
Synthesis and Characterization of Carboxylic Acid-Terminated Polyisobutylenes, Lisa K. Kemp, Andrew B. Donnalley, and Robson F. Storey
Structural Confirmation of Exo-Olefin-Coupled Polyisobutylene Via Model Compound Synthesis and Characterization, Lisa K. Kemp, Justin E. Poelma, Timothy R. Cooper, and Robson F. Storey
Thermoreversible Hydrogels From RAFT-Synthesized BAB Triblock Copolymers: Steps Toward Biomimetic Matrices For Tissue Regeneration, Stacey E. Kirkland, Ryan M. Hensarling, Shawn D. McConaughy, William L. Jarrett, and Charles L. McCormick
Morphology of Poly[(t-butyl acrylate)-b-styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene-b-(t-butyl acrylate)] Pentablock Terpolymers and Their Thermal Conversion to the Acrylic Acid Form, James G. Kopchick, Robson F. Storey, William L. Jarrett, and Kenneth A. Mauritz
Synthesis of Carbonated Vernonia Oil, Noel Man, Sharathkumar K. Mendon, James W. Rawlins, and Shelby F. Thames
Tailoring the Network Properties of Ca2+ Crosslinked Aloe vera Polysaccharide Hydrogels for in Situ Release of Therapeutic Agents, Shawn D. McConaughy, Stacey E. Kirkland, Nicolas J. Treat, Paul A. Stroud, and Charles L. McCormick
Structural Characterization and Solution Properties of a Galacturonate Polysaccharide Derived from Aloe vera Capable of In Situ Gelation, Shawn D. McConaughy, Paul A. Stroud, Brent Boudreaux, Roger D. Hester, and Charles L. McCormick
RAFT-synthesized Diblock and Triblock Copolymers: Thermally-Induced Supramolecular Assembly in Aqueous Media, Charles L. McCormick, Brent S. Sumerlin, Brad S. Lokitz, and Jonathan E. Stempka
Synthesis and Characterization of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber-Clay Nanocomposites With Enhanced Mechanical and Gas Barrier Properties, P. Meneghetti, S. Shaikh, Syed Qutubuddin, and Sergei I. Nazarenko
Substituted Hippurates and Hippurate Analogs as Substrates and Inhibitors of Peptidylglycine α-Hydroxylating Monooxygenase (PHM) , David J. Merkler, Alexander S. Asser, Laura E. Baumgart, Natalie Carballo, Sarah E. Carpenter, Geoffrey H. Chew, Casey C. Cosner, Jodi Dusi, Andrew B. Lowe, Edward W. Lowe Jr., Lawrence King III, Robert D. Kendig, Paul C. Kline, Robert Malka, Kathleen A. Merkler, Neil R. McIntyre, Mindy Romero, Benjamin J. Wilcox, and Terence C. Owen
Reaction Kinetics of Dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-dilsocyanate With 1-and 2-Butanol: A Model Study for Polyurethane Formation, Scott J. Moravek and Robson F. Storey
New Poly(ester Amide)s From Alkyl 2-(Carboethoxyhydroxy-Methyl)acrylates, Jean-François Morizur and Lon J. Mathias
Effect of Relative Humidity On the Young's Modulus of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films and Related Nonionic Polymers, Adam J. Nolte, Neil D. Treat, Robert E. Cohen, and Michael F. Rubner
Aggregation of Synthetic Chrysotile Nanotubes In the Bulk and In Solution Probed By Nitrogen Adsorption and Viscosity Measurements, B. G. Olson, J. J. Decker, Sergei I. Nazarenko, V.E. Yudin, Joshua U. Otaigbe, E.N. Korytkova, and V.V. Gusarov
New Well-Defined Polymeric Betaines: First Report Detailing the Synthesis and ROMP of Salt-Responsive Sulfopropylbetaine- and Carboxyethylbetaine-Exo-7-Oxanorbornene Monomers, David A. Rankin and Andrew B. Lowe
Promotion of the Gamma-Phase of Polyamide 6 In its Nanocomposite With Phosphate Glass, A. Rawal, X.-W. Fang, K. Urman, D. Iverson, Joshua U. Otaigbe, and K. Schmidt-Rohr
Synthesis and Characterization of Soyamide Ferulate, James W. Rawlins, Monoj Pramanik, and Sharathkumar K. Mendon
1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Polymerization Reactions of Novel Macromolecules Containing Sym-Tetrazine Rings, Abdelwahed R. Sayed and Jeffrey S. Wiggins
Enthalpy Relaxation of Photopolymerized Thiol-ene Networks: Structural Effects, Junghwan Shin, Sergei I. Nazarenko, and Charles E. Hoyle
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Biodegradable and Biocompatible Poly(ester-urethane) Thin Films Prepared by Homogeneous Solution Polymerization, Wenshou Wang, Yanlin Guo, and Joshua U. Otaigbe
Kinetic Evaluation of Tin-POMS Catalyst for Urethane Reactions, Wenshou Wang and Jeffrey S. Wiggins
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Trisilanols As Dispersants For Titanium Oxide Nanopowder, Paul A. Wheeler, Rahul Misra, Robert D. Cook, and Sarah E. Morgan
Aqueous RAFT Synthesis of pH-Responsive Triblock Copolymer mPEO-PAPMA-PDPAEMA and Formation of Shell Cross-Linked Micelles, Xuewei Xu, Adam E. Smith, Stacey E. Kirkland, and Charles L. McCormick
Nanoencapsulation of Blocked Isocyanates Through Aqueous Emulsion Polymerization, H. Yang, S. K. Mendon, and James W. Rawlins
Advances in the Synthesis of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers via RAFT Polymerization: Stimuli-Responsive Drug and Gene Delivery, Adam W. York, Stacey E. Kirkland, and Charles L. McCormick
Effects of Three Crosslinkers On Colored pH-Responsive Core-Shell Latexes, Bing Yuan, Jeremy States, Chris Sahagun, and Douglas Wicks
Effects of Nanofiller Morphology and Aspect Ratio On the Rheo-Mechanical Properties of Polyimide Nanocomposites, V.E. Yudin, Joshua U. Otaigbe, V.M. Svetlichnyi, E.N. Korytnova, O.V. Almjasheva, and V.V. Gusarov
Photopolymerization Kinetics of Tributylmethylammonium-Based (Meth)acrylate Ionic Liquids and the Effect of Water, Hui Zhou, Zulma Jiménez, John A. Pojman, Mark S. Paley, and Charles E. Hoyle
Submissions from 2007
Copolymerization of Sec-Butenyl Acetate With Styrene Via Emulsion Polymerization, Alp H. Alidedeoglu, Sandipan Dutta, Rahul Misra, James W. Rawlins, and Sarah E. Morgan
Incorporation of Drying Oils Into Emulsion Polymers For Use in Low-VOC Architectural Coatings, Gregory Booth, David E. Delatte, and Shelby F. Thames
Epoxy Phosphonate Crosslinkers for Providing Flame Resistance to Cotton Textiles, SeChin Chang, Navzer (Nozar) D. Sachinvala, Paul Sawhney, D. V. Parikh, William Jarrett, and Casey Grimm
First Solvent-Free Synthesis of Poly(N-methylolacrylamide) Via Frontal Free-Radical Polymerization, Li Chen, Ting Hu, Huan Yu, Su Chen, and John A. Pojman
Thermal Polymerization of Thiol-ene Network-Forming Systems, Wayne D. Cook, Fei Chen, Derek W. Pattison, Peyton Hopson, and Mathieu Beaujon
Characterization of Poly(ethyleneoxyethylene Terephthalate-co-adipate) Using NMR Spectroscopy, Tim R. Cooper and Robson F. Storey
Electrolyte- and pH-Responsive Polyampholytes With Potential As Viscosity-Control Agents In Enhanced Petroleum Recovery, Ryan G. Ezell and Charles L. McCormick
Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic Characterization of the Hydrolytic Degradation of Carboxylic Acid-Terminated Poly(D,L-lactide) Materials, Mohammad K. Hassan, Jeffrey S. Wiggins, Robson F. Storey, and Kenneth A. Mauritz
Investigation of the Structure of Polyelectrolyte-Based Complex Coacervates and the Effects of Electrolyte Order of Addition, Lisa R. Huisinga and Robert Y. Lochhead
Photopolymerization Kinetics of Ionic Liquid Monomers Derived From the Neutralization Reaction Between Trialkylamines and Acid-Containing (Meth)acrylates, Zulma Jiménez, Christopher Bounds, Charles E. Hoyle, Andrew B. Lowe, Hui Zhou, and John A. Pojman
Poly[acrylic acid-b-styrene-b-i sobutylene-b-styrene-b-acrylic acid] Pentablock Terpolymers: 1. Morphological Characterization, James G. Kopchick, Robson F. Storey, Frederick L. Beyer, and Kenneth A. Mauritz
The Effect of Concentration In Electrochemical Oxidation of Thiocyanate On Platinum Electrode, P. Krishnan
Preparation and Characterization of Proton-Conducting Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone)/Phosphatoantimonic Acid Composite Membranes, Palanichamy Krishnan, Jin-Soo Park, and Chang-Soo Kim
Effect of Uniaxial Drawing of Soy Protein Isolate Biopolymer Film On Structure and Mechanical Properties, Takashi Kurose, Kevin Urman, Joshua U. Otaigbe, and Robert Y. Lochhead
Compatibilized Polyimide (R-BAPS)/BAPS-Modified Clay Nanocomposites With Improved Dispersion and Properties, Takashi Kurose, Vladimir E. Yudin, Joshua U. Otaigbe, and V.M. Svetlichnyi
Preparation and Characterization of Keratin Coatings for Orthopedic Implant Titanium Rods, Jun Li, Chunyong Wu, Douglas A. Wicks, Robert A. Smith, and Sarah E. Morgan
Thiourethane-Based Thiol-ene High T-g Networks: Preparation, Thermal, Mechanical, and Physical Properties, Qin Li, Hui Zhou, Douglas A. Wicks, and Charles E. Hoyle
Stimuli-Responsive Block Copolymers by RAFT and Their Micellization Behavior, Yuting Li, Brad Lokitz, and Charles L. McCormick
In Situ Formation of Gold-"Decorated" Vesicles From a RAFT-Synthesized, Thermally Responsive Block Copolymer, Yuting Li, Adam E. Smith, Brad S. Lokitz, and Charles L. McCormick
The Role of Polymers in Cosmetics: Recent Trends, Robert Y. Lochhead
The Use of Polymers in Emulsions, Robert Y. Lochhead
Aqueous RAFT Synthesis of Micelle-Forming Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Containing N-Acryloylvaline. Dual Mode, Temperature/pH Responsiveness, and "Locking" of Micelle Structure Through Interpolyelectrolyte Complexation, Brad S. Lokitz, Adam W. York, Jonathan E. Stempka, Neil D. Treat, Yuting Li, William L. Jarrett, and Charles L. McCormick
RAFT Synthesis and Solution Properties of pH-Responsive Styrenic-Based AB Diblock Copolymers of 4-Vinylbenzyltrimethylphosphonium Chloride with N,N-Dimethylbenzylvinylamine, Andrew B. Lowe, Ran Wang, Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi, Peter Butko, and Charles L. McCormick
Crystallization Kinetics of PHB/PVAc Blends Using Time Resolved Dielectric Spectroscopy, Samy A. Madbouly, Ashraf A. Mansour, and Nahed Y. Abdou
Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy of Nanostructured Maleated Polypropylene/Polycarbonate Blends Prepared By In Situ Polymerization and Compatibilization, Samy A. Madbouly and Joshua U. Otaigbe
Rheological Behavior of POSS/Polyurethane-urea Nanocomposite Films Prepared by Homogeneous Solution Polymerization In Aqueous Dispersions, Samy A. Madbouly, Joshua U. Otaigbe, Ajaya K. Nanda, and Douglas A. Wicks
Nanophase Separated Perfluorinated Ionomers as Sol-Gel Polymerization Templates for Functional Inorganic Oxide Nanoparticles, Kenneth A. Mauritz and Mohammad K. Hassan
Concentrated Acid Conversion of Pine Sawdust to Sugars. Part II: High-Temperature Batch Reactor Kinetics of Pretreated Pine Sawdust, Scott Miller and Roger D. Hester
Concentrated Acid Conversion of Pine Softwood to Sugars. Part I: Use of a Twin-Screw Reactor for Hydrolysis Pretreatment, Scott Miller and Roger D. Hester
Surface Energetics, Dispersion, and Nanotribomechanical Behavior of POSS/PP Hybrid Nanocomposites, Rahul Misra, Bruce X. Fu, and Sarah E. Morgan
Layer-By-Layer Assembly of pH-Responsive, Compositionally Controlled (Co)polyelectrolytes Synthesized via RAFT, Sarah E. Morgan, Paul Jones, Andrew S. Lamont, Andrew Heidenreich, and Charles L. McCormick
Gas Barrier of Polystyrene Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposites: Effect of Mineral Layer Aggregation, Sergei I. Nazarenko, P. Meneghetti, P. Julmon, B. G. Olson, and S. Qutubuddin
Glass Transition Temperature of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomers, Shawn J. Osborn, Mohammad K. Hassan, Gilles M. Divoux, David W. Rhoades, Kenneth A. Mauritz, and Robert B. Moore
Variable Temperature F-19 Solid-State NMR Study of the Effect of Electrostatic Interactions On Thermally-Stimulated Molecular Motions In Perfluorosulfonate lonomers, Kirt A. Page, William L. Jarrett, and Robert B. Moore
Nano- and Bulk-Tack Adhesive Properties of Stimuli-Responsive, Fullerene-Polymer Blends, Containing Polystyrene-Block-Polybutadiene-Block-Polystyrene and Polystyrene-Block-Polyisoprene-Block-Polystyrene Rubber-Based Adhesives, J. Paige Phillips, Xiao Deng, Ryan R. Stephen, Erin L. Fortenberry, Meredith L. Todd, D. Michelle McCluskey, Steven Stevenson, Rahul Misra, Sarah Morgan, and Timothy E. Long
Single and Double Polymer Layer Arrangements of Acid Groups Containing Cellulose and Basic Groups Containing Polyethyleneimine on Steel, Andreas Plagge, Hans-Juergen Adler, Evelyn Jaehne, Grazyna Paliwoda, Michael Rohwerder, Martin Stratmann, and Klaus-Jochen Eichhorn
Stabilization of Hot-Melt Extrusion Formulations Containing Solid Solutions Using Polymer Blends, Suneela Prodduturi, Kevin L. Urman, Joshua U. Otaigbe, and Michael A. Repka
Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic Characterization of Nafion (R) Chemical Degradation, David W. Rhoades, Mohammad K. Hassan, Shawn J. Osborn, Robert B. Moore, and Kenneth A. Mauritz
Benzylidene-Functionalized Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts For Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization In Organic and Aqueous Media, Adam N. Roberts, Alison C. Cochran, David A. Rankin, Andrew B. Lowe, and Hans-Jörg Schanz
Silver(I) Antimicrobial Cotton Nonwovens and Printcloth, Navzer Sachinvala, D. V. Parikh, Paul Sawhney, SeChin Chang, Jerzey Mirzawa, William Jarrett, and Beth Joiner
Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Cross-Linked Photopolymers Based On Multifunctional Thiol-urethane Ene Monomers, Askim F. Senyurt, Charles E. Hoyle, Huanyu Wei, Scott G. Piland, and Trenton E. Gould
Ternary Thiol-ene/Acrylate Photopolymers: Effect of Acrylate Structure On Mechanical Properties, Askim F. Senyurt, Huanyu Wei, Charles E. Hoyle, Scott G. Piland, and Trenton E. Gould
Superior Emulsions In Microchannel Architecture, Laura Silva, Robert Y. Lochhead, Lee Tonkovich, Dongming Qiu, and Tad Dritz
Advanced Emulsions: Enabling Advanced Emulsion With Microchannel Architecture, Laura Silva, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Robert Y. Lochhead, Dongming Qiu, Krissy Pagnatto, Paul Neagle, and Jan Lerou
Study of the Effects of Melt Blending Speed On the Structure and Properties of Phosphate Glass/Polyamide 12 Hybrid Materials, Kevin Urman, Douglas Iverson, and Joshua U. Otaigbe
Unusual Accelerated Molecular Relaxations of a Tin Fluorophosphate Glass/Polyamide 6 Hybrid Studied By Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy, Kevin Urman, Samy Madbouly, and Joshua U. Otaigbe
New Phosphate Glass/Polymer Hybrids - Current Status and Future Prospects, Kevin Urman and Joshua U. Otaigbe
Rheology of Tin Fluorophosphate Glass/Polyamide 12 Hybrids in the Low Concentration Regime, Kevin Urman, Thomas Schweizer, and Joshua U. Otaigbe
Uniaxial Elongational Flow Effects and Morphology Development in LDPE/Phosphate Glass Hybrids, Kevin Urman, Thomas Schweizer, and Joshua U. Otaigbe
Anti-HIV-1 Activity of Poly(Mandelic acid) Derivatives, Marty Ward, Bing Yu, Victor Wyatt, Jelani Griffith, Tara Craft, A. Robert Neurath, Nathan Strick, Yun-Yao Li, David L. Wertz, John A. Pojman, and Andrew B. Lowe
Thiol-ene Free-Radical and Vinyl Ether Cationic Hybrid Photopolymerization, Huanyu Wei, Qin Li, Moriam Ojelade, Samy Madbouly, Joshua U. Otaigbe, and Charles E. Hoyle
Photopolymerization of Ternary Thiol-ene/Acrylate Systems: Film and Network Properties, Huanyu Wei, Askim F. Senyurt, Sonny Jönsson, and Charles E. Hoyle
Facile Synthetic Procedure for ω, Primary Amine Functionalization Directly in Water for Subsequent Fluorescent Labeling and Potential Bioconjugation of RAFT-Synthesized (Co)Polymers, Adam W. York, Charles W. Scales, Faqing Huang, and Charles L. McCormick
Thermotropic Color Changing Nanoparticles Prepared By Encapsulating Blue Polystyrene Particles With a Poly-N-Isopropylacrylamide Gel, Bing Yuan and Douglas A. Wicks
Some Novel Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites Based On a Biodegradable Hydroxybutyrate Copolymer, Xiujuan Zhang, Gui Lin, Reda Abou-Hussein, Mohammad K. Hassan, Isao Noda, and James E. Mark