Curriculum Vitae
THOMAS JAMES MCCARTHY
Professor
Polymer Science and Engineering
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, June 1982 Advisor: George M. Whitesides
Thesis: Surface Chemistry of Platinum and Polyethylene
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
B.S. (summa cum laude) in Chemistry, June 1978 Advisor: C. Peter Lillya
Thesis: Metal-Carbon Bonding in Small Ring Organometallic Complexes
Positions
Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
September 1982 - August 1986
Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
September 1986 - August 1991
Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
September 1991- June 2000, November 2003 - present
Head, Polymer Science and Engineering
July 2000 - October 2003
Guest Professor, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
July 2006 - present
Awards and Honors
Univ of Mass "Centennial Award - Outstanding Faculty Member" 2008
Univ of Mass "Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity" 2008
Univ of Mass "Milestone Award" (5th patent issued) 2006
ACS Colloids and Surfaces Division Langmuir Lecture 2006
Univ of Mass "Conti Faculty Fellowship" 2000
Univ of Mass “125 Alumni-to-Watch” 1998
Arthur K. Doolittle Award 1996
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award 1986-1991
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award 1985-1987
3M Young Faculty Award 1982-1985
IBM Faculty Development Award 1983, 1984
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow 1978-1981
Professional Activities
Co-Chairman, International Symposium on Polymer Chemistry
Director, UMASS Institute for Interface Science
Editorial Advisory Board, Heteroatom Chemistry
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Editorial Advisory Board, Langmuir (currently active)
Editorial Advisory Board, Macromolecules
Editorial Advisory Board, Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry (currently active)
International Advisory Board, ACS Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces Series
Science Advisory Boards: Henkel, ShockingTechnologies
Previous Coworkers
Present Employer
Ilke Anac (Ph.D.)
Kelyn A. Arora (Ph.D.)
Prof. Ricardo Baumhardt
Timothy G. Bee (Ph.D.)
Robert C. Bening (Ph.D.)
James A. Bonafini (M.S.)
Joan V. Brennan (Ph.D.)
Ebru Cataltarla (Ph.D.)
Xue Cai (M.S.)
Chuntao Cao (Ph.D.)
Terrence C. Caskey (Ph.D.)
Dalton Cheng (Ph.D.)
Catherine G. Coleman (Ph.D.)
Christine A. Costello (Ph.D.)
Wei Chen (Ph.D.)
Elisa M. Cross (Ph.D.)
Dhamodharan R (Ph.D.)
Anthony J. Dias (Ph.D.)
Zerlina Dubois (M.S.)
Scott Eastman (Ph.D.)
Dr. Alexander Fadeev
Dr. Jianxin Feng
Robert J. Fleming (Ph.D.)
Nicole L. Franchina (Ph.D.)
Dr. Lichao Gao
Heather J. Hayes (Ph.D.)
Meng C. Hsieh (Ph.D.)
Margarita Herrera-Alonso (Ph.D.)
Voravee Hoven (Vipavee) (Ph.D.)
Jayaraman K (Ph.D.)
Xinqiao Jia (Ph.D.)
Dr. Yasuhiko Iwasaki
Anthony Karandinos (Ph.D.)
Takahisa Kato
Eric W. Kendall (Ph.D.)
Bokyung Kim (Ph.D.)
Gene Kim (Ph.D.)
Taehyung Kim (Ph.D.)
Brant U. Kolb (Ph.D.)
Mikhail Kozlov (Ph.D.)
Gebze Institute of Technology
Procter and Gamble
UFRGS Porto Allegre, Brasil
International Specialty Products
Kraton Polymers
Consultant
3M
Alvimedica
University of Massachusetts
3M
Invensas
AIST Nagoya
NASA
ExxonMobil
Mt. Holyoke College
3M
IIT, Madras
ExxonMobil
Procter and Gamble
NIST
Seton Hall University
Shamrock Technologies
ShockingTechnologies
3M (retired)
Procter and Gamble
Milliken Corporation
Atotech
Johns Hopkins University
Chulalungkorn University
Dow Chemical
University of Delaware
Kansei University
Megaplast
Mitsubishi Paper Mills
WilsonArt
MIT
Cookson Electronics
UC Riverside
3M
Millipore Corporation
Edward Kung (Ph.D.)
Richard Larson (Ph.D.)
Dr. Jung Ah Lee
Dr. Kang-Wook Lee
Dr. Maria Lerum
Juha-Matti Leväsalmi (Ph.D.)
Zhixiang Lu (Ph.D.)
Dr. Troy Milliken
Dr. Sung In Moon
Katherine G. Nelson (M.S.)
Richard L. Norton (Ph.D.)
Didem Öner (Ph.D.)
Penelope A. Patton (Ph.D.)
Voravee Hoven (Ph.D.)
Dr. Padma Rajgopalan
Prof. Sung Hun Ryu
Dr. Xiaoxing Shan
Molly S. Shoichet (Ph.D.)
Christopher Stafford (Ph.D.)
Jan M. Stouffer (Ph.D.)
Zhaohui Su (Ph.D.)
Katrina R. Viviano (Ph.D.)
Raul deVincenzi (M.S.)
David A. Waldman (Ph.D.)
Dr. Susan Walker
James J. Watkins (Ph.D.)
Kevin Wier (Ph.D.)
Joonsung Yoon (Ph.D.)
Jeffrey P. Youngblood (Ph.D.)
Yufeng Zhang (M.S)
Sabic
Markem Imaje
Sabic
IBM
Mt. Holyoke College
Sabic
Henkel
Jackson State University
Entegris
Eksigent
QLT
Dow Chemical
Tate & Lyle
Chulalungkorn University
Virginia Tech
Kyunghee University
BASF
University of Toronto
NIST
Dupont
Changchun Inst. of Appl. Chem.
University of Wisconsin
deceased
Dow Corning
?
University of Massachusetts
Dow Corning
Axel Plastics
Purdue University
Epsilon Corporation
Current Group
Year of Study
Joseph Krumpfer (Ph.D.)
Peiwen Zheng (Ph.D.)
Yan Wang (Ph.D.)
Minchao Zhang (Ph.D.)
Dr. Liming Wang
Dr. Pei Bian
Dr. Atsushi Hozumi
Jacob Hirsch
(5)
(5)
(2)
(1)
postdoctoral
postdoctoral
visiting professor
technical specialist
Publications
1.
Synth. Commun. 1978, 8, 379 (with W.F. Connor and S.M. Rosenfeld)
"Stereospecific Addition of Dimethylsulfonium Methylide to 9,10Anthraquinone"
2.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 1676 (with R.G. Nuzzo and G.M. Whitesides)
"Apparent Fluxionality in Diethyl(triethylphosphine)platinum(II), A Coordinately
Unsaturated Intermediate"
3.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 3396 (with R.G. Nuzzo and G.M. Whitesides)
"Mechanisms of the Thermal Decomposition of
Diethylbis(triethylphoshine)platinum(II)"
4.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 3404 (with R.G. Nuzzo and G.M. Whitesides)
"Thermal Decomposition of Dicycloalkylbis(triethylphosphine)platinum(II)
Complexes"
5.
Inorg. Chem. 1981, 20, 1312 (with R.G. Nuzzo and G.M. Whitesides)
"Preparation of Tertiary Phosphine-Olefin Complexes of Platinum(II)"
6.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1981, 78, 4649 (with Y.S. Shih and G.M. Whitesides)
"Heterogeneous Platinum-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Dialkyl(diolefin)
Complexes: A New Route to Platinum Surface Alkyls"
7.
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1983, 415, 56 (with G.M. Whitesides, R.H. Reamey, R.L.
Brainard and A.N. Izumi)
"Organometallic Reactions of Platinum Involving Platinum Hydrides"
8.
Macromolecules 1984, 17, 2529 (with A.J. Dias)
"Synthesis of a Two-Dimensional Array of Organic Functional Groups"
9.
Macromolecules 1984, 17, 2939 (with P.A. Patton)
"Ring Strain is Not an Important Factor Contributing to the Rate of Olefin
Metathesis Polymerization:
10.
Macromolecules 1984, 17, 2940 (with C.A. Costello)
"Surface Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) with Benzoin Dianion"
11.
J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 1984, 29, 4335 (with D.R. Gagnon)
"Polymer Surface Reconstruction by Diffusion of Organic Functional Groups
from and to the Surface"
12.
J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Lett. Ed. 1985, 23, 33 (with J.A. Bonafini, A.J. Dias and
Z.A. Guzdar)
"Gravimetric Analysis of Polymer Surface Chemistry: A Sensitive Technique for
Monitoring Reactions at Polymer Surfaces"
13.
J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed. 1985, 23, 1057 (with A.J. Dias)
"Dehydrofluorination of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) in Dimethylformamide
Solution: Synthesis of an Operationally Soluble Semiconducting Polymer"
14.
Macromolecules 1985, 18, 869 (with A.J. Dias)
"Poly(acetylene-co-ethylene) via Isomerization of Poly(1,3-butadiene)"
15.
Macromolecules 1985, 18, 1826 (with A.J. Dias)
"Surface Modification of Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) with Methyllithium"
16.
Macromolecules 1985, 18, 2087 (with C.A. Costello)
"Electronic Conductivity of Benzoin Dianion-Reduced Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)"
17.
Langmuir 1985, 1, 725 (with S.R. Holmes-Farley, R.H. Reamey, J. Deutch and
G.M. Whitesides)
"Acid-Base Behavior of Carboxylic Acid Groups Covalently Attached at the
Surface of Polyethylene: The Usefulness of Contact Angle in Following the
Ionization of Surface Functionality"
18.
Macromolecules 1986, 19, 1266 (with P.A. Patton and C.P. Lillya)
"Olefin Metathesis of Cyclohexene"
19.
Macromolecules 1987, 20, 778 (with P.A. Patton)
"Factors Influencing the Rate of Tungsten Hexachloride/TetramethyltinCatalyzed Olefin Metathesis Polymerization"
20.
Macromolecules 1987, 20, 1437 (with K.-W. Lee)
"Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) Containing Surface-Confined Hydroxyl Groups:
A Chemically Versatile Model Hydroxylated Surface"
21.
CHEMTECH 1987, 17 (July), 442 (with P.A. Patton)
"Running the Impossible Reaction: Metathesis of Cyclohexene"
22.
Macromolecules 1987, 20, 2068 (with A.J. Dias)
"Introduction of Carboxylic Acid, Aldehyde and Alcohol Functional Groups onto
the Surface of Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)"
23.
Langmuir 1987, 3, 799 (with S.R. Holmes-Farley, R.H. Reamey, R.G. Nuzzo and
G.M. Whitesides)
"Reconstruction of the Interface of Oxidatively Functionalized Polyethylene and
Derivatives on Heating"
24.
Macromolecules 1987, 20, 2819 (with C.A. Costello)
"Surface-Selective Introduction of Specific Functionalities onto
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)"
25.
Langmuir 1987, 3, 932 (with J.D. Swalen, D.L. Allara, J.D. Andrade, E.A.
Chandross, S. Garoff, J. Israelachvili, R. Murray, R.F. Pease, J.F. Rabolt, K.J.
Wynne and H.Yu)
"Molecular Monolayers and Films"
26.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 3156 (with T.M. Miller and G.M. Whitesides)
"Deuterium Labeling Experiments Relevant to the Mechanism of PlatinumCatalyzed Hydrogenation of (Diolefin)dialkylplatinum(II) Complexes: Evidence
for Isotopic Exchange via Platinum Surface Hydrogen. The Stereochemistry of
Reduction"
27.
Macromolecules 1988, 21, 309 (with K.-W. Lee)
"Surface-Selective Hydroxylation of Polypropylene"
28.
Macromolecules 1988, 21, 1204 (with J.M. Stouffer)
"Polymer Monolayers Prepared by the Spontaneous Adsorption of SulfurFunctionalized Polystyrene on Gold Surfaces"
29.
Macromolecules 1988, 21, 2318 (with K.-W. Lee)
"Chemistry of Surface-Hydroxylated Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)"
30.
Macromolecules 1988, 21, 3353 (with K.-W. Lee)
"Synthesis of a Polymer Surface Containing Covalently Attached Triethoxysilane
Functionality: Adhesion to Glass"
31.
Macromolecules 1989, 22, 1022 (with R.L. Norton)
"ω-Norbornenyl Polystyrene: An Olefin Metathesis Polymerizable
Macromonomer"
32.
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New
York: 1989, Supplement Volume, 674 (with W.J. Ward)
"Surface Modification"
33.
Macromolecules 1990, 23, 366 (with B.U. Kolb and P.A. Patton)
"Reactions of Polystyryl Anions with Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) Film at the
Solution-Solid Interface"
34.
Macromolecules 1990, 23, 2648 (with R.C. Bening)
"Surface Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene).
Introduction of Alcohol Functionality"
35.
Concise Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering Kroschwitz, J.I., Ed.,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York: 1990, 1152 (with W.J. Ward)
"Surface Modification"
36.
J. Chem. Phys. 1990, 92, 6970 (with P. Frantz, S. Granick and D.R. Iyengar)
"End Group Effect in Polymer Adsorption: Competitive adsorption of Carboxylic
Acid-Terminated and Unfunctionalized Polystyrene"
37.
Macromolecules 1990, 23, 3916 (with E.M. Cross)
"Thermal Reconstruction of Surface-Functionalized
Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)"
38.
Chimia 1990, 44, 11
"Organic Chemistry at Chemically Resistant Polymer Surfaces: Modification of
Surface Reactivity and Surface Properties"
39.
Macromolecules 1990, 23, 4344 (with D.R. Iyengar)
"Trends in Adsorption of End-Functionalized Polystyrenes by Thin-Layer
Chromatography"
40.
Macromolecules 1991, 24, 982 (with M.S. Shoichet)
"Convenient Syntheses of Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Fluoropolymer
Surfaces"
41.
Macromolecules 1991, 24, 1441 (with M.S. Shoichet)
"Surface Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) by
Adsorption of Poly(L-lysine) from Aqueous Solution"
42.
Macromolecules 1991, 24, 3045 (with N.L. Franchina)
"Surface Modifications of Poly(ether ether ketone)"
43.
Macromolecules 1991, 24, 5886 (with D.R. Iyengar and J.V. Brennan)
"Spontaneous Adsorption of Polystyrene from Solution to the Cyclohexane Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Interface"
44.
Materials Synthesis Based on Biological Processes (M. Alper, P.C. Rieke, R.
Frankel, P.D. Calvert and D.T. Tirrell, Eds.), Materials Research Society, 1991
(with M.S. Shoichet)
"Poly(L-lysine) Adsorption to Fluoropolymer Films"
45.
Chemically Modified Surfaces (H.A. Mottola and J.R. Steinmetz, Eds.) Elsevier,
1992 (with N.L. Franchina)
"Poly(ether ether ketone) Surface Chemistry"
46.
Macromolecules 1992, 25, 2093 (with T.G. Bee)
"Surface Modification of Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene): Introduction of Reactive
Carboxylic Acid Functionality"
47.
Macromolecules 1992, 25, 2603 (with E.M. Cross)
"Radical Chlorination of Polyethylene Film: Control of Surface Selectivity"
48.
J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. 1992, 6, 719 (with T.G. Bee, E.M. Cross, A.J. Dias, K.W. Lee, M.S. Shoichet)
"Control of Wettability of Polymers Using Organic Surface Chemistry"
49.
J. Appl. Electrochem. 1993, 23, 86 (with T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., S. Gottesfeld,
M.S. Shoichet)
"The Contact Angle between Water and the Surface of Perfluorosulfonic Acid
Membranes"
50.
Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion (K.L. Mittal, Ed.) VSP, 1993 (with T.G.
Bee, E.M. Cross, A.J. Dias, K.-W. Lee, M.S. Shoichet)
"Control of Wettability of Polymers Using Organic Surface Chemistry"
51.
Macromolecules 1994, 27, 4845 (with J.J. Watkins)
“Polymerization in Supercritical Fluid Swollen Polymers: A New Route to
Polymer Blends”
52.
Macromolecules 1995, 28, 358 (with Y. Ren, M.S. Shoichet, H.D. Stidham and
S.L. Hsu)
“Spectroscopic Characterization of Polymer Adsorption at the Air-Solution
Interface”
53.
Macromolecules 1995, 28, 492 (with T.L. Mansfield, D.R. Iyengar, G. Beaucage
and R.S. Stein)
“Neutron Reflectivity Studies of End-Grafted Polymers”
54.
Macromolecules 1995, 28, 1733 (with J.-M. Leväsalmi)
“Gas Permeability of Surface-Selectively Chlorinated Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene)”
55.
Macromolecules 1995, 28, 4067 (with J.J. Watkins)
“Polymerization of Styrene in Supercritical CO2-Swollen
Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)”
56.
Organic Thin Films and Surfaces: Directions for the Nineties (Thin Films, vol.
20; A. Ulman, Ed.) Academic Press, 1995 (with T.G. Bee, J.V. Brennan, E.M.
Cross, A.J. Dias, N.L. Franchina, K.-W. Lee, M.S. Shoichet)
“Polymer Surface Modification”
57.
Chem. Mat. 1995, 7, 1991 (with J.J. Watkins)
“Polymer/Metal Nanocomposite Synthesis in Supercritical CO2”
58.
Step-Growth Polymers for High-Performance Materials (ACS Symposium Series
No. 624); J. Hedrick and J. Labadie, Eds.) American Chemical Society, 1996
(with T. Ho et al.)
59.
Macromolecules 1997, 30, 78 (with W. Chen)
“Layer-by-Layer Deposition: A Tool for Polymer Surface Modification”
60.
Macromolecules 1997, 30, 840 (with Z. Su, D. Wu, S.L. Hsu)
“Adsorption of End-Functionalized Poly(ethylene oxide)s to the Poly(ethylene
oxide)-Air Interface”
61.
Macromolecules 1997, 30, 1752 (with J.-M. Leväsalmi)
“Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene)-Supported Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films:
Preparation and Gas Permeability”
62.
Macromolecules 1997, 30, 8453 (with M.C. Hsieh and R.J. Farris)
“Surface “Priming” for Layer-by-Layer Deposition: Polyelectrolyte Multilayer
Formation on Allylamine Plasma - Modified Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)”
63.
Naval Research Reviews 1997, 49, 19 (with J.A. Gardella, Jr., K.J. Wynne, J.F.
Rabolt and G.Belfort)
“New Technologies for Surface Analysis to Assess Biofouling Resistance”
64.
Macromolecules 1998, 31, 1906 (with V. Phuvanartnuruks)
“Stepwise Polymer Surface Modification: Chemistry - Layer-by-Layer
Deposition”
65.
Macromolecules 1998, 31, 3648 (with W. Chen)
“Chemical Surface Modification of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)”
66.
Macromolecules 1998, 31, 4160 (with E. Kung and A.J. Lesser)
“The Morphology and Mechanical Performance of Polystyrene/Polyethylene
Composites Prepared using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Processing”
67.
Polymer 1998, 39, 4655 (with Z. Su, S.L. Hsu, H.D. Stidham, Z. Fan and D. Wu)
“Surface Activity of Perfluorodecanoyl End-Capped Poly(ethylene oxide) and
Associated Adsorption Behavior at the Air-Water Interface”
68.
Macromolecules 1998, 31, 4614 (with K.A. Arora and A.J. Lesser)
“Preparation and Characterization of Microcellular Polystyrene Foams Processed
in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”
69.
Macromolecules 1998, 31, 4791 (with P. Rajagopalan)
“Two-Step Surface Modification of Chemically Resistant Polymers: Blend
Formation and Subsequent Chemistry”
70.
Macromolecules 1998, 31, 4813 (with H.J. Hayes)
“Maleation of Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”
71.
Langmuir 1998, 14, 5586 (with A. Y. Fadeev)
“Surface Modification of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) to Prepare Surfaces with
Silica-Like Reactivity”
72.
Polym. Eng. Sci. 1998, 38, 2055 (with K.A. Arora and A.J. Lesser)
“Compressive Behavior of Microcellular Polystyrene Foams Processed in
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”
73.
Chem. Mat. 1999, 11, 213 (with J.J. Watkins and J.M. Blackburn)
“Chemical Fluid Deposition: Reactive Deposition of Platinum Metal from Carbon
Dioxide Solution”
74.
Macromolecules 1999, 32, 2342 (with W. Chen)
“Adsorption/Migration of a Perfluorohexylated Fullerene from the Bulk to the
Polymer/Air surface”
75.
Macromolecules 1999, 32, 2562 (with K.A. Arora and A.J. Lesser)
“Synthesis, Characterization, and Expansion of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-cohexafluoropropylene)/Polystyrene Blends Processed) in Supercritical Carbon
Dioxide”
76.
Langmuir 1999, 15, 3395 (with W. Chen, A.Y. Fadeev, M.C. Hsieh, D. Öner, J.
Youngblood)
“Ultrahydrophobic and Ultralyophobic Surfaces: Some Comments and Examples”
77.
Langmuir 1999, 15, 3759 (with A.Y. Fadeev)
“Trialkylsilane Monolayers Covalently Attached to Silicon Surfaces: Wettability
Studies Indicating that Molecular Topography Contributes to Contact Angle
Hysteresis”
78.
Macromolecules 1999, 32, 4106 (with R. Dhamodharan)
“Adsorption of Alginic Acid and Chondroitin Sulfate-A to Amine Functionality
Introduced on Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) and Glass Surfaces”
79.
Macromolecules 1999, 32, 6800 (with J.P. Youngblood)
“Ultrahydrophobic Polymer Surfaces Prepared by Simultaneous Ablation of
Polypropylene and Sputtering of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Using Radio
Frequency Plasma”
80.
Langmuir 1999, 15, 7238 (with A.Y. Fadeev)
“Binary Monolayer Mixtures: Modification of Nanopores in Silicon-Supported
Tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl Monolayers”
81.
Macromolecules 1999, 32, 7610 (with C.M. Stafford and T.P. Russell)
“Expansion of Polystyrene Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Effects of
Molecular Weight, Polydispersity and Low Molecular Weight Components”
82.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 12184 (with A.Y. Fadeev)
“A New Route to Covalently Attached Monolayers: Reaction of Hydridosilanes
with Titanium and Other Metal Surfaces”
83.
Langmuir 2000, 16, 7268 (with A.Y. Fadeev)
“Self-Assembly is Not the Only Reaction possible between Alkyltrichlorosilanes
and Surfaces: Monomolecular and Oligomeric Covalently Attached Layers of
Dichloro- and Trichlorosilanes on Silicon”
84.
Langmuir 2000, 16, 7777 (with D. Öner)
“Ultrahydrophobic Surfaces. Effects of Topography Length Scales on
Wettability”
85.
Macromolecules 2000, 33, 8192 (with E. Kung and A.J. Lesser)
“Composites Prepared by the Anionic Polymerization of Ethyl 2-Cyanoacrylate
with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide - Swollen Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-cohexafluoropropylene”
86.
"Ultrahydrophobic Polymeric Surfaces Prepared Using Plasma Chemistry" In
Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion; Mittal, K. L., Ed.; VSP:
Amsterdam, 2000; Vol 2, p 77. (with M.C. Hsieh, J.P. Youngblood, and W. Chen)
87.
Langmuir 2001, 17, 757 (with C. Cao and A.Y. Fadeev)
“Reactions of Organosilanes with Silica Surfaces in Carbon Dioxide”
88.
Thin Solid Films 2001, 382, 95 (with J.P. Youngblood)
“Plasma Polymerization Using Solid Phase Polymer Reactants (Non-Classical
Sputtering of Polymers)”
89.
Langmuir 2001, 17, 3368 (with R. Dhamodharan, A. Nisha and K.Pushkala)
“Investigation of the Mercat Reaction as a Tool for the Introduction of Nitrogen
Functionality on Linear Low-Density Polyethylene and Polypropylene”
90.
Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 795 (with X. Jia, C.M. Stafford, D.H. Kim, M. Tuominen,
C.J. Hawker and T.P. Russell)
“A Route to Nanoscopic SiO2 Posts via Block Copolymer Templates”
91.
Polymer Eng. Sci. 2001, 41, 301 (with S.H Cho, G. Kim and R. J. Farris)
“Orthotropic Elastic Constants for Polyimide Film”
92.
Langmuir 2001, 17, 6547 (with C.M. Stafford, A.Y. Fadeev and T.P. Russell)
“Controlled Adsorption of End-Functionalized Polystyrene to Silicon-Supported
Tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl Monolayers”
93.
Polym. Eng. Sci. 2001, 41, 2259 (with T.C. Caskey and A.J. Lesser)
“Supercritical CO2 Welding of Laminated Linear Low Density Polyethylene
Films”
94.
Langmuir 2002, 18, 683 (with X. Jia)
“Buried Interface Modification Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”
95.
J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2003, 88, 1600 (with T.C. Caskey and A.J. Lesser)
“In situ polymerization and nano-templating phenomenon in nylon fiber/PMMA
composite laminates”
96.
Langmuir 2003, 19, 2449 (with X. Jia)
“Controlled growth of silicon dioxide from "nanoholes" in silicon-supported
tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl monolayers: Rational control of surface roughness at the
nanometer length scale”
97.
Macromolecules 2003, 36, 4253 (with S.I. Moon)
“Template Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Nanoscopic Polymer “Pencils”
98.
Macromolecules 2003, 36, 6054 (with M. Kozlov, M. Quarmyne and W. Chen)
“Adsorption of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) onto Hydrophobic Substrates. A General
Approach for Hydrophilizing and Chemically Activating Surfaces”
99.
Green Chemistry Using Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (DeSimone,
J.M.; Tumas, W. Eds.), Oxford Uniersity Press, 2003, p164 (with E. Kung and
A.J. Lesser)
"Preparation and Studies of Polymer/Polymer Composites Prepared Using
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide"
100.
Polymer Composites 2003, 24, 545 (with T.C. Caskey and A.J. Lesser)
“Evaluating the Mechanical Performance of Supercritical CO2 Fabricated
Polyamide 6,6/PMMA, Fiber Reinforced Composites”
101.
Macromolecules 2004, 37, 5660 (with H. Xiang, K. Shin, T. Kim, S. I. Moon and
T. P. Russell)
“Block Copolymers under Cylindrical Confinement”
102.
Langmuir 2004, 20, 9170 (with M. Kozlov)
“Adsorption of Poly(vinyl alcohol from Water to a Hydrophobic Surface: Effects
of Molecular Weight, Degree of Hydrolysis, Salt, and Temperature”
103.
Langmuir 2004, 20, 9184 (with M. Herrera-Alonso)
“Chemical Surface Modification of Poly(p-xylylene) Thin Films”
104.
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"Curving and Frustrating Flatland"
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“The Influence Of Confinement And Curvature On The Morphology Of Block
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107.
Langmuir 2006, 22, 1646 (with M. Herrera-Alonso and X. Jia)
“Nylon Surface Modification 2: Nylon-Supported Composite Films”
108.
Langmuir 2006, 22, 2433 (with K.A. Wier)
“Condensation On Ultrahydrophobic Surfaces and Its Effect On Droplet Mobility:
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109.
Langmuir 2006, 22, 2966 (with L. Gao)
“The Lotus Effect Explained: Two Reasons Why Two Length Scales of
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110.
Langmuir 2006, 22, 4914 (with K.A. Wier and L. Gao)
“Two-Dimensional Fluidics Based on Differential Lyophobicity and Gravity”
111.
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112.
Langmuir 2006, 22, 6234 (with L. Gao)
“Contact Angle Hysteresis Explained”
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9052 (with L. Gao)
“A Perfectly Hydrophobic Surface: θA/ θR = 180°/180°”
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Polymer 2006, 47, 4916 (with X. Jia and M. Herrera-Alonso)
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“Versatile Multilayer Thin Film Preparation Using Hydrophobic Interactions,
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“How Wenzel and Cassie Were Wrong”
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“Ionic Liquids Are Useful Contact Angle Probe Fluids”
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Macromolecules 2007, 40, 3965 (with J. A. Lee)
“Polymer Surface Modification: Topography Effects Leading to Extreme
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“A Commercially Available Perfectly Hydrophobic Material. θA/θR = 180°/180°”
120.
Langmuir 2007, 23, 10445 (with L. Gao)
“Ionic Liquid Marbles”
121.
Small 2007, 3, 1869 (with B. Kim, S. Park and T. P. Russell)
“Fabrication of Ordered Anodic Aluminum Oxide Using a Solvent-Induced Array
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122.
Langmuir 2007, 23, 13243 (with L. Gao)
“Reply to Comment on How Wenzel and Cassie Were Wrong by Gao and
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123.
Langmuir 2008, 24, 362 (with L. Gao)
“(CH3)3SiCl/SiCl4 Azeotrope Grows Superhydrophobic Nanofilaments”
124.
Langmuir 2008, 24, 1391 (with E. J. De Souza, L. Gao, E. Arzt, and A. J. Crosby)
“Effect of Contact Angle Hysteresis on the Measurement of Capillary Forces”
125.
Langmuir 2008, 24, 5740 (with I. Anac and V. P. Hoven)
“Poly(trifluoroethylene) Adsorption and Heterogeneous Photochlorination
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J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2008, 109, 3961 (with S. A. Eastman and A. J. Lesser)
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“Superhydrophobicity and Contact Line Issues”
128.
Langmuir 2008, 24, 9183 (with L. Gao)
“Teflon is Hydrophilic. Comments on Definitions of Hydrophobic, Shear
versus Tensile Hydrophobicity and Wettability Characterization”
129.
J. Coll. Interfac. Sci. 2009, 331, 138 (with I. Anac)
“Chemical Modification of Chromium Oxide Surfaces using Organosilanes”
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“Supercritical CO2-Assisted, Silicone-Modified Wood for Enhanced Fire
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132.
Langmuir 2009, 25, 2875 (with A. Hozumi and B. Kim)
“Vapor-Phase Formation of Alkyl Isocyanate-Derived Self-Assembled
Monolayers on Titanium Dioxide”
133.
Langmuir 2009, 25, 6834 (with A. Hozumi and B. Kim)
“Hydrophobicity of Perfluoroalkyl Isocyanate Monolayers on Oxidized
Aluminum Surfaces”
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Langmuir 2009, 25, 7249 (with L. Gao)
“An Attempt to Correct the Faulty Intuition Perpetuated by the Wenzel and Cassie
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J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2009, 113, 3564 (with J. Yoon and A. J. Lesser)
"Self-Reinforcing Isotactic Polypropylene Prepared Using Crystallizable Solvents"
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Macromolecules 2009, 42, 8827 (with J. Yoon and A. J. Lesser)
"Locally Anisotropic Porous Materials from Polyethylene and Crystallizable Diluents"
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“A New Approach to Fabricating Cellulosic-Polymer Composites ”
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Langmuir 2009, 25, 14100 (with L. Gao and X. Zhang)
“Wetting and Superhydrophobicity”
139.
Langmuir 2009, 25, 14105 (with L. Gao)
“Wetting 101°”
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Langmuir 2010, 26, 2567 (with A. Hozumi)
“Ultralyophobic Oxidized Aluminum Surfaces Exhibiting Negligible Contact
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“Ionic Liquids: Nondestructive, Nonvolatile Imaging Fluids for SubmicrometerScale Monolayer Patterns”
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“Polymerization of Monomer-Based Ferrofluids”
144.
Macromolecules 2010, 43, 4584 (with S. A. Eastman and A. J. Lesser)
“Quantitative Poly(vinyl alcohol) Modification in Ionic Liquids: Esterification
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“Contact angle hysteresis: a different view and a trivial recipe for low hysteresis
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“Rediscovering Silicones. Molecularly Smooth, Low Surface Energy, Unfilled,
UV/vis-Transparent, Extremely Crosslinked, Thermally Stable, Hard and Elastic
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“Contact Angle Hysteresis on Superhydrophobic Surfaces: An Ionic Liquid Probe
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"Using the Fact that Wetting Is Contact Line Dependent"
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"Dip-Coating Crystallization on a Superhydrophobic Surface: A Million
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"D4H/D4V Silicone: A Replica Material with Several Advantages for Nanoimprint
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"Rediscovering Silicones: "Unreactive" Silicones React with Inorganic Surfaces"
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