Publications

2026

204. Dramatic Enhancement in Polylactide Hydrolysis and Biodegradability Utilizing Low Levels of Organic Anhydrides As Masked Acids. Jinsol Yook, Eric D Rachita, Naba K Kalita, Christopher J Ellison, Marc A Hillmyer. ACS Central Science, 2026. [D: 10.1021/acscentsci.6c00395]

203. Aligned Core–Shell Gyroid in an ABC Bottlebrush Triblock Terpolymer by Shearing and Epitaxial Growth. Shuquan Cui, Daun Jeong, Steven J Weigand, James E Rix, Alex M Jordan, Timothy P Lodge, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. Macromolecules, 2026. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6c00861]

202. Compatibilization Mechanisms of Telechelic Polyethylene Reactive Additives in Polyethylene Terephthalate/Polyethylene Blends. Aristotle J Zervoudakis, Erin Maines, Caitlin S Sample, Jamie Rowland, Christopher J Ellison. Journal of Polymer Science, 2026, 1-11. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.70107]

201. Polyhydroxyalkanoate block polymer adhesives derived from long-chain aliphatic β-lactones and lactide. Peter V Kelly, Alison Block, Brenden D Hoehn, Pathikrit Saha, Christopher J Ellison, Marc A Hillmyer. RSC Applied Polymers, 2026, 4, 796-806. [DOI: 10.1039/D5LP00389J] 

200. Spiers Memorial Lecture: Compostable plastics: promise and pitfalls. Eric D Rachita, Jinsol Yook, Annabelle Watts, Christopher J Ellison, Marc A Hillmyer. Faraday Discussions, 2026, 262, 12-45. [DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00111K]

2025

199. Heat-Triggered Plasticization: A Design Strategy for Accelerated Degradation of Polylactide. Jonathan P Coote, Ethan B Rubin, Matthew C Larson, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2025, 8, 1487-1494. [DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.5c04580]

198. Amine-Functionalized Siloxane-Filled Porous Nonwoven Fibers for Isolating Perfluoroalkyl Substances. Joshua W Goetze, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2025, 64, 23404-23410. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5c03230]

197. Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of Butadiene-Derived Polyolefin Triblock Copolymers. Shuquan Cui, Timothy P Lodge, Christopher J Ellison, Frank S Bates. Macromolecules 2025, 58, 12727-12738. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02728]

196. Equilibrium phase behavior of gyroid-forming diblock polymer thin films. Benjamin R Magruder, Christopher J Ellison, Kevin D Dorfman. Journal of Chemical Physics 2025, 161, 084902. [DOI: /10.1063/5.0224767]

195. Compatibilization of iPP/PS Blends with Diblock and Triblock Copolymers. Daun Jeong, Shuquan Cui, Nusrat Jahan, Christopher J Ellison, Frank S Bates. Macromolecules 2025, 58, 10026-10036. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5c01877]

194. Tuning High-Speed Adhesive Fracture Energies Using Silica-Modified Silicone Release Coatings. Deepti Kannan, Zhenbin Niu, Timothy Mitchell, Dohgyu Hwang, Qichun Wan, Michelle A Calabrese, Christopher J Ellison, Lorraine F Francis. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2025, 7, 12151-12165. [DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.5c01429]

193. Block copolymer molecular design to address practical limitations to recycling polyolefin blends. Shuquan Cui, Daun Jeong, Yukai Shi, Nusrat Jahan, Timothy P Lodge, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2025, 122, e2508921122. [DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508921122]

192. Templated Freeze‐Casting for Porous Organic Battery Electrodes with High‐Rate Capabilities. Rinish Reddy Vaidyula, Kenta Kawashima, Zachary W Brotherton, Robert Ferguson Fuller III, Ziqing Wang, Christopher J Ellison, Nathaniel A Lynd, C Buddie Mullins. Advanced Functional Materials 2025, 2422459. [DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202422459]

191. Mechanics of peeling adhesives from soft substrates: A review. Yuhai Xiang, Dohgyu Hwang, Grace Wan, Zhenbin Niu, Christopher J. Ellison, Lorraine Francis, Michelle Calabrese. Journal of Applied Mechanics 2025, 92, 02081. [DOI:10.1115/1.4067252]

190. Persistent Toughness and Heat Triggered Plasticization in Polylactide Modified with Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(butylene oxide). Jonathan P Coote, Matthew C Larson, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. ACS Macro Letters 2025, 14, 80-86. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00678]

189. Effect of Grafting Density on Self-Assembled Lamellar Phases of Core–Shell Bottlebrushes. Emily M Ness, Mason J Kozody, Christopher J Ellison, Mahesh K Mahanthappa. Macromolecules 2025, 58, 3016-3026. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c03191]

188. Chemical Recycling of Polycaprolactones via Reactive Melt Processing. Anubhav Sarmah, Aristotle J Zervoudakis, Michaela R Pfau-Cloud, Marc A Hillmyer, Christopher J Ellison. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2025, 7, 1763-1770. [DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c03575]

187. Engineering Aliphatic Polyester Triblock Copolymer-Tackifier Blends for Hydrolytically Degradable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives. Shuang Liang, Daniel M Krajovic, Brenden D Hoehn, Christopher J Ellison, Marc A Hillmyer. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2025, 7, 1411-1420. [DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c03136]

186. Accelerated Hydrolysis of Amorphous Polylactide Containing Salicylate Additives. Eric D Rachita, Taylor S Larison, Marc A Hillmyer, Christopher J Ellison. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2025, 13, 1281-1291. [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c07781]

2024

185. Pendant Hydroxy Polyethylene Reactive Additives for Improved Mechanical Properties and Melt Processability of Poly (ethylene terephthalate)/Polyethylene Blends. Erin M. Maines, Aristotelis Zografos, Caitlin S. Sample, Aristotle J. Zervoudakis, Theresa M. Reineke, Christopher J. Ellison. Macromolecules 2024, 57, 11042-11054. [DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01329]

184. Circular dichroism of distorted double gyroid thin film metamaterials. Emily K. McGuinness, Benjamin R. Magruder, Kevin D. Dorfman, Christopher J. Ellison, Vivian E. Ferry. Physical Review Materials 2024, 8, 115201. [DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.115201]

183. Enhancing Toughness of Post-Consumer Recycled Polyolefins with Polybutadiene-Derived Block Copolymers. Gabriela Díaz Gorbea, Liyang Shen, Kendra Flanigan, Christopher J. Ellison, Frank S. Bates. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2024, 6, 12691-12699. [DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c02270]

182. Alkyl-Substituted Polycaprolactone Poly (urethane-urea) s as Mechanically Competitive and Chemically Recyclable Materials. Derek C. Batiste, Michaela R. Pfau-Cloud, Hee Joong Kim, Christopher J. Ellison, Marc A. Hillmyer. ACS Macro Letters 2024, 13, 1449-1455. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00474]

181. Poly(Isoprene)-Block-Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Diblock Copolymer Toughened Polylactide. Matthew C. Larson, Jonathan P. Coote, Frank S. Bates, Christopher J. Ellison.  Macromolecules 2024, 57, 9334-9345. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01832]

180. Equilibrium phase behavior of gyroid-forming diblock polymer thin films. Benjamin R. Magruder, Christopher J. Ellison, Kevin D. Dorfman. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 161, 084902. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0224767]

179. A Balancing Act: Experimental Insights into the Volume Fraction of Conductive Additive in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes. Samantha N. Lauro, Benjamin G. Broekhuis, Philippe E. Papa, Aashi Rastogi, James N. Burrow, Christopher J. Ellison, C Buddie Mullins. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2024, 171, 060525.  [DOI:10.1149/1945-7111/ad5626]

178. Biaxial Toughening in Uniaxially Stretched Films of Block Polymer-Modified Semicrystalline Poly (l-lactide). Jonathan P. Coote, Boran Zhao, Charles J. McCutcheon, Matthew C. Larson, Illya Lyadov, Frank S. Bates, and Christopher J. Ellison.  ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2024, 6, 5462-5472. [DOI:10.1021/acsapm.4c00670]

177. Porous Melt Blown Poly (butylene terephthalate) Fibers with High Ductility and High-Temperature Structural Stability. Joshua W.  Goetze, Cesar Benitez, Frank S. Bates, and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Macro Letters 2024, 13, 558-564. [DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00093]

176. Mechanical Recycling of 3D-Printed Thermosets for Reuse in Vat Photopolymerization. Erin M. Maines, Michaela A. Polley, Greg Haugstad, Brenda Zhao, Theresa M. Reineke, and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2024, 6, 4625-4633. [DOI:10.1021/acsapm.4c00184]

175. Boundary Frustration in Double-Gyroid Thin Films. Benjamin R. Magruder, David C. Morse, Christopher J. Ellison, and Kevin D. Dorfman. ACS Macro Letters 2024, 13, 382-388. [DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00026]

174. UV-Assisted Direct Ink Writing of Dual-Cure Polyurethanes. Matthew M. Hausladen, Gabriela Diaz Gorbea, Lorraine F. Francis, and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2024, 6, 2253-2265. [DOI: /10.1021/acsapm.3c02806]

173. Tailored self-assembly of semi-transparent polymer/clay nanocomposites for gas-barrier applications assisted by aqueous liquid crystalline scaffolds. Hanim Kim, Wooyoung Choi, Seung Eun Choi, Keiichiro Nomura, Jong-Won Kwark, Christopher J. Ellison, Dae Woo Kim. Progress in Organic Coatings 2024, 186, 108003. [DOI:10.1016/j.porgcoat.2023.108003]

2023

172. Surface relief terraces in double-gyroid-forming polystyrene-block-polylactide thin films. Szu-Ming Yang, Jinwoo Oh, Benjamin R. Magruder, Hee Joong Kim, Kevin D. Dorfman, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, and Christopher J. Ellison. Phys. Rev. Materials 2023, 7, 125601. [DOI:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.125601]

171. Thermodynamics and morphology of linear multiblock copolymers at homopolymer interfaces. Ryan P. Collanton, Christopher J. Ellison, Kevin D. Dorfman. J. Chem. Phys 2023, 159, 075604. [DOI:10.1063/5.0170650]

170. Controlling Fiber Morphologies Arising from Room-Temperature Cure Blowing. Aditya Banerji, Mahesh K Mahanthappa, and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2023, 5, 7841-7853. [DOI:10.1021/acsapm.3c01083]

169. Threading-the-Needle: Compatibilization of HDPE/iPP blends with butadiene-derived polyolefin block copolymers. Liyang Shen, Gabriela Diaz Gorbea, Evan Danielson, Shuquan Cui , Christopher J. Ellison, and Frank S. Bates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023, 120, e2301352120. [DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2301352120]

168. Hierarchical Design Strategies to Produce Internally Structured Nanofibers. Saptasree Bose, Victoria Padilla, Alexandra Salinas, Fariha Ahmad, Timothy P. Lodge, Christopher J. Ellison, and Karen Lozano. Polymer Reviews 2023, 63, 679-714. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2132509]

167. Poly (ethylene terephthalate)‐polyethylene block copolymer architecture effects on interfacial adhesion and blend compatibilization. Xiayu Peng, Youngsu Shin, Aristotle J Zervoudakis, Keiichiro Nomura, Katelyn M Lindenmeyer, Kevin M Miller, and Christopher J Ellison. Journal of Polymer Science 2023, 62, 753-765.[DOI:10.1002/pol.20230404]

166. Biobased Copolymers via Cationic Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Levoglucosan Derivatives and ε-Caprolactone. Mayuri K. Porwal, Christopher J. Ellison, and Theresa M. Reineke. ACS Macro Lett. 2023, 12, 935–942. [DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00251]

165. Photochemically Induced Marangoni Patterning of Polymer Bilayers. Saurabh Shenvi Usgaonkar, Christopher J. Ellison, and Satish Kumar. Langmuir 2023, 39, 5970–5978. [DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03295]

164. Biobased and degradable thiol–ene networks from levoglucosan for sustainable 3D printing. Mayuri K. Porwal, Matthew M. Hausladen, Christopher J. Ellison and Theresa M. Reineke.  Green Chemistry 2023, 25, 1488-1502. [DOI: 10.1039/D2GC04185E]

2022

163. Dihydroxy Polyethylene Additives for Compatibilization and Mechanical Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate/Polyethylene Mixed Plastic Waste. Aristotle J. Zervoudakis, Caitlin S. Sample, Xiayu Peng, Davis Lake, Marc A. Hillmyer, and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11, 1396–1402. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00601]

162. Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Uniaxially Stretched Polylactide/Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-Poly(butylene oxide) Blend Films. Boran Zhao, Charles J McCutcheon, Kailong Jin, Illya Lyadov, Aristotle J Zervoudakis, Frank S Bates, and Christopher J Ellison. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022, 11, 8705-8714. [DOI:10.1021/acsapm.2c01634]

161. Camphene as a Mild, Bio-Derived Porogen for Near-Ambient Processing and 3D Printing of Porous Thermoplastics. Jeffrey L. Self, Han Xiao, Matthew M. Hausladen, Rafael A. Bramanto, Saurabh Shenvi Usgaonkar, and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2022, 14, 49244-49253. [DOI:10.1021/acsami.2c16192]

160. Camphene-Assisted Fabrication of Free-Standing Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Composites. Jason A. Weeks, Samantha Lauro, James N. Burrow, Han Xiao, Joshua P. Pender, Adrian K. Rylski, Hugh Daigle, Zachariah Page, Christopher J. Ellison, and C. Buddie Mullins. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2022, 14, 42540-45253. [DOI:10.1021/acsami.2c08143]

159. Poly (2, 3-Dihydrofuran): A Strong, Biorenewable, and Degradable Thermoplastic Synthesized via Room Temperature Cationic Polymerization. Scott W Spring, Jesse H Hsu, Renee J Sifri, Szu-Ming Yang, Chloe S Cerione, Tristan H Lambert, Christopher J Ellison, Brett P Fors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15727−15734. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06103]

158. Synthetic growth by self-lubricated photopolymerization and extrusion inspired by plants and fungi. Matthew M Hausladen, Boran Zhao, Matthew S Kubala, Lorraine F Francis, Timothy M Kowalewski, Christopher J Ellison. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119.33 (2022): e2201776119. [DOI:10.1073/pnas.2201776119]

157. Controlling Surface Deformation and Feature Aspect Ratio in Photochemically Induced Marangoni Patterning of Polymer Films. Saurabh Shenvi Usgaonkar, Christopher J. Ellison, and Satish Kumar. Langmuir 2022, 38, 7400–7412. [DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00179]

156. Defining the Macromolecules of Tomorrow through Synergistic Sustainable Polymer Research. Farihah M. Haque, Jacob S. A. Ishibashi, Claire A. L. Lidston, Huiling Shao, Frank S. Bates, Alice B. Chang, Geoffrey W. Coates, Christopher J. Cramer, Paul J. Dauenhauer, William R. Dichtel, Christopher J. Ellison, Ethan A. Gormong, Leslie S. Hamachi, Thomas R. Hoye, Mengyuan Jin, Julia A. Kalow, Hee Joong Kim, Gaurav Kumar, Christopher J. LaSalle, Stephanie Liffland, Bryce M. Lipinski, Yutong Pang, Riffat Parveen, Xiayu Peng, Yanay Popowski, Emily A. Prebihalo, Yernaidu Reddi, Theresa M. Reineke, Daylan T. Sheppard, Jeremy L. Swartz, William B. Tolman, Bess Vlaisavljevich, Jane Wissinger, Shu Xu, and Marc A. Hillmyer. : Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 6322−6373. [DOI:10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00173]

155. Linear, Graft, and Beyond: Multiblock Copolymers as Next-Generation Compatibilizers. Jeffrey L. Self, Aristotle J. Zevourdakis, Xiayu Peng, William R. Lenart, Christopher W. Macosko, and Christopher J. Ellison. JACS Au 2022, 2, 310−321. [DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00500]. 

154. Mobility of Sub-50 nm Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Ultrahigh Initial Magnetic Susceptibility in Intact Berea Sandstone at High Salinity. Chola Bhargava Dandamudi, Muhammad Iqbal, Bonnie A Lyon-Marion, Jae Jin Lisa Han, Yunping Fei, Joohyung Lee, Christopher J Ellison, Kurt D Pennell, Keith P Johnston. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2022, 61, 12132−12141. [DOI:10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00964]

153. Surface Structure Dependent Circular Dichroism in Single and Double Gyroid Metamaterials. Bryan M. Cote, William R. Lenart, Christopher J. Ellison, and Vivian E. Ferry. Adv. Optical Mater. 2022, 10, 2200363. [DOI: 10.1002/adom.202200363]

152. Stereoregular functionalized polysaccharides via cationic ring-opening polymerization of biomass-derived levoglucosan. Mayuri K Porwal, Yernaidu Reddi, Derek J Saxon, Christopher J Cramer, Christopher J Ellison, Theresa M Reineke. Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 4512-4522. [DOI: 10.1039/D2SC00146B]

2021

151. Porous fibers templated by melt blowing cocontinuous immiscible polymer blends. Aditya Banerji, Kailong Jin, Mahesh K Mahanthappa, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 10, 1196–1203 [DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00456]

150. Flexible Nanoporous Materials by Matrix Removal from Cylinder-Forming Diblock Copolymers. Hongyun Xu, Han Xiao, Christopher J. Ellison, and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 18, 7587–7594 [DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02097]

149. Degradable Thermoset Fibers from Carbohydrate-Derived Diols via Thiol–Ene Photopolymerization. Sung-Soo Kim, C Maggie Lau, Leon Lille, William B Tolman, Theresa M Reineke, Christopher J Ellison. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2021,3(8), 4287 [DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.1c00770]

148. Polymer Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Cost-Effective Green Energy Generation and Implementation of Surface-Charge Engineering. Diana Lopez, Aminur Rashid Chowdhury, Abu Musa Abdullah, Muhtasim Ul Karim Sadaf, Isaac Martinez, Brishty Deb Choudhury, Serena Danti, Christopher J. Ellison, Karen Lozano, M. Jasim Uddin,  Energy Technology, 2021, 9, 7: 2001088. [DOI:10.1002/ente.202001088]

147. Achieving Stable Patterns in Multicomponent Polymer Thin Films Using Marangoni and van der Waals Forces. Saurabh Shenvi Usgaonkar, Christopher J. Ellison, and Satish Kumar, Langmuir. 2021, 37, 22, 6660-6672. [DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00518]

146. Sustainable Advances in SLA/DLP 3D Printing Materials and Processes. Erin M. Maines, Mayuri K. Porwal, Christopher J. Ellison and Theresa M. Reineke, Green Chem., 2021, 23, 6863–6897, [DOI: 10.1039/D1GC01489G]

145. Advances in Melt Blowing Process Simulations. Joseph Schmidt, Saurabh Shenvi Usgaonkar, Satish Kumar, Karen Lozano, and Christopher J. Ellison. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03444]

144. Crazing and Toughness in Diblock Copolymer-Modified Semicrystalline Poly(L-lactide). Charles J. McCutcheon, Boran Zhao, Christopher J. Ellison, and Frank S. Bates. Macromolecules. 2021, 54, 23,11154-11169. [DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01702]

143. Enhanced Polyester Degradation through Transesterification with Salicylates. Hee Joong Kim, Marc A. Hillmyer, and Christopher J. Ellison. J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2021. [DOI:10.1021/jacs.1c07229]

142. Mixed Solvent Synthesis of Polydopamine Nanospheres for Sustainable Multilayer Flame Retardant Nanocoating. Simone Lazar, Ruiqing Shen, Yufeng Quan, Bethany Palen, Qingsheng Wang, Christopher J. Ellison, and Jaime C. Gunlan. Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 16, 2389–2396. [DOI: 10.1039/D1PY00111F]

141. Structural Basis for the Different Mechanical Behaviors of Two Chemically Analogous, Carbohydrate-derived Thermosets. Maggie Lau,  Sung-Soo Kim, Leon M. Lillie, William B. Tolman,  Theresa M. Reineke, Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 609–615. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00041]

140. Respirometry and Cell Viability Studies for Sustainable Polyesters and Their Hydrolysis Products. Louis Reisman, Allison Siehr, Jessica Horn, Derek C. Batiste, Hee Joong Kim, Guilhem X. De Hoe, Christopher J. Ellison, Wei ShenEvan M. WhiteMarc A. HillmyerACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 7, 2736–2744. [DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08026]

139. Blend Miscibility of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) and Aromatic Polyesters from Salicylic Acid. Hee Joong Kim, Xiayu Peng, Youngsu Shin, Marc A. HillmyerChristopher J. Ellison. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2021, 125, 1, 450–460. [DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09322]

138. Degradable polyanhydride networks derived from itaconic acid. Hussnain Sajjad,  Leon M. Lillie, C. Maggie Lau, Christopher J. Ellison, William B. Tolman, Theresa M. Reineke. Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 608-617. [DOI:10.1039/D0PY01388A]

137. Gas sorption and diffusion in poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposite membranes. Jaesung Park, Heonjoo Ha, Hee Wook Yoon, Jungchul Noh, Ho Bum Park, Donald R Paul, Christopher J Ellison, Benny D Freeman. Polymer, 212, 123185. [DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123185]

2020

136. Crazing Mechanism and Physical Aging of Poly(lactide) Toughened with Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(butylene oxide) Diblock Copolymers. Charles J McCutcheon, Boran Zhao, Kailong Jin, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 22, 10163–10178. [DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01759]

135. Gas sorption and diffusion in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposite membranes. Jaesung Park, Heonjoo Ha, Hee Wook Yoon, Jungchul Noh, Ho Bum Park, Donald R Paul, Christopher J Ellison, Benny D Freeman. Polymer 2020, 212 (6), 123185. [DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123185] 

134. Sustainable Triblock Copolymers as Tunable and Degradable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives. Hee Joong Kim, Kailong Jin, Jimin Shim, William Dean, Marc A. Hillmyer, and Christopher J. EllisonACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 32, 12036–12044. [DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03158]

133. Compatibilization of iPP/HDPE Blends with PE-g-iPP Graft Copolymers. Kristine Klimovica, Sanshui Pan, Ting-Wei Lin, Xiayu Peng, Christopher J. EllisonAnne M. LaPointe, Frank S. BatesGeoffrey W. CoatesACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 8, 1161–1166. [DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00339]

132. Unusual Thermal Properties of Certain Poly(3,5-disubstituted styrene)s. Jai Hyun Koh, Qingjun Zhu, Yusuke Asano, Michael J. Maher, Heonjoo Ha, Sung-Soo Kim, Henry L. Cater, Emmanuel U. Mapesa, Joshua R. Sangoro, Christopher J. Ellison, Nathaniel A. Lynd, C. Grant Willson. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 13, 5504–5511. [DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00163]

131. Spatial Control of the Self-assembled Block Copolymer Domain Orientation and Alignment on Photopatterned Surfaces.  Ji Yeon Kim, Philip Liu, Michael J. Maher, Devon H. Callan, Christopher M. Bates, Matthew C. Carlson, Yusuke Asano, Gregory Blachut, Charles T. Rettner, Joy Y. Cheng, Daniel F. Sunday, R. Joseph Kline, Daniel P. Sanders, Nathaniel A. Lynd, Christopher J. Ellison, C. Grant Willson, Carlos R. Baiz. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020,12, 20, 23399–23409. [DOI:10.1021/acsami.0c02997]

130. Electrochemically Stable, High Transference Number Lithium Bis(malonato)borate Polymer Solution Electrolytes. Beth L. Dewing, Nicholas G. Bible, Christopher J. Ellison, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 9, 3794–3804. [DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b05219]

129. Reprocessing Postconsumer Polyurethane Foam Using Carbamate Exchange Catalysis and Twin-Screw Extrusion. Daylan T. Sheppard, Kailong Jin, Leslie S. Hamachi, William Dean, David J. Fortman, Christopher J. Ellison, William R. Dichtel. ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6, 6, 921–927. [DOI:10.1021/acscentsci.0c00083]

128. Control of Marangoni-driven patterning by an optimized distribution of surface energy.  Steven K. Stanley, Christopher J. Ellison, Roger T. Bonnecaze. J. Appl. Phys. 2020, 127, 065304 (1-12). [DOI:10.1063/1.5132360]

127. Multiblock Copolymers for Recycling Polyethylene-Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Mixed Waste. Keiichiro Nomura, Xiayu Peng, Hanim Kim, Kailong Jin, Hee Joong Kim, Abigail Bratton, Christopher R. Bond, Amelia Broman, Kevin M. Miller, Christopher J Ellison. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12 (8), 9726-9735 [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b20242]

126. Polyelectrolyte Coated Individual Silica Nanoparticles Dispersed in Concentrated Divalent Brine at Elevated Temperatures for Subsurface Energy Applications. Esteban E. Ureña-Benavides, Ehsan Moaseri, Behzad Changalvaie, Yunping Fei, Muhammad Iqbal, Bonnie A. Lyon, Anthony A. Kmetz, Kurt D. Pennell, Christopher J. Ellison, Keith P. Johnston. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2020, 586, 124276 [DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124276]

125. Readily Degradable Aromatic Polyesters from Salicylic Acid. Hee Joong Kim, Yernaidu Reddi, Christopher J. Cramer, Marc A. Hillmyer,Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 96-102 [DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00890]

2019

124. Strategies for Increasing the Rate of Defect Annihilation in the Directed Self-Assembly of High-Chi Block Copolymers. Jan Doise, Jai Hyun, Koh Ji, Yeon Kim, Qingjun Zhu, Natsuko Kinoshita, Hyo Seon Suh, Paulina Rincondelgadillo, Geert Vandenberghe, C. Grant Willson Christopher J Ellison. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11(51), 48419-48427 [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17858]

123. Accelerating the Coupling of Maleated Polyolefins with Polyesters via Tin Compounds. Nathan P Birch, Kunwei Liu, Sung Cik Mun, Gagik Ghazaryan, Claire T Senger, Christopher J Ellison, Christopher W Macosko, Thomas H Peterson, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay, Christopher M Thurber. Macromolecules 2019, 52(21), 8359-8366 [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01444]

122. Bimodal Nano-and Micro-fiber Nonwovens by Melt Blowing Immiscible Ternary Polymer Blends. Kailong Jin, Sarah Eyer, William Dean, David Kitto, Frank S Bates, Christopher J Ellison. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 59 (12), 5238-5246 [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04887]

121. Cross-Linked Nonwoven Fibers by Room-Temperature Cure Blowing and in Situ Photopolymerization. Aditya Banerji, Kailong Jin, Kunwei Liu, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, Christopher J. Ellison. Macromolecules, 2019, 52 (17), 6662-6672. [DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01002]

120. Impermeable gas barrier coating by facilitated diffusion of ethylenediamine through graphene oxide liquid crystals. Dae Woo Kim, Hanim Kim, Ming Liang Jin, Christopher J.Ellison. Carbon 2019, 148, 28–35. [DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2019.03.039]

119. Mechanically Robust and Recyclable Cross-Linked Fibers from Melt Blown Anthracene-Functionalized Commodity Polymers. Kailong Jin, Aditya Banerji, David Kitto, Frank S. Bates, Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11(18), 12863-12870. [DOI:10.1021/acsami.9b00209]

2018

118.Thermomechanical and Conductive Properties of Thiol–Ene Poly(ionic liquid) Networks Containing Backbone and Pendant Imidazolium Groups. Abigail F. Bratton, Sung-Soo Kim , Christopher J. Ellison , and Kevin M. Miller. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2018, 57 (48), 16526–16536.  [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04720]

117. Compact Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes with Lightweight Reduced Graphene Oxide / Poly (Acrylic Acid) Current Collectors. Joshua P. Pender, Han Xiao, Ziyue Dong, Kelsey Cavallaro, Jason Alexander Weeks, Adam Heller, Christopher J Ellison, and C. Buddie Mullins, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., Just Accepted Manuscript. [DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b02007]

116. Compatibilization of Isotactic Polypropylene (iPP) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) with iPP–PE Multiblock Copolymers. Jun Xu, James M. Eagan, Sung-Soo Kim, Sanshui Pan, Bongjoon Lee, Kristine Klimovica, Kailong Jin, Ting-Wei Lin, Micah J. Howard, Christopher J. Ellison, Anne M. LaPointe, Geoffrey W. Coates, and Frank S. Bates. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 8585−8596.  [DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01907]

115. Melt-Blown Cross-Linked Fibers from Thermally Reversible Diels− Alder Polymer Networks. Kailong Jin, Sung-soo Kim, Jun Xu, Frank S. Bates, and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 1339−1345. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00685]

114. Glass Transition and Self-Diffusion of Unentangled Polymer Melts Nanoconfined by Different Interfaces. Reika Katsumata, Austin R. Dulaney, Chae Bin Kim, and Christopher J. Ellison.  Macromolecules 2018, 51, 19, 7509-7517.[DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00475]

113. Polydopamine‐Graphene Oxide Flame Retardant Nanocoatings Applied via an Aqueous Liquid Crystalline Scaffold. Kim, H., Kim, D. W., Vasagar, V., Ha, H., Nazarenko, S., & Ellison, C. J. (2018).  Advanced Functional Materials, 1803172. [DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201803172]

112. Soybean Oil-Based Thermoset Films and Fibers with High Biobased Carbon Content via Thiol–Ene Photopolymerization. Sung-Soo Kim , Heonjoo Ha , and Christopher J. Ellison. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6(7), pp 8364–8373. [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00435]

111. Aqueous Superparamagnetic Magnetite Dispersions with Ultra-High Initial Magnetic Susceptibilities. Y. Fei, M. Iqbal, S.D. Kong, Z. Xue, C.P. McFadden, J.L. Guillet, L.H. Doerrer, E.E. Alp, W. Bi, Y. Lu, C.B. Dandamudi, P. Ranganath, K.J. Javier, M. Ahmadian, C.J. Ellison, K.P. Johnston. Langmuir, 34(2), 622–629 (2018). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03702]

110. Characterizing the Interface Scaling of High χ Block Copolymers near the Order–Disorder Transition. D.F. Sunday, M.J. Maher, A.F. Hannon, C.D. Liman, S. Tein, G. Blachut, Y. Asano, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson, R.J. Kline. Macromolecules, 51(1), 173-180 (2018). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01982]

109. Polymer/graphene oxide (GO) thermoset composites with GO as a crosslinker. H. Ha, C.J. Ellison. Korean J. Chem. Eng., 35(2), 303–317 (2018). [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-017-0250-7]

2017

108. Influence of topographically patterned angled guidelines on directed self-assembly of block copolymers. N. Rebello, V. Sethuraman, G. Blachut, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson, V. Ganesan. Phys. Rev. E. 96, 052501 (2017). [DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.96.052501]

107. Spatially-controllable and uniform photochemical transfer printing of block copolymer nanopatterns. D.W. Janes, T. Inoue, N.D. Prisco, M.J. Maher, P.F. Nealey, C.J. Ellison. Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2, 597-604 (2017). [DOI: 10.1039/C7ME00106A]

106. Surface tension driven flow and deformation in polymers, colloids and soft materials. C.J. Ellison, D.W. Janes. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 55(22), 1631-1632 (2017). [DOI:10.1002/polb.24521]

105. High-χ, Si-Containing Block Copolymers and Process Strategies for Directing Their Self-Assembly. C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson, D. Janes, G. Blachut, Y. Soymeya, P.A. Rincon Delgadillo, G. Vandenberghe, A. Singh, J. Doise, N. Ito, R. Mizuochi, Y. Asano, A.P. Lane. J. Photopoly. Sci. Tech. 30(2), 187-190 (2017). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.30.187]

104. Behavior of Spherical Poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate) Polyelectrolyte Brushes on Silica Nanoparticles up to Extreme Salinity with Weak Divalent Cation Binding at Ambient and High Temperature. J. Lee, E. Moesari, C.B. Dandamudi, G. Beniah, B. Chang, M. Iqbal, Y. Fei, N. Zhou, C.J. Ellison, K.P. Johnston. Macromolecules  50(19), 7699–7711 (2017). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01243]

103. Directed Self-Assembly and Pattern Transfer of Five Nanometer Block Copolymer Lamellae. A.P. Lane, X. Yang, M.J. Maher, G. Blachut, Y. Asano, Y. Someya, A. Mallavarapu, S.M. Sirard, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson. ACS Nano, 11(8), 7656-7665 (2017). [DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02698]

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102. Reduced-Graphene Oxide / Poly(acrylic acid) Aerogels as a Three-Dimensional Replacement for Metal-Foil Current Collectors in Lithium Ion Batteries. H. Xiao, J.P. Pender, M.A. Meece-Rayle, P. de Souza, K.C. Klavetter, H. Ha, J. Lin, A. Heller, C.J. Ellison, C.B. Mullins. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 22641-22651 (2017). [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07283]

101. Molecularly Templated Reaction for forming Poly(dimethyl siloxane)-Graphene Oxide Composite Elastomers. H. Ha, K. Ha, C.J. Ellison. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 55(18), 1406-1413 (2017). [DOI: 10.1002/polb.24398]

100. Generating Large Thermally Stable Marangoni-driven Topography in Polymer Films by Stabilizing the Surface Energy Gradient. A. Jones, C.B. Kim, S. Zhou, H. Ha, R. Katsumata, G. Blachut, R. Bonnecaze and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 50, 4588-4596 (2017). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00055]

99. An All-Stretchable-Component Sodium-Ion Full Battery. H. Li, Y. Ding, H. Ha, Y. Shi, L. Peng, X. Zhang, C.J. Ellison and G. Yu, Adv. Mater., 29, 1700898 (2017). [DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700898]

(Featured in Phys.org news as "Stretchable sodium-ion battery electrodes made using sugar cubes” and nanowerk as "Sodium-ion batteries become fully stretchable".)

98. High temperature stability and low adsorption of sub-100 nm magnetite nanoparticles grafted with sulfonated copolymers on Berea sandstone in high salinity brine. M. Iqbal, B. A. Lyon, E.E. Ureña-Benavides, E. Moaseri, Y. Fei, C. McFadden, K.J. Javier, C.J. Ellison, K.D. Pennell and K.P. Johnston, Colloid Surface A, 520, 257-267 (2017). [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.01.080]

97. Development of kinetic parameters for polyurethane thermal degradation modeling featuring a bioinspired catecholic flame retardant. B.C. Roberts, A.R. Jones, O.A. Ezekoyea, C.J. Ellison and M.E. Webber, Combust. Flame, 177, 184-192 (2017). [DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.12.014]

96.  Large area fabrication of graphene nanoribbons by wetting transparency-assisted block copolymer lithography. R. Katsumata, M.N. Yogeesh, H. Wong, S.X. Zhou, S. Sirard, T. Huang, R.D. Piner, Z. Wu, W. Li, A.L. Lee, M. Carlson, M. Maher, D. Akinwande and C.J. Ellison, Polymer, 110, 131-138 (2017). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.12.034]

95. Conflicting Confinement Effects on the Tg, Diffusivity and Effective Viscosity of Polymer Films: A Case Study with Poly(isobutyl methacrylate) on Silica and Possible Resolution. K. Geng, R. Katsumata, X. Yu, H. Ha, A. R. Dulaney, C.J. Ellison and O.K.C. Tsui, Macromolecules, 50(2), 609–617 (2017). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01354]

2016

94. A hybrid chemo-/grapho- epitaxial alignment strategy for defect reduction in sub-10 nm directed self-assembly of silicon-containing block copolymers. G. Blachut, S.M. Sirard, M.J. Maher, Y. Asano, Y. Someya, A.P. Lane, W.J. Durand, C.M. Bates, A.M. Dinhobl, R. Gronheid, D. Hymes, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, Chem. Mater., 28(24), 8951–8961 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03633]

93. Quantifying the Interface Energy of Block Copolymer Top Coats. D.F. Sunday, M.J. Maher, S. Tein, M.C. Carlson, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson and R.J. Kline, ACS Macro Lett., 5, 1306-1311 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00684]

92. Synthesis and Characterization of Si-containing Block Co-polymers with Resolution beyond 10 nm. Y. Someya, Y. Asano, M.J. Maher, G. Blachut, A.P. Lane, S. Sirard, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tec., 29(5), 701-704 (2016). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.29.701]

91. Designing Intrablock Attractions To Increase the χ Parameter of a Symmetric Diblock Copolymer. S.X. Zhou, D.W. Janes, C.B. Kim, C.G. Willson and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 49(21), 8332-8340 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01382

90. Structure, Stability, and Reorganization of 0.5 L0 Topography in Block Copolymer Thin Films. M. Maher, J.L. Self, P. Stasiak, G. Blachut, C.J. Ellison, M.W. Matson, C.M. Bates and C.G. Willson, ACS Nano, 10(11), 10152–10160 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b05390]

89. Plasma and photon interactions with organosilicon polymers for directed self-assembly patterning applications. L. Azarnouche, S.M. Sirard, W.J. Durand, G. Blachut, E. Gurer, D.J. Hymes, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson and D.B. Graves, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 34, 061602 (2016). [DOI:10.1116/1.4964885]

88. Marangoni Instability Driven Surface Relief Grating in an Azobenzene-Containing Polymer Film. C.B. Kim, J.C. Wistrom, H. Ha, S. X. Zhou, R. Katsumata, A.R. Jones, D.W. Janes, K.M. Miller and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 49(18), 7069-7076 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01848]

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87. Gas permeation and selectivity of poly(dimethylsiloxane)/graphene oxide composite elastomer membranes. H. Ha, J. Park, S. Ando, C.B. Kim, K. Nagai, B.D. Freeman and C.J. Ellison, J. Membr. Sci., 518, 131-140 (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.06.028]

86. Thermoplastic Elastomer‐Enabled Smart Electrolyte for Thermoresponsive Self‐Protection of Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices. Y. Shi, H. Ha, A. Al-Sudani, C.J. Ellison and G. Yu, Adv. Mater., 28(36), 7921-7928 (2016). [DOI: 10.1002/adma.201602239]

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85. Orthogonally Spin-Coated Bilayer Films for Photochemical Immobilization and Patterning of Sub-10-Nanometer Polymer Monolayers. D.W. Janes, C.B. Kim, M.J. Maher and C.J. Ellison, Langmuir, 32(27), 6940-6947 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01560]

84. Effect of Ring Functionalization on the Reaction Temperature of Benzocyclobutene Thermoset Polymers. C.O. Hayes, P.-H. Chen, R.P. Thedford, C.J. Ellison, G. Dong and C.G. Willson, Macromolecules, 49(10), 3706-3715 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00316]

83. Synthesis and Gas Permeability of Highly Elastic Poly(dimethylsiloxane)/Graphene Oxide Composite Elastomers using Telechelic Polymers. H. Ha, J. Park, K. Ha, B.D. Freeman and C.J. Ellison, Polymer, 93, 53-60 (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.04.016]

82. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Containing Thiol–ene Fibers with Tunable Thermal and Mechanical Properties. Y. Fang, H. Ha, K. Shanmuganathan and C.J. Ellison, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8(17), 11050-11059 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b01692]

81. Photopatterning of Block Copolymer Thin Films. A.P. Lane, M.J. Maher, C.G.Willson and C.J. Ellison, ACS Macro Lett., 5, 460-465 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00075]

80. Ultrasmooth Polydopamine Modified Surfaces for Block Copolymer Nanopatterning on Flexible Substrates. J.H. Cho, R. Katsumata, S.X. Zhou, C.B. Kim, A.R. Dulaney, D.W. Janes and C.J. Ellison, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 7456-7463 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b00626]

79. Pattern Transfer of Sub-10 nm Features via Tin-Containing Block Copolymers. M.J. Maher, K. Mori, S.M. Sirard, A.M. Dinhobl, C.M. Bates, E. Gurer, G. Blachut, A.P. Lane, W.J. Durand, M.C. Carlson, J.R. Strahan, C.J. Ellison and C.G.Willson, ACS Macro Lett., 5, 391-395 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00005]

78. A Comparative Parameter Study: Controlling Fiber Diameter and Diameter Distribution in Centrifugal Spinning of Photocurable Monomers. Y. Fang, A.R. Dulaney, J. Gadley, J. Maia and C.J. Ellison, Polymer, 88, 102-111 (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.02.029]

77. Control of Magnetite Primary Particle Size in Aqueous Dispersions of Nanoclusters for High Magnetic Susceptibilities. K.Y. Yoon, Z. Xue, Y. Fei, J.H. Lee, V. Cheng, H.G. Bagaria, C. Huh, S.L. Bryant, S.D. Kong, V.W. Ngo, A. Rahmani, M. Ahmadian, C.J. Ellison and K.P. Johnston, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 462, 359-367 (2016). [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.09.058]

76. Thermal Stimuli‐responsive Behavior of Pyrene End‐functionalized PDMS Through Tunable Π–Π Interactions. H. Ha, K. Shanmuganathan, Y. Fei and C.J. Ellison, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 54, 159-168 (2016). [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23805]

75. Low Adsorption of Magnetite Nanoparticles with Uniform Polyelectrolyte Coatings in Concentrated Brine on Model Silica and Sandstone. E.E. Ureña-Benavides, E.L. Lin, E.L. Foster, Z. Xue, M.R. Ortiz, Y. Fei, E.S. Larsen, A.A. Kmetzll, B.A. Lyon, E. Moaseri, C.W. Bielawksi, K.D. Pennell, C.J Ellison and K.P. Johnston, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 55, 1522-1532 (2016). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03279]

 

2015

74. Experimental and Modeling Study of Domain Orientation in Confined Block Copolymer Thin Films. W.J. Durand, M.C. Carlson, M.J. Maher, G. Blachut, L.J. Santos, S. Tein, V.Ganesan, C.J. Ellison, and C.G. Willson, Macromolecules, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02262, (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02262]

73. Linking Semiconductor Nanocrystals into Gel Networks through All‐Inorganic Bridges. A. Singh, B.A. Lindquist, G.K. Ong, R.B. Jadrich, A. Singh, H. Ha, C.J. Ellison, T.M. Truskett and D.J. Milliron, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54, 14840-14844 (2015). [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201508641]

72. Modulating Solubility and Enhancing Reactivity of Photo-Cross-Linkable Poly (styrene sulfonyl azide-alt-maleic anhydride) Thin Films. D.W. Janes, M.J. Maher, G.T. Carroll, D.M. Saylor and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 48, 8361-8368 (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01875]

71. Bioinspired Catecholic Flame Retardant Nanocoating for Flexible Polyurethane Foams. J.H. Cho, V. Vasagar, K. Shanmuganathan, A.R. Jones, S. Nazarenko and C.J. Ellison, Chem. Mater., 27, 6784-6790 (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03013]

70. Manipulating Characteristic Timescales and Fiber Morphology in Simultaneous Centrifugal Spinning and Photopolymerization. Y. Fang, A.D. Dulaney, J. Gadley, J.M. Maia and C.J. Ellison, Polymer, 73, 42-51 (2015). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.07.020]

69. Trapping lithium polysulfides of a Li–S battery by forming lithium bonds in a polymer matrix. K. Park, J.H. Cho, J. Jang, B. Yu, A.T. De La Hoz, K.M. Miller, C.J. Ellison and J.B. Goodenough , Energy Environ. Sci., 8, 2389-2395 (2015). [DOI: 10.1039/C5EE01809A]

68. Bidirectional Control of Flow in Thin Polymer Films by Photochemically Manipulating Surface Tension. C.B. Kim, D.W. Janes, S.X. Zhou, A.R. Dulaney and C.J. Ellison, Chem. Mater., 27, 4538 (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b01744]

67. Molecular Transfer Printing of Block Copolymer Patterns over Large Areas with Conformal Layers. T. Inoue, D.W. Janes, J. Ren, H.S. Suh, X. Chen, C.J. Ellison and P.F. Nealey, Adv. Mat. Interfaces, 2, doi: 10.1002/admi.201500133 (2015). [DOI: 10.1002/admi.201500133]

66. Double-Patterned Sidewall Directed Self-Assembly and Pattern Transfer of Sub-10 nm PTMSS-b-PMOST. J.D. Cushen, L. Wan, G. Blachut, M.J. Maher, T.R. Albrecht, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson and R. Ruiz, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 13476 (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02481]

65. Water-Based Melanin Multilayer Thin Films with Broadband UV Absorption. T. Guin, J.H. Cho, F. Xiang, C.J. Ellison and J.C. Grunlan, ACS Macro Lett., 4, 335 (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00080]

(Featured in Materials SCENE and Biological SCENE on Chemical and Engineering News website as “Melanin Skins Provide UV-Protective Coatings”)

64. Mechanically Stable Thermally Crosslinked Poly(acrylic acid)/Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogels. H. Ha, K. Shanmuganathan and C.J. Ellison, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 6200 (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b00407]

63. Directed self assembly of block copolymers using chemical patterns with sidewall guiding lines, backfilled with random copolymer brushes. G. Pandav,   W.J. Durand,   C.J. Ellison,  C.G. Willson and V. Ganesan, Soft Matter, 11, 9107 (2015). [DOI: 10.1039/C5SM01951F]

62. Interfacial Layers with Photoswitching Surface Energy for Block Copolymer Alignment and Directed Self-Assembly. M.J. Maher, C.M. Bates, W.J. Durand, G. Blachut, D.W. Janes, J.Y. Cheng, D.P. Sanders,C.G. Willson, C.J. Ellison, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 28, 611 (2015). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.28.611]

61. Surface Tension Driven Flow in a Low Molecular Weight Photopolymer. C.B. Kim, S.X. Zhou, D.L. Heilman, D.W. Janes, C.J. Ellsion, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 28, 67 (2015). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.28.67]

60. Directed Self-Assembly of Silicon-Containing Block Copolymer Thin Films. M.J. Maher, C.T. Rettner, C.M. Bates, G. Blachut, M. C. Carlson, W.J. Durand, C.J. Ellison, D.P. Sanders, J.Y. Cheng and C.G. Willson, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 3323 (2015). [DOI: 10.1021/am508197k]

59. Nanocomposites from styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) and multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) part 2: Mechanical properties. S.K. Peddini, C.P. Bosnyak, N.M. Henderson, C.J. Ellison and D.R. Paul, Polymer, 56, 443 (2015). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.11.006]

58. Design of high‐χ block copolymers for lithography. W.J. Durand, G. Blachut, M.J. Maher, S. Sirard, S. Tein, M. C. Carlson, Y. Asano, S. X. Zhou, A.P. Lane, C.M. Bates, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 53, 344 (2015). [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27370]

 

2014

57. Surface energy gradient driven convection for generating nanoscale and microscale patterned polymer films using photosensitizers. C.B. Kim, D.W. Janes, D.L. McGuffin and C.J. Ellison, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 52, 1195-1202 (2014). [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23546]

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56. A Photochemical Approach to Directing Flow and Stabilizing Topography in Polymer Films. J.M. Katzenstein, C.B. Kim, N.A. Prisco, R. Katsumata, Z. Li, G. Blachut, D.W. Janes and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 47, 6804 (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/ma5010698]

55. Tin fluorophosphate nonwovens by melt state centrifugal Forcespinning. Y. Fang, M. Herbert, D.A. Schiraldi and C.J. Ellison, J. Mater. Sci., 49, 8252 (2014). [DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8534-3]

54. Multilayer coextrusion of rheologically modified main chain liquid crystalline polymers and resulting orientational order. Z. Li, Z. Zhou, S. Armstrong, E. Baer, D.R. Paul and C.J. Ellison, Polymer, 55, 4966 (2014). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.08.009]

53. Synthesis of Amphiphilic Naturally-Derived Oligosaccharide-block-Wax Oligomers and Their Self-Assembly. J.D. Cushen, K. Shanmuganathan, D.W. Janes, C.G. Willson and C.J. Ellison, ACS Macro Lett., 3, 839 (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/mz500389g]

52. Precision Marangoni-driven patterning. T. Arshad , C.B. Kim , N. Prisco , J. Katzenstein , D. Janes , R.T. Bonnecaze and C. Ellison , Soft Matter, 10, 8043 (2014). [DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01284D]

51. Photopatternable Interfaces for Block Copolymer Lithography. M.J. Maher, C.M. Bates, G. Blachut, M.C. Carlson, J.L. Self, D.W. Janes, W.J. Durand, A.P. Lane, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, ACS Macro Lett., 3, 824 (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/mz500370r]

50. A Study of Tin-containing Block Copolymers. K. Mori, G. Blachut, C.M. Bates, Mi.J. Maher, J.R. Strahan, S.M. Sirard, W.J. Durand, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 27, 445 (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00005]

49. Block Copolymers for DSA in the 100 A Regime. C.G. Willson, M. Maher, G. Blahut, C. Bates, W. Durand, M. Carlson, J. Self, S. Sirard and C.J. Ellison, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 27, 415 (2014). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.27.415]

48. Photochemical Reactions for Replicating and Aligning Block Copolymer Thin Film Patterns. D.W. Janes, T. Inoue, B.D. McCoy, I. Madan, P.F. Nealey, C.G. Willson and C.J. Ellison, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 27, 435 (2014). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.27.435]

47. Highly Stretchable Thermoset Fibers and Nonwovens using Thiol-ene Photopolymerization. K. Shanmuganathan , S.M. Elliott , A.P. Lane , and C.J. Ellison, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6, 14259-14265 (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/am503563q]

46. A free-standing, flexible lithium-ion anode formed from an air-dried slurry cast of high tap density SnO2, CMC polymer binder and Super-P Li. K.C. Klavetter, J.L. Snider, J. P. de Souza, H. Tu, T.H. Cell, J.H. Cho, C.J. Ellison, A. Heller and C.B. Mullins, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2, 14459 (2014). [DOI: 10.1039/C4TA03201B]

45. Low-Cost, Dendrite-Blocking Polymer-Sb2O3 Separators for Lithium and Sodium Batteries. Y. Ansari, B. Guo, J.H. Cho, K. Park, J. Song, C.J. Ellison and J.B. Goodenough, J. Power Sources, 161, A1655 (2014). [DOI: 10.1149/2.0631410jes]

44. New Battery Strategies with a Polymer/Al2O3 Separator. K. Park, J. H. Cho, K. Shanmuganathan, J. Song, J. Peng, M. Gobet, S. Greenbaum, C.J. Ellison amd J.B. Goodenough, J. Power Sources, 263, 52-58 (2014). [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.04.017]

43. Rheological studies of disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) plasticized with poly(ethylene glycol) for membrane formation. H.J. Oh, B.D. Freeman, J.E. McGrath, C.J. Ellison, S. Mecham, K. Lee, D.R. Paul, Polymer, 55, 1574-1582 (2014). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.02.011]

42. Interfacial Design for Block Copolymer Thin Films. M.J. Maher, C.M. Bates, G. Blachut, S. Sirard, J.L. Self, M.C. Carlson, L.M. Dean, J.D. Cushen, W.J. Durand, C.O. Hayes, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, Chem. Mater., 26, 1471-1479 (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/cm403813q ]

41. Block Copolymer Lithography. C.M. Bates, M.J. Maher, D.W. Janes, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, Macromolecules, 47(1), 2-12 (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/ma401762n]

(Invited, Featured as cover art.)

40. Nanocomposites from Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) Part 1: Morphology and Rheology. S.K. Peddini, C.P. Bosnyak, N.M. Henderson, C.J. Ellison and D.R. Paul, Polymer, 55, 258-270 (2014). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.11.003]

39. Ordering poly(trimethylsilyl styrene-block-D,L-lactide) block copolymers in thin films by solvent annealing using a mixture of domain-selective solvents. J.D. Cushen, L.W. Gunja Pandav, I. Mitra, G.E. Stein, V. Ganesan, R. Ruiz, C.G. Willson and C.J. Ellison, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys, 52, 36-45 (2014). [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23408]

 

2013

38. Consequences of Surface Neutralization in Diblock Copolymer Thin Films. S. Kim, C.M. Bates, A. Thio, J.D. Cushen, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson and F.S. Bates, ACS Nano, 7(11), 9905–9919 (2013). [DOI: 10.1021/nn403616r]

37. Thin Film Block Copolymer Assembly in Mixtures of Highly Selective Solvents. C.J. Ellison, J.D. Cushen and C.G. Willson, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 26, 45-47 (2013). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.26.45]

36. Directing Convection to Pattern Thin Polymer Films. D.W. Janes, J.M. Katzenstein, K. Shanmuganathan and C.J. Ellison, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys, 51, 535-545 (2013). [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23262]

(Invited, Also featured as cover art.)

35. Bio-inspired Catechol Based Block Copolymers for Antifouling Surface Coatings. J.H. Cho, K. Shanmuganathan and C.J. Ellison, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 5(9), 3794-3802 (2013). [DOI: 10.1021/am400455p]

34. Light-Activated Replication of Block Copolymer Fingerprint Patterns. D.W. Janes, C.J. Thode, C.G. Willson, P.F. Nealey and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 46(11), 4510–4519 (2013). [DOI: 10.1021/ma400065t]

 

2012

33. Polarity-Switching Top Coats Enable Orientation of Sub–10-nm Block Copolymer Domains. C.M. Bates, T. Seshimo, M.J. Maher, W.J. Durand, J.D. Cushen, L.M. Dean, G.Blachut, C.J. Ellison and C.G. Willson, Science, 338, 775-779 (2012). [DOI: 10.1126/science.1226046]

(Also featured on many websites including MIT Technology Review, extremetech.com, theregister.co.uk, gizmag.com, futurity.org, semimd.com, tech4b.blogspot.com, utexas.edu, exponentialtimes.net, nanopatentsandinnovations.blogspot.com, zmescience.com, bit-tech.net, techspot.com, cns.utexas.edu, itproportal.com, etc. and various radio programs.)

32. Thin Film Self-Assembly of Poly(trimethylsilylstyrene-b-d,l-lactide) with Sub-10 nm Domains. J.D. Cushen, C.M. Bates, E.L. Rausch, L.M. Dean, S.X. Zhou, C.G. Willson and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 45, 8722-8728 (2012). [DOI: 10.1021/ma301238j]

31. Patterning by Photochemically Directing the Marangoni Effect. J.M. Katzenstein, D.W. Janes, J.D. Cushen, N.B. Hira, D.L. McGuffin, N.A. Prisco and C.J. Ellison, ACS Macro Lett., 1, 1150-1154 (2012). [DOI: 10.1021/mz300400p]

(Also featured as cover of issue.)

30. Soybean Oil Based Fibers Made Without Solvent or Heat. D.W. Janes, K. Shanmuganathan, D.Y. Chou and C.J. Ellison, ACS Macro Lett., 1, 1138-1142 (2012). [DOI: 10.1021/mz300325g]

29. Synthesis and thin-film orientation of poly(styrene-block-trimethylsilylisoprene). C.M. Bates, M.A.B. Pantoja, J.R. Strahan, L.M. Dean, B.K. Mueller, C.J. Ellison, P.F. Nealey, C.G. Willson, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 51, 290-297 (2012). [DOI: 10.1002/pola.26375]

28. Block Copolymer Orientation Control Using a Top-Coat Surface Treatment. T. Seshimo, C.M. Bates, L.M. Dean, J.D. Cushen, W.J. Durand, M.J. Maher, C.J. Ellison, C.G. Willson, J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech., 25, 125-130 (2012). [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.25.125]

27. Solventless High Throughput Manufacturing of Poly(butylene terephthalate) Nanofibers. K. Shanmuganathan, Y. Fang, D.Y. Chou, S. Sparks, J. Hibbert and C.J. Ellison, ACS Macro Lett., 1, 960-964 (2012). [DOI: 10.1021/mz3001995 ]

26. Modification of Rheological Properties of a Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer by Melt-State Reactive Processing. Z. Li, P. Gonzalez, E. Baer and C.J. Ellison, Polymer, 53, 3245-3252 (2012). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.05.008]

25. Oligosaccharide/Silicon-Containing Block Copolymers with 5 nm Features for Lithographic Applications. . J.D. Cushen, I. Otsuka, C.M. Bates, S. Halila, S. Fort, C. Rochas, J.A. Easley, E.L. Rausch, A. Thio, R. Borsali, C.G. Willson and C.J. Ellison, ACS Nano, 6, 3424-3433 (2012). [DOI: 10.1021/nn300459r]

(Featured in Materials SCENE and NanoFocus on Chemical and Engineering News website as “Block Copolymer Helps Lithography Get Smaller”, featured online at ScienceDaily and CNRS as “New Ultra-Thin Electronic Films Have Greater Capacity”, featured online at Semiconductor Manufacturing Daily as “Sugar Aids DSA Copolymers”, featured online at Azonano as “Thin-Film Bio-Copolymer Raises Physical Limit to Microprocessor Performance” and featured online at ASM International as “Thin films based on petroleum and sugar can self-organize with 5 nm resolution”, among other websites.)

24. Nanoconfined Self-Diffusion of Poly(isobutyl methacrylate) in Films with a Thickness-Independent Glass Transition. J.M. Katzenstein, D.W. Janes, H.E. Hocker, J.K. Chandler and C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 45, 1544-1552 (2012). [DOI: 10.1021/ma202362j]

 

2011

23. Thermooxidative Stabilization of Polymers Using Natural and Synthetic Melanins. K. Shanmuganathan, J.H. Cho, P. Iyer, S. Baranowitz, C.J. Ellison, Macromolecules, 44, 9499-9507 (2011). [DOI: 10.1021/ma202170n]

(Featured as Noteworthy Chemistry at www.acs.org)

22. Thiol-Ene Chemistry: A Greener Approach to Making Chemically and Thermally Stable Fibers. K. Shanmuganathan, R.K. Sankhagowit, P. Iyer and C.J. Ellison, Chem. Mater., 23, 4726-4732 (2011).[DOI: 10.1021/cm2015093]

(Featured on the website of Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Texas at Austin.)

21. Polymeric Cross-Linked Surface Treatments for Controlling Block Copolymer Orientation in Thin Films. C.M. Bates, J.R. Strahan, L.J. Santos, B.K. Mueller, B.O. Bamgbade, J.A. Lee, J.M. Katzenstein, C.J. Ellison, and C.G. Willson, Langmuir, 27, 2000-2006 (2011). [DOI: 10.1021/la1042958]

20. Effect of Gradient Sequencing on Copolymer Order-Disorder Transitions: Phase Behavior of Styrene/n-Butyl Acrylate Block and Gradient Copolymers. M.M. Mok, C.J. Ellison and J.M. Torkelson, Macromolecules, 44, 6220-6226 (2011). [DOI: 10.1021/ma201080n]

 

Before 2010

19. Meltblown Fibers: Influence of Viscosity and Elasticity on Diameter Distribution. D.H. Tan, C. Zhou, C.J. Ellison, S. Kumar, C.W. Macosko and F.S. Bates, J. Non-Newt. Fluid Mech., 165, 892-900 (2010). [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.04.012]

18. Mean-Field Models of Structure and Dispersion of Polymer-Nanoparticle Mixtures. Ganesan V, Ellison CJ, and Pryamitsyn V, Soft Matter, 6, 4010-4025 (2010). [DOI: 10.1039/B926992D]

17. Fluorinated Colloidal Emulsion of Photochangeable Rheological Behavior as a Sacrificial Agent to Fabricate Organic, Three-Dimensional Microstructures. L.-H. Han, J.A. Easley, C.J. Ellison and S. Chen, Langmuir, 26, 6108-6110 (2010). [DOI: 10.1021/la100014k]

16. Glass Transition Breadths and Composition Profiles of Weakly, Moderately and Strongly Segregating Gradient Copolymers: Experimental Results and Calculations from Self-Consistent Mean-Field Theory. M.M. Mok, J. Kim, C.L.H. Wong, S.R. Marrou, D.J. Woo, C.M. Dettmer, S.T. Nguyen, C.J. Ellison, K.R. Shull and J.M. Torkelson, Macromolecules, 42, 7863-7876 (2009). [DOI: 10.1021/ma9009802]

15. Polydispersity Effects in Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Terpolymers. A.J. Meuler, C.J. Ellison, J. Qin, C.M. Evans, C.M. Evans M.A. Hillmyer and F.S. Bates, J. Chem. Phys., 130, 234903-234921 (2009). [DOI: 10.1063/1.3140205]

14. Bicontinuous Polymeric Microemulsions from Polydisperse Diblock Copolymers. C.J. Ellison, A.J. Meuler, J. Qin, C.M. Evans, L.M. Wolf and F.S. Bates, J. Phys. Chem. B, 113, 3726-3737 (2009). [DOI: 10.1021/jp807343b]

(Invited for special issue honoring Pierre-Gilles de Gennes.)

13. Polydispersity-Induced Stabilization of the Core-Shell Gyroid. A.J. Meuler, C.J. Ellison, M.A. Hillmyer and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 41, 6272-6275 (2008). [DOI: 10.1021/ma8010894]

12. Microphase Separation and Shear Alignment of Gradient Copolymers: Melt Rheology and Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Analysis. M.M. Mok, S. Pujari, W.R. Burghardt, C.M. Dettmer, S.T. Nguyen, C.J. Ellison and J.M. Torkelson, Macromolecules, 41, 5818-5829 (2008). [DOI: 10.1021/ma8009454]

11. Polydispersity-Driven Transition from the Orthorhombic Fddd Network to Lamellae in Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Terpolymers. A.J. Meuler, C.J. Ellison, C.M. Evans, M.A. Hillmyer and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 40, 7072-7074 (2007). [DOI: 10.1021/ma071360a]

10. Melt Blown Nanofibers: Fiber Diameter Distributions and Onset of Fiber Breakup. C.J. Ellison, A. Phatak, D.W. Giles, C.W. Macosko and F.S. Bates, Polymer, 48, 3306-3316 (2007). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.04.005]

9. Fluorescence Studies of Confinement in Polymer Films and Nanocomposites: Glass Transition Temperature, Plasticizer Effects, and the Sensitivity to Stress Relaxation and Local Polarity. M.K. Mundra, C.J. Ellison, P. Rittigstein and J.M. Torkelson, Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics, 141, 143-151 (2007). [DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2007-00032-0]

8. Confinement, Composition, and Spin-coating Effects on the Glass Transition and Stress Relaxation of Thin Films of Polystyrene and Styrene-Containing Random Copolymers: Sensing by Intrinsic Fluorescence. M.K. Mundra, C.J. Ellison, R.E. Behling and J.M. Torkelson, Polymer, 47, 7747-7759 (2006). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2006.08.064]

7. Structural Relaxation of Polymer Glasses at Surfaces, Interfaces, and In Between. R.D. Priestley, C.J. Ellison, L.J. Broadbelt and J.M. Torkelson, Science, 309, 456-459 (2005). [DOI: 10.1126/science.1112217]

6. Impacts of Polystyrene Molecular Weight and Modification to the Repeat Unit Structure on the Glass Transition-Nanoconfinement Effect and the Cooperativity Length Scale. C.J. Ellison, M.K. Mundra and J.M. Torkelson, Macromolecules, 38, 1767-1778 (2005). [DOI: 10.1021/ma047846y]

5. In Situ Monitoring of Sorption and Drying of Polymer Films and Coatings: Self-Referencing, Nearly Temperature-Independent Fluorescence Sensors. C.J. Ellison, K.E. Miller and J.M. Torkelson, Polymer, 45, 2623-2632 (2004). [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.02.034]

4. Dramatic Reduction of the Effect of Nanoconfinement on the Glass Transition of Polymer Films via Addition of Small-Molecule Diluent. C.J. Ellison, R. Ruszkowski, N. Fredin and J.M. Torkelson, Phys. Rev. Lett., 92, 095702 (2004). [DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.095702]

(Also selected to be published in Virtual J. Nanoscale Sci Tech. 9, March 15, 2004.)

3. The Distribution of Glass Transition Temperatures in Nanoscopically Confined Glass Formers. C.J. Ellison and J.M. Torkelson, Nature Mater., 2, 695-700 (2003). [DOI: 10.1038/nmat980]

(see also associated commentary R.A.L. Jones, Nature Mater. 2, 645-646 (2003))

2. Sensing the Glass Transition in Thin and Ultrathin Polymer Films via Fluorescence Probes and Labels. C.J. Ellison and J.M. Torkelson, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 40, 2745-2758 (2002). [DOI: 10.1002/polb.10343]

1. Confinement and Processing Effects on Glass Transition Temperature and Physical Aging in Ultrathin Polymer Films: Novel Fluorescence Measurements. C.J. Ellison, S.D. Kim, D.B. Hall and J.M. Torkelson, Eur. Phys. J. E Soft Matter, 8, 155-166 (2002). [DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2001-10057-y]