2004 Publications

Cameron Abrams

Lee, N.; Abrams, C.F.; Johner, A.; Obukhov, S. Swelling dynamics of collapsed polymer. Macromolecules 2004, 37, 651-661.

Lee, N.; Abrams, C. F. Kinetics of a polysoap collapse. J.Chem. Phys. 2004, 121, 7484- 7493.

Sliozberg,Y.; Abrams, C. F. Polysoaps in backbone-selective solvents: Effects of side-chain length on collapse dynamics. Soft Mater 2004, 2, 11-25.


Richard Cairncross

Madasu, S.; Cairncross, R. A. Static wetting on flexible substrates: A finite  element formulation. Int J Numer Meth Fl 2004, 45, 301-319.


Nily Dan

Dan, N. Effect of pH and ionic strength on the deposition of charge-regulating macro-ions. J Disper Sci Technol 2004, 25, 605-610.

Ostroha, J.; Patel, K.; Qasem, D.; Lowman, A.; Dan, N. R. Controlling the swelling of charged hydrogels through salt. J Disper Sci Technol 2004, 25, 659-664.

Ostroha, J.; Patel, K.; Qasem, D.; Lowman, A.; Dan, N. R. The Effect of System Parameters on the Pre-Transition Swelling of Charger Hydrogels. J Disper Sci Technol 2004, 25, 657-662.

Ostroha, J.; Pong, M.; Lowman, A.; Dan, N. R. Controlling the Collapse/Swelling Transition in Charged Hydrogels. Biomaterials 2004, 25, 4345-4353.

Pata, V.; Ahmed, F.; Discher, D.; Dan, N. R. Membrane solubilization by detergent: resistance conferred by thickness. Langmuir 2004, 20(10), 3888-3893.


Yossef Elabd

Elabd, Y. A.; Beyer, F.; Walker, C. Triblock copolymer ionomer membranes. part II: structure characterization and its effects on transport properties and direct methanol fuel cell performance. J Membrane Sci 2004, 23, 181-188.

Elabd, Y. A; Napadensky, E. Sulfonation and characterization of poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) triblock  copolymers at high ion-exchange capacities. Polymer 2004, 45, 3037-3043.


Tony Lowman

Bakshi, A.; Fisher, O.; Dagci, T.; Himes, T.; Fisher, I.; Lowman, A. M. Mechanically engineered hydrogel scaffolds for axonal growth and angiogenesis after transplantation in spinal cord injury. J Neurosurg-Spine 2004, 3, 322-329. 

Dziubla, T.; Lowman, A M. Vascularization of PEG-grafted macroporous hydrogel sponges: A 3-dimensional in vitro angiogenesis model utilizing human microvascular endothelial cells. J Biomed Mater Res 2004, 68, 603-614.

Gomes, K.; Thomas, J.; Scott, C.; Lowman, A. M.; Marcolongo, M. The effect of dehydration history on PVA/PVP hydrogels for nucleus pulposus replacement. J Appl Biomater 2004, 69, 135-140.

Morishita, M.; Goto, T.; Peppas, N.; Joseph, J.; Tojrman, M.; Munsick, C.; Lowman, A. M.; et al. Mucosal insulin delivery systems based on complexation polymer hydrogels: effect of particle size on insulin enteral absorption. J Control Release 2004, 97, 115-124.

Nakamura, K.; Murray, R.; Joseph, J.; Peppas, N.; Morishita, M.; Lowman, A. M. Oral insulin delivery using P(MAA-g-EG) hydrogels: effects of network morphology on insulin delivery characteristics. J Control Release 2004, 95, 589-599.

Ostroha, J.; Patel, K.; Qasem, D.; Lowman, A. M.; Dan, N. The effect of system parameters on the pre-transition swelling of charger hydrogels. J Disper Sci Technol 2004, 25, 657-662.

Ostroha, J.; Patel, K.; Qasem, D.; Lowman, A. M.; Dan, N. Controlling the swelling of charged hydrogels through salt. J Disper Sci Technol 2004, 25, 659-664.

Ostroha, J.; Pong, M.; Lowman, A. M.; Dan, N. Controlling the collapse/swelling transition in charged hydrogels. Biomaterials 2004, 25, 4345-4353.


Giuseppe Palmese

La Scala, J.; Sands, J.; Orlicki, J.; Robinette, E.; Palmese, G. R. Fatty acid-based monomers as styrene replacements for liquid molding resins. Polymer 2004, 45, 7729-7737.

LaScala, J.; Sands, J.; Palmese, G. R. Clearing the air – army composites research reduces harmful amissions. AMPTIAC Quarterly Journal 2004, 8(4), 118-125.

Raman, V.; Palmese, G. R. Design and characterization of nanoporous polymeric materials via reactive encapsulation of a chemically inert solvent. Colloid Surfaces 2004, A, 241, 119-124.

Robinette, E.; Ziaee, S.; Palmese, G. R. Toughening of vinyl ester resin with acrylonitrile-butadiene based rubber modifiers. Polymer 2004, 45, 6143-6154.

Singh, K.; Palmese, G. R. Enhancement of phenolic polymer properties using ethylene glycol as diluent. J Appl Polym Sci 2004, 91(5), 3096-3106.

Sing, K.; Palmese, G. R. Polymer network formation during the co-cure of resol phenolics with vinyl-ester and epoxy-amine resin systems. J Appl Polym Sci 2004, 91(5), 3107-3119.


Steven Wrenn

Guarino, A.; Lee, S.; Tulenko, T.; Wrenn, S. P. Aggregation kinetics of low density lipoproteins upon exposure to sphingomyelinase. J Colloid Interf Sci. 2004, 279, 109-116.

Guarino, A.; Tulenko, T.; Wrenn, S. P. Cholesterol crystal nucleation from enzymatically-modified low density lipoproteins: combined effect of sphingomyelinase and cholesterol esterase. Biochemistry 2004, 33(1), 1685-1693.

Troup, G.; Tulenko, T.; Lee, S.; Wrenn, S. P. Estimating the size of laterally phase separated domains in model membranes with forster resonance energy transfer: A simulation study. Colloid Surface B 2004, 33(1), 57-65.

Troup, G.; Wrenn, S. P. Temperature and cholesterol composition-dependent behavior of 1-myristoyl-2-[12-(-5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulfonyl)-amino]dodecanoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in
1,2-dimyristoyl-sn- glycerol-3-phosphocholine Membranes. Chem Phys. Lipids 2004, 131, 167-182.