Publications

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97. "Junction-Controlled Elasticity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersions in Acrylic Copolymer Gels and Solutions" A.B. Schoch; K.R. Shull; L.C. Brinson, Macromolecules, 41, 4340 (2008).

96. "Membrane-enhanced surface acoustic wave analysis of grafted polymer brushes" D.A. Brass; K.R. Shull, J. Appl. Phys., 103, 073517 (2008).

95. "Drop Shap Analysis of Receptor-Ligand Interactions at the Oil/Water In terface" C.-Y. Chao; D. Carvajal; I. Szleifer; K.R. Shull, Langmuir, 24, 2472 (2008).

94. "Self-Assembly and Adhesion of DOPA-Modified Methacrylic Triblock Hydrogels" Guvendiren, M.; Messersmith, P.B.; Shull, K.R., Biomacromolecules, 9, 122 (2008).

93. "Contact Measurement of Internal Fluid Flow within Poly(n-isopryl acrylamide) Gels" W.-C. Lin; K.R. Shull; C.-Y. Hui; Y.-Y. Lin, J. Chem. Phys., 127, 094906 (2007).

92. "Deformation and Adhesive Contact of Elastomeric Membranes" A.L. Flory; D.A. Brass; K.R. Shull, J. Polym. Sci. B: Polym. Phys. Ed., 45, 3361 (2007).

91. "An Interfacial Curvature Map for Homopolymer Interfaces in the Presence of Diblock Copolymers" M.L. Nunalee; H. Guo; M. Olvera de la Cruz; K.R. Shull, Macromolecules, 40, 4721 (2007).

90. "Self-assembly of acrylic triblock hydrogels by vapor-phase solvent exchange" Guvendiren, M.; Shull, K.R., Soft Matter, 2, 619 (2007).

89. "Self-Assembly and Stress Relaxation in Acrylic Triblock Copolymer Gels" Seitz, M.E.; Burghardt, W.R.; Faber, K.T.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 40, 1218 (2007).

88."Fracture and Adhesion of Elastomers and Gels: Large Strains at Small Length Scales" Shull, K.R., J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys., 44, 3436 (2006).

87. "Homopolymer Solubilization and Nanoparticle Encapsulation in Diblock Copolymer Micelles" Lefebvre, M.D.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 39, 3450 (2006).

86. "Contact Studies of Weakly Compressed PEG Brushes with a Quartz Crystal Resonator" D.A. Brass; K.R. Shull, Langmuir, 22, 9225 (2006).

85. "Adhesive Contact of a Membrane with a Hemispherical Indenter: Theoretical Analysis and Model Liquid System" Webber, R.E.; Cheng, W.D.W.; Shull, K.R., J. Adhesion, 82, 427 (2006).

84. "Perturbation to the resonance modes by gold nanoparticles in a thin-film-based x-ray waveguide" Lee, D.R.; Hagman, A.; Li, X.; Narayanan, S.; Wang, J., Appl. Phys. Lett., 88, 153101 (2006).

83. "QCM Studies of Polymer Gels and Solutions in Liquid Environments" Nunalee, F.N.; Shull, K.R.; Lee, B.P.; Messersmith, P.B., Analytical Chemistry, 78, 1158 (2006).

82. "Rapid Gel Formation and Adhesion in Photocurable and Biodegradable Block Copolymers with High DOPA Content" Lee, B.P.; Chao, C.-Y.; Nunalee, F.N.; Motan, E.; Shull, K.R.; Messersmith, P.B., Macromolecules, 39, 1740 (2006).

81. "Thickness and Interfacial Roughness Changes in Polymer Thin Films during X-Irradiation" Richter, A.G.; Guico, R.; Shull, K.; Wang, J., Macromolecules, 39, 1545 (2006).

80. "Cavity Nucleation and Delamination During Adhesive Transfer of a Thin Viscoelastic Film," McSwain, R.L.; Shull, K.R., J. Appl. Phys., 99, 053533 (2006).

79. "Quartz Crystal Microbalance Studies of the Contact between Soft, Viscoelastic Solids" M. Kunze; K.R. Shull; D. Johannsmann, Langmuir, 22, 169 (2006).

78. "QCM Studies of Gel Spreading: Kraton Gels on Polystyrene Surfaces" Nunalee, F.N.; Shull, K.R., Langmuir, 22, 431 (2006).

77. "A contact mechanics method for characterizing the elastic properties and permeability of gels" Hui, C.-Y.; Lin, Y.Y.; Chuang, F.-C.; Shull, K.R.; Lin, W.-C., Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 44, 359 (2005).

76. "Effect of sequence distribution on copolymer interfacial activity," Lefebvre, M.D.; McSwain, R.L.; Dettmer, C.M.; Xu, C.; Davila, J.R.; Composto, R.J.; Nguyen, S.T.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 38, 10494 (2005).

75. "Adhesive Failure of Model Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives" Drzal, P.L.; Shull, K.R., J. Adhesion, 81, 397 (2005).

74. "Elasticity, Fracture and Thermoreversible Gelation of Highly Filled Physical Gels," Drzal, P.L.; Shull, K.R., Eur. Phys. J. E, 17, 477 (2005).

73. "Neurotrophin releasing single and multiple lumen nerve conduits" Y. Yang; L.D. Laporte; C.B. Rives; J.-H. Jang; W.-C. Lin; K. Shull; L.D. Shea, J. Controlled Release, 104, 433 (2005).

72. "Nanoscale impedance microscopy-a characterization tool for nanoelectronic devices and circuits" L.S.C. Pingree; E.F. Martin; K.R. Shull; M.C. Hersam, IEEE Trans. Nanotech., 4, 255 (2005).

71. "Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends Organized by Balanced Block Copolymer Surfactants Studied by Mean-Field Theories and Scattering" B.J. Reynolds; M.L. Ruegg; N.P. Balsara; C.J. Radke; T.D. Shaffer; M.Y. Lin; K.R. Shull; D.J. Lohse, Macromolecules, 37, 7401 (2004).

70. "Adhesive transfer of thin viscoelastic films," K.R. Shull; E.F. Martin; P.L. Drzal; M.C. Hersam; A. Markowitz; R. McSwain, Langmuir, 21, 178 (2004).

69. "Dynamics of Polymer/Metal Nanocomposite Films at Short Times as Studied by X-ray Standing Waves" R.S. Guico; S. Narayanan; J. Wang; K.R. Shull, Macromolecules, 37, 8357 (2004).

68. "Deformation behavior of thin compliant layers under tensile loading conditions" Shull, K.R.; Creton, C., J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 42, 4023 (2004).

67. "Adhesive bonding of glassy polymer surfaces by an ultrathin layer of a semicrystalline polymer" McSwain, R.L.; Shull, K.R., J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys.,42, 3809 (2004).

66. "Contact Mechanics Studies with the Quartz Crystal Microbalance: Origins of the Contrast Factor for Polymer Gels and Solutions." Nunalee, F.N.; Shull, K.R., Langmuir, 20, 7083 (2004).

65. "Strain Dependence of the Viscoelastic Properties of Alginate Hydrogels" Webber, R.E.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 37, 6153 (2004).

64. "Synthesis of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) containing monomers and their co-polymerization with PEG-diacrylate to form hydrogels" B.P. Lee; K. Huang; N. Nunalee; K.R. Shull; P.B. Messersmith, J. Biomater. Sci. Polymer Ed. 15, 449 (2004).

63. "Crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels: a strategy to functionalize and pattern" Segura, T.; Anderson, B.C.; Chung, P.H.; Webber, R.E.; Shull, K.R.; Shea, L.D., Biomaterials, 26, 359 (2005).

62. "Phase Segregation in Gradient Copolymer Melts" Lefebvre, M.D.; Olvera de la Cruz, M.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 37, 1118 (2003).

61. "The Effects of Geometric Confinement on the Adhesive Debonding of Soft Elastic Solids" Webber, R.E.; Shull, K.R.; Roos, A.; Creton, C., Phys. Rev. E., 68, 021805 (2003).

60. "Origins of mechanical strength and elasticity in thermally reversible, acrylic triblock copolymer gels" Drzal, P.L.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 36, 2000 (2003).

59. "A Thermoreversible Gelcasting Technique for Ceramic Laminates" Montgomery, J.K.; Botha, A.S.; Drzal, P.L.; Shull, K.R.; Faber, K.T., Scripta Mat., 48, 785 (2003).

58. "Axisymmetric Adhesion Test To Examine the Interfacial Interactions between Biologically-Modified Networks and Models of the Extracellular Matrix" Stile, R.A.; Shull, K.R.; Healy, K.E., Langmuir, 19, 1853 (2003).

57. "Interfacial Activity of Gradient Copolymers" Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 35, 8631 (2002).

56. "Thermoreversible Gelcasting: A Novel Ceramic Processing Technique" Montgomery, J.K.; Drzal, P.L.; Shull, K.R.; Faber, K.T., J. Amer. Ceramic Soc., 85, 1164 (2002).

55. "Influence of Surface Ordering on the Wetting of Structured Liquids" Limary, R.; Green, P.F.; Shull, K.R., Eur. Phys. J. E., 8, 103 (2002).

54. "Microindentation and nanoindentation studies of aging in pressure-sensitive adhesives" Paiva, A.; Sheller, N.; Foster, M.; Crosby, A.; Shull, K., Macromolecules, 34, 2269 (2001)..

53. "Adhesive and Mechanical Properties of Two-Component Latex Films: A Contact Mechanics Approach" Fabbroni, E.F.; Shull, K.R.; Hersam, M.C., J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Phys.. 39, 3090, 2001.

52. "Influence of Molecular Features on the Tackiness of Acrylic Polymer Melts" Lakrout, H.; Creton, C.; Ahn, D.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 34, 7448 (2001).

51. "Bulk and Interfacial Contributions to the Deformation Mechanisms of Soft Adhesives: Extension to Large Strains" Creton, C.; Hooker, J.; Shull, K.R., Langmuir, 17, 4948 (2001).

50. "Contact Mechanics and the Adhesion of Soft Materials", Shull, K.R., Mat. Sci. and Eng. R., 36, 1 (2002).

49. "Contact Mechanics Studies with the Quartz Crystal Microbalance," Flanigan, C.M.; Desai, M.; Shull, K.R., Langmuir, 16, 9825 (2000).

48. "Rheological Properties and Adhesive Failure of Thin Viscoelastic Layers" Crosby, A.J.; Shull, K.R.; Lin, Y.Y.; Hui, C.-Y., J. Rheology, 46, 273 (2002).

47. "Deformation and Failure Modes of Adhesively Bonded Elastic Layers", Crosby, A.J.; Shull, K.R.; Lakrout, H.; Creton, C. J. Appl. Phys., 88, 2956 (2000).

46. "Fingering Instabilities of Confined Elastic Layers in Tension", Shull, K.R.; Flanigan, C.M.; Crosby, A.J. Phys. Rev. Lett., 84, 3057 (2000).

45. "Study of the Surface Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives by Atomic Force Microscopy and Spherical Indenter Tests"Paiva, A.; Sheller, N.; Foster, M.D.; Crosby, A.J.; Shull, K.R. Macromolecules, 33, 1878 (2000).

44. "Structural Development and Adhesion of Acrylic ABA Triblock Copolymer Gels", Flanigan, C.M.; Crosby, A.J.; Shull, K.R., Macromolecules, 32, 7251 (1999).

43. "Fracture Mechanics Studies of Adhesion in Biological Systems", Shull, K.R.; Chen, W.-L. Interface Science, 8, 95 (2000).

42. "Adhesive and Elastic Properties of Thin Gel Layers", Flanigan, C.M.; Shull, K.R. Langmuir, 15, 4966 (1999).

41. "Hydrophilic Surface Coatings from Acrylic Block Copolymers", Chen, W.-L.; Shull, K.R. Macromolecules, 32, 6298 (1999).

40. "Adhesive Failure Analysis of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives", Crosby, A.J.; Shull, K.R. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys., 37, 3455 (1999).

39. "Equilibrium Swelling of Hydrophilic Polyacrylates in Humid Environments", Chen, W.-L.; Shull, K.R.; Papatheodorou, T.; Styrkas, D.A.; Keddie, J.L. Macromolecules 1999, 32, 136.

38. "Dynamic Properties of a Model Polymer/Metal Nanocomposite: Gold Particles in Poly(t-butyl acrylate)", Cole, D.H.; Shull, K.R.; Rehn, L.; Baldo, P. Macromolecules 1999, 32, 771.

37. "Axisymmetric Adhesion Tests of Soft Materials", Shull, K.R.; Ahn, D.; Chen, W.-L.; Flanigan, C.M.; Crosby, A.J. Macromol. Chem. and Phys. 1998, 199, 489.

36. "Effects of Substrate Modification on the Interfacial Adhesion of Acrylic Elastomers as Measured by the JKR Technique", Ahn, D.; Shull, K.R. Langmuir 1998, 14, 3646.

35. "Effects of Methylation and Neutralization of Carboxylated Poly(n-butyl acrylate) on the Interfacial and Bulk Contributions to Adhesion", Ahn, D.; Shull, K.R. Langmuir 1998, 14, 3637.

34. "RBS analysis of the diffusion of nano-size spheres in a polymer matrix", Cole, D.H.; Shull, K.R.; Rehn, L.E.; Baldo, B. Nucl. Inst. and Meth. B. 1998, 138, 283.

33. "Metal-Polymer Interactions in a Polymer/Metal Nanocomposite", Cole, D.H.; Shull, K.R.; Rehn, L.E.; Baldo, P. Phys. Rev. Lett. 1997, 78, 5006.

32. "Axisymmetric Adhesion Tests of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives", Shull, K.R.; Crosby, A. J. Eng. Mater. Tech 1997, 119, 211.

31. "Finite-Size Corrections to the JKR Technique for Measuring Adhesion: Soft Spherical Caps Adhering to Flat, Rigid Surfaces", Shull, K.R.; Ahn, D.; Mowery, C. Langmuir 1997, 13, 1799.

30. "Adhesion of Thermally Reversible Gels to Solid Surfaces", Mowery, C.L.; Crosby, A.J.; Ahn, D.; Shull, K.R. Langmuir 1997, 13, 6101.

29. "Wetting Behavior of Polymer Melts on Polydisperse Grafted Polymer Layers", Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1996, 29, 8487.

28. "JKR studies of Acrylic Elastomer Adhesion", Ahn, D.; Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1996, 29, 4381.

27. "End-Adsorbed Polymer Brushes in High- and Low-Molecular Weight Matrices", Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1996, 29, 2659.

26. "Metal Particle Adsorption and Diffusion in a Model Polymer/Metal Composite System", Shull, K.R.; Kellock, A.J. J. Poly. Sci., Polym. Phys. 1995, 33, 1417.

25. "Equilibrium Contact Angle for Polymer/Polymer Interfaces", Vitt, E.; Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1995, 28, 6349.

24. "The structure of Grafted Polystyrene Layers in a Range of Matrix Polymers", Clarke, C.J.; Jones, R.A.L.; Edwards, J.L.; Shull, K.R.; Penfold, J. Macromolecules 1995, 28, 2042.

23. "Wetting Autophobicity of Polymer Melts", Shull, K.R. Faraday Discussions 1994, 98, 203.

22. "Dewetting Dynamics for Large Equilibrium Contact Angles", Shull, K.R.; Karis, T.E. Langmuir 1994, 10, 334.

21. "Molecular Weight Effects in Chain Pullout", Creton, C.; Brown, H.R.; Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1994, 27, 3174.

20. "Topological Coarsening of Symmetric Diblock Copolymer Films: Model 2-D Systems", Bassereau, P.; Brodbreck, D.; Russell, T.P.; Brown, H.R.; Shull, K.R. Phys. Rev. Lett. 1993, 71, 1716.

19. "Improved Technique for Cross Sectional Imaging of Thin Polymer Films by Transmission Electron Microscopy", Kunz, M.; Shull, K. Polymer 1993, 34, 2427.

18. "Colloidal Gold Dispersions in Polymeric Matrices", Kunz, M.S.; Shull, K.R.; Kellock, A.J. J. Coll. Int. Sci. 1993, 156, 240.

17. "Interfacial Phase Transitions in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends", Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1993, 26, 2346.

16. "Segment Distributions in Lamellar Diblock Copolymers", Shull, K.R.; Mayes, A.M.; Russell, T.P. Macromolecules 1993, 26, 3929.

15. "Vanishing Interfacial Tension in an Immiscible Polymer Blend", Shull, K.R.; Kellock, A.J.; Deline, V.R.; MacDonald, S.A. J. Chem. Phys. 1992, 97, 2095.

14. "Interfacial Segment Density Profiles of End-Anchored Polymers in a Melt", Jones, R.A.L.; Norton, L.J.; Shull, K.R.; Kramer, E.J.; Felcher, G.P.; Karim, A.; Fetters, L.J. Macromolecules 1992, 25, 2359.

13. "Homopolymer Distributions in Lamellar Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends", Shull, K.R.; Winey, K.I. Macromolecules 1992, 25, 2637.

12. "Morphologies of Discontinuous Gold Films on Amorphous Polymer Substrates", Kunz, M.S.; Shull, K.R.; Kellock, A.J. J. Appl. Phys. 1992, 72, 4458.

11. "Interfacial Segregation in Two-Phase Polymer Blends with Diblock Copolymer Additives: The Effect of Homopolymer Molecular Weight", Dai, K.H.; Kramer, E.J.; Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1992, 25, 220.

10. "Neutron scattering by mulitblock copolymers of structure (A-B)nA", Hadziioannou, G.; Benoit, H.; Tang, W.; Shull, K.; Han, C.C. Polymer 1992, 33, 4677.

9. "Mean-Field Theory of Block Copolymers: Bulk Melts, Surfaces and Thin Films", Shull, K.R. Macromolecules 1992, 25, 2122.

8. "Theory of End-Adsorbed Polymer Brushes in Polymeric Matrices", Shull, K.R. J. Chem. Phys. 1991, 94, 5723.

7. "Self-Diffusion of Symmetric Diblock Copolymer Melts Near the Ordering Transition", Shull, K.R.; Kramer, E.J.; Bates, F.S.; Rosedale, J.H. Macromolecules 1991, 24, 1383.

6. "Segregation of Block Copolymer Micelles to Surfaces and Interfaces", Shull, K.R.; Winey, K.I.; Thomas, E.L.; Kramer, E.J. Macromolecules 1991, 24, 2748.

5. "Diffusion by Constraint Release in Branched Macromolecular Matrices", Shull, K.R.; Dai, K.H.; Kramer, E.J.; Fetters, L.J.; Antonietti, M.; Sillescu, H. Macromolecules 1991, 24, 505.

4. "Segregation of Block Copolymers to Interfaces between Immiscible Homopolymers", Shull, K.R.; Kramer, E.J.; Hadziioannou, G.; Tang, W. Macromolecules 1990, 23, 4780.

3. "Mean-Field Theory of Polymer Interfaces in the Presence of Block Copolymers", Shull, K.R.; Kramer, E.J. Macromolecules 1990, 23, 4769.

2. "Effect of Number of Arms on Diffusion of Star Polymers", Shull, K.R.; Kramer, E.J.; Fetters, L.J. Nature 1990, 345, 790.

1. "Diffusion of Macromolecular Stars in Linear, Microgel and Network Matrices", Shull, K.R.; Kramer, E.J.; Hadziioannou, G.; Antonietti, M.; Sillescu, H. Macromolecules 1988, 21, 2578.