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Polymer Research Center

Dept. of Chemistry

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Univ. of Cincinnati

Cincinnati Local Section of American Chemical Society

ChemBond 2009 released, Department of Chemistry, No. 36

New Book Chapter

Book Chapters “Some Monte Carlo Simulations on Nanoparticle Reinforcement of Elastomers” James E. Mark, T. Z. Sen, A. Kloczkowski, Chapter 14. In “Nano- and Micro- mechanics of Polymer Blends and Composites” Jozsef Karger-Kocsis, Stoyko Fakirov, Hnser Publication, Cincinnati 2009

Book Chapters “Rigid-Rod Polybenzimidazoles (PBIs): A Consice Review of Their Synthesis, Properties, Processing and Applications” T. D. Dang, N. Venkat and J. E. Mark in “Polyimides and other high temperature polymers: Synthesis, characterization and applications Volume 5” Edited by K. L. Mittal, Kininklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. 2009

New Books

Polymer Data Handbook (2009) (Second Edition)

Coming Papers

Modification of Polysiloxane Networks for Biocompatibility Gui Lin, Xiujuan Zhang, Sai R Kumar, James E. Mark Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2010,521:56-71. [pdf]

A Novel Biodegradable Nanocomposite Based on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and Silanized Kaolin/Silica Core-Shell Nanoparticles Qian Zhang, Qinfu Liu, James E. Mark and Isao Noda, Applied Clay Science, 2009. [pdf]

Estimation of the interaction energy between small molecules and a silica model as an approach for predicting the interaction order between elastomers and silica Leon D Perez, Elizabeth Florez, James E Mark and Betty L Lopez Polym Int 2009; 58: 0 [pdf]

Photodefinable PDMS thin films for microfabrication applications Preetha Jothimuthu, Andrew Carroll, Ali Asgar S Bhagat, Gui Lin,James E Mark, Ian Papautsky J. Micromech. Microeng.2009, 19, 045024 [pdf]

Improved Hydrophilicity from Poly(ethylene glycol) in Amphiphilic Conetworks with Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Gui Lin, Xiujuan Zhang, Sai R. Kumar, James E. Mark Silicon 2009 [available online]

Hydrogels Prepared from Polysiloxane Chains by End Linking Them with Trifunctional Silanes Containing Hydrophilic Groups Xiujuan Zhang, Gui Lin, Sai R.Kumar, James E. Mark Polymer 2009 [pdf]

Chain dimensions and fluctuations in elastomeric networks in which the junctions alternate regularly in their functionality Skliors A., Mark JE, Kloczkowsk A. J. Chem Phys 2009,130(6)064905 [pdf]

Preparation, Characterization, and Physical Properties of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube/Elastomer Composites Leon D. Perez, Manuel A. Zuluaga, Thein Kyu, James E. Mark, Betty L. Lopez. Polymer Engineering & Science 2008 [pdf]

The study on the gas permeabilities of the ethylene/1-hexane copolymer by molecular dynamics simulation Wu SZ, Yi J, Zhiang L, Zhang LQ, Mark JE Inter J Modern Phys B 2008 22(31-32): 5859-5864 [pdf]

Biodegradable Nanocomposites Based on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and Layered Silicate or Expanded Graphite Xiujuan Zhang, Gui Lin, Reda Abou-Hussein, William Allen, Isao Noda, James E. Mark J Macromol. Sci. Part A Pure Appl. Chem. 2008, 45:431-439 [pdf]

Effects of Some Structural Features of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) on its Unusually High Gas Permeabilities Reda Abou-Hussein, Sizhu Wu, Lishu Zhang and James E. Mark J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. 2008, 18:100-103[pdf]

Some Nanocomposites Based on a Glycerol-Derived Alkyd Resin and Layered Silicates Gui Lin, Xiujuan Zhang, Ying Li, William Allen, Isao Noda and James E. Mark Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2008. 483(1):33-48. [pdf]

Use of solubility parameters for predicting the separation characteristics of poly(dimethylsiloxane) and siloxane-containing membranes Anim-Mensah AR, Mark JE, Kraztz, WB ACS Symposium Series 2007, 964: 203-219

Large-scale structures in some end-linked polysiloxane networks: A critical review Viers BD, Mark JE ACS Symposium Series 2007, 964: 136-164

Strong charge trapping and bistable electrowetting on nanocomposite fluoropolymer: BaTiO₃ dielectrics M. K. Kilaru, Gui Lin, J. Heikenfeld, J. E. Mark, Applied Physics Letter, 2007, 90, 212906. [doi:10.1063/1.2743388]

Monte Carlo simulations on nanoparticles in elastomers. Effects of the particles on the dimensions of the polymer chains and the mechanical properties of the networks Mark JE, Abou-Hussein R, Sen TZ, Kloczkowski A Macromol Symp 2007, 256:40-47

Some simulations and theoretical studies on poly(dimethylsiloxane) Wu SZ, Mark JE Polymer Reviews, 2007, 47(4)463-485 [PDF]

Some novel layered-silicate nanocomposites based on a biodegradable hydroxybutyrate copolymer Xiujuan Zhang, Gui Lin, Reda Abou-Houssein, Mohammad K. Hassan. J. E. Mark, Europ. Polym. J. 2007, 43, 3128-2135. [doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.04.043]