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Multiscale Dynamics of Small, Attractive Nanoparticles and Entangled Polymers in Polymer Nanocomposites by Bailey, Eric J, Griffin, Philip J, Composto, Russell J, Winey, Karen I

“…Polymer segmental dynamics, center-of-mass chain diffusion, and nanoparticle (NP) diffusion are directly measured in a series of polymer nanocomposites (PNC)…”
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Nanorod Self-Assembly for Tuning Optical Absorption by Hore, Michael J. A, Composto, Russell J

“…Metallic nanoparticles that absorb and concentrate light are leading to greater efficiencies in nanophotonic devices. By confining gold nanorods (Au NRs) in a…”
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Modeling of Entangled Polymer Diffusion in Melts and Nanocomposites: A Review by Karatrantos, Argyrios, Composto, Russell J, Winey, Karen I, Kröger, Martin, Clarke, Nigel

“…This review concerns modeling studies of the fundamental problem of entangled (reptational) homopolymer diffusion in melts and nanocomposite materials in…”
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Polymer Diffusion from Attractive and Athermal Substrates by Choi, Jihoon, Clarke, Nigel, Winey, Karen I, Composto, Russell J

“…Given the exceedingly high interfacial area-to-volume ratios in polymer nanocomposites and the ability to manipulate the polymer/nanoparticle interfacial…”
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Influence of the Bound Polymer Layer on Nanoparticle Diffusion in Polymer Melts by Griffin, Philip J., Bocharova, Vera, Middleton, L. Robert, Composto, Russell J., Clarke, Nigel, Schweizer, Kenneth S., Winey, Karen I.

“…We measure the center-of-mass diffusion of silica nanoparticles (NPs) in entangled poly­(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP) melts using Rutherford backscattering…”
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Phase Behavior of Grafted Polymer Nanocomposites from Field-Based Simulations by Koski, Jason P, Krook, Nadia M, Ford, Jamie, Yahata, Yoshikazu, Ohno, Kohji, Murray, Christopher B, Frischknecht, Amalie L, Composto, Russell J, Riggleman, Robert A

“…There are limited theoretically predicted phase diagrams for polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) because conventional modeling techniques are largely unable to…”
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Nano-rheology of hydrogels using direct drive force modulation atomic force microscopy by Nalam, Prathima C, Gosvami, Nitya N, Caporizzo, Matthew A, Composto, Russell J, Carpick, Robert W

“…We present a magnetic force-based direct drive modulation method to measure local nano-rheological properties of soft materials across a broad frequency range…”
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Direct Measurements of Polymer Brush Conformation Using Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) from Highly Grafted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Homopolymer Melts by Hore, Michael J. A, Ford, Jamie, Ohno, Kohji, Composto, Russell J, Hammouda, Boualem

“…Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is a sensitive technique that is able to probe the structure of polymer-grafted nanoparticles and free polymer chains…”
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Interfacial Compatibilization in Ternary Polymer Nanocomposites: Comparing Theory and Experiments by Maguire, Shawn M, Krook, Nadia M, Kulshreshtha, Arjita, Bilchak, Connor R, Brosnan, Robert, Pana, Andreea-Maria, Rannou, Patrice, Maréchal, Manuel, Ohno, Kohji, Jayaraman, Arthi, Composto, Russell J

“…In this work, we examine binary and ternary nanocomposites of poly­(methyl methacrylate) grafted silica nanoparticles (PMMA-NP), in…”
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Engineering the Assembly of Gold Nanorods in Polymer Matrices by Ferrier, Robert C, Koski, Jason, Riggleman, Robert A, Composto, Russell J

“…We investigate, both experimentally and through hybrid particle/self-consistent field theoretic (hSCFT) calculations, the dispersion state of gold nanorods…”
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Icam-1 targeted nanogels loaded with dexamethasone alleviate pulmonary inflammation by Ferrer, M Carme Coll, Shuvaev, Vladimir V, Zern, Blaine J, Composto, Russell J, Muzykantov, Vladimir R, Eckmann, David M

“…Lysozyme dextran nanogels (NG) have great potential in vitro as a drug delivery platform, combining simple chemistry with rapid uptake and cargo release in…”
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Correlating macrophage morphology and cytokine production resulting from biomaterial contact by Lee, Hyun-Su, Stachelek, Stanley J., Tomczyk, Nancy, Finley, Matthew J., Composto, Russell J., Eckmann, David M.

“…The morphological and inflammatory responses of adherent macrophages are correlated to evaluate the biocompatibility of surfaces. Monocyte‐derived macrophage…”
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Grafted Nanoparticle Surface Wetting during Phase Separation in Polymer Nanocomposite Films by Maguire, Shawn M, Boyle, Michael J, Bilchak, Connor R, Demaree, John Derek, Keller, Austin W, Krook, Nadia M, Ohno, Kohji, Kagan, Cherie R, Murray, Christopher B, Rannou, Patrice, Composto, Russell J

“…Wetting of polymer-grafted nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer nanocomposite (PNC) film is driven by a difference in surface energy between components as well as…”
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The inhibition of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation by vancomycin-modified titanium alloy and implications for the treatment of periprosthetic infection by Antoci, Valentin, Adams, Christopher S, Parvizi, Javad, Davidson, Helen M, Composto, Russell J, Freeman, Theresa A, Wickstrom, Eric, Ducheyne, Paul, Jungkind, Donald, Shapiro, Irving M, Hickok, Noreen J

“…Abstract Peri-prosthetic infections are notoriously difficult to treat as the biomaterial implant is ideal for bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation,…”
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Comparison of Field-Theoretic Approaches in Predicting Polymer Nanocomposite Phase Behavior by Koski, Jason P, Ferrier, Robert C, Krook, Nadia M, Chao, Huikuan, Composto, Russell J, Frischknecht, Amalie L, Riggleman, Robert A

“…Because of the considerable parameter space, efficient theoretical and simulation methods are required to predict the morphology and guide experiments in…”
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Controlling the Location of Nanoparticles in Polymer Blends by Tuning the Length and End Group of Polymer Brushes by Chung, Hyun-Joong, Kim, Jinyong, Ohno, Kohji, Composto, Russell J

“…This paper investigates controlling the location of nanoparticles (NPs) in a phase-separated polymer blend of deuterated poly(methyl methyl methacrylate)…”
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Symmetric pH-Dependent Swelling and Antibacterial Properties of Chitosan Brushes by Lee, Hyun-Su, Eckmann, David M, Lee, Daeyeon, Hickok, Noreen J, Composto, Russell J

“…Charged polymer brushes grafted to surfaces are of great interest for antibacterial, biosensor, nanofluidic, and drug delivery applications. In this paper,…”
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Alignment of Nanoplates in Lamellar Diblock Copolymer Domains and the Effect of Particle Volume Fraction on Phase Behavior by Krook, Nadia M, Ford, Jamie, Maréchal, Manuel, Rannou, Patrice, Meth, Jeffrey S, Murray, Christopher B, Composto, Russell J

“…Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) that employ diblock copolymers (BCPs) to organize and align anisotropic nanoparticles (NPs) have the potential to facilitate…”
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Fast Nanorod Diffusion through Entangled Polymer Melts by Choi, Jihoon, Cargnello, Matteo, Murray, Christopher B., Clarke, Nigel, Winey, Karen I., Composto, Russell J.

“…Nanorod diffusion in polymer melts is faster than predicted by the continuum model (CM). Rutherford backscattering spectrometry is used to measure the…”
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Self-Regulated Structures in Nanocomposites by Directed Nanoparticle Assembly by Chung, Hyun-joong, Ohno, Kohji, Fukuda, Takeshi, Composto, Russell J

“…Adding surface-modified silica nanoparticles (NPs) to polymer blend films, we demonstrate that directed interfacial segregation of NPs stabilize either…”
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