The following are publications from 2006 for the Center of Advanced Materials 

  • “Abnormal Pinning of the Fermi and Vacuum Levels in Monomolecular Self-Assembled Films” (H. Ahn, M. Zharnikov, J.E. Whitten), Chem. Phys. Lett., 428, pp. 283-287 (2006).
  • “Biocatalytic Synthesis of Multi-block Copolymer Composed of Poly(tetrahydrofuran) and Poly(ethylene oxide)”, (L. Niu, R. Nagarajan, F. Guan, L.A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), J. Macromol. Sci. Part A:  Pure & Appl. Chem., V. 43, pp. 1975-1981 (2006).
  • “Biocatalytic Synthesis of Organo-Siloxane Copolymers for Flame Retardant Applications,” (R. Mosurkal, V. Tucci, L.A. Samuelson, F. Bruno, P.R. Westmoreland, J. Kumar, A. Watterson), Polymer Preprints, ACS, Div. of Polymer Chemistry, 47(2), pp. 1110-1111 (2006).
  • Biocatalytic Synthesis of Water-Soluble Oligo(Catechins)” (F. Bruno, S. Nagarajan, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, L. Samuelson), Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A42 (11), pp. 1547-1554 (2006).
  • “Biomimetic Synthesis of Water-Soluble Conducting Copolymers/Homopolymers of Pyrrole and 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene,” (F.F. Bruno, S.A. Fossey, S. Nagarajan, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, L.A. Samuelson), Biomacromolecules, 7, pp. 586-589 (2006).
  • “Comparison of Singlet Oxygen Generation Efficiency between Water-soluble C60-Diphenylaminofluorene Conjugates and Molecular Micelle-like FC4S” (G. So, A. Karotki, S. Verma, K. Pritzker, B. Wilson, L. Chiang),  J. Macromol. Sci. A, Pure Appl. Chem., 43, 1955-1963 (2006).
  • “Conjugated Polymers in an Arene Sandwich” (A.J. McNeil, P. Mueller, J.E. Whitten, T.M. Swager), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, pp. 12426-12427 (2006).
  • “Facile Patterning of Periodic Arrays of Metal Oxides,” (M. Kim, B. Kang, S. Yang, C. Drew, L.A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Advanced Materials, 18, pp. 1622-1626 (2006).
  • “Formation Mechanism of Surface Relief Structures on Amorphous Azopolymer Films,” (K. Yang, S. Yang, J. Kumar), Physical Review, B 73 (2006).
  • “Hydrophobic Barrier:  Molecular Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Polyacetylenes within Aluminosilicate Nanoplatelets,” (D.W. Kim, B.-C. Ku, D. Steeves, R. Nagarajan, A. Blumstein, J. Kumar, P.W. Gibson, J.A. Ratto, L.A. Samuelson), J. of Membrane Science, pp. 12-16 (2006).
  • “In-Situ Polymerization of Amphiphilic Diacetylene for Hole Transport in Solid State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells,” (Y. Wang, K. Yang, X. Wang, R. Nagarajan, L.A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Organic Electronics, 7, pp. 546-550 (2006).
  • “In Situ Polymerized Carboxylated Diacetylene as a Hole Conductor in Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells,” (Y. Wang, K. Yang, S.-C. Kim, R. Nagarajan, L.A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Chem. Materials, 18 (18), pp. 4215-4217 (2006).
  • “Large Cross-Section Enhancement and Intramolecular Energy Transfer upon Multiphoton Absorption of Hindered Diphenylaminofluorene-C60 Dyads and Triads” (P. Padmawar, J. Rogers, G. He, L. Chiang, T. Canteenwala, L.-S. Tan, Q. Zheng, C. Lu, J. Slagle, E. Danilov, D. McLean, P. Fleitz, P. Prasad), Chem. Mater., 18, 4065-4074 (2006).
  • "Low-Cost Raman Spectroscopy using a Violet Diode Laser” (P.J. Bisson, G. Parodi, D. Rigos, J.E. Whitten), The Chemical Educator, 11, pp. 88-92 (2006).
  • “Low Electron Reduction Potentials of Ethylated Emerald Green [60]Fullerene” (Canteenwala, T.; Wang, H.-L.; Chiang, L. Y ), Chem Lett.,  35, 762-763 ( 2006). 
  • “Methods for the Preparation of Micro- and Nanocrystals of Urethane-substituted Polydiacetylenes”, (X. Wang, K. Yang, H. Ye, Y. Wang, J.S. Lee, D.J. Sandman), J. Macromol. Sci., Pure Appl. Chem., A 43, pp. 1937-1943 (2006).
  • “Novel Macromolecular Antioxidants for Industrial Applications in Multiple Sectors,” (A.L. Cholli), J. Macromol. Sci., Part A:  Pure & Appl. Chem., 43, pp. 2001-2006 (2006).
  • “Photo-Cross-Linked Immobilization of Polyelectrolytes for Enzymatic Construction of Conductive Nanocomposites” (S. Trakhtenberg, Y. Hangun-Balkir, J. Warner, F. Bruno, J. Kumar, R. Nagarajan, L. A. Samuelson), Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127 (25), pp. 9100-9104 (2006).
  • “Photoinduced Processes in a Tricomponent Molecule Consisting of Diphenylaminofluorene-Dicyanoethylene-Methano[60]fullerene” (El-Khouly, M. E.; Padmawar, P.; Araki, Y.; Verma, S.; Chiang, L. Y.; Ito, O.), J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, pp. 884-891 (2006). 
  • “Self-Doped Polyaniline/Poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) Complex:  N-Type Doping with High Stability,” (S.-C. Kim, D. Sandman, J. Kumar, F.F. Bruno, L.A. Samuelson), Chem. of Materials, V. 18, #9, pp. 2201-2204 (2006).
  • “Solid State NMR and the Thermal Polymerization of 2,4-Hexadiyne-1,6-diol bis ( p-toluenesulfonate),” (J.M. Njus, D.J. Sandman), Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 29, pp. 251-257 (2006).
  • “Solid State Polymerization of Diacetylenes Incorporating Ynamine Moiety,” (T. Okuno, S. Ikeda, N. Kubo, D.J. Sandman), Mol Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 456, pp.35-44 (2006). 
  • “Solid State Polymerization of Diacetylenes with Amide Groups,” (T. Okuno, K. Yamane, D.J. Sandman), Mol Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 456, pp. 45-53 (2006). 
  • “Spectroscopic and Microscopic Analysis of Photo-cross-linked Vinylbenzylthymine Copolymers for Photoresist Applications,” (S. Trakhtenberg, J.C. Warner, R. Nagarajan, F.F. Bruno, L.A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Chem. Mater., 18, pp. 2873-2878 (2006).
  • "Studying Fast Reactions: Construction and Use of a Low-Cost Continuous Flow Instrument" (P.J. Bisson and J.E. Whitten), J. Chem. Educ., 83, pp. 1860-1863 (2006).
  • “Synthesis and Characterization of Hexadecaaniline-Grafted Comb-like Poly(maleic acid-alt-1-octadecene)” (R. Anandakathir, T. Canteenwala, H.L. Wang, L.Y. Chiang),  J. Macromol. Sci. A, Pure Appl. Chem., 43, 1945-1954 (2006). 
  • “Synthesis and Characaterization of Two-Photon Absorbing Diphenylaminofluorenocarbonyl-methano[60]fullerenes” (P. Padmawar, T. Canteenwala, L.-S. Tan, L. Chiang)  J. Mater. Chem., 16, pp. 1366-1378 (2006).
  • “Synthesis and Crystallographic Study of 1,6-bis-(N-phenothiazinyl)-2,4-hexadiyne,” (C. Sae-Lim, D.J. Sandman, B.M. Foxman, M. Sukwattanasinitt), J. Macromol. Sci., Pure Appl. Chem., A 43, pp. 1929-1936 (2006).
  • “Synthesis and Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayer Characterization of Amphiphilic Oligo(ethylene glycol)-C60-hexadecaaniline Conjugate” (Z. Tang, P. Padmawar, T. Canteenwala,  Y. Gao, L. Chiang, H.-L.Wang,),  Langmuir, 22, pp. 5366-5373 (2006).
  • “Synthesis and Modeling of Acridine Dyes as Potential Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Applications,” (R. Mosurkal, L. Hoke, S.A. Fossey, L.A. Samuelson, J. Kumar, D. Waller, R.A. Gaudiana), J. of Macromolecular Science, Part A:  Pure and Applied Chem., V. 43, pp. 1907-1922 (2006).
  • “Synthesis and Properties of Self-Doped Polyaniline with Polycationic Templates via Biocatalysis,” (S.-C. Kim, J. Kumar, F.F. Bruno, L.A. Samuelson), J. Macromol. Sci. Part A:  Pure & Appl. Chem., V. 43, pp. 2007-2018 (2006).
  • “Synthesis of Main-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Polyesters Containing Diphenyl Mesogens by Chemo-Enzymatic Route,” (L. Niu, R. Nagarajan, D. Feng, L.A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), J. Macromol. Sci. Part A:  Pure & Appl. Chem., V. 43, pp. 1983-1990 (2006).
  • “The Interaction of Cinnamic Acids with 60Co Gamma Radiation,” (J.M. Njus, C. Sae-Lim, D.J. Sandman), Mol Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 456, pp. 55-61 (2006).
  • “Unusual Phohysical Properties of Emerald Green [60]Fullerenes and Its Charge Complexes” (M.E. El-Khouly, T. Canteenwala, Y. Araki, O. Ito, L. Chiang), Chem Lett., 35, pp. 710-711 (2006).
  • “Urethane Substituted Polydiacetylene Microcrystals:  Fabrication, Characterization and Relationship to Thermochromism,” (X. Wang, D.J. Sandman, J. Kumar, J.S. Lee), Polymer Preprints, 47 (1), pp. 474-475 (2006).