Polymers and (macro)Molecular Materials, Soft Matter and Complex Fluids
Publications
2023
Cross-linkable, phosphobetaine-based, zwitterionic Q1 amphiphiles that form lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phases. L. N. Bodkin, Z. A. Krajnak, R. Dong, C. O. Osuji, D. L. Gin. Soft Matter (2023). doi:10.1039/d3sm00269a
Design of Dendritic Promesogenic Ligands for Liquid Crystal-Nanoparticle Hybrid Systems. Y. Ning, Z. Liu, S. Yang, Y. Morimitsu, C. O. Osuji, C. B. Murray. Chemistry of Materials (2023). doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00057
2022
Multi-Compartmentalized Cellulose Macrobead Catalysts for In Situ Organic Reaction in Aqueous Media. D. Park, C. O. Osuji, J. W. Kim. Small Methods (2022). doi:10.1002/smtd.202201195
A pH- and Light-responsive Nanoporous Lyotropic Gyroid Polymer Network. P. Li, C. Johnson, S. S. Dyer, C. O. Osuji, D. L. Gin. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2022). doi:10.1002/admi.202201761
Magnetic Field Alignment and Optical Anisotropy of MoS2 Nanosheets Dispersed in a Liquid Crystal Polymer. U. R. Gabinet, C. Lee, N. K. Kim, M. Hulman, S. M. Thompson, C. R. Kagan, C. O. Osuji. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2022). doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01819
Hierarchically Engineered Nanostructures from Compositionally Anisotropic Molecular Building Blocks. R. Liang, Y. Xue, X. Fu, A. Le, Q. Song, Y. Qiang, Q. Xie, R. Dong, Z. Sun, C. O. Osuji, J. Johnson, W. Li, M. Zhong. Nature Materials (2022). doi:10.1038/s41563-022-01393-0 [ChemRxiv. doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-tn528]
Two-Photon Laser Microprinting of Highly Ordered Nanoporous Materials Based on Hexagonal Columnar Liquid Crystals. J. Monti, A. Concellón, R. Dong, M. Simmler, A. Münchinger, C. Huck, P. Tegeder, H. Nirschl, M. Wegener, C. O. Osuji, E. Blasco. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces14, 29, 33746–33755 (2022). doi:10.1021/acsami.2c10106
Dynamic Magnetic Field Alignment and Polarized Emission of Semiconductor Nanoplatelets in a Liquid Crystal Polymer. D. Kim, D. Ndaya, R. Bosire, F. K. Masese, W. Li, S. M. Thompson, C. R. Kagan, C. B. Murray, R. M. Kasi, C. O. Osuji. Nature Communications, 13, 2507 (2022). doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30200-2
Tunable organic solvent nanofiltration in self-assembled membranes at the sub-1 nm scale. Y. Zhang, D. Kim, R. Dong, X. Feng, C. O. Osuji. Science Advances, 8 (11) eabm5899 (2022). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abm5899
Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Complexes of Charged Conjugated Polymers and Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Crystals. S. Zhang, E. Beach, P. T. Anastas, L. D. Pfefferle, C. O. Osuji. GIANT9, 10088 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.giant.2021.100088
2021
Fast Photoswitchable Order-Disorder Transitions in Liquid-Crystalline Block Co-oligomers. C. Lee, D. Ndaya, R. Bosire, N. K. Kim, R. M. Kasi, C. O. Osuji. Journal of the American Chemical Society144, 1, 390–399 (2022). doi:10.1021/jacs.1c10256
Synthesis of High Etch Contrast Poly(3-hydroxystyrene) Based Triblock Copolymers and Self-Assembly of Sub 5-nm Features. J. Sun, C. Lee, C. O. Osuji, P. Gopalan. Macromolecules54, 20, 9542–9550 (2021). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01611
Stable cross-linked lyotropic gyroid mesophases from single-head/single-tail cross-linkable monomers. O. Q. Imran, P. Li, N. K. Kim, D. L. Gin, C. O. Osuji. Chemical Communications57, 10931-10934 (2021). doi:10.1039/D1CC04211D
Lyotropic liquid crystals as templates for advanced materials. Y. Saadat, O. Q. Imran, C. O. Osuji, R. Foudazi. Journal of Materials Chemistry A9, 21607-21658 (2021). doi:10.1039/D1TA02748D
Film Thickness and Composition Effects in Symmetric Ternary Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blend Films: Domain Spacing and Orientation. K. Toth, S. Bae, C. O. Osuji, K. G. Yager, G. S. Doerk. Macromolecules54, (17), 7970–7986 (2021). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01032
Plasmonic Sensing from Vertical Au Coated ZnO Nanorod Arrays Templated by Block Copolymers. U. R. Gabinet, C. O. Osuji. ACS Applied Nano Materials4, (8), 8556–8563 (2021).doi:10.1021/acsanm.1c01663
Soft robotic constrictor for in vitro modeling of dynamic tissue compression. J. Paek, J. W. Song, E. Ban, Y. Morimitsu, C. O. Osuji, V. B. Shenoy, D. D. Huh. Scientific Reports11, 16478 (2021). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-94769-2
100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Opportunities for Liquid Crystal Polymers in Nanopatterning and Beyond. C. Lee, C. O. Osuji. ACS Macro Letters10, (7), 945–957 (2021). doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00350
Nanocomposites of 2D-MoS2 exfoliated in thermotropic liquid crystals. U. R. Gabinet, C. Lee, R. Poling-Skutvik, D. Keane, N. K. Kim, R. Dong, Z. Vicars, Y. Cai, A. Thosar, A. Grun, S. M. Thompson, A. J. Patel, C. R. Kagan, R. J. Composto, C. O. Osuji. ACS Materials Letters3, (6), 704–712 (2021). doi:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.1c00222
Rapid Fabrication by Lyotropic Self-Assembly of Thin Nanofiltration Membranes with Uniform 1 Nanometer Pores. Y. Zhang, R. Dong, U. R. Gabinet, R. Poling-Skutvik, N. K. Kim, C. Lee, O. Q. Imran, X. Feng, C. O. Osuji. ACS Nano15, (5), 8192–8203 (2021). doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c00722
Effects of Labile Mesogens on the Morphology of Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers in Thin Films. C. Lee, D. Ndaya, R. Bosire, U. R. Gabinet, J. Sun, P. Gopalan, R. Kasi, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules54, (7), 3223–3231 (2021) doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00100
Simple production of cellulose nanofibril microcapsules and the rheology of their suspensions. A. P. Dhand, R. Poling-Skutvik, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter17, 4517-4524 (2021). doi: 10.1039/D1SM00225B [pre-print: arXiv:1912.03231]
2020
Switchable Electrohydrodynamic Capillary Bridges. T. Ma, D. Dsouza, M. Signorelli, K. Ryerson, M. Loewenberg, C. O. Osuji, J. P. Singer. ChemRxivdoi:10.26434/chemrxiv.13360394.v1
Nanoscale Thickness Control of Nanoporous Films Derived from Directionally Photopolymerized Mesophases. O. Q. Imran, N. K. Kim, L. Bodkin, G. E. Dwulet, X. Feng, K. Kawabata, M. Elimelech, D. L. Gin, C. O. Osuji. Advanced Materials Interfaces 8, (5) 2001977 (2020). doi:10.1002/admi.202001977
Yielding and bifurcated aging in nanofibrillar networks. R. Poling-Skutvik, E. McEvoy, V. Shenoy, C. O. Osuji. Physical Review Materials, 4, 102601(R) (2020). doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.102601
Relating Selectivity and Separation Performance of Lamellar Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Membranes to Nanosheet Stacking Behavior. X. Lu, U. R. Gabinet, C. Ritt, X. Feng, A. Deshmukh, K. Kawabata, M. Kaneda, S. Hashmi, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Environmental Science & Technology54 (15), 9640-9651 (2020). doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c02364
Sustainable manufacturing of sensors onto soft systems using self-coagulating conductive Pickering emulsions. S. Y. Kim, Y. Choo, R. A. Bilodeau, M. C. Yuen, G. Kaufman, D. S. Shah, C. O. Osuji, R. Kramer-Bottiglio. Science Robotics5, (39), eaay3604 (2020). doi:10.1126/scirobotics.aay3604
Correlation of droplet elasticity and volume fraction effects on emulsion dynamics. R. Poling-Skutvik, X. Di, C. O. Osuji. [pre-print: arXiv:1912.03231]. Soft Matter16, 2574-2580 (2020). doi:10.1039/C9SM02394A
Shaping and Locomotion of Soft Robots using Filament Actuators made from Liquid Crystal Elastomer-Carbon Nanotube Composites. J. Liu, Y. Gao, H. Wang, R. Poling-Skutvik, C. O. Osuji, S. Yang. Advanced Intelligent Systems 1900163 (2020). doi:10.1002/aisy.201900163
Electrospray Deposition Tool: Creating Compositionally Gradient Libraries of Nanomaterials. K. Toth, K. Yager, C. O. Osuji, G. Doerk. Review of Scientific Instruments 91, 013701 (2020). doi: 10.1063/1.5129625
2019
Aligned Morphologies in Near-Edge Regions of Block Copolymer Thin Films. M. Basutkar, P. W. Majewski, G. Doerk, K. Toth, C. O. Osuji, A. Karim, K. Yager. Macromolecules52, (19), 7224–7233 (2019). doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01703.
Precise nanofiltration in a fouling-resistant self-assembled membrane with water-continuous transport pathways. X. Feng, Q. Imran, Y. Zhang, L. Sixdenier, X. Lu, G. Kaufman, U. R. Gabinet, K. Kawabata, M. Elimelech, C. O. Osuji. Science Advances, 5 (8), eaav9308 (2019). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav9308
Single crystal texture by directed molecular self-assembly along dual axes. X. Feng, K. Kawabata, M. G. Cowan, G. E. Dwulet, K. Toth, L. Sixdenier, A. Haji-Akbari, R. D. Noble, M. Elimelech, D. L. Gin, C. O. Osuji. Nature Materials (2019). doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0389-1
Instrumentation for In situ/Operando X-ray Scattering Studies of Polymer Additive Manufacturing Processes.” L. Wiegart,G. S. Doerk,M. Fukuto,S. Lee,R. Li,G. Marom,M. M. Noack,C. O. Osuji,M. H. Rafailovich,J. A. Sethian,Y. Shmueli,M. Torres Arango,K. Toth,K. G. Yager, R. Pindak. Synchrotron Radiation News 32 (2) 20-27 (2019); doi: 10.1080/08940886.2019.1582285
Optical materials and metamaterials from nanostructured soft matter. U. R. Gabinet, C. O. Osuji. Nano Research12 (9), 2172–2183(2019) doi: 10.1007/s12274-019-2437-1
Creating Aligned Nanopores by Magnetic Field Processing of Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends. Y Rokhlenko, D Moschovas, C Miskaki, EP Chan, A Avgeropoulos, Chinedum O. Osuji. ACS Macro Letters 8 (3), 261-266 (2019). doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00043
The Effects of Magnetic Field Alignment on Lithium Ion Transport in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with Lamellar Morphology. P. W. Majewski, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji. Polymers 2019, 11 (5), 887; doi:10.3390/polym11050887
Tuning the permselectivity of polymeric desalination membranes via control of polymer crystallite size. Xinglin Lu, Xunda Feng, Yi Yang, Jin Jiang, Wei Cheng, Caihong Liu, Manesh Gopinadhan, Chinedum O. Osuji, Jun Ma, Menachem Elimelech. Nature Communications10, 2347 (2019). doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10132-0
2018
3D Compatible Sacrificial Nanoimprint Lithography for Tuning the Wettability of Thermoplastic Materials. M. Hasan, I. Shajahan, M. Gopinadhan, J. Ketkaew, A. Anesgart, C. Cho, S. Chopra, M. Higgins, S. Reyes, J. Schroers, C. O. Osuji, J. P. Singer. Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing (2018). doi:10.1115/1.404153
Self-Assembly of an Ultrahigh-χ Block Copolymer with Versatile Etch Selectivity. K. Azuma, J. Sun, Y. Choo, Y. Rokhlenko, J. H. Dwyer, B. Schweitzer, T. Hayakawa, C. O. Osuji, P. Gopalan. Macromolecules, 51 (16), 6460–6467 (2018). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01409
Atomic Imprinting Into Metallic Glasses. R. Li, Z. Chen, A. Datye, G. H. Simon, J. Ketkaew, E. Kinser, Z. Liu, C. Zhou, O. E. Dagdeviren, S. Sohn, J. P. Singer, C. O. Osuji, J. Schroers, U. D. Schwarz. Communications Physics 1, Article number: 75 (2018). doi:10.1038/s42005-018-0076-6
Fabrication of a Desalination Membrane with Enhanced Microbial Resistance through Vertical Alignment of Graphene Oxide. X. Lu, X. Feng, X. Zhang, M. N. Chukwu, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Environmental Science & Technology Letters (2018). doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.8b0036
Sub-10 nm Self-Assembly of Mesogen-Containing Grafted Macromonomers and Their Bottlebrush Polymers. Y. Rokhlenko, K. Kawamoto, J. A. Johnson, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules51 (10), 3680–3690 (2018). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00261
Janus Graft Block Copolymers: Design of Polymer Architecture for Independently Tuned Nanostructures and Polymer Properties. Z. Guo, A. Le, X. Feng, Y. Choo, B. Liu, D. Wang, Z. Wan, Y. Gu, J. Zhao, V. Li, C. O. Osuji, J. A. Johnson, M. Zhong. Angewandte Chemie57 (28) 8493-8497 (2018). doi:10.1002/anie.201802844
Facile protein immobilization using engineered surface active biofilm proteins. D. Williams, G. Kaufman, H. Izadi, A. Gahm, S. Prophet, T. K. Vanderlick, C. O. Osuji, L. Regan. ACS Applied Nano Materials1 (6), 2483–2488 (2018). doi:10.1021/acsanm.8b00520
Pathway-engineering for highly-aligned block copolymer arrays. Y. Choo, P. W. Majewski, M. Fukuto, C. O. Osuji, K. G. Yager. Nanoscale10, 416-427 (2018). doi:10.1039/C7NR06069F
Directed assembly of hybrid nanomaterials and nanocomposites. S. Zhang, C. I. Pelligra, X. Feng, C. O. Osuji. Advanced Materials 1705794 (2018). doi:10.1002/adma.201705794
Evaluating dispersant stabilization of colloidal suspensions from the scaling behavior of gel rheology and adsorption measurements. F. Khalkhal, A. Negi, J. Harrison, C. D. Stokes, D. L. Morgan, C. O. Osuji. Langmuir34 (3), 1092–1099 (2018). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03343
2017
Photoresponsive and magnetoresponsive graphene oxide microcapsules fabricated by droplet microfluidics. G. Kaufman, K. A. Montejo, A. Michaut, P. W. Majewski, C. O. Osuji. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces9 (50), 44192–44198 (2017). doi:10.1021/acsami.7b14448
Flat drops, elastic sheets and microcapsules by interfacial assembly of a bacterial biofilm protein, BslA. G. Kaufman, W. Liu, D. M. Williams, Y. Choo, M. Gopinadhan, N. Samudrala, R. Sarfati, E. C. Y. Yan, L. Regan, and C. O. Osuji, Langmuir, 33 (47) 13590–13597 (2017). doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03226
Directing block copolymer self-assembly with permanent magnets: photopatterning microdomain alignment and generating oriented nanopores. M. Gopinadhan, Y. Choo, L. H. Mahajan, G. Kaufman, D. Ndaya, Y. Rokhlenko, R. M. Kasi, C. O. Osuji. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2, 549-559 (2017). doi:10.1039/C7ME00070G
Enhanced antibacterial activity through the controlled alignment of graphene oxide nanosheets. X. Lu, X. Feng, J. R. Werber, C. Chu, I. Zucker, J-H. Kim, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (46) E9793–E9801 (2017). doi:10.1073/pnas.1710996114
Hexagonally ordered arrays of a-helical bundles formed from peptide-dendron hybrids. D. A. Barkley,Y. Rokhlenko, J. E. Marine, R. David, D. Sahoo, M. D. Watson, T. Koga, C. O. Osuji, J. G. Rudick. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (44), 15977–15983 (2017). doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b09737
Controlling orientational order in block copolymers using low intensity magnetic fields. M. Gopinadhan, Y. Choo, K. Kawabata, G. Kaufman, X. Feng, X. Di, Y. Rokhlenko, L. H. Mahajan, D. Ndaya, R. M. Kasi, C. O. Osuji. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (45), E9437–E9444 (2017). doi:10.1073/pnas.1712631114
Polymer nanosheets from supramolecular assemblies of conjugated linoleic acid – high surface area adsorbents from renewable materials. X. Feng, K. Kawabata, D. Whang, C. O. Osuji. Langmuir33 (40), 10690–10697 (2017). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02467
Loss of Phospholipid Membrane Integrity Induced by Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials.I. Zucker, J. R. Werber, Z. S. Fishman, S. M. Hashmi, U. R. Gabinet, X. Lu, C. O. Osuji, L. D. Pfefferle, M. Elimelech. Environmental Science & Technolgy Letters4 (10), 404–409 (2017). doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00358
Smart cellulose nanofluids produced by tunable hydrophobic association of polymer grafted cellulose nanocrystals. Y. R. Lee, D. Park, S. K. Choi, M. Kim, H. S. Baek, J. Nam, C. B. Chung, C. O. Osuji, J. W. Kim. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces9 (36), 31095–31101 (2017). doi:10.1021/acsami.7b08783
Optically Active Elastomers from Liquid Crystalline Comb Copolymers with Dual Physical and Chemical Crosslinks. L. H. Mahajan, D. Ndaya, M. Gopinadhan, P. Deshmukh, X. Peng, C. O. Osuji, R. M. Kasi. Macromolecules, 50 (15), 5929–5939 (2017). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01157
Highly stiff yet elastic microcapsules incorporating cellulose nanofibrils. G. Kaufman, S. Mukhopadhyay, Y. Rokhlenko, S. Nejati, R. Boltyanskiy, Y. Choo, M. Loewenberg, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter, 13, 2733-2737 (2017). doi:10.1039/C7SM00092H
Implications of Grain Size Variation in Magnetic Field Alignment of Block Copolymer Blends. Y. Rokhlenko, P. W. Majewski, S. R. Larson, P. Gopalan, K. G. Yager, C. O. Osuji. ACS Macro Letters, 6, 404-409 (2017). doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00036 [pre-print: arXiv:1703.07508]
Highly Selective Vertically Aligned Nanopores in Sustainably Derived Polymer Membranes by Molecular Templating. X. Feng, K. Kawabata, G. Kaufman, M. Elimelech, C. O. Osuji. ACS Nano, 11 (4), 3911–3921 (2017). doi:10.1021/acsnano.7b00304
Post-Fabrication Modification of Electrospun Nanofiber Mats with Polymer Coating for Membrane Distillation Applications. E. Shaulsky, S. Nejati, C. Boo, F. Perreault, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Journal of Membrane Science, 530, 158-165 (2017). doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2017.02.025
Multi-Scale Assembly of Polythiophene-Surfactant Supramolecular Complexes for Charge Transport Anisotropy. D. Bilger, A. Sarkar, C. Danesh, M. Gopinadhan, G. Braggin, J. Figueroa, T. V. Pham, D. Chun, Y. Rao, C. O. Osuji, M. Stefik, S. Zhang. Macromolecules50 (3), 1047 (2017). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02416
2016
Dual-Functionality Fullerene and Silver Nanoparticle Antimicrobial Composites via Block Copolymer Templates. K. J. Moor, C. O. Osuji, J.-H. Kim. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces8 (49), 33583-33591 (2016). doi:10.1021/acsami.6b10674
Effect of Final Monomer Deposition Steps on Molecular Layer-by-Layer Polyamide Surface Properties. M. E. Tousley, D. L. Shaffer, J.-H. Lee, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Langmuir32 (42), 10815-10823 (2016). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02746
Fabrication of Modularly Functionalizable Microcapsules Using Protein-based Technologies. A. Schloss, W. Liu, D. Williams, G. Kaufman, H. Hendrickson, B. Rudshteyn, L. Fu, H. Wang, V. Batista, C. Osuji, E. Yan, L. Regan. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering2 (11), 1856-1861 (2016). doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00447
Isomeric Effect Enabled Thermally Driven Self-Assembly of Hydroxystyrene-Based Block Copolymers. C. Kanimozhi, M. Kim, S. R. Larson, J. W. Choi, Y. Choo, D. P. Sweat, C. O. Osuji, P. Gopalan. ACS Macro Letters5, 833-838 (2016). doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00376
Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes. J. R. Werber, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Nature Reviews Materials, 16018 (2016). doi:10.1038/natrevmats.2016.18
Strong Orientational Coupling of Block Copolymer Microdomains to Smectic Layering Revealed by Magnetic Field Alignment. M. Gopinadhan, Y. Choo, C. O. Osuji. ACS Macro Letters5 (3), 292-296 (2016). doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00924 [pre-print arXiv:1509.02961]
Thin polymer films with continuous vertically aligned 1-nm pores fabricated by soft confinement. X. Feng, S. Nejati, M. G. Cowan, M. E. Tousley, B. R. Wiesenauer, R. D. Noble, M. Elimelech, D. L. Gin, C. O. Osuji. ACS Nano10 (1), 150-158 (2016). doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b06130
Guided Evolution of Bulk Metallic Glass Nanostructures: A Platform for Designing 3D Electrocatalytic Surfaces. G. Doubek, R. C. Sekol, J. Li, E. Moy, S. Nejati, W. C. Reid, M. Carmo, M. Linardi, E. Kinser,Y. Liu, C. O. Osuji, J. Schroers, S. Mukherjee, A. D. Taylor. Advanced Materials, 28 (10), 1940-1944 (2016). doi:10.1002/adma.201504504
Sequential Deposition of Block Copolymer Thin Films and Formation of Lamellar Heterolattices by Electrospray Deposition. Y. Choo, H. Hu, K. Toth, C. O. Osuji. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics54 (2), 247-253 (2016). doi:10.1002/polb.23913
Rapid fabrication of ZnO nanorod arrays with controlled spacing by micelle-templated solvothermal growth. C. Pelligra, K. Toth, H. Hu, C. O. Osuji. Nanoscale8 (1), 149-156 (2016). doi:10.1039/C5NR07914D
Rheology of Cellulose Nanofibrils in the Presence of Surfactants. N. Quennouz, S. Hashmi, H-S. Choi, J. W. Kim, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter12 (1) , 157-164 (2016). doi:10.1039/C5SM01803J
2015
Magnetic Alignment of Block Copolymer Microdomains by Intrinsic Chain Anisotropy. Y. Rokhlenko, K. Zhang, M. Gopinadhan, S. R. Larson, P. W. Majewski, K. G. Yager, P. Gopalan, C. S. O’Hern, C. O. Osuji. Physical Review Letters115, 258302 (2015). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.258302. Featured here as a Focus Story in Physics. [pre-print arXiv:1509.01292]
Multiscale Patterning of a Metallic Glass using Sacrificial Imprint Lithography. J. P. P. Singer, C. I. Pelligra, N. Kornblum, Y. Choo, M. Gopinadhan, P. Bordeenithikasem, J. Ketkaew, S. F. Liew, H. Cao, J. Schroers, C. O. Osuji. Microsystems and Nanoengineering1, 15040 (2015). doi:10.1038/micronano.2015.40
Phase Behavior of Polylactide-Based Liquid Crystalline Brushlike Block Copolymers. Y. Choo, L. H. Mahajan, M. Gopinadhan, D. Ndaya, P. Deshmukh, R. M. Kasi, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules, 48 (22), 8315–8322 (2015). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02009
Selectivity and Mass Transfer Limitations in Pressure-Retarded Osmosis at High Concentrations and Increased Operating Pressures. A. P. Straub, C. O. Osuji, T. Y. Cath, M. Elimelech. Environmental Science and Technology49 (20), 12551-12559 (2015). doi:10.1021/10.1021/acs.est.5b01317
Nanoscale Size Effects in Crystallization of Metallic Glass Nanorods. S. Sohn, Y. Jung, Y. Xie, C. O. Osuji, J. Schroers, J. J. Cha. Nature Communications6, 8157 (2015). doi:10.1038/ncomms9157
Production of Amorphous Nanoparticles by Supersonic Spray-drying with a Microfluidic Nebulator. E. Amstad, M. Gopinadhan, C. Holtze, C. O. Osuji, M. P. Brenner, F. Spaepen, D. A. Weitz. Science349 (6251), 956-960, (2015). doi:10.1126/science.aac9582
Elements Provide a Clue: Nanoscale Characterization of Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes. X. Lu, S. Nejati, Y. Choo, C. O. Osuji, J. Ma, M. Elimelech. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces7 (31), 16917-16922, (2015). doi:10.1021/acsami.5b05478
Soft Microcapsules with Highly Plastic Shells Formed by Interfacial Polyelectrolyte-Nanoparticle Complexation. G. Kaufman, S. Nejati, R. Sarfati, R. Boltyanskiy, M. Loewenberg, E. R. Dufresne, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter11 (38), 7478-7482, (2015). doi:10.1039/C5SM00973A
Experimental evidence for proposed transformation pathway from inverse hexagonal to inverse diamond cubic phase from oriented lipid samples. A. M. Squires, S. Akbar, M. Tousley, Y. Rokhlenko, J. P. Singer, and C. O. Osuji. Langmuir 31 (28), 7707-7711, (2015). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01676
Continuous and patterned deposition of functional block copolymer thin films using electrospray. H. Hu, K. Toth, M. Kim, P. Gopalan, C. O. Osuji. MRS Communications5 (2), 235-242, (2015). doi:10.1557/mrc.2015.37
Engineering flat sheet microporous PVDF films for membrane distillation. S. Nejati, C. Boo , C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Journal of Membrane Science492, 355-363, (2015). doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2015.05.033
Structural Diversity of Arthropod Biophotonic Nanostructures Spans Amphiphilic Phase-Space. V. Saranathan, A. Seago, A. Sandy, S. Narayanan, S. G. J. Mochrie, E. R. Dufresne, H. Cao, C. O. Osuji, R. Prum. Nano Letters15 (6), 3735-3742, (2015). doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00201
Physical Continuity and Vertical Alignment of Block Copolymer Domains by Kinetically Controlled Electrospray Deposition. H. Hu, Y. Choo, X. Feng, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecular Rapid Communications36 (13), 1290-1296 (2015). doi:10.1002/marc.201500099
Domain Orientation in Bulk Block Copolymers. M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji. Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg). (2015). doi:10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_81-1
Shear accelerated crystallization in a supercooled atomic liquid. Z. Shao, J. P. Singer, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, H. Li, M. Gopinadhan, C. S. O’Hern, J. Schroers, C. O. Osuji. Physical Review E 91, 020301(R) (2015) doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.91.020301 [pre-print arXiv: 1407.2078].
Nanoimprinting Sub-100 nm Features in a Photovoltaic Nanocomposite using Durable Bulk Metallic Glass Molds. J. P. Singer, M. Gopinadhan, Z. Shao, A. D. Taylor, J. Schroers, C. O. Osuji. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces7 (6), 3456–3461 (2015). doi:10.1021/am507368g
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells form Vascular Tubes when Placed in Fibrin Sealant and Accelerate Wound Healing in Vivo. J. J. Mendez, M. Ghaedi, A. Sivarapatna, S. Dimitrievska, Z. Shao, C. O. Osuji, D. M. Steinbacher, D. J. Leffell, L. Niklason. Biomaterials 40, 61-71 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.11.011
2014
Scalable Fabrication of Polymer Membranes with Vertically Aligned 1-nm Pores by Magnetic Field Directed Self-Assembly. X. Feng, M. E. Tousley, M. G. Cowan, B. R. Wiesenauer, S. Nejati, Y. Choo, R. D. Noble, M. Elimelech, D. L. Gin, C. O. Osuji. ACS Nano8 (12), 11977–11986 (2014). doi:10.1021/nn505037b
Role of HF in Oxygen Removal from Carbon Nanotubes: Implications for High Performance Carbon Electronics. X. Li, J-S. Hung, S. Nejati, L. McMillon, S. Huang, C. O. Osuji, N. Hazari, A. D. Taylor. Nano Letters14 (11), 6179–6184 (2014). doi:10.1021/nl502401c
Omniphobic Membrane for Robust Membrane Distillation. S. Lin, S. Nejati, C. Boo, Y. Hu, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Environmental Science & Technology Letters1 (11), 443–447 (2014). doi:10.1021/ez500267p
Rational Design of a Block Copolymer with a High Interaction Parameter. D. P. Sweat, M. Kim, S. R.Larson, J. W. Choi, Y. Choo, C. O. Osuji, P. Gopalan. Macromolecules 47 (19), 6687–6696 (2014). doi:10.1021/ma501597g
Aligned Nanostructured Polymers by Magnetic Field Directed Self-Assembly of a Polymerizable Lyotropic Mesophase. M. E. Tousley, X. Feng, M. Elimelech, C. O. Osuji, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces6 (22), 19710-19717 (2014). doi:10.1021/am504730b
Use of the Gabor Filter for Edge Detection in the Analysis of Zinc Oxide Nanowire Images. B. E. Scanley, T. E. Sadowski, C. I. Pelligra, M. E. Kreider, C. O. Osuji. Microscopy and Microanalysis20 (S3), 830-831 (2014). doi:10.1017/S143192761400587X
Morphology Development in Thin Films of a Lamellar Block Copolymer Deposited by Electrospray. H. Hu, J. P. Singer, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules 47 (16), 5703–5710 (2014). doi:10.1021/ma500376n
Single-step microfluidic fabrication of soft monodisperse polyelectrolyte microcapsules by interfacial complexation. G. Kaufman, R. Boltyanskiy, S. Nejati, A. R. Thiam, M. Loewenberg, E. R. Dufresne, C. O. Osuji. Lab on a Chip14 (18), 3494-3497 (2014). doi:10.1039/C4LC00482E
Scalable high-fidelity growth of semiconductor nanorod arrays with controlled geometry for photovoltaic devices using block copolymers. C. I. Pelligra, S. Huang, J. P. Singer, A. T. Mayo, R. R. Mu, C. O. Osuji. Small 10 (21), 4304-4309 (2014). doi:10.1002/smll.201400956
Thermally Switchable Aligned Nanopores by Magnetic-Field Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers. M. Gopinadhan, P. Deshmukh, Y. Choo, P. W. Majewski, O. Bakajin, M. Elimelech, R. M. Kasi, C. O. Osuji. Advanced Materials26 (30), 5148-5154 (2014). doi: 10.1002/adma.201401569
Poly(ethyleneimine)-based Polymer Blends As Single-ion Lithium Conductors. R. P. Doyle, X. Chen, M. Macrae, A. Srungavarapu, L. J. Smith, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji, S. Granados-Focil. Macromolecules 47 (10), 3401–3408 (2014). doi:10.1021/ma402325a
Molecular Design of Liquid Crystalline Brush-Like Block Copolymers for Magnetic Field Directed Self-Assembly: A Platform for Functional Materials. P. Deshmukh, M. Gopinadhan, Y. Choo, S-K. Ahn, P. W. Majewski, S. K. Yoon, O. Bakajin, M. Elimelech, C. O. Osuji, R. M. Kasi. ACS Macro Letters3, 462-466 (2014). doi:10.1021/mz500161k
Hybrid Pressure Retarded Osmosis – Membrane Distillation System for Power Generation from Low-Grade Heat: Thermodynamic Analysis and Energy Efficiency. S. Lin, N. Y. Yip, T. Cath, C. O. Osuji, M. Elimelech. Environmental Science & Technology48 (9), 5306-5313 (2014). doi:10.1021/es405173b
Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers: A Tutorial Review of Strategies for Enabling Nanotechnology with Soft Matter. H. Hu, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter, 10 (22), 3867-3889 (2014). doi:10.1039/C3SM52607K
Viscoelasticity of a colloidal gel during dynamical arrest: evolution through the critical gel and comparison with a soft colloidal glass. A. Negi, C. G. Redmon, S. Ramakrishnan, C. O. Osuji. Journal of Rheology58 (5), 1557 (2014) [pre-print arXiv:1401.8018]. doi:10.1122/1.4883675
2013
Large Area Vertical Alignment of ZnO Nanowires in Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films Directed by Magnetic Fields. C. I. Pelligra, P. W. Majewski, C. O. Osuji. Nanoscale 5, 10511-10517 (2013). doi:10.1039/C3NR03119E
Finite size effects in the crystallization of a bulk metallic glass. M. Gopinadhan, Z. Shao, Y. Liu, S. Mukherjee, R. C. Sekol, G. Kumar, A. D. Taylor, J. Schroers, C. O. Osuji. Applied Physics Letters103, 111912 (2013). doi:10.1063/1.4821032
Hierarchically Self-Assembled Photonic Materials from Liquid Crystalline Random Brush Copolymers. P. Deshmukh, S-K. Ahn, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji, R. M. Kasi. Macromolecules46 (11), p. 4558–4566 (2013). doi:10.1021/ma400846y
Monoliths of Semiconducting Block Copolymers by Magnetic Alignment. H. Tran, M. Gopinadhan, P. W. Majewski, R. Shade, V. Steffes, C. O. Osuji, L. Campos. ACS Nano7 (6), p. 5514-5521 (2013). doi:10.1021/nn401725a
Size-Dependent Viscosity in the Super-Cooled Liquid State of a Bulk Metallic Glass. Z. Shao, M. Gopinadhan, G. Kumar, S. Mukherjee, Y. H. Liu, C. O’Hern, J. Schroers, C. O. Osuji. Applied Physics Letters102, 221901 (2013). doi:10.1063/1.4808342
Role of Interparticle Attraction in the Yielding Response of Microgel Suspensions. Z. Shao, A. Negi, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter9 (22), p. 5492 – 5500 (2013). doi:10.1039/C3SM50209K
Understanding anisotropic transport in self-assembled membranes and maximizing ionic conductivity by microstructure alignment. P. W. Majewski, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter9 (29), p. 7106-7116 (2013). doi:10.1039/C3SM50320H
Continuous Equilibrated Growth of Ordered Block Copolymer Thin Films by Electrospray Deposition. H. Hu, S. Rangou, M. Kim, P. Gopalan, V. Filiz, A. Avgeropoulos, C. O. Osuji. ACS Nano, 7 (4), p. 2960-2970 (2013). doi:10.1021/nn400279a
Order-Disorder Transition and Alignment Dynamics of a Block Copolymer Under High Magnetic Fields by In Situ X-Ray Scattering. M. Gopinadhan, P. W. Majewski, Y. Choo, C. O. Osuji. Physical Review Letters110, 078301 (2013). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.078301[pre-print arXiv:1207.1626v1]
2012
Synthesis and Suspension Rheology of Titania Nanoparticles Grafted With Zwitterionic Polymer Brushes. Z. Shao, Y-J. Yang, H-S. Lee, J-W. Kim, C. O. Osuji, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 386 (1), 135-140 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2012.06.085
Stable Sequestration of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Self-Assembled Aqueous Nanopores. M. S. Mauter, M. Elimelech, C. O. Osuji. Journal of the American Chemical Society134 (9), 3950-3953 (2012). doi:10.1021/ja209847u
Magnetic Field Alignment of a Diblock Copolymer Using a Supramolecular Route. M. Gopinadhan, P. W. Majewski, E. S. Beach, C. O. Osuji. ACS Macro Letters1 (1), 184-189 (2012). doi:10.1021/mz2001059
Cholesteric Mesophase in Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Influence of Mesogen Interdigitation and Motional Decoupling.” S.-K. Ahn, M. Gopinadhan, P. Deshmukh, R. K. Lakhman, C. O. Osuji, R. M. Kasi. Soft Matter8, 3185-3191 (2012). doi:10.1039/C2SM07115K
Directed Self-Assembly of Hybrid Oxide/Polymer Core-Shell Nanowires with Transport Optimized Morphology for Photovoltaics. S. Zhang, C. I. Pelligra, G. Keskar, J. Jiang, P. W. Majewski, A. D. Taylor, S. Ismail-Beigi, L. D. Pfefferle, C. O. Osuji. Advanced Materials24 (1), 82-87 (2012). doi:10.1002/adma.201103708
Magnetic Field Alignment of Block Copolymers and Polymer Nanocomposites: Scalable Microstructure Control in Functional Soft Materials. P. W. Majewski, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 50, (1), 2-8 (2012). doi: 10.1002/polb.22382
2011
Liquid Crystalline Order and Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy in Magnetically Doped Semiconducting ZnO Nanowires. S. Zhang, C. I. Pelligra, G. Keskar, P. Majewski, F. Ren, L. Pfefferle, C. O. Osuji. ACS Nano5 (10), 8357-8364 (2011). doi:10.1021/nn203070d
Lyotropic Self-Assembly of High-Aspect-Ratio Semiconductor Nanowires of Single-Crystal ZnO. S. Zhang, P. Majewski, G. Keskar, L. Pfefferle, C. O. Osuji. Langmuir27 (18), 11616-11621 (2011). doi:10.1021/la200703u
Antifouling Ultrafiltration Membranes via Post-Fabrication Grafting of Biocidal Nanomaterials. M. Mauter, Y. Wang, K. Okemgbo, C. O. Osuji, E. Giannelis, M. Elimelech. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces3 (8), 2861-2868 (2011). doi:10.1021/am200522v
Tailoring Crystallization Behavior of PEO Based Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers through Variation in Liquid Crystalline Content. Y. Zhou, S-K. Ahn, R. K. Lakhman, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji, R. Kasi. Macromolecules44 (10), 3924-3934 (2011). doi: 10.1021/ma102922u
Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer Networks: Exploiting Nanoscale Smectic Polymorphism to Design Shape Memory Polymers. S-K. Ahn, P. Deshmukh, M. Gopinadhan, C. O. Osuji, R. M. Kasi. ACS Nano5 (4), 3085 (2011). doi:10.1021/nn200211c
2010
Anisotropic Ionic Conductivity in Block Copolymer Membranes by Magnetic Field Alignment. P. W. Majewski, M. Gopinadhan, W-S. Jang, J. L. Lutkenhaus, C. O. Osuji. Journal of the American Chemical Society132 (49), 17516-17522 (2010). doi:10.1021/ja107309p
Nanocomposites of Vertically Aligned SWNTs by Magnetic Alignment and Polymerization of a Lyotropic Precursor. M. S. Mauter, M. Elimelech, C. O. Osuji. ACS Nano4 (11), 6651-6658 (2010). doi:10.1021/nn102047j
Stimuli-Responsive Smart Gels Realized via Modular Protein Design. T. Z. Grove, C. O. Osuji, J. D. Forster, E. R. Dufresne, L. Regan. Journal of the American Chemical Society 132 (40), 14024–14026 (2010). doi:10.1021/ja106619w
Lyotropic Hexagonal Ordering in Aqueous Media by Conjugated Hairy-rod Supramolecules. S. Zhang, L. P. Pfefferle, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules43 (18), 7549-7555 (2010). doi:10.1021/ma101328p
Smectic Demixing in the Phase Behavior and Self-Assembly of a Hydrogen-Bonded Polymer with Mesogenic Side Chains. M. Gopinadhan, E. Beach, P. Anastas, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules43 (16), 6646-6654 (2010). doi:10.1021/ma1006667
Structure, Function, and Self-Assembly of Single Network Gyroid (I4132) Photonic Crystals in Butterfly Wing Scales. V. Saranathan, C. O. Osuji, S. G. J. Mochrie, H. Noh, S. Narayanan, A. Sandy, E. R. Dufresne, R. Prum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences107, 11676-11681 (2010). doi:10.1073/pnas.0909616107
Time resolved viscoelastic properties during structural arrest and aging of a colloidal glass. A. Negi and C. O. Osuji. Physical Review E82, 031404 (2010). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.82.031404
Alignment of Self-Assembled Structures in Block Copolymer Films by Solvent Vapor Permeation. C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules43 (7), 3132-3135 (2010). doi:10.1021/ma100066e
Facile Alignment of Amorphous Poly(ethylene oxide) Microdomains in a Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymer Using Magnetic Fields: Towards Ordered Electrolyte Membranes. M. Gopinadhan, P. W. Majewski, C. O. Osuji. Macromolecules43 (7), 3286-3293 (2010). doi:10.1021/ma9026349
Controlled Alignment of Lamellar Lyotropic Mesophases by Rotation in a Magnetic Field. P. W. Majewski, C. O. Osuji. Langmuir26 (11), 8737-8742 (2010). doi:10.1021/la100285j
Dynamics of a colloidal glass during stress-mediated structural arrest. A. Negi and C. O. Osuji. Europhysics Letters90, 28003 (2010). doi:10.1209/0295-5075/90/28003
Physical aging and relaxation of residual stresses in a colloidal glass following flow cessation. A. Negi and C. O. Osuji. Journal of Rheology54 (5), 943-958 (2010). doi:10.1122/1.3460800
2009
Non-degenerate magnetic alignment of self-assembled mesophases. P. W. Majewski, C. O. Osuji. Soft Matter5, 3414 (2009). doi:10.1039/b910705c
Dynamics of Internal Stresses and Scaling of Strain Recovery in an Aging Colloidal Gel. A. Negi and C. O. Osuji. Physical Review E80, 010404(R) (2009). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.80.010404
2008
New Insights on Fumed Colloidal Rheology – Shear Thickening and Vorticity Aligned Structures in Flocculating Dispersions. A. Negi and C. O. Osuji. Rheol. Acta. 48 871-881 (2009) doi:10.1007/s00397-008-0341-9.
2007
Highly Anisotropic Vorticity Aligned Structures in a Shear Thickening Attractive Colloidal System. C. O. Osuji, D. Weitz. Soft Matter4, 1388 (2008) doi:10.1039/b716324j.
Shear Thickening and Scaling of the Elastic Modulus in a Fractal Colloidal System with Attractive Interactions. C. O. Osuji, C. Kim and D. A. Weitz. Physical Review E77, 060402(R) (2008). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.060402
2006
Supramolecular Microphase Separation in a Hydrogen Bonded Liquid Crystalline Comb Copolymer in the Melt State. C. O. Osuji, C-Y. Chao, C. K. Ober, E. L. Thomas. Macromolecules39 (9), 3114-3117 (2006). doi:10.1021/ma052547
2004
Alignment of Self-Assembled Hierarchical Microstructure in Liquid Crystalline Diblock Copolymers Using High Magnetic Fields. C. O. Osuji, P. Ferreira, G. P. Mao, C. K. Ober, E. L. Thomas. Macromolecules37 (26), 9903-9908 (2004). doi:10.1021/ma0483064
Orientational switching of mesogens and microdomains in hydrogen-bonded side-chain liquid-crystalline block copolymers using AC electric fields. C-Y. Chao, C. O. Osuji, X. F. Li, C. K. Ober and E. L. Thomas. Advanced Functional Materials14 (4), 364-370, 2004. doi:10.1002/adfm.200305159
2002
Temperature Dependent Photonic Bandgap in a Self-Assembled Hydrogen Bonded Liquid Crystalline Diblock Copolymer. C. O. Osuji, C-Y. Chao, I. Bita, C. K. Ober, E. L. Thomas. Advanced Functional Materials12 (11-12), 753-758, 2002. doi:10.1002/adfm.200290003
2000
Understanding and controlling the morphology of styrene-isoprene side group liquid crystalline diblock copolymers. C. O. Osuji, J. T. Chen, G. P. Mao, C. K. Ober and E. L. Thomas. Polymer41 (25), 8897-8907 (2000). doi:10.1016/S0032-3861(00)00233-0
1999
Structure development in side group liquid crystalline diblock copolymers. C. O. Osuji, J. T. Chen, G. P. Mao, C. K. Ober and E. L. Thomas. In Morishima Y, Norisuye T, Tashiro K, editors. Molecular Interactions and Time-Space Organization in Macromolecular Systems, Berlin: Springer, 1999. p. 9-28.
Transverse cylindrical microdomain orientation in an LC diblock copolymer under oscillatory shear. C. O. Osuji, G. P. Mao, C. K. Ober and E. L. Thomas. Macromolecules32 (22), 7703-7706, 1999. doi:10.1021/ma991155y
1997
Effect of the monomer ratio on the strengthening of polymer phase boundaries by random copolymers. C. A. Dai, C. O. Osuji, K. D. Jandt, B. J. Dair, C. K. Ober, E. J. Kramer and C. Y. Hui. Macromolecules30 (22), 6727-6736, 1997. doi:10.1021/ma960543m