Publications
2023
Shen, Y-H.; Yadav, R.; Wong, A. J.; Balzer, A. H.; Epps, T. H., III; Sumerlin, B. S.; Veige, A. S. Reactive and Functional Polymers 2023 “Fibril Size Control, Tensile Strength, and Electrical Properties of Cyclic Polyacetylene” (accepted)
Ren, T.; Hinton, Z. R.; Huang, R.; Epps, T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J.; Gorte, R. L.; Lee, D. Journal of Chemical Physics 2023 “Increase in the Effective Viscosity of Polyethylene Under Extreme Nanoconfinement” (accepted)
Shapiro, A. J.; O’Dea, R. O.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2023 11 (49), 17216-17223 “Thermogravimetric analysis as a high-throughput lignocellulosic biomass characterization method” (corresponding author) https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c03769
Christoff-Tempesta, T.; O’Dea, R, M.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2023 56 (23), 9796-9803 “Unlocking Circularity Through the Chemical Recycling and Upcycling of Lignin-Derivable Polymethacrylates” (corresponding author) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c01985
Ketkar, P. M.; Pietra, N. F.; Korovich, A. G.; Madsen, L. A.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2023 56 (21), 8404-8416 “Role of intra-domain heterogeneity on ion and polymer dynamics in block copolymer electrolytes: An approach for spatially resolving dynamics and ion transport” (corresponding author)https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00926
Pietra, N. F.; Korovich, A. G.; Ketkar, P. M.; Epps, T. H., III; Madsen, L. A. Macromolecules 2023 56 (21), 8393-8403 “Role of intra-domain heterogeneity on ion and polymer dynamics in block copolymer electrolytes: Investigating interfacial mobility and ion-specific dynamics and transport” (in press) (co-corresponding author) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00925
Christoff-Tempesta, T.; Epps T. H., III, ACS Macro Letters 2023 12 (8), 1058-1070. “Ionic-Liquid-Mediated Deconstruction of Polymers for Advanced Recycling and Upcycling.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00276
Yan, T.; Balzer, A. H.; Herbert, K.; Epps, T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J. Chemical Science 2023 14, 5243-5265 “Circularity in polymers: addressing performance and sustainability challenges using dynamic covalent chemistries” (co-corresponding author) *Back Cover Article* https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC00551H
Shapiro, A. J.; O’Dea, R. M.; Li, S. C.; Ajah, J. C.; Bass, G. F.; Epps T. H., III, Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 2023 14 (1), 109-140. “Engineering Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities for Lignocellulosic Biorefineries: Leveraging Biobased Polymer Production.” https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-101121-084152
Zhang, X.; Mahajan, J. S.; J. Korley, L. T.; Epps T. H., III; Wu, C., Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 2023 “Reduced genotoxicity of lignin-derivable replacements to bisphenol A studied using in silico, in vitro, and in vivo methods.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383571822001395
Chin, K. C. H.; Cui, J.; O’Dea, R. M.; Epps T. H., III; Boydston, A. J., ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023 11, 5, 1867–1874. “Vat 3D Printing of Bioderivable Photoresins – Toward Sustainable and Robust Thermoplastic Parts.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06313
Taggart, G. A.; Guliyeva, A.; Kim, K.; Yap, G. P. A.; Pochan, D. J.; Epps T. H., III; Bloch, E. D., The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023 127, 5, 2379–2386. “Monitoring the Solution Persistence of Porous Coordination Cages with Diffusion NMR Spectroscopy and Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07644
Mhatre, S. V.; Mahajan, J. S.; Epps T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J., Materials Advances 2023 4, 110-121. “Lignin-derivable alternatives to petroleum-derived non-isocyanate polyurethane thermosets with enhanced toughness.” https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/MA/D2MA00895E
2022
Nguyen, D. K.; Dimitrakellis, P.; Talley, M. R.; O’Dea, R. M.; Epps T. H., III, Watson, M. P.; Vlachos, D. G., ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2022 10 (48), 15749-15759. “Oxidative Functionalization of Long-Chain Liquid Alkanes by Pulsed Plasma Discharges at Atmospheric Pressure.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04269
Roh, E. H.; Sullivan, M. O.; Epps T. H., III, STAR Protocols 2022 3 (4), 101723. “A kinetic modeling platform for predicting the efficacy of siRNA formulations in vitro and in vivo.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166722006037
Kim, D.; Hinton, Z. R.; Bai, P.; Korley, L. T. J.; Epps T. H., III; Lobo, R. F., Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2022 318, 121873. “Metathesis, molecular redistribution of alkanes, and the chemical upgrading of low-density polyethylene.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926337322008141
Luo, Y.; O’Dea, R. M.; Gupta, Y.; Chang, J.; Sadula, S.; Soh, L. P.; Robbins, A. M.; Levia, D. F.; Vlachos, D. G.; Epps T. H., III; Ierapetritou, M., Environmental Engineering Science 2022 39 (10), 821-833. “A Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Model of a Yellow Poplar Forest Residue Reductive Catalytic Fractionation Biorefinery.” https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/ees.2021.0472
Hinton, Z. R.; Kots, P. A.; Soukaseum, M.; Vance, B. C.; Vlachos, D. G.; Epps, T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J. Green Chemistry 2022 24, 7332-7339 “Antioxidant-Induced Transformations of a Metal-Acid Catalyst in the Deconstruction of Polyethylene Waste” (co-corresponding author) *2022 HOT Article – Editor’s Selection* https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC02503E
Hinton, Z. R.; Talley, M. R.; Kots, P. A.; Le, A. V.; Zhang, T.; Mackay, M. E.; Kunjapur, A. M.; Bai, P.; Vlachos, D. G.; Watson, M. P.; Berg, M. C.; Epps T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J., Annual Review of Materials Research 2022 52 (1), 249-280. “Innovations Toward the Valorization of Plastics Waste.” https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-matsci-081320-032344
Roh, E. H.; Sullivan, M. O.; Epps T. H., III; bioRxiv 2022 “A kinetic modeling platform for predicting the efficacy of siRNA formulations in vitro and in vivo.” https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.01.494194
Peterson, G. W.; Epps T. H., III; Polymer 2022 “Impact of zinc salt counterion on poly(ethylene oxide) solution viscosity, conductivity, and ability to generate electrospun MOF/nanofiber composites.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0032386122003032
O’Dea, R. M.; Pranda, P. A.; Luo.Y.; Amitrano, A.; Ebikade, E. O.; Gottlieb, E. R.; Ajao, O.; Benali, M.; Vlachos, D. G.; Ierapetritou. M.; Epps T. H., III; ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022 8. “Ambient-pressure lignin valorization to high-performance polymers by intensified reductive catalytic deconstruction.” https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj7523
Epps, T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J.; Yan, T.; Beers, K. L.; Burt, T. M. JACS Au 2022 2(1), 3-11 [invited perspective] “Sustainability of Plastics: The Many Routes to Materials Life-Cycle Management” (corresponding author) https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.1c00191
2021
Vance, B. C.; Kots, P. A; Wang, C.; Hinton, Z. R.; Quinn, C. M.; Epps T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J.; Vlachos, D. G., Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2021 299 120483.”Single pot catalyst strategy to branched products via adhesive isomerization and hydrocracking of polyethylene over platinum tungstated zirconia.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926337321006093
Gottlieb, E. R.; Dimitrakellis, P.; Vlachos, D. G.; Epps T. H., III; ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2021 “Inline Rolling Shear Alignment: Deposition and Long-Range Order of Block Polymer Templates in a Fast, Single-Step Process.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsapm.1c01580
Ketkar, P. M.; Epps T. H., III; Accounts of Chemical Research 2021 “Nanostructured Block Polymer Electrolytes: Tailoring Self-Assembly to Unlock the Potential in Lithium-Ion Batteries.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00468
Gottlieb, E. R.; Guliyeva, A.; Epps T. H., III; ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2021 3, 4288−4303. “From Lab to Fab: Enabling Enhanced Control of Block Polymer Thin-Film Nanostructures.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsapm.1c00680
Roh, E. H.; Epps T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O.; ACS Nano 2021 15, 16055−16066. “Kinetic Modeling to Accelerate the Development of Nucleic Acid Formulations.” https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsnano.1c04555
Ketkar, P. M.; Shen, K. H.; Fan, M.; Hall, L. M.; Epps T. H., III; Macromolecules 2021 54 (16), 7590–7602. “Quantifying the Effects of Monomer Segment Distributions on Ion Transport in Tapered Block Polymer Electrolytes.” https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00941
Vance, B. C.; Kots, P. A.; Wang, C.; Hinton, Z. R.; Quinn, C. M.; Epps T. H., III; Korley, L. T. J.; Vlachos, D. G. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2021 299 (15), 120483. “Single Pot Catalyst Strategy to Branched Products via Adhesive Isomerization and Hydrocracking of Polyethylene over Platinum Tungstated Zirconia.” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120483
Knauer, K.; Speros, J. C.; Kemp, L.; Savin, D. A.; Bao, Z.; Coate, G. W.; Epps T. H., III; Hawker, C. J.; Roy, J. L.; Morse, M.; Yao, J.; Yu, O. ACS Macro Letters 2021 10, 864-872. “100th Anniversary of Polymer Science Viewpoint: Entrepreneurial Polymer Chemistry.” *ACS Editors’ Choice https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00303
Bass, G. F.; Epps T. H., III; Polymer Chemistry 2021 12, 4130-4158. “Recent developments towards performance enhancing lignin-based polymers.” https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/py/d1py00694k
Amitrano, A.; Mahajan, J. S.; Korley, L. T. J.; Epps T. H., III; RSC Advances 2021 11, 22149-22158 “Estrogenic activity of lignin-derivable alternatives to bisphenol A assessed via molecular docking simulations.” DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02170b
Korley, L. T. J.; Epps T. H., III; Helms, B. A.; Ryan, A. J. Science 2021 (invited perspective) 373, 66–69 “Toward Polymer Upcycling ¬– Adding Value and Tackling Circularity.” DOI: 10.1126/science.abg4503
Peterson, G. W.; Lee, D. T.; Barton, H. F.; Epps T. H., III; Parsons, G. N. Nature Reviews Materials 2021 (invited review), 6, 158−176.“Fibre-based composites from the integration of metal–organic frameworks and polymers.” https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-021-00291-2
Peng, Y.; Nicastro, K.; Epps T. H., III; ; Wu, C. Food Chemistry 2021, 338, 127656.“Methoxy Groups Reduced the Estrogenic Activity of Lignin-Derivable Replacements Relative to Bisphenol A and Bisphenol F through Two in vitro Assays.” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127656
Peterson, G. W.; Wang, H.; Au, K.; and Epps T. H., III; Polymer International 2021, 70(6), 783-789.“Metal-Organic Framework-Polymer Composite Enhancement via Acyl Chloride Modification.” DOI 10.1002/pi.6151
Machado, C.A.; Brown, G.O.; Yang, R.; Hopkins, T.E.; Pribyl, J.G.; and Epps T. H., III; ACS Energy Lett. 2021, 6, 158−176.“Redox Flow Battery Membranes: Improving Battery Performance by Leveraging Structure−Property Relationships.” DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02205
Peng, Y.; Nicastro, K.; Epps, T. H., III; and Wu, C.; Food Chemistry 338 (2021) 127656 “Methoxy Groups Reduced the Estrogenic Activity of Lignin-Derivable Replacements Relative to Bisphenol A and Bisphenol F through Two in vitro Assays.” DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127656
2020
Narayan, R.; Saltzberg, M.; Epps, T. H., III; Korley, L.; Trump, P. V.; Powell, B.; Kettner, D.; Zieler, H.; Atkinson, D.; Industrial Biotechnology Journal 2020 (roundtable discussion) “Virtual Congressional Education Briefing: End of Life for Bioplastics.” DOI: 10.1089/ind.2020.29228.rna
Peterson, G. W.; Wang, H.; Au, K.; Epps, T. H., III; Polym Int. 2020 “Metal-Organic Framework-Polymer Composite Enhancement via Acyl Chloride Modification.” DOI: 10.1002/pi.6151
Mahajan, J.S.; O’Dea, R.M.; Norris, J.B.; Korley, L.T.J.; and Epps T. H., III; ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 15072−15096.“Aromatics from Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Platform for High-Performance Thermosets.” DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c04817
Peterson, G. W.; Mahle, J. J.; Tovar, T. M.; Epps, T. H., III; Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 2005517. “Bent-but-not-Broken: Reactive Metal-Organic Framework Composites from Elastomeric Phase-Inverted Polymers.” DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202005517
O’Dea, R.M.; Willie, J.A.; Epps T. H., III; ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 476−493. “100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Polymersfrom Lignocellulosic Biomass. Current Challenges and Future Opportunities.” DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00024
Lantz, K. A.; Epps T. H., III; Materials Today 2020. “Poly(ethylene oxide) crystallite growth during solvent vapor annealing in block polymer thin films.” – in press; DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2020.06.008
Bassett, A.W.; Sweet, K.R.; O’Dea, R.M.; Honnig, A.E.; Breyta, C.M.; Reilly, J.H.; La Scala, J.J.; Epps T. H., III; and Stanzione, J.F., III; J. Polym. Sci. 2020. “Dual-Functional, Aromatic, Epoxy-Methacrylate Monomers from Bio-BasedFeedstocks and Their Respective Epoxy-Functional Thermoplastics.” DOI: 10.1002/pol.20190110
Lessard, J.J.; Scheutz, G.M.; Sung, S.H.; Lantz, K.A.; Epps T. H., III; and Sumerlin, B.S.; J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2020, 142, 283−289. “Block Copolymer Vitrimers.” DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10360
2019
Sung, S.H.; Farnham, W.B.; Burch, H.E.; Brun, Y.; Qi, K.; and Epps T. H., III; Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019, 57, 1663–1672. “Directional Self-Assembly of Fluorinated Star Block Polymer Thin FilmsUsing Mixed Solvent Vapor Annealing.” DOI: 10.1002/polb.24901
Morris, M.A.; Sung, S.H.; Ketkar, P.M.; Dura, J.A.; Nieuwendaal, R.C.; and Epps T. H., III; Macromolecules 2019, 52, 9682−9692. “Enhanced Conductivity via Homopolymer-Rich Pathways in BlockPolymer-Blended Electrolytes.” DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01879
Peterson, G. W.; Au, K.; Tovar, T. M.; Epps, T. H., III; Chem. Mater. 2019, 31 (20), 8459-8465. “Multivariate CuBTC Metal-Organic Framework with Enhanced Selectivity, Stability, Compatibility and Processability.” DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b02756
Wang, C.; Brown, G. O.; Burris, D. L.; Korley, L. T. J.; Epps, T. H., III; ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1 (9), 2249-2266. “Coating Architects: Manipulating Multiscale Structures To Optimize Interfacial Properties for Coating Applications.” DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00302
Ketkar, P. M.; Shen, K. H.; Hall, L. M.; Epps, T. H., III; Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 2019, 4, 223 – 238. “Charging toward improved lithium-ion polymer electrolytes: exploiting synergistic experimental and computational approaches to facilitate materials design.” DOI: 10.1039/C8ME00105G
2018
Peterson, G. W.; Browe, M. A.; Durke, E. M.; Epps, T. H., III; ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10 (49), 43080-43087. “Flexible SIS/HKUST-1 Mixed Matrix Composites as Protective Barriers against Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants.” DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16227
Peng, Y.; Nicastro, K. H.; Epps, T. H., III; Wu, C. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2018, 66 (44), 11775-11783. “Evaluation of Estrogenic Activity of Novel Bisphenol A Alternatives, Four Bioinspired Bisguaiacol F Specimens, by in Vitro Assays.” DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03746
Nicastro, K. H.; Kloxin, C. J.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6 (11), 14812-14819. “Potential Lignin-Derived Alternatives to Bisphenol A in Diamine-Hardened Epoxy Resins.” DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03340
Epps, T. H., III; Vi, T.; Sullivan, M. O. Polymer Journal 2018, 50, 711-723. “Design and development of a robust photo-responsive block
copolymer framework for tunable nucleic acid delivery and efficient gene silencing.” DOI: 10.1038/s41428-018-0077-z
Wang, S.; Shuai, L.; Saha, B.; Vlachos, D. G.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Central Science 2018, 4 (6), 701-708. “From Tree to Tape: Direct Synthesis of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Depolymerized Raw Lignocellulosic Biomass.” DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00140
Emerson, J. A; Garabedian, N. T.; Burris, D. L.; Furst, E. M.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6 (5), 6856-6866. “Exploiting Feedstock Diversity To Tune the Chemical and Tribological Properties of Lignin-Inspired Polymer Coatings.” DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00667
Gartner, T. E., III; Morris, M. A.; Shelton, C. K.; Dura, J. A.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2018, 51 (5), 1917-1926. “Quantifying Lithium Salt and Polymer Density Distributions in Nanostructured Ion-Conducting Block Polymers.” DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02600
Peterson, G. W.; Lu, A. X.; Hall, M. G.; Browe, M. A.; Tovar, T.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10 (8), 6820-6824. “MOFwich: Sandwiched Metal–Organic Framework-Containing Mixed Matrix Composites for Chemical Warfare Agent Removal.” DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b19365
2017
Gordon, M. B.; Wang, S.; Knappe, G. A.; Wagner, N. J.; Epps, T. H., III; Kloxin, C. J. Polymer Chemistry 2017, 8, 6485-6489. “Force-induced cleavage of a labile bond for enhanced mechanochemical crosslinking.”
Emerson, J. A.; Garabedian, N. T.; Moore, A. C.; Burris, D. L.; Furst, E. M.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9(39), 34480–34488. “Unexpected Tribological Synergy in Polymer Blend Coatings: Leveraging Phase Separation to Isolate Domain Size Effects and Reduce Friction.”
Gartner, T. E., III; Kubo, T.; Seo, Y.; Tansky, M.; Hall, L. M.; Sumerlin, B. S.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2017, 50(18), 7169–7176. “Domain Spacing and Composition Profile Behavior in Salt-Doped Cyclic vs Linear Block Polymer Thin Films: A Joint Experimental and Simulation Study.”
Peterson, G. W.; Lu, A. X.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9(37), 32248–32254. “Tuning the Morphology and Activity of Electrospun Polystyrene/ UiO-66-NH2 Metal-Organic Framework Composites to Enhance Chemical Warfare Agent Removal.”
Morris, M. A. ; An, H.; Lutkenhaus, J. L.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Energy Letters 2017, 2(8), 1919–1936. “Harnessing the Power of Plastics: Nanostructured Polymer Systems in Lithium-Ion Batteries.”
*Invited Perspective
*Top 20 read article of August
Wang, S.; Bassett, A. W.; Wieber, G. W.; Stanzione, J. F., III; Epps, T. H., III ACS Macro Letters 2017, 6(8), 802-807. “Effect of Methoxy Substituent Position on Thermal Properties and Solvent Resistance of Lignin-Inspired Poly(dimethoxyphenyl methacrylate)s.”
Greco, C. T.; Akins, R. E.; Epps, T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O. Advanced Biosystems 2017, 1, 1700099. “Attenuation of Maladaptive Responses in Aortic Adventitial Fibroblasts through Stimuli-Triggered siRNA Release from Lipid-Polymer Nanocomplexes.” DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201700099
Shelton, C. K.; Jones, R. L.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2017, 50, 5367–5376. “Kinetics of Domain Alignment in Block Polymer Thin Films during Solvent Vapor Annealing with Soft Shear: An in Situ Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Investigation.”
Greco, C. T.; Andrechak, J. C.; Epps, T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O. Biomacromolecules 2017, 18(6), 1814–1824. “Anionic Polymer and Quantum Dot Excipients to Facilitate siRNA Release and Self-Reporting of Disassembly in Stimuli-Responsive Nanocarrier Formulations.”
Greco, C. T.; Epps, T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O. Journal of Visualized Experiments 2017, 125, e55803. “Predicting Gene Silencing through the Spatiotemporal Control of siRNA Release from Photo-Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers.” DOI: 10.3791/55803
Greco, C. T.; Muir, V. G.; Epps, T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 50, 407-416. “Efficient Tuning of siRNA Dose Response by Combining Mixed Polymer Nanocarriers with Simple Kinetic Modeling.”
Morris, M. A. ; Gartner, T. E., III; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2017, 218, 1600513. “Tuning Block Polymer Structure, Properties, and Processability for the Design of Efficient Nanostructured Materials Systems.”
*Invited Talent Article
*Front Cover Article
2016
Gartner, T. E.; III; Epps, T. H., III; Jayaraman, A. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2016, 12(11), 5501-5510. “Leveraging Gibbs Ensemble Molecular Dynamics and Hybrid Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics for Efficient Study of Phase Equilibria.”
Shelton, C. K.; Jones, R. L.; Dura, J. A.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2016, 49, 7525-7534. “Tracking Solvent Distribution in Block Polymer Thin Films During Solvent Vapor Annealing with in Situ Neutron Scattering.”
*Invited Review
Greco, C. T.; Epps, T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2016, 2, 1582-1594. “Mechanistic Design of Polymer Nanocarriers to Spatiotemporally Control Gene Silencing.”
Luo, M.; Brown, J. R.; Remy, R. A.; Scott, D. M.; Mackay, M. E.; Hall, L. M.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2016, 49, 5213-5222. “Block Copolymers: Controlling Nanostructure to Generate Functional Materials–Synthesis, Characterization, and Engineering.”
Shelton, C. K.; Epps, T. H., III Polymer 2016, 105, 545-561. “Block Copolymer Thin Films: Characterizing Nanostructure Evolution with in situ X-ray and Neutron Scattering.”
*Invited Review
Holmberg, A. L.; Reno, K. H.; Nguyen, N. A.; Wool, R. P.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Macro Letters 2016, 5, 574-578. “Syringyl Methacrylate, a Hardwood Lignin-Based Monomer for High-Tg Polymeric Materials.”
Holmberg, A. L.; Nguyen, N. A.; Karavolias, M. G.; Reno, K. H.; Wool, R. P.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2016, 49(4), 1286-1295. “Softwood Lignin-Based Methacrylate Polymers with Tunable Thermal and Viscoelastic Properties.”
Epps, T. H., III; O’Reilly, R. K. Chemical Science 2016, 7, 1674-1689. “Block Copolymers: Controlling Nanostructure to Generate Functional Materials–Synthesis, Characterization, and Engineering.”
*Invited Perspective
Shelton, C. K.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2016, 49(2), 574-580. “Mapping Substrate Surface Field Propagation in Block Polymer Thin Films.”
2015 & Earlier
Shelton, C. K.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2015, 48(13), 4572-4580. “Decoupling Substrate Surface Interactions in Block Polymer Thin Film Self-Assembly.”
Holmberg, A. L.; Karavolias, M. G.; Epps, T. H., III Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 5728-5739. “RAFT Polymerization and Associated Reactivity Ratios of Methacrylate-Functionalized Mixed Bio-oil Constituents.”
*Invited article for the 2015 Emerging Investigators Special Issue
Kuan, W.-F.; Nguyen, N. A.; Reed, E. H.; Mackay, M. E.; Epps, T. H., III MRS Communications, 2015, 5, 251-256. “Using Tapered Interfaces to Manipulate Nanoscale Morphologies in Ion-Doped Block Polymers.”
*Invited article for Special Issue: Polymers/Soft Matter
Luo, M.; Scott, D. M.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Macro Letters 2015, 4, 516-520. “Writing Highly Ordered Macroscopic Patterns in Cylindrical Block Polymer Thin Films via Raster Solvent Vapor Annealing and Soft Shear.”
Mayeda, M. K.; Hayat, J.; Epps, T. H., III; Lauterbach, J. A. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 7822-7829. “Metal Oxide Arrays from Block Copolymer Thin Film Templates.”
Kuan, W.-F.; Remy, R.; Mackay, M. E.; Epps, T. H., III RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 12597. “Controlled Ionic Conductivity via Tapered Block Polymer Electrolytes.”
*Invited article for Themed Issue on Polymers for Electrochemical Energy Storage
Cho, W.; Wu, J.; Shima, B. S.; Kuan, W.-F.; Mastroianni, S. E.; Young, W.-S.; Kuo, C.-C.; Epps, T. H., III; Martin, D. C. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17, 5115. “Synthesis and Characterization of Bicontinuous Cubic Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) Gyroid (PEDOT GYR) Gels.”
Gilbert, J. B.; Luo, M.; Shelton, C.; Rubner, M. F.; Cohen, R. E.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Nano 2015, 9(1), 512-520. “Determination of Lithium-Ion Distributions in Nanostructured Block Polymer Electrolyte Thin Films by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Depth Profiling.”
*Gilbert and Luo are co-first authors
Foster, A. A.; Greco, C. T.; Green, M. D.; Epps, T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2015, 4, 760-770. “Light-Mediated Activation of siRNA Release in Diblock Copolymer Assemblies for Controlled Gene Silencing.”
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Murphy, R. P.; Kelley, E. G.; Rogers, S. A.; Sullivan, M. O.; Epps, T. H., III; ACS Macro Letters 2014, 3, 1106-1111. “Unlocking Chain Exchange Between Block Polymer Micelles at the Air-Water Interface: Influence of Agitation Method.”
Holmberg, A. L.; Reno, K. H.; Wool, R. P.; Epps, T. H., III Soft Matter 2014, 10, 7405-7424. “Biobased Building Blocks for the Rational Design of Renewable Block Copolymers.”
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Haq, E.; Toolan, D. T. W.; Emerson, J. A.; Epps, T. H., III; Howse, J. R.; Dunbar, A. D. F.; Ebbens, S. J. Journal of Polymer Science: Part B – Polymer Physics 2014, 52(15), 985-992. “Real Time Laser Interference Microscopy for Bar-Spread Polystyrene/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blends.”
Green, M. D.; Foster, A. A.; Roy, R.; Lehr, R. M.; Epps, T. H., III; Sullivan, M. O. Polymer Chemistry 2014, 5, 5535-5541. “Catch and Release: Photocleavable Cationic Diblock Copolymers as a Potential Platform for Nucleic Acid Delivery.”
Quadir, M. A.; Morton, S. W.; Deng, Z. J.; Shopsowitz, K. E.; Murphy, R. P.; Epps, T. H., III; Hammond, P. T. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2014, 11(7), 2420-2430. “PEG-polypeptide Block Copolymers as pH-responsive Endosome-Solubilizing Drug Nanocarriers.”
Kelley, E. G.; Murphy, R. P.; Seppala, J. E.; Smart, T. P.; Hann, S. D.; Sullivan, M. O.; Epps, T. H., III Nature Communications 2014, “Size Evolution of Highly Amphiphilic Macromolecular Solution Assemblies via a Distinct Bimodal Pathway.”DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4599
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Holmberg, A. L.; Stanzione, J. F., III; Wool, R. P.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2014, 2(4), 569-573. “A Facile Method for Generating Designer Block Copolymers from Functionalized Lignin Model Compounds.”
Young, W. S.; Kuan, W. F.; Epps, T. H., III Journal of Polymer Science: Part B – Polymer Physics 2014, 52(1), 1-16. “Block Copolymers for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries.”
*Invited Review Article
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Mastroianni, S. E.; Patterson, J. P.; O’Reilly, R. K.; Epps, T. H., III Soft Matter 2013, 9(42), 10146-10154. “Poly(methyl methacrylate-block-vinyl-m-triphenylamine): synthesis by RAFT Polymerization and Melt-State Self-Assembly.”
Luo, M.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2013, 46(19), 7567-7579. “Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Thin Films: Current and Future Trends.”
*Invited Viewpoint Article
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Emerson, J. A.; Toolan, D. T. W.; Howse, J. R.; Furst, E.M.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2013, 46(16), 6533-6540. “Determination of Solvent-Polymer and Polymer-Polymer Flory-Huggins Interaction Parameters for Poly(3-heyxlthiophene) via Solvent Vapor Swelling.”
Theato, P.; Sumerlin, B. S.; O’Reilly, R. K.; Epps, T. H., III Chemical Society Reviews 2013, 42, 7055-7056. “Stimuli-Responsive Materials.”
Patterson, J. P.; Kelley, E. G.; Murphy, R, P.; Moughton, A. O.; Robin, M. P.; Lu, A.; Colombani, O.; Chassenieux, C.; Cheung, D.; Sullivan, M. O.; Epps, T. H., III; O’Reilly, R. K. Macromolecules 2013, 46(15), 6319-6325. “Solution Assembly of Amphiphilic Homopolymers Containing Pincer Ligands.”
*Patterson and Kelley are co-first authors
Epps, T. H., III; Mahanthappa, M. K. Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics 2013, 51(7), 461-462. “From Fundamental Science to Advanced Technologies.”
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Luo, M.; Seppala, J. E.; Albert, J. N. L.; Lewis, R. L., III; Mahadevapuram, N.; Stein, G. E.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules 2013, 46(5), 1803-1811. “Manipulating Nanoscale Morphologies in Cylinder-Forming Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene) Thin Films Using Film Thickness and Substrate Surface Chemistry Gradients.”
Petzetakis, N.; Robin, M. P.; Patterson, J. P.; Kelley, E. G.; Cotanda, P.; McHale, R.; Bomans, P. H. H.; Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M.; Dove, A. P.; Epps, T. H., III; O’Reilly, R. K. ACS Nano 2013, 7(2), 1120-1128. “Hollow Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Through a Spontaneous One-Step Structural Reorganization.”
Mastroianni, S.; Epps, T. H., III Langmuir 2013, 29(12), 3864-3878. “Interfacial Manipulations: Controlling Nanoscale Assembly in Bulk, Thin Film, and Solution Block Copolymer Systems.”
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Kelley, E. G.; Albert, J. N. L.; Sullivan, M. O.; Epps, T. H., III Chemical Society Reviews, 2013, 42, 7057-7071. “Stimuli-Responsive Copolymer Solution and Surface Assemblies for Biomedical Applications.”
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Patterson, J. P.; Cotanda, P.; Kelley, E. G.; Moughton, A. O.; Lu, A.; Epps, T. H., III; O’Reilly, R. K. Polymer Chemistry, 2013, 4, 2033-2039. “Catalytic Y-shaped Amphiphilic Homopolymers – Aqueous Nanoreactors for High Activity, Low Loading SCS Pincer Catalysts.”
Seppala, J. E.; Lewis, R. L., III; Epps, T. H., III ACS Nano 2012, 6(11), 9855-9862. “Spatial and Orientation Control of Cylindrical Nanostructures in ABA Triblock Copolymer Thin Films by Raster Solvent Vapor Annealing (RSVA).”
Tureau, M. S.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules, 2012, 45(20), 8347-8355. “Effect of Partial Hydrogenation on the Phase Behavior of Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-methyl methacrylate Triblock Copolymers.”
Mayeda, M.K.; Kuan, W.-F.; Young, W.-S.; Lauterbach, J.A.; Epps, T. H., III Chemistry of Materials, 2012, 24(14), 2627-2634. “Controlling Particle Location with Mixed Surface Functionalities in Block Copolymer Thin Films.”
Tureau, M. S.; Kuan, W. F.; Rong, L.; Hsiao, B. H.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules, 2012, 45(11), 4599-4605. “Inducing Order from Disordered Copolymers – On Demand Generation of Triblock Morphologies Including Networks.”
Young, W.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules, 2012, 45(11), 4689-4697. “Ionic Conductivities of Block Copolymer Electrolytes with Various Conducting Pathways: Sample Preparation and Processing Considerations.”
Labiano, A.; Dai, M.; Taylor, D.; Young, W.-S.; Epps, T. H., III, Rege, K.; Vogt, B. D.; Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2012, 160, 143-150 “Slow Release Kinetics of Mitoxantrone from Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Films.”
Kuan, W. F.; Roy, R.; Rong, L.; Hsiao, B.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Macro Letters, 2012, 1, 519-523. “Design and Synthesis of Network-Forming Triblock Copolymers Using Tapered Interfaces.”
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Labiano, A.; Dai, M.; Young, W.-S.; Stein, G.; Cavicchi, K.; Epps, T. H., III; Vogt, B. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2012, 116, 6038-6046. “Impact of Homopolymer Pore Expander on the Morphology of Mesoporous Carbon Films using Organic-Organic Self-Assembly.”
Albert, J. N. L.; Young, W.; Lewis, R. L., III; Bogart, T. D.; Smith, J.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Nano 2012, 6(1), 459-466. “Systematic Study of the Effect of Solvent Removal Rate on the Morphology of Solvent Vapor Annealed ABA Triblock Copolymer Thin Films.”
Patterson, J. P.; Sanchez, A. M.; Petzetakis, N.; Smart, T. P.; Epps, T. H., III; Portman, I.; Wilson, N. R.; O’Reilly, R. K. Soft Matter 2012, 8(12), 3322-3328. “A Simple Approach to Characterizing Block Copolymer Assemblies: Graphene Oxide Supports for High Contrast Multi-Technique Imaging.”
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Kelly, J. Y.; Albert, J. N. L.; Howarter, J. A.; Stafford, C. M.; Epps, T. H., III; Fasolka, M. J. Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics 2012, 50(4) 263-271. “Manipulating Morphology and Orientation in Thermally-Responsive Block Copolymer Thin Films.”
Lee, C.; Smart, T. P.; Guo, L.; Epps, T. H., III; Zhang, D. Macromolecules, 2011, 44(24), 9574-9585. “Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Cyclic Diblock Copolypeptoids from N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Zwitterionic Polymerization of N-Substituted N-Carboxyanhydride.”
Young, W.; Albert, J. N. L; Schantz, A. B.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules, 2011, 44(20), 8116-8123. “Mixed-salt Effects on the Ionic Conductivity of Lithium-doped PEO-Containing Block Copolymers.”
Lu, A.; Smart, T. P.; Epps, T. H., III; Longbottom, D. A.; O’Reilly, R. K. Macromolecules, 2011, 44(18) 7233-7241. “L-Proline Functionalized Polymers Prepared by RAFT Polymerization and Their Assemblies as Supported Organocatalysts.”
Albert, J. N. L.; Kim, J.; Stafford, C. M.; Epps, T. H., III Review of Scientific Instruments, 2011, 82, 0651031-0651037. “Controlled Vapor Deposition Approach to Generating Substrate Surface Energy/Chemistry Gradients.”
Kelley, E. G.; Smart, T. P.; Jackson, A. J.; Sullivan, M. O.; Epps, T. H., III Soft Matter, 2011, 7(15), 7094-7102. “Structural Changes in Block Copolymer Micelles Induced by Cosolvent Mixtures.”
Roy, R.; Park, J. K.; Young, W.; Mastroianni, S.; Tureau, M. S.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules, 2011, 44(10), 3910-3915. “Gyroid Networks in Tapered Diblock Copolymers.”
Albert, J. N. L.; Bogart, T. D.; Lewis, R. L.; Beers, K. L.; Fasolka, M. J.; Hutchison, J. B.; Vogt, B. V.; Epps, T. H., III Nano Letters, 2011, 11(3), 1351-1357. “Gradient Solvent Vapor Annealing of Block Copolymer Thin Films Using a Microfluidic Mixing Device.”
Kelly, J. Y.; Albert, J. N. L.; Howarter, J. A.; Kang, S.; Stafford, C. M.; Epps, T. H., III; Fasolka, M. J. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010, 2(11), 3241-3248. “Propagating Deprotection Wave Fronts in Thermally Responsive Block Copolymer Thin Films.”
Tsui, O. K. C., Epps, T. H., III Journal of Polymer Science: Part B – Polymer Physics, 2010, 48(24), 2531-2532. “The American Physical Society Division of Polymer Physics Special Issue Introduction.”
Tureau, M. S.; Rong, L.; Hsiao, B.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules. 2010, 43(21), 9039-9048. “Phase Behavior of Neat Triblock Copolymers and Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends Near Network Phase Windows.”
Albert, J. N. L.; Epps, T. H., III, Materials Today, 2010, 13(6), 24-33. “Self-Assembly in Block Copolymer Thin Films.”
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Tureau, M. S.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2009, 30(20), 1751-1755. “Nanoscale Networks in Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) Triblock Copolymers.”
Albert, J. N. L.; Baney, M. J.; Stafford, C. M.; Kelly, J. Y.; Epps, T. H., III ACS Nano, 2009, 3(12), “Generation of Monolayer Gradients in Surface Energy and Surface Chemistry for Block Copolymer Thin Film Studies.”
Stefik, M.; Mahajan, S.; Sai, H.; Epps, T. H., III; Bates, F. S.; Gruner, S. M.; DiSalvo, F. J.; Wiesner, U. Chemistry of Materials, 2009, 21(22), 5466-5473. “Ordered Three- and Five-ply Nanocomposites from ABC block Terpolymer Microphase Separation with Niobia and Aluminosilicate Sols.”
Singh, N.; Tureau, M. S.; Epps, T. H., III Soft Matter, 2009, 5(23), 4757-4762. “Manipulating Ordering Transitions in Interfacially Modified Block Copolymers.”
Young, W.; Epps, T. H., III Macromolecules, 2009, 42(7), 2672-2678. “Salt Doping in PEO-Containing Block Copolymers: Counterion and Concentration Effects.”
Roskov, K. E.; Epps, T. H., III; Berry, B. C.; Hudson, S. D.; Tureau, M. S.; Fasolka, M. J. Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, 2008, 10(6), 966-973. “Preparation of Combinatorial Arrays of Polymer Thin Films for Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis.”
Pathak, J. A.; Twigg, J. N.; Nugent, K. E.; Ho, D. L.; Lin, E. K.; Mott, P. H.; Robertson, C. G.; Vukmir, M. K.; Epps, T. H., III; Roland, C. M. Macromolecules, 2008, 41(20), 7543-7548. “Linear and Nonlinear Mechanical Response of a Polyurea Segmented Block Copolymer.”
Young, W.S.; Brigandi, P.J.; Epps, T.H., III; Macromolecules,2008, 41(17), 6276-6279. “Crystallization-Induced Lamellar-to-Lamellar Thermal Transition in
Salt-Containing Block Copolymer Electrolytes.”
Epps, T. H., III; DeLongchamp, D. M.; Fasolka, M. J.; Fischer, D. A.; Jablonski, E. L. Langmuir, 2007, 23(6), 3355-3362. “Substrate Surface Energy Dependent Morphology and Dewetting in an ABC Triblock Copolymer Film.”
Stafford, C. M.; Roskov, K. E.; Epps, T. H., III; Fasolka, M. J. Review of Scientific Instruments 2006, 77(2), 0239081-0239087. “Generating Thickness Gradients of Thin Polymer Films via Flow Coating.”
Epps, T. H., III; Bates, F.S. Macromolecules 2006, 39(7), 2676-2682. “Effect of Molecular Weight on Network Formation in Linear ABC Triblock Copolymers.”
Epps, T. H., III; Chatterjee, J.; Bates, F. S. Macromolecules 2005, 38(21), 8775-8784. “Phase Transformations Involving Network Phases in ISO Triblock Copolymer-Homopolymer Blends.”
Epps, T. H., III; Cochran, E. W.; Bailey, T. S.; Waletzko, R. S.; Hardy, C. M.; Bates, F. S.Macromolecules 2004, 37, 8325-8341. “Ordered Network Phases in Linear Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymers.”
Epps, T. H., III; Cochran, E. W.; Hardy, C. M.; Bailey, T. S.; Waletzko, R. S.; Bates, F. S.Macromolecules 2004, 37, 7085-7088. “Network Phases in ABC Triblock Copolymers.”
Epps, T. H., III; Bailey, T. S.; Waletzko, R.; Bates, F. S. Macromolecules 2003, 36, 2873-2881. “Phase Behavior and Crystallization of Lithium Perchlorate-Doped
Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) and Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymers.”
Epps, T. H., III; Bailey, T. S.; Pham, H. D.; Bates, F. S. Chemistry of
Materials 2002, 14, 1706-1714. “Phase Behavior of Lithium Perchlorate-Doped Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymers.”
Bailey, T. S.; Epps, T. H., III; Bates, F. S. Macromolecules 2002, 35, 7007-7017. “A noncubic triply periodic network morphology in poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) copolymers.”