Publications
105. Young, J.; Bowman, J.; Lott, M.; Diodati, L.; Stevens, K.; Hughes, R.; Mann, L.; Balzer, A.; Korley, L.T.J.; Sumerlin, B.S.; Bulk Depolymerization of Polystyrene with Comonomer Radical Triggers, Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 14, 576-581, DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00159
104. Roldan Velasquez, S.T.; Jang, D.; Thomas, J.; Grysan, P., Korley, L.T.J.; Bruns, N.; Advanced Mechanical Properties of Amphiphilic Polymer Conetworks through Hierarchical Reinforcement with Peptides and Cellulose Nanocrystals, Polymer Chemistry, 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01283F
103. Selvam, E.; Schyns, Z.O.G.; Sun, J.A.; Kots, P.A.; Kwak, Y.; Korley, L.T.J.; Lobo, R.F.; Vlachos, D.G. “Conversion of Compositionally Diverse Plastic Waste Over Earth-Abundant Sulfides” JACS, 2025, 147 (13), 11227-11238, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c18001
102. Klauer, R.R.; Hansen, D.A.; Schyns, Z.O.G.; Monteiro, L.O.; Ott, J.A.; Williams, M.; Tarr, M.; Singh, J.; Mhadeshwar, A.; Korley, L.T.J.; Solomon, K.V.; Blenner, M.A.; Biological polyethylene deconstruction initiated by oxidation from DyP peroxidases, bioRxiv preprint, 2025, DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.27.640435
101. Jang, D.; Wong, Y-T.; Korley, L.T.J. “A Bio-inspired Approach to Engineering Water-Responsive, Mechanically-Adaptive Materials” RSC Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (Invited Article), 2025, 10, 264-278, DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00177J
100. Mahajan, J.S.; Behbahani, H.S.; Green, M.D.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, T.H. III “Increased hydrophilicity of lignin-derivable vs. bisphenol A-/F-based polysulfones for potential water filtration applications” RSC Sustainability, 2024, 2, 2844-2850, DOI: 10.1039/D4SU00314D
99. Nixon, K.D.; Schyns, Z.O.G.; Luo, Y.; Ierapetritou, M.; Vlachos, D.G.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, T.H. III “Analyses of Circular Solutions for advanced plastic waste recycling” Nature Chemical Engineering (Invited Article), 2024, 1, 615–626, DOI: 10.1038/s44286-024-00121-6
98. Balzer, A.; Hinton, Z.; Vance, B.; Vlachos, D.G.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, T.H. III “Tracking Chain Populations and Branching Structure during Polyethylene Deconstruction Processes” ACS Central Science, 2024, 10(9), 1755–1764, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c00951
97. Klincewicz, F.; Kalidindi, S.; Korley, L.T.J. “Tuning the thermal response of 3D-printed bilayer hydrogels via architectural control using binary ethanol–water solvent systems” RSC Applied Polymers, 2024, 2, 1062-1073, DOI: 10.1039/D4LP00032C
96. Wong, Y.T.; Korley, L.T.J. “Engineering lignin-derivable diacrylate networks with tunable architecture and mechanics” Materials Advances, 2024, 5(15), 6070-6080, DOI: 10.1039/D4MA00159A
95. Ley-Flores, M.; Alessandri, R.; Najmi, S.; Valsecchi, M.; Jackson, G.; Galindo, A.; Korley, L.T.J.; Vlachos, D.G.; de Pablo, J.J. “Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Binary Mixtures of Polyethylene and Higher n-Alkanes from Physics-Informed and Machine-Learned Models” arXiv preprint, 2024, arXiv:2404.09676, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.09676
94. Oberhausen, C.M.; Mahajan, J.S.; Sun, J.A.; Epps III, T.H.; Korley, L.T.J.; Vlachos, D.G. “Hydrogenolysis of Poly (Ethylene‐co‐Vinyl Alcohol) and Related Polymer Blends over Ruthenium Heterogeneous Catalysts” ChemSusChem, 2024, e202400238, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400238
93. Zhang, X.; Mahajan, J.S.; Zhang, J.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps III, T.H.; Wu, C. “Lignin-Derivable Alternatives to Bisphenol A with Potentially Undetectable Estrogenic Activity and Minimal Developmental Toxicity” Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2024, 190, 114787, DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114787
92. Moura, P.; Kots, P.A.; Vance, B.C.; Schyns, Z.O.; Najmi, S.; Hinton, Z.R.; Quinn, C.M.; Epps III, T.H.; Korley, L.T.J.; Vlachos, D.G. “Catalytic Deconstruction of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer and Polyethylene Mixtures via Hydroconversion: Challenges and Solutions” ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2024, 12(23), 8717–8728, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c01220
91. Welsch, T.A.; Cleveland, J.M.; Thomas, J.A.; Schyns, Z.O.G.; Korley, L.T.J.; Doty, M.F. “Supramolecular Gelation of Cadmium Oleate in the Synthesis of Nanocrystals for Applications in Photonics and Optoelectronics” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024, 7(11), 13319-13327, DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c01839
90. Mahajan, J.S.; Hinton, Z.R.; Bueno, E.N.; Epps III, T.H.; Korley, L.T.J “Lignin-derivable, thermoplastic, non-isocyanate polyurethanes with increased hydrogen-bonding content and toughness vs. petroleum-derived analogues” Materials Advances, 2024, 5(9), 3950-3964, DOI: 10.1039/D4MA00039K
89. Zare, M.; Kots, P.A.; Hinton, Z.R.; Epps, T.H.; Korley, L.T.J.; Caratzoulas, S.; Vlachos, D.G. “Effect of reaction media on hydrogenolysis of polyethylene plastic waste: Polymer-surface interactions in small alkane/polymer blends” Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2024, 351, 123969, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123969
88. O’Dea, R.M.; Nandi, M.; Kroll, G.; Arnold, J.R.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps III, T.H. “Toward Circular Recycling of Polyurethanes: Depolymerization and Recovery of Isocyanates” JACS Au, 2024, 4(4),1471-1479, DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00013
87. Sun, J.A.; Kots, P.A.; Hinton, Z.R.; Marinkovic, N.S.; Ma, L.; Ehrlich, S.N.; Zheng, W.; Epps III, T.H.; Korley, L.T.J.; Vlachos, D.G. “Size and Structure Effects of Carbon-Supported Ruthenium Nanoparticles on Waste Polypropylene Hydrogenolysis Activity, Selectivity, and Product Microstructure” ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14(5), 3228-3240, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c05927
86. Beckett, L.E.; Lewis, J.T.; Tonge, T.K.; Korley, L.T.J. “Predicting the tensile and compressive modulus of electrospun fiber mat‐reinforced hydrogels using the Halpin–Tsai equations” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2024, 141(21), e55415, DOI: 10.1002/app.55415
85. Ren, T.; Hinton, Z.R.; Huang, R.; Epps, T.H.; Korley, L.T.J.; Gorte, R.J.; Lee, D. “Increase in the effective viscosity of polyethylene under extreme nanoconfinement” The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2024, 160, 024909, DOI: 10.1063/5.0185144
84. Thomas, J.A.; Hinton, Z.R.; Korley, L.T.J. “Peptide–Polyurea Hybrids: A Platform for Tunable, Thermally-Stable, and Injectable Hydrogels” Soft Matter, 2023, 19, 7912-7922, DOI: 10.1039/D3SM00780D
83. Gupta, Y.; Beckett, L.E.; Sadula, S.; Vargheese, V.; Korley, L.T.J.; Vlachos, D.G. “Bio-based molecular imprinted polymers for separation and purification of chlorogenic acid extracted from food waste” Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 327, 124857, DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124857
82. Jang, D.; Beckett, L.E.; Keum, J.; Korley, L.T.J. “Leveraging Peptide-Cellulose Interactions to Tailor the Hierarchy and Mechanics of Peptide-polymer Hybrids” Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023, 11, 5594-5606, DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00079f
81. Yan, T.; Balzer, A.H.; Herbert, K.M.; Epps, T.H., III; Korley, L.T.J. “Circularity in polymers: addressing performance and sustainability challenges using dynamic covalent chemistries” Chemical Science (Invited Review Article), 2023, 14, 5243-5265, DOI: 10.1039/D3SC00551H
80. Redondo, A.; Bast, L.K.; Djeghdi, K.; Airoldi, M; Jang, D; Korley, L.T.J.; Steiner,U.; Bruns, N.; Gunkel, I. “Rendering Polyurethane Hydrophilic for Efficient Cellulose Reinforcement in Melt‐Spun Nanocomposite Fibers” Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2023, 10(9), 2201979, DOI: 10.1002/admi.202201979
79. Zhang, X.; Mahajan, J.S.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, T.H., III; Wu, C. “Reduced genotoxicity of lignin-derivable replacements to bisphenol A studied using in silico, in vitro, and in vivo methods” Mutation Research – Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 2023, 885, 503577, DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2022.503577
78. Mhatre, S.V.; Mahajan, J.; Epps, T.H., III; Korley, L.T.J. “Lignin-derivable alternatives to petroleum-derived non-isocyanate polyurethane thermosets with enhanced toughness” Materials Advances, 2022, 4(1), 110-121, DOI: 10.1039/d2ma00895e
77. Korley, L.T.J.; McNeil, A.J.; Coates, G.W. “Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Polymers” Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022, 55(18), 2543-2544, DOI:10.1021/acs.
76. Velasquez, S.T.R.; Jang, D.; Jenkins, P.; Liu, P.; Yang, L.; Korley, L.T.J.; Bruns, N. “Peptide-Reinforced Amphiphilic Polymer Conetworks” Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 2207317, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202207317
75. Kim, D.; Hinton, Z.R.; Bai, P.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, T.H., III; Lobo, R.F. “Metathesis, Molecular Redistribution of Alkanes, and the Chemical Upgrading of Low-Density Polyethylene” Applied Catalysis B – Environmental, 2022, 318(5), 121873, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121873
74. Hinton, Z.R.; Kots, P.A.; Vlachos, D.G.; Soukaseum, M.; Epps, T.H., III; Korley, L.T.J. “Antioxidant-Induced Catalyst Transformations in the Hydrocracking of Polyethylene Waste” Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 7332-7339, DOI: 10.1039/D2GC02503E
73. 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. “Innovations Toward the Valorization of Waste Plastics” Annual Review of Materials Research (Invited Article), 2022, 52(1), 249-280, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-
72. Pandala, N.; LaScola, M.A.; Hinton, Z.R.; Korley, L.T.J.; Lavik, E. “Finding the sweet spot: a library of hydrogels with tunable degradation for tissue model development” Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022,10, 2194-2203, DOI: 10.1039/D1TB02436A
71. Redondo, A.; Mortensen, N.; Djeghdi, K.; Jang, D.; Ortuso, R.; Weder, C.; Korley, L.T.J.; Steiner, U.; Gunkel, I. “Comparing percolation and alignment of cellulose nanocrystals for the reinforcement of polyurethane nanocomposites” ACS Applied Materials and Interface, 2022, 14(5), 7270–7282, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c21656
70. Epps, T.H., III; Korley, L.T.J.; Yan, T.; Beers, K.L.; Burt, T.M. “Sustainability of Synthetic Plastics: Considerations in Materials Life-Cycle Management” JACS Au, 2022, 2(1), 3-11, DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.
69. Korley, L.T.J.; Ware, T.H. “Introduction to Special Topic: Programmable liquid crystal elastomers” Journal of Applied Physics, 2021, 130, 220401, DOI:10.1063/5.0078455
68. Pandala, N.; LaScola, M.A.; Tang, Y.; Bieberich, M.; Korley, L.T.J.; Lavik, E. “Screen printing tissue models using chemically. cross-linked hydrogel systems: a simple approach to efficiently make highly tunable matrices” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2021, 7(11), 5007–5013, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.
67. Jang, D.; Thompson, C.B.; Chatterjee, S.; Korley, L.T.J. “Engineering bio-inspired peptide–polyurea hybrids with thermo-responsive shape memory behaviour” Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2021, 6(12), 1003-1015, DOI: 10.1039/D1ME00043H
66. Van de Voorde, K.M.; Korley L.T.J.; Pokorski J.K. “Confinement and Composition Effects on the Degradation Profile of Extruded PLA/PCL Nonwoven Fiber Blends” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021, 3(8), 3878-3890, DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.1c00454
65. Vance B.C.; Kots P.A.; Wang C.; Hinton Z.R.; Quinn C.M.; Epps, T.H.; Korley, L.T.J.; Vlachos D.G. “Single Pot Catalyst Strategy to Branched Products via Adhesive Isomerization and Hydrocracking of Polyethylene over Platinum Tungstated Zirconia” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 299, 120483, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120483
64. Amitrano, A.; Mahajan, J.S.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, T.H. “Estrogenic activity of lignin-derivable alternatives to bisphenol A assessed via molecular docking simulations” RSC Advances, 2021, 11(36), 22149-22158, DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02170B
63. Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, T.H.; Helms, B.A.; Ryan, A.J. “Toward Polymer Upcycling—Adding Value and Tackling Circularity” Science, 2021, 373(6550), 66-69, DOI: 10.1126/science.abg4503
62. Narayan, R.; Saltzberg, M.; Epps, T.H., III; Korley, L.T.J.; Trump, P.V.; Powell, B.; Kettner, D.; Zieler, H.; Atkinson, D. “Virtual Congressional Education Briefing: End of Life for Bioplastics” Industrial Biotechnology Journal, 2020 (Roundtable Discussion), DOI: 10.1089/ind.2020.29228.rna
61. Mahajan, J.S.; O’Dea, R.M.; Norris, J.B.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, III, T.H. “Aromatics from Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Platform for High-Performance Thermosets” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 8(40), 15072–15096, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c04817
60. Beckett, L.E.; Lewis, J.T.; Tonge, T.K.; Korley, L.T.J. “Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties of Hydrogels with Continuous Fibrous Reinforcement” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2020, 6(10), 5453–5473, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00911
59. Thompson, C.B.; Korley, L.T.J. “100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Engineering Supramolecular Materials for Responsive Applications—Design and Functionality” ACS Macro Letters, 2020, 9(9), 1198–1216, DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00418
58. Hore, M.J.A.; Korley, L.T.J.; Kumar, S.K. “Introduction to Special Topic: Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles” Journal of Applied Physics, 2020, 128, 030401, DOI:10.1063/5.0019326
57. Van de Voorde, K.M.; Pokorski, J.K.; Korley, L.T.J. “Exploring morphological effects on the mechanics of blended PLA/PCL extruded fibers fabricated using multilayer coextrusion” Macromolecules, 2020, 53(13), 5047–5055, DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00289
56. Redondo, A.; Jang, D.; Korley, L.T.J.; Gunkel, I.; Steiner, U. “Electrospinning of Cellulose Nanocrystal-Reinforced Polyurethane Fibrous Mats” Polymers, 2020, 12(5), 1021, DOI:10.3390/polym12051021
55. Redondo, A.; Chatterjee, S.; Brodard, B.; Korley, L.T.J.; Weder, C.; Gunkel, I.; Steiner, U. “Melt-Spun Nanocomposite Fibers Reinforced with Aligned Tunicate Nanocrystals” Polymers, 2019, 11, 1912, DOI:10.3390/polym11121912
54. Brannum, M.T.; Auguste, A.D.; Donovan, B.R.; Godman, N.P.; Matavulj, V.M.; Steele, A.M.; Korley, L.T.J.; Wnek, G.E.; White, T.J. “Deformation and Elastic Recovery of Acrylate-Based Liquid Crystalline Elastomers” Macromolecules, 2019, 52(21), 8248-8255, DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01092
53. Wang, C.; Brown, G.; Burris, D.; Korley, L.T.J.; Epps, III, T. “The Coating Architects: Manipulating Multi-Scale Structures in Polymer Coatings to Optimize Interfacial Properties” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019, 1(9), 2249-2266, DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00302
52. Thompson, C.B.; Chatterjee, S.; Korley, L.T.J. “Gradient Supramolecular Interactions and Tunable Mechanics in Polychaete Jaw Inspired Supramolecular Interpenetrating Networks” European Polymer Journal, 2019,116, 201-209, DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.04.015
51. Brannum, M.L.; Steele, A.B.; Venetos, M.C.; Korley, L.T.J.; Wnek, G.E.; White, T.J. “Light Control with Liquid Crystalline Elastomers” Advanced Optical Materials, 2019, 7(6), 1801683-1801687, DOI: 10.1002/adom.201801683
50. Alexander, S.L.M.; Korley, L.T.J. “Restricting molecular mobility in polymer nanocomposites with self-assembling low molecular weight gel additives” ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 2018, 10, 43040–43048, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15112
49. Matolyak, L.E.; Thompson, C. B.; Li, B.; Keum, J.; Cowen, J.; Tomazin, R.; Korley, L.T.J. “Secondary Structure Mediated Hierarchy and Mechanics in Polyurea-Peptide Hybrids” Biomacromolecules, 2018, 19 (8), 3445–3455, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00762
48. Alexander, S.L.M.; Korley, L.T.J. “Nucleation effects of high molecular weight polymer additives on low molecular weight gels” Polymer Journal (Invited Article), 2018, 50, 775-786, DOI: 10.1038/s41428-018-0076-0
47. Prévôt, M. E.; Andro, H.; Alexander, S.L.M.; Ustunel, S.; Zhu, C.; Nikolov, Z.; Rafferty, S.T.; Brannum, M.T.; Kinsel, B.; Korley, L.T.J.; Freeman, E.J.; McDonough, J.A.; Clements, R.J.; Hegmann, E. “Liquid crystal elastomer foams with elastic properties specifically engineered as biodegradable brain tissue scaffolds” Soft Matter, 2018, 14, 354 – 360, DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01949a
46. Prévôt, M.E.; Bergquist, L.E.; Sharma, A.; Mori, T.; Gao, Y.; Bera, T.; Zhu, C.; Leslie, M.T.; Cukelj, R.; Korley, L.T.J.; Freeman, E.J.; McDonough, J. A.; Clements, R.J.; Hegmann, E. “New developments in 3D liquid crystal elastomers scaffolds for tissue engineering: from physical template to responsive substrate” Proc. of SPIE, 2017,10361,103610T-11, DOI: 10.1117/12.2275338
45. Matolyak, L.E.; Keum, J. K.; Van de Voorde, K.M.; Korley, L.T.J. “Synthetic Approach to Tailored Physical Associations in Peptide-Polyurea/Polyurethane Hybrids” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017, 15, 7607-7617, DOI: 10.1039/c7ob01352c
44. Alexander, S.L.M.; Ahmadmehrabi, S.; Korley, L.T.J. “Programming Shape and Tailoring Transport: Advancing Hygromorphic Bilayers with Aligned Nanofibers” Soft Matter 2017, 13, 5589 – 5596, DOI: 10.1039/C7SM00962C
43. Jordan, A.M.; Kim, S.-E.; Van de Voorde, K.M.; Porkoski, J.; Korley, L.T.J. “In Situ Fabrication of Fiber Reinforced Three-Dimensional Hydrogel Tissue Engineering Scaffolds” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2017, 3(8), 1869-1879, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00229
42. Alexander, S.L.M.; Matolyak, L.E.; Korley, L.T.J. “Intelligent nanofiber composites: Dynamic communication between materials and their environment” Macromolecular Materials and Engineering (Invited Feature Article), 2017, 302, 1700133, DOI: 10.1002/mame.201700133
41. Thompson, C.B.; Korley, L.T.J. “Harnessing Supramolecular and Peptidic Self-Assembly for the Construction of Reinforced Polymeric Tissue Scaffolds” Bioconjugate Chemistry (Invited Review), 2017, 28(5), 1325-1339, DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00115
40. Gu, T.; Kawamato, K.; Zhong, M.; Chen, M.; Hore, M.J.A.; Jordan, A.M.; Olsen, B.A.; Korley, L.T.J.; Johnson, J.A. “Semi-batch monomer addition as a general method to tune and enhance the mechanics of polymer networks via loop defect control” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017, 114 (19), 4875-4880, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620985114
39. Kim, S.-E.; Jordan, A.M; Korley, L.T.J.; Porkoski, J. “Drawing in poly (ε-caprolactone) Fibers: Tuning Mechanics, Fiber Dimensions and Surface-Modification for Biomedical Applications” Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2017, 5, 4499-4506, DOI: 10.0139/C7TB00096K
38. Chen, M.; Gu, Y.; Singh, A.; Zhong, M.; Jordan, A.M.; Biswas, S.; Korley, L.T.J.; Balazs, A.; Johnson, J. Living additive manufacturing: transformation of parent gels into diversely functionalized daughter gels made possible by visible light photo-redox catalysis” ACS Central Science, 2017, 3(2), 124-134, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00335
37. Sharma, A.; Mori, T.; Mahnen, C.J.; Everson, H.R.; Leslie, M.T.; Nielsen, A.d.; Lussier, L.; Zhu, C.; Hegmann, T.; McDonough, T.; Freeman, E.J.; Korley, L.T.J.; Clements, R.J.; Hegmann, R. “Effects of structural variations on the cellular response and mechanical properties of biocompatible, biodegradable, and porous smectic liquid crystal elastomers” Macromolecular Bioscience, 2017, 17, 1600278, DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600278
36. Alexander, S.L.M.; Korley, L.T.J. “Tunable hygromorphism: structural implications of low molecular weight gels and electrospun nanofibers in bilayer composites” Soft Matter, 2017,13, 283-291, DOI: 10.1039/C6SM00749J
35. Matolyak, L.; Keum, J.; Korley, L.T.J. “Molecular Design: Network Architecture and Its Impact on the Organization and Mechanics of Peptide-Polyurea Hybrids” Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17(12), 3931-3939, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01309
34. Lenart, W.; Jang, K.-S.; Jordan, A.M.; Baer, E.; Korley, L.T.J. “Mechanically Tunable Dual-Component Polyolefin Fiber Mats via Two-Dimensional Multilayer Coextrusion” Polymer, 2016, 103(26), 328-336, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.09.060
33. Jordan, A.M.; Viswanath, V.; Kim, S-E.; Porkoski, J.; Korley, L.T.J. “Processing and Surface Modification of Polymer Nanofibers for Biological Scaffolds: A Review” Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016, 4, 5958-5974, DOI: 10.1039/c6tb01303a
32. Jang, K-S.; Korley, L.T.J. “Phase diagrams of thermally-stable, polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: exploring the impact of chain length and chemical structure” Polymer Engineering and Science, 2016,56(4), 388-393, DOI: 10.1002/pen.24264
31. Jordan, A.M.; Marotta, T.; Korley, L.T.J. “Reducing Environmental Impact: Solvent and PEO Reclamation During Production of Melt-Extruded PCL Nanofibers” ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2015, 3(11), 2994-3003, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01019
30. Wanasekara, N.D.; Matolyak, L.; Korley, L.T.J. “Tunable Mechanics in Electrospun Composites via Hierarchical Organization” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2015, 47(41), 22970-22979, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06230
29. Monemian, S.; Korley, L.T.J. “Exploring the Role of Supramolecular Associations in Mechanical Toughening of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks” Macromolecules, 2015, 48(19), 7146-7155, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01752
28. Jordan, A.M.; Korley, L.T.J. “Toward a Tunable Fibrous Scaffold: Structural Development during Uniaxial Drawing of Coextruded Poly(caprolactone) Fibers” Macromolecules, 2015, 48 (8), 2614–2627, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00370
27. Sharma, A.; Neshat, A.; Mahnen, C.J.; Nielsen, A.d.; Snyder, J.; Stankovich, T.L.; Daum, B.G.; LaSpina, E.M.; Beltrano, G.; Li, S.; Park, B.-W.; Clements, R.J.; Freeman, E.J.; Malcuit, C.; McDonough, J.A.; Korley, L.T.J.; Hegmann, T.; Hegmann, E. “Biocompatible, biodegradable and porous liquid crystal elastomer scaffolds for spatial cell cultures” Macromolecular Bioscience, 2015,15, 200–214, DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201400325
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26. Johnson, J.C.; Korley, L.T.J.; Tsige, M. “Coarse-Grained Modeling of Peptidic/PDMS Triblock Morphology” The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2014, 118(47), 13718-13728, DOI: 10.1021/jp506553v
25. Monemian, S.; Jang, K-S.; Ghassemi, H.; Korley, L.T.J. “Probing the interplay of ultraviolet crosslinking and non-covalent interactions in supramolecular elastomers” Macromolecules, 2014, 47(16), 5633-5642, DOI: 10.1021/ma501183a
24. Jang, K-S.; Johnson, J.C.; Hegmann, T.; Hegmann, E.; Korley, L.T.J. “Biphenyl-based Liquid Crystals for Elevated Temperature Processing with Polymers” Liquid Crystals, 2014, 41(10), 1473-1482, DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2014.926405
23. Kim, S-E.; Wang, J.; Jordan, A.; Korley, L.T.J.; Baer, E.; Pokorski, J. “Surface Modification of Melt Extruded Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanofibers: Toward a New Scalable Biomaterial Scaffold” ACS MacroLetters, 2014, 3(6), 585–589, DOI: 10.1021/mz500112d
22. Jordan, A.M.; Lenart, W.; Carr, J.; Baer, E.; Korley, L.T.J. “Structural evolution during mechanical deformation in high-barrier PVDF-TFE/PET multilayer films using in-situ X-ray techniques” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6(6), 3987-3994, DOI: 10.1021/am4053893
21. Wang, J.; Langhe, D.; Ponting, M.; Wnek, G.E.; Korley, L.T.J; Baer, E. “Manufacturing of Polymer Continuous Nanofibers using a Novel Co-extrusion and Multiplication Technique” Polymer, 2014, 55(2), 673-685, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.12.025
20. Johnson, J.C.; Wanasekara, N.D.; Korley, L.T.J. “Influence of secondary structure and hydrogen-bonding arrangement on the mechanical properties of peptidic-polyurea hybrids” J. Mater. Chem. B., 2014, 2, 2554-2561, DOI: 10.1039/C3TB21476A
19. Wojtecki, R.J.; Wu, Q.; Johnson, J.C.; Ray, D.E.; Korley, L.T.J; Rowan, S.J. “Optimizing the formation of 2,6-bis(N-alkyl-benzimidazolyl)pyridine-
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17. Wanasekara, N.W.; Korley, L.T.J. “Toward Tunable and Adaptable Polymer Nanocomposites” Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2013, 51(7), 463-467, DOI: 10.1002/polb.23253
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14. Burt, T.M.; Jordan, A.M.; Korley, L.T.J. “Towards Anisotropic Materials via Forced Assembly Co-extrusion” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2012, 4(10), 5155–5161, DOI: 10.1021/am301072s
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12. Lai, C-Y.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.; Korley, L.T.J. “The Deformation of Confined Poly(ethylene oxide) in Multilayer Films” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2012, 4 (4), 2218–2227, DOI: 10.1021/
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10. Stone, D.A.; Wanasekara, N.W.; Jones, D.; Wheeler, N.R.; Wilusz, E.; Zukas, W.; Wnek, G.E.; Korley, L.T.J. “All-Organic, Stimuli-responsive Polymer Composites with Electrospun Fiber Fillers” ACS Macro Letters, 2012, 1(1), 80-83, DOI: 10.1021/mz200049v
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