Publications

2025

Polyethylene decomposing over Pt-Re catalyst supported on silica

 

 

"Polymer Upcycling by Catalytic Hydrogenolysis: The Role of Polyolefin Short-Chain Branching,” Gdowski, Z.; Raj, R.; Bhan, A.; Mkhoyan, K. A.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S. ACS Catalysis, 2025, 5, 16924–16937.

 

 

 

MD simulation of guerbet glycolipid into network phases

 

"Exploring the Self-Assembly of Glycolipids into Three-Dimensional Network Phases,” Zheng, C.; Luo, K; Das, S.; Chen P.; Shen, Z.; Jaye, J.; Li, D.; Calabrese, M. A., Reineke, T. M.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Dorfman, K. D.; Lodge, T. P.; Siepmann, J. I. J. Phys. Chem. B 2025, 129, 8231–8243.

 

 

 

Double tail block co-oligomer making a double gyroid phase in molecular dynamics simulation

 

 

"Double-Gyroid Network Morphologies Formed by Asymmetric AB1B2 Triblock Amphiphiles over Wide Volume Fraction Range," Li, D.; Shen, Z.; Chen, P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Dorfman, K. D.; Lodge, T. P.; Siepmann, J. I., JACS Au, 2025, 5, 3387–3398

 

 

 

 

bottlebrush polymers with different grafting densities

 

"Effect of Grafting Density on Self-Assembled Lamellar Phases of Core-Shell Bottlebrushes," Ness, E. M.; Kozody, M. K.; Ellison, C. J.; Mahanthappa, M. K.  Macromolecules 2025, 58, 3016–3026.

 

 

 

2024

two diblock copolymers make micelles that co-assemble as a solid solution, a jammed glass, or a line compound

 

"Diblock Copolymer Blends Do Not Mimic Metal Alloys," Gdowski, Z. M.; Swartzendruber, S. M.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S. Macromolecules, 2024, 57, 7926–7940

 

coil-brush diblock swollen with ionic liquid makes double gyroid or lamellae

 

Lyotropic Phase of Coil-Bottlebrush Diblock Copolymers in Alkylimidazolium-based Ionic Liquids,” Perales Rodriguez, C.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Lodge, T. P. Macromolecules, 2024, 57, 3081–3089.

 

"Particle Dynamics in a Diblock Copolymer-based Dodecagonal Quasicrystal and its Periodic σ Approximant by X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy,” Mueller, A. J.; Lindsay, A. P.; Lewis, R. M.; Zhang, Q.; Narayanan, S.; Lodge, T. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S. Phys. Rev. Lett., 2024, 132, 158101.

"Self-Assembled Complex Micelle Phase Stability in ABA-type Triblock Copolymers and Related Core-Shell Bottlebrushes,” Karavolias, M. G.; Mahanthappa, M. K., Phys. Rev. Mater., 2024, 8, 015603.

Guerbet glycolipid forming thermotropic double gyroid phase

"Self-assembly of Unusually Stable Thermotropic Network Phases by Cellobiose-based Guerbet Glycolipids,” Das, S.; Zheng, C.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Lodge, T. P.; Siepmann, J. I.; Calabrese, M. A.; Reineke, T. M., Biomacromolecules, 2024, 25, 1291–1302.

 

 

2023

"Surface Relief Terraces in Double Gyroid-Forming Polystyrene-block-Polylactide Thin Films,” Yang, S.-M; Oh, J.; Magruder, B.; Kim, H. J.; Dorfman, K. D.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Ellison, C. J. Phys. Rev. Mater., 2023, 7, 125601.

"Controlling Fiber Morphologies Arising from Room-Temperature Cure Blowing,” Banerji, A.; Mahanthappa, M. K., Ellison, C. J. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2023, 5, 7841–7853.

2022

Particle Packing graphic

Tuning Diblock Copolymer Particle Packing Symmetry with Variable Molecular Weight Core-Homopolymer,” Mueller, A. J.; Lindsay, A. P.; Jayaraman, A.; Weigand, S. M.; Lodge, T. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S. Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 8332–8344.

 

Gyroid Cover Alert Journal of Polymer Science 2022

 

 

 

 

"Stability of Cubic Single Network Phases in Diblock Copolymer Melt,” Chen, P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Dorfman, K. D. J. Polym. Sci.202260, 2543–2552 with Cover Art

 

 

 

 

AB linear and AB2 star block co-oligomer mixture make double gyroid

 

 

Stabilizing a Double Gyroid Network Phase with 2 nm Feature Size by Blending of LAM and CYL Forming Block Oligomers," Shen, Z.; Luo, K.; Park, S.J.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S.; Lodge, T. P.; Siepmann, J. I. 2022, 2, 1405–1416.

 

 

 

Near-infrared laser irradiated double diamond phase to induce phase transition

 

Near-Infrared-Triggered Reversible Transformations of Gold Nanorod-Laden Lipid Assemblies: Implications for Cellular Delivery,” Rueben, J.; Jayaraman, A.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Leal, C. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 710–717 (featured as ACS Editor's Choice Article)

 

 

 

 

 

2021

"1D SAXS indexing macro for Igor Pro," Lindsay, A. P.; Mueller, A. J.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Lodge, T. P.; Bates, F. S. Data Repository for U of M (DRUM), GNU Public License. 

"Wigner–Seitz Cell Generation and Calculations in MATLAB," Lindsay, A. P.; Mueller, A. J.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Lodge, T. P.; Bates, F. S. Data Repository for U of M (DRUM), GNU Public License. 

Banerji Porous Fibers

"Porous Fibers Templated by Melt Blowing Co-Continuous Immiscible Polymer Blends,” Banerji, A.; Jin, K.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S.; Ellison, C. J. ACS Macro Letters, 202110, 1196–1203. 

 

Ionic Conductivity grain size

"Ionic Conductivities of Broad Dispersity Lithium Salt-Doped Poly(styrene)/Poly(ethylene oxide) Triblock Polymers,” Xu, H.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Macromolecules, 202154, 8798–8809.

 

Hongyun Nanoporous

Flexible Nanoporous Materials by Matrix Removal from Cylinder-Forming Diblock Copolymers,” Xu, H.; Xiao, H.; Ellison, C. J.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Nano Lett., 202121, 7587–7594.

 

DDQC Tiling

 

"Dodecagonal Quasicrystals of Oil-Swollen Ionic Surfactant Micelles," Jayaraman, A.; Baez-Cotto, C. M.; Mann, T. J.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2021, 118, e2101598118.

 

 

DDQC Epitaxy PEP-PDMS

Reevaluation of Poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-block-Polydimethylsiloxane Phase Behavior Uncovers Topological Close-Packing and Epitaxial Quasicrystal Growth,” Lindsay, A. P.; Jayaraman, A.; Peterson, A.; Mueller, A. J.; Weigand, S.; Almdal, K.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Lodge, T. P.; Bates, F. S., ACS Nano202115, 9453–9468.

 

Shear BCC to A15

“Shear-Modulated Rates of Phase Transitions in Sphere-Forming Diblock Oligomer Lyotropic Liquid Crystals,” Valentine, C; Jayaraman, A.; Mahanthappa, M. K., Walker, L. M. ACS Macro Lett., 202110, 538–544.

 

LLP to DDQC to sigma

"Quasicrystals and Their Approximants in a Crystalline-Amorphous Diblock Copolymer," Mueller, A. J.; Lindsay, A. P.; Jayaraman, A.; Lodge, T. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S. Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 2647–2660.

 

"Molecular Weight Distribution and Block Polymer Self-Assembly,” Lynd, N. L.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Noro, A., Polymer (Japan), 2021, 70, 77-79.

2020

XPCS heterodyne

"Grain Growth and Coarsening Dynamics in a Compositionally Asymmetric Diblock Polymer Revealed by X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy,” Lewis, III, R. M.; Jackson, G. L.; Maher, M. J.; Kim, K.; Narayanan, S.’ Lodge, T. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S., Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 8233–8243.

 

QESD-CC

Novel Quasi-Emulsion Solvent Diffusion-Based Spherical Cocrystallization Strategy for Simultaneously Improving the Manufacturability and Dissolution of Indomethacin,” Chen, H.; Xu. H.; Wang, C.; Kang, H.; Haynes, C.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Sun. C., Cryst. Growth Dec., 202020, 6752–6762.

 

Lipidoids Jennings

Protonation-Driven Aqueous Lyotropic Self-Assembly of Synthetic Six-Tail Lipidoids,” Jennings, J.; Carter, M. C. D.; Son, C. Y.; Cui, Q. C.; Lynn, D. M.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Langmuir202036, 8240–8252. 

 

 

Computational design of triblock amphiphiles

From Order to Disorder: Computational Design of Triblock Amphiphiles with 1-nm Domains,” Shen, Z.; Chen, J.; Vernadskaia, V.; Ertem, S. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Hillmyer, M. A.; Reineke, T. M.; Lodge, T. P.; Siepmann, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2020142, 9352–9362.

 

 

 

Hi transference numbers Dewing

Electrochemically Stable, High Transference Number Lithium Bis(malonato)borate Polymer Solution Electrolytes,” Dewing, B. L.; Bible, N. G.;** Ellison, C. J.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Chem. Mater. 202032, 3794–3804.

 

 

C15 in SB/S'blends

Emergence of a C15 Laves Phase in Diblock Polymer/Homopolymer Blends,” Mueller, A. J.; Lindsay, A. P.; Jayaraman, A.; Lodge, T. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S., ACS Macro Lett., 2020, 9, 576–582.

 

 

Punch Sticking

Reduction of Punch-Sticking Propensity of Celecoxib by Spherical Crystallization via Polymer Assisted Quasi-Emulsion Solvent Diffusion,” Chen, H; Paul, S.; Xu, H.; Wang, K.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Sun, C. Mol. Pharmaceutics202017, 1387–1396

 

Gemini plus decane

"Aqueous Lyotropic Mesophase Behavior of Gemini Dicarboxylate Surfactants Swollen with n-Decane," Baez-Cotto, C. M.; Jackson, G. L.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Langmuir202036, 2307–2321.

 

 

Headgroup Water diffusion LLCs

 

"Consequences of Convex Nanopore Chemistry on Confined Water Dynamics," Jackson, G L.; Kim, S.; Jayaraman, A.; Diallo, S. O.; Mahanthappa, M. K. J. Phys. Chem. B2020124, 1495–1508.

 

 

2019

csBB self-assembly

"Order-to-Disorder Transitions in Lamellar Melt Self-Assembled Core-Shell Bottlebrush Polymers,” Karavolias, M. G.; Elder, J. B.; Ness, E. M.; Mahanthappa, M. K. ACS Macro Lett., 2019, 8, 1617-1622.

 

cure blowing

"Cross-Linked Nonwoven Fibers from Room-Temperature Cure Blowing and in Situ Photopolymerization," Banerji, A.; Jin, K.; Liu, K.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Ellison, C. J., Macromolecules201952, 6662-6672.

 

 

broad disparity SOS triblocks

"Morphological Impact of Segment Dispersity in Lithium Salt-Doped Poly(styrene)/Poly(ethylene oxide) Triblock Polymers," Xu, H.; Greeve, E. M.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 5722–5734.

 

 

Brij58 LLC metastable states

"Path-Dependent Preparation of Complex Micelle Packings of a Hydrated Diblock Oligomer, " Jayaraman, A.; Zhang, D. Y.; Dewing, B. L.; Mahanthappa, M. K. ACS Central Science 2019, 5, 619-628.

 

 

2018

"A new framework for X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy analysis from polycrystalline materials," Lewis III, R. M.; Jackson, G. L.; Maher, M. J.; Kim, K.; Lodge, T. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Narayanan, S.; Bates, F. S. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2018, 89, 123902.

XPCS supercooled liquid of micelles

"Dynamics of a Supercooled Disordered Sphere-Forming Diblock Copolymer as Determined by X-ray Photocorrelation and Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopies," Lewis III, R. M.; Beech, H. K.; Jackson, G. L.; Maher, M. J.; Kim, K.; Narayanan, S.; Lodge, T. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Bates, F. S. ACS Macro Lett., 2018, 7, 1486-1491.

 

ion specific confined water dynamics

"Ion-Specific Confined Water Dynamics in Convex Nanopores of Gemini Surfactant Lyotropic Liquid Crystals," Jackson G. L.; Mantha, S.; Kim S. A.; Diallo D. O.; Herwig K. W.; Yethiraj A.; Mahanthappa M. K. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2018, 122, 10031-10043.

 

dispersity control in ATRP

"Dispersity Control in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizations Through Addition of Phenylhydrazine," Yadav, V.; Hashmi, N.; Ding, W.; Li, T.–Z., Mahanthappa, M. K.; Conrad, J. C.; Robertson, M. L., Polymer Chemistry, 2018, 9, 4332-4342.

C14 LLC

"Micellar Mimicry of Intermetallic C14 and C15 Laves Phases by Aqueous Lyotropic Self-Assembly," Baez-Cotto M. C.; Mahanthappa M. K. ACS Nano, 2018, 12, 3226-3234.

 

counter ionic regulated water dynamics MD simulations

"Counterion-Regulated Dynamics of Water Confined in Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Morphologies," Mantha, S.; Jackson, G. L.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Yethiraj, A. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2018, 122, 2408-2413.

 

counterion dependent access to FK phases

"Counterion-Dependent Access to Low-Symmetry Lyotropic Sphere Packings of Ionic Surfactant Micelles," Jayaraman, A.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Langmuir, 2018, 34, 2290–2301.

 

 

Nanoporous networks template by gemini LLCs
 
"Nanoporous Polymer Networks Templated by Gemini Surfactant Lyotropic Liquid Crystals," Jennings, J.; Green, B.; Mann, T. J.; Guymon, C. A.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Chemistry of Materials, 2018, 30, 185–196.
 

 

 

2017

Proton conducting LLCs

"Roles of Chemical Functionality and Pore Curvature in the Design of Nanoporous Proton Conductors," Jackson, G. L.; Perroni, D. V.; Mahanthappa, M. K., J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121, 9429–9436.

 
 
 
 
LBL triblock dispersity

Order and Disorder in High χ/low N, Broad Dispersity ABA Triblock Polymers,” Schmitt, A. K.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 6779-6787.

 
 
 
ethylene carbonate decomposition

Ab initio Modeling of Electrolyte Molecule Ethylene Carbonate Decomposition Reaction on Li(Ni,Mn,Co)O2 Cathode Surface,” Xu, S.; Luo, G.; Jacobs, R.; Fang, S.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Hamers, R. J.; Morgan, D. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 20545–20553. 

 

 
FK sigma phase

"Low-symmetry sphere packings of simple surfactant micelles induced by ionic sphericity" Kim S. A.; Jeong K.-J.; Yethiraj A.; Mahanthappa M. K. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2017, 114, 4072-4077.

 

 

 

 

2016

A Reactive Platform Approach for the Rapid Synthesis and Discovery of High χ/Low N Block Polymers” Carter, M. C. D.; Jennings, J.; Speetjens, II, F. W.; Lynn, D. M.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Macromolecules201649, 6268–6276.

Atomic Layer Deposition of Al2O3-Ga2O3 Alloy Coatings for Li[Ni0.5Mn0.3Co0.2]O2 Cathode to Improve Rate Performance in Li-ion Battery” Laskar, M. R.; Jackson, D. H. K.; Guan, Y.; Dreibelbis, M.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Morgan, D.; Hamers, R. J.; Kuech, T. J. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8, 10572-10580

Imprint Control of BaTiO3 Thin Films via Chemically Induced Surface Polarization Pinning” Lee, H.; Kim, T. H.; Patzner, J. J.; Lu, H.; Lee, J.; Zhou, H. Chang, W.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Tsymbal, E. Y.; Gruverman, A.; Eom, C.-B. Nano Lett., 2016, 16, 2400-2406 

 “Optimizing AlF3 Atomic Layer Deposition Using Trimethylaluminum and TaF5” Jackson, D. H. K.; Laskar, M.; Fang, S.; Xu, S.; Ellis, R. G.; Li, X.; Dreibelbis, M.; Babcock, S.E.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Morgan, S.; Hamers, R. J.; Kuech, T. F. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 2016, 34, 031503. 

Water Dynamics in Gyroid Phases of Self-Assembled Gemini Surfactants” Roy, S.; Skoff, D.; Perroni, D.; Mondal, J.; Yethiraj, A.; Mahanthappa, M.; Zanni, M.; Skinner, J. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 2472–2475.

Unexpected Role of Linker Position on Ammonium Gemini Surfactant Lyotropic Gyroid Phase Stability” Sorenson, G. P; Mahanthappa, M. K. Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 2408-2415. 

Discussion on ‘Aperiodic Copolymers’” Rowan, S.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Klumperman, B.; Gaspard, P.; Grubbs, R.; Hillmyer, M.; Hutchings, L.; Mahanthappa, M.; O’Reilly, R.; Ouchi, M.; Sawamoto, M.; Lodge, T., ACS Macro Lett., 2016, 5, 1–3. 

2015

 “Synthetic Mimics of Bacterial Lipid A Trigger Optical Transitions in Liquid Crystal Droplets at Picogram-per-Milliliter Concentrations” Carter, M.; Miller, D.; Jennings, J.; Wang, X.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Abbott, N. L.; Lynn, D. M. Langmuir, 2015, 31, 12850–12855.

High-Resolution Structures of a Heterochiral Coiled Coil” Mortenson, D. E.; Steinkruger, J. D.; Kreitler, D. F.; Perroni, D. V.; Sorenson, G. P.; Huang, L.; Mittal, R.; Yun H. G.; Travis, B. R.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Forrest, K. T.; Gellman, S. H. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.,2015, 112, 13144–13149

Lithium Transport through Li-ion Battery Cathode Coating” Nguyen, H. M.; Jacobs, R. M.; Xu, S.; Hao, S.; Mahanthappa, M. K.; Wolverton, C.; Morgan, D., Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 17248-17272. 

Reply to the ‘Comment on “Discovery of a tetracontinuous, aqueous lyotropic network phase with unusual 3D-hexagonal symmetry”’ by G. Schröder-Turk, M. Fischer and S. Hyde,” Sorenson, G. P.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Soft Matter, 2015, 11, 1228-1230.

Frank W. Speetjens, II and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Synthesis and Rheological Characterization of Poly(vinyl acetate-b-vinyl alcohol-b-vinyl acetate) Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels,Macromolecules 2015, 48, 5412-5422. 

Dominic V. Perroni, Carlos M. Baez-Cotto, Gregory P. Sorenson, and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Linker Length-Dependent Control of Gemini Surfactant Aqueous Lyotropic Gyroid Phase StabilityJ. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2015, 6, 993–998.

2014

Sarang M. Bhaway, Kim Kisslinger, Lihua Zhang, Kevin G. Yager, Andrew L. Schmitt, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, Alamgir Karim, and Bryan D. Vogt. "Mesoporous Carbon–Vanadium Oxide Films by Resol-Assisted, Triblock Copolymer-Templated Cooperative Self-AssemblyACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces20146, 19288–19298.

Gregory P. Sorenson, Adam K. Schmitt, and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Discovery of a Tetracontinuous, Aqueous Lyotropic Network Phase with Unusual 3D-Hexagonal Symmetry," Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 8229-8235.

Daniel P. Sweat, Myungwoong Kim, Adam K. Schmitt, Dominic V. Perroni, Charles G. Fry, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, and Padma Gopalan. "Phase Behavior of Poly(4-hydroxystyrene-block-styrene) Synthesized by Living Anionic Polymerization of an Acetal Protected MonomerMacromolecules 2014 47 (18), 6302-6310.

Adam K. Schmitt and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Characteristics of Lamellar Mesophases in Strongly Segregated Broad Dispersity ABA Triblock CopolymersMacromolecules, 2014, 47, 4346-4356.

Ashley L. Black Ramirez, Adam K. Schmitt, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, and Stephen L. Craig. "Enhancing Covalent Mechanochemistry in Bulk Polymers Using Electrospun ABA Triblock CopolymersFaraday Discuss., 2014170, 337-344. 

Frank Speetjens, Matthew C.D. Carter, Myungwoong Kim, Padma Gopalan, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, David M. Lynn. "Post-fabrication Placement of Arbitrary Chemical Functionality on Microphase-Separated Thin Films of Amine-Reactive Block CopolymersACS Macro Lett.20143, 1178–1182. 

2013

Dominic V. Perroni and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Inverse Pm3(-)n cubic micellar lyotropic phases from zwitterionic triazolium gemini surfactantsSoft Matter20139, 7919-7922.               ****Featured Here too

Milton H. Repollet-Pedrosa and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Fusion of poly(vinyl acetate-b-vinyl alcohol) spherical micelles in water induced by poly(ethylene oxide)Soft Matter20139, 7684-7687. 

Joan M. Widin, Myungwoong Kim, Adam K. Schmitt, Eungnak Han, Padma Gopalan, and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Bulk and Thin Film Morphological Behavior of Broad Dispersity Poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) Diblock CopolymersMacromolecules201346, 4472-4480. 

Thomas H. Epps III, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "From fundamental science to advanced technologiesJ. Poly. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys.201351, 461-462.

2012

Jagannath Mondal, Mahesh Mahanthappa, and Arun Yethiraj. "Self-Assembly of Gemini Surfactants: A Computer Simulation StudyJ. Phys. Chem. B2012117, 4254-4262. 

Andrew L Schmitt, Milton H. Repollet-Pedrosa and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Polydispersity-Driven Block Copolymer Amphiphile Self-Assembly into Prolate-Spheroid MicellesACS Macro Letters20121, 300-304. 

Glen B. Thomas, Corinne E. Lipscomb and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Amino acid vinyl esters: a new monomer palette for degradable polycationic materialsPolymer Chemistry20123, 741-750. 

Joan M. Widin, Adam K Schmitt, Andrew L Schmitt, Kyuhyun Im, and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Unexpected Consequences of Block Polydispersity on the Self-Assembly of ABA Triblock CopolymersJ. Amer. Chem. Soc.2012134, 3834-3844.                                                        *****Also featured in a Nature News & Views perspective by R. A. Register here

Andrew L. Schmitt and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Polydispersity-driven shift in the lamellar mesophase composition window of PEO-PB-PEO triblock copolymersSoft Matter20128, 2294-2303.

Ashley L. Black Ramirez, James W. Ogle, Andrew L. Schmitt, Jeremy M. Lenhardt, Matthew P. Cashion, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, and Stephen L. Craig. "Microstructure of Copolymers Formed by the Reagentless, Mechanochemical Remodeling of Homopolymers via Pulsed Ultrasound," ACS Macro Letters20121, 23-27.

2011

Gregory P. Sorenson, Keiva L. Coppage, and Mahesh K. Makanthappa. "Unusually Stable Aqueous Lyotropic Gyroid Phases from Gemini Dicarboxylate SurfactantsJ. Amer. Chem. Soc.2011133, 14928–14931. 

Steven M. Banik, Beau L. Monnot, Ryan L. Weber, and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "ROMP-CT/NMP Synthesis of Multiblock Copolymers Containing Linear Poly(ethylene) SegmentsMacromolecules201144, 7141–7148. 

Ryan L. Weber, Yuesheng Ye, Steven M. Banik, Yossef A. Elabd, Michael A. Hickner, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Thermal and Ion Transport Properties of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Polymerized Styrenic Imidazolium Ionic Liquids" J. Polym Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 201149, 1287-1296. *****Featured on the Cover Here

R. L. Weber, Y. Ye, A. L. Schmitt, S. M. Banik, Y. A. Elabd, M. K. Mahanthappa. "Effect of Nanoscale Morphology on the Conductivity of Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block CopolymersMacromolecules201144, 5727-5735. 

C. E. Lipscomb and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Microphase Separation Mode-Dependent Mechanical Response in Poly(vinyl ester)/PEO Triblock CopolymersMacromolecules201144, 4401-4409. 

D. N. Bunck, G. P. Sorenson and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Cobalt-mediated radical polymerization routes to poly(vinyl ester) block copolymersJ. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem.201149, 242-249. 

Before 2011

J. M. Widin, A. K. Schmitt, K. Im, A. L. Schmitt, and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Polydispersity-Induced Stabilization of a Disordered Bicontinuous Morphology in ABA Triblock CopolymersMacromolecules201043, 7913-7915. 

M. H. Repollet-Pedrosa, R. L. Weber, A. L. Schmitt, and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Poly(vinyl acetate-b-vinyl alcohol) Surfactants Derived from Poly(vinyl ester) Block CopolymersMacromolecules201043, 7900-7902. 

C. E. Lipscomb and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Poly(vinyl ester) Block Copolymers Synthesized by Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer PolymerizationsMacromolecules200942, 4571-4579. 

M. B. Runge, C. E. Lipscomb, L. Ditzler, M. K. Mahanthappa, A. V. Tivanski, and N. B. Bowden. "Investigation of the Assembly of Coil-Comb Block Copolymers in the Solid State" Macromolecules200841, 7687-7694.

Publications Prior to Independent Career

M. K. Mahanthappa, M. A. Hillmyer, and F. S. Bates. "Mechanical Consequences of Molecular Composition on Failure in Polyolefin Composites Containing Glassy, Elastomeric, and Semicrystalline ComponentsMacromolecules200841, 1341-1351. 

M. K. Mahanthappa, L. S. Lim, M. A. Hillmyer, and F. S. Bates. "Control of Mechanical Behavior in Polyolefin Composites: Incorporation of Glassy, Rubbery, and Semicrystalline ComponentsMacromolecules200740, 1585–1593. 

A. J. Meuler, M. K. Mahanthappa, M. A. Hillmyer, and F. S. Bates. "Synthesis of Monodisperse α-Hydroxy-Polystyrene in Hydrocarbon Media Using a Functional OrganolithiumMacromolecules200740, 760–762. 

Mahanthappa, M. K., Bates, F. S., and Hillmyer, M. A. "Synthesis of ABA Triblock Copolymers by a Tandem ROMP-RAFT Strategy" Macromolecules200538, 7890-7894. 

Koo, C. M., Wu, L., Lim, L. S., Mahanthappa, M. K., Hillmyer, M. A., and Bates, F. S. "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Semicrystalline-Rubbery-Semicrystalline Triblock CopolymersMacromolecules200538, 6090-6098. 

Mahanthappa, M. K., Cole, A. P., and Waymouth, R. M. "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Hydroxylaminato Alkyltitanium Complexes," Organometallics2004, 23, 1405-1410. 

Mahanthappa, M. K., Cole, A. P., and Waymouth, R. M. "Synthesis, Structure and Ethylene/α-Olefin Polymerization Reactivity of (Cyclopentadienyl)(nitroxide)titanium ComplexesOrganometallics200423, 836-845. 

Mahanthappa, M. K., Huang, K.-W., Cole, A. P., and Waymouth, R. M. "Synthesis and Structure of Titanium Complexes Containing TEMPO LigandsChem. Commun.2002, 502-503. 

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