Publications

2020

"From Order to Disorder: Computational Design of Triblock Amphiphiles with 1 nm Domains," Shen, Z.; Chen, J. L.; Vernadskaia, V.; Ertem, S. P.; Mahanthappa, M.K.; Hillmyer, M. A.; Reineke, T. M.; Lodge, T. P.; Siepmann, J. I. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, ASAP Article. DOI: Article 10.1021/jacs.0c01829.

"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. 2020, 32, 3794–3804.

"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.

"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. C. Mol. Pharmaceutics 2020, 17, 1387-1396.

"Aqueous Lyotropic Mesophase Behavior of Gemini Dicarboxylate Surfactants Swollen with n-Decane," Baez-Cotto, C. M.; Jackson, G. L.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Langmuir, 2020, 36, 2307-2321.

"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. B, 2020, 124, 1495-1508.

2019

"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.

"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., Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 6662-6672.

"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.

"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.

"Dynamics of a Supercooled Disordered Sphere-Forming Diblock Copolymer as Determiend 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 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 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.

"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.

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

"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

"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.
 
 
“Order and Disorder in High χ/low N, Broad Dispersity ABA Triblock Polymers,” Schmitt, A. K.; Mahanthappa, M. K. Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 6779-6787.
 
“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. 
 
"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. Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 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 Stability" J. 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-Assembly" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6, 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 Monomer" Macromolecules 2014 47 (18), 6302-6310.

Adam K. Schmitt and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Characteristics of Lamellar Mesophases in Strongly Segregated Broad Dispersity ABA Triblock Copolymers" Macromolecules, 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 Copolymers" Faraday Discuss., 2014, 170, 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 Copolymers" ACS Macro Lett., 2014, 3, 1178–1182. 

2013

Dominic V. Perroni and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Inverse Pm3(-)n cubic micellar lyotropic phases from zwitterionic triazolium gemini surfactants" Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 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 Matter, 2013, 9, 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 Copolymers" Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 4472-4480. 

Thomas H. Epps III, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "From fundamental science to advanced technologies" J. Poly. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 2013, 51, 461-462.

2012

Jagannath Mondal, Mahesh Mahanthappa, and Arun Yethiraj. "Self-Assembly of Gemini Surfactants: A Computer Simulation Study" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2012, 117, 4254-4262. 

Andrew L Schmitt, Milton H. Repollet-Pedrosa and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Polydispersity-Driven Block Copolymer Amphiphile Self-Assembly into Prolate-Spheroid Micelles" ACS Macro Letters, 2012, 1, 300-304. 

Glen B. Thomas, Corinne E. Lipscomb and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa. "Amino acid vinyl esters: a new monomer palette for degradable polycationic materials" Polymer Chemistry, 2012, 3, 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 Copolymers" J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 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 copolymers" Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 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 Letters, 2012, 1, 23-27.

2011

Gregory P. Sorenson, Keiva L. Coppage, and Mahesh K. Makanthappa. "Unusually Stable Aqueous Lyotropic Gyroid Phases from Gemini Dicarboxylate Surfactants" J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 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) Segments" Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 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., 2011, 49, 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 Copolymers" Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 5727-5735. 

C. E. Lipscomb and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Microphase Separation Mode-Dependent Mechanical Response in Poly(vinyl ester)/PEO Triblock Copolymers" Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 4401-4409. 

D. N. Bunck, G. P. Sorenson and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Cobalt-mediated radical polymerization routes to poly(vinyl ester) block copolymers" J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 2011, 49, 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 Copolymers" Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 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 Copolymers" Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 7900-7902. 

C. E. Lipscomb and M. K. Mahanthappa. "Poly(vinyl ester) Block Copolymers Synthesized by Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerizations" Macromolecules, 2009, 42, 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" Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 7687-7694.

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 Components" Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 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 Components" Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 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 Organolithium" Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 760–762. 

Mahanthappa, M. K., Bates, F. S., and Hillmyer, M. A. "Synthesis of ABA Triblock Copolymers by a Tandem ROMP-RAFT Strategy" Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 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 Copolymers" Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 6090-6098. 

Mahanthappa, M. K., Cole, A. P., and Waymouth, R. M. "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Hydroxylaminato Alkyltitanium Complexes," Organometallics, 2004, 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 Complexes" Organometallics, 2004, 23, 836-845. 

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

Mahanthappa, M. K. and Waymouth, R. M. "Titanium-Mediated Syndiospecific Styrene Polymerizations: Role of Oxidation State" J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 12093-12094. 

Korte, B. J., Sommer, R. D., Sellers, S. P., Mahanthappa, M. K., Durfee, W. S., and Yee, G. T. "New Donors and Acceptors for Molecule-based Magnetism Research" ACS Symp. Ser., 1999, 727, 69-83.