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Thickness Dependence of Contact Angles in Multilayered Ultrathin Polymer Films
E.S. Petek and R. Katsumata*, “Thickness Dependence of Contact Angles in Multilayered Ultrathin Polymer Films,” Macromolecules 55, 17,...

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Aug 18, 20221 min read


Wetting Transparency of Ultrathin Polymer Films
Fundamental science question: Scientists can predict wetting, or how a liquid drop will act on a material: how it bubbles up or spreads...

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Sep 23, 20212 min read


“Stress-Free” Molecular Design
Problem/Societal Impact Statement: Stress commonly accumulates at material interfaces. The accumulation of interfacial stress can be...

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Sep 22, 20211 min read


Dopamine mediated polymer coating facilitates area selective Atomic Layer Deposition
H. Papananou, R. Katsumata, Z. Neary, R. Goh, R. Limary, and R.A. Segalman*, “Dopamine mediated polymer coating facilitates area...

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Sep 8, 20211 min read


Polymer Coatings Capable of Photo-triggered Stress Relaxation via Dynamic Covalent Bond Exchange
A.M. Mineo, M.E. Buck, and R. Katsumata*, “Molecular Design of Polymer Coatings Capable of Photo-triggered Stress Relaxation via Dynamic...

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Aug 1, 20211 min read


Electronic Tuning of Monolayer Graphene with Polymeric “Zwitterists”
J.N. Pagaduan, N. Hight-Huf, A. Datar, M. Barnes, D. Naveh, A. Ramasubramaniam*, R. Katsumata*, and T. Emrick*, “Electronic Tuning of...

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Jan 1, 20211 min read


Generating large thermally stable Marangoni-driven topography in polymer films
1. A.R. Jones+, C.B. Kim+, S.X. Zhou, H. Ha, R. Katsumata, R.T. Bonnecaze, and C.J. Ellison*, “Generating large thermally stable...

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May 1, 20171 min read


Marangoni instability driven surface relief grating in an Azobenzene containing polymer film
C.B. Kim, J. Wistrom, H. Ha, S.X. Zhou, R. Katsumata, A.R. Jones, D.W. Janes, K.M. Miller, and C.J. Ellison*, “Marangoni instability...

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Sep 1, 20161 min read


A photochemical approach to directing flow and stabilizing topography in polymer films
J.M. Katzenstein, C.B. Kim, D.W. Janes, N.A. Prisco, R. Katsumata, Z. Li, G. Blachut, and C.J. Ellison*, “A photochemical approach to...

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Aug 1, 20141 min read
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