Macromolecules 2012 Volume 45 №03

Proteins Fibrils from a Polymer Physics Perspective
Jozef Adamcik and Raffaele Mezzenga
1137-1150Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Alkyl-Substituted PPXs by Chemical Vapor Deposition for Stent Coatings
Anna K. Bier, Michael Bognitzki, Jochen Mogk, and Andreas Greiner
1151-1157A Fluorinated Photoinitiator for Surface Oxygen Inhibition Resistance
Fei Xu, Jin-Liang Yang, Yu-Shan Gong, Gui-Ping Ma, and Jun Nie
1158-1164π-Conjugated Fluorescent Azomethine Copolymers: Opto-Electronic, Halochromic, and Doping Properties
Satyananda Barik, Thomas Bletzacker, and W. G. Skene
1165-1173High Refractive Index Polymers Based on Thiol–Ene Cross-Linking Using Polarizable Inorganic/Organic Monomers
Sharad D. Bhagat, Jhunu Chatterjee, Banghao Chen, and A. E. Stiegman
1174-1181Synthesis of New Polyelectrolytes via Backbone Quaternization of Poly(aryloxy- and alkoxyphosphazenes) and their Small Molecule Counterparts
Chen Chen, Andrew R. Hess, Adam R. Jones, Xiao Liu, Greg D. Barber, Thomas E. Mallouk, and Harry R. Allcock
1182-1189Synthesis of Diverse Well-Defined Functional Polymers Based on Hydrozirconation and Subsequent Anti-Markovnikov Halogenation of 1,2-Polybutadiene
Jun Zheng, Feng Liu, Yichao Lin, Zhijie Zhang, Guangchun Zhang, Lu Wang, Yan Liu, and Tao Tang
1190-1197Termination of Surface Radicals and Kinetic Modeling of ATRP Grafting from Flat Surfaces by Addition of Deactivator
Dapeng Zhou, Xiang Gao, Wen-jun Wang, and Shiping Zhu
1198-1207Effects of π-Conjugated Bridges on Photovoltaic Properties of Donor-π-Acceptor Conjugated Copolymers
Xiaochen Wang, Yeping Sun, Song Chen, Xia Guo, Maojie Zhang, Xiaoyu Li, Yongfang Li, and Haiqiao Wang
1208-1216Effect of Structure on Cationic Initiation Efficiency of a Carbocatonic/ATRP Dual Initiator
Yaling Zhu and Robson F. Storey
1217-1221Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)-block-poly(4-methyl-2-pentyne) Block Copolymers
Eldar Yu. Sultanov, Alexander A. Ezhov, Sergey M. Shishatskiy, Kristian Buhr, and Valeriy S. Khotimskiy
1222-1229Surfactant-Free Synthesis of Polystyrene Nanoparticles Using Oligoglycidol Macromonomers
Sascha Pargen, Christian Willems, Helmut Keul, Andrij Pich, and Martin Möller
1230-1240RAFT Polymerization of Methacrylic Acid in Water
Isabelle Chaduc, Muriel Lansalot, Franck D’Agosto, and Bernadette Charleux
1241-1247Ligands Dominate Highly Syndioselective Polymerization of Styrene by Using Constrained-geometry-configuration Rare-earth Metal Precursors
Yupeng Pan, Weifeng Rong, Zhongbao Jian, and Dongmei Cui
1248-1253Automated ARGET ATRP Accelerates Catalyst Optimization for the Synthesis of Thiol-Functionalized Polymers
Daniel J. Siegwart, Matthias Leiendecker, Robert Langer, and Daniel G. Anderson
1254-1261Enhancement of Two-Photon Initiating Efficiency of a 4,4′-Diaminostyryl-2,2′-bipyridine Derivative Promoted by Complexation with Silver Ions
Arnaud Spangenberg, Jean-Pierre Malval, Huriye Akdas-Kilig, Jean-Luc Fillaut, Fabrice Stehlin, Nelly Hobeika, Fabrice Morlet-Savary, and Olivier Soppera
1262-1269Rotaxanes from Tetralactams
Harry W. Gibson, Hong Wang, Zhenbin Niu, Carla Slebodnick, Lev N. Zhakharov, and Arnold L. Rheingold
1270-1280Design of Deep Blue Electroluminescent Spiro-Polyfluorenes with High Efficiency by Facilitating the Injection of Charge Carriers through Incorporation of Multiple Charge Transport Moieties
Chih-Wei Huang, Chia-Lin Tsai, Ching-Yang Liu, Tzu-Hao Jen, Neng-Jye Yang, and Show-An Chen
1281-1287Patterning Carbazole–Phenylazomethine Dendrimer Films
Ken Albrecht, Roderick Pernites, Mary Jane Felipe, Rigoberto C. Advincula, and Kimihisa Yamamoto
1288-1295Synthesis of a Conjugated Polymer with Broad Absorption and Its Application in High-Performance Phototransistors
Yao Liu, Haifeng Wang, Huanli Dong, Jiahui Tan, Wenping Hu, and Xiaowei Zhan
1296-1302Synthesis and Characterization of New Selenophene-Based Donor–Acceptor Low-Bandgap Polymers for Organic Photovoltaic Cells
Woo-Hyung Lee, Seon Kyoung Son, Kyoungkon Kim, Sang Kyu Lee, Won Suk Shin, Sang-Jin Moon, and In-Nam Kang
1303-1312Synthesis, Characterization and Thermolysis of Hyperbranched Homo- and Amphiphilic Co-Polymers Prepared Using an Inimer Bearing a Thermolyzable Acylal Group
Maria Rikkou-Kalourkoti, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, and Costas S. Patrickios
1313-1320Mesogen-Driven Formation of Triblock Copolymer Cylindrical Micelles
Yang Gao, Xiaoyu Li, Liangzhi Hong, and Guojun Liu
1321-1330Changing the Reactivity of Polymeric Activated Esters by Temperature: On–Off Switching of the Reactivity of Poly(4-acryloxyphenyldimethylsulfonium triflate)
Ryohei Kakuchi and Patrick Theato
1331-1338SP-PLP-EPR Study into Termination and Transfer Kinetics of Non-Ionized Acrylic Acid Polymerized in Aqueous Solution
Johannes Barth, Wibke Meiser, and Michael Buback
1339-1345One-Pot Controlled Synthesis of Homopolymers and Diblock Copolymers Grafted Graphene Oxide Using Couplable RAFT Agents
Kun Jiang, Chunnuan Ye, Peipei Zhang, Xiaosong Wang, and Youliang Zhao
1346-1355Teaching New Tricks to an Old Indicator: pH-Switchable, Photoactive Microporous Polymer Networks from Phenolphthalein with Tunable CO2 Adsorption Power
Baris Kiskan, Markus Antonietti, and Jens Weber
1356-1361Synthesis and Thermoresponsive Solution Properties of Poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) (meth)acrylamide]s: Biocompatible PEG Analogues
Giles B. H. Chua, Peter J. Roth, Hien T. T. Duong, Thomas P. Davis, and Andrew B. Lowe
1362-1374Crystal Lamellae of Mutually Perpendicular Orientations by Dissecting onto Interiors of Poly(ethylene adipate) Spherulites Crystallized in Bulk Form
E. M. Woo, Lai-Yen Wang, and Siti Nurkhamidah
1375-1383Complex Crystal Formation of Poly(l-lactide) with Solvent Molecules
Hironori Marubayashi, Shigeo Asai, and Masao Sumita
1384-1397Effect of Structural Inhomogeneity on Mechanical Behavior of Injection Molded Polypropylene Investigated with Microbeam X-ray Scattering
Yuya Shinohara, Kosuke Yamazoe, Takashi Sakurai, Shuichi Kimata, Toshiya Maruyama, and Yoshiyuki Amemiya
1398-1407Protracted Crossover to Reptation Dynamics: A Field Cycling 1H NMR Study Including Extremely Low Frequencies
A. Herrmann, B. Kresse, J. Gmeiner, A. F. Privalov, D. Kruk, F. Fujara, and E. A. Rössler
1408-1416Synthesis and Characterization of Brush-Shaped Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers Based on Polyphosphazenes
Xiao Liu, Zhicheng Tian, Chen Chen, and Harry R. Allcock
1417-1426High-Performance Thermally Self-Cross-Linked Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) Membranes for Energy Development
Fu Yun Li, Youchang Xiao, Tai-Shung Chung, and Sibudjing Kawi
1427-1437Cross-Linked Benzoxazine–Benzimidazole Copolymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells at Elevated Temperature
Sung-Kon Kim, Seong-Woo Choi, Woo Seong Jeon, Jung Ock Park, Taeyun Ko, Hyuk Chang, and Jong-Chan Lee
1438-1446Fully Aromatic Ionomers with Precisely Sequenced Sulfonated Moieties for Enhanced Proton Conductivity
Xue-Feng Li, François P. V. Paoloni, E. Annika Weiber, Zhen-Hua Jiang, and Patric Jannasch
1447-1459Janus Nanosheets of Polymer–Inorganic Layered Composites
Ying Chen, Fuxin Liang, Haili Yang, Chengliang Zhang, Qian Wang, Xiaozhong Qu, Jiaoli Li, Yuanli Cai, Dong Qiu, and Zhenzhong Yang
1460-1467Oligomeric Compatibilizers for Control of phase Separation in Conjugated Polymer Blend Films
Joanna E. Slota, Einat Elmalem, Guoli Tu, Benjamin Watts, Junfeng Fang, Philipp M. Oberhumer, Richard H. Friend, and Wilhelm T. S. Huck
1468-1475New Approach for Analyzing the Vertical Structure of Polymer Thin Films Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
Sivan Linde, Antonio Carella, and Rafi Shikler
1476-1482Block Copolymer Concentration Gradient and Solvent Effects on Nanostructuring of Thin Epoxy Coatings Modified with Epoxidized Styrene–Butadiene–Styrene Block Copolymers
José Angel Ramos, Leandro H. Espósito, Raquel Fernández, Iñaki Zalakain, Silvia Goyanes, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Nikolaos E. Zafeiropoulos, Galder Kortaberria, and Iñaki Mondragon
1483-1491Dewetting-Induced Hierarchical Patterns in Block Copolymer Films
Su Yeon Choi, Chansub Lee, Jin Wook Lee, Cheolmin Park, and Seung Hyun Kim
1492-1498Rationalizing Phase Transitions with Thermal Annealing Temperatures for P3HT:PCBM Organic Photovoltaic Devices
Andrew J. Pearson, Tao Wang, Richard A. L. Jones, David G. Lidzey, Paul A. Staniec, Paul E. Hopkinson, and Athene M. Donald
1499-1508Influence of Molecular Weight Dispersity of Poly{2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl acrylate} Brushes on Their Molecular Aggregation States and Wetting Behavior
Hiroki Yamaguchi, Moriya Kikuchi, Motoyasu Kobayashi, Hiroki Ogawa, Hiroyasu Masunaga, Osami Sakata, and Atsushi Takahara
1509-1516The Crystallization of Confined Polymers and Block Copolymers Infiltrated Within Alumina Nanotube Templates
Rose Mary Michell, Arnaldo T. Lorenzo, Alejandro J. Müller, Ming-Champ Lin, Hsin-Lung Chen, Iwona Blaszczyk-Lezak, Jaime Martín, and Carmen Mijangos
1517-1528Nanocavitation in Carbon Black Filled Styrene–Butadiene Rubber under Tension Detected by Real Time Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Huan Zhang, Arthur K. Scholz, Jordan de Crevoisier, Fabien Vion-Loisel, Gilles Besnard, Alexander Hexemer, Hugh R. Brown, Edward J. Kramer, and Costantino Creton
1529-1543Nanoconfined Self-Diffusion of Poly(isobutyl methacrylate) in Films with a Thickness-Independent Glass Transition
Joshua M. Katzenstein, Dustin W. Janes, Haley E. Hocker, Justin K. Chandler, and Christopher J. Ellison
1544-1552Morphology Evolution of PS-b-P2VP Diblock Copolymers via Supramolecular Assembly of Hydroxylated Gold Nanoparticles
Se Gyu Jang, Anzar Khan, Craig J. Hawker, and Edward J. Kramer
1553-1561Effects of Annealing Solvents on the Morphology of Block Copolymer-Based Supramolecular Thin Films
Wei-Han Huang, Po-Yu Chen, and Shih-Huang Tung
1562-1569Sulfonated Polyaniline Nanostructures Synthesized via Rapid Initiated Copolymerization with Controllable Morphology, Size, and Electrical Properties
Yaozu Liao, Veronica Strong, Wei Chian, Xia Wang, Xin-Gui Li, and Richard B. Kaner
1570-1579Enhanced Piezoelectricity of Nanoimprinted Sub-20 nm Poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene) Copolymer Nanograss
Chien-Chong Hong, Sheng-Yuan Huang, Jiann Shieh, and Szu-Hung Chen
1580-1586Network Connectivity and Long-Range Continuity of Lamellar Morphologies in Block Copolymer Thin Films
Ian P. Campbell, Gawain J. Lau, Jonathan L. Feaver, and Mark P. Stoykovich
1587-1594Chain Stiffness of Stilbene Containing Alternating Copolymers by SAXS and SEC
Yi Li, Mingqiang Zhang, Min Mao, S. Richard Turner, Robert B. Moore, Thomas H. Mourey, Lisa A. Slater, and James R Hauenstein
1595-1601Quantitative Measurements of the Size Scaling of Linear and Circular DNA in Nanofluidic Slitlike Confinement
Elizabeth A. Strychalski, Jon Geist, Michael Gaitan, Laurie E. Locascio, and Samuel M. Stavis
1602-1611One-Pot Emulsion-Templated Synthesis of an Elastomer-Filled Hydrogel Framework
Noa Cohen and Michael S. Silverstein
1612-1621Shear-Induced Orientation in Well-Exfoliated Polystyrene/Clay Nanocomposites
Laura M. C. Dykes, John M. Torkelson, and Wesley R. Burghardt
1622-1630Effects of Solvent Composition on the Assembly and Relaxation of Triblock Copolymer-Based Polyelectrolyte Gels
Kevin J. Henderson and Kenneth R. Shull
1631-1635Rheological Images of Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks and Mechanisms behind Mechanical and Self-Healing Properties
Fuyong Liu, Fuya Li, Guohua Deng, Yongming Chen, Baoqing Zhang, Jun Zhang, and Chen-Yang Liu
1636-1645Interchain Monomer Contact Probability in Two-Dimensional Polymer Solutions
N. Schulmann, H. Meyer, J. P. Wittmer, A. Johner, and J. Baschnagel
1646-1651Molecular Mobility and Glass Transition of Thin Films of Poly(bisphenol A carbonate)
Huajie Yin, Simone Napolitano, and Andreas Schönhals
1652-1662Modeling of Intermediate Structures and Chain Conformation in Silica–Latex Nanocomposites Observed by SANS During Annealing
Anne-Caroline Genix, Mouna Tatou, Ainara Imaz, Jacqueline Forcada, Ralf Schweins, Isabelle Grillo, and Julian Oberdisse
1663-1675Dynamics of Water Absorbed in Polyamides
M. Laurati, P. Sotta, D. R. Long, L.-A. Fillot, A. Arbe, A. Alegrı̀a, J. P. Embs, T. Unruh, G. J. Schneider, and J. Colmenero
1676-1687Crystal Growth Rate in a Blend of Long and Short Polymer Chains
Jessica L. Carvalho, Sara L. Cormier, Nan Lin, and Kari Dalnoki-Veress
1688-1691Shear Induced Phase Boundary Shift in the Critical and Off-Critical Regions for a Polybutadiene/Polyisoprene Blend
Fasheng Zou, Xia Dong, Wei Liu, Jian Yang, Demiao Lin, Aimin Liang, Wei Li, and Charles C. Han
1692-1700Importance of Quench Conditions on the Subsequent Physical Aging Rate of Glassy Polymer Films
Laura A. G. Gray, Suk W. Yoon, William A. Pahner, James E. Davidheiser, and Connie B. Roth
1701-1709Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Low Band Gap Polymers Containing Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-c′]dithiophene-4,8-dione
Jiamin Cao, Wei Zhang, Zuo Xiao, Lingyan Liao, Weiguo Zhu, Qiqun Zuo, and Liming Ding
1710-1714Synthesis and Functionalization of Thiol-Reactive Biodegradable Polymers
Sebla Onbulak, Sarah Tempelaar, Ryan J. Pounder, Ozgul Gok, Rana Sanyal, Andrew P. Dove, and Amitav Sanyal
1715-1722