Sobkowicz Group

Publications

  1. Tan B, Bi S, Emery K, Sobkowicz MJ; Bio-based poly(butylene succinate-co-hexamethylene succinate) copolyesters with tunable thermal and mechanical properties. European Polymer Journal 2017, 86, 162-172.
  2. Hussain ARJ, Alahyari AA, Eastman SA, Thibaud-Erkey C, Johnston S, Sobkowicz MJ; Review of polymers for heat exchanger applications: Factors concerning thermal conductivity. Applied Thermal Engineering 2017, 113, 1118-1127.
  3. Chen X, Sobkowicz MJ; Decoupling the effects of screw speed and particle surface functionality on the filler suspension state in PBS/fumed silica nanocomposites. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 2016. (doi:10.1002/polb.24084)
  4. Farahanchi A, Malloy R, Sobkowicz MJ; Effects of Ultra-High Speed Twin Screw Extrusion on the Thermal and Mechanical Degradation of Polystyrene. Polymer Engineering and Science 2016. (doi:10.1002/pen.24301)
  5. Hassan S, Anandakathir R, Sobkowicz MJ, Budhlall BM; Tuning Oxygen Permeability in Azobenzene-Containing Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers. Polymer Chemistry 2016, 7, 1452 – 1460.
  6. Gug J, Sobkowicz MJ; Improvement of the mechanical behavior of bioplastic Poly(lactic acid) / Polyamide blends by reactive compatibilization. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2016, 43350 (doi: 10.1002/APP.43350).
  7. Tan B, Palacios MF, Sobkowicz MJ; Effect of surfactant conjugation on structure and properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene) colloids and field effect transistors. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2015, 488, 7 – 14. (10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.10.002)
  8. Chen X and Sobkowicz MJ, Shear-induced reinforcement effect in polymer/fumed silica nanocomposites. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2015. (10.1002/mame.201500082)
  9. Chen X, Sobkowicz MJ; Modeling Confinement in Polymer Nanocomposites from Linear Viscoelasticity Data. Rheologica Acta 2015, 54:847–857. (10.1007/s00397-015-0872-9)
  10. Gug J, Cacciola D and Sobkowicz MJ; Processing and properties of a solid energy fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW) and recycled plastics. Waste Management 2015, 35, 283-292. (doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2014.09.031)
  11. Chen X, Gug J, Sobkowicz MJ; Role of Polymer/Filler Interactions In the Linear Viscoelasticity of Poly(butylenesuccinate)/Fumed Silica Nanocomposite. Composites Science and Technology 2014, 95, 8-15.
  12. Sobkowicz MJ, Jones, RL, Kline, RJ, DeLongchamp DM; Effect of fullerenes on crystallization-induced aggregation in polymer photovoltaics casting solutions. Macromolecules 2012, 45, 2, 1046-1055.
  13. Sobkowicz MJ, White EA, Dorgan JR; Supramolecular bionanocomposites 3: Effects of surface functionality on percolation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2011, 122, 4, 2563-2572.
  14. Sobkowicz MJ, Sosa R, Dorgan JR; Supramolecular bionanocomposites 2: Effects of surface functionality on crystallization kinetics and thermal and mechanical properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2011 121, 4, 2029-2038.
  15. Sobkowicz MJ, Dorgan JR, Gneshin KW, Herring AM, McKinnon JT; Supramolecular bionanocomposites: Grafting of biobased polylactide to carbon nanoparticle surfaces, Australian Journal of Chemistry 2009, 62, 865-870.
  16. Sobkowicz MJ, Braun B, Dorgan JR; Decorating in green: surface esterification of carbon and cellulosic nanoparticles, Green Chemistry 2009, 112, 680-682.
  17. Sobkowicz MJ, Dorgan JR, Gneshin KW, Herring AM, McKinnon JT; Controlled dispersion of hollow carbon nanospheres produced from cellulose through surface functionalization, Carbon 2009, 47, 622-628.
  18. Sobkowicz MJ, Dorgan JR, Feaver JL; Clean and green bioplastic composites: Comparison of calcium sulfate and carbon nanospheres in polylactide composites, CLEAN - Soil Air Water 2008, 36, 8, 706-713.
  19. Sobkowicz MJ, Dorgan JR, Gneshin KW, Herring AM, McKinnon JT; Renewable cellulose derived carbon nanospheres as nucleating agents for polylactide and polypropylene, Journal of Polymers and the Environment 2008, 16.