Publications

Bates Group Publications

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Selected Publications

[2021-Present]

  • L. Shen, G. Diaz Gorbea, E. Danielson, S. Cui, C.J. Ellison, F.S. Bates, “Threading-the-Needle: Compatibilization of HDPE/iPP Blends with Butadiene-derived Polyolefin Block Copolymers,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120, e2301352120 (2023).
    https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2301352120

  • A.A. Crabtree, N. Boehnke, F.S. Bates, B.J. Hackel, “Consequences of Poly(ethylene oxide) and Poloxamer P188 on Transcription in Healthy and Stressed Myoblasts,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120, e2219885120 (2023).
    https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2219885120

  • M.B. Sims, J.W. Goetze, G.D. Gorbea, Z.M. Gdowski, T.P. Lodge, F.S. Bates, “Photocrosslinkable Polymeric Bicontinuous Microemulsions,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 10044-10052 (2023).
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c22927

  • J.F. Hassler, A.A. Crabtree, L. Liberman, F.S. Bates, B.J. Hackel, T.P. Lodge, “Effect of Bottlebrush Poloxamer Architecture on Binding to Liposomes,” Biomacromolecules, 24, 449-461 (2023).
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01274

  • S. Cui, B. Zhang, L. Shen, F.S. Bates, T.P. Lodge, “Core-Shell Gyroid in ABC Bottlebrush Block Terpolymers,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 21719-21727 (2022).
    https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c09674

  • A.J. Mueller, A.P. Lindsay, A. Jayaraman, S. Weigand, T.P. Lodge, M.K. Mahanthappa, F.S. Bates, “Tuning Diblock Copolymer Particle Packing Symmetry with Variable Molecular Weight Core-Homopolymer,” Macromolecules, 55, 8332-8334 (2022).
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01267

  • A. Zografos, N.A. Lynd, F.S. Bates. M.A. Hillmyer, “Impact of Macromonomer Molar Mass and Feed Composition on Branch Distributions in Model Graft Copolymerization,” ACS Macro Letters, 10, 1622-1628 (2021).
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00640

  • A.P. Lindsay, G.K. Cheong, A.J. Peterson, S. Weigand, K.D. Dorfman, T.P. Lodge, F.S. Bates, “Complex Phase Behavior in Particle-Forming AB/AB¢ Diblock Copolymer Blends with Variable Core Block Lengths,” Macromolecules, 54, 7088-7101 (2021).
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01290

  • A.P. Lindsay, A. Jayaraman, A.J. Peterson, A.J. Mueller, S.J. Weigand, K. Almdal, M. Mahanthappa, T.P. Lodge, F.S. Bates, “Reevaluation of Poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-block-Polydimethylsiloxane Phase Behavior Uncovers Topological Close-Packing and Epitaxial Quasicrystal Growth,” ACS Nano, 15, 9453-9468 (2021). 
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c02420

  • A.J. Mueller, A.P. Lindsay, A. Jayaraman, T.P. Lodge, M.K. Mahanthappa, F.S. Bates, “Quasicrystals and Their Approximants in a Crystalline-Amorphous Diblock Copolymer,” Macromolecules, 54, 2647-2660  (2021).
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02871

  • M.L. Ohnsorg, P.C. Prendergast, L.L. Robinson, M.R. Bockman, F.S. Bates, T.R. Reineke, “Bottlebrush Polymer Excipients Enhance Drug Solubility: Influence of End-Group Hydrophilicity and Thermoresponsiveness,” ACS Macro Letters, 10, 375-381 (2021).
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00890
     

[2016-2020]

  • R.M. Lewis III, G.L. Jackson, M.J. Maher, K. Kim, S. Narayanan, T.P. Lodge, M.K. Mahanthappa, F.S. Bates, “Grain Growth and Coarsening Dynamics in a Compositionally Asymmetric Block Copolymer Revealed by X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy,” Macromolecules, 53, 8233-8243 (2020).
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01676
  • A.P. Lindsay, R.M. Lewis, III, B. Lee, A.J. Peterson, T.P. Lodge, F.S. Bates, “A15, σ, and a Quasicrystal: Access to Complex Particle Packings via Bidisperse Diblock Copolymer Blends,” ACS Macro Letters, 9, 197-203 (2020). DOI : https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b01026
  • P.W. Schmidt, S. Morozova, S.P. Ertem, M.L. Coughlin, I Davidovich, Y. Talmon, T.M. Reineke, F.S. Bates, T.P. Lodge, “Internal Structure of Methylcellulose Fibrils,” Macromolecules, 53, 398-405 (2020). DOI : https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01773
  • J. Shim, F.S. Bates, T.P. Lodge, “Superlattice by Charged Block Copolymer Self-Assembly,” Nature Commun., 10, #2108 (2019). DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10141-z
  • K. Jin, A. Banerji, D. Kitto, F.S. Bates, C.J. Ellison, “Mechanically Robust and Recyclable Cross-linked Fibers from Melt Blown Anthracene-Functionalized Commodity Polymers,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 12863-12870 (2019). DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b00209
  • Z. Li, F.S. Bates, T.P. Lodge, “Polymer Nanogels as Reservoirs to Inhibit Hydrophobic Drug Crystallization,” ACS Nano, 13, 1232-1243 (2019). DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b06393
  • R.M. Lewis III, A. Arora, H.K. Beech, B. Lee, A.P. Lindsay, T.P. Lodge, K.D. Dorfman, F.S. Bates, “Role of Chain Length in the Formation of Frank-Kasper Phases in Diblock Copolymers,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 121, 208802:1-5 (2018). DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.208002
  • A. Reddy, M.B. Buckley, A. Arora, F.S. Bates, K.D. Dorfman, G.M. Grason, “Stable Frank-Kasper Phases of Self-assembled, Soft matter Spheres,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115, 10233-10238 (2018). DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1809655115
  • M. Yadav, F.S. Bates, D.C. Morse, “Network Model of the Disordered Phase in Symmetric Diblock Copolymer Melts,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 121, 127802:1-5 (2018). DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.127802
  • I.N. Haugan, M.J. Maher, A.B. Chang, T.-P. Lin, R.H. Grubbs, M.A. Hillmyer, F.S. Bates, “Consequences of Grafting Density on the Linear Viscoelastic Behavior of Graft Polymers,” ACS Macro Macro Letters, 7, 525-530 (2018). DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00116
  • K. Kim, A. Arora, R.M. Lewis III, M. Liu, W. Li, A.-C. Shi, K.D. Dorfman, F.S. Bates, “Origins of Low Symmetry Phases in Asymmetric Diblock Copolymer Melts,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115, 847-854 (2018). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1717850115 
  • "Conformation Asymmetry and Quasicrystal Approximants in Linear Diblock Copolymers," by M.W. Schulze, R.M. Lewis, J.H. Lettow, R.J. Hickey, T.M. Gillard, M.A. Hillmyer and F.S. Bates, Phys. Rev. Lett., 118, 207801 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.207801
  • "Thermal processing of diblock copolymer melts mimics metallurgy," by K. Kim, M.W. Schulze, A. Arora, R.M. Lewis, M.A. Hillmyer, K.D. Dorfman and F.S. Bates, Science, 356, 520-523 (2017). DOI: 10.1126/science.aam7212
  • "Combining polyethylene and polypropylene: Enhanced performance with PE/iPP multiblock polymers," by J.M. Eagan, J. Xu, R.D. Girolamo, C.M. Thurber, C.W. Macosko, A.M. LaPointe, F.S. Bates and G.W. Coates, Science, 355, 814-816 (2017). DOI: 10.1126/science.aah5744
  • "High–throughput Excipient Discovery Enables Oral Delivery of Poorly Soluble Pharmaceutical," by J.M. Ting, S. Tale, A.A. Purchel, S.D. Jones, L. Widanapathirana, Z.P. Tolstyka, L. Guo, S.J. Guillaudeu, F.S. Bates and T.M. Reineke, ACS Central Science, 2, 748-755 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00268
  • "Broadly Accessible SCFT for Block Polymer Materials Discovery," by A. Arora, J. Qin, D.C. Morse, K.T. Delaney, G.H. Fredrickson, F.S. Bates and K.D. Dorfman, Macromolecules, 49, 4675–4690 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00107
  • "Synthesis and Rheology of Branched Multiblock Polymers Based on Polylactide," by A.M. Mannion, F.S. Bates and C.W. Macosko, Macromolecules, 49, 4587–4598 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00792
  • "Cornucopia of Nanoscale Ordered Phases in Sphere-Forming Tetrablock Terpolymers," by S. Chanpuriya, K. Kim, J. Zhang, S. Lee, A. Arora, K.D. Dorfman, K.T. Delaney, G.H. Fredrickson and F.S. Bates, ACS Nano, 10, 4961–4972 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b00495
  • "Dodecagonal quasicrystalline order in a diblock copolymer melt," by T.M. Gillard, S. Lee and F.S. Bates, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 113, 5167–5172 (2016). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601692113

[2011-2015]

  • "Bottlebrush Block Polymers: Quantitative Theory and Experiments" by S.J. Dalsin, T.G. Rions-Maehren, M.D. Beam, F.S. Bates, M.A. Hillmyer and M.W. Matsen, ACS Nano, 9, 12233-12245 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b05473
  • "Fluctuations, Phase Transitions, and Latent Heat in Short Diblock Copolymers: Comparison of Experiment, Simulation, and Theory," by T.M. Gillard, P. Medapuram, D.C. Morse and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 48, 2801–2811 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00277
  • "Sphericity and Symmetry Breaking in the Formation of Frank-Kasper Phases from One Component Materials," by S. Lee, C. Leighton and F.S. Bates, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 111, 17723–17731 (2014). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1408678111
  • "Tuning Surface Properties of Poly(butylene terephthalate) Melt Blown Fibers by Alkaline Hydrolysis and Fluorination," by Z. Wang, C.W. Macosko and F.S. Bates, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6, 11640–11648 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/am502398u
  • "Sub-5 nm Domains in Ordered Poly(cyclohexylethylene)-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) Block Polymers for Lithography," by J.G. Kennemur, L. Yao, F.S. Bates and M.A. Hillmyer, Macromolecules, 47, 1411–1418 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/ma4020164
  • "Sustainable Poly(lactide-b-butadiene) Multiblock Copolymers with Enhanced Mechanical Properties," by I. Lee, T.R. Panthani and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 46, 7387–7398 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/ma401508b
  • "Fibrillar Structure of Methylcellulose Hydrogels," by J.R. Lott, J.W. McAllister, S.A. Arvidson, F.S. Bates and T.P. Lodge, Biomacromolecules, 14, 2484-2488 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/bm400694r
  • “Dodecagonal Quasicrystalline Morphology in a Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) Tetrablock Terpolymer” by J. Zhang and F.S. Bates, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 7636-7639 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/ja301770v
  • “Multiblock Polymers: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?” by F.S. Bates, M.A. Hillmyer, T.P. Lodge, C.M. Bates, K.T. Delaney and G.H. Fredrickson, Science, 336, 434-440 (2012). DOI: 10.1126/science.1215368
  • “Structure and Dynamics of Elastomeric Multiblock Terpolymers containing Glassy, Rubbery and Semicrystalline Blocks,” by F. Zuo, C.G. Alfonso and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 44, 8143-8153 (2011). DOI: 10.1021/ma2016562

[2006-2010]

  • “Discovery of a Frank-Kasper σ-Phase in Sphere Forming Block Copolymer Melts” by S. Lee, M.J. Bluemle and F.S. Bates, Science, 330, 349-353 (2010). DOI: 10.1126/science.1195552
  • “Phase Behavior of Nonfrustrated ABC Triblock Copolymers: Weak and Intermediate Segregation,” by J. Quin, F.S. Bates and D.C. Morse, Macromolecules, 43, 5128-5136 (2010). DOI: 10.1021/ma100400q
  • “Mechanism of Molecular Exchange in Diblock Copolymer Micelles: Hypersensitivity to Core Chain Length,” by S.-H. Choi, T.P. Lodge and F.S. Bates,  Phys. Rev. Lett., 104, 047802 (2010). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.047802
  • "The O52 Network by Molecular Design: CECD Tetrablock Terpolymers," by M.J. Bluemle, G. Fleury, T.P. Lodge and F.S. Bates, Soft Matter, 5, 1587 (2009). DOI: 10.1039/B902367D
  • "Lyotropic Phase Behavior of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Poly(butadiene) Diblock Copolymers: Evolution of the Random Network Morphology," by S. Jain, M.H.E. Dyrdal, X. Gong, L.E. Scriven and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 41, 3305 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/ma702322b
  • "Mechanical Consequences of Molecular Composition on Failure in Polyolefin Composites Containing Glassy, Elastomeric, and Semicrystalline Components" by M.K. Mahanthappa, M.A. Hillmyer and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 41, 1341 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/ma071196r
  • "Controlling Bulk Optical Properties of Emissive Polymersomes Through Intramembranous Polymer-Fluorophore Interactions" by P.P. Ghoroghchian, P.R. Frail, J.A. Zuponcich, F.S. Bates, D.H. Hammer and M.J. Therien, Chem. Mater., 19, 1309 (2007). DOI: 10.1021/cm062427w
  • "Disordered Network State in Hydrated Block Copolymer Surfactants" by S. Jain, X. Gong, L.E. Scriven and F.S. Bates, Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 138304 (2006). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.138304

[1999-2005]

  • "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Semicrystalline-Rubbery-Semicrystalline Triblock Copolymers" by C.M. Koo, L. Wu, L.S. Lim, M.K. Mahanthappa, M.A. Hillmyer and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 38, 6090 (2005). DOI: 10.1021/ma0501794
  • "Ordered Network Phases in Linear Poly(Isoprene-b-Styrene-b-Ethylene Oxide) Triblock Copolymers," by T.H. Epps, III, E.W. Cochran, T.S. Bailey, R.S. Waletzko, C.M. Hardy and F.S. Bates, Macromolecules, 37, 8325 (2004). DOI: 10.1021/ma048762s
  • "Shear-induced Network-to-Network Transition in a Block Copolymer Melt," by E.W. Cochran and F.S. Bates, Phys. Rev. Lett., 93, 087802 (2004). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.087802
  • "On the Origins of Morphological Complexity in Aqueous Dispersions of Block Copolymer Surfactants," by S. Jain and F.S. Bates, Science, 300, 460 (2003). DOI: 10.1126/science.1082193
  • "High Strength Welds in Metallocene Polypropylene/Polyethylene Laminates," by K.A. Chaffin, J.S. Knutsen, F.S., Bates and P. Brant, Science, 288, 2187 (2000). DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5474.2187
  • "Giant Wormlike Rubber Micelles," by Y.-Y. Won, H.T. Davis and F.S. Bates, Science, 283, 960 (1999). DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5404.960
  • "Block Copolymers - Designer Soft Materials," by F.S. Bates and G.H. Fredrickson, Physics Today, 52, 32 (1999). DOI: 10.1063/1.882522
  • "Polymersomes: Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers," by B.M. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, D.S. Ege, J. C.-M. Lee, F.S. Bates, D.E. Discher and D.A. Hammer, Science, 284, 1143 (1999). DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5417.1143