University of Massachusetts Amherst

Polymer Science and Engineering

Bermudez Research Group – Publications

R. V. Lerum and H. Bermudez.
"Controlled interfacial assembly and transfer of brush-like copolymer films."
ChemPhysChem, 2009. in press

J.-W. Keum and H. Bermudez.
"Enhanced resistance of DNA nanostructures to enzymatic digestion."
Chem Commun, (45):7036–7038, 2009 [link][pdf]

H. Bermudez and A. P. Hathorne.
"Incorporating stimulus-responsive character into filamentous virus assemblies."
Faraday Discuss, 139:327–335, 2008 [link][pdf][discussion]

D. A. Rothenfluh, H. Bermudez, C. P. O’Neil, and J. A. Hubbell.
"Biofunctional polymer nanoparticles for intra-articular targeting and retention in cartilage."
Nature Materials, 7:248–254, 2008 [link][pdf]

P. J. Photos, H. Bermudez, H. Aranda-Espinoza, J. Shillcock, and D. E. Discher.
"Nuclear pores and membrane holes: generic models for confined chains and entropic barriers in pore stabilization."
Soft Matter, 3:364–371, 2007 [link][pdf]

A. Napoli, H. Bermudez, and J. A. Hubbell.
"Interfacial reactivity of block copolymers: Understanding the amphiphile-to-hydrophile transition."
Langmuir, 21(20):9149–9153, 2005 [link][pdf]

J. J. Lin, J. A. Silas, H. Bermudez, V. T. Milam, F. S. Bates, and D. A. Hammer.
"The effect of polymer chain length and surface density on the adhesiveness of functionalized polymersomes."
Langmuir, 20(13):5493–5500, 2004 [link][pdf]

H. Bermudez, D. A. Hammer, and D. E. Discher.
"Effect of bilayer thickness on membrane bending rigidity."
Langmuir, 20(3):540–543, 2004 [link][pdf]

P. Dalhaimer, H. Bermudez, and D. E. Discher.
"Biopolymer mimicry with polymeric wormlike micelles: Molecular weight scaled flexibility, locked-in curvature, and coexisting microphases."
Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 42(1):168–176, 2004 [link][pdf]

H. Bermudez, H. Aranda-Espinoza, D. A. Hammer, and D. E. Discher.
"Pore stability and dynamics in polymer membranes."
Europhysics Letters, 64(4):550–556, 2003 [link][pdf]

H. Bermudez, A. K. Brannan, D. A. Hammer, F. S. Bates, and D. E. Discher.
"Molecular weight dependence of polymersome membrane structure, elasticity, and stability." Macromolecules, 35(21):8203–8208, 2002 [link][pdf]

B. M. Discher, H. Bermudez, D. A. Hammer, D. E. Discher, Y. Y. Won, and F. S. Bates.
"Cross-linked polymersome membranes: Vesicles with broadly adjustable properties."
J Phys Chem B, 106(11):2848–2854, 2002 [link][pdf]

H. Aranda-Espinoza, H. Bermudez, F. S. Bates, and D. E. Discher.
"Electromechanical limits of polymersomes."
Phys Rev Lett, 87(20):208301, 2001 [link][pdf]

J. C. M. Lee, H. Bermudez, B. M. Discher, M. A. Sheehan, Y. Y. Won, F. S. Bates, and D. E. Discher.
"Preparation, stability, and in vitro performance of vesicles made with diblock copolymers."
Biotechnol Bioeng, 73(2):135–145, 2001 [link][pdf]

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