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Monthly archive

September 2016

An article by Svetlana Morozova, Gaojie Hu, Todd Emrick, and M. Muthukumar published in ACS Macro Letters.

Muthukumar’s group and their collaborators have studied the influence of segmental dipole orientation on the solution... Read More...

September 26, 2016

An article by N. A. W Bell, M. Muthukumar and U. F. Keyser published in Phys. Rev. E.

Using theory and collaborative experiments from the Cavendish team at the University of Cambridge, a fundamental understanding of how double... Read More...

September 26, 2016

An article by Debasish Mondal and M. Muthukumar published in J. Chem. Phys.

Stochastic resonance (SR) explores how noise in a system is harnessed to synchronize the response of a system to an externally applied force field. ... Read More...

September 26, 2016

An article by Hamid R. Shojaei and M. Muthukumar, published in J. Phys. Chem. B.

Muthukumar's group studied the passage of a vesicle through a smaller pore, taking into account its deformation and friction. By deriving the... Read More...

September 26, 2016

An article by A. M. P. Boelens and M. Muthukumar published in Physical Review E.

The drag in a turbulent flow is significantly  reduced in the presence of very small amounts of polymeric additives such as PEO or DNA. This long-... Read More...

September 26, 2016

An article by Michael A. Leaf and M. Muthukumar published in Macromolecules.

To understand conductivity in films of poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PEDOT:PSS), the structure and phase behavior of... Read More...

September 26, 2016

An article by Svetlana Morozova, Paul Hamilton, Nathan Ravi, and M. Muthukumar published in Macromolecules.

Synthetic hydrogel systems are promising long-term candidates for therapeutic use as vitreous substitutes. To improve... Read More...

September 26, 2016

As of September 1, 2016, E. Bryan assumes the role of Polymer Science and Engineering Department Head.

September 26, 2016

An article by M. Muthukumar, published in J. Chem. Phys.

Details of crystallization processes of a polymer depend on the melt state and its previous history of preparation. Muthukumar has presented a theory for explaining this “... Read More...

September 9, 2016