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• 2008
• Miller, A.C., Bennett, R.D., Hammond, P.T., Irvine, D.J., Cohen, R.E. Functional nanocavity arrays via amphiphilic block copolymer thin films Macromolecules, 41 1739-1744 (2008).
  
• Gemici, Z., Shimomura, H., Rubner, M.F., COhen, R.E. Hydrothermal treatment of nanoparticle thing films for enhanced mechanical durability Langmuir, 24 2168-2177 (2008).
  
• 2007
• Soong, S.Y., Boyce, M.C., Cohen, R.E. Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane as a novel plasticizer for poly(vinyl chloride) Polymer, 48 1410-1418 (2007).
  
• Lee, D., Omolade, D., Rubner, M.F., Cohen, R.E. pH-Dependent structure and properties of TiO₂/SiO₂ nanoparticle multilayer thin films Chemistry of Materials, 19 1427-1433 (2007).
  
• Wu, Z., Lee, D., Rubner, M.F., Cohen, R.E. Structural color in porous, superhydrophilic and self-cleaning SiO₂/TiO₂ Bragg stacks Small, 8 1445-1451 (2007).
  
• Wang, B.N., Bennett, R.D., Verploegen, E., Hart, A.J., Cohen, R.E. Quantitative characterization of the morphology of multi-wall carbon nanotube films by small-angle x-ray scattering Journal of Physical Chemistry: C, 111 5859-5865 (2007).
  
• Wang, B.N., Bennett, R.D., Verploegen, E., Hart, A.H., Cohen, R.E. Characterizing the morphologies of mechanically manipulated multi-wall carbon nanotube films by small-angle x-ray scattering Journal of Physical Chemistry: C, 111 17933-17940 (2007).
  
• Lee, D., Gemici, Z., Rubner, M.F., Cohen, R.E. Multilayers of oppositely charged SiO₂ nanoparticles: Effect of surface charge on multilayer assembly Langmuir, 23 8833-8837 (2007).
  
• Bravo, J., Zhai, L., Wu, Z., Rubner, M.F., Cohen, R.E. Transparent superhydrophobic films based on silica nanoparticles Langmuir, 23 7293-7298 (2007).
  
• Nolte, A., Takane, N., Hindman, E., Gaynor, W., Rubner, M.F., Cohen, R.E. Thin film thickness gradients and spatial patterning via salt etching of polyelectrolyte multilayers Macromolecules, 40 5479-5486 (2007).
  
• Akbulut, O., Jung, J-M., Bennett, R., Cohen, R.E., Hu, Y., Jung, H-T., Mayes, A., Stellacci, F. Application of Supramolecular NanoStamping (SuNS) to the replication of DNA nanoarrays NanoLetters, 7 3493-3498 (2007).
  
• Tuteja, A., Choi, W., Ma, M., Mabry, J.M., Mazella, S.A., Rutledge, G.C., McKinley, G.H., Cohen, R.E. Designing superoleophobic surfaces Science, 318 1618-1622 (2007).
  
• Lee, D., Rubner, M.F., Cohen, R.E. Heterostructured magnetic nanotubes Langmuir, 23, 123-129 (2007).
  
• 2006
• Kim, H., Cohen, R. E., Hammond, P. T., Irvine, D. J. Live lymphocyte arrays for biosensing Advanced Functional Materials, 16 1313-1323 (2006).
  
• Nolte, A. J., Cohen, R. E., Rubner, M. F. A two-plate buckling technique for thin film modulus measurements: Applications to polyelectrolyte multilayers Macromolecules, 39 4841-4847 (2006).
  
• Lee, D, Nolte, A. J., Kunz, A. L., Rubner, M. F., Cohen, R. E. pH-induced hysteretic gating of track-etched polycarbonate membranes: Swelling/deswelling behavior of polyelectrolyte multilayers in confined geometry Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128 8521-8529 (2006).
  
• Zhai, L., Berg, M. C., Cebeci, F. C., Kim, Y., Milwid, J. M., Rubner, M. F., Cohen, R. E. Patterned superhydrophobic surfaces: Toward a synthetic mimic of the Namib Desert beetle Nano Letters, 6 1213-1217 (2006).
  
• Soong, S. Y., Cohen, R. E., Boyce, M. C., Mulliken, A. D. Nanoporosity-driven superhydrophilicity: A means to create multifunctional antifogging coatings Macromolecules, 39 2900-2908 (2006).
  
• Cebeci, F. C., Wu, Z. Z., Zhai, L., Cohen, R. E., Rubner, M. F. Nanoporosity-driven superhydrophilicity: A means to create multifunctional antifogging coatings Langmuir, 22 2856-2862 (2006).
  
• Pavoor, P. V., Gearing, B. P., Muratoglu, O., Cohen, R. E., Bellare, A. Wear reduction of orthopaedic bearing surfaces using polyelectrolyte multilayer nanocoatings Biomaterials, 27 1527-1533 (2006)
  
• Kopesky, E. T., McKinley, G.H., Cohen, R.E. Toughened poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites by incorporating polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes Polymer, 47 4743-4752 (2006)
  
• Berg, M. C., Zhai, L., Cohen, R. E., Rubner, M. F. Controlled drug release from porous polyelectrolyte multilayers Biomacromolecules, 7 357-364 (2006).
  
• 2005
• Bennett, R. D., Miller, A. C., Kohen, N. T., Hammond, P. T., Irvine, D. J., Cohen, R. E. Formation of Antibacterial properties of Ag nanoparticle loaded multilayers and formation of magnetically directed antibacterial microparticles Macromolecules, 38 10728-10735 (2005).
  
• Lee, D., Cohen, R. E., & Rubner, M. F. Formation of Antibacterial properties of Ag nanoparticle loaded multilayers and formation of magnetically directed antibacterial microparticles Langmuir, 21 9651-9659 (2005).
  
• Poliskie, G. M., Cohen, R. E., Gleason, K. K. Static uniaxial compression of polyisoprene-montmorillonite nanocomposites monitored by H-1 spin-lattice relaxation time constants Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 98 1806-1813 (2005)
  
• Li, Z. F., Lee, D. Y., Rubner, M. F., Cohen, R. E. Layer-by-layer assembled janus microcapsules Macromolecules, 38 7876-7879 (2005)
  
• Ha, Y. H., Kwon, Y., Breiner, T., Chan, E. P., Tzianetopoulou, T., Cohen, R. E., Boyce, M. C., Thomas, E. L. Determining the young's modulus of polyelectrolyte multilayer films via stress-induced mechanical buckling instabilities. Macromolecules, 38 5170-5179 (2005)
  
• Nolte, A. J., Rubner, M. F., Cohen, R. E. Determining the young's modulus of polyelectrolyte multilayer films via stress-induced mechanical buckling instabilities. Macromolecules, 38 5367-5370 (2005)
  
• Kopesky, E. T., Haddad, T.S., McKinley, G.H., Cohen, R.E. Miscibility and viscoelastic properties of acrylic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-poly(methyl methacrylate) blends. Polymer, 46 4743-4752 (2005)
  
• Lee, D., Cohen, R. E., & Rubner, M. F. Formation of Nanoparticle-loaded Microcapsulres Based on Hydrogen-bonded Multilayers. Chemistry of Materials, 17 1099-1105 (2005).
  
• 2004
• Kopesky, E. T., Haddad, T. S., Cohen, R. E., & McKinley, G. H. Thermomechanical Properties of Poly(methyl methacrylate)s Containing Tethered and Untethered Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes. Macromolecules, 37, 8992-9004 (2004).
  
• Bennett, R. D., Xiong, Y., Ren, Z. F., & Cohen, R. E. Using Block Copolymer Micellar Thin Films as Templates for the Production of Catalysts for Carbon Nanotube Growth. Chemistry of Materials, 16, 5589-5595 (2004).
  
• Yang, S. Y., Lee, D., Cohen, R. E., & Rubner, M. F. Bioinert solution-cross-linked hydrogen-bonded multilayers on colloidal particles. Langmuir, 20, 5978-5981 (2004).
  
• Zhai, L., Nolte, A. J., Rubner, M. F., & Cohen, R. E. pH-gated nanoporous transitions of polyelectrolyte multilayers in confined geometries and their application as tunable Bragg reflectors. Macromolecules, 37, 6113-6123 (2004).
  
• Zhai, L., Cebeci, F. C., Cohen, R. E., & Rubner M. F. Stable superhydrophobic coatings from polyelectrolyte multilayers. Nano Lett., 7, 1349-1353 (2004).
  
• Pavoor, P. V., Bellare, A., Strom, A., Yang, D. H., & Cohen, R. E. Mechanical characterization of polyelectrolyte multilayers using quasi-static nanoindentation. Macromolecules, 37, 4865-4871 (2004).
  
• Gorga, R. E., Cohen, R. E. Toughness enhancements in poly(methyl methacrylate) by addition of oriented multiwall carbon nanotubes. Journal of Polymer Science Part B - Polymer Physics, 42, 2690-2702 (2004).
  
• Pavoor, P. V., Gearing, B. P., Bellare, A., & Cohen, R. E. Tribological characteristics of polyelectrolyte mulilayers. Wear, 256, 1196-1207 (2004).
  
• Kim, H., Doh, J., Irvine, D. J., Cohen, R. E., & Hammond, P. T. Large area two-dimensional B cell arrays for sensing and cell-sorting applications. Biomacromolecules, 5, 822-827 (2004).
  
• Thio, Y. S., Argon, A. S., & Cohen, R. E. Role of interfacial adhesion strength on toughening polypropylene with rigid particles. Polymer, 45, 3139-3147 (2004).
  
• Nolte, A. J., Rubner, M. F., & Cohen, R. E. Creating effective refractive gradients within polyelectrolyte multilayer films: Molecularly assembled rugate filters. Langmuir, 20, 3304-3310 (2004).
  
• Pavoor, P. V., Gearing, B. P., Gorga, R. E., Bellare, A., & Cohen, R. E. Engineering the friction and wear behavior of polyelectrolyte multilayer nanoassemblies through block copolymer surface capping, metallic nanoparticles, and multiwall carbon nanotubes. J. Appl. Poly. Sci., 92, 439-448 (2004).
  
• Gratt, J. A., Cohen, R. E. The role of ordered block copolymer morphology in the performance of organic/inorganic photovoltaic devices. J. Appl. Poly. Sci., 91, 3362-3368 (2004).
  
• Sheng, N., Boyce, M. C., Parks, D. M., Rutledge, G. C., Abes, J. I., & Cohen, R. E. Multiscale micromechanical modeling of polymer/clay nanocomposites and the effective clay particle. Polymer, 45, 487-506 (2004).
  
• Lazzeri, A., Thio, Y. S., & Cohen, R. E. Volume strain measurements on CaCO3/polypropylene particulate composites: The effect of particle size. J. Appl. Poly. Sci., 91, 925-935 (2004).
  
• [top] 2003
• Abes, J. I., Cohen, R. E., & Ross, C. A. Block-copolymer-templated synthesis of iron, iron-cobalt, and cobalt-nickel alloy nanoparticles. Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems, 23, 641-650 (2003).
  
• Argon, A. S., Cohen, R. E. Toughenability of polymers. Polymer, 44, 6013-6032 (2003).
  
• Abes, J. I., Cohen, R. E., & Ross, C. A. Selective growth of cobalt nanoclusters in domains of block copolymer films. Chem. Mater., 15, 1125-1131 (2003).
  
• Gratt, J. A., Cohen, R. E. Optical properties of block copolymers containing pendant carbazole groups and in situ synthesized CdS nanoclusters. J. Appl. Poly. Sci., 88, 177-182 (2003).
  
• Wang, T. C., Rubner, M. F., & Cohen, R. E. Manipulating nanoparticle size within polyelectrolyte multilayers via electroless nickel deposition. Chem. Mater., 15, 299-304 (2003).
  
• [top] 2002
• Wang, T. C., Cohen, R. E., & Rubner, M. F. Metallodielectric photonic structures based on polyelectrolyte multilayers. Adv. Mater., 14, 1534-1537 (2002).
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• Mui, S. C., Trapa, P. E., Huang, B., Soo, P. P., Lozow, M. I., Wang, T. C., Cohen, R. E., Mansour, A. N., Mukerjee, S., Mayes, A. M., & Sadoway, D. R. Block copolymer-templated nanocomposite electrodes for rechargeable lithium batteries. J. Electrochem. Soc., 149, A1610-A1615 (2002).
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• Chang, M. Y., Abuzaina, F. M., Kim, W. G., Gupton, J. P., Garetz, B. A., Newstein, M. C., Balsara, N. P., Yang, L., Gido, S. P., Cohen, R. E., Boontongkong, Y. & Bellare, A. Analysis of grain structure in partially ordered block copolymers by depolarized light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Macromolecules, 35, 4437-4447 (2002).
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• Thio, Y.S., Argon, A.S., Cohen, R.E. & Weinberg, M. Toughening of isotactic polypropylene with CaCO₃ particles. Polymer, 43, 3661-3674 (2002).
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• Boontongkong, Y. & Cohen, R.E. Cavitated block copolymer micellar thin films: Lateral arrays of open nanoreactors. Macromolecules, 35, 3647-3652 (2002).
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• Wang, T.C., Rubner, M.F. & Cohen, R.E. Polyelectrolyte multilayer nanoreactors for preparing silver nanoparticle composites: controlling metal concentration and nanoparticle size. Langmuir, 18, 3370-3375 (2002).
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  2001

• Wang, T.C., Chen, B., Rubner, M.F. & Cohen, R.E. Selective electroless nickel plating on polyelectrolyte multilayer platforms. Langmuir, 17, 6610-6615 (2001).
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• Wilbrink, M.W.L., Argon, A.S., Cohen, R.E. & Weinberg, M. Toughenability of Nylon-6 with CaCO3 filler particles: new findings and general principles. Polymer, 42, 10155-10180 (2001).
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• Zhou, Q.Y., Argon, A.S. & Cohen, R.E. Enhanced Case-II diffusion of diluents into glassy polymers undergoing plastic flow. Polymer 42, 613-621 (2001).
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  [top] 2000

• Loo, L. S., Cohen, R. E. & Gleason, K. K. Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance of deuterium oxide in nylon 6 under active uniaxial deformation. Polymer 41, 7699-7704 (2000).
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• Chang, N., Bellare, A., Cohen, R. E. & Spector, M. Wear behavior of bulk oriented and fiber reinforced UHMWPE. Wear 241, 109-117 (2000).
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• Boontongkong, Y., Cohen, R.E. & Rubner, M.F. Selective electroless copper deposition within block copolymer microdomains. Chemistry of Materials 12, 1628-1633 (2000).
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• Loo, L. S., Cohen, R. E. & Gleason, K. K. Chain mobility in the amorphous region of nylon 6 observed under active uniaxial deformation. Science 288, 116-119 (2000).
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• Myers, R. T., Karbach, A., Bellare, A. & Cohen, R. E. Ultra-small-angle x-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy studies probing grain size of lamellar styrene-butadiene block copolymers. Scattering From Polymers (ACS Symposium Series) 739, 436-447 (2000).
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• Joly, S., Kane, R., Radzilowski, L., Wang, T., Wu, A., Cohen, R.E., Thomas, E.L. & Rubner, M.F. Multilayer nanoreactors for metallic and semiconducting particles. Langmuir 16, 1354-1359 (2000).
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  1999

• Cohen, R. E. Block copolymers as templates for functional materials. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 4, 587-590 (1999).
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• Ciebien, J. F., Cohen, R. E. & Duran, A. Membrane catalysts for partial hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene: catalytic properties of palladium nanoclusters synthesizes within diblock copolymer films. Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems 7, 45-50 (1999).
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• Argon, A. S., Cohen, R. E. & Patel, A. C. A mechanistic model of case II diffusion of a diluent into a glassy polymer. Polymer 40, 6991-7012 (1999).
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• Argon, A. S., Cohen, R. E. & Patel, A. C. A mechanistic model of case-II diffusion of a diluent into a glassy polymer. Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science 9, 339-352 (1999).
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• Loo, L. S., Cohen, R. E. & Gleason, K. K. Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance of Phenol-d(5) in nylon 6 under active uniaxial deformation. Macromolecules 32, 4359-4364 (1999).
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• Myers, R. T., Cohen, R. E. & Bellare, A. Use of ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering to measure grain size of lamellar styrene-butadiene block copolymers. Macromolecules 32, 2706-2711 (1999).
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• Kane, R. S., Cohen, R. E. & Silbey, R. Synthesis of doped ZnS nanoclusters within block copolymer nanoreactors. Chemistry of Materials 11, 90-93 (1999).
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• Qin, J., Argon, A. S. & Cohen, R. E. Toughening of glassy polystyrene through ternary blending that combines low molecular weight polybutadiene diluents and ABS or HIPS-type composite particles. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 71, 2319-2328 (1999).
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• Qin, J., Argon, A. S. & Cohen, R. E. Toughening of glassy polymers by prepackaged deformation- activated diluents. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 71, 1469-1490 (1999).
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• Kane, R. S., Cohen, R. E. & Silbey, R. Semiconductor nanocluster growth within polymer films. Langmuir 15, 39-43 (1999).
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• Bartczak, Z., Argon, A. S., Cohen, R. E. & Weinberg, M. Toughness mechanism in semi-crystalline polymer blends: I. High-density polyethylene toughened with rubbers. Polymer 40, 2331-2346 (1999).
• Bartczak, Z., Argon, A. S., Cohen, R. E. & Weinberg, M. Toughness mechanism in semi-crystalline polymer blends: II. High-density polyethylene toughened with calcium carbonate filler particles. Polymer 40, 2347-2365 (1999).
• Bartczak, Z., Argon, A. S., Cohen, R. E. & Kowalewski, T. The morphology and orientation of polyethylene in films of sub- micron thickness crystallized in contact with calcite and rubber substrates. Polymer 40, 2367-2380 (1999).
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  1998

• Ghosh, S. K. et al. Sulphonation of maleated block-copoly(\ styrene/ethylene- butylene/styrene) and preparation of ionomer based on its sodium sa\ lt. Plastics Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications 27, 310-316 (1998).
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• Loo, L. S., Cohen, R. E. & Gleason, K. K. Correlation times of motion of deuterium oxide in polyamide 6 rods. Macromolecules 31, 8907-8911 (1998).
• Royappa, A. T., Saunders, R. S., Rubner, M. F. & Cohen, R. E. Langmuir-Blodgett films of conducting diblock copolymers. Langmuir 14, 6207-6214 (1998).
• Mukai, U., Cohen, R. E., Bellare, A. & Albalak, R. J. The influence of melt processing on the spatial organization of polymer chains in a crystallizable diblock copolymer of nylon 6 and PDMS. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 70, 1985-1990 (1998).
• Boontongkong, Y., Cohen, R. E., Spector, M. & Bellare, A. Orientation of plane strain-compressed ultrahigh-molecular- weight polyethylene. Polymer 39, 6391-6400 (1998).
• Ciebien, J. F., Cohen, R. E. & Duran, A. Catalytic properties of palladium nanoclusters synthesized within diblock copolymer films: hydrogenation of ethylene and propylene. Supramolecular Science 5, 31-39 (1998).
• Clay, R. T. & Cohen, R. E. Synthesis of metal nanoclusters within microphase-separated diblock copolymers: sodium carboxylate vs carboxylic acid functionalization. Supramolecular Science 5, 41-48 (1998).
• Ciebien, J. F., Clay, R. T., Sohn, B. H. & Cohen, R. E. Brief review of metal nanoclusters in block copolymer films. New Journal of Chemistry 22, 685-691 (1998).
• Clay, R. T. & Cohen, R. E. Synthesis of Cu and CuO nanoclusters within microphase- separated diblock copolymers. New Journal of Chemistry 22, 745-748 (1998).
• Sohn, B. H., Cohen, R. E. & Papaefthymiou, G. C. Magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoclusters within microdomains of block copolymers. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 182, 216-224 (1998).
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  1997

• Clay, R. T. & Cohen, R. E. Synthesis of metal nanoclusters within microphase-separated diblock copolymers: ICP-AES analysis of metal ion uptake. Supramolecular Science 4, 113-119 (1997).
• Kofinas, P. & Cohen, R. E. Development of methods for quantitative characterization of network morphology in pharmaceutical hydrogels. Biomaterials 18, 1361-1369 (1997).
• Sohn, B. H. & Cohen, R. E. Electrical properties of block copolymers containing silver nanoclusters within oriented lamellar microdomains. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 65, 723-729 (1997).
• Gratt, J. & Cohen, R. E. Synthesis of block copolymers containing pendant carbazole groups via living ring-opening metathesis polymerization. Macromolecules 30, 3137-3140 (1997).
• Sohn, B. H. & Cohen, R. E. Processible optically transparent block copolymer films containing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoclusters. Chemistry of Materials 9, 264-269 (1997).
• Schnablegger, H., Rein, D. H., Rempp, P. & Cohen, R. E. Morphological and thermal investigations on poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(isoprene) block copolymers. Journal of Polymer Engineering 16, 1-24 (1997).
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  1996

• Bellare, A. & Cohen, R. E. Morphology of rod stock and compression moulded sheets of ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene used in orthopaedic implants. Biomaterials 17, 2325-2333 (1996).
• Kane, R. S., Cohen, R. E. & Silbey, R. Synthesis of PbS nanoclusters within block copolymer nanoreactors. Chemistry of Materials 8, 1919-1924 (1996).
• Sohn, B. H. & Cohen, R. E. Silver nanocluster formation within microphase-separated block copolymers. Acta Polymerica 47, 340-343 (1996).
• Bartczak, Z., Galeski, A., Argon, A. S. & Cohen, R. E. On the plastic deformation of the amorphous component in semicrystalline polymers. Polymer 37, 2113-2123 (1996).
• Kane, R. S., Cohen, R. E. & Silbey, R. Theoretical study of the electronic structure of PbS nanoclusters. Journal of Physical Chemistry 100, 7928-7932 (1996).
• Mukai, U., Argon, A. S. & Cohen, R. E. Micromechanical testing of toughness in nylon 6/PDMS block copolymers and blends. Polymer Engineering and Science 36, 895-897 (1996).

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