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• 2013
• Gilbert, J., Rubner, M.F, and Cohen, R.E. Depth-profiling X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of interlayer diffusion in polyelectrolyte multilayers PNAS, epub (2013) [abstract]
• Lee, H., Alcaraz, M., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Zwitter-Wettability and Antifogging Coatings with Frost-Resisting Capabilities ACS Nano 7, 2172-2185 (2013). [abstract]
• 2012
• Tan, W.S., Du, Y, Luna, L, Khitass, Y, Cohen, R.E. and Rubner, M.F. Templated Nanopores for Robust Functional Surface Porosity in Poly(methyl methacrylate) Langmuir 28, 13496-13502 (2012). [abstract]
• Han, L., Yin, J, Wang, L. F., Chia, K. K., Cohen, R. E., Rubner, M. F., Ortiz, C. and Boyce, M. C. Tunable stimulus-responsive friction mechanisms of polyelectrolyte films and tube forests. Soft Matter 8, 8642-8650 (2012). [abstract]
• Rubner, M. F. and Cohen, R. E. Layer-by-Layer Processed Multilayers: Challenges and Opportunities, in Multilayer Thin Films: Sequential Assembly of Nanocomposite Materials, Second Edition (eds G. Decher and J. B. Schlenoff), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, [abstract]
• DeRocher, J.P., Mao, P., Kim, J.Y., Han, J., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Layer-by-Layer Deposition of All-Nanoparticle Multilayers in Confined Geometries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 4, 391-396 (2012). [abstract]
• Lee, H., Mensire, R., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Strategies for Hydrogen Bonding Based Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Poly(vinyl alcohol) with Weak Polyacids. Macromolecules 45, 347-355 (2012). [abstract]
• 2011
• Tan, W.S., Z. C. Zhu, Sukhishvili, S.A., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Effect of Block Copolymer Architecture on the Thermally Induced Swelling of Micelle-Containing Multilayer Thin Films. Macromolecules 44, 7767-7774 (2011). [abstract]
• Han, L., Wang, L. F., Chia, K. K., Cohen, R. E., Rubner, M. F., Boyce, M. C., and Ortiz, C. Geometrically Controlled Mechanically Responsive Polyelectrolyte Tube Arrays. Adv. Mater. 23, 4667-4673 (2011). [abstract]
• Nogueira, G.M., Banerjee, D., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Spray-Layer-by-Layer Assembly Can More Rapidly Produce Optical-Quality Multistack Heterostructures. Langmuir 27, 7860-7867 (2011). [abstract]
• Doshi, N., Swiston, A.J., Gilbert, J.B., Alcaraz, M.L., Cohen, R.E., Rubner, M.F., and Mitragotri, S. Cell-Based Drug Delivery Devices Using Phagocytosis-Resistant Backpacks. Adv. Mater. 23, H105-H109 (2011). [abstract]
• Nuraje, N., Asmatulu, R., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Durable Antifog Films from Layer-by-Layer Molecularly Blended Hydrophilic Polysaccharides. Langmuir 27, 782-791 (2011). [abstract]
• 2010
• Kim, J.Y., DeRocher, J.P., Mao, P., Han, J., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Formation of Nanoparticle-Containing Multilayers in Nanochannels via Layer-by-Layer Assembly. Chem. Mater. 22, 6409-6415 (2010). [abstract]
• Vasconcellos, F.C., Swiston, A.J., Beppu, M.M., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Bioactive Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: Hyaluronic Acid Mediated B Lymphocyte Adhesion. Biomacromolecules 11, 2407-2414 (2010). [abstract]
• Du, Y., Luna, L.E., Tan, W.S., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Hollow Silica Nanoparticles in UV-Visible Antireflection Coatings for Poly(methyl methacrylate) Substrates. ACS Nano 4, 4308-4316 (2010). [abstract]
• Nogueira, G.M., Swiston, A.J., Beppu, M.M., Rubner, M.F., Layer-by-Layer Deposited Chitosan/Silk Fibroin Thin Films with Anisotropic Nanofiber Alignment Langmuir 26, 8953-8958 (2010). [abstract]
• Swiston, A.J., Gilbert, J.B., Irvine, D.J., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Freely Suspended Cellular "Backpacks" Lead to Cell Aggregate Self-Assembly. Biomacromolecules 11, 1826-1832 (2010). [abstract]
• Forrest, E., Williamson, E., Buongiorno, J., Hu, L.-W., Rubner, M., and Cohen, R. Augmentation of nucleate boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux using nanoparticle thin-film coatings. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 53, 58-67 (2010). [abstract]
• Shimomura, H., Gemici, Z., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Layer-by-Layer-Assembled High-Performance Broadband Antireflection Coatings. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2, 813-820 (2010). [abstract]
• DeRocher, J.P., Mao, P., Han, J., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyelectrolytes in Nanofluidic Devices. Macromolecules 43, 2430-2437 (2010). [abstract]
• Tan, W.S., Cohen, R.E., Rubner, M.F., and Sukhishvili, S.A. Temperature-Induced, Reversible Swelling Transitions in Multilayers of a Cationic Triblock Copolymer and a Polyacid. Macromolecules 43, 1950-1957 (2010). [abstract]
• 2009
• Chia, K.-K., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. pH-Responsive Reversibly Swellable Nanotube Arrays. Langmuir 25, 14044-14052 (2009). [abstract]
• Lichter, J.A., Van Vliet, K.J., Rubner, M.F. Design of Antibacterial Surfaces and Interfaces: Polyelectrolyte Multilayers as a Multifunctional Platform. Macromolecules 42, 8573-8586 (2009). [abstract]
• Kurt, P., Banerjee, D., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Structural color via layer-by-layer deposition: layered nanoparticle arrays with near-UV and visible reflectivity bands. J. Mater. Chem. 19, 8920-8927 (2009). [abstract]
• Hajicharalambous, C.S.,Lichter, J. Hix, W.T. Swierczewska, M., Rubner, M.F. Rajagopalan, P., Nano- and sub-micron porous polyelectrolyte multilayer assemblies: Biomimetic surfaces for human corneal epithelial cells. Biomaterials 30, 4029-4036 (2009). [abstract]
• Lichter, J.A., Rubner, M.F. Polyelectrolyte Multilayers with Intrinsic Antimicrobial Functionality: The Importance of Mobile Polycations Langmuir 25, 7686-7694 (2009). [abstract]
• Gemici, Z., Schwachulla, P.I., Williamson, E.H., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Targeted Functionalization of Nanoparticle Thin Films via Capillary Condensation. Nano Lett. 9, 1064-1070 (2009). [abstract]
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• 2008
• Swiston, A.J., Cheng, C., Um, S.H., Irvine, D.J., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Surface Functionalization of Living Cells with Multilayer Patches. Nano Lett. 8, 4446-4453 (2008). [abstract]
• Chia, K.-K., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Amine-Rich Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Nanoreactors for in Situ Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis. Chem. Mater. 20, 6756-6763 (2008). [abstract]
• Tuteja, A., Choi, W., McKinley, G.H., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Design Parameters for Superhydrophobicity and Superoleophobicity. MRS Bull. 33, 752-758 (2008). [abstract]
• Nolte, A.J., Treat, N.D., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Effect of Relative Humidity on the Young's Modulus of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films and Related Nonionic Polymers. Macromolecules 41, 5793-5798 (2008). [abstract]
• Lichter, J.A.,Thompson, M.T., Delgadillo, M., Nishikawa, T., Rubner, M.F., Van Vliet, K.J., Substrata mechanical stiffness can regulate adhesion of viable bacteria Biomacromolecules 9, 1571-1578 (2008). [abstract]
• Olugebefola, S.C., Kuhlman, W.A., Rubner, M.F., Mayes, A.M., Photopatterned nanoporosity in polyelectrolyte multilayer films Langmuir 24, 5172-5178 (2008). [abstract]
• Gemici, Z., Shimomura, H., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Hydrothermal Treatment of Nanoparticle Thin Films for Enhanced Mechanical Durability. Langmuir 24, 2168-2177 (2008). [abstract]
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• 2007
• Ma, M., Gupta, M., Li, Z., Zhai, L., Gleason, K.K., Cohen, R.E., Rubner, M.F., and Rutledge, G.C. Decorated Electrospun Fibers Exhibiting Superhydrophobicity. Adv. Mater. 19, 255-259 (2007). [abstract]
• Lee, D., Omolade, D., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. pH-Dependent Structure and Properties of TiO₂/SiO₂ Nanoparticle Multilayer Thin Films. Chem. Mater. 19, 1427-1433 (2007). [abstract]
• Wu, Z., Lee, D., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Structural Color in Porous, Superhydrophilic, and Self-Cleaning SiO₂/TiO₂ Bragg Stacks. Small 3, 1445-1451 (2007). [abstract]
• Lee, D., Gemici, Z., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Multilayers of Oppositely Charged SiO₂ Nanoparticles: Effect of Surface Charge on Multilayer Assembly. Langmuir 23, 8833-8837 (2007). [abstract]
• Bravo, J., Zhai, L., Wu, Z., Cohen, R.E., and Rubner, M.F. Transparent Superhydrophobic Films Based on Silica Nanoparticles. Langmuir 23, 7293-7298 (2007). [abstract]
• Nolte, A.J., Takane, N., Hindman, E., Gaynor, W., Rubner, M.F., and Cohen, R.E. Thin Film Thickness Gradients and Spatial Patterning via Salt Etching of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers. Macromolecules 40, 5479-5486 (2007). [abstract]
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