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Associate Dean for Research, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

Research Interests:
* Soft assembly of block copolymer films for functional materials
* Interfacial assembly of nanoparticles and gradient interface materials
* Phase separated polymer blend scaffolds for regenerative tissue engineering
* Dynamic and static gradient approaches for rapid polymer thin film processing

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Research Interests:
* Soft assembly of block copolymer films for functional materials
* Interfacial assembly of nanoparticles and gradient interface materials
* Phase separated polymer blend scaffolds for regenerative tissue engineering
* Dynamic and static gradient approaches for rapid polymer thin film processing

Present	Associate Dean for Research, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron
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Present	The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Professor, Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron
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Articles (43)

Dynamic Thermal Field Induced Gradient Soft-Shear for Highly Oriented Block ...

ACS Nano (2012)

Gurpreet Singh, Kevin G. Yager, Brian Berry, Ho-Cheol Kim, et al.

As demand for smaller, more powerful, and energy-efficient devices continues, conventional patterning technologies are pushing up against fundamental limits. Block ...

From finite-amplitude equilibrium structures to dewetting in thin polymer films ...

Soft Matter (2012)

Amit Sehgal, Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Kajari Kargupta, Ashutosh Sharma, et al.

We study templating and patterning strategies of an ultrathin (<100 >nm) polystyrene (PS) film on substrates with varying lateral confinement ...

Tuning Molecular Relaxation for Vertical Orientation in Cylindrical Block Copolymer ...

Macromolecules (2012)

Gurpreet Singh, Kevin G. Yager, Detlef-M. Smilgies, Manish M. Kulkarni, et al.

Fabricating vertically ordered and etchable high aspect ratio nanodomains of block copolymer (BCP) thin films on diverse substrates via continuous ...

Fullerene Nanoparticles as Molecular Surfactant for Dewetting of Phase-Separating Polymer ...

Macromolecules (2012)

Diya Bandyopadhyay, Jack F. Douglas and Alamgir Karim

We investigate the effects of fullerene nanoparticles (f-NP) on the dewetting morphology in the immiscible temperature regime of blend films ...

Directed Assembly of Block Copolymer Films: Effects of Rough Substrates ...

Soft Matter Gradient Surfaces: Methods and Applications (2012)

Manish M. Kulkarni, Alamgir Karim and Kevin G. Yager

Polymer coatings are used extensively as passive masking layers or active materials in diverse fields such as consumer products, microelectronics, ...

Diblock copolymer lamellae on sinusoidal and fractal surfaces

The Journal of Chemical Physics (2012)

Alamgir Karim, Amit Ranjan, Manish Kulkarni and Ashutosh Sharma

A scaling analysis of equilibrium orientation of diblock copolymer molecules on fractal surfaces and a brief comparison with a particular ...

Imaging Magnetic Flux Lines with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using a ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2011)

Directed self-assembly of nanomaterials via external fields is an attractive processing tool for industry as it is inherently inexpensive and ...

Influence of C60 Nanoparticles on the Stability and Morphology of ...

Macromolecules (2011)

Diya Bandyopadhyay, Jack F. Douglas and Alamgir Karim

We investigate the influence of fullerene (C60) nanoparticle (NP) additives on a thermodynamically miscible polymer blend thin film of polystyrene ...

Using Block Copolymer Self-Assembly to Imprint the Crystallization of Polymer ...

Soft Matter (2011)

Sangcheol Kim, Jack F. Douglas, Christopher L. Soles, Alamgir Karim, et al.

We utilize the self-assembly of cylinder-forming block copolymer (BCP) films to create templates for dendritic polymercrystallization patterns. This templating was ...

Characterization of Non-Equilibrium Nanoparticle Adsorption on a Model Biological Substrate

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2010)

The kinetics of nanoparticle (NP) adsorption on a model biological interface (collagen) is measured in microfluidic channels using surface plasmon ...

Interaction of Gold Nanoparticles with Common Human Blood Proteins

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2010)

In order to better understand the physical basis of the biological activity of nanoparticles (NPs) in nanomedicine applications and under ...

Solvent Retention in Thin Spin-Coated Polystyrene and Poly(methyl methacrylate ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2010)

We utilize neutron reflectometry (NR) to probe the amount of residual solvent in thin polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) ...

Thermally Reversible Surface Morphology Transition in Thin Diblock Copolymer Films

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2010)

Many phase transitions exhibit ordering transitions at the boundary of the material that are distinct from its interior where intermolecular ...

Quantification of the binding affinity of a specific hydroxyapatite binding ...

Biomaterials (2010)

Michael C. Weiger, Jung Jin Park, Marc D. Roy, Christopher M. Stafford, et al.

The genesis of bone and teeth involves highly coordinated processes, which involve multiple cell types and proteins that direct the ...

Evolution of Block-Copolymer Order Through a Moving Thermal Zone

Soft Matter (2010)

Kevin G. Yager, Nathaniel J. Fredin, Xiaohua Zhang, Brian C. Berry, et al.

We investigate block-copolymer (BCP) thin film ordering kinetics during annealing across a moving in-plane temperature gradient. We operate in the ...

Observation of a Characteristic Length Scale in the Healing of ...

Soft Matter (2010)

Guangcui Yuan, Clive Li, Sushil K. Satija, Alamgir Karim, et al.

We examine the evolution (‘healing’) of the interface between two polymer films at various temperatures below the glass transition temperature, ...

SPR Imaging Study of DNA Wrapped Single Wall Carbon Nanotube ...

Soft Matter (2010)

Jung Jin Park, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Ji Yeon Huh, Kalman B. Migler, et al.

The adsorption kinetics of single stranded-DNA dispersed single wall carbon nanotubes (ssDNA-SWCNTs) onto an immobilized collagen layer in a microfluidic ...

Competition between crystallization and dewetting fronts in thin polymer films

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2009)

We investigate the competition between dewetting and crystallization fronts in thin polymer films where the velocities of these fronts are ...

Dielectric Spectroscopy Investigation of Relaxation in C-60-Polyisoprene Nanocomposites

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2009)

We investigate the influence of adding C60 nanoparticles on the dielectric relaxation spectra of both unentangled and entangled polyisoprene (PIP). ...

Direct observation of interfacial C-60 cluster formation in polystyrene-C-60 nanocomposite ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2009)

Large interfacial C(60) clusters were directly imaged at the supporting film-substrate interface in physically detached polystyrene-C(60) nanocomposite films by atomic ...

Disordered nanoparticle interfaces for directed self-assembly

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2009)

Self-assembly is a promising route for controlling the nanoscale structure and material properties of coatings, yet it remains difficult to ...

Effect of Fluorosurfactant on Capillary Instabilities in Nanoimprinted Polymer Patterns

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2009)

Surface forces play a paramount role in most aspects of Nanoimprint Lithography. In particular, subjecting nanoimprinted patterns to moderate heating ...

Langmuir Adsorption Study of the Interaction of CdSe/ZnS Quantum ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2009)

We investigate the utility of Langmuir adsorption measurements for characterizing nanoparticle-substrate interactions. Spherical CdSe/ZnS core-shell nanoparticles were chosen as representative ...

Target Patterns Induced by Fixed Nanoparticles in Block Copolymer Films

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2009)

It is well-known that thin films of cylinder-forming block copolymers (BCP) can exhibit a transition from a perpendicular to a ...

Capillary Instability in Nanoimprinted Polymer Films

Soft Matter (2009)

Kyle J. Alvine, Yifu Ding, Jack F. Douglas, Hyun Wook Ro, et al.

Capillary forces play an active role in defining the equilibrium structure of nanoscale patterns. This effect can be especially pronounced ...