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Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Engineering

Research Interests:
Thermodynamics of multi-component polymer systems (block copolymers, graft copolymers, polymer blends); ion-conducting polymers for proton exchange membranes; directed self-assembly of nano-structured and hierarchically ordered materials; anionic polymerization and chemical modification of polymers.

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Research Interests:
Thermodynamics of multi-component polymer systems (block copolymers, graft copolymers, polymer blends); ion-conducting polymers for proton exchange membranes; directed self-assembly of nano-structured and hierarchically ordered materials; anionic polymerization and chemical modification of polymers.

Present	Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron
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Articles (26)

Phase structural formation and oscillation in polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane thin films

Royal Society of Chemistry (2012)

I-Fan Hsieh, Hao-Jan Sun, Qiang Fu, Bernard Lotz, et al.

The solvent-induced spherical structure in a polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS) block copolymer was obtained and stabilized by preparing both the bulk and ...

Solvent Dependence of the Morphology of Spin-Coated Thin Films of ...

Macromolecules (2012)

Maurice L. Wadley, I-Fan Hsieh, Kevin Cavicchi and Stephen Z. D. Cheng

The as-spun, thin film morphologies of a series polydimethylsiloxane-rich cylinder and lamellar-forming polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS) copolymers with constant PDMS molecular weight ...

Fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-based shape amphiphiles: molecular design, topological variation ...

Polymer Chemistry (2012)

Jinlin He, Kan Yue, Yuging Liu, Xinfei Yu, et al.

This paper reports the design and synthesis of fluoroalkyl-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (FPOSS)-based shape amphiphiles with two distinct topologies: (i) ...

Investigation of the relationships between the thermodynamic phase behavior and ...

Royal Society of Chemistry (2012)

Li Feng and Kevin Cavicchi

The solution behavior of a series of tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (TREN) based trisamide derivatives in organic solutions was investigated with a focus ...

Impact of Homopolymer Pore Expander on the Morphology of Mesoporous ...

ACS Publications (2012)

Alpha Labiano, Mingzhi Dai, Wen-Shiue Young, Gilia E. Stein, et al.

Soft templated mesoporous carbon films (ca. 60 nm thick) are fabricated by the cooperative assembly of poly(styrene-block-ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) with ...

Synthesis and Polymerization of Substituted Ammonium Sulfonate Monomers for Advanced ...

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2011)

Sulfonated polymers have found use as ion-exchange membranes for use in fuel cells, water purification, electroactive devices, and inorganic materials ...

Control over Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers on Hexagonal and Square ...

ACS Publications (2011)

Jie Feng, Kevin Cavicchi and Hendrik Heinz

Self-assembled diblock copolymer melts on patterned substrates can induce a smaller characteristic domain spacing compared to predefined lithographic patterns and ...

Polyelectrolyte--Surfactant Complexes as Thermoreversible Organogelators

Macromolecules (2011)

Yuqing Liu, Ashley Lloyd, Gustavo Guzman and Kevin Cavicchi

Poly(N,N-dimethyl-n-octadecylammonium p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS-DMODA) polymers were prepared and investigated as organogelators for low-polarity aromatic solvents. Gels were prepared by heating polymer ...

Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Complexes as Thermoreversible Organogelators

Alumni Publications (2011)

Yuqing Liu, Ashley Lloyd, Gustavo Guzman and Kevin A Cavicchi

Poly(N,N-dimethyl-n-octadecylammonium p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS-DMODA) polymers were prepared and investigated as organogelators for low-polarity aromatic solvents. Gels were prepared by heating polymer ...

Synthesis of omega-sulfonated polystyrene via reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer ...

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2011)

Lei Feng, Kevin Cavicchi, Bryan C. Katzenmeyer and Chrys Wesdemiotis

The synthesis of chain-end sulfonated polystyrene [PS (ω-sulfonated PS)] by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization followed by postpolymerization ...

Imaging magnetic flux lines with iron oxide nanoparticles using a ...

Royal Society of Chemistry (2011)

Ryan Schmidt, Jason Benkoski, Kevin Cavicchi and Alamgir Karim

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

Synthesis and Characterization of a Poly (styrene-block-methylacrylate-random-octadecylacrylate-block-styrene) Shape Memory ABA ...

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2010)

Pengzhan Fei and Kevin Cavicchi

A new shape memory polymer (SMP) was prepared from an ABA triblock copolymer with polystyrene (PS) end blocks and a ...

Synthesis of polydimethylsiloxane-containing block copolymers via reversible addition fragmentation chain ...

Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2010)

Maurice L. Wadley and Kevin Cavicchi

Low polydispersity polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was end functionalized with a reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent by the esterification of ...

Synthesis of poly (trioctylammonium p-styrenesulfonate) homopolymers and block copolymers by ...

Yuqing Liu, Kevin L. Pollock and Kevin Cavicchi

A method to prepare sulfonated polystyrene-containing block copolymers has been investigated by neutralizing styrene sulfonic acid with trioctylamine to produce ...

Synthesis and characterization of novel comb-type amphiphilic graft copolymers containing ...

Polymer Bulletin (2009)

Murat Balci, Abdulkadir Alli, Baki Hazer, Olgun Guven, et al.

Amphiphilic comb-type graft copolymers containing polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) have been prepared. Polypropylene-g-polyethylene glycol comb-type thermoplastic amphiphilic copolymers ...

Synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity of metal nanoparticles embedded into ...

Polymer Bulletin (2009)

Ozlem A. Kalayci, Fusun B. Comert, Baki Hazer, Turgay Atalay, et al.

The synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and antimicrobial efficiency of gold and silver nanoparticles embedded in novel amphiphilic comb-type graft copolymers having ...

Department of Polymer Engineering (2009)

Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization with a Polymeric ...

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (2009)

Kevin Cavicchi and Yuqing Liu

Polytrithiocarbonates were prepared by the condensation polymerization of a dicarboxylic acid functional trithiocarbonate and a diol. These polymers were effective ...

Living Anionic Polymerization Using a Microfluidic Reactor

Lab on a Chip (2009)

Kazunori Iida, Thomas Q. Chastek, Kathryn L. Beers, Kevin Cavicchi, et al.

Living anionic polymerizations were conducted within aluminum-polyimide microfluidic devices. Polymerizations of styrene in cyclohexane were carried out at various conditions, ...

Orientationally controlled nanoporous cylindrical domains in polystyrene-b-poly (ferrocenylethylmethylsilane) block copolymer ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2007)

The self-assembly of thin films of organometallic cylinder-forming amorphous polystyrene-block-polyferrocenylsilane diblock copolymers is described. By varying film thickness and/or the ...

Solvent annealed thin films of asymmetric polyisoprene-polylactide diblock copolymers

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2007)

A poly(isoprene-b-lactide) (PI-b-PLA) polymer forming cylinders of PLA in a PI matrix was examined as a polymer system to generate ...

Diblock Copolymers with Amorphous Atactic Polyferrocenylsilane Blocks: Synthesis, Characterization, and ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2005)

Living anionic ring-opening (ROP) polymerization of ethylmethylsila[1]ferrocenophane yields atactic poly(ferrocenylethylmethylsilane) (PFEMS) homopolymers with controlled molecular weights (Mn = 4000−41 400) ...

Solvent annealing thin films of poly (isoprene- b-lactide)

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2005)

The use of solvent annealing to control the microdomain orientation and long-range ordering in poly(isoprene-b-d,l-lactide) thin films was investigated using ...

An ordered nanoporous monolith from an elastomeric crosslinked block copolymer ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2004)

An ordered nanoporous monolith was prepared from a poly(isoprene-b-dimethylsiloxane) (PI-PDMS) hexagonally packed cylinder precursor. The PDMS cylinders were macroscopically aligned, ...

Anisotropic self-diffusion in block copolymer cylinders

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2004)

Self-diffusion measurements have been performed on an ordered asymmetric poly(ethylene-alt-propylene-b-dimethylsiloxane) PEP−PDMS block copolymer (Mn = 30 000, fPEP = 0.79) ...