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Distinguished Professor, Department of Polymer Engineering

Research Interests:
Phase equilibria and kinetics of phase separation in polymer blends; phase transitions in crystalline and liquid crystalline polymers; molecular composites; processing, structure and properties of ionomer membranes; pattern formation and electro-optical properties of dispersed liquid crystal systems.

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Research Interests:
Phase equilibria and kinetics of phase separation in polymer blends; phase transitions in crystalline and liquid crystalline polymers; molecular composites; processing, structure and properties of ionomer membranes; pattern formation and electro-optical properties of dispersed liquid crystal systems.

Present	Distinguished Professor, Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron
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Phone: 330-972-6672

Articles (104)

Asymmetric membranes formed by coagulation induced phase separation of poly ...

Teng Chang, Chandrasekaran Neelakandan, Thein Kyu, Yu-Tsan Tseng, et al.

Development of asymmetric channel morphology driven by coagulation-induced phase separation of genistein (G) modified poly(ether sulfone)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PES/PVP) blends has ...

Genistein Modified Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)/Poly(D,L-lactic acid ...

Biomacromolecules (2013)

Sasiwimon Buddhiranon, Linda A. DeFine, Thomas S. Alexander and Thein Kyu

Genistein is a phytochemical with a broad range of desirable biological activity for wound healing. However, its poor bioavailability requires ...

Cell Viability, Anti-oxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Genistein Modified Polyamide ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2012)

Crystal Nucleation and Motion: A New Type of Growth Instability

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2012)

Effect of Glucose on Immunological Response of Polyphenols in Human ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2012)

Highly Conductive, Completely Amorphous Polymer Electrolyte membranes Fabricated Through Photo-polymerization ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2012)

Immunological Response of Genistein Modified Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)/Poly(ether ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2012)

Impregnation of Waterwheel Supramolecules as Proton Carrier in Natin Perfluorinated ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2012)

Solubilization of Genistein in Poly(oxyethylene) via Eutectic Crystal Melting

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2012)

Sasiwimon Buddhiranon and Thein Kyu

Solid–liquid phase diagrams of binary crystalline blends of genistein with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) were established experimentally ...

Phase Equilibira and Photopolymerization Induce Phase Transitions of Mesogenic Diacrylate ...

Liquid Crystals (2012)

Namil Kim and Thein Kyu

Experimental phase diagrams of binary mesogenic mixtures of reactive mesogenic diacrylate (RM257) monomer and low molar mass liquid crystals (E7) ...

Ionic conductivity in relation to ternary phase diagram of polyethylene ...

Macromolecules (2012)

Mauricio Echeverri, Namil Kim and Thein Kyu

In an effort to develop free-standing lithium battery membrane, binary and ternary phase diagrams of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide (LiTFSI), ...

Incorporation of Hyperbranched Supramolecules into Nafion Ionomer Domains through Impregnation ...

Polymers (2011)

Nadzrinahamin A. Nazir, Thein Kyu, Anna M. Reinsel, Matthew Espe, et al.

Nafion membranes were impregnated with photocurable supramolecules, viz., hyperbranched polyester having pendant functional carboxylic acid groups (HBPEAc-COOH) by swelling in ...

Conductive behaviour in relation to Domain Morphology and Phase Diagram ...

Nadzrinahamin A. Nazir, Namil Kim, Wilder G. Iglesias, Antal Jakli, et al.

Electron and proton conductive properties of Nafion/poly(vinylidene fluroride)-co- trifluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE) blends were investigated in relation to domain morphology guided by ...

Morphology Development in Relation to Ternary Phase Diagram of Biodegradable ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2011)

Polymer Composition and Dialysis Membrane Formed From the Polymer Composition

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2011)

Thein Kyu and Neelakandan Chandrasekaran

A biocompatible polymer composition suited to forming a dialysis membrane includes a matrix material and at least one xanthone. The ...

In vitro evaluation of anti-oxidant and anti inflammatory properties of ...

Biomacromolecules (2011)

Chandrasekaran Neelakandan, Teng Chang, Thomas Alexander, Linda Define, et al.

Genistein-modified poly(amide):poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PA:PVP/G) hemodialysis membranes have been fabricated by coagulation via solvent (dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO)/nonsolvent (water) exchange. The antioxidant ...

Effect of Trans-Cis Photoisomerization on Phase Equilibria and Phase Transition ...

Physical Review E (2011)

Namil Kim, Quan Li and Thein Kyu

Photoisomerization-induced phase transition of neat liquid-crystalline azobenzene chromophore (LCAC) and its effect on phase diagrams of its mixtures with reactive ...

Effects of Trans-Cis Photoisomerization on Phase Equilibria and Phase Transition ...

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. (2011)

N. Kim, Q. Li and Thein Kyu

Photoisomerization-induced phase transition of neat liquid-crystalline azobenzene chromophore (LCAC) and its effect on phase diagrams of its mixtures with reactive ...

Membrane Morphology and Phase Diagrams of Mangiferin Modified Poly(amide ...

Journal of Membrane Science (2011)

Chandrasekaran Neelakandan and Thein Kyu

Mangiferin modified membranes were prepared based on amorphous poly(amide) (PA)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) blends by coagulation via solvent (dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO) ...

Induced Smectic Phases in Phase Diagrams of Binary Nematic Liquid ...

The Journal of Chemical Physics (2011)

Tsang-Min Huang, Kathleen McCreary, Shila Garg and Thein Kyu

To elucidate induced smectic A and smectic B phases in binary nematic liquid crystal mixtures, a generalized thermodynamic model has ...

Photochromism and photopolymerization induced mesophase transitions in mixtures of spiropyran ...

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2010)

Namil Kim, Harris Lam and Thein Kyu

A phase diagram of a binary mixture of photochromic molecule (spiropyran) and mesogenic diacrylate monomer has been established by means ...

Effects of Genistein Modification on Miscibility and Hydrogen Bonding Interactions ...

Chandrasekaran Neelakandan and Thein Kyu

Miscibility characteristics of poly(amide):poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PA:PVP) blends containing a soybean-derived phytochemical called “genistein” have been investigated using differential scanning calorimetry ...

Phase Field Modeling on Polymer Crystallization and Phase Separation in ...

Polymer Engineering Faculty Research (2010)

Eutectic mesophase transitions and induced crystalline phase in mixtures of ...

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2010)

Tsang-Min Huang, Raisa V. Talroze and Thein Kyu

Eutectic behavior and the induced crystalline phase in mixtures of hexagonal columnar liquid crystal, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexakis-(pentyloxy) ...

Swimming Photochromic Azobenzene Single Crystals in Triacrylate Solution

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2010)

Kenneth Milam, Garrett O'Malley, Namil Kim, Dmitry Golovaty, et al.

Self-motion of a growing single crystal of azobenzene chromophore in triacrylate solution (TA) is investigated in relation to the solid−liquid ...