Publications

Under Review

Zhang, Q.; Samanta, P.; Qi, Y.; Jha, S.; Kruse, N.; Ma, G.; Emodogo, J.; Zhang, H.; Thirumalai, R.; Ray, P.; Leszczynski, J.; Gu, X; Wang, K.; Patton, D.; Hammer, N.; Dai, Q.* “Sulfolane-based Solvent Engineering for High-Performance MAPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells” Under review.

Smith, P.; Wu, J.; Griffin, A.; Jones, K.; Aguinaga, J.; Bounds, E.; Patton, D.; Xiang, Y.; Qiang, Z.* “Transformative 3D printing of carbon-metal nanocomposites as catalytic Joule heaters for enhanced ammonia decomposition” Under review.

Grove, B.; Patton, D.*; Ma, B.* “Predicting Polymer-Graphene Nanocomposite Laminate Mechanical Strength using Finite Element Analysis” Under review.

Thapa, K.; Mooney, M.; Ma, G.; Cao, Z.; Mason, G.; Eedugurala, N.; Jha, S.; Patton, D.; Azoulay, J.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Gu, X.* "Deuteration Effects on Physical and Optoelectronic Properties of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers" Under review.

2025

90. Tang, K.; Shaw, A.; Upreti, S.; Zhao, H.; Wang, Y.; Mason, G.; Aguinaga, J.; Patton, D.; Baran, D.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Gu, X.* “Impact of Sequential Chemical Doping on the Thin Film Mechanical Properties of Conjugated Polymers” 2025, Chem. Mater. ASAP Article. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03120

89. Zahgo, M.; Jenkins, J.; Pinson, D.; Thornell, T.; Patton, D.; Nazarenko, S.* “Enhanced Thermal Conductivity of Photopolymerizable Rubbery and Glassy Thiol-Ene Composites Filled with Hexagonal Boron Nitride” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2025, 237, 126431. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126431

88. Shawon, M.; Umeojiakor, C.; Griffin, A.; Aguinaga, J.; Wu, J.; Patton, D.; Qiang, Z.; Toghiani, H.; Xiang, Y. “Ammonia decomposition over low-loading ruthenium catalyst achieved through “adiabatic” plasma reactor” Reaction Chem. Eng. 2025, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00509K

2024

87. Stacy, E.; McCormick III, C.; Stevens, K.; Jankoski, P.; Aguinaga, J.; Patton, D.; Sumerlin, B.; Clemons, T.* “Aqueous photoiniferter polymerization of polyacrylonitrile” 2024, ACS Macro Letters, 13, 1662-1669. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00642

86. Robertson, M.; Barbour, A.; Griffin, A.; Aguinaga, J.; Patton, D.; Xiang, Y.; Qiang, Z.* “Harnessing the power of thermoplastic elastomer-derived ordered mesoporous carbons through functionalization” J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 12, 17229-17242. DOI: 10.1039/D4TA02629B

85. Zagho, M.; Shaikh, S.; Hassan, M.; Nasser, M.; Elzatahry, A.; Patton, D.; Nazarenko, S.* “Controlling Polydopamine Deposition Morphology on the Surface of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Microfiltration Membranes for Improved Oil-Water Filtration Performance” Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2024, 698, 134511. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134511

84. Abate, S.; Jha, S.; Shail, A. K.; Ma, G.; Emodogo, J.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Hammer, N.; Dai, Q.* “Fabrication of 1D/3D heterostructure perovskite layers by tetrabutylammonium tetrafluoroborate for high-performance devices” Organic Electronics, 2024, 125, 106984. DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2023.106984

83. Abate, S.; Qi, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Jha, S.; Zhang, H.; Ma, G.; Gu, X.; Wang, K.; Patton, D.; Dai, Q.* “Eco-Friendly Solvent Engineered CsPbI2.77Br0.23 Ink for Large-Area and Scalable High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells” Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2310279. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310279

2023

82. Alameda, B.; Kumler, M.; Murphy, J. S.; Aguinaga, J.; Patton, D.* “Cyclic ketal bridged bisepoxides: Enabling the design of degradable epoxy-amine thermosets for carbon fiber composite applications” RSC Applied Polymers 2023, 1, 254-265. DOI: 10.1039/D3LP00095H.

81. Abate, S. Y.; Yang, Z.; Jha, S.; Emodogo, J.; Ma, G.; Ouyang, Z.; Muhammad, S.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Li, D.; Cai, J.*; Dai, Q.* “Promoting Large-Area Slot-Die-Coated Perovskite Solar Cell Performance and Reproducibility by Acid-Based Sulfono-γ-AApeptide” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 25495-25505. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02571

80. Guillen Obando, A.; Robertson, M.; Smith, P.; Jha, S.; Patton, D.; Qiang. Z.* “Reaction-induced macropore formation enabling commodity polymer derived carbons for CO2 capture” New J. Chem. 2023, 47, 1318-1327. DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ05434E

79. Abate, S. Y.; Yang, Z.; Jha, S.; Ma, G.; Ouyang, Z.; Muhammad, S.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Li, D.; Cai, J.;* Dai, Q.* “Room Temperature Slot-Die Coated Perovskite Layer Modified with sulfonyl-γ-AApeptide for High Performance Perovskite Solar Devices” Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 457, 141199. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.141199

2022

78. Gu, X.; Patton, D. “Guest Editorial: 50 Years of Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi” Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 2200898. DOI: DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200898 Link to Special Issue Journal Cover: DOI: 10.1002/marc.202270072

77. Abate, S.Y.; Jha, S.; Ma, G.; Nash, J.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Dai, Q.* “Surface Capping Layer Prepared from the Bulky Tetradodecylammonium Bromide as an Efficient Perovskite Passivation Layer for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 56900-56909. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19201

76. Qi, Y.; Almtiri, M.; Giri, H.; Jha, S.; Ma, G.; Shaik, A.K.; Zhang, Q.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Hammer, N.; Patton, D.; Scott, C.; Dai, Q.* “Evaluation of the Passivation Effects of PEDOT:PSS on Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells” Adv. Energy Mater. 2022, 12, 46, 2202713. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202202713.

75. Dugas, L.; Walker, W.; Shankar, R.; Hoppmeyer, K.; Thornell, T.; Morgan, S.; Storey, R.; Patton, D.*; Simon, Y.* “Diketoenamine-based Vitrimers via Thiol-ene Photopolymerization” Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 43, 2200249. DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200249.

74. Qi, Y.; Yaddehige, M.; Green, K.; Moore, J.; Jha, S.; Ma, G.; Wang, C.; Watkins, D.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Morgan, S.; Dai, Q.* “Perovskite films passivated by a dendrimer toward high efficiency and high stability devices” J. Power Sources 2022, 231518. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231518.

73. Qi, Y.; Green, K.; Ma, G.; Jha, S.; Gollinger, K.; Wang, C.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Morgan, S.; Dai, Q.* “Passivation of Iodine Vacancies of Perovskite Films by Reducing Iodine to Triiodide Anions for High-Performance Photovoltaics” Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 438, 135647. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135647.

72. Alameda, B.; Murphy, J. S.; Barea-López, B.; Knox, K.; Sisemore, J.; Patton, D.* “Hydrolyzable Poly(β-thioether ester ketal) Thermosets via Acyclic Ketal Monomers” Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2022, 2200028. DOI: 10.1002/marc202200028. (Part of Special Issue: 50 Years of Excellence Polymer Science and Engineering University of Southern Mississippi).

2021

71. Cheah, P.; Brown, P.; Qu, J.; Tian, B.; Patton, D.; Zhao, Y.;* “Versatile Surface Functionalization of Water-Dispersible Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Precisely Controlled Sizes” Langmuir 2021, 37, 1279-1287. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03314.

70. Fuchs, W.; Sarantes, C.; Prine, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Wiggins, J.* “Atomic Oxygen-Resistant Epoxy-amines Containing Phenylphosphine Oxide as Low Earth Orbit Stable Polymers” ACS Appl. Polym. Materials 2021, 3, 178-190. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c01017.

2020

69. Walker, W.; Sandoz, M.; Roland, S.; Buster, T.; Newman, J.; Patton, D.* “Command-destruct thermosets via photoinduced thiol-catalyzed β-scission of acyclic acetals” Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 6873-6878. DOI: 10.1039/D0PY01006E. Featured on front cover.

68. Amato, D. N.; Amato, D. V.; Sandoz, M.; Weigand, J.; Patton, D.*; Visser, C.* “Programmable Porous Polymers via Direct Bubble Writing with Surfactant-Free Inks” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 37, 42048–42055. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c07945.

67. Reese, C.; Guo, W.; Thompson, B.; Logan, P.; Stafford, C.*; Patton, D.* “Quantifying Strain via Buckling Instabilities in Surface-Modified Polymer Brushes” Macromolecules 2020, 53, 4552-4559. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02412.

66. Zhou, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Reese, C.; Patton, D.; Xu, J.; Boyer, C. Postma, A.; Moad, G.* “Selective and rapid light‐induced RAFT single unit monomer insertion in aqueous solution” Macromol. Rapid Comm. 2020, 41, 1900478. DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900478.

65. Adewunmi, Y.; Namjilsuren, S.; Walker, W.; Amato, D. N.; Amato, D. V.; Mavrodi, O.; Patton, D.; Mavrodi, D.* “The antimicrobial activity and cellular pathways targeted by p-anisaldehyde and epigallocatechin gallate in the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaAppl. and Environ. Microbiol. 2020, 86, 4, e02482-19. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02482-19. PubMed: 31811038.

2019

64. Alameda, B.; Palmer, T.; Sisemore, J.; Pierini, N.; Patton, D.* “Hydrolytically degradable poly(β-thioether ester ketal) thermosets via radical-mediated thiol–ene photopolymerization” Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 5635-5644. DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01082C.

63. Reese, C.; Thompson, B.; Logan, P.; Stafford, C.; Blanton, M.; Patton, D.* “Sequential and one-pot post-polymerization modification reactions of thiolactone-containing polymer brushes” Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 4935-4943. DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01123D.

2018

62. Amato, D. N.; Amato, D. V.; Adewunmi, Y.; Mavrodi, O. V.; Parsons, K. H.; Swilley, S. N.; Braasch, D. A.; Walker, W. D.; Mavrodi, D. V.; Patton, D. L.* “ Using Aldehyde Synergism to Direct the Design of Degradable Pro-Antimicrobial Networks” ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2018, 1, 6, 1983-1991. DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00500.

61. Xiong, L.; Guo, W.; Alameda, B.; Sloan, R.; Walker, W.; Patton, D.* " Rational Design of Superhydrophilic/Superoleophobic Surfaces for Oil–Water Separation via Thiol–Acrylate Photopolymerization " ACS Omega 2018, 3, 10278-10285. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01461 (Open Access).

60. Chidanguro, T.; Blank, D.; Garrett, A.; Reese, C.; Schekman, J.; Yu, X.; Patton, D.; Ayres, N.; Simon, Y.* " Fabrication of single-chain nanoparticles through the dimerization of pendant anthracene groups via photochemical upconversion" Dalton Trans. 2018, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C8DT01392F

59. Amato, D. V.; Amato, D. N.; Blancett, L.; Mavrodi, O. V.; Martin, W. B.; Swilley, S. N.; Sandoz, M. J.; Shearer, G.; Mavrodi, D. V.; Patton. D. L.* "A Bio-Based Pro-Antimicrobial Polymer Network via Degradable Acetal Linkages" Acta Biomater. 2018, 67, 196-205. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.12.016

2017

58. Guo, W.; Reese, C. R.; Xiong, L.; Logan, P. K.; Thompson, B. J.; Stafford, C. M.; Ievlev, A. V.; Lokitz, B. S.; Ovchinnikova, O. S.; Patton, D. L.* "Buckling Instabilities in Polymer Brush Surfaces via Postpolymerization Modification" Macromolecules 2017, 50, 8670-8677. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01888

57. Guo, W.; Xiong, L.; Reese, C. R.; Amato, D. V.; Thompson, B. J.; Logan, P. K.; Patton, D. L.* "Post-Polymerization Modification of Styrene-Maleic Anhydride Copolymer Brushes" Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 6778-6785. DOI: 10.1039/C7PY01659J

56. Brei, M. R.; Donovan, B. R.; Patton, D. L. Storey, R. F.* "Synthesis and Thiol-ene Photopolymerization of (Meth)allyl-Terminated Polysulfides" J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 45523. DOI: 10.1002/app.45523

55. Amato, D. N.; Amato, D. V.; Mavrodi, O. V.; Martin, W. B.; Swilley, S. N.; Parsons, K. H.; Mavrodi, D. V.*; Patton, D. L.* "Pro-Antimicrobial Networks via Degradable Acetals (PANDAs) Using Thiol–Ene Photopolymerization" ACS Macro Letters 2017, 6, 171-175. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00009

54. Amato, D. V.; Lee, H.; Werner, J. G.; Weitz, D. A.*; Patton, D. L.* "Functional Microcapsules via Thiol-Ene Photopolymerization in Droplet-Based Microfluidics" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 3288-3293. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b16382

53. Hoff, E. A.; Abel, B. A.; Tretbar, C. A.; McCormick, C. L.; Patton, D. L.* "Aqueous RAFT at pH zero: enabling controlled polymerization of unprotected acyl hydrazide methacrylamides" Polym. Chem. 2017, DOI: 10.1039/c6py01563h. Link

2016

52. Guan, Y.;  Meyers, K.; Mendon, S.; Hao, G.; Douglas, J.; Trigwell, S.; Nazarenko, S.; Patton, D.*; Rawlins, J.* "Eco-Friendly Fabrication of Modified Graphene Oxide Latex Nanocomposites with High Oxygen Barrier Performance" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 33210-33220. Link

51. Donovan, B. R.; Ballenas, J. E.; Patton, D. L.* Thiol–Trifluorovinyl Ether (TFVE) Photopolymerization: An On-Demand Synthetic Route to Semifluorinated Polymer Networks Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 7667–7675. Link

50. Amato, D. N.; Amato, D. V.; Mavrodi, O. V.; Braasch, D. A.; Walley, S. E.; Douglas, J. R.; Mavrodi, D. V.*; Patton, D. L.* "Destruction of Opportunistic Pathogens via Polymer Nanoparticle-Mediated Release of Plant-Based Antimicrobial Payloads" Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2016, 5, 1094-1103. Link

49. Hoff, E.; Abel, B.; Tretbar, C.; McCormick, C.; Patton, D.* "RAFT polymerization of “splitters” and “cryptos”: Exploiting azole-N-carboxamides as blocked isocyanates for ambient temperature post-polymerization modification" Macromolecules 2016, 49, 554–563.  Link

2015

48. Amato, D. N.; Amato, D. V.; Narayanan, J.; Donovan, B. R.; Douglas, J. R.; Walley, S. E.; Flynt, A.; Patton, D.* "Functional, composite polythioether nanoparticles via thiol-alkyne photopolymerization in miniemulsion" Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 10910-10913.  Link

47. Sengupta, P.; Gloria, J.; Amato, D. N.; Amato, D. A.; Patton, D.; Murali, B.; Flynt, A.* "Utilizing Intrinsic Properties of Polyaniline to Detect Nucleic Acid Hybridization through Electrostatic Interaction." Biomacromolecules 2015, 16 , 3217–3225.  Link

46. Yager, K.;* Forrey, C.; Singh, G.; Satija, S.; Page, K.; Patton, D.; Douglas, J.; Jones, R.; Karim, A.* "Thermally-Induced Transition of Lamellae Orientation in Block-Copolymer Films on ‘Neutral’ Nanoparticle-Coated Substrates"  Soft Matter 2015, 11, 5154-5167. Link

45. Foster, S.; Hoff, E.; Curtzwiler, G.; Williams, E.; Davis, K.; Patton, D.; Rawlins, J.* "Chemorheology investigations of a glassy epoxy thermoset on tensile plastic flow and fracture morphology" J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 2015, 53, 1333-1344.  LinkFeatured on the Front Cover.

44. Amato, D. V.; Amato, D. N.; Flynt, A. S.; Patton, D.* "Functional, sub-100 nm polymer nanoparticles via thiol-ene miniemulsion photopolymerization" Polym. Chem. 2015, 6, 5625-5632. Link  Featured in the 2015 Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigators Themed Issue.

2014

43. Donovan, B. R.; Cobb, J. S.; Hoff, E.F.T.; Patton, D.* "Thiol-ene Adhesives from Clove Oil Derivatives"RSC Advances 2014, 4, 61927-61935. Link

42. Arnold, R.; Patton, D.; Popik, V.; Locklin, J.* "A Dynamic Duo: Pairing Click Chemistry and Postpolymerization Modification to Design Complex Surfaces" Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 2999–3008.  Link

41. Xiong, L.; Kendrick, L.; Heusser, H.; Webb, J.; Sparks, B.; Goetz, J.; Guo, W.; Stafford, C.; Blanton, M.; Nazarenko, S.; Patton, D.* "Spray-Deposition and Photopolymerization of Organic–Inorganic Thiol–ene Resins for Fabrication of Superamphiphobic Surfaces" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 10763-10774.  Link 

40. McNair, O.; Brent, D.; Sparks, B.; Patton, D.; Savin, D.* "Sequential Thiol Click Reactions: Formation of Ternary Thiourethane/Thiol–Ene Networks with Enhanced Thermal and Mechanical Properties" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6, 6088-6097.   Link

2013-2000

39. Baranek, A.; Kendrick, L.; Tretbar, C.; Patton, D.* "Solvent-free Copolymerization of Rigid and Flexible Bis-1,3-benzoxazines: Facile Tunability of Polybenzoxazine Network Properties" Polymer 2013, 54, 5553-5559.  Link

38. McNair, O.; Sparks, B.; Janisse, A.; Brent, D.; Patton, D.; Savin, D.* "Highly Tunable Thiol-Ene Networks via Dual Thiol Addition" Macromolecules 2013, 46, 5614-5621. Link

37. Jungman, M.; Cobb, J.; Lawler, D.; Sholar, J.; Johnson, C.; Patton, D.* "Exploring the Effect of Maximum Cure Temperature on the Thermal and Thermomechanical Properties of Polybenzoxazine Networks" Macromolecular Symposia 2013, 329, 133-141. Link

36. Sparks, B; Hoff, E.F.T.; Xiong, L.; Goetz, J.; Patton, D.* "Superhydrophobic Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Thiol-ene Surfaces Fabricated via Spray -Deposition and Photopolymerization" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 1811-1817. Link

35. Hensarling, R.; Hoff, E.; LeBlanc, A.; Guo, W.; Rahane, S.; Patton, D.* "Photocaged pendent thiol polymer brush surfaces for post-polymerization modifications via thiol-click chemistry" J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 1079-1090. Link

34. Sparks, B.; Hoff, E. F.; Hayes, L.; Patton, D.* “Mussel-inspired Thiol-ene Polymer Networks: Influencing Network Properties and Adhesion with Catechol Functionality” Chem. Mater. 2012, 24, 3633–3642.  Link

33. Baranek, A.; Kendrick, L.; Narayanan, J.; Tyson, G.; Wand, S.; Patton, D.* “Flexible aliphatic-bridged bisphenol-based polybenzoxazines” Polym. Chem. 2012, 3, 2892-2900. Link

32. Narayanan, J.; Jungman, M.; Patton, D.* "Hybrid dual-cure polymer networks via sequential thiol-ene photopolymerization and thermal ring-opening polymerization of benzoxazines" React. Funct. Polym. 2012, 72, 799-806 Link

31. Bapat, A.; Ray, J.; Savin, D.; Hoff, E.; Patton, D.; Sumerlin, B.* “Dynamic-covalent nanostructures prepared by Diels–Alder reactions of styrene-maleic anhydride-derived copolymers obtained by one-step cascade block copolymerization” Polym. Chem. 2012, 3, 3112-3120. Link

30. Guo, W.; Hensarling, R.; LeBlanc, A.; Hoff, E.; Baranek, A.; Patton, D.* "Rapid Synthesis of Polymer Brush Surfaces via Microwave-Assisted Surface-Initiated Radical Polymerization (μW-SIP)" Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2012,33, 863-868. Part of a special issue: “Polymer Science – The Next Generation“.  Link

29. Ray, J.; Naik, S.; Hoff, E.; Johnson, A.; Ly, J.; Easterling, C.; Patton, D.; Savin, D.* "Stimuli-Responsive Peptide-Based ABA-Triblock Copolymers: Unique Morphology Transitions With pH" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2012, 33, 819-826.  Featured on the cover of special issue: “Polymer Science – The Next Generation“.  Link

28. Patton, D.; Page, K.; Hoff, E.; Fasolka, M; Beers, K.* "'A Robust and High-Throughput Measurement Platform for Monomer Reactivity Ratios from Surface-Initiated Polymerization" Polym. Chem. 2012, 3, 1174-1181. Link 

27. Sparks, B.; Kuchera, T.; Jungman, M.; Richardson, A.; Savin, D.; Hait, S.; Lichtenhan, J.; Striegel, M.; Patton, D.* "Cyclic Tetravinylsiloxanetetraols as Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Thiol-ene Networks" J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22,3817-3824. Link

26. Rahane, S.; Hensarling, R.; Sparks, B.; Stafford, C.; Patton, D.* "Synthesis of multifunctional polymer brush surfaces via sequential and orthogonal thiol-click reactions" J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 932-943.  Link

25. Deng, S., Fulghum, T.M., Krueger, G., Patton, D., Park, J.-Y., Advincula, R.C.* "Hybrid gold-nanoparticle-cored conjugated thiophene dendrimers: Synthesis, characterization, and energy-transfer studies" Chemistry - A European Journal 2011, 17, 8929-8940. Link   

24. Sheppard, G.; Oseki, T.; Baba, A.; Patton, D.; Kaneko, F.; Mao, L.; Locklin, J.* "Thiolene-based microfluidic flow cells for surface plasmon resonance imaging" Biomicrofluidics 2011, 2, 26501-26507. Link

23. Sparks, B.; Ray, J.; Savin, D.; Stafford, C. Patton, D.* “Synthesis of Thiol-Clickable and Block Copolypeptide Brushes via Nickel-Mediated Surface Initiated Polymerization of α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides (NCAs)” Chem.Commun. 2011, 47, 6245-6247. Selected for Feature on the Inside Cover of Chemical Communications. Link

22. Waenkaew, P.; Taranekar, P.; Jiang, G.; Huang, C.; Fulghum, T.; Patton, D.; Jayarathna, L.; Phanichphant, S.; Advincula, R.* “Nanostructured Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) Precursor Ultrathin Film” Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2011, 212, 1039-1049. Link

21. Patton, D.; Knoll, W.; Advincula, R.* "Polymer Loops vs. Brushes on Surfaces: Adsorption, Kinetics, and Viscoelastic Behavior of Thiol Telechelics on Gold" Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2011, 212, 485-497. Link Highlighted on the Front Cover of the journal.

20. Hensarling, R.; Rahane, S.; LeBlanc, A.; Sparks, B.; White, E.; Locklin, J.; Patton, D.* "Thiol-Isocyanate “Click” Reactions: Rapid Development of Functional Polymeric Surfaces" Polym. Chem. 2011, 2, 88-90.  Link   Highlighted as a Hot Article in the Polymer Chemistry Blog and on the Inside Front Cover of the journal.

19. Arges, C.; Kulkarni, S.; Baranek, A.; Pan, K.-J.; Jung, M.-S.; Patton, D.; Mauritz, K.A.; Ramani, V. "Quaternary ammonium and phosphonium based anion exchange memb" ECS Transactions 2010, 33, 1903-1913. Link

18. Hensarling, R.; Doughty, V.; Chan, J.; Patton, D.* "Clicking Polymer Brushes with Thiol-Yne Chemistry: Inside and Out" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 14673-14675. Link

17. Chan, E; Page, K.; Im, S.; Patton, D.; Huang, R.; Stafford, C. "Viscoelastic Properties of Confined Polymer Films Measured via Thermal Wrinkling"  Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4638-4641. DOI: 10.1039/b916207k

16. Yager, K.G.; Berry, B.C.; Page, K.; Patton, D.; Karim, A.; Amis, E.J. "Disordered Nanoparticle Interfaces for Directed Self-assembly" Soft Matter 2009, 5, 622-628. Link

15. Patton, D.; Taranekar, P.; Fulghum, T.; Advincula, R. "Electrochemically Active DendriticLinear Block Copolymers via RAFT Polymerization: Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrodeposition Properties"' Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 6703-6713.  Link

14. Patton, D.; Page, K.; Xu, C.; Genson, K.; Fasolka, M.; Beers, K. "Measurement of Reactivity Ratios in Surface-Initiated Radical Copolymerization" Macromolecules 2007, 40, 6017.  Link

13. Taranekar, P.; Fulghum, T.; Patton, D.; Ponnapoti, R.; Clyde, G.; Advincula, R. "Investigating Carbazole Jacketed Precursor Dendrimers: Sonochemical Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Crosslinking Properties" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12537-12548.  Link

12. Taranekar, P.; Fulghum, T.; Baba, A.; Patton, D.; Advincula, R. “Quantitative electrochemical and electrochromic behavior of terthiophene and carbazole containing conjugated polymer network film precursors: EC-QCM and EC-SPR” Langmuir 2007, 23, 908-917.  Link

11. Patton, D.; Advincula, R. "A Versatile Synthetic Route to Macromonomers via RAFT Polymerization" Macromolecules 2006, 39, 8674.  Link

10. Taranekar, P.; Park, J.; Patton, D.; Fulghum, T.; Ramon, J.; Advincula, R. "Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles via Intramolecular Crosslinking of Dendrimeric Precursors" Adv. Mat. 2006, 18, 2461.  Link

9. Fulghum, T.; Patton, D.; Advincula, R. "Fuzzy Ternary Particle Systems by Surface-initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from Layer-by-Layer Colloidal Core-Shell Macrointiator Particles" Langmuir 2006, 22, 8397.  Link

8. Taranekar, P.; Abdulbaki, M.; Waenkaew, P.; Patton, D.; Fulghum, T.; Advincula, R. “Synthesis and Properties of Poly(cyanoflourene-alt-o/m/p-phenylenevinylene)-basedAlternating Copolymers for Light-Emitting Diode” Chem. Mater. 2006, 39, 3848.  Link

7. Patton, D.; Mullings, M.; Advincula, R. “A Facile Synthesis Route to a,w-Functionalized Thiol Telechelics via Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization” Macromolecules 2005, 38, 8597.  Link

6. Deng, S.; Locklin, J.; Patton, D.; Baba, A.; Advincula, R. C.; “Thiophene Dendron Jacketed Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers: Nanoparticle Synthesis and Adsorption on Graphite”  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127(6), 1744.  Link

5. Katsuki, K.; Bekku, H.; Kawakami, A.; Locklin, J.; Patton, D.; Tanaka, K.; Advincula, R.; Usui, H. “Preparation of carbazole polymer thin films chemically bound to substrate surface by physical vapor deposition combined with self-assembled monolayer” Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1: 2005, 44(1B), 504.

4. Patton, D.; Locklin, J.; Meredith, M.; Xin, Y.; Advincula, R.; “Nanocomposite Hydrogen-Bonded Multilayer Ultrathin Films by Simultaneous Sexithiophene and Au Nanoparticle Formation” Chem. Mater. 2004, 16(24), 5063.  Link

3. Locklin, J.; Patton, D.; Deng, S.; Baba, A.; Millan, M.; Advincula, R. C.; “Conjugated Oligothiophene-Dendron-Capped CdSe Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Energy Transfer” Chem. Mater. 2004, 16(24), 5187.  Link

2. Patton, D.; Park, M.-K.; Wang, S.; Advincula, R. C.; “Evanescent Waveguide and Photochemical Characterization of Azobenzene-Functionalized Dendrimer Ultrathin Films” Langmuir 2002, 18(5), 1688.  Link

1. Gryko, J.; McMillan, P.; Marzke, R.; Ramachandran, G.; Patton, D.; Deb, S.; Sankey, O. ”Low-density framework form of crystalline silicon with a wide optical band gap” Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2000, 62(12), 7707.  Link

Book Chapters

Hensarling, R.; Patton, D.* "Surface Engineering with Thiol-Click Chemistry" in Thiol-X Chemistries in Polymer and Materials Science, Lowe, A.; Bowman, C. Eds.; RSC, 2013. (Invited Book Chapter) Link

Locklin, J.; Patton, D.; Advincula, R.C. "Nanoscale Manipulation of BolaformAmphiphiles." Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2003, MarcelDekker Publishers, Invited chapter.