Publications

2012

77. Fowler, M. A.; Duhamel, J.; Bahun, G. J.; Adronov, A.; Zaragoza-Galan, G.; Rivera, E. “Studying Pyrene-Labelled Macromolecules with the Model Free Analysis” J. Phys. Chem., 2012, in press.
76. Gonzaga, F.; Sadowski, L.; Rambarran, T.; Grande, J.; Adronov, A.; Brook, M. A. "
Highly efficient divergent synthesis of dendrimers via metal-free “click” chemistry" J. Polym. Sci. A.: Polym. Chem., 2012, in press.
75. Chadwick, R.C.; Khan, U.; Coleman, J. N.; Adronov, A. “Polymer Grafting to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effect of Chain Length on Solubility, Graft Density and Mechanical Properties of Macroscopic Structures” Small, 2012, in press.
74. Imin, P.; Imit, M.; Adronov, A. “Supramolecular Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) with a Photoisomerizable Conjugated Polymer” Macromolecules, 2012, in press.
73. Pang, X.; Imin, P.; Zhitomirsky, I.; Adronov, A. “Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Complexes with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Amperometric Detection of Glucose with Inherent Anti-Interference Properties”
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 9147-9154.
72. Li, X.; Imin, P.; Adronov, A.; Zhitomirsky, I. “Effect of 5-sulfosalicylic acid and poly[2,5-bis(3-sulfonatopropoxy)-1,4-ethynylphenylene-alt-1,4-ethynylphenylene] on electrodeposition of polypyrrole - carbon nanotube films on stainless steel”,
Materials Lett., 2012, 68, 24-27.
71. Wu, K.; Imin, P., Sun, Y.; Pang, X.; Adronov, A.; Zhitomirsky, I. “Electrophoretic deposition of composite films from solutions of conjugated polymers and their supramolecular complexes with carbon nanotubes”,
Materials Lett., 2012, 67, 248-251.

2011

70. Imin, P.; Imit, M.; Adronov, A. “Supramolecular Functionalization of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) with Dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole (DTP) Containing Conjugated Polymers”, Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 9138-9145.
69. Chen, S.; Duhamel, J.; Bahun, G.J.; Adronov, A. “Effect of Fluorescent Impurities in the Study of Pyrene-Labeled Macromolecules by Fluorescence”,
J. Phys. Chem., 2011, 115, 9921-9929.
68. Cheng, F.; Zhu, J.; Adronov, A. “Supramolecular Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Triply-fused Porphyrin Dimers: A Study of Structure-Property Relationships”,
Chem. Mater., 2011, 23, 3188-3194.
67. Imin, P.; Cheng, F.; Adronov, A. “The Effect of Molecular Weight on the Supramolecular Interaction Between a Conjugated Polymer and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes”, Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 1404-1408.
66. Imin, P.; Cheng, F.; Adronov, A. “Supramolecular Complexes of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Conjugated Polymers”,
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 411-416.
65. Wu, K.; Imin, P.; Adronov, A.; Zhitomirsky, I. “Electrophoretic Deposition of Poly[3-(3-N,N-diethylaminopropoxy)thiophene] and Composite Films”,
Mater. Chem. Phys., 2011, 125, 210-218.
64. Homenick, C. M.; de Silveira, G.; Sheardown, H.; Adronov, A. “Pluronics: A New Crosslinking Agent for Collagen Hydrogels”,
Polym. Int., 2011, 60, 458-465.

2010

63. Xin, P.; Imin, P.; Zhitomirsky, I.; Adronov, A., “Amperometric Detection of Glucose Using a Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Complex with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes”, Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 10376-10381.
62. Yip, J.; Chen, S.; Duhamel, J.; Bahun, G. J.; Adronov, A. “A Study of the Location of the Branch Ends of a Series of Pyrene-Labeled Dendrimers based on Pyrene Excimer Formation”,
J. Phys. Chem., 2010, 114, 10254-10265.
61. Casagrande, T.; Imin, P.; Cheng, F.; Botton, G. A.; Zhitomirsky, I.; Adronov, A. “Synthesis and Electrophoretic Deposition of Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Complexes with a Conjugated Polyelectrolyte”,
Chem. Mater., 2010, 22, 2741-2749.
60. Thomson, J.W.; Lawson, G.; O’Brien, P.; Klenkler, R.; Helander, M. G.; Petrov, S.; Lu, Z.-H.; Kherani, N.P.; Adronov, A.; Ozin, G. “Flash Nano-Welding: Investigation and Control of the Photothermal Response of Ultrathin Bismuth Sulfide Nanowire Films”
Adv. Mater., 2010, 22, 4395-4400.
59. Mohseni, P. K.; Lawson, G.; Adronov, A.; LaPierre, R. R. “Hybrid GaAs nanowire-carbon nanotube flexible photovoltaics”
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quant., 2010, in press.
58. Homenick, C. M.; Sheardown, H.; Adronov, A. “Reinforcement of Collagen with Covalently-Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Crosslinkers”
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 2887-2894.
57. Bahun, G. J.; Adronov, A. “Interactions of Carbon Nanotubes with Pyrene-Functionalized Linear-Dendritic Hybrid Polymers”
J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem. 2010, 48, 1016-1028.

2008-2009

56. Parrott, M. C.; Benhabbour, S. R.; Saab, C.; Lemon, J. A.; Parker, S.; Valliant, J. F.; Adronov, A. “Synthesis, Radiolabeling, and Bio-Imaging of High-Generation Polyester Dendrimers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 2906-2916.
55. Mayo, J.D.; Behal, S.; Adronov, A., “Phase Separation of Polymer-Functionalized SWNTs within a PMMA/Polystyrene Blend”
J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem. 2009, 47, 450-458.
54. Cheng, F.; Imin, P.; Lazar, S.; Botton, G. A.; de Silveira, G.; Marinov, O.; Deen, J.; Adronov, A. "Supramolecular Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) with Conjugated Polyelectrolytes and their Patterning on Surfaces" Macromolecules 2008, 41, 9869-9874.
53. Mohseni, P.K.; Lawson, G.; Couteau, C.; Weihs, G.; Adronov, A.; LaPierre, R.R. "Growth and Characterization of GaAs Nanowires on Carbon Nanotube Composite Films: Towards Flexible Nano-Devices"
Nano Lett. 2008, 8, 4075-4080.
52. Liu, J.; Nie, Z.; Gao, Y.; Adronov, A.; Li, H. ""Click" Coupling Between Alkyne-Decorated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Reactive PDMA-PNIPAM Micelles"
J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem. 2008, 46, 7187-7199.
51. Benhabbour, S. R.; Sheardown, H.; Adronov, A., "Cell Adhesion and Proliferation on Hydrophilic Dendritically Modified Surfaces",
Biomaterials, 2008, 29, 4177-4186.
50. Benhabbour, S. R.; Sheardown, H.; Adronov, A., "Protein Resistance of PEG-Functionalized Dendronized Surfaces: Effect of PEG Molecular Weight and Dendron Generation",
Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 4817-4823.
49. Benhabbour, S. R.; Adronov, A., "Synthesis and Characterization of Carborane Functionalized Dendronized Polymers as Potential Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Agents" in
Polymers for Biomedical Applications, ACS Symposium Series, 2008, 977, 238-249.
48. Homenick, C. M.; Sivasubramaniam, U.; Adronov, A., "The Effect of Polymer Chain Length on the Solubility of Polystyrene Grafted Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Tetrahydrofuran",
Polymer International, 2008, 57, 1007-1011.
47. Cheng, F.; Imin, P.; Maunders,
C.; Botton, G. A.; Adronov, A., "Soluble, Discrete Supramolecular Complexes of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Fluorene-Based Conjugated Polymers", Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 2304-2308.
46. Lawson, G.; Gonzaga, F.; Huang, J.; de Silveira, G.; Brook M. A.; Adronov, A. "Au - Carbon Nanotube Composites From Self-Reduction Of Au
3+ Upon Poly(Ethylene Imine) Functionalized SWNT Thin Films", J. Mater. Chem. 2008, 18, 1694-1702.
45. Benhabbour, S. R.; Liu, L.; Sheardown, H.; Adronov, A. "Protein Resistance of Surfaces Dendronized with Aliphatic Polyester Dendrons",
Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 2567-2576.
44. Casagrande, T.; Lawson, G.;Li, H.; Wei, J.; Adronov, A.; Zhitomirsky, I., "Electrodeposition Of Composite Materials Containing Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes",
Mater. Chem. Phys., 2008, 111, 42-49.
43. Braidy, N.; Behal, S.; Adronov, A.; Botton, G. A., "Investigation of the Oxide Shell Forming on
ϵ-Co Nanocrystals" Micron, 2008, 39, 717-722.
42. Bahun, G. J.; Cheng, F.; Homenick, C. M.; Lawson, G.; Zhu, J.; Adronov, A. "The Polymer Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes" in Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes; Basiuk, V. A., Basiuk, E. V., Eds.; American Scientific Publishers: Stevenson Ranch, 2008; Vol. 2, p 191-242.

2005-2007

41. Yang, M.; Gao, Y.; Li, H.; Adronov, A., "Functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with polyamide 6 by anionic ring-opening polymerization", Carbon, 2007, 45, 2327-2333.
40. Homenick, C. M.; Lawson, G.; Adronov, A. "Living Radical Polymerizations From Carbon Nanotubes",
Polymer Reviews, 2007, 47, 265-290.
39. Benhabbour, S. R.; Parrott, M. C.; Gratton, S. E. A.; Adronov, A. "Synthesis and Properties of Carborane-Containing Dendronized Polymers",
Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 5678-5688.
38. Cheng, F.; Adronov, A. "Supramolecular Interactions of Conjugated Zn- and Protonated Porphyrin Polymer with Carbon Nanotubes"
J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2007, 11, 198-204.
37. Li, H.; Adronov, A. "Water-Soluble SWNTs from Sulfonation of Polystyrene Functionalized SWNTs"
Carbon, 2007, 45, 984-990.
36. Cheng, F.; Adronov, A. "Novel Strategies For Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes With Macromolecules"
Prepr. Symp. Div. Fuel Chem., 2006, 51(2), 714-715.
35. Benhabbour, S. R.; Adronov, A. "Synthesis and Characterization of Carborane Functionalized Dendronized Polymers as Potential BNCT Agents"
Pol. Mat. Sci. Eng., 2006, 95, 285-286.
34. Parrott, M. C.; Valliant, J. F.; Adronov, A. "High Molecular Weight Dendrimers for Drug Delivery Applications"
Pol. Mat. Sci. Eng., 2006, 95, 276-277.
33. Cheng, F.; Adronov, A. "Suzuki Coupling Reactions for the Surface Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes"
Chem. Mater., 2006, 18, 5389-5391.
32. Cheng, F.; Zhang, S.; Adronov, A.; Echegoyen, L.; Diederich, F. "Triply-fused Porphyrin Oligomers: Synthesis, Properties, and Supramolecular Interactions with SWNTs"
Chem. Eur. J., 2006, 12, 6062-6070.
31. Cheng, F.; Adronov, A. "Noncovalent Functionalization and Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes Using a Conjugated Zn-Porphyrin Polymer"
Chem. Eur. J., 2006, 12, 5053-5059.
30. Parrott, M. C.; Valliant, J. F.; Adronov, A. "Thermally Induced Phase Transition of Carborane-Functionalized Aliphatic Polyester Dendrimers in Aqueous Media"
Langmuir, 2006, 22, 5251-5255.
29. Bahun, G. J.; Wang, C.; Adronov, A. "Dissolving SWNTs Using Non-covalent Interactions with Pyrene-functionalized Block Copolymers"
J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 2006, 44, 1941-1951.
28. Gratton, S. E. A.; Parrott, M. C.; Adronov, A. "Preparation of Carborane-Containing Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization"
J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym., 2005, 15, 469-475.
27. Li, H.; Cheng, F.; Duft, A. M; Adronov, A. "Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes With Well-Defined Polystyrene by "Click" Coupling"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 14518-14524.
26. Parrott, M. C.; Marchington, E. B.; Valliant, J. F.; Adronov, A. "Synthesis and Properties of Carborane-Functionalized Aliphatic Polyester Dendrimers"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 12081-12087.
25. Adronov, A.; Homenick, C. M.; Liu, Y.; Yao, Z. " Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes with Well-Defined Polymers",
Polymer Prepr., 2005, 46, 201.
24. Liu, Y.; Yao, Z.; Adronov, A. "Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Well-Defined Polymers by Radical Coupling",
Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 1172-1179.

2003-2004

23. Cahill,L. S.; Yao, Z.; Adronov, A.; Penner, J.; Moonoosawmy, K. R.; Kruse, P.; Goward, G. R. "Polymer-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Investigated Using Solid-State NMR and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy", J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 11412-11418.
22. Liu, Y.; Adronov, A. "Preparation and Utilization of Catalyst-Functionalized Single-Walled
Carbon Nanotubes for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization",
Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 4755-4760.
21. Yao, Z.; Braidy, N.; Botton, G. A.; Adronov, A. "Polymerization from the Surface of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes - Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposites",
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 16015-16024.
20. Parrott, M. C.; Marchington, E. B.; Valliant, J. F.; Adronov, A. "Preparation of Synthons for Carborane Containing Macromolecules", M
acromol. Symp., 2003, 196, 201-211.
19. Lee, L. F.; Adronov, A.; Schaller, R. D.; Frechet, J. M. J.; Saykally, R. J. "Intermolecular Coupling in Nanometric Domains of Light-Harvesting Dendrimer Films Studied by Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM)",
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 536-540.

2000-2002

18. Braidy, N.; Botton, G. A.; Adronov, A. "Oxidation of Fe Nanoparticles Embedded in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Exposure to a Bright Flash of White Light" Nano Lett., 2002, 2, 1277-1280.
17. Serin, J.; Schultze,X.; Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Synthesis and Study of the Absorption and Luminescence Properties of Polymers Containing Ru(BpyMe
2)3 2+ Chromophores and Coumarin Laser Dyes" Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 5396-5404.
16. Schultze, X.; Serin, J.; Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Light Harvesting and Energy Transfer in a Ruthenium-Coumarin-2 Copolymer"
Chem. Commun., 2001, 1160-1161.
15. Adronov, A.; Robello, D. R.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Light-Harvesting and Energy-Transfer within Coumarin-Labeled Polymers",
J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 2001, 39, 1366-1373.
14. Neuwahl, F. V. R.; Righini, R.; Adronov, A.; Malenfant, P. R. L.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Femtosecond Transient Absorption Studies of Energy-transfer Within Chromophore-Labeled Dendrimers",
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2001, 105, 1307-1312.
13. Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Light Harvesting Dendrimers",
Chem. Commun., 2000, 1701-1710.
12. Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J.; He, G. S.; Kim, K.-S.; Chung, S.-J.; Swiatkiewicz, J.; Prasad, P. N. "Novel Two-photon Absorbing Dendritic Structures",
Chem. Mater., 2000, 12, 2838-2841.
11. Chrisstoffels, L. A. J.; Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Surface-Confined Light Harvesting, Energy Transfer, and Amplification of Fluorescence Emission in Chromophore-Labeled Self-Assembled Monolayers",
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2000, 39, 2163-2167.
10. Adronov, A.; Malenfant, P. R. L.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Synthesis and Steady State Photophysical Properties of Dye Labeled Dendrimers Having Novel Oligothiophene Cores: A Comparative Study",
Chem. Mater., 2000, 12, 1463-1472.
9. Adronov, A.; Gilat, S. L.; Frechet, J. M. J.; Ohta, K.; Neuwahl, F. V. R.; Fleming, G. R., "Light Harvesting and Energy Transfer in Laser-Dye-Labeled Poly(Aryl Ether) Dendrimers",
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 1175-1185.
8. Adronov, A.; Robello, D. R.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Dendritic and Polymeric Light Harvesting Systems",
Polymer Prepr., 2000, 41, 851.
7. Chrisstoffels, L. A. J.; Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J. "Light-Harvesting and Energy Transfer Within Chromophore-Labeled Monolayers",
Polymer Prepr., 2000, 41, 793.

1995-1999

6. Gilat, S.L.; Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J., "Modular Approach to the Accelerated Convergent Growth of Laser Dye-Labeled Poly(Aryl Ether) Dendrimers Using a Novel Hypermonomer", J. Org. Chem., 1999, 64, 7474-7484.
5. Gilat, S. L.; Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J., "Light Harvesting and Energy Transfer in Novel Convergently Constructed Dendrimers",
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 1999, 38, 1422-1427.
4. Adronov, A.; Gilat, S. L.; Malenfant, P. R.; Frechet, J. M. J., "Dye Labeled Dendrimers with Oligothiophene Cores in Light Harvesting and Energy Transfer",
Pol. Mat. Sci. Eng., 1999, 80, 291.
3. Gilat, S. L.; Adronov, A.; Frechet, J. M. J., "Dye-Labeled "Reversed" Convergent Dendrimers: Synthesis and Energy Transfer",
Pol. Mat. Sci. Eng., 1997, 77, 91.
2. Barros, T. C.; Adronov, A.; Winnik, F. M.; Bohne, C., "Quenching Studies of Hydrophobically-Modified Poly(N-isopropylacrylamides)",
Langmuir, 1997, 13, 6089-6094.
1. Winnik, F. M.; Adronov, A.; Kitano, H., "Pyrene-labeled amphiphilic poly-(N-isopropylacrylamides) prepared by using a lipophilic radical initiator: synthesis, solution properties in water, and interactions with liposomes",
Can. J. Chem., 1995, 73, 2030-2040.

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