Publications Archives - Polymer NanoComposites Laboratory

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Fire protection of wood with an environmentally benign UV-cured polyelectrolyte complex

S. G. Fisher, D. Rodriguez-Melendez, E. T. Iverson, T. J. Kolibaba, J. C. Grunlan, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2023, 215, 110467.

Polyelectrolyte complex for flame retardant silk

N. A. Vest, A. O. Afonso, D. Rodriguez-Melendez, J. Ponis, D. L. Smith, E. T. Iverson, Z. Zhang, J. A. D. Marquez, S. Banerjee, Q. Wang, J. C. Grunlan, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2023, 216, 110491.

Environmentally benign few-bilayer intumescent nanocoating for flame retardant enzyme/plasma modified polyester fabric

J. Petkovska, M. Mladenovic, D. Marković, M. Radoičić, H. C. Chiang, B. Palen, D. Mirakovski, V. Dimova, M. Radetić, J. C. Grunlan, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2023, 214, 110406.

Antimicrobial and UV protective chitosan/lignin multilayer nanocoating with immobilized silver nanoparticles

D. Marković, J. Petkovska, N. Mladenovic, M. Radoičić, D. Rodriguez-Melendez, T. Ilic-Tomic, M. Radetić, J. C. Grunlan, I. Jordanov, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023, 140, e53823.

High Dielectric Breakdown Strength Nanoplatelet-Based Multilayer Thin Films

B. Palen, E. T. Iverson, M. G. Rabaey, S. M. H. Marjuban, C. T. Long, T. J. Kolibaba, A. Benson, H. Castaneda-Lopez, J. C. Grunlan, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2022, 308, 2200561.

Graphene oxide nanobrick wall for gas barrier and fire protection of polystyrene

B. Palen, E. T. Iverson, M. G. Rabaey, S. Kulatilaka, J. C. Grunlan, Journal of Materials Science, 2023, 58, 7494-7601.

Heat-Shielding Nanobrick Wall for Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

D. Rodriguez-Melendez, T. Mandal, B. Palen, C. T. Long, H. C. Chiang, S. Sarikaya, M. Naraghi, J. C. Grunlan, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023, 5, 3270-3277.

Fire impact on mechanically failed graphite/epoxy composites

D. Boushab, H. Ouidadi, A. Mote, M. Priddy, S. Kundu, C. U. Pittman Jr., J. C. Grunlan, Q. Wang, T. Lacy Jr., Polymer Composites, 2023, 44, 2236-2249.

Synergistic Fire Resistance of Nanobrick Wall Coated 3D Printed Photopolymer Lattices

T. J. Kolibaba, E. T. Iverson, H. Legendre, C. I. Higgins, Z. N. Buck, T. S. Weeks, J. C. Grunlan, J. P. Killgore, ACS Applied Material Interfaces, 2023, 15, 16046-16054.

Highly moisture resistant super gas barrier polyelectrolyte complex thin film

H. C. Chiang, E. T. Iverson, K. Schmieg, D. L. Stevens, J. C. Grunlan, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2022, 140, e53473.

Bio‐Sourced Intumescent Nanocoating

D. L. Smith, N. A. Vest, D. Rodriguez-Melendez, B. Palen, J. C. Grunlan, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2022, 25, 2200911.

Polyelectrolyte Photopolymer Complexes for Flame Retardant Wood

T. J. Kolibaba, N. A. Vest, J. C. Grunlan, Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2022, 6, 1630.

Polymeric Coacervate Coating for Flame Retardant Paper

B. Palen, M. G. Rabaey, D. Rodriguez-Melendez, E. T. Iverson, T. J. Kolibaba, J. C. Grunlan, Cellulose, 2022, 29, 4589.

Flame-retardant, Antimicrobial, and UV-protective Lignin-based Multilayer Nanocoating

J. Petkovska, N. Mladenovic, D. Markovic, M. Radoicic, N. A. Vest, B. Palen, M. Radetic, J. C. Grunlan, I. Jordanov, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2022, 4, 4528.

Extraordinarily High Dielectric Breakdown Strength of Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Thin Films

E. T. Iverson, H.-C. Chiang, T. J. Kolibaba, K. Schmeig, J. C. Grunlan, Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 3151.

Small Molecule Additives in Multilayer Polymer-Clay Thin Films for Improved Heat Shielding of Steel

C. T. Long, J. C. Grunlan, npj Materials Degradation, 2022, 6, article no. 22.

Acid-Doped Biopolymer Nanocoatings for Flame-Retardant Polyurethane Foam

N. A. Vest, T. J. Kolibaba, A. O. Afonso, S. A. Kulatilaka, E. T. Iverson, J. C. Grunlan, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 1983.

Cross-linking and Silanization of Clay-based Multilayer Films for Improved Corrosion Protection of Steel

C. T. Long, L. Chen, E. T. Iverson, H. Castaneda, J. C. Grunlan, J. Mater. Sci., 2022, 57, 2988-2998.

Layer-by-Layer Deposition: A Promising Environmentally Benign Flame-Retardant Treatment for Cotton, Polyester, Polyamide and Blended Textiles

E. Magovac, B. Vončina, I. Jordanov, J. C. Grunlan, S. Bischof, Materials, 2022, 15, 2, 432.

Polyelectrolyte Complex that Minimizes Bacterial Adhesion to Polyester

R. J. Smith, M. G. Moule, P. A. Leon, E. T. Iverson, T. J. Kolibaba, J. D. Cirillo, J. C. Grunlan, Macromol. Mater. Eng., 2021, 306, 12, 2100579.