Shelf-Stable Bingham Plastic Polyurethane Thermosets for Additive Manufacturing

Dihydroxyterephthalate—A Trojan Horse PET Counit for Facile Chemical Recycling

Cavitation-Mediated Fracture Energy Dissipation in Polylactide at Rubbery Soybean Oil-Based Block Copolymer Interfaces Formed via Reactive Extrusion

Next-Generation High-Performance Biobased Naphthalate-Modified PET for Sustainable Food Packaging Applications

Standalone Block Copolymer Nanoballoons: Decoupling Self-Assembly from Implementation in Nanomanufacturing

Bioenabled Platform to Access Polyamides with Built-In Target Properties

Next-Generation High-Performance Bio-Based Naphthalate Polymers Derived from Malic Acid for Sustainable Food Packaging

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2024
Warsi, Muhammad F.; Shaheen, Nusrat; Zulfiqar, Sonia; El Sayed, Mohamed E.; Samir, Ahmed; Shahid, Muhammad; Cochran, Eric W. “Evaluation of Energy Storage Mechanism and Development of Nanoarchitecture in 1D WS2/MoO3/MXene Composite for Supercapacitor Applications”. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, December 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.178072.
Dileep, Dhananjay; Forrester, Michael; Bonde, Jack; Vega, Valentina; Burton, Lauren; Lee, Ting-Han; Ananin, Aleksei; Kraus, George; Cochran, Eric W. “Not cutting corners: Bioderived triggers driving oxidative main chain scission of Polyethylene terephthalate”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, November 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c07021.
Bhardwaj, Siddhant; Patel, Deep; Forrester, Michael J.; Roling, Luke; Cochran, Eric W. “Mild decarboxylation of neat muconic acid to levulinic acid for biofuels: A combined experimental and computational mechanistic study.”. RSC Advances, 14, 39408–39417 November 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA05226A.
Khan, Sibghat U.; Riaz, Ayesha; Ashraf, Ayesha; Tariq, Zainab; Hussain, Afzal; AlAjmi, Mohamed; Hussain, Rafaqat; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W. “Fabrication of visible light active Sn-doped ZnS@CuO composites for wastewater remediation”. Ceramics International, 50(24C), 55208–55216 October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.10.373.
Meyer, Peter; Forrester, Michael; Cochran, Eric W. “Synthesis of Laboratory Nylon: A Scale-Up Method for High Molecular Weight Polyamides”. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63(45), 19506–19514 October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c03175. (Invited)
Ghaffar, Abdul; Iqbal, Rahat; Niaz, Muhamamd Tayyab; Shafiq, Khalid; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W.; Naqvi, Syed Muhammad Ismail Hussain. “Sustainable Barrier Coatings for Paper Packaging: Effect of VeoVa-10 in 2-EHA and MMA containing Water-Based Emulsions”. Progress in Organic Coatings, 198, 108908 November 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2024.108908.
Kuehl, Baker; Raman, Sharan; Becker, Andrew; Garg, Vivek; Roberts-Dobie, Jefferson; Brensdal, Joran; Attinger, Jacques; McCaslin, Anna; Forrester, Michael; Burton, Lauren; Hohmann, Austin; Cochran, Eric W. “Fully Atom-Efficient Solvent-Mediated Biopolymer Manufacturing: A Base Case Illustrated with Macromolecular Surfactants Tailored to Stable Polymer-Water Interfaces”. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(43), 59280–59290 October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c12730.
Azeem, Muhammad ; Riaz, Ayesha; Hussain, Rafaqat; Shah, atta ullah; Hussain, Afzal; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W. “Exploring the potential of novel ZnO-SnSe composites for efficient photodegradation of methylene blue under visible light”. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63(43), 18411–18423 October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c02206.
Warsi, Muhammad F.; Akbar, Sawera; Irshad, Amna; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Shakir, Imran; Cochran, Eric W. “Rationally Designed Silver Doped Bismuth Tungstate Dispersed on Multifunctional MXene Sheets for Enhanced Supercapacitor Applications”. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, September 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-024-06565-9.
Rodrigues, Ana Luiza; Falcao, Caio; Staver, Maxwell; Pinto, Irving; Becker, Andrew; Forrester, Michael Hohmann, Austin; Kuehl, Baker; Hernandez, Nacu; Buss, Ashley; Cochran, Eric W.; Williams, R. Christopher. “Field Trial and Performance Evaluation of Soybean-Based Bio-Fog Seals for Asphalt Rejuvenation”. Applied Sciences, 14, 9168 July 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14209168.
Abo-Dief, Hala M.; Shaheen, Bushra; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Osman, Nahid A.; Alshammari, Dalal A.; Warsi, Muhammad; Cochran, Eric W. “Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Harmful Pollutants by MoO3/SiO2/MXene Nanocomposite Powder Catalyst”. Ceramics International, 50(21), 43217–43229 August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.08.174.
Garg, Vivek; McCaslin, Anna; Forrester, Michael J.; Kuehl, Baker W.; Raman, Sharan; Dileep, Dhananjay; Cochran, Eric W. “RAFT Unchained – Scalable Manufacturing Of Thiocarbonyl Chain Transfer Agents”. Chemical Engineering Journal, 499(1), 155693 September 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.155693.
Kiran, Asma; Riaz, Ayesha; Ali, Zahid; Maryam, Rabia; Ahmad, Furqan; Hussain, Rafaqat; Siddiqui, Nasir; Hussain, Afzal; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W. “Harnessing the Synergistic Potential of TiO2-CuSe Composites for Enhanced Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities”. RSC Advances, 14, 29636–29647 September 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA05194G.
Khurram; Ghaffar, Abdul; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Khan, Muzzamil; Latif, Muhammad; Cochran, Eric W. “Synthesis of polyaniline-coated composite anion exchange membranes based on polyacrylonitrile for the separation of tartaric acid via electrodialysis”. RSC Advances, 14, 29648–29657 September 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA05508J.
Hussain, Rafaqat; Ali, Zahid; Maryam, Rabia; Hussain, Afzal; Al Ajmi, Mohamed; Rahman, Shams; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W. “Facile synthesis of NiSe2-ZnO nanocomposites for enhanced antibacterial activity and wastewater remediation”. RSC Advances, 14, 28626–28637 August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ra04715j.
Carter, Prerana; Meyer, Peter; Dileep, Dhananjay; Chalgren, Nickolas; Noreen, Sohaima; Forrester, Michael J.; Shanks, Brent K.; Tessonnier, Jean-Philippe; Cochran, Eric W. “Leveraging the Bio-Enabled Muconic Acid Platform Via Phospha-Michael-Addition: Intrinsically Flame-Retardant Nylon-6,6/DOPO copolymers”. RSC Sustainability, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SU00184B.
Alsaiaria, Norah Salem; Ikramb, Mustabshira; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Alomairy, Sultan; Al-Buriahi, M. S.; Shakirg, Imran; Warsib, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Fabrication of Highly Efficient CuO/ZnCo2O4/CNTs Ternary Composite for Photocatalytic Degradation of Crystal Violet and Diclofenac Sodium”. RSC Advances, 14, 24874–24897 August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ra04395b. 
Lin, Fang-Yi; Claypool, Benjamin; Forrester, Michael; Hernandez, Nacu; Buss, Ashley; Cochran, Eric W. “Glycerol-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives: Synthesis and Applications”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c03499.
El-Metwaly, Esraa A.; Mohamed, Hadeel E.; El-Basheer, Tarek M.; Moselhy, Manal T. H.; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W.; Maamoun, Ahmed Abdelhamid. “Eco-Conscious Upcycling of Sugarcane Bagasse into Flexible Polyurethane Foam for Mechanical & Acoustic Relevance”. RSC Advances, 14, 23683–23692 July 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ra04025b.
Khalid, Muhammad U.; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Khan, M. Naziruddin; Shakir, Imran; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Electrochemical Performance Enhancement of MnO2 Nanowires through Silver Incorporation for Next-Generation Supercapacitors”. Materials Advances, 5, 6170–6184 July 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ma00118d.
Govind, Bharath; Rattan, Sunita; Ameduri, Bruno; Singhal, Prachi; Tyagi, Ankit; Cochran, Eric W. “Anion exchange membrane with enhanced alkaline stability through radiation grafting of ETFE for solid polymer electrolytes”. Polymer Engineering and Science, July 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.26907.
Zahra, Manzar; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Sarwar, Muhammad Ilyas; Cochran, Eric W. “Investigating the Efficacy of 1,2,4-Oxadiazole Decorated Cross-linked Polyamidoxime-Based Macromolecular Networks in Metal Ions Remediation”. Journal of Polymer Research, 31, 222 July 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-024-04065-6. 
Katubi, Khadijah; Shaheen, Nusrat; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Irshad, Amna; Alrowaili, Ziyad Awadh ; Al-Buriahi, Mohammed Sultan; Shakir, Imran; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Innovative Nanocomposites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Removal of Hazardous Pollutants: Probing the Role of CuO/Fe2O3 and MXene Synergy”. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00918. 
Chan, Yee Jher; Dileep, Dhananjay; Rothstein, Samuel M.; Cochran, Eric W.; Reuel, Nigel F. “Single-use, Metabolite Absorbing, Resonant Transducer (SMART) culture vessels for label-free, continuous cell culture progression monitoring”. Advanced Science, 11(32), 2401260 June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202401260.
Chaudhary, Khadija; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Abualnaja, Khamael M.; Shahid, Muhammad; Abo-Dief, Hala M.; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Ti3C2Tx MXene Reinforcement: Nickel-Vanadium Selenide/MXene Based Multi-Component Composite As Battery-type Electrode for Supercapacitor Application”. Dalton Transactions, 53, 11147–11164 June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT01230E.
Aurangzeb, Noshaba; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Khosa, Muhammad Kaleem; Slovak, Vaclav; Maamoun, Ahmed; Forrester, Michael; Sarwar, Muhammad Ilyas; Cochran, Eric W. “Heteroatom Decorated Polythiourethane Sorbent for Copper (II) Extraction in Wastewater Treatment”. Polymer Engineering and Science, 1–11 April 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.26752.
Chaudhary, Khadija ; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Othman, Zeid AL; Shakir, Imran; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Three-Dimensional Bimodal Pore-rich G/MXene Sponge Amalgamated with Vanadium Diselenide Nanosheets As High Performance Electrode For Electrochemical Water-Oxidation/Reduction Reaction”. Dalton Transactions, 53, 8177–8190 April 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt00602j.
Yousaf, Sheraz; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Khalid, Muhammad Usman; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Shakir, Imran; Shahid, Muhammad; Ahmad, Iqbal; Cochran, Eric W. “Beyond the Ordinary: Exploring the Synergistic Effects of Iodine and Nickel Doping in Cobalt Hydroxide for Superior Energy Storage Applications”. RSC Advances, 14, 16661–16677 March 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ra01907e.
Khadijah, Mohammed; Katubi, Saleh ; Akbar, Sawera; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Shahid, Muhammad; Alrowaili, Z.A.; Al-Buriahi, M. S.; Cochran, Eric W.; Irshad, Amna. “Synthesis of rGO-Supported NiCo2O4/NiS Nanocomposite for Effective Degradation of Diclofenac and Bromophenol Blue”. Ceramics International, 50(12), 22109–22122 March 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.03.324.
Khalid, Muhammad Usman; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Al-buriahi, Mohammaed Sultan; Cochran, Eric W. “Investigating the Influence of Sodium Pre-Intercalation on the Electrochemical Behavior of Ultrathin MnO2 Nanowires for Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance”. ACS Energy & Fuels, 38(6), 5506–5521 March 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04027.
Khalid, Muhammad Usman; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Al-buriahi, Mohammaed Sultan; Cochran, Eric W. “One Dimensional WS2 Nanoarchitectures Coupled with gCN Anchored rGO Sheets for High Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications  ”. FlatChem, 44, 100628 February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flatc.2024.100628.
Afaq, Muhammad; BaQais,Amal; Cochran, Eric W.; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Amin, Mohammed A.; Shahid, Muhammad; Ahmad, Iqbal; Yousaf, Sheraz; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq. “Fabrication of Ni2O2(OH)/CNTs-based Electrocatalyst for Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalytic Water Splitting”. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 60, 601–610 February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.109.
Chaudhary, Khadija ; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Katubi, Khadijah; Alrowaili, Ziyad Awadh ; Shahid, Muhammad; Al-Buriahi, Mohammed Sultan; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Integration of Polymorphic CoxSey on MXene-incorporated Self-templated 3D Graphene Foam to Augment the Supercapacitor Performance Through Componential and Structural Modifications”. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7(5), 1814–1827 February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02808.
Wang, Tung-ping; Shen, Liyang; Forrester, Michael J.; Lee, Ting-Han; Torres, Sabrina; Pearson, Connor; Cochran, Eric W. “Shelf-stable Bingham plastic polyurethane thermosets for additive manufacturing”. ACS Materials Letters, 6(3), 1077–1085 February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00175.
2023
Mahmood, Farzana; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W. “Facile synthesis of a porous sorbent derived from the rice husk biomass: A new and highly efficient material for water remediation”. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 160, 112010 December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2023.112010 .
Oghenekohwo, Victor James; Maamoun, Ahmed Abdelhamid; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Forrester, Michael J.; Slovak, Vaclav; Wang, Tung-Ping; Cochran, Eric W. “Unlocking the Potential of Polymeric Aerogels from Food and Agricultural Waste for Sustainable CO2 Capture”. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c02269.
Irshad, Amna; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Shakir, Zeid A.; Shakir, Imran; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Synergy of zero-dimensional carbon dots decoration on the one-dimensional architecture of Ag-doped V2O5 for supercapacitor and overall water-splitting applications”. Fuel, 362, 130705 December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130705.
Razzaq, Moham Ed Abdur; Luo, Yixin; Forrester, Michael; Ignacio, Ma. Cristine Concepcion D.; Cochran, Eric W.; Vorst, Keith. “Facile green synthesis of oxygen-functionalized carbon nano-onions from lignin and biochar and application in high-performance polylactic acid”. Journal of Cleaner Production, 428, 139361 October 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139361.
Wazira, Wajeeha; Ahmadb, Zubair; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W.; Mubarike, Shamroza; Kousarf, Tehmina; Somailyg, H. H.; Shimb, Jae-Jin; Alsalmahh, Hessa A.;
Aadil, Muhammad. “Synergistic effects of noble metal doping and nanoengineering on boosting the azo dye mineralization activity of nickel oxide”. Ceramics International, 49, 38026–38035 October 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.09.133 .
Parveen, Sajida; Cochran, Eric W.; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Amind, Mohammed A.; Faroquarsi, Muhammad; Chaudhary, Khadija. “Iron/Vanadium Co-doped Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures Anchored on Graphitic Carbon Nitride Sheets (FeV-WO3@g-C3N4) as Cost-effective Novel Electrode Material for Next Generation Supercapacitors Applications”. RSC Advances, 13(38), 26822–26838 August 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra04108e.
Ijaz, Pietro; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Al-Buriahi, M. S.; Cochran, Eric W. “Microwave-assisted synthesis of tentacles like Ag-doped copper oxide nanoarchitecture: structural, optical, and anti-Campylobacter studies”. Ceramics International, August 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.08.342
Chaudhary, Khadija; Shahid, Muhammad; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Al-buriahi, Mohammaed Sultan; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Cochran, Eric W. “Hydrothermal Self-Assembly Of α-MnSe Loaded Honeycomb-like Biomimetic Ti3C2Tx/Graphene Aerogel Microstructure (α-MnSe/Ti3C2Tx/rGO) as Efficient Electrode Material for Energy Storage Application”. ACS Energy & Fuels, August 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01882.
Bibi, Maria; Forrester, Michael J.; Cochran, Eric W.; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Kalsoom, Fatima; Sarwar, Ilyas. “Unraveling the Potential of Innovative Eco-friendly Thermoplastic Starch/SEBS-g-MA/Graphene Oxide Bionanocomposites”. Starch, 2300066 August 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/star.202300066.
Hohmann, Austin; Staver, Maxwell; Forrester, Michael; Kuehl, Baker; Hernandez, Nacu; Williams, R. Christopher; Cochran, Eric W. “Chemically-mediated asphalt rejuvenation via epoxidized vegetable oil derivatives for sustainable pavements”. Fuel, 355, 129374 August 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129374.
Anwar, Mamoona; Cochran, Eric W.; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Shakir, Imran. “In-situ Fabricated Copper-Holmium co-doped Cobalt Ferrite Nanocomposite with Cross-linked Graphene as Novel Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Application”. Journal of Energy Storage, 72, 108438 July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108438.
Warsi, Muhammad; Adan, Wania; Cochran, Eric W.; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Shakir, Imran; Chaudhary, Khadija. “Wet-Chemical Engineering of Ag-BiVO4/Bi2S3 Heterostructured Nanocomposite on Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) Sheets for High performance Supercapacitor Application”. Journal of Energy Storage, 72, 108416 July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108416.
Chaudhary, Khadija; Basha, Beriham; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Yousaf, Sheraz; Cochran, Eric W.; Al-Buriahi, M. S.; Farooq Warsi, Muhammad; Shahid, Muhammad. “3D Cellular Lattice like-Ti3C2Tx MXene Based Aerogels Embedded with Metal Selenides Particles for Energy Storage and Water Splitting Applications”. Fuel, 351(1), 128865 November 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128856.
Khalid, Muhammad Usman; Huwayz, Maryam Al; Zulfiqar, Sonia; Cochran, Eric W.; Alrowailie, Z. A.; Al-Buriahi, M. S.; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq; Shahid, Muhammad. “Phase transformation of α-MnO2 to β- MnO2 induced by Cu doping: Improved electrochemical performance for next generation supercapacitor”. Materials Science & Engineering B, 295, 116580 September 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116580.
Lee, T.-H., Forrester, M., Wang, T., Shen, L., Liu, H., Dileep, D., Kuehl, B., Li, W., Kraus, G., Cochran, E., Dihydroxyterephthalate—A Trojan Horse PET Counit for Facile Chemical Recycling. Adv. Mater. 2023, 2210154. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202210154
2022
Hengzhou Liu, Deep M. Patel, Yifu Chen, Jungkuk Lee, Ting-Han Lee, Sarah D. Cady, Eric W. Cochran, Luke T. Roling, and Wenzhen Li
ACS Catalysis 2022 12 (22), 14072-14085. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.2c03163
Kuehl, Baker; Hohmann, Austin; Lee, Ting-Han; Forrester, Michael; Hernandez, Nacu; Dietrich, Hannah; Smith, Connor; Musselman, Sam; Tran, Grayson; Cochran, Eric W. “Cavitation-Mediated Fracture Energy Dissipation in Polylactide at Thermoplastic Soybean Rubber Interfaces Formed via Reactive Extrusion”. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, October 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c10496.
Lee, Ting-Han; Yu, Huangchao; Forrester, Michael; Wang, Tung-ping; Shen, Liyang; Liu, Hengzhou; Li, Jingzhe; Li, Wenzhen; Kraus, George; Cochran, Eric W. “Next-Generation High-Performance Biobased Naphthalate-Modified PET for Sustainable Food Packaging Applications”. Macromolecules, 55(17), 7785–7797 August 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00777.
Staver, Maxwell; Podolsky, Joseph; Williams, R.; Pinto, Irvin; Huisman, Theodore; Forrester, Michael J.; Buss, Ashley F.; Hohmann, Austin; Cochran, Eric W. “Soybean Oil Derived Additives used in Bio-Cutback and Bio-Fog Seal Treatment for Brittle HMA”. Journal of Transportation Engineering: Part B, Pavements, June 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-022-00199-2.
Staver, M.; Arabzadeh, A.; Forrester, M.; Hohmann, A.; Cochran, E.; Williams, R. C. The Influence of Long Blending Duration on Physical and Chemical Properties of Dual Polymer Modified Asphalt Binder with Rejuvenator. Mater Struct 2022, 55 (6), 163. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-022-02005-8.
Wang, T.; Shen, L.; Lin, F.-Y.; Forrester, M.; Torres, S. W.; Robison, T. W.; Lee, T.-H.; Goyal, S.; Cochran, E. W. Standalone Block Copolymer Nanoballoons: Decoupling Self-Assembly from Implementation in Nanomanufacturing. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4 (7), 5134–5143. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c00647.
Carter, P.; Trettin, J. L.; Lee, T.-H.; Chalgren, N. L.; Forrester, M. J.; Shanks, B. H.; Tessonnier, J.-P.; Cochran, E. W. Bioenabled Platform to Access Polyamides with Built-In Target Properties. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (22), 9548–9553. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c01397.
Podolsky, J. H.; Arabzadeh, A.; Saw, B.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W.; Lee, H. Performance of Field Produced Rejuvenated 30% RAP Surface Mix in Northwest Iowa. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2022, 23 (6), 1451–1466. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2021.1898451.
Lee, T.-H.; Yu, H.; Forrester, M.; Wang, T.; Shen, L.; Liu, H.; Li, J.; Li, W.; Kraus, G.; Cochran, E. Next-Generation High-Performance Bio-Based Naphthalate Polymers Derived from Malic Acid for Sustainable Food Packaging. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (8), 2624–2633. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06726.
Goyal, S.; Cochran, E. W. Cyanate Ester Composites to Improve Thermal Performance: A Review. Polymer International 2022, 71 (5), 583–589. https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6373.
Dileep, D.; Forrester, M.; Cochran, E. W. Plastic Glut down a Microbial Gut. Polymer International 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6369.
2021
Arabzadeh, A.; Staver, M. D.; Podolsky, J. H.; Williams, R. C.; Hohmann, A. D.; Cochran, E. W. At the Frontline for Mitigating the Undesired Effects of Recycled Asphalt: An Alternative Bio Oil-Based Modification Approach. Construction and Building Materials 2021, 310, 125253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125253.
Staver, M.; Arabzadeh, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Statistical Analysis Factor Screening of Soybean Oil and Polymer Modified Asphalt Blending Using Master Batching Technique. Construction and Building Materials 2021, 313, 125435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125435.
Shen, L.; Wang, T.; Lee, T.-H.; Forrester, M.; Becker, A.; Torres, S.; Pearson, C.; Cochran, E. W. 3D Printable All-Polymer Epoxy Composites. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2021, 3 (11), 5559–5567. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c00889.
Goyal, S.; Forrester, M. J.; Coverdell, D.; Torres, S.; Lee, M. W.; Cochran, E. W. High-Temperature-Performance Cyanate Ester Composites with Carboranes. Macromolecules 2021, 54 (19), 9155–9164. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01410.
Arabzadeh, A.; Podolsky, J. H.; Staver, M. D.; Williams, R. C.; Hohmann, A. D.; Hernández, N.; Cochran, E. W. Performance Evaluation of Bioengineered Recycled Asphalt Materials. Transportation Research Record 2022, 2676 (2), 464–475. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211036365.
Abdolmohammadi, S.; Gansebom, D.; Goyal, S.; Lee, T.-H.; Kuehl, B.; Forrester, M. J.; Lin, F.-Y.; Hernández, N.; Shanks, B. H.; Tessonnier, J.-P.; Cochran, E. W. Analysis of the Amorphous and Interphase Influence of Comononomer Loading on Polymer Properties toward Forwarding Bioadvantaged Copolyamides. Macromolecules 2021, 54 (17), 7910–7924. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00651.
Goyal, S.; Lin, F.-Y.; Forrester, M.; Henrichsen, W.; Murphy, G.; Shen, L.; Wang, T.; Cochran, E. W. Glycerol Ketals as Building Blocks for a New Class of Biobased (Meth)Acrylate Polymers. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (31), 10620–10629. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02931.
Arabzadeh, A.; Podolsky, J. H.; Staver, M. D.; Williams, R. C.; Hohmann, A. D.; Hernández, N.; Cochran, E. W. The Improvement of Thermal Cracking Resistance and Fatigue Life of RAP-Incorporated Asphalt Mixtures with the Aid of Epoxidized Methyl Soyate (EMS). 2021, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483510.001.
Cochran, Eric W. “Epoxidation in moderation brings new life to old pavements”. AOCS Inform, 32(6), 12–15 June 2021. https://www.informmagazine-digital.org/informmagazine/june_2021/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=Cover#pg1.  (Invited)
Liu, H.; Lee, T.-H.; Chen, Y.; Cochran, E. W.; Li, W. Paired and Tandem Electrochemical Conversion of 5-(Hydroxymethyl)Furfural Using Membrane-Electrode Assembly-Based Electrolytic Systems. ChemElectroChem 2021, 8 (15), 2817–2824. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202100662.
Liu, H.; Lee, T.-H.; Chen, Y.; Cochran, E. W.; Li, W. Paired Electrolysis of 5-(Hydroxymethyl)Furfural in Flow Cells with a High-Performance Oxide-Derived Silver Cathode. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (14), 5056–5063. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC00988E.
Luo, Y.; Qu, W.; Cochran, E.; Bai, X. Enabling High-Quality Carbon Fiber through Transforming Lignin into an Orientable and Melt-Spinnable Polymer. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 307, 127252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127252.
Podolsky, J. H.; Arabzadeh, A.; Saw, B.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W.; Lee, H. Performance of Field Produced Rejuvenated 30% RAP Surface Mix in Northwest Iowa. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2022, 23 (6), 1451–1466. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2021.1898451.
Goyal, S.; Hernández, N. B.; Cochran, E. W. An Update on the Future Prospects of Glycerol Polymers. Polymer International 2021, 70 (7), 911–917. https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6209.
Martin, A.; Chang, B.; Cutinho, J.; Shen, L.; Ward, T.; Cochran, E. W.; Thuo, M. M. Passivation-Driven Speciation, Dealloying and Purification. Mater. Horiz. 2021, 8 (3), 925–931. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MH01832E.
2019
Chen, C.; Williams, R. C.; Podolsky, J. H.; Hohmann, A. D.; Cochran, E. W. Effect of Blending Protocol on the Performance of SBS/Sulfur/Soybean-Derived Additive Composite Modified Hard Asphalt. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 2021, 22 (12), 1504–1517. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2019.1698741.
Lin, F.-Y.; Yan, M.; Cochran, E. W. Gelation Suppression in RAFT Polymerization. Macromolecules 2019, 52 (18), 7005–7015. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00707.
Sotoodeh-Nia, Z.; Manke, N.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, Eric. W.; Porot, L.; Chailleux, E.; Lo Presti, D.; Barco Carrión, A. J. del; Blanc, J. Effect of Two Novel Bio-Based Rejuvenators on the Performance of 50% RAP Mixes – a Statistical Study on the Complex Modulus of Asphalt Binders and Asphalt Mixtures. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2021, 22 (5), 1060–1077. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1661276.
Manke, N. D.; Williams, R. C.; Sotoodeh-Nia, Z.; Cochran, E. W.; Porot, L.; Chailleux, E.; Pouget, S.; Olard, F.; Barco Carrion, A. J. D.; Planche, J.-P.; Lo Presti, D. Performance of a Sustainable Asphalt Mix Incorporating High RAP Content and Novel Bio-Derived Binder. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2021, 22 (4), 812–834. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1643769.
Elkashef, M.; Podolsky, J. H.; Christopher Williams, R.; Hernandez, N.; Cochran, E. W. Using Viscosity Models to Predict the Properties of Rejuvenated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Binders. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2019, 20 (sup2), S767–S779. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1628441.
Hadi, A.; Ryan, B. J.; Nelson, R. D.; Santra, K.; Lin, F.-Y.; Cochran, E. W.; Panthani, M. G. Improving the Stability and Monodispersity of Layered Cesium Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin Films by Tuning Crystallization Dynamics. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31 (14), 4990–4998. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00238.
Olson, E.; Li, Y.; Lin, F.-Y.; Miller, A.; Liu, F.; Tsyrenova, A.; Palm, D.; Curtzwiler, G. W.; Vorst, K. L.; Cochran, E.; Jiang, S. Thin Biobased Transparent UV-Blocking Coating Enabled by Nanoparticle Self-Assembly. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11 (27), 24552–24559. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b05383.
Gao, Y.; Qu, W.; Liu, Y.; Hu, H.; Cochran, E.; Bai, X. Agricultural Residue-Derived Lignin as the Filler of Polylactic Acid Composites and the Effect of Lignin Purity on the Composite Performance. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2019, 136 (35), 47915. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47915.
Podolsky, J. H.; Chen, C.; Buss, A. F.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Effect of Bio-Derived/Chemical Additives on HMA and WMA Compaction and Dynamic Modulus Performance. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 2021, 22 (5), 613–624. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2019.1631453.
Qu, W.; Huang, Y.; Luo, Y.; Kalluru, S.; Cochran, E.; Forrester, M.; Bai, X. Controlled Radical Polymerization of Crude Lignin Bio-Oil Containing Multihydroxyl Molecules for Methacrylate Polymers and the Potential Applications. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7 (9), 9050–9060. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b01597.
Forrester, M. J.; Bradley, W.; Lin, F.-Y.; Hernández, N. B.; Williams, R. C.; Kraus, G.; Cochran, E. W. Blending the Effectiveness of Anionic Polymerization with the Versatility of RAFT by Use of the Atom Transfer Radical Addition–Fragmentation Technique. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2019, 220 (10), 1900065. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201900065.
Podolsky, J. H.; Sotoodeh-Nia, Z.; Huisman, T.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Practical Approach to Mix Design with High Binder and Aggregate Replacement in Iowa Using Fractionation. Transportation Research Record 2019, 2673 (10), 571–578. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119834303.
Hallmark-Haack, B. L.; Hernandez, N. B.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Ground Tire Rubber Modification for Improved Asphalt Storage Stability. Energy Fuels 2019, 33 (4), 2659–2664. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03558.
Liu, F.; Goyal, S.; Forrester, M.; Ma, T.; Miller, K.; Mansoorieh, Y.; Henjum, J.; Zhou, L.; Cochran, E.; Jiang, S. Self-Assembly of Janus Dumbbell Nanocrystals and Their Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance. Nano Lett. 2019, 19 (3), 1587–1594. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04464.
2020
Shen, L.; Wang, T.; Goyal, S.; Lee, T.-H.; Lin, F.-Y.; Torres, S.; Robison, T.; Cochran, E. W. Easy-Processable and Aging-Free All-Polymer Polysiloxane Composites. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2020, 2 (12), 5835–5844. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c01088.
 
Carraher, J. M.; Carter, P.; Rao, R. G.; Forrester, M. J.; Pfennig, T.; Shanks, B. H.; Cochran, E. W.; Tessonnier, J.-P. Solvent-Driven Isomerization of Cis,Cis-Muconic Acid for the Production of Specialty and Performance-Advantaged Cyclic Biobased Monomers. Green Chem. 2020, 22 (19), 6444–6454. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02108C.
 
Lin, F.-Y.; Hohmann, A. D.; Hernández, N.; Shen, L.; Dietrich, H.; Cochran, E. W. Self-Assembly of Poly(Styrene-Block-Acrylated Epoxidized Soybean Oil) Star-Brush-Like Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2020, 53 (18), 8095–8107. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00441.
Forrester, M.; Becker, A.; Hohmann, A.; Hernandez, N.; Lin, F.-Y.; Bloome, N.; Johnson, G.; Dietrich, H.; Marcinko, J.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. RAFT Thermoplastics from Glycerol: A Biopolymer for Development of Sustainable Wood Adhesives. Green Chem. 2020, 22 (18), 6148–6156. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC01831G.
Podolsky, J. H.; Sotoodeh-Nia, Z.; Manke, N.; Hohmann, A.; Huisman, T.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Development of High RAP–High Performance Thin-Lift Overlay Mix Design Using a Soybean Oil-Derived Rejuvenator. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2020, 32 (6), 04020138. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003203.
Podolsky, J. H.; Chen, C.; Hernández, N. B.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Low Temperature Performance of HMA Using Vacuum Tower Distillation Bottoms Modified with Bio-Derived Rejuvenators According to the SCB Test. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 2022, 23 (2), 231–239. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2020.1739284.
 
Shen, L.; Wang, T.; Lin, F.-Y.; Torres, S.; Robison, T.; Kalluru, S. H.; Hernández, N. B.; Cochran, E. W. Polystyrene-Block-Polydimethylsiloxane as a Potential Silica Substitute for Polysiloxane Reinforcement. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9 (6), 781–787. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00211.
Podolsky, J. H.; Saw, B.; Elkashef, M.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Rheology and Mix Performance of Rejuvenated High RAP Field Produced Hot Mix Asphalt with a Soybean Derived Rejuvenator. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2021, 22 (8), 1894–1907. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2020.1719190.
Podolsky, J. H.; Elkashef, M.; Hernandez, N.; Hohmann, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Understanding Improvements to Low-Temperature Rheology of Stiff Binders Modified with Epoxidized Plant–Derived Oil Materials through Analytical Chemistry. Journal of Testing and Evaluation 2020, 48 (1), 200–210. https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20180900.
2018
Chen, Conglin; Podolsky, Joseph H.; Hernandez, Nacu B.; Williams, R. Christopher; Cochran, Eric W. “BioRePavation: innovation in bio-recycling of old asphalt pavements, comparison between EU and US mix design specification systems”. ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, November 2018. 
Elkashef, M.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Thermal and Cold Flow Properties of Bio-Derived Rejuvenators and Their Impact on the Properties of Rejuvenated Asphalt Binders. Thermochimica Acta 2019, 671, 48–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2018.11.011.
Chen, C.; Podolsky, J. H.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Laboratory Investigation of Using Acrylated Epoxidized Soybean Oil (AESO) for Asphalt Modification. Construction and Building Materials 2018, 187, 267–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.204.
Chen, C.; Podolsky, J. H.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Rheological Properties and Effects of Aging on Acrylated Epoxidised Soybean Oil Monomer-Modified Asphalt Binder. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2020, 21 (2), 347–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2018.1491883.
Sotoodeh-Nia, Z.; Hohmann, A.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Rheological and Physical Characterization of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Bio-Derived Block Copolymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2018, 135 (34), 46618. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.46618.
 
Alhasan, A.; Smadi, O.; Bou-Saab, G.; Hernandez, N.; Cochran, E. Pavement Friction Modeling Using Texture Measurements and Pendulum Skid Tester. Transportation Research Record 2018, 2672 (40), 440–451. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118774165.
Sotoodeh-Nia, Z.; Hohmann, A.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Rheological and Physical Characterization of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Bio-Derived Block Copolymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2018, 135 (34), 46618. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.46618.
Yan, M.; Frank, E. M.; Cochran, E. W. Effects of Vegetable Oil Composition on Epoxidation Kinetics and Physical Properties. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society 2018, 95 (2), 209–216. https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12014.
Elkashef, M.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Investigation of Fatigue and Thermal Cracking Behavior of Rejuvenated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Binders and Mixtures. International Journal of Fatigue 2018, 108, 90–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.11.013.
Elkashef, M.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Thermal Stability and Evolved Gas Analysis of Rejuvenated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Bitumen Using Thermogravimetric Analysis–Fourier Transform Infrared (TG–FTIR). J Therm Anal Calorim 2018, 131 (2), 865–871. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6674-9.
Elkashef, M.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Effect of Asphalt Binder Grade and Source on the Extent of Rheological Changes in Rejuvenated Binders. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2018, 30 (12), 04018319. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002526.
Elkashef, M.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Physical and Chemical Characterization of Rejuvenated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Binders Using Rheology Testing and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Mater Struct 2018, 51 (1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1141-z.
Podolsky, J. H.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Effect of Corn and Soybean Oil Derived Additives on Polymer-Modified HMA and WMA Master Curve Construction and Dynamic Modulus Performance. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology 2018, 11 (6), 541–552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijprt.2018.01.002.
2017
Chen, C.; Podolsky, J. H.; Hernández, N. B.; Hohmann, A. D.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Preliminary Investigation of Bioadvantaged Polymers as Sustainable Alternatives to Petroleum-Derived Polymers for Asphalt Modification. Mater Struct 2017, 50 (5), 225. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-017-1097-4.
Elkashef, M.; Podolsky, J.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Introducing a Soybean Oil-Derived Material as a Potential Rejuvenator of Asphalt through Rheology, Mix Characterisation and Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2018, 19 (8), 1750–1770. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2017.1345781.
Yan, M.; Lin, F.-Y.; Cochran, E. W. Dynamics of Hyperbranched Polymers Derived from Acrylated Epoxidized Soybean Oil. Polymer 2017, 125, 117–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.07.088.
 
Elkashef, M.; Podolsky, J.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Preliminary Examination of Soybean Oil Derived Material as a Potential Rejuvenator through Superpave Criteria and Asphalt Bitumen Rheology. Construction and Building Materials 2017, 149, 826–836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.195.
Chen, C.; Podolsky, J. H.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Determination of the Optimum Polystyrene Parameters Using Asphalt Binder Modified with Poly(Styrene-Acrylated Epoxidised Soybean Oil) through Response Surface Modelling. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2019, 20 (3), 572–591. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2017.1407354.
Podolsky, J. H.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Hernández, N.; Cochran, E. W. Rejuvenation of Vacuum Tower Bottoms through Bio-Derived Materials for Use in Paving Flexible Roadways. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 143, 1081–1093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.011.
Podolsky, J. H.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Effect of Bio-Derived/Chemical Additives on Warm Mix Asphalt Compaction and Mix Performance at Low Temperature. Cold Regions Science and Technology 2017, 136, 52–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2017.02.003.
2016
Suastegui, M.; Matthiesen, J. E.; Carraher, J. M.; Hernandez, N.; Rodriguez Quiroz, N.; Okerlund, A.; Cochran, E. W.; Shao, Z.; Tessonnier, J.-P. Combining Metabolic Engineering and Electrocatalysis: Application to the Production of Polyamides from Sugar. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, 55 (7), 2368–2373. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201509653.
Bessmann, Erik; Lo Presti, Davide; Ji menez del Barco Carrion, Ana; Porot, Laurent; Pauli, Troy; Planche, Jean-Pascal; Williams, R. Chris; Cochran, Eric W.; Ng-Puga, Ka Lai; Pouget, Simon; Olard, François; Hornych, Pierre. “Biorepavation: innovations in the recycling of asphalt pavements using bio-based materials”. General Review of roads and land, 938, 44–46 August 2016.
Chen, C.; Podolsky, J. H.; Hernandez, N.; Hohmann, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Use of Bioadvantaged Materials for Use in Bituminous Modification. Transportation Research Procedia 2016, 14, 3592–3600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.427.
Podolsky, J. H.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Hernández, N.; Cochran, E. W. Effects of Aging on Rejuvenated Vacuum Tower Bottom Rheology through Use of Black Diagrams, and Master Curves. Fuel 2016, 185, 34–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.07.094.
Yan, M.; Huang, Y.; Lu, M.; Lin, F.-Y.; Hernández, N. B.; Cochran, E. W. Gel Point Suppression in RAFT Polymerization of Pure Acrylic Cross-Linker Derived from Soybean Oil. Biomacromolecules 2016, 17 (8), 2701–2709. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00745.
Wang, S.; Xie, R.; Vajjala Kesava, S.; Gomez, E. D.; Cochran, E. W.; Robertson, M. L. Close-Packed Spherical Morphology in an ABA Triblock Copolymer Aligned with Large-Amplitude Oscillatory Shear. Macromolecules 2016, 49 (13), 4875–4888. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00505.
Podolsky, J. H.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. The Rutting and Stripping Resistance of Warm and Hot Mix Asphalt Using Bio-Additives. Construction and Building Materials 2016, 112, 128–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.166.
Podolsky, J. H.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Mechanistic Empirical Performance of Warm-Mix Asphalt with Select Bio-Derived Additives in the Midwestern United States Using AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design. Road Materials and Pavement Design 2017, 18 (4), 800–816. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2016.1194880.
2015
Buss, A.; Podolsky, J.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Investigation of Isosorbide Distillation Bottoms as a Bio-Based Warm-Mix Additive. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2016, 28 (3), 04015153. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001445.
Peng, H.; Poovaiah, N.; Forrester, M.; Cochran, E.; Wang, Q. Ex Vivo Culture of Primary Intestinal Stem Cells in Collagen Gels and Foams. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2015, 1 (1), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.1021/ab500041d.
Peng, Haisheng; Liu, Xiaoying; Wang, Guangtian; Li, Minghui; Bratlie, Kaitlin M.; Cochran, Eric W.; Wang, Qun. “Polymeric Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Theranostics”. J. Mater. Chem. B, 3(34), 6856–6870 July 2015.
Zhang, C.; Yan, M.; Cochran, E. W.; Kessler, M. R. Biorenewable Polymers Based on Acrylated Epoxidized Soybean Oil and Methacrylated Vanillin. Materials Today Communications 2015, 5, 18–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2015.09.003.
Behling, R. E.; Kalluru, S. H.; Cochran, E. W. Morphological and Mechanical Behavior of Montmorillonite Grafted Block Copolymer Brushes. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 2016, 54 (2), 353–361. https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.23956.
Laflamme, S.; Pinto, I.; Saleem, H. S.; Elkashef, M.; Wang, K.; Cochran, E. Conductive Paint-Filled Cement Paste Sensor for Accelerated Percolation. In Structural Health Monitoring and Inspection of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2015; SPIE, 2015; Vol. 9437, pp 553–560. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2084408.
Podolsky, J. H.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. The Rutting and Stripping Resistance of Warm and Hot Mix Asphalt Using Bio-Additives. Construction and Building Materials 2016, 112, 128–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.166.
Podolsky, J. H.; Studer, J.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. Low Temperature Performance of Bio-Derived/Chemical Additives in Warm Mix Asphalt. 2015, 241–251. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479315.022.
2014
Bergman, J. A.; Cochran, E. W.; Heinen, J. M. Role of the Segment Distribution in the Microphase Separation of Acrylic Diblock and Triblock Terpolymers. Polymer 2014, 55 (16), 4206–4215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2014.05.049.
Grewell, David; Srinivasan, Gowrishankar; Cochran, Eric W. “Depolymerization of Post-Consumer Polylactic Acid Products”. Journal of Renewable Materials, 2(3), 157–165 August 2014.
Podolsky, J. H.; Buss, A.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. Comparative Performance of Bio-Derived/Chemical Additives in Warm Mix Asphalt at Low Temperature. Mater Struct 2016, 49 (1), 563–575. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-014-0520-3.
Hernández, N.; Williams, R. C.; Cochran, E. W. The Battle for the “Green” Polymer. Different Approaches for Biopolymer Synthesis: Bioadvantaged vs. Bioreplacement. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12 (18), 2834–2849. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3OB42339E.
Bergman, J. A.; Hernández, N. B.; Cochran, E. W.; Heinen, J. M. Thermodynamics of Chain Architecture in Acrylic Block Terpolymers. Macromolecules 2014, 47 (17), 5960–5970. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma500905n.
Cochran Early Work
Stein, G. E.; Cochran, E. W.; Katsov, K.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J.; Li, X.; Wang, J. Symmetry Breaking of In-Plane Order in Confined Copolymer Mesophases. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 98 (15), 158302. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.158302.
Behling, Ross E.; Cochran, Eric W. “Novel synthesis of hierarchically structured block copolymer/layered silicate nanocomposites”. Polymer Preprints, 48(2), 427 May 2007.
Hotta, A.; Cochran, E.; Ruokolainen, J.; Khanna, V.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J.; Shin, Y.-W.; Shimizu, F.; Cherian, A. E.; Hustad, P. D.; Rose, J. M.; Coates, G. W. Semicrystalline Thermoplastic Elastomeric Polyolefins: Advances through Catalyst Development and Macromolecular Design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2006, 103 (42), 15327–15332. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0602894103.
Khanna, V.; Cochran, E. W.; Hexemer, A.; Stein, G. E.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J.; Li, X.; Wang, J.; Hahn, S. F. Effect of Chain Architecture and Surface Energies on the Ordering Behavior of Lamellar and Cylinder Forming Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2006, 39 (26), 9346–9356. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0609228.
 
Cochran, E. W.; Garcia-Cervera, C. J.; Fredrickson, G. H. Stability of the Gyroid Phase in Diblock Copolymers at Strong Segregation.  Volume 39, Number 7, March, 14, 2006, Pp 2449−2451. Macromolecules 2006, 39 (12), 4264–4264. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma060970s.
Hammond, M. R.; Cochran, E.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J. Temperature Dependence of Order, Disorder, and Defects in Laterally Confined Diblock Copolymer Cylinder Monolayers. Macromolecules 2005, 38 (15), 6575–6585. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma050479l.
Cochran, E. W.; Bates, F. S. Shear-Induced Network-to-Network Transition in a Block Copolymer Melt. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2004, 93 (8), 087802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.087802.
Wu, L.; Cochran, E. W.; Lodge, T. P.; Bates, F. S. Consequences of Block Number on the Order−Disorder Transition and Viscoelastic Properties of Linear (AB)n Multiblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2004, 37 (9), 3360–3368. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma035583m.
Epps, T. H.; Cochran, E. W.; Hardy, C. M.; Bailey, T. S.; Waletzko, R. S.; Bates, F. S. Network Phases in ABC Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2004, 37 (19), 7085–7088. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0493426.
Epps, T. H.; Cochran, E. W.; Bailey, T. S.; Waletzko, R. S.; Hardy, C. M.; Bates, F. S. Ordered Network Phases in Linear Poly(Isoprene-b-Styrene-b-Ethylene Oxide) Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2004, 37 (22), 8325–8341. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma048762s.
Cochran, E. W.; Morse, D. C.; Bates, F. S. Design of ABC Triblock Copolymers near the ODT with the Random Phase Approximation. Macromolecules 2003, 36 (3), 782–792. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma020651a.
Cochran, E. W.; Bates, F. S. Thermodynamic Behavior of Poly(Cyclohexylethylene) in Polyolefin Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2002, 35 (19), 7368–7374. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma020227+.
Cramer, C. J.; Kormos, B. L.; Winget, P.; Audette, V. M.; Beebe, J. M.; Brauer, C. S.; Burdick, W. R.; Cochran, E. W.; Eklov, B. L.; Giese, T. J.; Jun, Y.; Kesavan, L. S. D.; Kinsinger, C. R.; Minyaev, M. E.; Rajamani, R.; Salsbury, J. S.; Stubbs, J. M.; Surek, J. T.; Thompson, J. D.; Voelz, V. A.; Wick, C. D.; Zhang, L. A Cooperative Molecular Modeling Exercise—The Hypersurface as Classroom. J. Chem. Educ. 2001, 78 (9), 1202. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed078p1202.
2008-2013
Kalluru, S. H.; Cochran, E. W. Synthesis of Polyolefin/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites via Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Macromolecules 2013, 46 (23), 9324–9332. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma4015406.
Hernández, N.; Benson, C.; Cochran, E. W. Thermodynamics of Symmetric Diblock Copolymers Containing Poly(Styrene-Ran-Styrenesulfonic Acid). Macromolecules 2013, 46 (1), 179–187. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma301228v.
Kim, S. H.; Cochran, E. W. Localization of Spherical Nanoparticles within Lamellar AB Diblock Copolymer Melts through Self-Consistent Field Theory. Polymer 2011, 52 (10), 2328–2339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2011.03.016.
Mishra, V.; Hur, S.; Cochran, E. W.; Stein, G. E.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J. Symmetry Transition in Thin Films of Diblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends. Macromolecules 2010, 43 (4), 1942–1949. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma901891b.
Behling, R. E.; Wolf, L. M.; Cochran, E. W. Hierarchically Ordered Montmorillonite Block Copolymer Brushes. Macromolecules 2010, 43 (5), 2111–2114. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma902357s.
Behling, R. E.; Williams, B. A.; Staade, B. L.; Wolf, L. M.; Cochran, E. W. Influence of Graft Density on Kinetics of Surface-Initiated ATRP of Polystyrene from Montmorillonite. Macromolecules 2009, 42 (6), 1867–1872. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma8024909.