@article{rusa_rusa_peet_uyar_fox_hunt_wang_balik_tonelli_2006, title={The nano-threading of polymers}, volume={55}, ISSN={["1573-1111"]}, DOI={10.1007/s10847-005-9038-1}, number={1-2}, journal={JOURNAL OF INCLUSION PHENOMENA AND MACROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY}, author={Rusa, C. C. and Rusa, M. and Peet, J. and Uyar, T. and Fox, J. and Hunt, M. A. and Wang, X. and Balik, C. M. and Tonelli, A. E.}, year={2006}, month={Jun}, pages={185–192} }
 @article{rusa_shuai_shin_bullions_wei_porbeni_lu_huang_fox_tonelli_2004, title={Controlling the behaviors of biodegradable/bioabsorbable polymers with cyclodextrins}, volume={12}, ISSN={["1572-8919"]}, DOI={10.1023/B:JOOE.0000038547.36750.78}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT}, author={Rusa, CC and Shuai, X and Shin, ID and Bullions, TA and Wei, M and Porbeni, FE and Lu, J and Huang, L and Fox, J and Tonelli, AE}, year={2004}, month={Jul}, pages={157–163} }
 @article{rusa_rusa_gomez_shin_fox_tonelli_2004, title={Nanostructuring high molecular weight isotactic polyolefins via processing with gamma-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds. Formation and characterization of polyolefin-gamma-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds}, volume={37}, ISSN={["1520-5835"]}, DOI={10.1021/ma0489164}, abstractNote={The present paper deals with the formation and detailed characterization of the γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) inclusion compounds (ICs) formed with two different high molecular weight isotactic polyolefins, i.e., polypropylene (i-PP) and poly(butene-1) (i-PB). Wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), solid-state 13C NMR, and FT-infrared (FTIR) observations were used to prove the inclusion of the guest polymer chains into the narrow channels provided by the stacks of the doughnut-shape CD molecules. The main aim of polyolefin inclusion into a solid host lattice like γ-CD is to extend and reorganize their conformations, with the hope of improving their commercial properties following their coalescence from their ICs. In the second part of the paper, both coalesced i-PP and i-PB obtained after the host γ-CD is removed reveal different characteristics as compared with the as-received or corresponding control samples.}, number={21}, journal={MACROMOLECULES}, author={Rusa, CC and Rusa, M and Gomez, M and Shin, ID and Fox, JD and Tonelli, AE}, year={2004}, month={Oct}, pages={7992–7999} }
 @article{rusa_bullions_fox_porbeni_wang_tonelli_2002, title={Inclusion compound formation with a new columnar cyclodextrin host}, volume={18}, ISSN={["0743-7463"]}, DOI={10.1021/la0262452}, abstractNote={α- and γ-cyclodextrin in columnar structures with only water molecules included were successfully obtained by appropriate recrystallization from their aqueous solutions. These crystals were found to adopt a channel-type structure similar to the cyclodextrin inclusion compounds formed with guest polymers. Experimental investigations of their inclusion properties demonstrate that only α-cyclodextrin in the columnar structure (α-CDcs) is able to include both small molecules and polymers. Thermal measurements reveal that columnar structure α-CDcs contains three different types of water molecules. The most strongly held water molecules are located outside of the cyclodextrin cavity, likely hydrogen-bonded between the rims of neighboring cyclodextrins in the columnar α-CD stacks. X-ray analyses confirm that the channel structure is preserved in the dehydrated α-CDcs and its inclusion compounds formed with various guests. In contrast, a completely different behavior was observed for γ-CDcs in the columnar struct...}, number={25}, journal={LANGMUIR}, author={Rusa, CC and Bullions, TA and Fox, J and Porbeni, FE and Wang, XW and Tonelli, AE}, year={2002}, month={Dec}, pages={10016–10023} }
 @article{wei_davis_urban_song_porbeni_wang_white_balik_rusa_fox_et al._2002, title={Manipulation of nylon-6 crystal structures with its alpha-cyclodextrin inclusion complex}, volume={35}, ISSN={["0024-9297"]}, DOI={10.1021/ma020765m}, abstractNote={We successfully formed an inclusion complex between nylon-6 and α-cyclodextrin and attempted to use the formation and subsequent disassociation of the nylon-6/α-cyclodextrin inclusion complex to manipulate the polymorphic crystal structures, crystallinity, and orientation of nylon-6. Formation of the inclusion complex was verified by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and CP/MAS 13C NMR. After obtaining the inclusion complex of nylon-6 and α-cyclodextrin, the sample was treated in an acid environment to remove the host α-cyclodextrin and coalesce the nylon-6 guest polymer. Examination of as-received and IC coalesced nylon-6 samples showed that the α-form crystalline phase of nylon-6 is the dominant component in the coalesced sample. X-ray diffraction patterns demonstrate that the γ-form is significantly suppressed in the coalesced sample. Along with the change in crystal form, an increase in crystallinity of ∼80% wa...}, number={21}, journal={MACROMOLECULES}, author={Wei, M and Davis, W and Urban, B and Song, YQ and Porbeni, FE and Wang, XW and White, JL and Balik, CM and Rusa, CC and Fox, J and et al.}, year={2002}, month={Oct}, pages={8039–8044} }