Laura Clarke

Sheoran, N., Boland, B., Thornton, S., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2023). Enhancing ionic conductivity in polymer melts results in smaller diameter electrospun fibers. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 123(7). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0162384

Fontecha, D., Mahn, C., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2022). Tracking the complete degradation lifecycle of poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate): From induced photoluminescence to nitrogen-doped nano-graphene precursor residue. POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY, 195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109772

Sheoran, N., Boland, B., Thornton, S., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2021, September 8). Increasing ionic conductivity within thermoplastics via commercial additives results in a dramatic decrease in fiber diameter from melt electrospinning. SOFT MATTER, Vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SM01101D

Huang, H., Firestone, G., Fontecha, D., Gorga, R. E., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2020). Nanoparticle-based photothermal heating to drive chemical reactions within a solid: using inhomogeneous polymer degradation to manipulate mechanical properties and segregate carbonaceous by-products. Nanoscale. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NR07401E

Firestone, G., Huang, H., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2019). Photothermally-driven thermo-oxidative degradation of low density polyethylene: heterogeneous heating plus a complex reaction leads to homogeneous chemistry. Nanotechnology, 30(47), 475706. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab3bc0

Firestone, G., Bochinski, J. R., Meth, J. S., & Clarke, L. I. (2018). Facile measurement of surface heat loss from polymer thin films via fluorescence thermometry. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, 56(8), 643–651. https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.24571

Dong, J., Firestone, G. E., Bochinski, J. R., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2017). In situcuring of liquid epoxy via gold-nanoparticle mediated photothermal heating. Nanotechnology, 28(6), 065601. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aa521b

Maity, S., Wu, W.-C., Tracy, J. B., Clarke, L. I., & Bochinski, J. R. (2017). Nanoscale steady-state temperature gradients within polymer nanocomposites undergoing continuous-wave photothermal heating from gold nanorods. NANOSCALE, 9(32), 11605–11618. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7nr04613h

Bao, J., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2016). Effect of Constrained Annealing on the Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Poly(ethylene oxide) Webs Containing Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, 54(8), 787–796. https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.23960

Viswanath, V., Maity, S., Bochinski, J. R., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2016). Enhanced Crystallinity of Polymer Nanofibers without Loss of Nanofibrous Morphology via Heterogeneous Photothermal Annealing. MACROMOLECULES, 49(24), 9484–9492. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01655

Abbott, D. B., Maity, S., Burkey, M. T., Gorga, R. E., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2014). Blending with Non-responsive Polymers to Incorporate Nanoparticles into Shape-Memory Materials and Enable Photothermal Heating: The Effects of Heterogeneous Temperature Distribution. MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 215(23), 2345–2356. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201400386

Thoppey, N. M., Gorga, R. E., Clarke, L. I., & Bochinski, J. R. (2014). Control of the electric field-polymer solution interaction by utilizing ultra-conductive fluids. POLYMER, 55(24), 6390–6398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2014.10.007

Maity, S., Wu, W.-C., Xu, C., Tracy, J. B., Gundogdu, K., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2014). Spatial temperature mapping within polymer nanocomposites undergoing ultrafast photothermal heating via gold nanorods. NANOSCALE, 6(24), 15236–15247. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4nr05179c

Wang, Q., Curtis, C. K., Thoppey, N. M., Bochinski, J. R., Gorga, R. E., & Clarke, L. I. (2014). Unconfined, melt edge electrospinning from multiple, spontaneous, self-organized polymer jets. Materials Research Express, 1(4), 045304. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/1/4/045304

Maity, S., Kozek, K. A., Wu, W.-C., Tracy, J. B., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2013). Anisotropic Thermal Processing of Polymer Nanocomposites via the Photothermal Effect of Gold Nanorods. PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION, 30(2), 193–202. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201200084

Roman, M. P., Thoppey, N. M., Gorga, R. E., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2013). Maximizing Spontaneous Jet Density and Nanofiber Quality in Unconfined Electrospinning: The Role of Interjet Interactions. MACROMOLECULES, 46(18), 7352–7362. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma4013253

Viswanath, V., Maity, S., Bochinski, J. R., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2013). Thermal Annealing of Polymer Nanocomposites via Photothermal Heating: Effects on Crystallinity and Spherulite Morphology. MACROMOLECULES, 46(21), 8596–8607. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma401855v

Thoppey, N. M., Gorga, R. E., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2012). Effect of Solution Parameters on Spontaneous Jet Formation and Throughput in Edge Electrospinning from a Fluid-Filled Bowl. MACROMOLECULES, 45(16), 6527–6537. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma301207t

Maity, S., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2012). Metal Nanoparticles Acting as Light-Activated Heating Elements within Composite Materials. Advanced Functional Materials, 22(24), 5259–5270. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201201051

Thoppey, N. M., Bochinski, J. R., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2011). Edge electrospinning for high throughput production of quality nanofibers. NANOTECHNOLOGY, 22(34). https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/22/34/345301

Maity, S., Downen, L. N., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2011). Embedded metal nanoparticles as localized heat sources: An alternative processing approach for complex polymeric materials. POLYMER, 52(7), 1674–1685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2011.01.062

Stevens, D. R., Skau, E. W., Downen, L. N., Roman, M. P., & Clarke, L. I. (2011). Finite-size effects in nanocomposite thin films and fibers. PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 84(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.84.021126

Ramaswamy, S., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2011). Morphological, mechanical, and electrical properties as a function of thermal bonding in electrospun nanocomposites. POLYMER, 52(14), 3183–3189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2011.05.023

Hutchison, J. E., Brown, L. O., Mooster, J. L., Reed, S. M., Schmidt, M. E., Clarke, L. I., & Wybourne, M. N. (2011). Nanoscale Patterns of Metal Nanoparticles Chemically-Assembled on Biomolecular Scaffolds: Assembly, Stability and Electron Transport Properties. MRS Proceedings, 582. https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-582-h11.1

Wybourne, M. N., Clarke, L., Berven, C. A., Hutchison, J. E., Brown, L. O., & Mooster, J. L. (2011). Room Temperature Single Electron Charging in Gold Nanoparticle Networks Formed on Biopolymer Templates. MRS Proceedings, 582. https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-582-h13.4

McCullen, S. D., McQuilling, J. P., Grossfeld, R. M., Lubischer, J. L., Clarke, L. I., & Loboa, E. G. (2010). Application of Low-Frequency Alternating Current Electric Fields Via Interdigitated Electrodes: Effects on Cellular Viability, Cytoplasmic Calcium, and Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS, 16(6), 1377–1386. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2009.0751

Crowe-Willoughby, J. A., Stevens, D. R., Genzer, J., & Clarke, L. I. (2010). Investigating the Molecular Origins of Responsiveness in Functional Silicone Elastomer Networks. MACROMOLECULES, 43(11), 5043–5051. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma100470w

Thoppey, N. M., Bochinski, J. R., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2010). Unconfined fluid electrospun into high quality nanofibers from a plate edge. POLYMER, 51(21), 4928–4936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2010.07.046

Garland, E. R., Lee, A. D., Baer, T., & Clarke, L. I. (2009). Growth Dynamics and Morphology of Oleic Acid Vapor-Deposited on a Silica Surface. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 113(6), 2141–2148. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp8068514

McCullen, S. D., Ramaswamy, S., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2009). Nanofibrous composites for tissue engineering applications. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, 1(4), 369–390. https://doi.org/10.1002/wnan.39

Ojha, S. S., Stevens, D. R., Stano, K., Hoffman, T., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2008). Characterization of electrical and mechanical properties for coaxial nanofibers with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) core and multiwalled carbon nanotube/PEO sheath. MACROMOLECULES, 41(7), 2509–2513. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma702634a

Scott, M. C., Stevens, D. R., Bochinski, J. R., & Clarke, L. I. (2008). Dynamics within Alkylsiloxane Self-Assembled Monolayers Studied by Sensitive Dielectric Spectroscopy. ACS NANO, 2(11), 2392–2400. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn800543j

Ojha, S. S., Stevens, D. R., Hoffman, T. J., Stano, K., Klossner, R., Scott, M. C., … Gorga, R. E. (2008). Fabrication and characterization of electrospun chitosan nanofibers formed via templating with polyethylene oxide. BIOMACROMOLECULES, 9(9), 2523–2529. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm800551q

Stevens, D. R., Downen, L. N., & Clarke, L. I. (2008). Percolation in nanocomposites with complex geometries: Experimental and Monte Carlo simulation studies. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 78(23). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.78.235425

Garland, E. R., Rosen, E. P., Clarke, L. I., & Baer, T. (2008). Structure of submonolayer oleic acid coverages on inorganic aerosol particles: evidence of island formation. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 10(21), 3156–3161. https://doi.org/10.1039/b718013f

McCullen, S. D., Stevens, D. R., Roberts, W. A., Clarke, L. I., Bernacki, S. H., Gorga, R. E., & Loboa, E. G. (2007). Characterization of electrospun nanocomposite scaffolds and biocompatibility with adipose-derived human mesenchymal stem cells. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2(2), 253–263.

McCullen, S. D., Stano, K. L., Stevens, D. R., Roberts, W. A., Monteiro-Riviere, N. A., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2007). Development, optimization, and characterization of electrospun poly(lactic acid) nanofibers containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes. JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 105(3), 1668–1678. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.26288

McCullen, S. D., Stevens, D. R., Roberts, W. A., Ojha, S. S., Clarke, L. I., & Gorga, R. E. (2007). Morphological, electrical, and mechanical characterization of electrospun nanofiber mats containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes. MACROMOLECULES, 40(4), 997–1003. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma061735c

Horansky, R. D., Clarke, L. I., Winston, E. B., Price, J. C., Karlen, S. D., Jarowski, P. D., … Garcia-Garibay, M. A. (2006). Dipolar rotor-rotor interactions in a difluorobenzene molecular rotor crystal. Physical Review B, 74(5). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.74.054306

Kottas, G. S., Clarke, L. I., Horinek, D., & Michl, J. (2005). Artificial Molecular Rotors. ChemInform, 36(32). https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.200532283

Kottas, G. S., Clarke, L. I., Horinek, D., & Michl, J. (2005). [Review of Artificial molecular rotors]. CHEMICAL REVIEWS, 105(4), 1281–1376. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr0300993

Horansky, R. D., Clarke, L. I., Price, J. C., Khuong, T.-A. V., Jarowski, P. D., & Garcia-Garibay, M. A. (2005). Dielectric response of a dipolar molecular rotor crystal. Physical Review B, 72(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.72.014302

Berven, C. A., Wybourne, M. N., Clarke, L., Longstreth, L., Hutchison, J. E., & Mooster, J. L. (2002). Background charge fluctuations and the transport properties of biopolymer-gold nanoparticle complexes. Journal of Applied Physics, 92(8), 4513–4517. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1506399

Berven, C. A., Clarke, L., Mooster, J. L., Wybourne, M. N., & Hutchison, J. E. (2001). Defect-Tolerant Single-Electron Charging at Room Temperature in Metal Nanoparticle Decorated Biopolymers. Advanced Materials, 13(2), 109–113. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4095(200101)13:2<109::aid-adma109>3.3.co;2-p

Berven, C. A., Clarke, L., Mooster, J. L., Wybourne, M. N., & Hutchison, J. E. (2001). Defect-Tolerant Single-Electron Charging at Room Temperature in Metal Nanoparticle Decorated Biopolymers. Advanced Materials, 13(2), 109–113. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4095(200101)13:2<109::aid-adma109>3.0.co;2-y

Berven, C. A., Wybourne, M. N., Clarke, L., Hutchison, J. E., Brown, L. O., Mooster, J. L., & Schmidt, M. E. (2000). The use of biopolymer templates to fabricate low-dimensional gold particle structures. Superlattices and Microstructures, 27(5-6), 489–493. https://doi.org/10.1006/spmi.2000.0852

Wybourne, M. N., Hutchison, J. E., Clarke, L., Brown, L. O., & Mooster, J. L. (1999). Fabrication and electrical transport characteristics of low-dimensional nanoparticle arrays organized by biomolecular scaffolds. Microelectronic Engineering, 47(1-4), 55–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-9317(99)00147-1

Clarke, L., Wybourne, M. N., Brown, L. O., Hutchison, J. E., Yan, M., Cai, S. X., & Keana, J. F. W. (1999). Room-temperature Coulomb-blockade-dominated transport in gold nanocluster structures. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 13(8A), A111–A114. https://doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/13/8a/033

Wybourne, M. N., Clarke, L., Yan, M., Cai, S. X., Brown, L. O., Hutchison, J., & Keana, J. F. W. (1997). Coulomb-Blockade Dominated Transport in Patterned Gold-Cluster Structures. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 36(Part 1, No. 12B), 7796–7800. https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.36.7796

Clarke, L., Wybourne, M. N., Yan, M., Cai, S. X., & Keana, J. F. W. (1997). Transport in gold cluster structures defined by electron-beam lithography. Applied Physics Letters, 71(5), 617–619. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.120568