@article{hu_gorman_2014, title={Resisting protein adsorption on biodegradable polyester brushes}, volume={10}, ISSN={["1878-7568"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.actbio.2014.04.032}, abstractNote={The protein adsorption and degradation behaviors of poly(lactic acid), poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) brushes and their co-polymer brushes with oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) were studied. Both brush structure and relative amount of OEG and polyester were found to be important to the protein resistance of the brushes. A protein-resisting surface can be fabricated either by using OEG as the top layer of a copolymer brush or by increasing the amount of OEG relative to polyester when using a hydroxyl terminated OEG (OEG-OH) and a methoxy terminated OEG (OEG-OMe) mixture as the substrate layer. The degradation of single polyester brushes and their co-polymer brushes using OEG-OH as a substrate layer or using OEG as a top layer was hindered. This phenomenon was rationalized by the inhibition of the proposed back-biting process as the hydroxy end groups of polyester were blocked by OEG molecules. Among these brushes tested, PGA co-polymer brushes using the methoxy/hydroxyl OEG mixture as the substrate layer proved to be both protein-resistant and degradable due to the relatively large amount of OEG moieties and the good biodegradability of PGA.}, number={8}, journal={ACTA BIOMATERIALIA}, author={Hu, Xinfang and Gorman, Christopher B.}, year={2014}, month={Aug}, pages={3497–3504} }
 @article{hu_hu_crawford_gorman_2013, title={Comparison of the growth and degradation of Poly(glycolic acid) and Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) brushes}, volume={51}, number={21}, journal={Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry}, author={Hu, X. F. and Hu, G. F. and Crawford, K. and Gorman, C. B.}, year={2013}, pages={4643–4649} }
 @article{bain_dawes_oezcam_hu_gorman_srogl_genzer_2012, title={Surface-Initiated Polymerization by Means of Novel, Stable, Non-Ester-Based Radical Initiator}, volume={45}, ISSN={["1520-5835"]}, DOI={10.1021/ma300491e}, abstractNote={A novel, ester-free initiator for surface-initiated free radical polymerization has been synthesized and tested. The structurally non-symmetrical azo-based initiator features a chemically stable alkane linker between the initiating group and the silane anchoring group, setting it apart from the majority of surface initiators that are linked by hydrolyzable moieties, such as esters. The novel design of the initiator is bolstered by an original synthetic approach, leading to a greater yield and a dramatic reduction in cyanide usage relative to previous methods. Here we demonstrate the capability of this novel initiator for surface-initiated free radical polymerization (SI-FRP), reverse ATRP, and RAFT, noting that Arrhenius behavior of SI-FRP differs significantly from that of FRP in the bulk. Furthermore, we show that polymer brushes formed from the novel initiator are more stable than those formed from ester-based initiators.}, number={9}, journal={MACROMOLECULES}, author={Bain, Erich D. and Dawes, Keith and Oezcam, A. Evren and Hu, Xinfang and Gorman, Christopher B. and Srogl, Jiri and Genzer, Jan}, year={2012}, month={May}, pages={3802–3815} }