Condensed Publications List

Condensed Publications List

  1. K. Sharma, K. B. Shaik, M. Singh, T. Terlier, A. Coffey, C. Zhu, J. Strzalka, A. Karim "Ionic liquid mediated one-step perpendicular assembly in block copolymer thin films for ultrafiltration membrane applications" J. Membr. Sci. 2024, 709, 123102. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123102
  2. R. Yin, J. Tarnsangpradit, A. Gul, J. Jeong, X. Hu, Y. Zhao, H. Wu, Q. Li, G. Fytas, A. Karim, M. R. Bockstaller, K. Matyjaszewski "Organic nanoparticles with tunable size and rigidity by hyperbranching and cross-linking using microemulsion ATRP" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2024, 121, e2406337121. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406337121
  3. M. Ayser, W. Tonny, I. S. Hernandez, R. Kuriakose, J. D. Smith, S. J. Wallaert, A. Karim, M. L. Robertson, V. Balan "Fractionating Chitin-Glucan Complex and Coproducts from Pleurotus Ostreatus Mushrooms" Waste Biomass Valorization 2024, 15, 2897–2910. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-023-02364-5
  4. A. Ammar, J. D. Smith, U. Aslan, V. Balan, M. L. Robertson, A. Karim "Pressure Indicator Composite Films via Compressive Deformation of a Translucent Matrix Containing a Contrasting Filler" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 19432–19441. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18380
  5. S. K. Tiwary, M. Singh, S. V. Chavan, A. Karim "Graphene oxide-based membranes for water desalination and purification" npj 2D Mater. Appl. 2024, 8, 27. DOI: 10.1038/s41699-024-00462-z
  6. K. Sharma, M. Singh, S. K. Satija, J. F. Ankner, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Transient Interfacial Pattern Formation in Block Copolymer Thin Films via Sequential Thermal and Solvent Immersion Annealing" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 15569–15585. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00068
  7. S. K. Tiwary, M. Singh, F. H. Likhi, S. Dabade, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Self-Cross-Linking of MXene-Intercalated Graphene Oxide Membranes with Antiswelling Properties for Dye and Salt Rejection" ACS Environ. Au 2024, 4, 69–70. DOI: 10.1021/acsenvironau.3c00059
  8. M. Bagi, M. V. Razlighi, M. Shanbedi, A. Karim "A Comprehensive Parametric Study on CO2 Removal from Natural Gas by Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactor: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach" Chem. Eng. Technol. 2024, 47, 732–738. DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202300504
  9. M. Singh, S.K. Tiwary, A. Karim "Sub-nano fillers for high-temperature storage" Nature Energy 2024, 9, 113-114. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-023-01446-x
  10. M. Singh, P. Das, P.N. Samanta, S. Bera, R. Thantirige, B. Shook, R. Nejat, B. Behera, Q. Zhang, Q. Dai, A. Pramanik, P. Ray, D. Raghavan, J. Leszczynski, A. Karim, N.R. Pradhan "Ultrahigh Capacitive Energy Density in Stratified 2D Nanofiller-Based Polymer Dielectric Films" ACS Nano 2023, 17, 19471-20710. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c06249
  11. E. T. Iverson, H. Legendre, S. V. Chavan, A. Aryal, M. Singh, S. Chakravarty, K. Schmieg, H.-C. Chiang, P. J. Shamberger, A. Karim, J. C. Grunlan "Nanobrick Wall Multilayer Thin Films with High Dielectric Breakdown Strength" ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2023, 1, 2429–2439. DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.3c00439
  12. M. Shanbedi, H. Ardebill, A. Karim "Polymer-based triboelectric nanogenerators: Materials, characterization, and applications" Progress in Polymer Science 2023, 144, 101723. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2023.101723
  13. F.H. Likhi, M. Singh, S.V. Chavan, T. Cao, M. Shanbedi, A. Karim "Effects of Film Confinement on Dielectric and Electrical Properties of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Polymer Nanocomposites: Implications for Energy Storage" ACS Applied Nano Materials 2023, 6, 10881-12608. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c01674
  14. K. Sharma, A. Agrawal, A. Masud, S.K. Satija, J.F. Anker, J.F. Douglas, A. Karim "Hiking down the Free Energy Landscape Using Sequential Solvent and Thermal Processing for Versatile Ordering of Block Copolymer Films" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 21562-21574. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c21924
  15. B. V. Tawade, M. Singh, I. E. Apata, J. Veerasamy, N. Pradhan, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, D. Raghavan "Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles with Variable Grafting Densities for High Energy Density Polymeric Nanocomposite Dielectric Capacitors" JACS Au 2023, 3, 1365-1375. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00022
  16. S. Bera, M. Singh, R. Thantirige, S.K. Tiwary, B.T. Shook, E. Nieves, D. Raghavan, A. Karim, N.R. Pradhan "2D-Nanofiller-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Capacitive Energy Storage Applications" Small Science 2023, 3, 2300016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300016
  17. A. Al-Enizi, A. Karim, A. Yousef "A novel method for fabrication of electrospun cadmium sulfide nanoparticles- decorated zinc oxide nanofibers as effective photocatalyst for water photosplitting" Alex. Eng. J. 2023, 65, 825–835. DOI: 10.1016/j.aej.2022.09.049
  18. A.M. Al-Enizi, A. Yousef, M. Ubaidullah, A. Karim, M.M. El-Halwany "Influence of operational parameters and kinetics analysis on photocatalytic hydrolysis of ammonia borane for H2 production used heterojunction FeTiO3/TiO2-decorated carbon nanofibers" Journal of King Saud University - Science 2023, 35, 102538. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.102538
  19. J.F. Ankner, R. Ashkar, J.F. Browning, T.R. Charlton, M. Doucet, C.E. Halbert, F. Islam, A. Karim, E. Kharlampieva, S.M. Kilbey II, J.Y.Y. Lin, M.D. Phan, G.S. Smith, S.A. Sukhishvili, R. Thermer, G.M. Veith, E.B. Watkins, D. Wilson "Cinematic reflectometry using QIKR, the quite intense kinetics reflectometer" Review of Scientific Instruments 2023, 94, 013302. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0122279
  20. K. Cheng, Z. Huang, P. Wang, L. Sun, H. Ghasemi, H. Ardebili, A. Karim "Antibacterial flexible triboelectric nanogenerator via capillary force lithography" J. Colloid. Interface Sci. 2022, 630, 611–622. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.129
  21. Y. Elgawady, D. Ponnamma, M. K. Hassan, S. Adham, A. Karim, M. A. A. Al-Maadeed "In situ synthesized amphiphilic polysulfone-poly(ethylene-glycol) block copolymer/silver nanocomposite for separating oil/water emulsion" J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2022, 139, 51931. DOI: 10.1002/app.51931
  22. G. Venkatesh, G. Palanisamy, M. Srinivasan, S. Vignesh, N. Elavarasan, T. Pazhanivel, A. M. Al-Enizi, M. Ubaidullah, A. Karim, K. M. Prabu "CaSnO3 coupled g-C3N4 S-scheme heterostructure photocatalyst for efficient pollutant degradation" Diam. Relat. Mater. 2022, 124, 108873. DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2022.108873
  23. K. Cheng, S. Wallaert, H. Ardebili, A. Karim "Advanced triboelectric nanogenerators based on low-dimension carbon materials: A review" Carbon 2022, 194, 81–103. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.03.037
  24. M. Singh, A. Agrawal, W. Wu, A. Masud, E. Armijo, D. Gonzalez, S. Zhou, T. Terlier, C. Zhu, J. Strzalka, K. Matyjaszewski, M. Bockstaller, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Soft-shear-aligned vertically oriented lamellar block copolymers for template-free sub-10 nm patterning and hybrid nanostructures" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 12824–12835. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c23865
  25. N. M. Justyn, A. Nallapaneni, A. J. Parnell, A. Karim, M. D. Shawkey "A synergistic combination of structural and pigmentary colour produces non-spectral colour in the purple-breasted cotinga, Cotinga cotinga (Passeriformes: Cotingidae)" Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 2022, 135, 62–70. DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab144
  26. Z. Huang, S. Nazifi, K. Cheng, A. Karim, H. Ghasemi "Scalable inter-diffused zwitterionic polyurethanes for durable antibacterial coatings" Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 422, 130085. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.130085
  27. A. Masud, W. Wu, M. Singh, W. Tonny, A. Ammar, K. Sharma, J. Strzalka, T. Terlier, J. Douglas, A. Karim "Solvent processing and ionic liquid enabled long-range vertical ordering in block copolymer films with enhanced film stability" Macromolecules 2021, 54, 8512–8525. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01305
  28. S. Bhadauriya, A. Nallapaneni, X. Wang, J. Zhang, A. Masud, M. R. Bockstaller, A. M. Al-Enizi, C. M. Stafford, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Enhanced resistance to decay of imprinted nanopatterns in thin films by bare nanoparticles compared to polymer-grafted nanoparticles" Nanoscale Adv. 2021, 3, 5348–5354. DOI: 10.1039/D1NA00206F
  29. W. Wu, M. Singh, A. Masud, X. Wang, A. Nallapaneni, Z. Xiao, Y. Zhai, Z. Wang, T. Terlier, M. Bleuel, G. Yuan, S. K. Satija, J. F. Douglas, K. Matyjaszewski, M. R. Bockstaller, A. Karim "Control of phase morphology of binary polymer grafted nanoparticle blend films via direct immersion annealing" ACS Nano 2021, 15, 12042–12056. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03357
  30. M. Singh, W. Wu, V. Nuka, J. Strzalka, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Late stage domain coarsening dynamics of lamellar block copolymers" ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 727–731. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00105
  31. B. V. Tawade, I. E. Apata, N. Pradhan, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Recent advances in the synthesis of polymer-grafted low-K and high-K nanoparticles for dielectric and electronic applications" Molecules 2021, 26, 2942. DOI: 10.3390/molecules26102942l
  32. P. Das, S. K. Behura, S. A. McGill, D. Raghavan, A. Karim, N. R. Pradhan "Development of photovoltaic solar cells based on heterostructure of layered materials: challenges and opportunities" Emergent Mater. 2021, 4, 881–900. DOI: 10.1007/s42247-021-00205-6
  33. M. Singh, I. E. Apata, S. Samant, W. Wu, B. V. Tawade, N. Pradhan, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Nanoscale strategies to enhance the energy storage capacity of polymeric dielectric capacitors: review of recent advances" Polym. Rev. 2021, 62, 211–260. DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2021.1917609
  34. A. Masud, M. Longanecker, S. Bhadauriya, M. Singh, W. Wu, K. Sharma, T. Terlier, A. M. Al-Enizi, S. Satija, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Ionic liquid enhanced parallel lamellar ordering in block copolymer films" Macromolecules 2021, 54, 4531–4545. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02546.
  35. A. A. El-Samak, D. Ponnamma, M. K. Hassan, S. Adham, A. Karim, A. Ammar, M. Alser, S. Shurbaji, N. O. Eltai, M. A. A. Al-Maadeed "Multifunctional oil absorption with macroporous polystyrene fibers incorporating silver-doped ZnO" ACS Omega 2021, 6, 8081–8093. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05683
  36. S. Samant, S. Hailu, M. Singh, N. Pradhan, K. Yager, A. M. Al-Enizi, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Alignment frustration in block copolymer films with block copolymer grafted TiO2 nanoparticles under soft-shear cold zone annealing" Polym. Adv. Technol. 2021, 32, 2052–2060. DOI: 10.1002/pat.5234
  37. S. Bhadauriya, X. Wang, A. Nallapaneni, A. Masud, Z. Wang, J. Lee, M. R. Bockstaller, A. M. Al-Enizi, C. H. Camp Jr, C. M. Stafford, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Observation of general entropy–enthalpy compensation effect in the relaxation of wrinkled polymer nanocomposite films" Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 1274–1281. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02817
  38. M. Singh, W. Wu, M. N. Basutkar, J. Strzalka, A. M. Al-Enizi, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Ultra-fast vertical ordering of lamellar block copolymer films on unmodified substrates" Macromolecules 2021, 54, 1564–1573. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01782
  39. B. V. Tawade, I. E. Apata, M. Singh, P. Das, N. Pradhan, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Recent developments in the synthesis of chemically modified nanomaterials for use in dielectric and electronics applications" Nanotechnology 2021, 32, 142004. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abcf6c
  40. L. Wu, L. Yu, F. Zhang, B. McElhenny, D. Luo, A. Karim, S. Chen, Z. Ren "Heterogeneous bimetallic phosphide Ni2P-Fe2P as an efficient bifunctional catalyst for water/seawater splitting" Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2006484. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202006484
  41. P. Das, J. Nash, M. Webb, R. Burns, VN. Mapara, G. Ghimire, D. Rosenmann, R. Divan, D. Karaiskaj, SA. McGill, AV. Sumant, QL. Dai, PC. Ray, B. Tawade, D. Raghavan, A. Karim, NR. Pradhan "High broadband photoconductivity of few-layered MoS2 field-effect transistors measured using multi-terminal methods: effects of contact resistance" Nanoscale 2020, 12, 22904-22916. DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07311c
  42. J. Han, Y. Zhai, Z. Wang, M. Bleuel, T. Liu, R. Yin, W. Wu, I. F. Hakem, A. Karim, K. Matyjaszewski, M. R. Bockstaller "Nanosized organo-silica particles with “Built-in” surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization capability as a platform for brush particle synthesis" ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 1218–1223. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00502
  43. S. Samant, M. Basutkar, M. Singh, A. Masud, C. A. Grabowski, K. Kisslinger, J. Strzalka, G. Yuan, S. Satija, I. Apata, D. Raghavan, M. Durstock, A. Karim "Effect of molecular weight and layer thickness on the dielectric breakdown strength of neat and homopolymer swollen lamellar block copolymer films" ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2020, 2, 3072–3083. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c00127
  44. Y. Luo, X. Wang, R. Zhang, M. Singh, A. Ammar, D. Cousins, M. K. Hassan, D. Ponnamma, S. Adham, M. A. A. Al-Maadeed, A. Karim "Vertically oriented nanoporous block copolymer membranes for oil/water separation and filtration" Soft Matter 2020, 16, 9648–9654. DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00526F
  45. L. Wu, L. Yu, F. Zhang, D. Wang, D. Luo, S. Song, C. Yuan, A. Karim, S. Chen, Z. Ren "Facile synthesis of nanoparticle-stacked tungsten-doped nickel iron layered double hydroxide nanosheets for boosting oxygen evolution reaction" J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 8096–8103. DOI: 10.1039/D0TA00691B
  46. S. Bhadauriya, J. Zhang, J. Lee, M. R. Bockstaller, A. Karim, R. J. Sheridan, C. M. Stafford "Nanoscale pattern decay monitored line by line via in situ heated atomic force microscopy" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 15943–15950. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01807
  47. A. A. El-Samak, D. Ponnamma, M. K. Hassan, A. Ammar, S. Adham, M. A. A. Al-Maadeed, A. Karim "Designing flexible and porous fibrous membranes for oil water separation—A review of recent developments" Polym. Rev. 2020, 60, 671–716. DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2020.1714651
  48. D. Ponnamma, S. S Nair, H. Parangusan, M. K. Hassan, S. Adham, A. Karim, M. A. A. Al-Maadeed "White graphene–cobalt oxide hybrid filler reinforced polystyrene nanofibers for selective oil absorption" Polymers 2020, 12, 4. DOI: 10.3390/polym12010004
  49. Z. Huang, S. Nazifi, P. Jafari, A. Karim, H. Ghasemi "Networked zwitterionic durable antibacterial surfaces" ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2020, 3, 911–919. DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00982
  50. X. Wang, S. Bhadauriya, R. Zhang, P. Pitliya, D. Raghavan, J. Zhang, M. R. Bockstaller, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Nanoimprint directed assembly of associating polymer-grafted nanoparticles for polymer thin films with enhanced stability" ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1, 3242–3252. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00569
  51. M. N. Basutkar, P. W. Majewski, G. S. Doerk, K. Toth, C. O. Osuji, A. Karim, K. G. Yager "Aligned morphologies in near-edge regions of block copolymer thin films" Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7224–7233. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01703
  52. S. Bhadauriya, X. Wang, D. Raghavan, M. R. Bockstaller, C. M. Stafford, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Tuning the relaxation of imprinted polymer films with polymer-grafted nanoparticles" Microsc. Microanal. 2019, 25, 2238–2239. DOI: 10.1017/S1431927619011929
  53. A. Hayirlioglu, M. Kulkarni, G. Singh, A. M. Al-Enizi, I. Zvonkina, A. Karim "Block copolymer ordering on elastomeric substrates of tunable surface energy" Emergent Mater. 2019, 2, 11–22. DOI: 10.1007/s42247-019-00025-9
  54. A. F. Huq, A. Karim "Comparative solvent quality dependent crystallization in solvent vapor annealing of P3HT:PCBM thin films by in-situ GIWAXS" Polymer 2019, 165, 101–111. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.12.034
  55. X. Zhang, J. Zhao, C. Ye, T.-Y. Lai, C. R. Snyder, A. Karim, K. A. Cavicchi, D. S. Simmons "Dynamical correlations for statistical copolymers from high-throughput broad-band dielectric spectroscopy" ACS Comb. Sci. 2019, 21, 276–299. DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.8b00160
  56. R. S. Dongre, K. K. Sadasivuni, K. Deshmukh, A. Mehta, S. Basu, J. S. Meshram, M. A. A. Al-Maadeed, A. Karim "Natural polymer based composite membranes for water purification: a review" Polym.-Plast. Technol. Mater. 2019, 58, 1295–1310. DOI: 10.1080/25740881.2018.1563116
  57. Y. Chen, Z. Wang, M. M. Kulkarni, X. Wang, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. A. Elzatahry, J. F. Douglas, A. V. Dobrynin, A. Karim "Hierarchically patterned elastomeric and thermoplastic polymer films through nanoimprinting and ultraviolet light exposure" ACS Omega 2018, 3, 15426–15434. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01116
  58. S. Bhadauriya, X. Wang, P. Pitliya, J. Zhang, D. Raghavan, M. R. Bockstaller, C. M. Stafford, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Tuning the relaxation of nanopatterned polymer films with polymer-grafted nanoparticles: observation of entropy–enthalpy compensation" Nano Lett. 2018, 18, 7441–7447. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02514
  59. A. Nathani, A. Adaval, A. Karim, C. S. Sharma "Poly(styrene-block-methylmethacrylate) derived electrospun mesoporous nanofibers" Surf. Interfaces 2018, 12, 168–178. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2018.05.011
  60. A. Modi, A. Karim, M. Tsige "Solvent and substrate induced synergistic ordering in block copolymer thin films" Macromolecules 2018, 51, 7186–7196. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00816
  61. T. Meng, C. Yi, L. Liu, A. Karim, X. Gong "Enhanced thermoelectric properties of two-dimensional conjugated polymers" Emergent Mater. 2018, 1, 67–76. DOI: 10.1007/s42247-018-0002-4
  62. X. Zhang, J. Zhao, C. R. Snyder, A. Al-Enizi, A. Eltazahry, D. S. Simmons, A. Karim "Structure, nanomechanics, and dynamics of dispersed surfactant-free clay nanocomposite films" Polym. Eng. Sci. 2018, 58, 1285–1295. DOI: 10.1002/pen.24693
  63. X. Liu, N. Bhandaru, M. Banik, X. Wang, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Karim, R. Mukherjee "Capillary force lithography pattern-directed self-assembly (CFL-PDSA) of phase-separating polymer blend thin films" ACS Omega 2018, 3, 2161–2168. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b02078
  64. A. F. Huq, I. Zvonkina, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Karim "Controlling nanoparticle crystallinity and surface enrichment in polymer (P3HT)/nanoparticle (PCBM) blend films with tunable soft confinement" Polymer 2018, 136, 37–46. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037
  65. D. A. Barkley, N. Jiang, M. Sen, M. K. Endoh, J. G. Rudick, T. Koga, Y. Zhang, O. Gang, G. Yuan, S. K. Satija, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka, A. Karim "Chain conformation near the buried interface in nanoparticle-stabilized polymer thin films" Macromolecules 2017, 50, 7657–7665. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01187
  66. N. Salunke, A. Nallapaneni, G. Yuan, C. M. Stafford, H. Niu, M. D. Shawkey, R. A. Weiss, A. Karim "Film confinement induced “jump-percolation” wetting transition in amphiphilic block copolymer films" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 35349–35359. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07245
  67. N. Bhandaru, A. Karim, R. Mukherjee "Directed ordering of phase separated domains and dewetting of thin polymer blend films on a topographically patterned substrate" Soft Matter 2017, 13, 4709–4719. DOI: 10.1039/C7SM00799J
  68. A. Nallapaneni, M. D. Shawkey, A. Karim "Specular and diffuse reflectance of phase-separated polymer blend films" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2017, 38, 1600803. DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600803
  69. Y. Sun, P. Pitliya, C. Liu, X. Gong, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Block copolymer compatibilized polymer: fullerene blend morphology and properties" Polymer 2017, 113, 135–146. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.019
  70. A. F. Huq, A. Ammar, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Karim "In-situ orientation and crystal growth kinetics of P3HT in drop cast P3HT:PCBM films" Polymer 2017, 113, 200–213. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.01.067
  71. A. Ammar, A. Elzatahry, M. Al-Maadeed, A. M. Alenizi, A. F. Huq, A. Karim "Nanoclay compatibilization of phase separated polysulfone/polyimide films for oxygen barrier" Appl. Clay Sci. 2017, 137, 123–134. DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2016.12.012
  72. H. Yuan, I. J. Zvonkina, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. A. Elzatahry, J. Pyun, A. Karim "Facile assembly of aligned magnetic nanoparticle chains in polymer nanocomposite films by magnetic flow coating" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 11290–11298. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02186
  73. R. Zhang, B. Lee, C. M. Stafford, J. F. Douglas, A. V. Dobrynin, M. R. Bockstaller, A. Karim "Entropy-driven segregation of polymer-grafted nanoparticles under confinement" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2017, 114, 2462–2467. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613828114
  74. A. Al-Saygh, D. Ponnamma, M. A. AlMaadeed, P. Vijayan P, A. Karim, M. K. Hassan "Flexible pressure sensor based on PVDF nanocomposites containing reduced graphene oxide-titania hybrid nanolayers" Polymers 2017, 9, 33. DOI: 10.3390/polym9020033
  75. M. Schmitt, J. Zhang, J. Lee, B. Lee, X. Ning, R. Zhang, A. Karim, R. F. Davis, K. Matyjaszewski, M. R. Bockstaller "Polymer ligand–induced autonomous sorting and reversible phase separation in binary particle blends" Sci. Adv. 2016, 2, e1601484. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601484
  76. M. Longanecker, A. Modi, A. Dobrynin, S. Kim, G. Yuan, R. Jones, S. Satija, J. Bang, A. Karim "Reduced domain size and interfacial width in fast ordering nanofilled block copolymer films by direct immersion annealing" Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8563–8571. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01690
  77. S. Samant, J. Strzalka, K. G. Yager, K. Kisslinger, D. Grolman, M. Basutkar, N. Salunke, G. Singh, B. Berry, A. Karim "Ordering pathway of block copolymers under dynamic thermal gradients studied by in situ GISAXS" Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8633–8642. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01555
  78. Y. Chen, Z. Zhao, A. Karim, R. A. Weiss "Shape memory of microscale and nanoscale imprinted patterns on a supramolecular polymer compound" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2016, 37, 1932–1938. DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600362
  79. R. Zhang, B. Lee, M. R. Bockstaller, S. K. Kumar, C. M. Stafford, J. F. Douglas, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Pattern-directed phase separation of polymer-grafted nanoparticles in a homopolymer matrix" Macromolecules 2016, 49, 3965–3974. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00228
  80. R. Zhang, B. Lee, M. R. Bockstaller, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Elzatahry, B. C. Berry, A. Karim "Soft-shear induced phase-separated nanoparticle string-structures in polymer thin films" Faraday Discuss. 2016, 186, 31–43. DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00141B
  81. S. P. Samant, C. A. Grabowski, K. Kisslinger, K. G. Yager, G. Yuan, S. K. Satija, M. F. Durstock, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Directed self-assembly of block copolymers for high breakdown strength polymer film capacitors" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 7966–7976. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b11851
  82. R. Bakare, S. Hawthrone, C. Vails, A. Gugssa, A. Karim, J. Stubbs, D. Raghavan "Antimicrobial and cell viability measurement of bovine serum albumin capped silver nanoparticles (Ag/BSA) loaded collagen immobilized poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) film" J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2016, 465, 140–148. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.11.041
  83. A. Ammar, A. M. Al-Enizi, M. A. AlMaadeed, A. Karim "Influence of graphene oxide on mechanical, morphological, barrier, and electrical properties of polymer membranes" Arab. J. Chem. 2016, 9, 274–286. DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.07.006
  84. B. Zewde, P. Pitliya, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Synergistic effect of functionalized carbon nanotubes and micron-sized rubber particles on the mechanical properties of epoxy resin" Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2016, 301, 542–548. DOI: 10.1002/mame.201500279
  85. N. Deb, B. Li, M. Skoda, S. Rogers, Y. Sun, X. Gong, A. Karim, B. G. Sumpter, D. G. Bucknall "Harnessing structure–property relationshipsfor poly(alkyl thiophene)–fullerene derivative thin films to optimize performance in photovoltaic devices" Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, 26, 1908–1920. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201502653
  86. A. F. Huq, M. Kulkarni, A. Modi, D.-M. Smilgies, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Elzatahry, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Vertical orientation of solvent cast nanofilled PS-b-PEO block copolymer thin films at high nanoparticle loading" Polymer 2016, 82, 22–31. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.10.049
  87. C. Ye, Y. Sun, A. Karim, B. D. Vogt "Extending dynamic range of block copolymer ordering with rotational cold zone annealing (RCZA) and ionic liquids" Macromolecules 2015, 48, 7567–7573. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02128
  88. N. Deb, R. R. Dasari, K. Moudgil, J. L. Hernandez, S. R. Marder, Y. Sun, A. Karim, D. G. Bucknall "Thermo-cross-linkable fullerene for long-term stability of photovoltaic devices" J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 21856–21863. DOI: 10.1039/C5TA05824D
  89. C. Ye, L. Zhang, G. Fu, A. Karim, T. Kyu, A. L. Briseno, B. D. Vogt "Controlled directional crystallization of oligothiophenes using zone annealing of preseeded thin films" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 23008–23014. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06344
  90. A. Modi, S. M. Bhaway, B. D. Vogt, J. F. Douglas, A. Al-Enizi, A. Elzatahry, A. Sharma, A. Karim "Direct immersion annealing of thin block copolymer films" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 21639–21645. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06259
  91. K. Wang, C. Liu, P. Du, L. Chen, J. Zhu, A. Karim, X. Gong "Efficiencies of perovskite hybrid solar cells influenced by film thickness and morphology of CH3NH3PbI3−xClx layer" Org. Electron. 2015, 21, 19–26. DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2015.02.023
  92. K. G. Yager, C. Forrey, G. Singh, S. K. Satija, K. A. Page, D. L. Patton, J. F. Douglas, R. L. Jones, A. Karim "Thermally-induced transition of lamellae orientation in block-copolymer films on ‘neutral’ nanoparticle-coated substrates" Soft Matter 2015, 11, 5154–5167. DOI: 10.1039/C5SM00896D
  93. C. Liu, K. Wang, C. Yi, X. Shi, P. Du, A. W. Smith, A. Karim, X. Gong "Ultrasensitive solution-processed perovskite hybrid photodetectors" J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 6600–6606. DOI: 10.1039/C5TC00673B
  94. X. Zhang, J. F. Douglas, S. Satija, A. Karim "Enhanced vertical ordering of block copolymer films by tuning molecular mass" RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 32307–32318. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA02047F
  95. S. Samant, S. T. Hailu, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Orientation control in nanoparticle filled block copolymer cold zone annealed films" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2015, 53, 604–614. DOI: 10.1002/polb.23684
  96. F. S. U. Fischer, D. Trefz, J. Back, N. Kayunkid, B. Tornow, S. Albrecht, K. G. Yager, G. Singh, A. Karim, D. Neher, M. Brinkmann, S. Ludwigs "Highly crystalline films of PCPDTBT with branched side chains by solvent vapor crystallization: influence on opto-electronic properties" Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 1223–1228. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403475
  97. S. T. Hailu, S. Samant, C. Grabowski, M. Durstock, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Synthesis of highly dispersed, block copolymer-grafted TiO2 nanoparticles within neat block copolymer films" J. Polym. Sci. Part Polym. Chem. 2015, 53, 468–478. DOI: 10.1002/pola.27460
  98. S. Roy, D. Bandyopadhyay, A. Karim, R. Mukherjee "Interplay of substrate surface energy and nanoparticle concentration in suppressing polymer thin film dewetting" Macromolecules 2015, 48, 373–382. DOI: 10.1021/ma501262x
  99. S. M. Bhaway, K. Kisslinger, L. Zhang, K. G. Yager, A. L. Schmitt, M. K. Mahanthappa, A. Karim, B. D. Vogt "Mesoporous carbon–vanadium oxide films by resol-assisted, triblock copolymer-templated cooperative self-assembly" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 19288–19298. DOI: 10.1021/am505307t
  100. J. Zheng, Y. Chen, A. Karim, M. L. Becker "Dopamine-based copper-free click kit for efficient surface functionalization" ACS Macro Lett. 2014, 3, 1084–1087. DOI: 10.1021/mz5005162
  101. H. Yuan, G. Singh, D. Raghavan, A. M. Al-Enizi, A. Elzatahry, A. Karim "Dispersion morphology and correlation to moduli using buckling metrology in clay–biopolymer nanocomposite thin films" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 13378–13388. DOI: 10.1021/am5026819
  102. K. Wang, C. Yi, X. Hu, C. Liu, Y. Sun, J. Hou, Y. Li, J. Zheng, S. Chuang, A. Karim, X. Gong "Enhanced performance of polymer solar cells using PEDOT:PSS doped with Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles aligned by an external magnetostatic field as an anode buffer layer" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 13201–13208. DOI: 10.1021/am503041g
  103. P. Pitliya, Y. Sun, J. C. Garza, C. Liu, X. Gong, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Synthesis and characterization of novel fulleropyrrolidine in P3HT blended bulk heterojunction solar cells" Polymer 2014, 55, 1769–1781. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.02.034
  104. X. Zhang, K. G. Yager, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Suppression of target patterns in domain aligned cold-zone annealed block copolymer films with immobilized film-spanning nanoparticles" Soft Matter 2014, 10, 3656–3666. DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00238E
  105. B. Li, H. Ren, H. Yuan, A. Karim, X. Gong "Room-temperature, solution-processed MoOx thin film as a hole extraction layer to substitute PEDOT/PSS in polymer solar cells" ACS Photonics 2014, 1, 87–90. DOI: 10.1021/ph4000168
  106. C. Ye, G. Singh, M. L. Wadley, A. Karim, K. A. Cavicchi, B. D. Vogt "Anisotropic mechanical properties of aligned polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane thin films" Macromolecules 2013, 46, 8608–8615. DOI: 10.1021/ma401780r
  107. D. Bandyopadhyay, D. Grolman, G. Singh, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Spinodal clustering induced dewetting and non-monotonic stabilization of polymer blend films at high nanofiller concentrations" Polymer 2013, 54, 6206–6209. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.08.063
  108. J. Xue, G. Singh, Z. Qiang, K. G. Yager, A. Karim, B. D. Vogt "Facile control of long range orientation in mesoporous carbon films with thermal zone annealing velocity" Nanoscale 2013, 5, 12440–12447. DOI: 10.1039/C3NR03591C
  109. K. Wang, H. Ren, C. Yi, C. Liu, H. Wang, L. Huang, H. Zhang, A. Karim, X. Gong "Solution-processed Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticle thin film aligned by an external magnetostatic field as a hole extraction layer for polymer solar cells" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 10325–10330. DOI: 10.1021/am4033179
  110. R. Zhang, G. Singh, A. Dang, L. Dai, M. R. Bockstaller, B. Akgun, S. Satija, A. Karim "Nanoparticle-driven orientation transition and soft-shear alignment in diblock copolymer films via dynamic thermal gradient field" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2013, 34, 1642–1647. DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300485
  111. J. Xue, G. Singh, Z. Qiang, A. Karim, B. D. Vogt "Unidirectional self-assembly of soft templated mesoporous carbons by zone annealing" Nanoscale 2013, 5, 7928–7935. DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02821F
  112. T. Rao, G. Singh, S. Xie, A. Karim, M. L. Becker "2-D gold nanoparticle arrays from thermally directed self-assembly of peptide-derivatized block copolymers" Soft Matter 2013, 9, 8023–8032. DOI: 10.1039/C3SM51106E
  113. G. Singh, S. Batra, R. Zhang, H. Yuan, K. G. Yager, M. Cakmak, B. Berry, A. Karim "Large-ccale roll-to-roll fabrication of vertically oriented block copolymer thin films" ACS Nano 2013, 7, 5291–5299. DOI: 10.1021/nn401094s
  114. J. E. Marszalek, C. G. Simon Jr., C. Thodeti, R. K. Adapala, A. Murthy, A. Karim "2.5D constructs for characterizing phase separated polymer blend surface morphology in tissue engineering scaffolds" J. Biomed. Mater. Res. A 2013, 101A, 1502–1510. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34439
  115. D. Bandyopadhyay, G. Singh, M. L. Becker, A. Karim "Capillary wave confinement-induced stabilization of polymer films" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 4006–4010. DOI: 10.1021/am4002502
  116. B. C. Berry, G. Singh, H.-C. Kim, A. Karim "Highly aligned block copolymer thin films by synergistic coupling of static graphoepitaxy and dynamic thermal annealing fields" ACS Macro Lett. 2013, 2, 346–350. DOI: 10.1021/mz400054y
  117. K. A. Masser, H. Yuan, A. Karim, C. R. Snyder "Polymer chain dynamics in intercalated poly(ε-caprolactone)/nanoplatelet blends" Macromolecules 2013, 46, 2235–2240. DOI: 10.1021/ma3022647
  118. P. Pitliya, G. Singh, J. Chapa, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Dispersion–orientation effects of fulleropyrrolidine in zone annealed block-copolymer films toward optimizing OPV interfaces" Polymer 2013, 54, 1415–1424. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.12.068
  119. H. Wang, X. Yu, C. Yi, H. Ren, C. Liu, Y. Yang, S. Xiao, J. Zheng, A. Karim, S. Z. D. Cheng, X. Gong "Fine-tuning of fluorinated thieno[3,4-b]thiophene copolymer for efficient polymer solar cells" J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, 4358–4363. DOI: 10.1021/jp311031s
  120. G. Singh, K. G. Yager, B. Berry, H.-C. Kim, A. Karim "Dynamic thermal field-induced gradient soft-shear for highly oriented block copolymer thin films" ACS Nano 2012, 6, 10335–10342. DOI: 10.1021/nn304266f
  121. G. Singh, K. G. Yager, D.-M. Smilgies, M. M. Kulkarni, D. G. Bucknall, A. Karim "Tuning molecular relaxation for vertical orientation in cylindrical block copolymer films via sharp dynamic zone annealing" Macromolecules 2012, 45, 7107–7117. DOI: 10.1021/ma301004j
  122. H. Kang, M. L. Clarke, S. H. D. P. Lacerda, A. Karim, L. F. Pease, J. Hwang "Multimodal optical studies of single and clustered colloidal quantum dots for the long-term optical property evaluation of quantum dot-based molecular imaging phantoms" Biomed. Opt. Express 2012, 3, 1312–1325. DOI: 10.1364/BOE.3.001312
  123. D. Bandyopadhyay, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Fullerene nanoparticles as molecular surfactant for dewetting of phase-separating polymer blend films" Macromolecules 2012, 45, 4716–4722. DOI: 10.1021/ma300008e
  124. M. M. Kulkarni, K. G. Yager, A. Sharma, A. Karim "Combinatorial block copolymer ordering on tunable rough substrates" Macromolecules 2012, 45, 4303–4314. DOI: 10.1021/ma300169a
  125. A. Ranjan, M. Kulkarni, A. Karim, A. Sharma "Diblock copolymer lamellae on sinusoidal and fractal surfaces" J. Chem. Phys. 2012, 136, 94903. DOI: 10.1063/1.3685223
  126. D. Bandyopadhyay, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Influence of C60 nanoparticles on the stability and morphology of miscible polymer blend films" Macromolecules 2011, 44, 8136–8142. DOI: 10.1021/ma201201v
  127. S. Kim, J. F. Douglas, C. L. Soles, A. Karim, R. M. Briber "Using block copolymer self-assembly to imprint the crystallization of polymer dendrites" Soft Matter 2011, 7, 8969–8976. DOI: 10.1039/C1SM05768E
  128. R. Schmidt, J. Benkoski, K. Cavicchi, A. Karim "Imaging magnetic flux lines with iron oxide nanoparticles using a “fossilized liquid assembly”" Soft Matter 2011, 7, 5756–5763. DOI: 10.1039/C1SM05057E
  129. J. R. Roberts, R. S. Chapman, V. R. Tirumala, A. Karim, B. T. Chen, D. Schwegler-Berry, A. B. Stefaniak, S. S. Leonard, J. M. Antonini "Toxicological evaluation of lung responses after intratracheal exposure to non-dispersed titanium dioxide nanorods" J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 2011, 74, 790–810. DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2011.567954
  130. J. J. Park, J. A. Fagan, J. Y. Huh, K. B. Migler, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "SPR imaging study of DNA wrapped single wall carbon nanotube (ssDNA-SWCNT) adsorption on a model biological (collagen) substrate" Soft Matter 2010, 6, 5581–5588. DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00368A
  131. X. Zhang, K. G. Yager, N. J. Fredin, H. W. Ro, R. L. Jones, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas "Thermally reversible surface morphology transition in thin diblock copolymer films" ACS Nano 2010, 4, 3653–3660. DOI: 10.1021/nn9016586
  132. G. Yuan, C. Li, S. K. Satija, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, C. C. Han "Observation of a characteristic length scale in the healing of glassy polymer interfaces" Soft Matter 2010, 6, 2153–2159. DOI: 10.1039/C002046J
  133. M. C. Weiger, J. J. Park, M. D. Roy, C. M. Stafford, A. Karim, M. L. Becker "Quantification of the binding affinity of a specific hydroxyapatite binding peptide" Biomaterials 2010, 31, 2955–2963. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.01.012
  134. K. E. Sohn, K. Kojio, B. C. Berry, A. Karim, R. C. Coffin, G. C. Bazan, E. J. Kramer, M. Sprung, J. Wang "Surface effects on the thin film morphology of block copolymers with bulk order−order transitions" Macromolecules 2010, 43, 3406–3414. DOI: 10.1021/ma1001194
  135. J. J. Park, M. C. Weiger, S. H. De Paoli Lacerda, D. Pristinski, M. L. Becker, J. F. Douglas, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Characterization of non-equilibrium nanoparticle adsorption on a model biological substrate" Langmuir 2010, 26, 4822–4830. DOI: 10.1021/la903581w
  136. K. G. Yager, N. J. Fredin, X. Zhang, B. C. Berry, A. Karim, R. L. Jones "Evolution of block-copolymer order through a moving thermal zone" Soft Matter 2010, 6, 92–99. DOI: 10.1039/B916200C
  137. X. Zhang, K. G. Yager, S. Kang, N. J. Fredin, B. Akgun, S. Satija, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, R. L. Jones "Solvent retention in thin spin-coated polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) homopolymer films studied by neutron reflectometry" Macromolecules 2010, 43, 1117–1123. DOI: 10.1021/ma902168w
  138. S. H. D. P. Lacerda, J. J. Park, C. Meuse, D. Pristinski, M. L. Becker, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas "Interaction of gold nanoparticles with common human blood proteins" ACS Nano 2010, 4, 365–379. DOI: 10.1021/nn9011187
  139. K. J. Alvine, Y. Ding, J. F. Douglas, H. Wook Ro, B. C. Okerberg, A. Karim, K. A. Lavery, S. Lin-Gibson, C. L. Soles "Effect of fluorosurfactant on capillary instabilities in nanoimprinted polymer patterns" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2009, 47, 2591–2600. DOI: 10.1002/polb.21884
  140. A. W. Bosse, E. K. Lin, R. L. Jones, A. Karim "Interfacial fluctuations in an ideal block copolymer resist" Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4266–4271. DOI: 10.1039/B909292G
  141. X. Zhang, S. H. De Paoli Lacerda, K. G. Yager, B. C. Berry, J. F. Douglas, R. L. Jones, A. Karim "Target patterns induced by fixed nanoparticles in block copolymer films" ACS Nano 2009, 3, 2115–2120. DOI: 10.1021/nn9002133
  142. K. J. Alvine, Y. Ding, J. F. Douglas, H. W. Ro, B. C. Okerberg, A. Karim, C. L. Soles "Capillary instability in nanoimprinted polymer films" Soft Matter 2009, 5, 2913–2918. DOI: 10.1039/B901409H
  143. Y. Ding, S. Pawlus, A. P. Sokolov, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, C. L. Soles "Dielectric spectroscopy investigation of relaxation in C60−polyisoprene nanocomposites" Macromolecules 2009, 42, 3201–3206. DOI: 10.1021/ma8024333
  144. J. T. Han, G.-W. Lee, S. Kim, H.-J. Lee, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Direct observation of interfacial C60 cluster formation in polystyrene–C60 nanocomposite films" Nanotechnology 2009, 20, 105705. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/10/105705
  145. K. G. Yager, B. C. Berry, K. Page, D. Patton, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Disordered nanoparticle interfaces for directed self-assembly" Soft Matter 2009, 5, 622–628. DOI: 10.1039/B813970A
  146. B. C. Okerberg, B. C. Berry, T. R. Garvey, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, C. L. Soles "Competition between crystallization and dewetting fronts in thin polymer films" Soft Matter 2009, 5, 562–567. DOI: 10.1039/B806074F
  147. J. J. Park, S. H. D. P. Lacerda, S. K. Stanley, B. M. Vogel, S. Kim, J. F. Douglas, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Langmuir adsorption study of the interaction of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots with model substrates: influence of substrate surface chemistry and pH" Langmuir 2009, 25, 443–450. DOI: 10.1021/la802324c
  148. X. Zhang, B. C. Berry, K. G. Yager, S. Kim, R. L. Jones, S. Satija, D. L. Pickel, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Surface morphology diagram for cylinder-forming block copolymer thin films" ACS Nano 2008, 2, 2331–2341. DOI: 10.1021/nn800643x
  149. J. Zhou, B. Berry, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, C. R. Snyder, C. Soles "Nanoscale thermal–mechanical probe determination of 'softening transitions' in thin polymer films" Nanotechnology 2008, 19, 495703. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/49/495703
  150. J. J. Benkoski, S. E. Bowles, R. L. Jones, J. F. Douglas, J. Pyun, A. Karim "Self-assembly of polymer-coated ferromagnetic nanoparticles into mesoscopic polymer chains" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2008, 46, 2267–2277. DOI: 10.1002/polb.21558
  151. Y. Ding, H. W. Ro, K. J. Alvine, B. C. Okerberg, J. Zhou, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, C. L. Soles "Nanoimprint lithography and the role of viscoelasticity in the generation of residual stress in model polystyrene patterns" Adv. Funct. Mater. 2008, 18, 1854–1862. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200701402
  152. H. W. Ro, H. Peng, K. Niihara, H.-J. Lee, E. K. Lin, A. Karim, D. W. Gidley, H. Jinnai, D. Y. Yoon, C. L. Soles "Self-sealing of nanoporous low dielectric constant patterns fabricated by nanoimprint lithography" Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 1934–1939. DOI: 10.1002/adma.200701994
  153. S. H. De Paoli Lacerda, J. F. Douglas, S. D. Hudson, M. Roy, J. M. Johnson, M. L. Becker, A. Karim "Quantum mazes: luminescent labyrinthine semiconductor nanocrystals having a narrow emission spectrum" ACS Nano 2007, 1, 337–347. DOI: 10.1021/nn700111c
  154. A. W. Bosse, J. F. Douglas, B. C. Berry, R. L. Jones, A. Karim "Block-copolymer ordering with a spatiotemporally heterogeneous mobility" Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 99, 216101. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.216101
  155. A. P. Smith, J. F. Douglas, E. J. Amis, A. Karim "Effect of temperature on the morphology and kinetics of surface pattern formation in thin block copolymer films" Langmuir 2007, 23, 12380–12387. DOI: 10.1021/la701084x
  156. H. W. Ro, R. L. Jones, H. Peng, D. R. Hines, H.-J. Lee, E. K. Lin, A. Karim, D. Y. Yoon, D. W. Gidley, C. L. Soles "The direct patterning of nanoporous interlayer dielectric insulator films by nanoimprint lithography" Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 2919–2924. DOI: 10.1002/adma.200602872
  157. Y. Ding, H. W. Ro, T. A. Germer, J. F. Douglas, B. C. Okerberg, A. Karim, C. L. Soles "Relaxation behavior of polymer structures fabricated by nanoimprint lithography" ACS Nano 2007, 1, 84–92. DOI: 10.1021/nn700014p
  158. B. C. Berry, A. W. Bosse, J. F. Douglas, R. L. Jones, A. Karim "Orientational order in block copolymer films zone annealed below the order−disorder transition temperature" Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 2789–2794. DOI: 10.1021/nl071354s
  159. B. C. Berry, C. M. Stafford, M. Pandya, L. A. Lucas, A. Karim, M. J. Fasolka "Versatile platform for creating gradient combinatorial libraries via modulated light exposure" Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2007, 78, 72202. DOI: 10.1063/1.2755729
  160. S. Kim, R. M. Briber, A. Karim, R. L. Jones, H. Kim "Environment-controlled spin coating to rapidly orient microdomains in thin block copolymer films" Macromolecules 2007, 40, 4102–4105. DOI: 10.1021/ma0625298
  161. Y. Ding, H. W. Ro, J. F. Douglas, R. L. Jones, D. R. Hine, A. Karim, C. L. Soles "Polymer viscoelasticity and residual stress effects on nanoimprint lithography" Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 1377–1382. DOI: 10.1002/adma.200601998
  162. J. J. Benkoski, S. E. Bowles, B. D. Korth, R. L. Jones, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, J. Pyun "Field induced formation of mesoscopic polymer chains from functional ferromagnetic colloids" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 6291–6297. DOI: 10.1021/ja070779d
  163. B. C. Okerberg, C. L. Soles, J. F. Douglas, H. W. Ro, A. Karim, D. R. Hines "Crystallization of poly(ethylene oxide) patterned by nanoimprint lithography" Macromolecules 2007, 40, 2968–2970. DOI: 10.1021/ma070293h
  164. J. J. Benkoski, R. L. Jones, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Photocurable oil/water interfaces as a universal platform for 2-D self-assembly" Langmuir 2007, 23, 3530–3537. DOI: 10.1021/la062230i
  165. J. T. Han, S. Kim, A. Karim "UVO-tunable superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic wetting transition on biomimetic nanostructured surfaces" Langmuir 2007, 23, 2608–2614. DOI: 10.1021/la0629072
  166. D. Julthongpiput, W. Zhang, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, M. J. Fasolka "Pattern-directed to isotropic dewetting transition in polymer films on micropatterned surfaces with differential surface energy contrast" Soft Matter 2007, 3, 613–618. DOI: 10.1039/B608630F
  167. H. W. Ro, Y. Ding, H.-J. Lee, D. R. Hines, R. L. Jones, E. K. Lin, A. Karim, W. Wu, C. L. Soles "Evidence for internal stresses induced by nanoimprint lithography" J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B Microelectron. Nanometer Struct. Process. Meas. Phenom. 2006, 24, 2973–2978. DOI: 10.1116/1.2387157
  168. J. J. Benkoski, H. Hu, A. Karim "Generation of hierarchical topologies from photocrosslinkable, particle-stabilized emulsions" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2006, 27, 1212–1216. DOI: 10.1002/marc.200600272
  169. P. Achalla, J. McCormick, T. Hodge, C. Moreland, P. Esnault, A. Karim, D. Raghavan "Characterization of elastomeric blends by atomic force microscopy" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2006, 44, 492–503. DOI: 10.1002/polb.20679
  170. A. I. Norman, D. L. Ho, J.-H. Lee, A. Karim "Spontaneous formation of vesicles of diblock copolymer EO6BO11 in water:  a SANS study" J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 62–67. DOI: 10.1021/jp0544336
  171. K. M. Ashley, D. Raghavan, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Wetting−dewetting transition line in thin polymer films" Langmuir 2005, 21, 9518–9523. DOI: 10.1021/la050482y
  172. A. I. Norman, D. L. Ho, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Phase behavior of block co-poly(ethylene oxide–butylene oxide), E18B9 in water, by small angle neutron scattering" J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2005, 288, 155–165. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.02.091
  173. M. Y. M. Chiang, R. Song, A. J. Crosby, A. Karim, C. K. Chiang, E. J. Amis "Combinatorial approach to the edge delamination test for thin film reliability—adaptability and variability" Thin Solid Films 2005, 476, 379–385. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2004.10.028
  174. R. Song, M. Y. M. Chiang, A. J. Crosby, A. Karim, E. J. Amis, N. Eidelman "Combinatorial peel tests for the characterization of adhesion behavior of polymeric films" Polymer 2005, 46, 1643–1652. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.10.086
  175. S. Ludwigs, K. Schmidt, C. M. Stafford, E. J. Amis, M. J. Fasolka, A. Karim, R. Magerle, G. Krausch "Combinatorial mapping of the phase behavior of ABC triblock terpolymers in thin films:  experiments" Macromolecules 2005, 38, 1850–1858. DOI: 10.1021/ma049048d
  176. W. Zhang, M. J. Fasolka, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "An informatics infrastructure for combinatorial and high-throughput materials research built on open source code" Meas. Sci. Technol. 2005, 16, 261–269. DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/1/034
  177. A. Chiche, W. Zhang, C. M. Stafford, A. Karim "A new design for high-throughput peel tests: statistical analysis and example" Meas. Sci. Technol. 2005, 16, 183–190. DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/1/024
  178. J. T. Cabral, A. Karim "Discrete combinatorial investigation of polymer mixture phase boundaries" Meas. Sci. Technol. 2005, 16, 191–198. DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/1/025
  179. C. Harrison, C. M. Stafford, W. Zhang, A. Karim "Sinusoidal phase grating created by a tunably buckled surface" Appl. Phys. Lett. 2004, 85, 4016–4018. DOI: 10.1063/1.1809281
  180. C. M. Stafford, C. Harrison, K. L. Beers, A. Karim, E. J. Amis, M. R. VanLandingham, H.-C. Kim, W. Volksen, R. D. Miller, E. E. Simonyi "A buckling-based metrology for measuring the elastic moduli of polymeric thin films" Nat. Mater. 2004, 3, 545–550. DOI: 10.1038/nmat1175
  181. H. Grüll, L. Sung, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, S. K. Satija, M. Hayashi, H. Jinnai, T. Hashimoto, C. C. Han "Finite-size effects on surface segregation in polymer blend films above and below the critical point of phase separation" Europhys. Lett. 2004, 65, 671. DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2003-10176-1
  182. A. I. Norman, J. T. Cabral, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Scattering measurements for high throughput materials science research" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2004, 25, 307–311. DOI: 10.1002/marc.200300239
  183. N. Eidelman, D. Raghavan, A. M. Forster, E. J. Amis, A. Karim "Combinatorial approach to characterizing epoxy curing" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2004, 25, 259–263. DOI: 10.1002/marc.200300190
  184. K. Yurekli, A. Karim, E. J. Amis, R. Krishnamoorti "Phase behavior of PS−PVME nanocomposites" Macromolecules 2004, 37, 507–515. DOI: 10.1021/ma0302098
  185. C. Harrison, J. T. Cabral, C. M. Stafford, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "A rapid prototyping technique for the fabrication of solvent-resistant structures" J. Micromechanics Microengineering 2004, 14, 153–158. DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/14/1/021
  186. S.-W. Kim, A. Sehgal, A. Karim, M. J. Fasolka "Techniques for combinatorial and high-throughput microscopy Part 2: Automated optical microscopy platform for thin film research" Microsc. Today 2003, 11, 30–33. DOI: 10.1017/S1551929500053426
  187. K. Yurekli, A. Karim, E. J. Amis, R. Krishnamoorti "Influence of layered silicates on the phase-separated morphology of PS−PVME blends" Macromolecules 2003, 36, 7256–7267. DOI: 10.1021/ma020755l
  188. A. Sehgal, A. Karim, C. Stafford, M. Fasolka "Techniques for combinatorial and high-throughput microscopy Part 1: Gradient specimen fabrication for poiymer thin film research" Microsc. Today 2003, 11, 26–31. DOI: 10.1017/S1551929500053219
  189. J. C. Meredith, J.-L. Sormana, B. G. Keselowsky, A. J. García, A. Tona, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Combinatorial characterization of cell interactions with polymer surfaces" J. Biomed. Mater. Res. A 2003, 66A, 483–490. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.10004
  190. M. L. Walker, A. P. Smith, A. Karim "Combinatorial approach for studying the effects of 4-biphenyl carboxylic acid on polypropylene films" Langmuir 2003, 19, 6582–6585. DOI: 10.1021/la026733+
  191. L. Sung, J. F. Douglas, C. C. Han, A. Karim "Suppression of phase-separation pattern formation in blend films with block copolymer compatibilizer" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2003, 41, 1697–1700. DOI: 10.1002/polb.10519
  192. K. L. Beers, J. F. Douglas, E. J. Amis, A. Karim "Combinatorial measurements of crystallization growth rate and morphology in thin films of isotactic polystyrene" Langmuir 2003, 19, 3935–3940. DOI: 10.1021/la026751r
  193. A. J. Crosby, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Combinatorial investigations of interfacial failure" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2003, 41, 883–891. DOI: 10.1002/polb.10446
  194. A. P. Smith, A. Sehgal, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Combinatorial mapping of surface energy effects on diblock copolymer thin film ordering" Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2003, 24, 131–135. DOI: 10.1002/marc.200390001
  195. S. Roberson, A. Sehgal, A. Fahey, A. Karim "Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) for high-throughput characterization of biosurfaces" Appl. Surf. Sci. 2003, 203–204, 855–858. DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4332(02)00822-X
  196. K. M. Ashley, J. Carson Meredith, E. Amis, D. Raghavan, A. Karim "Combinatorial investigation of dewetting: polystyrene thin films on gradient hydrophilic surfaces" Polymer 2003, 44, 769–772. DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(02)00779-6
  197. S. V. Roberson, A. J. Fahey, A. Sehgal, A. Karim "Multifunctional ToF-SIMS: combinatorial mapping of gradient energy substrates" Appl. Surf. Sci. 2002, 200, 150–164. DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4332(02)00887-5
  198. X. Gu, D. Raghavan, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "Hole-growth instability in the dewetting of evaporating polymer solution films" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2002, 40, 2825–2832. DOI: 10.1002/polb.10347
  199. A. Karim, E. Amis, K. Yurekli, R. Krishnamoorti, C. Meredith "Combinatorial methods for polymer materials science: Phase behavior of nanocomposite blend films" Polym. Eng. Sci. 2002, 42, 1836–1840. DOI: 10.1002/pen.11076
  200. A. Sehgal, V. Ferreiro, J. F. Douglas, E. J. Amis, A. Karim "Pattern-directed dewetting of ultrathin polymer films" Langmuir 2002, 18, 7041–7048. DOI: 10.1021/la020180l
  201. F. Gröhn, X. Gu, H. Grüll, J. C. Meredith, G. Nisato, B. J. Bauer, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Organization of hybrid dendrimer−inorganic nanoparticles on amphiphilic surfaces" Macromolecules 2002, 35, 4852–4854. DOI: 10.1021/ma011800c
  202. V. Ferreiro, J. F. Douglas, J. Warren, A. Karim "Growth pulsations in symmetric dendritic crystallization in thin polymer blend films" Phys. Rev. E 2002, 65, 51606. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.051606
  203. V. Ferreiro, J. F. Douglas, J. A. Warren, A. Karim "Nonequilibrium pattern formation in the crystallization of polymer blend films" Phys. Rev. E 2002, 65, 42802. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.042802
  204. N. R. Washburn, C. G. Simon Jr., A. Tona, H. M. Elgendy, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Co-extrusion of biocompatible polymers for scaffolds with co-continuous morphology" J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 2002, 60, 20–29. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10049
  205. H. Wang, K. Shimizu, E. K. Hobbie, Z.-G. Wang, J. C. Meredith, A. Karim, E. J. Amis, B. S. Hsiao, E. T. Hsieh, C. C. Han "Phase diagram of a nearly isorefractive polyolefin blend" Macromolecules 2002, 35, 1072–1078. DOI: 10.1021/ma010900f
  206. K. A. Barnes, J. F. Douglas, D.-W. Liu, A. Karim "Influence of nanoparticles and polymer branching on the dewetting of polymer films" Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 2001, 94, 83–104. DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8686(01)00056-2
  207. J. Hwang, L. S. Goldner, A. Karim, C. Gettinger "Imaging phase-separated domains in conducting polymer blend films with near-field scanning optical microscopy" Appl. Opt. 2001, 40, 3737–3745. DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.003737
  208. A. P. Smith, J. F. Douglas, J. C. Meredith, E. J. Amis, A. Karim "High-throughput characterization of pattern formation in symmetric diblock copolymer films" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 2001, 39, 2141–2158. DOI: 10.1002/polb.1188
  209. A. P. Smith, J. F. Douglas, J. C. Meredith, E. J. Amis, A. Karim "Combinatorial study of surface pattern formation in thin block copolymer films" Phys. Rev. Lett. 2001, 87, 15503. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.015503
  210. K. E. Strawhecker, S. K. Kumar, J. F. Douglas, A. Karim "The critical role of solvent evaporation on the roughness of spin-cast polymer films" Macromolecules 2001, 34, 4669–4672. DOI: 10.1021/ma001440d
  211. V. Ferreiro, J. f. Douglas, E. j. Amis "Phase ordering in blend films of semi-crystalline and amorphous polymers" Macromol. Symp. 2001, 167, 73–88. DOI: 10.1002/1521-3900(200103)167:1<73::AID-MASY73>3.0.CO;2-T
  212. Y. A. Akpalu, A. Karim, S. K. Satija, N. P. Balsara "Suppression of lateral phase separation in thin polyolefin blend films" Macromolecules 2001, 34, 1720–1729. DOI: 10.1021/ma001347p
  213. J. C. Meredith, A. P. Smith, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "Combinatorial materials science for polymer thin-film dewetting" Macromolecules 2000, 33, 9747–9756. DOI: 10.1021/ma001298g
  214. A. Karim, D.-W. Liu, J. F. Douglas, A. I. Nakatani, E. J. Amis "Modification of the phase stability of polymer blends by fillers" Polymer 2000, 41, 8455–8458. DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(00)00245-7
  215. G. Schmidt, A. I. Nakatani, P. D. Butler, A. Karim, C. C. Han "Shear orientation of viscoelastic polymer−clay solutions probed by flow birefringence and SANS" Macromolecules 2000, 33, 7219–7222. DOI: 10.1021/ma9918811
  216. J. C. Meredith, A. Karim, E. J. Amis "High-throughput measurement of polymer blend phase behavior" Macromolecules 2000, 33, 5760–5762. DOI: 10.1021/ma0004662
  217. K. A. Barnes, J. F. Douglas, D.-W. Liu, B. Bauer, E. J. Amis, A. Karim "Influence of generation number on the dewetting of hypergraft poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) films" Polym. Int. 2000, 49, 463–468. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0126(200005)49:5<463::AID-PI434>3.0.CO;2-5
  218. K. A. Barnes, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, A. I. Nakatani, H. Gruell, E. J. Amis "Suppression of dewetting in nanoparticle-filled polymer films" Macromolecules 2000, 33, 4177–4185. DOI: 10.1021/ma990614s
  219. D. Raghavan, X. Gu, T. Nguyen, M. VanLandingham, A. Karim "Mapping polymer heterogeneity using atomic force microscopy phase imaging and nanoscale indentation" Macromolecules 2000, 33, 2573–2583. DOI: 10.1021/ma991206r
  220. A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, G. Nisato, D.-W. Liu, E. J. Amis "Transient target patterns in phase separating filled polymer blends" Macromolecules 1999, 32, 5917–5924. DOI: 10.1021/ma990439f
  221. A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, S. K. Satija, R. J. Goyette "Frustrated coalescence in a chemically reactive polymer blend film" Macromolecules 1999, 32, 1119–1127. DOI: 10.1021/ma980296h
  222. B. D. Ermi, G. Nisato, J. F. Douglas, J. A. Rogers, A. Karim "Coupling between phase separation and surface deformation modes in self-organizing polymer blend films" Phys. Rev. Lett. 1998, 81, 3900–3903. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.3900
  223. S. Kitade, N. Ochiai, Y. Takahashi, I. Noda, Y. Matsushita, A. Karim, A. I. Nakatani, H. Kim, C. C. Han "Lamellar orientation of diblock copolymer solutions under steady shear flow" Macromolecules 1998, 31, 8083–8090. DOI: 10.1021/ma971470p
  224. R. Xie, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, C. C. Han, R. A. Weiss "Spinodal dewetting of thin polymer films" Phys. Rev. Lett. 1998, 81, 1251–1254. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1251
  225. S. K. Satija, P. D. Gallagher, A. Karim, L. J. Fetters "Neutron reflectivity study of a chemically end-grafted polystyrene brush in a binary solvent mixture" Phys. B Condens. Matter 1998, 248, 204–207. DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4526(98)00232-4
  226. A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, B. P. Lee, S. C. Glotzer, J. A. Rogers, R. J. Jackman, E. J. Amis, G. M. Whitesides "Phase separation of ultrathin polymer-blend films on patterned substrates" Phys. Rev. E 1998, 57, R6273–R6276. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.R6273
  227. A. Karim, T. M. Slawecki, S. K. Kumar, J. F. Douglas, S. K. Satija, C. C. Han, T. P. Russell, Y. Liu, R. Overney, J. Sokolov, M. H. Rafailovich "Phase-separation-induced surface patterns in thin polymer blend films" Macromolecules 1998, 31, 857–862. DOI: 10.1021/ma970687g
  228. B. D. Ermi, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas "Formation and dissolution of phase-separated structures in ultrathin blend films" J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 1998, 36, 191–200. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19980115)36:1<191::AID-POLB21>3.0.CO;2-6
  229. Y. Feng, A. Karim, R. A. Weiss, J. F. Douglas, C. C. Han "Control of polystyrene film dewetting through sulfonation and metal complexation" Macromolecules 1998, 31, 484–493. DOI: 10.1021/ma9706541
  230. L. Sung, A. I. Nakatani, C. C. Han, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, S. K. Satija "The role of the copolymer additives on phase behavior of a polymer blend" Phys. B Condens. Matter 1997, 241–243, 1013–1015. DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4526(97)00794-1
  231. N. Torikai, I. Noda, A. Karim, S. K. Satija, C. C. Han, Y. Matsushita, T. Kawakatsu "Neutron reflection studies on segment distribution of block chains in lamellar microphase-separated structures" Macromolecules 1997, 30, 2907–2914. DOI: 10.1021/ma961089p
  232. P. Brant, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, F. S. Bates "Surface composition of amorphous and crystallizable polyethylene blends as measured by static SIMS" Macromolecules 1996, 29, 5628–5634. DOI: 10.1021/ma951349n
  233. L. Sung, A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, C. C. Han "Dimensional crossover in the phase separation kinetics of thin polymer blend films" Phys. Rev. Lett. 1996, 76, 4368–4371. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.4368
  234. Y. Feng, R. A. Weiss, A. Karim, C. C. Han, J. F. Ankner, H. Kaiser, D. G. Peiffer "Compatibilization of polymer blends by complexation. 2. Kinetics of interfacial mixing" Macromolecules 1996, 29, 3918–3924. DOI: 10.1021/ma951723j
  235. A. P. Y. Wong, A. Karim, C. C. Han "Neutron reflection studies of phase separation and transesterification in thin film polymer blends" Phys. B Condens. Matter 1996, 221, 301–305. DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(95)00941-8
  236. A. Karim, J. F. Douglas, F. Horkay, L. J. Fetters, S. K. Satija "Comparative swelling of gels and polymer brush layers" Phys. B Condens. Matter 1996, 221, 331–336. DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(95)00946-9
  237. L. J. Norton, E. J. Kramer, F. S. Bates, M. D. Gehlsen, R. A. L. Jones, A. Karim, G. P. Felcher, R. Kleb "Neutron reflectometry study of surface segregation in an isotopic poly(ethylenepropylene) blend: deviation from Mean-Field Theory" Macromolecules 1995, 28, 8621–8628. DOI: 10.1021/ma00129a022
  238. A. Karim, V. V. Tsukruk, J. F. Douglas, S. K. Satija, L. J. Fetters, D. H. Reneker, M. D. Foster "Self-organization of polymer brush layers in a poor solvent" J. Phys. II 1995, 5, 1441–1456. DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1995193
  239. H. Lin, A. Steyerl, S. K. Satija, A. Karim, T. P. Russell "Solvent penetration into ordered thin films of diblock copolymers" Macromolecules 1995, 28, 1470–1474. DOI: 10.1021/ma00109a018
  240. A. Karim, S. K. Satija, J. F. Douglas, J. F. Ankner, L. J. Fetters "Neutron reflectivity study of the density profile of a model end-grafted polymer brush: influence of solvent quality" Phys. Rev. Lett. 1994, 73, 3407–3410. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.3407
  241. M. Sikka, N. Singh, F. S. Bates, A. Karim, S. Satija, C. F. Majkrzak "Surface segregation in model symmetric polyolefin diblock copolymer melts" J. Phys. II 1994, 4, 2231–2248. DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1994258
  242. A. Karim, G. P. Felcher, T. P. Russell "Interdiffusion of polymers at short times" Macromolecules 1994, 27, 6973–6979. DOI: 10.1021/ma00101a039
  243. N. Singh, A. Karim, F. S. Bates, M. Tirrell, K. Furusawa "Adsorption of end-functionalized polystyrene on model textured surfaces" Macromolecules 1994, 27, 2586–2594. DOI: 10.1021/ma00087a030
  244. A. Karim, N. Singh, M. Sikka, F. S. Bates, W. D. Dozier, G. P. Felcher "Ordering in asymmetric poly (ethylene–propylene)–poly (ethylethylene) diblock copolymer thin films" J. Chem. Phys. 1994, 100, 1620–1629. DOI: 10.1063/1.466589
  245. M. Sikka, N. Singh, A. Karim, F. S. Bates, S. K. Satija, C. F. Majkrzak "Entropy-driven surface segregation in block copolymer melts" Phys. Rev. Lett. 1993, 70, 307–310. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.307
  246. R. A. L. Jones, L. J. Norton, K. R. Shull, E. J. Kramer, G. P. Felcher, A. Karim, L. J. Fetters "Interfacial segment density profiles of end-anchored polymers in a melt" Macromolecules 1992, 25, 2359–2368. DOI: 10.1021/ma00035a012
  247. A. Karim, B. H. Arendt, R. Goyette, Y. Y. Huang, R. Kleb, G. P. Felcher "An automated neutron reflectometer (POSY II) at the intense pulsed neutron source" Phys. B Condens. Matter 1991, 173, 17–24. DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(91)90030-I
  248. A. Karim, B. H. Arendt, G. P. Felcher, T. P. Russell "Preparation and characterization of thin polymer bilayer films by neutron reflection" Thin Solid Films 1991, 202, 345–350. DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(91)90105-7
  249. G. P. Felcher, A. Karim, T. P. Russell "Interdiffusion at the interface of polymeric bilayers: evidence for reptation?" J. Non-Cryst. Solids 1991, 131–133, 703–708. DOI: 10.1016/0022-3093(91)90671-R
  250. A. Karim, A. Mansour, G. P. Felcher, T. P. Russell "Short-time relaxation at polymeric interfaces" Phys. Rev. B 1990, 42, 6846–6849. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.42.6846
  251. R. A. L. Jones, L. J. Norton, E. J. Kramer, R. J. Composto, R. S. Stein, T. P. Russell, A. Mansour, A. Karim, G. P. Felcher, M. H. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, X. Zhao, S. A. Schwarz "The form of the enriched surface layer in polymer blends" Europhys. Lett. EPL 1990, 12, 41–46. DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/12/1/008
  252. A. Karim, A. Mansour, G. P. Felcher, T. P. Russell "A neutron reflection test of the ‘reptation time’" Phys. B Condens. Matter 1989, 156–157, 430–433. DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(89)90697-2
  253. R. J. Composto, R. S. Stein, E. J. Kramer, R. A. L. Jones, A. Mansour, A. Karim, G. P. Felcher "Surface enrichment in polymer blends — A neutron reflection test" Phys. B Condens. Matter 1989, 156–157, 434–436. DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(89)90698-4
  254. T. P. Russell, A. Karim, A. Mansour, G. P. Felcher "Specular reflectivity of neutrons by thin polymer films" Macromolecules 1988, 21, 1890–1893. DOI: 10.1021/ma00184a066