List of Research Publications/Conference Papers (1989 to May 2003)

  (a)In Refereed National Journals - None

  (b)In Refereed International Journals
      

A. Polymer Surface and Interfacial Chemistry (Surface Modification, Adsorption and Surface Segregation Studies)
1. Adsorption of End-Functionalized Polymers by TLC � A Thermodynamic Study. Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J.; Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng.) 1989, 30(2), 154 (C. A. 1989, 112:8136).
2. Surface Plasmon Examination of Polymer Adsorption from Solution. Mayo, C. S.; Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J.; Hallock, R. Bull. Am. Phys. 1989, 34(3), 952.
3. Trends in Adsorption of End-Functionalized Polystyrenes by Thin Layer Chromatography. Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J. Macromolecules 1990, 23,4344 (C. A. 1990, 113:153456).
4. Adsorption of Carboxylic Acid Terminated Polystyrene to Silver Surface. Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J. Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng.) 1990, 63, 549 (C. A. 1990, 114:165300).
5. Design of Polymer-Polymer Interfaces. Iyengar, D. R.; Brennan, J. V.; McCarthy, T. J. Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng.) 1990, 31(2), 627 (C. A. 1990, 114:186605).
6. End Group Effect in Polymer Adsorption: Competitive Adsorption of Carboxylic Acid-Terminated and Unfunctionalized Polystyrenes. Iyengar, D. R.; Frantz, P.; Granick, S.; McCarthy, T. J. J. Chem. Phys. 1990, 92, 6970 (C. A. 1990, 113:24934).
7. Spontaneous Adsorption of Polymers from Solution to Solution-Polymer Interfaces. Shoichet, M. S.; Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J. Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng.) 1991, 32(3), 696 (C. A. 1991, 116:60508).
8. Surface Plasmon Oscillations as a Probe of Polymer Adsorption Kinetics from Solutions onto Metal Films. Mayo, C. S.; Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J.; Hallock, R. Bull. Am. Phys. 1991, 36(3), 578.
9. Adsorption of Polystyrene at the Cyclohexane-Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Interface. Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J. Macromolecules 1991, 24, 5886 (C. A. 1991, 115:160326).
10. Neutron Reflectivity Study of Concentration Profile of Polystyrene Polymer Brushes. Satija, S. K.; Mansfield, T.; Stein, R. S.; Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J. Composto, R. J. Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng.) 1992, 39(3), 236.
11. Neutron reflectivity study of concentration profile of polystyrene polymer brushes. Satija, S. K.; Ankner, J. F.; Majkrzak, C. F.; Mansfield, T.; Beaucage, G.; Stein, R. S.; Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J.; Composto, R. J. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 1992, 67,159-60 (English). C. A. 1992, 118:7630.
12. The volume fraction profile of terminally adsorbed polymers. Composto, R. J.; Mansfield, T.; Beaucage, G.; Stein, R. S.; Iyengar, D. R.; Mc Carthy, T. J.; Satija, S. K.; Ankner, J. F.; Majkrzak, C.F. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 1992, 248 (Complex Fluids), 407-12 (English). (C. A. 1992, 121:231868).
13. Synthesis and Segregation of Poly(styrene-b-isoprene) Block Copolymers with Surface Active Side Groups. Iyengar, D. R.; Kramer, E. J.; Ober, C. K. Bull. Am. Phys. 1994, 39(3), 592.
14. Interfacial and Surface Segregation Studies of Poly(styrene-b-1-2-butadiene) with Fluorinated Pendant Functional Groups from a Polystyrene Matrix. Iyengar, D. R.;Chi-An Dai; Kramer, E. J.; Ober, C. K. Bull. Am. Phys. 1994, 40(3), 740.
15.Segment Density Profiles of Grafted Polymers in the Melt: Effects of Varying the Wall-Backbone Segment Interactions. Liu, Y.; Schwarz, S. A.; Rafailovich, J. L.; Fetters, L. J.; Dhamodharan, R. Bull. Am. Phys. 1994, 40(3), 924.
16. Neutron Reflectivity Studies of End Grafted Polymers. Mansfield, T.L.; Stein, R. S.; Iyengar, D. R.; McCarthy, T. J.; Composto, R. J. Macromolecules 1995, 28(2), 492-99 (C.A. 1995, 122:32511).
17.Concentration Profiles of End Grafted Diblock and Triblock polymers in the melt: Near wall Structure and Effects of Segment-Wall Interactions. Liu, Y.; Schwarz, S. A.; Rafailovich, J. L.; Fetters, L. J.; Dhamodharan, R.; Kramer, E. J. Europhysics Letters 1995, 32(3), 211-16.
18. Surface Segregation Studies of Fluorine-Containing Diblock Copolymers from a Polystyrene Matrix. Dhamodharan, R.; Chi-An Dai; Kramer, E. J.; Ober, C. K. Macromolecules 1996, 29(4), 1229-34 (C. A. 1996, 124:88779)
19.Strengthening polymer Interfaces with Triblock Copolymers. Chi-An Dai; Dhamodharan, R.; Jandt, K. D.; Kramer, E. J. Macromolecules 1997, 30, 549-60 (C. A. 1997, 126:75466).
20. Adsorption of Carboxylic Acid Terminated Polystyrene to Aerosil from Carbontetrachloride. Jeyaprakash, J. D.; Dhamodharan, R. Macromol. New Front. 1998, 1, 441-444 (C. A. 1998, 128:308986)
21. Adsorption of Aliginic Acid and Chondroitin Sulfate to Amine Functionalized Glass and Polychlorotrifluoroethelene Surfaces. Dhamodharan, R.; McCarthy, T. J. Macromolecules 1999, 32(12), 4106-4112 (C. A. 1999, 131:9394).
22. Investigation of the Mercat Reaction as a Tool for the Introduction of Nitrogen Surface Functionality on Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and Polypropylene (PP). Langmuir 2001, 179(11), 3368-3374.
23. Polymer Brushes via ATRP: Role of Activator and Deactivator in the Surface Initiated ATRP of Styrene on Planar Substrates. J. D. Jeyaprakash S. Samuel, Dhamodharan, R.; Ruhe, J. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2002, 23, 277-281.
24.Controlled Growth of PMMA Brushes on Silicon Surface at Room Temperature. Ramakrishnan, A.; Dhamodharan, R.; Ruhe, J. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2002, 23, 612-616.
      

B. Synthesis and Properties of Functional Polymers, and Block Copolymers

1. Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorinated Block Copolymers for Low Surface Energy Applications. Hwang, S.; Iyengar, D. R.; Kramer, E. J.; Ober, C. K. Polymer. 1995, 36(6), 1321-25. CA, 1995, 122:240661.
2. Selective Reduction of Phenylacetylene Using Block Copolymer Poisoning Agent. Dhamodharan, R. Chemistry Letters 1996, 3, 132-33. C. A. 1996, 124:203147.
3.A Novel Synthetic Route to Poly(4-vinyl phenol). Nasrullah, J. M.; Vijayakumar, K.; Dhamodharan, R..; Balasubramanian, K. K. Macromol. New Front. 1998, 1, 1046-49 (C. A. 1998, 128:295169).
4. Photochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene Resin. Beena George, Nasrullah, J. M.; Dhamodharan, R. Macromol. New Front. 1998, 1, 89-92. C. A. 1998, 128:295421.
5. Photochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene, A Novel Porous Organic Material. Beena George, J. Mohammed Nasrullah, and R. Dhamodharan. J. Macromol. Sci.: Pure and Appl. Chem. 1999, 36(12), 1923-1933.
6. Intercalative Redox Polymerization and Characterization of Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) in the Gallery of Vermiculite-A Novel Inorganic-Organic Nanocomposite. A. Nisha, M. K. Rajeswari, and R. Dhamodharan. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2000, 76(12), 1825-1830.
7. A Novel and Simple Method of Preparation of Poly(Styrene-b-2-vinyl pyridine)Block Copolymer of Narrow Molecular Weight Distribution: Living Anionic Followed By Mechanism Transfer to �Controlled�/�Living� Radical Polymerization (ATRP). Ramakrishnan, A.; Dhamodharan, R. J. Macromolecular Science: Pure and Applied Chemistry 2000, 37(6), 621-631.
8. A Practical Route to the Preparation of Poly(4-Vinylphenol) - A Useful Photoresist Material. Mohammed J. Nasrullah, S. Raja, K. Vijayakumaran, and R. Dhamodharan. Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Chemistry 2000, 38, 453-461.
9. A Solvent-Free Method for the Synthesis of Block Copolymers with Fluorinated Pendant Groups by Hydrosilylation Reaction. J. D. J. S. Samuel, C. K. Ober and R. Dhamodharan. J. of Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2000, 38(7), 961-966.
10. Synthesis and Characterization of Nitroglycerine-Functionalized Polystyrene. S. Raja and R. Dhamodharan. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2001, 39, 1203-1215.
11. Intercalative Redox Polymerization and Characterization of Poly(4-Vinyl Pyridine)-Vermiculite Nanocomposite. J. D. Jeyaprakash S. Samuel, M. K. Rajeswari, and R. Dhamodharan. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2001, 82, 555-561.
12. A Study of the Photopolymerization Kinetics of Methyl Methacrylate Using Novel Benzophenone Photoinitiators. Beena George and R. Dhamodharan. Polymer International, 2001, 50, 897-905.
13. Synthesis and Characterization of Water-Soluble Barbiturate and Thiobarbiturate-Functionalized Polystyrene. S. Raja and R. Dhamodharan. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2002, 40, 731-736.
14. Facile Synthesis of ABC and CBABC Multiblock Copolymers of Styrene, t-Butyl Acrylate and Methyl Methacrylate via Room Temperature ATRP of MMA. A. Ramakrishnan and R. Dhamodharan. Macromolecules 2003, 36, 1039-1046.
15.Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel, Water-soluble Polymer With Pendant Groups Carrying cis-Platinum Complex. S. Raja and R. Dhamodharan. Journal of Macromolecular Science: Pure and Applied Chemistry. In press.

  (c) In Unrefereed Journals - None

  (d) Presented at the National Conferences
1. Synthesis of Poly(4-vinyl phenol) a Useful Photoresist Material from Plastic Waste. Nasrullah, J. M., Dhamodharan, R. . National Seminar on Advances in Polymeric Materials, held at IIT Madras during Dec. 19-20, 1997. P 30.
2. Grafting of Polystyrene Brushes at the Aerosil-Solvent Interface. Jeyaprakash J. D.; Dhamodharan, R. National Seminar on Advances in Polymeric Materials, held at IIT Madras during Dec. 19-20, 1997. P 20.
3. Harvesting Sunlight Towards the Synthesis of Polybenzpinacols. Dhamodharan, R. National Seminar on Advances in Polymeric Materials, held at IIT Madras during Dec. 19-20, 1997. IT 03.
4. Fabrication of Copper Clad PTFE Laminates for Microwave Device Fabrication and Testing. S. Raja, J. Mohammed Nasrullah, V. R. K. Murthy and R. Dhamodharan. Tenth National Seminar on Ferroelectrics and Dielectrics, held at IIT Madras during Dec. 16-18, 1998.
5. Synthesis and Characteization of Polystyrene based High energy Material. S. Raja and R. Dhamodharan. Presented at the �Symposium on Polymers and Composites (Macro 2000)� held between December 1-3, 2000 at DMSRDE, Kanpur.
6. Fe2O3 Catalyzed Oxidation of Polymeric Aromatic Ketone With Molecular Oxygen Towards the Synthesis of Poly(4-Vinyl Phenol)�. Nasrullah, J. M., Dhamodharan, R. Presented at the �Symposium on Polymers and Composites (Macro 2000)� held between December 1-3, 2000 at DMSRDE, Kanpur.

  (e) Presented at the International Conferences
1. Synthesis of Novel Functional-Polymers by the Chemical Modification of Polystyrene and the Demonstration of Selected Applications. S. Raja, J. M. Nasrullah and R. Dhamodharan. 5.�sterreichische Polymertage Leoben, Austria, September 12th to 14th 2001. pp 234-238.
2. Development of Photoresist Materials and Formulation for Deep-UV Lithography at IIT Madras. Mohammed J. Nasrullah and R. Dhamodharan. Presented at the �4th International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, India (PETROTECH 2001)� held between Jan 9th � 12th 2001 (Organized by Indian Oil Corporation Limited).
3. Synthesis of Block Copolymers - A Comparative Study. A. Ramakrishnan and R. Dhamodharan. Presented at the �4th International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, India (PETROTECH 2001)� held between Jan 9th � 12th 2001 (Organized by Indian Oil Corporation Limited).
4. Water-Soluble Barbiturate and Thiobarbiturate Functionalized Polystyrenes- Synthesis and Fluorescence Studies. S. Raja and R. Dhamodharan. Presented at the �4th International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, India (PETROTECH 2001)� held between Jan 9th � 12th 2001 (Organized by Indian Oil Corporation Limited).
5. Controlled Sequential and Random Atom Transfer Radical Copolymerization of Styrene and Vinyl pyridin. A. Ramakrishnan and R. Dhamodharan, Presented in International Symposium 'Polymers Beyond 2000' held between Jan 12-15, 1999 at IIT Delhi, India
6. Dielectric Studies of Hydrogen Bonded Polar Binary Mixtures of Ethyl Benzoate With Aromatic Amines. Chitra, M.; Dhamodharan, R.; Madhurima, V.; Subramanyam, B.; and Murthy, V. R. K. Oral Presentation at the 13th International Conference on Dielectric Liquids held in Nara, Japan during July 20-25, 1999. Won the Forster Prize for the Best Oral Presentation.
7. Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene as a Useful Material for the Concentration of Hydrocarbon Pollutants from Petrochemical Processes � Synthesis, Characterization and Application Studies. Beena George, Nasrullah, J. M.; Dhamodharan, R. Presented at the Petrotech-1999 International Conference and Proceedings Publications, following review.
8. Fluorinated Block Copolymers for Studies of Low Energy Surfaces. Dhamodharan, R.; Hwang, S. S.; Ober, C. K.; Kramer, E. J. Presented at the IUPAC meeting held in Iowa, USA, 1994.
9. Chemical Modifications of Vinyl Ester Resins. Dhamodharan, R.; Varma, I. K. . Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng.) 1986, 1, 144. Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Milwaukee 1986.

     Papers Communicated for Publication (As on February, 2003)
1. Very Rapid Copper-Mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Benzyl Methacrylate at Ambient Temperature. S. Munirasu and R. Dhamodharan. Communicated to The J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem.
2. ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate Using a Novel Binol Ester-Based Bifunctional Initiator. K. Dayananda and R. Dhamodharan. Communicated to The J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem.
3. Synthesis and Characterization of Statistical Copolymers Styrene and 4-(1-hydroxyalkyl)styrene. Nasrullah, J. M., Dhamodharan, R. Communicated to The J. Appl. Polym. Sci.
4. Preparation and Properties of Polystyrene As a Function of Composition of Hydroxybarbiturate Pendant Groups. S. Raja and R. Dhamodharan. Communicated to The J. Macromol. Sci. Pure and Appl. Chem.


Record of Research Publications of Dr. R. Dhamodharan (1989-to date)
Area of Research International Journals International Conferences Total
I. Polymer Surface and Interfacial Chemistry (Surface Modification, Adsorption and Surface Segregation Studies) 24 1 25
II. Synthesis of New Materials (Functional Polymers,Specialty Polymers, and Block Copolymers) 15 10 25
Publications (1989 to date) 39 11 50





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