Publications:

56. The bulk modulus and Poisson’s ratio of ‘‘incompressible’’ materials, P.H. Mott, J.R. Dorgan, C.M. Roland, Journal of Sound and Vibration 312 572–575 (2008).

55. Cellulosic Nanowhiskers. Theory and Application of Light Scattering from Polydisperse Spheroids in the Rayleigh-Gans-Debye Regime, Birgit Braun, John R. Dorgan, and John P. Chandler, Biomacromolecules, 9(4), 1255–1263, 2008

54. Nonequilibrium nanoblend membranes for the pervaporation of benzene/cyclohexane mixtures, Oluwasijibomi Okeowo, Sang Yong Nam, John R. Dorgan. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 108(5), 2917-2922 (2008).

53. Bioengineering for pollution prevention through development of biobased energy and materials: State of the Science Dianne Ahmann, John R. Dorgan. Industrial Biotechnology 3(3): 218-259 (2007).

52. Non-equilibrium nanoblends via forced assembly for pervaporation separation of benzene from cyclohexane: UNIFAQ-FV group contribution calculations, Nam S.Y., Journal of Membrane Science, 306(1-2), 186-195 (2007).

51. Heavy oils: Their shear story, Behura J., Batzle M., Hofmann R., Dorgan J.R., Geophysics, 72(5), E175-E183 (2007)

50. Gas solubility of carbon dioxide in poly(lactic acid) at high pressures: Thermal treatment effect, N.S. Oliveira, J. Dorgan, J.A.P. Coutinho, et al., Journal of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics, 45(5), 616-625 (2007)

49. Novel Processing to Produce Polymer/Ceramic Nanocomposites by Atomic Layer Deposition, X. Liang, L. F. Hakim, G. Zhan, J. A. McCormick, S. M. George, A. W. Weimer, J. A. Spencer, K. J. Buechler, J. Blackson, C. J. Wood, J.R. Dorgan, J. American Ceramics Society, 90(1), 57–63 (2007)

48. Bioengineering for Pollution Prevention Through Development of Biobased Materials and Energy – State of the Science. EPA Press (EPA/600/R-07/028) 175 pages, Washington, DC, 2007.

47. Infrared Spectroscopic Determination of Lactide Concentration in Poly(lactide): An Improved Methodology, B. Braun, J. R. Dorgan, S. F. Dec , Macromolecules, 39, 9302-9310 (2006).

46.Multicomponent Swelling of Polymer Networks, O. Okeowo, J.R. Dorgan, Macromolecules 39, 8193-8202 (2006).

45. Gas Permeation Properties of PLA Revisited, L. Bao, N. S. Oliveira, J.R. Dorgan, J. Membrane Science, 285, 166–172 (2006)

44. Gas Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Poly(lactic acid) at High Pressures, N. S. Oliveira, J. Dorgan, J. A. P. Coutinho, A. Ferreira, J. L. Daridon, I. M. Marrucho, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 44, 10101-1019 (2006)

43. Poly(lactic acid) – A Brief Overview, J. R. Dorgan, B. Braun, J. R. Wegner, D. M. Knauss, in Degradable Polymers and Materials, Carmen Scholtz and Kishan Khemani, Eds., ACS Symposium Series 939, ACS Books, Washington DC, 102-125 (2006).

42. Optical Properties of Polylactides, Matthew H. Hutchinson, John R. Dorgan, Daniel M. Knauss, Sukhendu B. Hait, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 14(2), 1-6 (2006).

41. Reactively Compatibilized Cellulosic Polylactide Microcomposites, Birgit Braun , John R. Dorgan, Daniel M. Knauss, Journal of Polymers and the Environment 14(1), 49-58, (2006).

40. Fundamental Solution and Single Chain Properties of Polylactides, J. Janzen, J.R. Dorgan, D.K. Knauss, et. al., Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 43, 3100–3111 (2005)

39. Melt Rheology of Variable L-content Poly(lactic acid), J.R. Dorgan, J. Janzen, D.K. Knauss, et. al., Journal of Rheology, 49(3), 607-619 (2005).

38. Novel Reactively Compatibilized Microcomposites, John R. Dorgan and Birgit Braun
Polymer Preprints 46(1), 287, (2005)

37. Ecobionanocomposites: A New Class of Green Materials, John R. Dorgan and Birgit Braun
Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Preprints 93, 954, (2005)

36. Coupled Diffusion in Biochemical Protective Suits, John R. Dorgan and Oluwasijibomi Okeowo Polymer Preprints 46(2), 1189, (2005)

35. Permeation in polymer blends, what we know and what we don’t (Invited),J.R. Dorgan and M. R. Tayeb, Invited perspective article in the North American Membrane Society’s Membrane Quarterly 20(3) 2004.

34. Gas sorption in poly(lactic acid) and packaging materials.  N. Oliveira, J. Oliveira, T. Gomes, A. Ferreira, J. Dorgan, I.M. Marrucho, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 317-324 (2004)

33. Molecular Control of the Viscosity of Model Dendritically Branched Polystyrene Solutions: From Polymeric to Colloidal Behavior Asteriadi, A.; Sigel, R.; Vlassopoulos, D.; Meier, G.; Dorgan, J. R.; Knauss, D. M.; Macromolecules, 37, 1016-1022 (2004).
 
32. Melt Rheology of Dendritically Branched Polystyrenes, J.R. Dorgan, D.M. Knauss, H.A. Al-Muallem, T. Huang, D. Vlassopoulos, Macromolecules, 36, 380-388 (2003).

31. Local and global dynamics of polylactides. Mierzwa, M.; Floudas, G.; Dorgan, J.; Knauss, D.; Wegner, J. Journal of Noncrystalline Solids, 307-310, 296-303 (2002)

30. Effects of Molecular Architecture on Two-Step Melt-Spun Poly(lactic acid) Fibers, J.A. Cicero, J.R. Dorgan, J. Garrett, J. Runt, J.S. Lin, J. Appld. Polym Sci., 86, 2839-2846 (2002).

29. Supramolecular Morphology of Two-Step Melt-Spun Poly(lactic acid) Fibers, J.A. Cicero, J.R. Dorgan, J. Janzen, J. Garrett, J. Runt, J.S. Lin, J. Appld. Polym Sci., 86, 2828-2838 (2002).

28. Phosphite stabilization effects on two-step melt-spun fibers of polylactide, Cicero, J. A.; Dorgan, J. R.; Dec, S. F.; Knauss, D. M. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2002, 78(1), 95-105

27. Physical Properties and Fiber Morphology of Poly(lactic acid) obtained from Continuous Two-Step Melt Spinning. J. Cicero, J.R. Dorgan, J. Polymers and Environ., 1-15, January (2001)

26. Gas Permeation Properties of Poly(lactic acid), H.J. Lehermeier, J.R. Dorgan, and J.D. Way, Journal of Membrane Science 190, 243-251 (2001).

25. Melt Rheology of Poly(lactic acid) : Consequences of Blending Chain Architectures, H.J. Lehermeier, and J.R. Dorgan, Polymer and Engineering Science 41(12), 2172-2184 (2001).

24. Melt Rheology of High L-Content Poly(lactic acid), I.L. Palade, H.J. Lehermeier, and J.R. Dorgan, Macromolecules, 34(5) (2001).

23. Surface Morphology of Poly(caprolactone)-b-Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-b-Poly(caprolactone) : Effects on Protein Adsorption, M.A. Childs, J.R. Dorgan, and T. Ohno, Biomacromolecules 2, 526-537, (2001).

22. Thermal and Rheological Properties of Commercial Grade Poly(lactic acids), J.R. Dorgan, H.J. Lehermeier, and M. Mang,  Journal of Polymers and the Environment 8(1) 2000

21. Monte Carlo simulation of homopolymer melts in plane Poiseuille flow, S. S. Gleiman and J. R. Dorgan,  J. Chem. Phys. 112(13), 6073-6083 (2000).

20. Fundamentals of Blends of Rigid-Chain Polymers, M. Ballauff and J.R.Dorgan,  pp.187-217 in Polymer Blends Volume I: Formulation, D.R. Paul and C.B. Bucknall, eds. (John Wiley and Sons) 2000.

19. Melt Rheology of Poly(lactic acid): Entanglement and Chain Architecture Effects, J.R. Dorgan, J.S. Williams, D.N. Lewis, J. Rheology  43(5), 1141-1155 (1999).

18. Kinetics of Spinodal Decomposition in Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Processing Effects on the Phase Separation Morphology, J.R. Dorgan and D. Yan, Macromolecules 31(1), 193-200 (1998).

17. 316 Stainless Steel as a Cardiovascular Biomaterial, J.R. Dorgan, D.J. Bihm, and M.A. Childs, in Biomaterials, Carriers for Drug Delivery, and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, N.A. Peppas, D.J. Mooney, A.G. Mikos, L. Brannon-Peppas, eds., 55-58 (1997).

16. Reactive Polymer membranes for ethylene/ethane separation, A. Sungpet, J.D. Way, P.M. Thoen, and J.R. Dorgan, J. Membrane Sci., 136, 111-120 (1997).

15. Static Properties of Homopolymer Melts in Confined Geometries Determined by Monte Carlo Simulation, R.S. Pai-Panandiker and J.R. Dorgan, Macromolecules  30(20), 6348-6352 (1997).

14. Water Transport in Poly(lactic acid), Poly(lactic acid-co-caprolactone) Copolymers, and Poly(lactic acid) / Polyethylene Glycol Blends, G.L. Siparsky, K.J. Voorhees, J.R. Dorgan, and K. Schilling,  Journal of Environmental Polymer Degradation, 5(3), 125-136 (1997).

13. Mathematica in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum, Chemical Engineering Education, J.R. Dorgan and J.T. McKinnon, 136-141, Spring (1996).

12. Separation of Ethylene from Ethane Using Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ion-Exchange Membranes, A. Sungpet, P.M. Thoen, J.D. Way, and J.R. Dorgan, in Chemical Separations with Liquid Membranes, ACS Symposium, 642, 270-285 (1996).

11. Effects of Surface Modification on the Structure of Adsorbed Block Copolymer Monolayers, R.S. Pai-Panandiker and J.R. Dorgan, in Polymers at Inorganic Interfaces II, Mat. Res. Soc. Symposium, 385 (1995).

10. On the meaning of the spinodal in liquid crystalline mixtures, J.R. Dorgan,  Fluid Phase Equilibria, 109(3), 157-169 (1995).

9. Brush Formation in Middle-Adsorbing Triblock Copolymers, R.S. Pai-Panandiker, J.R. Dorgan, R.T. Carlin, and N. Uyanik, Macromolecules. 28(9) 3471-3473 (1995).

8. Design of a Rotating Analyzer Ellipsometer for Studies at the Solid-Liquid Interface, R.S. Pai-Panandiker and J.R. Dorgan, Reviews of Scientific Instruments. 66(2), 1121-1127 (1995).

7. Adsorption and thin film formation of diblock and triblock copolymers, M. Stamm and J.R. Dorgan, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 86, 143-153 (1994).

6. End-attaching copolymer adsorption: Kinetics and effects of chain architecture, J.R. Dorgan, M. Stamm, C. Toprakcioglu, R. Jerome, and L. J. Fetters,  Macromolecules, 26, 5321-5330 (1993).

5. Spinodal decomposition in mixtures containing nematogens  II. Kinetics of spinodal decomposition, J.R. Dorgan, J.Chem. Phys., 98(11), 9094-9106 (1993).

4. Adsorption Kinetics of End-Attaching Triblock Copolymers, J.R. Dorgan, M. Stamm, and C. Toprakcioglu,  Polymer  34(7) 1554-1557 (1993)

3. Polymer Membranes for Bioseparations, J.R. Dorgan, pp. 64-97 in Polymer Applications for Biotechnology  (D. Soane ed.) (Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs N.J.) 1992.

2. Spinodal decomposition in mixtures containing nematogens, J.R. Dorgan Liq. Cryst. 10(3) 347-355 (1991).

1. Phase Equilibria in Mixtures Containing Polystyrene and Nematic Liquid Crystals, J.R. Dorgan and D.S. Soane , Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 188, 129-146 (1990).