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Our group's research is broad in the area of materials chemistry. I have summarized some of this work and given literature references where you can get further information. A complete list of my publications is available.
Specific pages on the following topics are available:
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Adhesion Promoters/Coupling Agents |
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| Dynamics in Surfactant Systems | Nanoparticles |
Non-asbestos Friction Materials and Mechanical Characterization of Composites |
Special thanks is given to the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Petroleum Research Foundation, Research Corp., duPont, Cardolite Corp., IBM, Exxon, Alcoa, and Dow for their financial support of our research over the years. Disclaimer
Rick Laine and I edited a book on Organic/Inorganic Hybrids
166. F. D. Blum and R. Laine, editors, Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, eMedix, Hattiesburg, MS, v + 399 pp, 2003. in book and CD form.
NMR Diffusion Measurements
27. F.D. Blum, Pulsed-Gradient Spin-Echo NMR Spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, 1(5), 32-38 (1986)
Silane Coupling Agents
167. F. D. Blum, Silane Coupling Agents, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, DOI: 10.1002/0471440264.pst481, 2003.
Dynamics of Adsorbed Interfacial Materials
158. F. D. Blum, W.-Y. Lin, C. E. Porter, Dynamics of Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate) and Poly(methyl methacrylate) on Silica, Colloid Polym Sci., 281, 197-202 (2003).
133. F. D. Blum, NMR of Surface Polymers, in Colloid - Polymer Interactions: From Fundamentals to Practice, R. S. Farinato and P. Dubin, eds, John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY, 1999, p207-223.
100. F.D. Blum, Dynamics of the Interface in a Model Composite System, Macromol. Symp., 86161-169 (1994).
98. F.D. Blum, NMR Studies of Isotope-Enriched Species at Interfaces, Characterization of Composite Materials, H. Ishida, ed., Manning Publications, Greenwich, CT, 1994, p64-79.
92. F.D. Blum, NMR Studies of Organic Thin Films, Annual Reports of NMR Spectroscopy, I. Ando and G.A. Webb, eds., 28, 277-321 (1994). An invited review.
57. F.D. Blum, Magnetic Resonance of Polymers at Surfaces, Colloids and Surfaces, 45, 361-376 (1990).
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Polymer Dynamics
The goals of this research are to understand the dynamics (molecular motion) in polymeric systems and to relate this understanding to the physical and chemical properties of the systems. The study of dynamics is important because the microstructure and dynamics of the polymeric system ultimately determine the macroscopic properties of the material. In our group, we use solid and liquid nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC), FTIR, and mechanical properties as the primary probes. The majority of these studies have been focused on the properties of polymers in solution, bulk and at solid interfaces:
Many of the studies done in our group use specific isotope labelling and deuterium NMR which has several advantages including that: i) the dynamics are easily inferred from deuterium NMR spectra because the NMR relaxation times and line shapes are dominated by electric quadrupole effects. ii) specific enrichment with deuterium greatly increases in sensitivity and removes most problems associated overlapping resonances. The deuterium NMR technique is an effective nonperturbing method of probing dynamics.
Polymer solids show some direct relationships between polymer motion and physical properties. However, detailed knowledge of polymer motion in the solid state is lacking. We have focused our efforts on determining polymer motion from deuterium NMR lineshapes, both 1- and 2-dimensional and relaxation times.
Dynamics of Adsorbed Polymers
From 1-D Deuterium NMR Lineshapes and Relaxation Phenomena
Homopolymers
209. a. - M.O. Okuom, B. Metin, F.D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Poly(Methyl Acrylate)-d3 Adsorbed on Anopore - A Deuterium NMR Study, Langmuir, 24, 2539-2544 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/la703103j
200. B. Metin and F. D. Blum Segmental Dynamics in Poly(methyl acrylate) on Silica: Molecular-Mass Effects, J. Chem. Phys., 125, 054707-9 (2006). DOI:10.1063/1.2219739
174. a - F D. Blum, B. Gandhi, D. Forciniti, and L. Dharani, Effect of Surface Segmental Mobility on the Adhesion of Acrylic Soft Adhesives, Macromolecules, 38, 481-487(2005).
158. F. D. Blum, W.-Y. Lin, C. E. Porter, Dynamics of Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate) and Poly(methyl methacrylate) on Silica, Colloid Polym Sci., 281, 197-202 (2003).
150. F. D. Blum, Graded Interfaces of Polymers on Silica, Silica 2001 CD-ROM, Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, ICSI-CNRS, Mulhouse, France, paper 223, 4pp, 2001.
145.W.-Y. Lin and F.D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Interfacial Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 in Composites by Deuterium NMR Spectroscopy, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 123, 2032-2037 (2001).
129. W.-Y. Lin and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Bulk and Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 by Deuterium NMR: Effect of Molecular Weight, Macromolecules, 31, 4135-4142 (1998).
124. W.-Y. Lin and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Bulk and Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 by Deuterium NMR: Effect of Adsorbed Amount, Macromolecules 30, 5331-5338 (1997).
121. F.D. Blum, G. Xu, M. Liang, C.G. Wade, Dynamics of Poly(vinyl acetate) in Bulk and on Silica, Macromolecules, 29, 8740-8745 (1996).
119. M. Liang, F.D. Blum, Segmental Motion in Surface-Bound Swollen Poly(methyl acrylate), Macromolecules, 29, 7374-7377 (1996).
72. F.D. Blum, R.B. Funchess, W. Meesiri, Dynamics of Surface Bound Polymers and Coupling Agents, Solid State NMR of Polymers, L. Mathias, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1991, p271-281.
Block Copolymers
128. M. Xie and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) in Bulk and at the Surface/Air Interface, J. Polym. Sci.-Polym. Phys. Ed., 36, 1609-1616 (1998).
120. M. Xie, F.D. Blum, Adsorption and Dynamics of Poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) on Silica and Alumina in Toluene, Langmuir, 12, 5669-5673 (1996).
86. B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum, F.C. Schwab, Dynamics of Adsorbed, Swollen Block Copolymers, Macromolecules, 26, 7053-7057 (1993).
59. F.D. Blum, B.R. Sinha, F.C. Schwab, Density Profile of Terminally Attached Polymers, Macromolecules, 23, 3592-3598 (1990).
Physical Properties of Adsorbed Polymers
Thermal Behavior of Adsorbed Polymers
203. a. - M. T. Kabomo, F. D. Blum, S. Kulkeratiyut, S. Kulkeratiyut, P. Krisanangkura, Effects of Molecular Mass and Surface Treatment on Adsorbed Poly(methyl methacrylate) on Silica, J. Polym. Sci.: B: Polym. Phys., 46, 649-658 (2008). DOI: 10.1002/polb.21400
195. F. D. Blum, E. N. Young, G. Smith and O. C. Sitton, Thermal Analysis of Adsorbed PMMA on Silica, Langmuir, 22, 4741-4744 (2006).
157. B. Zhang and F.D. Blum, Thermogravimetric Study of Ultra-thin PMMA Films on Silica: Effects of Tacticity, Thermochimica Acta, 396, 211-217 (2003).
155. C. Porter and F. D. Blum, Thermal Characterization of Adsorbed Polystyrene Using Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Macromolecules, 35, 7448-7452 (2002).
142. C. E. Porter and F.D. Blum, Thermal Characterization of PMMA Thin Films Using Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Macromolecules, 33, 7016-7020 (2000).
Adhesion in Thin Films
198. F. D. Blum, R. Vohra, B. Metin, O. C. Sitton, Surface Segmental Mobility and Adhesion - Effects of Filler and Molecular Mass, J. Adhesion, 82, 903-917 (2006). DOI:10.1080/00218460600875920
Bound Carbonyls - IR
197. S. Kulkeratiyut, S. Kulkeratiyut, F. D. Blum, Determination of Bound Carbonyls in PMMA Adsorbed on Silica Using Transmission FTIR, J. Polym. Sci., B, Polym. Phys. Ed, 44, 2071-2078 (2006).
Structure and Dynamics of Bulk Polymers
From 2D Deuterium NMR
189. B. Metin and F.D. Blum, Molecular Mass and Dynamics of Poly(methyl acrylate) in the Glass Transition Region, J. Chem. Phys., 124, 054908-10 (2006).
140. R.D. O'Connor, E. Ginsberg, and F.D. Blum, Solid-state Deuterium NMR of Methyl Dynamics of Poly(α-methylstyrene) and Polymethylphenylsilane, J. Chem. Phys., 112, 7247-7259 (2000).
130. R. D. O'Connor, F. D. Blum, E. Ginsburg, and R. D. Miller, Dynamics of Polymethyl-phenylsilane-d3 by Two-Dimensional Exchange NMR, Macromolecules, 31, 4852-4861 (1998).
From 1-D Deuterium NMR
7. F.D. Blum, J.E. Dickson and W.G. Miller, Effect of Diluents on Poly(vinyl acetate) Dynamics, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 22, 211-221 (1984).
From CP-MAS NMR
71. R.J. Gambogi, D.L. Cho, H. Yasuda, F.D. Blum, Characterization of Plasma Polymerized Hydrocarbons Using Carbon-13 NMR, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed., 29, 1801-1805 (1991).
50. B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum and D. O'Connor, Characterization of Substituted Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins Using Solid-State Carbon-13 NMR, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 38, 163-171 (1989).
Simulations/Models
39. S. Jagannathan, F.D. Blum and C.F. Polnaszek, Computer Simulation of Deuterium NMR Lineshapes, J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci., 27, 167-170 (1987).
In solution NMR studies can provide very stringent tests for models of polymer reorientation. We have shown that most of the existing motional theories of polymer dynamics in solution are not capable of mimicking the deuterium relaxation data in a physically realistic way. We have found other ways to use the relaxation data in more qualitative ways to study the effects of composition and temperature on polymer dynamics. This has important consequences in concentrated solutions where the effects of plasticization can be probed. We have also demonstrated some relationships between the segmental motion of the polymer and the diffusion of the solvents.
The same experimental techniques, which are used in polymer reorientation, can also be used to study the reorientation of various diluents in polymeric systems. The dynamics studies can yield information concerning mobility and polymer-diluent interactions. We are currently observing the dynamics of so called "good" solvents, but plan to extend this to plasticizers which are commonly used. In this case the relationship between the mobility of the plasticizers and their ability to plasticize the polymer system will be probed. Again the goal is to relate the microscopic dynamics with the physical properties of the system.
Dynamics of Polymers in Solution
156. F. D. Blum and R. B. Durairaj, Local Segmental Dynamics of Polyacrylates in Concentrated Chloroform Solutions, NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers in Solution and in the Solid State, ACS Symposium Series, #843, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, H.N. Cheng and A. English, eds. 398-408, 2002.
112. M. Xie and F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) in Toluene, Macromolecules, 29, 3862-3867 (1996).
91. R.D. O'Connor, F.D. Blum, Log-χ2 Distribution of Correlation Times Revisited, Macromolecules, 27, 1654-1656 (1994).
10. F.D. Blum, B. Durairaj and A.S. Padmanabhan, Backbone Dynamics of Poly(isopropyl acrylate) in Chloroform. A Deuterium NMR Study, Macromolecules, 17, 2837-2846 (1984).
Diluent Mobility
77. B. naNagara, R.D. O'Connor, F.D. Blum, Mobility of Toluene in Polystyrene-Toluene Solutions. A NMR Study, J. Phys. Chem., 96, 6417-6423 (1992).
37. F.D. Blum and B. na Nagara, Solvent Mobility in Atactic Polystyrene-Toluene Systems, in Reversible Polymer Gels, P.S. Russo, Ed., American Chemical Society Symposium Series, 350, 107-114 (1987).
26. F.D. Blum, A.S. Padmanabhan and B. Durairaj, Solvent Self-Diffusion, Polymer NMR Relaxation and Free Volume in Polymer Solutions, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 24, 493-502 (1986).
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Adhesion Promoters/Coupling Agents
Dynamics of polymers adsorbed on solid surfaces can also be studied with NMR and other techniques. We have found that through specific labeling, the sensitivity of the NMR experiment is good enough to obtain quantitative information on composite materials. Extension of our dynamics studies to surface-bound species is useful for comparison of how motions on a surface and in bulk differ. We are studying how various preparations and treatments affect the dynamics of the polymer molecule. These include: surface coverage, solvent type (for solution casting), surface type, temperature, and the presence of various chemical species.
Dynamics of Coupling Agents on Solid Surfaces
165. F. D. Blum, Dynamics of Hybrid and Interfacial Silane Coupling Agents, in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, eMedix, Hattiesburg, MS, p 303-319, 2003.
100. F.D. Blum, Dynamics of the Interface in a Model Composite System, Macromol. Symp., 86161-169 (1994).
83. J.E. Gambogi, F.D. Blum, Effects of Water on the Interface in a Model Polymer Composite System: A NMR Study, Mater. Sci. Eng., A162, 249-256 (1993).
78. J.E. Gambogi, F.D. Blum, Molecular Mobility of the Interface in a Model Composite. A NMR Study, Macromolecules, 25, 4526-4534 (1992).
74. H.-J. Kang, F.D. Blum, Structure and Dynamics of Amino-functional Silanes Adsorbed On Silica Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem., 95, 9391-9396 (1991).
72. F.D. Blum, R.B. Funchess, W. Meesiri, Dynamics of Surface Bound Polymers and Coupling Agents, Solid State NMR of Polymers, L. Mathias, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1991, p271-281.
41. F.D. Blum, R.B. Funchess and W. Meesiri, Dynamics of Surface Bound Species, in Interfaces in Polymer, Ceramic and Metal Matrix Composites, H. Ishida, Ed., Elsevier Science, New York, 1988, p205-213.
Chemical and Mechanical Characterization
167. F. D. Blum, Silane Coupling Agents, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, DOI: 10.1002/0471440264.pst481, 2003.
166. F. D. Blum and R. Laine, editors, Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, eMedix, Hattiesburg, MS, v + 399 pp, 2003. in book and CD form.
138. H. Jo and F. D. Blum, Characterization of the Interface in Polymer-Silica Composites Containing an Acrylic Silane Coupling Agent, Chem. Mater., 11, 2548-2553 (1999).
137. T. W.-H. Wang, F. D. Blum, L. R. Dharani, Effect of Interfacial Mobility on Flexural Strength and Fracture Toughness of Glass/Epoxy Laminates, J. Materials Sci., 34, 4873-4882 (1999).
131. H. Jo, and F. D. Blum, Structure and Adsorption of 3-acryloxypropyltrimeth-oxysilane, Langmuir, 15, 2444-2449 (1999).
118. T. Wang, F.D. Blum, Interfacial Mobility and Its Effect on Interlaminar Fracture Toughness in Glass-Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Laminates, J. Materials Sci., 31, 5231-5238 (1996).
99. M. Nalini, F.D. Blum, L.R. Dharani, Use of Titanate Coupling Agents in Kevlar/Phenolic Composites, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 54, 113-123 (1994).
67. F.D. Blum, W. Meesiri, H.-J. Kang, J.E. Gambogi, Hydrolysis, Adsorption and Dynamics of Silane Coupling Agents on Silica Surfaces, J. Adhesion Sci. Tech., 5, 479-496 (1991).
58. H.-J. Kang, W. Meesiri, F.D. Blum, NMR Studies of the Hydrolysis and Molecular Motion of Aminopropylsilane, Mat. Sci. Eng., A126, 265-270 (1990).
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Self-Diffusion
Modifications of existing NMR equipment now make it possible to use the pulsed-gradient spin-echo method to measure self-diffusion coefficients of various species in solution. We have modified our spectrometers to perform this experiment and believe that the technique has had great impact for polymer studies. Our studies have focused on the diffusion in polymer and surfactant systems (See below for surfactants).
Self-diffusion coefficients can provide a very convenient means of studying polymer-solvent interactions. They can be used to test scaling laws and will certainly be sensitive to critical entanglement phenomena. Diffusion coefficients of solvents yield information on the interactions between polymers and solvents. Areas of research include: the role of the solvent in polymeric gels, the determination of the diffusion coefficients multi-component systems and the drying of coatings. The latter is almost impossible to do by any other technique and is of great commercial importance.
General Technique/Reviews
73. S. Pickup, F.D. Blum, Application of One-Dimensional NMR Imaging to Solvent Diffusion Measurements in Polymeric Systems, Solid State NMR of Polymers, L. Mathias, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1991, p387-397.
35. S. Pickup and F.D. Blum, One- and Two-Dimensional Imaging On Standard NMR Spectrometer, Spectroscopy, 2(6), 53-55 (1987). (Reviewed in Chemtech, Jan. 1988)
27. F.D. Blum, Pulsed-Gradient Spin-Echo NMR Spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, 1(5), 32-38 (1986).
In Polymer Systems of Polymers
107. R.A. Waggoner, F.D. Blum, J.C. Lang, Diffusion in Aqueous Mixtures of Poly(ethylene glycol) at Low Concentrations, Macromolecules, 28, 2658-2664 (1995).
80. M.B. Mustafa, D.L. Tipton, M.D. Barkley, P.S. Russo, F.D. Blum, Dye Diffusion in Isotropic and Liquid Crystalline Aqueous Hydroxypropylcellulose, Macromolecules, 26, 370-378 (1993).
34. R. Raghavan, T.L. Maver and F.D. Blum, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements of Molecular Weights. Self-Diffusion of Poly(methyl methacrylate) in Acetonitrile, Macromolecules, 20, 814-818 (1987).
In Polymer Systems of Solvents
201. M. J. Purdue, J. M. D. MacElroy, D. F. O'Shea, M. O. Okuom, and F. D. Blum, A Comparative Study of the Properties of Polar and Nonpolar Solvent/Solute/Polystyrene Solutions in Microwave Fields via Molecular Dynamics, J. Chem. Phys., 125, 114902-13 (2006). DOI: 10.1063/1.2353112
196. M. J. Purdue, J. M. D. MacElroy, D. F. O'Shea, M. O. Okuom, and F. D. Blum, Molecular Dynamics of Polystyrene Solutions in Microwave Fields, J. Chem. Phys., 124, 204904-18 (2006).
85. R.A. Waggoner, F.D. Blum, J.M.D. MacElroy, Solvent Diffusion Coefficient Concentration in Polymer Solutions, Macromolecules, 26, 6841-6848 (1993).
55. S. Pickup, F.D. Blum, W.T. Ford, Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Boc-Amino Acid Anhydrides under Conditions of Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis, J. Polym. Sci.: A Polym. Chem., 28, 931-934 (1990).
51. S. Pickup and F.D. Blum, Self-Diffusion of Toluene in Polystyrene Solutions, Macromolecules, 22, 3961-3968 (1989).
48. R.A. Waggoner and F.D. Blum, Solvent-Diffusion and Drying of Coatings, J. Coat. Tech., 61(#768), 51-56 (1989). (Finalist in the Roon Award Competition of the Federation of Coatings Societies).
40. W.T. Ford, B.J. Ackerson, F.D. Blum, M. Periyasamy and S. Pickup, Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Solvents in Polystyrene Gels, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 109, 7376-7380 (1987).
38. S. Pickup and F.D. Blum, Solvent Self Diffusion in Polystyrene-Solvent Systems, J. Coat. Tech., 59(#753), 53-59 (1987).
30. F.D. Blum, S. Pickup and K. Foster, Solvent Self-Diffusion in Polymer Solutions, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 113, 336-341 (1986).
28. S. Pickup, F.D. Blum, W.T. Ford and M. Periyasamy, Transport of Small Molecules in Swollen Polymer Beads, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 108, 3987-3990 (1986).
26. F.D. Blum, A.S. Padmanabhan and B. Durairaj, Solvent Self-Diffusion, Polymer NMR Relaxation and Free Volume in Polymer Solutions, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 24, 493-502 (1986).
8. K.R. Foster, E. Cheever, J.B. Leonard and F.D. Blum, Transport Properties of Polymer Solutions: A Comparative Approach, Biophys. J., 45, 975-984 (1984).
Dynamics in Surfactant Systems
The structure and dynamics in surfactant systems are probed using various techniques. Of special interest is the mobility and microstructure in microemulsions, micelles, and liquid crystals, polymerized surfactants and surface-adsorbed surfactants.
The structure of microemulsions has been probed by a variety of techniques such as conductance, self-diffusion coefficients, thermal conductivity, etc. The results are used to imply the structure of these systems. We have studied conventional 4-component systems and find many of these properties dominated by the hydration of the surfactant. However, in more novel 3-component systems, conductivity and self-diffusion measurements reveal very startling information about their structure.
Synthesis of novel surfactants (especially alkyl-aryl sulfonates) with deuterium labels provides means for studying, via deuterium NMR, the unique thermal behavior of the liquid crystalline phases they form. These molecules could also be used as probes for the phase behavior of much more complicated systems such as those found in tertiary oil recovery. Sodium-23 NMR is also being used to study the ion-binding and micelle formation in these surfactants as well as other surfactants which can be polymerized to form much more stable systems. Finally, we are interested in the synthesis and characterization of surfactants which are polymerizable and may show superior stability in systems where they are used.
Microemulsions
62. Y.-J. Uang, T.D. Flaim, F.D. Blum, W/O Microemulsion Studies with Mono- and Dialkyl-Amic acid Surfactants, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 139, 381-391 (1990).
53. P.M. Lindemuth, J.R. Duke, F.D. Blum, R.L. Venable, Dynamic Behavior in Isotropic Regions of Tetradecylpyridinium Bromide/Pentanol/Heptane/Water System, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 135, 539-546 (1990).
47. F.D. Blum, D.F. Evans, B. na Nagara and G.G. Warr, Dynamic Behavior in Hexadecyloctyldimethylammonium Bromide/Alkane/Water Microemulsions, Langmuir, 4, 1257-1261 (1988).
24. S.J. Chen, D.F. Evans, B.W. Ninham, D.J. Mitchell, F.D. Blum and S.Pickup, Curvature as a Determinant of Microstructure and Microemulsions, J. Phys. Chem., 90, 842-847 (1986).
20. E. Cheever, F.D. Blum, K.R. Foster and R.A. Mackay, Self-Diffusion of Water in Ionic and Non-Ionic Microemulsions, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 104, 121-129 (1985).
17. F.D. Blum, S. Pickup, B. Ninham, S.J. Chen and D.F. Evans, Structure and Dynamics in Three-Component Microemulsions, J. Phys. Chem., 89, 711-713 (1985).
13. K.R. Foster, E. Cheever, J.B. Leonard, F.D. Blum and R.A. Mackay, Transport Properties in Oil-in-Water Microemulsions, p275-286, ACS Symposium Series, 272, Macro- and Microemulsions: Theory and Applications, D.O. Shah, Ed., American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1985.
Liquid Crystals and Micelles
97. J.R. Duke, F.D. Blum, NMR Relaxation Behavior of the Headgroup of SHBS Liquid Crystals, Langmuir, 10, 2429-2435 (1994).
76. Y.-J. Uang, F.D. Blum, S.E. Friberg, J.-F. Wang, Deuterium NMR and Low Angle X-Ray Studies of a Polymerizable Liquid Crystalline System, Langmuir, 8, 1487-1491 (1992).
70. J.R. Duke, R.B. Funchess, F.D. Blum, Motion of the Head Group of SHBS in Lamellar Liquid Crystals, Langmuir, 7, 1909-1914 (1991).
36. F.D. Blum, E.I. Franses, W.G. Miller, K.D. Rose and R.G. Bryant, Structure and Dynamics in Lamellar Liquid Crystals. Effect of Agitation and Aging on Deuterium NMR Lineshapes, Langmuir, 3, 448-452 (1987).
21. B. Durairaj and F.D. Blum, Micelle Formation and Terminal Double Bonds in Sodium Carboxylates, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 106, 561-564 (1985).
14. F.D. Blum, A.S. Padmanabhan and R. Mohebbi, Self-Diffusion of Water in Smectic Liquid Crystals, Langmuir, 1, 127-131 (1985).
9. W.G. Miller, F.D. Blum, H.T. Davis, E.I. Franses, E.W. Kaler, P.K. Kilpatrick, K.J. Nietering, J.E. Puig and L.E. Scriven, Fluid Microstructures of Sodium 4-(1'-Heptylnonyl)benzene sulfonate Mixtures, p175-191, in Surfactants in Solution, vol. 1, K. Mittal and B. Lindman, eds., Plenum Press, New York, 1984.
4. F.D. Blum and W.G. Miller, Temperature Dependence of Molecular Motion in Smectic Liquid Crystals of Hydrated Sodium 4-(1'-Heptylnonyl)benzenesulfonate, J. Phys. Chem., 86, 1729-1734 (1982).
3. P.K. Kilpatrick, F.D. Blum, H.T. Davis, A.H. Falls, E.W. Kaler, W.G. Miller, J.E. Puig, L.E. Scriven, Y. Talmon and N.A. Woodbury, Alcohol Effects on Transitions in Liquid Crystalline Dispersions, p143-172, in Microemulsions, I.D. Robb, ed., Plenum Press, 1982.
2. P.S. Russo, F.D. Blum, J.D. Ipsen, Y.J. Abul-Hajj, and W.G. Miller, The Solubility and Surface Activity of the Ceratocystis-ulmi Toxin Cerato-ulmin, Physiological Plant Pathology, 19, 113-126 (1981).
Syntheses in organized media produce materials which behave differently than those in isotropic solution. We are currently interested in the properties of polymerized surfactants which may serve as media to store reactants or prevent redeposition of solubilized organics. We are also studying how copolymerization occurs as a function of the location of the comonomer in the liquid crystal.
We have extended our previous work on the NMR of liquid crystals to surfactants adsorbed at interfaces. NMR has been used to probe both the mobility and structure in systems where the surfactants adsorb as mono-and bilayers at metal oxide interfaces.
Polymerized/Oligomerized Surfactants
76. Y.-J. Uang, F.D. Blum, S.E. Friberg, J.-F. Wang, Deuterium NMR and Low Angle X-Ray Studies of a Polymerizable Liquid Crystalline System, Langmuir, 8, 1487-1491 (1992).
63. R.J. Gambogi, F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Micellar Oligomeric and Monomeric Sodium 10-Undecenoate, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 140, 525-534 (1990).
49. B. Durairaj and F.D. Blum, Synthesis and Dynamics of Oligomeric Micelles, Langmuir, 5, 370-372 (1989)
Surfactants at Interfaces/Emulsion Gels
211. a. - G. Xu, F. D. Blum, Surfactant-Enhanced Free Radical Polymerization of Styrene in Emulsion Gels, Polymer, 49, 3233-3238 (2008).
199. G. Xu, R. R. Nambiar, F. D. Blum, Room-Temperature Decomposition of 2,2'-Azobis(isobutyronitrile) in Emulsion Gels With and Without Silica, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 302, 658-661 (2006). doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.07.015
143. K. Nagashima and F. D. Blum, Adsorption and Dynamics of Sodium Alkylbenzenesulfonate on Alumina, Colloids and Surfaces A, 176, 17-24 (2001).
136. K. Nagashima and F. D. Blum, Proton Adsorption onto Alumina: Extension of Multisite Complexation (MUSIC) Theory, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 217, 28-36 (1999).
132. K. Nagashima, F.D. Blum, Adsorption of Sodium n-Decylbenzene Sulfonate on Alumina: Relationships between Macro- and Microscopic Behavior, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 214, 8-15 (1999).
81. E. Soderlind, F.D. Blum, Structure of Sodium 4-(1'-Heptylnonyl)benzenesulfonate Adsorbed on Alumina Using 2H NMR, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 157, 172-179 (1993).
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Nanoparticles and Epitaxial Films
We have been involved in the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles. The use of polymers to complex the growing metal clusters often gives them unique shapes, and hopefully, new applications. Epitaxial films can also be made from chemical syntheses at much lower temperatures that found in conventional ceramic processing.
Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and Nanocomposites
210. a. - Z.F. Li, F.D. Blum, M.F. Bertino, C.S. Kim, and S.K. Pillalamarri, One-step fabrication of a polyaniline nanofiber vapor sensor, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, in press.
186. a - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, and M. F. Bertino, One-pot Synthesis of Polyaniline-Metal Nanocomposites, Chem. Materials, 17, 5941-5944 (2005).
188. D. Lahiri, S. Chattopadhyayy, B.A. Bunker, C.M. Doudna, M.F. Bertino, F. Blum, A Tokuhiro, and J. Terry, EXAFS Studies of Bimetallic Ag-Pt and Ag-Pd Nanorods, Physica Scripta, T115, 776-780 (2005).
185. a. - D. Lahiri, B. Bunker, B. Mishra, Z. Zhang, D. Meisel, C. M. Doudna, M. F. Bertino, F. D. Blum, and A. T. Tokuhiro, S. Chattopadhyay, T. Shibata, and J. Terry, Bimetallic Pt-Ag and Pd-Ag Nanoparticles, J. Appl. Phys., 97, 094304-8 (2005).
184. a. - L.K. Werake, J. G. Story, M. F. Bertino, S. K. Pillalamarri, and F. D. Blum, Photolithographic Synthesis of Polyaniline Fibers, Nanotechnology, 16, 2833-7 (2005).\
176. a. - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum and M. F. Bertino, Synthesis of polyaniline-gold nanocomposites using "grafting from" approach, Chem. Comm., 4584-5 (2005).
175. a. - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, J. G. Story, and M. F. Bertino, Radiolytic Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanofibers: A New Template-less Pathway, Chem. Materials, 17, 227-229 (2005). This work was reviewed in MRS Bulletin, 30(Feb. 2005), p152-3.
163. C. M. Doudna, M. F. Bertino, F. D. Blum, A. T. TokuhiroDebdutta Lahiri-Dey, Soma Chattopadhyay, B.A.Bunker, and Jeff Terry, Radiolytic Synthesis of Bimetallic Ag-Pt Nanoparticles with High Aspect Ratio, J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 2966-2970 (2003).
Epitaxial Films
187. S. K. Patil, N. Shah, F. D. Blum, and M. N. Rahaman, Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis of Hydroxyl Content of Hydrothermally Processed Heteroepitaxial Barium Titanate Films, J. Mater. Res., 20, 3312-3319 (2005).
169. c. - S. Patil, N. Shah, F. D. Blum, and M. N. Rahaman, Characterization of Hydroxyl Content of Hydrothermal Barium Titanate Films, Ceramic Transactions, 150, 79-88, 2004. Ceramic Materials and Multilayer Electronic Devices, K.M. Nair, A.S. Bhalla, S.-I. Hirano, D. Suvorov, W. Zhu, and R. Schwartz, eds. American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH.
154. E. Ciftci, M. N. Rahaman, and F. D. Blum, Hydrothermal Deposition and Characterization of Heteroepitaxial BaTiO3 Films on SrTiO3 and LaAlO3 Single Crystals, J. Materials Sci., 37, 3361-3367 (2002).
151. E. Ciftci, M. N. Rahaman, M. Shumsky and F. D. Blum, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Heteroepitaxial Barium Titanate Thin Films, in Dielectric Materials and Devices, Edited by K. M. Nair, A. S. Bhalla, T. K. Gupta, S.-I. Hirano, and B. V. Hiremath. The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH, 2001, p. 279-288.
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Non-asbestos Friction Materials and Mechanical Characterization of Composites
With Professor Lokesh Dharani, Mechanical Engineering, we have developed a Friction Materials Laboratory jointly between the two departments. Work in this laboratory is involved in understanding and evaluation of physical and chemical properties of friction materials, including charaterization of raw materials. The main goal is to help industry produce friction materials which do not contain asbestos and are safe, reliable and cost-effective. There have been a number of projects done in this laboratory which have directly benefited local and national industry.
Chemical Characterization of Friction-Related Materials
50. B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum and D. O'Connor, Characterization of Substituted Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins Using Solid-State Carbon-13 NMR, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 38, 163-171 (1989).
50. B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum and D. O'Connor, Characterization of Substituted Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins Using Solid-State Carbon-13 NMR, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 38, 163-171 (1989).
33. F.D. Blum and D. O'Connor, Thermal Stability of Substituted Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 33, 1933-1941 (1987).
Mechanical Properties of Friction-Related Materials
125.P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Fracture Behavior of Chopped Glass Strand Reinforced Phenolic Composites, Polymers & Polymer Composites, 5, 327-335 (1997).
52. S. Narayan, B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum, L.R. Dharani, Y.-R. Chen, Non-Asbestos Friction Materials: Mechanical Properties of Binary Systems, SAMPE Quarterly, 21(2), 17-22 (1990).
61. L.R. Dharani, Y.-R. Chen, F.D. Blum, S. Narayan, Non-asbestos Friction Materials: Fracture Toughness of Binary Systems, Sampe Quart., 22(1), 62-64 (1990).
82. N. Subramaniam, F.D. Blum, P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, Interface Characterization of Kevlar/Phenolic Composites, SAMPE Quarterly, 24(3), 15-20 (1993).
84. S. Narayan, F.D. Blum, L. Dharani, Effects of Moisture and Other Contaminants in Friction Composites, Polym. Eng. Sci., 33, 1204-1211 (1993).
90. P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, N. Subramaniam, F.D. Blum, 'Bunpe-Debond' Technique for Characterizing Fiber/Matrix Interfacial Adhesion, J. Mater. Sci., 29, 1185-1190 (1994). (This work has been highlighted in Amer. Cer. Soc. Bull., 74(10), 22, 1995.)
Frictional Properties of Friction-Related Materials
69. N. Subramaniam, B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum, Y.-R. Chen and L.R. Dharani, Glass Fiber Based Friction Materials., Intern. J. Polymeric Mater., 15, 93-102 (1991).
93. P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Fade and Wear Characteristics of a Glass Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Friction Material, Wear, 174, 119-127 (1994).
106. P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Load, Speed and Temperature Sensitivities of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Friction Material, Wear, 181-183, 913-921 (1995).
113. P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Hybrid Phenolic Friction Composites Containing Kevlar Pulp: Part I - Enhancement of Friction and Wear Performance, Wear, 193, 199-206 (1996).
114. P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Hybrid Phenolic Friction Composites Containing Kevlar Pulp: Part II - Wear Surface Characteristics, Wear, 193, 180-185 (1996).
115. F. Dong, F. D. Blum and L.R. Dharani, Lapinus Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Composites: Flexural and Frictional Properties, Polymers & Polymer Composites, 4, 155-161 (1996).
141. F. Dong, F. D. Blum, L. R. Dharani, Effects of Molding Pressure on the Mechanical and Frictional Properties of a Semi-Metallic Friction Material, Polym. Polym. Composites, 8, 151-156 (2000).
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A partial publication list by subject is also available.
(key: a- Journal Article, b- Book Chapter, c- Conference Proceeding, d- Other.)
246. a- M. Maddumaarachchi, Y. Arachchige, T. Zhang, F.D. Blum, Dynamics of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide head groups in bulk by solid-state deuterium NMR spectroscopy, Langmuir, 2018, 34, 11058-11065. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02193
Variable temperature, solid-state deuterium (2H) NMR spectroscopy has been used to probe the rather complex head-group dynamics of the surfactant cetyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide-d9 (CTAB-d9) in bulk.
245. c- H. J. Perera, F. D. Blum, Alkyl Chain Modified Diatomaceous Earth Superhydrophobic Coatings, 2018 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET), 2018, 1–4. doi: 10.1109/ICASET.2018.8376859
244 a- U. N. Arua, F. D. Blum, Disruptions in the Crystallinity of Poly(Lauryl Methacrylate) Due to Adsorption on Silica, Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Physics, 2018, 56, 89-96. doi: 10.1002/polb.24525
243. d- C. E. Carraher, Jr., E. Berda, F. D. Blum, J. P. Droske, W. T. Ford, B. A. Howell, J. M. Long, S. E. Morgan, History of Polymer Education in the United States Through the Efforts of the Committee on Polymer Education and Intersociety Polymer Education Council, Journal of Chemical Education 2017, 94, 1607-1609. doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00614
242. a- G. N Smith, J. E. Hallett, P. Joseph, S. Tretsiakova-McNally, T. Zhang, F. D Blum, J. Eastoe, Structural studies of thermally stable, combustion-resistant polymer composites, Polymer Journal 2017, 49, 711-19. doi: 10.1038/pj.2017.44
241. a- T. Zhang, F.D. Blum, Cationic surfactant blocks radical-inhibiting sites on silica, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2017, 504, 111–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.05.030
240. a- B. R. Sedai, S.H. Alavib, S. P. Harimkar, M. McCollum, J F. Donoghue, F D. Blum, Particle morphology dependent superhydrophobicity in treated diatomaceous earth/polystyrene coatings, Applied Surface Science, 2017, 416, 947–956. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.04.207
239. a- H. J. Perera, H. Mortazavian, F. D. Blum, Surface properties of silane-treated diatomaceous earth coatings; the effect of alkyl chain length, Langmuir 2017, 33, 2799-2809. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00015
238. a- B. Hetayothin, R. A. Cabaniss, F. D. Blum, Does Plasticizer Penetrate Tightly Bound Polymer in Adsorbed Poly(vinyl acetate) on Silica? Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 2092-2102.http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00022
237. a- N. Ghousifam, S. H. Mortazavian, R. Bhowmick, Y. Vasquez, F. D. Blum, H. Gappa-Fahlenkamp, A three-dimensional in vitro model to demonstrate the haptotactic effect of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 on atherosclerosis-associated monocyte migration, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2017, 97, 141-147. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.12.072
236. c- B. K. Khatiwada, M. Muthu Subramanian, K. P. Bastola, K. Mishra, F. Blum, R. Vaidyanathan, Role of Interfaces in Polymer Matrix Composites and Methodologies to Improve and Characterize Interfaces in Composites, International SAMPE Technical Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, 2016, January, pp1-10.
235. a-H. J. Perera, B. K. Khatiwada, A. Paul, H. Mortazavian F. D. Blum, Superhydrophobic surfaces with silane-treated diatomaceous earth/resin systems, Applied Surface Science, 2016, 133, 44072. doi:10.1002/APP.44072
(The graphic on the left from this paper was used as the cover for the Nov. 5, 2016, issue 41.)
234. a- B. R. Sedai, B. K. Khatiwada, H. Mortaszavian, and F. D. Blum, Development of superhydrophobicity in fluorosilane-treated diatomaceous earth polymer coatings, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2016, 386, 178-186. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.06.009
233. a- H. Mortazavian; C. J. Fennell, F. D Blum, Surface Bonding Is Stronger for Poly(methyl methacrylate) than for Poly(vinyl acetate), Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 4211-4219. 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00521
232. b- F. D. Blum, Silane Coupling Agents, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, 2016, EPST-0220.R1, John Wiley and Sons, New York. doi: 10.1002/0471440264.pst481.pub2
231. a- H. Mortazavian; C. J. Fennell, F. D Blum, Structure of the interfacial region in adsorbed poly(vinyl acetate) on silica, Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 298–307. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02214.
230. a- T. Zhang; Gu Xu; O. Regev; F. D Blum, Low-Temperature Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Emulsion Gels Through Surfactant Catalysis, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2016, 461, 128-135. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.09.003
229.a- T. Zhang; G. Xu; Z.-F. Li; O. Regev; M. Maddumaarachchi, F. D Blum, PS/CTAB/Silica Composites from Room Temperature Polymerization of High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 451, 161-169. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2015.04.002 
228. a- M. Maddumaarachchi, F. D. Blum, Thermal Analysis and FT-IR Studies of Adsorbed Poly(ethylene-stat-vinyl acetate) on Silica, J. Polym. Sci. B, Polym. Phys., 52, 727-736, 2014. (this paper has been selected at the cover article for the 15 May 2014 issue. DOI: 10.1002/polb.23476
227. b- F. D. Blum, Colloidal Systems, Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance eMagRes, 2013, 2, 1-9. DOI 10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1328
226. a- Z.-F. Li, F. D. Blum, M. F. Bertino, C.-S. Kim, Understanding The Response of Nanostructured Polyaniline Gas Sensors, Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical, 183, 419-427 (2103). doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.03.125
225. a – B. K. Khatiwada, B. Hetayothin, F. D. Blum, Thermal Properties of PMMA on Silica Using Temperature-Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Macromolecular Symposia, 2013, 327, 20-28. doi: 10.1002/masy.201350502.
224. a – B. Hetayothin, R. Cabaniss, F. Blum, Dynamics of di(propylene glycol) dibenzoate-d10 in poly(vinyl acetate) by solid state Deuterium NMR, Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 9128–9138. doi:10.1021/ma301463n
223. a - T. Zhang, G. Xu, J. Puckette, F. D Blum, Effect of Silica on the Structure of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide, J. Phys. Chem, C, 116, 11626-11634 (2012). doi: 10.1021/jp303338t
222. a. - Z.-F. Li, F.D. Blum, M.F. Bertino, C.-S. Kim, Amplified Response and Enhanced Selectivity of Metal-PANI Fiber Composite Based Vapor Sensors, Sensors and Actuators B, 161, 390-395 (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.10.049
221. c – F.D. Blum, B. Hetayothin, P. Krisanangkura, Modulated DSC and FTIR of Polymers at Interfaces in Composites, Polymer Preprints, 52(2), 326-327 (2011).
220. c - B. K. Khatiwada, F.D. Blum, Quasi-isothermal Heat Capacity Measurements of Adsorbed PMMA on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 52(2), 49-50 (2011).
219. a – P. Krisanangkura, A. M. Packard, J. Burgher, F. D. Blum, Bound Fractions of Methacrylate Polymers Adsorbed on Silica Using FTIR , J. Polym. Sci. B, Polym. Phys. Ed. 48, 1911-1918 (2010). doi: 10.1002/polb.22066
218. a – C. E. Carraher, Jr, F. D. Blum, M. B. Nair, G. Barot, A. Battin, T. Fiore, C. Pellerito, M. Scopelliti, A. Zhao, M. R. Roner, L. Pellerito, Solid State Analysis of Metal-Containing Polymers Employing Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Solid State NMR and F EI TOF MALDI MS, J. Inorganic Organometallic Polym. Mater., 20, 570-585 (2010). doi: 10.1007/s10904-010-9336-y
217. c. – B. Hetayothin, F. D. Blum, Quantitative Analysis of Thermograms for Adsorbed Polymers on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 51(1), 480-1, 2010.
216. a. – B. Metin, F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics in Poly(methyl acrylate) on Silica - Effect of Surface Treatment, Langmuir, 26, 5226-5231 (2010). doi 10.1021/la903705p
215. a. – R. Nambiar, F. D. Blum, Plasticization of Adsorbed Poly(vinyl acetate) by Deuterium NMR, Macromolecules, 42, 8998-9007 (2009). doi: 10.1021/ma901205u
214. a. – F. D. Blum, P. Krisanangkura, Comparison of Differential Scanning Calorimetry, FTIR, and NMR to Measurements of Adsorbed Polymers, Thermochimica Acta, 492, 55-60 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.tca.2009.03.011
213. c. - F. D. Blum, Structure and Dynamics of Interphases in Filled-Polymer Composites, Polymer Composites Symposium-Exhibition and Workshops, CD, UCTEA Chamber of Chemical Engineers, Izmir, Turkey, 2008, p13-20.
212. a. – R. Nambiar, F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Bulk Poly(vinyl Acetate)-D3 By Solid-State 2H NMR: Effect of Small Molecule Plasticizer, Macromolecules, 41, 9837-9845 (2008). doi:10.1021/ma801535d
211. a. - G. Xu, F. D. Blum, Surfactant-Enhanced Free Radical Polymerization of Styrene in Emulsion Gels, Polymer, 49, 3233-3238 (2008).
210. a. - Z.F. Li, F.D. Blum, M.F. Bertino, C.S. Kim, and S.K. Pillalamarri, One-step fabrication of a polyaniline nanofiber vapor sensor, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, 134, 2539-2544 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.snb.2008.04.009
209. a. - M.O. Okuom, B. Metin, F.D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Poly(Methyl Acrylate)-d3 Adsorbed on Anopore - A Deuterium NMR Study, Langmuir, 24, 2539-2544 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/la703103j
208. c. - Z. Li, F. D. Blum, M. F. Bertino, C. Kim, Polyaniline Nanofiber-Based Gas Sensors, Polymer Preprints, 49(1), 558 (2008).
207. c. - F. D. Blum, B. Metin, M. Okuom, Dynamics of Adsorbed PMA-d3 - Effect of Substrate, Polymer Preprints, 49(1), 667 (2008).
206. c. - P. Krisanangkura, F. D. Blum, Dynamics of PIPA-d7 on Silica Surface, Polymer Preprints, 49(1), 668-9 (2008).
205. c. - B. Hetayothin, F. D. Blum, Thermal Analysis of Adsorbed Poly(vinyl acetate) on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 49(1), 632-3 (2008).
204. c. - M. B. Nair, F. D. Blum, Glass Transition Behavior of Poly(methyl acrylate) End-Grafted by ATRP to Amorphous Silica, Polymer Preprints, 49(1), 485 (2008).
203. a. - M. T. Kabomo, F. D. Blum, S. Kulkeratiyut, S. Kulkeratiyut, P. Krisanangkura, Effects of Molecular Mass and Surface Treatment on Adsorbed Poly(methyl methacrylate) on Silica, J. Polym. Sci.: B: Polym. Phys., 46, 649-658 (2008). DOI: 10.1002/polb.21400
202. c. - F. D. Blum, Z. Li, S. K. Pillalamarri, and M. F. Bertino, Irradiation and Metal-Containing Conjugated-Polymer Nanocomposites, Polymer Preprints, 48(2), 55 (2007).
201. a. - M. J. Purdue, J. M. D. MacElroy, D. F. O'Shea, M. O. Okuom, and F. D. Blum, A Comparative Study of the Properties of Polar and Nonpolar Solvent/Solute/Polystyrene Solutions in Microwave Fields via Molecular Dynamics, J. Chem. Phys., 125, 114902-13 (2006). DOI: 10.1063/1.2353112
200. a. - B. Metin and F. D. Blum Segmental Dynamics in Poly(methyl acrylate) on Silica: Molecular-Mass Effects, J. Chem. Phys., 125, 054707-9 (2006). DOI:10.1063/1.2219739
199. a. - G. Xu, R. R. Nambiar, F. D. Blum, Room-Temperature Decomposition of 2,2'-Azobis(isobutyronitrile) in Emulsion Gels With and Without Silica, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 302, 658-661 (2006). doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.07.015
198. a. - F. D. Blum, R. Vohra, B. Metin, O. C. Sitton, Surface Segmental Mobility and Adhesion - Effects of Filler and Molecular Mass, J. Adhesion, 82, 903-917 (2006). DOI:10.1080/00218460600875920
197. a. - S. Kulkeratiyut, S. Kulkeratiyut, F. D. Blum, Determination of Bound Carbonyls in PMMA Adsorbed on Silica Using Transmission FTIR, J. Polym. Sci., B, Polym. Phys. Ed, 44, 2071-2078 (2006).
196. .a. - M. J. Purdue, J. M. D. MacElroy, D. F. O'Shea, M. O. Okuom, and F. D. Blum, Molecular Dynamics of Polystyrene Solutions in Microwave Fields, J. Chem. Phys., 124, 204904-18 (2006).
195. a. - F. D. Blum, E. N. Young, G. Smith and O. C. Sitton, Thermal Analysis of Adsorbed PMMA on Silica, Langmuir, 22, 4741-4744 (2006).
194. c. - F. D. Blum, S. K. Pillalamarri, L. K. Werake, J. G. Story, M. F. Bertino, and A. K. Tokuhiro, Nanometal Containing Nanocomposites and Photolithographic Polyaniline, Nanofibers, Polymer Preprints 47(1), 405 (2006).
193. c. - B. Metin and F. D. Blum, Segmental Mobility of Chain Ends in Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3, Polymer Preprints, 47(1), 43-4 (2006).
192. c. - P. Krisanangkura and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Poly(isopropyl Acrylate)-d7 on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 47(1), 254 (2006).
191. c.- M. B. Nair and F. D. Blum, Synthesis and Thermal Behavior of Poly(Methyl Acrylate) Attached To Silica by Surface-Initiated ATRP, Polymer Preprints, 47(1), 315 (2006).
190. c. - R. R. Nambiar and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Poly(Vinyl Acetate)-d3 Adsorbed on Silica By Solid State 2H NMR: Effect of Small Molecule Plasticizer, Polymer Preprints, 47(1), 256, (2006).
189. a. - B. Metin and F.D. Blum, Molecular Mass and Dynamics of Poly(methyl acrylate) in the Glass Transition Region, J. Chem. Phys., 124, 054908-10 (2006).
188. a. - D. Lahiri, S. Chattopadhyayy, B.A. Bunker, C.M. Doudna, M.F. Bertino, F. Blum, A Tokuhiro, and J. Terry, EXAFS Studies of Bimetallic Ag-Pt and Ag-Pd Nanorods, Physica Scripta, T115, 776-780 (2005).
187. a. - S. K. Patil, N. Shah, F. D. Blum, and M. N. Rahaman, Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis of Hydroxyl Content of Hydrothermally Processed Heteroepitaxial Barium Titanate Films, J. Mater. Res., 20, 3312-3319 (2005).
186. a - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, and M. F. Bertino, One-pot Synthesis of Polyaniline-Metal Nanocomposites, Chem. Materials, 17, 5941-5944 (2005).
185. a. - D. Lahiri, B. Bunker, B. Mishra, Z. Zhang, D. Meisel, C. M. Doudna, M. F. Bertino, F. D. Blum, and A. T. Tokuhiro, S. Chattopadhyay, T. Shibata, and J. Terry, Bimetallic Pt-Ag and Pd-Ag Nanoparticles, J. Appl. Phys., 97, 094304-8 (2005).
184. a. - L.K. Werake, J. G. Story, M. F. Bertino, S. K. Pillalamarri, and F. D. Blum, Photolithographic Synthesis of Polyaniline Fibers, Nanotechnology, 16, 2833-7 (2005).
183. c - M. O. Okuom and F. D. Blum, Deuterium NMR Studies of Segmental Dynamics of Anopore-Adsorbed Poly(Methyl Acrylate), Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 375-6 (2005).
182. c - M. B. Nair and F. D. Blum, Copolymers and Blends of Methyl Acrylate and Acrylic Isobutyl POSS Nanomaterials, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 367-8 (2005).
181. c - P. K. Challa, B. Zhang, and F. D. Blum, Estimation of Bound Carbonyls in PMMA-R-PS Copolymers Adsorbed On Silica, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 393-4 (2005).
180. c - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, and M. F. Bertino, Synthesis Of Gold Nanoparticles Attached To Polypyrrole Nanofibers, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 483-4 (2005).
179. c - F. D. Blum and B. Metin, NMR and Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Adsorbed Poly(Methyl Acrylate) on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 437 (2005).
178. c - B. Metin and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics in Poly(Methyl Acrylate)-d3 on Strongly and Weakly Adsorbing Silica Surfaces, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 463-4 (2005).
177. c - R. R. Nambiar and F. D. Blum, Effect Of Plasticizer on PVAc-d3 Dynamics Using 2H Solid-State NMR, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 632-3 (2005).
176. a. - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum and M. F. Bertino, Synthesis of polyaniline-gold nanocomposites using "grafting from" approach, Chem. Comm., 4584-5 (2005).
175. a. - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, A. T. Tokuhiro, J. G. Story, and M. F. Bertino, Radiolytic Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanofibers: A New Template-less Pathway, Chem. Materials, 17, 227-229 (2005).
174. a - F D. Blum, B. Gandhi, D. Forciniti, and L. Dharani, Effect of Surface Segmental Mobility on the Adhesion of Acrylic Soft Adhesives, Macromolecules, 38, 481-487(2005). doi: 10.1021/ma0485336
173. c. M. Okuom and F.D. Blum. Self-Diffusion of N,N-Dimethylformamide in Polystyrene Solution Measured by Pulsed-Field Gradient NMR, Polymer Preprints, 45(2), 790-1 (2004).
172. c. - B. Metin, F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics in Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 on Silica. Molecular Mass Effects, Polymer Preprints, 45(1), 948-9 (2004).
171. c. - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, M. Bertino, Synthesis of Surface-Initiated Polyaniline-Silica Nanocomposites, Polymer Preprints, 45(1), 861-2 (2004).
170. c. - S. K. Pillalamarri, F. D. Blum, M. Bertino, A. K. Tokuhiro, Synthesis of Polyaniline-Silver Nanocomposites Using Radiolysis, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, 90, 264-5 (2004).
169. c. - S. Patil, N. Shah, F. D. Blum, and M. N. Rahaman, Characterization of Hydroxyl Content of Hydrothermal Barium Titanate Films, Ceramic Transactions, 150, 79-88, 2004. Ceramic Materials and Multilayer Electronic Devices, K.M. Nair, A.S. Bhalla, S.-I. Hirano, D. Suvorov, W. Zhu, and R. Schwartz, eds. American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH.
168. a. - B. Zhang and F. D. Blum, Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Ultra-thin Adsorbed PS-r-PMMA Copolymers on Silica, Macromolecules, 36, 8522-8527, 2003.
167. b. - F. D. Blum, Silane Coupling Agents, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, DOI: 10.1002/0471440264.pst481, 2003.
166. d. - F. D. Blum and R. Laine, editors, Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, eMedix, Hattiesburg, MS, v + 399 pp, 2003. in book and CD form.
165. b. - F. D. Blum, Dynamics of Hybrid and Interfacial Silane Coupling Agents, in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, eMedix, Hattiesburg, MS, p 303-319, 2003.
164. c. - C.M. Doudna, M.F. Bertino, S. Pillalamarri, F.D. Blum, A.T. Tokuhiro, S. Chatto-padhyay, and J. Terry, Radiolytic Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanoparticles With High Aspect Ratio, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., 740, I11.2, 2003.
163. a. - C. M. Doudna, M. F. Bertino, F. D. Blum, A. T. TokuhiroDebdutta Lahiri-Dey, Soma Chattopadhyay,B.A.Bunker, and Jeff Terry, Radiolytic Synthesis of Bimetallic Ag-Pt Nanoparticles with High Aspect Ratio, J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 2966-2970 (2003).
162. c. - B. Zhang, S. Kulkeratiyut, S. Kulkerati-yut and F. D. Blum, FT-IR Studies of Stereo Regular PMMA on Silica: Drying Effects, Polymer Preprints, 44(1), 1195-6 (2003).
161. c. - B. Metin and F. D. Blum, Molecular Mass and Dynamics in PMA-d3 in the Glass Transition Region, Polymer Preprints, 44(1), 359-60 (2003).
160. c. - M. O. Okuom, J. Yang and F. D. Blum, Deuterium NMR Studies of Bulk and Silica-Adsorbed Polystyrene, Polymer Preprints, 44(1), 334-5 (2003).
159. c. -F. D. Blum and R. D. O¹Connor, Dynamics of Bulk and Adsorbed Poly(Vinyl Acetate), Polymer Preprints, 44(1), 303-4 (2003).
158. a. - F. D. Blum, W.-Y. Lin, C. E. Porter, Dynamics of Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate) and Poly(methyl methacrylate) on Silica, Colloid Polym Sci., 281, 197-202 (2003).
157. a. - B. Zhang and F.D. Blum, Thermogravimetric Study of Ultra-thin PMMA Films on Silica: Effects of Tacticity, Thermochimica Acta, 396, 211-217 (2003).
156. b. - F. D. Blum and R. B. Durairaj, Local Segmental Dynamics of Polyacrylates in Concentrated Chloroform Solutions, NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers in Solution and in the Solid State, ACS Symposium Series, #843, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, H.N. Cheng and A.English, eds. 398-408, 2002.
155. a. - C. Porter and F. D. Blum, Thermal Characterization of Adsorbed Polystyrene Using Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Macromolecules, 35, 7448-7452 (2002).
154. a. - E. Ciftci, M. N. Rahaman, and F. D. Blum, Hydrothermal Deposition and Characterization of Heteroepitaxial BaTiO3 Films on SrTiO3 and LaAlO3 Single Crystals, J. Materials Sci., 37, 3361-3367 (2002).
153. c. - B. Gandi and F. D. Blum, Effect of Sur-face Mobility on Adhesion in Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Tape System, Polymer Preprints, 43(1), 409-410 (2002).
152. c. - B. Zhang and F. D. Blum, Thermogravimetric Studies of Adsorbed PMMA, Polymer Preprints, 43(1), 484-485 (2002).
151. b. - E. Ciftci, M. N. Rahaman, M. Shumsky and F. D. Blum, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Heteroepitaxial Barium Titanate Thin Films, in Dielectric Materials and Devices, Edited by K. M. Nair, A. S. Bhalla, T. K. Gupta, S.-I. Hirano, and B. V. Hiremath. The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH, 2001, p. 279-88.
150. c. - F. D. Blum, Graded Interfaces of Polymers on Silica, Silica 2001 CD-ROM, Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, ICSI-CNRS, Mulhouse, France, paper 223, 4pp, 2001.
149. c. - M. T. Kabomo, F. D. Blum, Glass Transition Behavior of PMMA Thin Films, Polymer Preprints, 42(2), 67-68 (2001).
148 c. - B. Zhang, F. D. Blum, Thermal analysis of ultrathin PS-r-PMMA copolymer films on silica, Polymer Preprints, 42(2), 65-66 (2001).
147. c. - R. D. O'Connor, G. Xu, F. D. Blum, Dynamics of Poly(vinyl acetate)-d3 on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 42(2), 17-18 (2001).
146 c. - F. D. Blum, C. E. Porter, W. Lin, Graduated Segmental Mobility in Polymer Layers on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 42(2), 15-16 (2001).
145. a - W.-Y. Lin and F.D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Interfacial Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 in Composites by Deuterium NMR Spectroscopy, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 123, 2032-2037 (2001).
144. c. - F. D. Blum and Raj B. Durairaj, Dy-namics of Polyacrylates In Concentrated Chloroform Solutions, Polymer Preprints, 42(1), 71 (2001).
143. a - K. Nagashima and F. D. Blum, Adsorption and Dynamics of Sodium Alkylbenzenesulfonate on Alumina, Colloids and Surfaces A, 176, 17-24 (2001).
142. a. - C. E. Porter and F.D. Blum, Thermal Characterization of PMMA Thin Films Using Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Macromolecules, 33, 7016-7020 (2000).
141. a - F. Dong, F. D. Blum, L. R. Dharani, Effects of Molding Pressure on the Mechanical and Frictional Properties of a Semi-Metallic Friction Material, Polym. Polym. Composites, 8, 151-156 (2000).
140. a. - R.D. O'Connor, E. Ginsberg, and F.D. Blum, Solid-state Deuterium NMR of Methyl Dynamics of Poly(a-methylstyrene and Polymethylphenylsilane, J. Chem. Phys., 112, 7247-7259 (2000).
139. c. - F.D. Blum and W.-Y. Lin, Dynamics of Interfacial Polymers in Composites, Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 82, 171 (2000).
138. a- H. Jo and F. D. Blum, Characterization of the Interface in Polymer-Silica Composites Containing an Acrylic Silane Coupling Agent, Chem. Mater., 11, 2548-2553 (1999).
137. a. - T. W.-H. Wang, F. D. Blum, L. R. Dharani, Effect of Interfacial Mobility on Flexural Strength and Fracture Toughness of Glass/Epoxy Laminates, J. Materials Sci., 34, 4873-4882 (1999).
136. a - K. Nagashima and F. D. Blum, Proton Adsorption onto Alumina: Extension of Multisite Complexation (MUSIC) Theory, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 217, 28-36 (1999).
135. c. - H. Jo and F. D. Blum, Dynamics of Coupling Agents at Interfaces of Composites, Polymer Preprints, 40 (2), 780-781 (1999).
134. c. - C. E. Porter, F. D. Blum, Thermal Characterization of PMMA Thin Films on Silica Using Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Polymer Preprints, 40 (2), 557-558 (1999).
133. b. - F. D. Blum, NMR of Surface Polymers, in Colloid - Polymer Interactions: From Fundamentals to Practice, R. S. Farinato and P. Dubin, eds, John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY, 1999, p207-223.
132. a - K. Nagashima, F.D. Blum, Adsorption of Sodium n-Decylbenzene Sulfonate on Alumina: Relationships between Macro- and Microscopic Behavior, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 214, 8-15 (1999).
131. a - H. Jo, and F. D. Blum, Structure and Adsorption of 3-acryloxypropyltrimeth-oxysilane, Langmuir, 15, 2444-2449 (1999).
130. a - R. D. O'Connor, F. D. Blum, E. Ginsburg, and R. D. Miller, Dynamics of Polymethyl-phenylsilane-d3 by Two-Dimensional Exchange NMR, Macromolecules, 31, 4852-4861 (1998).
129. a - W.-Y. Lin and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Bulk and Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 by Deuterium NMR: Effect of Molecular Weight, Macromolecules, 31, 4135-4142 (1998).
128. a - M. Xie and F. D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) in Bulk and at the Surface/Air Interface, J. Polym. Sci.-Polym. Phys. Ed., 36, 1609-1616 (1998).
127. c - H. Jo, F. D. Blum, Structure of Acrylic Silanes after Heat Treatment, Polymer Preprints, 39(1) 359-360 (1998).
126. c - F. D. Blum, W.-Y. Lin, Deuterium NMR of Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 78, 135-136 (1998).
125. a-P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Fracture Behavior of Chopped Glass Strand Reinforced Phenolic Composites, Polym. Polym. Composites, 5, 327-335 (1997).
124. a-W.-Y. Lin and F.D. Blum, Segmental Dynamics of Bulk and Adsorbed Poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 by Deuterium NMR: Effect of Adsorbed Amount, Macromolecules, 30, 5331-5338 (1997).
123. d- F.D. Blum, book review of Spin-1 NMR, by N. Chandrakumar, Concepts Magnetic Reson., 9, 269 (1997).
122. c-F.D. Blum, W.Y-Lin, M. Liang, C.G. Wade, Deuterium NMR of Adsorbed Polymers, Polymer Preprints, 38(1), 886-887 (1997). doi: 10.1021/ma0485336
121. a-F.D. Blum, G. Xu, M. Liang, C.G. Wade, Dynamics of Poly(vinyl acetate) in Bulk and on Silica, Macromolecules, 29, 8740-8745 (1996).
120. a-M. Xie, F.D. Blum, Adsorption and Dynamics of Poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) on Silica and Alumina in Toluene, Langmuir, 12, 5669-5673 (1996).
119. a-M. Liang, F.D. Blum, Segmental Motion in Surface-Bound Swollen Poly(methyl acrylate), Macromolecules, 29, 7374-7377 (1996).
118. a-T. Wang, F.D. Blum, Interfacial Mobility and Its Effect on Interlaminar Fracture Toughness in Glass-Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Laminates, J. Materials Sci., 31, 5231-5238 (1996).
117. c-G. Xu and F.D. Blum, Immobilization of Lipase in A Filled Polymer Composite, Polymer Preprints, 37(2), 755-756 (1996).
116. c-H. Jo and F.D. Blum, Dynamics of 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, Polymer Preprints, 37(2), 245-246 (1996).
115. a-F. Dong, F. D. Blum and L.R. Dharani, Lapinus Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Composites: Flexural and Frictional Properties, Polymers & Polymer Composites, 4, 155-161 (1996).
114. a-P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Hybrid Phenolic Friction Composites Containing Kevlar Pulp: Part II - Wear Surface Characteristics, Wear, 193, 180-185 (1996).
113. a-P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Hybrid Phenolic Friction Composites Containing Kevlar Pulp: Part I - Enhancement of Friction and Wear Performance, Wear, 193, 199-206 (1996).
112. a-M. Xie and F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) in Toluene, Macromolecules, 29, 3862-3867 (1996).
111. c-H. Jo, F.D. Blum, Hydrolysis, Adsorption and Structure of 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, Polymer Preprints, 37(1), 737-738 (1996).
110. c-F. Dong, F.D. Blum, Thermal Stability and Fade Properties of Cashewnut Shell Liquid Compounds, Polymer Preprints, 37(1), 733-734 (1996).
109. c-G. Xu, F.D. Blum, Catalytic Effect of Surfactant in the Free Radical Polymerization of Styrene in Concentrated Emulsions, Polymer Preprints, 37(1), 597-598 (1996).
108. c-M. Xie and F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) on Silica and Alumina, Polymer Preprints, 36(2), 386-387 (1995).
107. a-R.A. Waggoner, F.D. Blum, J.C. Lang, Diffusion in Aqueous Mixtures of Poly(ethylene glycol) at Low Concentrations, Macromolecules, 28, 2658-2664 (1995).
106. a-P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Load, Speed and Temperature Sensitivities of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Friction Material, Wear, 181-183, 913-921 (1995).
105. c-T.W.H. Wang, F.D. Blum, Interfacial Mobility and its Effect on Strength and Fracture Toughness in Glass-Fiber Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Laminates, Polymer Preprints, 36(1), 817-818 (1995).
104. c-G. Xu, F.D. Blum, Catalytic Effect of Surfactant in the Free Radical Polymerization of Styrene in Silica-Containing Emulsion Gels, Polymer Preprints, 36(1), 489-490 (1995).
103. c-T.W.H. Wang, F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Adhesion Promoters and the Physical Properties of Composites, Proceedings of the 18th Annual Meeting, The Adhesion Society, Blacksburg, VA, 1995, p215-217.
102. d-F.D. Blum, book review of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Solid Polymers, by V.J. McBrierty and K. J. Packer, Appl. Spectros., 48(8), 21A (1994).
101. c-P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Tribological Study of Non-Asbestos Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Composites for Braking Applications, Proc. Am. Soc. Composites - 9th Conference, Technomic Publishing, Inc., Lancaster, PA, 1994, p106-113.
100. a-F.D. Blum, Dynamics of the Interface in a Model Composite System, Macromol. Symp., 86, 161-169 (1994).
99. a-M. Nalini, F.D. Blum, L.R. Dharani, Use of Titanate Coupling Agents in Kevlar/Phenolic Composites, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 54, 113-123 (1994).
98. b-F.D. Blum, NMR Studies of Isotope-Enriched Species at Interfaces, Characterization of Composite Materials, H. Ishida, ed., Manning Publications, Greenwich, CT, 1994, p64-79. An invited review.
97. a-J.R. Duke, F.D. Blum, NMR Relaxation Behavior of the Headgroup of SHBS Liquid Crystals, Langmuir, 10, 2429-2435 (1994).
96. c-L. Ramachandaran, F.D. Blum, Self-Diffusion of Polymeric Dispersants in Oil Solutions, Polymer Preprints, 35(2), 757-758 (1994).
95. c-T.W.H. Wang, F.D. Blum, Interface Mobility and Its Effect on Interlaminar Fracture Toughness in Glass Reinforced Epoxy Laminates, Polymer Preprints, 35(2), 755-756 (1994).
94. c-F. D. Blum, NMR Studies of Polymers at Interfaces, Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 71, 256-257 (1994).
93. a-P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, F.D. Blum, Fade and Wear Characteristics of a Glass Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Friction Material, Wear, 174, 119-127 (1994).
92. b-F.D. Blum, NMR Studies of Organic Thin Films, Annual Reports of NMR Spectroscopy, I. Ando and G.A. Webb, eds., 28, 277-321 (1994). An invited review.
91. a-R.D. O'Connor, F.D. Blum, Log-A2 Distribution of Correlation Times Revisited, Macromolecules, 27, 1654-1656 (1994).
90. a-P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, N. Subramaniam, F.D. Blum, 'Bundle-Debond' Technique for Characterizing Fiber/Matrix Interfacial Adhesion, J. Mater. Sci., 29, 1185-1190 (1994). (This work has been highlighted in Amer. Cer. Soc. Bull., 74(10), 22, 1995.)
89. c-R.D. O'Connor, F.D. Blum, E. Ginsburg, R. D. Miller, Deuterium NMR Study of the Dynamics of Solid State Methylphenylsilane, Polymer Preprints, 35(1), 739-740 (1994).
88. c-F.D. Blum, M. Xie, B. Sinha, F.C. Schwab, Dynamics of Block Poly(styrene-co-vinylpyridine) (SVP) in Solution and on Silica, Polymer Preprints, 35(1), 639-640 (1994).
87. c-F.D. Blum, R.D. O'Connor, L. Ramachandran, Diffusion of Polymers and Dispersants in Oil Solutions, Polymer Preprints, 35(1), 417-418 (1994).
86. a-B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum, F.C. Schwab, Dynamics of Adsorbed, Swollen Block Copolymers, Macromolecules, 26, 7053-7057 (1993).
85. a-R.A. Waggoner, F.D. Blum, J.M.D. MacElroy, Solvent Diffusion Coefficient Concentration in Polymer Solutions, Macromolecules, 26, 6841-6848 (1993).
84. a-S. Narayan, F.D. Blum, L. Dharani, Effects of Moisture and Other Contaminants in Friction Composites, Polym. Eng. Sci., 33, 1204-1211 (1993).
83. a-J.E. Gambogi, F.D. Blum, Effects of Water on the Interface in a Model Polymer Composite System: A NMR Study, Mater. Sci. Eng., A162, 249-256 (1993).
82. a-N. Subramaniam, F.D. Blum, P. Gopal, L.R. Dharani, Interface Characterization of Kevlar/Phenolic Composites, SAMPE Quarterly, 24(3), 15-20 (1993).
81. a-E. Soderlind, F.D. Blum, Structure of Sodium 4-(1'-Heptylnonyl)benzenesulfonate Adsorbed on Alumina Using 2H NMR, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 157, 172-179 (1993).
80. a-M.B. Mustafa, D.L. Tipton, M.D. Barkley, P.S. Russo, F.D. Blum, Dye Diffusion in Isotropic and Liquid Crystalline Aqueous Hydroxypropylcellulose, Macromolecules, 26, 370-378 (1993).
79. c-L.R. Dharani, P. Gopal, F.D. Blum, Bundle-Debond Technique for Characterization of Moisturized Kevlar/Phenolic Interfaces, in Advances in Experimental Mechanics and Biomimetics, Aerospace (Vol. 29) and Applied Mechanics (Vol. 146) Divisions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992, p51-56.
78. a-J.E. Gambogi, F.D. Blum, Molecular Mobility of the Interface in a Model Composite. A NMR Study, Macromolecules, 25, 4526-4534 (1992).
77. a-B. naNagara, R.D. O'Connor, F.D. Blum, Mobility of Toluene in Polystyrene-Toluene Solutions. A NMR Study, J. Phys. Chem., 96, 6417-6423 (1992).
76. a-Y.-J. Uang, F.D. Blum, S.E. Friberg, J.-F. Wang, Deuterium NMR and Low Angle X-Ray Studies of a Polymerizable Liquid Crystalline System, Langmuir, 8, 1487-1491 (1992).
75. c-D.S. Bohlen, F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Coupling Agents on Metal Oxide Surfaces, Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 66, 310-311 (1992).
74. a-H.-J. Kang, F.D. Blum, Structure and Dynamics of Amino-functional Silanes Adsorbed On Silica Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem., 95, 9391-9396 (1991).
73. b-S. Pickup, F.D. Blum, Application of One-Dimensional NMR Imaging to Solvent Diffusion Measurements in Polymeric Systems, Solid State NMR of Polymers, L. Mathias, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1991, p387-397.
72. b-F.D. Blum, R.B. Funchess, W. Meesiri, Dynamics of Surface Bound Polymers and Coupling Agents, Solid State NMR of Polymers, L. Mathias, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1991, p271-281.
71. a-R.J. Gambogi, D.L. Cho, H. Yasuda, F.D. Blum, Characterization of Plasma Polymerized Hydrocarbons Using Carbon-13 NMR, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed., 29, 1801-1805 (1991).
70. a-J.R. Duke, R.B. Funchess, F.D. Blum, Motion of the Head Group of SHBS in Lamellar Liquid Crystals, Langmuir, 7, 1909-1914 (1991).
69. a-N. Subramaniam, B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum, Y.-R. Chen and L.R. Dharani, Glass Fiber Based Friction Materials., Intern. J. Polymeric Mater., 15, 93-102 (1991).
68. c-D.S. Bohlen, F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Coupling Agents in Interfacial Regions, Polymer Preprints, 32(3), 726-727 (1991).
67. a-F.D. Blum, W. Meesiri, H.-J. Kang, J.E. Gambogi, Hydrolysis, Adsorption and Dynamics of Silane Coupling Agents on Silica Surfaces, J. Adhesion Sci. Tech., 5, 479-496 (1991).
66. c-H.U. Anderson, M.M. Nasrallah, F.D. Blum, and M.S. Smith, Polymeric Synthesis of Perovskite Powders and Films, Proc. Intl. Conf. on Chemistry of Electronic Ceramic Materials, Natl. Inst. Stand. Tech. Spec. Publ., 804, 179-184 (1991).
65. c-F.D. Blum, B.R. Sinha, F.C. Schwab, Structure and Dynamics of Terminally Attached, Swollen Block Copolymers, Polymer Preprints, 32(1), 271-272 (1991).
64. c-F.D. Blum, B.R. Sinha, F.C. Schwab, Dynamics of Terminally Attached Poly(styrene co-2-vinylpyridine) on Silica, Polymer 91 Preprints (Royal Aust. Chem. Soc.), 309-310 (1991).
63. a-R.J. Gambogi, F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Micellar Oligomeric and Monomeric Sodium 10-Undecenoate, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 140, 525-534 (1990).
62. a-Y.-J. Uang, T.D. Flaim, F.D. Blum, W/O Microemulsion Studies with Mono- and Dialkyl-Amic acid Surfactants, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 139, 381-391 (1990).
61. a-L.R. Dharani, Y.-R. Chen, F.D. Blum, S. Narayan, Non-asbestos Friction Materials: Fracture Toughness of Binary Systems, Sampe Quart., 22(1), 62-64 (1990).
60. c-R.B. Funchess, F.D. Blum, Dynamics of Bulk and Surface-Adsorbed Polyacrylates, Polymer Preprints, 31(2), 544-545 (1990).
59. a-F.D. Blum, B.R. Sinha, F.C. Schwab, Density Profile of Terminally Attached Polymers, Macromolecules, 23, 3592-3598 (1990).
58. a-H.-J. Kang, W. Meesiri, F.D. Blum, NMR Studies of the Hydrolysis and Molecular Motion of Aminopropylsilane, Mat. Sci. Eng., A126, 265-270 (1990).
57. a-F.D. Blum, Magnetic Resonance of Polymers at Surfaces, Colloids and Surfaces, 45, 361-376 (1990).
56. c-P.L. Lindemuth, B. Hammouda, J.R. Duke, F.D. Blum and R.L. Venable, PGSE-NMR & SANS from TPB Based Microemulsions, Macromolecular Liquids, vol. 177, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990, p117-121.
55. a-S. Pickup, F.D. Blum, W.T. Ford, Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Boc-Amino Acid Anhydrides under Conditions of Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis, J. Polym. Sci.: A Polym. Chem., 28, 931-934 (1990).
54. c-F.D. Blum, S. Pickup, R.A. Waggoner, NMR Measurements of Solvent Self-Diffusion Coefficients in Polymer Solutions, Polymer Preprints, 31(1), 125-126 (1990).
53. a-P.M. Lindemuth, J.R. Duke, F.D. Blum, R.L. Venable, Dynamic Behavior in Isotropic Regions of Tetradecylpyridinium Bromide/Pentanol/Heptane/Water System, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 135, 539-546 (1990).
52. a-S. Narayan, B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum, L.R. Dharani, Y.-R. Chen, Non-Asbestos Friction Materials: Mechanical Properties of Binary Systems, SAMPE Quarterly, 21(2), 17-22 (1990).
51. a-S. Pickup and F.D. Blum, Self-Diffusion of Toluene in Polystyrene Solutions, Macromolecules, 22, 3961-3968 (1989).
50. a-B.R. Sinha, F.D. Blum and D. O'Connor, Characterization of Substituted Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins Using Solid-State Carbon-13 NMR, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 38, 163-171 (1989).
49. a-B. Durairaj and F.D. Blum, Synthesis and Dynamics of Oligomeric Micelles, Langmuir, 5, 370-372 (1989).
48. a-R.A. Waggoner and F.D. Blum, Solvent-Diffusion and Drying of Coatings, J. Coat. Tech., 61(#768), 51-56 (1989). (Finalist in the Roon Award Competition of the Federation of Coatings Societies).
47. a-F.D. Blum, D.F. Evans, B. na Nagara and G.G. Warr, Dynamic Behavior in Hexadecyloctyldimethylammonium Bromide/Alkane/Water Microemulsions, Langmuir, 4, 1257-1261 (1988).
46. c-F.D. Blum, B. Sinha and F.A. Schwab, Dynamics of Polymers Adsorbed on a Solid Surface. A Deuterium NMR View, Poly. Mat. Sci. Eng., 59, 302-305 (1988).
45. c-W. Meesiri, F.D. Blum, Adsorption of Silane Coupling Agents on Silica Surfaces from Acetone Water Mixtures, Polymer Preprints, 29(1), 196-197 (1988).
44. c-F.D. Blum, S.B. Pickup, Mutual-Diffusion Coefficients of Deuterium Oxide in Cellulose Solutions Determined by Small Scale NMR Imaging, Polymer Preprints, 29(1), 100-101 (1988).
43. c-F.D. Blum, W. Meesiri, Solid-State NMR Studies of Silane Coupling Agent on Surfaces, Polymer Preprints, 29(1), 44-45 (1988).
42. c-F.D. Blum, R.B. Funchess, Dynamics of Acrylate and Methacrylate Polymers on Surfaces, Polymer Preprints, 29(1), 54-55 (1988).
41. b-F.D. Blum, R.B. Funchess and W. Meesiri, Dynamics of Surface Bound Species, in Interfaces in Polymer, Ceramic and Metal Matrix Composites, H. Ishida, Ed., Elsevier Science, New York, 1988, p205-213.
40. a-W.T. Ford, B.J. Ackerson, F.D. Blum, M. Periyasamy and S. Pickup, Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Solvents in Polystyrene Gels, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 109, 7376-7380 (1987).
39. a-S. Jagannathan, F.D. Blum and C.F. Polnaszek, Computer Simulation of Deuterium NMR Lineshapes, J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci., 27, 167-170 (1987).
38. a-S. Pickup and F.D. Blum, Solvent Self Diffusion in Polystyrene-Solvent Systems, J. Coat. Tech., 59(#753), 53-59 (1987).
37. b-F.D. Blum and B. na Nagara, Solvent Mobility in Atactic Polystyrene-Toluene Systems, in Reversible Polymer Gels, P.S. Russo, Ed., American Chemical Society Symposium Series, 350, 107-114 (1987).
36. a-F.D. Blum, E.I. Franses, W.G. Miller, K.D. Rose and R.G. Bryant, Structure and Dynamics in Lamellar Liquid Crystals. Effect of Agitation and Aging on Deuterium NMR Lineshapes, Langmuir, 3, 448-452 (1987).
35. a-S. Pickup and F.D. Blum, One- and Two-Dimensional Imaging On Standard NMR Spectrometer, Spectroscopy, 2(6), 53-55 (1987). (Reviewed in Chemtech, Jan. 1988)
34. a-R. Raghavan, T.L. Maver and F.D. Blum, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements of Molecular Weights. Self-Diffusion of Poly(methyl methacrylate) in Acetonitrile, Macromolecules, 20, 814-818 (1987).
33. a-F.D. Blum and D. O'Connor, Thermal Stability of Substituted Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 33, 1933-1941 (1987).
32. c-W.T. Ford, M. Periyasamy, B.J. Ackerson, F.D. Blum and S. Pickup, Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Solvents in Polystyrene Gels, Polymer Preprints, 28(1), 373-374 (1987).
31. c-F.D. Blum, T.L. Maver and R. Raghavan, NMR Measurements of PMMA Self-Diffusion Coefficients in Various Solvents, Polymer Preprints, 28(1), 340-342 (1987).
30. a-F.D. Blum, S. Pickup and K. Foster, Solvent Self-Diffusion in Polymer Solutions, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 113, 336-341 (1986).
29. c-F.D. Blum and S. Pickup, Solvent Self-Diffusion in Semi-Dilute and Concentrated Polymer Solutions by PGSE-NMR, Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 55, 15-19 (1986).
28. a-S. Pickup, F.D. Blum, W.T. Ford and M. Periyasamy, Transport of Small Molecules in Swollen Polymer Beads, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 108, 3987-3990 (1986).
27. a-F.D. Blum, Pulsed-Gradient Spin-Echo NMR Spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, 1(5), 32-38 (1986).
26. a-F.D. Blum, A.S. Padmanabhan and B. Durairaj, Solvent Self-Diffusion, Polymer NMR Relaxation and Free Volume in Polymer Solutions, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 24, 493-502 (1986).
25. c-F.D. Blum and B. na Nagara, Solvent Mobility in Gels of Atactic Polystyrene, Polymer Preprints, 27(1), 211-212 (1986).
24. a-S.J. Chen, D.F. Evans, B.W. Ninham, D.J. Mitchell, F.D. Blum and S.Pickup, Curvature as a Determinant of Microstructure and Microemulsions, J. Phys. Chem., 90, 842-847 (1986).
23. d-F.D. Blum, book review of Polymer Chemistry, the Basic Concepts, by P. Hiemenz, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 107, 287 (1985).
22. c-F.D. Blum, B. Durairaj and A.S. Padmanabhan, Solvent Self-Diffusion and Transverse Relaxation in Concentrated Polymer Solutions, Polymer Preprints, 26(2), 78-79 (1985).
21. a-B. Durairaj and F.D. Blum, Micelle Formation and Terminal Double Bonds in Sodium Carboxylates, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 106, 561-564 (1985).
20. a-E. Cheever, F.D. Blum, K.R. Foster and R.A. Mackay, Self-Diffusion of Water in Ionic and Non-Ionic Microemulsions, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 104, 121-129 (1985).
19. c-S. Pickup and F.D. Blum, Transport of Small Molecules in Swollen Polymer Beads, Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 53, 108-112 (1985). (Reviewed in Chem. Eng. News, Sept. 23, 1985, p47)
18. c-B. Durairaj and F. D. Blum, Synthesis and Characterization of Oligomeric Micelles of Sodium Carboxylates, Polymer Preprints, 26(1), 239-240 (1985).
17. a-F.D. Blum, S. Pickup, B. Ninham, S.J. Chen and D.F. Evans, Structure and Dynamics in Three-Component Microemulsions, J. Phys. Chem., 89, 711-713 (1985).
16. c-F.D. Blum, B. Durairaj and A.S. Padmanabhan, NMR Relaxation, Polymer Dynamics and Free Volume in Polyacrylate Solutions, p277-279, Polymer 85, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 1985.
15. c-F.D. Blum and T. Maver, Self Diffusion in PMMA Solutions, p280-282, Polymer 85, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 1985.
14. a-F.D. Blum, A.S. Padmanabhan and R. Mohebbi, Self-Diffusion of Water in Smectic Liquid Crystals, Langmuir, 1, 127-131 (1985).
13. b-K.R. Foster, E. Cheever, J.B. Leonard, F.D. Blum and R.A. Mackay, Transport Properties in Oil-in-Water Microemulsions, p275-286, ACS Symposium Series, 272, Macro- and Microemulsions: Theory and Applications, D.O. Shah, Ed., American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1985.
12. c-F.D. Blum, B. Durairaj and A.S. Padmanabhan, Free Volume and Transverse Relaxation in Polymer Solutions, Polymer Preprints, 25(2), 143-144 (1984).
11. c-F.D. Blum, S. Pickup, E. Cheever, J.B. Leonard and K.R. Foster, Transport Properties of Polymer Solutions, Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 51, 674-678 (1984).
10. a-F.D. Blum, B. Durairaj and A.S. Padmanabhan, Backbone Dynamics of Poly(isopropyl acrylate) in Chloroform. A Deuterium NMR Study, Macromolecules, 17, 2837-2846 (1984).
9. b-W.G. Miller, F.D. Blum, H.T. Davis, E.I. Franses, E.W. Kaler, P.K. Kilpatrick, K.J. Nietering, J.E. Puig and L.E. Scriven, Fluid Microstructures of Sodium 4-(1'-Heptylnonyl)benzene sulfonate Mixtures, p175-191, in Surfactants in Solution, vol. 1, K. Mittal and B. Lindman, eds., Plenum Press, New York, 1984.
8. a-K.R. Foster, E. Cheever, J.B. Leonard and F.D. Blum, Transport Properties of Polymer Solutions: A Comparative Approach, Biophys. J., 45, 975-984 (1984).
7. a-F.D. Blum, J.E. Dickson and W.G. Miller, Effect of Diluents on Poly(vinyl acetate) Dynamics, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 22, 211-221 (1984).
6. c-P.S. Russo, F.D. Blum, J.D. Ipsen, J.J. Abul-Hajj, and W.G. Miller, A Novel Delivery Mechanism for Cerato-ulmin in Elm Trees, p203-214, in Proceedings of the Dutch Elm Symposium, E.S. Kondo, Y. Hiratsuka and W.B.G. Denyer, eds., Manitoba Department of Natural Resources, Winnipeg, 1982.
5. a-P.S. Russo, F.D. Blum, J.D. Ipsen, Y.J. Abul-Hajj, and W.G. Miller, The Surface Activity of the Phytotoxin Cerato-ulmin, Can. J. Botany, 60, 1414-1422 (1982).
4. a-F.D. Blum and W.G. Miller, Temperature Dependence of Molecular Motion in Smectic Liquid Crystals of Hydrated Sodium 4-(1'-Heptylnonyl)benzenesulfonate, J. Phys. Chem., 86, 1729-1734 (1982).
3. b-P.K. Kilpatrick, F.D. Blum, H.T. Davis, A.H. Falls, E.W. Kaler, W.G. Miller, J.E. Puig, L.E. Scriven, Y. Talmon and N.A. Woodbury, Alcohol Effects on Transitions in Liquid Crystalline Dispersions, p143-172, in Microemulsions, I.D. Robb, ed., Plenum Press, 1982.
2. a-P.S. Russo, F.D. Blum, J.D. Ipsen, Y.J. Abul-Hajj, and W.G. Miller, The Solubility and Surface Activity of the Ceratocystis-ulmi Toxin Cerato-ulmin, Physiological Plant Pathology, 19, 113-126 (1981).
1. d-Frank D. Blum, "Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Polymer-Solvent and Surfactant Solvent Interactions," Ph.D. Thesis, University of Minnesota, 1981 (Diss. Abs. 43B, 149, 1982).227. b- F. D. Blum, Colloidal Systems, Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance eMagRes, 2013, 2, 1-9. DOI 10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1328.
Fun or special times
With Mr. Popcorn in 2012.
At the Fiesta Bowl, 2012. Stanford 38 - OSU 41
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