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Michael R. Bockstaller

Michael R. Bockstaller

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Materials Science

D-Index
52
Citations
10032
World Ranking
9552
National Ranking
2312

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his fundamental contributions to the understanding of block polymer nanoparticle composites leading to control of novel photonic and plasmonic properties

Overview

Michael R. Bockstaller is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on materials science, engineering, and chemistry. Throughout their career, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, surfaces, coatings and films, materials chemistry, and polymers and plastics.

The principal topics in their scientific work include advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, polymer surface interaction studies, polymer composites and self-healing, adhesion, friction, and surface interactions, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, conducting polymers and applications, as well as nanofabrication and lithography techniques.

Michael R. Bockstaller has published numerous papers in recognized scientific venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

  • ACS Macro Letters
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Macromolecules
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Nanoscale Advances

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bockstaller include:

  • Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites, 2022, Nature Materials
  • Liquid metal nanocomposites, 2020, Nanoscale Advances
  • Synthesis and Applications of ZnO/Polymer Nanohybrids, 2021, ACS Materials Letters
  • Enhancing the Performance of Rubber with Nano ZnO as Activators, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Dual-mode solid-state thermal rectification, 2020, Nature Communications

Bockstaller collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. The most common co-authors they have worked with are:

  • Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
  • Yuqi Zhao
  • Zongyu Wang
  • Rongguan Yin
  • Yue Zhai

In recognition of their contributions, Michael R. Bockstaller was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2014. The citation for this award references their fundamental contributions to the understanding of block polymer nanoparticle composites and the control of novel photonic and plasmonic properties.

Best Publications

  • Block copolymer nanocomposites : Perspectives for tailored functional materials

    Michael R. Bockstaller;Rafal A. Mickiewicz;Edwin L. Thomas

  • Size-Selective Organization of Enthalpic Compatibilized Nanocrystals in Ternary Block Copolymer/Particle Mixtures

    Michael R. Bockstaller;Yonit Lapetnikov;Shlomo Margel;Edwin L. Thomas

  • Surface-Initiated Polymerization as an Enabling Tool for Multifunctional (Nano-)Engineered Hybrid Materials

    Chin Ming Hui;Joanna Pietrasik;Michael Schmitt;Clare Mahoney

  • Evaluation of iron-cobalt/ferrite core-shell nanoparticles for cancer thermotherapy

    A. H. Habib;C. L. Ondeck;P. Chaudhary;M. R. Bockstaller

  • Rapid uptake of gold nanorods by primary human blood phagocytes and immunomodulatory effects of surface chemistry.

    Matthias Bartneck;Heidrun A. Keul;Smriti Singh;Katharina Czaja

  • Solution processable liquid metal nanodroplets by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization.

    Jiajun Yan;Mohammad H. Malakooti;Zhao Lu;Zongyu Wang

  • Metallodielectric Photonic Crystals Based on Diblock Copolymers

    Michael Bockstaller;Rainer Kolb;Edwin L. Thomas

  • Toughening fragile matter: mechanical properties of particle solids assembled from polymer-grafted hybrid particles synthesized by ATRP

    Jihoon Choi;Chin Ming Hui;Joanna Pietrasik;Hongchen Dong

  • Brush-modified materials: Control of molecular architecture, assembly behavior, properties and applications

    Jiajun Yan;Michael R. Bockstaller;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • A universal route towards thermoplastic lignin composites with improved mechanical properties

    Shayna L. Hilburg;Allison N. Elder;Hoyong Chung;Rachel L. Ferebee

  • Optical Properties of Polymer-Based Photonic Nanocomposite Materials

    Michael R. Bockstaller and;Edwin L. Thomas

  • Proximity effects in self-organized binary particle-block copolymer blends.

    Michael R. Bockstaller;Edwin L. Thomas

  • Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) Using ICAR ATRP at Low Catalyst Concentration

    Guowei Wang;Guowei Wang;Michael Schmitt;Zongyu Wang;Bongjoon Lee

  • Effect of Symmetry of Molecular Weight Distribution in Block Copolymers on Formation of ``Metastable'' Morphologies

    Jessica Listak;Wojciech Jakubowski;Laura Mueller;Andrzej Plichta

  • Flexible particle array structures by controlling polymer graft architecture.

    Jihoon Choi;Hongchen Dong;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Michael R. Bockstaller

  • Liquid metal nanocomposites

    Mohammad H. Malakooti;Michael R. Bockstaller;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Carmel Majidi

  • Enhancing Initiation Efficiency in Metal-Free Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SI-ATRP)

    Jiajun Yan;Xiangcheng Pan;Michael Schmitt;Zongyu Wang

  • A new class of tunable hypersonic phononic crystals based on polymer-tethered colloids

    Elena Alonso-Redondo;M. Schmitt;Zachary Urbach;C. M. Hui

  • Synthesis and Applications of ZnO/Polymer Nanohybrids

    Zongyu Wang;Michael R. Bockstaller;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • Effect of polymer-graft modification on the order formation in particle assembly structures.

    Jihoon Choi;Chin Ming Hui;Michael Schmitt;Joanna Pietrasik

  • Imidazolium-based ionic liquids as efficient shape-regulating solvents for the synthesis of gold nanorods.

    Hyung Ju Ryu;Luz Sanchez;Heidrun A. Keul;Aanchal Raj

  • Performance of dielectric nanocomposites: matrix-free, hairy nanoparticle assemblies and amorphous polymer-nanoparticle blends.

    Christopher A. Grabowski;Hilmar Koerner;Jeffrey S. Meth;Alei Dang

Frequent Co-Authors

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University
Alamgir Karim
Alamgir Karim University of Houston
George Fytas
George Fytas Max Planck Society
Edwin L. Thomas
Edwin L. Thomas Texas A&M University
Jack F. Douglas
Jack F. Douglas National Institute of Standards and Technology
Christopher M. Stafford
Christopher M. Stafford National Institute of Standards and Technology
Tong Liu
Tong Liu Beihang University
Sanat K. Kumar
Sanat K. Kumar Columbia University
Richard J. Spontak
Richard J. Spontak North Carolina State University
Gerhard Wegner
Gerhard Wegner Max Planck Society

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