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Overview

Rudolf Faust is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on chemistry and materials science, contributing to several subfields including organic chemistry, biomaterials, spectroscopy, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses various main topics such as advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, molecular sensors and ion detection, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, covalent organic framework applications, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, polymer crystallization and properties, and conducting polymers and applications.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Rudolf Faust include Asmita Deka Dey, Ujjal Haldar, Tota Rajasekhar, Priyadarsi De, and Pooja Ghosh.

Publications by Rudolf Faust have appeared in several notable academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • European Polymer Journal
  • Polymer Chemistry

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Rudolf Faust include:

  • PIB-based block copolymer with a segment having alternating sequence of leucine and alanine side-chain pendants, 2023, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A
  • Polyisobutylene-based glycopolymers as potent inhibitors for in vitro insulin aggregation, 2022, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Crystallinity of side-chain fatty acid containing block copolymers with polyisobutylene segment, 2023, European Polymer Journal
  • Charge variable PIB-based block copolymers as selective transmembrane ion transporters, 2023, Polymer Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Living carbocationic polymerization. IV. Living polymerization of isobutylene

    R. Faust;J. P. Kennedy

  • Living carbocationic polymerization

    Rudolf Faust;Joseph P. Kennedy

  • Living Carbocationic Polymerization of Isobutylene with Blocked Bifunctional Initiators in the Presence of Di-tert-butylpyridine as a Proton Trap

    Miklos Gyor;Hsien-Chang Wang;Rudolf Faust

  • Living catalysts, complexes and polymers therefrom

    Joseph P. Kennedy;Rudolf Faust

  • Photoinduced Smart, Self-Healing Polymer Sealant for Photovoltaics

    Sanjib Banerjee;Ranjan Tripathy;David Cozzens;Tibor Nagy

  • Molecular motions in polyisobutylene : A neutron spin-echo and dielectric investigation

    D. Richter;A. Arbe;J. Colmenero;M. Monkenbusch

  • Intermediate length scale dynamics of polyisobutylene

    B Farago;A Arbe;J Colmenero;R Faust

  • FROM ROUSE DYNAMICS TO LOCAL RELAXATION : A NEUTRON SPIN ECHO STUDY ON POLYISOBUTYLENE MELTS

    D. Richter;M. Monkenbusch;J. Allgeier;A. Arbe

  • Effect of architecture on the micellar properties of amphiphilic block copolymers: Comparison of AB linear diblock, A1A2B, and A2B heteroarm star block copolymers

    Jongpil Yun;Rudolf Faust;Laszlo Sz. Szilagyi;Sandor Keki

  • Living carbocationic polymerization. XVI: Living carbocationic polymerization of styrene

    Rudolf Faust;Joseph P. Kennedy

  • Living Carbocationic Polymerization of Styrene in the Presence of Proton Trap

    Zsolt Fodor;Miklos Gyor;Hsien-Chang Wang;Rudolf Faust

  • Syntheses and characterization of novel biostable polyisobutylene based thermoplastic polyurethanes

    Umaprasana Ojha;Pallavi Kulkarni;Rudolf Faust

  • Living coupling reaction in living cationic polymerization. 2. Synthesis and characterization of Amphiphilic A2B2 star-block copolymer : Poly[bis(isobutylene)-star-bis(methyl vinyl ether)]

    Young Cheol Bae;Rudolf Faust

  • Temperature Effects on the Living Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene: Determination of Spontaneous Chain-Transfer Constants in the Presence of Terminative Chain Transfer

    Zsolt Fodor;Young Cheol Bae;Rudolf Faust

  • Polyisobutylene Stars and Polyisobutylene-block-Poly(tert-Butyl Methacrylate) Block Copolymers by Site Transformation of Thiophene End-Capped Polyisobutylene Chain Ends

    Nemesio Martinez-Castro;Michael G. Lanzendörfer;Axel H. E. Müller;Jae Cheol Cho

  • Controlled delivery of paclitaxel from stent coatings using poly(hydroxystyrene-b-isobutylene-b-hydroxystyrene) and its acetylated derivative.

    Laszlo Sipos;Abhijit Som;Rudolf Faust;Robert Richard

  • Cationic Macromolecular Design and Synthesis Using Furan Derivatives

    Savvas Hadjikyriacou;Rudolf Faust

  • Effect of Temperature, Solvent Polarity, and Nature of Lewis Acid on the Rate Constants in the Carbocationic Polymerization of Isobutylene

    Laszlo Sipos;Priyadarsi De;Rudolf Faust

  • Determination of Propagation Rate Constants in Carbocationic Polymerization of Olefins. 1. Isobutylene

    Helmut Schlaad;Younghwan Kwon;Laszlo Sipos;Rudolf Faust

  • Allyl Halide (Macro)initiators in ATRP : Synthesis of Block Copolymers with Polyisobutylene Segments

    Wojciech Jakubowski;Nicolay V. Tsarevsky;Tomoya Higashihara;Rudolf Faust

  • Chapter 2. Carbocationic Polymerization

    Priyadarsi De and;Rudolf Faust

Frequent Co-Authors

Priyadarsi De
Priyadarsi De Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
Joseph P. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy University of Akron
Herbert Mayr
Herbert Mayr Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Arantxa Arbe
Arantxa Arbe Spanish National Research Council
Helmut Schlaad
Helmut Schlaad University of Potsdam
Juan Colmenero
Juan Colmenero University of the Basque Country
Dieter Richter
Dieter Richter Forschungszentrum Jülich
Bernadette Charleux
Bernadette Charleux Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Tomoya Higashihara
Tomoya Higashihara Yamagata University
James V. Crivello
James V. Crivello Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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