Refereed Publications


1980-2008: 260+ refereed papers, 4 books, 3+2 (pending) patents, 300+ presentations

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2008

1.       S. Peleshanko, V. V. Tsukruk, The Architecture and Surface Behavior of Highly Branched Molecules, Progr. Polym. Sci., 2008, 33, 523-580.

2.       S. Singamaneni, M. C. LeMieux, H. P. Lang, Ch. Gerber, Y. Lam, S. Zauscher, P. G. Datskos, N. V. Lavrik, H. Jiang, R. R. Naik, T. J. Bunning, V. V. Tsukruk. Bimaterial microcantilevers as a hybrid sensing platform, Adv. Mater., 2008, 20, 653-680.

3.       H. Ko, S. Singamaneni, V. V. Tsukruk, Nanostructured surfaces and assemblies as SERS media, Small  in print

4.       Luzinov, S. Minko, V. V. Tsukruk, Responsive brush layers: from tailored gradients to reversibly assembled nanoparticles, Soft Matter, 2008, 4, 714-725.

5.       R. Gunawidjaja, S. Peleshanko, H. Ko, V. V. Tsukruk, Bimetallic Nanocobs: Decorating Silver Nanowires with Gold Nanoparticles, Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 1544-1549.

6.       L. Liu, K-S Moon, R. Gunawidjaja, E. Lee, V. V. Tsukruk, M. S. Lee, Molecular Reorganization of Paired Assemblies of T-Shaped Rod-Coil Amphiphilic Molecules at the Air-Water Interface, Langmuir, 2008, 24, 3930-3936

 

2007

1.    R. W. Friddle, M. C. LeMieux, G. Cicero, A. B. Artyukhin, V. V. Tsukruk, J. C. Grossman, G. Galli, A. Noy, Single functional group interactions with individual carbon nanotubes, Nature Nanotech., 2007, 2, 692-697.

2.    S. Peleshanko, K. D. Anderson, M. Goodman, M. D. Determan, S. K. Mallapragada, V. V. Tsukruk, Thermoresponsive reversible behavior of multistimuli Pluronic-based pentablock copolymer at the air-water interface, Langmuir, 2007, 23, 25-30.  ..\articles\2007\PluronixLangmuir2007.pdf

3.    M. C. LeMieux, S. Peleshanko, K. D. Anderson, V. V. Tsukruk, Adaptive Nanomechanical Response Of Stratified Polymer Brush Structures, Langmuir, 2007, 23, 265-273  ..\articles\2007\StratBrushLangmuir2007.pdf

4.    S. Singamaneni, M. C. LeMieux, H. Jiang, T. J. Bunning, V. V. Tsukruk, Negative Thermal Expansion in Ultrathin Plasma Polymerized Films, Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 129-131. ..\articles\2007\NegTEChem Mat2007.pdf

5.    S. Singamaneni, C. Jiang, E. Merrick, D. Kommireddy, V. V. Tsukruk, Robust Fluorescent Response of Micropatterned Multilayered Films, J. Macromol. Sci., B: Phys. 2007, 46, 7-19.  ..\articles\2007\FluorLbLJmacSci2007.pdf

6.    D. Zimnitsky, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin, V. V. Tsukruk, Substrate and time dependent photoluminescence of quantum dots inside the ultrathin polymer LbL film, Langmuir, 2007, 23, 4509-4515.

7.    Y. H. Lin, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin, V. V. Tsukruk, Robust, Fluorescent, and Nanoscale Freestanding LbL Conjugated Films, Soft Matter., 2007, 3, 432-436. ..\articles\2007\LbLPPVflatSoftMatt2007.pdf

8.    R. Gunawidjaja, H. Ko, C. Jiang, V. V. Tsukruk, Buckling behavior of highly oriented silver nanowires encapsulated within LbL film, Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 2007-2015.  ..\articles\2007\AgLbLOrientChemMat2007.pdf

9.    M. E. McConney, C. F. Schaber, M. D. Julian, F. G. Barth, V. V. Tsukruk, Viscoelastic nanoscale properties of cuticle contribute to the high-pass properties of spider vibration receptor (Cupiennius salei Keys), Interface, 2007, 4, 1135-1143.

10.Y. H. Lin, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin, V. V. Tsukruk, Sculptured Layer-by-Layer Films, Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 3827-3832.

11.C. Jiang, X. Wang, R. Gunawidjaja, Y.-H. Lin, M. K. Gupta, D. L. Kaplan, R. R. Naik, V. V. Tsukruk, Mechanical Properties of Robust Ultrathin Silk Fibroin Films, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2007, 17, 2229-2237

12.S. Peleshanko, M. D. Julian, M. Ornatska, M. E. McConney, M. C. LeMieux, N. Chen, C. Tucker, Y. Yang, C. Liu, J. A. C. Humphrey, V. V. Tsukruk, Hydrogel-encapsulated Microfabricated Haircells Mimicking Fish Cupula Neuromasts, Adv. Mater., 2007, 19, 2903-2909.

13.D. Zimnitsky, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin, L. Zhang, V. V. Tsukruk, Photoluminescence of freely-suspended monolayer of quantum dots encapsulated into layer-by-layer films, Langmuir, 2007, 23, 10176-10183

14.J. H. He, Y. H. Lin, M. E. McConney, V. V. Tsukruk, Z. L. Wang, G. Bao, Enhancing UV Photoconductivity of ZnO Nanobelt by Polyacrylonitrile Functionalization, J. Appl. Phys., 2007, 102, 084303.

15.S. Singamaneni, M. C. LeMieux, H. Jiang, J. O. Enlow, T. J. Bunning, R. R. Naik, V. V. Tsukruk, Polymer-Silicon Flexible Structures for Fast Chemical Vapor Detection, Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 4248-4255.

 

    

 

2006

C. Jiang, V. V. Tsukruk, Free Standing Nanostructures via Layer-by-Layer Assembly, Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 829-840. ..\articles\2006\RevFSLbLAdvMat2006.pdf

K. L. Genson, J. Holzmueller, M. Ornatska, Y.-S. Yoo, M.-H. Park, M. S. Lee, V. V. Tsukruk, Assembling of dense fluorescent supramolecular webs via self-propelled star-shaped aggregates, Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 435-440. ..\articles\2006\MTFibNanolet2006.pdf

M. C. LeMieux, M. McConney, Y.-H. Lin, S. Singamaneni, H. Jiang, T.J. Bunning, V. V. Tsukruk, Polymeric Nanolayers as Actuators for Ultra-Sensitive Thermal Bimorphs, Nano Lett., 2006, 6, 730-734. ..\articles\2006\PECVDMicrocantNanoLet2006.pdf

J.-H. Jang, C. K. Ullal1, T. Gorishnyy, V. V. Tsukruk, E. L. Thomas, Mechanically Tunable Three-Dimensional Elastomeric Network/Air Structures via Interference Lithography, Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 740-743. ..\articles\2006\MicroTrusPDMSNanoLet2006.pdf

C. Jiang, M. E. McConney, S. Singamaneni, E. Merrick, Y. Chen, J. Zhao, L. Zhang, V. V. Tsukruk, Thermo-optical Arrays of Flexible Nanomembranes Freely Suspended over Microfabricated Cavities as IR Microimagers, Chem. Mater., 2006, 18, 2632-2634. ..\articles\2006\64arrayChemMat2006.pdf

C. Jiang, D. S. Kommireddy, V. V. Tsukruk, Gradient array of freely suspended nanomembranes, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2006, 16, 27-32. ..\articles\2006\GradientLbLAdvFM2006.pdf

Y-H. Lin, M. McConney, M. LeMieux, S. Peleshanko, C. Jiang, S. Singamaneni, V. V Tsukruk, Trilayered ceramic-metal-polymer microcantilevers with dramatically enhanced thermal sensitivity, Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 1157-1161. ..\articles\2006\TriLayerCantAdvMater2006.pdf

B. M. Rybak, K. N. Bergman, M. Ornatska, K. L. Genson, V. V. Tsukruk, The formation of silver nanoparticles at the air-water interface mediated by the monolayer of functionalized hyperbranched molecules, Langmuir,  2006, 22, 1027-1037. ..\articles\2006\AgHPBLangmuir2006.pdf

T. Choi, J.-H. Jang, C. K. Ullal, M. C. Lemieux, V. V. Tsukruk, E. L. Thomas, The elastic properties and plastic behavior of two-dimensional polymer structures fabricated with laser interference lithography, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2006, 16, 1324  ..\articles\2006\2DSU8AdvFuncMat2006.pdf

K. L. Genson, J. Holzmueller, C. Jiang, J. Xu, J. D. Gibson, E. R. Zubarev, V. V. Tsukruk, Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayers of Gold Nanoparticles with Amphiphilic Shells from V-shaped Binary Polymer Arms, Langmuir, 2006, 22, 7011-7015. ..\articles\2006\GoldNPBranLangmuir2006.pdf

H. Shulha, C. Wong, D. L. Kaplan, V. V. Tsukruk, Unfolding the Multi-length Scale Domain Structure of Silk Fibroin Protein, Polymer, 2006, 47, 5821-5830. ..\articles\2006\SilkStrPolymer2006.pdf

J.-H. Jang, C. K. Ullal, T. Choi, M. C. Lemieux, V. V. Tsukruk, E. L. Thomas,, 3D Polymer Microframes that exploit length-scale-dependent mechanical behavior, Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 2123-2127. ..\articles\2006\MT3DAdvMat2006.pdf

R. Gunawidjaja, C. Jiang, S. Peleshanko, M. Ornatska, S. Singamaneni, V. V. Tsukruk, Flexible and robust 2D array of silver nanowires encapsulated within free standing layer-by-layer films, Adv. Funct. Mat., 2006, 16, 2024-2034. ..\articles\2006\AgNRLbLFullAdvFunctMat2006.pdf

S. Peleshanko, R. Gunawidjaja, S. Petrash, V. V. Tsukruk, Synthesis and interfacial behavior of amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers: polyethylene oxide-polystyrene hyperbranches, Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 4756-4766.  ..\articles\2006\HyperBranchAmphMacromol2006.pdf

R. Gunawidjaja, S. Peleshanko, K. L. Genson, C. Tsitsilianis, V. V. Tsukruk, Surface Morphologies of Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayers of PEOnPSn Multiarm Star Copolymers, Langmuir, 2006, 22, 6168-6176.  ..\articles\2006\MultiStarLangm2006.pdf

Klimenko, N. S.; Shevchuk, A. V.; Peleshenko, S. A.; Vortman, M. Ya.; Privalko, E. G.; Shevchenko, V. V.; Tsukruk, V. V. Synthesis and properties of modified hyperbranched polyester-polyols. Polym. J. 2006, 28, 42-46.

C. Jiang, S. Singamaneni, E. Merrick, V. V. Tsukruk, Complex Buckling Instability Patterns of Nanomembranes with Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticle Arrays, Nanolett., 2006, 6, 2254-2259.  ..\articles\2006\2DBuckliNanoLet2006.pdf

M. Ornatska; K. N. Bergman; M. Goodman; S. Peleshanko; V. V. Shevchenko; V. V. Tsukruk, Role of functionalized terminal groups in formation of nanofibrillar morphology of hyperbranched polyesters, Polymer, 2006, 47, 8137-8146. ..\articles\2006\ModifHPBPolymer2006.pdf

H. Ko, V. V. Tsukruk, Liquid-crystalline processing of highly-oriented carbon nanotube arrays for thin film transistors, NanoLett. 2006, 6, 1443-1448. ..\articles\2006\CNTTFTNanolet2006.pdf

 

2005

C. Jiang, W. Y. Lio, V. V. Tsukruk, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Monitoring of Chain Alignment in Freely Suspended Nanomembranes, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2005, 95, 115503. ..\articles\2005\SERSRamanPRL2005.pdf

Y.-H. Lin, J. Teng, E. R. Zubarev, H. Shulha, V. V. Tsukruk, In-situ Observation of Switchable Nanoscale Topography for Y-shaped Binary Brushes in Fluids, NanoLett. 2005, 5, 491-495.  ..\articles\2005\YshapeNanolet2005.pdf

C. Jiang, V. V. Tsukruk, Organized Arrays of nanostructures in freely suspended nanomembranes, Soft Matter, 2005, 1, 334-337.  ..\articles\2005\Soft Matter 2005 1 5 334 b510716d.pdf

C. Jiang, S. Markutsya, H. Shulha, V. V. Tsukruk, Freely Suspended Gold Nanoparticles Arrays, Adv. Mater.2005, 17, 1669-1673.  ..\articles\2005\AuPatFreeSuspAdvMater2005.pdf

C. Jiang, H. Ko, V. V. Tsukruk, Strain Sensitive Raman Modes of Carbon Nanotubes in Deflecting Freely Suspended Nanomembranes, Adv. Mater., .2005, 17, 2127-2131.  ..\articles\2005\CNTLbLRamanAdvMat2005.pdf

C. Jiang, B. M. Rybak, S. Markutsya, P. E. Kladitis, V. V. Tsukruk, Self-recovery of Nanocomposite Nanomembranes, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2005, 86, 121912.  ..\articles\2005\RecoMembrAPL2005.pdf

S. Markutsya, C. Jiang, Y. Pikus, V. V. Tsukruk, Free-standing multilayered nanocomposites films as highly sensitive nanomembranes, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2005, 15, 771-780.  ..\articles\2005\NanomeAdvFunMat2005.pdf

H. Ko, C. Jiang, H. Shulha, V. V. Tsukruk Carbon nanotube arrays encapsulated into freely suspended flexible films, Chem. Mater., 2005, 17, 2490-2493.  ..\articles\2005\CNT-LBLChemMat2005.pdf

J. Holzmueller, K. L. Genson, Y. Park, Y.-S. Yoo, M.-H. Park, M. Lee, V. V. Tsukruk, Amphiphilic Tree-like Rods at Interfaces: Layered Stems and Circular Aggregation, Langmuir, 2005, 21, 6392-6398  ..\articles\2005\MTtreeLangmuir2005.pdf

N. S. Klimenko, A. V. Chevchuk, S. A. Peleshanko, M. Ya. Vortman, E. C. Pryvalko, V. V. Shevchenko, V. V. Tsukruk, Synthesis and properties of alkyl-terminated hyperbranched polyesterpolyols, Polymer J., 2005, 27, 88-93. 

K. L. Genson, J. Holzmueller, I. Leshchiner, E. Agina, N. Boiko, V. P. Shibaev, V. V. Tsukruk, Organized Monolayers of Carbosilane Dendrimers with Mesogenic Terminal Groups, Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 8028-8035  ..\articles\2005\SilDenriMacrom2005.pdf

S. Markutsya, M. Rapeaux, V. V. Tsukruk, Intensive electric arc interaction with plastic surfaces: reorganization of surface morphology and microstructure, Polymer, 2005, 46, 7028-7036.  ..\articles\2005\SquareDPolymer2005.pdf

M. C. LeMieux, Y.-H. Lin, P. D. Cuong, H.-S. Ahn, E. R. Zubarev, V. V. Tsukruk, Microtribological and Nanomechanical Properties of Switchable Y-Shaped Amphiphilic Polymer Brushes, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2005, 15, 2529-1540.  ..\articles\2005\YshapeAdFMat2005.pdf

K. L. Genson, J. Holzmuller, O. F. Villacencio, D. V. McGrath, D. Vaknin, V. V. Tsukruk, Monolayers of Photochromic Amphiphilic Monodendrons: Molecular Aspects of Light Switching at Liquid and Solid Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 20393-20402.  ..\articles\2005\AzoAcidsJPChem2005.pdf

H. Ko, C. Jiang, V. V. Tsukruk, Encapsulating nanoparticle arrays into layer-by-layer multilayers by capillary transfer lithography, Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 5489-5497. ..\articles\2005\PatternChemMat2005.pdf

K. L. Genson, D. Vaknin, O. F. Villavicencio, J. Holzmueller, D. V. McGrath, V. V Tsukruk, Langmuir Monolayers of Functionalized Amphiphiles with Epoxy Terminal groups, Thin Solid Films, 2005. 493, 237-248. ..\articles\2005\AzoepoxyDenrTSF2005.pdf

R. Gunawidjaja, S. Peleshanko, V. V. Tsukruk, Functionalized (X-PEO)2-(PS-Y)2 Star Copolymers at the Interfaces: Role of Terminal Groups in Surface Behavior and Morphology, Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 8765-8774.  ..\articles\2005\StarFunctMacromol2005.pdf

 

2004

C. Jiang, S. Markutsya, Y. Pikus, V. V. Tsukruk, Freely Suspended Nanocomposite Membranes as Highly-Sensitive Sensors, Nature Mater.(Cover Story) 2004, 3, 721-728.  ..\articles\2004prevselected

V. V. Tsukruk, H. Ko, S. Peleshanko, Nanotube surface arrays: Weaving, bending, and assembling on patterned silicon, Phys. Rev. Let. 2004, 92, 065502. ..\articles\2004prevselected\CNTpatternPRL04.pdf

C. Jiang, S. Markutsya, V. V. Tsukruk, Compliant, Robust, and Truly Nanoscale Free-Standing Multilayer Films Fabricated using Spin-Assisted Layer-by-Layer Assembly, Adv. Mater., 2004, 16, 157.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\AdMatAuLbL04.pdf

C. Jiang, S. Markutsya, V. V. Tsukruk Collective and Individual Plasmon Resonances in Nanoparticle Films Obtained by Spin-Assisted Layer-by-Layer Assembly, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 882.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\AuLbLLangmuir04.pdf

A. Kovalev, H. Shulha, M. Lemieux, N. Myshkin, V. V. Tsukruk Nanomechanical probing of layered nanoscale polymer films with atomic force microscopy, J. Mater. Res. 2004, 19, 716.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\JMRMulit2004.pdf

J. A. Barrow, M. C. Lemieux, B. A. Cook, A. R. Ross, V. V. Tsukruk, P. C. Canfield, D. J. Sordelet, Micro-surface and Bulk Thermal Behavior of a Single-grain Decagonal Al-Ni-Co Quasicrystal, J. Non-Crystal. Solids, 2004, 334, 312.

G. Bonhomme, M. LeMieux, P. Weisbecker, V. V. Tsukruk, J. M. Dubois, Oxidation kinetics of AlCuFeCr approximant compounds: an ellipsometric study J. Non-Crystal. Solids, 2004, 334, 532.

H. Ko, S. Peleshanko, V. V. Tsukruk, Combing And Bending Of Carbon Nanotube Arrays With Confined Microfluidic Flow On Patterned Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem., 2004, 108, 4385-4393. ..\articles\2004prevselected\CNTPatternJPhysChem2004.pdf

H. Shulha, A. Kovalev, N. Myshkin, V. V. Tsukruk Some aspects of AFM nanomechancial probing of surface polymer films, Eur. Polym. J., 2004, 40, 949.

I. Luzinov, S. Minko, V. V. Tsukruk, Adaptive And Responsive Surfaces Through Controlled Reorganization Of Interfacial Polymer Layers, Prog. Polym. Sci. 2004, 29, 635.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\PPSBrushes2004.pdf

M. Ornatska, S. Peleshanko, K. L. Genson, B. Rybak, K. N. Bergman, V. V. Tsukruk, Assembling amphiphilic highly branched molecules in supramolecular nanofibers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 9675-9684.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\NanofiberJACS2004.pdf

M. Ornatska, K. N. Bergman, B. Rybak, S. Peleshanko, V. V. Tsukruk Nanofibers from functionalized dendritic molecules, Angew. Chem. 2004, 43, 5246-5249. ..\articles\2004prevselected\HPnanofibAngewChem2004.pdf

S. Peleshanko, J. Jeong, R. Gunawidjaja, V. V. Tsukruk, Amphiphilic heteroarm PEO-b-PSm star polymers at the air-water interface: aggregation and surface morphology, Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6511-6522.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\StarAFMMacromol2004.pdf

S. Peleshanko, J. Jeong, V. V. Shevchenko, K. L. Genson, Yu. Pikus, S. Petrash, V. V. Tsukruk,  Synthesis and Properties of Asymmetric Heteroarmed PEOn-b-PSm Star Polymers, Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 7497-7506. ..\articles\2004prevselected\StarSynMacromol2004.pdf

M. Lemieux, D. Usov, S. Minko, M. Stamm, V. V. Tsukruk Local Chain Organization of Switchable Binary Polymer Brushes In Selective Solvents, Polymer Brushes, Eds. R. C. Advincula, W. J. Brittain, K. C. Caster, J. Ruhe, Wiley, Weinheim, 2004, p. 427.

H. Ko, Y. Pikus, C. Jiang, A. Jauss, O. Hollricher, V. V. Tsukruk, High Resolution Raman microscopy of curled carbon nanotubes, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2004, 85, 2598-2600. ..\articles\2004prevselected\CNTRamanApplPL2004.pdf

K. L. Genson, J. Hoffman, J. Teng, E. R. Zubarev,.  D. Vaknin, V. V. Tsukruk  Interfacial Micellar Structures From Novel Amphiphilic Star Polymers, Langmuir,2004, 20, 9044-9052.

M. C. Lemieux, D. Julthongpiput, P. Duc Cuong, H.-S. Ahn, Y.-H. Lin, V. V. Tsukruk Ultrathin Binary Grafted Polymer Layers With Switchable Morphology, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 10046-10054.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\PS-PBABinBrushLang2004.pdf

S. Peleshanko, R. Gunawidjaja, J. Jeong, V. V. Shevchenko, V. V. Tsukruk,  Surface behavior of amphiphilic heteroarm star block copolymers with asymmetric architecture, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 9423-9427.

M. Ornatska, S. Peleshanko, B. Rybak, J. Holzmueller, V. V. Tsukruk, Supramolecular multi-scale fibers through one-dimensional assembly of dendritic molecules, Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 2206-2211.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\NanofibAdvMater2004.pdf

 

2003

V. V. Tsukruk, H. Shulha, X. Zhai Nanoscale stiffness of individual dendritic molecules and their aggregates, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2003, 82, 907. ..\articles\2003\APLdendrmechanics2003.pdf

M. Ornatska, S. E. Jones, R. R. Naik, M. Stone, V. V. Tsukruk  Biomolecular Stress-Sensitive Gauges: Surface-Mediated Immobilization of Mechanosensitive Membrane Protein, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12722-12723 ..\articles\2003\JACSProteins2003.pdf

V. V. Tsukruk, V. V. Gorbunov, N. Fuchigami, Microthermal analysis of polymeric materials, Thermochimica Acta 2003, 395, 151. ..\articles\2003\ThermoActa2003.pdf

V. V. Tsukruk, K. L. Genson, S. Peleshanko, S. Markutsya, A. Greco, M. Lee, Y. Yoo, Molecular reorganizations of rod-coil molecules on a solid surface, Langmuir, 2003, 19, 495 ..\articles\2003\CRCLeeLangmuir2003.pdf

X. Zhai, S. Peleshanko, N. S. Klimenko, K. L. Genson, M. Ya. Vortman, V. V. Shevchenko, D. Vaknin, V. V. Tsukruk Amphiphilic dendritic molecules: hyperbranched polyesters with alkyl-terminated branches, Macromolecules 2003 36, 3101.  ..\articles\2003\HyperBracnhMacromol2003.pdf

H. Shulha, X. Zhai, V. V. Tsukruk Molecular stiffness of individual dendritic macromolecules and their aggregates, Macromolecules 2003, 36, 2825.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\StiffnMacrom2003.pdf

D. Julthongpiput, M. LeMieux, V. V. Tsukruk Micromechanical Properties of Glassy and Rubbery Polymer Brush Layers as Probed by Atomic Force Microscopy, Polymer, 2003, 44, 4557. ..\articles\2003\BrushPolymer2003.pdf

M. Lemieux, S. Minko, D. Usov, M. Stamm, V. V. Tsukruk Direct Measurement of Thermo-Elastic Properties Of Glassy And Rubbery Polymer Brushes Grown By Grafting From Approach, Langmuir, 2003, 19, 6126.  .

H. Ahn, D. Julthongpiput, Doo-In Kim, V. V. Tsukruk, Dramatic enhancement of the tribological behavior of oil-enriched polymer gel nanolayers, Wear, 2003, 255, 801. ..\articles\2003\Wear2003oil.pdf

M. Lemieux, D. Usov, S. Minko, M. Stamm, H. Shulha, V. V. Tsukruk  Reorganization Of Binary Polymer Brushes: Switching Surface Microstructures And Nanomechanical Properties, Macromolecules,2003 36; 7244-7255. ..\articles\2003\BinBrushMacromol2003.pdf

D. Julthongpiput, Y-H. Lin, J. Teng, E. Zubarev, V. V. Tsukruk Y-Shaped Polymer Brushes: Nanoscale Switchable Surfaces, Langmuir, 2003, 19, 7832. ..\articles\2003\YshapedBrushLang2003.pdf

V. V. Tsukruk, M. Ornatska, A. Sidorenko, Synthetic and bio-hybrid nanoscale layers with tailored surface functionalities, Progr. Organic Coatings, 2003, 47, 288-291. ..\articles\2003\OrganicCoating2003.pdf

D. Julthongpiput, Y-H. Lin, J. Teng, E. Zubarev, V. V. Tsukruk Y-shaped Amphiphilic Brushes with Switchable Micellar Surface Structures, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 15912-15921.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\YshepdJACS2003.pdf

2002

M. Lee, J.-W. Kim, Y.-S. Yoo, S. Peleshanko, K. Larson, D. Vaknin, S. Markutsya, V. V. Tsukruk Organization of Amphiphilic Molecular Disks with Branched Hydrophilic Tails and Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene Core, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 9121. ..\articles\2002\MSLeeJACS02pr.pdf

V. V. Tsukruk, A. Sidorenko, H. Yang, Polymer Nanocoatings with Non-Linear Elastic Response, Polymer, 2002, 43, 1695. ..\articles\2002\SandPolym2002.pdf

A. Sidorenko, D. Julthongpiput, I. Luzinov, V. V. Tsukruk, Oily Nanocoatings, Tribology Lett., 2002, 12, 101...\articles\2002\TriLettOil02.pdf

S. Peleshanko, A. Sidorenko, K. Larson, O. Villavicencio, M. Ornatska, D. V. McGrath, V. V. Tsukruk, Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers from lower generation amphiphilic monodendrons, Thin Solid Films, 2002, 406, 233.

A. Sidorenko, C. Houphouet-Boigny, O. Villavicencio, D. V. McGrath, V. V. Tsukruk Low generation photochromic monodendrons on a solid surface, Thin Solid Films, 2002, 410, 147.

V. Gorbunov, N. Fuchigami, M. Stone, M. Grace V. V. Tsukruk, Biological thermal detection: Micromechanical and microthermal properties of biological infrared receptors, Biomacromolecules, 2002, 3, 106.

A. Sidorenko, X. W. Zhai, V. V. Tsukruk, Hyperbranched Polymer Layers As Multi-Functional Interfaces,, Langmuir, 2002, 18, 3408. ..\articles\2002\EHBPmonoLang2002.pdf

A. Sidorenko, X. W. Zhai, F. Simon, D. Pleul, A. Greco, V. V. Tsukruk Hyperbranched Molecules With Epoxy-Functionalized Terminal Branches: Grafting to a Solid Surface, Macromolecules 2002, 35, 5131.

Sidorenko A., Hyo-Sok Ahn, Doo-In Kim, H. Yang, V. V. Tsukruk Wear Stability Of Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings With Trilayer Architecture, Wear 2002, 252, 946. ..\articles\2002\SandWear2002.pdf

V. V. Tsukruk, H.-S. Ahn, A. Sidorenko, D. Kim Triplex molecular layers with nonlinear nanomechanical response, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2002, 80, 4825.

I. Luzinov, V. V. Tsukruk Ultrathin Triblock Copolymer Films on Tailored Polymer Brushes, Macromolecules, 2002, 35, 5963. ..\articles\2002\MacromLuzinov2002.pdf

K. Larson, D. Vaknin, O. Villavicencio, D. McGrath, V. V. Tsukruk, Molecular Packing of Amphiphiles with Crown Polar Heads at the Air-Water Interface, J. Phys. Chem. 2002, 106; 7246-7251. ..\articles\2002\JPC2002Dendrpaper.pdf

D. Julthongpiput, Hyo-Sok Ahn, Doo-In Kim, V. V. Tsukruk Tribological behavior of grafted polymer gel nanocoatings, Tribology Letters, 2002, 13, 35-40.

K. Genson, D. Vaknin, O. Villacencio, D. V. McGrath, V. V. Tsukruk Microstructure of amphiphilic monodendrons at the air-water interface, J. Phys. Chem. 2002, 106, 11277. ..\articles\2002\AD12APC202.pdf

D. Julthongpiput, A. Sidorenko, Hyo-Sok Ahn, Doo-In Kim, V. V. Tsukruk, Towards Self-Lubricated Nanocoatings, Tribology Int., 2002, 35, 829.

2001

V. V. Tsukruk, Molecular Lubricants And Glues For Micro- and Nanodevices, Adv. Materials, 13, 95, 2001.  ..\articles\2004prevselected\AMpaperLubri2001.pdf

N. Fuchigami, J. Hazel, V. V. Gorbunov, M. Stone, M. Grace, V. V. Tsukruk, Biological thermal detection. I: Ultra-microstructure of pit organs in infra-red imaging snakes, Biomacromolecules, 2, 757, 2001.

A. Sidorenko, X. W. Zhai, S. Peleshanko, A. Greco, V. V. Shevchenko, V. V. Tsukruk, Hyperbranched Polyesters On Solid Surfaces, Langmuir, 17, 5924, 2001

I. Luzinov, D. Julthongpiput, V. Gorbunov, V. V. Tsukruk, Microtribological Behavior Of Tethered Reinforced Polymer Monolayers, Tribology Intern., 35, 327, 2001.

V. V. Tsukruk, Nanocomposite Polymer Layers For Molecular Tribology, Tribology Letters, 10, 127, 2001.

I. Luzinov, D. Julthongpiput, V. V. Tsukruk, Stability Of Microdomain Morphology In Tethered Block-Polymer Monolayers, Polymer, 42, 2267, 2001.

J. Hazel, N. Fuchigami, V. Gorbunov, H. Schmitz, M. Stone, V. V. Tsukruk Ultra-microstructure and microthermomechanics of biological IR detectors: materials properties from biomimetic prospective, Biomacromolecules, 2, 304, 2001.

V. V. Tsukruk, I. Luzinov, K. Larson, S. Li, D. V. McGrath, Intralayer reorganization of photochromic molecular films, J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 20, 873, 2001

V. V. Tsukruk, A. Sidorenko, V. V. Gorbunov, S. A. Chizhik, Surface Nanomechanical Properties of Polymer Monolayers With Domain Structure, Langmuir, 17, 6715.

V. V. Tsukruk, V. V. Gorbunov, Nanomechanical Probing With Scanning Force Microscopy, Microscopy Today, 01-1, 8, 2001.

2000

I. Luzinov, D. Julthongpiput, A. Liebmann-Vinson, T. Cregger, M. D. Foster, V. V. Tsukruk, Epoxy-terminated Self-Assembled Monolayers: Molecular Glues for Polymer Layers, Langmuir, 16, 504, 2000.

I. Luzinov, D. Julthongpiput, H. Malz, J. Pionteck, V. V. Tsukruk, Polystyrene Layers Grafted To Epoxy-Modified Silicon Surfaces, Macromolecules, 33, 1043, 2000.

V. V. Tsukruk, Z. Huang, Micro-thermomechanical Properties of Heterogeneous Polymer Films, Polymer, 41, 5541, 2000.

V. V. Tsukruk, V. V. Gorbunov, Z. Huang, S. A. Chizhik, Dynamic Microprobing Of Viscoelastic Polymer Properties, Polymer Intern. 49, 441, 2000.