Peter Kofinas

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Selected Publications       (Complete List)

The Effects of Charge Density on the Recognition Properties of Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric Hydrogels  D.S. Janiak, O.B. Ayyub, and P. Kofinas. Macromolecules, 42 (5), 1703–1709, 2009. 

 Block Copolymer Nanotemplating of Tobacco Mosaic and Tobacco Necrosis Viruses A.V. Cresce, J.N. Culver, W.E. Bentley, and P. Kofinas. 
Acta Biomaterialia, 5(3), 893–902, 2009.

Effect of complexation conditions on xanthan-chitosan polyelectrolyte complex gels Sanem Argin-Soysal, Peter Kofinas, and Y.Martin Lo. Food Hydrocolloids, 23, 202–209, 2009.

Selective binding of carcinoembryonic antigen using imprinted polymeric hydrogels  Brendan J. Casey, and Peter Kofinas.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A ,  87A(2), 359-363, 2008. 

Optimization of Virus Imprinting Methods To Improve Selectivity and Reduce Nonspecific Binding  Linden D. Bolisay, James N. Culver, and Peter Kofinas. Biomacromolecules, 8(12), 3893–3899, 2007.

Molecular Imprinting of Peptides and Proteins in Aqueous Media
Daniel S. Janiak, and Peter Kofinas. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 389(2), 399-404, 2007.

Nanopatterning of Recombinant Proteins Using Block Copolymer Templates
Arthur V. Cresce, Joshua S. Silverstein, William E. Bentley, and Peter Kofinas.
Macromolecules, 39(17), 5826-5829, 2006.

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Tobacco Mosaic Virus Recognition
Linden D. Bolisay, James N. Culver, and Peter Kofinas.
Biomaterials, 27(22), 4165-4168, 2006.

Separation of Baculoviruses Using Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Hydrogels Linden D.V. Bolisay, John F. March, William E. Bentley, and Peter Kofinas.
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., G3.1/1-G3.1/5, 2004.

Biomimetic Glucose Recognition Using Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Hydrogels  Paraskevi Parmpi, and  Peter Kofinas. Biomaterials, 25(10), 1969-1973, 2004.

Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric Hydrogels Displaying Isomerically Resolved Glucose Binding William J. Wizeman, and Peter Kofinas. 
Biomaterials ,22 (12), 1485-1491, 2001.

Development of Methods for Quantitative Characterization of Network Morphology in Pharmaceutical Hydrogels  Peter Kofinas and Robert E. Cohen. Biomaterials , 18 (1361) 1997.

Hydrogels Prepared by Electron Irradiation of Poly (Ethylene Oxide ) in Water Solution: Unexpected Dependence of Cross - Link Density and of Protein Diffusion Coefficients on Initial PEO Molecular Weight  Peter Kofinas, Vicky Athanassiou and E. W. Merrill. Biomaterials , 17 (1547), 1996.

Nanostructured Batteries

Nanostructured Block Copolymer Dry Electrolyte Ayan Ghosh, and Peter Kofinas.  J. Electrochemical Society, 155(6) A428-A431, 2008.

Self-Assembly of Virus-Structured High Surface Area Nanomaterials and Their Application as Battery Electrodes Elizabeth Royston, Ayan Ghosh, Peter Kofinas, Michael Harris, and James N. Culver, Langmuir, 24(3); 906-912, 2008.

PEO based Block Copolymer as Solid State Lithium Battery Electrolyte A. Ghosh, and P. Kofinas. Electrochemical Society Transactions, 11(29), 131-137, 2008.

Synthesis of an A/B/C Triblock Copolymer for Battery Materials Applications  Steven E. Bullock, and Peter Kofinas. Macromolecules, 37(5), 1783-1786, 2004.

Nanoscale Battery Materials Based on the Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers Steven E. Bullock, and Peter Kofinas. Journal of Power Sources, 132, 256-260, 2004.

Oxidation Effect on Templating of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles within Block Copolymers P. Akcora, R.M. Briber, and P. Kofinas.
Polymer, 50(5), 1223-1227, 2009.

Magneto-dielectric Properties of Polymer-Fe3O4 Nanocomposites
Ta-I Yang, Rene N.C Brown, Leo C. Kempel, and P. Kofinas. 
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 320, 2714–2720, 2008.

Dielectric Properties of Polymer Nanoparticle Composites Ta-I Yang, and Peter Kofinas.  Polymer, 48, 791-798, 2007.

TEM Characterization of Diblock Copolymer Templated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Bulk Solution and Thin Film Surface Doping Approach  Pinar Akcora, Robert M. Briber, and Peter Kofinas. Polymer, 47(6), 2018-2022, 2006.

Structural and magnetic characterization of norbornene-deuterated norbornene dicarboxylic acid diblock copolymers doped with iron oxide Nanoparticles
Pinar Akcora, X. Zhang, B. Varughese, R. Briber, and P. Kofinas.
Polymer, 46(14), 5194-5201, 2005.

Magnetic properties and morphology of diblock copolymer templated ferrimagnetic cobalt oxide nanoparticles, Sufi R. Ahmed, and Peter Kofinas. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 228C, 219-223, 2005.

Magnetic and structural characterization of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles encapsulated within block copolymer films G.C. Papaefthymiou,  S.R. Ahmed,  P. Kofinas.  Reviews on Advanced Materials Science 10(4): 306-313 Sp. Iss. SI, Oct 2005

Polydispersity Control in Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Amphiphilic Norbornene Diblock Copolymers, Sufi R. Ahmed, Steven E. Bullock, Arthur V. Cresce, and Peter Kofinas.  Polymer, 44(16) , 4943-4948, 2003.

Magnetic Properties and Morphology of Block Copolymer Templated Ferrrimagnetic CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles, Sufi R. Ahmed, and Peter Kofinas. 
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 39(5), 2198-2200, 2003.

Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanostructures Templated Using Diblock Copolymers  Robert F.  Mulligan, Agis A. Illiadis, and Peter Kofinas. 
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 89(4), 1058-1061, 2003.

Controlled Room Temperature Synthesis of CoFe ₂ 0₄ Nanoparticles Through a Block Copolymer Nanoreactor Route Sufi R. Ahmed, and Peter Kofinas. Macromolecules ,35(9), 3338-3341 ,2002.

Magnetic Properties of CoFe ₂ 0₄ Nanoparticles Synthesized Through a Block Copolymer Nanoreactor Route  Sufi R. Ahmed, S. B. Ogale, Georgia C. Papaefthymiou, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, and Peter Kofinas. 
Applied Physics Letters , 80 (9),1616-1618, 2002.

Anion Binding Hydrogels For Wastewater Remediation

Characterization of Network Morphology in Anion Binding Hydrogels Used for Wastewater Remediation Dimitri R. Kioussis, and Peter Kofinas,
Polymer, 46(23), 10167-10172, 2005.

Characterization of Anion Diffusion in  Polymer Hydrogels Used for Wastewater Remediation Dimitri R. Kioussis, and Peter Kofinas, Polymer, 46(22), 9342-9347, 2005.

Reactive phosphorus removal from aquaculture and poultry productions systems using polymeric hydrogels  Peter Kofinas, Dimitri R.  Kioussis. 
Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 423-427, 2003.

Ammonium Perchlorate-Binding Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) Hydrogels for Wastewater Remediation  Dimitri R. Kioussis, Daniel F. Smith, and Peter Kofinas.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science , 80(11),2073-2083,2001.

Reactive Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Aquaculture Wastewater Effluents Using Polymer Hydrogels  Dimitri R. Kioussis, F. W. Wheaton, and Peter Kofinas. Aquacultural Engineering ,23(4) ,315-332,2000.

Highly Textured Semicrystalline Block Copolymers

Path Dependent Microstructure Orientation During Plane Strain Compression of Semicrystalline Block Copolymers  Peter L. Drzal, John D. Barnes, and Peter Kofinas. Polymer, 42(13),5633-56342,2001.

Melt Processing of Semicrystalline E/EP/E Triblock Copolymers Near the Order-Disorder Transition , Peter Kofinas and Robert E. Cohen.
Macromolecules , 28(336), 1995.

Morphology of Highly Textured Ethylene / Ethylene-Propylene (E / EP) Semicrystalline Block Copolymers , Peter Kofinas and Robert E. Cohen.
Macromolecules , 27(3002), 1994.

Gas Transport in Block Copolymers

Microstructure Orientation and Nanoporous Gas Transport in Semicrystalline Block Copolymer Membranes  Peter L. Drzal, Adel F. Halasa,  and Peter Kofinas.
Polymer , 41(12) ,4671-4677, 2000.

Orientation Texture and Gas Transport in Semicrystalline Block Copolymer Blends Peter Kofinas, Peter L. Drzal.  Rubber Chemistry and Technology , 72 (918)  1999.

Block Copolymer Morphology via Neutron Scattering

A Reexamination of Single-Chain Scattering in Heterogeneous Block Copolymers,  Charles V. Berney, Peter Kofinas and Robert E. Cohen. 
Polymer Communications , 27(330), 1986.