Refereed Publications (undergraduate students are underlined):

Mulder, K.*; Heierhoff, H.; Lee, S. M.; Tsou, J. J. J.; Chen, W. “Simulation of Polymer Fractal Formation Using a Triangular Network Growth Model” Langmuir 2024, 40, 21253-21262. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02939 

Mulder, K.*; Lee, S. M.; Chen, W. "A triangular model of fractal growth with application to adsorptive spin-coating of polymers" PLoS ONE 2024, 19, e0298916. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298916 

Jiang, Y.; Minett, M.; Hazen, E.; Wang, W.; Alvarez, C.; Griffin, J.; Nancy, J.; Chen, W.* "New Insights into Spin Coating of Polymer Thin Films in Both Wetting and Nonwetting Regimes" Langmuir 2022, 38, 41, 12702–12710. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02206

Le, M. L.; Zhou, Y.; Byun, J.; Kolozsvari, K.; Xu, S.; Chen, W.* “Using a spin-coater to capture adhesive species during polydopamine thin-film fabrication.” Langmuir 2019, 35, 12722-12730. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02525

Qi, Y.; Nguyen, H.; Lim, K. S. E.; Wang, W.; Chen, W.* “Adsorptive spin coating to study thin-film stability in both wetting and nonwetting regimes.” Langmuir 2019, 35, 6922-6928. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00923

Chen, W.* "Introduction to research: A new course for first-year undergraduate students." J. Chem. Educ. 2018, 95, 1526-1532. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00102

Yan, Y.; Qi, Y.; Chen, W.* "Strategies to hydrophilize silicones via spontaneous adsorption of poly(vinyl alcohol) from aqueous solution." Colloid Surface A 2018, 546, 186-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.03.024

Karki, A.; Nguyen, L.; Sharma, B.; Yan, Y.; Chen,W.* "Unusual morphologies of poly(vinyl alcohol) thin films adsorbed on poly(dimethylsiloxane) substrates" Langmuir 2016, 32, 3191-3198. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00470

Nguyen, L.; Hang, M.; Wang, W.; Tian, Y.; Wang, L.; McCarthy, T. J.; Chen, W.* “Simple and improved approaches to long-lasting, hydrophilic silicones derived from commercially available precursors” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 22876−22883. DOI: 10.1021/am507152d

Kuboki, T.; Chen, W.*; Kidoaki, S.* "Time-dependent migratory behaviors in the long-term studies of fibroblast durotaxis on a hydrogel substrate fabricated with a soft band" Langmuir 2014, 30, 6187-6196. DOI: 10.1021/la501058j

Zhang, L.; Nguyen, Y.; Chen, W.* "'Coffee Ring' Formation Dynamics on Molecularly Smooth Substrates with Varying Receding Contact Angles" Colloid Surface A 2014, 449C, 42-50. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.02.043

Xu, H.; Murdaugh, A. E.; Chen, W.; Aidala, K. E.; Ferguson, M. A.; Spain, E. M.; Núñez, M. E.* “Characterizing Pilus-Mediated Adhesion of Biofilm-Forming E. coli to Chemically Diverse Surfaces Using Atomic Force Microscopy” Langmuir 2013, 29, 3000-3011. DOI: 10.1021/la304745s

Zhu, M.; Lerum, M. F. Z.; Chen, W.* “How to Prepare Reproducible, Homogeneous, and Hydrolytically Stable Aminosilane-derived Layers on Silica,” Langmuir 2012, 28, 416-423 (PMCID: PMC3243110). DOI: 10.1021/la203638g

Lerum, M. F. Z.; Chen, W.* "Surface-initiated Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization in the Vapor Phase: An Efficient Method for Grafting Cyclic Olefins of Low Strain Energies," Langmuir 2011, 27, 5403-5409 (PMCID: PMC3100549). DOI: 10.1021/la2002892

Lerum, M. F. Z.; Chen, W.* "Acute Degradation of Surface-Bound Unsaturated Polyolefins in Common Solvents under Ambient Conditions," Langmuir 2009, 25, 11250-11254 (PMCID: PMC2756074). DOI: 10.1021/la902340z

Yoon, I.; Zimmerman, A, M.; Tester, C. C.; DiCiccio, A. M.; Jiang, Y.; and Chen, W.* "Hierarchical Pattern Formation in the Diffusion-Controlled Reduction of HAuCl4 in Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels," Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, 3924-3932. DOI:10.1021/cm900047p

Asenath Smith, E.; Chen, W.* “How to Prevent the Loss of Surface Functionality Derived from Aminosilanes,” Langmuir 2008, 24, 12405-12409 (PMCID: PMC2661566). DOI: 10.1021/la802234x

Chen, W. "Surface Modifcation of Solid Phase Objects by Poly(vinyl alcohol)," U.S. Patent 2007, 7179506.

Feng, J.; Stoddart, S. S.; Weerakoon, K. A.; Chen, W. "An Efficient Approach to Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Cyclooctadiene," Langmuir 2007, 23, 1004-1006 (PMCID: PMC2515563). DOI: 10.1021/la0630110

Martwiset, S.; Koh, A. E.; Chen, W. "Nonfouling Characteristics of Dextran-Containing Surfaces," Langmuir 2006, 22, 8192-8196. DOI: 10.1021/la061064b

Fukai, R.; Dakwa, P. H. R.; Chen, W. "Strategies toward Biocompatible Artificial Implants: Grafting of Functionalized Poly(ethylene glycol)s to Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Surfaces," J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2004, 42, 5389-5400. DOI: 10.1002/pola.2035

Takeshita, N.; Paradis, L. A.; Oner, D.; McCarthy, T. J.; Chen, W. "Simultaneous Tailoring of Surface Topography and Chemical Structure for Controlled Wettability," Langmuir 2004, 20, 8131-8136. DOI: 10.1021/la049404l

Kozlov, M.; Quarmyne, M.; Chen, W.; McCarthy, T. J. "Adsorption of Poly(vinyl alcohol) to Hydrophobic Substrates: A General Approach for Hydrophilizing and Chemically Activating Surfaces," Macromolecules 2003, 36, 6054-6059. DOI: 10.1021/ma021681g

Quarmyne, M.; Chen, W. "General Approach for the Preparation of Nanoscale Inorganic Layers on Polymeric Materials Surfaces," Langmuir 2003, 19, 2533-2535. DOI: 10.1021/la0208880

Schueneman, S. M.; Chen, W. "Environmentally Responsive Hydrogels," J. Chem. Ed. 2002, 79, 860-862. DOI: 10.1021/ed079p860

Coupe, B.; Chen, W. "New Approaches to Surface Functionalization of Fluoropolymers", Macromolecules 2001, 34,1533-1535. DOI: 10.1021/ma001685q

Coupe, B.; Evangelista, M. E.; Yeung, R. M.; Chen, W. "Surface Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) by Adsorption of Functional Polymers", Langmuir 2001, 17,1956-1960. DOI: 10.1021/la001488k

Hsieh, M. C.; Youngblood, J. P.; Chen, W.; McCarthy, T. J. "Ultrahydrophobic Polymeric Surfaces Prepared Using Plasma Chemistry" In Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion;Mittal, K. L., Ed.; VSP: The Netherlands, 2000; Vol. 2, p 77.

Chen, W.; Fadeev, A. Y.; Hsieh, M. C.; Öner, D.; Youngblood, J. P.; McCarthy, T. J. "Ultrahydrophobic and Ultralyophobic Surfaces - Some Comments and Some Examples", Langumir 1999, 15, 3395.

Chen, W.; McCarthy, T. J. "Adsorption/Migration of a Perfluorohexylated Fullerene from the Bulk to the Polymer/Air Interface", Macromolecules 1999, 32, 2342.

Chen, W.; McCarthy, T. J. "Chemical Surface Modification of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)", Macromolecules 1998, 31,3648.

Chen, W.; McCarthy, T. J. "Layer-by-Layer Deposition: a Tool for Polymer Surface Modification", Macromolecules 1997, 30,78.