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Thomas J. Mccarthy's Degrees
- PhD Chemical Engineering Stanford University
- Masters Chemical Engineering Stanford University
- Bachelors Chemical Engineering University of California, Berkeley
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- Ultrahydrophobic Surfaces. Effects of Topography Length Scales on Wettability (2000) (1419)
- Ultrahydrophobic and Ultralyophobic Surfaces: Some Comments and Examples (1999) (987)
- Contact angle hysteresis explained. (2006) (695)
- How Wenzel and cassie were wrong. (2007) (653)
- The "lotus effect" explained: two reasons why two length scales of topography are important. (2006) (556)
- Molecular monolayers and films. A panel report for the Materials Sciences Division of the Department of Energy (1987) (551)
- Self-Assembly Is Not the Only Reaction Possible between Alkyltrichlorosilanes and Surfaces: Monomolecular and Oligomeric Covalently Attached Layers of Dichloro- and Trichloroalkylsilanes on Silicon (2000) (463)
- Ultrahydrophobic polymer surfaces prepared by simultaneous ablation of polypropylene and sputtering of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) using radio frequency plasma (1999) (453)
- A surprise from 1954: siloxane equilibration is a simple, robust, and obvious polymer self-healing mechanism. (2012) (404)
- Preparation and Characterization of Microcellular Polystyrene Foams Processed in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (1998) (323)
- A Perfectly Hydrophobic Surface (θA/θR = 180°/180°) (2006) (311)
- Condensation on ultrahydrophobic surfaces and its effect on droplet mobility: ultrahydrophobic surfaces are not always water repellant. (2006) (309)
- Trialkylsilane Monolayers Covalently Attached to Silicon Surfaces: Wettability Studies Indicating that Molecular Topography Contributes to Contact Angle Hysteresis (1999) (279)
- Curving and Frustrating Flatland (2004) (277)
- Layer-by-layer deposition : A tool for polymer surface modification (1997) (272)
- Wetting 101 degrees. (2009) (268)
- Covalently Attached Liquids: Instant Omniphobic Surfaces with Unprecedented Repellency. (2016) (242)
- Block copolymers under cylindrical confinement (2004) (222)
- "Artificial lotus leaf" prepared using a 1945 patent and a commercial textile. (2006) (219)
- Teflon is hydrophilic. Comments on definitions of hydrophobic, shear versus tensile hydrophobicity, and wettability characterization. (2008) (216)
- Acid-Base Behavior of Carboxylic Acid Groups Covalently Attached at the Surface of Polyethylene, (1985) (216)
- Polymer/metal nanocomposite synthesis in supercritical CO2 (1995) (198)
- Rediscovering silicones: "unreactive" silicones react with inorganic surfaces. (2011) (153)
- Ionic liquid marbles. (2007) (149)
- Polymerization in supercritical fluid-swollen polymers : a new route to polymer blends (1994) (148)
- From cylinders to helices upon confinement (2005) (148)
- Expansion of Polystyrene Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Effects of Molecular Weight, Polydispersity, and Low Molecular Weight Components (1999) (136)
- Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene)-Supported Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: Preparation and Gas Permeability1 (1997) (120)
- The influence of confinement and curvature on the morphology of block copolymers (2005) (119)
- An attempt to correct the faulty intuition perpetuated by the Wenzel and Cassie "laws". (2009) (118)
- Chemical Surface Modification of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (1998) (116)
- Contact angle hysteresis: a different view and a trivial recipe for low hysteresis hydrophobic surfaces. (2010) (116)
- Chemical Fluid Deposition: Reactive Deposition of Platinum Metal from Carbon Dioxide Solution (1999) (103)
- Wetting and superhydrophobicity. (2009) (102)
- POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE IN SUPERCRITICAL CO2-SWOLLEN POLY(CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE) (1995) (101)
- Effect of contact angle hysteresis on the measurement of capillary forces. (2008) (97)
- The contact angle between water and the surface of perfluorosulphonic acid membranes (1993) (94)
- Adsorption of poly(vinyl alcohol) onto hydrophobic substrates. A general approach for hydrophilizing and chemically activating surfaces (2003) (93)
- Contact angle hysteresis on superhydrophobic surfaces: an ionic liquid probe fluid offers mechanistic insight. (2011) (83)
- Rediscovering silicones: molecularly smooth, low surface energy, unfilled, UV/vis-transparent, extremely cross-linked, thermally stable, hard, elastic PDMS. (2010) (83)
- Compressive behavior of microcellular polystyrene foams processed in supercritical carbon dioxide (1998) (83)
- Reconstruction of the interface of oxidatively functionalized polyethylene and derivatives on heating (1987) (82)
- Local switching of chemical patterns through light-triggered unfolding of creased hydrogel surfaces. (2012) (82)
- Ionic liquids are useful contact angle probe fluids. (2007) (79)
- A perfectly hydrophobic surface (thetaA/thetaR = 180 degrees /180 degrees). (2006) (79)
- Covalently attached, silver-doped poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel films on poly(l-lactic acid). (2010) (76)
- Morphology and mechanical performance of polystyrene/polyethylene composites prepared in supercritical carbon dioxide (1998) (75)
- Surface-selective introduction of specific functionalities onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (1987) (75)
- Reactions of Organosilanes with Silica Surfaces in Carbon Dioxide (2001) (71)
- Polymer Surface Modification: Topography Effects Leading to Extreme Wettability Behavior (2007) (69)
- A New Route to Covalently Attached Monolayers: Reaction of Hydridosilanes with Titanium and Other Metal Surfaces (1999) (68)
- Binary Monolayer Mixtures: Modification of Nanopores in Silicon-Supported Tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl Monolayers (1999) (67)
- Surface Modification of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) To Prepare Surfaces with Silica-Like Reactivity (1998) (65)
- Template synthesis and self-assembly of nanoscopic polymer "pencils" (2003) (64)
- Surface “Priming” for Layer-by-Layer Deposition: Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Formation on Allylamine Plasma-Modified Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (1997) (60)
- A Commercially Available Perfectly Hydrophobic Material (θA/θR = 180°/180°) (2007) (59)
- Hydrophobicity of perfluoroalkyl isocyanate monolayers on oxidized aluminum surfaces. (2009) (59)
- Dip-coating crystallization on a superhydrophobic surface: a million mounted crystals in a 1 cm2 array. (2011) (57)
- Mechanisms of thermal decomposition of diethylbis(triethylphosphine)platinum(II) (1981) (55)
- Nylon surface modification. Part 1. Targeting the amide groups for selective introduction of reactive functionalities (2006) (52)
- Ultralyophobic oxidized aluminum surfaces exhibiting negligible contact angle hysteresis. (2010) (51)
- Synthesis, Characterization, and Expansion of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene)/Polystyrene Blends Processed in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (1999) (50)
- Convenient syntheses of carboxylic acid functionalized fluoropolymer surfaces (1991) (47)
- Simultaneous tailoring of surface topography and chemical structure for controlled wettability. (2004) (44)
- Surface modification of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) with benzoin dianion (1984) (43)
- Adsorption of poly(vinyl alcohol) from water to a hydrophobic surface: effects of molecular weight, degree of hydrolysis, salt, and temperature. (2004) (42)
- Polymer surface reconstruction by diffusion of organic functional groups from and to the surface (1984) (42)
- Dehydrofluorination of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in dimethylformamide solution: Synthesis of an operationally soluble semiconducting polymer (1985) (41)
- Liquid marbles supported by monodisperse poly(methylsilsesquioxane) particles. (2014) (41)
- Fabrication of ordered anodic aluminum oxide using a solvent-induced array of block-copolymer micelles. (2007) (39)
- Two-dimensional fluidics based on differential lyophobicity and gravity. (2006) (38)
- Rediscovering Silicones: MQ Copolymers (2016) (36)
- (CH3)3SiCl/SiCl4 azeotrope grows superhydrophobic nanofilaments. (2008) (35)
- Simple and improved approaches to long-lasting, hydrophilic silicones derived from commercially available precursors. (2014) (34)
- Stepwise Polymer Surface Modification: ChemistryLayer-by-Layer Deposition (1998) (34)
- Superhydrophobicity and contact-line issues (2008) (32)
- Surface modification of poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene): introduction of alcohol functionality (1990) (32)
- Introduction of carboxylic acid, aldehyde, and alcohol functional groups onto the surface of poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) (1987) (29)
- Surface-selective hydroxylation of polypropylene (1988) (29)
- Using the fact that wetting is contact line dependent. (2011) (28)
- Adsorption of end-functionalized poly(ethylene oxide)s to the poly(ethylene oxide)-air interface (1997) (27)
- Thermal reconstruction of surface-functionalized poly(chlorotrifluoreothylene) (1990) (26)
- Buried interface modification using supercritical carbon dioxide (2002) (26)
- Locally Anisotropic Porous Materials from Polyethylene and Crystallizable Diluents (2009) (26)
- Neutron Reflectivity Studies of End-Grafted Polymers (1995) (25)
- Nylon surface modification: 2. Nylon-supported composite films. (2006) (25)
- Synthesis of a two-dimensional array of organic functional groups: surface-selective modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (1984) (24)
- Hydrophobization of inorganic oxide surfaces using dimethylsilanediol. (2013) (24)
- Apparent fluxionality in diethyl(triethylphosphine)platinum(II), a coordinatively unsaturated intermediate in .beta.-hydride elimination (1981) (24)
- Controlled Adsorption of End-Functionalized Polystyrene to Silicon-Supported Tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl Monolayers (2001) (24)
- Thermal Decomposition of Di(cycloalkyl)bis(triethylphosphine)platinum(II) Complexes (1981) (24)
- SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER ADSORPTION AT THE AIR SOLUTION INTERFACE (1995) (23)
- Polymerization of monomer-based ferrofluids. (2010) (22)
- Olefin metathesis of cyclohexene (1986) (21)
- Surface modifications of poly(ether ether ketone) (1991) (21)
- Synthesis of a polymer surface containing covalently attached triethoxysilane functionality: adhesion to glass (1988) (21)
- Surface modification of poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) with methyllithium (1985) (21)
- Chemical surface modification of poly(p-xylylene) thin films. (2004) (20)
- Rapid and Clean Covalent Attachment of Methylsiloxane Polymers and Oligomers to Silica Using B(C6F5)3 Catalysis. (2017) (19)
- Versatile multilayer thin film preparation using hydrophobic interactions, crystallization, and chemical modification of poly(vinyl alcohol). (2007) (19)
- Superhydrophobic, Low-Hysteresis Patterning Chemistry for Water-Drop Manipulation. (2017) (18)
- Dip-coating deposition on chemically patterned surfaces: a mechanistic analysis and comparison with topographically patterned surfaces. (2014) (18)
- D4(H)/D4(V) silicone: a replica material with several advantages for nanoimprint lithography and capillary force lithography. (2011) (17)
- Radical chlorination of polyethylene film: control of surface selectivity (1992) (17)
- ι-Norbornenylpolystyrene: an olefin metathesis polymerizable macromonomer (1989) (16)
- Factors influencing the rate of tungsten hexachloride/tetramethyltin-catalyzed olefin metathesis polymerization: monomer ring strain is not important (1987) (16)
- Supercritical CO2-assisted, silicone-modified wood for enhanced fire resistance (2009) (16)
- Chemical modification of chromium oxide surfaces using organosilanes. (2009) (16)
- Chemistry of surface-hydroxylated poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) (1988) (15)
- Polymer Surface Modification (1995) (15)
- Preparation of Tertiary Phosphine-Olefin Complexes of Platinum(0): A Convenient Synthesis of Ethylenebis(triethylphosphine)platinum(0) (1981) (15)
- Composites prepared by the anionic polymerization of ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate within supercritical carbon dioxide-swollen poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (2000) (14)
- Quantitative Poly(vinyl alcohol) Modification in Ionic Liquids: Esterification and Urethanation with Low Surface Tension Producing Reagents (2010) (14)
- Sulfone-Containing Methacrylate Homopolymers: Wetting and Thermal Properties. (2016) (14)
- Capillary-bridge–derived particles with negative Gaussian curvature (2015) (14)
- Shear distortion and failure of capillary bridges. Wetting information beyond contact angle analysis. (2013) (14)
- Plasma polymerization using solid phase polymer reactants (non-classical sputtering of polymers) (2001) (13)
- Surface activity of perfluorodecanoyl end-capped poly(ethylene oxide) and associated adsorption behavior to the air-water interface (1998) (13)
- In situ polymerization and nano‐templating phenomenon in nylon fiber/PMMA composite laminates (2003) (12)
- Controlled growth of silicon dioxide from "nanoholes" in silicon-supported tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl monolayers: Rational control of surface roughness at the nanometer length scale (2003) (12)
- Surface modification of poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene): introduction of reactive carboxylic acid functionality (1992) (12)
- Investigation of the Mercat Reaction as a Tool for the Introduction of Nitrogen Surface Functionality on Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and Polypropylene (PP) (2001) (12)
- Deuterium-labeling experiments relevant to the mechanism of platinum-catalyzed hydrogenation of (diolefin)dialkylplatinum(II) complexes: evidence for isotopic exchange via platinum surface hydrogen. The stereochemistry of reduction (1988) (12)
- Rediscovering Silicones: The Anomalous Water Permeability of "Hydrophobic" PDMS Suggests Nanostructure and Applications in Water Purification and Anti-Icing. (2020) (11)
- Trends in adsorption of end-functionalized polystyrenes by thin-layer chromatography (1990) (11)
- Ionic liquids: nondestructive, nonvolatile imaging fluids for submicrometer-scale monolayer patterns. (2010) (11)
- A synthetic, three-dimensional bone marrow hydrogel (2018) (10)
- Adsorption/migration of a perfluorohexylated fullerene from the bulk to the polymer/air interface (1999) (10)
- Adsorption of Alginic Acid and Chondroitin Sulfate-A to Amine Functionality Introduced on Polychlorotrifluoroethylene and Glass Surfaces (1999) (10)
- Supercritical CO2 welding of laminated linear low density polyethylene films (2001) (9)
- Evaluating the mechanical performance of supercritical CO2 fabricated polyamide 6,6/PMMA, fiber reinforced composites (2003) (8)
- Polyurethanes Based on Fluorinated Diols (1996) (8)
- Bamboo is a suitable template for polymerizations (2008) (7)
- Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)-containing surface-confined hydroxyl groups: a chemically versatile, model hydroxylated surface (1987) (7)
- Achieving high aspect ratio wrinkles by modifying material network stress. (2017) (7)
- Vapor-phase formation of alkyl isocyanate-derived self-assembled monolayers on titanium dioxide. (2009) (7)
- Self-Reinforcing Isotactic Polypropylene Prepared Using Crystallizable Solvents (2009) (7)
- Ring strain is not an important factor contributing to the rate of olefin metathesis polymerization (1984) (6)
- Gas permeability of surface-selectively chlorinated poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (1995) (6)
- Control of wettability of polymers using organic surface chemistry (1992) (5)
- This paper is published as part of Faraday Discussions volume 146: Wetting Dynamics of Hydrophobic and Structured Surfaces (2010) (5)
- Surface modification of poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) film by adsorption of poly(L-lysine) from aqueous solution (1991) (5)
- Reactions of polystyryl anions with poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) film at the solution-solid interface (1990) (4)
- Heterogeneous platinum-catalyzed hydrogenation of dialkyl(diolefin)platinum(II) complexes: A new route to platinum surface alkyls. (1981) (4)
- Carbon Nanotubes Readily Disperse in Linear Silicones and Improve the Thermal Stability of Dimethylsilicone Elastomers. (2019) (4)
- Stereospecific Addition of Dimethylsulfonium Methylide to 9,10-Anthraquinone (1978) (4)
- A commercially available perfectly hydrophobic material (thetaA/thetaR = 180 degrees/180 degrees). (2007) (4)
- Poly(acetylene-co-ethylene) via isomerization of poly(1,3-butadiene) (1985) (4)
- Amoebae Assemble Synthetic Spherical Particles To Form Reproducible Constructs. (2019) (4)
- Polymer / Metal Nanocomposite Synthesis in Supercritical (4)
- Poly(trifluoroethylene) adsorption and heterogeneous photochlorination reactions. (2008) (3)
- ORGANOMETALLIC REACTIONS OF PLATINUM INVOLVING METALLIC HYDRIDES * (1983) (2)
- Using Surface-Attached Organosilanes to Control and Understand Hydrophobicity and Superhydrophobicity (2012) (2)
- Spontaneous adsorption of polystyrene from solution to the cyclohexane-poly(vinylidene fluoride) interface (1991) (2)
- Block copolymer nano-pencils prepared using anodized aluminum membranes. (2004) (1)
- A Different Silica Surface: Radical Oxidation of Poly(methylsilsesquioxane) Thin Films and Particles (Tospearl™). (2020) (1)
- Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprint Test Bed (2012) (1)
- Electronic conductivity of benzoin dianion-reduced poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (1985) (1)
- Adsorption and chemistry of ultra-thin films of polyvinyl alcohol for sensor development. (2003) (1)
- Reconstruction of the Interface of Oxidatively Functionalized Polyethylene (PE-CO2H) and Derivatives on Heating. Revision. (1987) (1)
- Gravimetric analysis of polymer surface chemistry: a sensitive technique for monitoring reactions at polymer surfaces (1985) (1)
- Drag-Reduction and Slip: An Investigation of Size Scale and Hydrophobicity Effects (2000) (1)
- Reply to Comment on "Amoebae Assemble Synthetic Spherical Particles To Form Reproducible Constructs". (2020) (0)
- Capillary Forces between Floating Objects: Superhydrophobic Surfaces Provide Mechanistic Insight (2016) (0)
- End group effect in polymer adsorption: Competitive adsorption of carboxylic acid‐terminated and unfunctionalized polystyrene (1990) (0)
- Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of the New Ternary Bismuth Sulfides KBi6.33S10 (I) and K2Bi8S13 (II). (1996) (0)
- APPARENT FLUXIONALITY IN DIETHYL(TRIETHYLPHOSPHINE)PLATINUM(II), A COORDINATIVELY UNSATURATED INTERMEDIATE IN β-HYDRIDE ELIMINATION (1981) (0)
- Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of the new ternary bismuth sulfides KBi{sub 6.33}Sââ and KâBiâSââ (1996) (0)
- Toward small polymer objects with defined shape and chemistry (2005) (0)
- TEFLON-STABILIZED DRY WATER (2008) (0)
- Investigation of Chemical and Physical Properties of Surface; Modified Chemically Resistant Polymers (1992) (0)
- Surface modification of poly(p-xylylene) films. (2002) (0)
- Syntheses of Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Fluoropolymer Surfaces 1 (2001) (0)
- Poly(L-Lysine) Adsorption to Fluoropolymer Films (1990) (0)
- Interface studies on Supercritical CO2 welded semi-crystalline polymers. (2001) (0)
- PREPARATION OF STABLE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES: POLY(p-XYLYLENE) CONFORMAL COATING (2007) (0)
- Molecular-Level Synthesis and Characterization of Metal-Polymer Interfaces. (1987) (0)
- Block copolymers in confined geometry (2004) (0)
- Nylon surface modification: Targeting the amide groups for selective introduction of reactive functionalities. (2005) (0)
- Preparation of ultrahydrophobic surfaces using an anodized aluminum oxide membrane as template and their conversion to ultrahydrophilic surfaces (2005) (0)
- Adsorption of polyelectrolytes to surface-modified nylon films. (2003) (0)
- HYDROGEN BONDING - DIRECTED ADSORPTION OF POLY (4-VINYLPYRIDINE) TO POLY (TRIFLUOROETHYLENE) AND A STUDY OF MULTILAYER FORMATION (2005) (0)
- Influence of Copolymer Composition on Morphology Development in Blends (2005) (0)
- Adsorption of poly(N-methyl-N′-(α-phenylethyl)carbodiimide) at solution-silica interfaces (1998) (0)
- Isomeric Silicones: Reactive Phenylsilsesquioxane-Based MT Resins and Comments Concerning the Structure of the Phenylsilsesquioxane Homopolymer (2022) (0)
- Search for New Phenomena in Final States with Two Leptons and One or No b-Tagged Jets at sqrt[s]=13 TeV Using the ATLAS Detector. (2021) (0)
- Semicrystalline polymer nanocomposites using chemically designed compatibilizers and supercritical CO2-assisted polymer processing. (2004) (0)
- Reaction of organosilanes with chromium surfaces (2005) (0)
- A New Approach to Fabricating Cellulosic–Polymer Composites (2009) (0)
- Compositions à base de polyester stabilisé (2013) (0)
- Sessile Liquid Features as Molds for Silicone Elastomers. (2020) (0)
- Reconstruction of the Interf ace of Oxidatively Functionali zed , Polyethylene and f ) erivatives on Heatingr (2010) (0)
- Chemical reduction of nylons: Synthesis of polyalkyleneimines with controlled charge density (2004) (0)
- Helix morphology forced by confinement upon bulk cylinder-forming block copolymers (2005) (0)
- Hemisilicone Elastomers That Are Recyclable to the Monomer. (2022) (0)
- Advanced, Non-Toxic, Anti-Corrosion, Anti-Fouling and Foul-Release Coatings Based on Covalently Attached Monolayers, Multilayers and Polymers (2007) (0)
- ORGANIC SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF POLYETHYLENE. (1982) (0)
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