2001 MRL Publications

 

 

Primary MRSEC Support

 

 

IRG1

 

E. Mateescu, "Comment on 'Long-range electrostatic interactions between like-charged colloids:  Steric and confinement effects'," Phys. Rev. E 64, 013401 (2001)

 

 

IRG2

 

J.H. Kim, T.J Ha, C.I Cheon, F.F Lange, "Epitaxial growth of (001)-oriented and (116)-oriented SrBi2Ta2O9 thin films by chemical solution deposition method," J. Crystal Growth 225, 366 (2001)

 

J.H. Kim, Y. Kim, A.T. Chien, F.F. Lange, "Epitaxial growth of PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3 thin films on SrRuO3 substrates using chemical solution deposition: Microstructural and ferroelectric properties," J. Mater. Res. 16, 1739 (2001)

 

D. Kisailus, F.F Lange, "Growth of epitaxial GaN on LiGaO2 substrates via a reaction with ammonia," J. Mat. Res. 16, 2077 (2001)

 

F.F. Lange, G.K.L. Goh, "Hydrothermal epitaxial growth of Peroskite films," J. Ceram. Proc. Res. 2, 4 (2001)

 

 

IRG3

 

K.R. Brzezinska, T.J. Deming, “Synthesis of ABA triblock copolymers via acyclic diene metathesis polymerization and living polymerization of a-amino acid-N-carboxyanhydrides,” Macromolecules 34, 4348 (2001)

 

H.D. Maynard, S.-P. Lyu, G.H. Fredrickson, F. Wudl, B.F. Chmelka, “Synthesis of nanophase-segregated poly(vinyl acetate)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) and poly(vinyl acetate)-poly(styrene) graft copolymers,” Polymer 42, 7567 (2001)

 

 

IRG4

 

JJ. Benkoski, G.H. Fredrickson, E.J. Kramer, “The effects of composition drift on the effectiveness of random copolymer reinforcement at polymer-polymer interfaces,” J Polym Sci B 39, 2763 (2001)

 

C.F. Creton, E.J. Kramer, H.R. Brown, C.-Y. Hui, “Adhesion and fracture of interfaces between immiscible polymers:  From the molecular to the continuum scale,” Adv. Polymer Sci. 156, 55 (2001)

 

F. Drolet, G.H. Fredrickson, “Optimizing chain bridging in complex block copolymers,” Macromolecules 34, 5317 (2001)

 

 

Partial Support

 

 

IRG1

 

K. Ahn, K.H. Yoon, M.W. Kim, "Thickness dependence of surface modes on a gel," Europhys. Lett. 54, 199 (2001)

 

J.G. DeLuca, C.N. Newton, R.H. Himes, M.A. Jordan, L. Wilson, “Purification and characterization of native conventional kinesin, HSET, and CENP-E from mitotic HeLa cells,” J. Biol. Chem. 276, 28014 (2001)

 

Y. Golan, A. Martin-Herranz, Y. Li, C.R. Safinya, J. Israelachvili, “Direct observation of shear-induced orientational phase coexistence in a lyotropic system using a modified X-ray surface forces apparatus,” Physical Review Letters 86, 1263 (2001)

 

T. Gore, Y. Dori, Y. Talmon, M. Tirrell, H. Bianco-Peled, “Self-assembly of model collagen peptide amphiphiles,” Langmuir 17, 5352 (2001)

 

A. Lau, D. Levine, P. Pincus, "Electrostatic attraction of coupled Wigner crystals: Finite temperature effects,” Phys. Rev. E 63, U244 (2001)

 

L. Li, C.W. Macosko, G.L. Korba, A.V. Pocius, M. Tirrell, “Interfacial energy and adhesion between acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives and release coatings,” J. Adhesion 77, 95 (2001)

 

L. Li, M. Tirrell, G.A. Korba, A. Pocius, “Surface energy and adhesion studies on acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives,” J. Adhesion 76, 307 (2001)

 

Y. Li, Y. Golan, A. Martin-Herranz, O. Pelletier, M. Yasa, J. Israelachvili, C. Safinya, “Structure of a lamellar fluid under confinement and shear studied using the second generation X-ray surface forces apparatus (XSFA-II) and X-ray micro-diffraction,” Int. J. Thermophys 22, 1175 (2001)

 

N.L. Slack, P. Davidson, M.A. Chibbaro, C. Jeppesen, P. Eiselt, H.E. Warriner, H W. Schmidt, P. Pincus, C.R. Safinya, “The bridging conformations  of double-end anchored polymer-surfactants destabilize a hydrogel of lipid  membranes,” J. Chem. Phys115, 6252 (2001)

 

M.N. Tamashiro, E. Hernandez-Zapata, P.A. Schorr, M. Balastre, M. Tirrell, P. Pincus, "Salt dependence of compression normal forces of quenched polyelectrolyte brushes," J. of Chem. Physics 115, 1960 (2001)

 

M.N. Tamashiro, P. Pincus, “Helix-coil transition in homopolypeptides under stretching,” Phys. Rev. E63, U510 (2001)

 

J. Texter, M. Tirrell, “Chemical processing by self-assembly,” AIChE Journal 47, 1706 (2001)

 

M. Tirrell, A.K. Dillow, S.E. Ochsenhirt, J.B. McCarthy, G.B. Fields, “Adhesion of a5b1 receptors to biomimetic substrates constructed from peptide amphiphiles,” Biomaterials 22, 1493 (2001)

 

M. Tirrell, S.M. Kilbey, H. Watanabe, “Structure and scaling of polymer brushes near the theta condition,”Macromolecules 34, 5249 (2001)

 

M. Tirrell, L. Li, V.S. Mangipudi, A.V. Pocius, “Direct measurement of surface and interfacial energies of glassy polymers and PDMS,” 305, in Fundamentals of Tribology and Bridging the Gap between the Macro- and Micro/Nanoscales, B. Bhushan, ed, Kluwer, Amsterdam (2001)

 

M. Tirrell, M.N. Tamashiro, E. Hernández-Zapata, P.A. Schorr, M. Balastre, P. Pincus, “Salt dependence of compression normal forces of quenched polyelectrolyte brushes,” J Chem. Phys. 115, 1960 (2001)

 

 

IRG2

 

B.A. Adair, N. Guillou, M. Alvarez, G. Férey, A.K. Cheetham, “Synthesis and structures of  layered and tubular antimony(III) phosphonates,” J. Solid State Chem. 162, 347 (2001)

 

A. Boutin, S. Buttefey, A.H. Fuchs, A.K. Cheetham, “Molecular simulation of adsorption of guest molecules in zeolitic materials ; a comparative study of intermolecular potentials,” Molecular Simulation 27, 371 (2001)

 

B.J. Campbell, A.K. Cheetham, T. Vogt, L. Carluccio, W.O. Parker Jr., C. Flego, R. Millini, “The determination of Brønsted acid sites in zeolite ERS-7,” J. Phys. Chem105, 1947 (2001)

 

J-S. Chang, S-E Park, Q. Gao, G. Férey, A.K. Cheetham, “Catalytic conversion of butadiene to ethylbenzene over nanoporous nickel(II) phosphate, VSB-1,” J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 859 (2001)

 

A.K. Cheetham, H. Fjellvag, T.E. Gier, K.O. Kongshaug, K.P. Lillerud, G.D. Stucky, “Very open microporous materials: From concept to reality,” Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 135 (Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials at the Dawn of the 21st Century), 788 (2001)

 

A.H. Fuchs, A.K. Cheetham, “Adsorption of guest molecules in zeolitic materials: computational aspects,” J. Phys. Chem. 105, 7375 (2001)

 

N. Guillou, Q. Gao, P.M. Forster, J-S. Chang, M. Nogues, S-E. Park, G. Férey, A.K. Cheetham, “Synthesis and characterization of the nickel(II) phosphate, VSB-5; a nanoporous hydrogenation catalyst,” Angew. Chem. 40, 2831 (2001)

 

D.E. Morse, “Biotechnology reveals new routes to synthesis and structural control of silica and polysilsesquioxanes,” in: The Chemistry of Organic Silicon Compounds (Z. Rappoport and Y. Apeloig, eds.); John Wiley & Sons, New York 3, 805 (2001)

 

S. Neeraj, P.M. Forster, C.N.R. Rao, A.K. Cheetham, “A new route for the synthesis of open-framework metal phosphates using organophosphates,” JCS Chem. Comm., 2716 (2001)

 

M. Puchinger, T. Wagner, P. Finni, D. Kisailus, U. Beck, J. Bill, F. Aldinger, E. Arzt, F.F. Lange, "Chemical solution deposition derived buffer layers for MOCVD-grown GaN Films," J. Crystal Growth 233, 57 (2001)

 

C.N.R. Rao, A. K. Cheetham, “Science and technology of nanomaterials:  Current status and future prospects,” J. Mat. Chem. 11, 2887 (2001)

 

B.J. Scott, G. Wirnsberger, M.D. McGehee, B.F. Chmelka, G.D. Stucky, “Dye-doped mesostructured silica as a distributed feedback laser fabricated by soft lithography,” Adv Mater. 13, 1231 (2001)

 

B.J. Scott, G. Wirnsberger, G.D Stucky, “Mesoporous and mesostructured materials for optical applications,” Chem. Mater. 13, 3140 (2001)

 

K. Shimizu, Y. Del Amo, M.A. Brzezinski, G.D. Stucky, D.E. Morse, “Novel fluorescent silica tracer for biological silification studies,” Chemistry & Biology 8, 1051 (2001)

 

N. Stock, G.D. Stucky, A.K. Cheetham, “Synthesis and characterization of the manganese pyroarsenate Mn2As2O7·2H2O,” Naturforschung B 56, 359 (2001)

 

G. Theurich, N.A. Hill, "Self-consistent treatment of spin-orbit coupling in solids using relativistic fully separable ab initio pseudopotentials," Phys. Rev. B 64, 073106 (2001)

 

J.B. Thompson, B. Drake, J.H. Kindt, J. Hoskins, P.K. Hansma, “Assessing the quality of scanning probe microscope designs,” Nanotechnology 12, 394 (2001)

 

J.B. Thompson, G.T. Paloczi, J. H. Kindt, M. Michenfelder, B.L. Smith, G.D. Stucky, D.E. Morse, P.K. Hansma, “Direct observation of calcite to aragonite growth as induced abalone shell proteins,” Biophys. J. 79, 3307 (2001)

 

G. Wirnsberger, M.H. Bartl, B.J. Scott, G.D. Stucky, “Mesostructured optical devices by room-temperature self-assembly,” Aust. J. Chem. 54, 225 (2001)

 

G. Wirnsberger, B. Scott, G.D. Stucky, “pH sensing with mesoporous thin films,” Chem Comm., 119 (2001)

 

G. Wirnsberger, P. Yang, B.J. Scott, B.F. Chmelka, G.D. Stucky, “Mesostructured materials for optical applications: From Low-k dielectrics to sensors and lasers,” Spectrochim Acta. 57A, 2049 (2001)

 

B. Zhang, B. Wustman, D.E. Morse, J.S. Evans, "Model peptide studies of sequence regions in the elastomeric biomineralization protein, Lustrin A.  I.  The C-domain consensus -PG-, -NVNCT- motif," Biopolymers 63, 358 (2001)

 

 

IRG3

 

A. Falsafi, F.S. Bates, “Role of chain architecture in the adhesion of block copolymers,” Macromolecules 34, 1323 (2001)

 

J.M. Kim, S-E Park, G.D. Stucky, “Mesostructure design using a mixture of nonionic amphiphilic block copolymers,” Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 135 (Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials at the Dawn of the 21st Century), 1345 (2001)

 

R.A. Segalman, H. Yokoyama, E.J. Kramer, “Graphoepitaxy of spherical domain block copolymer films,” Adv. Materials 13, 1152 (2001)

 

E. Sivaniah, J. Genzer, G.H. Fredrickson, E.J. Kramer, M. Xiang, X. Li, C. Ober, S. Magonov, “Periodic surface topology of three-arm semi-fluorinated alkane monodendron diblock copolymers,” Langmuir 17, 4342 (2001)

 

G. Wirnsberger, P. Yang, H.C. Huang, B. Scott, T. Deng, G.M. Whitesides, B.F. Chmelka, G.D. Stucky, “Patterned block-copolymer-silica mesostructures as host media for the laser dye rhodamine 6G,” J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 6307 (2001)

 

 

IRG4

 

F.S. Bates, G.H. Fredrickson, D. Hucul, S.F. Hahn, “PCHE-based pentablock copolymers: evolution of a new plastic,” AIChE J. 47, 762 (2001)

 

J. Groenewold, G.H. Fredrickson, “Elastic interactions and stability of clay-filled lamellar phases,” E. Phys. J. E 5, 171 (2001)

 

J.W. Ha, L.G. Leal, “An experimental study of drop deformation and breakup in extensional flow at high capillary numbers,” Physics of Fluids 13, 1568 (2001)

 

C. Jeppesen, J.Y. Wong, T.L. Kuhl, J.N. Israelachvili, N. Mullah, S. Zalipsky, C.M. Marques, “Impact of polymer tether length on multiple ligand-receptor bond formation,”Science 293, 465 (2001)

 

J.S. Langer, “Microstructural shear localization in plastic deformation of amorphous solids,” Phys. Rev. E 64, 011504 (2001)

 

L.G. Leal, “Flow-induced coalescence of drops in a viscous liquid,” Proc. Of the Microgravity Transport Processes in Fluid, Thermal,  Biological and Materials Sciences II, United Engineering Foundation (edited S.S. Sadhal), Banff, Canada,167 (2001)

 

H. Yang, C.C. Park, Y.T. Hu, L.G. Leal, “The coalescence of two equal-sized drops in a two-dimensional linear flow,” Physics of Fluids 13, 1087 (2001)

 

 

Seed

 

C. Brandli, T.F. Jaramillo, A. Ivanovskaya, E.W. McFarland, “Automated synthesis and characterization of diverse libraries of macroporous alumina,” Electrochim. Acta 47, 553 (2001)

 

K.V. Sarathy, P.V. Vanitha, R. Seshadri, A.K. Cheetham, C.N.R. Rao, “Electron-hole asymmetry in rare earth manganates; a comparative study of the hole- and E electron-doped materials, “Chem. Mater. 13, 787 (2001)

 

 

Shared Facilities

 

H. Bianco-Peled, Y. Dori, J. Schneider, L-P Sung, S. Satija, M. Tirrell, "Structural study of Langmuir monolayers containing lipidated poly(ethylene glycol) and peptides," Langmuir 17, 6931 (2001)

 

F. Bringezu, J. Ding, G. Brezesinski, J. Zasadzinski, “Changes in model lung surfactant monolayers induced by palmitic acid,” Langmuir 17, 4641 (2001)

 

J.D. Bryan, G.D. Stucky, “Eu4Ga8Ge16: A new thermoelectric 4-coordinate clathrate network,” Chem. Mater. 13, 253 (2001)

 

S.C. Christiansen, D. Zhao, M.T. Janicke, C.C. Landry, G.D. Stucky, B.F. Chmelka, “Molecularly ordered inorganic frameworks in layered silicate-surfactant mesophases,” J Am. Chem. Soc. 123, 4519 (2001)

 

G. Delgado, A.J. Mora, A. Bahsas, “Zwitterionic 4-piperidinecarboxylic acid monohydrate,” Acta Crystall., Sec. C 57, 965 (2001)

 

C. Drummond, N. Alcantar, J. Israelachvili, R. Tenne, Y. Golan, “Microtribology and friction-induced material transfer in WS2 nanoparticle additives,” Advanced Functional Materials 11, 348 (2001)

 

C. Elsass, C. Poblenz, B. Heying, P. Fini, P.M. Petroff, S.P. DenBaars, U.K. Mishra, J.S. Speck, A. Saxler, S. Elhamrib, W.C. Mitchell, "Influence of growth temperature and thickness of AlGaN caps on electron transport in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy," Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 40, Part 1, 6235 (2001)

 

V. Ganesan, G.H. Fredrickson, “Field-theoretic polymer simulations,” Europhys. Lett55, 814 (2001)

 

B.S. Gaylord, S. Wang, A.J. Heeger, G.C. Bazan, "Water-soluble conjugated oligomers:  Effect of chain length and aggregation on photoluminescence-quenching efficiencies," J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 123, 6417 (2001)

 

C.K. Gurumurthy, E.J. Kramer, C.-Y. Hui, "Hydro-thermal fatigue of polymer interfaces," Acta Materialia 49, 3309 (2001)

 

C.K. Gurumurthy, E.J. Kramer, C.-Y. Hui, "Water-assisted sub-critical crack growth along an interface between polyimide passivation and epoxy underfill," Intern. J. of Fracture 109, 1 (2001)

 

H.T. Jung, B. Coldren, J. Zasadzinski, D. Iampietro, E.W. Kaler, “The origins of stability of spontaneous vesicles,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98, 1353 (2001)

 

T.M. Katona, M.D. Craven, P.T. Fini, J.S. Speck, S.P. DenBaars, "Observation of crystallographic wing tilt in cantilever epitaxy of GaN on silicon carbide and silicon (111) substrates," Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 2907 (2001)

 

K.Y.C. Lee, J. Majewski, T.L. Kuhl, P.B. Howes, K. Kjaer, M.M. Lipp, A.J. Waring, J.A. Zasadzinski, G.S. Smith, “Synchotron X-ray study of lung surfactant-specific protein SP-B in lipid monolayers,” Biophysical Journal 81, 572 (2001)

 

K.Y.C. Lee, J. Majewski, A. von Nahmen, A. Gopal, P.B. Howes, K. Kjaer, G.S. Smith, J. Zasadzinski, “Influence of palmitic acid and hexa decanol on the phase transition temperature and molecular packing of dipalmitoylphosphatidyl-choline monolayers at the air-water interface,” J. Chemical Physics 116, 774 (2002)

 

Y. Li, Y. Golan, A. Martin-Herranz, O. Pelletier, M. Yasa, J. Israelachvili, C. Safinya, “In situ X-ray diffraction studies of a multilayered membrane fluid under confinement and shear,” Int. J. Thermophysics 22, 1175 (2001)

 

Y. Li, T. Pfohl, J.H. Kim, M. Yasa, Z. Wen, M.W. Kim, C.R. Safinya, "Selective surface modification in silicon microfluidic channels for micromanipulation of biological macromolecules," Biomedical Microdevices 3, 239 (2001)

 

W.W. Lukens, Jr., P. Yang, G.D. Stucky, “Synthesis of mesocellular foams with tunable window and cell dimensions,” Chem. Mater. 13, 28 (2001)

 

H. Marchand, L. Zhao, N. Zhang, B. Moran, R. Coffie, U.K. Mishra, J.S. Speck, S.P. DenBaars, J.A. Freitas, "Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of GaN on Si(111):  Stress control and application to field-effect transistors," J. of Appl. Phys. 89, 7846 (2001)

 

S.K. Mathis, K.H.A. Lau, A.M. Andrews, E.M. Hall, G. Almuneau, E.L. Hu, J.S. Speck, "Lateral oxidation kinetics of AlAsSb and related alloys lattice matched to InP," J. of Appl. Phys. 89, 2458 (2001)

 

M.M. Mitani, A.A. Keller, S.J. Golden, R. Hatfield, A.K. Cheetham, “Low temperature catalytic decomposition and oxidation of MTBE,” Applied Catalysis B: Env. 34, 87 (2001)

 

A.J. Mora, G. Delgado, G. Díaz de Delgado, A. Usubillaga, N. Khouri, A. Bahsas, “3a-Hydroxytirucalla-7, 24-dien-21-oic acid:  a triterpene from Protium crenatum Sandwith,” Acta Crystall., Sec. C 57, 638 (2001)

 

T. Pfohl, J.H. Kim, M. Yasa, H.P. Miller, G.C.L. Wong, F. Bringezu, Z. Wen, L. Wilson, M.W. Kim, Y. Li, C.R. Safinya, "Controlled modification of microstructured silicon surfaces for confinement of biological macromolecules and liquid crystals," Langmuir 17, 5343 (2001)

 

M.R. Robinson, S. Wang, A.J. Heeger, G.C. Bazan, "A tetrahedral oligo(phenylenevinylene) molecule of intermediate dimensions: Effect of molecular shape on the morphology and electroluminescence of organic glasses," Advanced Functional Materials 11, 413 (2001)

 

S. Sanvito, N.A. Hill, "Ab initio transport theory for digital ferromagnetic heterostructures," Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 267202 (2001)

 

S. Sanvito, N.A. Hill, "Influence of the local As antisite distribution on ferromagnetism in (Ga,Mn)As," Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 3493 (2001)

 

S. Sanvito, P. Ordejon, N.A. Hill, "First principle study of the origin and nature of ferromagnetism in (Ga,Mn)As," Phys. Rev. B 63, 165206 (2001)

 

K. Schofield, "The kinetic nature of sulfur's chemistry in flames," Combustion and Flame 124, 137 (2001)

 

I.P. Smorchkova, L. Chen, T. Mates, L. Shen, S. Heikman, B. Moran, S. Keller, S.P. DenBaars, J.S. Speck, U.K. Mishra, "AlN/GaN and (Al,Ga)N/AlN/GaN two-dimensional electron gas structures grown by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy," J. of Appl. Phys. 90, 5196 (2001)

 

N. Stock, G.D. Stucky, A.K. Cheetham, “Influence of the cation size on the formation of alluaudite-type manganese arsenates:  Synthesis and characterization of Tl2Mn3(As2O7)2×2H2O, CsMn3(AsO4)(HAsO4)2×3H2O, and XMn3(AsO4)(HAsO4)2 (X = Na, K),” J. Phys. Chem. Solids 62, 1457 (2001)

 

D.Y. Takamoto, E. Aydil, J. Zasadzinski, A. Ivanova, D. Schwartz, T. Yang, P. Cremer, “Stable ordering in Langmuir-Blodgett films,” Science 293, 1292 (2001)

 

G. Telbiz, O. Shvets, S. Boron, V. Vozny, M. Brodyn, G.D. Stucky, “Laser dye doped mesoporous silica fibers: Host-guest interaction and fluorescence properties,” Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 135 (Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials at the Dawn of the 21st Century), 3564 (2001)

 

J. Thompson, B. Drake, J. Kindt, D.E. Morse, P.K. Hansma, “Bone indentation recovery time correlates with bond reforming time,” Nature 414, 773 (2001)

 

B. Yan, Y. Xua, X. Bu, N.K. Goh, L.S. Chia, G.D. Stucky, “Hydrothermal syntheses and structures of three one-dimensional heteropolytungstates formed by Dawson or Keggin cluster units,” Dalton Trans., 2009 (2001)

 

C-S. Yang, D.D. Awschalom, G.D. Stucky, “Kinetic-dependent crystal growth of size-tunable CdS nanoparticles,” Chem. Mater. 13, 594 (2001)

 

C.Y. Yang, S. Wang, M. R. Robinson, G.C. Bazan, A.J. Heeger, “Crystal structures of Tetrakis(4,4’(2,2-diphenylvinyl)-1,1’-biphenyl)methane:  Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction,” Chem. Of Materials 13, 2342 (2001)

 

J.A. Zasadzinski, J. Ding, H. Warriner, F. Bringezu, “The physics and physiology of lung surfactants,” Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 6, 506 (2001)

 

J.A. Zasadzinski, E. Kisak, C. Evans, “Complex vesicle structures,” Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 6, 85 (2001)

 

 

Patents

 

D.E. Morse, G.D. Stucky, J. Cha, “Methods and sensors for luminescent and optoelectronic detection and analysis for DNA and RNA,” pending. Full US and International patent; application No. # 09/836,579.

 

D.E. Morse, G.D. Stucky, J. Gaul, “Methods and compositions for improved binding of histidine-containing proteins to substrates,” Pending, full US patent application No. UC #2001-428 filed.  Dow Corning shares this invention.

 

D.E. Morse, Y. Zhou, G.D. Stucky, “Bifunctional catalysts and methods for use for synthesis of impermeable  coatings, membranes, sealants, encapsulants, insulators, polymers and materials of silica, glass, silicones and polymetallo-oxanes at low temperatures and neutral pH,” Pending, US Provisional Patent application  UC #2000-265-2 filed April 4, 2001.

 

C.R. Safinya, H.E. Warriner, S.H.J. Idziak, "Lamellar gels and methods for making and using,” US Patent No. 6,207,186 issued March 27, 2001.

 

K. Schofield, “Method for the prevention of high temperature corrosion due to alkali sulfates and chlorides and composition for use in the same,” US Patent No. 6,328,911 B1, issued Dec. 11, 2001.

 

J. Zasadzinski, Patent issued for invention of the "Vesosome," “Bilayer structure which encapsulates multiple containment units and uses thereof.” US Patent 6,221,401 B1, issued December 2001.