Douglas E. Hirt, Ph.D. -- Publications

Walters, K. B. and Hirt, D. E., “Synthesis and Characterization of a Tertiary Amine Polymer Series from Surface-Grafted Poly(tert-Butyl Acrylate) via Diamine Reactions,” Macromolecules, submitted.

Zhu, S. and Hirt, D. E., “Hydrophilization of Polypropylene Films Using Migratory Additives,” Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, in press.

Janorkar, A. V., Fritz, E. W., Burg, K. J. L., Metters, A. T., and Hirt, D. E., “Grafting Amine-terminated Branched Architectures from Polylactide Film Surfaces for Improved Cell Proliferation,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials, in press.

Janorkar, A. V., Metters, A. T., and Hirt, D. E., “Degradation of Neat and Surface-Modified Poly(L-Lactide) Films Under UV Induced Photografting and Sterilization Conditions,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, in press.

Janorkar, A. V., Proulx, S. E., Metters, A. T., and Hirt, D. E., “Surface-Confined Photopolymerization of Single- and Mixed-Monomer Systems to Tailor the Wettability of Poly(L-Lactide) Film,” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 44, 6534-6543 (2006).

Walters, K. B. and Hirt, D. E., “Surface Grafting of Poly(tert-butyl acrylate) on Poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) Film,” Polymer, 47, 6567-6574 (2006).

Zhang, C., Luo, N., and Hirt, D. E., “Surface Grafting Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) onto Poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) Films,” Langmuir, 22, 6851-6857 (2006).

Zhang, C., Husson, S. M., and Hirt, D. E., “Patterning Proteins on Surfaces of Cross-sectioned Multilayer Polymer Films,” Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 27, 1173-1179 (2006).

Zhang, C., Luo, N., Hirt, D. E., and Husson, S. M., “Adsorption of Fluorescently Labeled Protein Residues on Poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) Films Modified with Affinity Functionalities,” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 50, 89-96 (2006).

Zhang, C., Luo, N., and Hirt, D. E., “Penetration Behavior and Subsurface Anchoring of Dansyl Cadaverine and Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Derivatives in Poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) Film,” Polymer, 46, 9257-9264 (2005).

Swannack, C. H., Cox, C. L., Liakos, A., and Hirt, D. E., “A 3D Simulation of Barrier Properties of Nanocomposite Films,” Journal of Membrane Science, 263, 47-56 (2005).

Ramirez, M. X., Walters, K. B., and Hirt, D. E., “Relationship Between Erucamide Surface Concentration and Coefficient of Friction of LLDPE Film,” Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology, 11, 9-12 (2005).

Luo, N., Janorkar, A. V., Hirt, D. E., Husson, S. M., and Schwark, D. W., “Coefficient of Friction Reduction of Ethylene-co-Acrylic Acid Copolymer Film: Effects of Grafted 12-Aminododecanamide and Solvent Exposure,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 97, 2242-2248 (2005).

Janorkar, A. V., Metters, A. T., and Hirt, D. E., “Modification of Poly(lactic acid) Films: Enhanced Wettability from Surface-Confined Photografting and Increased Degradation Rate Due to an Artifact of the Photografting Process,” Macromolecules, 37, 9151-9159 (2004).

Shuler, C. A., Janorkar, A. V., and Hirt, D. E., “Fate of Erucamide in Polyolefin Films at Elevated Temperature,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 44, 2247-2253 (2004).

Janorkar, A. V., Luo, N., and Hirt, D. E., “Surface Modification of Ethylene-Acrylic Acid Copolymer Film: Grafting Amine-Terminated Linear and Branched Architectures,” Langmuir, 20, 7151-7158 (2004).

Luo, N., Stewart, M. J., Hirt, D. E., Husson, S. M., and Schwark, D. W., “Surface Modification of Ethylene-co-Acrylic Acid Copolymer Films: Addition of Amide Groups via Covalently Bonded Amino Acid Intermediates,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 92, 1688-1694 (2004).

Luo, N., Husson, S. M., Hirt, D. E., and Schwark, D. W., “Surface Grafting of Polyacrylamide from Polyethylene-based Copolymer Film,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 92, 1589-1595 (2004).

Janorkar, A. V., Hirt, D. E., and Wooster, J. J., "Effect of Erucamide and Silica Loadings on COF Behavior of POP Multilayer Films in Repetitive Testing," Polymer Engineering and Science, 44, 34-44 (2004).

Sankhe, S. Y., Janorkar, A. V., and Hirt, D. E., “Characterization of Erucamide Profiles in LLDPE Films: Depth-Profiling Attempts Using FTIR Photoacoustic Spectroscopy and Raman Microspectroscopy,” Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting, 19, 16-29 (2003).

Dawson, P. L., Hirt, D. E., Rieck, J. R., Acton, J. C., and Sotthibandhu, A., “Release of Nisin from Cast and Heat-Pressed Protein Films,” Food Research International, 36, 959-968 (2003).

Walters, K. B., Schwark, D. W., and Hirt, D. E., “Surface Characterization of Linear Low Density Polyethylene Films Modified With Fluorinated Additives,” Langmuir, 19, 5851-5860 (2003).

Sankhe, S. Y. and Hirt, D. E., “Using Synchrotron-Based FT-IR Microspectroscopy to Study Erucamide Migration in 50-Micron Thick Bilayer LLDPE and POP Films,” Applied Spectroscopy, 57, 37-43 (2003).

Teerakarn, A., Hirt, D. E., Rieck, J. R., Acton, J. C., and Dawson, P. L., “Nisin Diffusion in Protein Films: Effects of Film Type and Temperature,” Journal of Food Science, 67, 3019-3025 (2002).

Sakhalkar, S. S., Walters, K. B., Hirt, D. E., Miranda, N. R., and Roberts, W. P., “Surface Characterization of LLDPE Film Containing Glycerol Monostearate,” Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting, 18, 33-43 (2002).

Rawls, A. S., Hirt, D. E., Roberts, W. P., and Havens, M. R., “Evaluation of Surface Concentration of Erucamide in LLDPE Films,” Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology, 8, 130-138 (2002).

Sankhe, S. Y. and Hirt, D. E.,  “Characterization of Erucamide Profiles in Multilayer LLDPE and PEC Films Using Synchrotron-Based FTIR Microspectroscopy,” Applied Spectroscopy, 56, 205-211 (2002).

Ramirez, M. X., Hirt, D. E., and Wright, L. L., “AFM Characterization of Surface Segregated Erucamide and Behenamide in Linear Low Density Polyethylene Film,” Nano Letters, 2, 9-12 (2002).

Sankhe, S. Y., Hirt, D. E., and Zumbrunnen, D. A.,  “Effect of Interdiffusion Regions on Penetrant Flux Through Multilayer Films,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 41, 2185-2193 (2001).

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