Publications (2010 – 2014)

at UIUC & Princeton Univ.

[Names of authors from our group are in bold type, *corresponding author, 1equal contribution]

2010 – 2014


[12] Large-Area Nano-Square Arrays from Shear-Aligned Block Copolymer Thin Films

So Youn Kim, Adam Nunns, Jessica Gwyther, Raleigh L. Davis, Ian Manners, Paul M. Chaikin, and Richard A. Register*

Nano Lett., 2014, 14, 5698–5705.


[11] Mixed-Morphology and Mixed-Orientation Block Copolymer Bilayers

Nicolás A. García, Raleigh L. Davis, So Youn Kim, Paul M. Chaikin, Richard A. Register, and Daniel A. Vega*

RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 38412–38417.


[10] Polystyrene-polymer(2-ethylhexylmethacrylate) block copolymers: Synthesis, bulk phase behavior, and thin film structure

Ha-KyungKwon, Vanessa E. Lopez, Raleigh L. Davis, So Youn Kim, Adam B. Burns, Richard A. Register*

Polymer, 2014, 55, 2059–2067.


[9] Metal-Containing Block Copolymer Thin Films Yield Wire Grid Polarizers with High Aspect Ratio

So Youn Kim, Jessica Gwyther, Ian Manners, Paul M. Chaikin, Richard A. Register*

Adv. Mater., 2014, 26, 791–795.


[8] Molecular weight effects on Particle and Polymer Microstructure in Concentrated Polymer Solutions

So Youn Kim and Charles F. Zukoski*

Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 6634–6643.


[7] Polymer Dynamics in PEG- Silica Nanocomposites: Effects of polymer molecular weight, Temperature and Solvent Dilution

So Youn Kim, Henriette W. Meyer, Kay Saalwächter*, and Charles F. Zukoski*

Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 4225–4237.


[6] Super- and Sub-Einstein Intrinsic Viscosities of Spherical Nanoparticles in Concentrated Low Molecular Weight Polymer Solutions

So Youn Kim and Charles F. Zukoski*

Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 1801–1810.


[5] Multiscale Structure, Interfacial Cohesion, Adsorbed Layers and Thermodynamics in Dense Polymer-Nanoparticle Mixtures

So Youn Kim, Kenneth S. Schweizer, and Charles F. Zukoski*

Phys. Rev. Lett., 2011, 107, 225504.

Highlighted by 2012 Accomplishments and Opportunities (NCNR Annual Report)


[4] Role of Polymer Segment-Particle Surface Interactions in Controlling Nanoparticle Dispersions in Concentrated Polymer Solutions

So Youn Kim and Charles F. Zukoski*

Langmuir, 2011, 27, 10455–10463.


[3] Particle Restabilization in Silica/PEG/Ethanol Suspensions: How Strongly do Polymers Need to Adsorb to Stabilize Against Aggregation?

So Youn Kim and Charles F. Zukoski*

Langmuir, 2011, 27, 5211–5221.


[2] Long Wavelength Concentration Fluctuations and Cage Scale Ordering of Nanoparticles in Concentrated Polymer Solution

So Youn Kim, Lisa M. Hall, Kenneth S. Schweizer, and Charles F. Zukoski*

Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 10123–10131.


[1] Decoupled control of stiffness and permeability with a cell encapsulating poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate hydrogel

Chaenyung Cha, So Youn Kim, Lan Cao, Hyunjoon Kong*

Biomaterials, 2010, 31, 4864–4871.