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Journal Articles

“Hierarchical structure in polymeric materials” Baer E, Hiltner A, Keith HD SCIENCE 235 (4792): 1015-1022 FEB 27 1987 [PDF

“Advanced Polymers” Eric Baer SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 1986, 254, 179-190. [PDF]

“Interphase materials by force-assembly of glassy polymers” R. Y. F. Liu, T. E. Bernal-Lara, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer MACROMOLECULES 2004, 37, 6972 - 6979. [PDF]

“Structure of polypropylene crystallized in confined nanolayers” Y. Jin, M. Rogunova, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, R. Nowacki, A. Galeski, E. Piorkowska JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2004, 42, 3380-3396. [PDF]

“Crystallinity and Oxygen Transport Properties of PET Bottle Walls” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 94, 671-677, 2004. [PDF]

“Oxidative mechanisms of poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo and in vitro correlations”   Christenson, EM, Anderson, JM, Hiltner, A   Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A  70A(2),  245-255, 2004. [PDF]

“Photopatternable reflective films produced by nanolayer extrusion” Pangirala R, Baer E, Hiltner A, Weder C ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 14(6): 595-604 JUN 2004 [PDF]

“Basic aspects of microindentation in multilayered poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polycarbonate films” Orench IP, Ania F, Baer E, Hiltner A, Bernal T, Calleja FJB PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE 84 (18): 1841-1852 JUN 21 2004 [PDF]

“Poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo studies” Christenson EM, Dadsetan M, Wiggins M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A  69A (3): 407-416 JUN 1 2004 [PDF]

“Stepwise fatigue crack propagation in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 10 (1): 5-10 MAR 2004 [PDF]

“Ouasi-brittle to ductile transition in impact-modified PVC” Yu J, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY  10 (1): 11-16 MAR 2004 [PDF]

“Effect of impact modification on slow crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 39 (9): 2979-2988 MAY 1 2004 [PDF]

“A widely tunable refractive index in a nanolayered photonic material” Sandrock M, Wiggins M, Shirk JS, Tai H, Ranade A, Baer E, Hiltner A APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 84 (18): 3621-3623 MAY 3 2004 [PDF]

“Solid-state structure of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 37 (6): 2128-2135 MAR 23 2004 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 37 (6): 2136-2143 MAR 23 2004 [PDF]

“Poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with aromatic bisester diamides: Thermal and oxygen barrier properties”  Hibbs MR, Holtzclaw J, Collard DM, Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E, Schiraldi DA JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY 42 (7): 1668-1681 APR 1  2004 [PDF]

“Polymers with palladium nanoparticles as active membrane materials” Yu J, Liu RYF, Poon B, Nazarenko S, Koloski T, Vargo T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 92 (2): 749-756 APR 15 2004 [PDF]

“Effect of soft-segment chemistry on polyurethane biostability during in vitro fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, MacEwan M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 68A (4): 668-683 MAR 15 2004 [PDF]

“Modifying adhesion of linear low-density polyethylene to polypropylene by blending with a homogeneous ethylene copolymer” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 92 (1): 109-115 APR 5 2004 [PDF]

“Adhesion of polyethylene blends to polypropylene” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  45 (3): 893-903 FEB 1 2004 [PDF]

“Free volume and oxygen transport in cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  42 (3): 493-504 FEB 1 2004 [PDF]

“In vivo biocompatibility and biodegradation of poly(ethylene carbonate)” Dadsetan M, Christenson EM, Unger F, Ausborn M, Kissel T, Hiltner A, Anderson JM JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE 93 (3): 259-270 DEC 12 2003 [PDF]

“Probing nanoscale polymer interactions by forced-assembly” Liu RYF, Jin Y, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS  24 (16): 943-948 NOV 3 2003 [PDF]

“Crystallization and phase separation in blends of high stereoregular poly(lactide) with poly(ethylene glycol)” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 44 (19): 5681-5689 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 1. Poly(lactide) with low stereoregularity” Hu Y, Rogunova M, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 44 (19): 5701-5710 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 2. Poly(lactide) with high stereoregularity” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  44 (19): 5711-5720 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Effect of strain and strain rate on fatigue-accelerated biodegradation of polyurethane” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A  66A (3): 463-475 SEP 1 2003 [PDF]

“Characterization of polyethylene with partially random chlorine substitution” Stephens CH, Yang H, Islam M, Chum SP, Rowan SJ, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 41 (17): 2062-2070 SEP 1 2003 [PDF]

“Biodegradation of polyurethane under fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 65A (4): 524-535 JUN 15 2003 [PDF]

“Structural model for oxygen permeability of a liquid crystalline polymer” Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 36 (10): 3606-3615 MAY 20 2003 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of PET copolymers containing bis(2-hydroxyethyl)hydroquinones” Andrade GS, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hu YS, Baer E, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 89 (4): 934-942 JUL 25 2003 [PDF]

“Adhesion of ethylene-styrene copolymers to polyethylene in microlayers” Ronesi V, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  89 (1): 153-162 JUL 5 2003 [PDF]

“Phase behavior of partially miscible blends of linear and branched polyethylenes” Stephens CH, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 36 (8): 2733-2741 APR 22 2003 [PDF]

“Kinetics of fatigue and creep crack propagation in PVC pipe” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 8 (4): 251-258 DEC 2002

“Correlation of fatigue and creep crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 38 (4): 633-642 FEB 15 2003 [PDF]

“Comparison of statistical and blocky copolymers of ethylene terephthalate and ethylene 4,4 '-bibenzoate based on thermal behavior and oxygen transport properties” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Hibbs MR, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 41 (3): 289-307 FEB 1 2003 [PDF]

“Tear strength of ductile polyolefin films” Chang AC, Inge T, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 42 (11): 2202-2212 NOV 2002

“Characterization of an amorphous surface layer on blown polyolefin film” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 86 (14): 3625-3635 DEC 27 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-4,4 '-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 40 (22): 2489-2503 NOV 15 2002 [PDF]

“Covalent and non-covalently coupled polyester-inorganic composite materials” Young SK, Gemeinhardt GC, Sherman JW, Storey RF, Mauritz KA, Schiraldi DA, Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (23): 6101-6114 NOV 2002 [PDF]

“Mechanisms of ductile tear in blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (24): 6515-6526 NOV 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen transport and free volume in cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene naphthalate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Zhang LQ, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 35 (19): 7326-7337 SEP 10 2002 [PDF]

“Structure of blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (18): 4923-4933 AUG 2002 [PDF]

“Crystallization kinetics and crystalline morphology of poly(ethylene naphthalate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 86 (1): 98-115 OCT 3 2002 [PDF]

“Plastic deformation of EVA, EVOH and their multilayers” Gaucher-Miri V, Jones GK, Kaas R, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 37 (13): 2635-2644 JUL 1 2002 [PDF]

“Nanoscale highly filled epoxy nanocomposite” Salahuddin N, Moet A, Hiltner A, Baer E EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL 38 (7): 1477-1482 JUL 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  40 (9): 862-877 MAY 1 2002 [PDF]

“Barrier properties of polypropylene/polyamide blends produced by microlayer coextrusion” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (8): 2401-2408 APR 2002 [PDF]

“Microlayer coextrusion as a route to innovative blend structures” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 41 (12): 2162-2171 DEC 2001

“Relationship of deformation behavior to thermal transitions of ethylene/styrene and ethylene/octene copolymers” Chang A, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  40 (1): 142-152 JAN 1 2002 [PDF]

“The damage zone ahead of the arrested crack in polyethylene resins” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  36 (24): 5747-5755 2001 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of copolymers based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1889-1899 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of polyethylene terephthalate modified with a small amount of aromatic comonomer” Polyakova A, Connor DM, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1900-1910 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Effect of crystallization on oxygen-barrier properties of copolyesters based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Sekelik D, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1911-1919 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Comparison of semicrystalline ethylene-styrene and ethylene-octene copolymers based on comonomer content” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (14): 1578-1593 JUL 15 2001 [PDF]

“Phase behavior of partially miscible ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 34 (12): 4033-4042 JUN 5 2001 [PDF]

“Measurement of water vapor transmission rate in highly permeable films” Hu Y, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 81 (7): 1624-1633 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Miscibility of ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 42 (18): 7819-7830 AUG 2001 [PDF]

“Biodegradation of polyether polyurethane inner insulation in bipolar pacemaker leads” Wiggins MJ, Wilkoff B, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 58 (3): 302-307 MAY 1 2001 [PDF]

“Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 2. Comparison of heterogeneous and homogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Rogunova M, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  34 (9): 3007-3017 APR 24 2001 [PDF]

“Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 1. Heterogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 34 (5): 1358-1364 FEB 27 2001 [PDF]

“Linear stress relaxation behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 33 (23): 8870-8877 NOV 14 2000 [PDF]

“Interrelationships between electrical and mechanical properties of a carbon black-filled ethylene-octene elastomer” Flandin L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 42 (2): 827-838 JAN 2001 [PDF]

“Breathable polymer films produced by the microlayer coextrusion process” Mueller C, Topolkaraev V, Soerens D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 78 (4): 816-828 OCT 24 2000 [PDF]

“Relationship of coating failure to deformation in the deep drawn cup” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Provder T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF ADHESION 72 (1): 37-50 2000

“Oxygen-barrier properties of oriented and heat-set poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Qureshi N, Stepanov EV, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  38 (13): 1679-1686 JUL 1 2000 [PDF]

“Comparison of irreversible deformation and yielding in microlayers of polycarbonate with poly(methylmethacrylate) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 77 (7): 1545-1557 AUG 15 2000 [PDF]

“Solid-state structure and properties of hyperbranched polyols” Rogunova M, Lynch TYS, Pretzer W, Kulzick M, Hiltner A, Baer E  JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  77 (6): 1207-1217 AUG 8 2000 [PDF]

“Correlation of fatigue and creep slow crack growth in a medium density polyethylene pipe material” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  35 (11): 2659-2674 JUN 2000 [PDF]

“Effect of strain rate on stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 35 (8): 1857-1866 APR 2000 [PDF]

“Effect of strain on the properties of an ethylene-octene elastomer with conductive carbon fillers” Flandin L, Chang A, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  76 (6): 894-905 MAY 9 2000 [PDF]

“Mechanical behavior of polymer microlayers” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E  MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA 147: 15-25 DEC 1999

“Relationship of hierarchical structure to mechanical properties” Baer E, Hiltner A, Jarus D MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA  147: 37-61 DEC 1999

“Effect of formulation variables on coating properties and performance in the deep draw process” Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E, Provder T JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY  72 (901): 69-75 FEB 2000

“Weld line strength of poly(vinyl chloride)/polyethylene blends” Jarus D, Summers JW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 41 (8): 3057-3068 APR 2000 [PDF]

“Large strain stress relaxation and recovery behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  32 (22): 7587-7593 NOV 2 1999 [PDF]

“Solid state structure and melting behavior of interdiffused polyethylenes in microlayers” Schuman T, Nazarenko S, Stepanov EV, Magonov SN, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 40 (26): 7373-7385 DEC 1999 [PDF]

“Creep behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers in the glass transition region”  Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 37 (17): 2373-2382 SEP 1 1999 [PDF]

“Creating layers of concentrated inorganic particles by interdiffusion of polyethylenes in microlayers” Nazarenko S, Dennison M, Schuman T, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 73 (14): 2877-2885 SEP 29 1999 [PDF]

“Correlation of stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 34 (14): 3315-3326 JUL 15 1999 [PDF]

“Mechanical properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with functionalized polymers” Pawlak A, Perkins WG, Massey FL, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 73 (2): 203-219 JUL 11 1999 [PDF]

“Polymer microlayer structures with anisotropic conductivity” Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 34 (7): 1461-1470 APR 1 1999 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of crystallized and talc-filled poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Sekelik DJ, Stepanov EV, Nazarenko S, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 37 (8): 847-857 APR 15 1999 [PDF]

“Effect of acrylonitrile content on the delamination toughness of PC/SAN microlayers” Ebeling T, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 40 (8): 1985-1992 APR 1999 [PDF]

“Effect of a tie layer on the delamination toughness of polypropylene and polyamide-66 microlayers” Ebeling T, Norek S, Hasan A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 71 (9): 1461-1467 FEB 28 1999 [PDF]

“Hierarchical structure in polymeric materials” Baer E, Hiltner A, Keith HD SCIENCE 235 (4792): 1015-1022 FEB 27 1987 [PDF

“Advanced Polymers” Eric Baer SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 1986, 254, 179-190. [PDF]

“Interphase materials by force-assembly of glassy polymers” R. Y. F. Liu, T. E. Bernal-Lara, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer MACROMOLECULES 2004, 37, 6972 - 6979. [PDF]

“Structure of polypropylene crystallized in confined nanolayers” Y. Jin, M. Rogunova, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, R. Nowacki, A. Galeski, E. Piorkowska JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2004, 42, 3380-3396. [PDF]

“Crystallinity and Oxygen Transport Properties of PET Bottle Walls” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 94, 671-677, 2004. [PDF]

“Oxidative mechanisms of poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo and in vitro correlations”   Christenson, EM, Anderson, JM, Hiltner, A   Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A  70A(2),  245-255, 2004. [PDF]

“Photopatternable reflective films produced by nanolayer extrusion” Pangirala R, Baer E, Hiltner A, Weder C ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 14(6): 595-604 JUN 2004 [PDF]

“Basic aspects of microindentation in multilayered poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polycarbonate films” Orench IP, Ania F, Baer E, Hiltner A, Bernal T, Calleja FJB PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE 84 (18): 1841-1852 JUN 21 2004 [PDF]

“Poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo studies” Christenson EM, Dadsetan M, Wiggins M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A  69A (3): 407-416 JUN 1 2004 [PDF]

“Stepwise fatigue crack propagation in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 10 (1): 5-10 MAR 2004 [PDF]

“Ouasi-brittle to ductile transition in impact-modified PVC” Yu J, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY  10 (1): 11-16 MAR 2004 [PDF]

“Effect of impact modification on slow crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 39 (9): 2979-2988 MAY 1 2004 [PDF]

“A widely tunable refractive index in a nanolayered photonic material” Sandrock M, Wiggins M, Shirk JS, Tai H, Ranade A, Baer E, Hiltner A APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 84 (18): 3621-3623 MAY 3 2004 [PDF]

“Solid-state structure of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 37 (6): 2128-2135 MAR 23 2004 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 37 (6): 2136-2143 MAR 23 2004 [PDF]

“Poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with aromatic bisester diamides: Thermal and oxygen barrier properties”  Hibbs MR, Holtzclaw J, Collard DM, Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E, Schiraldi DA JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY 42 (7): 1668-1681 APR 1  2004 [PDF]

“Polymers with palladium nanoparticles as active membrane materials” Yu J, Liu RYF, Poon B, Nazarenko S, Koloski T, Vargo T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 92 (2): 749-756 APR 15 2004 [PDF]

“Effect of soft-segment chemistry on polyurethane biostability during in vitro fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, MacEwan M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 68A (4): 668-683 MAR 15 2004 [PDF]

“Modifying adhesion of linear low-density polyethylene to polypropylene by blending with a homogeneous ethylene copolymer” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 92 (1): 109-115 APR 5 2004 [PDF]

“Adhesion of polyethylene blends to polypropylene” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  45 (3): 893-903 FEB 1 2004 [PDF]

“Free volume and oxygen transport in cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  42 (3): 493-504 FEB 1 2004 [PDF]

“In vivo biocompatibility and biodegradation of poly(ethylene carbonate)” Dadsetan M, Christenson EM, Unger F, Ausborn M, Kissel T, Hiltner A, Anderson JM JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE 93 (3): 259-270 DEC 12 2003 [PDF]

“Probing nanoscale polymer interactions by forced-assembly” Liu RYF, Jin Y, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS  24 (16): 943-948 NOV 3 2003 [PDF]

“Crystallization and phase separation in blends of high stereoregular poly(lactide) with poly(ethylene glycol)” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 44 (19): 5681-5689 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 1. Poly(lactide) with low stereoregularity” Hu Y, Rogunova M, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 44 (19): 5701-5710 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 2. Poly(lactide) with high stereoregularity” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  44 (19): 5711-5720 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Effect of strain and strain rate on fatigue-accelerated biodegradation of polyurethane” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A  66A (3): 463-475 SEP 1 2003 [PDF]

“Characterization of polyethylene with partially random chlorine substitution” Stephens CH, Yang H, Islam M, Chum SP, Rowan SJ, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 41 (17): 2062-2070 SEP 1 2003 [PDF]

“Biodegradation of polyurethane under fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 65A (4): 524-535 JUN 15 2003 [PDF]

“Structural model for oxygen permeability of a liquid crystalline polymer” Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 36 (10): 3606-3615 MAY 20 2003 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of PET copolymers containing bis(2-hydroxyethyl)hydroquinones” Andrade GS, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hu YS, Baer E, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 89 (4): 934-942 JUL 25 2003 [PDF]

“Adhesion of ethylene-styrene copolymers to polyethylene in microlayers” Ronesi V, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  89 (1): 153-162 JUL 5 2003 [PDF]

“Phase behavior of partially miscible blends of linear and branched polyethylenes” Stephens CH, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 36 (8): 2733-2741 APR 22 2003 [PDF]

“Kinetics of fatigue and creep crack propagation in PVC pipe” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 8 (4): 251-258 DEC 2002

“Correlation of fatigue and creep crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 38 (4): 633-642 FEB 15 2003 [PDF]

“Comparison of statistical and blocky copolymers of ethylene terephthalate and ethylene 4,4 '-bibenzoate based on thermal behavior and oxygen transport properties” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Hibbs MR, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 41 (3): 289-307 FEB 1 2003 [PDF]

“Tear strength of ductile polyolefin films” Chang AC, Inge T, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 42 (11): 2202-2212 NOV 2002

“Characterization of an amorphous surface layer on blown polyolefin film” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 86 (14): 3625-3635 DEC 27 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-4,4 '-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 40 (22): 2489-2503 NOV 15 2002 [PDF]

“Covalent and non-covalently coupled polyester-inorganic composite materials” Young SK, Gemeinhardt GC, Sherman JW, Storey RF, Mauritz KA, Schiraldi DA, Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (23): 6101-6114 NOV 2002 [PDF]

“Mechanisms of ductile tear in blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (24): 6515-6526 NOV 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen transport and free volume in cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene naphthalate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Zhang LQ, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 35 (19): 7326-7337 SEP 10 2002 [PDF]

“Structure of blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (18): 4923-4933 AUG 2002 [PDF]

“Crystallization kinetics and crystalline morphology of poly(ethylene naphthalate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 86 (1): 98-115 OCT 3 2002 [PDF]

“Plastic deformation of EVA, EVOH and their multilayers” Gaucher-Miri V, Jones GK, Kaas R, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 37 (13): 2635-2644 JUL 1 2002 [PDF]

“Nanoscale highly filled epoxy nanocomposite” Salahuddin N, Moet A, Hiltner A, Baer E EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL 38 (7): 1477-1482 JUL 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  40 (9): 862-877 MAY 1 2002 [PDF]

“Barrier properties of polypropylene/polyamide blends produced by microlayer coextrusion” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (8): 2401-2408 APR 2002 [PDF]

“Microlayer coextrusion as a route to innovative blend structures” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 41 (12): 2162-2171 DEC 2001

“Relationship of deformation behavior to thermal transitions of ethylene/styrene and ethylene/octene copolymers” Chang A, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  40 (1): 142-152 JAN 1 2002 [PDF]

“The damage zone ahead of the arrested crack in polyethylene resins” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  36 (24): 5747-5755 2001 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of copolymers based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1889-1899 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of polyethylene terephthalate modified with a small amount of aromatic comonomer” Polyakova A, Connor DM, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1900-1910 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Effect of crystallization on oxygen-barrier properties of copolyesters based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Sekelik D, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1911-1919 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Comparison of semicrystalline ethylene-styrene and ethylene-octene copolymers based on comonomer content” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (14): 1578-1593 JUL 15 2001 [PDF]

“Phase behavior of partially miscible ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 34 (12): 4033-4042 JUN 5 2001 [PDF]

“Measurement of water vapor transmission rate in highly permeable films” Hu Y, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 81 (7): 1624-1633 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Miscibility of ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 42 (18): 7819-7830 AUG 2001 [PDF]

“Biodegradation of polyether polyurethane inner insulation in bipolar pacemaker leads” Wiggins MJ, Wilkoff B, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 58 (3): 302-307 MAY 1 2001 [PDF]

“Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 2. Comparison of heterogeneous and homogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Rogunova M, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  34 (9): 3007-3017 APR 24 2001 [PDF]

“Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 1. Heterogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 34 (5): 1358-1364 FEB 27 2001 [PDF]

“Linear stress relaxation behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 33 (23): 8870-8877 NOV 14 2000 [PDF]

“Interrelationships between electrical and mechanical properties of a carbon black-filled ethylene-octene elastomer” Flandin L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 42 (2): 827-838 JAN 2001 [PDF]

“Breathable polymer films produced by the microlayer coextrusion process” Mueller C, Topolkaraev V, Soerens D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 78 (4): 816-828 OCT 24 2000 [PDF]

“Relationship of coating failure to deformation in the deep drawn cup” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Provder T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF ADHESION 72 (1): 37-50 2000

“Oxygen-barrier properties of oriented and heat-set poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Qureshi N, Stepanov EV, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  38 (13): 1679-1686 JUL 1 2000 [PDF]

“Comparison of irreversible deformation and yielding in microlayers of polycarbonate with poly(methylmethacrylate) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 77 (7): 1545-1557 AUG 15 2000 [PDF]

“Solid-state structure and properties of hyperbranched polyols” Rogunova M, Lynch TYS, Pretzer W, Kulzick M, Hiltner A, Baer E  JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  77 (6): 1207-1217 AUG 8 2000 [PDF]

“Correlation of fatigue and creep slow crack growth in a medium density polyethylene pipe material” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  35 (11): 2659-2674 JUN 2000 [PDF]

“Effect of strain rate on stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 35 (8): 1857-1866 APR 2000 [PDF]

“Effect of strain on the properties of an ethylene-octene elastomer with conductive carbon fillers” Flandin L, Chang A, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  76 (6): 894-905 MAY 9 2000 [PDF]

“Mechanical behavior of polymer microlayers” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E  MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA 147: 15-25 DEC 1999

“Relationship of hierarchical structure to mechanical properties” Baer E, Hiltner A, Jarus D MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA  147: 37-61 DEC 1999

“Effect of formulation variables on coating properties and performance in the deep draw process” Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E, Provder T JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY  72 (901): 69-75 FEB 2000

“Weld line strength of poly(vinyl chloride)/polyethylene blends” Jarus D, Summers JW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 41 (8): 3057-3068 APR 2000 [PDF]

“Large strain stress relaxation and recovery behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  32 (22): 7587-7593 NOV 2 1999 [PDF]

“Solid state structure and melting behavior of interdiffused polyethylenes in microlayers” Schuman T, Nazarenko S, Stepanov EV, Magonov SN, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 40 (26): 7373-7385 DEC 1999 [PDF]

“Creep behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers in the glass transition region”  Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 37 (17): 2373-2382 SEP 1 1999 [PDF]

“Creating layers of concentrated inorganic particles by interdiffusion of polyethylenes in microlayers” Nazarenko S, Dennison M, Schuman T, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 73 (14): 2877-2885 SEP 29 1999 [PDF]

“Correlation of stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 34 (14): 3315-3326 JUL 15 1999 [PDF]

“Mechanical properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with functionalized polymers” Pawlak A, Perkins WG, Massey FL, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 73 (2): 203-219 JUL 11 1999 [PDF]

“Polymer microlayer structures with anisotropic conductivity” Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 34 (7): 1461-1470 APR 1 1999 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of crystallized and talc-filled poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Sekelik DJ, Stepanov EV, Nazarenko S, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 37 (8): 847-857 APR 15 1999 [PDF]

“Effect of acrylonitrile content on the delamination toughness of PC/SAN microlayers” Ebeling T, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 40 (8): 1985-1992 APR 1999 [PDF]

“Effect of a tie layer on the delamination toughness of polypropylene and polyamide-66 microlayers” Ebeling T, Norek S, Hasan A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 71 (9): 1461-1467 FEB 28 1999 [PDF]

“Hierarchical structure in polymeric materials” Baer E, Hiltner A, Keith HD SCIENCE 235 (4792): 1015-1022 FEB 27 1987 [PDF

“Advanced Polymers” Eric Baer SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 1986, 254, 179-190. [PDF]

“Interphase materials by force-assembly of glassy polymers” R. Y. F. Liu, T. E. Bernal-Lara, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer MACROMOLECULES 2004, 37, 6972 - 6979. [PDF]

“Structure of polypropylene crystallized in confined nanolayers” Y. Jin, M. Rogunova, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, R. Nowacki, A. Galeski, E. Piorkowska JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2004, 42, 3380-3396. [PDF]

“Crystallinity and Oxygen Transport Properties of PET Bottle Walls” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 94, 671-677, 2004. [PDF]

“Oxidative mechanisms of poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo and in vitro correlations”   Christenson, EM, Anderson, JM, Hiltner, A   Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A  70A(2),  245-255, 2004. [PDF]

“Photopatternable reflective films produced by nanolayer extrusion” Pangirala R, Baer E, Hiltner A, Weder C ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 14(6): 595-604 JUN 2004 [PDF]

“Basic aspects of microindentation in multilayered poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polycarbonate films” Orench IP, Ania F, Baer E, Hiltner A, Bernal T, Calleja FJB PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE 84 (18): 1841-1852 JUN 21 2004 [PDF]

“Poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo studies” Christenson EM, Dadsetan M, Wiggins M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A  69A (3): 407-416 JUN 1 2004 [PDF]

“Stepwise fatigue crack propagation in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 10 (1): 5-10 MAR 2004 [PDF]

“Ouasi-brittle to ductile transition in impact-modified PVC” Yu J, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY  10 (1): 11-16 MAR 2004 [PDF]

“Effect of impact modification on slow crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 39 (9): 2979-2988 MAY 1 2004 [PDF]

“A widely tunable refractive index in a nanolayered photonic material” Sandrock M, Wiggins M, Shirk JS, Tai H, Ranade A, Baer E, Hiltner A APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 84 (18): 3621-3623 MAY 3 2004 [PDF]

“Solid-state structure of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 37 (6): 2128-2135 MAR 23 2004 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 37 (6): 2136-2143 MAR 23 2004 [PDF]

“Poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with aromatic bisester diamides: Thermal and oxygen barrier properties”  Hibbs MR, Holtzclaw J, Collard DM, Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E, Schiraldi DA JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY 42 (7): 1668-1681 APR 1  2004 [PDF]

“Polymers with palladium nanoparticles as active membrane materials” Yu J, Liu RYF, Poon B, Nazarenko S, Koloski T, Vargo T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 92 (2): 749-756 APR 15 2004 [PDF]

“Effect of soft-segment chemistry on polyurethane biostability during in vitro fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, MacEwan M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 68A (4): 668-683 MAR 15 2004 [PDF]

“Modifying adhesion of linear low-density polyethylene to polypropylene by blending with a homogeneous ethylene copolymer” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 92 (1): 109-115 APR 5 2004 [PDF]

“Adhesion of polyethylene blends to polypropylene” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  45 (3): 893-903 FEB 1 2004 [PDF]

“Free volume and oxygen transport in cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  42 (3): 493-504 FEB 1 2004 [PDF]

“In vivo biocompatibility and biodegradation of poly(ethylene carbonate)” Dadsetan M, Christenson EM, Unger F, Ausborn M, Kissel T, Hiltner A, Anderson JM JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE 93 (3): 259-270 DEC 12 2003 [PDF]

“Probing nanoscale polymer interactions by forced-assembly” Liu RYF, Jin Y, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS  24 (16): 943-948 NOV 3 2003 [PDF]

“Crystallization and phase separation in blends of high stereoregular poly(lactide) with poly(ethylene glycol)” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 44 (19): 5681-5689 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 1. Poly(lactide) with low stereoregularity” Hu Y, Rogunova M, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 44 (19): 5701-5710 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 2. Poly(lactide) with high stereoregularity” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  44 (19): 5711-5720 SEP 2003 [PDF]

“Effect of strain and strain rate on fatigue-accelerated biodegradation of polyurethane” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A  66A (3): 463-475 SEP 1 2003 [PDF]

“Characterization of polyethylene with partially random chlorine substitution” Stephens CH, Yang H, Islam M, Chum SP, Rowan SJ, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 41 (17): 2062-2070 SEP 1 2003 [PDF]

“Biodegradation of polyurethane under fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 65A (4): 524-535 JUN 15 2003 [PDF]

“Structural model for oxygen permeability of a liquid crystalline polymer” Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 36 (10): 3606-3615 MAY 20 2003 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of PET copolymers containing bis(2-hydroxyethyl)hydroquinones” Andrade GS, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hu YS, Baer E, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 89 (4): 934-942 JUL 25 2003 [PDF]

“Adhesion of ethylene-styrene copolymers to polyethylene in microlayers” Ronesi V, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  89 (1): 153-162 JUL 5 2003 [PDF]

“Phase behavior of partially miscible blends of linear and branched polyethylenes” Stephens CH, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 36 (8): 2733-2741 APR 22 2003 [PDF]

“Kinetics of fatigue and creep crack propagation in PVC pipe” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 8 (4): 251-258 DEC 2002

“Correlation of fatigue and creep crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 38 (4): 633-642 FEB 15 2003 [PDF]

“Comparison of statistical and blocky copolymers of ethylene terephthalate and ethylene 4,4 '-bibenzoate based on thermal behavior and oxygen transport properties” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Hibbs MR, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 41 (3): 289-307 FEB 1 2003 [PDF]

“Tear strength of ductile polyolefin films” Chang AC, Inge T, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 42 (11): 2202-2212 NOV 2002

“Characterization of an amorphous surface layer on blown polyolefin film” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 86 (14): 3625-3635 DEC 27 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-4,4 '-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 40 (22): 2489-2503 NOV 15 2002 [PDF]

“Covalent and non-covalently coupled polyester-inorganic composite materials” Young SK, Gemeinhardt GC, Sherman JW, Storey RF, Mauritz KA, Schiraldi DA, Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (23): 6101-6114 NOV 2002 [PDF]

“Mechanisms of ductile tear in blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (24): 6515-6526 NOV 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen transport and free volume in cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene naphthalate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Zhang LQ, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 35 (19): 7326-7337 SEP 10 2002 [PDF]

“Structure of blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (18): 4923-4933 AUG 2002 [PDF]

“Crystallization kinetics and crystalline morphology of poly(ethylene naphthalate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 86 (1): 98-115 OCT 3 2002 [PDF]

“Plastic deformation of EVA, EVOH and their multilayers” Gaucher-Miri V, Jones GK, Kaas R, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 37 (13): 2635-2644 JUL 1 2002 [PDF]

“Nanoscale highly filled epoxy nanocomposite” Salahuddin N, Moet A, Hiltner A, Baer E EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL 38 (7): 1477-1482 JUL 2002 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  40 (9): 862-877 MAY 1 2002 [PDF]

“Barrier properties of polypropylene/polyamide blends produced by microlayer coextrusion” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 43 (8): 2401-2408 APR 2002 [PDF]

“Microlayer coextrusion as a route to innovative blend structures” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 41 (12): 2162-2171 DEC 2001

“Relationship of deformation behavior to thermal transitions of ethylene/styrene and ethylene/octene copolymers” Chang A, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  40 (1): 142-152 JAN 1 2002 [PDF]

“The damage zone ahead of the arrested crack in polyethylene resins” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  36 (24): 5747-5755 2001 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of copolymers based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1889-1899 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Oxygen-barrier properties of polyethylene terephthalate modified with a small amount of aromatic comonomer” Polyakova A, Connor DM, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1900-1910 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Effect of crystallization on oxygen-barrier properties of copolyesters based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Sekelik D, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (16): 1911-1919 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Comparison of semicrystalline ethylene-styrene and ethylene-octene copolymers based on comonomer content” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 39 (14): 1578-1593 JUL 15 2001 [PDF]

“Phase behavior of partially miscible ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 34 (12): 4033-4042 JUN 5 2001 [PDF]

“Measurement of water vapor transmission rate in highly permeable films” Hu Y, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 81 (7): 1624-1633 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

“Miscibility of ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 42 (18): 7819-7830 AUG 2001 [PDF]

“Biodegradation of polyether polyurethane inner insulation in bipolar pacemaker leads” Wiggins MJ, Wilkoff B, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 58 (3): 302-307 MAY 1 2001 [PDF]

“Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 2. Comparison of heterogeneous and homogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Rogunova M, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  34 (9): 3007-3017 APR 24 2001 [PDF]

“Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 1. Heterogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 34 (5): 1358-1364 FEB 27 2001 [PDF]

“Linear stress relaxation behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 33 (23): 8870-8877 NOV 14 2000 [PDF]

“Interrelationships between electrical and mechanical properties of a carbon black-filled ethylene-octene elastomer” Flandin L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 42 (2): 827-838 JAN 2001 [PDF]

“Breathable polymer films produced by the microlayer coextrusion process” Mueller C, Topolkaraev V, Soerens D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 78 (4): 816-828 OCT 24 2000 [PDF]

“Relationship of coating failure to deformation in the deep drawn cup” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Provder T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF ADHESION 72 (1): 37-50 2000

“Oxygen-barrier properties of oriented and heat-set poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Qureshi N, Stepanov EV, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  38 (13): 1679-1686 JUL 1 2000 [PDF]

“Comparison of irreversible deformation and yielding in microlayers of polycarbonate with poly(methylmethacrylate) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 77 (7): 1545-1557 AUG 15 2000 [PDF]

“Solid-state structure and properties of hyperbranched polyols” Rogunova M, Lynch TYS, Pretzer W, Kulzick M, Hiltner A, Baer E  JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  77 (6): 1207-1217 AUG 8 2000 [PDF]

“Correlation of fatigue and creep slow crack growth in a medium density polyethylene pipe material” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  35 (11): 2659-2674 JUN 2000 [PDF]

“Effect of strain rate on stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 35 (8): 1857-1866 APR 2000 [PDF]

“Effect of strain on the properties of an ethylene-octene elastomer with conductive carbon fillers” Flandin L, Chang A, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  76 (6): 894-905 MAY 9 2000 [PDF]

“Mechanical behavior of polymer microlayers” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E  MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA 147: 15-25 DEC 1999

“Relationship of hierarchical structure to mechanical properties” Baer E, Hiltner A, Jarus D MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA  147: 37-61 DEC 1999

“Effect of formulation variables on coating properties and performance in the deep draw process” Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E, Provder T JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY  72 (901): 69-75 FEB 2000

“Weld line strength of poly(vinyl chloride)/polyethylene blends” Jarus D, Summers JW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 41 (8): 3057-3068 APR 2000 [PDF]

“Large strain stress relaxation and recovery behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  32 (22): 7587-7593 NOV 2 1999 [PDF]

“Solid state structure and melting behavior of interdiffused polyethylenes in microlayers” Schuman T, Nazarenko S, Stepanov EV, Magonov SN, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 40 (26): 7373-7385 DEC 1999 [PDF]

“Creep behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers in the glass transition region”  Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 37 (17): 2373-2382 SEP 1 1999 [PDF]

“Creating layers of concentrated inorganic particles by interdiffusion of polyethylenes in microlayers” Nazarenko S, Dennison M, Schuman T, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 73 (14): 2877-2885 SEP 29 1999 [PDF]

“Correlation of stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 34 (14): 3315-3326 JUL 15 1999 [PDF]

“Mechanical properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with functionalized polymers” Pawlak A, Perkins WG, Massey FL, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 73 (2): 203-219 JUL 11 1999 [PDF]

“Polymer microlayer structures with anisotropic conductivity” Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 34 (7): 1461-1470 APR 1 1999 [PDF]

“Oxygen barrier properties of crystallized and talc-filled poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Sekelik DJ, Stepanov EV, Nazarenko S, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 37 (8): 847-857 APR 15 1999 [PDF]

“Effect of acrylonitrile content on the delamination toughness of PC/SAN microlayers” Ebeling T, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 40 (8): 1985-1992 APR 1999 [PDF]

“Effect of a tie layer on the delamination toughness of polypropylene and polyamide-66 microlayers” Ebeling T, Norek S, Hasan A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 71 (9): 1461-1467 FEB 28 1999 [PDF]

  1. “Hierarchical structure in polymeric materials” Baer E, Hiltner A, Keith HD SCIENCE 1987, 235, 1015-1022. [PDF]

  2. “Advanced Polymers” Eric Baer  SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 1986, 254, 179-190.[PDF]

  3. "Adhesion of propylene-ethylene copolymers to high-density polyethylene" Lin, Y.; Poon, B.; Marchand, G.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 2010, 592-605. [PDF]

  4. "Layered polymeric optical systems using continuous coextrusion" Song, H.; Singer, K.; Lott, J.; Wu, Y.; Zhou, J.; Andrews, J.; Baer, E.; Hiltner, A.; Weder, C.,  Robert, B., Lepkowicz, R., Beadie, G. SPIE REVIEW PAPER 2009.[PDF]

  5. "Mode delocalization in 1D photonic crystal lasers" Yeheng, W., Singer, K. D., Petschek, R. G., Song, H., Baer, E., and Hiltner, A. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009.[PDF]

  6. "Continuous melt processing of all-polymer distributed feedback lasers" Song, H.; Singer, K.; Lott, J.; Wu, Y.; Zhou, J.; Andrews, J.; Baer, E.; Hiltner, A.; Weder, C. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY 2009. [PDF]

  7. "Effect of chain blockiness on the phase behavior of ethylene-octene copolymer blends" Kamdar, A. R.; Wang, H. P.; Khariwala, D. U.; Taha, A.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 2009, 47, 1554 [pdf]

  8. "Enhanced breakdown strength of multilayered films fabricated by forced assembly microlayer coextrusion" Mackey, M.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.; Flandin, L.; Wolak, M.; Shirk, J. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D: APPLIED PHYSICS 2009, 42, 175304 [PDF]

  9. "Deformation of elastomeric polyolefin spherulites" Wang, H. P.; Chum, S. P.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 2009, 47, 1313-1330 [PDF]

  10. "Comparing elastomeric behavior of block and random ethylene-octene copolymers" Wang, H. P.; Chum, S. P.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2009, 113, 3236-3244 [PDF]

  11. "Comparison of olefin copolymers as compatibilizers for polypropylene and high-density polyethylene" Yijian Lin, Victoria Yakovleva, Hongyu Chen, Anne Hiltner, Eric Baer  Journal of Applied Polymer Science  2009, 113, 1945-1952 [PDF]

  12. "Indentation of an oriented transparent polyamide"  Y. Yang, G. Thompson, J. Song, A. Hiltner, E. Baer    Journal of Applied Polymer Science   2009, 112, 163-172 [PDF]

  13. "Confined Crystallization of Polyethylene Oxide in Nanolayer Assemblies" Wang, H.; Keum, J.; Hiltner, A; Baer, E.; Freeman, B.; Rozanski, A.; Galeski, A. SCIENCE 2009, 323, 757-760 [PDF] [RSC]

  14. "Relationship of Polymorphic Crystalline Phase Texture to Strain Recovery and Stiffness of a Propylene-Based Elastomer" P. Dias, T. Kazmierczak, A. Chang, P. Ansems, J. Van Dun, A. Hiltner, E. Baer  Journal of Applied Polymer Science  , 2009, 112, 3736-3747 [PDF]

  15. "Ultra-Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Study of PET/PC Nanolayers and Comparison to AFM Results" Ania, F.; Orench, I.; Balta Calleja, F. J.; Khariwala, D.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.; Roth, S. MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS 2008, 209, 1367-1373 [PDF]

  16. "Effect of an environmental stress cracking agent on the mechanism of fatigue and creep in polyethylene" R. Ayyer, A. Hiltner, E. Baer. Journal of Materials Science 2008, 43, 6238-6253 [PDF]

  17. "Oxygen and carbon dioxide permeability of EAA/PEO blends and microlayer" V. V. Pethe, H. P. Wang, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, B. D. Freeman Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2008, 110, 1411-1419 [PDF]

  18. "Adhesion of statistical and block ethylene-octene copolymers to polypropylene" Dias, P.; Lin, Y. J.; Poon, B.; Chen, H. Y.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.  Polymer 2008, 49(12), 2937-2946. [PDF]

  19. "Relationship between biaxial orientation and oxygen permeability of polypropylene film." Lin, Y. J.; Dias, P.; Chen, H. Y.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.  Polymer 2008, 49(10), 2578-2586.[PDF]

  20.  "Oxygen permeability of biaxially oriented polypropylene films" Lin, Y. J.; Dias, P.; Chen, H. Y.; Chum, S.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.  Polymer Engineering and Science 2008, 48(4), 642-648[PDF]

  21. "Phonon Dispersion and Nanomechanical Properties of Periodic 1D Multilayer Polymer Films"  Cheng, W.; Gomopoulos, N.; Fytas, G.; Gorishnyy, T.; Walish, J.; Thomas, E. L.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.  Nano Letters 2008, 8(5), 1423-1428 [PDF]

  22. "Tunable polymer lens"    G. Beadie, M. Sandrock, M. Wiggins, R. Lepkowicz, J. Shirk, M. Ponting, Y. Yang, T. Kazmierczak, A. Hiltner, E. Baer OPTICS EXPRESS 2008, 16, 11847-11857. [PDF]

  23. "Optical properties of a bio-inspired gradient refractive index polymer lens" G. Beadie, J. Shirk, A. Rosenberg, P. Lane, E. Fleet, A. Kamdar, Y. Jin, M. Ponting, T. Kazmierczak, Y. Yang, A. Hiltner, E. Baer OPTICS EXPRESS 2008, 16, 11540-11547. [PDF] 

  24. "Dielectric response of structured multilayered polymer films fabricated by forced assembly" M. Wolak., M. Pan, A. Wan, J. Shirk, M. Mackey, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, L. Flandin applied physics letters 2008, 92, 113301. [PDF]

  25. "Crystallization kinetics of some new olefinic block copolymers" D. U. Khariwala, A. Taha, S. P. Chum, A. Hiltner, E. Baer Polymer 2008, 49, 1365-1375. [PDF]

  26. "Effect of chain architecture on biaxial orientation and oxygen permeability of polypropylene film" P. Dias, Y. J. Lin, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, H. Y. Chen, S. P. Chum Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2008, 107(3), 1730-1736. [PDF]

  27. "Polymeric one-dimensional photonic crystals by continuous coextrusion" T. Kazmierczak, H. Song, A. Hiltner, E. Baer MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS (2007), 28(23), 2210-2216.[PDF]

  28. "Surface Roughness and Light Transmission of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene Films "  Y.J. Lin, P. Dias, S. Chum, A. Hiltner, E. Baer POLYM.ENG. SCI. (2007), 47, 1658-1665. [PDF]

  29. "Effect of an organic dicarboxylic acid salt on fractionated crystallization of polypropylene droplets. "  Jin, Y.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2007), 105(6), 3260-3273. [PDF]

  30. "Effect of a sorbitol nucleating agent on fractionated crystallization of polypropylene droplets. "  Jin, Y.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE, PART B: POLYMER PHYSICS (2007), 45(14), 1788-1797. [PDF]

  31. "A fatigue-to-creep correlation in air for application to environmental stress cracking of polyethylene. "  Ayyer, Ravi; Hiltner, Anne; Baer, Eric. Journal of Materials Science (2007), 42(16), 7004-7015. [PDF]

  32. "Oxygen-transport properties of liquid-crystalline polyesters based on 4,4'-bibenzoic acid. "  Hu, Y. S.; Wang, H. P.; Schiraldi, D. A.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2007), 105(1), 30-37. [PDF]

  33. "Fractionated crystallization of polypropylene droplets produced by nanolayer breakup."  Jin, Y.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics (2007), 45(10), 1138-1151. [PDF]

  34. "Characterization of Some New Olefinic Block Copolymers" Wang, H. P.; Khariwala, D. U.; Cheung, W.; Chum, S. P.; Hiltner, A. and Baer, E. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 2852-2862[PDF]

  35. "Structure and Deformation of an Elastomeric Propylene–Ethylene Copolymer" B. C. Poon, P. Dias, P. Ansems, S. P. Chum, A. Hiltner, E. Baer J Appl Polym Sci, 2007, 104, 489–499[PDF]

  36. "Aggregation of Lead Phthalocyanine in Blends with Polycarbonate" Aditya Ranade, Anne Hiltner, Eric Baer, James S. Shirk, Richard S. Lepkowicz J Appl Polym Sci 2007, 104, 464–469[PDF]

  37. "The solid state structure of polycarbonate blends with lead phthalocyanine" Aditya Ranade, Haopeng Wang, Anne Hiltner, Eric Baer, James S. Shirk, Richard S. Lepkowicz Polymer 2007, 48, 624-631 [PDF]

  38. "New class of bioinspired lenses with a gradient refractive index" Jin, Y.; Tai, H.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.; Shirk, James S. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007, 103, 1834-1841 [PDF]

  39. "Crystallization of a miscible propylene/ethylene copolymer blend." Hu, Y. S.; Kamdar, A.R.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Polymer 2006, 47, 6387-6397[PDF]

  40. "Oxygen transport properties of liquid crystalline poly(pentamethylene 4,4'-bibenzoate)." Hu, Y. S.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Polymer 2006, 47(11), 4058-4067.[PDF]

  41. "Formation and transformation of smectic polypropylene nanodroplets." Jin, Y.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.; Masirek, R.; Piorkowska, E.; Galeski, A. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 2006, 44(13), 1795-1803.[PDF]

  42. "Solid state structure and oxygen transport properties of copolyesters based on smectic poly(hexamethylene 4,40-bibenzoate)" Y.S. Hu , A. Hiltner , E. Baer Polymer 2006, 47, 2423–2433[PDF]

  43. "Enzymatic degradation of poly(ether urethane) and poly(carbonate urethane) by cholesterol esterase" Elizabeth M. Christenson, Sachin Patel, James M. Anderson, Anne Hiltner  Biomaterials 2006, 27, 3920–3926[PDF]

  44. "Comparison of propylene/ethylene copolymers prepared with different catalysts" Stephens, C. H.; Poon, B. C.; Ansems, P.; Chum, S. P.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.  Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2006, 100(2), 1651-1658[PDF]

  45. "Antioxidant inhibition of poly(carbonate urethane) in vivo biodegradation" Christenson, Elizabeth M.; Anderson, James M.; Hiltner, Anne. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A 2006, 76A(3), 480-490[PDF]

  46. "Amorphous Phase of Propylene/Ethylene Copolymers Characterized by Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy" Wang, H. P.; Ansems, P.; Chum, S. P.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. . Macromolecules 2006, 39, 1488-1495[PDF]

  47. "Miscibility of Propylene-Ethylene Copolymer Blends" Kamdar, A. R.; Hu, Y. S.; Ansems, P.; Chum, S. P.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.  Macromolecules 2006, 39, 1496-1506[PDF]

  48. "Improving the transparency of stretched poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polyamide blends"  Prattipati, V.; Hu, Y. S.; Bandi, S.; Mehta, S.; Schiraldi, D. A.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2006, 99, 225-235[PDF]

  49. "Morphology studies of multilayered HDPE/PS systems" Bernal-Lara, T. E.; Masirek, R.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E.; Piorkowska, E.; Galeski, A.  Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2006, 99, 597-612[PDF]

  50. "Forced Assembly of Polymer Nanolayers Thinner Than the Interphase" Liu, R. Y. F.; Ranade, A. P.; Wang, H. P.; Bernal-Lara, T. E.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Macromolecules 2005, 38, 10721-10727[PDF]

  51. "Conductivity of polyolefins filled with high-structure carbon black" Yu, J.; Zhang, L. Q.; Rogunova, M.; Summers, J.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2005, 98, 1799-1805[PDF]

  52. "Relationship between nanoscale deformation processes and elastic behavior of polyurethane elastomers" Christenson, E. M.; Anderson, J. M.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Polymer, 2005, 46, 11744-11754[PDF]

  53. "Improving Oxygen Barrier Properties of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) by Incorporating Isophthalate. II. Effect of Crystallization " Y. S. Hu, A. Hiltner, E. Baer   J Appl Polym Sci 2005, 98, 1629–1642[PDF]

  54. "Improving Oxygen Barrier Properties of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) by Incorporating Isophthalate. I. Effect
    of Orientation "     R. Y. F. Liu, Y. S. Hu, M. R. Hibbs, D. M. Collard, D. A. Schiraldi, A. Hiltner and E. Baer    J Appl Polym Sci 2005, 98, 1615–1628[PDF]

  55. "Biostability and macrophage-mediated foreign body reaction of silicone-modified polyurethanes " Christenson EM, Dadsetan M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A    J Biomed Mater Res, 2005, 74A, 141–155[PDF]

  56. "Improving transparency of stretched PET/MXD6 blends by modifying PET with isophthalate" Y.S. Hu, V. Prattipati, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, S. Mehta Polymer, 2005,  46, 5202–5210[PDF]

  57. "Polymer Interphase Materials by Forced Assembly" R. Y. F. Liu, T. E. Bernal-Lara, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer Macromolecules 2005, 38, 4819-4827[PDF]

  58. "Effect of Compatibilization on the Oxygen-Barrier Properties of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)/Poly(m-xylylene adipamide) Blends" V. Prattipati, Y. S. Hu, S. Bandi, D. A. Schiraldi, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, S. Mehta  J Appl Polym Sci 2005, 97, 1361–1370[PDF]

  59. "Effect of Water Sorption on Oxygen-Barrier Properties of Aromatic Polyamides", Y. S. HU, S. MEHTA, D. A. SCHIRALDI, A. HILTNER, E. BAER J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 2005, 43, 1365–1381[PDF]

  60. "Effect of Orientation on the Free Volume and Oxygen Transport of a Polypropylene Copolymer", L. S. SOMLAI R. Y. F. LIU, Y. L. M. LANDOLL, A. HILTNER, E. BAER J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2005,  43, 1230–1243, 2005[PDF]

  61. "Surface modification of poly(ether urethane urea) with modified dehydroepiandrosterone for improved in vivo biostability", Elizabeth M. Christenson, Michael J. Wiggins, James M. Anderson, Anne Hiltner J Biomed Mater Res 73A: 108–115, 2005[PDF]

  62. "Structure and thermal stability of polyethylene nanolayers", T.E. Bernal-Lara, R.Y.F. Liu, A. Hiltner, E. Baer Polymer, 2005, 46, 3043–3055[PDF].

  63. "Oxygen Transport as a Solid-State Structure Probe for Polymeric Materials: A Review", A. HILTNER, R. Y. F. LIU, Y. S. HU, E. BAER Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 2005, 43, 1047–1063. [PDF]

  64. "Improving gas barrier of PET by blending with aromatic polyamides", Y.S. Hu, V. Prattipati, S. Mehta, D.A. Schiraldi, A. Hiltner, E. Baer Polymer 2005, 46, 2685-2698. [PDF]

  65. "Structure and Properties of Homogeneous Copolymers of Propylene and 1-Hexene", B. Poon, M. Rogunova, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, S. P. Chum, A. Galeski,E. Piorkowska Macromolecules 2005, 38, 1232-1243. [PDF]
     

  66. "Buckling in Elastomer/Plastic/Elastomer 3-Layer Films", Y. HU, A. HILTNER, and E. BAER Polymer Composites,  2004, 25,  653-661. [PDF]

  67. "Classification of Homogeneous Copolymers of Propylene and 1-Octene Based on Comonomer Content" B. POON, M. ROGUNOVA, S. P. CHUM, A. HILTNER, E. BAER Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 2004, 42, 4357–4370. [PDF]

  68. "Micromechanical processes in PET/PC multilayered tapes: High voltage electron microscopy investigations".Ivan'kova, Elena M.; Michler, Goerg H.; Hiltner, Anne; Baer, Eric.  Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2004, 289, 787-792. [PDF]

  69. "Structure–Property Relationships in Coextruded Foam/Film Microlayers" A. P. Ranade, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, D. G. Bland JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PLASTICS 2004, 40, 497-507. [PDF]

  70. “Interphase materials by force-assembly of glassy polymers” R. Y. F. Liu, T. E. Bernal-Lara, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer MACROMOLECULES 2004, 37, 6972 - 6979. [PDF]

  71. “Structure of polypropylene crystallized in confined nanolayers” Y. Jin, M. Rogunova, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, R. Nowacki, A. Galeski, E. Piorkowska JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2004, 42, 3380-3396. [PDF]

  72. “Crystallinity and Oxygen Transport Properties of PET Bottle Walls” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2004, 94, 671-677. [PDF]

  73. “Oxidative mechanisms of poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo and in vitro correlations”   Christenson, EM, Anderson, JM, Hiltner, A   Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A  2004, 70,  245-255. . [PDF]

  74. “Photopatternable reflective films produced by nanolayer extrusion” Pangirala R, Baer E, Hiltner A, Weder C ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 2004, 14, 595-604. [PDF]

  75. “Basic aspects of microindentation in multilayered poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polycarbonate films” Orench IP, Ania F, Baer E, Hiltner A, Bernal T, Calleja FJB PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE 2004, 84, 1841-1852. [PDF]

  76. “Poly(carbonate urethane) and poly(ether urethane) biodegradation: In vivo studies” Christenson EM, Dadsetan M, Wiggins M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 2004,  69A, 407-416. [PDF]

  77. “Stepwise fatigue crack propagation in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY  2004, 10 (1), 5-10 [PDF]

  78. “Ouasi-brittle to ductile transition in impact-modified PVC” Yu J, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY  2004, 10 (1): 11-16  [PDF]

  79. “Effect of impact modification on slow crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Bernal-Lara TE, Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 2004, 39 (9): 2979-2988 [PDF]

  80. “A widely tunable refractive index in a nanolayered photonic material” Sandrock M, Wiggins M, Shirk JS, Tai H, Ranade A, Baer E, Hiltner A APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 2004, 84 (18): 3621-3623 [PDF]

  81. “Solid-state structure of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 2004, 37 (6): 2128-2135 [PDF]

  82. “Oxygen barrier properties of copolyesters containing a mesogenic monomer” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 2004, 37 (6): 2136-2143 [PDF]

  83. “Poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with aromatic bisester diamides: Thermal and oxygen barrier properties”  Hibbs MR, Holtzclaw J, Collard DM, Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E, Schiraldi DA JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY 2004, 42 (7): 1668-1681 [PDF]

  84. “Polymers with palladium nanoparticles as active membrane materials” Yu J, Liu RYF, Poon B, Nazarenko S, Koloski T, Vargo T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2004, 92 (2): 749-756  [PDF]

  85. “Effect of soft-segment chemistry on polyurethane biostability during in vitro fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, MacEwan M, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 2004, 68A (4): 668-683 [PDF]

  86. “Modifying adhesion of linear low-density polyethylene to polypropylene by blending with a homogeneous ethylene copolymer” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2004, 92 (1): 109-115 [PDF]

  87. “Adhesion of polyethylene blends to polypropylene” Poon BC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  2004, 45 (3): 893-903 [PDF]

  88. “Free volume and oxygen transport in cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  2004, 42 (3): 493-504  [PDF]

  89. “In vivo biocompatibility and biodegradation of poly(ethylene carbonate)” Dadsetan M, Christenson EM, Unger F, Ausborn M, Kissel T, Hiltner A, Anderson JM JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE 2003, 93 (3): 259-270 [PDF]

  90. “Probing nanoscale polymer interactions by forced-assembly” Liu RYF, Jin Y, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS  2003, 24 (16): 943-948 [PDF]

  91. “Crystallization and phase separation in blends of high stereoregular poly(lactide) with poly(ethylene glycol)” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2003, 44 (19): 5681-5689 [PDF]

  92. “Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 1. Poly(lactide) with low stereoregularity” Hu Y, Rogunova M, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E  POLYMER 2003, 44 (19): 5701-5710 [PDF]

  93. “Aging of poly(lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends. Part 2. Poly(lactide) with high stereoregularity” Hu Y, Hu YS, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER  2003, 44 (19): 5711-5720   [PDF]

  94. “Effect of strain and strain rate on fatigue-accelerated biodegradation of polyurethane” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A  2003, 66A (3): 463-475 [PDF]

  95. “Characterization of polyethylene with partially random chlorine substitution” Stephens CH, Yang H, Islam M, Chum SP, Rowan SJ, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2003, 41 (17): 2062-2070 [PDF]

  96. “Biodegradation of polyurethane under fatigue loading” Wiggins MJ, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A 2003, 65A (4): 524-535 [PDF]

  97. “Structural model for oxygen permeability of a liquid crystalline polymer” Hu YS, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 36 (10): 3606-3615 [PDF]

  98. “Oxygen barrier properties of PET copolymers containing bis(2-hydroxyethyl)hydroquinones” Andrade GS, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hu YS, Baer E, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2003, 89 (4): 934-942 [PDF]

  99. “Adhesion of ethylene-styrene copolymers to polyethylene in microlayers” Ronesi V, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  2003, 89 (1): 153-162 [PDF]

  100. “Phase behavior of partially miscible blends of linear and branched polyethylenes” Stephens CH, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 2003, 36 (8): 2733-2741 [PDF]

  101. “Kinetics of fatigue and creep crack propagation in PVC pipe” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 2002, 8 (4): 251-258

  102. “Correlation of fatigue and creep crack growth in poly(vinyl chloride)” Hu Y, Summers J, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 2003, 38 (4): 633-642 [PDF]

  103. “Comparison of statistical and blocky copolymers of ethylene terephthalate and ethylene 4,4 '-bibenzoate based on thermal behavior and oxygen transport properties” Liu RYF, Hu YS, Hibbs MR, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2003, 41 (3): 289-307 [PDF]

  104. “Tear strength of ductile polyolefin films” Chang AC, Inge T, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 2002, 42 (11): 2202-2212

  105. “Characterization of an amorphous surface layer on blown polyolefin film” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2002,  86 (14): 3625-3635 [PDF]

  106. “Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-4,4 '-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2002, 40 (22): 2489-2503 [PDF]

  107. “Covalent and non-covalently coupled polyester-inorganic composite materials” Young SK, Gemeinhardt GC, Sherman JW, Storey RF, Mauritz KA, Schiraldi DA, Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2002, 43 (23): 6101-6114 [PDF]

  108. “Mechanisms of ductile tear in blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2002, 43 (24): 6515-6526 [PDF]

  109. “Oxygen transport and free volume in cold-crystallized and melt-crystallized poly(ethylene naphthalate)” Hu YS, Liu RYF, Zhang LQ, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 2002, 35 (19): 7326-7337 [PDF]

  110. “Structure of blown film from blends of polyethylene and high melt strength polypropylene” Chang AC, Tau L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2002, 43 (18): 4923-4933 [PDF]

  111. “Crystallization kinetics and crystalline morphology of poly(ethylene naphthalate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-bibenzoate)” Hu YS, Rogunova M, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2002, 86 (1): 98-115 [PDF]

  112. “Plastic deformation of EVA, EVOH and their multilayers” Gaucher-Miri V, Jones GK, Kaas R, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 2002, 37 (13): 2635-2644 [PDF]

  113. “Nanoscale highly filled epoxy nanocomposite” Salahuddin N, Moet A, Hiltner A, Baer E EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL 2002, 38 (7): 1477-1482[PDF]

  114. “Oxygen-barrier properties of cold-drawn polyesters” Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  2002, 40 (9): 862-877 MAY 1 2002 [PDF]

  115. “Barrier properties of polypropylene/polyamide blends produced by microlayer coextrusion” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2002, 43 (8): 2401-2408 APR 2002 [PDF]

  116. “Microlayer coextrusion as a route to innovative blend structures” Jarus D, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 2002,41 (12): 2162-2171 DEC 2001

  117. “Relationship of deformation behavior to thermal transitions of ethylene/styrene and ethylene/octene copolymers” Chang A, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  2002, 40 (1): 142-152 JAN 1 2002 [PDF]

  118. “The damage zone ahead of the arrested crack in polyethylene resins” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  2001, 36 (24): 5747-5755 2001 [PDF]

  119. “Oxygen-barrier properties of copolymers based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Liu RYF, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2001, 39 (16): 1889-1899 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

  120. “Oxygen-barrier properties of polyethylene terephthalate modified with a small amount of aromatic comonomer” Polyakova A, Connor DM, Collard DM, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2001, 39 (16): 1900-1910 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

  121. “Effect of crystallization on oxygen-barrier properties of copolyesters based on ethylene terephthalate” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Sekelik D, Schiraldi DA, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2001, 39 (16): 1911-1919 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

  122. “Comparison of semicrystalline ethylene-styrene and ethylene-octene copolymers based on comonomer content” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2001, 39 (14): 1578-1593 JUL 15 2001 [PDF]

  123. “Phase behavior of partially miscible ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 2001, 34 (12): 4033-4042 JUN 5 2001 [PDF]

  124. “Measurement of water vapor transmission rate in highly permeable films” Hu Y, Topolkaraev V, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2001, 81 (7): 1624-1633 AUG 15 2001 [PDF]

  125. “Miscibility of ethylene-styrene copolymer blends” Chen HY, Cheung YW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2001, 42 (18): 7819-7830 AUG 2001 [PDF]

  126. “Biodegradation of polyether polyurethane inner insulation in bipolar pacemaker leads” Wiggins MJ, Wilkoff B, Anderson JM, Hiltner A JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2001, 58 (3): 302-307 MAY 1 2001 [PDF]

  127. “Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 2. Comparison of heterogeneous and homogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Rogunova M, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  2001, 34 (9): 3007-3017 APR 24 2001 [PDF]

  128. “Self-adhesion of polyethylene in the melt. 1. Heterogeneous copolymers” Qureshi NZ, Stepanov EV, Capaccio G, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 2001, 34 (5): 1358-1364 FEB 27 2001 [PDF]

  129. “Linear stress relaxation behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES 2000, 33 (23): 8870-8877 NOV 14 2000 [PDF]

  130. “Interrelationships between electrical and mechanical properties of a carbon black-filled ethylene-octene elastomer” Flandin L, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2001, 42 (2): 827-838 JAN 2001 [PDF]

  131. “Breathable polymer films produced by the microlayer coextrusion process” Mueller C, Topolkaraev V, Soerens D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2000, 78 (4): 816-828 OCT 24 2000 [PDF]

  132. “Relationship of coating failure to deformation in the deep drawn cup” Polyakova A, Stepanov EV, Provder T, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF ADHESION 2000, 72 (1): 37-50 2000

  133. “Oxygen-barrier properties of oriented and heat-set poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Qureshi N, Stepanov EV, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS  2000, 38 (13): 1679-1686 JUL 1 2000 [PDF]

  134. “Comparison of irreversible deformation and yielding in microlayers of polycarbonate with poly(methylmethacrylate) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2000, 77 (7): 1545-1557 AUG 15 2000 [PDF]

  135. “Solid-state structure and properties of hyperbranched polyols” Rogunova M, Lynch TYS, Pretzer W, Kulzick M, Hiltner A, Baer E  JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  2000, 77 (6): 1207-1217 AUG 8 2000 [PDF]

  136. “Correlation of fatigue and creep slow crack growth in a medium density polyethylene pipe material” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE  2000, 35 (11): 2659-2674 JUN 2000 [PDF]

  137. “Effect of strain rate on stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 35 (8): 1857-1866 APR 2000 [PDF]

  138. “Effect of strain on the properties of an ethylene-octene elastomer with conductive carbon fillers” Flandin L, Chang A, Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE  2000, 76 (6): 894-905 MAY 9 2000 [PDF]

  139. “Mechanical behavior of polymer microlayers” Kerns J, Hsieh A, Hiltner A, Baer E  MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA 1999, 147: 15-25 DEC 1999

  140. “Relationship of hierarchical structure to mechanical properties” Baer E, Hiltner A, Jarus D MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA  1999, 147: 37-61 DEC 1999

  141. “Effect of formulation variables on coating properties and performance in the deep draw process” Polyakova A, Hiltner A, Baer E, Provder T JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY  2000, 72 (901): 69-75 FEB 2000

  142. “Weld line strength of poly(vinyl chloride)/polyethylene blends” Jarus D, Summers JW, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 2000, 41 (8): 3057-3068 APR 2000 [PDF]

  143. “Large strain stress relaxation and recovery behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers” Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E MACROMOLECULES  1999, 32 (22): 7587-7593 NOV 2 1999 [PDF]

  144. “Solid state structure and melting behavior of interdiffused polyethylenes in microlayers” Schuman T, Nazarenko S, Stepanov EV, Magonov SN, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 1999, 40 (26): 7373-7385 DEC 1999 [PDF]

  145. “Creep behavior of amorphous ethylene-styrene interpolymers in the glass transition region”  Chen HY, Stepanov EV, Chum SP, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 1999, 37 (17): 2373-2382 SEP 1 1999 [PDF]

  146. “Creating layers of concentrated inorganic particles by interdiffusion of polyethylenes in microlayers” Nazarenko S, Dennison M, Schuman T, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 1999, 73 (14): 2877-2885 SEP 29 1999 [PDF]

  147. “Correlation of stepwise fatigue and creep slow crack growth in high density polyethylene” Parsons M, Stepanov EV, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 1999, 34 (14): 3315-3326 JUL 15 1999 [PDF]

  148. “Mechanical properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified with functionalized polymers” Pawlak A, Perkins WG, Massey FL, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 1999, 73 (2): 203-219 JUL 11 1999 [PDF]

  149. “Polymer microlayer structures with anisotropic conductivity” Nazarenko S, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 1999, 34 (7): 1461-1470 APR 1 1999 [PDF]

  150. “Oxygen barrier properties of crystallized and talc-filled poly(ethylene terephthalate)” Sekelik DJ, Stepanov EV, Nazarenko S, Schiraldi D, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 1999, 37 (8): 847-857 APR 15 1999 [PDF]

  151. “Effect of acrylonitrile content on the delamination toughness of PC/SAN microlayers” Ebeling T, Hiltner A, Baer E POLYMER 1999, 40 (8): 1985-1992 APR 1999 [PDF]

  152. “Effect of a tie layer on the delamination toughness of polypropylene and polyamide-66 microlayers” Ebeling T, Norek S, Hasan A, Hiltner A, Baer E JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 1999, 71 (9): 1461-1467 FEB 28 1999 [PDF]

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