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  1. Johnson, J.D.; Kaplan, S.; Toth, J.; Wang, Z.; Maw, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. “Carbodiimide Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization” ACS Central Sci. 9, 1104–1110 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00032
  2. Maw, M.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Keith, A.N.; Morgan, B.J.; Tanas, A.K.; Nikitina, E.A.; Ivanov, D.A.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “Sticky architecture: Encoding pressure sensitive adhesion in polymer network” ACS Central Sci. 9, 197-205 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01407
  3. Zhang, D.; Vashahi, F.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Hu, X.; Wang, C.; Garcia, J.; Bystrova, A.V.; Vatankhah-Varnoosfaderani, M.; Leibfarth, F.A.; Sheiko, S.S. “Circular upcycling of bottlebrush thermosets” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202217941, 1-7 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/ange.202217941
  4. Eicher, J.; Brom, J.A.; Wang, S.; Snead, W.T.; Sheiko, S.; Atkin, J.M.; Pielak, G.J. “Secondary Structure and Stability of a Gel-Forming Tardigrade Desiccation-Tolerance Protein.” Protein Science 31 (12), e4495 / 1-9 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/pro.4495
  5. Dashtimoghadam, E.; Maw, M.; Keith, A.N.; Vashahi, F.; Gordievskay, Y.D.; Kramarenko, E.Yu.; Bersenev, E.A.; Nikitina, E.A.; Ivanov, D.A.; Tian, Y.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Sheiko, S.S. “Super-soft, firm, and strong elastomers toward replication of tissue viscoelastic response.” Mater. Horiz. 9, 3022 – 3030 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2MH00844K
  6. Jacobs, M.; Vashahi, F.; Maw, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Brush Gels: Where Theory, Simulations, and Experiments Meet” Macromolecules 55, 7922-7931 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01149
  7. Bersenev, E.A.; Nikitina, E.A.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Sheiko, S.S. Ivanov, D.A. “Bottlebrush Elastomers with Crystallizable Side Chains: Monitoring Configuration of Polymer Backbones in the Amorphous Regions during Crystallization” ACS Macro Lett. 11, 1085-1090 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00394
  8. Sheiko, S.S.; Vashahi, F.; Morgan, B.J.; Maw, M.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Fahimipour, F.; Jacobs, M.; Keith, A.N.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; and Dobrynin, A.V. “Mechanically Diverse Gels with Equal Solvent Content” ACS Central Sci. 8, 845-852 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c00472
  9. Maw, M,; Morgan, B.J.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Tian, Y.; Bersenev, E.A.; Maryasevskaya, A.V.; Ivanov, D.A.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko S.S. “Brush Architecture and Network Elasticity: Path to the Design of Mechanically Diverse Elastomers” Macromolecules 55, 2940–2951 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00006
  10. Vogel, W. Hegde, M.; Keith, A.N.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dingemans, T.J. “Chemistry and Properties of Cross-Linked All-Aromatic Hyperbranched Polyaryletherketones.” Macromolecules 55, 100–112 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01998.
  11. Vashahi, F.; Martinez, M.R.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Fahimipour, F.; Keith, A.N.; Bersenev, E.A.; Ivanov, D.A.; Zhulina, E.B.; Popryadukhin, P.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Sheiko, S.S. “Injectable bottlebrush hydrogels with tissue-mimetic mechanical properties.” Sci. Adv. 8, eabm2469 (2022). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm2469.
  12. Zhulina, E.B.; Sheiko, S.S.; Borisov, O.V.; Lamolinairie, J.; Dollet, B.; Bridot, J.-L.; Bauduin, P.; Diat, O.; Chiappisi, L. “Where physics meets chemistry meets biology for fundamental soft matter research.” Soft Matter, 18, 8707-8713 (2022)
  13. Lebedeva, I.O.; Zhulina, E.B.; Leermakers, F.A.M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Borisov, O.V. “Theory of Y‐and Comb‐Shaped Polymer Brushes: The Parabolic Potential Framework.” Macromol. Theory Simul. 2100037 (2021). DOI: 10.1002/mats.202100037
  14. Cushman, K.; Keith, A.; Tanaka, J.; Sheiko, S.S.; You, W. “Investigating the Stress-Strain Behavior in ROMP-based Brush Elastomers” Macromolecules 54 (18), 8365-8371 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01095
  15. Kostrov, S.A.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Keith, A.N.; Sheiko, S.S.; Kramarenko, E.Y. “Regulating Tissue-Mimetic Mechanical Properties of Bottlebrush Elastomers by Magnetic Field.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 13 (32), 38783-38791 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12860
  16. Dashtimoghadam, E.; Fahimipour, F.; Keith A.N.; Vashahi, F.; Popryadukhin, P.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Sheiko S.S. “Injectable Non-leaching Tissue-mimetic Bottlebrush Elastomers: A New Platform for Advancing Reconstructive Surgery” Nat. Comm. 12, 1-11 (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23962-8
  17. Mondal, T.; Nerantzaki, M.; Cong, Y.; Sheiko, S.S. and Lutz, J.F. “Large sequence-defined supramolecules obtained by DNA-guided assembly of bio-hybrid poly(phosphodiester)s” Macromolecules 54, 3423-3429 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02581
  18. Yu, l.; Newton, E.R.; Gillis, D.C.; Sun, K.; Cooley, B.C.; Keith, A.N.; Sheiko, S.S.; Tsihlis, N.D.; Kibbe, M.R. “Coating small-diameter ePTFE vascular grafts with tunable poly (diol-co-citrate-co-ascorbate) elastomers to reduce neointimal hyperplasia.” Biomater. Sci. 9, 5160-5174 (2021). DOI: 10.1039/D1BM00101A
  19. Zhang, J.; Keith, A.N.; Sheiko, S.S.; Wang, X.; Wang, Z. “To Mimic Mechanical Properties of the Skin by Inducing Oriented Nanofiber Microstructures in Bottlebrush Cellulose-graft-diblock Copolymer Elastomers” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13 (2), 3278-3286 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21494
  20. Tarabukina, E.; Fatullaev, E.; Krasova, A.; Kurlykin, M.; Tenkovtsev, A.; Sheiko, S.S.; Filippov, A. “Synthesis, structure, hydrodynamics of thermoresponsive graft copolymer with aromatic polyester backbone at poly-2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline side chains” Polymers 12, 2643 (2020). DOI:10.3390/polym12112643
  21. Zhang, D.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Fahimipour, F.; Hu, X.; Li, Q.; Bersenev, E.A.; Ivanov, D.A. Vatankhah-Varnoosfaderani, M.; Sheiko, S.S. “Tissue-adaptive materials with independently regulated modulus and transition temperature” Adv. Mater. 32, 2005314 (2020). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005314
  22. Keith A.N.; Clair, C.; Ivanov, D.I.; Liang, H.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko S.S. “Independently Tuning Elastomer Softness and Firmness by Incorporating Side Chain Mixtures into Bottlebrush Network Strands” Macromolecules 53 (21), 9306-9312 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01725
  23. Cong, Y.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Karimkhani, V.; Keith A.N.; Leibfarth, F.A.; Martinez, M.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.S. “Understanding the synthesis of linear-bottlebrush-linear block copolymers: towards plastomers with well-defined mechanical properties” Macromolecules 53, 8324–8332 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01083.
  24. Martinez, M.R.; Cong, Y.; Sheiko S.S.; Matyjaszewski K. “A Thermodynamic Roadmap for the Grafting-through Polymerization of PDMS11MA.” ACS Macro Letters 9, 1303-1309 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00350
  25. Martinez, M.R.; Krys, P.; Sheiko S.S.; Matyjaszewski K. “Poor Solvents Improve Yield of Grafting-through Radical Polymerization of OEO19MA.” ACS Macro Letters 9, 674-679 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00245
  26. Zhulina, E.B.; Sheiko, S.S., Dobrynin, A.V., Borisov O.V. “Microphase segregation in the melts of bottlebrush block copolymers.” Macromolecules 53, 2582-2593 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02485
  27. Karimkhani, V.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Keith A.N.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Morgan, B.J,; Jacobs, M.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “Tissue-mimetic dielectric actuators: Free-standing, stable, and solvent-free” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2 (5), 1741-1745 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c00141
  28. Tanaka, J.; Häkkinen, S.; Boeck, P.T.; Cong, Y.; Perrier, S.; Sheiko, S.S.; Wei, Y. “Orthogonal Cationic and Radical RAFT Polymerizations to Pre-pare Bottlebrush Polymers” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59 (18) 7203-7208 (2020). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000700
  1. Zhulina, E.B.; Sheiko, S.S. Borisov, O.V. “Polymer Networks Formed by Molecular Brushes: Scaling Theory.” Polymer Science, Series A, 61, 799-804 (2019). DOI : 10.1134/S0965545X1906018X
  2. Olszewski, M.; Li, L.; Xie, G.; Keith, A.N.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski K. “Degradable cellulose‐based polymer brushes with controlled grafting densities” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 57 (24) 2426-2435 (2019) DOI: 10.1002/pola.29481
  3. Zhulina, E.B.; Sheiko, S.S.; Borisov, O.V. “Theory of Microphase Segregation in the Melts of Copolymers with Dendritically Branched, Bottlebrush, or Cycled Blocks” ACS Macro Lett. 8, 1075-1079 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00498
  4. Jacobs, M.; Liang, H.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Morgan, B.J.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Nonlinear Elasticity and Swelling of Comb and Bottlebrush Networks.” Macromolecules 52, 5095-5101 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00956
  5. Liang, H.; Wang, Z.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Comb and Bottlebrush Graft Copolymers in a Melt” Macromolecules, 52, 3942-3950 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00611
  6. Clair, C,; Lallam, A,; Rosenthal, M.; Sztucki, M.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Keith, A,N.; Cong, Y.; Liang, H.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S.; Ivanov, D.A. “Strained Bottlebrushes in Super-Soft Physical Networks” ACS Macro Lett. 8, 530–534 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00106
  7. Zhulina, E.B.; Sheiko, S.S.; Borisov, O.V. “Solution and melts of barbwire bottlebrushes: Hierarchical structure and scale-dependent elasticity.” Macromolecules 52, 1671-1684 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02358
  8. Liang, H.; Morgan, B.J.; Xie, G.; Martinez, M.; Zhulina, E.B.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Universality of the Entanglement Plateau Modulus of Comb-like and Bottlebrush Polymers.” Macromolecules 51, 10028–10039 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01761
  9. Zhulina, E.B.; Neelov, I.M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Borisov, O.V. “Planar Brush of End-Tethered Molecular Bottle-Brushes. Scaling Mode.” Polymer Science C 60, 76-83 (2018). DOI: 10.1134/S1811238218020236
  10. Filippov, A.P., Krasova, A.S., Tarabukina, E.B., Meleshko, T.K., Yakimansky, A.V., Sheiko, S.S. “The Behavior of Amphiphilic Molecular Brushes with Polyimide Backbone and Poly (methyl methacrylate) and Polystyrene Side Chains in the Vicinity of Θ Point.” Polymer Science C 60, 219-227 (2018). DOI: 10.1134/S1811238218020078
  11. Xie, G.; Martinez, M.R.; Daniel, W.; Keith, A.N.; Ribelli, T.; Fantin, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Benefits of Catalyzed Radical Termination: High-Yield Synthesis of Polyacrylate Molecular Bottlebrushes without Gelation” Macromolecules 51, 6218-6225 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00849
  12. Sheiko, S.S.; Everhart, M.H.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M. “Encoding tissue mechanics in silicone.” Science Robotics 3, eaat7175 (2018). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aat7175
  13. Hu, K.; Sheiko, S.S. ”Time programmable hydrogels: regulating the onset time of network dissociation by a reaction relay.” Chem. Comm. 54, 5899-5902 (2018). DOI:10.1039/c8cc03237h
  14. Hu, X.; Zhang, D.; Sheiko, S.S. “Cooling-Triggered Shapeshifting Hydrogels with Multi-Shape Memory Performance”, Adv. Mater. 30, 1707461 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707461
  15. Vatankhah-Varnoosfaderani, M.; Hu, X.; Li, Q.; Adelnia, H.; Ina, M.; Sheiko, S.S. “Universal Coatings Based on Zwitterionic-Dopamine Copolymer Microgels.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 10, 20869–20875 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b05570
  16. Tian, Y.; Ina, M.; Cao, Z.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “How to Measure Work of Adhesion and Surface Tension of Soft Materials.” Macromolecules 51, 4059–4067 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00738
  17. Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Keith, A.N.; Cong, Y.; Liang, H.; Rosenthal, M.; Sztucki, M.; Clair, C.; Magonov, S.; Ivanov, D.A.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiki, S.S. “Chameleon-like Elastomers with Molecularly Encoded Strain-adaptive Stiffening and Coloration” Science, 359, 1509-1513 (2018) DOI: 10.1126/science.aar5308.
  18. Wan, X.; Min, Y.; Bludau, H.; Keith, A.; Sheiko, S.S.; Jordan, R.; Wang, A.Z.; Sokolsky-Papkov, M.; Kabanov, A.V. “Drug Combination Synergy in Worm-like Polymeric Micelles Improves Treatment Outcome for Small Cell and Non-Small LUng Cancer” ACS Nano., 12, 2426-2439 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07878.
  19. Liang, H.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Supersoft and Hyperelastic Polymer Networks with Brushlike Strands” Macromolecules, 51, 638-645 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02555
  20. Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Daniel, W.F.M.; Everhart, M.H.; Pandya, A.A.; Liang, H.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “Mimicking Biological Stress–strain Behaviour with Synthetic Elastomers” Nature 549, 497-501 (2017) DOI: 10.1038/nature23673
  21. Ina, M.; Cao, Z.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Everhart, M.H.; Daniel, W.F.M.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “From Adhesion to Wetting: Contact Mechanics at the Surfaces of Super-Soft Brush-Like Elastomers” ACS Macro Lett. 6, 854-858 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00419
  22. Guan, Q.; Picken, S.J.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dingemans, T.J. “High-Temperature Shape Memory Behavior of Novel All-Aromatic (AB)n-Multiblock Copoly(ester imide)s” Macromolecules 50, 3903-3910 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00569
  23. Liang, H.; Cao, Z.; Wang, Z.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Combs and Bottlebrushes in a Melt” Macromolecules 50, 3430-3437 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00364
  24. Daniel, W.F.M.; Xie, G.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Burdynska, J.; Li, Q.; Nykypanchuk, D.; Gang, O.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.S. “Bottlebrush-Guided Polymer Crystallization Resulting in Supersoft and Reversibly Moldable Physical Networks” Macromolecules 50, 2103-2111 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00030
  25. Piszkiewicz, S.; Mehta, A.; Boothby, T.C.; Daniel, W.; Sheiko, S.S.; Goldstein, B.; Pielak, G.J. “Tardigrade Intrinsically Disordered Proteins as Potential Excipients for Biologics” Biophysical Journal (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.11.2766
  26. Hu, X.; Zhou, J.;Daniel, W.F.M.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Li, Q., Zhushma, A.P.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “Dynamics of Dual Networks: Strain Rate and Temperature Effects in Hydrogels with Reversible H-bonds” Macromolecules 50, 652-659 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02422
  27. Paturej, J.; Sheiko, S.S.; Panyukov, S.; Rubinstein, M. “Molecular structure of bottlebrush polymers in melts” Science Advances, in press (2016). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601478
  28. Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Daniel, W.F.M.; Zhushma, A.P.; Li, Q., Morgan, B.J.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Armstrong, D.P.; Spontak, R.J.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “Bottlebrush elastomers: A new platform for freestanding electroactuation” Adv. Mater. 29, 1604209 (2016) DOI: 10.1002/adma.201604209
  29. Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.V.; Ina, M.; Adelnia, H.; Li, Q.; Zhushma, A.; Hall, L.J..; Sheiko, S.S. “Well-Defined Zwitterionic Microgels: Synthesis and Application as Acid-Resistant Microreactors” Macromolecules 49, 7204-7210 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01713
  30. Olson, K.R.; Wong, D.H.C.; Chintapalli, M.; Timachova, K.; Janusziewicz, R.; Daniel, W.F.M.; Mecham, S.; Sheiko, S.S.; Balsara, N.; DeSimone, J.M. “Liquid Perfluoropolyether Electrolytes with Enhanced Ionic Conductivity for Lithium Battery Applications” Polymer 100, 126-133 (2016).
  31. Cao, Z,; Daniel, W.F.M.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V.D. “Dynamics on bottlebrush networks. ” Macromolecules 49, 8009-8017 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01358
  32. Hu, X.; Zhou, J.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Daniel, W.F.M.; Li, Q., Zhushma, A.P.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Sheiko, S.S. “Programming Temporal Shapeshifting” Nature Comm. 7, 12919 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12919
  33. Ina, M.; Zhushma, A.P.; Lebedeva, N.V.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M; Olson, S.D.; Sheiko, S.S. “The design of wrinkled microcapsules for enhancement of release rate” J. Coll. Interf. Sci. 478, 296-302 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.06.022
  34. Xie, G.; Ding, H.; Daniel, W. F. M.; Wang, Z.; Pietrasik, J.; Sheiko, S. S.; Matyjaszewski, K., “Preparation of titania nanoparticles with tunable anisotropy and branched structures from core–shell molecular bottlebrushes”. Polymer 98, 481-486 (2016). DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2016.03.032
  35. Lebedeva, N.V.; Sanders, S.N.; Ina, M.; Zhushma, A.; Olson, S.D.; Rubinstein, M.; Sheiko, S.S. “Multicore expandable microbubbles: Controlling density and expansion temperature.” Polymer 90, 45-52 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.02.050
  36. Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.V.; Zhushma, A.; Everhart, M.H.; Ina, M.; Rubinstein, M.; Sheiko, S.S. “Submicrometer-Encapsulation of NaBH4 by Dopamine End-Functionalized Polystyrene: Gas Generation at Oil-Water Interfaces” Chem. Mater. 28, 2928-2933 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04624
  37. Li, Q.; Zhou, J.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Nykypanchuk, D.; Gang, O.; Sheiko, S.S. “Advancing Reversible Shape Memory by Tuning the Polymer Network Architecture” Macromolecules 49, 1383-1391 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02740
  38. Li, Y.; Niu, Z.; Burdynska, J.; Nese, A.; Zhou, Y.; Kean, Z.S.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Craig, S.L. Sheiko, S.S. “Sonication-Induced Scission of Molecular Bottlebrushes: Implications of the “Hairy” Architecture” Polymer 84, 178-184 (2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.12.044
  39. Daniel, W.F.M.; Burdyńska,J.; Vatankhah-Varnoosfaderani, M.V.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Paturej, J.; Rubinstein, M.; Dobrynin, A.D.; Sheiko, S.S. “Solvent-free, supersoft and superelastic bottlebrush melts and networks.” Nature Materials 15, 183-189 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/nmat4508
  40. Hu, X.; Vatankhah-Varnoosfaderani, M.; Zhou, J.; Li, Q., and Sheiko, S.S. “Weak Hydrogen Bonding Enables Hard, Strong, Tough, and Elastic Hydrogels” Advanced Mater. 27, 6899-6905 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503724.
  41. Borner, H.G. ; Hoger, S.; Rosselli, S.; Sheiko, S.S. “Synthesis of conjugates combining macromolecular brushes and rigid macrocycles.” Polymer 72, 422-427 (2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.02.059
  42. Burdyńska, J.; Daniel, W.; Li, Y.; Robertson, B.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Molecular Bottlebrushes with Bimodal Length Distribution of Side Chains” Macromolecules 48, 4813–4822 (2015).
  43. Cao, Z.; Carrillo, J.-M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Computer Simulations of Bottlebrushes: From Melts to Soft Networks” Macromolecules 48, 5006–5015 (2015).
  44. Zhou,J.; Li, Q,; Turner,S.A.; Ashby, V.S.; Sheiko, S.S. “Isothermal programming of triple shape memory”. Polymer 72, 464–470 (2015).
  45. Tippets, C.A.; Li, Q,; Fu, Y.; Donev, E.; Zhou,J.; Turner,S.A.; Jackson, A.S.; Ashby, V.S.; Sheiko, S.S.; Lopez, R. “Dynamic Optical Gratings Accessed by Reversible Shape Memory” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 7, 14288–14293 (2015).
  46. Kulikov, O.V.; Reuther, J.F.; McCandless, G.T.; Sun, H.J.; Li, Y.; Mahmood, S.M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Percec, V., and Novak, B.M. “Characterization of Fibrous Aggregated Morphologies and other Complex Architectures Self-assembled from Helical Alkyne and Triazole Polycarbodiimides (R)-and (S)-families in the Bulk and Thin Film”. Macromolecules 48, 4088–4103 (2015).
  47. Jackson, A.S.; Sheiko, S.S. Ashby, V.S. “Grafting Poly(OEGMA) Brushes from a Shape Memory Elastomer and Subsequent Wrinkling Behavior” Langmuir 31, 5489–5494 (2015).
  48. Burdyńska, J.; Li, Y.; Aggarwal, V.A.; Höger, S.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Synthesis and Arm Dissociation in Molecular Stars with a Spoked Wheel Core and Bottlebrush Arms” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 12762–12770 (2014).
  49. Li, Y.; Nese, A.; Hu, X.; Lebedeva, N.V.; LaJoie, T.W.; Burdyńska, J.; Stefan, M.C.; You, W.; Yang, W.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.S. “Shifting Electronic Structure by Inherent Tension in Molecular Bottlebrushes with Polythiophene Backbones” ACS Macro Lett. 3, 738-742 (2014).
  50. Turner,S.A.; Zhou,J.; Sheiko, S.S.; Ashby, V.S. “Switchable Micropatterned Surface Topographies Mediated by Reversible Shape Memory.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6, 8017–8021 (2014).
  51. Zhou,J.; Turner,S.A.; Brosnan, S.A.; Li, Q,; Carrillo, J-M.Y.; Dobrynin, A.V.; Gang, O.; Ashby, V.S.; Sheiko, S.S. “Shapeshifting: Reversible Memory in Semicrystalline Elastomers” Macromolecules 47, 1768-1776 (2014).
  52. Wutzel, H.; Richter, F.; Li, Y.; Sheiko, S.S., Klok, H.-A. “Poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl) Methacrylamide] Nanogels by RAFT Polymerization in Inverse Emulsion.” Polymer Chem. 5, 1711-1719 (2014)
  53. Elsen, A.M.; Li, Y.; Li, Q.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K . “Exploring Quality in Gradient Copolymers.” Macromol Rapid Comm 35, 133-140 (2014)
  54. Li, Y.; Nese, A.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.S.; Molecular Tensile Machines: Anti-Arrhenius Cleavage of Disulfide Bonds.” Macromolecules 46, 7196-7201 (2013)
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  24. Dziezok, P.; Sheiko, S.S.; Fischer, K.; Schmidt, M.; Möller, M. “Cylindrical Molecular Brushes” Angew. Chemie 109, 2894-2897 (1997). Int. Engl. Ed. 109, 2812-2815 (1997).
  25. Sheiko, S.S.; Frey, H.; Blomers, B.; Möller, M. “Substrate-Induced Orientation of Poly(di-n-alkylsilylenes)” Langmuir 12, 584-587 (1996).
  26. Molenberg, A.; Sheiko, S.S.; Möller, M. “A Block Copolymer from Polystyrene and Columnar Liquid-Crystalline Polydiethylsiloxane” Macromolecules 29, 3397-3400 (1996).
  27. Sheiko, S.S.; Eckert, G.; Ignat’eva, G.; Muzafarov, A.M.; Spickermann, J.; Räder, H.J.; Möller, M. “Solid-like States of a Dendrimer Liquid Displayed by Scanning Force Microscopy” Macromol. Chemie, Rapid Comm. 17, 283-297 (1996).
  28. Spatz, J.P.; Sheiko, S.; Möller, M. “Ion Stabilized Block Copolymer Micelles – Film Formation and Inter Micellar Interaction” Macromolecules 29, 3220-3226 (1996).
  29. Spatz, J.P.; Sheiko, S.; Möller, M. “Substrate Induced Lateral Micro-Phase Separation by Self-ordering of a Diblock Copolymer” Advanced Materials , 8, 513-517 (1996)
  30. Sheiko, S.; Lermann, E.; Möller, M. “Self-Dewetting of Perfluoroalkylmethacrylate Films on Glass” Langmuir 12, 4015-4024 (1996)
  31. Winkler, R.G.; Spatz, J.P.; Sheiko, S.; Möller, M.; Reineker, P.; Marti, O. “Imaging Material Properties by Resonant Tapping Force Microscopy: A Model Investigation“ Phys. Rev. B. 54, 8908-8912 (1996)
  32. Spatz, J.P., Roescher, A.; Sheiko, S.S.; Krausch, G.; Möller, M. “Noble Metal Loaded Block Ionomers: Micelle Organization, Adsorption of Free Chains and Formation of Free Films”, Adv. Mater. 7, 731-735 (1995).
  33. Spatz, J.; Sheiko, S.S.; Möller, M.; Winkler, R.; Reineker, P.; Marti O. “Forces Affecting the Substrate in Resonant Tapping Force Microscopy” Nanotechnology 6, 40-44, (1995).
  34. van der Laan, G.P., de Haas M.P., Hummel A., Frey H., Sheiko S.S., Möller M., “Anisotropic Radiation Induced Conductivity in Oriented Poly(di-n-hexyl-silylene) in solid state and in the Mesophase” Macromolecules 27, 1897 (1994).
  35. Sheiko, S.S.; Möller, M.; Reuvekamp, E.M.C.M.; Zandbergen, H.W. “Evaluation of the probing profile of scanning-force-microscopy tips” Ultramicroscopy 53, 371-380 (1994).
  36. Frey, H.; Sheiko, S.S.; Möller, M.; Wittmann, J.C.; Lotz, B. “Highly Oriented Poly(di-n-alkylsilylene) films on Oriented PTFE Substrates” Adv. Mater. 5, 917-919 (1993).
  37. Möller, M.; Frey, H.; Sheiko S.S. “Blending, gel drawing and UV-crosslinking of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and poly(di-n-pentylsilylene)” Coll. Polym. Sci. 271, 345-353 (1993).
  38. Dickland, H.G.; Sheiko, S.S.; v. der Does, L.; Möller, M.; Bantjes, A. “An Atomic Force Microscopy Study on the morphology of elastomer-coagent blends” Polymer 34, 1773-1775, (1993).
  39. Magonov, S.N.; Sheiko, S.S.; Deblieck, R.A.C.; Möller, M. “Atomic Force Microscopy of gel-drawn ultra high molecular weight polyethylene” Macromolecules 23, 1380-1386, (1993).
  40. Sheiko S.S., Möller M., Cantow H.-J., Magonov S.N., “Scanning Force Microscopy of Nanofibrillar Structure of Drawn Polyethylene Tapes 1. Different Modes and Tips”, Polymer Bulletin, 31, 693-698, (1993).
  41. Sheiko, S.S.; Möller, M.; Reuvekamp, E.M.C.M.; Zandbergen, H.W. “Calibration and evaluation of scanning-force-microscopy probes” Phys. Rev. B 48, 5675-5678, (1993).
  42. Sheiko, S.S.; Kunz, M.; Möller, M. “An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Necking Process of Gel Drawn Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene” Polymer Science 35, 1609-1617 (1994). Official Engl. Translation of Vysokomolekul. Soed. 35, nr.11, 1903-1912 (1993).
  43. Wawkuschewski, A., Cantow, H.-J.; Magonov, S.N.; Sheiko, S.S.; Möller, M. “Scanning Force Microscopy of Nanofibrillar Structure of Drawn Polyethylene Tapes 2. Measurements under Water” Polymer Bulletin 31, 699-705 (1993).
  44. Sheiko, S.S.; Frey, H.; Möller, M. “FT-IR studies of the mechanical responce of the crystalline fraction in ultrastrong polyethylene tapes” Coll. Polym. Sci. 270, 440, (1992).
  45. Sheiko, S.S., Vainilovitch, I.S.; Magonov, S.N. “FTIR spectroscopy of polymer films under uniaxial stretching. 2. Amorphous and semicrystalline polyethyleneterephatalate” Polym. Bull. 25, 499, (1991).
  46. Magonov, S.N.; Vainilovitch, S.N.; Sheiko, S.S. “FTIR spectroscopy of polymer films under uniaxial stretching. 1. Atactic polystyrene” Polym. Bull. 25, 491, (1991).
  47. Sheiko, S.S.; Oleinik, E.F. “Strain recovery in single crystal mats of polyethylene”, Vysokomol. Soedin. (Russ.) B32 145, (1990).
  48. Sheiko, S.S.; Salamatina, O.B.; Rudnev, S.N.; Oleinik, E.F. “Mechanism of plastic deformation of glassy polymers. Amorphous poly(ethyleneterephtalate)“ Vysokomol. Soedin. (Russ.) B32, 1844, (1990).
  49. Jashin, A.; Sheiko, S.S.; Zhuk, A.; Vainilovitch, I.S.; Magonov, S.N. “Tensile machine for stretching of polymer films” Prib. Tehn. Eksp. (Russ.) 4, 246, (1989).
  1. O.V. Arzhakova, et al., “Polymers for the future”, RUSS. CHEM. REV., 2022, 91 (12), RCR5062, DOI: https://doi.org/10.57634/RCR5062
  2. Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Architectural Code for Rubber Elasticity: From Supersoft to Superfirm Materials” Macromolecules 52, 7531-7546 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01127
  3. Zarrintaj, P.; Jouyandeh, M.; Resa Ganjali, M.; Shirkavand Hadavand, B.; Mozafari, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Russell, A.J.; Vatankhah-Varnoosfaderani, M.; Gutiérrez, T.J.; Reza Saeb, M.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Thermo-sensitive polymers in medicine: A review.” European Polymer J. 117, 402-423 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.05.024
  4. Xie, G.; Martinez, M.R.; Olszewski, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Molecular Bottlebrushes as Novel Materials.” Biomacromolecules 20, 27-54 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01171
  5. Liang, H.; Vatankah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Dobrynin, A.V. “Computationally Driven Design of Soft Materials with Tissue-like Mechanical Properties” in “Gels and Other Soft Amorphous Solids” ACS Symp. Ser. Eds. Horkay, F.; Douglas, J.F.; Del Gado, E. 1296, Ch.3, 33-50 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/bk-2018-1296.ch003
  6. Zhou, J.; Sheiko, S.S. “Reversible Shape-Shifting in Polymeric Materials” J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polymer Physics. 54, 1365-1380 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/polb.24014
  7. Li, Y.; Sheiko, S.S. “Molecular Mechanochemistry: Engineering and Implications of Inherently Strained Architectures” Topics in Current Chemistry. Springer. 369, 1-36 (2015) DOI: 10.1007/128_2015_627
  8. Sheiko, S.S.; Magonov, S.N. “Scanning Probe Microscopy of Polymers” in Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference. Volume 2: Polymer Characterization. Eds. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Martin Möller, (2012), Pages 559-605, ISBN: 978-0-08-087862-1, Elsevier
  9. Yuan, J.; Müller, A.H.E.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.S. “Molecular brushes” in Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference. Volume 6: Macromolecular Architectures and Soft Nano-objects, Eds. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Martin Möller, (2012), Pages 199-264, ISBN: 978-0-08-087862-1, Elsevier.
  10. Lee, H-i.; Pietrasik, J; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Stimuli-Responsive Molecular Brushes” Progress in Polym. Sci. 35, 24-44, (2010). DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.11.002
  11. Sheiko, S.S.; Sumerlin, B.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Cylindrical molecular brushes: Synthesis, characterization, and properties.” Progress in Polymer Science 33, 759-785 (2008).
  12. Sheiko S.S.; Möller M “Atomic Force Microscopy of Polymers: Imaging, Probing, and Lithography ” in “Macromolecular Engineering : Precise Synthesis, Materials Properties, Applications” by Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Yves Gnanou, and Ludwik Leibler (Eds.) v. 3, 1515-1574 (2007), ISBN: 978-3-527-31446-1.
  13. Sheiko, S.S. “Proximal Probe Molecular Analysis” (Invited Review) in the McGraw-Hill 2006 Yearbook of Science and Technology ISSN 0076-2016 pp. 263-267 (2006).
  14. Sheiko, S.S.; Sun, F.; Boyce, J. “Shape Responsive Molecules” Chapter in “Responsive Polymer Materials: Designs and Applications” Blackwell Professional Publishing ISBN-10 0-8138-2109-6 pp. 1-26 (2006).
  15. Sheiko S.S.; Möller M “Visualization of Molecules – A First Step to Manipulation and Controlled Response” Chem. Rev. 101, 4099-4123 (2001).
  16. Sheiko S.S.; Möller M “Hyperbranched Macromolecules: Soft Particles with Adjustable Shape and Capability to Persistent Motion” in Topics in Polymer Chemistry. Dendrimers III. 212, 137-175 (2001) Ed. F. Vögtle, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg,.
  17. Sheiko S.S. “Imaging of Polymers Using Scanning Force Microscopy: From Superstructures to Individual Molecules” Adv. Polymer Sci 151, 61-174 (1999).
  18. Sheiko, S.S.; Möller, M. “Scanning Force Microscopy on the Orientation of Gel-crystallized Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene” in “Oriented Polymer Materials” Eds. S.Fakirov, Hüthing & Wepf, Heidelberg, pp. 210-237 (1996).
  19. Sheiko, S.S.; Turetzki, A.A.; Hopken, J.; Möller, M. “Molecular Organization of Polystyrene and Polymethylmethacrylate with Fluorocarbon Side Chains” in Macromolecular Engineering, Ed. M.K. Mishra, Plenum Press, New York pp.219-227, (1995).
  1. Hall, L.J.; Deville, J.P.; Sheyko, S., Vatankhah, M. “Core-shell particles for treatment of subterranean formations” WO2017048230. Pub 3/23/2017, filed 9/15/2015; US Patent App. 15/753,407, 2018/8/9 US Patent 11,447,679 B2, 2022, 2022/9/20
  2. JP Deville, WW Shumway, LJ Hall, X Hu, S Sheyko “Selective salt management for wellbore fluids using microgel particles.” US20200354626A1 12/11/2020, US Patent App. 16/765,322, 2020; US Patent No. 11,111,427, 2021/9/7.
  3. Sheiko, S.S., Vatankhah, M.; Daniel W. “Solvent-Free Supersoft and Superelastic Materials.” PCT Application 2016-07-22 PCT/US2016/043692; 2017-01-26 WO2017015614A1; US Patent App. 15/742,741, 2018; U.S. Patent No. 10,640,649 2020/5/5.
  4. Hall, L.J.; Deville, J.P.; Ina, M.; Sheyko, S., Rubinstein, M. “Wrinkled capsules for treatment of subterranean formations” WO2017039652A1, filed 9/02/2015; US Patent Application US15/750,097, 2019/03/26, US Patent 10,590,338, 2020, 2020/3/17
  5. Sheiko, S.S.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Keith A.N.; “Molecularly engineered brush-like graft copolymers and compositions and methods thereof” US 62/980,767 03/17/2020
  6. Sheiko, S.S., Vatankhah, M.; Dashtimoghadam, E. “Injectable and moldable tissue-mimetic elastomers and methods related thereto.” Provisional Patent Application No. 62/910,089, 2019-10-03.; PCT application WO 2021/067765 A1, 2021-04-08.; US20220370679A1 2022/11/24, US Patent App 17765546
  7. Sheiko, S.S., Vatankhah, M. “Self-assembled elastomers with molecularly encoded tissue-like softness, strain-adaptive stiffening, and coloration” US20200399414A1 12/24/20, US 16/643,736 03/02/2020, PCT Application PCT/US2018/049300, 2018-09-03 US Patent App. 62/553,870 2017-09-03
  8. Sheiko, S.S., Vatankhah, M. “Tissue-Adaptive Materials” WO 2019/152537 2019-08-08, PCT Application PCT/US2019/015877, 2019-01-30 US Patent App. 62/623,878; US Patent Application US 2021/0077659, 2021-03-18
  9. Sheiko, S.S., Vatankhah, M. “Titanium chloride encapsulation for acid generation” PCT Application (2017)
  10. Sheiko, S.S., Vatankhah, M.; Zhushma, A. “Gas Generation Selectively at Liquid Interfaces to Enable Acoustic Imaging in Subsurface Systems” (2015) invention disclosure.
  11. Sheiko, S.S., Rubinstein, M. “Acid Encapsulation in Core/Shell Particles” (2015) invention disclosure.
  12. Sheiko, S.S., Lebedeva, N.L.; Zhushma, A. “Acoustic Imaging with Expandable Microcapsules.” WO2016134177 A1, filed 02/18/2016, US Patent App. 15/551,366
  13. Sheiko, S.S.; Rubinstein, M.; Panyukov, S. “Molecular Tension Amplifiers” U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 61/087,340 (2008).
  14. Sheiko S.S. “Unimolecular Tweezers” (USA). U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. (2008), US 2008221224 A1 20080911; Application: US 2007-682427 20070306. Priority: AN 2008:1101138
  15. Sheiko S.S., Möller M., Reuvekamp E.M.C.M., Rogalla H., “Mesoscopic Calibration of AFM Tips”, NL-9202179, 1992.

Chameleon-like Elastomers

Structural Coloration

Active camouflage is widely recognized as a soft-tissue feature, and yet the ability to integrate adaptive coloration and tissuelike mechanical properties into synthetic materials remains elusive. We provide a solution to this problem by uniting these functions in moldable elastomers through the self-assembly of linear-bottlebrush-linear triblock copolymers. Microphase separation of the architecturally distinct blocks results in physically cross-linked networks that display vibrant color, extreme softness, and intense strain stiffening on par with that of skin tissue. Each of these functional properties is regulated by the structure of one macromolecule, without the need for chemical cross-linking or additives. These materials remain stable under conditions characteristic of internal bodily environments and under ambient conditions, neither swelling in bodily fluids nor drying when exposed to air.

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