Publications

289. A. El Banna and G.B. McKenna, “AFM Dilatometry Measurements on Ultra-Stable Fluoropolymer Glasses: Further Evidence of Extreme Fictive Temperature Reduction,” J. Polymer Science, Accepted, September 27, 2023; DOI: 10.1002/pol.20230478

288. K. Molnar, A. Sasidharan Pillai, D. Chen, G. Kaszas, G.B. McKenna, J.A. Kornfield and J.E. Puskas*, “Investigation of the structure, filler interaction and degradation of disulfide elastomers made by Reversible Radical Recombination Polymerization (R3P),” European Polymer Journal, 191, 112033 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.112033.

287. A. El Banna and G.B. McKenna*, “Challenging the Kauzmann paradox using an ultra-stable perfluoropolymer glass with a fictive temperature below the dynamic VFT temperature,” Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), 13, 4224 (2023); https://www.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31074-0.

286. D. Kong, Y. Meng and G.B. McKenna*, “Searching for the ideal glass transition: Going to yotta seconds and beyond,” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 606, 122186 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2023.122186.

285. D. Chen, K. Molnar, H. Kim, C.A. Helfer, G. Kaszas, J.E. Puskas, J.A. Kornfield* and G.B. McKenna*, “Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Putative Cyclic Polymers Synthesized by Reversible Radical Recombination Polymerization (R3P),” Macromolecules, 56, 1013-1032 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00892.

284. Y.P. Koh, Z.T. Fondren, A.A. Denton, S.L. Simon* and G.B. McKenna*, “Amorphization and Crystallization of Hexanitroazobenzene (HNAB) Using Conventional DSC and Flash DSC,” Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, e202100366 (2022); doi.org/10.1002/prep.20210036.

283. S. Jin and G.B. McKenna*, “Comment on Comment on ‘Anomalous structural recovery in the near glass transition range in a polymer glass: Data revisited in light of temperature variability in vacuum oven-based experiments’,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 62, 2722-2726 (2022); DOI10.1002/pen.26055.

282. Z.T. Fondren*, R. Bari, A.A. Denton, Y.P. Koh, V. Stepanov and G.B. McKenna*, “Glass Forming Potential in Explosive Materials: Crystalline HNAB, Solution-Cast HNAB, and a Solution-Cast Mixture of HNAB and CL-20,” Journal of DoD Research and Engineering, 5(2), 2-17 (2022).

281. K. Molnar, H. Kim, D. Chen, C.A. Helfer, G. Kaszas, G.B. McKenna, J.A. Kornfield, C. Yuan and J.E. Puskas*, “PolyDODT: a macrocyclic elastomer with unusual properties,” Polymer Chemistry, 13, 668-676 (2022); DOI: 10.1039/d1py01426a.

280. G.B. McKenna*, D. Chen, S.C.H. Mangalara, D. Kong and S. Banik, “Some open Questions in Polymer Physics,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 62:1325-1355 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/pen.25938.

279. D. Kong, S. Banik, M.J. San Francisco, M. Lee, R.M. Robertson Anderson, C.M. Schroeder and G.B. McKenna*, “Rheology of Entangled Solutions of Ring Linear DNA Blends,” Macromolecules, 55, 1205-1217 (2022); DOI10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01672.

278. D. Kong, Y. Meng and G. B. McKenna*, “Determination of the molecular weight between cross-links for different ambers: Viscoelastic measurements of the rubbery plateau,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 62, 1023-1040 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/pen.25903.

277. S. Jin and G.B. McKenna*, “Anomalous structural recovery in the near glass transition range in a polymer glass: Data revisited in light of temperature variability in vacuum oven-based experiments,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 62, 1124-1136 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/pen.25911.

276. S.C.H. Mangalara and G.B. McKenna*, “Large-amplitude oscillatory shear to investigate the nonlinear rheology of polymer glasses – PMMA,” Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials (2022); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11043-021-09529-6.

275. Q.Li, X. Peng, D. Chen and G.B. McKenna*,”Softness mapping of the concentration dependence of the dynamics in model soft colloidal systems,” J. Coll. Interface Sci., 605, 398-409 (2022).

274. S. Cheng and G.B. McKenna*, “Isothermal Crystallization and Time-Temperature Transformation of Amorphous Nifedipine: A Case of Polymorphism Formation and Conversion,” Mol. Pharmaceutics, 18, 2786-2802 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00331.

273. X. Zhao, S. Cheng, Y. P. Koh, B. D. Kelly, G. B. McKenna and S. L. Simon*, “Prediction of the Synergistic Glass Transition Temperature of Coamorphous Molecular Glasses Using Activity Coefficient Models,” Mol. Pharmaceutics, 18, 3439−3451 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00353.

272. S. Banik, D. Kong, M.J. San Francisco and G.B. McKenna*, “Monodisperse lambda DNA as a model to conventional polymers: A concentration dependent scaling of the rheological properties,” Macromolecules, 54, 18, 8632–8654 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02537

271. J. Lira-Escobedo, P. Mendoza-Mendez, M. Medina-Noyola, G.B. McKenna and P.E. Ramirez-Gonzalez*, “On a fundamental description of the Kovacs’ kinetic signatures in glass forming systems,” J. Chem. Phys., 155, 014503 (2021).

270. D.Chen and G.B. McKenna*, “Deep glassy state dynamic data challenge glass models: Configurational entropy models,” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 566, 120871 (2021); doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2021.120871

269. S.C.H. Mangalara, S. Paudel and G.B. McKenna*, “Mechanical spectral hole burning in glassy polymers-Investigation of polycarbonate, a material with weak beta-relaxation,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 154, 124904 (2021).

268. J.R. Tata, A.K. Torres Arellano and G.B. McKenna*, “Liquid dewetting of ultrathin polystyrene films: Is there a molecular architecture effect?” Journal of Polymer Science, 59,   261-267 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200785

267. K. Molnar, C.A. Helfer, G. Kaszas, E. Krisch, D. Chen, G.B. McKenna, J.A. Kornfield and J.E. Puskas* “Liquid chromatography at critical conditions (LCCC): Capabilities and limitations for polymer analysis,” Journal of Molecular Liquids, 322, 114956 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114956

266. S. Cheng, P. Chakravarty, K. Nagapudi, and G. B. McKenna*, “Isothermal Crystallization Monitoring and Time−Temperature-Transformation of Amorphous GDC-0276: Differential Scanning Calorimetric and Rheological Measurements,” Mol. Pharmaceutics, 18, 158−173 (2021); DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00776.

265. Zhou, Y., Young, C.D., Regan, K.E., Lee, M., Banik, S., Kong, D., McKenna, G.B., Robertson-Anderson, R.M., Sing, C.E. and Schroeder, C.M., 2021. Dynamics and Rheology of Ring-Linear Blend Semidilute Solutions in Extensional Flow: Single Molecule Experiments. arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.01222

264. Chandra Hari Mangalara, S., Paudel, S. and McKenna, G.B., 2021. Mechanical spectral hole burning in glassy polymers—Investigation of polycarbonate, a material with weak β-relaxation. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 154(12), p.124904

263. Chen, D. and McKenna, G.B., 2021. Deep glassy state dynamic data challenge glass models: Configurational entropy models. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 566, p.120871

262. Li, Q., Peng, X., Chen, D. and McKenna, G.B., 2020. The Laplace approach in microrheology. Soft Matter, 16(14), pp.3378-3383. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SM02242B

261. Qian, Z., Chen, D. and McKenna, G.B., 2020. Re-visiting the “consequences of grafting density on the linear viscoelastic behavior of graft polymers”. Polymer, 186, p.121992. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121992

260. McKenna, G.B., 2020. LOOKING AT THE GLASS TRANSITION: CHALLENGES OF EXTREME TIME SCALES AND OTHER INTERESTING PROBLEMS. Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 93(1), pp.79-120. Doi: https://doi.org/10.5254/rct.20.80376

259. Mangalara, S.C.H. and McKenna, G.B., 2020. Mechanical hole-burning spectroscopy of PMMA deep in the glassy state. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 152(7), p.074508. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5136094

258. Brazil, O., de Silva, J.P., Chowdhury, M., Yoon, H., McKenna, G.B., Oliver, W.C., Kilpatrick, J., Pethica, J.B. and Cross, G.L., 2020. In situ measurement of bulk modulus and yield response of glassy thin films via confined layer compression. Journal of Materials Research, 35(6), pp.644-653. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2020.42

257. Brazil, O., de Silva, J.P., Chowdhury, M., Yoon, H., McKenna, G.B., Oliver, W.C., Kilpatrick, J., Pethica, J.B. and Cross, G.L., 2020. In situ measurement of bulk modulus and yield response of glassy thin films via confined layer compression-ERRATUM. Journal of Materials Research, 35(6), pp.654-654. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2020.67

256. Bari, R., Koh, Y.P., McKenna, G.B. and Simon, S.L., 2020. Decomposition of HMX in solid and liquid states under nanoconfinement. Thermochimica Acta, 686, p.178542. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2020.178542

255. Fondren, Z.T., Fondren, N.S., McKenna, G.B. and Weeks, B.L., 2020. Crystallization kinetics of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) thin films on various materials. Applied Surface Science, p.146350. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146350

254. Sundaravadivelu Devarajan, D., Nourian, P., McKenna, G.B. and Khare, R., 2020. Molecular simulation of nanocolloid rheology: Viscosity, viscoelasticity, and time-concentration superposition. Journal of Rheology, 64(3), pp.529-543. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1122/1.5125142

253. J. G. Wang, Q. Li, X. Peng, G. B. McKenna and R. N. Zia*, “”Dense diffusion” in colloidal glasses: short-ranged long-time self-diffusion as a mechanistic model for relaxation dynamics,” Soft Matter, 2020; DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00999G.

252. Jin, Shuang, and Gregory B. McKenna. “Effect of Nanoconfinement on Polymer Chain Dynamics.” Macromolecules (2020). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00365

251. Cheng, Sixue, Paroma Chakravarty, Karthik Nagapudi, and Gregory B. McKenna. “Isothermal Crystallization Monitoring and Time–Temperature-Transformation of Amorphous GDC-0276: Differential Scanning Calorimetric and Rheological Measurements.” Molecular Pharmaceutics (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00776

250. Molnar, Kristof, Carin A. Helfer, Gabor Kaszas, Eniko Krisch, Dongjie Chen, Gregory B. McKenna, Julia A. Kornfield, and Judit E. Puskas. “Liquid chromatography at critical conditions (LCCC): Capabilities and limitations for polymer analysis.” Journal of Molecular Liquids (2020): 114956. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114956

249. Tata, James R., Astrid K. Torres Arellano, and Gregory B. McKenna. “Liquid dewetting of ultrathin polystyrene films: Is there a molecular architecture effect?.” Journal of Polymer Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20200785

248. Li, Q., Peng, X. and McKenna, G.B., 2019. Physical aging and compressed exponential behaviors in a model soft colloidal system. Soft matter, 15(11), pp.2336-2347. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SM02042F

247. Bari, R., Denton, A.A., Fondren, Z.T., McKenna, G.B. and Simon, S.L., 2019. Acceleration of decomposition of CL-20 explosive under nanoconfinement. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, pp.1-7. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-09027-5

246. Cheng, S. and McKenna, G.B., 2019. Nanoconfinement Effects on the Glass Transition and Crystallization Behaviors of Nifedipine. Molecular pharmaceutics, 16(2), pp.856-866. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b01172

245. Qian, Z., Koh, Y.P., Pallaka, M.R., Chang, A.B., Lin, T.P., Guzmán, P.E., Grubbs, R.H., Simon, S.L. and McKenna, G.B., 2019. Linear Rheology of a Series of Second-Generation Dendronized Wedge Polymers. Macromolecules, 52(5), pp.2063-2074. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02122

244. Zhou, Y., Hsiao, K.W., Regan, K.E., Kong, D., McKenna, G.B., Robertson-Anderson, R.M. and Schroeder, C.M., 2019. Effect of molecular architecture on ring polymer dynamics in semidilute linear polymer solutions. Nature communications, 10(1), pp.1-10. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09627-7

243. Cheng, S., Friedman, V. and McKenna, G.B., 2019. A calorimetry investigation of glass temperature and fragility of ancient ambers from Texas and Canada. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 521, p.119549. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2019.119549

242. Qian, Z., Risan, J., Stadnick, B. and McKenna, G.B., 2018.

241. Apparent depth‐dependent modulus and hardness of polymers by nanoindentation: Investigation of surface detection error and pressure effects. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 56(5), pp.414-428. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.24554 McKenna, G.B., 2018.

240. Soft matter: rubber and networks. Reports on Progress in Physics, 81(6), p.066602. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/aaafe2 Banik, S. and McKenna, G.B., 2018.

239. Isochoric structural recovery in molecular glasses and its analog in colloidal glasses. Physical Review E, 97(6), p.062601. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.97.062601 Qian, Z. and McKenna, G.B., 2018.

238. Mechanical spectral hole burning of an entangled polymer solution in the stress-controlled domain. Physical Review E, 98(1), p.012501. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.98.012501 Qian, Z. and McKenna, G.B., 2018.

237. Expanding the application of the van Gurp-Palmen plot: New insights into polymer melt rheology. Polymer, 155, pp.208-217. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.09.036 Peng, X., Wang, J.G., Li, Q., Chen, D., Zia, R.N. and McKenna, G.B., 2018.

236. Exploring the validity of time-concentration superposition in glassy colloids: Experiments and simulations. Physical Review E, 98(6), p.062602. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.98.062602 Yoon, H. and McKenna, G.B., 2018.

235. Testing the paradigm of an ideal glass transition: Dynamics of an ultrastable polymeric glass. Science advances, 4(12), p.eaau5423. Doi: DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau5423

234. Qian, Z. and McKenna, G.B., 2017. On the extreme depth dependence of the hardness of PDMS rubber: A problem of false surface detection. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 55(1), pp.30-38. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.24147

233. Li, Q., Peng, X. and McKenna, G.B., 2017. Long-term aging behaviors in a model soft colloidal system. Soft Matter, 13(7), pp.1396-1404. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SM02408D

232. Montgomery, P.C., Chapuis, P., Leong-Hoï, A., Anstotz, F., Rubin, A., Baschnagel, J., Gauthier, C., Reiter, G. and McKenna, G.B., 2017, January. Optical nanoscopy characterization of nanofilms. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 780, No. 1, p. 012003). IOP Publishing. Doi: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/780/1/012003/pdf
McKenna, G.B. and Simon, S.L., 2017. 50th anniversary perspective: Challenges in the dynamics and kinetics of glass-forming polymers. Macromolecules, 50(17), pp.6333-6361. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01014

231. Roth, C.B., Baglay, R.R., Simon, S.L., McKenna, G.B., Baschnagel, J., Kriuchevskyi, I., Helfferich, J., Ruscher, C., Meyer, H., Benzerara, O. and Farago, J., 2017. WHAT MAKES POLYMER GLASSES UNIQUE?. In Polymer Glassses. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

230. Yoon, H., Koh, Y.P., Simon, S.L. and McKenna, G.B., 2017. An ultrastable polymeric glass: Amorphous fluoropolymer with extreme fictive temperature reduction by vacuum pyrolysis. Macromolecules, 50(11), pp.4562-4574. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00623

229. Chapuis, P., Montgomery, P.C., Anstotz, F., Leong-Hoï, A., Gauthier, C., Baschnagel, J., Reiter, G., McKenna, G.B. and Rubin, A., 2017. A novel interferometric method for the study of the viscoelastic properties of ultra-thin polymer films determined from nanobubble inflation. Review of Scientific Instruments, 88(9), p.093901. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5000948

228. Yoon, H. and McKenna, G.B., 2017. “Rubbery stiffening” and rupture behavior of freely standing nanometric thin PIB films. Macromolecules, 50(24), pp.9821-9830. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02009

227. Yoon, H. and McKenna, G.B., 2016. Dynamic and temperature dependent response of physical vapor deposited Se in freely standing nanometric thin films. The Journal of chemical physics, 144(18), p.184501. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4948322

226. Peng, X. and McKenna, G.B., 2016. Physical aging and structural recovery in a colloidal glass subjected to volume-fraction jump conditions. Physical Review E, 93(4), p.042603. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.042603

225. Mehta, M., McKenna, G.B. and Suryanarayanan, R., 2016. Molecular mobility in glassy dispersions. The Journal of chemical physics, 144(20), p.204506. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4950768

224. Mehta, M., Ragoonanan, V., McKenna, G.B. and Suryanarayanan, R., 2016. Correlation between molecular mobility and physical stability in pharmaceutical glasses. Molecular pharmaceutics, 13(4), pp.1267-1277. Doi: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00853

223. Zhai, M. and McKenna, G.B., 2016. Mechanical properties of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) single crystals from nano‐indentation: Depth dependent response at the nano meter scale. Crystal Research and Technology, 51(7), pp.414-427. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.201500301

222. McKenna, G.B. and Zhai, M., 2016. Mechanical and viscoelastic properties of polymer thin films and surfaces. Polymer Glasses, p.205.

221. Simon, S.L. and McKenna, G.B., 2016. Structural recovery and physical aging of polymeric glasses. Polymer Glasses, p.23.

220. N. Shamim, Y. P. Koh, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “The Glass Transition of Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by Flash DSC”, Thermochimica Acta, 620, 36-39, DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2015.10.003 (2015).

219. J. H. Wang, G. B. McKenna, “Viscoelastic Properties of Ultrathin Polycarbonate Films by Liquid Dewetting”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B – Polymer Physics, 53, 22, 1559-1566, DOI: 10.1002/polb.23807 (2015).

218. Y. Li, G. B. McKenna, “Startup Shear of a Highly Entangled Polystyrene Solution Deep into the Nonlinear Viscoelastic Regime”, Rheologica Acta, 54, 771-777, DOI: 10.1007/s00397-015-876-5 (2015).

217. A. K. T. Arellano, G. B. McKenna, “Extremely Fragile Glass-Formers? Calorimetric and Rheological Determinations”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B – Polymer Physics, 53, 18, 1261-1272, DOI: 10.1002/polb.23768 (2015).

216. X. G. Li, G. B. McKenna, “Ultrathin Polymer Films: Rubbery Stiffening, Fragility, and T-g Reduction”, Macromolecules, 48, 17, 6329-6336 (2015).

215. Y. Li, K.-W. Hsiao, C. A. Brockman, D. Y. Yates, R. M. Robertson-Anderson, J. A. Kornfield, M. J. San Francisco, C. M. Schroeder, G. B. McKenna, “When Ends Meet: Circular DNA Stretches Differently in Elongational Flows”, Macromolecules, 48, 16, 5997-6001 (2015).

214. G. B. McKenna, “Torsion and Normal Force Responses of Glassy Polymers in the Sub-Yield Regime”, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 68, SI, 37-40, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2014.05.009 (2015).

213. M. Hu, Y. Xu, C. S. Daeffler, J. H. Wang, G. B. McKenna, J. A. Kornfield, R. H. Grubbs, “The Linear Rheological Responses of Wedge-Type Polymers”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B – Polymer Physics, 53, 13, 899-906, DOI: 10.1002/polb.23716 (2015).

212. G. B. McKenna, J. Zhao, “Accumulating Evidence for Non-Diverging Time-Scales in Glass-Forming Fluids”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 407, SI, 3-13, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2014.08.012 (2015).

211. H. Yoon, G. B. McKenna, “Substrate Effects on Glass Transition and Free Surface Viscoelasticity of Ultrathin Polystyrene Films”, Macromolecules, 47, 24, 8808-8818, DOI: 10.1021/ma501630g (2014).

210. N. Shamim, Y. P. Koh, S. L. Simon, Gregory B. McKenna, “Glass Transition Temperature of Thin Polycarbonate Films Measured by Flash Differential Scan Calorimetry”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B – Polymer Physics, 52, 22 , 1462-1468 (2014).

209. M. Zhai and Gregory B. McKenna, “Elastic Modulus and Surface Tension of a Polyurethane Rubber in Nanometer Thick films,” Polymer, 55, 2725-2733, (2014).

208. X. G. Peng, G. B. McKenna, “Comparison of the Physical Aging Behavior of a Colloidal Glass after Shear Melting and Concentration Jumps”, Physical Review E, 90, 5, 050301, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.90.050301 (2014).

207. X. G. Li, J. Warzywoda, G. B. McKenna, “Mechanical Responses of a Polymer Graphene-sheet Nano-sandwich”, Polymer, 55, 19, 4976-4982, (2014).

206. Y. F. Li, M. Hu, G. B. McKenna, C. J. Dimitriou, G. H. McKinley, R. M. Mick, D. C. Venerus, L. A. Archer, “Response to: Sufficiently Entangled Polymers do Show Shear Strain Localization at High Enough Weissenberg Numbers”, Journal of Rheology, 58, 4, 1071-1082 (2014).

205. M. Zhai and Gregory B. McKenna, “Viscoelastic Modeling of Nanoindentation Experiments: A Multicurve Method,” Journal of Polymer Science. Part B: Polymer Physics, 52, 633-639, (2014).

204. J. Zhao and G. B. McKenna, “The Apparent Activation Energy and Dynamic Fragility of Ancient Ambers”, Polymer, 55, 9, 2246-2253 (2014).

203. X. J. Di, X. G. Peng, G. B. McKenna, “Dynamics of a Thermo-responsive Microgel Colloid Near to the Glass Transition”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 140, 5, 054903 (2014).

202. X. G. Li, G. B. McKenna, G. Miquelard-Garnier, A. Guinault, C. Sollogoub, G. Regnier, A. Rozanski, “Forced Assembly by Multilayer Coextrusion to Create Oriented Graphene Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites”, Polymer, 55, 248-257 (2014).

201. N. Shamim, G. B. McKenna, “Mechanical Spectral Hole Burning in Polymer Solutions: Comparison with Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Fingerprinting”, Journal of Rheology, 58, 43-62 (2014).

200. X. Di, G. B. McKenna, “Evaluation of Heterogeneity Measures and Their Relation to the Glass Transition”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 138 (2013).

199. X. Di, B. Xu, G. B. McKenna, “The Melting Behavior of Trinitrotoluene Nanoconfined in Controlled Pore Glasses”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 113, 533-537 (2013).

198. T. Karim, G. B. McKenna, “Comparison of Surface Mechanical Properties among Linear and Star Polystyrenes: Surface Softening and Stiffening at Different Temperatures”, Polymer, 54, 5928-5935 (2013).

197. Y. Li, M. Hu, G. B. McKenna, C. Dimitriou, G. McKinley, R. Mick, D. Venerus, L. Archer, “Flow Field Visualization of Entangled Polybutadiene Solutions under Nonlinear Viscoelastic Flow Conditions”, Journal of Rheology, 57, 1411-1428 (2013).

196. G. B. McKenna, “Perspectives on the Dynamics of Rings and Ring-linear Chain Mixtures”, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 245 (2013).

195. G. B. McKenna, T. Narita; F. Lequeux,” Superposition of Small Strains on Large: Some Counterintuitive Results for a Concentrated Colloidal System”, Journal of Rheology, 57, 1803-1818 (2013).

194. T. Sirk, K. Khare, M. Karim, J. Lenhart, J. Andzelm, G. B. McKenna, R. Khare, “High Strain Rate Mechanical Properties of a Cross-linked Epoxy across the Glass Transition”, Polymer, 54, 7048-7057 (2013).

193. J. Wang, G. B. McKenna, “A Novel Temperature-step Method to Determine the Glass Transition Temperature of Ultrathin Polymer Films by Liquid Dewetting”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 51, 1343-1349 (2013).

192. J. Wang, G. B. McKenna,”Viscoelastic and Glass Transition Properties of Ultrathin Polystyrene Films by Dewetting from Liquid Glycerol”, Macromolecules, 46, 2485-2495 (2013).

191. B. Xu, J. Wu, G. B. McKenna, “Mechanical and Swelling Behaviors of End-Linked PDMS Rubber and Randomly Cross-Linked Polyisoprene”, Macromolecules, 46, 2015-2022 (2013).

190. B. Xu, X. Di, G. B. McKenna, “Melting of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) Nanoconfined in Controlled Pore Glasses (CPG)”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 113, 539-543 (2013).

189. J. Zhao, G. B. McKenna, “Response to “Comment on ‘Temperature Divergence of the Dynamics of a Poly(vinyl acetate) Glass: Dielectric vs. Mechanical Behaviors”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 139, 137101 (2013).

188. J. Zhao, E. Ragazzi, G. B. McKenna, “Something about Amber: Fictive Temperature and Glass Transition Temperature of Extremely Old Glasses from Copal to Triassic Amber”, Polymer , 54, 7041-7047 (2013).

187. J. Zhao, S. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “Using 20-million-year-old Amber to Test the Super-Arrhenius Behaviour of Glass-forming Systems”, Nature Communications, 4 (2013).

186. Y. Chang, A. Mejia, Z. Cheng, X. Di, G. B. McKenna,” Gelation via Ion Exchange in Discotic Suspensions”, Physical Review Letters, 108 (2012).

185. T. Karim, G. B. McKenna, “Unusual Surface Mechanical Properties of Poly(alpha-methylstyrene): Surface Softening and Stiffening at Different Temperatures”, Macromolecules, 45, 9697-9706 (2012).

184. X. Li, G. B. McKenna, “Considering Viscoelastic Micromechanics for the Reinforcement of Graphene Polymer Nanocomposites”, ACS Macro Letters, 1, 388-391 (2012).

183. G. B. McKenna, “Deformation and Flow of Matter: Interrogating the Physics of Materials using Rheological Methods”, Journal of Rheology, 56, 113-158 (2012).

182. G. B. McKenna, Govaert, L.,” Deformation, Yield, and Fracture of Polymers”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 50, 1663-1663 (2012).

181. P. O’Connell, J. Wang, T. Ishola, G. B. McKenna, “Exceptional Property Changes in Ultrathin Films of Polycarbonate: Glass Temperature, Rubbery Stiffening, and Flow”. Macromolecules, 45, 2453-2459 (2012).

180. S. Xu, P. O’Connell, G. B. McKenna, S. Castagnet, “Nanomechanical Properties in Ultrathin Polymer Films: Measurement on Rectangular Versus Circular Bubbles”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 50, 466-476 (2012).

179. B. Xu, X. Di, G. B. McKenna, “Swelling Behavior of Cross-Linked Rubber: Explanation of the Elusive Peak in the Swelling Activity Parameter (Dilational Modulus)”, Macromolecules, 45, 2402-2410 (2012).

178. J. Zhao, G. B. McKenna, “Temperature Divergence of the Dynamics of a Poly(vinyl acetate) Glass: Dielectric Vs. Mechanical Behaviors”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 136 (2012).

177. Alcoutlabi, M., Banda, L., Kollengodu-Subramanian, S., Zhao, J., McKenna, G. B., Environmental Effects on the Structural Recovery Responses of an Epoxy Resin after Carbon Dioxide Pressure Jumps: Intrinsic Isopiestics, Asymmetry of Approach, and Memory Effect. Macromolecules, 44 (10), 3828-3839 (2011).

176. Di, X., Win, K. Z., McKenna, G. B., Narita, T., Lequeux, F., Pullela, S. R., Cheng, Z., Signatures of Structural Recovery in Colloidal Glasses. Physical Review Letters, 106 (9), 095701 (2011).

175. Hu, M., Xia, Y., McKenna, G. B., Kornfield, J. A., Grubbs, R. H., Linear Rheological Response of a Series of Densely Branched Brush Polymers. Macromolecules, 44 (17), 6935-6943 (2011).

174. Karim, T. B., McKenna, G. B., Evidence of Surface Softening in Polymers and their Nanocomposites as Determined by Spontaneous Particle Embedment. Polymer, 52 (26), 6134-6145 (2011).

173. Kollengodu-Subramanian, S., McKenna, G. B., A Dielectric Study of Poly (vinyl acetate) using a Pulse-probe Technique. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 102 (2), 477-484 (2011).

172. Kollengodu-Subramanian, S., Srinivasan, B., Zhao, J., Rengaswamy, R., McKenna, G. B., Application of Empirical Mode Decomposition in the Field of Polymer Physics. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 49 (4), 277-290 (2011).

171. McKenna, G. B., Deformation and Flow of Matter: Interrogating the Physics of Materials using Rheological Methods). Journal of Rheology (1978-present), 56 (1), 113-158 (2011).

170. Wang, J., Deshpande, K., McKenna, G. B., Determination of the Shear Modulus of Spin-Coated Lipid Multibilayer Films by the Spontaneous Embedment of Submicrometer-Sized Particles. Langmuir, 27 (11), 6846-6854 (2011).

169. Xu, B., McKenna, G. B., Evaluation of the Dyre Shoving Model using Dynamic Data near the Glass Temperature. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 134 (12), 124902 (2011).

168. McKenna, G. B., Dynamics of Materials at the Nanoscale: Small Molecule Liquids and Polymer Films. Polymer Physics: From Suspensions to Nanocomposites and Beyond, 177-209 (2010).

167. McKenna, G. B., Ten (or More) Years of Dynamics in Confinement: Perspectives for 2010. The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 189 (1), 285-302 (2010).

166. Shamim, N., McKenna, G. B., Glass Dynamics and Anomalous Aging in a Family of Ionic Liquids above the Glass Transition Temperature. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114 (48), 15742-15752 (2010).

165. Xu, S., O’Connell, P. A., McKenna, G. B., Unusual Elastic Behavior of Ultrathin Polymer Films: Confinement-induced/Molecular Stiffening and Surface Tension Effects. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 132, 184902 (2010).

164. Zheng, W., McKenna, G. B., Simon, S. L., The Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymer/Oligomer Blends. Polymer, 51 (21), 4899-4906 (2010).

163. Win, K. Z., Karim, T., Li, Q., Simon, S. L., McKenna, G. B., Thermal Pressure Coefficient of a Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)-reinforced Epoxy Resin. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 116 (1), 142-146 (2010).

162. M. Alcoutlabi, S. G. Baek, J. J. Magda, X. Shi, S. A. Hutcheson, and G. B. McKenna, “A Comparison of Three Different Methods for Measuring Both Normal Stress Differences of Viscoelastic Liquids in Torsional Rheometer”, Rheol. Acta, 48, 191-200, DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0330-z,(online) (2009).

161. G. B. McKenna, T. Narita and F. Lequeux, “Soft Colloidal Matter: A Phenomenological Comparison of the Aging and Mechanical Responses with Those of Molecular Glasses”, J. Rheol., 53, 489-516 (2009).

160. Y. Meng, P. Bernazzani, P. A. O’Connell, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, “A New Pressurizable Dilatometer for Measuring the Time-Dependent Bulk Modulus and PVT Properties of Polymeric Materials”, Rev. Sci. Instr., 80, 053903 (2009).

159. Q. X. Li, S. A. Hutcheson, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, “Viscoelastic Properties and Residual Stresses in Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-reinforced Epoxy Matrices”, J. Polym. Sci. Part B. Polym. Phys. Ed., 46, 2719-2732 (2009).

158. S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, “Experimental Evidence Against the Existence of an Ideal Glass Transition”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 355, 672-675 (2009).

157. G. B. McKenna, “A Brief Discussion: Thermodynamic and Dynamic Fragilities, Non-divergent Dynamics and the Prigogine-Defay Ratio”, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 355, 663-671 (2009).

156. S. A. Hutcheson and G. B. McKenna, “The Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Glycerol, m-toluidine, and Sucrose Benzoate under Consideration of Corrected Rheometer Compliance: An In-depth Study and Review”, J. Chem. Phys., 129, 074502-1-07452-14 (2008).

155. G. B. McKenna, “Diverging Views on Glass Transition”, Nature Physics, 4, 673-674 (2008).

154. J. Wu and G. B. McKenna, “Anomalous Melting Behavior of Cyclohexane and Cyclooctane in Poly(dimethyl siloxane) Precursors and Model Networks”, J. Polym. Sci. Part B. Polym. Phys. Ed., 46, 2779-2791 (2008).

153. O’Connell, P. A., Hutcheson, S. A., and McKenna, G. B., “Creep Behavior of Ultra-Thin Polymer Films”, J. Poly Sci Part B. Poly Phys, 46(18), 1952-1965 (2008).

152. O’Connell, P. A. and McKenna, G. B., “A Novel Nanobubble Inflation Method for Determining the Viscoelastic Properties of Ultrathin Polymer Films”, Scanning, 30(2), 184-196 (2008).

151. Y. Yuan, H. C. Zhang, G. B. McKenna, C. Korzeniewski, J. Li, L. D. Marrufo, “Experimental Studies of Cryogenic Recycling of Cryogenic Circuit Boards”, Int. J. Advanced Manufacturing Technol., 34, 657-666 (2007).

150. Q. Qin, X. Shi, and G. B. McKenna, “Mechanical Holeburning Spectroscopy in an SIS Tri-block Copolymer”, J. Polymer Science. Part B.: Polymer Physics, 46, 3277-3284 (2007).

149. O’Connell, P. A. and McKenna, G. B. “A Novel Nano-bubble Inflation Method for Determining the Viscoelastic Properties of Ultrathin Polymer Films”, Rev. Sci. Inst., 78 013901 (2007).

148. C. Sui, G. B. McKenna, and J. Puskas, “Nonlinear Viscoelastic Response of Dendritic (Arborescent) Polyisobutylenes in Single and Reversing Double-step Shearing Flows”, J. Rheol., 51, 1143-1169 ( 2007).

147. S. A. Hutcheson and G. B. McKenna, “Comment on “The Properties of Free Polymer Surfaces and their Influence on the Glass Transition Temperature of Thin Polystyrene Films” by J. S. Sharp, J. H. Teichroeb, and J. A. Forrest”, Eur. Phys. J. E 22, 281-286 (2007).

146. C. Sui and G. B. McKenna, “Nonlinear Viscoelastic Properties of Branched Polyethylene in Reversing Flows”, Journal of Rheology, 513, 341-365 (2007).

145. G. B. McKenna, “ConfitIII. Summary and Perpectives on Dynamics in Confinement”, European Physical Journal-Special Topics 141:291-301 (2007).

144. Changping Sui and G. B. McKenna, “Instability of Entangled Polymers in Cone and Plate Rheometry”, Rheological Acta, DOI10.1007/s00397-007-0169-8 (2007).

143. Q. Qin and G. B. McKenna, “Melting of Solvents Nanoconfined by Polymers and Networks”, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 44, 3475-3486 (2006).

142. Y. P. Koh, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, “Calorimetric Glass Transition Temperature and Absolute Heat Capacity of Polystyrene Ultrathin Films”, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 44, 3518-3527 (2006).

141. A. Mandanici, R. Richert, M. Cutroni, X. Shi, S. A. Hutcheson, and G. B. McKenna, “Relaxational Features of Supercooled and Glassy m-toluidine”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 352, 4729-4734 (2006).

140. A. Mandanici, X. Shi, S. A. Hutcheson, G. B. McKenna, M. Cutroni, and S. Giamb, “Mechanical Response of a Simple Molecular Glass Former in the Glass Transition Region”, Materials Science and Engineering, A, 432, 299-302 (2006).

139. Qian Qin, G. B. McKenna, “Correlation between Dynamic Fragility and Glass Transition Temperature for Different Classes of Glass Forming Liquids”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 352, 2977-2985 (2006).

138. O’Connell P. A., G. B. McKenna, “Dramatic Stiffening of Ultrathin Polymer Films in the Rubbery Regime”, European Physical Journal E20 (2):143-150 (2006).

137. M. Lee, M. Alcoutlabi, J. J. Magda, C. Dibble, M. J. Solomon, X. Shi, G. B. McKenna, “The Effect of the Shear-thickenning Transition of Model Colloidal Spheres on the Sign of N1 and on the Radial Pressure Profile in Torsional Shear Flows”, Journal of Rheology, 50(3), 293-312 (2006).

136. G. B. McKenna, “Commentary on Rheology of Polymers in Narrow Gap”, European Physical Journal E, 19(1), 101-108 (2006).

135. M. Merzlyakov, G. B. McKenna, S. L. Simon, “Cure Induced and Thermal Stresses in a Constrained Epoxy Resin”, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 37(4), 585-591 ( 2006).

134. Lameck Banda, M. Alcoutlabi, G. B. McKenna, “Errors Induced in Quartz Crystal Mass Uptake Measurements by Nongravimetric Effects: Considerations Beyond the EerNisse Caution”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 44(5), 801-814 (2006).

133. X. Shi, G. B. Mckenna, “Mechanical Hole-burning Spectroscopy: Demonstration of Hole Burning in Terminal Relaxation Regime”, Physical Review B, 73, 0142303-1-014103-11 (2006).

132. X. Shi, A. Mandanici, G. B. McKenna, “Shear Stress Relaxation and Physical Aging Study on Simple Glass-forming Materials”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 123(17), 174507-1-174507-12 (2005 ).

131. M. Merzlyakov, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “Instrumented Thick-walled Tube Method for Measuring Thermal Pressure in Fluids and Isotropic Stresses in Thermosetting Resins”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 76(6), 063904 (2005).

130. A. Flory, G. B. McKenna, “Chemical Structure-Normal Relationships in Polymer Glasses”, 46(14), 5211-5217 (2005).

129. P. A. O’Connell, G. B. McKenna, “Rheological Measurements of the Thermoviscoelastic Response of Ultra Thin Polymer Films”, Science, 307, 1760-1766 (2005).

128. S. A. Hutcheson, G. B. McKenna, “Nanosphere Embedding into Polymer Surfaces: A Viscoelastic Contact Mechanics Analysis”, Physical Review Letters, 94, 076103-1-076103-4 (2005).

127. A. Flory, G. B. Mckenna, “Microscopic Origins of the Normal Force Responses of Glassy Polymers in the Subyield Range of Deformation”, Macromolecules, 38(5), 1760-1766 (2005).

126. X. Shi, G. B. Mckenna, “Mechanical hole burning specroscopy: Evidence for Heterogeneous Dynamics in Polymer Systems”, Physical Review Letters, 94, 157801-1-157801-4 (2005).

125. A. Mandanici, X. Shi, G. B. McKenna, M. Cutroni, “Slow Dynamics of Supercooled m-toludine Investigated by Mechanical Spectroscopy”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 122, 114501-1-114501-6 (2005).

124. M. Alcoutlabi, G. B. McKenna, “Effects of Confinement on Material Behavior at the Nanometer Size Scale”, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 17, R461-R524 (2005).

123. D. Huang, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “Chain Length Dependence of the Thermodynamic Properties of Linear and Cyclic Alkanes and Polymers”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 122, 084907-1-084907-6 (2005).

122. A. Flory, G. B. McKenna, “Finite Step Rate Corrections in Stress Relaxation Experiments: A Comparison of Two Methods”, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 8, 17 (2004).

121. M. Alcoutlabi, Lameck Banda, G. B. McKenna, “A Comparison of Concentration-glasses and Temperature-hyperquenched Glasses: CO2 Formed Versus Temperature Formed Glass”, Polymers, 45, 5629 (2004).

120. Y. Zheng, R. D. Priestley, G. B. McKenna, “Physical Aging of an Epoxy Subsequent to Relative Humidity Jumps through the Glass Concentration”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 42, 2107-2121 (2004).

119. Mikhail Merzlyakov, Yan Meng, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “Instrumented Sphere Method for Measuring Thermal Pressure in Fluids and Isotropic Stresses and Reaction Kinetics in Thermosetting Resins”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 75(10), 3327-3334 (2004).

118. P. A. O’Connell, M. J. Bonner, R. A. Duckett, I. M. Ward, “Effects of Molecular Weight and Branch Contension the Creep Behavior of Oriented Polyethylene”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 89(6), 1663-1667 (2003).

117. S. L. Simon, P. Bernazzani, G. B. McKenna, “Effects of Freeze-drying on the Glass Temperature of Cyclic Polystyrenes”, Polymer, 44(26), 8025-8032 (2003).

116. G. B. McKenna, “Status of Our Understanding of Dynamics in Confinement: Perspectives from Confit 2003”, European Physical Journal E, 12, 191-194 (2003).

115. M. Alcoutlabi, G. B. McKenna, S. L. Simon, “Analysis of the Development of Isotropic Residual Stresses in a Bismaleimide/Spiro-orthocarbonate Thermosetting Resin for Composite Materials”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 88(1), 227-244 (2003).

114. D. Huang, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “Equilibrium Heat Capacity of the Glass-forming Poly(a-methyl Styrene) far below the Kauzmann Temperature: The Case of the Missing Glass Transition”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 119, 3590-3593 (2003).

113. G. B. McKenna, “Mechanical Rejuvenation in Polymer Glasses: Fact or Fallacy?”, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 15, S737-S763 (2003).

112. Y. Zheng, G. B. McKenna, “Structural Recovery in a Model Epoxy: Comparison of Responses after Temperature and Relative Humidity Jumps”, Macromolecules, 36(7), 2387-2396 (2003).

111. Y. Zheng, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “Modeling Structural Recovery in Glasses: Analysis of the Peak Shift Method”, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 40(18), 2027-2036 (2002).

110. M. Alcoutlabi, Francesco Briatico-Vangosa, G. B. McKenna, “Effect of Chemical Activity Jumps on the Viscoelastic Behavior of an Epoxy Resin: Physical Aging Response in Carbon Dioxide Pressure Jumps”, Journal of Polymer Science PartB: Polymer Physics, 40(18), 2050-2064 (2002).

109 P. A. O’Connell, G. B. McKenna, “The Non-linear Viscoelastic Response of Polycarbonate in Torsion: An Investigation of Time-temperature and Time-strain Superposition”, Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, 6, 207-229 (2002).

108. P. A. O’Connell, R. A. Duckett, I. M. Ward, “Brittle-ductile Transitions in Polyethylene”, Polymer Engineering and Science, 42(7), 1493-1508 (2002).

107. S. L. Simon, J. Y. Park, G. B. McKenna, “Enthalphy Recovery of a Glass-forming Liquid Constrained in a Nanoporous Matrix: Negative Pressure Effects”, European Physical Journal E: Soft Matter, E8, 209-216 (2002).

106. D. Huang, D. M. Colucci, G. B. McKenna, “Dynamic Fragility in Polymers: A Comparison in Isobaric and Isochoric Conditions”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 116, 3925-3934 (2002).

105. C. R. Schultheisz, G. B. McKenna, “Nonlinear Viscoelastic Analysis of the Torque, Axial Normal Force, and Volume Change Measured Simultaneously in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Torsional Dialtometer”, Journal of Rheology, 46(4), 901-925 (2002).

104. D. Huang, G. B. McKenna, “New Insights into the Fragility Dilemma in Liquids”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 114, 5621-5630 (2001).

103. P. Prasatya, G. B. McKenna, S. L. Simon, “A Viscoelastic Model for Predicting Isotropic Residual Stresses in Thermosetting Materials: Effects of Processing Parameters”, Journal of Composite Materials, 35(10), 826-848 (2001).

102. G. L. Bradley, P. C. Chang, G. B. McKenna, “Rubber Modeling Using Uniaxial Test Data”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 81, 837-848 (2001).

101. M. L. Cerrada, G. B. McKenna, “Stress Relaxation of Poly(ethylene Naphthalate): Isothermal, Isochronal, and Isostructural Responses”, Macromolecules, 33(8), 3065-3076 (2000).

100. C. A. Angell, K. L. Ngai, G. B. McKenna, P. F. McMillan, S. W. Martin, “Relaxation in Glass-forming Liquids and Amorphous Solids”, Journal of Applied Physics, 88, 3113-3157 (2000).

99. Y. Park, G. B. McKenna, “Size and Confinement Effects on the Glass Transition Behavior of oTP/PS Polymer Solutions”, Physical Review B, 61, 6667-6676 (2000).

98. G. B. McKenna, “Size and Confinement Effects in Glass Forming Liquids: Perspectives on Bulk and Nanoscale Behaviors”, Journal de Physique, IV France, 10, Pr7, 53-57 (2000).

97. G. B. McKenna, “International Workshop on Dynamics in Confinement: A Personal Summary”, Journal de Physique, IV France, 10, Pr7, 343-346 (2000).

96. S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “A Quantitative Analysis of Errors in TMDSC in the Glass Transition Region”, Thermochimica Acta, 348, 77-89 (2000).

95. S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, O. Sindt, “Modelling the Evolution of the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of a Commercial Epoxy during Cure after Gelation”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 76, 495-508 (2000).

94. G. B. McKenna, S. L. Simon, “Time Dependent Volume and Enthalpy Responses in Polymers, in Time Dependent and Nonlinear Effects in Polymers and Composites, ed. by R. A. Shapery, C. T. Sun, American Society of Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, Special Technical Publication, STP 1357, 18-46 (2000).

93. G. B. McKenna, S. L. Simon, “The Glass Transition: Its Measurement and Underlying Physics”, in Handbook of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 3, ed. by S. Z. D. Cheng, Elsiver, Amsterdam (2000).

92. F. Horkay,G. B. McKenna, P. Deschamps, E. Geissler, “Neutron Scattering Properties of Randomly Cross-linked Polyisoprene Gels”, Macromolecules, 33, 5215-5220 (2000).

91. M. Delin, G. B. McKenna, “The Craze Growth Response in Stress Relaxation Conditions for a Styrene-acrylonitrile Copolymer during Physical Aging”, Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, 4, 231-255 (2000).

90. G. B. McKenna et al, “The τ-Effective Paradox Revisited: An Extended Analysis of Kovacs Volume Recovery Data on Poly(vinyl Acetate)”, Polymer, 40, 5183-5205 (1999).

89. P. A. O’Connell, G. B. McKenna, “Arhenius-like Temperature Dependence of the Segmental Relaxation below Tg”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 110, 11054-11060 (1999).

88. P. A. O’Connell, G. B. McKenna, “Large Deformation Response of Polycarbonate: Time, Temperature, and Time Aging Time Superposition”, in Handbook of Polycarbonate Science and Technology, ed. by D. G. LeGrand, J. T. Bendler, M. Dekker, New York, Chapter 10, 225-254 (1999).

87. S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, “Measurement of Thermal Conductivity Using Temperature-modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry: Solution to the Heat Flow Problem”, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 18, 559-571 (1999).

86. W. H. Han, F. Horkay, G. B. McKenna, “A Comparison of Some Rubber Network Models with Stress-strain Data on Dry and Swollen Polymer Rubbers”, journal of Mathematics and Mechanics of Materials, 4, 139-167 (1999).

85. J. Beckmann, G.B. McKenna, B.G. Landes, D.H. Bank, and R.A. Bubeck, “Physical Aging Kinetics of Syndiotactic Polystyrene as Determined from Creep Behavior,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 37, 1459-1468 (1997).

84. D.M. Colucci, G.B. McKenna, J.J. Filliben, A. Lee, D.B. Curliss, K.B. Bowman, J.D. Russell, “Isochoric and Isobaric Glass Formation: Similarities and Differences,” J. Polymer Science, Polymer Physics Edition, 35, 1561-1573 (1997).

83. I. Spinu and G.B. McKenna, “Physical Aging of Thin Films of Nylon and PET,” Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting, 13, 311-326 (1997).

82. J.-J. Pesce and G.B. McKenna, “Prediction of the Sub-Yield Extension and Compression Responses of Glassy Polycarbonate from Torsional Measurements,” J. Rheology, 41, 929-942 (1997).

81. D.M. Colucci, P.A. O’Connell and G.B. McKenna, “Stress Relaxation Experiments in Polycarbonate: A Comparison of Volume Changes for Two Commercial Grades,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 37, 1469-1471 (1997).

80. P.A. O’Connell and G.B. McKenna, “Large Deformation Response of Polycarbonate: Time-Temperature, Time-Aging Time and Time-Strain Superposition,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 37, 1485-1495 (1997).

79. A. Lee and G.B. McKenna, “Anomalous Aging in Two Phase Systems: Creep and Stress Relaxation Differences in Rubber-Toughened Epoxies,” J. Polymer Science, Physics Edition, 35, 1167-1174 (1997).

78. G.B. McKenna and J.M. Crissman, “Temperature and Crosslinking Effects on the Swelling of Poly(isoprene) in Isopiestic Conditions,” J. Polymer Science, Physics Edition, 35, 817-826 (1997).

77. R. Zorn, F.I. Mopsik, G.B. McKenna, L. Willner, D. Richter, “Dynamics of Polybutadienes with Different Microstructures: 2. Dielectric Response and Comparisons with Rheological Behavior,” J. Chem. Phys., 107, 3645–3655 (1997).

76. G.M. Gusler and G.B. McKenna, “The Craze Initiation Response of A Polystyrene and a Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymer During Physical Aging,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 37, 1442-1448 (1997).

75. S.L. Simon and G.B. McKenna, “Interpretation of the Dynamic Heat Capacity Observed in Glass-Forming Liquids,” J. Chem. Phys., 107, 8678-8685 (1997).

74. S.L. Simon and G.B. McKenna, “The Effects of Structural Recovery and Thermal Lag in MDSC,” Thermochimica Acta, 307, 1-10 (1997).

73. J.D. Barnes, G.B. McKenna, B.G. Landes, R.A. Bubeck and D. Bank, “Morphology of Syndiotactic Polystyrene by Small Angle X-Ray Scattering,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 37, 1480-1484 (1997).

72. G.B. McKenna, “Comments on the paper ‘Isobaric Volume and Enthalpy Recovery of Glasses II. A Transparent Multiparameter Model’,” J. Polymer Science, Polymer Physics Edition, 34, 2463-2465 (1996).

71. S.A. Ketcham, J.M. Niemiec, and G.B. McKenna, “Extension and Compression of Elastomeric Butt Joint Seals,” J. Engineering Mechanics, 122, 669-677 (1996).

70. A.S. Wiseman and G.B. McKenna, “Determination of the Strain Energy Density Function for Compressible Isotropic Nonlinear Elastic Solids by Torsion-Normal Force Experiments,” In Nonlinear Effects in Fluids and Solids, ed. By M.M. Carroll and M. Hayes, Plenum Press, New York, pp.339-353, (1996).

69. C.L. Jackson and G.B. McKenna, “Vitrification and Crystallization of Organic Liquids Confined to Nanoscale Pores,” Chem. Mater., 8, 2128-1237 (1996).

68. F. Horkay, W.K. Waldron, Jr., and G.B. McKenna, “The Effect of Molar Volume on the Swelling of Poly(Dimethyl Siloxane) in Fluorocarbon Fluids,” Polymer, 36, 4525-4527 (1996).

67. M.Y.M. Chiang and G.B. McKenna, “Hygrothermal Effects on the Performance of Polymers and Polymeric Composites,” J.Res. NIST, 101 803-819 (1996).

66. J.M. Niemiec, J.J. Pesce, G.B. McKenna, S. Skocypec and R.F. Garritano, “Anomalies in the Normal Force Measurement when Using a Force Rebalance Transducer,” J. Rheology, 40, 323-334, (1996).

65. G.B. McKenna, “Dynamics and Mechanics Below the Glass Transition: The Non-Equilibrium State”, J. Comp. Matls. Science, 4, 349-360 (1995).

64. R. Zorn, G.B. McKenna, L. Willner, D. Richter, “Rheological Investigations on Polybutadienes with Different Microstructures over a Large Temperature Range,” Macromolecules, 28, 8552-8562 (1995).

63. Waldron, W.K. Jr., G.B. McKenna, and M.M. Santore, “The Nonlinear Viscoelastic Response and Apparent Rejuvenation of an Epoxy Glass,” J. Rheology, 39, 471-497 (1995).

62. G.B. McKenna, Y. Leterrier and C.R. Schultheisz, “The Evolution of Material Properties During Physical Aging,” Polymer Eng. Sci., 35, 403-410 (1995).

61. I. Spinu and G.B. McKenna, “Physical Aging of Nylon 66,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 34, 1808-1814 (1994).

60. M.Y.M. Chiang, G.B. McKenna and J. Yuan, “A Viscoelastic Micro-Mechanical Model for Dimensional Stability of a Composite Layer,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 34, 1815-1822 (1994).

59. M. Aboulfaraj, C. G’Sell, D. Mangelinck, and G.B. McKenna, “Physical Aging of Epoxy Networks after Quenching and/or Plastic Cycling,” J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 172-174, 615-621 (1994).

58. G.B. McKenna, “On the Physics Required for the Prediction of Long Term Performance of Polymers and Their Composites,” J. Res. NIST, 99, 169-189 (1994).

57. G.B. McKenna and F. Horkay, “Effect of Crosslinks on the Thermodynamics of Poly(vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogels,” Polymer, 35, 5737-5742 (1994).

56. G.B. McKenna, “Dilatometric Evidence for the Decoupling of Glassy Structure from the Mechanical Stress Field,” J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 172-174, 756-764 (1994).

55. P. Terech, V. Rodriguez, J.D. Barnes and G.B. McKenna, “Organogels and Aerogels of Racemic and Chiral 12-Hydroxy Octadecanoic Acid,” Langmuir, 1994, 10, 3406-3418.

54. G.B. McKenna and J.M. Crissman, “Thermodynamics in Crosslinked Polymer Networks: The Anomalous Peak in Swelling Activity Measurements,” Macromolecules 1992, ed. by. J. Kahovec, VSP BV, Zeist, The Netherlands, pp.67-82, (1993).

53. J.F. Douglas and G.B. McKenna, “The Effect of Swelling on the Elasticity of Rubber: Localization Model Description,” Macromolecules, 26, 3282 (1993).

52. C.A. Arnold-McKenna and G.B. McKenna, “Workshop on Aging, Dimensional Stability and Durability Issues in High Technology Polymers,” J. Research, NIST, 98, 523 (1993).

51. C. G’Sell and G.B. McKenna, “Influence of Physical Aging on the Yield Behavior of Model DGEBA/Poly(propylene oxide) Epoxy Glasses,” Polymer, 33, 2103 (1992).

50. J.F. Douglas and G.B. McKenna, “The Localization Model: Review and Extension to Swollen Rubber Elasticity,” in Elastomeric Polymer Networks, ed. by J.E. Mark and B. Edman Elsevier, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, pp.327-351 (1992).

49. M.M. Santore, C.C. Han and G.B. McKenna, “A Comparison of the Thermodynamic Stability and Phase Separation Kinetics of Polymer Blends containing Cyclic Chains,” Macromolecules, 25, 3416 (1992).

48. C.L. Jackson and G.B. McKenna, “The Glass Transition of Organic Liquids Confined to Small Pores,” J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 131, 221-224 (1991).

47. C.L. Jackson and G.B. McKenna, “On the Anomalous Freezing and Melting of Solvent Crystals in Swollen Gels of Natural Rubber,” Rubber Chem. Technol., 64, 760-768 (1991).

46. G.B. McKenna, J.F. Douglas, K.M. Flynn, and Y.-H. Chen, “The ‘Localization Model’ of Rubber Elasticity: Comparison with Torsional Data for Natural Rubber Networks in the Dry State,” Polymer, 32, 2129-2135 (1991).

45. G.B. McKenna, M.M. Santore, A. Lee, and R.S. Duran, “Aging in Glasses Subjected to Large Stresses and Deformations,” J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 131, 497 (1991).

44. M.M. Santore, R.S. Duran, and G.B. McKenna, “Volume Recovery in Epoxy Glasses Subjected to Torsional Deformations: The Question of Rejuvenation,” Polymer, 32, 2377-2381 (1991).

43. A. Lee and G.B. McKenna, “Viscoelastic Response of Epoxy Glasses Subject to Different Thermal Histories,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 30, 431 (1990).

42. A. Lee and G.B. McKenna, “The Physical Aging Response of an Epoxy Glasses Subjected to Large Stresses,” Polymer, 31, 423-430 (1990).

41. C.L. Jackson and G.B. McKenna, “The Melting Behavior of Organic Materials Confined in Porous Solids,” J. Chem. Phys., 93, 9002-9011 (1990).

40. G.B. McKenna, K.M Flynn and Y.-H. Chen, “Swelling in Crosslinked Natural Rubber: Experimental Evidence of the Crosslink Dependence of χ,” Polymer, 31, 1937-1945 (1990).

39. R.S. Duran and G.B. McKenna, “A Torsional Dilatometer for Volume Change Measurements on Deformed Glasses: Instrument Description and Measurements on Equilibrated Glasses,” J. Rheology, 34, 813-839 (1990).

38. J.M. Crissman and G.B. McKenna, “Physical and Chemical Aging in PMMA and Their Effects on Creep and Creep Rupture Behavior,” J. Polymer Science, Phys. Ed. 28, 1463-1473 (1990).

37. G.B. McKenna, K.M. Flynn and Y.-H. Chen, “Experiments on the Elasticity of Dry and Swollen Networks: Implications for the Frenkel-Flory-Rehner Hypothesis,” Macromolecules, 22, 4507-4512 (1989).

36. G.B. McKenna, B.J. Hostetter, A. Hadjichristides, L.J. Fetters, and D.J. Plazek, “A Study of the Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Cyclic Polystyrenes Using Creep and Recovery Measurements,” Macromolecules, 22, 1834-1852 (1989).

35. L.J. Zapas, G.B. McKenna and A. Brenna, “An Analysis of the Corrections to the Normal Force Response for the Cone and Plate Geometry in Single Step Stress Relaxation Experiments,” J. Rheology, 33, 69-91 (1989).

34. A. Lee and G.B. McKenna, “Effect of Crosslink Density on Physical Aging of Epoxy Networks,” Polymer, 29, 1812-1817 (1988).

33. G.B. McKenna, K.M. Flynn, and Y.-H. Chen, “Mechanical and Swelling Behavior of Crosslinked Natural Rubber- Consequences of the Flory-Rehner Hypothesis,” Polymer Comm., 29, 272-275 (1988).

32. G.B. McKenna, and R.J. Gaylord, “The Relaxation of Crosslinked Networks: Theoretical Models and Apparent Power Law Behavior,” Polymer, 29, 2027 (1988).

31. E. Perez, D.L. Vanderhart and G.B. McKenna, “NMR Studies of Gels of Isotactic Polystyrene and Cis- or Trans-Decalin,” Macromolecules, 21, 2418 (1988).

30. G.B. McKenna and J.M. Guenet, “The Effects of Solvent Type on the Concentration Dependence of the Modulus of Thermoreversible Isotactic Polystyrene Gels,” J. Polym.Sci., Polymer Phys. Ed., 26, 267-276 (1988).

29. G.B. McKenna and J.M. Guenet, “Aging Effects and the Dependence of Modulus on Concentration in Isotactic Polystyrene/Cis-Dedcalin Gels,” Polymer Comm., 29, 58-60 (1988).

28. J.M. Guenet and G.B. McKenna, “The Thermoreversible Gelation of Isotactic Polystyrene: Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams,” Macromolecules, 21, 1752-1756 (1988).

27. G.B. McKenna and D.J. Plazek, “The Viscosity of Blends of Linear and Cyclic Molecules of Similar Molecular Mass,” Polymer Comm., 27, 304-306 (1987).

26. G.B. McKenna, G. Hadziioannou, P. Lutz, G. Hild, C. Strazille, C. Straupe, P. Repp and A.J. Kovacs, “Dilute Solution Viscosity and Zero Shear Viscosity in the Melt of Cyclic Polystyrene Molecules,” Macromolecules, 20, 498-512 (1987).

25. R.W. Rendell, K.L. Haai and G.B. McKenna, “Molecular Weight and Concentration Dependences of the Terminal Relaxation Time and Viscosity of Entangled Polymer Solutions,” Macromolecules, 20, 2250-2256 (1987).

24. J.M. Crissman and G.B. McKenna, “Relating Creep and Creep Rupture in PMMA Using a Reduced Variables Approach,” J. Polym. Sci., Phys. Ed., 25, 1667-1677 (1987).

23. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, “Superposition of Small Strains on Large Deformations as a Probe of Nonlinear Response in Poylmers,” Polymer Engr. and Sci., 26, 725-729 (1986).

22. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, “On the Small Strain Behavior of Peroxide Crosslinked Natural Rubber,” Rubber Chem. Tech., 59, 130-137 (1986).

21. G.B. McKenna and J.A. Hinkley, “Mechanical and Swelling Behavior of Well Characterized Polybutadiene Networks,” Polymer, 27, 1368-1376 (1986).

20. P. Lutz, G.B. McKenna, P. Rempp and C. Strazielle, “Solution Properties of Ring-Shaped Polystyrenes,” Makromol. Che., Rapid Common., 7, 599-605 (1986).

19. J.M. Guenet and G.B. McKenna, “The Concentration Dependence of the Compression Modulus of Isotactic Polystyrene/Cis-Decalin Gels,” J. Polym. Sci., Phys. Ed., 24, 2499-2508 (1986.)

18. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, “The Superposition of Small Deformations on Large Deformations: Measurements of the Incremental Modulus for a Polyisobutylene Solution”, J. Polymer Sci., Phys. Ed., 23, 1647-1656 (1985).

17. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, ” The Time Dependent Strain Potential Function for a Polymeric Glass,” Polymer, 26, 543-550 (1985).

16. G.B. McKenna, K.L. Ngai and D.J. Plazek, “Differences in the Molecular Weight and the Temperature Dependence of Self Diffusion and Zero Shear Viscosity in Linear Polyethylene and Hydrogenated Polybutadiene,” Polymer, 26, 1651-1653 (1985).

15. G.B. McKenna, “Constraint Release and Self Diffusion in Polymer Melts,” Polym. Comm., 26, 324-326 (1985).

14. G.B. McKenna and A.J. Kovacs, “Physical Aging of Poly(methyl methacrylate) in the Nonlinear Range: Torque and Normal Force Measurements,” Polym. Eng. and Sci., 24, 1138-1141 (1984).

13. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, “Experiments on the Small Strain Behavior of Crosslinked Natural Rubber. Part I. Torsion,” Polymer, 24, 1495-1501 (1983).

12. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, “Experiments on the Small Strain Behavior of Crosslinked Natural Rubber. Part II. Extension and Compression,” Polymer, 24, 1502-1506 (1983).

11. G.B. McKenna and L. J. Zapas, “Response of a Carbon Black Filled Butyl Rubber to Cyclic Loading,” Rubber Chem. Tech., 54, 718-733 (1981).

10. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, ” The Normal Stress Response in Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials-Some Experimental Findings,” J. Rheology, 24, 367-377 (1980).

9. G.B. McKenna and R.W. Penn, “Time Dependent Failure in Poly(methyl methacrylate) and Polyethylene,” Polymer, 21, 213-220 (1980).

8. G.B. McKenna and R.W. Penn, “Time Dependent Failure of a Polyolefin Candidate Material for Blood Pump Applications,” J. Biomed. Materials Research, 14, 689-703 (1980).

7. G.W. Bradley, G.B. McKenna, H.K. Dunn, A.U. Daniels and W.O Statton, “Effects of Flexural Rigidity of Plates on Bone Healing,” J. Bone and Joint Surg., 61-A, 866-872 (1980).

5. G.B. McKenna, G.W. Bradley, H.K. Dunn and W.O. Statton, “Mechanical Properties of Some Composite Biomaterials After Implantation as Bone Plates,” Biomaterials, 1, 189-192 (1980).

4. G.B. McKenna and L.J. Zapas, “Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior of Poly(methyl methacrylate) in Torsion,” J. Rheology, 23, 151-166 (1979).

3. G.B. McKenna, G.W. Bradley, H.K. Dunn and W.O. Statton, “Degradation Resistance of Some Candidate Composite Biomaterials,” J. Biomed. Matls. Res., 13, 783-798 (1979).

2. S.L. Cannon, G.B. McKenna and W.O. Statton, “Hard-Elastic Fibers–A Review of a Novel State for Crystalline Polymers,” J. Polymer Sci., Park D, Macromolecular Reviews, 11, 209-275 (1976).

  1. G.B. McKenna, “Interlaminar Effects in Fiber Reinforced Plastics–A Review,” Polymer-Plast. Technol. Eng., 5, 23-53 (1975).