Refereed Journal Papers in 2008

Madbouly, S.A. and J.U. Otaigbe, “Recent advances in synthesis, characterization and rheological properties of polyurethanes and POSS/polyurethane nanocomposites dispersions and films,” Progress in Polymer Science, Accepted, 2008, in press. **INVITED REVIEW PAPER**

Madbouly, S.A. and J.U. Otaigbe, “The Processing, Structure and Properties of Elastomeric Fibers,” In: Handbook of Textile Fiber Structure, Chap. 19,” 2009, Woodhead Publishing Company, Oxford, England. **INVITED REVIEW CHAPTER**

Wang, W., Y. Guo, and J.U. Otaigbe, “Synthesis and characterization of novel biodegradable and biocompatible poly(ester-urethane) thin films prepared by homogeneous solution polymerization,” Polymer, Vol. 49, 4393-4398, 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.07.057].

Olson, B.G., J.J. Decker, S. Nazarenko, V.E. Yudin, J.U. Otaigbe ,E.N. Korytkova, V.V. Gusarov, “Aggregation of chrysotile synthetic nanotubes in the bulk and in solution probed by nitrogen adsorption and viscosity measurements,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 112, No. 33, 12943-12950, 2008.

Yudin V.E., J.U. Otaigbe, V.M. Svetlichnyi, E.N. Korytkova, O.V. Almjasheva, V.V. Gusarov, “Rheo-mechanical properties of polyimide nanocomposites containing silicate nanotubes and ZrO2 nanoparticles,” eXPRESS POLYMER LETTERS, Vol. 2, No. 7, 485-493, 2008.

Rawal, A., X.-W. Fang, K. Urman, D. Iverson, J. U. Otaigbe, K. Schmidt-Rohr , “Promotion of the -Phase of Polyamide 6 in Its Nanocomposite with Phosphate Glass”, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 46, No. 9, 857–860, 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.21418].