Publications (2009 to present)

Substrate Roughness Speeds up the Segmental Dynamics of Thin Polymer Films.  Physcial Review Letters Panagopoulou, A.; Rodriguez-Tinoco, C.; White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.; Napolitano, S. (2020)  DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.027802.

Cooperative free volume rate model applied to the pressure-dependent segmental dynamics of natural rubber and polyurea. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2019). DOI: 10.5254/rct.19.80394.

The cooperative free volume rate model for segmental dynamics: Application to glass-forming liquids and connections with the density scaling approach.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2019) Eur.Phys. J. DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2019-11862-3.

Different metrics for connecting mobility and glassiness in thin films. Soft Matter  DeFelice, J.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2019) 15, 1651-1657.

Experimental Test of the Cooperative Free Volume Model under 1D Confinement: The Interplay of Free Volume, Temperature, and Polymer Film Thickness in Driving Segmental Mobility. Debot, AA.; White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.; Napolitano, S. (2019)  ACS Macro Letters 8, 41-45.

Connecting Pressure-Dependent Dynamics to Dynamics Under Confinement: The Cooperative Free Volume Model Applied to Poly(4-chlorostyrene) Bulk and Thin Films.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2018)  Macromolecules 51, 7924-7941.

Pressure-Dependent Dynamics of Polymer Melts from Arrhenius to Non-Arrhenius: The Cooperative Free Volume Rate Equation Tested against Simulation Data. White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2018)  Macromolecules 51, 4896-4909.

Explaining the T,V-dependent Dynamics of Glass Forming Liquids: The Cooperative Free Volume Model Tested Against New Simulation Results White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2017) . Journal of Chemical Physics 147, 184503.

How Free Volume Does Influence the Dynamics of Glass Forming Liquids  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2017)  ACS Macro Letters, 6, 529-534.

The effects of branching and deuterium labeling on blend miscibility Polymer  DeFelice, J.; Higgins, J.S.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2017)  DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.089

Polymer Free Volume and Its Connection to the Glass Transition White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2016)   Invited Perspective and cover of issue; Macromolecules 49, 3987-4007.

Simulating Local Tg Reporting Layers in Glassy Thin Films DeFelice, J.; Milner, S.T.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2016)  Macromolecules 49, 1822-1833.

Effect of Interfaces on the Glass Transition of Supported and Freestanding Polymer Thin Films White, R.P.; Price, C.C.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2015)  Macromolecules, 48, 4132-4141.

Free Volume in the Melt and How it Correlates with Experimental Glass Transition Temperatures: Results for a Large Set of Polymers White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2015)  ACS Macro Letters 4, 588-592.

Enhanced Diffusion and Mobile Fronts in a Simple Lattice Model of Glass-Forming Liquids  Tito, N.B.; Milner, S.T.; Lipson, Jane E.G. (2015) Soft Matter DOI 10.1039/c5sm01701g.

Connecting Theory and Experiment to Understand Miscibility in Polymer and Small Molecule Mixtures Lipson, Jane E.G.; White, Ronald P. (2014)  Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 59, 3289-3300.

Polymer Miscibility in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Free Volume as a Driving Force  DeFelice, Jeffrey; Lipson, Jane E.G. (2014)  Macromolecules 47, 5643-5654.

Free Volume, Cohesive Energy Density, and Internal Pressure as Predictors of Polymer Miscibility  White, Ronald P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2014)  Macromolecules 47, 3959-3968.

Origins of Unusual Phase Behavior in Polymer/Ionic Liquid Solutions  White, Ronald P.; Lipson, J.E.G. (2013)  Macromolecules 46, 5714-5723.

Lattice Model of Mobility at Interfaces: Free Surfaces, Substrates, and Bilayers. Tito, N.B.; Lipson, J.E.G.; Milner, S.T.  Soft Matter 2013, 9, 9403-9413.

Origins of Unusual Phase Behavior in Polymer/Ionic Liquid Solutions.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.  Macromolecules 2013, 46, 5714-5723.

Lattice Model of Dynamic Heterogeneity and Kinetic Arrest in Glass-Forming Liquids. Tito, N.B.; Lipson, J.E.G.; Milner, S.T.  Soft Matter 2013, 9, 3173-3180

How Pure Components Control Polymer Blend Miscibility.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.; Higgins, J.S.  Macromolecules 2012, 45, 8861-8871.

Ball-of-Yarn Conformation of a Linear Gradient Copolymer in a Hompolymer Melt. Tito, N.B.; Milner, S.T.; Lipson, J.E.G.  Macromolecules 2012, 45, 7607-7620.

LCST and UCST Behavior in Polymer Solutions and Blends.  Clark, E.A.; Lipson, J.E.G.  Polymer 2012, 53, 536-545.

New Correlations in Polymer Blend Miscibility.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.; Higgins, J.S.  Macromolecules 2012, 45, 1076-1084.

Thermodynamic Treatment of Polymer Thin-Film Glasses.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.  Phys. Rev. E 2011, 84, 041801.

Self-Assembly of Lamellar Microphases in Linear Gradient Copolymer Melts. Tito, N.B.; Milner, S.T.; Lipson, J.E.G.  Macromolecules 2010, 43, 10612-10620.

Delayed Glassification Model for Free-Surface Suppression of Tg in Polymer Glasses.  Milner, S.T.; Lipson, J.E.G.   Macromolecules 2010, 43, 9865-9873.

Local and Average Glass Transitions in Polymer Thin Films.  Lipson, J.E.G.; Milner, S.T.  Macromolecules 2010, 43, 9874-9880.

Effect of Deuterium Substitution on the Physical Properties of Polymer Melts and Blends.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.; Higgins, J.S.  Macromolecules 2010, 43, 4287-4293.

A Simple Approach to Polymer Mixture Miscibility.  Higgins, J.S.; Lipson, J.E.G.; White, R.P.  Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010, 368, 1009-1025.

Percolation Model of Interfacial Effects in Polymeric Glasses.  Lipson, J.E.G.; Milner, S.T.  Eur. Phys. J. B 2009, 72, 133-137.

Chain Fluids: Contrasts of Theoretical and Simulation Approaches, and Comparison with Experimental Alkane Properties.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.  J. Chem. Phys. 2009, 131, 074109.

Fluid Mixtures: Contrasts of Theoretical and Simulation Approaches, and Comparison with Experimental Alkane Properties.  White, R.P.; Lipson, J.E.G.  J. Chem. Phys. 2009, 131, 074110.