Recent Publications

1. “The Surface Science of Microarray Generation-A Critical Inventory,” W. J. Brittain, T. Brandsetter, O. Prücker and J. Rühe, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 39397-39409.
2. “Strain-Dependent Kinetics in the Cis-to-Trans Isomerization of Azobenzene in Bulk Elastomers,” Y. Lin, H. R. Hansen, W. J. Brittain, and S. L. Craig, J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123, 8492-8498.
3.  “Substituent Effects and Mechanism in a Mechanochemical Reaction,” M. H. Barbee, T. B. Kouznetsova, S. L. Barrett, G. R. Gossweiler, Y. Lin, S. K. Rastogi, W. J. Brittain, and S. L. Craig J. Am. Chem. Soc. in press.  DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09263
4. “Phenyl Rotation Barrier in Z-Azobenzene: A Physical Organic Problem in Honor of JDR,” W. J. Brittain, S. K. Rastogi, R. A. Rogers and P. Rinaldi J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2018, 31, in press.
5. Photoresponsive Azo-Combretastatin A-4 Analogs,” S. K. Rastogi, Z. Z. Zhao, S. L. Barrett, S. D. Shelton, M. Zafferani, H. E. Anderson, M. O. Blumenthal, L. R. Jones, L. Wang, X. P. Li, C. N. Streu, L. Du and W. J. Brittain Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2018, 143, 1-7.
6. “Differential Azobenzene Solubility Increases Equilibrium Cis/trans Ratio in Water,” C. Brown, S. K. Rastogi, S. L. Barrett, H. E. Anderson, E. Twichell, S. Gralinski, A. McDonald and W. J. Brittain J. Photochem. Photobio. A 2017, 336, 140-145.
7. “Transient Spectroscopic Characterization of the Ring-Opening Reaction of Tetrahydro[2,3-dimethyl]indole,” A. Marshall, R. A. Rogers, J. Perry and W. J. Brittain J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2016, 29, 221-226.
8. “Reaction Mechanism for the Formation of Dialkylated Nickel (II) Salen Involved in the Catalytic Reduction of (Bromomethyl)cyclopropane,” C. Lambert, M. E. Enter, S. K. Rastogi, C. T. Brown, B. A. Shoulders, W. J. Brittain and C. Ji J. Electrochem. Soc. 2016, 163, G206-G210.
9. “Enhanced Release of Molecules upon Ultraviolet (UV) Light Irradiation from Photoresponsive Hydrogels Prepared from Bifunctional Azobenzene and Four-Arm Poly(ethylene glycol),” S. K. Rastogi, H. E. Anderson, J. Lamas, T. Cantu, S. Zauscher, W. J. Brittain and T. Betancourt ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 30071-30080.
10. “Conformational Dynamics of o-Fluoro Subsituted Z-Azobenzene,” S. K. Rastogi, R. A. Rogers, J. Shi, C. Gao, P. Rinaldi and W. J. Brittain J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 11485-11490.
11. “Through Space 19F-19F Spin-Spin Coupling in ortho-Fluoro Z-Azobenzene,”  R. K. Rastogi, R. A. Rogers, J. Shi, C. T. Brown, C. Salinas, K. M. Martin, J. Armitage, C. Dorsey, C. Gao, P. Rinaldi and W. J. Brittain Magn. Res. Chem.  2016, 54, 126-131.
12. “Biodegradable DNA-Enabled Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels Prepared by Copper-Free Click Chemistry,” K. Barker, S. K. Rastogi, J. Dominguez, T. Cantu, W. J. Brittain, J. Irvin and T. Betancourt J. Biomater. Sci.: Polym. Ed. 2015, 27, 22-39.
13. “Photocontrolled Micellar Aggregation of Amphiphilic DNA-Azobenzene Conjugates,” R. Gu, J. Lamas, S. K. Rastogi, S. Zauscher, X. Li and W. J. Brittain Colloid Surf. B 2015, 135, 126-132.
14. “A Study of the Spiropyran-Merocyanine System Using Ion-Mobility – Mass Spectrometry: Experimental Support for a Cisoid Conformation,” R. A. Rogers, A. R. Rodier, J. A. Stanley, N. A. Douglas, X. Li and W. J. Brittain Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3424-3425.
15. “Reactivity of Tetrahydrochromeno[2,3-b]indoles: Chromic Indicators of Cyanide,” N. Douglas, C. J. Neef, R. A. Rogers, J. A. Stanley, J. Armitage, B. M. Martin, T. Hudnall and W. J. Brittain J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2013, 26, 688-695.
16. “Modification of Flow Through Silica Micro-Capillaries via Polymer Brushes,” A. N. Constable and W. J. Brittain Colloids Surf. A 2011, 380, 128-134.