List of works - Christopher Ober

50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Brushes: Novel Surfaces for Future Materials

scientific article from May 2017

A general approach to controlling the surface composition of poly(ethylene oxide)-based block copolymers for antifouling coatings

scientific article

ABC triblock surface active block copolymer with grafted ethoxylated fluoroalkyl amphiphilic side chains for marine antifouling/fouling-release applications.

scientific article published in October 2009

Acid-sensitive semiperfluoroalkyl resorcinarene: an imaging material for organic electronics

scientific article published on 8 August 2008

Advances in polymers for anti-biofouling surfaces

article published in 2008

Amphiphilic surface active triblock copolymers with mixed hydrophobic and hydrophilic side chains for tuned marine fouling-release properties.

scientific article published in June 2010

Amphiphilic triblock copolymers with PEGylated hydrocarbon structures as environmentally friendly marine antifouling and fouling-release coatings

scientific article published on 14 April 2014

An efficient two-photon-generated photoacid applied to positive-tone 3D microfabrication

scientific article

An electrochemical glucose sensor from an organically modified nanocomposite of viologen and TiO2.

scientific article published on October 2010

Anti-biofouling properties of comblike block copolymers with amphiphilic side chains

scientific article published in May 2006

Antimicrobial behavior of semifluorinated-quaternized triblock copolymers against airborne and marine microorganisms.

scientific article published in March 2010

Biodegradability, cytotoxicity, and physicochemical treatability of two novel perfluorooctane sulfonate-free photoacid generators

scientific article

Biologically Complex Planar Cell Plasma Membranes Supported on Polyelectrolyte Cushions Enhance Transmembrane Protein Mobility and Retain Native Orientation.

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Biomimetic polymer brushes containing tethered acetylcholine analogs for protein and hippocampal neuronal cell patterning

scientific article published on 29 January 2013

Block copolymers containing stable radical and fluorinated blocks with long-range ordered morphologies prepared by anionic polymerization

scientific article published on 20 August 2019

Cellular responses to patterned poly(acrylic acid) brushes.

scientific article published on 10 May 2011

Coatings based on side-chain ether-linked poly(ethylene glycol) and fluorocarbon polymers for the control of marine biofouling

scientific article published in April 2003

Combinatorial optimization of a molecular glass photoresist system for electron beam lithography.

scientific article

Combinatorial techniques to efficiently investigate and optimize organic thin film processing and properties.

scientific article

Comparison of star and linear ArF resists

Comparison of the fouling release properties of hydrophobic fluorinated and hydrophilic PEGylated block copolymer surfaces: attachment strength of the diatom Navicula and the green alga Ulva

scientific article published in May 2006

Control of Morphology Orientation in Lithographically Patternable Diblock Copolymers

Control of self-assembly of lithographically patternable block copolymer films

scientific article published in July 2008

Control of surface properties using fluorinated polymer brushes produced by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization.

scientific article published in November 2004

Cross-linkable molecular glasses: low dielectric constant materials patternable in hydrofluoroethers

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Daiet al.Reply:

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Defining the Biology-Materials Interface using both 2D and 3D Lithography

article published in 2006

Detection of transmitter release from single living cells using conducting polymer microelectrodes.

scientific article

Development of a directly patterned low-surface-energy polymer brush in supercritical carbon dioxide.

scientific article published in September 2009

Dinitrophenyl ligand substrates and their application to immunosensors.

scientific article published on 18 January 2006

Direct patterning of intrinsically electron beam sensitive polymer brushes.

scientific article published in February 2010

Direct synthesis of quaternized polymer brushes and their application for guiding neuronal growth

scientific article

Direct three-dimensional microfabrication of hydrogels via two-photon lithography in aqueous solution

scientific article published on April 2009

Directed self-assembly: A dress code for block copolymers

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Dissociation behavior of weak polyelectrolyte brushes on a planar surface.

scientific article published in April 2009

Early detection of Candida albicans biofilms at porous electrodes ⬇️

scientific article published on October 26, 2012

Effect of the Monomer Ratio on the Strengthening of Polymer Phase Boundaries by Random Copolymers

Effects of surface-active block copolymers with oxyethylene and fluoroalkyl side chains on the antifouling performance of silicone-based films

scientific article published in January 2016

Electrical control of protein conformation

scientific article published on 10 April 2012

Electroluminescence from Solution-Processed Pinhole-Free Nanometer-Thickness Layers of Conjugated Polymers

scientific article published on 13 August 2018

Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials

scientific article published on 22 January 2010

End-functionalization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)via genetic engineering for solid surface modification

scientific article published on 18 February 2005

Enzymatic surface-initiated polymerization: a novel approach for the in situ solid-phase synthesis of biocompatible polymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

scientific article published on 01 May 2004

Extreme ultraviolet resist materials for sub-7 nm patterning.

scientific article published in August 2017

Facile preparation of epoxide functionalized surfaces via photocurable copolymer coatings and subsequent immobilization of iminodiacetic acids

scientific article published on 13 November 2018

Fibronectin conformation regulates the proangiogenic capability of tumor-associated adipogenic stromal cells

scientific article published on 06 April 2013

Flexible hydrophobic antifouling coating with oriented nanotopography and non-leaking capsaicin.

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Fluorinated Quaternary Ammonium Salts as Dissolution Aids for Polar Polymers in Environmentally Benign Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Fluorinated amphiphilic polymers and their blends for fouling-release applications: the benefits of a triblock copolymer surface

scientific article published on 12 September 2011

Fluorinated polymers: liquid crystalline properties and applications in lithography.

scientific article

Fluorine-free mixed amphiphilic polymers based on PDMS and PEG side chains for fouling release applications

scientific article published in July 2011

Functionalized surface arrays for spatial targeting of immune cell signaling

scientific article published in May 2006

Generalized platform for antibody detection using the antibody catalyzed water oxidation pathway

scientific article

High-Performance Electron-Transporting Polymers Derived from a Heteroaryl Bis(trifluoroborate)

scientific article published on 14 June 2011

Impact of the Synthesis Method on the Solid-State Charge Transport of Radical Polymers

scientific article published on 8 December 2017

Improved antifouling properties of polymer membranes using a 'layer-by-layer' mediated method

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Insight in the role of bovine serum albumin for promoting the in situ surface growth of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) on patterned surfaces via enzymatic surface-initiated polymerization

scientific article published on 02 June 2007

Kinetic rates of thermal transformations and diffusion in polymer systems measured during sub-millisecond laser-induced heating.

scientific article

Kinetics of Block Copolymer Phase Segregation during Sub-millisecond Transient Thermal Annealing

Laser-induced sub-millisecond heating reveals distinct tertiary ester cleavage reaction pathways in a photolithographic resist polymer.

scientific article

Malolactonate polymers and copolymers for biomedical applications

Metal–Organic Framework-Inspired Metal-Containing Clusters for High-Resolution Patterning

Methods for the topographical patterning and patterned surface modification of hydrogels based on hydroxyethyl methacrylate.

scientific article published in September 2003

Microfabrication of hydrogels for biomedical applications

Micrometer-Scale Ordering of Silicon-Containing Block Copolymer Thin Films via High-Temperature Thermal Treatments

scientific article published on 29 March 2016

Model Amphiphilic Block Copolymers with Tailored Molecular Weight and Composition in PDMS-Based Films to Limit Soft Biofouling

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Molecular Templates for Bio-specific Recognition by Low-Energy Electron Beam Lithography

Neutron reflectivity characterization of the photoacid reaction-diffusion latent and developed images of molecular resists for extreme ultraviolet lithography

scientific article published on 11 May 2012

Oligo(ethylene glycol) containing polymer brushes as bioselective surfaces

scientific article published in March 2005

Organic field-effect transistors and solar cells using novel high electron-affinity conjugated copolymers based on alkylbenzotriazole and benzothiadiazole

article

Orthogonal patterning of multiple biomolecules using an organic fluorinated resist and imprint lithography.

scientific article published on 28 March 2013

Orthogonal processing and patterning enabled by highly fluorinated light-emitting polymers

scientific article published on 22 November 2010

Patterned biofunctional poly(acrylic acid) brushes on silicon surfaces

scientific article published on 20 September 2007

Patterning of Polymeric Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

Patterning of polymer brushes. A direct approach to complex, sub-surface structures.

scientific article published on October 2010

Perpendicular Orientation Control without Interfacial Treatment of RAFT-Synthesized High-χ Block Copolymer Thin Films with Sub-10 nm Features Prepared via Thermal Annealing.

scientific article

Phase behaviour of PMMA-b-PHEMA with solvents methanol and THF: modelling and comparison to the experiment.

scientific article published on 10 July 2014

Photoinduced ordering of block copolymers

scientific article published on 31 January 2011

Photopatterning of Indomethacin Thin Films: a Solvent-Free Vapor-Deposited Photoresist

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Polymer Brushes as Functional, Patterned Surfaces for Nanobiotechnology

scientific article

Polymer Brushes on Hexagonal Boron Nitride

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Polymer-Based Marine Antifouling and Fouling Release Surfaces: Strategies for Synthesis and Modification

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Preparation and characterization of amphiphilic triblock terpolymer-based nanofibers as antifouling biomaterials.

scientific article

Preventing nonspecific adsorption on polymer brush covered gold electrodes using a modified ATRP initiator.

scientific article published in October 2009

Real-time analysis of enzymatic surface-initiated polymerization using surface plasmon resonance (SPR).

scientific article published in February 2006

Recent progress in high resolution lithography

article

Reconstruction of surfaces from mixed hydrocarbon and PEG components in water: responsive surfaces aid fouling release

scientific article published on 9 May 2012

Reduced Lateral Confinement and Its Effect on Stability in Patterned Strong Polyelectrolyte Brushes.

scientific article published on 7 March 2017

Reinforcement of Polymer Interfaces with Random Copolymers

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Release of nerve growth factor from HEMA hydrogel-coated substrates and its effect on the differentiation of neural cells.

scientific article

Responsive and patterned polymer brushes

Reversible Morphology Control in Block Copolymer Films via Solvent Vapor Processing: An In Situ GISAXS study.

scientific article

Rod-coil block copolymers: An iterative synthetic approach via living free-radical procedures

article

Role of Backbone Chemistry and Monomer Sequence in Amphiphilic Oligopeptide- and Oligopeptoid-Functionalized PDMS- and PEO-Based Block Copolymers for Marine Antifouling and Fouling Release Coatings

Role of solvent dielectric properties on charge transfer from PbS nanocrystals to molecules

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Selective area control of self-assembled pattern architecture using a lithographically patternable block copolymer.

scientific article

Self-assembled monolayers and polymer brushes in biotechnology: current applications and future perspectives.

scientific article

Self-assembly. Persistence pays off

scientific article

Settlement of Ulva zoospores on patterned fluorinated and PEGylated monolayer surfaces

scientific article published on 15 December 2007

Shape persistence of synthetic polymers

scientific article

Silica‐PMMA hairy nanoparticles prepared via phase transfer‐assisted aqueous miniemulsion atom transfer radical polymerization

scientific article published on 15 August 2020

Solubility studies of inorganic-organic hybrid nanoparticle photoresists with different surface functional groups

scientific article published on 22 December 2015

Spatially Controlled Fabrication of Nanoporous Block Copolymers

Structure Control of a π-Conjugated Oligothiophene-Based Liquid Crystal for Enhanced Mixed Ion/Electron Transport Characteristics

scientific article published on 18 June 2019

Surface Induced Tilt Propagation in Thin Films of Semifluorinated Liquid Crystalline Side Chain Block Copolymers

Surface engineering of styrene/PEGylated-fluoroalkyl styrene block copolymer thin films

Surface organization, light-driven surface changes, and stability of semifluorinated azobenzene polymers

scientific article published on 31 March 2007

Surface patterning and biological evaluation of semi-interpenetrated poly(HEMA)/poly(alkylβ-malolactonate)s

Surface structures of an amphiphilic tri-block copolymer in air and in water probed using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy.

scientific article published in July 2010

Surfaces of fluorinated pyridinium block copolymers with enhanced antibacterial activity

scientific article published in December 2006

Synchrotron x-ray study of the smectic layer directional instability

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

Synthesis and characterization of high-throughput nanofabricated poly(4-hydroxy styrene) membranes for in vitro models of barrier tissue

scientific article published on 21 May 2012

Tailored star block copolymer architecture for high performance chemically amplified resists

scientific article published on 07 September 2012

Tailored star-shaped statistical teroligomers viaATRP for lithographic applications

Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)

Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)

scientific article

The role of hydrogels with tethered acetylcholine functionality on the adhesion and viability of hippocampal neurons and glial cells

scientific article published on 22 December 2011

Three-dimensionally-patterned submicrometer-scale hydrogel/air networks that offer a new platform for biomedical applications

scientific article published on 5 April 2008

Towards environmentally friendly, dry deposited, water developable molecular glass photoresists

scientific article

Transient Fiber Mats of Electrospun Poly(Propylene Carbonate) Composites with Remarkable Mechanical Strength

scientific article published on 23 June 2017

UV-Triggered Transient Electrospun Poly(propylene carbonate)/Poly(phthalaldehyde) Polymer Blend Fiber Mats

scientific article published on 15 August 2018

Ultrafast Self-Assembly of Sub-10 nm Block Copolymer Nanostructures by Solvent-Free High-Temperature Laser Annealing.

scientific article

Widely Tunable Morphologies in Block Copolymer Thin Films Through Solvent Vapor Annealing Using Mixtures of Selective Solvents.

scientific article

Zinc induced polyelectrolyte coacervate bioadhesive and its transition to a self-healing hydrogel

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 5 no. 82, 2015

List of works by Christopher Ober

50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Brushes: Novel Surfaces for Future Materials

A general approach to controlling the surface composition of poly(ethylene oxide)-based block copolymers for antifouling coatings

ABC triblock surface active block copolymer with grafted ethoxylated fluoroalkyl amphiphilic side chains for marine antifouling/fouling-release applications.

Acid-sensitive semiperfluoroalkyl resorcinarene: an imaging material for organic electronics

Advances in polymers for anti-biofouling surfaces

Amphiphilic surface active triblock copolymers with mixed hydrophobic and hydrophilic side chains for tuned marine fouling-release properties.

Amphiphilic triblock copolymers with PEGylated hydrocarbon structures as environmentally friendly marine antifouling and fouling-release coatings

An efficient two-photon-generated photoacid applied to positive-tone 3D microfabrication

An electrochemical glucose sensor from an organically modified nanocomposite of viologen and TiO2.

Anti-biofouling properties of comblike block copolymers with amphiphilic side chains

Antimicrobial behavior of semifluorinated-quaternized triblock copolymers against airborne and marine microorganisms.

Biodegradability, cytotoxicity, and physicochemical treatability of two novel perfluorooctane sulfonate-free photoacid generators

Biologically Complex Planar Cell Plasma Membranes Supported on Polyelectrolyte Cushions Enhance Transmembrane Protein Mobility and Retain Native Orientation.

Biomimetic polymer brushes containing tethered acetylcholine analogs for protein and hippocampal neuronal cell patterning

Block copolymers containing stable radical and fluorinated blocks with long-range ordered morphologies prepared by anionic polymerization

Cellular responses to patterned poly(acrylic acid) brushes.

Coatings based on side-chain ether-linked poly(ethylene glycol) and fluorocarbon polymers for the control of marine biofouling

Combinatorial optimization of a molecular glass photoresist system for electron beam lithography.

Combinatorial techniques to efficiently investigate and optimize organic thin film processing and properties.

Comparison of star and linear ArF resists

Comparison of the fouling release properties of hydrophobic fluorinated and hydrophilic PEGylated block copolymer surfaces: attachment strength of the diatom Navicula and the green alga Ulva

Control of Morphology Orientation in Lithographically Patternable Diblock Copolymers

Control of self-assembly of lithographically patternable block copolymer films

Control of surface properties using fluorinated polymer brushes produced by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization.

Cross-linkable molecular glasses: low dielectric constant materials patternable in hydrofluoroethers

Daiet al.Reply:

Defining the Biology-Materials Interface using both 2D and 3D Lithography

Detection of transmitter release from single living cells using conducting polymer microelectrodes.

Development of a directly patterned low-surface-energy polymer brush in supercritical carbon dioxide.

Dinitrophenyl ligand substrates and their application to immunosensors.

Direct patterning of intrinsically electron beam sensitive polymer brushes.

Direct synthesis of quaternized polymer brushes and their application for guiding neuronal growth

Direct three-dimensional microfabrication of hydrogels via two-photon lithography in aqueous solution

Directed self-assembly: A dress code for block copolymers

Dissociation behavior of weak polyelectrolyte brushes on a planar surface.

Early detection of Candida albicans biofilms at porous electrodes ⬇️

Effect of the Monomer Ratio on the Strengthening of Polymer Phase Boundaries by Random Copolymers

Effects of surface-active block copolymers with oxyethylene and fluoroalkyl side chains on the antifouling performance of silicone-based films

Electrical control of protein conformation

Electroluminescence from Solution-Processed Pinhole-Free Nanometer-Thickness Layers of Conjugated Polymers

Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials

End-functionalization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)via genetic engineering for solid surface modification

Enzymatic surface-initiated polymerization: a novel approach for the in situ solid-phase synthesis of biocompatible polymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Extreme ultraviolet resist materials for sub-7 nm patterning.

Facile preparation of epoxide functionalized surfaces via photocurable copolymer coatings and subsequent immobilization of iminodiacetic acids

Fibronectin conformation regulates the proangiogenic capability of tumor-associated adipogenic stromal cells

Flexible hydrophobic antifouling coating with oriented nanotopography and non-leaking capsaicin.

Fluorinated Quaternary Ammonium Salts as Dissolution Aids for Polar Polymers in Environmentally Benign Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Fluorinated amphiphilic polymers and their blends for fouling-release applications: the benefits of a triblock copolymer surface

Fluorinated polymers: liquid crystalline properties and applications in lithography.

Fluorine-free mixed amphiphilic polymers based on PDMS and PEG side chains for fouling release applications

Functionalized surface arrays for spatial targeting of immune cell signaling

Generalized platform for antibody detection using the antibody catalyzed water oxidation pathway

High-Performance Electron-Transporting Polymers Derived from a Heteroaryl Bis(trifluoroborate)

Impact of the Synthesis Method on the Solid-State Charge Transport of Radical Polymers

Improved antifouling properties of polymer membranes using a 'layer-by-layer' mediated method

Insight in the role of bovine serum albumin for promoting the in situ surface growth of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) on patterned surfaces via enzymatic surface-initiated polymerization

Kinetic rates of thermal transformations and diffusion in polymer systems measured during sub-millisecond laser-induced heating.

Kinetics of Block Copolymer Phase Segregation during Sub-millisecond Transient Thermal Annealing

Laser-induced sub-millisecond heating reveals distinct tertiary ester cleavage reaction pathways in a photolithographic resist polymer.

Malolactonate polymers and copolymers for biomedical applications

Metal–Organic Framework-Inspired Metal-Containing Clusters for High-Resolution Patterning

Methods for the topographical patterning and patterned surface modification of hydrogels based on hydroxyethyl methacrylate.

Microfabrication of hydrogels for biomedical applications

Micrometer-Scale Ordering of Silicon-Containing Block Copolymer Thin Films via High-Temperature Thermal Treatments

Model Amphiphilic Block Copolymers with Tailored Molecular Weight and Composition in PDMS-Based Films to Limit Soft Biofouling

Molecular Templates for Bio-specific Recognition by Low-Energy Electron Beam Lithography

Neutron reflectivity characterization of the photoacid reaction-diffusion latent and developed images of molecular resists for extreme ultraviolet lithography

Oligo(ethylene glycol) containing polymer brushes as bioselective surfaces

Organic field-effect transistors and solar cells using novel high electron-affinity conjugated copolymers based on alkylbenzotriazole and benzothiadiazole

Orthogonal patterning of multiple biomolecules using an organic fluorinated resist and imprint lithography.

Orthogonal processing and patterning enabled by highly fluorinated light-emitting polymers

Patterned biofunctional poly(acrylic acid) brushes on silicon surfaces

Patterning of Polymeric Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

Patterning of polymer brushes. A direct approach to complex, sub-surface structures.

Perpendicular Orientation Control without Interfacial Treatment of RAFT-Synthesized High-χ Block Copolymer Thin Films with Sub-10 nm Features Prepared via Thermal Annealing.

Phase behaviour of PMMA-b-PHEMA with solvents methanol and THF: modelling and comparison to the experiment.

Photoinduced ordering of block copolymers

Photopatterning of Indomethacin Thin Films: a Solvent-Free Vapor-Deposited Photoresist