Research Summary
Research interests include proteins, polyelectrolytes, ionomers, liquid crystalline polymers, block copolymers, miscible polymer blends, branched polymers, networks, glass-forming liquids, and surfactants and colloidal suspensions. Ion-containing polymers are a poorly understood class of materials that are potentially very important for actuators, sensors, separators between the electrodes of advanced batteries and fuel cell membranes.In the News
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Recent Publications
Binding-Induced Bond Polarization in Polymer Solutions to Drive Micelle and Vesicle Formation
Goel, S., Huang, Z., Riggleman, R. A., Colby, R. H. & Hickey, R. J., Jan 14 2025, In: Macromolecules. 58, 1, p. 169-177 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Polyzwitterionic Material Structure and Dielectric Properties
Goel, S., Laeini, M. S., Huang, Z., Poudel, B., Colby, R. H. & Hickey, III, R. J., Apr 22 2025, In: Langmuir. 41, 15, p. 9878-9886 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thermally Induced Gelling Systems Based on Patchy Polymeric Micelles
Han, B., Fujii, S., van der Vlies, A. J., Ghasemi, M., Del Mundo, J. T., Kiemle, S. N., Gomez, E. W., Gomez, E. D., Colby, R. H. & Hasegawa, U., Mar 18 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 35, 12, 2417544.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Isothermal crystallization of Poly(ether ether ketone)/carbon fiber composites
Zhang, X., Flanigan, R., de Kort, G., Colby, R. H. & Rhoades, A. M., Jun 1 2025, In: Composites Part B: Engineering. 298, 112386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rheological Properties of Concentrated Sodium Polystyrenesulfonate in Aqueous Salt Solutions
Gulati, A., Han, A., Colby, R. H. & Lopez, C. G., Aug 13 2024, In: Macromolecules. 57, 15, p. 7253-7262 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Enhanced Anhydrous Proton Conductivity in Azole Phosphonic Acid Mixtures
Huang, Z., Lehmann, M. L., Bhattacharya, A., Liu, Y., Cooper, V. R., Clément, R. J., Saito, T., Hickner, M. A. & Colby, R. H., Dec 9 2024, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7, 23, p. 10826-10833 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Particle Concentration Promotes Flow-Induced Crystallization of High-Molecular-Weight Isotactic Polypropylene
Jacob, B. J., Zhang, X., Kim, J., Alexander, J. D., Cangussú, M. E., Rhoades, A. M. & Colby, R. H., May 14 2024, In: Macromolecules. 57, 9, p. 4396-4409 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cold sintering with functionalized polymers for ductile ceramic matrix composites with controllable mechanical performance
Lai, P. H., Jacob, B. J., Colby, R. H., Gomez, E. D. & Vogt, B. D., Dec 2024, In: Materialia. 38, 102238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Enhancing the dielectric constant of zwitterionic liquids via dipole moment and anion chemistry
Mei, W., Colby, R. H. & Hickey, R. J., Jul 7 2024, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 161, 1, 014506.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Water-Driven Sol-Gel Transition in Native Cellulose/1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate Solutions
Mohamed Yunus, R. A., Koch, M., Dieudonné-George, P., Truzzolillo, D., Colby, R. H. & Parisi, D., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: ACS Macro Letters. p. 219-226 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Convenient Protocol for Preparing Hydrogels with Temperature-Insensitive Swellability
Tang, J., Hu, H., Colby, R. H. & Chen, Q., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Macromolecules.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Role of Glass Fiber in the Flow-Induced Crystallization of Poly(ether ether ketone)
Zhang, X., Alexander, J. D., Seo, J., Jacob, B. J., Kort, G. D., Schaake, R. P., Weigand, S. J., Rhoades, A. M. & Colby, R. H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Macromolecules.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High-Modulus Single-Ion-Conducting Electrolytes Based on a Rigid-Rod Polyanion
Bostwick, J. E., Yu, D., Zanelotti, C. J., Dingemans, T. J., Madsen, L. A. & Colby, R. H., Jul 10 2023, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 6, 13, p. 6910-6916 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ionic Conduction and Dielectric Response of Nanoparticle-Coupled Hydrogel Network Polymer Electrolytes
Choi, U. H., Handayani, P. L., Song, Y. H., Kim, T., Han, A. & Colby, R. H., May 9 2023, In: Macromolecules. 56, 9, p. 3393-3405 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fiber spinning from polymer solutions
Colby, R. H., Nov 1 2023, In: Journal of Rheology. 67, 6, p. 1251-1255 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review