Refereed Publications

Published:

  1. Gin, D. L.;* Conticello, V. P.* "Poly(p-phenylene): New Directions in Synthesis and Application," Trends Polym. Sci. 1996, 4 (7), 217–223. (invited, peer-reviewed review article)
  2. ‡Smith, R. C.; Fischer, W. M.; Gin, D. L.* "Ordered Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) Matrix Nanocomposites via Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Monomers," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119 (17), 4092–4093. 
    ‡(One-page highlights on this publication were reported both in Chemical & Engineering News 1997, 75 (20), 44; and Inside R & D 1997, 26 (24), 2.)
  3. Gray, D. H.; Hu, S.; Juang, E.; Gin. D. L.* "Highly Ordered Polymer–Inorganic Nanocomposites via Monomer Self-Assembly: In Situ Condensation Approach," Adv. Mater. 1997, 9 (9) 731–736.
  4. Deng, H.; Gin, D. L.;* Smith, R. C. "Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals Containing Transition-Metal and Lanthanide Ions: Architectural Control and Introduction of New Properties into Nanostructured Polymers,"J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120 (14), 3522–3523.
  5. Gray, D. H.; Gin, D. L.* "Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals Containing Transition-Metal Ions as Building Blocks for Nanostructured Polymers and Composites," Chem. Mater. 1998, 10 (7), 1827–1832.
  6. Baxter, B. C.; Gin, D. L.* "Synthesis and Polymerization of a Chiral Liquid Crystal Diacrylate Exhibiting Smectic A* and C* Phases," Macromolecules 1998, 31 (14), 4419–4425.
  7. Hoag, B. P.; Gin, D. L.* "Fluorescent Phasmidic Liquid Crystals," Adv. Mater. 1998, 10 (18), 1546–1551.
  8. Reppy, M. A.; Cooper, M. E.; Smithers. J. L.; Gin, D. L.* "A Novel Fluorescent Monomer for the Selective Detection of Phenols and Anilines," J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64 (11), 4191–4195.
  9. Gin, D. L.;* Deng, H.; Fischer, W. M.; Gray, D. H.; Juang, E.; Kim, E.; Smith, R. C. "Synthesis of Functional, Nanostructured Composites and Catalysts using Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sci. Technol., Sect. A 1999, 332, 2933–2939.
  10. ‡Ellsworth, M. W.;* Gin, D. L.* "Recent Advances in the Design and Synthesis of Polymer–Inorganic Nanocomposites," Polym. News 1999, 24 (10), 331–341. 
    ‡(Coverpage article)
  11. ‡Miller, S. A.; Kim, E.; Gray, D. H.; Gin, D. L.* "Heterogeneous Catalysis with Cross-linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies: Organic Analogues to Zeolites and Mesoporous Sieves," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.1999, 38 (20), 3021–3026.
    ‡(Article highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News 1999, 77 (42), 52.)
  12. Gin, D. L.;* Gray, D. H.; Smith, R. C. "Polymerizable Liquid Crystals as Building Blocks for Functional, Nanostructured Materials," Synlett 1999, 10, 1509–1522. (invited, peer-reviewed article)
  13. Gin, D.;* Smith, R.; Deng, H.; Leising, G.* "Synthesis of PPV Nanocomposites using Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Monomers," Synth. Met. 1999, 101, 52–55.
  14. Markart, P.; Zojer, E.; Tasch, S.; Smith, R.; Gin, D.;* Leising, G.* "Device Characteristics of Nanostructured Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)," Synth. Met. 1999, 102, 1155–1156.
  15. Leising, G.;* Resel, R.; Markart, P.; Kreichbaum, M.; Laggner, P.; Smith, R.; Gin, D. "Structural Properties of Nanocomposite Materials Based on a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal," Synth. Met. 1999, 102, 1254–1255.
  16. Zojer, E.; Markart, P.; List, E. J. W.; Graupner, W.; Smith, R.; Leising, G.;* Shinar, J.; Gin, D.* "Photophysical Properties of Nanostructured PPV-Composites," Synth. Met. 1999, 102, 1270–1271.
  17. List, E. J. W.; Markart, P.; Graupner, W.; Leising, G.;* Partee, J.; Shinar, J.; Smith, R.; Gin, D. "Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance Studies of Nanostructured PPV-Composites," Opt. Mater. 1999, 12, 369–672.
  18. Miller, S. A.; Ding, J. H.; Gin, D. L.* "Nanostructured Materials Based on Polymerizable Amphiphiles," Curr. Opin. Colloid Interfac. Sci. 1999, 4 (5), 338–347. (invited, peer-reviewed review article)
  19. Ding, J. H.; Gin, D. L.*. "Catalytic Pd Nanoparticles Synthesized Using a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Template," Chem. Mater. 2000, 12 (1), 22–24.
  20. Resel, R.; Thiessl, U.; Gadermaier, C.; Zojer, E.; Kriechbaum, M.; Amenitsch, H.; Gin, D.;* Smith, R.; Leising, G.* "The H2-phase of the Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Sodium 3,4,5-Tris(w-acryloxyundecyloxy)benzoate," Liq. Cryst. 2000, 27 (3), 407–411.
  21. Gadermaier, C; List, E. J. W.; Markart, P.; Graupner, W.; Partee, J.; Shinar, J.; Smith, R.; Gin, D.; Leising, G.* “Photophysical Studies on Nanostructured PPV-Systems,” Synth. Met. 2000, 111, 523–526.
  22. Pindzola, B. A.; Gin, D. L.* "Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Phase Behavior of Some Alkyltrimethylphosphonium Bromides," Langmuir 2000, 16 (16), 6750–6753.
  23. ‡Resel, R.; Leising, G.;* Markart, P.; Kreichbaum, M.; Smith, R.; Gin, D.* "Structural Properties of Polymerised Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Phases of 3,4,5-Tris(w-acryloxyalkoxy)benzoate Salts," Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2000, 201 (11), 1128–1133.
    ‡(Coverpage article)
  24. Baxter, B. C.; Gross, B. J.; Gin, D. L.;* Talroze, R. V.* "Correlation of Structure and Phase Behavior for a Series of Modular, Chiral Liquid Crystal Diacrylates Based on Lactic Acid," Liq. Cryst. 2000, 27 (10), 1317–1323.
  25. Hoag, B. P.; Gin, D. L.* "Cross-linkable Liquid Crystal Monomers Containing 1,3-Diene Tail Systems," Macromolecules 2000, 33 (23), 8549–8558.

  26. Reppy, M. A.; Gray, D. H.; Pindzola, B. A.; Smithers, J. L.; Gin, D. L.* "A New Family of Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals: Control of Feature Size in Cross-linked Inverted Hexagonal Assemblies via Monomer Structure," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123 (3), 363–371.

  27. Yonezawa, K.; Gin, D.* "Probing Matrix Isolation Effects in Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Nanocomposites Using Water-soluble PPV," Synth. Met. 2001, 121, 1291–1294.

  28. Gadermaier, C.; Lanzani, G.; Cerullo, G.; Hoag, B.; Leising, G.;* De Silvestri, S.; Gin, D. "Stimulated Emission Dynamics in a Hexacatenar Liquid Crystal," Synth. Met. 2001, 121, 1323–1324.

  29. Pindzola, B. A.; Hoag, B. P.; Gin, D. L.* "Polymerization of a Phosphonium Diene Amphiphile in the Regular Hexagonal Phase with Retention of Mesostructure," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123 (19), 4617–4618.

  30. Gu, W.; Zhou, W.-J.; Gin, D. L.* "A Nanostructured, Scandium-Containing Polymer for Heterogeneous Lewis Acid Catalysis in Water," Chem. Mater. 2001, 13 (6), 1949–1951.

  31. Sentman, A. C.; Gin, D. L.* "Fluorescent Trimeric Liquid Crystals: Modular Design of Emissive Mesogens," Adv. Mater. 2001, 13 (18), 1398–1401.

  32. Gin, D. L.;* Gu, W. "Nanoporous Catalytic Materials with Organic Frameworks," Adv. Mater. 2001, 13 (18), 1407–1410.

  33. Nguyen, S. T.; Gin, D. L.;* Hupp, J. T.; Zhang, X. "Supramolecular Chemistry: Functional Structures on the Mesoscale," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2001, 98 (21), 11849–11850.

  34. Miller, S. A.; Gin, D. L.* "Organic Analogs to Zeolites and Mesoporous Sieves," In Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology; Buschow, K. H. J.; Cahn, R. W.; Flemings, M. C.; Ilschner, B.; Kramer, E. J.; Mahajan, S.; Eds; Elsevier, 2001. (invited review article)

  35. Gin, D. L.;* Gu, W.; Pindzola, B. A.; Zhou, W.-J. "Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies for Materials Applications," Acc. Chem. Res. 2001, 34 (12), 973–980. (invited, peer-reviewed review article)

  36. Hammond, S. R.; Zhou, W.-J.; Gin, D. L.;* Avlyanov, J. K. "Synthesis and Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Behavior of a Taper-Shaped, Phosphonic Acid Amphiphile," Liq. Cryst. 2002, 29 (9), 1151–1159.

  37. Gu, W.; Gin, D. L.* "Aromatic Sidechain-Functionalized Long Chain Acid Salts: Structural Factors Influencing Their Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Behavior," Langmuir 2002, 18 (20), 7415–7427.

  38. Pindzola, B. A.; Jin, J.; Gin, D. L.* "Cross-Linked Normal Hexagonal and Bicontinuous Cubic Assemblies via Polymerizable Gemini Amphiphiles," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125 (10), 2940–2949.

  39. Sentman, A. C.; Gin, D. L.* "Polymerizable Bent-core Mesogens: Switchable Precursors to Ordered Polar Polymer Materials," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42 (16), 1815–1819.

  40. Zhou, W.-J.; Gu, W.; Xu, Y.; Pecinovsky, C. S.; Gin, D. L.* "Assembly of Acidic Amphiphiles into Inverted Hexagonal Phases Using an L-Alanine-based Surfactant as a Stucture-Directing Agent," Langmuir, 2003, 19, 6346–6348.

  41. ‡Xu, Y.; Gu, W.; Gin, D. L.* "Heterogeneous Catalysis Using a Nanostructured Solid Acid Resin Based on Lyotropic Liquid Crystals" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126 (6), 1616–1617.
    ‡(One-page highlight on this publication featured in Chemical & Engineering News 2004, 82 (9), 36.)

  42. Hoag, B. P.; Gin, D. L.* "Polymerizable Hexacatenar Mesogens Containing a Luminescent Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Core," Liq. Cryst. 2004, 31 (2), 185–199.

  43. Martin, A. G.; Harms, S.; Weigand, W.;* Gin, D. L.* "Polymerizable Transition-metal-containing Liquid Crystals with Thermally Reactive 1,3-Diene Tails," Adv. Mater. 2005, 17 (5), 602–606.

  44. Jin, J.; Nguyen, V.; Gu, W.; Lu, X.; Elliott, B. J.;* Gin, D. L.* "Cross-linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal–Butyl Rubber Composites: Promising "Breathable" Barrier Materials for Chemical Protection Applications," Chem. Mater. 2005, 17 (2), 224–226.

  45. Zhou, M.; Kidd, T. J.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin. D. L.* "Supported Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes: Promising Materials for Molecular Size-selective Aqueous Nanofiltration," Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 1850–1853.

  46. Pecinovsky, C. S.; Nicodemus, G. D.; Gin, D. L.* "Nanostructured, Solid-state Organic, Chiral Diels–Alder Catalysts via Acid-induced Liquid Crystal Assembly," Chem. Mater. 2005, 17 (20), 4889–4891.

  47. Nelson, M.; Cain, N.; Taylor, C. E.; Ocko, B. M.; Gin, D. L.; Hammond, S. R.; Schwartz, D. K.* "Periodic Arrays of Interfacial Cylindrical Reverse Micelles," Langmuir 2005, 21 (22), 9799-9802.

  48. Xu, Y.; Gin, D.* L.; Elliott, B. J.* "Catalyzed Dioctyl Phthalate Formation Using a Nanostructured Solid Acid Resin," AIChE J. 2006, 52 (1), 418-421.

  49. Gin, D. L.;* Lu, X.; Nemade, P. R.; Pecinovsky, C. S.; Xu, Y.; Zhou, M. “Recent Advances in the Design of Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Selective Separations,” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2006, 16 (7), 865-878. (invited review article).

  50. Klinkel, K. L.; Kiemele, L. A.; Gin, D. L.; Hagadorn, J. R.* “Rapid Phosphorus Triester Hydrolysis Catalyzed by Bimetallic Tetrabenzimidazole Complexes,” Chem. Commun. 2006, (27), 2919–2921.

  51. ‡Lu, X.; Nguyen, V.; Zhou, M.; Zeng, X.; Jin, J.; Elliott, B. J.;* Gin, D. L.* “Cross-linked Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal–Butyl Rubber Composites: Highly Selective, Breathable Barrier Materials for Chemical Agent Protection,” Adv. Mater. 2006, 18 (24), 3294–3298.
    ‡(Article highlighted in the chemical industry trade magazines: Chemical & Engineering News 2006, 84 (49), 63; and Chemistry and Industry 2006, 24; and in the national science magazine: Science News 2007, 171, 13. Write-ups on this article were also carried internationally on-line by Reuters, United Press International, Scientific American, CNN, ABC News, Yahoo News, Science Daily, Medical News Today, Analytica World, Inside R & D, and Wired News)

  52. Cain, N.; van Bogaert, J.; Gin, D. L.; Hammond, S. R.; Schwartz, D. K.* "Self-organization of a Wedge-shaped Surfactant in Monolayers and Multilayers," Langmuir 2007, 23 (2), 482–487.

  53. Bara, J. E.; Kaminski, A. K,; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Influence of Nanostructure on Light Gas Separations in Cross-linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2007, 288, 13–19.

  54. Klinkel K. L.; Kiemele, L. A.; Gin, D. L.;* Hagadorn, J. R.* "Effect of Ligand Modifications and Varying Metal-to-Ligand Ratio on the Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Phosphorus Triesters by Bimetallic Tetrabenzimidazole Complexes," J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2007, 267, 173–180.

  55. Karp. E.; Pecinovsky, C. S.; McNevin, M. J.; Gin, D. L.; Schwartz, D. K.* “Langmuir Monolayers of a Photo-isomerizable Macrocycle Surfactant,” Langmuir 2007, 23 (15), 7923–7927.

  56. Bara, J. E.; Gabriel, C. J.; Lessmann, S.; Carlisle, T. K.; Finotello, A.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Enhanced CO2 Separation Selectivity in Oligo(ethylene glycol) functionalized Room Temperature Ionic Liquids,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46 (16), 5380–5386.

  57. Bara, J. E.; Lessmann, S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Synthesis and Performance of Polymerizable Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Gas Separation Membranes,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46 (16), 5397–5404.

  58. ‡Zhou, M.; Nemade, P. R.; Lu, X.; Zeng, X.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “New Type of Membrane Material for Water Desalination Based on a Cross-linked Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assembly,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129 (31), 9574–9575.
    ‡(Article highlighted as a Research Highlight in Nature 2007, 448 (7152), 391.)

  59. Pecinovsky, C. S.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gin. D. L.* “Polymerizable Photochromic Macrocyclic Metallomesogens: Design of Supramolecular Polymers with Responsive Nanopores,” Adv. Mater. 2008, 20 (1), 174–178.

  60. ‡Gin, D. L.;* Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.; Elliott, B. J. “Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies for Membrane Applications,” Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2008, 29 (5), 367–389. (invited, peer-reviewed feature article)
    ‡(Article highlighted in Mater. View 2008, March, A1–A8.)

  61. Gin, D. L.;* Pecinovsky, C. S.; Bara, J. E.; Kerr, R. L. “Functional Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Materials,” in Structure and Bonding; Kato, T., Ed.; Vol. 128; Springer: Berlin, 2008, pp. 181–222. (invited, peer-reviewed review article)

  62. Bara, J. E.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Lessmann, S.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Synthesis and Gas Separation Performance of Cross-linked Gemini Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Polymer Membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2008, 316 (1–2), 186–191.

  63. Lu, X.; Nguyen, V.; Zeng, X.; Elliott, B. J.;* Gin, D. L.* “Selective Rejection of a Water-soluble Nerve Agent Simulant Using a Nanoporous Lyotropic Liquid Crystal–Butyl Rubber Vapor Barrier Material: Evidence for a Molecular Size-Discrimination Mechanism,” J. Membr. Sci. 2008, 318 (1–2), 397–404.

  64. Bara, J. E.; Gabriel, C. J.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Carlisle, T. K.; Lessmann, S.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Improving CO2 Selectivity in Polymerized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Gas Separation Membranes Through Incorporation of Polar Substituents,” J. Membr. Sci. 2008, 321, 3–7.

  65. Bara, J. E.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble R. D.* “Improving CO2 Permeability in Polymerized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Gas Separation Membranes Through the Formation of a Solid Composite with a Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid,” Polym. Adv. Technol. 2008, 19, 1415–1420.

  66. Smith, G. D.;* Borodin, O.; Li, L.; Kim, H.; Liu, Q; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “A Comparison of Ether- and Alkyl-Derivatized Imidazolium-Based Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2008, 10 (41), 6301–6312.

  67. Carlisle, T. K.; Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Interpretation of CO2 Solubility and Selectivity in Nitrile-Functionalized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids using a Group Contribution Approach,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47 (18), 7005–7012.

  68. Camper, D.; Bara, J. E.;* Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.* “Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid-Amine Solutions: Tunable Solvents for Efficient and Reversible Capture of CO2,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47 (21), 8496–8498.

  69. Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.* “Effect of Anion on Gas Separation Performance of Polymer-Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47 (24), 9919–9924.

  70. Bara, J. E.; Gabriel, C. J.; Carlisle, T. K.; Camper, D.; Finotello, A.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Gas Separations in Fluoroalkyl-functionalized Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids Using Supported Liquid Membranes,” Chem. Eng. J. 2009, 147, 43–50.

  71. Hatakeyama, E. S.; Ju, H.; Gabriel, C. J.; Lohr, J. L.; Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.; Freeman, B. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “New Protein-resistant Coatings for Water Filtration Membranes Based on Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Polymers,” J. Membr. Sci. 2009, 330, 104–116.

  72. ‡Bara, J. E.; Carlisle, T. K.; Gabriel, C. J.; Camper, D.; Finotello, A.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “ A Guide to CO2 Separations in Imidazolium-based Room-temperature Ionic Liquids,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48, 2739–2751.  
    ‡(Article highlighted by ScienceWatch.com as a hot new article based on number of citations in first year of publication.  Highlight and commentary at http://sciencewatch.com/dr/nhp/2010/10julnhp/10julnhpBaraET/)

  73. Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin. D. L.“Effect of “Free” Cation Substituent on Gas Separation Performance of Polymer-Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48 (9), 4607–4610.

  74. Voss, B. A.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Physically Gelled Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes with Enhanced CO2 Gas Transport,” Chem. Mater. 2009, 21 (14), 3027–3029.

  75. LaFrate, A. L.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Synthesis of Diol-functionalized Imidazolium-based Room-temperature Ionic Liquids with Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) Anions that Exhibit Switchable Water Miscibility,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48 (18), 8757–8759.

  76. ‡Kerr, R. L.; Miller, S. A.; Shoemaker, R. K.; Elliott, B. J.;* Gin, D. L.* “New Type of Li Ion Conductor with 3D Interconnected Nanochannels via Polymerization of a Liquid Organic Electrolyte-Filled Lyotropic Liquid-Crystal Assembly,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131 (44), 15972–15973.
    ‡(Article highlighted on-line with a write-up as a significant new discovery by the Green Car Congress on October 20, 2009 (http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/10/kerr-20091020.html#comments). This work also featured in a Highlights article in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49 (43), 7847–7848.)

  77. Bara, J. E.;* Camper, D. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.* “Room-temperature Ionic Liquids and Composite Materials: Platform Technologies for CO2 Capture,” Acc. Chem. Res. 2010, 43 (1), 152–159. (invited peer-reviewed review article)

  78. Liang, X.; Lu, X.; Yu, Miao; Cavanagh, A. S.; Gin, D. L.; Weimer, A. W.* “Modification of Nanoporous Supported Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes by Atomic Layer Deposition,” J. Membr. Sci. 2010, 349, 1–5.

  79. Hudiono, Y. C.; Carlisle, T. K.; Bara, J. E.; Zhang, Y.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* A Three-Component Mixed-Matrix Membrane with Enhanced CO2 Separation Properties Based on Zeolites and Ionic Liquid Materials,” J. Membr. Sci. 2010, 350 (1–2), 117–123.

  80. Carlisle, T. K.; Bara, J. E.; LaFrate, A. L.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Main-chain Imidazolium Polymer Membranes for CO2 Separations: An Initial Study of a New Ionic Liquid-inspired Platform,” J. Membr. Sci. 2010, 359 (1–2), 37–43.

  81. Smith G. D.;* Borodin, O.; Magda, J. J.; Boyd, R. H.; Wang, Y. S.; Bara, J. E.; Miller, S.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “A Comparison of Fluoroalkyl-derivatized Imidazolium:TFSI and Alkyl-derivatized Imidazolium:TFSI Ionic Liquids: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study,” Chem. Phys. Phys. Chem. 2010, 12 (26), 7064–7076.

  82. Hatakeyama, E. S.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Gabriel, C. J.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.* “Nanoporous, Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Networks via Polymerizable Gemini Ammonium Surfactants,” Chem. Mater. 2010, 22 (16), 4525–4527.

  83. LaFrate, A. L.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “High Water Vapor Flux Membranes Based on Novel Diol-Imidazolium Polymers,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2010, 49 (23), 11914–11919.

  84. Bara, J. E., Hatakeyama, E. S.; Zeng, X.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.* “Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Behavior of Gemini Imidazolium-based Ionic Amphiphiles,” Liq. Cryst. 2010, 37 (12), 1587–1599.

  85. Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Lohr, J. L.; Zhou, M.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.* “Water Filtration Performance of a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membrane with Uniform, Sub-1-nm Pores,” J. Membr. Sci. 2011, 366, 62–72.

  86. Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L. “Perspective on Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid Membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2011, 369 (1–2), 1–4.

  87. Hudiono, Y. C.; Carlisle, T. K.; LaFrate, A. L.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* "Novel Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on Polymerizable Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and SAPO-34 Particles to Improve CO2 Separation," J. Membr. Sci. 2011, 370 (1–2), 141–148.

  88. Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D. “Designing the Next Generation of Chemical Separation Membranes,” Science 2011, 332, 674–676.

  89. Wiesenauer, E. F.; Edwards, J. P.; Scalfani, V. F.; Bailey, T. S.;* Gin, D. L.* “Synthesis and Ordered Phase Separation of Imidazolium-Based Alkyl-Ionic Block Copolymers Made via ROMP,” Macromolecules 2011, 44 (13), 5075–5078.

  90. Miller II, A. L.; Carlisle, T. K.; LaFrate, A. L.; Voss, B. A.; Bara, J. E.; Hudiono, Y. C.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Design of Functionalized Room-temperature Ionic Liquid-based Materials for CO2 Separations and Selective Blocking of Hazardous Chemical Vapors,” Sep. Sci. Technol. 2012, 47 (2), 169–177.

  91. Carlisle, T. K.; Nicodemus, G. D.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “CO2/Light Gas Separation Performance of Cross-liked Poly(vinylimidazolium) Gel Membranes as a Function of Ionic Liquid Loading and Cross-linker Content,” J. Membr. Sci. 2012, 397–398, 24–37.

  92. Voss, B. A.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Ionic Liquid Gel-Based Containment and Decontamination Coating for Blister Agent-Contacted Substrates,” Chem. Mater. 2012, 24 (6), 1174–1180.

  93. Urban, N. D.; Schenkel, M. R.; Robertson, L. A.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Modified Normal-Phase Ion-Pair Chromatographic Methods for the Facile Separation and Purification of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Compounds,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 3456–3458.

  94. Wiesenauer, B. R.; Gin, D. L.* “Nanoporous Polymer Materials Based on Self-organized, Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies and Their Applications,” Polym. J. 2012, 44, 461–468. (invited, peer-reviewed focus review article)

  95. Hudiono, Y. C.; Miller II, A. L.; Gibson, P. W.; LaFrate, A. L.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “A Highly Breathable Organic-Inorganic Barrier Material that Blocks the Passage of Blister Agent Simulants,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2012, 51 (21), 7453–7456.

  96. Scalfani, V. F.; Wiesenauer, E. F.; Ekblad, J. R.; Edwards, J. P.; Gin, D. L.; Bailey, T. S.* “Morphological Phase Behavior of Poly(RTIL)-Containing Diblock Copolymer Melts,” Macromolecules 2012, 45 (10), 4262–4276.

  97. Carter, B. M.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Barton, J. L.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Glycerol-based Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Monomer System for the Fabrication of Thin-film Membranes with Uniform Nanopores,” Chem. Mater. 2012, 24 (21), 4005–4007.

  98. Nguyen, P. T.; Wiesenauer, E. F.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Effect of Composition and Nanostructure on CO2/Light Gas Transport Properties of Supported Alkyl-imidazolium Block Copolymer Membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2013, 430, 312–320.

  99. Carlisle, T. K.; Wiesenauer, E. F.; Nicodemus, G. D.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Ideal CO2/Light Gas Separation Performance of Poly(vinylimidazolium) Membranes and Poly(vinylimidazolium)-Ionic Liquid Composite Films,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2013, 52 (3), 1023–1032. 

  100. Schenkel, M. R.; Zhao, R.; Robertson, L. A.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Clark, N. A.; Gin, D. L.* “New Ionic Organic Compounds Containing a Linear Tris(imidazolium) Core and Their Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Behaviour,” Liq. Cryst. 2013, 40 (8), 1067–1081.

  101. Wiesenauer, E. F.; Nguyen, P. T.; Newell, B. S.; Bailey, T. S.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.* “Imidazolium-containing, Hydrophobic-Ionic-Hydrophilic ABC Triblock Copolymers:  Synthesis, Ordered Phase-Separation, and Supported Membrane Fabrication,” Soft Matter 2013, 9 (33), 7923–7927.

  102. Robertson, L. A.; Schenkel, M. R.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Gin, D. L.* “Alkyl-bis(imidazolium) Salts:  A New Amphiphile Platform that Forms Thermotropic and Non-aqueous Lyotropic Bicontinuous Cubic Phases,” Chem. Commun. 2013, 49 (82), 9407–9409.

  103. Nguyen, P. T.; Voss, B. A.; Wiesenauer, E. F.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Physically Gelled RTIL-based Thin-film Composite Membranes for CO2/N2 Separation:  Effect of Composition and Thickness on Membrane Properties and Performance,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2013, 52 (26), 8812–8821.

  104. Carter, B. M.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Thin-Film Composite Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes:  Effects of Anion-Exchange on Water Filtration Performance,” J. Membr. Sci. 2014, 455, 143–151. 

  105. Carlisle, T. K.; McDanel, W. M.; Cowan, M. G.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Vinyl-functionalized Poly(imidazolium)s:  A Curable Polymer Platform for Cross-linked Ionic Liquid Gel Synthesis,” Chem. Mater. 2014, 26 (3), 1294–1296.

  106. Lau, C. H.; Nguyen, P. T.; Hill, M. R.;* Thorton, A. W.; Konstas, K.; Doherty, C. M.; Mulder, R.; Bourgeois, L.; Liu, A. C. Y.; Sprouter, D. J.; Sullivan, J. P.; Bastow, T. J.; Hill, A. J.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.* “Ending Aging in Super-Glassy Polymer Membranes,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53 (21), 5322–5326.

  107. Kohno, Y.; Cowan, M. G.; Masuda, M.; Bhowmick, I.; Shores, M. P.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “A Cobalt(II) Bis(salicylate)-based Ionic Liquid that Shows Thermoresponsive and Selective Water Coordination,” Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 6633–6636.

  108. McDanel, W. M.; Cowan, M. G.; Carlisle, T. K.; Swanson, A. K.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Cross-linked Ionic Resins and Gels from Epoxide-functionalized Imidazolium Ionic Liquid Monomer,” Polymer 2014, 55, 3305–3313.

  109. Schenkel, M. R.; Hooper, J. B.; Moran, M. J.; Robertson, L. A.; Bedrov, D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Effect of Counter-ion on the Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Behaviour of Bis(alkyl)-tris(imidazolium salt) Compounds,” Liq. Cryst. 2014, 41 (11), 1668–1685.

  110. Martin, A.; Mügge, C.; Gin, D. L.; Donnio, B.; Wiegand, W.* “Stabilizing Effects of Combined Trifluoromethyl Groups and Semifluorinated Side Chains on the Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Behavior of ß-Enaminoketone Ligands and Their Bischelate PdII Complexes,” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 5609–5617.

  111. Shi, Z.; Newell, B. S.; Bailey, T. S.;* Gin, D. L.* “Ordered, Microphase-separated, Noncharged-charged Diblock Copolymers via the Sequential ATRP of Styrene and Styrenic Imidazolium Monomers,” Polymer 2014, 55, 6664–6671.

  112. ‡Feng, X.; Tousley, M. A.; Cowan, M. G.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Nejati, S.; Choo, Y.; Noble, R. D.; Elimelech, M.; Gin, D. L.; Osuji, C. O.* “Scalable Fabrication of Polymer Membranes with Vertically Aligned 1-nm Pores by Magnetic Field Directed Self-Assembly,” ACS Nano 2014, 8 (12), 11977–11986.
    ‡(Article selected for ACS Editors' Choice: November 6, 2014)

  113. ‡Zhou, J.;* Mok, M. M.; Cowan, M. G.; McDanel, W. M.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “High-Permeance Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid-Based Membranes for CO2/N2 Separation,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2014, 53 (51), 20064–20067.
    ‡(Article and work highlighted by the U.S. Dept. of Energy APRA-E Press & Public Affairs: http://arpa-e.energy.gov/?q=news-item/arpa-e-awardee-pioneers-innovative...)

  114. McDanel, W. M.; Cowan, M. G.; Barton, J. A.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Effect of Monomer Structure on Curing Behavior, CO2 Solubility, and Gas Permeability of Ionic Liquid-based Epoxy-Amine Resins and Ion-gels,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2015, 54 (16), 4396–4406.

  115. ‡Cowan, M. G.; McDanel, W. M.; Funke, H. H.; Kohno, Y.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “High Ethene/Ethane Selectivity in 2,2’-Bipyridine-based Silver(I) Complexes via Removal of Coordinated Solvent,“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (19), 5740–5743.
    ‡(Article highlighted by the University of Colorado at Boulder: http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2015/04/14/new-technique-could-sla...).

  116. McDanel, W. M.; Cowan, M. G.; Chisholm, N. O.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Fixed-site-carrier Facilitated Transport of Carbon Dioxide through Ionic-liquid-based Epoxy-amine Ion Gel Membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2015, 492, 303–311.

  117. Gu, Y.; Favier, I.; Pradel, C.; Gin, D. L.; Lahitte, J.-F.; Noble, R. D.; Gómez, M.; Remigy, J.-C.* “High Catalytic Efficiency of Palladium Nanoparticles Immobilized in a Polymer Membrane Containing Poly(ionic liquid) in Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-coupling Reaction,” J. Membr. Sci. 2015, 492, 331–339.

  118. Kohno, Y.; Cowan, M. G.; Okafuji, A.; Ohno, H.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Reversible and Selective O2 Binding using a New Thermoresponsive Cobalt(II)-based Ionic Liquid,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2015, 54 (48), 12214–12216.

  119. Dai, Z.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.; Zhang, X.; Deng, L.* “Combination of Ionic Liquids with Membrane Technology: A New Approach for CO2 Separation,” J. Membr. Sci. 2016, 497, 1–20. (peer-reviewed review article)

  120. Hamdan, S.; Moore, Jr., L.; LeJeune, J.; Hasan, F.; Carlisle, T. K.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; LaFrate, A. L.; Noble, R. D.; Spivak. D. A.;* Warner, I. M. “Ionic Liquid Crosslinkers for Chiral Imprinted NanoGUMBOS,” J. Colloid Interfac. Sci. 2016, 463, 29–36.

  121. Cowan, M. G.; Masuda, M.; McDanel, W. M.; Kohno, Y.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Phosphonium-based Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membranes: The Effect of Cation Alkyl Chain Length on Light Gas Separation Properties and Ionic Conductivity,” J. Membr. Sci. 2016, 498, 408–413.

  122. Feng, X.; Nejati, S.; Cowan, M. G.; Tousley, M. E.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Noble, R. D.; Elimelech, M.; Gin, D. L.; Osuji, C. O.* “Thin Polymer Films with Continuous Vertically Aligned 1-nm Pores Fabricated by Soft Confinement,” ACS Nano 2016, 10 (1), 150–158.

  123. Singh, Z. V.; Cowan, M. G.; McDanel, W. M.; Luo, Y.; Zhou, R.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Determination and Optimization of Factors Affecting CO2/CH4 Separation Performance in Poly(ionic liquid)-Ionic Liquid-Zeolite Mixed-Matrix Membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2016, 509, 149–155.

  124. Wijayasekara, D. B.; Cowan, M. G.; Lewis, J. T.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.;* Bailey, T. S.* “Elastic Free-standing RTIL Composite Membranes for CO2/N2 Separation Based on Sphere-forming Triblock/Diblock Copolymer Blends,” J. Membr. Sci. 2016, 511, 170–179.

  125. Kerr, R. L.; Edwards, J. L.; Jones, S. C.; Elliott, B. J.; Gin, D. L.* “Effect of Varying the Composition and Nanostructure of Organic Carbonate-containing Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Electrolytes on Their Ionic Conductivity,” Polym. J. 2016, 48 (5), 635–643.

  126. Kohno, Y.;* Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Ohno, H.* “A thermoresponsive poly(ionic liquid) membrane enables concentration of proteins from aqueous media,” Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 7497–7500.

  127. Cowan, M. G.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Poly(ionic liquid)/Ionic Liquid Ion-gels with High ‘Free’ Ionic Liquid Content: Platform Membrane Materials for CO2/Light Gas Separations,” Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49 (4), 724–732. (peer-reviewed review article)

  128. Martin, R. M.; Mori, D. I.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Curable Imidazolium Poly(ionic liquid)/Ionic Liquid Coating for Containment and Decontamination of Toxic Industrial Chemical-Contacted Substrates,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2016, 55 (22), 6547–6550.

  129. Cowan, M. G.; Lopez, A. M.; Masuda, M.; Kohno, Y.; McDanel, W. M.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Imidazolium-based Poly(ionic liquid)/Ionic Liquid Ion-Gels with High Ionic Conductivity Prepared from a Curable Poly(ionic liquid),“ Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2016, 37 (14), 1150–1154.

  130. Robertson, L. A.; Gin, D. L.* “Effect of an n-Alkoxy-2,4-hexadiene Polymerizable Tail System on the Mesogenic Properties and Cross-linking of Mono-Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Crystal Monomers,” ACS Macro Lett. 2016, 5 (7), 844–848.

  131. Dai, Z.; Ansaloni, L.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Deng, L.* “Facile fabrication of CO2 separation membranes by cross-linking of poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether with a diamine and a polyamine-based ionic liquid,” J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 523, 551–560.

  132. Gu, Y.; Bacchin, P.; Favier, I.; Gin, D. L.; Lahitte, J.-F.; Noble, R. D.; Gómez, M.; Remigy, J.-C.* “Polymeric catalytic membrane for Suzuki-Miyaura C-C cross-coupling: Explanation for the high reaction rate via modeling,” AIChE J. 2017, 63 (2), 698–704.

  133. Friess, K.;* Lanca, M.; Pilnácek. K.; Fílab, V.; Vopicka, O.; Sedlákováb, Z.; Cowan, M. G.; McDanel, W. M.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.; Izak, P. “CO2/CH4 separation performance of ionic-liquid-based epoxy-amine ion gel membranes under mixed feed conditions relevant to biogas processing,” J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 528, 64–71.

  134. Dischinger, S. M.; McGrath, M. J.; Bourland, K. R.; Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.* “Effect of post-polymerization anion-exchange on the rejection of uncharged aqueous solutes in nanoporous, ionic, lyotropic liquid crystal polymer membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 529, 72–79.

  135. Mori, D. I.; Martin, R. M.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.* “Cross-linked, polyurethane-based, ammonium poly(ionic liquid)/ionic liquid composite films for organic vapor suppression and ion conduction,” Polymer 2017, 112, 435–445.

  136. Singh, Z. V.; Tan, L.-L.; Cowan, M. G.; Yang, Y.-W.;* Zhang, W.;* Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Pillar[5]arene/Matrimid™ materials for high-performance methane purification membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 539, 224–234.

  137. Shi, Z.; May, A. W.; Kohno, Y.; Bailey, T. S.; Gin, D. L.* “Metal-Containing Ionic Liquid-Based Uncharged-Charged Diblock Copolymers that Form Ordered, Phase-Separated Microstructures and Reversibly Coordinate Small Protic Molecules,” J. Polym. Sci. A, Polym. Chem. 2017, 55 (18), 2961–2965.

  138. Dischinger, S. M.; Rosenblum, J.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.; Linden, K. G.* “Application of a lyotropic liquid crystal nanofiltration membrane for hydraulic fracturing flowback water:  Selectivity and implications for treatment,” J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 543, 319–327.

  139. Lopez, A. M.; Cowan, M. G.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Phosphonium-based poly(ionic liquid)/ionic liquid ion gel membranes: Influence of structure and ionic liquid loading on ion conductivity and light gas separation performance,” J. Chem. Eng. Data 2018, 63 (5), 1154–1162.

  140. Dwulet, G. E.; Gin, D. L.* “Ordered nanoporous lyotropic liquid crystal polymer resin for heterogeneous catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols,” Chem. Commun. 2018, 54 (85), 12053–12056.

  141. Mori, D. I.; Gin, D. L.* “A Curable Ionic Liquid Prepolymer-based Ion Gel Coating System for Toxic Industrial Chemical Hazard Mitigation on Porous Substrates,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2018, 57 (47), 16012–16020.

  142. Coscia, B. J.; Yelk, J.; Glaser, M. A.; Gin, D. L.; Feng, X.; Shirts, M. R.* “Understanding the Nanoscale Structure of Inverted Hexagonal Phase Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes,” J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123 (1), 289–309.

  143. May, A. W.; Shi, Z.; Wijayasekara, D. B.; Gin, D. L.; Bailey, T. S.* “Self-Assembly of Highly Asymmetric, Poly(Ionic Liquid)-rich Diblock Copolymers and the Effects of Simple Structural Modification on Phase Behavior,” Polym. Chem. 2019, 10 (6), 751–765.

  144. Dunn, C. A.; Shi, Z.; Zhou, R.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “(Cross-linked Poly(ionic liquid) – Ionic Liquid – Zeolite) Mixed-Matrix Membranes for CO2/CH4 Gas Separations Based on Curable Ionic Liquid Prepolymers,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 58 (11), 4704–4708.

  145. McGrath, M. J.; Hardy, S. H.; Basalla, A. J; Dwulet, G. E.; Manubay, B. C.; Malecha, J. J.; Zhi, Z.; Funke, H. H.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.* “Polymerization of Counteranions in the Cationic Nanopores of a Cross-linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Network to Modify Ion Transport Properties,” ACS Materials Lett. 2019, 1 (4), 452–458.

  146. Feng, X.; Kawabata, K.; Cowan, M. G.; Dwulet, G. E.; Toth, K.; Sixdenier, L.; Haji-Akbari, A.; Noble, R. D.; Elimelech, M.; Gin,D. L.;Osuji, C. O.* “Single crystal texture in a soft mesophase by directing molecular assembly along dual axes,” Nat. Mater. 2019, 18, 1235–1243.

  147. Dwulet, G. E.; Dischinger, S. M.; McGrath, M. J.; Basalla, A. J.; Malecha, J. J.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.* “Breathable, Polydopamine-Coated Nanoporous Membranes that Selectively Reject Nerve and Blister Agent Simulant Vapors,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 58 (47), 21890–21893.

  148. McGrath, M. J.; Patterson, N.; Manubay, B. C.; Hardy, S. H.; Malecha, J. J.; Zhi, Z.; Yue, X.; Xing, X.; Funke, H. H.; Gin, D. L.; Liu, P.; Noble, R. D.* “The Dehydration and Loss of Ionic Conductivity in Anion Exchange Membranes Due to FeCl4– Ion Exchange and the Role of Membrane Microstructure,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 58 (49), 22250–22259.

  149. Dischinger, S. M.; Rosenblum, J.; Gin, D. L.;* Noble, R. D.* “Evaluation of a Nanoporous Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membrane for the Treatment of Hydraulic Fracturing Produced Water via Cross-Flow Filtration,” J. Membr. Sci. 2019, 592, 15 December 2019, Article 117313. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117313)

  150. Malecha, J. J.; Biller, J. R.; Lama, B.; Gin, D. L.* “System for Living ROMP of a Paramagnetic FeCl4–-Based Ionic Liquid Monomer: Direct Synthesis of Magnetically Responsive Block Copolymers,” ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9 (1), 140–145.

  151. Dwulet, G. E.; Coscia, B. J.; Shirts, M. R.; Gin, D. L.* “A Nanostructured Bifunctional Acid-Base Catalyst Resin Formed by Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Monomers,” Can. J. Chem. 2020, 98 (7), 332–336. (invited contribution for special issue in honor of Prof. James Wuest)

  152. Imran; O. Q.; Kim, N. K.; Bodkin, L. N.; Dwulet, G. E.; Feng, X.; Kawabata, K.; Elimelech, M.; Gin, D. L.; Osuji, C. O.* “Nanoscale Thickness Control of Nanoporous Films Derived from Directionally Photopolymerized Templated Columnar Mesophases,” Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 8 (5), March 9, 2021, Article 2001977. (https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202001977)

  153. Dunn, C. A.; Denning, S.; Crawford, J. M.; Zhou, R.; Dwulet, G. E.; Carreon, M. A.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.* “CO2/CH4 separation characteristics of poly(RTIL)-RTIL-zeolite mixed-matrix membranes evaluated under binary feeds up to 40 bar and 50 °C,” J. Membr. Sci. 2021, 621, 1 March 2021, Article 118979. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118979)

  154. Imran, O. Q.; Li, P.; Kim, N. K.; Gin, D. L.; Osuji, C. O.* “Stable cross-linked lyotropic gyroid mesophases from single-head/single-tail cross-linkable monomers,” Chem. Commun. 2021, 57 (83), 10931–10934.

  155. Li, P.; Reinhardt, M. I.; Dyer, S. S.; Moore, K. E.; Imran, O. Q.; Gin, D. L.* “Effects of Structural Modification of (Alkyldiene-Imidazolium Bromide)-Based Gemini Monomers on the Formation of the Lyotropic Bicontinuous Cubic Phase,” Soft Matter 2021, 17 (41), 9259–9263.

  156. Karunaweera, C.; Li, P.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.* “Stable, Long-term, High-temperature and -Pressure Operation of Poly(ionic liquid)-Ionic Liquid Membranes Made with IL-based Multifunctional Cross-linkers for CO2/CH4 Separation,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2022, 61 (33), 12180–12189.

  157. Bodkin, L. N.; Li, P.; Dyer, S. S.; Krajnak, Z. A.; Malecha, J. J.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.* “Improved Mechanical Compliance in Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Membranes Based on a Cross-Linking Gemini Monomer via Copolymerization with a Non-Cross-Linkable Analog,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4 (11), 8026–8031.

  158. Li, P.; Johnson, C.; Dyer, S. S.; Osuji, C. O.;* Gin, D. L.* “A pH- and Light-responsive Nanoporous Lyotropic Gyroid Polymer Network,” Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2022, Article 2201761. (https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201761)

  159. Bodkin, L. N.; Krajnak, Z. A.; Dong, R.; Osuji, C. O.; Gin, D. L.* “Cross-linkable, phosphobetaine-based, zwitterionic amphiphiles that form lyotropic bicontinuous cubic phases,” Soft Matter 2023, 19, 3768–3772.

  160. Pasichnyk, M.; Stanovsky, P.; Polezhaev, P.; Zach, B.; Šyc, M.; Bobák, M.; Jansen, J. C.; Přibyl, M.; Bara, J. E.; Friess, K.; Havlica, J; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Izák, P.* “Membrane technology for challenging separations:  Removal of CO2, SO2 and NOx from flue and waste gases,” Sep. Purific. Technol. 2023, 323, Article 124436. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124436)

  161. Culley, K. E.; Johnson, C.; Gin, D. L.* “Sulfonic-acid-based lyotropic bicontinuous cubic polymer network for molecular-size-selective heterogeneous catalysis,” Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 11105–11108.

  162. Bodkin, L. N.; Johnson, C. W.; Culley, K. E.; Krajnak, Z. A.; Hage, J. R.; Kim, N. K.; Osuji, C. O.; Gin, D. L.* “Effect of localized control of cross-link density on mechanical properties of bicontinuous cubic lyotropic networks via copolymerization with different singly-polymerizable monomers,” Polymer 2024, 291, Article 126615. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126615)

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Conference Proceedings

Peer-reviewed:

  1. Smith, R. C.; Deng, H.; Fischer, W. M.; Gin, D. L.* "Controlling Materials Architecture on the Nanometer-Scale: PPV Nanocomposites via Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1998, 488, 419–424.

  2. Hoag, B.; Gin, D. L.;* Theissl, U.; Zojer, E.; Leising, G.* "Fluorescent Hexacatenar Liquid Crystals," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1999, 560, 277–282.

  3. Gin, D. L.,* Xu, Y.; Gu, W.; Zhou, M.; Kidd, T. J.; and Sentman, A. C. "Functional Nanostructured Materials via the Polymerization of Liquid Crystal Assemblies," Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Jpn 2004, 29 (7), 3113–3118.

  4. Gin, D. L;* Noble, R. D.; Carlisile, T. K.; Voss, B. A.; Bara, J. E.; LaFrate, A. L.; Miller II, A. L.; Hudiono, Y. C.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Reynolds, M. E. “New Functionalized Imidazolium-Based Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and Composite Materials for Gas Separation and Selective Transport Applications,” Electrochem. Soc. Trans. 2010, 33 (7), 21–34.

  5. Gu, Y.; Emin, C.; Remigy, J.-C.; Favier, I.; Gómez, M.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.; Macanás, J.; Doménec, B.; Lahitte, J.-F.* “Hybrid catalytic membranes: tunable and versatile materials for fine chemistry applications,” Mater. Today: Proc. 2016, 3, 419–423.

Non-peer-reviewed: 

  1. Gray, D. H.; Gin, D. L.* "Synthesis of Ordered Nanocomposites via a Monomer Self-Assembly Approach," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1996, 37 (1), 506–507.

  2. Cooper, M. E.; Hoag, B. P.; Gin. D. L.* "Design and Synthesis of Novel Fluorescent Chemosensors for Biologically Active Molecules," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1997, 38 (1), 209–210.

  3. Baxter, B. C.; Gin, D. L.* "Ordered Piezoelectric Networks via a Liquid-Crystalline Monomer Strategy: Design of the LC Monomer," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1997, 38 (1), 211–212.

  4. Gray, D. H.; Gin, D. L.* "Highly Ordered Polymer–Inorganic Nanocomposites via a Monomer Self-Assembly–In Situ Condensation Approach," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1997, 38 (1), 213–214.

  5. Fischer, W. M.; Gray, D. H.; Smith, R. C.; Gin, D. L.* "Controlling Materials Architecture on the Nanometer-Scale: Composite Synthesis Using Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Monomers," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1997, 38 (1), 225–226.

  6. Smith, R. C.; Fischer, W. M.; Gin, D. L.* "Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Template Formation of Composite Materials," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1997, 38 (1), 288–289.

  7. Deng, H.; Gin, D. L.* "Preparation and Polymerization of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals Containing Transition-Metals and Lanthanide Cations in the Inverted Hexagonal Phase," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1998, 39 (1), 429–430.

  8. Kim, E.; Gin, D. L.* "Organic Analogs to Molecular Sieves: Heterogeneous Catalysis Studies with the Cross-Linked Inverted Hexagonal Phase," Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 1998, 79, 64–65.

  9. Reppy, M. A.; Gin, D. L.* "Molecular Imprinting via a Novel Acetal Linker for a Fluorescent Sensor," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1998, 39 (2), 386–387.

  10. Gin, D. L.;* Deng, H.; Gray, D. H.; Kim, E.; Smith, R. C. "Chemistry in the Cross-linked Inverted Hexagonal Phase: Novel Composites and Heterogeneous Catalysts," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1998, 39 (2), 529–530.

  11. Gin, D. L.;* Gray, D. H.; Smith, R. C.; Deng, H.; Kim, E. Juang, E.; Baxter, B. C. "Polymerizable Liquid Crystal Assemblies as a Route to Functional, Nanostructured Materials," Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 1999, 80, 5–6.

  12. Juang, E.; Schwartz, K. B.; Deng, H.; Reimer, J. A.;* Gin, D. L.* "Magnetic Alignment of Transition-Metal and Lanthanide Ion Doped Polymerizable Liquid Crystals," Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 1999, 80, 384–385.

  13. Gray, D. H.; Juang, E.; Deng, H.; Gin, D. L.,* Schwartz, K. B. "Assembling Metal Ions on the Nanometer Scale using Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1999, 40 (1), 429–430.

  14. Gray, D. H.; Reppy, M. A.; Smith, R. C.; Gruneich, J. A.; Gin, D. L.* "Design of Liquid Crystal Monomers for the Polymerization of High Curvature Lyotropic Mesophases," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1999, 40 (2), 504–505.

  15. Reppy, M. A.; Gray, D. H.; Gin, D. L.* "A New Class of Modular Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals for the Preparation of Nanostructured Materials," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1999, 40 (2), 510–511.

  16. Ding, J. H.; Gin, D. L.* "Catalytically Active Pd0 Nanocomposites based on a Liquid Crystal Template," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1999, 40 (2), 738–739.

  17. Pindzola, B. A.; Hoag, B. P.; Gin, D. L.* "Development of Nanoscale Rods and Fibers from Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Templates," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 1999, 40 (2), 905–906.

  18. Gin, D. L.;* Miller, S. A.; Kim, E.; Gray, D. H. "Cross-linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies as Nanostructured Heterogeneous Catalysts," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2000, 41 (1), 925–926.

  19. Baxter, B. C.; Talroze, R. V.;* Gin, D. L.* "Ordered Networks and Elastomers Using Chiral Liquid Crystal Diacrylates Based on Lactic Acid," Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2000, 82, 338–339.

  20. Gin, D. L.;* Ding, J. H.; Reppy, M. A.; Gray, D. H.; Smith, R. C. "Advances in the Design of Polymer Nanocomposites Using Polymerizable Lyotropic Liquid Crystals as Matrix Molecules," Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2000, 82, 253–254.

  21. Yonezawa, K.; Gin, D. L.* "Matrix Isolation Effects of Water-soluble Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Nanocomposite," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2000, 41 (2), 1144–1145.

  22. Zhou, W.-J.; Gin, D. L.* "Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanostructured Polymers Enhanced by Hydrogen-Bonding using Liquid Crystal Monomers," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2000, 41 (2), 1330–1331.

  23. Ding, J. H.; Zhou, W.-J.; Gray, D. H.; Gin, D. L.* "Post-polymerization Ion-exchange and Chemical Modification of Cross-linked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Networks," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2000, 41 (2), 1531–1532.

  24. Hammond, S. R.; Zhou, W.-J.; Avlyanov, J. A.;* Gin, D. L.* "Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Acid Doping of Polyaniline," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2001, 42 (1), 528–529.

  25. Markevitch, D. M.; Pindzola, B. A.; Gin, D. L.* "Polymerization of the Regular Hexagonal Phase of Tetradecyltrimethylphosphonium Methacrylate," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2001, 42 (1), 537–538.

  26. Gin, D. L.;* Gu, W.; Xu, Y.; Zhou, M.; Kidd, T. J. "Novel Properties and Applications for Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44 (2), 220–221.

  27. Jin, J.; Nguyen, V.; Lu, X.; Elliott, B. J.;* Gin, D. L.* "Lyotropic Liquid Crystal–Butyl Rubber Blended Nanomaterials," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44 (2), 291.

  28. Lu, X.; Jin, J,; Nguyen, V.; Elliott, B. J.;* Gin. D. L.* "Lyotropic Liquid Crystal–Butyl Rubber Nanocomposites for Chemical Agent Protection," Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46 (2), 1199-1200.

  29. Sagle, A. C.; Gin, D. L.; Sharma, M.; Freeman, B. D.* “Chlorine Resistance Studies on Membranes,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2005, 93, 732–733.

  30. Zeng, X.; Braman, C.; Gin, D. L.;* Freeman, B. D.* “Novel Functional Membrane Coating for Protein Anti-fouling: Design, Synthesis, and Characterization,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2006, 94, 543.

  31. Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.; Camper, D.; Bara, J.; Zeng, X.; Koval, C. “Design and Characterization of Novel Membrane Materials from Imidazolium-based Room Temperature Ionic Liquids and Liquid Crystal Structures,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2006, 95, 267.

  32. Gin, D. L.;* Pecinovsky, C. S.; Zhou, M.; Lu, X.; Kidd, T. J.; Bara, J. E.; Zeng, X.; Elliott, B. J.; Noble, R. D. “New Approaches to the Design of Nanoporous Catalysts and Membranes Based on Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Assemblies,” Polym. Prepr., Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2007, 48 (2), 764–765.

  33. Gin, D. L.;* Zhou, M.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Nemade, P. R.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Bara, J. E.; Kerr, R. L.; Noble, R. D.* “Polymers with Sub-1-nm Size Pores for Water Nanofiltration and Desalination Based on the Polymerization of Surfactant Liquid Crystals,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2009, 100, 157.

  34. Gin, D. L.;* Carlisle, T. K.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Bara, J. E.; Reynolds, M. E.; Gabriel, C. J.; Noble, R. D.* “New Imidazolium-based Supramolecular Polymer Materials with Functional Properties in Water and Non-aqueous Solvents,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2009, 100, 236.

  35. Gabriel, C. J.; Gin, D. L.* “Imidazolium-based Dendrimers,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2009, 100, 577.

  36. Kerr, R. L.; Miller, S.; Elliot, B. J.;* Gin, D. L.* “New Polymerizeable Surfactant Liquid Crystal that Forms a Bicontinuous Cubic Phase in Water and Non-aqueous Solvents for Ion-conductive Materials Applications,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2009, 100, 673.

  37. Noble, R. D.;* Gin, D. L.; Falconer, J. L.; Sorenson, S. G.; Smyth, J. R.; Hudiono, Y. C. “Correlations in Zeolite and Ionic Liquid Membrane Performance,” Prepr. Symp., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2010, 55 (1), 467.

  38. Gin, D. L.* Kerr, R. L.; Edwards, J. P.; Shoemaker, R. K.; Elliott, B. J. “Nanostructured Polymer Electrolytes for Li Batteries via the Cross-Linking of Self-Assembled Lyotropic Liquid Crystals,” Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Prepr. 2011 (on-line edition).

 

Patents

  1. Gin, D. L.; Gray, D. H.; Fischer, W. M.; Smith, R. C. "Ordered Nanocomposites and Nanoporous Polymer Membranes From Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Monomers," U.S. Patent No. 5,849,215; issued December 15, 1998.

  2. Gin, D. L.; Kim, E.; Deng, H.; Gray, D. H.; Fischer, W. M.; Smith, R. C. "Nanocomposites, Nanoporous Polymer Membranes, and Catalysts," Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/060,482; filed September 30, 1997.

  3. Gin, D. L.; Zhou, M.; Noble, R. D. "Liquid Crystal Nanofilter Membranes," U.S. Patent Application PCT/US03/31429, filed October 3, 2003.

  4. Gin, D. L.; Gu. W.; Xu, Y. "Nanostructured Polymeric Acid Resins for Heterogeneous Catalysis," Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/447,664, filed February 14, 2003.

  5. Gin, D. L.; Gu, W.; Xu, Y.; Pecinovsky, C. S. "Functionalized Nanostructured Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymers," U.S. Patent Application 10/544,322, filed February 13, 2004.

  6. Gin, D. L.; Zhou, M.; Noble, R. D. "Liquid Crystal Nanofilter Membranes," International Patent Application WO 2004/060531 A1, issued July 22, 2004.

  7. Gin, D. L.; Bara, J. E.; Noble. R. D.; Zeng, X. “Surfactants and Polymerizable Surfactants Based on Room-temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) that Form Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Phases with Water and Other RTILs," U.S. Patent Application 11/773,044, filed July 3, 2006.

  8. Wyse, C. L; Torres, R.; Millward, A. R.; Noble, R. D.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L. “Fluid Storage and Purification Method,” U.S. Patent Application 12/041,574, filed April 10, 2008.

  9. Gin, D. L.; Zhou, M.; Noble, R. D. "Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Membranes Based on Cross-linked Type I Bicontinuous Cubic Phases," Provisional U.S. Patent Application 60/938,126, filed May. 15, 2007.

  10. Gin, D. L.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Freeman, B. D.; Ju, H. “Polymer Coatings that Resist Adsorption of Proteins,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 60/973,204, filed September 18, 2007.

  11. Bara, J. E.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “Heteroaryl Salts and Methods for Producing and Using the Same,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/012,893, filed December 12, 2007.

  12. Gin, D. L., Bara, J. E.; Noble, R. D. “Fluid Storage and Dispensing Methods and Apparatus,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 2008/0319292 A1, filed December 25, 2008.

  13. Gin, D. L., Kerr, R. L.; Elliott, B. J. “Liquid Electrolyte-Filled Nanoporous Polymer Electrolyte,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/162,592, filed March 23, 2009.

  14. Gabriel, C. J.; Gin, D. L. “Dendrimeric Polyelectrolytes,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/162,709, filed March 24, 2009.

  15. Liang, X.; Weimer, A. W.; Gin, D. L. “Modification of Nanoporous Supported LLC Polymer Membranes by Atomic Layer Deposition,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/226,000, filed July 16, 2009.

  16. Gin, D. L.; Zhou, M.; Noble, R. D.; Bara, J. E.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Kerr, R. L. "Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Membranes Based on Cross-linked Type I Bicontinuous Cubic Phases," U.S. Patent 20090173693, issued July 9, 2009.

  17. Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.; Bara, J. E., Carlisle, T. K. “Cationic Polymers Based on and Interfaced with Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and their Use as Gas Separations and Gels,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/228,433, filed July 24, 2009.

  18. LaFrate, A. L.; Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “Diol-Functionalized, Imidazolium-Based Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and Monomers,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/228,699, filed July 27, 2009.

  19. Gin, D. L.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Freeman, B. D.; Ju, H. “Polymer Coatings that Resist Adsorption of Proteins,” U.S. Patent Application 12/563,717, filed September 21, 2009.

  20. Gin, D. L.; Zhou, M.; Noble, R. D. "Liquid Crystal Nanofilter Membranes," U.S. Patent 7,604,129, issued October 10, 2009.

  21. Gin, D. L.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Wiesenauer, B. R. “Nanoporous, Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Networks via a New Polymerizable Surfactant Platform,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/299,416, filed January 29, 2010.

  22. Gin, D. L.; Kerr, R. L.; Elliott, B. J. “Liquid Electrolyte Filled Polymer Electrolyte,” PCT Patent Application PCT/US2010/028370, filed March 23, 2010.

  23. Hudiono, Y. C.; Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L. “Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on Nanoporous Inorganic Particles and Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/357,446, filed June 22, 2010.

  24. Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; LaFrate, A. L.; Noble, R. D.; Carlisle, T. K.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Kerr, R. L. “Imidazolium-based Room-temperature Ionic Liquids, Polymers, Monomers, and Membranes Containing the Same,” PCT Patent Application PCT/US10/43124, filed July 23, 2010. (Licensed, November 2015)

  25. Gin, D. L.; Kerr, R. L.; Elliott, B. J. “Liquid Electrolyte Filled Polymer Electrolyte,” International Patent Application WO 2010/111308 A1, published September 30, 2010.

  26. Gin, D. L.; Bara, J. E.; Noble. R. D.; Zeng, X. “Surfactants and Polymerizable Surfactants Based on Room-temperature Ionic Liquids that Form Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Phases with Water and Room-temperature Ionic Liquids," U.S. Patent 7,931,824 B2, issued April 26, 2011. (Licensed, June 2018)

  27. Gin, D. L.; Carter, B. M.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Noble, R. D.; Barton, J. L. “New Methods for Formulating and Preparing Nanoporous, Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes that Enable Facile Film Processing and Pore Size Variation,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/510,931, filed July 22, 2011.

  28. Gin, D. L.; Weimer, A. W.; Liang, X. “Novel Nanoporous Supported Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes and Methods of Preparing and Using Same,” U.S. Patent Application 13/303,750, filed November 23, 2011.

  29. Gabriel, C. J.; Gin, D. L.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Wiesenauer, B. R. “Novel Polymerizable Surfactant Platforms and Uses Thereof,” U.S. Patent Application 13/358,296, filed January 25, 2012.

  30. Gin, D. L.; Kerr, R. L.; Elliott, B. J. “Liquid Electrolyte Filled Polymer Electrolyte,” U.S. Patent Application US 2012/0129045 A1, issued May 24, 2012.

  31. Gin, D. L.; Weimer, A. W.; Liang, X. “Novel Nanoporous Supported Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes and Methods of Preparing and Using Same,” U.S. Patent Application US 2012/0160095 A1, issued June 28, 2012.

  32. Gin, D. L.; Carlisle, T. K.; Noble, R. D.; Nicodemus, G. D.; McDanel, W. “New Curable Polymers, Composite Comprising Same, and Methods of Using Same,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/669,303, filed July 9, 2012.

  33. Gin, D. L.; Carter, B. M.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Noble, R. D.; Barton, J. L. “Method and Membrane for Nanoporous, Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes that Enable Facile Film Processing and Pore Size Control,” PCT Patent Application PCT/US2012/047779, filed July 22, 2012.

  34. Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; LaFrate, A. L.; Noble, R. D.; Carlisle, T. K.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Kerr, R. L. “Imidazolium-based Room-temperature Ionic Liquids, Polymers, Monomers, and Membranes Containing the Same,” U.S. Patent Application 2012/0186446 A1, issued July 26, 2012.

  35. Gabriel, C. J.; Gin, D. L.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Wiesenauer, B. R. “Novel Polymerizable Surfactant Platforms and Uses Thereof,” U.S. Patent Application US 2012/0211424 A1, issued August 23, 2012.

  36. Gin, D. L.; Voss, B. A.; Carlisle, T. K.; Noble, R. D.; McDanel, W. M. “Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid-Based Coatings for the Containment and Decontamination of Hazardous Agent-Contacted Substrates,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/726,825, filed November 15, 2012.

  37. Noble, R. D.; Gin, D. L.; Nguyen, P. T.; Hill, M. R. “Novel Membranes with Long-Term Gas Permeability Stability, and Methods of Preparing and Using Same,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/729,758, filed November 26, 2012.

  38. Gin, D. L.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Gabriel, C. J.; Freeman, B. D.; Ju, H. “Polymer Coatings that Resist Adsorption of Proteins,” U.S. Patent Application 13/854,769, re-filed April 1, 2013.

  39. Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Carlisle, T. K.; McDanel, W. M.; Cowan, M. G. “Novel Methods of Preparing Ionic Liquid-Containing Thin Polymer Films on a Porous Substrate Surface,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 61/826,154, filed May 22, 2013.

  40. Gin, D. L.; Carlisle, T. K.; Noble, R. D.; Nicodemus, G. D.; McDanel, W. M.; Cowan, M. G. “Composites Comprising Novel RTIL-Based Polymers, and Methods of Making and Using Same,” PCT Patent Application PCT/US2013/049765, filed July 9, 2013.

  41. Hill, M. R.; Lau, C. H.; Konstas, K.; Nguyen, P. T.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “Mixed Matrix Polymer Compositions,” PCT Patent Application No. PCT/AU2013/001369, filed November 26, 2013.

  42. Gin, D. L.; Carter, B. M.; Wiesenauer, B. R.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Noble, R. D.; Barton, J. L. “Method and Membrane for Nanoporous, Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Membranes that Enable Facile Film Processing and Pore Size Control,” U.S. Patent Application 14/234,362, filed January 22, 2014, published June 5, 2014.

  43. Gin, D. L.; Kohno, Y.; Cowan, M. G.; Noble, R. D. “Novel Oxygen-Binding Ionic Liquid Systems, and Methods of Making and Using Same,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 62/038,406, filed August 18, 2014.

  44. Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; LaFrate, A. L.; Noble, R. D.; Carlisle, T. K.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Kerr, R. L. “Imidazolium-based Room-temperature Ionic Liquids, Polymers, Monomers, and Membranes Containing the Same,” U.S. Patent 8,926,732, issued January 6, 2015. (Licensed, November 2015)

  45. Gin, D. L.; Carlisle, T. K.; Noble, R. D.; Nicodemus, G. D.; McDanel, W. M.; Cowan, M. G. “Composites Comprising Novel RTIL-Based Polymers, and Methods of Making and Using Same,” U.S. Patent Application 20150209776, filed January 9, 2015. (National Phase of PCT/US2013/049765 that was filed July 9, 2013.) (Licensed, November 2015)

  46. Cowan, M. G.; Kohno, Y.; Gin, D. L., Noble, R. D. “Novel Oxygen Gas-Binding Ionic Liquid Systems, and Methods of Making and Using Same,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 62/206,504, filed August 18, 2015.

  47. Hill, M .R.; Lau, C. H.; Konstas, K. Nguyen, P. T.; Gin, D.; Noble, R. D. “Mixed Matrix Polymer Compositions,” U.S. Patent Application 14/647,295 (publication number: US 2015/0283520-A1), publication date October 8, 2015.

  48. Cowan, M. G.; Kohno, Y.; Gin, D. L., Noble, R. D. “Novel Metal-Containing Ionic Liquids and Methods Using Same,” Provisional U. S. Patent Application, filed October 28, 2015.

  49. Bara, J. E.; Gin, D. L.; LaFrate, A. L.; Noble, R. D.; Carlisle, T. K.; Hatakeyama, E. S.; Kerr, R. L. “Imidazolium-based Room-temperature Ionic Liquids, Polymers, Monomers, and Membranes Containing the Same,” U.S. Patent Application Publication US2016/0175764 A1, published June 23, 2016.

  50. Bailey, T. S.; Guo, C.; Lewis, J. T.; Fischenich, K.; Donahue, T. H.; Wijayasekara, D.; Cowan, M.; Gin D.; Noble, R. “Thermoplastic Elastomer Hydrogels,” PCT Patent Application No.: PCT/US16/64956, filed December 4. 2016 (via Colorado State University as a joint application with CU Boulder).

  51. Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Dischinger, S M.; Carter, B. M. “Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal-Based Nanofiltration Membranes with Reversibly Tuned Pore Size and Selectivity, and Methods Using Same,” Provisional U. S. Patent Application, filed January 26, 2017.

  52. Linden, K. G.; Rosenblum, J.; Dischinger, S. M.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “Methods and Devices for Treating Wastewaters,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 62/459,307, filed February 15, 2017.

  53. Linden, K. G.; Rosenblum, J.; Dischinger, S. M.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D. “Methods and Devices for Treating Wastewaters,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 62/459,946, filed February 16, 2017.

  54. Cowan, M. G.; Kohno, Y.; Gin, D. L., Noble, R. D. “Novel Metal-Containing Ionic Liquids and Methods Using Same,” PCT Patent Application WO 2017/075242 A1, published May 4, 2017.

  55. Bailey, T. S.; Guo, C.; Lewis, J. T.; Fischenich, K.; Donahue, T. H.; Wijayasekara, D.; Cowan, M.; Gin D.; Noble, R. “Thermoplastic Elastomer Hydrogels,” PCT Patent Application WO2017/096367 A1., published June 8, 2017.

  56. Gin, D. L.; Carlisle, T. K.; Noble, R. D.; Nicodemus, G. D.; McDanel, W. M., Cowan, M. G., “Composites Comprising Novel RTIL-based Polymers, and Methods of Making and Using Same,” U.S. Patent 9,687,840, issued July 27, 2017.

  57. Hill, M. R.; Lau, C. H.; Konstas, K.; Nguyen, P. T.; Gin, D.; Noble, R. D. “Mixed Matrix Polymer Compositions,” U.S. Patent 9,815,032, issued November 14, 2017.

  58. Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Dischinger, S. M.; Carter, B. M. “Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal-Based Nanofiltration Membranes with Reversibly Tuned Pore Size and Selectivity, and Methods Using Same,” U.S. Patent Application 15/879,902, filed January 25, 2018.

  59. Gin, D. L.; Dunn, C. A.; Singh, Z. V.; Noble, R. D. “Curable Poly(RTIL)-Based Mixed-Matrix Membranes and Methods for Using Same,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 62/677,223, filed May 29, 2018.

  60. Martin, R. M.; Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Nguyen, V. T.; Elliott, B. J. “Diene Gemini Polymerizable Surfactants with Mixed Cis and Trans Isomers that Form Bicontinuous Cubic Phases,” ProvisionalU.S. Patent Application 62/695,382, filed July 9, 2018.

  61. Gin, D. L.; Dwulet, G. E. “Nanoporous Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer Resin for Molecular Size-Selective Catalytic Alcohol Oxidation,” Provisional U.S. Patent Application 62/699,865, filed July 18, 2018.

  62. Gin, D. L.; Noble, R. D.; Dischinger, S. M.; Carter, B. M. “Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal-Based Nanofiltration Membranes with Reversibly Tuned Pore Size and Selectivity, and Methods Using Same,” U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2018/0208728 A1, published July 26, 2018.

  63. Hill, M. R.; Lau, C. H.; Konstas, K.; Nguyen, P. T.; Gin, D.; Noble, R. D. “Mixed Matrix Polymer Compositions,” Australian Patent 2013350331, issued November 15, 2018.

  64. Bailey, T. S.; Guo, C.; Lewis, J. T.; Fischenich, K.; Donahue, T. H.; Wijayasekara, D.; Cowan, M.; Gin D.; Noble, R. “Thermoplastic Elastomer Hydrogels,” U.S Patent Application Publication US 2019/0031835 A1, published January 31, 2019.

  65. Bailey, T. S.; Guo, C.; Lewis, J. T.; Fischenich, K.; Donahue, T. H.; Wijayasekara, D.; Cowan, M. G.; Gin D. L.; Noble, R. D. “Thermoplastic Elastomer Hydrogels,” U.S. Patent US 10,428,185 B2, issued October 1, 2019.

  66. Gin, D. L.; Dunn, C. A.; Singh, Z. V.; Noble, R. D. “Curable Poly(RTIL)-Based Mixed-Matrix Membranes and Methods for Using Same,” International Patent Application WO 2019/232074 A1, published December 5, 2019.

  67. Gin, D. L.; Dunn, C. A.; Singh, Z. V.; Noble, R. D. “Curable Poly(RTIL)-Based Mixed-Matrix Membranes and Methods for Using Same,” U.S. Patent Application 17/058,821, filed November 25, 2020.

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