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1.      "Formation and Collapse of Single-Monomer-Thick Monolayers of Poly(n-Butyl Acrylate) at the Air-Water Interface", K. N. Witte, S. Kewalramani, I. Kuzmenko, W. Sun, M. Fukuto, Y.-Y. Won, Macromolecules revision under review, 2010.

2.      "On the Origins of the Salt-Concentration-Dependent Instability and Lateral Nanoscale Heterogeneities of Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes: Gradient Brush Experiment, and Flory-Type Theoretical Analysis", J. Hur, K. N. Witte, W. Sun, Y.-Y. Won, Langmuir 26(3), 2021-2034, 2010.

3.      "Missing Pieces in Understanding the Intracellular Trafficking of Polycation/DNA Complexes", Y.-Y. Won, R. Sharma, S. F. Konieczny, Journal of Controlled Release 139(2), 88-93, 2009.

4.      "Self-Consistent Field Theory Study of the Effect of Grafting Density on the Height of a Weak Polyelectrolyte Brush", K. N. Witte, S. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 113(32), 11076-11084, 2009.

5.      "Evidence of Lateral Nanoscale Heterogeneities in Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes", K. N. Witte, J. Hur, W. Sun, S. Kim, Y.-Y. Won, Macromolecules 41(23), 8960-8963, 2008.

6.      "Effects of the Incorporation of a Hydrophobic Middle Block into a PEG-Polycation Diblock Copolymer on the Physicochemical and Cell Interaction Properties of the Polymer-DNA Complexes", R. Sharma, J.-S. Lee, R. C. Bettencourt, C. Xiao, S. F. Konieczny, Y.-Y. Won, Biomacromolecules 9(11), 3294-3307, 2008.

7.      "Fabrication of High-Quality Non-Close-Packed 2D Colloid Crystals by Template-Guided Langmuir-Blodgett Particle Deposition", J. Hur, Y.-Y. Won, Soft Matter 4(6), 1261-1269, 2008. See "Self-assembling Method Could Lead to Inexpensive Diamond-like Crystals for Technology" in ScienceDaily (April 22, 2008).

8.      "Two-Dimensional Colloid Crystals Templated by Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Patterns", J. Hur, Y.-Y. Won, Langmuir 24(10), 5382-5392, 2008.

9.      "Effect of Interfacial Curvature on the Miscibility of Laterally Mobile, Mixed Polyelectrolyte and Neutral Polymer Brushes: An SCF Numerical Analysis", K. N. Witte, Y.-Y. Won, Macromolecules 41(7), 2735-2738, 2008.

10.  "Preparation of Calcium Alginate Microgel Beads in an Electrodispersion Reactor Using an Internal Source of Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles", Y. Zhao, M. T. Carvajal, Y.-Y. Won, M. T. Harris, Langmuir 23(25), 12489-12496, 2007.

11.  "Application of Molecular Rotors to the Determination of the Molecular Weight-Dependence of Viscosity in Polymer Melts", D. Zhu, M. A. Haidekker, J.-S. Lee, Y.-Y. Won, J. C.-M. Lee, Macromolecules 40(21), 7730-7732, 2007.

12.  "Polymer-Based siRNA Delivery: Perspectives on the Fundamental and Phenomenological Distinctions from Polymer-Based DNA Delivery", D. J. Gary, N. Puri, Y.-Y. Won, Journal of Controlled Release 121(1-2), 64-73, 2007.

13.  "Nonionic Block Copolymer Wormlike Micelles", Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, in Giant Micelles: Properties and Applications (Editors: R. Zana, E. W. Kaler), CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.

14.  "Self-Consistent-Field Analysis of Mixed Polyelectrolyte and Neutral Polymer Brushes", K. N. Witte, Y.-Y. Won, Macromolecules 39(22), 7757-7768, 2006.

15.  "Inhibitive Chain Transfer to Ligand in the ATRP of n-Butyl Acrylate", R. Sharma, A. Goyal, J. M. Caruthers, Y.-Y. Won, Macromolecules 39(14), 4680-4689, 2006.

16.  "Effect of Temperature on Carbon Black Agglomeration in Hydrocarbon Liquid with Adsorbed Dispersant", Y.-Y. Won, S. P. Meeker, V. Trappe, D. A. Weitz, N. Z. Diggs, J. I. Emert, Langmuir 21(4), 924-932, 2005.

17.  "Rubbery Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Solid-State, Thin-Film Lithium Batteries", P. E. Trapa, Y.-Y. Won, S. C. Mui, E. A. Olivetti, B. Huang, D. R. Sadoway, A. M. Mayes, S. Dallek, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 152(1), A1-A5, 2005.

18.  "Imaging Nanostructured Fluids Using Cryo-TEM", Y.-Y. Won, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 21(1), 296-302, 2004.

19.  "Molecular Exchange in PEO-PB Micelles in Water", Y.-Y. Won, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, Macromolecules 36(3), 953-955, 2003.

20.  "Effect of Surfactant on Unilamellar Polymeric Vesicles: Altered Membrane Properties and Stability in the Limit of Weak Surfactant Partitioning", M. M. Santore, D. E. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, D. A. Hammer, Langmuir 18(20), 7299-7308, 2002.

21.  "ATRP of Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers Based on PVDF and Their Use as Membrane Additives", J. F. Hester, P. Banergee, Y.-Y. Won, A. Akthakul, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, Macromolecules 35(20), 7652-7661, 2002.

22.  "Block Copolymer Electrolytes Synthesized by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for Solid-State, Thin-Film Lithium Batteries", P. E. Trapa, B. Huang, Y.-Y. Won, D. R. Sadoway, A. M. Mayes, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 5(5), A85-A88, 2002.

23.  "Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy (Cryo-TEM) of Micelles and Vesicles Formed in Water by Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Block Copolymers", Y.-Y. Won, A. K. Brannan, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106(13), 3354-3364, 2002.

24.  "Crosslinked Polymersome Membranes: Vesicles with Broadly Adjustable Stability", B. M. Discher, H. Bermudez, D. A. Hammer, D. E. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106(11), 2848-2854, 2002.

25.  "Comparison of Original and Cross-linked Wormlike Micelles of Poly(ethylene oxide-b-butadiene) in Water: Rheological Properties and Effects of Poly(ethylene oxide) Addition", Y.-Y. Won, K. Paso, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 105(35), 8302-8311, 2001.

26.  "Preparation, Stability, and In Vitro Performance of Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers", J. C.-M. Lee, H. Bermudez, B. M. Discher, M. Sheehan, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, D. E. Discher, Biotechnology and Bioengineering 73(2), 135-145, 2001.

27.  "Thermogelling Biodegradable Polymers with Hydrophilic Backbones: PEG-g-PLGA", B. Jeong, M. R. Kibbey, J. C. Birnbaum, Y.-Y. Won, A. Gutowska, Macromolecules 33(22), 8317-8322, 2000.

28.  "Segment Distribution of the Micellar Brushes of Poly(ethylene oxide) via Small-Angle Neutron Scattering", Y.-Y. Won, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, M. Agamalian, G. D. Wignall, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104(30), 7134-7143, 2000; Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104(38), 9054-9054, 2000.

29.   "Directly Resolved Core-Corona Structure of Block Copolymer Micelles by Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscopy", Y. Zheng, Y.-Y. Won, F. S. Bates, H. T. Davis, L. E. Scriven, Y. Talmon, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 103(47), 10331-10334, 1999.

30.  "Polymersomes: Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers", B. M. Discher, Y.-Y. Won, J. C.-M. Lee, J. Eggs, F. S. Bates, D. E. Discher, D. A. Hammer, Science 284 (5417), 1143-1146, 1999.

31.  "Giant Wormlike Rubber Micelles", Y.-Y. Won, H. T. Davis, F. S. Bates, Science 283 (5404), 960-963, 1999.