Book Chapters and Invited Monographs

D. Kukling and M.W. Urban, “Synthetic Aspects of Advanced Stimuli-Responsive Polymers,” Wiley Handbook on Stimuli-Responsive Polymers, 2011, in press.

B.Ghosh and M.W. Urban, “Self-Repairing Polymeric Materials,” Wiley Handbook on Stimuli-Responsive Polymers, 2011, in press.

D. Ramachandran and M.W. Urban, “Photochromic Stimuli-Responsive Polymers,” Wiley Handbook on Stimuli-Responsive Polymers, 2011, in press.

M.W. Urban, “Stimuli-Responsive Polymers,” McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology, 2010, 362-365. 

M. Cohen, J. Genzer, I. Luzinov, M. Mueller, C. Ober, M. Stamm, I. Szleifer, S. Zauscher, M.W. Urban, F. Winnik, S. Minko, “Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Materials,” Invited Review, Nature Materials, 2010, 9, 101-113.

F. Liu and M.W. Urban, ”Challenges and Opportunities in Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Materials,” Invited Review Article, Prog. Polym Sci., 2010, 35, 3.

M.W. Urban, “Stratification, Stimuli-Responsiveness, Self-Healing, and Signaling in Polymer Networks,” Invited Trends Article,  Prog. Polym. Sci., 2009, 34(8), 679-687.

M. Yu and M.W. Urban, “Polymeric Surfaces with Anticoagulant, Antifouling, and Anti-microbial Attributes,” Special Issue on New Trends in Polymer Science, Macromol. Symp., 2009, 283–284, 311–318

M.W. Urban, “Recent Advances in Film Formation from Colloidal Particles; Synthesis of Non-Spherical Colloidal Shapes with Stimuli-Responsive Characteristics,” Ed. T. Provder, Film Formation; Process and Morphology, ACS Symposium Series #941, Oxford University Press and American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2006.

D. J. Lestage and M.W. Urban, “Non-Spherical Colloidal Particles and Their Stimuli-Responsive Film Formation,” Responsive Polymer Materials; Design and Applications, Ed. S. Minko, Blackwell Publishing, 2006.

D. J. Lestage, W. R. Dreher, and M. W. Urban, “Stimuli-Responsive Behavior of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate (SDOSS) During Coalescence of Colloidal Particles,” Ed. M.W. Urban, Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Films and Coatings, ACS Symposium Series #912, Oxford University Press and American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2005.

A.M.Urban and M.W.Urban, “Stimuli-Responsive Macromolecules and Polymeric Coatings,” Ed. M.W. Urban, Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Films and Coatings, ACS Symposium Series #912, Oxford University Press and American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2005.

Y.Zhao and M.W.Urban, “Mobility and Molecular Interactions During Latex Film Formation,” Eds. T.Provder and M.W.Urban, Film Formation, ACS Symposium Series # 790, Oxford University Press and American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2001. 

M.W.Urban, “Photoacoustic FT-IR Depth Profiling of Polymeric Surfaces,” Handbook of Vibrational Spectroscopy, Wiley and Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom, 2001.

M.W.Urban, “Photoacoustic FT-IR Surface Depth Profiling,” Encyclopedia of Vibrational Spectroscopy, R.A. Meyers (Ed.), 2001, Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, United Kingdom.

M.W.Urban, “Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging in Coatings Analysis,” Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, Ed. R.A.Meyers, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom, 2000.

M.W. Urban, “Multi-Dimensional Spectroscopy of Polymer Films; Surface-Interfacial Interactions,” Ed. J.M.Chalmers, Macromolecular Symposia 141, Wiley-VCH, Verlag GmbH, 1999.

A.P.Chu, L.K.Tebelius, and M.W.Urban, “Spectroscopic Studies of Surfactant Mobility and Stratification Processes in p-EA/p-Sty Homopolymer Latex Films,” Ed. J.E. Glass, ACS Symposium Series #699, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1997.

B.-J. Niu, L.Martin, L. Tebelius and M.W.Urban, “Latex Film Formation near Surfaces and Interfaces; ATR and Step-Scan Photoacoustic FT-IR Approaches,” Film Formation, Eds. T.Provder and M.W.Urban, ACS Symposium Series #648, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 1996.

B.W.Ludwig, B.P.Pennington, and M.W.Urban, “Rheo-Photoacoustic FT-IR Spectroscopy; Diffusion and Adhesion to Polymers,” Chapter 22, Multi-Dimensional IR/Raman, NMR, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Eds. M.W.Urban and T. Provder, ACS Symposium Series #598, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 1995.

P.R.Griffiths and M.W.Urban, “FT-IR/Raman Spectroscopy of Polymers,” Chapter 1, Multi-Dimensional IR/Raman, NMR, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Eds. M.W.Urban and T. Provder, ACS Symposium Series #598, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 1995.

M.W.Urban, “Synergism of Hyphenated Techniques in Polymer Analysis,” ACS Symposium Series #581, Chapter 1, pp. 2-11, Eds. T.Provder, M.W. Urban, and H.Barth, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 1994.

M.W.Urban, "FT-IR and FT-Raman Spectroscopy of Polymers: Principles and Applications," Chapter 1, Structure-Property Relations in Polymers; Spectroscopy and Performance, Advances in Chemistry Series #236, Eds: M.W.Urban, C.D.Craver, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1993.

M.W.Urban, "A Response of Photoacoustic FT-IR Effect to the Thermal and Interfacial Changes in Polymers," Chapter 26, Structure-Property Relations in Polymers; Spectroscopy and Performance, Advances in Chemistry Series #236, Eds: M.W.Urban, C.D.Craver, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1993.

T.Thorstenson, K.W.Evanson and M.W.Urban, "Film-Air and Film-Substrate Interfaces of Latex Films Monitored by FT-IR," Chapter 11, Structure-Property Relations in Polymers; Spectroscopy and Performance, Advances in Chemistry Series #236, Eds: M.W.Urban, C.D.Craver, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1993.

S.R.Gaboury and M.W.Urban, "Analysis of Gas/Plasma Modified Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Elastomer Surfaces; ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy," Chapter 34, Structure-Property Relations in Polymers; Spectroscopy and Performance, Advances in Chemistry Series # 236, Eds: M.W.Urban, C.D.Craver, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1993.

B.J. Exsted and M.W. Urban, "Ultrasonic Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Poly(Phthalocyanato) Siloxane," Chapter 35, Structure-Property Relations in Polymers; Spectroscopy and Performance, Advances in Chemistry Series #236, Eds: M.W.Urban, C.D.Craver, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1993. 

K.W. Evanson and M.W. Urban, "Polymer ‑Polymer Interfacial Interactions Detected  Spectroscopically," Book Chapter, Surface Phenomena and Fine Particles in Water‑Based Coatings, pp.197-212, Eds. M.K. Sharma and F.J.Micale, Plenum Press, 1991.

M.W. Urban, S.R. Gaboury, W.T. McDonald and A.M. Tiefenthaler, "Probing Structures of Macromolecules by Photoacoustic FT‑IR Spectroscopy," Chapter 17, Advances in Chemistry Series #227, Eds. C.Craver and T. Provder, 1990.

M.W. Urban and W.F. McDonald, "Emission of Acoustic Waves from Polymers under Stress: Rheo‑Photoacoustic FT‑IR Spectroscopy," Chapter 9, ACS Symposium Series # 424, Sound and Vibration Damping in Polymers, Eds. L.S.Sperling and R.Corsaro, 1991.

M.W. Urban and J.L. Koenig, "Applications of FT‑IR Spectroscopy to Surface Depth Profiling Studies," Chapter 3, Vibrational Spectra and Structure, Ed. J. R. Durig, Vol.18, 1990, Elsevier.

M.W. Urban, "Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of Water‑Soluble Polymers: Structural Analysis and Interactions; Chapter 15, Advances in Chemistry Series # 223, Ed. J.E.Glass, ACS, Washington, 1989.

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