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254 Coolbaugh Hall
Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 273 3633
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E-mail: sboyes@mines.edu

Boyes research group - publications

 

Peer Reviewed Publications (Papers and Book Chapters):

  • Rowe, M.D., Chang, C.-C., Bradshaw-Pierce, E.L., Hasebroock, K.M., Merz, A.L., Serkova, N.J., Boyes, S.G. Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging via Molecular Targeting with Gd Nanoparticle Contrast Agent Templates submitted to Bioconjugate Chem. 2011.
  • Hotchkiss, J.W., Mohr, B.G.R., Boyes, S.G. Poly(acrylic acid) Surface Modified Gold Nanorods as a Template for the Oxidative Polymerization of Pyrrole and Thiophene submitted to J. Nanopart. Res. 2011.
  • Boyes, S.G., Rowe, M.D., Serkova, N.J., Kim, F.J., Lambert, J.R., Werahera, P.N. Polymer Modified Gadolinium Nanoparticles for Targeted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cancer Therapy accepted by NanoLIFE 2011.
  • Boyes, S.G., Rowe, M.D., Chang, C.-C., Sanchez, T.J., Serkova, N.J., Werahera, P.N., Kim, F.J. Polymer-Modified Nanoparticles as Targeted In Vivo Imagine Agents In Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Medical Applications – Imaging, Targeting, and Drug Delivery; Svenson, S. and Prud’homme, R. Eds; Nanostructure Science and Technology; Springer Publishing, accepted, 2011.
  • Maksaereekul, W., Sanchez, T.J., Rowe, M.D., Liberatore, M.W., Serkova, N.J., Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Gadolinium Nanoscale Metal Organic Frameworks with Hydrotropes: Manipulation of Particle Size and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Capability ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2011, 3, 1502 – 1510.
  • Hotchkiss, J.W., Mohr, B.G.R., Boyes, S.G. Gold Nanorods Surface Modified with Poly(acrylic acid) as a Template for the Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles J. Nanopart. Res. 2010, 12, 915 – 930.
  • Boyes, S.G., Rowe, M.D., Chang, C.-C., Thamm, D.H., Kraft, S.L., Harmon, J.F., Serkova, N.J., Vogt, A.P., Sumerlin, B.S. Surface Modification of Positive Contrast Nanoparticle Agents with RAFT Polymers Towards the Targeted Imaging and Treatment of Cancer In Polymeric Delivery of Therapeutics; Morgan, S.E. and Lochhead, R.Y Eds.; ACS Symp. Series, Vol. 1053; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2010, 65 - 101.
  • Rowe, M.D., Chang, C.-C., Thamm, D.H., Kraft, S.L., Vogt, A.P., Sumerlin, B.S., Boyes, S.G. Tuning the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Properties of Positive Contrast Agent Nanoparticles by Surface Modification with RAFT Polymers Langmuir 2009, 25, 9487 – 9499.
  • Rowe, M.D., Thamm, D.H., Kraft, S.L.; Boyes, S.G. Polymer Modified Gadolinium Nanoparticles Used as Multifunctional Nanomedicines for the Targeted Imaging and Treatment of Cancer Biomacromolecules 2009, 10, 983 – 993.
  • Rowe, M.D.; Hammer, B.A.G.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Surface Initiated Stimuli Responsive Diblock Copolymer Brushes Utilizing a Combination of ATRP and RAFT Polymerization Techniques Macromolecules 2008, 41, 4147 – 4157.
  • Konopacki, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Surface Initiated Diblock Copolymer Brushes from Flat Silicon Substrates Utilizing the RAFT Polymerization Technique Macromolecules 2007, 40, 879 – 888.
  • Hotchkiss, J.W.; Lowe, A.B.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Modification of Gold Nanorods with RAFT Synthesized Polymers Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 6-13.
  • Ayres, N.; Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. Stimuli-Responsive Polyelectrolyte Polymer Brushes Prepared via Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization Langmuir 2007, 23, 182-189.
  • Kopesky, E.T.; Treat, N.D.; Boyes, S.G.; Cohen, R.E.; McKinley, G.H. Thermorheological Properties Near the Glass Transition of Oligomeric Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Blended with Acrylic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Nanocages Rheologica Acta 2006, 46, 971 – 981.
  • Akgun, B.; Baum, M.; Blickle, C.; Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Mirous, B.; Zhao, B.; Brittain, W.J. Surface Rearrangement of Diblock Copolymer Brushes – Stimuli-Responsive Films In Surface-Initiated Polymerization II; Jordan, R. Ed.; Adv. Polym. Sci. 198; Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, 2006, 125 – 147.
  • Treat, N.D.; Ayres, N.; Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. A Facile Route to Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Macromolecules 2006, 39, 26-29
  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Constable, A. Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Stimuli-Responsive Semi-Fluorinated Polymer Brushes In Responsive Polymer Materials: Design and Application,  Minko, S. Editor.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, January 2006.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Cyrus, C.; Akgun, B.; Caplan, A.; Mirous, B.; Brittain, W. J. Synthesis and Application of Polyelectrolyte Brushes In Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Films and Coatings; Urban, M. Ed.; ACS Symp. Series 912; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2005, 55 – 67.
  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Thermo-Responsive Behavior of Semi-Fluorinated Brushes Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3263 - 3270.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Baum, M.; Akgun, B.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W.J. Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Rearrangement of Block Copolymer Brushes In Polymer Brushes; Advincula, R.C., Brittain, W.J., Caster, K., Rühe, J., Eds.; Wiley-Interscience: Hoboken, NJ, 2004.
  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Synthesis and characterization of stimuli-responsive semi-fluorinated polymer brushes by atom transfer radical polymerization Macromolecules 2004, 37, 2790-2796.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and Deposition of (11-(2-Bromo-2-methyl)propionyloxy)undecyltrichlorosilane In Macromolecular Syntheses Volume 13; Mathais, L.J.; Acar, E., Eds.; 2004.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Baum, M.; Akgun, B.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W. J. Polymer Brushes – Surface Immobilized Polymers Surface Sci. 2004, 570, 1-12.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Synthesis, characterization and properties of polyelectrolyte block copolymer brushes prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization and their use in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles Macromolecules 2003, 36, 9539-9548.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J.; Weng, X.; Cheng, S.Z.D. Synthesis, characterization and properties of ABA type triblock copolymer brushes of styrene and methyl acrylate by atom transfer radical polymerization Macromolecules 2002, 35, 4960-4967.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Chaplin, R.P.; Davis, T. P.; Viatos, J.; Buxton, D.P. Direct esterification of a hydroxyl functional polyester resin with p-hydroxybenzoic acid Part A: Investigation of the direct esterification reaction scheme and characterisation of products Prog. Org. Coat. 2000, 39, 137-143.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Chaplin, R.P.; Davis, T. P.; Viatos, J.; Buxton, D.P. Direct esterification of a hydroxyl functional polyester resin with p-hydroxybenzoic acid Part B: Coating preparation and evaluation Prog. Org. Coat. 2000, 39, 145-150.

 

Published in Conference Proceedings (Preprints):

  • Rowe, M.D., Chang, C.-C., Serkova, N.J., Boyes, S.G. Polymer-modified gadolinium nanoparticles for the targeted imaging of cancer Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. Accepted 2010.
  • Rowe, M.D., Chang, C.-C., Boyes, S.G. Polymer modified gadolinium nanoparticles as theragnostic devices for the targeted imaging and treatment of cancer Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2009, 50(1), 341-342.
  • Chang, C.-C., Rowe, M.D., Boyes, S.G. Polymer modified gold/gadolinium nanoparticles for targeted multimodal imaging and photothermal treatment. Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2009, 50(1), 531-532.
  • Rowe, M.D.; Svoboda, W.; Maksaereekul, W.; Chang, C.-C.; Boyes, S.G. Polymer Modified Nanoparticles for Targeted Imaging and Therapy Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2008, 49(2), 1071-1072.
  • Hotchkiss, J.W.; Mohr, B.G.R.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Modification of Gold Nanorods for Ordering, Oxidative Polymerization of Pyrrole, and Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2008, 49(1), 379-380.
  • Mohr, B.G.R.; Hotchkiss, J.W.; Boyes, S.G. Polymer Modified Gold Nanorods as Templates for the Formation of Metal Nanoparticles and the Oxidative Polymerization of Pyrrole Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2008, 49(1), 1141-1142.
  • Konopacki, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Polymer Modified Gold and Gadolinium Nanoparticles for Targeted Imaging and Treatment of Cancer Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2007, 48(2), 968-969.
  • Boyes, S.G. Surface Modification of Silicon Substrates and Metallic Nanorods Using RAFT Polymerization: “Grafting From” and “Grafting To” International Conference on Polymer Synthesis Abstracts 2006, IL 65.
  • Hotchkiss, J.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Modification of Metallic Nanorods With RAFT Generated Polymers via the “Grafting To” Technique International Conference on Polymer Synthesis Abstracts 2006, P 55.
  • Konopacki, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Surface Initiated Diblock Copolymer Brushes Utilizing RAFT Polymerization International Conference on Polymer Synthesis Abstracts 2006, IL 58.
  • Hotchkiss, J.W.; Rowe, M.D.; Stempka, J.E.; Pitts, B.W.; Treat, N.D.; Boyes, S.G. Applications for Block Copolymer Brushes Prepared via Controlled/“Living” Free Radical Polymerization Techniques Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), 7-8.
  • Pitts, B.W.; Rowe, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Immobilization of RAFT Chain Transfer Agents Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), 89-90.
  • Hotchkiss, J.W.; Treat, N.D.; Higgins, B.A.; Lowe, A.B.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Modification of Gold Nanorods with PDMAEMA  Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), 91-92.
  • Rowe, M.D.; Pitts, B.W.; Lowe, A.B.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Diblock Copolymer Brushes via Surface Immobilized RAFT Chain Transfer Agents Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), 106-107.
  • Treat, N.D.; Stempka, J.E.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes via Hydrolysis of Poly(tert-Butyl Acrylate) Brushes Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), 114-115.
  • Stempka, J.E.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Nanoparticles within Tethered Diblock Copolymer Brush Systems Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), 110-111.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte brushes Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2004, 45(2), 286-287.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte brushes and their use in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2004, 90, 326-327.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Mirous, B.K.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J. Adaptive films based on block copolymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2004, 90, 217.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Responsive thin films based on surface-immobilized block copolymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2004, 90, 33.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Mirous, B.K.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J. Recent advances in the synthesis and rearrangement of block copolymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 420-421.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 523-524.
  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. Characterization of stimuli-responsive semifluorinated polymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 506
  • Akgun, B.; Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Effect of initiator deposition technique and spacer length on monolayer and polymer brush formation Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 514-515.
  • Baum, M.; Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Mirous, B.K.; Sedjo, R.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and nanomorphology of multiblock polymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2002, 43(2), 72-73.
  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W.J. Effect of initiator anchoring group on polymer brush formation Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2002, 43(2), 271-272.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of semifluorinated polymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2002, 43(2), 273-274.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of multiblock polymer brushes International Conference on Polymer Synthesis: Warwick 2002, Warwick, UK, July, 2002.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis, characterization, and properties of ABA type triblock copolymer brushes of styrene and methyl acrylate Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2001, 43(1), 549-550.

 

Other Publications –

  • Konopacki, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Analysis of Polymer Brush Formation on Si Wafers by GATR-FTIR Harrick Scientific Applications Note No. 070101 2007 http://www.harricksci.com/accessories/Analysis_of_Polymer_Brush_Formation_on_Si_wfr.pdf
  • Boyes, S.G.; Konopacki, M.D.; Hotchkiss, J.; Thamm, D.H.; Kraft, S.L. Gadolinium and Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates, and Uses Thereof U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/957,208 filed August 22, 2007.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Rowe, M.D.; Thamm, D.H.; Kraft, S.L. Lanthanide Nanoparticle Conjugates, and Uses Thereof U.S. Patent Application No. 12/197,061 filed August 22, 2008.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Rowe, M.D.; Hotchkiss, J. Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates, and Uses Thereof U.S. Patent Application No. 12/197,044 filed August 22, 2008.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Rowe, M.D. Hybrid Lanthanide and Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates, and Uses Thereof U.S. Provisional Patent Application February 18, 2009.

 

 

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