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Prof. Rachel Yerushalmi - Rozen
Ben- Gurion University of the Negev

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Publications

1. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen, B.J. Hostetter, L.J. Fetters and J. Klein "Interactions between mica surfaces in solutions of linear and cyclic polystyrene chains: The effect of topological selectivity" Macromolecules 23, 2984 (1990).

2. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen and G. Berkovic "Surface Second Harmonic Generation from bare and polymer covered Mica" Mol.liq.Crys.Bulletin 5, 291 (1990).

3. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen G. Berkovic and J. Klein "In situ probing of polymer grafting from solutions onto solids substrates by nonlinear optics" Langmuir 8, 1392-1397 (1992).

4. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen, J. Klein and L.J. Fetters "Suppression of Rupture in thin Non Wetting liquid films" Science 263, 793 (1994).

5. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen, J. Klein "Stabilization of Non Wetting Thin liquid films on a solid substrate by Polymeric additives" Langmuir, 11, 2806 (1995).

6. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen, J. Klein " Polymer brushes paint a stable picture" Physics World, 8, 30 (1995).

7. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen and J. Klein "Stabilization of liquid films by polymer additives" Cellular Polymers 15 (1996) and Progress in Rubber and Plastics Technology, 12, 30 (1996).

8. N. Dan and R. Yerushalmi- Rozen "Wetting of Brush covered Surfaces by Polymeric liquids" Trends in Polymer Science 5, 46 (1997).

9. T. Kerle R. Yerushalmi- Rozen and J. Klein "Dewetting on crosslinked polymers" Europhisics Letters 38, 207 (1997).

10. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen and J. Klein "Dewetting of solvated polymer brushes by thin liquid films" J. Phys. Matter 9, 1 (1997).

11. T. Kerle R. Yerushalmi- Rozen and J. Klein "Wetting Autophobicity of a polymer melt on a Network of Itself" Macromolecules 31, 422 (1998)

12. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen and J. Klein "Polymer- induced control of wetting in thin liquid films. Recent Research Developments in Polymer Science" Polymer and Surfaces a versatile combination", H. Hommel Editor, Research Signpost, Trivandrum, India (1998).

13. A. Ritzl, O. Regev and R. Yerushalmi- Rozen "Structure and interfacial interactions of thin amylopectin films" Acta Polymerica 49, 562 (1998).

14. T. Kerle J. Klein and R. Yerushalmi- Rozen "How does a thin film rupture?" Physics World 24 (1998).

15. T. Kerle, R. Yerushalmi-Rozen, J. Klein, and L. J. Fetters "Van der Waals stable thin films: correlated undulations and ultimate dewetting" Europhysics Letters, 44, 4, 484 (1998).

16. R. Yerushalmi- Rozen, T. Kerle and J. Klein: "Alternative Dewetting Pathways of Thin Liquid Films" Science, 285, 1254 (1999). (PDF file)

17. J. Jopp and R. Yerushalmi- Rozen "Autophobic behavior of polymers at the melt-elastomer interface" Macromolecules, 31, 21, 7269 (1999).

18 M. Carignano, R. Yerushalmi-Rozen and N. Dan " Polymer induced

wetting transitions in liquid films" Macromolecules, 33, 3653 (2000).

19. S. Pevzner, O. Regev and R. Yerushalmi-Rozen "Thin films of mesoporous silica:preparation and characterization" Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 4:(6), 420 (2000).

20. H. Grüll, R. Shaulitch and R.Yerushalmi-Rozen "Adsorption of PEO in Highly Confining Porous Glass" Macromolecules, 34, 8315 (2001). (PDF file)

21. R. Bandyopadhyaya, E. Nativ-Roth, O. Regev, and R. Yerushalmi Rozen "Stabilization of Individual Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Solutions" Nano Letters, 2 (1) 25 (2002). Highlighted in Editors’ choice: Science 294: 2253c (2001), and Chemical & Engineering news July 9 (2002). (PDF file)

22. E. Nativ-Roth, Y. Levi-Kalisman, O. Regev and R. Yerushalmi-Rozen "On the route to compatibilization of Carbon Nanotubes" Journal of Polymer Engineering, 22 (5) 360 (2002).

23. T. Dollase, H. W. Spiess, M. Gottlieb, and R. Yerushalmi-Rozen "Crystallization of PDMS: The effect of physical and chemical crosslinks", Europhysics Letters, 60 (3), 390 (2002). (PDF file)

24. T. Kerle J. Klein and R. Yerushalmi- Rozen "Accelerated rupture at the liquid/liquid interface", Langmuir, 18 (26) 10146 (2002). (PDF file)

25. R. Bandyopadhyaya, E. Nativ-Roth, O. Regev, and R. Yerushalmi Rozen, "Utilizing old Egyptian wisdom for stabilization of individual carbon nanotubes in aqueous dispersions", MRS Proceedings, 706, 46303 (2002). (PDF file)

26. T. Dollase, Y. Yagen, M. Wilhelm, H. W. Spiess, R. Yerushalmi-Rozen and M. Gottlieb, "Effect of Interfaces on the Crystallization Behavior of PDMS", Interface Science, 11,199 (2003). (PDF file)

27. R. Bandyopadhyaya, E. Nativ-Roth, R. Yerushalmi-Rozen, O. Regev, "Transferable thin films of mesoporous silica", Chem. Mater. 15 , 3619-3624, (2003).

28. J. Naim, R. Yerushalmi-Rozen, M. Gottlieb, A. Maus, K. Saalwaechter, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48 B18002, (2003).

29. M. Oron, T. Kerle R.Yerushalmi-Rozen and J. Klein "Persistent droplet motion in liquid-liquid dewetting" Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 23 (236104), (2004). (PDF file)

30. R. Shvartzman- Cohen, Y. Levi- Kalisman, E. Nativ-Roth and R. Yerushalmi-Rozen, "A generic approach for dispersing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes "Langmuir, 20, 6085 (2004). (PDF file)

31. J. Jopp, H. Gr?ll and R. Yerushalmi-Rozen "Wetting behavior of water droplets on hydrophobic microtextures of comparable size " Langmuir 20, 10015 (2004). (PDF file)

32. R. Shvartzman- Cohen, E. Nativ-Roth, E. Baskaran, Y. Levi- Kalisman, I. Szleifer and R. Yerushalmi-Rozen "Selective dispersion of SWNT in the presence of polymers: the role of molecular and colloidal length scales" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126, 14850 (2004). (PDF file)

33. I. Szleifer and R. Yerushalmi - Rozen "Polymers and carbon nanotubes - dimensionality, interactions and nanotechnology" Polymer, 46, 7803 (2005) (PDF file)

34. J. Zeroni, D. Zhang, M. Gottlieb, H. Meyer, I. Szleifer and R. Yerushalmi- Rozen "Crystallization of PDMS from the melt and the glassy state in the presence of micro-particles" submitted to European Physical Journal E (2005)

35. Y. Dror, Y. Cohen, R. Yerushalmi - Rozen "On the structure of Gum Arabic in aqueous solutions" submitted to J. Polym. Sci Part B: Polym. Phys (2005).

36. C. Bounioux, J. Jopp, R. Yerushalmi - Rozen "Low, matrix dependent conductivity threshold in CNT- polymer Nano-composites" submitted to Carbon (2005).

37. R. Yerushalmi - Rozen and I. Szleifer "Utilizing polymers for shaping the interfacial behavior of CNT" Soft Matter 2, 24-28 (2006).

38. Y. Dror, Y. Cohen and R. Yerushalmi - Rozen "Structure of Gum Arabic in Aqueous Solution"Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.44, No.22, 3265-3271, (2006 )