The Guan Group

Popeney, C. S.; Guan, Z.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 12384-12389.

46.

A Mechanistic Investigation on Copolymerization of Ethylene with Polar Monomers Using a Cyclophane-Based Pd(II) α-Diimine Catalyst

Popeney, C. S.; Guan, Z.
Organometallics, 2009, 28, 4452-4463.

45.

Nickel(II) and Palladium(II) Polymerization Catalysts Bearing a Fluorinated Cyclophane Ligand: Stabilization of the Reactive Intermediate

Kushner, A. M.; Vossler, J. D.; Williams, G. A.; Guan, Z.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 8766-8768.

44.

A Biomimetic Modular Polymer with Tough and Adaptive Properties

Yu, T-B.; Bai, J.; Guan, Z.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 1097-1101.

Cycloaddition-Promoted Self-Assembly of a Polymer into Well-Defined ß-Sheets and Hierarchical Nanofibrils

43.

Guan, Z.
2009, X, 256 p., Hardcover (Springer)
ISBN: 9783540877509

42.

Metal Catalysts in Olefin Polymerization

Leung, D. H.; Ziller, J. W.; Guan, Z.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 7538-7539.

41.

Axial Coordinating Ligands: A New Strategy for Late Transition Metal Olefin Polymerization Catalysis

[TOP]

40.

Chen, G.; Felgner, P. L.; Guan, Z.
Biomacromolecules 2008, 9, 1745-1754.

Efficient Catalytic Synthesis of Dendritic Polymers Having Internal Fluorescence
Labels for Bioconjugation

Guzman, D. L.; Roland, J. T.; Keer, H.; Kong, Y. P.; Ritz, R.; Yee, A.; Guan, Z.
Polymer 2008, 49, 3892-3901.

39.

Using Steered Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy
to Guide the Rational Design of Biomimetic Modular Polymeric Materials

Guan, Z.
Book chapter in Molecular Recognition and Polymers: Control of Polymer Structure and Self-Assembly
ISBN: 9780470277386

38.

Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Design in Polymers for Advanced Mechanical Properties

Guan, Z.
Book chapter in Hyperbranched Polymers
In Press

37.

Hyperbranched and Dendritic Polyolefins Prepared by Transition-Metal Catalyzed Polymerization

Urakami, H. and Guan, Z.
Biomacromolecules, 2008, 9, 592-597.

36.

Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of Carbohydrate-Derived Lactone for the Synthesis of Degradable Protein Resistant Biomaterials

Metzke, M.; Guan, Z.
Biomacromolecules 2008, 9, 208-215.

35.

Structure-Property Studies on Carbohydrate-Derived Polymers for Use as Protein-Resistant Biomaterials

Kushner, A. M.; Gabuchian, V.; Johnson, E. G.; Guan, Z.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14110-14111.

34.

Biomimetic Design of Reversibly Unfolding Cross-Linker to Enhance Mechanical Properties of 3D Network Polymers

[TOP]

Popeney, C. S.; Camacho, D. H.; Guan, Z.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10062-10063.

33.

Efficient Incorporation of Polar Comonomers in Copolymerizations with Ethylene Using a Cyclophane-Based Pd(II) α-Diimine Catalyst

Guan, Z.
Polym. Int. 2007, 56, 467-473.

32.

Supramolecular Design In Biopolymers And Biomimetic Polymers for Advanced
Mechanical Properties

Oh, K.; Guan, Z.
Chem. Commun. 2006, 29, 3069-3071.

31.

A Convergent Synthesis of New ß-Turn Mimics by Click Chemistry

[TOP]

30.

Tandem Chain Walking Polymerization and ATRP for Efficient Synthesis of Dendritic Nanoparticles for Bioconjugation

Chen, G.; Huynh, D.; Felgner, P. L.; Guan, Z.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4298-4302.

Mackay, M. E.; Tuteja, A.; Duxbury, P. M.; Hawker, C. J.; Van Horn, B.; Guan, Z.; Chen, G.; Krishnan, R.S.
Science 2006, 311, 1740-1743.

29.

A General Strategy for Nanoparticle Dispersion

Patil, R.; Colby, R. H.; Read, D. J.; Chen, G.; Guan, Z.
Macromolecules 2005, 38, 10571-10579.

28.

Rheology of Polyethylenes with Novel Branching Topology Synthesized by a Chain
Walking Catalyst

[TOP]

Camacho, D. H.; Salo, E. V.; Guan, Z.; Ziller, J. W.
Organometallics 2005, 24, 4933-4939.

27.

Nickel(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes with an Alkane-Bridged Macrocyclic Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Polymerization Tests

Metzke, M.; O'Connor, N.; Maiti, S.; Nelson, E.; Guan, Z.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6529-6533.

26.

Saccharide-Peptide Hybrid Copolymers as Biomaterials

Camacho, D. H.; Guan, Z.
Macromolecules 2005, 38, 2544-2546.

25.

Living Polymerization of a-Olefins at Elevated Temperatures Catalyzed by a Highly Active and Robust Cyclophane-BasedNickel Catalyst

Popeney, C.; Guan, Z.
Organometallics 2005, 24, 1145-1155.

24.

Ligand Electronic Effects on Late Transition Metal Polymerization Catalysts

Roland, J. T.; Guan, Z.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 14328-14329.

23.

Synthesis and Single-Molecule Studies of a Well-Defined Biomimetic Modular Multi-Domain Polymer Using a Peptidomimetic ß -Sheet Module

[TOP]

Chen, G.; Guan, Z.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 2662-2663.

22.

Transition Metal Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of Water-Soluble Dendritic Molecular Nanocarriers

Guan, Z.; Roland, J. T.; Bai, J.; Ma, S.; McIntire, T.; Nguyen, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 2058-2065.

21.

Modular Domain Structure- A Biomimetic Strategy for Advanced Polymer Properties

Camacho, D. H.; Salo, E. V.; Ziller, J. W.; Guan, Z.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 1821-1825.

20.

The First Cyclophane-Based Highly Active Late-Transition-Metal Catalysts for Ethylene Polymerization

Camacho, D. H.; Salo, E. V.; Guan, Z.

Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 865-868.

19.

Synthesis and Structure of m-Terphenyl-Based Cyclophanes with Nitrogen Intra-Annular Functional Groups

Salo, E. V.; Guan, Z.

Organometallics 2003, 22, 5033-5046.

18.

Late-Transition-Metal Complexes with Bisazaferrocene Ligands for Ethylene Oligomerization

[TOP]

Guan, Z.

J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2003, 41, 3680-3692.

17.

Control of Polymer Topology through Late-Transition-Metal Catalysis

Metzke, M.; Bai, J.; Guan, Z.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7760-7761.

16.

A Novel Carbohydrate-Derived Side Chain Polyether with Excellent Protein Resistance

Chen, G.; Ma, S. X.; Guan, Z.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 6697-6704.

15.

Synthesis of Functional Olefin Copolymers with Controllable Topologies by Using a Chain Walking Catalyst

Guan, Z.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 5616-5617.

14.

Control of Polymer Topology through Transition-Metal Catalysis: Synthesis of Hyperbranched Polymers by Cobalt-Mediated Free Radical Polymerization

[TOP]

Guan, Z.; Marshall, W. J.

Organometallics 2002, 21, 3580-3586.

13.

Synthesis of New Phosphine-Imine Ligands and Their Effects on the Thermal Stability of Late-Transition-Metal Olefin Polymerization Catalysts

Guan, Z.

Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 3086-3092.

12.

Control of Polymer Topology by Chain Walking Catalysts

Cotts, P. M.; Guan, Z.; McCord, E. F. and McLain, S. J.
Macromolecules, 2000, 33, 6945-6952 .

11.

Novel Branching Topology in Polyethylenes as Revealed by Light Scattering and ¹³C NMR

[TOP]

Guan, Z.; Smart, B. E.
Macromolecules, 2000, 33, 6904-6906.

10.

A Remarkable Visible Light Effect on Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Guan, Z.; Cotts, P. M.; McCord, E. F.; McLain, S. J.
Science, 1999, 283, 2059-2062 .

9.

Chain Walking: A New Strategy to Control Polymer Topology

[TOP]

Chen, G.; Guan, Z.; Chen, C. T.; Fu, L.; Sundaresan, V.; Arnold, F. H.
Nature Biotechnology 1997, 15, 354-357.

8.

Glucose Sensing Polymers

Kassis, C. M.; Steehler, J. K.; Betts, D. E.; Guan, Z.; Romack, T. J.; DeSimone, J. M.; Linton, R. W.
Macromolecules, 1996, 29, 3247-3254.

7.

XPS Studies of Fluorinated Acrylate Polymers and Block Copolymers with Polystyrene

Cao, W.; Guan, Z.; Jiang, B.; Feng, X.
Polymer Communication 1995, 5, 628-631.

6.

Preparation of Polycaprolactone Macromer, Polypropylene Oxide Macromer and Their Copolymerization with Butyl Methacrylate

Guan, Z.; Jiang, B.; Cao, W.
Sci. Technol. Polym. Mater. 1995, 11, 19-22.

5.

Synthesis of Caprolactone and Propylene Oxide Block Copolymer

Guan, Z.; DeSimone, J. M.
Macromolecules, 1994, 27, 5527-5532.

4.

Fluorocarbon-based Heterophase Polymeric Materials: 1. Block Copolymers Surfactants for Carbon Dioxide Applications

[TOP]

Combes, J. R.; Guan, Z.; DeSimone, J. M.
Macromolecules, 1994, 27, 865-867.

3.

Homogeneous Free Radical Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: 3. Telomerization of Fluoroolefins in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Guan, Z.; Combes, J. R.; Menceloglu, Y. Z.; DeSimone, J. M.
Macromolecules, 1993, 26, 2663-2669.

2.

Homogeneous Free Radical Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: 2. Thermal Decomposition of 2,2'-Azobis (isobutyronitrile)

DeSimone, J. M.; Guan, Z.; Elsbernd, C. S.
Science, 1992, 257, 945-947.

1.

Synthesis of Fluoropolymers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide