Publications

1. X. Sheng, T.C. Mauldin, M.R. Kessler: “Kinetics of Bulk Azide/Alkyne “Click” Polymerization”, submitted to Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry.
2. X. Sheng, M. Akinc, M.R. Kessler: “The creep behavior of bisphenol E cyanate ester/alumina nanocomposites”, Materials Science and Engineering: A; Accepted; 2010.
3. X. Sheng, M. Akinc, M. R. Kessler: “The Rheology and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Bisphenol E Cyanate Ester/Alumina nanocomposites”, Polymer Engineering and Science; 2010; 50, 302–311.
4. X. Sheng, M. Akinc, M. R. Kessler: “The Effects of Alumina Nanoparticles on the Cure Kinetics of Bisphenol E Cyanate Ester”, Polymer Engineering and Science; 2010; 50, 1075-1084.
5. X. Liu, X. Sheng, J. K. Lee, M. R. Kessler: “Synthesis and Characterization of Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde Microcapsules Containing ENB-Based Self-Healing Agents”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering; 2009; 294; 389–395. (Cover)
6. X. Sheng, J. K. Lee, M. R. Kessler: “The Influence of Cross-link Density on the Properties of ROMP Thermosets”, Polymer; 2009; 50(5), 1264-1269.
7. X. Liu, X. Sheng, M. R. Kessler, J. K. Lee: “Rheokinetic Evaluation of Self-healing Agents Polymerized by Grubbs Catalyst Embedded in Various Thermosetting Systems”, Composites Science and Technology; 2009; 69(13), 2102-2107.
8. T. C. Mauldin, K. Haman, X. Sheng, P. Henna, R. C. Larock, M. R. Kessler: “Ring- Opening Metathesis Polymerization of a Modified Linseed Oil with Varying Levels of Crosslinking”, Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry; 2008; 46, 6851-6860.
9. X. Sheng, M. Akinc, M. R. Kessler: “Cure Kinetics of Thermosetting Bisphenol E Cyanate Ester”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry; 2008; 1, 77-85.

10.  W. K. Goertzen, X. Sheng, M. Akinc, and M. R. Kessler: “Rheology and Curing Kinetics of Fumed Silica/Cyanate Ester Nanocomposites”, Polymer Engineering and Science; 2008; 48, 875-883.

11.  X. Sheng, M. R. Kessler, J. K. Lee: “The Influence of Cross-linking Agents on Ring- Opening Metathesis Polymerized Thermosets”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry; 2007; 89, 459-464.

12.  X. Liu, X. Sheng, M. R. Kessler, J. K. Lee: “Isothermal Cure Characterization of ROMP Healing Agents for Autonomic Damage Repair: The Glass Transition Temperature and Conversion”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry; 2007; 89, 453-457.

13.  H. W. Ma, D. J. Li, X. Sheng, B. Zhao, A. Chilkoti: “Protein-Resistant Polymer Coatings on Silicon Oxide by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, Langmuir; 2006; 22(8), 3751-3756.

14.  D. J. Li, X. Sheng, B. Zhao: “Environmentally Responsive “Hairy” Nanoparticles: Mixed Homopolymer Brushes on Silica Nanoparticles Synthesized by Living Radical Polymerization Techniques”, Journal of the American Chemical Society; 2005; 127(17), 6248-6256.

15.  T. He, D. J. Li, X. Sheng, B. Zhao: “Synthesis of ABC 3-Miktoarm Star Terpolymers from a Trifunctional Initiator by Combining Ring-Opening Polymerization, Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, and Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization”, Macromolecules; 2004; 37(9), 3128-3135.

16.  K. Fang, G. Zou, P. S. He, X. Sheng, C. H. Lu: “Thermodynamic Characterization of Mixed Monolayers of Phosphatidylcholine and Arachidic Acid on Different Subphases”, Colloids and Surfaces, A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects; 2003; 224(1-3), 53-63.

17.  G. Zou, K. Fang, X. Sheng, P. S. He: “Studies on Bulk Intercalation Polymerization of PMMA/Montmorillonite Intercalated Nanocomposite by Dynamic Torsion Vibration Method”, Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao (Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities); 2003; 24(3), 537-540.

X. Sheng, K. Fang, G. Zou, P. S. He, W. X. Lu: “Component-Controllable Monolayer of Ru Chelate Complex”, Wuli Huaxue Xuebao (Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics); 2003; 19(3), 237-241.