Publications

Programming Surface Motility and Modulating Physiological Behaviors of Bacteria via Biosurfactant-Mimetic Polyurethanes

Zixi Chen, Apoorva Vishwakarma, and Abraham Joy*.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16 (50), 68877-68889

Coacervate Dense Phase Displaces Surface-Established Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
Pendant Amines in the Hard or Soft Segments of PCL-Polyurethanes Have Contrasting Effects on the Mechanical and Surface Properties

Chinnapatch Tantisuwanno, Tanmay Jain, Yen-Ming Tseng, and Abraham Joy*. Macromolecules 2024, 57 (9), 4448-4459

Synergistic Effect of Physical and Chemical Cross-Linkers Enhances Shape Fidelity and Mechanical Properties of 3D Printable Low-Modulus Polyesters

Deliris N. Ortiz-Ortiz, Abdol Hadi Mokarizadeh, Maddison Segal, Francis Dang, Mahdi Zafari, Mesfin Tsige*, and Abraham Joy*. Biomacromolecules 2023, 24(11), 5091-5104

Multiphasic Coacervates Assembled by Hydrogen Bonding and Hydrophobic Interactions

Xinhao Liu, Abdol Hadi Mokarizadeh, Amal Narayanan, Prathamesh Mane, Avanti Pandit, Yen-Ming Tseng, Mesfin Tsige*, and Abraham Joy*. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023, 145 (42), 23109-23120

Fabrication and Bioactivity of Peptide-Conjugated Biomaterial Tissue Engineering Constructs

N. Nun, A. Joy*. Macromol. Rapid Commun 2023, 44, 2200342

Peptidomimetic Polyurethanes Inhibit Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Disrupt Surface Established Biofilms

Apoorva Vishwakarma, Francis Dang, Allison Ferrell, Hazel A. Barton, and Abraham Joy*. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143 (25), 9440-9449

Synthesis, Rheology, and Assessment of 3D Printability of Multifunctional Polyesters for Extrusion-Based Direct-Write 3D Printing

Jain, Tanmay; Tsen, Yen-Ming; Tantisuwanno, Chinnapatch; Menefee, Joshua; Shahrokhian, Aida; Isayeva, Irada; Joy, Abraham*. ACS Appl.Polym. Mater. 2021, 3 (12), 2910-2920

Light-Activated Adhesion and Debonding of Underwater Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Tseng, Yen-Ming; Narayanan, Amal; Mishra, Kaushik; Liu, Xinhao; Joy, Abraham*. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13 (24), 29048-29057

Synergism between Rifampicin and Cationic Polyurethanes Overcomes Intrinsic Resistance of Escherichia coli

Tantisuwanno, Chinnapatch; Dang, Francis; Bender, Kristin; Spencer, John D.; Jennings, Matthew E.; Barton, Hazel A.; Joy, Abraham*. Biomacromolecules 2021, 22 (7), 2910-2920. 

Cooperative Multivalent Weak and Strong Interfacial Interactions Enhance the Adhesion of Mussel-Inspired Adhesives

Amal Narayanan, Sukhmanjot Kaur, Nityanshu Kumar, Mesfin Tsige, Abraham Joy*, and Ali Dhinojwala*. Macromolecules 2021 54 (12), 5417-5428

Impact of cell density on the bioprinting of gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) bioinks

Jain, Tanmay; Baker, Hannah B.; Gipsov, Anna; Fisher, John P.; Joy, Abraham*; Kaplan, DavidS.; Isayeva, Irada; Bioprinting 2021, e00131.

Design principles for creating synthetic underwater adhesives

Narayanan, Amal; Dhinojwala, Ali; Joy, Abraham*; Chem. Soc. Rev., 202150, 13321-13345.

Thread Size and Polymer Composition of 3D Printed and Electrospun Wound Dressings Affect Wound Healing Outcomes in an Excisional Wound Rat Model

Nun, Nicholas; Cruz, Megan A.; Jain, Tanmay; Tseng, Yen-Ming; Menefee, Joshua; Jatana, Samreen; Patil, Pritam S.; Leipzig, Nic D.; McDonald, Christine; Maytin, Edward; Joy, Abraham*.  Biomacromolecules 202021 (10), 4030-4042.

Elucidating the Molecular Interactions of Encapsulated Doxorubicin within a Nonionic, Thermoresponsive Polyester Coacervate

Kundu, Mangaldeep; Morris, Daniel L.; Cruz, Megan A.; Miyoshi, Toshikazu; Leeper, Thomas C.; Joy, Abraham*; ACS Appl. Bio. Mater. 20203 (7), 4626-4634.

Lower Critical Solution Temperature-Driven Self-Coacervation of Nonionic Polyester Underwater Adhesives

Narayanan, Amal; Menefee, Joshua R.; Liu, Qianhui; Dhinojwala, Ali; Joy, Abraham*; ACS Nano 2020, 14 (7), 8359-8367.

Advances in Photoreactive Tissue Adhesives Derived from Natural Polymers

Narayanan, Amal; Xu, Ying; Dhinojwala, Ali; Joy, Abraham; ChemEngineering 20204 (2), 32

Introduction of Hydrogen Bonds Improves the Shape Fidelity of Viscoelastic 3D Printed Scaffolds While Maintaining Their Low-Temperature Printability

Liu, Qianhui; Jain, Tanmay; Peng, Chao; Peng, Fang; Narayanan, Amal; Joy, Abraham*;  Macromolecules 202053 (10), 3690-3699

Pendant Functionalized Polyester Nanofibers with Dual Cargo ReleaseClick to copy article link

Nun, Nicholas; Xu, Ying; Joy, A.*; ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 20192 (11), 4856-4863

Bacterial Membrane Selective Antimicrobial Peptide-Mimetic Polyurethanes: Structure–Property Correlations and Mechanisms of Action

Mankoci, Steven G.; Ewig, Jason; Dalai, Punam; Sahai, Nita; Barton, Hazel A.; Joy, Abraham*;  Biomacromolecules 201920 (11), 4096-4106

Synthetic Cationic Water -soluble Antimicrobial Polymers: An Alternative to Conventional Small-molelcule Antibiotics

Mankoci, Steven; Peng, Chao; Joy, Abraham*;  Antimicrobial Materials for Biomedical Applications 20195, 137-170

Modification of narrow-spectrum peptidomimetic polyurethanes with fatty acid chains confers broad-spectrum antibacterial activity

Peng, Chao; Zhang, Tian; Ortiz-Ortiz, Deliris; Vishwakarma, Apoorva; Barton, Hazel; Joy, Abraham*; Polym. Int. 201968 (7). 1255-1262.

Viscosity Attunes the Adhesion of Bioinspired Low Modulus Polyester Adhesive Sealants to Wet Tissues

Narayanan, Amal; Kaur, Sukhmanjot; Peng, Chao; Debnath, Dibyendu; Mishra, Kaushik; Liu, Qianhui; Dhinojwala, Ali; Joy, Abraham*; Biomacromolecules 201920 (7), 2577-2586

Structure–Activity Study of Antibacterial Poly(ester urethane)s with Uniform Distribution of Hydrophobic and Cationic Groups

Peng, Chao; Vishwakarma, Apoorva; Mankoci, Steven G.; Barton, Hazel A.; Joy, Abraham*;  Biomacromolecules 201920 (4), 1675-1682

Role of pendant side-chain length in determining polymer 3D printability

Jain, Tanmay; Clay, William; Tseng, Yen-Ming.; Vishwakarma, Apoorva; Narayanan, Amal; Ortiz-Ortiz, Deliris; Liu, Qianhui; Joy, Abraham*; Polym. Chem. 201910 (40), 5543-5554

Modulating the crystallinity, mechanical properties, and degradability of poly(ε-caprolactone) derived polyesters by statistical and alternating copolymerization

Liu, Qianhui; Yuan, Shichen; Guo, Yuanhao; Narayanan, Amal; Peng, Chao; Wang, Shijun; Miyoshi, Toshikazu; Joy, Abraham*; Polym. Chem. 201910 (20), 2579-2588

Effect of Dexamethasone on Room Temperature Three-Dimensional Printing, Rheology, and Degradation of a Low Modulus Polyester for Soft Tissue Engineering

Jain, Tanmay; Saylor, David M.; Piard, Charlotte M. Liu, Qianhui; Patel, Viraj; Kaushal, Rahul; Choi, Jae-Won; Fisher, John P.; Isayeva, Irada; Joy, Abraham*; ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2019, 5 (2), 846-858

Opposing Effects of Side-Chain Flexibility and Hydrogen Bonding on the Thermal, Mechanical, and Rheological Properties of Supramolecularly Cross-Linked Polyesters

Liu, Qianhui; Wang, Chao; Guo, Yuanhao; Peng, Chao; Narayanan, Amal; Kaur, Sukhmanjot; Xu, Ying; Weiss, R. A.; Joy, Abraham*; Macromolecules 201851 (22), 9294-9305

Direct Observation of the Interplay of Catechol Binding and Polymer Hydrophobicity in a Mussel-Inspired Elastomeric Adhesive

Kaur, Sukhmanjot; Narayanan, Amal; Dalvi, Siddhesh; Liu, Qianhui; Joy, Abraham*; Dhinojwala, Ali; ACS Cent. Sci. 20184 (10), 1420-1429

Colloid silica nanoparticles trapped morphology of polymer blends during solvent evaporation

Guo, Yuanhao; Liu, Qianhui; Peng, Chao; Wang, Enmin; Joy, Abraham*; Cakmak, Mukerrem; Eur. Polym. J. 2018107, 164-172

A hydrophilic coumarin-based polyester for ambient-temperature initiator-free 3D printing: Chemistry, rheology and interface formation

Govindarajan, Sudhanva R.; Jain, Tanmay; Choi, Jae-Won; Joy, Abraham*; Isayeva, Irada; Vorvolakos, Katherine A.; Polymer 2018, 152, 9-17

Reorganization of an Amphiphilic Glassy Polymer Surface in Contact with Water Probed by Contact Angle and Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy

Dhopatkar, Nishad; Anim-Danso, Emmanuel; Peng, Chao; Singla, Saranshu; Liu, Xinhao; Joy, Abraham*; Dhinojwala, Ali; Macromolecules 201851 (14), 5114-5120

Multi-purposable filaments of HPMC for 3D printing of medications with tailored drug release and timed-absorption

Kadry, Hossam; Al-Hilal, Taslim A.; Keshavarz, Ali; Alam, Farzana; Xu, Changxue; Joy, Abraham*; Ahsan, Fakhrul; Int. J. Pharm. 2018544 (1), 285-296

Sequence analysis of cyclic polyester copolymers using ion mobility tandem mass spectrometry

Alexander, Nicolas E.; Swanson, John P.; Joy, Abraham*; Wesdemiotis, Chris; Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 2018429, 151-157

Efficient Protein Encapsulation within Thermoresponsive Coacervate-Forming Biodegradable Polyesters

Cruz, Megan A.; Morris, Daniel L.; Swanson, John P.; Kundu, Mangaldeep; Mankoci, Steven G.; Leeper, Thomas C.; Joy, Abraham*; ACS Macro Lett. 20187 (4), 477-481

Modification of a conventional polyurethane composition provides significant anti-biofilm activity against Escherichia coli

Peng, Chao; Vishwakarma, Apoorva; Li, Z.; Miyoshi, Toshikazu; Barton, Hazel A.; Joy, Abraham*;  Polym. Chem. 2018, 9, 3195-3198

Mussel-Inspired Polyesters with Aliphatic Pendant Groups Demonstrate the Importance of Hydrophobicity in Underwater Adhesion

Xu, Ying; Liu, Qianhui; Narayanan, Amal; Jain, Dharamdeep; Dhinojwala, Ali; Joy, Abraham*; Adv. Mater. Interfaces20174 (1700506), 1-6

Bactericidal Peptidomimetic Polyurethanes with Remarkable Selectivity against Escherichia coli

Mankoci, Steven G.; Kaiser, Ricky L.; Sahai, Nita; Barton, Hazel A.; Joy, Abraham*; ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 20173 (10), 2588-2597

Engineering Alkoxyphenacyl-Polycarbonate Nanoparticles for Potential Application in Near-Infrared Light-Modulated Drug Delivery via Photon Up-Conversion Process

Wehrung, Daniel; Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Andrews, James H.; Joy, Abraham*; Oyewumi, Moses O. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 201717 (7), 4867-4881

Effects of Molecular Weight Reduction on Brittle–Ductile Transition and Elastic Yielding Due to Noninvasive γ Irradiation on Polymer Glasses

Lin, Panpan; Xu, Quan; Cheng, Shiwang; Li, Xiaoxiao; Zhao, Zichen; Sun, Shuangyi; Peng, Chao; Joy, Abraham; Wang, Shi-Qing; Macromolecules 201750 (6), 2447-2455

Nontoxic Cationic Coumarin Polyester Coatings Prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation

Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Mankoci, Stegen G.; Barton, Hazel A.; Joy, Abraham; ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces  20179 (8), 6704-6711

Mannose-based graft polyesters with tunable binding affinity to concanavalin A

Xie, Yixuan; Peng, Chao; Gao, Yunyi; Liu, Xiaohong; Liu, Tianbo; Joy, Abraham; J. Polym. Sci.,  2017, 55 (23), 3908-3917

The effect of pendant group structure on the thermoresponsive properties of N-substituted polyesters

Swanson, John P.; Cruz, Megan A.; Monteleone, Leanna R.; Martinez, Michael R.; Costanzo, Philip J.; Joy, Abraham; Polym. Chem. 20178, 7195-7206

Alternating and random-sequence polyesters with distinct physical properties

Peng, Chao; Joy, Abraham; Polym. Chem20178, 2397-2404

Assessment of alkoxylphenacyl-based polycarbonates as a potential platform for controlled delivery of a model anti-glaucoma drug

Manickavasagam, Dharani; Wehrung, Daniel; Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Sanders, Matthew; Bouhenni, Rachida; Crish, Samuel D.; Joy, Abraham; Oyewumi, Moses O.; Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 2016, 107, 56-66

An Osteoconductive Antibiotic Bone Eluting Putty with a Custom Polymer Matrix

Curley, John; Hasan, Mohammad Raquibul; Larson, Jacob; Brooks Benjamin D.; Liu, Qianhui; Jain, Tanmay; Joy, Abraham; Brooks, Amanda E.; Polymers 2016, 8 (7), 247

A Solvent and Initiator Free, Low-Modulus, Degradable Polyester Platform with Modular Functionality for Ambient-Temperature 3D Printing

Govindrajan, Sudhanva R.; Xu, Ying.; Swanson, John P.; Jain, Tanmay.; Lu, Yanfeng; Choi, Jae-Won.; Joy, Abraham; Macromolecules, 2016, 49 (7), 2429-2437

Folate Receptor–Targeted Polymeric Micellar Nanocarriers for Delivery of Orlistat as a Repurposed Drug against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Paulmurugan, Ramasamy; Bhethanabotla, Rohith; Mishra, Kaushik; Devulapally, Rammohan; Foygel, Kira; Sekar, Thillai V.; Ananta, Jeyarama S.; Massoud, Tarik F.; Joy, Abraham; Mol. Cancer Ther. 201615 (2), 221-231

A coacervate-forming biodegradable polyester with elevated LCST based on bis-(2-methoxyethyl)amine

Swanson, John P.; Martinez, Michael R.; Cruz, Megan A.; Mankoci, Steven G.; Costanza, Philip J.; Joy, Abraham;  Polym. Chem. 2016, 7 (28), 4693-4702

Self-emulsion polymerization of baylis–hillman-derived α-hydroxymethyl-substituted acrylates

Peng, Chao; Joy, Abraham; J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 201553 (15), 1743-1747

Self-emulsion polymerization of baylis–hillman-derived α-hydroxymethyl-substituted acrylates

Swanson, John P.; Monteleone, Leanna R.; Haso, Fadi; Costanzo, Philip J., Liu, Tianbo; Joy, Abraham;  Macromolecules 201548 (12), 3834-3842

Thermoresponsive dual emission nanosensor based on quantum dots and dye labeled poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

Zhou, Jinjun; Mishra, Kaushik; Bhagat, Vrushali; Joy, Abraham; Becker, Matthew L.; Polym. Chem. 20156 (15), 2813-2816

Micropatterned Coumarin Polyester Thin Films Direct Neurite Orientation

McCormick, Aleesha M.; Maddipatla, Murthy. V. S. N.; Shi, Shuojia; Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Yokoyama, Hiroshi; Joy, Abraham; Leipzig, Nic D; ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 20146 (22), 19655-19667

Formulation and photoirradiation parameters that influenced photoresponsive drug delivery using alkoxylphenacyl-based polycarbonates

Wehrung, Daniel; Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Joy, Abraham; Oyewumi, Moses O.;  Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 201488 (3), 962-972

Kinetics of UV Irradiation Induced Chain Scission and Cross-Linking of Coumarin-Containing Polyester Ultrathin Films

Lee, Jeongwoo; Maddipatla, Murthy V. S. N.; Joy, Abraham; Vogt, Bryan D.; Macromolecules 201447 (9), 2891-2898

Photoresponsive polyesters by incorporation of alkoxyphenacyl or coumarin chromophores along the backbone

Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Sun, Shuangyi;   Maddipatla, Murthy V.S.N.; Joy, Abraham; Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2014, 13 (2), 412-421

A Library of Multifunctional Polyesters with “Peptide-Like” Pendant Functional Groups

Gokhale, Sachin; Xu, Ying; Joy, Abraham;  Biomacromolecules 201314 (8), 2489-2493

Photoresponsive Coumarin Polyesters That Exhibit Cross-Linking and Chain Scission Properties

Maddipatla, Murthy V. S. N.; Wehrung, Daniel; Tang, Chuan; Fan, Waizheng; Oyewumi, Moses O.; Miyoshi, Toshikazu; Joy, Abraham; Macromolecules 201346 (13), 5133-5140

Biocompatibility and In Vivo Tolerability of a New Class of Photoresponsive Alkoxylphenacyl-Based Polycarbonates

Wehrung, Daniel; Sun, Shuangyi; Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Joy, Abraham; Oyewumi, Moses O.; J. Pharm. Sci. 2013102 (5), 1650-1660

Photoinduced Polymer Chain Scission of Alkoxyphenacyl Based Polycarbonates

Sun, Shuangyi; Chamsaz, Elaheh A.; Joy, Abraham; ACS Macro Letters 20121 (10), 1184-1188

Patents

Catechol containing polymer emulsions and methods of preparation thereof

Published: 2024-05-23, Abraham JoyAmal NarayananKaushik MishraGamini SamaranayakeAdam Kois US20240166785A1.

Photoresponsive polyurethanes

Published: 2023-01-03, Abraham Joy, Kaushik Mishra, Yen-Ming Tseng. US11542359B2.

Methods and devices that change color to indicate the presence of opioids and other narcotics

Published: 2021-09-30, Abraham Joy, Tanmay Jain, Nicholas Nun, Amal Narayanan, Russel Catania. US20210302446A1.

Modification of segmented polyurethane properties by copolymerizing with pendant functionalized diols

Published: 2021-09-14, Abraham Joy, Chao Peng, Zhuoran Li, Nicholas Nun, Apoorva Vishwakarma. US11116211B2.

Non-ionic coacervates for dry, humid and wet adhesion

Published: 2021-06-15, Abraham Joy, Amal Narayanan. United States Patent 11033573.

Vegetable oil based viscoelastic polymers that display photoresponsive rheological and adhesive properties

Published: 2021-02-26, Abraham Joy, Ying Xu, Sudhavana Raj Govindarajan, John Swanson. US10899885B2.

Photodegradable sample collection system and method

Published: 2020-03-24, Arunkumar Natarajan, John Richard Nelson, Patrick McCoy Spooner, Ralf Lenigk, Wei Gao, Kwok Pong Chan, Lakshmi Sireesha Kaanumalle, Abraham Joy, Nicholas Nun. US10598577B2.

Photoresponsive polyurethanes

Published: 2019-07-11, Abraham Joy, Kaushik Mishra, Yen-Ming Tseng. US20190211135A1.

Biodegradable polymers with pendant functional groups attached through amide bonds

Published: 2019-07-02, Abraham Joy, Sachin Gokhale, Ying Xu. US10336862B2.

Photoresponsive polymers for adhesive applications

Published: 2019-07-02, Abraham Joy, Ali Dhinojwala, Kaushik Mishra. US10336923B2.

Alkyl alpha-hydroxymethyl acrylates as reactive surfactants in emulsion polymerization

Published: 2018-11-06, Abraham Joy, Chao Peng. US10118887B2.

Thermoresponsive Polyesters

Published: 2018-10-23, Abraham Joy, John Swanson. US10106514B2.

Densely functionalized polymers derived from Baylis-Hillman adducts

Published: 2018-05-08, Abraham Joy, Chao Peng. US9963540B2.

Bio-inspired and antimicrobial polymers containing amino acid-like monomer building blocks

Published: 2017-06-22, Abraham Joy, Steven Mankoci, Elaheh A. Chamsaz. US20170172147A1.

Photoresponsive coumarin based polymers: synthesis and applications

Published: 2017-05-03, Abraham Joy, Murthy V. S. N. Maddipatla. US9663614B2.

Biodegradable polymers with pendant functional groups attached through amide bonds

Published: 2017-03-14, Abraham Joy, Sachin Gokhale, Ying Xu. US9593201B2.

Substituted phenacyl molecules and photoresponsive polymers

Published: 2015-05-31, Abraham Joy, Shuangyi Sun. US9353214B2.