Mario Gauthier

Professor, Chemistry

Research interests: polymer synthesis, modification, characterization; arborescent polymer structures and applications

Education

  • PhD, Chemistry, McGill University, 1989
  • BSc, Chemistry, McGill University, 1984

Mario Gauthier

Research

Research Interests

  • Anionic polymerization: Arborescent and other graft polymers, telechelic polymers, block copolymers.
  • Stable free-radical polymerization reactions.
  • Emulsion polymerization.
  • Ion-containing polymers: Ionomers, polyelectrolytes.
  • Copolymerization and post-polymerization modification reactions.
  • Polymer characterization: Applications of laser light scattering techniques, size-exclusion chromatography.
  • Rheological properties and mechanical testing.
  • Solution properties.

Publications

Recent publications include:

  • Vagias, Apostolos; Schultze, Jennifer; Doroshenko, Mikheil; Koynov, Kaloian; Butt, Hans-Juergen; Gauthier, Mario; Fytas, George; Vlassopoulos, Dimitris, Molecular Tracer Diffusion in Nondilute Polymer Solutions: Universal Master Curve and Glass Transition Effects, MACROMOLECULES, 48(24), 8907-8912, 2015

  • Lamboni, Lallepak; Gauthier, Mario; Yang, Guang; Wang, Qun, Silk sericin: A versatile material for tissue engineering and drug delivery, BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES, 33(8), 1855-1867, 2015

  • Marzi, Daniela; Capone, Barbara; Marakis, John; Merola, Maria Consiglia; Truzzolillo, Domenico; Cipelletti, Luca; Moingeon, Firmin; Gauthier, Mario; Vlassopoulos, Dimitris; Likos, Christos N.; Camargo, Manuel, Depletion, melting and reentrant solidification in mixtures of soft and hard colloids, SOFT MATTER, 11(42), 8296-8312, 2015

  • Vo Thu An Nguyen; Gauthier, Mario; Sandre, Olivier, Templated Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles through the Self-Assembly of Polymers and Surfactants, NANOMATERIALS, 4(3), 628-685, 2014

  • Truzzolillo, Domenico; Vlassopoulos, Dimitris; Munam, Abdul; Gauthier, Mario, Depletion gels from dense soft colloids: Rheology and thermoreversible melting, JOURNAL OF RHEOLOGY, 58(5), 1441-1462, 2014

  • Aly, Mohamed Aly Saad; Gauthier, Mario; Yeow, John, Lysis of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria by antibacterial porous polymeric monolith formed in microfluidic biochips for sample preparation, ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 406(24), 5977-5987, 2014

  • Vo Thu An Nguyen; Gauthier, Mario; Sandre, Olivier, Magnetic micelles as therapy and diagnostic agents, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 248, 2014

  • Dockendorff, Jason; Gauthier, Mario, Synthesis of Arborescent Polystyrene-g-[ poly( 2-vinylpyridine)- bpolystyrene] Core- Shell- Corona Copolymers, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 52(8), 1075-1085, 2014

  • Xiao, Lin; Yang, Guang; Gauthier, Mario, Novel smart nano-sized composite micelle system (CMS) for tumor targeting delivery, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 247, 2014

  • Thanh Xuan Nguyen; Huang, Lin; Liu, Li; Abdalla, Ahmed Mohammed Elamin; Gauthier, Mario; Yang, Guang, Chitosan-coated nano-liposomes for the oral delivery of berberine hydrochloride, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B, 2(41), 7149-7159, 2014

  • Nguon, Olivier; Huang, Sisi; Gauthier, Mario; Karanassios, Vassili, Microplasmas: from applications to fundamentals, NEXT-GENERATION SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES VII, 9101, 2014

  • Cao, Kai; Ward, Jonathan; Amos, Ryan C.; Jeong, Moon Gon; Kim, Kyoung Taek; Gauthier, Mario; Foucher, Daniel; Wang, Xiaosong, Organometallic macromolecules with piano stool coordination repeating units: chain configuration and stimulated solution behaviour, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 50(70), 10062-10065, 2014

  • Nguon, Olivier; Gauthier, Mario; Karanassios, Vassili, Determination of the loading and stability of Pd in an arborescent copolymer in ethanol by microplasma-optical emission spectrometry, RSC ADVANCES, 4(18), 8978-8984, 2014

  • D. Truzzolillo, D. Marzi, J. Marakis, B. Capone, M. Camargo, A. Munam, F. Moingeon, M. Gauthier, C.N. Likos, D. Vlassopoulos, “Glassy States in Asymmetric Mixtures of Soft and Hard Colloids”, Physical Review Letters 2013, 111(20)
  • G. Whitton and M. Gauthier, “Arborescent Polypeptides from gamma-Benzyl L-Glutamic Acid”, Journal of Polymer Science Part A – Polymer Chemistry 2013, 51(24), 5270-5279
  • M.A.S. Aly, O. Nguon, M. Gauthier, J.T.W. Yeow, “Antibacterial porous polymeric monolith columns with amphiphilic and polycationic character on cross-linked PMMA substrates for cell lysis applications”, RCS Advances 2013, 3(46), 24177-24184
  • D. Truzzolillo, D. Vlassopoulos, M. Gauthier, A. Munam, “Thermal melting in depletion gels of hairy nanoparticles”,Soft Matter 2013, 9(38). 9088-9093
  • D. Truzzolillo, D. Vlassopoulos, M. Gauthier, “Rheological detection of caging and solid-liquid transitions in soft colloid-polymer mixtures”, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 2013, 193, 11-20
  • F. Moingeon, Y.R. Wu, L.E. Cadena-Sanchez, M. Gauthier, “Synthesis of arborescent styrene homopolymers and copolymers from epoxidized substrates”, Journal of Polymer Science Part A – Polymer Chemistry 2012, 50(9), 1819-1826
  • M. Huh, Y.S. Park, M.H. Jung, S.J. Kang, T.B. Kang, A. Munam, M. Gauthier, S.I. Yun, “pH-Responsive Films of Electrostatically Adsorbed Arborescent Copolymers”, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A – Pure and Applied Chemistry2012, 49(3), 251-258
  • M. Gauthier and A. Munam, “Arborescent polystyrene-graft-poly(2-vinylpyridine) copolymers: solution polyelectrolyte behavior”, RSC Advances 2012, 2(7), 3100-3108
  • S.I. Yun, L. Cao, T.B. Kang, M. Huh, M. Gauthier, “Morphology of Polystyrene Core-dPoly(ethylene oxide) Shell Arborescent Copolymer Micelles from Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Analysis”, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B – Physics2011, 50(12), 2318-2333
  • D. Truzzolillo, D. Vlassopoulos, M. Gauthier, “Osmotic Interactions, Rheology, and Arrested Phase Separation of Star-Linear Polymer Mixtures”, Macromolecules 2011, 44(12), 5043-5052
  • E. Stiakakis, B.M. Erwin, B. M., D. Vlassopoulos, M. Cloitre, A. Munam, M. Gauthier, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis, “Probing glassy states in binary mixtures of soft interpenetrable colloids”, Journal of Physics – Condensed Matter 2011, 23(23)
  • B.M. Erwin, D. Vlassopoulos, M. Gauthier, M. Cloitre, “Unique slow dynamics and aging phenomena in soft glassy suspensions of multiarm star polymers”, Physical Review E2011, 83(6)
  • L.E. Sanchez Cadena and M. Gauthier, “Phase-Segregated Dendrigraft Copolymer Architectures”, Polymer 2010, 2(4), 596-622
  • M. Gauthier, W.Y. Lin, S.J. Teertstra, C. Tzoganakis, “Fluorine-containing arborescent polystyrene-graft-polyisoprene copolymers as polymer processing additives”, Polymer 2010, 51(14), 3123-3129
  • M. Gauthier and A. Munam, “Synthesis of 1,4-Polybutadiene Dendrimer-Arborescent Polymer Hybrids”, Macromolecules2010, 43(8), 3672-3681
  • B.M. Erwin, M. Cloitre, M. Gauthier, D. Vlassopoulos, “Dynamics and rheology of colloidal star polymers”, Soft Matter 2010, 6(12), 2825-2833
  • M. Gauthier and A. Munam. "Cross-linked latex particles grafted with polyisoprene as model rubber-compatible fillers". Polymer 2009, 50, 6032-6042.
  • J. Dockendorff, M. Gauthier, A. Mourran, and M. Möller. "Arborescent Amphiphilic Copolymers as Templates for the Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles". Macromolecules 2008, 41, 6621-6623.
  • G. Njikang, L. Cao, M. Gauthier. Self-Assembly of Arborescent Polystyrene-graft-Poly(ethylene oxide) Copolymers at the Air/Water Interface. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2008, 209, 907.
  • S. I. Yun, K. Lai, R.M. Briber, S. J. Teertstra, M. Gauthier, B.J. Bauer. Conformation of Arborescent Polymers in Solution by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering: Segment Density and Core-Shell Morphology. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 175.
  • G. Njikang, M. Gauthier, and J. Li. Arborescent polystyrene-graft-poly(2-vinylpyridine) copolymers as unimolecular micelles: Solubilization studies. Polymer 2008, 49, 1276.
  • M. Gauthier. Arborescent Polymers and Other Dendrigraft Polymers: A Journey Into Structural Diversity. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem. 2007, 45, 3803.
  • S. J. Teertstra and M. Gauthier. Viscoelastic Properties of Arborescent Polystyrene-graft-polyisoprene Copolymers. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 1657.
  • S. I. Yun, R.M. Briber, R.A. Kee, and M. Gauthier. Dilute-solution structure of charged arborescent graft polymer. Polymer 2006, 47, 2750.
  • Z. Yuan and M. Gauthier. One-Pot Synthesis of Arborescent Polystyrenes. Macromolecules 2006, 39, 2063.
  • G. N. Njikang and M. Gauthier. Interfacial properties of amphiphilic dendritic polymers. Molecular Interfacial Phenomena of Polymers and Biopolymers 2005, 375-418.
  • Z. Yuan and M. Gauthier. Synthesis of Arborescent Isoprene Homopolymers. Macromolecules 2005, 38, 4124.
  • S. J. Teertstra and M. Gauthier. Dendrigraft polymers: macromolecular engineering on a mesoscopic scale. Prog. Polym. Sci. 29 (2004) 277–327.
  • M. Gauthier, J. Li, and J. Dockendorff. Arborescent Polystyrene-graft-poly(2-vinylpyridine) Copolymers as Unimolecular Micelles. Synthesis from Acetylated Substrates. Macromolecules 2003, 36, 2642.
  • M. Gauthier, T. Carrozzella A. Pendlidis. Sulfobetaine Zwitterionomers Based on n-Butyl Acrylate and 2-Ethoxyethyl Acrylate: Monomer Synthesis and Copolymerization Behavior. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed.,Vol. 40, 511–523 (2002)
  • R. A. Kee and M. Gauthier. Arborescent Polystyrene-graft-poly(2-vinylpyridine) Copolymers: Synthesis and Enhanced Polyelectrolyte Effect in Solution. Macromolecules 2002, 35, 6526-6532.
  • Strioloa, J.M. Prausnitza, A. Bertuccoc, R.A. Keed, M. Gauthier. Dilute-solution properties of arborescent polystyrenes: further evidence for perturbed-hard-sphere behavior. Polymer 42 (2001) 2579–2584.
  • J. Li and M. Gauthier. A Novel Synthetic Path to Arborescent Graft Polystyrenes. Macromolecules 2001, 34, 8918-8924.
  • J.G. Lieua, J.M. Prausnitza, M. Gauthier. Vapor–liquid equilibria for binary solutions of arborescent and linear polystyrenes. Polymer 41 (2000) 219–224.
  • J. Li, and M. Gauthier. Synthesis of v- and a,v-Sulfonatotelechelics Based on Homopolymers and Block Copolymers of n-Butyl Methacrylate and t-Butyl Methacrylate. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed., Vol. 38, 3711–3721 (2000)
  • S.Choi, R.M. Briber, B. J. Bauer, A.Topp, M. Gauthier, L. Tichagwa. Small-Angle Neutron Scattering of Solutions of Arborescent Graft
  • Polystyrenes. Macromolecules 1999, 32, 7879-7886.
  • S.Choi, R.M. Briber, B. J. Bauer, D. Lui, M. Gauthier. Small-Angle Neutron Scattering of Blends of Arborescent Polystyrenes. Macromolecules 2000, 33, 6495-6501.
  • R.A. Kee and M. Gauthier, Synthesis and Characterization of Arborescent Isoprene Copolymers.Macromolecules 1999, 32, 6478-6484
  • M. Gauthier, L.M. Killam and J. Chung 1999, Chemical Modification of Poly(methylphenylsiloxane), J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed. 37, 653-664
  • M. Gauthier, J. Chung, L. Choi and T. T. Nguyen 1998, The Second Virial Coefficient of Arborescent Polystyrenes and its Temperature Dependence, J. Phys. Chem. B 102, 3138-3142
  • H.P. Blom, M. Gauthier, K. Li and K.E. Nielsen 1998, Soap-free Emulsion Polymerization of n-Butyl Acrylate: Copolymerization with 1,1-(Dimethyl)-1- (3-Methacryloxyethyl)-1-(Sulfopropyl)Ammonium Betaine, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 70, 227-236
  • M.A. Hempenius, W.F. Zoetelief, M. Gauthier and M. Möller 1998, Melt Rheology of Arborescent Graft Polystyrenes, Macromolecules 31, 2299-2304
  • Khadir and M. Gauthier 1997, Arborescent Polymers as Rheological Modifiers for Linear Polymers, Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 77, 174-175
  • R.S. Frank, G. Merkle and M. Gauthier 1997, Characterization of Pyrene-Labelled Arborescent Polystyrenes using Fluorescence Quenching Techniques, Macromolecules 30, 5397-5402
  • M. Gauthier, W. Li and L. Tichagwa 1997, Hard Sphere Behavior of Arborescent Polystyrenes: Viscosity and Differential Scanning Calorimetry Studies, Polymer 38, 6363-6370
  • S. Sheiko, M. Gauthier and M. Möller 1997, Monomolecular Films of Arborescent Graft Polystyrenes, Macromolecules 30, 2343-2349
  • M. Gauthier and P.C. Frank 1996, Sub-Micron Pellicular Resins as Polymer Supports, Reactive & Functional Polym. 31, 67-79
  • M. Gauthier, L. Tichagwa, J.S. Downey and S. Gao 1996, Arborescent Graft Copolymers: Highly Branched Macromolecules with a Core-Shell Morphology, Macromolecules 29, 519-527

Please see Mario Gauthier's Google Scholar profile for a current list of his peer-reviewed articles.

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