Elena Dormidontova

Professor

Department of Physics

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Education

• Ph.D., Physics and Mathematics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 1994
• M.Sc., Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 1991

Research Focus

• Theoretical and computational soft matter physics with emphasis on the thermodynamics and kinetics of macromolecular self-assembly
• Polymer modified nanoparticles and their interactions with cell surfaces via ligand-receptor recognition
• Macromolecular and surfactant micelles
• Self-assembling macromolecules and networks
• Macromolecular adsorption and phase behavior

Awards

• Climo Professorship for Case Western University School of Engineering, 2007-2010
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2004-2010

Publications

Pearl-Necklace to Unimolecular Micelle Formation by Heterograft Bottlebrush Polymers in Solution.
Yiyan Kuang, Elena Dormidontova; Macromolecules; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02451

Cosolvent-Induced Gating and Structural Changes in Poly(ethylene oxide)-Grafted Gold Nanopores
Guang Chen, Elena Dormidontova; Macromolecules 57, 2, 434–444, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02053

Cyclic vs Linear Bottlebrush Polymers in Solution: Side-Chain Length Effect
Guang Chen, Elena Dormidontova; Macromolecules 56, 9, 3286–3295, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00362

Molecular Structure and Co-solvent Distribution in PPO–PEO and Pluronic Micelles
Rasika Dahanayake, Elena E. Dormidontova; Macromolecules  55, 10439–10449, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01206

Co-solvent effect on coil-globular transition in polypropylene and polyethylene oxide mixed aqueous solution. Rsasika Dahanayake, Udaya Dahal, Elena E. Dormidontova.  Journal of Molecular Liquids 362, 119774, 2022. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119774

PEO-Grafted Gold Nanopore: Grafting Density, Chain Length, and Curvature Effects.  Guang Chen, Elena Dormidontova. Macromolecules, 55, 12, 5222–5232,2022.  DOI:doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00323

Hydrogen Bonding Sequence Directed Coil-Globule Transition in Water Soluble Thermoresponsive Polymers.  Rasika Dahanayake, Elena E. Dormidontova.  Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 167801, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.167801

Flower-like Micelles of Polyethylene Oxide End-Capped with Cholesterol.  Behrad Kangarlou, Rasika Dahanayake, Ian J. Martin, Dennis Ndaya, Chun-Ming Wu,  Rajeswari M. Kasi, Elena E. Dormidontova, Mu-Ping Nieh.  Macromolecules, 54, 19, 8960–8970, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00896

Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes of Star Polymers.  Aliaksei Aliakseyeu, Elena E. Dormidontova, Svetlana A. Sukhishvili.  Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 42, 12, 2100097, 2021.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202100097

Aggregation‐Enhanced Photoluminescence and Photoacoustics of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters in Lipid Nanodiscs (NANO²).  Armin Tahmasbi Rad,  Yue Bao,  Hyun‐Sook Jang,  Yan Xia,  Hari Sharma,  Elena E. Dormidontova,  Jing Zhao,  Jaspreet Arora,  Vijay T. John,  Ben Zhong Tang,  Tiziano Dainese,  Ali Hariri,  Jesse V. Jokerst,  Flavio Maran,  Mu‐Ping Nieh.  Advanced Functional Materials, 31, 10, 2009750, 2021.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202009750

Chain Conformation and Hydration of Polyethylene Oxide Grafted
to Gold Nanoparticles: Curvature and Chain Length Effect.  Udaya Dahal, Elena E. Dormidontova Macromolecules 53, 19, 8160–8170, 2020.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01499

Micelle self-assembly and chain exchange kinetics of tadpole block copolymers with a cyclic corona block.  Ammu Prhashanna, Elena E. Dormidontova.  Macromolecules 53, 3, 982–991, 2020.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02398