Combines experiments, theory and simulation to study fundamental problems in the polymer physics of grafted and non-linear polymers.
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
Thermodynamics, polymer physics, neutron scattering, and computational physics.
Research Information
Research Interests
Polymer nanocomposites; thermoresponsive materials; neutron scattering; polymer field theory
Affiliated School Research Areas
- Advanced Materials
Affiliated School Department Research Areas
- Polymer Synthesis and Molecular Design
- Polymer Structure and Properties
- Advanced Composites
- Polymer-based nanotechnology
Awards and Honors
External Appointments
2012 - 2014, Physicist / NRC Postdoctoral Associate, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Publications
Full publication list is available on Google Scholar.
Select Recent Publications:
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Y. Yuan, S. Beilharz, H. R. Everson. N. Nupnar, M. K. Debnath, D. Vinella, J. M. Urueña, F. H. Örge, M. J. A. Hore, M. Karayilan, Injectable Fluorescent Bottlebrush Polymers for Interventional Procedures and Biomedical Imaging, Biomacromolecules 2025, (Articles ASAP).
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M. J. A. Hore, Analysis of the Internal Motions of Thermoresponsive Polymers and Single Chain Nanoparticles, Soft Matter 2025, 21, 770–780.
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J. N. Sevening, N. Nupnar, M. T. Swulius, H. Koerner, M. J. A. Hore, R. J. Hickey, From Fully Stretched to Collapsed Chains: Bottlebrush Polymer Grafted Particles, Macromolecules 2024, 57, 9619–9626.
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R. S. Mukkamala and M. J. A. Hore*, Simulation and Analysis of Molecular Bottlebrush Dynamics in Dilute Solutions, Macromolecules 2024, 57, 445–455.
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K. G. Wilcox, M. E. Dingle, A. Saha, M. J. A. Hore, S. Morozova, Persistence Length of α-Helical Poly-L-Lysine, Soft Matter 2022, 18, 6550-6560.
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L. F. Vieira, A. C. Weinhofer, W. C. Oltjen, C. Yu, P. R. de Souza Mendes, M. J. A. Hore*, Combining Dynamic Monte Carlo with Machine Learning to Study Nanoparticle Translocation, Soft Matter 2022, 18, 5218-5229.
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C. A. Miller and M. J. A. Hore*, Simulation of the Coronal Dynamics of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles, ACS Polymers Au 2022, 2, 157-168.
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H. V. T. Nguyen, Y. Jiang, S. Mohapatra, W. Wang, J. C. Barnes, N. J. Oldenhuis, K. Chen, S. Axelrod, Z. Huang, Q. Chen, M. R. Golder, K. Young, D. Suvlu, Y. Shen, A. P. Willard, M. J. A. Hore, R. Gómez-Bombarelli, J. A. Johnson, Bottlebrush polymers with flexible enantiomeric side chains display differential biological properties , Nature Chemistry 2022, 14, 85-93.
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Y. Wei and M. J. A. Hore*, Characterizing Polymer Structure with Small-Angle Neutron Scattering: A Tutorial, Journal of Applied Physics 2021, 129, 171101.
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A. G. Kruger, S. D. Brucks, T. Yan, G. Cárcarmo-Oyarce, Y. Wei, D. H. Wen, D. R. Carvalho, M. J. A. Hore, K. Ribbeck, R. R. Schrock, and L. L. Kiessling, Stereochemical Control Yields Mucin Mimetic Polymers, ACS Central Science 2021, 7, 624-630.