
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1994
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1988
Anderson, BC, Cox, SM, Bloom, PD, Sheares, VV, and Mallapragada, SK. "Synthesis and Characterization of Diblock and Gel-Forming Pentablock Copolymers of Tertiary Amine Methacrylates, Poly(ethylene glycol), and Poly(propylene glycol)." Macromolecules 36.5 (March 2003): 1670-1676. Full Text
Anderson, BC, Bloom, PD, Baikerikar, KG, Sheares, VV, and Mallapragada, SK. "Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystal/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composites as biomaterials for acetabular cup prosthetics." Biomaterials 23.8 (April 2002): 1761-1768. Full Text
Bloom, PD, and Sheares, VV. "Synthesis of poly(p-phenylene) macromonomers and multiblock copolymers." Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 39.20 (October 15, 2001): 3505-3512. Full Text
Wu, L, and Sheares, VV. "Polar, functionalized diene-based materials. V. Free-radical polymerization of 2-[(N-benzyl-n-methylamino)methyl]-1,3-butadiene and copolymerization with styrene." Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 39.19 (October 1, 2001): 3227-3238. Full Text
Beery, MD, Rath, MK, and Sheares, VV. "Polar, Functionalized Diene-Based Materials. 4. Polymerization Studies of 2,3-Bis(4-ethoxy-4-oxobutyl)-1,3-butadiene and Copolymerization with Styrene." Macromolecules 34.8 (April 2001): 2469-2475. Full Text
Bloom, PD, and Sheares, VV. "Novel Poly(paraphenylene)s via Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of Poly(4‘-fluoro-2,5-diphenyl sulfone)." Macromolecules 34.6 (March 2001): 1627-1633. Full Text
Luzinov, I, Julthongpiput, D, Bloom, PD, Sheares, VV, and Tsukruk, VV. "Bilayer nanocomposite molecular coatings from elastomeric/rigid polymers: fabrication, morphology, and micromechanical properties." Macromolecular Symposia 167.1 (March 2001): 227-242. Full Text
Sheares, VV, Wu, L, Li, Y, and Emmick, TK. "Polar, functionalized diene-based material. III. Free-radical polymerization of 2-[(N,N-dialkylamino)methyl]-1,3-butadienes." Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 38.22 (November 15, 2000): 4070-4080. Full Text
Sheares, VV, Wu, L, Li, Y, and Emmick, TK. "Polar, functionalized diene-based material. III. Free-radical polymerization of 2-[(N, N-dialkylamino)methyl]-1,3-butadienes." Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 38.22 (November 15, 2000): 4070-4080. Full Text
Jing, Y, and Sheares, VV. "Polar, Functionalized Diene-Based Materials. 2. Free Radical Copolymerization Studies of 2-Cyanomethyl-1,3-butadiene with Styrene and Acrylonitrile." Macromolecules 33.17 (August 2000): 6262-6268. Full Text
Rusch-Salazar, LA, and Sheares, VV. "Synthesis and characterization of functionalized poly(arylene phosphine oxide)s." April 7, 2002.
Rusch-Salazar, LA, Rath-Murphy, MK, and Sheares, VV. "Controlled polymerizations of functionalized 1,3-butadienes." January 1, 2002.
Hagberg, EC, and Sheares, VV. "Poly(2,5-benzophenone) coil-rod-coil block copolymers and their phase separation behavior." January 1, 2002.
Hagberg, EC, and Sheares, VV. "Polymerization and copolymerization of 2,5-dichloro-3-(2-thiophenecarbonyl) thiophene by nickel(0)-catalyzed coupling." January 1, 2002.
Hagberg, EC, and Sheares, VV. "Synthesis of poly[3-(2-thiophenecarbonyl)-2,5-thiophene] via nickel(0)-catalyzed coupling." January 1, 2002.
Liu, Y, Bloom, PD, Sheares, VV, and Otaigbe, JU. "A novel polyamide 12/Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystal composite." January 1, 2002.
Bloom, PD, Baikerikar, KG, Anderegg, JW, and Sheares, VV. "Development of Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystal-poly(p-phenylene sulfide) composites." December 1, 2001.
Anderson, BC, Bloom, PD, Sheares, VV, and Mallapragada, SK. "Synthesis and characterization of water soluble block copolymers for pH-sensitive delivery." December 1, 2001.
Hagberg, EC, and Sheares, VV. "Endcapped poly-p-phenylenes: Chain end chlorination and macroinitiated ATRP." August 2001.
Rusch-Salazar, LA, Bloom, PD, and Sheares, VV. "Synthesis of functional poly(arylene phosphine oxide)s." August 2001.