Dr John F. Quinn

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2002
B.Sc. (Hons.), Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1999

Honorary Fellow

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Nanostructured Interfaces and Materials (NIMS) Group

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (MRACI)

Professional Experience

• 2007 - Present: Technical Assistant, Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick, Melbourne, Australia
• 2004 - 2007: Research Fellow, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Australia
• 1999 - 2002: Doctoral Student, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Australia

Selected Publications

1. Yap, H. P.; Hao, X.; Tjipto, E.; Gudipati, C.; Quinn, J. F.; Davis, T. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Stenzel, M. H.; Caruso, F. "Synthesis, Multilayer Film Assembly, and Capsule Formation of Macromolecularly Engineered Acrylic Acid and Styrene Sulfonate Block Copolymers." Langmuir 2008, 24, 8981. [link]
2. Molino, P. J.; Hodson, O. A.; Quinn, J. F.; Wetherbee, R. "The Quartz Crystal Microbalance: A New Tool for the Investigation of the Bioadhesion of Diatoms to Surfaces of Differing Surface Energies." Langmuir 2008, 24, 6730. [link]
3. Connal, L. A.; Li, Q.; Quinn, J. F.; Tjipto, E.; Caruso, F.; Qiao, G. G. "'pH-Responsive Poly(acrylic acid) Core Cross-Linked Star Polymers: Morphology Transitions in Solution and Multilayer Thin Films." Macromolecules 2008, 41, 2620. [link]
4. Quinn, A.; Such, G. K.; Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Polyelectrolyte Blend Multilayers: A Versatile Route to Engineering Interfaces and Films." Adv. Functional Mater. 2008, 18, 17. [link]
5. Yap , H. P.; Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "Compositional Engineering of Polyelectrolyte Blend Capsules." Macromolecules 2007, 40, 7581. [link]
6. Tjipto, E.; Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Weak-Strong Copolymer Polyelectrolytes: A Route to Morphological Control of Thin Films." J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem. 2007, 45, 4341. [link]
7. Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Such, G. K.; Zelikin, A. N.; Caruso, F. "Next Generation, Sequentially Assembled Ultrathin Films: Beyond Electrostatics." Chem. Soc. Rev. 2007, 36, 707. [link]
8. Li, Q.; Quinn, J. F.; Wang, Y.; Caruso, F. "Preparation of Nanoporous Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films via Nanoparticle Templating." Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 5480. [link]
9. Tjipto, E.; Cadwell, K. D.; Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Abbott, N. L.; Caruso, F. "Tailoring the Interfaces between Nematic Liquid Crystal Emulsions and Aqueous Phases via Layer-by-Layer Assembly." Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 2243. [link]
10. Such, G. K.; Quinn, J. F.; Quinn, A.; Tjipto, E.; Caruso, F. "Assembly of Ultrathin Polymer Multilayer Films by Click Chemistry." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9318. [link]
11. Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Multivalent-Ion-Mediated Stabilization of Hydrogen-Bonded Multilayers." Adv. Funct. Mater. 2006, 16, 1179. [link]
12. Muller, K.; Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Becker, M.; Greiner, A.; Caruso, F. "Polyelectrolyte Functionalization of Electrospun Fibers." Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 2397. [link]
13. Zelikin, A. N.; Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Disulfide Cross-Linked Polymer Capsules: En Route to Biodeconstructible Systems." Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 27. [link]
14. Li, Q.; Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Nanoporous Polymer Thin Films via Polyelectrolyte Templating." Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 2058. [link]
15. Tjipto, E.; Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Assembly of Multilayer Films from Polyelectrolytes Containing Weak and Strong Acid Moieties." Langmuir 2005, 21, 8785. [link]
16. Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Stabilization of Hydrogen-Bonded Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Multilayers by a Dual Electrostatic/Hydrogen Bonding Copolymer." Aust. J. Chem. 2005, 58, 442. [link]
17. Yap , H. P.; Quinn, J. F.; Ng, S. M.; Cho, J. H.; Caruso, F. "Colloid Surface Engineering via Deposition of Multilayered Thin Films from Polyelectrolyte Blend Solutions." Langmuir 2005, 21, 4328. [link]
18. Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Thermoresponsive Nanoassemblies: Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Alternating Copolymers." Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3414. [link]
19. Quinn, J. F., Yeo, J. C. C.; Caruso, F. "Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Nanoblended Thin Films: Poly(allylamine Hydrochloride) and a Binary Mixture of a Synthetic and Natural Polyelectrolyte." Macromolecules 2004, 37, 6537. [link]
20. Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Facile Tailoring of Film Morphology and Release Properties Using Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Thermoresponsive Materials." Langmuir 2004, 20, 20. [link]
21. Cho, J. H., Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Fabrication of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films Comprising Nanoblended Layers." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 2270. [link]