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Maxwell Robb

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InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Boulder
DepartmentChemistry

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    1. Sun Y, Razo WG, Robb MJ. Mechanically Gated Generation of a 3H-Anthra[2,1-b]pyran Photoswitch Enabling Multicolor Switching. ACS Macro Lett. 2026 Jul 21; 15(7):999-1004. PMID: 42316414.
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    2. Gan Q, Yoon KY, Xu Y, Wang J, Tao R, Robb MJ, Grubbs RH. Isolation of ROMP-Generated Macrocyclic Polyalkenamers via Polar Monomer Incorporation and Chain-End Modification. Macromolecules. 2026 May 12; 59(9):5244-5253. PMID: 42147410.
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    3. Osler SK, Conner AV, McFadden ME, Robb MJ. Strain-dependent multicolor mechanochromism of 3H-bis-naphthopyran in solid polymeric materials. Chem Sci. 2025 Nov 05; 16(43):20323-20328. PMID: 41050578.
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    4. Osler SK, Ballinger NA, Robb MJ. The Role of Torsion on the Force-Coupled Reactivity of a Fluorenyl Naphthopyran Mechanophore. J Am Chem Soc. 2025 Jan 29; 147(4):3904-3911. PMID: 39813622.
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    5. Liu P, Tseng YL, Ge L, Zeng T, Shabat D, Robb MJ. Mechanically Triggered Bright Chemiluminescence from Polymers by Exploiting a Synergy between Masked 2-Furylcarbinol Mechanophores and 1,2-Dioxetane Chemiluminophores. J Am Chem Soc. 2024 Aug 14; 146(32):22151-22156. PMID: 39078378.
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    6. Zeng T, Ordner LA, Liu P, Robb MJ. Multimechanophore Polymers for Mechanically Triggered Small Molecule Release with Ultrahigh Payload Capacity. J Am Chem Soc. 2024 Jan 10; 146(1):95-100. PMID: 38157405.
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    7. Tseng YL, Zeng T, Robb MJ. Incorporation of a self-immolative spacer enables mechanically triggered dual payload release. Chem Sci. 2024 Jan 24; 15(4):1472-1479. PMID: 38274055.
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    8. Yao Y, McFadden ME, Luo SM, Barber RW, Kang E, Bar-Zion A, Smith CAB, Jin Z, Legendre M, Ling B, Malounda D, Torres A, Hamza T, Edwards CER, Shapiro MG, Robb MJ. Remote control of mechanochemical reactions under physiological conditions using biocompatible focused ultrasound. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 09 26; 120(39):e2309822120. PMID: 37725651.
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    9. Sun Y, McFadden ME, Osler SK, Barber RW, Robb MJ. Anomalous photochromism and mechanochromism of a linear naphthopyran enabled by a polarizing dialkylamine substituent. Chem Sci. 2023 Oct 04; 14(38):10494-10499. PMID: 37800007.
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    10. McFadden ME, Barber RW, Overholts AC, Robb MJ. Naphthopyran molecular switches and their emergent mechanochemical reactivity. Chem Sci. 2023 Sep 27; 14(37):10041-10067. PMID: 37772118.
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    11. McFadden ME, Overholts AC, Osler SK, Robb MJ. Validation of an Accurate and Expedient Initial Rates Method for Characterizing Mechanophore Reactivity. ACS Macro Lett. 2023 Apr 18; 12(4):440-445. PMID: 36944217.
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    12. Overholts AC, Granados Razo W, Robb MJ. Mechanically gated formation of donor-acceptor Stenhouse adducts enabling mechanochemical multicolour soft lithography. Nat Chem. 2023 Mar; 15(3):332-338. PMID: 36690834.
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    13. McFadden ME, Osler SK, Sun Y, Robb MJ. Mechanical Force Enables an Anomalous Dual Ring-Opening Reaction of Naphthodipyran. J Am Chem Soc. 2022 12 14; 144(49):22391-22396. PMID: 36459076.
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    14. Luo SM, Barber RW, Overholts AC, Robb MJ. Competitive Activation Experiments Reveal Significantly Different Mechanochemical Reactivity of Furan-Maleimide and Anthracene-Maleimide Mechanophores. ACS Polym Au. 2023 Apr 12; 3(2):202-208. PMID: 37065719.
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    15. Husic CC, Hu X, Robb MJ. Incorporation of a Tethered Alcohol Enables Efficient Mechanically Triggered Release in Aprotic Environments. ACS Macro Lett. 2022 08 16; 11(8):948-953. PMID: 35816562.
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    16. Overholts AC, Robb MJ. Examining the Impact of Relative Mechanophore Activity on the Selectivity of Ultrasound-Induced Mechanochemical Chain Scission. ACS Macro Lett. 2022 06 21; 11(6):733-738. PMID: 35608186.
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    17. Versaw BA, Zeng T, Hu X, Robb MJ. Harnessing the Power of Force: Development of Mechanophores for Molecular Release. J Am Chem Soc. 2021 12 29; 143(51):21461-21473. PMID: 34927426.
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    18. Zeng T, Hu X, Robb MJ. 5-Aryloxy substitution enables efficient mechanically triggered release from a synthetically accessible masked 2-furylcarbinol mechanophore. Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Oct 26; 57(85):11173-11176. PMID: 34608472.
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    19. Barber RW, Robb MJ. A modular approach to mechanically gated photoswitching with color-tunable molecular force probes. Chem Sci. 2021 Sep 15; 12(35):11703-11709. PMID: 34659705.
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    20. Hu X, Zeng T, Husic CC, Robb MJ. Mechanically Triggered Release of Functionally Diverse Molecular Payloads from Masked 2-Furylcarbinol Derivatives. ACS Cent Sci. 2021 Jul 28; 7(7):1216-1224. PMID: 34345671.
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    21. McFadden ME, Robb MJ. Generation of an Elusive Permanent Merocyanine via a Unique Mechanochemical Reaction Pathway. J Am Chem Soc. 2021 06 02; 143(21):7925-7929. PMID: 34009958.
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    22. Klein IM, Husic CC, Kovács DP, Choquette NJ, Robb MJ. Validation of the CoGEF Method as a Predictive Tool for Polymer Mechanochemistry. J Am Chem Soc. 2020 09 23; 142(38):16364-16381. PMID: 32902274.
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    23. Versaw BA, McFadden ME, Husic CC, Robb MJ. Designing naphthopyran mechanophores with tunable mechanochromic behavior. Chem Sci. 2020 Apr 17; 11(17):4525-4530. PMID: 34122911.
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    24. Hu X, Zeng T, Husic CC, Robb MJ. Mechanically Triggered Small Molecule Release from a Masked Furfuryl Carbonate. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 09 25; 141(38):15018-15023. PMID: 31515994.
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    25. McFadden ME, Robb MJ. Force-Dependent Multicolor Mechanochromism from a Single Mechanophore. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 07 24; 141(29):11388-11392. PMID: 31282668.
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    26. Sulkanen AR, Sung J, Robb MJ, Moore JS, Sottos NR, Liu GY. Spatially Selective and Density-Controlled Activation of Interfacial Mechanophores. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 03 06; 141(9):4080-4085. PMID: 30746939.
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    27. Hu X, McFadden ME, Barber RW, Robb MJ. Mechanochemical Regulation of a Photochemical Reaction. J Am Chem Soc. 2018 10 31; 140(43):14073-14077. PMID: 30338991.
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    28. Sung J, Robb MJ, White SR, Moore JS, Sottos NR. Interfacial Mechanophore Activation Using Laser-Induced Stress Waves. J Am Chem Soc. 2018 04 18; 140(15):5000-5003. PMID: 29590748.
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    29. Patrick JF, Robb MJ, Sottos NR, Moore JS, White SR. Polymers with autonomous life-cycle control. Nature. 2016 12 14; 540(7633):363-370. PMID: 27974778.
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    30. Robb MJ, Kim TA, Halmes AJ, White SR, Sottos NR, Moore JS. Regioisomer-Specific Mechanochromism of Naphthopyran in Polymeric Materials. J Am Chem Soc. 2016 09 28; 138(38):12328-31. PMID: 27616572.
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    31. Robb MJ, Li W, Gergely RC, Matthews CC, White SR, Sottos NR, Moore JS. A Robust Damage-Reporting Strategy for Polymeric Materials Enabled by Aggregation-Induced Emission. ACS Cent Sci. 2016 Sep 28; 2(9):598-603. PMID: 27725956.
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    32. May PA, Munaretto NF, Hamoy MB, Robb MJ, Moore JS. Is Molecular Weight or Degree of Polymerization a Better Descriptor of Ultrasound-Induced Mechanochemical Transduction? ACS Macro Lett. 2016 Feb 16; 5(2):177-180. PMID: 35614695.
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    33. Russ B, Robb MJ, Popere BC, Perry EE, Mai CK, Fronk SL, Patel SN, Mates TE, Bazan GC, Urban JJ, Chabinyc ML, Hawker CJ, Segalman RA. Tethered tertiary amines as solid-state n-type dopants for solution-processable organic semiconductors. Chem Sci. 2016 Mar 01; 7(3):1914-1919. PMID: 29899915.
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    34. Robb MJ, Moore JS. A Retro-Staudinger Cycloaddition: Mechanochemical Cycloelimination of a ß-Lactam Mechanophore. J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Sep 02; 137(34):10946-9. PMID: 26295609.
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    35. Oh SS, Lee BF, Leibfarth FA, Eisenstein M, Robb MJ, Lynd NA, Hawker CJ, Soh HT. Synthetic aptamer-polymer hybrid constructs for programmed drug delivery into specific target cells. J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Oct 22; 136(42):15010-5. PMID: 25290917.
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    36. Robb MJ, Newton B, Fors BP, Hawker CJ. One-step synthesis of unsymmetrical N-alkyl-N'-aryl perylene diimides. J Org Chem. 2014 Jul 03; 79(13):6360-5. PMID: 24927297.
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    37. Russ B, Robb MJ, Brunetti FG, Miller PL, Perry EE, Patel SN, Ho V, Chang WB, Urban JJ, Chabinyc ML, Hawker CJ, Segalman RA. Power factor enhancement in solution-processed organic n-type thermoelectrics through molecular design. Adv Mater. 2014 Jun 04; 26(21):3473-7. PMID: 24633973.
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    38. Klinger D, Robb MJ, Spruell JM, Lynd NA, Hawker CJ, Connal LA. Supramolecular guests in solvent driven block copolymer assembly: From internally structured nanoparticles to micelles. Polym Chem. 2013 Oct 07; 4(19):5038-5042. PMID: 25525473.
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    39. Robb MJ, Ku SY, Hawker CJ. 25th anniversary article: no assembly required: recent advances in fully conjugated block copolymers. Adv Mater. 2013 Oct 25; 25(40):5686-700. PMID: 24115326.
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    40. Fors BP, Poelma JE, Menyo MS, Robb MJ, Spokoyny DM, Kramer JW, Waite JH, Hawker CJ. Fabrication of unique chemical patterns and concentration gradients with visible light. J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Sep 25; 135(38):14106-9. PMID: 24025201.
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    41. Connal LA, Lynd NA, Robb MJ, See KA, Jang SG, Spruell JM, Hawker CJ. Mesostructured Block Copolymer Nanoparticles: Versatile Templates for Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Nanostructures. Chem Mater. 2012 Nov 13; 24(21):4036-4042. PMID: 23335837.
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    42. Ku SY, Brady MA, Treat ND, Cochran JE, Robb MJ, Kramer EJ, Chabinyc ML, Hawker CJ. A modular strategy for fully conjugated donor-acceptor block copolymers. J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Sep 26; 134(38):16040-6. PMID: 22970828.
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    43. Robb MJ, Connal LA, Lee BF, Lynd NA, Hawker CJ. Functional block copolymer nanoparticles: toward the next generation of delivery vehicles. Polym Chem. 2012; 3(6):1618-1628. PMID: 25484930.
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    44. Lo Conte M, Robb MJ, Hed Y, Marra A, Malkoch M, Hawker CJ, Dondoni A. Exhaustive glycosylation, PEGylation, and glutathionylation of a [G4]-ene(48) dendrimer via photoinduced thiol-ene coupling. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem. 2011 Oct 15; 49(20):4468-4475. PMID: 21966092.
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    45. Lin BF, Marullo RS, Robb MJ, Krogstad DV, Antoni P, Hawker CJ, Campos LM, Tirrell MV. De novo design of bioactive protein-resembling nanospheres via dendrimer-templated peptide amphiphile assembly. Nano Lett. 2011 Sep 14; 11(9):3946-50. PMID: 21800917.
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