Publications
Papers in refereed journals (* as principle corresponding author)
(1) "Synthesis of graft co-polymers of poly(caprolactone) and polymethylmethacrylate and
the use of these materials to synthesise grafted polyurethanes" S. Rimmer, M.H. George, Eur.
Polym. J. 29 205 (1993)
(2) "Differential scanning calorimetry of some well defined poly(-caprolactone-g-MMA)co-polyurethanes" S. Rimmer, M.H. George, Polymer 35 2123 (1994)
(3) "Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis of some well defined poly(-caprolactone-gMMA)-co-polyurethanes" S. Rimmer and M.H. George, Polymer Comms. 35 5782 (1994)
(4) "Polyurethane/polymethylmethacrylate graft copolymers: synthesis and properties" S.
Rimmer and M.H. George, J. Macromol. Sci.-Pure App. Chem. A31 857 (1994)
(5) “Radical polymerizations initiated by novel low molecular weight and polymeric cyclic
diperoxides: synthesis of poly(methylmethacrylate), polystyrene and poly(styrene-bmethylmethacrylate), S.Rimmer, J.R. Ebdon, J. Macromol. Sci.-Pure App. Chem. A32 831
(1995)
(6) “Degradative routes to telechelic oligomers and macromonomers”, J.R. Ebdon, N.J. Flint,
S.Rimmer, J. Macromol. Sci.-Pure App. Chem., A32 603 (1995)
(7) "Polymer supported reagents as aids in controlled degradation of polymers containing
ozonides in the main chain", S. Rimmer, J.R. Ebdon, M.J. Shepherd React. Funct. Polym., 26
145 (1995)
(8)* “Preparation of polystyrene-poly(styrene-g-N-isopropylacrylamide) core-shell particles:
Copolymerization of oligo(N-isopropylacrylamide) macromonomers and styrene onto
polystyrene seed particles and stability of the resultant particles” S. Rimmer, A.N. Mohd.
Ramli, S. Lefèvre, Polymer 37 4135 (1996)
(9)* “Synthesis of Telechelic Oligostyrenes by the Ozonoloysis of Poly(styrene–stat–
butadiene): Protection of Styrene Units Against Ozone Attack by the Use of Di N-alkyl
amides as Sacrificial Ozone Scavengers” S. Rimmer, J.R. Ebdon, J. Polym. Sci. A Polym.
Chem. Ed. , 34 3573 (1996)
(10)* “On the effect of the use of dimethylacetamide as solvent on the work-up of polymer
ozonides with polymer supported reagents” S. Rimmer, J.R. Ebdon, , J. Polym. Sci. Polym.
Chem. Ed. Rapid Comms. 34 3591 (1996)
(11) “Time-resolved fluorescence anistropy studies of the temperature induced intramolecular
conformational transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in dilute aqueous solution” C.K.
Chee, S. Rimmer, I. Soutar, L. Swanson, Polymer Comms. 38 483 (1997)
(12)* “Preparation of amphiphilic networks by Diels-Alder reactions between oligo(butyl
methacrylate) with furan end-groups and a poly(ethylene oxide-co-acetylene dicarboxylate)”
M. Dellerba, J.R. Ebdon, S.Rimmer Macromol. Rapid Comms. 18 723 (1997)
(13)* “A one pot method for the preparation of latices of telechelic oligomers, by ozonolysis
of latices of polymers containing main-chain unsaturation”, J.R. Ebdon, S.Rimmer, J. Polym.
Sci. A Polym. Chem. Ed. 35 3255 (1997)
(14)* “A clean and high yield synthesis of oligo(butyl methacrylate) with sulphonate endgroups using polymer supported reagents” J.R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, J. Chem. Res. 408 (1997)
(15)* “The synthesis of 4-vinyl trityl alcohol” A. Nzeru, J.R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, J. Org.
Chem. 62 8928 (1997)
(16)* "Routes to functionalized latices” S. Rimmer, Designed Monomers and Polymers 1 89
(1998)
(17) “Radical polymerizations of methyl methacrylate initiated by methyl 2-[(4diphenylmethylene)-2,5-cyclohexadienyl]-2-methyl-propanoate:a model system for so-called
"quasi-living'
polymerizations
of
methyl
methacrylate
initiated
by
phenylazotriphenylmethane” J. R. Ebdon, T.N. Huckerby, B.J. Hunt, S. Rimmer, M.J.
Shepherd, M. Teodorescu Polymer 39 4943 (1998)
(18)* “An NMR study of chain transfer to diols containing both primary and secondary
hydroxyl groups in the polymerization of ε-caprolactone”, A. Kavros, T.N. Huckerby,
S.Rimmer, J. Mat. Chem. 34 1071 (1999)
(19)* “New strategies for the synthesis of amphiphilic networks” S.Rimmer, P. Tattersall,
J.R. Ebdon, N. Fullwood, React. Funct. Polym. 41 177 (1999)
(20)* “Emulsion Polymerizations in the presence of -cyclodextrin” S. Rimmer, P. Tatersall,
Polymer 40 6673 (1999)
(21)* “The effect of N,N-dimethylformamide on the oligomerization of ε-caprolactone”, A.
Kavros, S. Rimmer, J. Chem.Res. 452 (1999)
(22)* “The inclusion of β cyclodextrin provides a supramolecular solution to the problem of
polymerization of dodecyl and octadecyl methacrylates in aqueous emulsion” S. Rimmer, P.
Tatersall, Polymer 40 5729 (1999)
(23)* “Synthesis and Properties of Amphiphilic Networks 1: The effect of hydration and
polymer composition on the adhesion of Immunoglobulin-G to Poly(Laurylmethacrylate-statGlycerolmethacrylate-stat-Ethylene-glycol-dimethacrylate) networks.” R. Haigh, , N.
Fullwood, S. Rimmer Biomaterials. 21 735 (2000)
(24)* “Cyclodextrins in the emulsion polymerization of vinyl monomers” S. Rimmer,
Macromol. Symp. 150 149 (2000)
(25)* “Cyclic diperoxides as sources of radicals for the initiation of the radical
polymerization of methyl methacrylate”. J. E. Lockley, J. R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, B.J. Tabner,
Macromol. Rap. Comm. 21 841 (2000)
(26)* “Synthesis of allyoxycarbonyloxymethyl-5-fluorouracil and copolymerisations with nvinylpyrrolidinone” Z. Liu, N. Fullwood, S. Rimmer, J. Mater. Chem. 10 1771 (2000)
(27)* “Synthesis of a cefatoxime monomer” A. Kavros, S. Rimmer, Designed Monomers and
Polymer 3 317 (2000)
(28)* “Aerobic epoxidation of alkenes catalysed by cobalt(ii) 1,1,1,5,5,5hexafluoroacetylacetonate or cobalt(ii) benzoylacetonate” R. Hunter, S. Rimmer, Synth
Comm. 30 4461 (2000)
(29) “Time-resolved fluorescence studies of the interactions betweeen the thermoresponsive
polymer host, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and a hydrophobic guest, pyrene” C.K. Chee,
K.P. Ghiggino, T.A. Smith, S.Rimmer, I. Soutar, L.Swanson, Polymer 42 2235 (2001)
(30)* “Polymerization of Polymethyl methacrylate initiated by ozonates of
tetramethylethene” J. E. Lockley, J. R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, B. J. Tabner, Polymer 42 1797
(2001)
(31)* “Emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by alkene ozonates” D.
Cunliffe, J.E. Lockley, J. R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, P. Palasz, S. Emmett, Polymer 42 9329
(2001)
(32)* “Synthesis of poly(isobutylene-b-styrene) block copolymers by thermolysis of
ozonized polyisobutylenes with alkene chain ends” D. Cunliffe, J.E. Lockley, J.R. Ebdon,
S.Rimmer, B.J. Tabner, Macromolecules 34 3882 (2001)
(33) “Fluorescence investigations of the thermally induced conformational transition of
poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)” C.K. Chee, S.Rimmer, I. Soutar, L.Swanson, Polymer 42 5079
(2001)
(34)* “The enzymatic synthesis of some functional oligomers based based on -caprolactone
or vinyl acetate repeat structures” S. Carter, A. Kavros, S. Rimmer, Reac. Funct Poly. 48 97
(2001)
(35)* “Synthesis of telechelic oligo(isobutyl vinyl ether)s via alkylation of silyl enol ethers
by the propagating chain end in an ab initio cationic polymerization”
W. Lang, S. Rimmer, Macromol. Rap. Comm. 22 194 (2001) front cover feature
(36)* “Suspension cross-linking of poly(aryl ether ketone ketone)s containing carboxylic acid
functionality” R.A. Hunter, P. D. Turner, S. Rimmer, J. Mater. Chem. 11 736 (2001)
(37)* “Radical polymerization of vinyl monomers initiated by the thermolysis of alkene
ozonates” J. E. Lockley, J. R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, J. Chem. Res. 380 (2001)
(38) “Manipulating the thermoresponsive behaviour of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). 1 On
the conformational behaviour of a series of N-isopropylacrylamide-styrene statistical
copolymers C.K. Chee, S. Rimmer, D.A. Shaw, I. Soutar, L Swanson, Macromolecules 34
7544 (2001)
(39) “Manipulating the thermoresponsive behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)”
C.K.Chee, S.Rimmer, I.Soutar, L.Swanson, ACS Symp. Ser. 780 223 (2001)
(40)* “Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic networks 2: A Differential scanning
calorimetric study of poly(dodecyl methacrylate-stat-2,3 propandiol-1-methacrylate-statethandiol dimethacrylate) networks and adhesion and spreading of dermal fibroblasts on
these materials” R. Haigh, N. Fullwood, S. Rimmer, Biomaterials 23 3509 (2002)
(41)* “Studies on the Free Radical Polymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidinone in 3-methyl
butan-2-one” Z. Liu, S. Rimmer, Macromolecules 35 1200 (2002)
(42)* “Synthesis and Release of 5-Fluorouracil from Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidinone) bearing 5Fluorouracil Derivatives” Z. Liu and S. Rimmer J. Contr. Rel. 81 91 (2002)
(43)* “Initiation of Radical Polymerization with Radicals Produced from Thermolysed
Alkene Ozonates” D. Cunliffe, J. Lockley, J. R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, B. J. Tabner Des. Mon.
Polym. 5 233 (2002)
(44)* “Mass spectrometric analysis of chain end functionalization in ab initio cationic
polymerization” W. Lang, S .Rimmer, Macromol. Symp. 184 311 (2002)
(45)* “Molecular Recognition of Caffeine by Shell Molecular Imprinted Core-Shell Polymer
Particles in Aqueous Media” S.Carter, S.Rimmer, Adv. Mater. 9 667 (2002)
(46)* “Core-shell molecular imprinted polymer colloids”
Steve Carter, Shui-Yu Lu, Stephen Rimmer, Supramol. Chem. 15 213 (2003) front cover
feature
(47) "Mass spectrometry of poly(methyl methacrylate)) (PMMA) prepared by atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP)” Nikhil K Singha,.Steve Rimmer, Bert Klumperman,. Eur.
Polym. J. 40 159 (2004)
(48)* “Ozonolysis of tetramethylethylene: Characterization of cyclic and open-chain
oligoperoxidic products” M. Barton, John R. Ebdon, Andrew B. Foster, S. Rimmer, J. Org
Chem. 69 6967 (2004) front cover feature
(49)* “Core-Shell molecular imprinted polymer particles” S. R. Carter , S. Rimmer, Adv.
Funct. Mater. 14 553 (2004)
(50)* "Cationic Polymerization of Vinyl Ethers in the Presence of Silyl Enol Ethers" W.
Lang, P. K Sarker, S. Rimmer, Macromol. Chem. Phys. 205 1011 (2004)
(51)* "Telechelic Oligo(2,3,-dihydroxypropylmethacrylate acetonide)s with Aldehyde End
Functionality Prepared by Ozonolytic Cleavage of
poly(2,3,-dihydroxypropan-1methacrylate acetonide-stat-butadiene), Prepared by Monomer Starve-fed Emulsion
Polymerization" Z. Liu, J. Ebdon, S. Rimmer, Reac. Funct. Polym. 58 213 (2004)
(52)* "Novel amphiphilic diblock copolymer of low molecular weight poly(Nvinylpyrrolidinone)-block-poly(D,L-lactide)" L. Luo, M. Ranger, D.G. Lessard, D. Le
Garrec, S. Gori, J-C. Leroux, S. Rimmer, D.Smith, Macromolecules 37 4008 (2004)
(53)* "Tandem (quadrapole-time of flight) electrospray mass spectrometry of oligo(vinyl
acetates) with isopropylol or (1-hydroxyethyl)-2-oxyisopropanyl end groups" S. Collins, S.
Rimmer Rap. Commun. Mass Spec. 18 3075 (2004)
(54)* "Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic networks 3: Preparation and characterization
of block conetworks of poly(butyl methacrylate-block-(2,3 propandiol-1-methacrylate-statethandiol dimethacrylate))" S. Rimmer, M.J. German, J. Maughan, Y. Sun, N. Fullwood, J.
Ebdon, S. MacNeil, Biomaterials, 26 2219 (2005)
(55)* “Complete Ozonolysis of Alkyl Substituted Ethenes at –60oC: Distributions of Ozonide
and Oligomeric Products” M. Barton, J. R. Ebdon, A. B. Foster, S. Rimmer, Org. Biomol.
Chem. 3 1323 (2005)
(56)* “Highly Branched Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)s with Imidazole End Groups Prepared
by Radical Polymerization in the Presence of a Styryl Monomer Containing a Dithioester
Group” S. Carter, B. Hunt, S. Rimmer, Macromolecules 38 4595 (2005)
(57)* “Highly Branched Stimuli Responsive Poly[(N-isopropyl acrylamide)-co-(1,2propandiol-3-methacrylate)]s with Protein Binding Functionality” S. Carter, S. Rimmer, A.
Sturdy, M. Webb Macromol. Biosci. 5 373 (2005)
(58)* “Preparation of multi-phase polymer beads composed of block copolymer amphiphilic
networks”, Y. Sun, S. Rimmer, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 44 8621 (2005)
(59) * “Aqueous Compatible Polymers in Bionanotechnology” S. Carter, S. Rimmer IEE
Proc. Nanobiotechnol., 152 169 (2005)
(60)* “Synthesis of oligo( isobutyl vinyl ether) with a silyl enol ether end group and aldol
reactions of this material with benzaldehyde” P.K. Sarker, S. Rimmer, Macromol. Chem.
Phys. 205 1280 (2005)
(61)* “Supported catalytic epoxidation of polyisobutylene with alkene chain ends”
P. Cross, R.A. Hunter, C. Miller, N. Fullwood, S.Rimmer J. Chem. Res. 673 (2005)
(62) * “Preparation of highly branched poly(vinyl acetate) by transfer to allylic carbonate
comomoners” S. Rimmer, S. Collins, P. Sarker Chem. Comm. 6029 (2005)
(63)* “The use of radical polymerization in the synthesis of telechelic oligomers”
S.Collins, S. Rimmer React. Funct. Polym. 66 177 (2006)
(64) “Fluorescence investigations of the conformational behaviour of Poly (Nvinylcaprolactam)” C.K Chee, S. Rimmer, I. Soutar and L. Swanson, React. Funct. Polym. 66
1 (2006)
(65)* “Highly Branched Poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) for Use in Protein Purification”
S. Carter, S. Rimmer, R. Rutkaite, L. Swanson, J. P. A. Fairclough, A. Sturdy and M. Webb
Biomacromolecules 7 1124 (2006)
(66) * “Synthesis and conformational behaviour of luminescently labelled poly(styrene-graftN-isopropyl acrylamide) copolymers” C-K. Chee, S. Rimmer, I. Soutar, L. Swanson Polymer
International 55 740 (2006)
(67) “Examination of the effects of poly (vinyl pyrrolidinone) hydrogels in direct and indirect
contact with cells” Louise Smith, Stephen Rimmer, Sheila MacNeil, Biomaterials 27 2806
(2006)
(68) “Development of a 3-D organ culture model for corneal wound healing and corneal
transplantation” Bojun Zhao, Leanne J.Cooper, Arun Brahma Sheila MacNeil, Stephen
Rimmer, Nigel J.Fullwood, IOVS , 47 2840 (2006)
(69) “The major outer membrane protein ompA is over expressed in Escherichia coli
biofilms” Rowan Orme, C.W. Ian Douglas, Stephen Rimmer, Michelle Webb, Proteomics,
6 4269 (2006)
(70) “Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy Measurements in the Study of Poly(Nisopropyl Acrylamide) Based Systems” Choong Kooi Chee, Steve Rimmer, Ramune
Rutkaite, Ian Soutar and Linda Swanson Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A:
Chemistry, 180 1 (2006)
(71) *“Branched poly(vinyl cyclopropane) by transfer to allylic carbonate comonomers via
radical ring opening polymerization” P. Sarker, J.R. Ebdon, S. Rimmer Macromol Rap.
Comms, 27 2007 (2006)
(72) *“Culture of dermal fibroblasts and protein adsorption on block conetworks of
poly(butyl methacrylate-block-(2,3 propandiol-1-methacrylate-stat-ethandiol
dimethacrylate))” Y. Sun , J. Collett , N.J. Fullwood , S. Mac Neil, S. Rimmer, Biomaterials
28 661 (2007)
(73) * “Synthesis and propertites of functional poly(vinylpyrrolidinone) hydrogels for drug
delivery Louise E. Smith, Stephen Collins, Zuifang Liu, Sheila MacNeil, Rachel Williams,
Stephen Rimmer ACS Symp. Ser. 977 197 (2007)
(74) *“Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamde) thermally responsive hydrogel-brushes”
J. Collett, A. Crawford, P.V. Hatton, M. Geoghegan, S. Rimmer, J. Roy. Soc.-Interface 4 117
(2007)
(75) “Thiol-functionalized poly(ethylene glycol)-b-polyesters: synthesis and characterization”
N.C. Kalarickal, S. Rimmer, P. Sarker, J-C. Leroux Macromolecules 40 1874 (2007)
(76) *“Highly branched Poly-(N-isopropylacrylamide)s with Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic acid
(RGD) or COOH chain ends that form sub-micron stimulus responsive particles above the
critical solution temperature” S. Rimmer, S. Carter, R. Rutkaite, J. W.Haycock, L. Swanson
Soft Matter, 3 971 (2007)
(77) * “Chain-end-functional graft poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s using Reversible AdditionFragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization” S.R. Carter, R.M. England, B.Hunt,
S.Rimmer Macromol Biosci., 7 975 (2007)
(78) * “Temperature dependent phagocytosis of highly branched poly(N-isopropyl
acrylamide-co-1,2 propandiol-3-methacrylate)s prepared by RAFT polymerization” S.
Hopkins, S. Carter, L. Swanson, S. MacNeil, S. Rimmer, J. Mater. Chem. 17 4022 (2007)
(79) *“Polymethacrylate networks as substrates for cell culture” Y Sun, J. Maughan, R.
Haigh, S.A. Hopkins, P. Wyman, C. Johnson, N.J. Fullwood, J. Ebdon, S. MacNeil, S.
Rimmer Macromol Symp, 256 137 (2007)
(80)*“Epithelialization of hydrogels achieved by amine surface modification and co-culture
with stromal cells” S. Rimmer, C. Johnson, B. Zhao, J. Collier, L. Gilmore, S. Sabnis, P.
Wyman, C. Sammon, N.J. Fullwood, S. MacNeil Biomaterials, 28 5319 (2007)
(81) “Development of biodegradable electrospun scaffolds for dermal replacement” K.
Blackwood, R. McKean, I. Canton , C. Freeman, K. Franklin, D. Cole, I. Brook, P. Farthing,
S. Rimmer, J. Haycock, T. Ryan, S. MacNeil Biomaterials 29 3091 (2008)
(82) “Copper Mediated Controlled Radical Ring Opening Polymerization (RROP) of a Vinyl
Cycloalkane” N.K. Singha, A. Kavitha, P. Sarker, S. Rimmer Chem Comm 3049 (2008)
(83) *“Cell adhesive hydrogels synthesized by copolymerization of arg-protected Gly-ArgGly-Asp-Ser methacrylate monomers and enzymatic deprotection” L. Perlin, S. MacNeil,
S.Rimmer Chem Comm 5951 (2008)
(84) “Switching the conformational behaviour of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)” S. Rimmer,
I. Soutar, L. Swanson Polym. Int. 58 273 (2009)
(85) “Development of 3-dimensional tissue engineered models of bacterial infected human
skin wounds” J. Shepherd, I. Douglas, S. Rimmer, S. MacNeil Tiss. Eng. 15, 475, (2009)
(86)* “Cytocompatibility of poly(1,2 propandiol methacrylate) copolymer hydrogels and
conetworks with or without alkyl amine functionality” S. Rimmer, Stacy-Paul Wilshaw, P.
Pickavance, E. Ingham Biomaterials 30 2468 (2009)
(87)*“Cell adhesion to poly(methacrylate) networks prepared by photopolymerization and
functionalized with GRGDS peptide or fibrinogen” C. Johnson, L. Perlin, P. Wyman, B.
Zhao, N.J. Fullwood, S. MacNeil, S. Rimmer Macromol. Symp. in press
(88) “Manipulating the thermoresponsive behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) 3. On the
conformational behavior of N-isopropylacrylamide based – graft copolymers” C. K. Chee, B.
J. Hunt, S. Rimmer, R. Rutkaite, I. Soutar, L. Swanson Soft Matter 5, 3701, (2009)
(89) *Sub-micron poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) particles as temperature responsive vehicles
for the detachment and delivery of human cells” S. Hopkins, S.R. Carter, J.W. Haycock, N.J.
Fullwood, S. MacNeil, S. Rimmer Soft Matter 5, 4928, (2009)
(90) *“Phosphate functional core-shell polymer nanoparticles for the release of vascular
endothelial growth factor” L. Gilmore, S. MacNeil, S. Rimmer ChemBioChem. 10, 2165,
(2009)
(91) “Development of a calcium-chelating hydrogel for treatment of superficial burns and
scalds” AJ Bullock, P Pickavance, DB Haddow, S Rimmer, S MacNeil Regen. Med. 5, 55,
(2010)
(92) *“Binding bacteria to highly branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) modified with
vancomycin induces the coil-to-globule transition” J. Shepherd, P. Sarker, K. Swindells, I.
Douglas, S. MacNeil, L. Swanson, S. Rimmer J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 1736, (2010)
Invited reviews and commentaries
(93) Synthesis of molecular imprinted polymer networks” S. Rimmer Chromatographia, 47
470 (1998)
(94)*“Synthesis of man made polymers 1997” S. Rimmer Annual Reports on the Progress in
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, 94B, 207 (1998)
(95)*“Synthesis of man made polymers” S. Rimmer Annual Reports on the Progress in
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, 97B, 209 (2001)
(96)*“Biomaterials:tissue engineering and polymers” S. Rimmer, Emerging Themes in
Polymer Science, ETiPS, RSC publications 89, (2001)
(97)* “Production and performance of biomaterials containing RGD-peptides” L. Perlin, S.
MacNeil, S. Rimmer, Soft Matter, 4, 2331 (2008)