Francisco Mendicuti

• Appointments in Prof. Mattice's group: 1986-87 and the summers of 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1996.
• Topic of research with Prof. Mattice: Photophysics of polymers, especially polyesters containing aromatic groups.
• Current position: Associate Professor, Departamento de Quimica Fisica, Universidad de Alcala, 28871 Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain, qfmendicuti@alcala.es

Refereed publications coauthored with Prof. Mattice

• Helfer CA; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Steady-state fluorescence of polymers" in Comprehensive Desk Reference on Polymer Characterization and Analysis, Brady RF, Ed, Oxford Univ Press, 2003, pp 282-301.
• Gallego J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Energy migration in poly(N-vinyl carbazole) and its copolymers with methyl methacrylate: Fluorescence depolarization, quenching, and molecular dynamics" J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 2003, 41, 1615-1626.
• Gallego J; Perez-Foullerat D; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Configurations conducive to the formation of intramolecular excimers in poly(N-vinyl carbazole) and its copolymers" J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 2001, 39, 1272-1281.
• Martin O; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Intramolcular excited state complexes in trichromophoric model compounds for polyesters eerived from 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and aliphatic glycols: Experiment, rotational isomeric state model, and molecular dynamics" J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 1999, 37, 253-266.
• Martin O; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Intramolecular energy transfer in naphthalene-containing polymers: Molecular dynamics simulations for trichromophoric model compounds of polyesters derived from 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid and aliphatic glycols" Comput Theor Polym Sci 1998, 7, 149-157.
• Pozuelo J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Inclusion complexes of chain molecules with cycloamyloses. 3. Molecular dynamics simulations of polyrotaxanes formed by poly(propylene glycol) and beta-cyclodextrins" Polym J 1998, 30, 479-484.
• Madrid JM; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Inclusion complexes of 2-methylnaphthoate and gamma-cyclodextrin: Experimental thermodynamcis and molecular mechanics calculations" J Phys Chem B 1998, 102, 2037-2044.
• Sanchez-Camacho A; Pozuelo J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Intramolecular energy transfer in naphthalene-containing polyesters: Experiment and simulation for model compounds derived from five aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and 2-hydroxynaphthalene" J Fluorescence 1997, 7, 113-120.
• Madrid JM; Pozuelo J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "A molecular mechanics study of the inclusion complexes of 2-methyl naphthoate with alpha- and beta-cyclodextrins" J Coll Interf Sci 1997, 193, 112-120.
• Pozuelo J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Inclusion complexes of chain molecules with cycloamyloses. 2. Molecular dynamics simulations of polyrotaxanes formed by poly(ethylene glycol) and alpha-cyclodextrins" Macromolecules 1997, 30, 3685-3690.
• Martin O; Sanchez-Camacho A; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Effect of the directionality of the ester group on the formation of hairpins in polyesters containing naphthalene and a flexible spacer" J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 1997, 35, 1127-1133.
• Pozuelo J; Madrid JM; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Inclusion complexes of chain molecules with cycloamyloses. 1. Conformational analysis of isolated cycloamyloses using molecular dynamics simulations" Comput Theor Polym Sci 1996, 6, 125-134.
• Martin O; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Intramolecular formation of excimers in model compounds for polymers of 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid and five glycols in media of different viscosity" J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 1996, 34, 2623-2633.
• Bravo J; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Intramolecular energy transfer in compounds with two 1-pyrenoate groups separated by methylene spacers" J Fluorescence 1996, 6, 41-50.
• Bravo J; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "The Forster radius for energy transfer from naphthalene to anthracene in polyesters with oxyethylene spacers" Macromol Chem Phys. 1996, 197, 1349-1360.
• Pozuelo J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Intramolecular face-to-face sandwich complexes of next-to-nearest neighbor rings in polyesters from terephthalic, isophthalic, or phthalic acid and -(CH2)-m spacers" Comput Polym Sci 1995, 5, 179-185.
• Pozuelo J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Intramolecular excimer formation in naphthalene-containing polyesters. Bichromophoric model compounds derived from phthalic, succinic or malonic acid and 2-hydroxynaphthalene or 2-hydroxymethylnaphthalene" Macromol Chem Phys 1995, 196, 1779-1790.
• Martin O; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Rationalization of the ratio of excimer-to-monomer fluorescence emission intensity in bichromophoric diesters of 1-pyrenoic acid and mono-, di-, tri- and tetraethylene glycols" J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 1995, 33, 1107-1116.
• Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Bravo J; Mattice WL "Intramolecular energy transfer in polyesters and model compounds containing anthracene and naphthalene groups separated by methylene and oxyethylene spacers" Polym Int 1995, 36, 137-146.
• Bravo J; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Intramolecular energy transfer in bichromophoric diesters containing anthracene and naphthalene groups separated by different numbers of methylene spacers" Macromol Chem Phys 1994, 195, 3411-3424.
• Gallego J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Molecular dynamics of dimeric model dompounds for polyesters with 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate units separated by flexible oxyethylene spacers" Comput Polym Sci 1994, 4, 7-11.
• Bravo J; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Intramolecular formation of excimers in model dompounds for polyesters obtained from 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid and cyclohexanediols" J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 1994, 32, 1511-1519.
• Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "A rationalization of Hirayama's n = 3 rule for the intramolecular formation of excimers" Comput Polym Sci 1993, 3, 131-136.
• Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Intramolecular excimer formation in polyesters from terephthalic acid and six 2R,2R'-propanediols" Makromol Chem 1993, 1993, 2851-2860.
• Gallego J; Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Intramolecular excimers and energy migration in polyesters with 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid units separated by spacers of 1-4 ethylene oxide units" Polymer 1993, 34, 2475-2480.
• Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "The ratio of excimer to monomer emission in diesters of 1-pyrenoic acid and five glycols" J Polym Sci Polym Phys Ed 1993, 31, 213-220.
• Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Intramolecular complexes in bichromophoric model compounds for polyesters with one, two, ehree, or four oxyethylene spacers" Comput Polym Sci 1992, 2, 203-207.
• Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Mattice WL "Intramolecular energy migration in polyesters from 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid. Polarization of fluorescence in the polymers and in bichromophoric model compounds" Polymer 1992, 33, 4908-4912.
• Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Intramolecular excimer formation in polyesters from terephthalic acid and cyclohexanediols with different stereochemical compositions" Polymer 1992, 33, 4180-4183.
• Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Zuniga I; Patel B; Mattice WL "Intramolecular excimer formation in model compounds for polyesters. Diesters from 2-naphthol and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids" Polymer 1992, 33, 2031-2035.
• Patel B; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "Dependence on spacer size of the intramolecular excimer emission from model compounds for polyesters derived from isophthalic or terephthalic acid" Polymer 1992, 33, 239-242.
• Mendicuti F; Patel B; Mattice WL "Intramolecular formation of excimers in model compounds for polyesters containing naphthalene units. alpha,omega-Diesters from 1-naphthoic acid and five glycols" Polymer 1990, 31, 1877-1882.
• Mendicuti F; Saiz E; Patel B; Dodge R; Mattice WL "Kerr constants of methyl benzoate and the dimethyl esters of phthalic, isophthalic, and terephthalic acids" J Phys Chem 1990, 94, 8374-8378.
• Mendicuti F; Kulkarni R; Patel B; Mattice WL "Identification of the short-range intramolecular excimers in polyacenaphthalene" Macromolecules 1990, 23, 2560-2566.
• Mendicuti F; Patel B; Mattice WL "Intramolecular excimer formation in model compounds for polyesters prepared from 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid and eight different glycols" Polymer 1990, 31, 453-457.
• Mendicuti F; Patel B; Waldeck DH; Mattice WL "Intramolecular excimer formation by phthaloyl, isophthaloyl, and terephthaloyl groups in polyesters with different numbers of methylene and oxyethylene spacers" Polymer 1989, 30, 1680-1684.
• Mendicuti F; Patel B; Viswanadhan VN; Mattice WL "Identification of conformations conducive to intramolecular excimer formation in polyesters with different numbers of methylene units between aromatic rings" Polymer 1988, 29, 1669-1674.
• Quirk RP; Perry S; Mendicuti F; Mattice WL "New method for quantitative functionalization of the terminus in poly(styrene). Naphthalene functionalization" Macromolecules 1988, 21, 2294-2295.
• Mendicuti F; Viswanadhan VN; Mattice WL "Dependence of the occupancy of excimer-forming conformations on the size of the flexible spacer in polyesters from terephthalic acid and mono, di, or tri-ethylene glycol" Polymer 1988, 29, 875-879.