Mari Cruz García Gutiérrez

Científico Titular

Soft and Polymeric Matter Group Address: Serrano 121. 28006 Madrid Spain Tlfn: (34)-(91)-5616800 ext 942407   maricruz at iem.cfmac.csic.es

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Short C.V.

• Since 2009, Tenure Scientist at the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia C.S.I.C., Madrid.
  
  
• 2005-2009, Ramón y Cajal fellow at the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia C.S.I.C., Madrid.
  
  
• 2005, Postdoctoral Researcher (I3P contract) at the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia C.S.I.C., Madrid.
  
  
• 2004, Postdoctoral Researcher (Comunidad de Madrid contract) at the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia C.S.I.C., Madrid.
  
  
• 2002-2003, Marie Curie Fellow at the Microfocus Beamline (ID13) (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France), in the group of Dr. Riekel: Study of structural processes during deformation of crystallizable polymers using X-ray microdiffractometry.
  
  
• 2000-2001, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaft (Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany), in the group of Prof. G.H. Michler: Investigation of deformation processes in amorphous polymers by in situ techniques based on electron microscopy; study of correlation between craze formation and glass transition phenomena.
  
  
• May 2000, PhD in Physics (Universidad Complutense, Madrid): “Crystallization and phase transitions in stiff polymers: Structure and micromechanical properties”.
  
  
• 1998-1999, Leonardo Da Vinci Fellow at the Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (University of Hamburg, Germany) working with Dr. N. Stribeck on the nanostructure of atmospheric and high-pressure crystallized polymers by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS).
  
  
• 1996-2000, PhD student at the Departamento de Física Macromolecular of the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia C.S.I.C. Supervised by Prof. F.J. Baltá Calleja and Dr. D.R. Rueda .
  
  
• 1995, BSc Physics (licenciada en Ciencias Físicas) by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Committees and Representations

• 2014- Scientific expert of the Spanish Delegation at the European Synchrotron (ESRF) Council.
  
  
• 2018- Member of college 1: "Applied Physics, Instrumentation Techniques" of the "Institut Laue-Langevin" (ILL).
  
  
• 2014- CSIC delegate of the Scientific Committee of the SpLine-BM25 at (ESRF).
  
  
• 2015- Member of the committee for beam time proposals evaluation of the SpLine-BM25 beamline at (ESRF).

• 2013-2017, President of the Executive Board of the Spanish Synchrotron Users Organization (AUSE).
  
  
• 2010-2012, Spanish delegate of the European Synchrotron Users Organization (ESUO).
  
  
• 2010-2012, Spanish Expert at the Research Infrastructures Programme Committee of the FP7 specific programme Capacities of the European Union.
  
  
• 2007-2012, Secretary of the Executive Board of the Spanish Synchrotron Users Organization (AUSE).
  

Research topics

• Soft Matter and Polymer Physics: Structure-property relationships.
  
  
• Organic Electronics: Thin films and Nanostructures.
  
  
• Crystallization of polymers under external fields (processing).
  
  
• Multifunctional polymeric materials and nanocomposites.
  
  

Publications

• Synergistic Effect of Fullerenes on the Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structuring of Poly (3-hexyl thiophene)
  Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Gutiérrez-Fernández E, García-Gutiérrez MC, Nogales A, Ezquerra TA, Rebollar E
  Polymers, 11(2), 190 (2019)
  
  
• Functional Nanostructured Surfaces Induced by Laser on Fullerene Thin Films
  Gutiérrez-Fernández E, Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, García-Gutiérrez MC, Nogales A, Ezquerra TA, Rebollar E
  Applied Surface Science (2019)
  
  
• Confinement effects in one-dimensional nanoarrays of polymer semiconductors and their photovoltaic blends
  photovoltaic blends.
  Hernández JJ, Puente-Orench I, Ezquerra TA, Gutiérrez-Fernández E, García-Gutiérrez MC
  Polymer, 163, 13-19 (2019)
  
  
• Self-Assembly Morphology of Block Copolymers in Sub-10 nm Topographical Guiding Patterns
  Gottlieb S, Rösner B, Evangelio L, Fernández-Regúlez M, Nogales A, García-Gutiérrez MC, Keller TF, Fraxedas J, Ezquerra TA, David C, F. Pérez-Murano
  Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (2019)
  
  
• Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering Unravels the Hierarchical Morphology of Nanostructured Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Thin Films
  Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, García-Gutiérrez MC, Ezquerra TA, Brady MA, Wang C, Rebollar E
  Physical Review Materials, 2, 066003 (2018)
  
  
• Patterning Conjugated Polymers by Laser: Synergy of Nanostructure Formation in the All-Polymer Heterojunction P3HT/PCDTBT
  Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Rebollar E, Ezquerra TA, Castillejo M, García-Ramos JV, García-Gutiérrez MC,
  Langmuir, 34, pp 115-125 (2018)
  
  
• On the laser induced periodic surface structures of P3HT and of its photovoltaic blend with PC71BM
  Cui J, Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Hernández M, García-Gutiérrez MC, Nogales A, Castillejo M, Moseguí-González D, Müller-Buschbaum P, Ezquerra TA, Rebollar E
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8(46), pp 31894-31901(2016)
  
  
• Introduction to the special issue on "Applications of synchrotron radiation in polymers science"
  Ezquerra TA, García-Gutiérrez MC, Nogales A, Muller A
  European Polymer Journal, 81, pp413-414(2016)
  
  
• Competition between Phase Separation and Structure Confinement in P3HT/PCDTBT Heterojunctions: Influence on Nanoscale Charge Transport
  Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Soccio M, Martínez-Tong DE, Ezquerra TA, Watts B, García-Gutiérrez MC
  Polymer,77, 70-78 (2015)
  
  
• Laser Fabrication of Polymer Ferroelectric Nanostructures for Non-volatile Organic Memory Devices
  Martínez-Tong D, Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Nogales A, García-Gutiérrez MC, Pérez-Murano F, Llobet J, Ezquerra TA, Rebollar E
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7(35), 19611-19618 (2015)
  
  
• Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures on Conjugated Polymers: Poly(3-hexylthiophene)
  Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rebollar E, Soccio M, Ezquerra TA, Rueda DR, García-Ramos JV, Castillejo M, García-Gutiérrez
  Macromolecules, 48 (12), pp 4024-4031(2015)
  
  
• In Situ Monitoring of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures Formation on Polymer Films by Grazing Incidence Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
  Rebollar E, Rueda DR, Martín-Fabiani I, Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, García-Gutiérrez MC, Portale G, Castillejo M, Ezquerra TA
  Langmuir, 31 (13), pp 3973-3981(2015)
  
  
• Mapping the Structural Order of Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures in Thin Polymer Films by Microfocus Beam Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-Ray Scattering
  Martín-Fabiani I, Rebollar E, García-Gutiérrez MC, Rueda DR, Castillejo M, Ezquerra TA
  ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(5), pp 3162-3169 (2015)
  
  
• Morphology of Poly(propylene azelate) gratings prepared by Nanoimprint Lithography as revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy and Grazing Incidence X-ray Scattering Polymer
  Soccio M, Rueda DR, García-Gutiérrez MC, Alayo N, Pérez-Murano F, Lotti N, Munari A, Ezquerra TA.
  Polymer, 61(1), 61-67(2015)
  
  
• Diameter Selection of Carbon Nanotubes in Polymer/SWCNT Nanowire Arrays Fabricated by Template Wetting
  Domingo C, García-Gutiérrez MC
  ChemPhysChem, 15(18), 4001-4005 (2014)
  
  
• Confined dynamics in poly(ethylene terephthalate): a coherent and incoherent neutron scattering study
  Sanz A, Nogales A, Puente-Orench I, García-Gutiérrez MC, Campo J, Haussler W, Soccio M, Lotti N, Munari A, Ezquerra TA
  Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 459(1), 012011 (2014)
  
  
• Thermomechanical response of a semicrystalline polymer in the vicinity of the melting by using microcantilever technology
  Soccio M, Luongo G, Esteves C, Salvador-Matar A, Ahumada O, Rueda DR, García-Gutiérrez MC, Lotti N, Munari A, Ezquerra TA
  Applied Physics Letters,104(25), 251904 (2014)
  
  
• On the Assessment by Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering of Replica Quality in Polymer Gratings Fabricated by Nanoimprint Lithography
  Soccio M, Alayo N, Martin-Fabiani I, Rueda DR, García-Gutiérrez MC, Rebollar E, Martinez-Tong DE, Pérez-Murano F, Ezquerra TA
  Journal of Applied Crystallography, 47(2), 613-618 (2014)
  
  
• “Crystallization under one-dimensional confinement in alumina nanopores of Poly (trimethylene terephthalate) and its composites with Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes”.
  I. Martín-Fabiani, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, A. Linares, J.J. Hernández, T.A. Ezquerra, M. Reynolds.
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 5 (11) 5324-5329 (2013) .
  
  
• “Understanding crystallization features of P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers under confinement to optimize ferroelectricity in nanostructures”.
  M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Linares, I. Martín-Fabiani, J.J. Hernández, M. Soccio, D.R. Rueda, T.A. Ezquerra, M. Reynolds .
  Nanoscale, 5 (13) 6006-6012 (2013) .
  
  
• Improving information density in ferroelectric polymer films by using nanoimprinted gratings”.
  D.E. Martínez-Tong, M. Soccio, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, D.R. Rueda, N. Alayo, F. Pérez-Murano, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Applied Physics Letters, 102 (19) 191601 (2013) .
  
  
• “Localized translational motions in semicrystalline Poly(ethylene terephthalate) studied by Incoherent Quasielastic Neutron Scattering”.
  A.Sanz, T.A. Ezquerra, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, I. Puente-Orench, J. Campo, A. Nogales.
  European Physical Journal E, Soft and Biological Matter, 36:24 (2013).
  
  
• “Tuning Dichroic Plasmon Resonance Modes of Gold Nanoparticles in Optical Thin Films”.
  L. González-García, J. Parra-Barranco, J.R. Sanchez-Valencia, J. Ferrer, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Barranco, A.R. González-Elipe.
  Advanced Functional Materials 23 (13) 1655-1663 (2013).
  Cover picture of Advanced Functional Materials 2013, April 5
  
  
• “Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering of soft and hard nanofabricated gratings” .
  D.R. Rueda, I. Martín-Fabiani, M. Soccio, N. Alayo, F. Pérez-Murano, E. Rebollar, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, M. Castillejo, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Journal of Applied Crystallography 45 (5), 1038-1045 (2012).
  
  
• “Correlation lengths, porosity and water adsorption in TiO2 thin films prepared by glancing angle deposition”.
  L. González-García, J. Parra-Barranco, J.R. Sánchez-Valencia, A. Barranco, A. Borrás, A.R. González-Elipe, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, J.J. Hernández, D.R. Rueda,  T.A. Ezquerra.
  Nanotechnology 23, 205701 (2012).
  
  
• “Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures Nanofabricated on Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) Spin-coated Films”.
  T.A. Ezquerra, I. Martín-Fabiani, E. Rebollar, S. Pérez, D. Rueda, M.C. García-Gutiérrez.
  Langmuir 28 (20), 7938-7945 (2012).
  
  
• “Influence of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Thermal Treatment on the Morphology of Polymer Thin Films”.
  J.J. Hernández, M.C. García-Gutierrez, D.R. Rueda, T.A. Ezquerra, R.J. Davies.
  Composites Science and Technology 72 (3), 421-427 (2012).
  
  
• “Preparation and characterization of nanocomposites based on COOH functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes and on poly(trimethylene terephthalate)”.
  A. Szymczyk, Z. Roslaniec, M. Zenker, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, J.J. Hernández, D.R. Rueda, A. Nogales, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Express Polymer Letters 5 (11), 977-995 (2011).
  
  
• “Flat-On Lamellae in Spin-Coated, Stable Films of Poly(propylene azelate)” .
  D.R. Rueda, J.J. Hernández, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, T.A. Ezquerra, M. Soccio, N. Lotti, A. Munari, J. Perlich, R. Serna.
  Langmuir 26 (22), 17540-17545 (2010).
  
  
• “Structure of Glancing Incidence Deposited TiO₂ Thin Films as Revealed by Grazing Incidence Small-Angle X-ray Scattering”.
  L. González-García, A. Barranco, A. Muñoz Páez, A.R. González-Elipe, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, J.J. Hernández, D.R. Rueda, T.A. Ezquerra, D. Babonneau.
  ChemPhysChem 11(10), 2205-2208, (2010).
  
  
• “Confinement-Induced One-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Arrays”.
  Mari-Cruz García-Gutiérrez, Amelia Linares, Jaime J. Hernández, Daniel R. Rueda, Tiberio A. Ezquerra, Pedro Poza and Richard J. Davies.
  Nanoletters 10(4), 1472–1476 (2010).
  
  
• “Influence of single walled carbon nanotubes on the effective elastic constants of poly(ethylen terephthalate)”.
  T. Gómez del Río, P. Poza, J. Rodríguez, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, J.J. Hernández, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Composites Science and Technology 70 (2) 284–290 (2010).
  
  
• “Structure and morphology of thin films of linear aliphatic polyesters prepared by spin-coating”.
  J.J. Hernandez, D. Rueda, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, T. Ezquerra, M. Soccio, N. Lotti, A. Munari.
  Langmuir 26 (13), 10731–10737 (2010).
  
  
• “Bases of synchrotron radiation, light sources and features of non-crystalline diffraction beamlines”.
  M.C. García-Gutiérrez, D. Rueda.
  Lecture Notes in Physics, “Applications of Synchrotron Light to Non Crystalline Diffraction in Materials and Life Science”. Ed.  Springer-Verlag 776, Ch. 1, pp.1-22. ISBN- 978-3-540-95967-0 .
  
  
• “Applications of Synchrotron Light to Scattering and Diffraction in Materials and Life Sciences”.
  Ezquerra T.A., Garcia-Gutierrez Mari Cruz, Nogales Aurora, Gómez Marian.
  Eds. Spinger Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-540-95967-0.
  
  
• “Shear Effect on Crystallizing Single Wall Carbon Nanotube/Poly(butylene terephthalate) Nanocomposites”.
  J.J. Hernández, M.C. Garcia-Gutierrez, A. Nogales, D.R. Rueda, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Macromolecules 42(13), 4374-4376 (2009).
  
  
• “Influence of preparation procedure on the conductivity and transparency of SWCNT-polymer nanocomposites”.
  J.J. Hernández, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, D.R. Rueda, M. Kwiatkowska, A. Szymczyk, Z. Roslaniec, A. Concheso, I. Guinea, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Composites Science and Technology 69(11-12) Special Iss, 1867-1872 (2009).
  
  
• “Broad-Band Electrical Conductivity of High Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites with Carbon Nanoadditives: Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanofibers”.
  A. Linares, J. C. Canalda, M. E. Cagiao, M. C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, I. Martín-Gullón, J. Vera, and T. A. Ezquerra.
  Macromolecules 41 (19), 7090–7097 (2008).
  
  
• “Origin of the subglass dynamics in aromatic polyesters by labelling the dielectric relaxation with ethero atoms”.
  M. Soccio, A. Nogales, M. C. Garcia-Gutierrez, N. Lotti, A. Munari, Tiberio A Ezquerra.
  Macromolecules 41 (7), 2651–2655 (2008).
  
  
• “Influence of Shear on the Templated Crystallization of Poly(butylene terephthalate)/Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites”.
  M. C. García-Gutiérrez, J. J. Hernández, A. Nogales, P. Panine, D. R. Rueda, and T. A. Ezquerra.
  Macromolecules 41(3), 844-851 (2008).
  
  
• “Dendritic morphology in homeotropically aligned hexa-pery-hexabenzocoronene films”.
  W. Pisula,  M. Kastler, B. El Hamahoui, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, R.J. Davies, C. Riekel, K. Müllen.
  ChemPhysChem, 8, 1025 (2007).
  
  
• “Stacking of Main Chain-Crown Ether Polymers in Thin Films”.
  Daniel R. Rueda, Aurora Nogales, Jaime J. Hernndez, Mari-Cruz García-Gutiérrez, Tiberio A. Ezquerra, Stephan V. Roth, Mikhail G. Zolotukhin, and Rosalía Serna.
  Langmuir 23 (25), 12677 -12681 (2007).
  
  
• “X-ray scattering applied to the analysis of carbon nanotubes, polymers and nanocomposites Dispersión de rayos X aplicado al análisis de nanotubos de carbono, polímeros y nanocompuestos”.
  M. C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, J. J. Hernández, D. R. Rueda, T. A. Ezquerra.
  Opt. Pura Apl. 40 (2), 195-205 (2007).
  
  
• “Characterization of the Layered Structure in Main Chain Dibenzo-18-crown-6 Ether Polymers by Simultaneous WAXS/ MAXS-SAXS/DSC Measurements”.
  Aurora Nogales, Daniel R. Rueda, Alejandro Sanz, Mari-Cruz García-Gutiérrez, Tiberio A. Ezquerra, Mikhail G. Zolotukhin, M. del Carmen G. Hernández, Sergei Fomine, Howard M. Colquhoun.
  Macromolecules 40(9), 3355 – 3360 (2007).
  
  
• “Order and Segmental Mobility in Crystallizing Polymers”.
  A.Nogales, A.Sanz, I. Sics, M.C. García-Gutiérrez,  T.A. Ezquerra.
  Lecture Notes in Modern Physics, “Progress in Understanding of Polymer Crystallization”.  Ed. Springer-Verlag. 714, Ch. 21, pp. 435-456. ISBN-13 978-3-540-47305-3.
  
  
• “Química-Física de Polímeros”.
  M.C. García-Gutiérrez “Jornadas de Polímeros de Interés Tecnológico: Un Curso de Diapositivas en    Power Point”.
  Ed. Universidad de Valladolid. Capítulo 2, pág. 47-69. ISBN: 978-84-690-3739-3.
  
  
• “Deformation behaviour during cold drawing of nanocomposites based on single wall carbon nanotubes and poly(ether ester)copolymers”.
  Jaime J. Hernández, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, D.R. Rueda, A. Sanz, I. Sics, B.S. Hsiao, Z. Roslaniec, G. Broza, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Polymer 48, 3286-3293 (2007).
  
  
• “X-ray Microdiffraction and Micro-Raman study on an injection moulding SWCNT-polymer nanocomposite”.
  M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, D.R. Rueda, C. Domingo, J.V. García-Ramos, G. Broza, Z. Roslaniec, K. Schulte, T. A. Ezquerra.
  Composites Science and Technology 67, (2007).
  
  
• “From Macro- to Nanoscopic Templating with Nanographenes”.
  W. Pisula, M. Kastler, D. Wasserfallen, M.C García-Gutiérrez, K. Müllen.
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 128, 14424-14425 (2006).
  
  
• “Small-angle X-ray scattering of single-wall carbon nanotubes dispersed in molten poly(ethylene terephthalate)”.
  J.J. Hernández, M.C .García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, D.R. Rueda, T. A. Ezquerra.
  Composites Science and Technology 66, 2629-2632 (2006).
  
  
• “Organisation of charge-carrier pathways for organic electronics”.
  M. Kastler, W. Pisula, F. Laquai, A. Kumar, R.J. Davies, S. Baluschev, M.C García-Gutiérrez, D. Wasserfallen, H.J. Butt, C. Riekel, G. Wegner, K. Müllen.
  Advanced Materials 18, 2255-2259 (2006).
  
  
• “Hardness Testing Under a Different Light: Combining Synchrotron X-Ray Microdiffraction and Indentation Techniques for Polymer Fiber Structure”.
  A. Gourrier, M.C. García Gutiérrez, C. Riekel.
  Philosophical Magazine 86, 5753-5767 (2006).
  
  
• “Versatile wide angle diffraction setup for simultaneous wide and small angle X-ray scattering measurements with synchrotron radiation”.
  D.R. Rueda, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, M.J. Capitán, T.A. Ezquerra, A. Labrador, E. Fraga, D. Beltrán, J. Juanhuix, J.F. Herranz, J. Bordas.
  Review of scientific instruments 77, 033904 (2006).
  
  
• “Templating of crystallization and shear-induced self-assembly of single-wall carbon nanotubes in a polymer-nanocomposite”
  M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, D.R. Rueda, C. Domingo, J.V. García-Ramos, G. Broza, Z. Roslaniec, K. Schulte, R. J. Davies, T. A. Ezquerra.
  Polymer 47, 341-345 (2006).
  
  
• “Confined crystallization in transesterified Poly(ethylene terephthalate)/Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) blends prepared by Cryogenic Mechanical Alloying”.
  C. Álvarez, A. Nogales, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Sanz, Z. Denchev, S.S. Funari, M. Bruix, T.A. Ezquerra.
  European Physical Journal E 18, 459-465 (2006).
  
  
• “Structure-Dynamics Relationship During the Amorphous to Smectic Transition of a Main Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer”.
  T.A. Ezquerra, A.Martínez-Gómez, C. Alvarez, E. Alonso, A. Sanz, M.C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Bello, E. Pérez, S. Funari, M. Dommach.
  Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 351, 2768-2772 (2005).
  
  
• “Investigation of the Structural Deformation Mechanisms induced by Microindentation in a Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Copolyester using Synchrotron X-ray Microdiffraction”.
  A. Gourrier, M.C. García Gutiérrez, C. Riekel.
  Macromolecules 38, 3838-3844 (2005).
  
  
• “Stress oscillation-induced modulated phase transformation and yielding in syndiotactic polypropylene”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, J. Karger-Kocsis, C. Riekel.
  Chemical Physics Letters. 398, 6-10 (2004).
  
  
• “Low Percolation Threshold in Nanocomposites Based on Oxidized Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Poly(butilene terephthalate)”.
  A. Nogales, G. Broza, Z. Roslaniec, K. Schulte, I. Sics, B.S. Hsiao, A. Sanz, M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, C. Domingo, T.A. Ezquerra.
  Macromolecules 37, 7669-7672 (2004).
  
  
• “Spatially resolved flow-induced crystallization precursors in isotactic polystyrene by simultaneous small- and wide- angle X-ray microdiffraction”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, G.C. Alfonso, C. Riekel, F. Azzurri.
  Macromolecules 37, 478-485 (2004).
  
  
• “Investigation of Structural Processes during Indentation of Polymers by Synchrotron Radiation Microdiffraction”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, A. Gourrier, C. Riekel.
  Journal of Macromolecular Science, Physics 43, 267-277 (2004).
  
  
• “Recent synchrotron radiation microdiffraction experiments on polymer and biopolymer fibres”.
  C. Riekel, M.C. García Gutiérrez, A. Gourrier, S. Roth.
  Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 376, 594-601 (2003).
  
  
• “Craze formation in Long Chain Branched Poly(styrene) as revealed by in situ Transmission Electron Microscopy : Influence of Deformation Temperature”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, G.H. Michler.
  Journal of Macromolecular Science, Physics 42, 95-105 (2003).
  
  
• “Nanostructure of Atmospheric and High-pressure Crystallized Poly(ethylen-2,6-naphthalate). Part II: Structure-Microhardness correlations”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, F.J. Baltá Calleja, N. Stribeck, R.K. Bayer.
  Polymer 44, 451-455 (2003).
  
  
• “Combined Microindentation and Synchrotron Radiation Microdiffraction applied to Polymers”.
  A. Gourrier, M.C. García Gutiérrez, C. Riekel.
  Macromolecules 35, 8072-8077 (2002).
  
  
• “Cold drawing-induced mesophase in amorphous poly(ethylene naphthalate) revealed by X-ray microdiffraction”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, J. Karger-Kocsis, C. Riekel.
  Macromolecules 35, 7320-7325 (2002).
  
  
• “Order in the Amorphous State of Poly(ethylene terephtalate) as revealed by Microhardness: Creep Behaviour and Physical Ageing”.
  D.R. Rueda, M.C. García Gutiérrez, F.J. Baltá Calleja.
  International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 51, 897-908 (2002).
  
  
• “Nanostructure of Atmospheric and High-pressure Crystallized Poly(ethylen-2,6-naphthalate)”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, N. Stribeck, F.J. Baltá Calleja, R.K. Bayer.
  Journal of Materials Science 36, 5739-5746 (2001).
  
  
• “Micromechanical Behaviour of Branched Poly(styrene) as revealed by in situ Transmission Electron Microscopy and microhardness”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, G.H. Michler, S. Henning.
  Journal of Macromolecular Science, Physics 40, 797-812 (2001).
  
  
• “Cold Crystallization Kinetiks of PET/PEN Blends studied by Real Time X-ray Diffraction”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, F.J. Baltá Calleja.
  International Journal of Polymeric Materials 50, 345-358 (2001).
  
  
• “Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(ethylene naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate) as revealed by Microhardness”.
  J. Kajaks, A. Flores, M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, F.J. Baltá Calleja.
  Polymer, 41, 7769-7772 (2000).
  
  
• “Structure Development in Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Quenched from the Melt at High Cooling Rates: X-ray Scattering and Microhardness Study”.
  F.J. Baltá Calleja, M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, S. Piccarolo.
  Polymer, 41, 4143-4148 (2000).
  
  
• “Density Fluctuations in Glassy Poly(ethylene terephthalate). Influence of the Thermal Treatment”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, F.J. Baltá Calleja.
  Polymer Journal, 31, 806-808 (1999).
  
  
• “Microhardness Study across the Weld Line in Doubly Injection-moulded Glassy Polymers”.
  M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, F.J. Baltá Calleja, I. Kühnert, G. Mennig.
  Journal of Materials Science Letters, 18, 1237-1238 (1999).
  
  
• “Crystallization Kinetics and Polymorphism in Aromatic Polyketones (PEKEKK) with Different Molecular Weight”.
  D.R. Rueda, M.C. García Gutiérrez, F. Ania, M.G. Zolotukhin, F.J. Baltá Calleja.
  Macromolecules, 31, 8201-8208 (1998).
  
  
• “Cold Crystallization Studies on PET/PEN Blends as Revealed by Microhardness”.
  M.T. Connor, M.C. García Gutiérrez, D.R. Rueda, and F.J. Baltá Calleja.
  Journal of Materials Science, 32, 5615-5620 (1997).

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