Selected Publications

Porous Polymers: The Book

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Porous Polymers: The Course

Interview: Technion Focus, May 2008

Interview: MaterialViews, December 2011

Selected Journal Articles

• Saied-Ahmad, O. Binenthal, K. Yelin, M.S. Silverstein, “Porous Degradable Polyesters from Ring-Opening Polymerization within Oil-in-Oil Emulsions: Initiation, Catalysis, and Foaming, Eur. Polym. J., 114514, (2026).
• Maoz, S. Isaac-Israeli, M.S. Silverstein, “Simultaneous Emulsion Templating and Foaming of a Renewable Resource Monomer: Urethanes, Ureas, and Amides”, Macromolecules, 59(6), 3800-3812 (2026).
• David, D. Rosenfeld, S. Saied-Ahmad, S. Levenberg, and M.S. Silverstein,“Water-in-Oil Emulsion Templating of Isocyanates: End-Capping, Foaming, Porous Structures, and Cell Growth”, Polymer International, 75, 44-54 (2026).
• Shlomo-Avitan, M. Machour, S. Saied Ahmad, Y. Friedler, S. Levenberg, and M. S. Silverstein, “Emulsion-templated macroporous polycaprolactone: Synthesis, degradation, additive manufacturing, and cell-growth”, Polymer, 320, 127971 (2025).
• Admoni, O. Cohen, K. Matyjaszewski, M. S. Silverstein, “Hierarchical Porosity in Emulsion-Templated Triblock Copolymer-like Structures: Mid-block Degradation and End-block Hypercrosslinking”, Polymer, 323, 128158 (2025).
• Saied-Ahmad and M. S. Silverstein, “Emulsion Templating: DIY Versatility for the Creative Design of Macroporous Polymers”, Progress in Polymer Science, 165, 101970 (2025).
• Saied-Ahmad, H. Toledo, M. R. Martinez, K. Matyjaszewski, and M. S. Silverstein, “Biodegradable Porous Poly(ɛ-caprolactone)s: Emulsion Templating Stabilization and Ring-Opening Cross-linking”, Macromolecules, 57, 11796-11807 (2024).
• Dahiana Mayer , Michael S Silverstein, “Emulsion templating of simultaneously-synthesized interpenetrating polymers with degradable components for hierarchical porosities“,  Polymer, 290, 126542, (2024).
• Rachele Castaldo, Inna Berezovska, Michael S Silverstein, Gennaro Gentile, “PolyHIPEs Containing Hyper-Cross-Linked Resins: Hierarchical Porosity with Broad and Versatile Sorption Properties“, Appl. Polym. Mater., 9, 6920-6931,(2023).
• Orit Cohen, Kristina Vetlitsyna-Novikova, Hila Toledo, Michael S Silverstein, “Emulsion-Templated Monoliths Based on PIM-1 Monomers: Hierarchical Porosity and Dye Adsorption“, Appl. Polym. Mater., 5, 5824,(2023).
• Natalie Rosen, Hila Toledo, Michael S Silverstein, “Encapsulating an inorganic phase change material within emulsion-templated polymers: Thermal energy storage and release“, Polymer, 276, 125947, (2023).
• Prachi Dhavalikar, Dana Jenkins, Natalie Rosen, Aparajith Kannapiran, Karim Salhadar, Orren Shachaf, Michael Silverstein, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernández, “Hydroxyapatite nanoparticle-modified porous bone grafts with improved cell attachment“, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 11, 10651-10664, (2023).
• Liraz Avraham, Rajashekharayya A. Sanguramath, Orit Cohen, Luba Perry, Shulamit Levenberg, Michael S. Silverstein ,”Polysaccharide-based, emulsion-templated, porous poly(urethane urea)s: Composition, catalysis, cell growth”, European Polymer Journal, 169, 111140, (2022).
• Inna Berezovska,Rajashekharayya A. Sanguramath, Michael S. Silverstein, “β-Cyclodextrin-based macroporous monoliths: One-pot oil-in-oil emulsion templating and adsorption”,J. Polym. Sci., 60(1), 81, (2022).
• Sima Israel, Michal Levin, Sapir Oliel, Dahiana Mayer, Idan Lerner, Michael S. Silverstein, “Hierarchical Porosity in Emulsion-Templated, Porogen-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Hyper-Cross-Linking and Carbonization”, Macromolecules 55, 6, 1992–2002, (2022).
• Katya Kapilov-Buchman, Tslil Bialystocki, Danna Niezni. Luba Perry, Shulamit Levenberg, Michael S. Silverstein ,“Porous polycaprolactone and polycarbonate poly(urethane urea)s via emulsion templating: structures, properties, cell growth”, Polym. Chem.,12, 6569-6581, (2021).
• Inna Berezovska, Katya Kapilov, Prachi Dhavalikar, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Michael S. Silverstein, “Reactive Surfactants for Achieving Open-Cell PolyHIPE Foams from Pickering Emulsions”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2000825, (2021)
• Horowitz, G. Shaul, and M. S. Silverstein, “One-pot emulsion templating for simultaneous hydrothermal carbonization and hydrogel synthesis: Porous structures, nitrogen contents, and activation”, Polymer International, 70, 1404-1412 (2021).
• Michael S. Silverstein, “From “Makromolekel” to POLYMER: A Centennial Celebration of Staudinger’s “On Polymerization” “, Polymer, 215, 123409, (2021)
• Rotem Horowitz, Melissa Lamson, Orit Cohen, Travis B. Fu, Julia Cuthbert, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael S. Silverstein, “Highly efficient and tunable miktoarm stars for HIPE stabilization and polyHIPE synthesis “, Polymer, 217, 123444, (2021).
• Aurelie Ohana Benaddi, Orit Cohen, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael S. Silverstein, “RAFT polymerization within high internal phase emulsions: Porous structures, mechanical behaviors, and uptakes “, Polymer, 213, 123327, (2021).
• Michael S. Silverstein, “Interpenetrating polymer networks: So happy together?”, Polymer, 207, 122929, (2020).
• Michael S. Silverstein, “The Chemistry of Porous Polymers: The Holey Grail”, Israel Journal of Chemistry, 60, 140-150, (2020).
•  Tao Zhang, Rajashekharayya A. Sanguramath, Sima Israel, Michael S. Silverstein, “Emulsion Templating: Porous Polymers and Beyond”, Macromolecules, 52, 5445-5479  (2019). 
• Weinstock, R. A. Sanguramath, M. S. Silverstein, “Encapsulating an organic phase change material within emulsion-templated poly(urethane urea)s”, Polymer Chemistry, 10, 1498-1507, (2019). 
• Zhang and M. S. Silverstein, “Robust, highly porous hydrogels templated within emulsions stabilized using a reactive, crosslinking triblock copolymer”, Polymer, 168, 146-154, (2019). 
• Zhang and M. S. Silverstein, “Highly porous, emulsion-templated, zwitterionic hydrogels: amplified and accelerated uptakes with enhanced environmental sensitivity”, Polymer Chemistry, 9, 3479-3487, (2018).
• Zhang and M. S. Silverstein, “Microphase-Separated Macroporous Polymers from an Emulsion-Templated Reactive Triblock Copolymer”, Macromolecules, 51, 3828-3835, (2018).
• Kovacic and M. S. Silverstein, “Hydrogels through emulsion templating: sequential polymerization and double networks”, Polymer Chemistry, 8, 6319-6328, (2017).
• Kapilov-Buchman, L. Portal, Y. Zhang, N. Fechler, M. Antonietti, and M. S. Silverstein,“Hierarchically porous carbons from an emulsion-templated, urea-based deep eutectic”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, 16376-16385, (2017).
• Zhang and M. S. Silverstein,“Doubly-crosslinked, emulsion-templated hydrogels through reversible metal coordination”, Polymer, 126, 386-394, (2017).
• S. Silverstein,“Emulsion-templated Polymers: Contemporary Contemplations”, Polymer, 126, 261-282, (2017).
• Kovacic and M. S. Silverstein,“Superabsorbent, High Porosity, PAMPS-Based Hydrogels through Emulsion Templating”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 37, 1814-1819, (2016).
• Ovadia and M. S. Silverstein,“High Porosity, Responsive Hydrogel Copolymers from Emulsion Templating”, Polymer International, 65, 280-289, (2016).
• Warwar Damouny and M. S. Silverstein,“Hydrogel-filled, Semi-crystalline, Nanoparticle-crosslinked, Porous Polymers from Emulsion Templating: Structure, Properties, and Shape Memory”, Polymer, 82, 262-273, (2016).
• Israel, I. Gurevitch, and M. S. Silverstein, “Carbons with a Hierarchical Porous Structure through Pyrolysis of Hypercrosslinked Emulsion-templated Polymers”, Polymer, 72, 453-463, (2015).
• M. S. Silverstein, “PolyHIPEs: Recent advances in emulsion-templated porous polymers”, Progress in Polymer Science, 39, 199-234, (2014).
• M. S. Silverstein, “Emulsion-templated Porous Polymers: A Retrospective Perspective”, Polymer, 55, 304-320, (2014).
• Cohen, D. Cohen-Samoocha, D. David, and M. S. Silverstein, “Carbon Nanotubes in Emulsion-templated Porous Polymers: Polymer Nanoparticles, Sulfonation, and Conductivity”, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 51, 4369–4377, (2013).
• Warwar and M. S. Silverstein, “‘Ball of String’ Textured Protuberances within a Porous Shape Memory Polymer”, Materials Today, 16, 297-298, (2013).
• Lamson, Y. Epshtein-Assor, M. S. Silverstein, K. Matyjaszewski, “Synthesis of Degradable PolyHIPEs by AGET ATRP”, Polymer, 54, 4480-4485, (2013).
• Li, Y. Yu, M. Lamson, M. S. Silverstein, R. D. Tilton, K. Matyjaszewski, “PEO-Based Star Copolymers as Stabilizers for Water-in-Oil or Oil-in-Water Emulsions”, Macromolecules, 45, 9419-26, (2012).
• Gurevitch and M. S. Silverstein, “Shape Memory Polymer Foams from Emulsion Templating“, Soft Matter, 8, 10378-10387, (2012).
• Gurevitch and M. S. Silverstein, “One-Pot Synthesis of Elastomeric Monoliths Filled with Individually Encapsulated Liquid Droplets“, Macromolecules, 45, 6450-6456, (2012).
• Cohen and M. S. Silverstein, “One-Pot Emulsion-Templated Synthesis of an Elastomer-Filled Hydrogel Framework“, Macromolecules, 45, 1612-1621, (2012).
• Gurevitch and M. S. Silverstein, “Nanoparticle-based and Organic-phase-based AGET ATRP PolyHIPE Synthesis within Pickering HIPEs and Surfactant-stabilized HIPEs”, Macromolecules, 44, 3398-3409, (2011).
• Cohen and M. S. Silverstein, “Porous Carbon Monoliths from Emulsion-Templated Polyacrylonitrile “, Polymer, 52, 282-287, (2011).
• Gitli and M. S. Silverstein, “Emulsion templated bicontinuous hydrophobic-hydrophilic polymers: Loading and release”, Polymer, 52, 107-115, (2011).
• Gurevitch and M. S. Silverstein, “Polymerized Pickering HIPEs: Effects of Synthesis Parameters on Porous Structure”, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 48, 1516-1525, (2010).
• Lumelsky, I. Lalush-Michael, S. Levenberg, and M. S. Silverstein, “Porous, Biodegradable, Emulsion-templated Polyacrylate: Structures, Properties, and Cell Growth”, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 47, 7043-7053, (2009).
• David and M. S. Silverstein, “Porous Polyurethanes Synthesized within High Internal Phase Emulsions“, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 47, 5806-5814, (2009).
• Livshin and M. S. Silverstein, “Enhancing Hydrophilicity in a Hydrophobic Porous Emulsion-Templated Polyacrylate”, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 47, 4840-4845, (2009).
• Lumelsky and M. S. Silverstein, “Biodegradable Porous Polymers through Emulsion Templating”, Macromolecules, 42, 1627-1633, (2009).
• Gitli and M. S. Silverstein, “Bicontinuous Hydrogel – Hydrophobic Polymer Systems through Emulsion-templated Simultaneous Polymerizations“, Soft Matter, 4, 2475-2485, (2008).
• Normatov and M. S. Silverstein, “Interconnected Silsesquioxane-Organic Networks in Porous Nanocomposites Synthesized within High Internal Phase Emulsions”, Chemistry of Materials, 20, 1571-1577, (2008).
• Lumelsky, J. Zoldan, S. Levenberg, and M. S. Silverstein, “Porous Polycaprolactone-Polystyrene Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Synthesized within High Internal Phase Emulsion Polymers”, Macromolecules, 41, 1469-1474, (2008).
• Normatov and M. S. Silverstein, “Highly Porous Elastomer-Silsesquioxane Nanocomposites Synthesized within High Internal Phase Emulsions”, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 46, 2357-2366, (2008).
• Livshin and M. S. Silverstein, “Crystallinity and Cross-linking in Porous Polymers Synthesized from Long Side Chain Monomers through Emulsion Templating”, Macromolecules, 41, 3930-3938, (2008).
• Livshin and M. S. Silverstein, “Cross-linker Flexibility in Porous Crystalline Polymers Synthesized from Long Side Chain Monomers through Emulsion Templating”, Soft Matter, 4, 1630-1638, (2008).
• Livshin and M. S. Silverstein, “Crystallinity in Crosslinked Porous Polymers from High Internal Phase Emulsions”, Macromolecules, 40, 6349-6354, (2007).
• Normatov and M. S. Silverstein, “Porous interpenetrating network hybrids synthesized within high internal phase emulsions”, Polymer, 48, 6648-6655, (2007).
• Normatov and M. S. Silverstein, “Silsesquioxane-Crosslinked Porous Nanocomposites Synthesized within High Internal Phase Emulsions”, Macromolecules, 40, 8329-8335, (2007).
• Kulygin and M. S. Silverstein, “Porous Poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) Hydrogels Synthesized within High Internal Phase Emulsions”, Soft Matter, 2, 1525–1529, (2007).
• M. S. Silverstein, H. Tai, A. Sergienko, Y. Lumelsky, and S. Pavlovsky, “PolyHIPE: IPNs, Hybrids, Nanoscale Porosity, Silica Monoliths and ICP-based Sensors”, Polymer, 46, 6682-6694, (2005).
• Y. Sergienko, H. Tai, M. Narkis and M.S. Silverstein, “Polymerized High Internal Phase Emulsions Containing a Porogen: Specific Surface Area and Sorption”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 94, 2233–2239, (2004).
• Y. Sergienko, H. Tai, M. Narkis and M.S. Silverstein, “Polymerized High Internal Phase Emulsions: Properties and Interaction with Water”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 84, 2018-2027, (2002).
• Tai, A. Sergienko and M.S. Silverstein, “High Internal Phase Emulsion Foams: Copolymers and Interpenetrating Polymer Networks”, Polym. Eng. Sci., 41, 1540-1552, (2001).
• Tai, A. Sergienko and M.S. Silverstein, “Organic-Inorganic Networks in Foams from High Internal Phase Emulsion Polymerizations”, Polymer, 42, 4473-4482, (2001).