The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Science (PREM) College of Engineering and Computer Science

Publications

Current Award Publications

  • (4th Year) HM Morales, D A Sanchez, E M Fletes, M Odlyzko, V Padilla-Gainza, Mataz Alcoutlabi, JG Parsons, Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium and Vanadium Nitride–Carbon Composites, J. Compos. Sci. 2024, 8(12), 485, https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8120485
  • (4th Year) Padilla-Gainza, V; Rodríguez-Tobías, H; Lozano, K; Rodríguez, C; Gilkerson, R; Anaya-Barbosa, N; Morales, G. Bioactivity and mechanical performance of centrifugally spun poly(D,L-lactide)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) submicrometric fibers containing zinc oxide and hydroxyapatite nanostructures. Journal of applied Polymer Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56756
  • (4th Year) Reinoza, J; Benitez, C; Lopez, M; Acosta, E; Padilla, V; Lozano, K. The effect of polymer concentrations of fiber-forming solutions and rotational velocities on the production yield percentage of pullulan-based fibers obtained by the Forcespinning® technology. Journal of Polymer Engineering.2025. https://doi.org/10.1515/polyeng-2024-0142
  • (4th Year) Jefferson Reinoza, Rahul Tiwari, Isabela Morales, Luis Sotelo, Debabrata Sengupta, Juan Pablo Hernandez, Victoria Padilla, Murali M. Yallapu, Karen Lozano. Fabrication of pullulan-chitosan fiber membranes for enhanced hemostatic applications International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Volume 308, Part 2, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.142552
  • (4th year) Karla Sierra, Philip Park, Chu-Lin Cheng, Yong Je Kim, Jae-Hoon Hwang, Bubryur Kim, Boo Hyun Nam and Jinwoo An*, “Experimental investigation on metakaolin/coal fly ash-based porous geopolymer grouting material for geotechnical applications”, Geomechanics and Engineering (Q2, IF 2.5),April 2025,  41, No. 2 (2025) 297-306, https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2025.41.2.297
  • (4th year) L Duan, J Zhang, M Alcoutlabi, H Sun, Tailoring Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Advancing Quasi‐Solid‐State Batteries, Advanced Materials Interfaces 12 (12) 2401028, DOI: 1002/admi.202401028
  • (4th year) Juan Luna, Mataz Alcoutlabi, Elizabeth Fletes, Helia Morales, Jason G Parsons, Vanadyl Phthalocyanine as a Low-Temperature/Low-Pressure Catalyst for the Conversion of Fructose to Methyl Levulinate, Molecules, 30 (9), 2065. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30092065
  • (4th year) Kharade, I.Rodriguez, V.Sanchez, L.Materon, and K.Lozano, “Effect of Antimicrobial Metal Oxides on Molecular Arrangement and Sensing Ability of Polydiacetylene/Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanofibers,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science142, no. 44 (2025): e57696, https://doi.org/10.1002/app.57696.
  • (5th year) Natarajan, Y., Sri Preethaa, K., DanushKumar, V., Naqvi, S. M. O., Shyamala Devi, M., Lozano, K., Kim, B., & Jinwoo An*, “Intelligent cost-optimized mix design prediction and engineered strength system for geopolymer concrete: A machine learning-based recommender system”, Developments in the Built Environment, 26, 100951 (Q1, IF 8.2), 2026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2026.100951
  • (5th year) Bubryur Kim, Yuvaraj Natarajan, K.R. Sri Preethaa, V. Danushkumar, Ryan Shamet, Jiannan Chen, Rui Xie, Timothy Copeland, Boo Hyun Nam, Jinwoo An*, “Advancements in Sinkhole Remediation: Field data-driven Sinkhole grout volume prediction model via machine learning-based regression Analysis", Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences (Q1, IF 4.2), October 2025 Dec., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aiig.2025.100159
  • (5th year) Garcia, Amber L., Brian S. Mitchell, Amanda Reusch, Mark J. Fink, Juan P. Hinestroza, Yelin Ko, and Julie P. Vanegas. "Click-Ready Gold Nanoparticles from Aqueous Mechanochemistry: 2-Propynylamine as a Reducing Agent and Surface Ligand." Materials 18, no. 19 (2025): 4470. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18194470
  • Ribeiro, H., Taha-Tijerina, J., Reinoza, J., Padilla, V., Oliveira Silva, B. M., E. Andrade, R. J., Pinto, G. M., M. Fechine, G. J., Reis, D. S., Dias, P., Andrade, L. M., & Lozano, K. Multifunctional Hybrid Microfibers of h-BN/MoS2 Pullulan Produced by Force-Spinning Method With Potential Use in Biomedical Applications. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 36(11). 2025: e70399. https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.70399
  • Chhetri, M. Hobosyan, and K.S. Martirosyan, Thermodynamic Feasibility of Nanoenergetic Systems based on Metal Oxynitrides, J. Appl. Phys. 138, 185901 2025. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0299495
  • (5th year) Viesca, F., de Leon Galindo, D., Alejandro, K., Ybarra, R., Rahman, M. W., Padilla, V., Vasquez, H., Lozano, K., & Uddin, M. J. (2026). Enhanced triboelectric effect using functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube-coated fiber mats for biomechanical energy harvesting. Nano Trends, 14, 100200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwnano.2026.100200
  • (5th year) Amaniabdolmalaki, P., Kharade, J. V., Trevino, A., Morales, L., Lozano, K., Padilla, V., Martirosyan, K. S., Vasquez, H., & Chipara,  (2026). Spectroscopic investigations on polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibers. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 227(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202500414
  • (5th year) Md Arafat Hossain, Md.Wasikur Rahman, Victoria Padilla, and Mohammed Jasim Uddin. A High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator Incorporating Solid-State Synthesized ZnTiO3 Nanoparticles. ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 2026, 8, 7, 2882–2900. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.5c02649
  • (5th year) Elnahas, H., Materon, L., Tiwari, R., Yallapu, M. M., Padilla, V., & Lozano, K. Pullulan-based nanofiber membranes with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties for rhinosinusitis therapy. Therapeutic Delivery, 2026; pp 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/20415990.2026.2629205
  • (5th year) Hossain, M. A.; Rahman, M. W.; Padilla, V.; Uddin, M. J. Synergistic Effect of ZnO/MWCNT on the Performance of Ecoflex Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting. ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.5c01029
  • (5th year) Bose, S.; Salinas, A.; Torres, E.; Ramirez, J.; Gamez, E.; Zhao, H.; Calabrese, M. A.; Lozano, K.; Padilla-Gainza, V. Rheology-Guided Spinnability in Emulsion Forcespinning of Water-in-Oil Nanofibers: Influence of Surfactants and Internal Phase Concentration. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2026, Volume, pages. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.5c03458
  • (5th year) Bose, S., Summers, J. R., Srivastava, B. B., Lozano, K., & Padilla-Gainza, V. Effect of graphene oxide on the upconversion photoluminescence behavior of Er/Yb co-doped PVDF-GO composite nanofibers. Optical Materials, 169, 117645. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2025.117645

 

Updated articles for the previous period

  • (1st Year) O. Omosola, D. M. Chipara, M. Jasim Uddin, K. Lozano, M. Alcoutlabi, V. Padilla, M. Chipara; “On the thermogravimetric analysis of polymers: Polyethylene oxide powder and nanofibers”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 139, 52055, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/app.52055
  • (1st Year) M.T. Hasan, R. Gonzalez, A.A. Munoz, L. Materon, J.G. Parsons, M. Alcoutlabi; “Forcespun polyvinylpyrrolidone/copper and polyethylene oxide/copper composite fibers and their use as antibacterial agents”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 51773, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/app.51773
  • (1st Year) J. Ayala, D. Ramirez, E. Fletes, H. Morales, J.G. Parsons, M. Alcoutlabi “Centrifugal spinning and characterization of CO3O4 coated carbon fibers”, Nano-Structures & Nano, 28, 100790. DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2021.100790
  • (1st Year) Sk Shamim Hasan Abir, M. Ul Karim Sadaf, S. Kumar Saha, K. Lozano, and M. Jasim Uddin, Nanofiber-Based Substrate for a Triboelectric Nanogenerator: High-Performance Flexible Energy Fiber Mats. ACS App. Mater. Int., 2021, 2021, 13, 50, 60401–60412. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17964
  • (1st Year) D. Zamora, A. M. Abdullah, A. Flores, H. Majumder, M. Ul Karim Sadaf, B. Azimi, S. Danti, and M. Jasim Uddin; “Flexible Bielectrode-Based Highly Sensitive Triboelectric 2 Motion Sensor: A Sustainable and Smart Electronic Material”, Energy Tech., 2022, 2100662. DOI: 10.1002/ente.202100662
  • (1st Year) D. D’Alessandro, C. Ricci, M. Milazzo, G. Strangis, F. Forli, G. Buda, M. Petrini, S. Berrettini, M. Jasim Uddin, S. Danti and P. Parchi, “Piezoelectric Signals in Vascularized Bone Regeneration”, Biomolecules, 2021, 11(11), 1731. DOI: 10.3390/biom11111731
  • (1st Year) J. Schmidt, S.S. Usgaonkar, S. Kumar, K. Lozano, C.J. Ellison; “Advances in Melt Blowing Process Simulations”; Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2022, 61, 1, 65–85. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03444
  • (1st Year) V. Padilla-Gainza, H. Rodríguez-Tobías, G. Morales, A. Ledezma-Pérez, C. Alvarado-Canché, R. Loera-Valencia, C. Rodríguez, R. Gilkerson, C. Trevino De Leo, K. Lozano; “Development of zinc oxide/hydroxyapatite/poly (D, L-lactic acid) fibrous scaffold for tissue engineering applications”; Materials Science and Engineering: C, 112594 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112594
  • (1st Year) F. Rubaiya, S. Mohan, B. Srivastava and K. Lozano; Piezoelectric properties of PVDF-ZN2GeO4 finer fiber mats” Energies 14 (18), 5936, 2021. DOI: 10.3390/en14185936
  • (1st Year) S. Bose, J. R. Summers, B. B. Srivastava, V. Padilla-Gainza, M. Peredo, C. M. Trevino De Leo, B. Hoke, S.K. Gupta, K. Lozano, “Efficient near infrared to visible light upconversion from Er/Yb codoped PVDF fibrous mats synthesized using a direct polymer doping technique” Optical Materials, 123, 2022, 111866. DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2021.1118
  • (1st Year) A. Villarreal, R. Barbosa, S. Bose, B. B. Srivastava, V. Padilla-Gainza, and K. Lozano, “Color tunable aerogels/sponge-like structures developed from fine fiber membranes” Materials Advances, 2022, 3, 2716-2725. DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00946J
  • (1st Year) G. Gonzalez, M.T. Hasan, D. Ramirez, J. Parsons, M. Alcoutlabi; “Synthesis of SnO2/TiO2 micro belt fibers from polymer composite precursors and their applications in Li-ion batteries”; Polymer Engineering & Science 62 (2), 360-372 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/pen.25799
  • (2nd year) D.M. Chipara, Trevino, K. Lozano, B. Hoke, K.S. Martirosyan, M. Chipara, PVDF-Fe3O4 Nanocomposites: Spectroscopic Investigations, Journal of Polymer Research, 29, 5, 1-18 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-03045-y
  • (2nd Year) A. Markov and K.S. Martirosyan, Modeling and Simulation of Janus-like Nanoparticles Formation by Solid-Gas Exothermic Reactions, Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, 23, 3, 133-145, 2021. https://doi.org/10.18321/ectj1098
  • (2nd Year) Chipara, M., Lozano, K., Chipara, D. Delgado, C., Padilla, V; “On a novel approach to the thermogravimetric analysis of polymers: Polystyrene”. MRS Communications 12, 917–923 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-022-00274-6
  • (2nd Year) JM Cantu, JP Valle, A Puente, C Valdes, K Flores, HM Morales, E Fletes, M Alcoutlabi, E Kotsikorou, JG Parsons, “Copper (II) and lead (II) adsorption onto zinc sulfide nanoparticles effects of light, pH, time, temperature, and interferences” International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology; 2022, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p6993-7008 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03610-w
  • (2nd Year) Md Ashiqur Rahman, Fariha Rubaiya, Nazmul Islam, Karen Lozano, and Ali Ashraf “Graphene-Coated PVDF/PAni Fiber Mats and Their Applications in Sensing and Nanogeneration” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022 14 (33), 38162-38171 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c09045
  • (2nd Year) Sk Shamim Hasan Abir, Julio E. Trevino, Bhupendra B. Srivastava, Muhtasim Ul Karim Sadaf, Julia I. Salas, Karen Lozano, and M. Jasim Uddin, Synthesis of Color Tunable Piezoelectric Nanogenerators using CsPbX3 Perovskite Nanocrystals Embedded in Poly(D,L-lactide) Membranes, Nano Energy, 2022 102, 107674, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107674
  • (2nd Year) Victoria Padilla-Gainza, Heriberto Rodríguez-Tobías, Graciela Morales, Antonio Ledezma-Pérez, Carmen Alvarado-Canché, Raúl Loera-Valencia, Cristóbal Rodríguez, Robert Gilkerson, Carlos Trevino De Leo, Karen Lozano; “Development of zinc oxide/hydroxyapatite/poly (D, L-lactic acid) fibrous scaffold for tissue engineering applications”; Materials Science and Engineering: C, 112594 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112594
  • (2nd Year) Kharade, J., Vasquez, H. & Lozano, K. Enhanced piezoelectric performance of aligned PVDF electrospun fiber mats. emergent matter. 5, 187–193 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-021- 00332-0
  • (2nd Year) Simas Rackauskas, Federico Cesano and Jasim Uddin, Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Energy Applications Nanomater. 2022, 12, 2170
  • (2nd Year) Cristobal Rodriguez, Victoria Padilla, Karen Lozano, Alexa Villarreal, Luis Materon, Robert Gilkerson; “Development and characterization of Forcespinning® mesquite gum nanofibers,” Materials Today Communications, 33, 2022, 104599, 2352-4928, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104599.
  • (2nd Year) Veronica M. Serrato, Victoria Padilla, Daniel Jones, Sergio Herrera, Luis Campos, Ignacio Serrato III, Heinrich Foltz, Karen Lozano; “Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of compression molded carbon nanofiber-reinforced polyvinylidene difluoride film” Polymer Composites, 44 #1 (2023) 592-608. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12132170
  • (2nd Year) Salahuddin Ahmed, Victoria M. Padilla-Gainza, Robert Gilkerson, Acharan Narula & Karen Lozano; Processing-structure–property relationships of oleanolic acid loaded PLGA fiber membranes” Journal of Materials Science (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08246-4
  • (2nd Year) Marjuban, Shaik Merkatur Hakim, Musfira Rahman, Syeda Sharmin Duza, Mohammad Boshir Ahmed, Dinesh K. Patel, Md Saifur Rahman, and Karen Lozano. 2023. "Recent Advances in Centrifugal Spinning and Their Applications in Tissue Engineering" Polymers 15, no. 5: 1253. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15051253
  • (2nd Year) Gonzalez, G., Sanchez, D., Ramirez, D., Myers, JC., Lodge, TP., Parsons, J., and Alcoutlabi, M., “Preparation of SnO2/TiO2/C composite fibres and their use as binder-free anodes for lithium-ion batteries”. Bull Mater Sci 46, 58 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-023-02894-7
  • (2nd Year) G. Parsons and M. Alcoutlabi, The Application of Transition Metal Sulfide Nanomaterials and Their Composite Nanomaterials in the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2: A Review. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(5), 3023. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13053023.
  • (2nd Year) Bo Nie, Tengxiao Liu, Mataz Alcoutlabi, Saurabh Basu, Soundar Kumara, Mingxin Li, Jie Lian and Hongtao Sun, Cold Sintering-Enabled Interface Engineering of Composites for Solid-State Batteries, Front. Energy Res., Sec. Energy Storage, 2023, 11:1149103 https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1149103
  • (2nd Year) Saptasree Bose, Victoria Padilla, Alexandra Salinas, Fariha Ahmad, Timothy P. Lodge, Christopher J. Ellison & Karen Lozano (2022) Hierarchical Design Strategies to Produce Internally Structured Nanofibers, Polymer Reviews, DOI: 1080/15583724.2022.2132509
  • (2nd Year) Christopher A.P. Neal, Valeria León, Michelle C. Quan, Nondumiso O. Chibambo, Michelle A. Calabrese, “Tuning the thermodynamic, optical, and rheological properties of thermoresponsive polymer solutions via silica nanoparticle shape and concentration”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 629, Part B, 2023, 878-895, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.139.
  • (2nd Year) Neal, C. A. P., Kresge, G. V., Quan, M. C., León, V., Chibambo, N. O., Calabrese, M. A., Vinyl Addit. Technol. 2022, 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/vnl.21968
  • (2nd Year) Joanna M. White, Ally Garza, James J. Griebler, Frank S. Bates, and Michelle A. Calabrese Langmuir 2023 39 (14), 5084-5094 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00088
  • (3rd Year) M. Chipara, D. Chipara, K. Martirosyan, A. Adhikari, Trevino, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2024, 141(4), e54850. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.54850
  • (3rd Year) Sharifi, S., Shohan, R., Hobosyan, M.A., U. Lamichhane, Chipara, K. A. Mkhoyan, A. Zakhidov, Z. Wang, R. H. Baughman, K. S. Martirosyan, Carbon-based nanocomposite yarns reinforced with titanium carbide formed by internally reacted titanium and graphene. MRS Communications (2024). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-023-00512-5
  • (3rd Year) Ahmed, M. Keniry, N. Anaya-Barbosa, V. Padilla, M. N. Javed, R. Gilkerson, A. S. Narula, E. Ibrahim, K. Lozano, Oxymatrine Loaded Cross-Linked PVA Nanofibrous Scaffold: Design and Characterization and Anticancer Properties. Macromol. Biosci. 2023, 23, 2300098. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300098
  • (3rd Year) Dorina Chipara, Alexandro Trevino, Karen S. Martirosyan, Mircea Chipara, Interphase in polymer-based nanocomposites: Polyoctenamer – Single-walled carbon nanotubes, Surfaces and Interfaces, 103011, (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103011.
  • (3rd Year) Morales, H.M.; Torreblanca, G.; Mar, A.; Alcoutlabi, M.; Eubanks, T.M.; Plata, E.; Parsons, J.G. Investigation of the Thermodynamics for the Removal of As(III) and As(V) from Water Using Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles and the Effects of pH, Temperature, and Time. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 10525. https://doi.org/10.3390/app131810525
  • (3rd Year) Taha-Tijerina, J., Jogesh, K., Padilla-Gainza, V., Reinoza, J., and Pournik, M., Study on thermal transport behavior of magnesium oxide (MgO) nanostructures as lubricant additives in vegetable oils. MRS Advances 8, 969–975 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-023-00607-0
  • (3rd Year) A. Sanchez, A. Ibrahim, L. Materon, J. G. Parsons, M. Alcoutlabi, Centrifugally spun PVP/ZnO composite fibers with different surfactants and their use as antibacterial agents. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2023, 140(38), e54314. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.54314
  • (3rd Year) Delgado, C.A., Chapa, , Lozano, K., Fuentes A. and Vasquez, H., In-Situ Surface Depositing of Nano–Micro-particles on Electrospun Fibers. Fibers Polym 25, 407–413 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00443-x
  • (3rd Year) Salahuddin Ahmed, Megan Keniry, Victoria Padilla, Narcedalia Anaya-Barbosa, Md Noushad Javed, Robert Gilkerson, Kithzia Gomez, Ali Ashraf, Acharan S. Narula, Karen Lozano, Development of pullulan/chitosan/salvianolic acid ternary fibrous membranes and their potential for chemotherapeutic applications, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126187.
  • (3rd Year) Arriaga, M. A., Amieva, J. A., Quintanilla, J., Jimenez, A., Ledezma, J., Lopez, S., Martirosyan, K. S., & Chew, S. A. (2023). The application of electrosprayed minocycline-loaded PLGA microparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 120, 3409– 3422. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28527
  • (3rd Year) Sanchez, D., Parsons, J. & Alcoutlabi, M. The Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Morphology and Structure of SnO2/TiO2 Composite Micro-fibers. Fibers Polym 24, 3657–3671 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00249-x
  • (3rd Year) Lin, C., Choudhury, B. D., Ybarra, R., Shawon, S. M. A. Z., Majumder, H., Soliz- Martinez, J., Dimakis, N., Lozano, K., Uddin, M. J. Tailoring the Structure–Property Relationships of Innovative Flowerlike TiO2 Structures in a Fiber-Shaped Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell. ACS Applied Energy Materials (2024) 7(6), 2329-2337. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c03091
  • (3rd Year) Linn, J. D., Rodriguez, F. A., Calabrese, M. A. Cosolvent incorporation modulates the thermal and structural response of PNIPAM/silyl methacrylate copolymers. Soft Matter, 2024, 20(15), 3322-3336. DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00246F.
  • (3rd Year) Morales, H.M.; Vieyra, H.; Sanchez, D.A.; Fletes, E.M.; Odlyzko, M.; Lodge, T.P.; Padilla-Gainza, V.; Alcoutlabi, M.; Parsons, J.G. Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium Nitride– Carbon Composites and Their Use in Lithium-Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 624. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14070624.
  • (3rd Year) Julia Isidora Salas, Diego de Leon, Sk Shamim Hasan Abir, Jasim Uddin and Karen Lozano, Functionalized Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanofibers: An Innovative Triboelectric Energy Generator Electron. Mater. 2023, 4, 158–167.
  • (3rd Year) S. Liu, J. M. White, Z. Chao, R. Li, S. Wen, A. Garza, W. Tang, X. Ma, P. Chen, S. Daniel, F. S. Bates, J. Yeo, M. A. Calabrese, R. Yang, A Pseudo-Surfactant Chemical Permeation Enhancer to Treat Otitis Media via Sustained Transtympanic Delivery of Antibiotics. Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2024, 2400457. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202400457
  • (3rd Year) Chipara, M; Chipara, D; Martirosyan, K; Adhikari, A; Trevino, A; “Interphase of polyoctenamer-single-wall carbon nanotubes by thermogravimetric analysis in air” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2024, 141, 4 DOI:10.1002/app.54850
  • (3th Year) Salas, J. I., Abir, S. S. H., de Leon, D., Serrato III, I., Vasquez, H., Lozano, K., & Uddin, M. J. (2024). Energy harvesting with thermoplastic polyurethane nanofiber mat integrated with functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Journal of Materials Research, 1-12. DOI:10.1557/s43578-024-01368-8.
  • (3th Year) H Magali Morales, H Vieyra, DA. Sanchez, E M. Fletes, M Odlyzko, Lodge, V Padilla-Gainza, M Alcoutlabi, J Parsons, Synthesis, and characterization of vanadium nitride/carbon nanocomposites, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 6952. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25136952.
  • (3th Year) JA Sanchez, L Materon, JG Parsons, M Alcoutlabi, Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity of Graphene Oxide/Zinc Hydroxide Nanocomposites, Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(14), 6274; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14146274

    Book Chapter

    1. G. Parsons, M. Alcoutlabi, R K. Dearth, Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Toxicity in Aquatic Organisms: An Overview of Methods and Mechanisms, 123. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-65792-5_5.
    2. JG Parsons, Helia M Morales, E Kotsikorou, RK Dearth, Rupesh Kariyat, Mataz Alcoutlabi, Characterization of ENMs in water, soil, and plant media, Book: Physicochemical Interactions of Engineered Nanoparticles and Plants, Pages: 51-85, 2023.

    Conference proceedings

    1. Roy Rodriguez, G. M. Mehedi Hossain, Anthony Mendoza, Fahmida Alam, Karen Lozano, Ahmed Hasnain Jalal. Highly sensitive phosphotungstic acid-doped polyamide-6 nanofibers/sulfonated polyether ether ketone composite membrane for proton exchange membrane fuel cell-based ethanol sensor, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2025), Memphis, TN, November 16-20, vol. 89404. pp. V009T14A002, 2025 .

     

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