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Works from 2016

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Chapter 6 - Low-Carbon Aviation Fuel Through the Alcohol to Jet Pathway, K. P. Brooks, L. J. Snowden-Swan, S. B. Jones, M. G. Butcher, G.-S J. Lee, D. M. Anderson, R. Handler, D. Shonnard, and et. al.

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The methodology and results of using life cycle assessment to measure and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions footprint of “Major Events” at the University of Arizona, Leah Edwards, Jake Knight, Robert Handler, Joseph Abraham, and Paul Blowers

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Optimal droop surface control of dc microgrids based on battery state of charge, Arthur J. Jones and Wayne Weaver

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Effects of carbon fillers on the conductivity and tensile properties of polyetheretherketone composites, Julia A. King, Julie Tomasi, Danielle René Klimek-McDonald, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Gregory M. Odegard, Todd King, and John W. Sutherland

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Determination and modeling of mechanical properties for graphene nanoplatelet/epoxy composites, Danielle René Klimek-McDonald, Julia A. King, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Evan J. Pineda, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Global Warming Potential of Intensive Wheat Production in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico: A Resource for the Design of Localized Mitigation Strategies, María Fernanda Lares-Orozco, Agustín Robles-Morúa, Enrico A. Yepez, and Robert M. Handler

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Inhibition of microbial biofuel production in drought-stressed switchgrass hydrolysate, Rebecca Garlock Ong, Alan Higbee, Scott Bottoms, Quinn Dickinson, Dan Xie, Scott A. Smith, Jose Serate, Edward Pohlman, Arthur Daniel Jones, Joshua J. Coon, Trey S. Kato, Gregg R. Sanford, Dustin Eilert, Dustin G. Oates, Jeff S. Piotrowski, Donn M. Bates, David Cavalier, and Yaoping Zhang

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Purification of CD47-streptavidin fusion protein from bacterial lysate using biotin-agarose affinity chromatography, Nasrin Salehi and Ching An Peng

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Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of bio-oil from two-step torrefaction and fast pyrolysis of pine, Olumide Winjobi, David Shonnard, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Wen Zhou

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Techno-economic assessment of the effect of torrefaction on fast pyrolysis of pine, Olumide Winjobi, David Shonnard, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Wen Zhou

Works from 2015

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Enveloped Virus Flocculation and Removal in Osmolyte Solutions, Maria F. Gencoglu and Caryn Heldt

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Flocculation and dispersion studies of iron ore using laser scattering particle size analysis, H. J. Haselhuhn and S. K. Kawatra

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Role of water chemistry in the selective flocculation and dispersion of iron ore, H. J. Haselhuhn and S. K. Kawatra

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Shielding effectiveness of carbon-filled polycarbonate composites, Julia A. King, William Pisani, Danielle René Klimek-McDonald, Warren F. Perger, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Platinum electrode modification: Unique surface carbonization approach to improve performance and sensitivity, Hwi Yong Lee, Cedrick Barber, and Adrienne Minerick

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Electrochemical hematocrit determination in a direct current microfluidic device, Hwi Yong Lee, Cedrick Barber, Jessika Rogers, and Adrienne Minerick

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Anode Catalysts for Low-Temperature Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells, Wenzhen Li

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Electrospinning 3D scaffolds for use in neural tissue engineering, Rachel Martin, M. E. Mullins, F. Zhao, and Zichen Qian

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Strategies for the production of cell wall-deconstructing enzymes in lignocellulosic biomass and their utilization for biofuel production, Sang-Hyuck Park, Rebecca Garlock Ong, and Mariam Sticklen

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Refinery Upgrading of Hydropyrolysis Oil From Biomass, Michael Roberts, Terry Marker, Pedro Ortiz-Toral, Martin Linck, Larry Felix, Jim Wangerow, David Shonnard, Robert Handler, Jiqing Fan, and et. al.

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Internal deoxygenation of tubular photobioreactor for mass production of microalgae by perfluorocarbon emulsions, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone initiated by Ganciclovir (GCV) for the preparation of GCV-tagged polymeric micelles, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching-An Peng

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A Review of Environmental Life Cycle Assessments of Liquid Transportation Biofuels in the Pan American Region, David Shonnard, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, Julio Sacramento-Rivero, Freddy Navarro-Pineda, Jorge Hilbert, Robert Handler, Nydia Suppen, and Richard P. Donovan

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Special Issue on Pan American Biofuel and Bioenergy Sustainability, David Shonnard and Barry Solomon

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Estimation of soil carbon change from rotation cropping of rapeseed with wheat in the hydrotreated renewable jet life cycle, Suchada Ukaew, Emily Beck, David W. Archer, and David Shonnard

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Size and medium conductivity dependence on dielectrophoretic behaviors of gas core poly-l-lysine shell nanoparticles, Chungja Yang, Chun Jen Wu, Agnes E. Ostafin, Giselle Thibaudeau, and Adrienne Minerick

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Improved ADM1 model for anaerobic digestion process considering physico-chemical reactions, Yang Zhang, Sarah Piccard, and Wen Zhou

Works from 2014

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Corrigendum to “Non-enveloped virus reduction with quaternized chitosan nanofibers containing graphene” [Carbohydr. Res. 380 (2013) 137–142], Bingyu Bai, Xue Mi, Xu Xiang, Patricia Heiden, and Caryn L. Heidt

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Rejecting phosphorus in hematitic iron ore streams: Is flotation the best approach?, J. J. Carlson and S. Komar Kawatra

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Simultaneous mercury capture and silver leaching using Ag < inf> 2 S-bearing ores and residues, K. L. Gabby, T. C. Eisele, C. H. Bucknam, B. Hall, and E. Milosavljevic

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Electrochemical detection techniques in micro- and nanofluidic devices, Aytug Gencoglu and Adrienne Minerick

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Porcine Parvovirus Flocculation and Removal in the Presence of Osmolytes, Maria F. Gencoglu, Eric Pearson, and Caryn Heldt

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Review of organic binders for iron ore concentrate agglomeration, J. A. Halt and S. K. Kawatra

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Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole as Lignin Model Compound over Supported Nickel Catalysts, Shaohua Jin, Zihui Xiao, Chuang Li, Xiao Chen, Lei Wang, Jiacheng Xing, Wenzhen Li, and Changhai Liang

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Improving electrokinetic microdevice stability by controlling electrolysis bubbles, Hwi Yong Lee, Cedrick Barber, and Adrienne Minerick

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A preliminary life cycle assessment of biofuels produced by the IH < sup> 2 ™ process, Edwin Maleche, Ryan Glaser, Terry Marker, and David Shonnard

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Adsorption of a non-enveloped mammalian virus to functionalized nanofibers, Xue Mi and Caryn L. Heidt

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Virus adsorption of water-stable quaternized chitosan nanofibers, Xue Mi, K. Saagar Vijayaragavan, and Caryn L. Heidt

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Theoretical and experimental examination of particle-particle interaction effects on induced dipole moments and dielectrophoretic responses of multiple particle chains, Hector Moncada-Hernandez, Eliot Nagler, and Adrienne Minerick

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National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-Products Final Technical Report, Jose A. Olivares, Ivan Baxter, Judith Brown, Carleton Michael, Rose Anne Cattolico, Dale Taraka, Robert Handler, David Shonnard, and et. al.

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Longitudinal plasmonic detection of glucose using gold nanorods, Ching An Peng and Sushil Pachpinde

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Polymeric micelles for acyclovir drug delivery, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Application of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Method to Regional Differences in Nitrous Oxide Emissions for the Rapeseed Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Life Cycle, Suchada Ukaew, Emily Beck, Manyowa Norman Meki, and David Shonnard

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Separation of Porcine Parvovirus from Bovine Serum Albumin using PEG-salt Aqueous Two-phase System, K. Saagar Vijayaragavan, Amna Zahid, Jonathan W. Young, and Caryn Heldt

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Hydrodeoxygenation of dibenzofuran over SBA-15 supported Pt, Pd, and Ru catalysts, Lei Wang, Chuang Li, Shaohua Jin, Wenzhen Li, and Changhai Liang

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On a novel mechanistic model for simultaneous enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose considering morphology, Yang Zhang, Bingqian Xu, and Wen Zhou

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A protocol for rheological characterization of hydrogels for tissue engineering strategies, Jonathan M. Zuidema, Christopher J. Rivet, Ryan J. Gilbert, and Faith A. Morrison

Works from 2013

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Non-enveloped virus reduction with quaternized chitosan nanofibers containing graphene, Bingyu Bai, Xue Mi, Xu Xiang, Patricia Heiden, and Caryn L. Heidt

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Coarse and fine "fish hook" inflections in hydrocyclone efficiency curves, T. C. Eisele, C. H.N. Jeltema, H. Walqui, and S. K. Kawatra

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A life cycle assessment of pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) -derived jet fuel and diesel, Jiqing Fan, David Shonnard, Tom N. Kalnes, Peter B. Johnsen, and Serin Rao

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Selective removal of mercury using zinc sulfide, K. L. Gabby and T. C. Eisele

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Evaluation of hardboard manufacturing process wastewater as a feedstream for ethanol production, Stephanie Groves, Jifei Liu, David Shonnard, and Susan T. Bagley

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Mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelet/epoxy composites, Julia A. King, Danielle R. Klimek, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Semester-long Concept Development Projects in Chemical Engineering Electives Course, Adrienne Minerick

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Panel: Opportunities and Methods to Encourage More Women Toward Research Commercialization, Adrienne Minerick, Babs Carryer, Mary Raber, Abby Thompson, and Louise C. Dunlap

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Thermoelectric behavior of organic thin film nanocomposites, Gregory P. Moriarty, Sukanta De, Paul J. King, Umar Khan, Michael Via, Julia A. King, Jonathan N. Coleman, and Jaime C. Grunlan

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Engineering antiphagocytic biomimetic drug carriers, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Guanosine-based antiviral acyclovir incorporated in ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Multifunctional Polymeric Micelles for Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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The safety and chemical engineering education committee-broadening the reach of chemical engineering process safety education, Thomas O. Spicer, Ronald J. Willey, Daniel Crowl, and Wendy Smades

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Increased carbon dioxide absorption rates in carbonate solutions through surfactant addition, B. P. Spigarelli, P. C. Hagadone, and S. K. Kawatra

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Opportunities and Challenges in Carbon Dioxide Capture, Brett P. Spigarelli and Surendra Komar Kawatra

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Study of organic and inorganic binders on strength of iron oxide pellets, Urvashi Srivastava, S. K. Kawatra, and Timothy Eisele

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Electricity storage in biofuels: Selective electrocatalytic reduction of levulinic acid to valeric acid or γ-valerolactone, Le Xin, Zhongtian Zhang, Ji Qi, David J. Chadderdon, Yang Qiu, Kayla M. Warsko, and Wenzhen Li

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High-Throughput screening of substrate chemistry for embryonic stem cell attachment, expansion, and maintaining pluripotency, Michael R. Zonca, Philip S. Yune, Caryn L. Heldt, Georges Belfort, and Yubing Xie

Works from 2012

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Regional carbon footprint analysis of dairy feeds for milk production in the USA, Felix Adom, Ashley Maes, Charles Workman, Zara Clayton-Nierderman, Greg Thoma, and David Shonnard

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Sustainability in chemical engineering education: Identifying a core body of knowledge, David T. Allen and David Shonnard

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Paradigm for pig iron nugget production, B. Anamaeric and S. K. Kawatra

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Feedstock mixture effects on sugar monomer recovery following dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, Michael Brodeur-Campbell, Jordan Klinger, and David Shonnard

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Investigation of jigging as a method for removing dolomite from high-MgO phosphate ores, J. T. Carlson, T. C. Eisele, and S. K. Kawatra

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Trevor Kletz, Friend and Mentor, Daniel A. Crowl

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Porcine parvovirus removal using trimer and biased hexamer peptides, Caryn L. Heldt, Patrick V. Gurgel, Lee Ann Jaykus, and Ruben G. Carbonell

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Green engineering: Integration of green chemistry, pollution prevention, and risk-based considerations, David Shonnard, Angela Lindner, Nhan Nguyen, Palghat A. Ramachandran, Daniel Fichana, Robert Hesketh, C. Stewart Slater, and Richard Engler

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Kinetics and mechanism of the charge-transfer polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated with n-butyl amine and carbon tetrachloride catalyzed by palladium dichloride, Rajesh Tiwari and David A. Spivak

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Electrical conductivity modeling of carbon black/polycarbonate, carbon nanotube/polycarbonate, and exfoliated graphite nanoplatelet/polycarbonate composites, Michael D. Via, Julia A. King, Jason Keith, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Tensile modulus modeling of carbon black/polycarbonate, carbon nanotube/polycarbonate, and exfoliated graphite nanoplatelet/polycarbonate composites, Michael D. Via, Julia A. King, Jason Keith, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Mark J. Cieslinski, Jonathan J. Anderson, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Effects of multiple carbon fillers on the rheology of polycarbonate-based composites, Michael D. Via, Faith A. Morrison, Julia A. King, Edsel A. Beach, Kyle R. Wiese, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Simultaneous Generation of Mesoxalic Acid and Electricity from Glycerol on a Gold Anode Catalyst in Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Le Xin, Zhiyong Zhang, Zhichao Wang, and Wenzhen Li

Works from 2011

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In-plane thermal conductivity modeling of carbon-filled liquid crystal polymer-based resins, Tayloria N.G. Adams, Tamara R. Olson, Julia A. King, and Jason Keith

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Shrinking-core model for pig iron nugget production, B. Anameric and S. K. Kawatra

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Quantification of pH gradients and implications in insulator-based dielectrophoresis of biomolecules, Aytug Gencoglu, Fernanda Camacho-Alanis, Vi Thanh Nguyen, Asuka Nakano, Alexandra Ros, and Adrienne Minerick

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Asymmetric amyloid fibril elongation: A new perspective on a symmetric world, Caryn L. Heldt, Shuqi Zhang, and Georges Belfort

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Electrical and thermal conductivity and tensile and flexural properties: Comparison of carbon black/polycarbonate and carbon nanotube/polycarbonate resins, Julia A. King, Michael D. Via, Michelle E. King, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Explorations of ABO-Rh antigen expressions on erythrocyte dielectrophoresis: Changes in cross-over frequency, Kaela M. Leonard and Adrienne Minerick

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Anti-enteroviral Activity of Microalgal Extracts Probed by Bionanohybrids of Quantum Dots and Viruses, Ching An Peng and Chung Hao Wang

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Anti-neuroblastoma activity of gold nanorods bound with GD2 monoclonal antibody under near-infrared laser irradiation, Ching-An Peng and Chung-Hao Wang

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Familial 6p22.2 duplication associates with mild developmental delay and increased SSADH activity, Linda Siggberg, Aki Mustonen, Robert Schuit, Gajja S. Salomons, Birthe Roos, K. Michael Gibson, Cornelis Jakobs, Jaakko Ignatius, and Sakari Knuutila

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Direct current insulator-based dielectrophoretic characterization of erythrocytes: ABO-Rh human blood typing, Soumya K. Srivastava, Andreas Artemiou, and Adrienne Minerick

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A continuous DC-insulator dielectrophoretic sorter of microparticles, Soumya Keshavamurthy Srivastava, Javier L. Baylon-Cardiel, Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas, and Adrienne Minerick

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Kinetic study of Ru III -catalyzed polymerization of methylmethacrylate initiated with n-butylamine in the presence of carbon tetrachloride by a charge-transfer mechanism, Rajesh Tiwari and Gerard T. Caneba

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Comparison of rheological properties of carbon nanotube/polycarbonate and carbon black/polycarbonate composites, Michael D. Via, Faith A. Morrison, Julia A. King, Jeffrey A. Caspary, Owen P. Mills, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Gold nanorod stabilized by thiolated chitosan as photothermal absorber for cancer cell treatment, Chung Hao Wang, Chia Wei Chang, and Ching An Peng

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Fabrication and characterization of tunable polysaccharide hydrogel blends for neural repair, Jonathan M. Zuidema, Matthew M. Pap, David B. Jaroch, Faith A. Morrison, and Ryan J. Gilbert

Works from 2010

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Free-radical retrograde-precipitation polymerization (FRRPP): Novel concepts, processes, materials, and energy aspects, Gerard T. Caneba

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Effects of carbon fillers on tensile and flexural properties in polypropylene-based resins, Daniel López Gaxiola, Mary M. Jubinski, Jason Keith, Julia A. King, and Ibrahim Miskioglu

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Estimation of the flammability zone boundaries for flammable gases, Travis J. Hansen and Daniel Crowl

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Explosion characteristics of hydrogen-air mixtures in a spherical vessel, Young Do Jo and Daniel A. Crowl

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Effects of carbon fillers in thermally conductive polypropylene based resins, Julia A. King, Beth A. Johnson, Michael D. Via, and Charles J. Ciarkowski

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Electrical and thermal conductivity and tensile and flexural properties of carbon nanotube/polycarbonate resins, Julia A. King, Michael D. Via, Jeffrey A. Caspary, Mary M. Jubinski, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Owen P. Mills, and Gregg R. Bogucki

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Effect of compaction on binder performance in copper heap leaching, K. A. Lewandowski and S. K. Kawatra