Superfund Research Program
Nano-Micro Hybrid Fibrous Materials for Contaminant Removal and Site Remediation
Project Leader: Claudiu Lungu
Co-Investigators: Vinoy Thomas, Uday Vaidya (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Grant Number: P42ES027723
Funding Period: 2020-2025
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Publications
2023
- Pillai R, Adhikari KR, Gardner S, Sunilkumar S, Sanas S, Mohammad H, Thomas V. 2023. Inkjet-printed plasma-functionalized polymer-based capacitive sensor for PAHs. Mater Today Commun 35:105659. doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105659
- Pillai R, Thomas V. 2023. Plasma surface engineering of natural and sustainable polymeric derivatives and their potential applications. Polymers 15(2):400. doi:10.3390/polym15020400 PMID:36679280 PMCID:PMC9863272
2022
- Floyd EL, Oh J, Sapag K, Oni TM, Lungu C. 2022. Photothermal desorption of toluene from carbonaceous substrates using light flash. Nanomaterials 12(4):662. doi:10.3390/nano12040662 PMID:35214991 PMCID:PMC8876870
- Jones SR, Shedd J, Oh J, Lungu C. 2022. Evaluating the effects of modified windscreens on organic vapor monitor performance. Environ Health Insights 16:doi:10.1177/11786302221078430 PMID:35173446 PMCID:PMC8842150
- Stiles A, Tison T, Pruitt L, Vaidya U. 2022. Photoinitiator selection and concentration in photopolymer formulations towards large-format additive manufacturing. Polymers 14(13):2708. doi:10.3390/polym14132708 PMID:35808752 PMCID:PMC9268840
- Vijayan VM, Walker M, Pilllai RR, Moreno GH, Vohra YK, Morris JJ, Thomas V. 2022. Plasma electroless reduction: A green process for designing metallic nanostructure interfaces onto polymeric surfaces and 3D scaffolds. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 14(22):25065-25079. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c01195 PMID:35638266
- Wasti S, Kore S, Yeole P, Tekinalp H, Ozcan S, Vaidya U. 2022. Bamboo fiber reinforced polypropylene composites for transportation applications. Front Mater 9:doi:10.3389/fmats.2022.967512
2021
- Kore S, Spencer R, Ghossein H, Slaven L, Knight D, Unser J, Vaidya U. 2021. Performance of hybridized bamboo-carbon fiber reinforced polypropylene composites processed using wet laid technique. Compos Pt C-Open Access 6:doi:10.1016/j.jcomc.2021.100185
- Kore S, Theodore M, Pillai R, Thomas V, Vaidya U. 2021. Improvement of interfacial adhesion of unidirectional textile grade carbon fiber (TCF) with unsized, epoxy and urethane sizing reinforced in thermoset urethane composites. Mater Today Commun 28(10):
- Kore S, Theodore M, Vaidya U. 2021. Effect of the segmental structure of thermoplastic polyurethane (hardness) on the interfacial adhesion of textile-grade carbon fiber composites. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater 3:
- Ranjan P, Thomas V, Kumar P. 2021. 2D materials as a diagnostic platform for the detection and sensing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: A bird's-eye view. J Mater Chem B Mater Biol Med 9(23):doi:10.1039/d1tb00071c PMID:34013310 (ahead of print)
- Uday V, Hopkins J. 2021. IACMI - The Composites Institute efforts in current and post-COVID-19 manufacturing era-innovations and sustainability. ASTM 5(1):doi:10.1520/ssms20200070
2020
- Pemmada R, Zhu X, Dash M, Zhou Y, Ramakrishna S, Peng X, Thomas V, Jain S, Nanda HS. 2020. Science-based strategies of antiviral coatings with viricidal properties for the COVID-19 like pandemics. Materials (Basel) 13:doi:10.3390/ma13184041 PMID:32933043 PMCID:PMC7558532
- Singh DK, Vaidya A, Thomas V, Theodore M, Kore S, Vaidya U. 2020. Finite element modeling of the fiber-matrix interface in polymer composites. Journal of Composites Science 4(2):58. doi:10.3390/jcs4020058