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Best Practices for Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications by Sandler, Sarah E, Fellows, Benjamin, Mefford, O. Thompson

“…The use of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedical applications provides are a wealth of opportunities. Nonetheless, to truly understand the interactions of these…”
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Effect of bead milling on chemical and physical characteristics of activated carbons pulverized to superfine sizes by Partlan, Erin, Davis, Kathleen, Ren, Yiran, Apul, Onur Guven, Mefford, O. Thompson, Karanfil, Tanju, Ladner, David A.

“…Superfine powdered activated carbon (S-PAC) is an adsorbent material with particle size between roughly 0.1–1 μm. This is about an order of magnitude smaller…”
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Superfine powdered activated carbon (S-PAC) coatings on microfiltration membranes: Effects of milling time on contaminant removal and flux by Amaral, Pauline, Partlan, Erin, Li, Mengfei, Lapolli, Flavio, Mefford, O. Thompson, Karanfil, Tanju, Ladner, David A.

“…In microfiltration processes for drinking water treatment, one method of removing trace contaminants is to add powdered activated carbon (PAC). Recently, a…”
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The formation of linear aggregates in magnetic hyperthermia: Implications on specific absorption rate and magnetic anisotropy by Saville, Steven L., Qi, Bin, Baker, Jonathon, Stone, Roland, Camley, Robert E., Livesey, Karen L., Ye, Longfei, Crawford, Thomas M., Thompson Mefford, O.

“…[Display omitted] •Colloidally stable particles formed linear aggregates in an alternating magnetic field.•Chains of magnetic particles may effect the…”
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Controlling Mechanical Properties of Medical-Grade Scaffolds through Electrospinning Parameter Selection by Culbreath, Clayton J., McCullen, Seth D., Mefford, O. Thompson

“…Electrospinning (ES) is a versatile process mode for creating fibrous materials with various structures that have broad applications ranging from regenerative…”
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Construction of a corresponding empirical model to bridge thermal properties and synthesis of thermoresponsive poloxamines by Yan, Zichun, Brown, D Andrew, Alpi, Trey, Nagatomi, Jiro, Mefford, O Thompson

“…The thermoresponsive properties of poloxamine (tetra-branch PEO-PPO block copolymer) hydrogels are related to several variables. Of particular interest to this…”
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A Novel Bio-Adhesive Mesh System for Medical Implant Applications: In Vivo Assessment in a Rabbit Model by Harman, Melinda, Champaigne, Kevin, Cobb, William, Lu, Xinyue, Chawla, Varun, Wei, Liying, Luzinov, Igor, Mefford, O Thompson, Nagatomi, Jiro

“…Injectable surgical sealants and adhesives, such as biologically derived fibrin gels and synthetic hydrogels, are widely used in medical products. While such…”
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Facile Fabrication and Characterization of Amine-Functional Silica Coated Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Aqueous Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by Islam, Md. Muhyminul, Rahman, Md. Abdur, Alam, Md. Ashraful, Rahman, Md. Mahbubor, Mefford, O. Thompson, Ul-Hamid, Anwar, Miah, Jalil, Ahmad, Hasan

“…Surface active amine-functionalized silica coated magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles were prepared by a simple two-step process for adsorbing CO2 gas from…”
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Manganese and cobalt substituted ferrite nanoparticles synthesized via a seed-mediated drip method by Yan, Zichun, FitzGerald, Sara, Crawford, Thomas M, Mefford, O Thompson

“…To produce multi-dopant ferrite nanoparticles, the ‘Extended LaMer’ and seed-mediated growth techniques were combined by first utilizing traditional thermal…”
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Polypyrrole Coating via Lemieux-von Rudloff Oxidation on Magnetite Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Removal of Chromium(VI) from Wastewater by Hossain, Md. Kawsar, Hasan, Md. Mehadi, Islam, Md. Shahidul, Mefford, O. Thompson, Ahmad, Hasan, Rahman, Md. Mahbubor

“…An alternative way for the coating of polypyrrole (PPy) polymer on hydrophobic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles is reported here to capture toxic chromium ions,…”
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Effects of molecular interactions on the release of small molecules from silicone rubber by Du, Yongcan, Mefford, O. Thompson

“…Silicone rubber is a good candidate as a carrier of small molecules in such applications as drug, fragrance and semiochemical delivery. When one matrix is…”
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Effects of uniaxial tensile strain on the release of small molecules from silicone rubber by Du, Yongcan, Mefford, O. Thompson

“…Silicone rubber materials may be subject to mechanical strains which can affect the transport properties of small molecules loaded in the materials such as…”
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Oxidation of wüstite rich iron oxide nanoparticles via post-synthesis annealing by Yan, Zichun, FitzGerald, Sara, Crawford, Thomas M., Mefford, O. Thompson

“…•A new method of oxidation that can convert FeO rich particles to Fe3O4 particles was developed.•Iron oxide nanoparticles can be oxidized by post synthesis…”
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Stability of Polydimethylsiloxane-Magnetite Nanoparticle Dispersions Against Flocculation:  Interparticle Interactions of Polydisperse Materials by Mefford, O. Thompson, Vadala, Michael L, Goff, Jonathan D, Carroll, Matthew R. J, Mejia-Ariza, Raquel, Caba, Beth L, St. Pierre, Timothy G, Woodward, Robert C, Davis, Richey M, Riffle, J. S

“…The colloidal stability of dispersions comprised of magnetite nanoparticles coated with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) oligomers was investigated theoretically…”
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Quantitative Measurement of Ligand Exchange with Small-Molecule Ligands on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles via Radioanalytical Techniques by Davis, Kathleen, Cole, Brian, Ghelardini, Melanie, Powell, Brian A, Mefford, O. Thompson

“…Ligand exchange on the surface of hydrophobic iron oxide nanoparticles is a common method for controlling surface chemistry for a desired application…”
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Transport of Small Molecules in Loaded Natural Rubber: Experimental Measurement and Numerical Simulation by Du, Yongcan, Mefford, O. Thompson

“…Small organic molecules such as plasticizers, antioxidants, and some active molecules such as scent/fragrance compounds and drug molecules are incorporated…”
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Quantitative Measurement of Ligand Exchange on Iron Oxides via Radiolabeled Oleic Acid by Davis, Kathleen, Qi, Bin, Witmer, Michael, Kitchens, Christopher L, Powell, Brian A, Mefford, O. Thompson

“…Ligand exchange of hydrophilic molecules on the surface of hydrophobic iron oxide nanoparticles produced via thermal decomposition of chelated iron precursors…”
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pH Triggered Recovery and Reuse of Thiolated Poly(acrylic acid) Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles with Applications in Colloidal Catalysis by Ansar, Siyam M, Fellows, Benjamin, Mispireta, Patrick, Mefford, O. Thompson, Kitchens, Christopher L

“…Thiolated poly­(acrylic acid) (PAA-SH) functionalized gold nanoparticles were explored as a colloidal catalyst with potential application as a recoverable…”
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Monitoring pH-Triggered Drug Release from Radioluminescent Nanocapsules with X‑ray Excited Optical Luminescence by Chen, Hongyu, Moore, Thomas, Qi, Bin, Colvin, Daniel C, Jelen, Erika K, Hitchcock, Dale A, He, Jian, Mefford, O. Thompson, Gore, John C, Alexis, Frank, Anker, Jeffrey N

“…One of the greatest challenges in cancer therapy is to develop methods to deliver chemotherapy agents to tumor cells while reducing systemic toxicity to…”
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Continuous synthesis of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles via thermal decomposition by Glasgow, William, Fellows, Ben, Qi, Bin, Darroudi, Taghi, Kitchens, Christopher, Ye, Longfei, Crawford, Thomas M., Mefford, O. Thompson

“…•A continuous flow thermal decomposition method for producing iron oxide nanoparticles was studied.•Iron oxide nanoparticles produced in the continuous flow…”
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