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University of Maine: Orono, ME, US

2021-09-01 to present | Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering)
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Caitlin Howell

University of Maine: Orono, ME, US

2016-01 to 2021-08-31 | Assistant Professor of Bioengineering (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
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Caitlin Howell

Harvard University: Cambridge, MA, US

2013-10 to 2015-12 | Technology Development Fellow (Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering)
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Caitlin Howell

Education and qualifications (4)

Harvard University: Cambridge, MA, US

2012-10 to 2015-12 | Postdoc (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Education
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Caitlin Howell

Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2008-10-12 to 2011-10-10 | Dr. rer. nat. (Applied Physical Chemistry)
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Caitlin Howell

University of Maine: Orono, ME, US

2006-09 to 2008-08 | M. S. (School of Biology and Ecology)
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Caitlin Howell

University of Maine: Orono, ME, US

2002-09 to 2006-05 | B.S. (School of Biology and Ecology)
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Caitlin Howell

Funding (6)

Understanding the role of catheter-associated protein deposition in the development of CAUTI

2021-05-01 to 2026-02-28 | Grant
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Bethesda, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: R01DK128805
Source: Self-asserted source
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RII Track-4: Fast, Mass-Manufacture-Ready Prototyping of Microfluidic Water Purification Systems

2021-02-01 to 2024-01-31 | Grant
Office of the Director (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2032482
Source: Self-asserted source
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EAGER: Collaborative Research: Detection and Analysis of Airborne Coronavirus with Bioinspired Membranes

2020-08-01 to 2021-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for Engineering (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2029378
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Collaborative Research: Bioinspired liquid-gated membranes reduce biofouling

2019-10-01 to 2022-09-30 | Grant
Directorate for Engineering (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1930710
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Graduate Research Fellowship

2008-07-15 to 2013-06-30 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Education and Human Resources (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0840595
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NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education at the University of Maine

1999-11-01 to 2003-10-31 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Education and Human Resources (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 9979673
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Works (50)

Variable-Area Sensor Permits Near-Continuous Multipoint Measurements of Aqueous Biological and Chemical Analytes

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
2025-01-08 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0888-5885
Part of ISSN: 1520-5045
Contributors: Liza White; Jordan Miner; Luke D. McKinney; Lindsay E. Pierce; Anna Folley; Ariel Larrabee; Lea Scrapchansky; Wyatt Fessler; Manisha Choudhary; Manoj Kamalanathan et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Caitlin Howell

Multi-component liquid-infused systems: a new approach to functional coatings

Industrial Chemistry & Materials
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Zachary Applebee; Caitlin Howell
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Effect of free liquid layer quantity on bacteria and protein adhesion to liquid infused polymers

Biointerphases
2024-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: ChunKi Fong; Marissa Jeme Andersen; Emma Kunesh; Evan Leonard; Donovan Durand; Rachel Coombs; Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles; Caitlin Howell
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the interface of biological and environmental systems

Biointerphases
2023-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Onur Apul; Caitlin Howell; M. Dilara Hatinoglu
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Continuous, Nondestructive Detection of Microorganism Growth at Buried Interfaces with Vascularized Polymers

ACS Applied Bio Materials
2023-02-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Brandon Dixon; Chenxi Sui; Anna Briley; Po-Chun Hsu; Caitlin Howell
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Improved Recovery of Captured Airborne Bacteria and Viruses with Liquid-Coated Air Filters

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2022-11-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel P. Regan; ChunKi Fong; Avery C. S. Bond; Claudia Desjardins; Justin Hardcastle; Shao-Hsiang Hung; Andrew P. Holmes; Jessica D. Schiffman; Melissa S. Maginnis; Caitlin Howell
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Continuous, Non-Destructive Detection of Microorganism Growth at Buried Interfaces with Vascularized Polymers

2022-08-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Brandon Dixon; Chenxi Sui; Anna Briley; Po-Chun Hsu; Caitlin Howell
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Improved recovery of captured airborne bacteria and viruses with liquid-coated air filters

2022-08-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Daniel P Regan; ChunKi Fong; Avery CS Bond; Claudia Desjardins; Justin Hardcastle; Shao-Hsiang Hung; Andrew P Holmes; Jessica D Schiffman; Melissa S Maginnis; Caitlin Howell
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Fungal and enzymatic pretreatments in hot-pressed lignocellulosic bio-composites: A critical review

Journal of Cleaner Production
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Wenjing Sun; Mehdi Tajvidi; Christopher G. Hunt; Barbara J.W. Cole; Caitlin Howell; Douglas J. Gardner; Jinwu Wang
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Inhibiting host-protein deposition on urinary catheters reduces associated urinary tract infections

eLife
2022-03-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Marissa Jeme Andersen; ChunKi Fong; Alyssa Ann La Bella; Jonathan Jesus Molina; Alex Molesan; Matthew M Champion; Caitlin Howell; Ana L Flores-Mireles
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Liquid-Infused Membranes Exhibit Stable Flux and Fouling Resistance

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2022-02-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Rushabh M. Shah; Aydın Cihanoğlu; Justin Hardcastle; Caitlin Howell; Jessica D. Schiffman
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Antioxidant and antimicrobial modified cellulose nanofibers for food applications

Food Bioscience
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: SuriyaPrakaash LakshmiBalasubramaniam; Avinash Singh Patel; Balunkeswar Nayak; Caitlin Howell; Denise Skonberg
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All-Natural Smart Mycelium Surface with Tunable Wettability

ACS Applied Bio Materials
2021-01-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Wenjing Sun; Mehdi Tajvidi; Christopher G. Hunt; Caitlin Howell
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3D printing direct to industrial roll-to-roll casting for fast prototyping of scalable microfluidic systems

PLOS ONE
2020-12-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Amber L. Boutiette; Ivan Kryven; Cristoffer Toothaker; Bailey Corless; Chouaib Boukaftane; Caitlin Howell
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Lateral field excited quartz crystal microbalances for biosensing applications

Biointerphases
2020-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Jequil S. R. Hartz; Nuri W. Emanetoglu; Caitlin Howell; John F. Vetelino
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Vascularized Polymers Spatially Control Bacterial Cells on Surfaces

Advanced Biosystems
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kayla Marquis; Benjamin Chasse; Daniel P. Regan; Amber L. Boutiette; Andre Khalil; Caitlin Howell
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Combining the geometry of folded paper with liquid-infused polymer surfaces to concentrate and localize bacterial solutions

Biointerphases
2019-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel P. Regan; Chloe Lilly; Abigail Weigang; Liza R. White; Emily J. LeClair; Alexander Collins; Caitlin Howell
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Droplet manipulation with bioinspired liquid-infused surfaces: A review of recent progress and potential for integrated detection

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
2019-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1359-0294
Source: Self-asserted source
Caitlin Howell

Designing Liquid‐Infused Surfaces for Medical Applications: A Review

Advanced Materials
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0935-9648
Part of ISSN: 1521-4095
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Caitlin Howell

Tunability of liquid-infused silicone materials for biointerfaces

Biointerphases
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1934-8630
Part of ISSN: 1559-4106
Source: Self-asserted source
Caitlin Howell

Influence of hot water extraction on cell wall and OSB strand mechanics

Wood Science and Technology
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000413010900004

Contributors: Paredes, J. J.; Shaler, S.; Howell, C.; Jakes, J.
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Caitlin Howell via ResearcherID

Passive flux recovery in protein-fouled liquid-gated membranes

Journal of Membrane Science
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000407134500027

Contributors: Overton, J. C.; Weigang, A.; Howell, C.
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An immobilized liquid interface prevents device associated bacterial infection in vivo.

2017-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen J; Howell C; Haller CA; Patel MS; Ayala P; Moravec KA; Dai E; Liu L; Sotiri I; Aizenberg M et al.
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Caitlin Howell via Europe PubMed Central

Immobilized liquid layers: a new approach to anti-adhesion surface for medical applications

Experimental Biology and Medicine
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Sotiri, Irini; Overton, Jonathan C.; Waterhouse, Anna; Howell, Caitlin
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Infused polymers for cell sheet release.

2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Juthani N; Howell C; Ledoux H; Sotiri I; Kelso S; Kovalenko Y; Tajik A; Vu TL; Lin JJ; Sutton A et al.
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Caitlin Howell via Europe PubMed Central

Bacterial Interactions with Immobilized Liquid Layers.

2016-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Kovalenko Y; Sotiri I; Timonen JV; Overton JC; Holmes G; Aizenberg J; Howell C
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Caitlin Howell via Europe PubMed Central

Transparent antifouling material for improved operative field visibility in endoscopy.

2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Sunny S; Cheng G; Daniel D; Lo P; Ochoa S; Howell C; Vogel N; Majid A; Aizenberg J
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Caitlin Howell via Europe PubMed Central

Extremely durable biofouling-resistant metallic surfaces based on electrodeposited nanoporous tungstite films on steel

Nature Communications
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000364941500011

Contributors: Tesler, Alexander B.; Kim, Philseok; Kolle, Stefan; Howell, Caitlin; Ahanotu, Onye; Aizenberg, Joanna
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Liquid-Infused Silicone As a Biofouling-Free Medical Material

ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000369189900008

Contributors: MacCallum, Noah; Howell, Caitlin; Kim, Philseok; Sun, Derek; Friedlander, Ronn; Ranisau, Jonathan; Ahanotu, Onye; Lin, Jennifer J.; Vena, Alex; Hatton, Benjamin et al.
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Stability of Surface-Immobilized Lubricant Interfaces under Flow

Chemistry of Materials
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000350919000042

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Vu, Thy L.; Johnson, Christopher P.; Hou, Xu; Ahanotu, Onye; Alvarenga, Jack; Leslie, Daniel C.; Uzun, Oktay; Waterhouse, Anna; Kim, Philseok et al.
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A bioinspired surface coating for medical devices that prevents thrombosis and biofouling

Nature Biotechnology
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000344977000018

Contributors: Leslie, Daniel C.; Waterhouse, Anna; Berthet, Julia B.; Valentin, Thomas M.; Watters, Alexander L.; Jain, Abhishek; Kim, Philseok; Hatton, Benjamin D.; Nedder, Arthur; Mullen, Kathryn et al.
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Lubricant-Infused Nanoparticulate Coatings Assembled by Layer-by-Layer Deposition

Advanced Functional Materials
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000344778200010

Contributors: Sunny, Steffi; Vogel, Nicolas; Howell, Caitlin; Vu, Thy L.; Aizenberg, Joanna
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Self-replenishing vascularized fouling-release surfaces

ACS applied materials & interfaces
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000340446300174

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Vu, Thy L.; Lin, Jennifer J.; Kolle, Stefan; Juthani, Nidhi; Watson, Emily; Weaver, James C.; Alvarenga, Jack; Aizenberg, Joanna
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Thymine/adenine diblock-oligonucleotide monolayers and hybrid brushes on gold: a spectroscopic study

Biointerphases
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000322581200001

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Hamoudi, Hicham; Zharnikov, Michael
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Differences in crystalline cellulose modification due to degradation by brown and white rot fungi

Fungal Biology
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000311182700004

Contributors: Hastrup, Anne Christine Steenkjaer; Howell, Caitlin; Larsen, Flemming Hofmann; Sathitsuksanoh, Noppadon; Goodell, Barry; Jellison, Jody
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Orientation and Ordering in Sequence- and Length-Mismatched Surface-Bound DNA Hybrids

Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000304338500039

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Jeyachandran, Yekkoni Lakshmanan; Koelsch, Patrick; Zharnikov, Michael
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Structure and chemical composition of mixed benzylguanine- and methoxy-terminated self-assembled monolayers for immobilization of biomolecules

Surface and Interface Analysis
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000306662600007

Contributors: Bruns, M.; Barth, C.; Brüner, P.; Engin, S.; Grehl, T.; Howell, C.; Koelsch, P.; Mack, P.; Nagel, P.; Trouillet, V. et al.
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Effects of hot water extraction and fungal decay on wood crystalline cellulose structure

Cellulose
2011 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000293707900004

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Hastrup, Anne Christine Steenkjær; Jara, Rory; Larsen, Flemming Hofmann; Goodell, Barry; Jellison, Jody
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Hybridization in ssDNA films-a multi-technique spectroscopy study

Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
2011 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000293900400017

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Zhao, Jianli; Koelsch, Patrick; Zharnikov, Michael
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Impact of DNA-Surface Interactions on the Stability of DNA Hybrids

Analytical Chemistry
2011 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000290978500046

Contributors: Schreiner, Sarah M.; Hatch, Anna L.; Shudy, David F.; Howard, David R.; Howell, Caitlin; Zhao, Jianli; Koelsch, Patrick; Zharnikov, Michael; Petrovykh, Dmitri Y.; Opdahl, Aric
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Non-enzymatic depolymerization of cotton cellulose by fungal mimicking metabolites

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
2011 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000290693900025

Contributors: Hastrup, Anne Christine Steenkj r; Howell, Caitlin; Jensen, Bo; Green, Frederick
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Orientation changes in surface-bound hybridized DNA undergoing preparation for ex situ spectroscopic measurements

Chemical Physics Letters
2011 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000294491500020

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Hamoudi, Hicham; Heissler, Stefan; Koelsch, Patrick; Zharnikov, Michael
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In vitro characterization of surface properties through living cells

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2010 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000280711500021

Contributors: Diesner, Mark-Oliver; Howell, Caitlin; Kurz, Volker; Verreault, Dominique; Koelsch, Patrick
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Interactions of hydrophobic and hydrophilic self-assembled monolayers with water as probed by sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy

Chemical Physics Letters
2010 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000279743400014

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Maul, Robert; Wenzel, Wolfgang; Koelsch, Patrick
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Sample cells for probing solid/liquid interfaces with broadband sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy

The Review of Scientific Instruments
2010 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000280102200011

Contributors: Verreault, Dominique; Kurz, Volker; Howell, Caitlin; Koelsch, Patrick
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Surfae Characterization of Red Maple Strands after Hot Water Extraction

Wood And Fiber Science
2009 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000263043500006

Contributors: Paredes, Juan Jacobo; Mills, Ryan; Howell, Caitlin; Shaler, Stephen M.; Gardner, Douglas J.; van Heiningen, Adriaan
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Temporal changes in wood crystalline cellulose during degradation by brown rot fungi

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
2009 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000266712800009

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Steenkjær Hastrup, Anne Christine; Goodell, Barry; Jellison, Jody
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Decay Resistance Properties of Hot Water-Extracted Oriented Strand Board

Wood And Fiber Science
2008 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000265173600010

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Paredes, Juan; Shaler, Stephen; Jellison, Jody
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Probing the extracellular matrix with sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy

Langmuir
2008 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000261631700002

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Diesner, Mark-Oliver; Grunze, Michael; Koelsch, Patrick
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Sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy of DNA films in air and aqueous environments

Biointerphases
2008 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000264979200008

Contributors: Howell, Caitlin; Schmidt, Ronny; Kurz, Volker; Koelsch, Patrick
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Peer review (83 reviews for 33 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied materials & interfaces. (4)
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Review activity for ACS infectious diseases. (2)
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Review activity for ACS omega. (2)
Review activity for Advanced healthcare materials (5)
Review activity for Advanced materials interfaces. (5)
Review activity for Advanced materials. (3)
Review activity for Biointerphases. (2)
Review activity for Biointerphases. (7)
Review activity for Biology and medicine. (1)
Review activity for Biotechnology advances. (2)
Review activity for Chemical engineering journal. (2)
Review activity for Colloids and surfaces. (1)
Review activity for Colloids and surfaces. (2)
Review activity for Experimental biology and medicine / (5)
Review activity for Heliyon. (1)
Review activity for Journal of materials science. (1)
Review activity for Journal of materials science. (1)
Review activity for Journal of membrane science. (2)
Review activity for JoVE. (1)
Review activity for Langmuir : (1)
Review activity for Materials. (2)
Review activity for Medical devices & sensors. (3)
Review activity for Microchemical journal. (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
Review activity for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. (1)
Review activity for Progress in organic coatings. (1)
Review activity for Progress in polymer science. (1)
Review activity for Small. (5)
Review activity for Surface and coatings technology. (2)