Publications

2016

EFFECT OF VARYING THE COMPOSITION AND NANOSTRUCTURE OF ORGANIC CARBONATE-CONTAINING LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER ELECTROLYTES ON THEIR IONIC CONDUCTIVITY

R.L. Kerr, J.P. Edwards (University of Colorado at Boulder), S.C. Jones (Contour Energy Systems), B.J. Elliott * (TDA Research, Inc.), D.L. Gin (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Polymer Journal, October 2016, 48, 635-643

2015

COMPOSITE SAMPLING APPROACHES FOR BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SURROGATE EXTRACTED FROM SOIL

B. France*, W.L. Bell, E. Chang, T. Scholten

Soil. PLoS ONE, December 2015

THE INFLUENCE OF HEAT TREATMENT ON THE THERMAL STABILITY OF PD COMPOSITE MEMBRANES

Abu El Hawa, H.W., S-T B. Lundin (Colorado School of Mines), S.N. Paglieri* (TDA Research, Inc.), A. Harale (Saudi Arabian Oil Company), J.D. Way (Colorado School of Mines)

Journal of Membrane Science, 494, November 2015, 113-120

2014

IDENTIFICATION OF THERMALLY STABLE PD-ALLOY COMPOSITE MEMBRANES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS

Abu El Hawa, H.W., C.C. Morris, J.D. Way (Colorado School of Mines), S.N. Paglieri* (TDA Research, Inc.), A. Harale (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)

Journal of Membrane Science, 466, September 2014, 151-160.

ELECTRIC FIELD STIMULATION THROUGH A BIODEGRADABLE POLYPYRROLE-CO-POLYCAPROLACTONE SUBSTRATE ENHANCES NEURAL CELL GROWTH

Nguyen, H.T., C. Wei, J.K. Chow, A. Nguyen, J. Coursen, C.E. Schmidt (University of Texas at Austin), S.A. Sapp, S.D. Luebben* (TDA Research, Inc.), R. Ross (Virginia Technologies, Inc.)

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 102 (8), August 2014, 2554-2564

MATCHING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE BRAIN: HISTOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF SOFT ELASTOMERIC WIRES DESIGNED FOR USE IN NEURAL INTERFACE DEVICES

Kolarcik, C., J. Hanner, N. Snyder, Z. Du, X. Cui (University of Pittsburgh), S.A. Sapp, S.D. Luebben* (TDA Research, Inc.)

The FASEB Journal, 28 (1), April 2014, 651.15

2013

ULTRATHIN TUNABLE ION CONDUCTING NANOMEMBRANES FOR ENCAPSULATION OF SULFUR CATHODES

Bucur, C.B., J. Muldoon (Toyota Research Institute of America), A. Lita (Florida A&M University), J.B. Schlenoff, R. A. Ghostine (Florida State University), S. Dietz* (TDA Research, Inc.), G. Allred (Synthonix, Inc.)

Energy & Environmental Science, 2013, 6, 3286-3290.

PD-PT/YSZ COMPOSITE MEMBRANES FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION FROM SYNTHETIC WATER-GAS SHIFT STREAMS

Lewis, A.E., D.C. Kershner, M.J. Slepicka, J.D. Way (Colorado School of Mines), S.N. Paglieri* (TDA Research, Inc.)

Journal of Membrane Science, 437, June 2013, 257-264

HOMOLOGATION OF METHANOL FOR PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL USING HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS

Srinivas, G.*, J. Martin, S. Gebhard, M.V. Mundschau

Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy Fuels 2013, 58 (2)

2012

SULFUR TOLERANT PDAU AND PDAUPT ALLOY HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANES

Coulter, K.E. (Southwest Research Institute), J.D. Way, S.K. Gade, S. Chaudhari (Colorado School of Mines), G. Alptekin*, S.J. DeVoss, S.N. Paglieri (TDA Research, Inc.), B. Pledger (IdaTech, LLC)

Journal of Membrane Science, 405-406, July 2012, 11-19

HYDROGEN PERMEABILITY AND CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS IN AMORPHOUS NI-NB-ZR ALLOYS

Kim, S-M, D. Chandra, N.K. Pal, W-M Chien, A. Talekar, J. Lamb (University of Nevada, Reno), M.K. Dolan (CSIRO, Division of Energy Technology), S.N. Paglieri* (TDA Research, Inc.), T.B. Flanagan (The University of Vermont, Burlington)

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (4), February 2012, 3904-3913

2011

CELL INTERNALIZATION STUDIES OF GADOFULLERENE-(ZME-018) IMMUNOCONJUGATES INTO A375M MELANOMA CELLS

Berger, C.S., J.W. Marks, R.D. Bolskar*, M.G. Rosenblum, L.J. Wilson

Transl Oncol. December 2011; 4(6): 350–354

PALLADIUM-GOLD MEMBRANES IN MIXED GAS STREAMS WITH HYDROGEN SULFIDE: EFFECT OF ALLOY CONTENT AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUE

Gade, S.K., J.D. Way (Colorado School of Mines), S.J. DeVoss, S.N. Paglieri, G. Alptekin* (TDA Research, Inc.), K.E. Coulter (Southwest Research Institute)

Journal of Membrane Science, 378, August 2011, 35-41

THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF ELECTROCHROMIC RADIATORS FOR SPACE SUIT THERMAL CONTROL

Metts, J.G. (University of Colorado at Boulder), J. Nabity* (TDA Research, Inc.), D.M. Klaus (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Advances in Space Research, 47, April 1, 2011, 1256-1264

CHEMICAL REDOX RECOVERY OF GIANT, SMALL-GAP AND OTHER FULLERENES

Raebiger, J., J.M. Alford*, R.D. Bolskar, M.D. Diener

Carbon, 49, January 2011, pp. 37-46

2010

GEOMETRICAL CONFINEMENT OF GADOLINIUM-BASED CONTRAST AGENTS IN NANOPOROUS PARTICLES ENHANCES T1 CONTRAST

Ananta, J.S., B. Godin, R. Sethi, L. Moriggi, X. Liu, R.E. Serda, R. Krishnamurthy, R. Muthupillai, R.D. Bolskar*, L. Helm, M. Ferrari, L.J. Wilson, P. Decuzzi

Nature Nanotechnology, 5, October 2010, pp. 815-821

NOVEL DEGRADABLE CO-POLYMERS OF POLYPYRROLE SUPPORT CELL PROLIFERATION AND ENHANCE NEURITE OUT-GROWTH WITH ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

Durgam, H., C. Deister, Z. Khaing, C.E. Schmidt (University of Texas at Austin), S.A. Sapp, E. Chang, S.D. Luebben* (TDA Research, Inc.)

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 21 (10), 2010, 1265-1282

LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE HYDRIDING OF V-O.5AT.%C

Lamb J., A.W. D Chandra, M. Coleman, A. Sharma, W. Cathey (University of Nevada), S. Paglieri* (TDA Research, Inc.), J. Wermer (Los Alamos National Laboratory), R. Bowman (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), F. Lynch (HCI)

Journal of Nuclear Materials, April 2010, V. 399 (1) 55-61, 378

METHANE IGNITION CATALYZED BY IN SITU-GENERATED PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES

Shimizu, T., A.D. Abid, G. Poskrebyshev, H. Wang, J. Nabity*, J. Engel, J. Yu, D. Wickham, B. Van Devener, S.L. Anderson, S. Williams

Combustion and Flame, Volume 157, Issue 3, March 2010, pp. 421-435

NANOTECHNOLOGY SURFACE MODIFICATIONS FOR ADVANCED CORROSION INHIBITING COATINGS

Cook, R.L.*, A.W. Myers, TDA Research, Inc., R.H. Fernando, L.-P. Sung, Eds.

“Nanotechnology Applications in Coatings,” ACS Symposium Series, R. 1008 (5) 64-88.

2009

NEW TYPE OF LI ION CONDUCTOR WITH 3D INTERCONNECTED NANOPORES VIA POLYMERIZATION OF A LIQUID ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE-FILLED LYOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL ASSEMBLY

Kerr, R.L., S.A. Miller, R.K. Shoemaker, B.J. Elliott*, D.L. Gin

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131 (44), 15972-15973.

CATALYTIC STEAM REFORMING OF METHANE USING RH SUPPORTED ON SR-SUBSTITUTED HEXAALUMINATE

McGuire, N.E., N.P. Sullivan, R.J. Kee, H. Zhu, J.A. Nabity*, J.R. Engel, D.T. Wickham, M.J. Kaufman

Chemical Engineering Science, December 2009, 64 (24), 5231-5239.

WHITE-ROT BASIDIOMYCETE-MEDIATED DECOMPOSITION OF C₆₀ FULLEROL

Schreiner, K.M, T.R. Filley, R.A. Blanchette, B.B. Bowen (Purdue University), R.D. Bolskar* (TDA Research, Inc.), W.C. Hockaday, C.A. Masiello (Rice University), J.W. Raebiger (TDA Research, Inc.)

Environmental Science & Technology, 2009, 43(9) 3162-3168

METHANE IGNITION CATALYZED BY IN-SITU GENERATED PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES

Shimizu, T., A.D. Abid, G. Poskrebyshev, H. Wang, (University of Southern California), J. Nabity*, J. Engel, J. Yu, (TDA Research, Inc.), D. Wickham, (Reaction Systems, LLC), B.V. Devener, S.L. Anderson, (University of Utah), S. Williams, (Air Force Research Laboratory)

Combustion and Flame, 2009

IN SITU GENERATION OF PD/PDO NANOPARTICLE METHANE COMBUSTION CATALYST: CORRELATION OF PARTICLE SURFACE CHEMISTRY WITH IGNITION

Van Devener, B., S. Anderson, T. Shimizu, H. Wang, J. Nabity*, J. Engel, J. Yu, D. Wickham, S. Williams

Journal of Physical Chemistry, 113 (48), November 2009, 20632-20639

2008

FULLERENE PRODUCTION IN SOOTING FLAMES FROM 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE

Alford, J.M., C. Bernal, M. Cates, M.D. Diener*

Carbon, 46(12), October 2008, 1623-1625

 GADOFULLERENE MRI CONTRAST AGENTS

Bolskar, R.D.*

Nanomedicine, 2008 3(2) 201-213

NON-CARBON SORBENTS FOR MERCURY REMOVAL FROM FLUE GASES

Alptekin, G.O.*, M. Dubovik, M. Cesario, Y. Gershanovich

Powder Technology, January 2008, 180 (1-2), 35-38

GADONANOTUBES AS ULTRASENSITIVE PH-SMART PROBES FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE

Hartmann, K.B., S. Laus, R.D. Bolskar*, R. Muthupillai, L. Helm, E. Toth, A.E. Merbach, L.J. Wilson

Nano Lett., 2008, 8(2) 425-419

POLYMERIZED LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL ASSEMBLIES FOR MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS

Gin, D., J. Bara, R. Noble, B.J. Elliott*

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, February 20, 2008, V.29 (5), 367-389

SELECTIVE REJECTION OF A WATER-SOLUBLE NERVE AGENT SIMULANT USING A NANOPOROUS LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL-BUTYL RUBBER VAPER BARRIER MATERIAL: EVIDENCE FOR A MOLECULAR SIZE-DISCRIMINATION MECHANISM

Lu, X. (University of Colorado at Boulder), V. Nguyen (TDA Research, Inc.), X. Zeng (University of Colorado at Boulder), B. Elliott* (TDA Research, Inc.), D.L. Gin (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Journal of Membrane Science, 318, 397-404, (2008)

IMPROVED PRODUCTION AND SEPARATION PROCESS FOR GADOLINIUM METALLOFULLERENES

Raebiger, J.W.*, R.D. Bolskar

J. Phys. Chem C, 2008 112(17), 6605-6612

2007

212PB@C60 AND ITS WATER-SOLUBLE DERIVATIVES: SYNTHESIS, STABILITY AND SUITABILITY FOR RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY

Diener, M.D.*, J.M. Alford, S.J. Kennel, S. Mirzadeh

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 5131

SIMULATION OF AN ELECTROSTATICALLY DRIVEN MICROINJECTOR

Krishnan, G., J.W. Daily, J. Nabity*

Journal of Propulsion and Power 2007, 0748-4658 vol.23 no.6 (1321-1326)

UNERSTANDING PARAMAGNETIC RELAXATION PHENOMENA FOR WATER-SOLUBLE GADOFULLERENES

Laus, S., B. Sitharaman, E. Toth, R.D. Bolskar*, L. Helm, L.J. Wilson, and A.E. Merbach

J. Phys Chem C., 2007 111(15) 5633-5639

CORRELATION EFFECTS AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF GD@C₆₀

Sabirianov, R.F., W.N. Mei, J. Lu, Y. Hao, X.C. Zeng, R.D. Bolskar*, P. Jeppson, N. Wu, A.N. Caruso, and P.A. Dowben

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2007, 19:082201, doi:10.1088/0953-8984/19/8/082201

DISCOVERING AND VERIFYING ELUSIVE FULLERENE CAGE ISOMERS: STRUCTURES OF C₂-p¹¹-(C₇₄-D_3h)(CF₃)₁₂ AND C₂-p¹¹-(C₇₈-D_3h(5))(CF₃)₁₂ 

Shustova, N.B., B.S. Newell, S.M. Miller, O.P. Anderson, R.D. Bolakar*, K. Seppelt, A.A. Popov, O.V. Boltalina, and S.H. Strauss

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2007 46(23) 4111-4114

2006

REGENERABLE SORBENTS FOR NATURAL GAS DESULFURIZATION

Alptekin, G.O.*, S. DeVoss, M. Dubovik, J. Monroe, R. Amalfitano, G. Israelson

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, August 2006 15(4) 433-438

CROSSLINKED BIOCONTINUOUS CUBIC LYTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL/BUTYL-RUBBER COMPOSITES: HIGHLY SELECTIVE, BREATHABLE BARRIER MATERIALS FOR CHEMICAL AGENT PROTECTION

Lu, X., M. Zhou, X. Zeng, J. Jin, B.J. Elliott*, D.L. Gin

Advanced Materials, 2006 18(24) 3294-3298

WORK FUNCTION AND WORK IMPLICATIONS OF DOPED POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE)-CO-POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)

Sapp, S.A.*, S.D. Luebben, Y. Losovyj, P. Jeppson, D. Schultz, A. Caruso

Applied Physics Letters, 2006, Lett. 88

TRIFLUOROMETHYL DERIVATIVES OF INSOLUBLE SMALL-HOMO-LUMO-GAP HOLLOW HIGHER FULLERENES.  NMR AND DFT STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION OF C₂-(C₇₄-D₃h)(CF₃)₁₂, C_s-(C76-T_d(2))(CF₃)₁₂, C₂-(C₇₈-D_3h(5))(CF₃)₁₂, C_s-(C₈₀-C_2v(5))(CF₃)₁₂, and C₂-(C₈₂-C₂(5))(CF₃)₁₂

Shustova, N.B., I.V. Kuvychko, R.D. Bolskar*, K. Seppelt, S.H. Strauss, A.A. Popov, O.V. Boltalina

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128(49) 15793-15798

SOLUBLE NANO-CATALYSTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE FUELS

Wickham, D.T., R. Cook*, S. DeVoss, J. Engel, J. Nabity

Journal of Russian Laser Research 2006, 27, 552

2005

RPD AND PD-CU MEMBRANES: INHIBITION OF H₂ PERMEATION BY H₂S

Kulprathipanja, A., G.O. Alptekin*, J.L. Falconer, J.D. Way

Journal of Membrane Science, vol. 254, no. 1-2, 2005 49-62

EFFECT OF CO₂, CO, H₂S AND SWEEP GAS ON THE HYDROGEN FLUX OF A PD-CU ALLOY MEMBRANE

Roa, F. P.M. Thoen, J.D. Way, S. DeVoss, G.O. Alptekin*

ACS Symposium Series, Membranes for Fuels and Energy, July 2005

CROSS-LINKED LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL-BUTYL RUBBER COMPOSITES: PROMISING ‘BREATHABLE’ BARRIER MATERIALS FOR CHEMICAL PROTECTION APPLICATIONS

Jin, J., V. Nguyen. W. Gu, X. Lu, B.J. Elliott*, D.L. Gin

Chem Mater., 2005, 17(2) 224-226

DESTROYING GADOFULLERENE AGGREGATES BY SALT ADDITION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF  Gd@C₆₀(OH)_x and Gd@C₆₀[C(COOH₂)]₁₀

Laus, S., B. Sitharaman, E. Toth, R.D. Bolskar*, L. Helm, S. Asokan, M.S. Wong, L.J. Wilson, A.E. Merbach

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127(26) 9368-9369

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF INDUSTRUAL-SCALE FULLERENE PRODUCTIN BY COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS

Takehara, H., M. Fujiwara, M. Arikawa, Frontier Carbon Corporation, M.D. Diener, J.M. Alford*

Carbon, 2005, 43, 311-319

CATALYZED DIOCTYL PHTHALATE FORMULATION USING A NANOSTRUCTURED SOLID ACID RESIN

Y. Xu, D. Gin (University of Colorado, Boulder), B.J. Elliott* (TDA Research, Inc.)

AiChE Journal, 2005, 52(1) 418-421

2004

Gd@C₆₀[C(COOH)₂]₁₀ and Gd@C₆₀(OH)_x: NANOSCALE AGGREGATOIN STUDIES OF TWO METALLOFULLERENE MRI CONTRAST AGENTS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Sitharaman, B., R.D. Bolskar*, I. Rusakova, and L.J. Wilson

Nano Lett., 2004, 4(12) 2373-2378

EFFECTS OF WATER GAS SHIFT GASES ON PD-CU ALLOY MEMBRANE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY AND SEPARATION PROPERTIES

Kulprathipanja, A., G.O. Alptekin*, J.L. Falconer, J.D. Way

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 2004, 43, 4188-4198

C₇₄F₃₈: AN EXOHEDRAL DERIVATIVE OF A SMALL-BANDBAP FULLERENE WITH D3 SYMMETRY

Goryunkov, A. A., V.Y. Markov, I.N. Ioffe, R.D. Bolskar*,  M.D. Diener, I.V. Kuvychko,  S.H. Strauss, O.V. Boltalina

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, vol 43, no. 8, 997-1000

FULLERENE PRODUCTION IN TONS AND MORE: FROM SCIENCE TO INDUSTRY

Murayama, H., S. Tomonoh, J.M. Alford, M.E. Karpuk

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures; Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004, vol 12, no. 1/2, p. 10

2003

CHEMICAL OXIDATION OF ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENES: IDENTIFICATION OF SEPARATION OF DISTINCT CLASSES

Bolskar, R. D.*, J.M. Alford

Chem. Commun. 1292-1293

FIRST SOLUBLE M@C₆₀ DERIVATIVES PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO METALLOFULLERENES AND PERMIT IN VIVO EVALUATION OF Gd@C₆₀[C(COOH)₂]₁₀ AS A MRI CONTRAST AGENT

Bolskar, R.D.*, A.F. Benedetto,  L.O. Husebo, R.E. Price, E.F. Jackson, S. Wallace, L.J. Wilson, J.M. Alford

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 5471-5478

ANALYSIS OF THE SORBENT ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM (SETS) FOR POWER GENERATION AND  CO₂ CAPTURE

Yu, J., A. Corripio, D.P. Harrison, R.J. Copeland*

Advances in Environmental Research, Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, Jan. 2003, vol. 7, no. 2, pp 335-345 (11)

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE ACTIVITY AND THERMAL STABILITY OF HEXAALUMINATE CATALYSTS FOR LEAN METHANE-AIR COMBUSTION

Sidwell, R.W, H. Zhu, B.A. Kibler, R.J. Kee, D.T. Wickham*

Applied Catalysis A: General, 255:279-288, 2003

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION OF PREMIXED METHANE-AIR ON A HIGH TEMPERATURE HEXAALUMINATE STAGNATION SURFACE

Sidwell, R.W., H. Zhu, R.J. Kee, D.T. Wickham*

Combust. & Flame, 134: 55-66, 2003

2002

REDOX PROPERTIES AND PURIFICATION OF ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENES

Diener, M.D.*; R.D. Bolskar, J.M. Alford

Chapter 6 in Endofullerenes A New Family of Carbon Clusters, Akasaka, T. and Nagase, S., eds.; Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2002, 133-151

PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANE, METHANOL, FORMALDEHYDE, AND CARBON MONOXIDE OVER SILICA: GLOBAL REACTION KINETICS

McCormick, R.L., M.B. Al-Sahali (Colorado School of Mines), G.O. Alptekin*  (TDA Research, Inc.)

Applied Catalysis A: General, 226(1-2), March 2002, 129-138.

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION OF PREMIXED METHANE/AIR ON A PALLADIUM-SUBSTITUTED HEXAALUMINATES STAGNATION SURFACE

Sidwell, R.W, H. Zhu, R.J. Kee, D.T. Wickham*, G.S. Jackson

Proc. Combust. Inst., 29:1013-1020, 2002.

2001

β-SIC PRODUCTION BY  REACTING SILICA GEL WITH HYDROCARBON GAS

Kok, R., G. Glatzmaier, J. Sibold*

Journal of Materials Science, Feb. 2001, vol. 36, issue 4, 995-999.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PILOT-SCALE SYSTEM TO REMOVE POLLUTANTS FROM AN INCINERATOR EFFLUENT

Wickham, D.T.*, J.A. Bahr, M. Dubovik, S.C. Gebhard, J. Lind

SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-2249, 2001, doi:10.4271/2001-01-2249.

INITIATORS FOR ENDOTHERMIC FUELS

Wickham, D.T.*, J.R. Engel, B.D. Hitch, M.E. Karpuk

Journal of Propulsion and Power, 17(6), pp. 1253-1257.

2000

SYNTHESIS OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES IN FLAMES

Diener, M. D.*, N. Nichelson, J.M. Alford

J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 9615-9620.