Peer-reviewed articles

2024

56. High-speed electrospinning of ethyl cellulose nanofibers via taylor cone optimization

Hao, Q.; Schossig, J.; Towolawi, A.; Xu, K.; Bayiha, E.; Mohanakanthan, M.; Savastano, D.; Jayaraman, D.; Zhang, C. and Lu, P.*

ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 2024. (It is featured as the Front-Cover Article.)

55. Exploring temperature-responsive drug delivery with biocompatible fatty acids as phase change materials in ethyl cellulose nanofibers

Wildy, M.; Wei, W.; Xu, K.; Schossig, J.; Hu, X.; la Cruz, D. S.-d.; Hyun, D. C. and Lu, P.*

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 266, 131187.

54. Heat’s role in solution electrospinning: A novel approach to nanofiber structure optimization

Wildy, M.; Wei, W.; Xu, K.; Schossig, J.; Hu, X.; Hyun, D. C.; Chen, W.; Zhang, C. and Lu, P.*

Langmuir, 2024.

53. Harnessing the synergy of fe and co with carbon nanofibers for enhanced CO2 hydrogenation performance

Arizapana, K.; Schossig, J.; Wildy, M.; Weber, D.; Gandotra, A.; Jayaraman, S.; Wei, W.; Xu, K.; Yu, L.; Mugweru, A. M.; Mantawy, I.; Zhang, C. and Lu, P.*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024, 5, 1868-1883.

2023

52. Contact lens with pH sensitivity for on-demand drug release in wearing situation

Kim, J. R.; Kim, S. Y.; Kang, H.; Kim, D. I.; Yoo, H. J.; Han, S. M.; Lu, P.; Moon, G. D. and Hyun, D. C.

ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023, 12, 5372-5384.

51. Electrospun nanofibers: Shaping the future of controlled and responsive drug delivery

Wildy, M. and Lu, P.*

Materials, 2023, 22, 7062.

50. Promoter effect on carbon nanosphere-encapsulated Fe-Co catalysts for converting CO2 to light olefins

Weber, D.; Gandotra, A.; Schossig, J.; Zhang, H.; Wildy, M.; Wei, W.; Arizapana, K.; Zhang, J. Z.; Lu, P.* and Zhang, C.*

Catalysts, 2023, 11, 1416.

49. Efficient and secure encapsulation of a natural phase change material in nanofibers using coaxial electrospinning for sustainable thermal energy storage

Patel, D.; Wei, W.; Singh, H.; Xu, K.; Beck, C.; Wildy, M.; Schossig, J.; Hu, X.; Hyun, D. C.; Chen, W. and Lu, P.*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 31, 11570-11579.

48. Advancing nanofiber research: Assessing nonsolvent contributions to structure using coaxial electrospinning

Wei, W.; Wildy, M.; Xu, K.; Schossig, J.; Hu, X.; Hyun, D. C.; Chen, W.; Zhang, C. and Lu, P.*

Langmuir, 2023, 31, 10881-10891. (It is featured as the Front-Cover Article.)

47. CO2 to value-added chemicals: Synthesis and performance of mono- and bimetallic nickel-cobalt nanofiber catalysts

Schossig, J.; Gandotra, A.; Arizapana, K.; Weber, D.; Wildy, M.; Wei, W.; Xu, K.; Yu, L.; Chimenti, R.; Mantawy, I.; Hyun, D. C.; Chen, W.; Zhang, C.* and Lu, P.*

Catalysts, 2023, 6, 1017.

46. Unraveling the rheology of nanocellulose aqueous suspensions: A comprehensive study on biomass-derived nanofibrillated cellulose

Miao, M.; Wang, F.; Li, Q.; Tao, L.; Dai, C.; Liu, Y.; Han, S.; Chen, W.* and Lu, P.*

Journal of Renewable Materials, 2023, online.

2022

45. Carbon nanosphere-encapsulated Fe core–shell structures for catalytic CO2 hydrogenation

Weber, D.; Rui, N.; Zhang, F.; Zhang, H.; Vovchok, D.; Wildy, M.; Arizapana, K.; Saporita, A.; Zhang, J. Z.; Senanayake, S. D.; Lu, P.* and Zhang, C.*

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 8, 11605-11616.

44. Nanofibers for renewable energy

Wildy, M. and Lu, P.

Green Energy and Environmental Technology, 2022, 0, 1-25.

43. Magnetic cluster-encapsulated polymer dimers with controlled surface property

Kim, D. I.; Kim, H. J.; Park, J. H.; Kim, K. H.; Kang, H.; Kim, J.; Lu, P.; Ahn, H. and Hyun, D. C.

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2022, 105, 473-480.

2021

42. Silk-cellulose acetate biocomposite materials regenerated from ionic liquid

Rivera-Galletti, A.; Gough, C. R.; Kaleem, F.; Burch, M.; Ratcliffe, C.; Lu, P.; Salas-De La Cruz, D. and Hu, X.

Polymers, 2021, 17, 2911.

41. Wood‐derived systems for sustainable oil/water separation

Fang, Y.; Jing, C.; Li, G.; Ling, S.; Wang, Z.; Lu, P.; Li, Q.; Dai, C.; Gao, S.; Chen, B.; Bai, L.; Zhang, H.; Liu, T.; Wang, Q.; Li, J.; Yu, H.; Liu, S. and Chen, W.

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2021, 2100039.

40. Flexible nanopaper composed of wood-derived nanofibrillated cellulose and graphene building blocks

Li, Q.; Dai, M.; Qian, X.; Liu, T.; Liu, Z.; Liu, Y.; Chen, M.; He, W.; Zeng, S.; Meng, Y.; Dai, C.; Shen, J.; Liu, Y.; Chen, W.; Liu, W. and Lu, P.*

Journal of Renewable Materials, 2021, 3, 451-461.

39. Tannic acid-coated gold nanorod as a spectrometric probe for sensitive and selective detection of Al3+ in aqueous system

Park, J. H.; Seo, H. J.; Lu, P.; Moon, G. D. and Hyun, D. C.

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2021, 507-514.

2020

38. Solar degradation of toxic colorants in polluted water by thermally tuned ceria nanocrystal-based nanofibers

Murray, S.; Wei, W.; Hart, R.; Fan, J.; Chen, W. and Lu, P.*

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020,11, 11194-11202.

37. Solvent-assisted nanochannel encapsulation of a natural phase change material in polystyrene hollow fibers for high-performance thermal energy storage

Ghaban, R.; Duong, J.; Patel, D.; Singh, H.; Chen, W. and Lu, P.*

ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020,10, 10089-10096.

2019

36. Preparation of isocyanate microcapsules as functional crosslinking agent by minimalist interfacial polymerization

Ma, Y.; Lu, P.; Chen, W.; Zhang, Y. and Gu, J.

Advanced Powder Technology, 2019, 10, 1995-2002. 

35. Crystal-to-crystal transition and the structure development of electrospun poly(ethylene 2,6 naphthalate) (PEN) nanofibers from solution

Yaman, M.; Lu, P. and Vasanthan, N.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2019, 27, 5954-5961. 

34. Lightweight, flexible, thermally-stable, and thermally-insulating aerogels derived from cotton nanofibrillated cellulose

Qi, J.; Xie, Y.; Liang, H.; Wang, Y.; Ge, T.; Song, Y.; Wang, M.; Li, Q.; Yu, H.; Fan, Z.; Liu, S.; Wang, Q.; Liu, Y.; Li, J.; Lu, P.* and Chen, W.

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 10, 9202-9210. 

2018

33. The physical chemistry and materials science behind sinter-resistant catalysts

Dai, Y.; Lu, P.; Cao, Z.; Campbell, C. T. and Xia, Y.

Chemical Society Reviews, 2018, 12, 4314-4331. 

32. Robust nanofibrillated cellulose hydro/aerogels from benign solution/solvent exchange treatment

Fan, J.; Ifuku, S.; Wang, M.; Uetani, K.; Liang, H.; Yu, H.; Song, Y.; Li, X.; Qi, J.; Zheng, Y.; Wang, H.; Shen, J.; Zhang, X.; Li, Q.; Liu, S.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Q.; Li, J.; Lu, P.*; Fan, Z. and Chen, W.

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 5, 6624-6634. 

31. Thermally triggered nanocapillary encapsulation of lauric acid in polystyrene hollow fibers for efficient thermal energy storage

Lu, P.*; Chen, W.; Fan, J.; Ghaban, R. and Zhu, M.

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 6, 2656-2666. 

2017

30. Bacteriophages immobilized on electrospun cellulose microfibers by non-specific adsorption, protein–ligand binding, and electrostatic interactions

Vonasek, E.; Lu, P.; Hsieh, Y.-L. and Nitin, N.

Cellulose, 2017, 10, 4581-4589. 

29. Embedding lauric acid into polystyrene nanofibers to make high-capacity membranes for efficient thermal energy storage

Lu, P.*; Chen, W.; Zhu, M. and Murray, S.

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2017, 5, 7249–7259 

28. A photochemical, room-temperature, and aqueous route to the synthesis of Pd nanocubes enriched with atomic steps and terraces on the side faces

Vara, M.; Lu, P.; Yang, X.; Lee, C.-T. and Xia, Y.

Chemistry of Materials, 2017, 10, 4563-4571. 

27. Multifunctional bionanocomposite foams with a chitosan matrix reinforced by nanofibrillated cellulose

Wang, Y.; Uetani, K.; Liu, S.; Zhang, X.; Wang, Y.; Lu, P.; Wei, T.; Fan, Z.; Shen, J.; Yu, H.; Li, S.; Zhang, Q.; Li, Q.; Fan, J.; Yang, N.; Wang, Q.; Liu, Y.; Cao, J.; Li, J. and Chen, W.

ChemNanoMat, 2017, 2, 98-108 . 

2016

26. Sustainable carbon aerogels derived from nanofibrillated cellulose as high-performance absorption materials

Chen, W.; Zhang, Q.; Uetani, K.; Li, Q.; Lu, P.; Cao, J.; Wang, Q.; Liu, Y.; Li, J.; Quan, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, S.; Meng, Z. and Yu, H.

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2016, 10, 1600004 . 

2015

25. Photochemical deposition of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles on porous CeO2 nanofibers for the water-gas shift reaction

Lu, P.; Qiao, B.; Lu, N.; Hyun, D. C.; Wang, J.; Kim, M. J.; Liu, J. and Xia, Y.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2015, 26, 4153-4162. 

2014

24. Seed-mediated synthesis of gold tetrahedra in high purity and with tunable, well-controlled sizes

Zheng, Y.; Liu, W.; Lv, T.; Luo, M.; Hu, H.; Lu, P.; Choi, S.-I.; Zhang, C.; Tao, J.; Zhu, Y.; Li, Z.-Y. and Xia, Y.

Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 2014, 9, 2635-2640. 

23. Site-selective sulfurization of bromide-capped palladium nanocubes by polysulfide and the underlying mechanism

Lu, P.; Lu, N.; Wang, J.; Kim, M. J. and Xia, Y.

Nanotechnology, 2014, 1, 014003/1-014003/9. 

2013

22. Aqueous-phase synthesis of single-crystal Pd seeds 3 nm in diameter and their use for the growth of Pd nanocrystals with different shapes

Zhu, C.; Zeng, J.; Lu, P.; Liu, J.; Gu, Z. and Xia, Y.

Chemistry – A European Journal, 2013, 16, 5127-5133. 

21. Novel nanostructures of rutile fabricated by templating against yarns of polystyrene nanofibrils and their catalytic applications

Lu, P. and Xia, Y.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 13, 6391-6399. 

20. Maneuvering the internal porosity and surface morphology of electrospun polystyrene yarns by controlling the solvent and relative humidity

Lu, P. and Xia, Y.

Langmuir, 2013, 23, 7070-7078. 

19. A sinter-resistant catalytic system fabricated by maneuvering the selectivity of SiO2 deposition onto the TiO2 surface versus the Pt nanoparticle surface

Lu, P.; Campbell, C. T. and Xia, Y.

Nano Letters, 2013, 10, 4957-4962. 

18. Microscale polymer bottles corked with a phase-change material for temperature-controlled release

Hyun, D. C.; Lu, P.; Choi, S.-I.; Jeong, U. and Xia, Y.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2013, 40, 10468-10471. 

2012

17. A highly reactive and sinter-resistant catalytic system based on platinum nanoparticles embedded in the inner surfaces of CeO2 hollow fibers

Yoon, K.; Yang, Y.; Lu, P.; Wan, D.; Peng, H.-C.; Stamm Masias, K.; Fanson, P. T.; Campbell, C. T. and Xia, Y.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2012, 38, 9543-9546. 

16. Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals from rice straw

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012, 1, 564-573. 

15. Cellulose isolation and core-shell nanostructures of cellulose nanocrystals from chardonnay grape skins

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012, 4, 2546-2553. 

14. Highly pure amorphous silica nano-disks from rice straw

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Powder Technology, 2012, 149-155. 

2011

13. Effects of polymer matrices to the formation of silicon carbide (SiC) nanoporous fibers and nanowires under carbothermal reduction

Lu, P.; Huang, Q.; Mukherjee, A. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 4, 1005-1012. 

12. Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles supported on nanoporous silicon oxycarbide (SiCO) sheath-core fibers

Lu, P.; Huang, Q.; Mukherjee, A. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 27, 11776-11782. 

2010

11. SiCO-doped carbon fibers with unique dual superhydrophilicity/superoleophilicity and ductile and capacitance properties

Lu, P.; Huang, Q.; Mukherjee, A. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010, 12, 3738-3744. 

10. Layer-by-layer self-assembly of cibacron blue F3GA and lipase on ultra-fine cellulose fibrous membrane

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Journal of Membrane Science, 2010, 1-2, 21-27. 

9. Preparation and properties of cellulose nanocrystals: Rods, spheres, and network

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2010, 2, 329-336. 

8. Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) reinforced cellulose fibers by electrospinning

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010, 8, 2413-2420. 

2009

7. Macroporous silicon oxycarbide fibers with luffa-like superhydrophobic shells

Lu, P.; Huang, Q.; Liu, B.; Bando, Y.; Hsieh, Y.-L. and Mukherjee, A. K.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 30, 10346-10347. 

6. Highly dispersive carbon nanotube/alumina composites and their electrospun nanofibers

Lu, P.; Huang, Q.; Jiang, D.; Ding, B.; Hsieh, Y.-L.; Ovid’ko, I. A. and Mukherjee, A.

Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2009, 11, 2583-2589. 

5. Lipase bound cellulose nanofibrous membrane via cibacron blue F3GA affinity ligand

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

  Journal of Membrane Science, 2009, 1+2, 288-296. 

4. Organic compatible polyacrylamide hydrogel fibers

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Polymer, 2009, 15, 3670-3679. 

3. Cellulose nanocrystal-filled poly(acrylic acid) nanocomposite fibrous membranes

Lu, P. and Hsieh, Y.-L.

Nanotechnology, 2009, 41, 415604/1-415604/9. 

Before 2008

2. Applications of electrospun fibers

Lu, P. and Ding, B.

Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, 2008, 3, 169-182. 

1. Synthesis of novel calix[4]arenes containing one and two substituents on the “upper rim”

Li, L.; Lu, P.; Xian, C. and Zheng, L.

Indian Journal of Chemistry Section B-Organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry, 2006, 9, 2118-2122.