Gao’s review paper entitled “Oxidation Chemistry of Catechol Utilized in Designing Stimuli-Responsive Adhesives and Antipathogenic Biomaterials” has been accepted for publication in ACS Omega.

Fatemeh’s review paper entitled “Catechol-Based Antimicrobial Polymers” has been accepted for publication in Molecules.

Pegah’s paper entitled “Hydroxyl Radical Generation Through the Fenton-Like Reaction of Hematin- and Catechol-Functionalized Microgels” has been accepted for publication in Chemistry of Materials.

Collaboration with Prof. Pearce’s Lab resulted in an accepted publication. The paper entitled “3-D Printed Magnetic Soft Magnetic Helical Coil Actuators of Iron Oxide Embedded Polydimethylsiloxane” was published in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical.

Collaboration with Prof. Dai’s Lab resulted in an accepted publication. The paper entitled “Design of pH-responsive SAP polymer for pore solution chemistry regulation and crack sealing in cementitious materials” was published in Composites Part B: Engineering.

Bo’s paper entitled “Antimicrobial Property of Halogenated Catechol” has been accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering Journal.

Ameya has been selected by the Graduate Dean’s Awards Advisory Committee to represent Michigan Tech in the national competition of the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award.

Gao’s paper entitled “Controlling the Release of Hydrogen Peroxide from Catechol-Based Adhesive Using Silica Nanoparticle” has been accepted for publication in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering.

Our review article entitled “Biomimetic hydrogels with spatial- and temporal-controlled chemical cues for tissue engineering” was accepted for publication in Biomaterials Science. This is a collaboration with Dr. Rajachar.

Hao Meng’s paper entitled “Biomimetic recyclable microgels for on-demand generation of hydrogen peroxide and antipathogenic application” (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.10.037) was highlighted in Biomedical Beat Blog of the National Institute of General Medical Science.