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Research interests include development of unique combinations of mechanical-electrical-chemical coupling in polymers and polymer nanocomposites.
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High-performance flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on micropatterned allicin-grafted cellulose film
Song, J. M., Latif, M., Jiang, Y., Ounaies, Z. & Kim, J., Jun 2024, In: Materials Today Nano. 26, 100475.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Role of Mechanical Properties in the Triboelectric Behavior of Polymers for Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Zhao, X. & Ounaies, Z., Apr 23 2024, In: ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 6, 4, p. 2309-2315 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Combined magnetic and electric field processing of polymer matrix composites for orthogonal control of hierarchical particle arrangements
Al Masud, M. A., Papula, D., Erol, A., Edson, C., Widdowson, D., von Lockette, P. & Ounaies, Z., Feb 2023, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 32, 2, 025001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interphase-assisted suppression of electrode polarization in nanoparticulate-elastomeric composites
Barhoumi Meddeb, A. & Ounaies, Z., Apr 21 2023, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 133, 15, 155106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Analytical modeling of a magnetoactive elastomer unimorph
Pan, T., Leng, R., Uitz, O., Seepersad, C., Ounaies, Z. & Frecker, M., Sep 2023, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 32, 9, 095021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reactive extrusion additive manufacturing (REAM) of functionally graded, magneto-active thermoset composites
Uitz, O., Leng, R., Pan, T., Zhao, X., Oridate, A., Seepersad, C., Ounaies, Z. & Frecker, M., Apr 5 2023, In: Additive Manufacturing. 67, 103486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Magnetic actuation of bistable flaps for kinetic building shades
Vazquez, E., Ounaies, Z., Iatesta, E. & Duarte, J., Aug 15 2023, In: Construction and Building Materials. 392, 132028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
On the Design and Testing of an Origami Inspired Nasal Cover: Mitigating Aerosol Risks During Endoscopic Sinus Procedures
Heatherington, E. B., Zhao, X., Goyal, N., Ounaies, Z. & Frecker, M., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME. 16, 4, 041011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A two-stage design optimization framework for multifield origami-inspired structures
Zhang, W., Ahmed, S., Hong, J., Ounaies, Z. & Frecker, M., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 33, 1, p. 46-69 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A facile method to enhance the flexibility and triboelectric output of PDMS using ionic liquid-coated single-wall carbon nanotubes
Zhao, X. & Ounaies, Z., Apr 2022, In: Nano Energy. 94, 106908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Printability Assessment of Ethyl Cellulose Biopolymer Using Direct Ink Writing
Adams, D., Ounaies, Z. & Basak, A., Dec 2021, In: JOM. 73, 12, p. 3761-3770 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Electric field-induced polarization responses of noncentrosymmetric crystalline biopolymers in different frequency regimes - A case study on unidirectionally aligned β-chitin crystals
Chae, I., Zu, R., Meddeb, A. B., Ogawa, Y., Chen, Z., Gopalan, V., Ounaies, Z. & Kim, S. H., May 10 2021, In: Biomacromolecules. 22, 5, p. 1901-1909 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Magnetic field effects on cellulose nanocrystal ordering in a non-aqueous solvent
Barhoumi Meddeb, A., Chae, I., Han, A., Kim, S. H. & Ounaies, Z., Sep 1 2020, In: Cellulose. 27, 14, p. 7901-7910 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Anisotropic Optical and Frictional Properties of Langmuir–Blodgett Film Consisting of Uniaxially-Aligned Rod-Shaped Cellulose Nanocrystals
Chae, I., Ngo, D., Chen, Z., Kwansa, A. L., Chen, X., Meddeb, A. B., Podraza, N. J., Yingling, Y. G., Ounaies, Z. & Kim, S. H., May 1 2020, In: Advanced Materials Interfaces. 7, 9, 1902169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
On the fabrication and characterization of heterogeneous composite neutron detectors with triple-pulse-shape-discrimination capability
Foster, A., Meddeb, A., Wonders, M., Flaska, M., Sharma, M., Ounaies, Z. & Jovanovic, I., Feb 21 2020, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 954, 161681.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review