Publications

  1. Ibrahim A.M.H., Ibrahim M.A., Hassig M.Q., Walter A.D., Uzarski J., Alvarez N.J., Barsoum M.W., Porous TiO2 particles as reinforcing fillers for 3D printing thermosetting polymers, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 9, (2026-08-01). doi:10.1007/s42114-026-01814-7
  2. Lima T.A., Alvarez N.J., Smith S.E., Edmond K.V., Gopinadhan M., Ulysse E., Unexpected Solidlike Fracture in Simple Liquids, Physical Review Letters, 136, (2026-03-27). doi:10.1103/t2vy-32wr
  3. Negrete K., Butler R., Wallis E., Magnani E., Mcglynn M.B., McDonald M., Alvarez N.J., Tang M., Preventing spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly via texture-based automated egg detection, Frontiers in Insect Science, 6, (2026-03-23). doi:10.3389/finsc.2026.1678964
  4. Hassinger D., Lima T.A., Alvarez N.J., McMillan S., Beachley V., Highly Aligned, Post-Drawn Electrospun Nanofiber Yarns Fabricated via a Parallel-Track System for Suture Materials, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 13, (2026-03-04). doi:10.1002/admi.202501091
  5. Neelakantan R., Alvarez N.J., Lima T.A., Sangli A., Weflen E., Boggs B., Anderson G., Johnson D.M., Filament extension atomizers: A study of integration potential into spray dryers for high-viscosity and non-Newtonian fluids, Physics of Fluids, 38, (2026-02-01). doi:10.1063/5.0302696
  6. Pan S., Tang M.H., Alvarez N.J., Linking electrode processing to carbon microstructure and battery performance via elemental mapping, Journal of Power Sources, 664, (2026-02-01). doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238908
  7. Ibrahim A.M.H., Meng L., Najafi A.R., Alvarez N.J., Compatibility of Methacrylate Based Resins Controls Interfacial Failure and Toughness in 3D-Printed Multimaterial Composites, Advanced Engineering Materials, (2026-01-01). doi:10.1002/adem.70986
  8. Fridman A., Alvarez N.J., Palmese G.R., High-Tg Vat Photopolymerization Materials Based on In Situ Sequential Interpenetrating Polymer Networks of Maleimide and Cyanate Ester Monomers, Polymers, 17, (2025-12-01). doi:10.3390/polym17233179
  9. Baburoglu E., Negrete K., Tang M.H., Alvarez N.J., Measuring Dynamic Gradients in Drying Battery Electrode Coatings via Microscale Resistivity, Langmuir, 41, 29976-29984, (2025-11-11). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c04644
  10. Yoon H., Azimi Yancheshme A., Butler R., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., Minimizing defects in extrusion-based additive manufacturing through controlled filament spreading and overlapping, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 720, (2025-09-05). doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.136879
  11. Starger J.L., Louks A.E., Schutt K., Gaulding E.A., Epps R.W., Bramante R.C., Kerner R.A., Zhu K., Berry J.J., Alvarez N.J., Cairncross R.A., Palmstrom A.F., Formation trajectories of solution-processed perovskite thin films from mixed solvents, Cell Reports Physical Science, 6, (2025-07-16). doi:10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102655
  12. Flamini M.D., Keblawi M., Lima T., Chimenti R.V., Alvarez N., Beachley V., Novel Use of Laser Zone-Drawing on Nanofibers Enables Ultra-Fast Thermal Kinetics and Precise Diameter Control, Advanced Materials Technologies, 10, (2025-04-17). doi:10.1002/admt.202401550
  13. Tang M., Visualizing Bulk Flow in Mass Transfer with Dissolving Candy, Chemical Engineering Education, 59, 102, (2025-03-01). doi:10.18260/2-1-370.660-137329
  14. Baburoglu E., Tang M.H., Alvarez N.J., Microscale Electrical Resistivity Measurements to Investigate Particle Distribution, Langmuir, 41, 1231-1240, (2025-01-21). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03429
  15. Idrees M., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., A reconfigurable tool for vat photopolymerization of curved fiber reinforced composite parts, Rapid Prototyping Journal, (2025-01-01). doi:10.1108/RPJ-05-2024-0233
  16. O’Neill N.S., Alvarez N.J., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Tuning the thermostability of GHG gels by salts at different positions on the Hofmeister scale, Scientific Reports, 14, (2024-12-01). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-65145-7
  17. Pan S., Tang M.H., Alvarez N.J., Electrochemical and mechanical characterization of thermosets as fluorine-free cathode binders for Li-ion batteries, Aiche Journal, 70, (2024-12-01). doi:10.1002/aic.18577
  18. Aisling A., Saraka R., Alvarez N.J., The importance of initial extension rate on elasto-capillary thinning of dilute polymer solutions, Journal of Non Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 333, (2024-11-01). doi:10.1016/j.jnnfm.2024.105321
  19. Azimi Yancheshme A., Yoon H., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., Dilute Polymer Droplets Show Generalized Wetting Dynamics via an Average Viscosity, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6, 11997-12006, (2024-10-11). doi:10.1021/acsapm.4c02170
  20. Keshavarzi S., Momen G., Eberle P., Azimi Yancheshme A., Alvarez N.J., Jafari R., Exploiting intermediate wetting on superhydrophobic surfaces for efficient icing prevention, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 670, 550-562, (2024-09-15). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.068
  21. Idrees M., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., The effect of resin properties on toughness translation in interleaved composites, Journal of Composite Materials, 58, 1473-1482, (2024-05-01). doi:10.1177/00219983241242453
  22. Hossain M., Starger J.L., Efymow J.J., Barrett R.F., Bolduc J.S., Alvarez N.J., Cairncross R.A., Fafarman A.T., Baxter J.B., Retrograde Solubility of Methylammonium Lead Iodide in γ-Butyrolactone Does Not Enhance the Uniformity of Continuously Coated Films, Langmuir, 40, 8836-8842, (2024-04-30). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03979
  23. Azimi Yancheshme A., Yoon H., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., A shape-predictive model for the spreading of photo-curable polymers in material extrusion additive manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, 85, (2024-04-05). doi:10.1016/j.addma.2024.104163
  24. Kinaci E., Francis C., Lima T.A., Alvarez N.J., Palmese G.R., Synthesis and characterization of a di-methacrylated polymerizable ionic liquid through two-step esterification and ion exchange process, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 197, (2024-04-01). doi:10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2024.105865
  25. O'Neill N., Lima T.A., Furlan Ferreira F., Alvarez N.J., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Determining the nanostructure and main axis of gly-his-gly fibrils using the amide I’ bands in FTIR, VCD, and Raman spectra, Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 306, (2024-02-05). doi:10.1016/j.saa.2023.123584
  26. Morelly S.L., Saraka R.M., Alvarez N.J., Tang M., Impact of Mixing Shear on Polymer Binder Molecular Weight and Battery Electrode Reproducibility, Batteries, 10, (2024-02-01). doi:10.3390/batteries10020046
  27. Hinton Z.R., Saloky E., Alvarez N.J., Pressure dependence of adsorption isotherm parameters and transport dynamics of a nonionic surfactant, LS-36, at the carbon dioxide (CO2) gas–liquid water interface, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 681, (2024-01-20). doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132767
  28. O'Brien N., Alvarez N.J., Behabtu N., Kjær K.H., Ewert J., Nettesheim F., Extensional rheology of condensed milk treated with glucosyl transferases, Food Hydrocolloids, 146, (2024-01-01). doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.109299
  29. Yoon H., Heinzman J., Smith S.E., Gopinadhan M., Edmond K.V., Clingenpeel A.C., Alvarez N.J., Highly stable petroleum pitches provide access to the deep glassy state, Soft Matter, 19, 9496-9504, (2023-12-01). doi:10.1039/d3sm01246h
  30. Starger J.L., Fafarman A.T., Baxter J.B., Alvarez N.J., Cairncross R.A., Quasi-2D Model to Predict Solid Microstructure in Drying Thin Films, Langmuir, 39, 16231-16243, (2023-11-21). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01469
  31. Idrees M., Yoon H., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., Engineering Toughness in a Brittle Vinyl Ester Resin Using Urethane Acrylate for Additive Manufacturing, Polymers, 15, (2023-09-01). doi:10.3390/polym15173501
  32. Idrees M., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., Maximizing the interlaminar fracture toughness of thermoset interleaved woven glass fiber laminates, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 172, (2023-09-01). doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107616
  33. Makarian K., Taghvaei M., Tu J., Alvarez N.J., Palmese G.R., Design, manufacturing, and elastic analysis of digital light processing 3D printed fiber reinforced sandwich beams with thermosetting polymer matrix, Composite Structures, 318, (2023-08-15). doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117108
  34. Ibrahim A.M.H., Idrees M., Tekerek E., Kontsos A., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., Engineered Interleaved Random Glass Fiber Composites Using Additive Manufacturing: Effect of Mat Properties, Resin Chemistry, and Resin-Rich Layer Thickness, Polymers, 15, (2023-08-01). doi:10.3390/polym15153189
  35. Azimi Yancheshme A., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., Predicting the Dynamics and Steady-State Shape of Cylindrical Newtonian Filaments on Solid Substrates, Langmuir, 39, 10495-10503, (2023-08-01). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00973
  36. Zhou Y., Lima T.A., Hinton Z.R., Henry C.K., Anand M., Alvarez N.J., A novel scCO2 dyeing strategy for superior coloration of UHMWPE fiber, Polymer, 273, (2023-04-24). doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125873
  37. Azimi Yancheshme A., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., A generalized scaling theory for spontaneous spreading of Newtonian fluids on solid substrates, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 636, 677-688, (2023-04-15). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.025
  38. Jao D., Lima T.A., Thursch L., Flamini M.D., Pressly J., Ippolito J., Alvarez N.J., Beachley V., Highly Aligned Centrifugal Spun Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Collected and Processed with Automated Tracks, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 308, (2023-02-01). doi:10.1002/mame.202200488
  39. Lima T.A., Fridman A., McLaughlin J., Francis C., Clay A., Narayanan G., Yoon H., Idrees M., Palmese G.R., Scala J.L., Alvarez N.J., High-performance thermosets for additive manufacturing, Innovation and Emerging Technologies, 10, (2023-01-01). doi:10.1142/S2737599423300039
  40. Thursch L.J., Lima T.A., O’Neill N., Ferreira F.F., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Alvarez N.J., Influence of central sidechain on self-assembly of glycine-x-glycine peptides, Soft Matter, 19, 394-409, (2022-11-18). doi:10.1039/d2sm01082h
  41. Tu J., Kashcooli Y., Alvarez N.J., Palmese G.R., A practical framework for predicting conversion profiles in vat photopolymerizations, Additive Manufacturing, 59, (2022-11-01). doi:10.1016/j.addma.2022.103102
  42. O’Neill N., Lima T.A., Ferreira F.F., Thursch L., Alvarez N., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Forbidden Secondary Structures Found in Gel-Forming Fibrils of Glycylphenylalanylglycine, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 126, 8080-8093, (2022-10-13). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c05010
  43. Huang M., Alvarez N.J., Palmese G.R., Abrams C., The effect of network topology on material properties in vinyl-ester/styrene thermoset polymers using molecular dynamics simulations and time–temperature superposition, Computational Materials Science, 207, (2022-05-01). doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111264
  44. Flamini M.D., Lima T., Corkum K., Alvarez N.J., Beachley V., Annealing post-drawn polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers optimizes crystallinity and molecular alignment and enhances mechanical properties and drug release profiles, Materials Advances, 3, 3303-3315, (2022-03-09). doi:10.1039/d1ma01183a
  45. Idrees M., Additive Manufacturing of Damage Tolerant Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermosets, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2022-May, (2022-01-01).
  46. Ibrahim A.M.H., THE EFFECT OF MULTI-RESIN DOMAINS IN SPATIALLY RESOLVED ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2022-May, (2022-01-01).
  47. Yoon H., THE EFFECT OF SPREADING ON DIRECT INK WRITING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF PHOTOCURED RESINS, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2022-May, (2022-01-01).
  48. Ibrahim A.M.H., Effect of Additively Manufactured Resin Rich Layers on Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Resins, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2022-May, (2022-01-01).
  49. Barakat J.M., Hinton Z., Alvarez N.J., Walker T.W., Surface-tension effects in oscillatory squeeze flow rheometry, Physics of Fluids, 33, (2021-12-01). doi:10.1063/5.0072869
  50. Yoon H., Hinton Z.R., Heinzman J., Chase C.E., Gopinadhan M., Edmond K.V., Ryan D.J., Smith S.E., Alvarez N.J., The effect of pyrolysis on the chemical, thermal and rheological properties of pitch, Soft Matter, 17, 8925-8936, (2021-10-21). doi:10.1039/d1sm00594d
  51. Hinton Z.R., Alvarez N.J., Surface tensions at elevated pressure depend strongly on bulk phase saturation, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 594, 681-689, (2021-07-15). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.114
  52. Schweitzer-Stenner R., Alvarez N.J., Short Peptides as Tunable, Switchable, and Strong Gelators, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 125, 6760-6775, (2021-07-01). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01447
  53. Hesser M., Thursch L.J., Lewis T.R., Lima T.A., Alvarez N.J., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Concentration Dependence of a Hydrogel Phase Formed by the Deprotonation of the Imidazole Side Chain of Glycylhistidylglycine, Langmuir, 37, 6935-6946, (2021-06-15). doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00382
  54. Idrees M., Ibrahim A.M., Tekerek E., Kontsos A., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., The effect of resin-rich layers on mechanical properties of 3D printed woven fiber-reinforced composites, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 144, (2021-05-01). doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106339
  55. Thursch L.J., Lima T.A., Schweitzer‐Stenner R., Alvarez N.J., The impact of thermal history on the structure of glycylalanylglycine ethanol/water gels, Journal of Peptide Science, 27, (2021-05-01). doi:10.1002/psc.3305
  56. Hinton Z.R., Alvarez N.J., A molecular parameter to scale the Gibbs free energies of adsorption and micellization for nonionic surfactants, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 609, (2021-01-20). doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125622
  57. Lima T.A., Coler R.A., Laub G.W., Sexton S., Curtin L., Laub K.M., Alvarez N.J., A mechanism for improved talc pleurodesis via foam delivery, Drug Delivery, 28, 733-740, (2021-01-01). doi:10.1080/10717544.2021.1895910
  58. Saraka R.M., Morelly S.L., Tang M.H., Alvarez N.J., Correlating Processing Conditions to Short- And Long-Range Order in Coating and Drying Lithium-Ion Batteries, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3, 11681-11689, (2020-12-28). doi:10.1021/acsaem.0c01305
  59. Morelly S.L., Alvarez N.J., Characterizing long-chain branching in commercial HDPE samples via linear viscoelasticity and extensional rheology, Rheologica Acta, 59, 797-807, (2020-11-01). doi:10.1007/s00397-020-01233-5
  60. Baxter J.R., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., Waste to high performance materials: Self-assembly of short carbon fiber polymer composites, Applied Materials Today, 20, (2020-09-01). doi:10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100786
  61. Tu J., Makarian K., Alvarez N.J., Palmese G.R., Formulation of a model resin system for benchmarking processing-property relationships in high-performance photo 3D printing applications, Materials, 13, (2020-09-01). doi:10.3390/ma13184109
  62. Henry C.K., Sandoz-Rosado E., Roenbeck M.R., Magagnosc D.J., Palmese G.R., Strawhecker K.E., Alvarez N.J., Direct measure of crystalline domain size, distribution, and orientation in polyethylene fibers, Polymer, 202, (2020-08-12). doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122589
  63. DiGuiseppi D.M., Thursch L., Alvarez N.J., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Exploring the gel phase of cationic glycylalanylglycine in ethanol/water. II. Spectroscopic, kinetic and thermodynamic studies, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 573, 123-134, (2020-08-01). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.108
  64. Hesser M., Thursch L., Lewis T., DiGuiseppi D., Alvarez N.J., Schweitzer-Stenner R., The tripeptide GHG as an unexpected hydrogelator triggered by imidazole deprotonation, Soft Matter, 16, 4110-4114, (2020-05-07). doi:10.1039/d0sm00224k
  65. Carey M., Hinton Z., Natu V., Pai R., Sokol M., Alvarez N.J., Kalra V., Barsoum M.W., Dispersion and Stabilization of Alkylated 2D MXene in Nonpolar Solvents and Their Pseudocapacitive Behavior, Cell Reports Physical Science, 1, (2020-04-22). doi:10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100042
  66. Baxter J., Lima T.A., Huneke R., Kanach C.J., Johal P., Reimold E., Alvarez N.J., Laub G.W., The efficacy of hydrogel foams in talc Pleurodesis, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 15, (2020-04-15). doi:10.1186/s13019-020-01098-y
  67. Thursch L.J., DiGuiseppi D., Lewis T.R., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Alvarez N.J., Exploring the gel phase of cationic glycylalanylglycine in ethanol/water. I. Rheology and microscopy studies, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 564, 499-509, (2020-03-22). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.029
  68. Brunstad N., Dynamic fracture of thermosetting resin system for additive manufacturing of advanced composites using digital light processing, Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 35th Technical Conference ASC 2020, 796-803, (2020-01-01).
  69. Huynh A.N., High-performance materials for mask-projection stereolithography via in-situ sequential interpenetrating network, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2020-June, (2020-01-01).
  70. Hinton Z.R., Alvarez N.J., The trade-off between processability and performance in commercial ionomers, Rheologica Acta, 58, 499-511, (2019-08-01). doi:10.1007/s00397-019-01159-7
  71. Beck T.N., Deneka A.Y., Chai L., Kanach C., Johal P., Alvarez N.J., Boumber Y., Golemis E.A., Laub G.W., An improved method of delivering a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion, BMC Cancer, 19, (2019-06-24). doi:10.1186/s12885-019-5777-z
  72. Carey M., Hinton Z., Sokol M., Alvarez N.J., Barsoum M.W., Nylon-6/Ti3C2Tz MXene Nanocomposites Synthesized by in Situ Ring Opening Polymerization of ϵ-Caprolactam and Their Water Transport Properties, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11, 20425-20436, (2019-06-05). doi:10.1021/acsami.9b05027
  73. Hinton Z.R., Shabbir A., Alvarez N.J., Dynamics of Supramolecular Self-Healing Recovery in Extension, Macromolecules, 52, 2231-2242, (2019-03-26). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02423
  74. Morelly S.L., Palmese L., Watanabe H., Alvarez N.J., Effect of Finite Extensibility on Nonlinear Extensional Rheology of Polymer Melts, Macromolecules, 52, 915-922, (2019-02-12). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02319
  75. O’Connor T.C., Alvarez N.J., Robbins M.O., O'Connor, Alvarez, and Robbins Reply, Physical Review Letters, 122, (2019-02-08). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.059804
  76. Deitzel J., Kubota M., Gillespie J., Hinton Z., Thursch L., Alvarez N., Palmese G., Fallon J., Bortner M., Zhang R., Joseph R., Schumaker T., Riffle J., Lukubira S., Kanhere S., Tang M., Ogale A., Surface treatment of tuff pitch-based carbon fiber for adhesion promotion in high Tg thermoplastic composites, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2019-May, (2019-01-01). doi:10.33599/nasampe/s.19.1613
  77. DiGuiseppi D., Thursch L., Alvarez N.J., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Exploring the thermal reversibility and tunability of a low molecular weight gelator using vibrational and electronic spectroscopy and rheology, Soft Matter, 15, 3418-3431, (2019-01-01). doi:10.1039/c9sm00104b
  78. Hinton Z., Kubota M., Thursch L., Deitzel J., Palmese G., Alvarez N., High throughput carbon fiber surface modification, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2019-May, (2019-01-01). doi:10.33599/nasampe/s.19.1528
  79. Hinton Z., Baxter J., Ngantsan C., Diaz-Acevedo M., Uzun S., Patel P., Thursch L., Palmese G., Alvarez N., Multiscale approaches to formation of thermoplastic prepreg short carbon fiber, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2019-May, (2019-01-01). doi:10.33599/nasampe/s.19.1530
  80. Weaver J.A., Morelly S.L., Alvarez N.J., Magenau A.J.D., Grafting-through ROMP for gels with tailorable moduli and crosslink densities, Polymer Chemistry, 9, 5173-5178, (2018-11-14). doi:10.1039/c8py01324a
  81. Morelly S.L., Gelb J., Iacoviello F., Shearing P.R., Harris S.J., Alvarez N.J., Tang M.H., Three-Dimensional Visualization of Conductive Domains in Battery Electrodes with Contrast-Enhancing Nanoparticles, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1, 4479-4484, (2018-09-24). doi:10.1021/acsaem.8b01184
  82. Hinton Z.R., Alvarez N.J., Accounting for optical errors in microtensiometry, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 526, 392-399, (2018-09-15). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2018.04.053
  83. Wagner M.H., Wingstrandt S.L., Alvarez N.J., Narimissa E., The peculiar elongational viscosity of concentrated solutions of monodisperse PMMA in oligomeric MMA, Rheologica Acta, 57, 591-601, (2018-09-01). doi:10.1007/s00397-018-1098-4
  84. O’Connor T.C., Alvarez N.J., Robbins M.O., Relating Chain Conformations to Extensional Stress in Entangled Polymer Melts, Physical Review Letters, 121, (2018-07-26). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.047801
  85. Morelly S.L., Alvarez N.J., Tang M.H., Short-range contacts govern the performance of industry-relevant battery cathodes, Journal of Power Sources, 387, 49-56, (2018-05-31). doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.03.039
  86. Akuzum B., Maleski K., Anasori B., Lelyukh P., Alvarez N.J., Kumbur E.C., Gogotsi Y., Rheological Characteristics of 2D Titanium Carbide (MXene) Dispersions: A Guide for Processing MXenes, ACS Nano, 12, 2685-2694, (2018-03-27). doi:10.1021/acsnano.7b08889
  87. Henry C.K., Palmese G.R., Alvarez N.J., The evolution of crystalline structures during gel spinning of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers, Soft Matter, 14, 8974-8985, (2018-01-01). doi:10.1039/C8SM01597J
  88. Shabbir A., Huang Q., Baeza G.P., Vlassopoulos D., Chen Q., Colby R.H., Alvarez N.J., Hassager O., Nonlinear shear and uniaxial extensional rheology of polyether-ester-sulfonate copolymer ionomer melts, Journal of Rheology, 61, 1279-1289, (2017-11-01). doi:10.1122/1.4998158
  89. Morelly S., Tang M., Alvarez N., The impotence of non-Brownian particles on the gel transition of colloidal suspensions, Polymers, 9, (2017-09-19). doi:10.3390/polym9090461
  90. Hatzell K.B., Eller J., Morelly S.L., Tang M.H., Alvarez N.J., Gogotsi Y., Direct observation of active material interactions in flowable electrodes using X-ray tomography, Faraday Discussions, 199, 511-524, (2017-01-01). doi:10.1039/c6fd00243a
  91. Henry C., Importance of gel spinning for uhmwpe fiber morphology and mechanical performance, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 1715-1723, (2017-01-01).
  92. DiGuiseppi D., Kraus J., Toal S.E., Alvarez N., Schweitzer-Stenner R., Investigating the formation of a repulsive hydrogel of a cationic 16mer peptide at low ionic strength in water by vibrational spectroscopy and rheology, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120, 10079-10090, (2016-09-29). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b07673
  93. Huang Q., Agostini S., Hengeller L., Shivokhin M., Alvarez N.J., Hutchings L.R., Hassager O., Dynamics of Star Polymers in Fast Extensional Flow and Stress Relaxation, Macromolecules, 49, 6694-6699, (2016-09-13). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01348
  94. Huang Q., Alvarez N.J., Shabbir A., Hassager O., Multiple Cracks Propagate Simultaneously in Polymer Liquids in Tension, Physical Review Letters, 117, (2016-08-15). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.087801
  95. Shabbir A., Javakhishvili I., Cerveny S., Hvilsted S., Skov A.L., Hassager O., Alvarez N.J., Linear Viscoelastic and Dielectric Relaxation Response of Unentangled UPy-Based Supramolecular Networks, Macromolecules, 49, 3899-3910, (2016-05-24). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00122
  96. Huang Q., Mangnus M., Alvarez N.J., Koopmans R., Hassager O., A new look at extensional rheology of low-density polyethylene, Rheologica Acta, 55, 343-350, (2016-05-01). doi:10.1007/s00397-016-0921-z
  97. Wingstrand S.L., Alvarez N.J., Hassager O., Dealy J.M., Oscillatory squeeze flow for the study of linear viscoelastic behavior, Journal of Rheology, 60, 407-418, (2016-05-01). doi:10.1122/1.4943984
  98. Hengeller L., Huang Q., Dorokhin A., Alvarez N.J., Almdal K., Hassager O., Stress relaxation of bi-disperse polystyrene melts: Exploring the interactions between long and short chains in non-linear rheology, Rheologica Acta, 55, 303-314, (2016-04-01). doi:10.1007/s00397-016-0916-9
  99. Shabbir A., Huang Q., Chen Q., Colby R.H., Alvarez N.J., Hassager O., Brittle fracture in associative polymers: The case of ionomer melts, Soft Matter, 12, 7606-7612, (2016-01-01). doi:10.1039/c6sm01441k
  100. Farrell S., DiGuiseppi D., Alvarez N., Schweitzer-Stenner R., The interplay of aggregation, fibrillization and gelation of an unexpected low molecular weight gelator: Glycylalanylglycine in ethanol/water, Soft Matter, 12, 6096-6110, (2016-01-01). doi:10.1039/c6sm00879h
  101. Henry C., Novel processing apparatus to control multiscale morphology in ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers, International SAMPE Technical Conference, 2016-January, (2016-01-01).
  102. Shabbir A., Goldansaz H., Hassager O., van Ruymbeke E., Alvarez N.J., Effect of Hydrogen Bonding on Linear and Nonlinear Rheology of Entangled Polymer Melts, Macromolecules, 48, 5988-5996, (2015-08-25). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00757
  103. Wingstrand S.L., Alvarez N.J., Huang Q., Hassager O., Linear and Nonlinear Universality in the Rheology of Polymer Melts and Solutions, Physical Review Letters, 115, (2015-08-13). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.078302
  104. Huang Q., Hengeller L., Alvarez N.J., Hassager O., Bridging the Gap between Polymer Melts and Solutions in Extensional Rheology, Macromolecules, 48, 4158-4163, (2015-06-23). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00849
  105. Reichert M.D., Alvarez N.J., Brooks C.F., Grillet A.M., Mondy L.A., Anna S.L., Walker L.M., The importance of experimental design on measurement of dynamic interfacial tension and interfacial rheology in diffusion-limited surfactant systems, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 467, 135-142, (2015-02-01). doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.11.035
  106. Huang Q., Alvarez N.J., Matsumiya Y., Rasmussen H.K., Watanabe H., Hassager O., Extensional rheology of entangled polystyrene solutions suggests importance of nematic interactions, ACS Macro Letters, 2, 741-744, (2013-08-20). doi:10.1021/mz400319v
  107. Huang Q., Mednova O., Rasmussen H.K., Alvarez N.J., Skov A.L., Almdal K., Hassager O., Concentrated polymer solutions are different from melts: Role of entanglement molecular weight, Macromolecules, 46, 5026-5035, (2013-06-25). doi:10.1021/ma4008434
  108. Alvarez N.J., Marín J.M.R., Huang Q., Michelsen M.L., Hassager O., Creep measurements confirm steady flow after stress maximum in extension of branched polymer melts, Physical Review Letters, 110, (2013-04-15). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.168301
  109. Román Marín J.M., Huusom J.K., Alvarez N.J., Huang Q., Rasmussen H.K., Bach A., Skov A.L., Hassager O., A control scheme for filament stretching rheometers with application to polymer melts, Journal of Non Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 194, 14-22, (2013-04-01). doi:10.1016/j.jnnfm.2012.10.007
  110. Alvarez N.J., Jeppesen C., Yvind K., Mortensen N.A., Hassager O., The chromatographic separation of particles using optical electric fields, Lab on A Chip, 13, 928-939, (2013-03-07). doi:10.1039/c2lc41172e
  111. Alvarez N.J., Uguz A.K., The impact of deformable interfaces and Poiseuille flow on the thermocapillary instability of three immiscible phases confined in a channel, Physics of Fluids, 25, (2013-02-01). doi:10.1063/1.4790878
  112. Alvarez N.J., Walker L.M., Anna S.L., A criterion to assess the impact of confined volumes on surfactant transport to liquid-fluid interfaces, Soft Matter, 8, 8917-8925, (2012-09-14). doi:10.1039/c2sm25447f
  113. Alvarez N.J., Anna S.L., Saigal T., Tilton R.D., Walker L.M., Interfacial dynamics and rheology of polymer-grafted nanoparticles at air-water and xylene-water interfaces, Langmuir, 28, 8052-8063, (2012-05-29). doi:10.1021/la300737p
  114. Alvarez N.J., Vogus D.R., Walker L.M., Anna S.L., Using bulk convection in a microtensiometer to approach kinetic-limited surfactant dynamics at fluid-fluid interfaces, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 372, 183-191, (2012-04-15). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2011.12.034
  115. Alvarez N.J., Lee W., Walker L.M., Anna S.L., The effect of alkane tail length of CiE8 surfactants on transport to the silicone oil-water interface, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 355, 231-236, (2011-03-01). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2010.11.077
  116. Alvarez N.J., Walker L.M., Anna S.L., A microtensiometer to probe the effect of radius of curvature on surfactant transport to a spherical interface, Langmuir, 26, 13310-13319, (2010-08-17). doi:10.1021/la101870m
  117. Alvarez N.J., Walker L.M., Anna S.L., Diffusion-limited adsorption to a spherical geometry: The impact of curvature and competitive time scales, Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, 82, (2010-07-20). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.82.011604
  118. Uguz A.K., Alvarez N., Narayanan R., An experimental study of the stability of liquid bridges subject to shear-induced closed-flow, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 346, 464-469, (2010-06-01). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2010.03.011
  119. Alvarez N.J., Walker L.M., Anna S.L., A non-gradient based algorithm for the determination of surface tension from a pendant drop: Application to low Bond number drop shapes, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 333, 557-562, (2009-05-15). doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2009.01.074
  120. Alvarez N., An experimental study of elliptical liquid bridges, Aiche Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 3714, (2005-12-01).
  121. Uguz A.K., Alvarez N.J., Narayanan R., An experimental study on the instability of elliptical liquid bridges, Physics of Fluids, 17, 1-4, (2005-01-01). doi:10.1063/1.1972820