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Selected Journal Publications (Total: 147)
147. Sundaramoorthy, S.; Soni, R.; Owusu, S. Y.; Bhattacharya, S.; ud Doulah, ABM S.; Edlabadkar, V.; Sotiriou-Leventis, C.; Choudhury, A. “High-capacity Anode for Sodium-ion Batteries Using Hard Carbons Derived from Polyurea-crosslinked Silica Xerogel Powders”
 ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2024, accepted.

146.  Owusu, S. Y.; ud Doulah, ABM S.; Edlabadkar, V. A.; George, K. J.; Sotiriou-Leventis, C.  “The Effect of Nanomorphology as Quantified via the K-index on the Drug Delivery Properties of Isocyanate-Derived Aerogels,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024, 6(17), 10655-10668. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c01765).

145. Edlabadkar, V. A.; Soni, R.; ud Doulah, ABM S.; Owusu, S. Y.; Hackett, S.; Bartels, J.; Leventis, N.; Sotiriou-Leventis, C. “CO2 Uptake by Microporous Carbon Aerogels Derived from Polybenzoxazine and Analogous All-Nitrogen Polybenzodiazine Aerogels,” Chem. Mater. 2024, 36(3), 1172-1187. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01717).

144. “Using Catalysis to Control the Morphology and Stiffness of Shape Memory Poly(isocyanurate-urethane) (PIR-PUR) Aerogels,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c00882.

143. “Polybenzodiazine aerogels: all-nitrogen analogues of polybenzoxazines – Synthesis, characterization, and high-yield conversion to nanoporous carbons,” Chem. Mater. 2023, 35(2), 432-446.

142. “Preparation of Carbon Aerogels from Polymer-Cross-Linked Xerogel Powders without Supercritical Fluid Drying and Their Application in Highly Selective CO2 Adsorption,” Chem. Mater. 2022, 34(11), 4828-4847.

141. “Low-temperature Catalytic Synthesis of Graphite Aerogels from Polyacrylonitrile-crosslinked Iron Oxide and Cobalt Oxide Xerogel Powders” Carbon 2022, 193, 107-127.

140. “Metamaterial-like Aerogels for Broadband Vibration Mitigation,” Soft Matter 2021, 17(17), 4496-4503. (Featured on the cover of this issue).

139. “Meta-Aerogels: Auxetic Shape-Memory Polyurethane Aerogels,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2021, 3(11), 5727-5738.

138. “Advanced pore characterization and adsorption of light gases over aerogel-derived activated carbon,” Microporous and Mesoporous Mater. 2021, 313, 110833.

137. “Synthesis of aerogel foams through a pressurized sol-gel method,” Polymer 2020, 208, 122925.  

136. “Polyurethane Aerogels Based on Cyclodextrins: High-Capacity Desiccants Regenerated at Room Temperature by Reducing the Relative Humidity of the Environment,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11(37), 34292-34304.

135. “Experimental deconvolution of depressurization from capillary shrinkage during drying of silica wet-gels with SCF CO2 why aerogels shrink?” J. Sol-gel Sci. Technology 2019, 92(1), 84-100.

134. “Transparent, mechanically strong, thermally insulating cross-linked silica aerogels for energy-efficient windows,” J. Sol-gel Sci. Technology 2019, 92(3), 662-680.  

133. “K-​index: Descriptor, predictor, and correlator of complex nanomorphology to other material properties,” ACS Nano 2019, 13(3), 3677-3690.  

132. “A Cobalt Sunrise: Thermites Based on LiClO4-Filled Co(0) Aerogels Prepared from Polymer-Cross-Linked Cobaltia Xerogel Powders,”ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11(25), 22668-22676.  

131. “Exceptionally High CO2 Adsorption at 273 K by Microporous Carbons from Phenolic Aerogels: The Role of Heteroatoms in Comparison with Carbons from Polybenzoxazine and Other Organic Aerogels,” Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2019, 1800333 (Invited for special issue honoring H. Ishida’s 70th birthday.)  

130. “Low-Cost Ambient-Dried, Superhydrophobic, High Strength, Thermally Insulating, and Thermally Resilient Polybenzoxazine Aerogels,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1, 2322-2333. 

129. “Light Scattering and Haze in TMOS-co-APTES Silica Aerogels,” J. Sol-gel Sci. Technol. 2018 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-018-4801-0). Invited for special issue in memory of Professor Jean Phalippou.

128. “Sound Transmission Loss Enhancement in an Inorganic-Organic Laminated Wall Panel Using Multifunctional Low-Density Nanoporous Polyurea Aerogels: Experiment and Modeling,” Adv. Eng. Mater. 2018, 20(6), 1700937.

127. “Nanostructure-Dependent Marcus-Type Correlation of the Shape Recovery Rate and the Young’s Modulus in Shape Memory Polymer Aerogels,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 23321-23334.

126 “Scalable hydrophobic and highly-stretchable poly(isocyanurate-urethane) aerogels,” RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 21214-21223.

125. “Sturdy, Monolithic SiC and Si3N4 Aerogels from Compressed Polymer-Crosslinked Silica Xerogel Powders,” Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 1635-1647.

124. “Sound Insulation Properties in Low-Density, Mechanically Strong and Ductile Nanoporous Polyurea Aerogels,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids2017, 476, 36-45.

123. “Air-oxidation of phenolic resin aerogels: Backbone reorganization, formation of ring-fused pyrylium cations, and the effect on microporous carbons with enhanced surface areas,” RSC Adv. 2017, 7, 51104-51120.

122. “Shape-Memory Poly(isocyanurate-urethane) (PIR-PUR) Aerogels for Deployable Panels and Biomimetic Applications,” Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 4461-4477 (most cited in May 2017).

121. “Selective CO2 Sequestration with Monolithic Bimodal Micro/Macroporous Carbon Aerogels Derived from Stepwise Pyrolytic Decomposition of Polyamide-Polyimide-Polyurea Random Co-polymers,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 13520-13536.

Patents (Total: 16)

Patents Issued

16. “Organic and Metallic Aerogels, Composition for the Organic and Metallic Aerogels, and Method for Manufacturing the Organic and Metallic Aerogels,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, S. Donthula, G. Churu, H. Lu, S. Mahadik-Khanolkar, U.S. Patent No. 11,104,764 (08-31-2021; filed 4-8-2015).

15. “Process for Producing Isocyanate-Based Xerogels and Aerogels with Mineral Acids,” W. Loelsberg, M. Fricke, D. Weinrich, N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, A. M. Saeed, U.S. Patent No. 10,759,893 (09-1-2020; filed 10-11-2016).

14. “Highly Porous Ceramic and Metal Aerogels from Xerogel Powder Precursors, and Methods for their Production and Use,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, M. A. Saeed, P. Rewatkar, T. Taghvae, U.S. Patent No. 10,669,212 (06-02-2020; filed 04-06-2018).

13. “Three-Dimentional Porous Polyurea Networks and Methods of Manufacture,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, S. Mulik, U.S. Patent No. 10,301,445 B2 (05-28-2019; filed 8-19-2011).

12. “Flexible to Rigid Nanoporous Polyurethane-Acrylate (PUAC) Type Materials for Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, A. Bang, U.S. Patent No. 9,994,516 (06-12-2018; filed 10-31-2016).

11. “Porous Nanostructured Polyimide Networks and Methods of Manufacture,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, C. Chidambareswarapattar, U.S. Patent No. 9,745,198 (08-29-2017; filed 04-24, 2014).

10. “Multifunctional Porous Aramids (Aerogels) and Fabrication Thereof,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, M. A. Saeed, U.S Patent No. 9,593,225 (03-14-2017; filed 10-31-2014).

9.   “Flexible to Rigid Nanoporous Polyurethane-Acrylate (PUAC) Type Materials for Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, A. Bang, U.S. Patent No. 9,550,846 (01-24-2017; filed 03-13-2014).

8. “Multifunctional Porous Aramids (Aerogels) and Fabrication Thereof,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, M. Adnan Saeed, U.S Patent No. 9,260,581 (02-16-2016; filed 10-31-2014).

7. “Porous Polyurethane Networks and Methods of Preparation,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, C. Chidambareswarapattar, U.S. Patent No. 8,927,079 (01-06-2015; filed 11-28-2012).

6. “Multifunctional Porous Aramids (Aerogels) and Fabrication Thereof,” N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, C. Chidambareswarapattar, U.S. Patent No. 8,877,824 (11-04-2014; filed 06-04-2012).

5. “Pre-Formed Assemblies of SolGel-Derived Nanoparticles as 3D Scaffolds for Composites and Aerogels,” N. Leventis, and C. Sotiriou-Leventis, U.S. Patent No. 8,501,319 (08-06-2013; filed 08-22-2008).

4. “Methods and Compositions for Preparing Silica Aerogels,” N. Leventis, and C. Sotiriou-Leventis, U.S. Patent No. 8,277,676 (10-02-2012; filed 08-16-2002).

3. “Methods and Compositions for Preparing Silica Aerogels,” N. Leventis, and C. Sotiriou-Leventis, U.S. Patent No. 7,771,609 (08-10-2010; filed 08-16-2002. Published 07-08-2004, Publ. No.: 2004 132846).

2. “Functionalized Hydrophilic Acridinium Esters,” Law, S.-Y.; Sotiriou-Leventis, C.; Natrajan, A.; Jiang, Q.; Connolly, P. B.; Kilroy, J. P.; McCudden, C. M.; Tirrell, S. M. U.S. Patent 5,656,426, Aug. 12, 1997.

1. “Novel Functionalized Hydrophilic Acridinium Esters,” Law, S.-Y.; Sotiriou-Leventis, C.; Natrajan, A.; Jiang, Q.; Connolly, P. B.; Kilroy, J. P.; McCudden, C. M.; Tirrell, S. M. PCTInt. Appl. 1995, 71 pp.