@article{nawalakhe_shi_vitchuli_bourham_zhang_mccord_2015, title={Plasma-Assisted Preparation of High-Performance Chitosan Nanofibers/Gauze Composite Bandages}, volume={64}, ISSN={["1563-535X"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/26924670/}, DOI={10.1080/00914037.2014.1002098}, abstractNote={In this work, novel composite bandages were prepared by electrospinning chitosan nanofibers on 100% cotton substrate fabric. In the composite bandages, chitosan nanofiber web serves as a primary wound dressing whereas cotton substrate as a backing material. Cotton substrate was given plasma pretreatment and composite bandages were given plasma posttreatment to improve the durability of composite bandages and adhesion between nanofiber and cotton substrate layers. The adhesion of the nanofibers to the substrates was assessed by qualitative and quantitative techniques. Plasma pretreatment of the substrate with 100% helium and 99% helium/1% oxygen plasmas showed up to four times increase in force required to peel off the nanofiber layer. Even more increase in adhesion was obtained when composite bandages were given plasma pretreatment to substrate as well as posttreatment to composite bandages. Storage modulus, glass transition temperature, and crystallinity of untreated He and He/O2-plasma treated chitosan nanofiber web were studied to observe the effect of plasma treatment on the chitosan nanofibers using dynamic mechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and wide angle X-ray diffraction, respectively. To understand the mechanism of improved adhesion, surface elemental analysis of plasma treated chitosan nanofibers and cotton substrate was carried out using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT}, number={14}, journal={INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS AND POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Nawalakhe, Rupesh and Shi, Quan and Vitchuli, Narendiran and Bourham, Mohamed A. and Zhang, Xiangwu and McCord, Marian G.}, year={2015}, pages={709–717} }
 @article{vitchuli_shi_nowak_nawalakhe_sieber_bourham_zhang_mccord_2013, title={Atmospheric plasma application to improve adhesion of electrospun nanofibers onto protective fabric}, volume={27}, ISSN={["0169-4243"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/7178346/}, DOI={10.1080/01694243.2012.727164}, abstractNote={Nylon 6 electrospun nanofibers were deposited on plasma-pretreated woven fabric substrates with the objective of improving adhesion between them. The prepared samples were evaluated for adhesion strength and durability of nanofiber mats by carrying out peel strength, flex resistance, and abrasion resistance tests. The test results showed significant improvement in the adhesion of nanofiber mats on woven fabric substrates due to atmospheric plasma pretreatment. The samples also exhibited good flex and abrasion resistance characteristics. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and water contact angle analyses indicate that plasma pretreatment introduces radicals, increases the oxygen content on the substrate surface, and leads to formation of active chemical sites that may be responsible for enhanced cross-linking between the substrate fabric and the electrospun nanofibers, which in turn increases the adhesion properties. The work demonstrates that the plasma treatment of the substrate fabric prior to deposition of electrospun nanofiber mats is a promising method to prepare durable functional materials.}, number={8}, journal={JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY}, author={Vitchuli, Narendiran and Shi, Quan and Nowak, Joshua and Nawalakhe, Rupesh and Sieber, Michael and Bourham, Mohamed and Zhang, Xiangwu and McCord, Marian}, year={2013}, month={Apr}, pages={924–938} }
 @article{nawalakhe_shi_vitchuli_noar_caldwell_breidt_bourham_zhang_mccord_2013, title={Novel atmospheric plasma enhanced chitosan nanofiber/gauze composite wound dressings}, volume={129}, ISSN={0021-8995}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.38804}, DOI={10.1002/app.38804}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Nawalakhe, Rupesh and Shi, Quan and Vitchuli, Narendiran and Noar, Jesse and Caldwell, Jane M. and Breidt, Frederick and Bourham, Mohamed A. and Zhang, Xiangwu and McCord, Marian G.}, year={2013}, month={Feb}, pages={916–923} }
 @article{shi_vitchuli_nowak_jiang_caldwell_breidt_bourham_zhang_mccord_2012, title={Multifunctional and durable nanofiber-fabric-layered composite for protective application}, volume={128}, ISSN={0021-8995}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.38465}, DOI={10.1002/app.38465}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Shi, Quan and Vitchuli, Narendiran and Nowak, Joshua and Jiang, Shan and Caldwell, Jane M. and Breidt, Frederick and Bourham, Mohamed and Zhang, Xiangwu and McCord, Marian}, year={2012}, month={Sep}, pages={1219–1226} }
 @article{shi_vitchuli_nowak_caldwell_breidt_bourham_zhang_mccord_2011, title={Durable antibacterial Ag/polyacrylonitrile (Ag/PAN) hybrid nanofibers prepared by atmospheric plasma treatment and electrospinning}, volume={47}, ISSN={["1873-1945"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/3117884/}, DOI={10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.04.002}, abstractNote={Durable antibacterial Ag/polyacrylonitrile (Ag/PAN) hybrid nanofibers were prepared by atmospheric plasma treatment and electrospinning. Atmospheric helium plasma treatment was first used to reduce the AgNO3 precursor in pre-electrospinning solutions into metallic silver nanoparticles, followed by electrospinning into continuous and smooth nanofibers with Ag nanoparticles embedded in the matrix. SEM, TEM, and EDX spectra were used to study the structure and surface elemental composition of the nanofibers. Silver nanoparticles, with diameters ranging between 3 and 6 nm, were found to be uniformly dispersed in the nanofiber matrix. The Ag/PAN nanofibers exhibited slow and long-lasting silver ion release, which provided robust antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive Bacillus cereus and Gram-negative Escherichia coli microorganisms.}, number={7}, journal={EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL}, author={Shi, Quan and Vitchuli, Narendiran and Nowak, Joshua and Caldwell, Jane M. and Breidt, Frederick and Bourham, Mohamed and Zhang, Xiangwu and McCord, Marian}, year={2011}, month={Jul}, pages={1402–1409} }
 @article{vitchuli_shi_nowak_kay_caldwell_breidt_bourham_mccord_zhang_2011, title={Multifunctional ZnO/Nylon 6 nanofiber mats by an electrospinning-electrospraying hybrid process for use in protective applications}, volume={12}, ISSN={["1468-6996"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/3117882/}, DOI={10.1088/1468-6996/12/5/055004}, abstractNote={Abstract ZnO/Nylon 6 nanofiber mats were prepared by an electrospinning–electrospraying hybrid process in which ZnO nanoparticles were dispersed on the surface of Nylon 6 nanofibers without becoming completely embedded. The prepared ZnO/Nylon 6 nanofiber mats were evaluated for their abilities to kill bacteria or inhibit their growth and to catalytically detoxify chemicals. Results showed that these ZnO/Nylon 6 nanofiber mats had excellent antibacterial efficiency (99.99%) against both the Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Bacillus cereus bacteria. In addition, they exhibited good detoxifying efficiency (95%) against paraoxon, a simulant of highly toxic chemicals. ZnO/Nylon 6 nanofiber mats were also deposited onto nylon/cotton woven fabrics and the nanofiber mats did not significantly affect the moisture vapor transmission rates and air permeability values of the fabrics. Therefore, ZnO/Nylon 6 nanofiber mats prepared by the electrospinning–electrospraying hybrid process are promising material candidates for protective applications.}, number={5}, journal={SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS}, author={Vitchuli, Narendiran and Shi, Quan and Nowak, Joshua and Kay, Kathryn and Caldwell, Jane M. and Breidt, Frederick and Bourham, Mohamed and McCord, Marian and Zhang, Xiangwu}, year={2011}, month={Oct} }
 @article{shi_vitchuli_nowak_noar_caldwell_breidt_bourham_mccord_zhang_2011, title={One-step synthesis of silver nanoparticle-filled nylon 6 nanofibers and their antibacterial properties}, volume={21}, ISSN={["1364-5501"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/274770/}, DOI={10.1039/c1jm11492a}, abstractNote={A novel and facile one-step approach to in situ synthesize silver nanoparticle-filled nylon 6 nanofibers by electrospinning is reported. The method does not need post-treatments and can be carried out at ambient conditions without using additional chemicals. It employs the electrospinning solvent as a reducing agent for in situ conversion of AgNO3 into silver nanoparticles during the solution preparation. The resultant silver nanoparticle-filled nylon 6 hybrid nanofibers show an excellent fibrous structure (fiber diameter at 50–150 nm), with narrow size 2–4 nm silver nanoparticles uniformly dispersed throughout the nylon 6 matrix. DSC analysis shows that the in situ incorporation of silver nanoparticles increased the Tg and crystallinity of the resultant nanofibers. These silver nanoparticle-filled nylon 6 nanofibers exhibit a steady and long-lasting silver ion release behavior, and robust antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive B. cereus and Gram-negative E. coli microorganisms.}, number={28}, journal={JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY}, author={Shi, Quan and Vitchuli, Narendiran and Nowak, Joshua and Noar, Jesse and Caldwell, Jane M. and Breidt, Frederick and Bourham, Mohamed and McCord, Marian and Zhang, Xiangwu}, year={2011}, pages={10330–10335} }
 @article{shi_vitchuli_ji_nowak_mccord_bourham_zhang_2010, title={A facile approach to fabricate porous nylon 6 nanofibers using silica nanotemplate}, volume={120}, ISSN={0021-8995}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.33161}, DOI={10.1002/app.33161}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Shi, Quan and Vitchuli, Narendiran and Ji, Liwen and Nowak, Joshua and McCord, Marian and Bourham, Mohamed and Zhang, Xiangwu}, year={2010}, month={Oct}, pages={425–433} }
 @article{pan_park_mcdonald_carey_banfield_verberkmoes_hettich_samatova_2010, title={A high-throughput de novo sequencing approach for shotgun proteomics using high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry}, volume={11}, journal={BMC Bioinformatics}, author={Pan, C. and Park, B. H. and McDonald, W. H. and Carey, P. A. and Banfield, J. F. and VerBerkmoes, N. C. and Hettich, R. L. and Samatova, N. F.}, year={2010} }