2024:

February 2024

• NanoFibTex in the News: Nanofiber bandages fight infection, speed healing (https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/02/nanofiber-bandages-fight-infection-speed-healing)

• Congratulations to Mohsen and Mahmoud, their paper has been published: Mohsen Alishahi, Mahmoud Aboelkheir, Rimi Chowdhury, Craig Altier, Hongqing Shen, Tamer Uyar* " Functionalization of Cotton Nonwoven with Cyclodextrin/Lawsone Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Coating for Antibacterial Wound Dressing", International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 652, #123815, p:1-12, 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123815)

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January 2024

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Claire Hsu ​(Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Congratulations to Mahmoud, his co-authored paper has been published: Zehra Irem Yildiz, Fuat Topuz, Mahmoud Aboelkheir, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun and Tamer Uyar*, “Nanoencapsulation of Menthol/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes within Fast-Dissolving Electrospun Gelatin Nanofibers” ACS Food Science & Technology, 2024 (in press, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00496)

• Congratulations to Asli, Kareena and Mahmoud, their paper has been published: Asli Celebioglu, Kareena Dash, Mahmoud Aboelkheir, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun, Tamer Uyar*, "Formulation of Fast-Disintegrating Drug Delivery System from Cyclodextrin/Naproxen Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Films" RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2024, (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MD00557G)

2023:

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October 2023

• Prof. Uyar gave a Plenary Talk at The Fiber Society 2023 Fall Conference, “Cyclodextrin Functional Nanofibrous Materials and Their Potential Applications”, The Fiber Society 2023 Fall Conference, October 25–27, 2023, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (Plenary Speaker)

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Handan Palak, as a new visiting Ph.D. student researcher from Istanbul Technical University (ITU).

• Prof. Uyar's paper has been published: Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith, Zehra Irem Yildiz, Mohammad Aref Khalily, Yun Suk Huh*, Young-Kyu Han*, and Tamer Uyar*, “Membrane-based electrospun poly-cyclodextrin nanofibers coated with ZnO nanograins by ALD: Ultrafiltration blended photocatalysis for degradation of organic micropollutants” Journal of Membrane Science, Vol 686, Article# 122002, page:1-11, 2023,  (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122002)

• Prof. Uyar's paper has been published: Zehra Irem Yildiz, Fuat Topuz, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun and Tamer Uyar*, “Encapsulation of antioxidant beta-carotene by cyclodextrin complex electrospun nanofibers: solubilization and stabilization of beta-carotene by cyclodextrins” Food Chemistry, 423, Article# 136284, page:1-9, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136284)

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September 2023

• Uyar Research Group hosted Dr. Karolina Dziemidowicz as a short-term visiting researcher from University College London (UCL), School of Pharmacy thru Royal Society International Exchange grant between UCL and Cornell.

• Congratulations to Kubra and Asli, their paper has been published: Kubra Ertan, Asli Celebioglu, Rimi Chowdhury, Gulum Sumnu, Serpil Sahin, Craig Altier, Tamer Uyar*, "Carvacrol/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Loaded Gelatin/Pullulan Nanofibers for Active Food Packaging Applications", Food Hydrocolloids, 142, Article# 108864, page:1-12, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108864)

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Dana Nicole Prokop, as a new MEng student @ MatSci&Eng.

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August 2023

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Mahmoud Aboelkheir, as a new Ph.D. Student in Fiber Science

• Congratulations to Spoorthi and Asli, their paper has been published: Spoorthi Patil, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar*, "Orally Fast-Dissolving Drug Delivery Systems for Pediatrics: Nanofibrous Oral Strips from Isoniazid/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes", Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 85, Article# 104584, page:1-12, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104584)

• Congratulations to Asli, her paper has been published: Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar* "Green Synthesis of Polycyclodextrin/Drug Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Hydrogels: pH-Dependent Release of Acyclovir", ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.3c00446)

• Congratulations to Yelin, her paper has been published: Yelin Ko, Juan P. Hinestroza, Tamer Uyar* "Structural Investigation on Electrospun Nanofibers from Postconsumer Polyester Textiles and PET Bottles", ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01232)

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July 2023

• Congratulations to Asli, Christopher and Emmy, their paper has been published: Asli Celebioglu, Christopher Lawson, Emmy Hsiung,  Rimi Chowdhury, Craig Altier, Tamer Uyar*" Antibacterial Nanofibrous Film of Pullulan/Cinnamaldehyde-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes as Potential Cloth Mask Layer with Long-Term Storage Stability and Facile Disposal Property", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11, 30, 11269-11280, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c02598)

June 2023

• Prof. Uyar's paper has been published: Zehra Irem Yildiz, Fuat Topuz and Tamer Uyar*, “Catechin Encapsulated Antioxidant Electrospun Cyclodextrin Complex Nanofibers and Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofibers” ACS Food Science & Technology, 3, 6, 1136-1143, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00124)

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May 2023

• Congratulations Mahmoud on your graduation. Mahmoud has successfully completed his M.S. degree in Fiber Science, and he will continue his Ph.D. studies at Cornell in Fiber Science at Uyar Lab. 

• Congratulations Ruobai on your graduation. Ruobai has successfully completed his M.S. degree in Fiber Science, and he will continue his Ph.D. studies at UMass. 

• Congratulations Andrea on your graduation. Andrea has successfully completed her Biological Sciences Honors Program.

• Congratulations Emmy on your graduation. Emmy will continue her career at Nike.

• Prof. Uyar co-authored a collaborative paper: Rohith K. Ramakrishnan, Sundaramoorthy Palanisamy, Nechikkottil S. Sumitha, Akshay Kumar K Padinjareveetil, Sabarinath S, Stanisław Wacławek, Tamer Uyar, Miroslav Černík, Rajender S. Varma*, Jun Young Cheong*, and Vinod Vellora Thekkae Padil*, " Regenerable and Ultraflexible Sustainable Film Derived from Tree Gum Kondagogu for High-Performance Electromagnetic Interference Shielding" ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11 (19), 7344-7356, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07743) 

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April 2023

• Prof. Uyar became an Associate Editor for AATCC Journal of Research (https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/aat)

• Congratulations to Emmy and Asli, their paper has been published: Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu*, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun, Tamer Uyar*, "Fast-Disintegrating Nanofibrous Web of Pullulan/Griseofulvin-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes" Molecular Pharmaceutics, 20, 5, 2624–2633, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00074)

• Prof. Uyar gave an invited talk at the Dept of Department of Textiles Merchandising & Interiors, University of Georgia (Athens, GA) on “Electrospinning of Functional Nanofibers from Cyclodextrins” (5 April 2023)

March 2023

• Prof. Uyar's paper has been published: Fuat Topuz*, Bhushan Patil and Tamer Uyar*, “Green One-Pot Synthesis of Bimetallic Pd-Pt Nanosponges using Biomolecules with Enhanced Catalytic Activity for Electrochemical Water Splitting” Materials Advances, 4, 1900–1904, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA01070D)

January 2023

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab received a new grant from Cotton Inc., to develop Innovative Cotton Medical Textiles

• Congratulations to Emmy, she has been awarded AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Grant

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Eliz Celik ​(Major: Biomedical Engineering), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Miriam Lourie ​(Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Katrina Reichenbach ​(Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Mohsen Alishahi, as a new Ph.D. Student in Fiber Science

• Prof. Uyar became a graduate field member at Materials Science & Engineering.

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2022:

October 2022

• Emmy on Spotlight on HCD website for her research accomplishments (https://www.human.cornell.edu/human-centered-design/about/stories/emmy-hsiung-23-first-co-author-design-fast-disintegrating-drug)

September 2022

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Ashlyn Dumaw ​(Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Our Review Paper has been published: Fuat Topuz* and Tamer Uyar*, “Advances in the development of cyclodextrin-based nanogels/microgels for biomedical applications: Drug delivery and beyond, Carbohydrate Polymers, 297, Article# 120033, page:1-17, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120033)

• Congratulations Andrea. Andrea's application to Biological Sciences Honors Program was accepted, and she will be performing research on Nanofiber-based Fast-Dissolving Drug Delivery System.

August 2022

• Congratulations Mahmoud, he gave an oral presentation at ACS Conference-Fall 2022, “Mahmoud Aboelkheir, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Removal of Triclosan From Aqueous Environment By Electrospun Polycyclodextrin Nanofibrous Membrane”, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Fall 2022 Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, IL, August 21-25,  2022 (Oral Presentation)"

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Melisa Kreismanis to conduct her MEng project ​(Major: MEng at Mat Sci&Eng)

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Christine Yang ​(Major: Biological Sciences), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Christina Simon ​(Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Ashley Liaw ​(Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

July 2022

• Congratulations to Emmy and Asli, their paper has been published: Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu*, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun, Tamer Uyar*, "Ondansetron/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Webs for Potential Orally Fast-Disintegrating Antiemetic Drug Delivery" International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 623, Article# 121921, page:1-12, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121921)

• Farewell to Asli. Thank you for your outstanding contribution to Uyar Research Group over the past 3 years.  

June 2022

• Congratulations Spoorthi. Spoorthi has been awarded the Summer 2022 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD and she will be doing research on Nanofiber-based Fast-Dissolving Drug Delivery Systems during summer 2022.

• Congratulations Tony. Tony has been awarded the Summer 2022 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD and he will be doing research on Nanofiber-based Fast-Dissolving Drug Delivery Systems during summer 2022.

May 2022​

• Congratulations Mahmoud, he presented his research at 2022 NNN Symposium (Mahmoud Aboelkheir, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Electrospun Polycyclodextrin Nanofibrous Membrane for the Scavenging of Organic Micropollutants from Aqueous Environment”, 2022 New York State Nanotechnology Network (NNN) Symposium: "Bridging the Workforce Gap", Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 19, 2022 (Poster Presentation)) 

• Congratulations Ankit, he presented his research at 2022 NNN Symposium (Ankit Kirtania, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Diltiazem HCl/Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Webs as Fast-dissolving Oral Drug Delivery System”, 2022 New York State Nanotechnology Network (NNN) Symposium: "Bridging the Workforce Gap", Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 19, 2022 (Poster Presentation))

April 2022

• Our Book Chapter has been published: "Zeynep Aytac, Tamer Uyar "Chapter 6: Electrospun Nanofibers for Drug Delivery Applications" in “Applications of Polymer Nanofibers” (edited by Anthony L. Andrady and Saad A. Khan), Wiley, Pages:202-254, April 2022, ISBN: 978-1-119-26768-3"

• Congratulations to Asli and Antonio, their paper has been published: Asli Celebioglu*, Antonio F. Saporito, Tamer Uyar*, "Green Electrospinning of Chitosan/Pectin Nanofibrous Films by the Incorporation of Cyclodextrin/Curcumin Inclusion Complexes: pH-Responsive Release and Hydrogel Feature", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10, 4758-4769, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00650)

March 2022​

• Congratulations to Asli and Deniz, their paper has been published: Asli Celebioglu*, Deniz Tekant, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun, Tamer Uyar*, "Orally Fast-Disintegrating Resveratrol/Cyclodextrin Nanofibrous Films as Antioxidant Dietary Supplement", ACS Food Science & Technology, 2, 3, 568-580, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.1c00456)

• Congratulations Emmy, she gave an oral presentation at ACS Conference-Spring 2022 (Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Ondansetron/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Electrospun Nanofibers for Fast-Disintegrating Drug Delivery”, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Spring 2022 Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 20-24, 2022 (Oral Presentation))

• Congratulations Kareena, she gave an oral presentation at ACS Conference-Spring 2022 (Kareena Dash, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Fast-Disintegrating Oral Drug Delivery System based on Naproxen/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibers”, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Spring 2022 Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 20-24, 2022 (Oral Presentation))

• Congratulations Asli, she gave an oral presentation at ACS Conference-Spring 2022 (Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Eugenol/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Encapsulated Pullulan Nanofibers for Potential Food Packaging Applications”, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Spring 2022 Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 20-24, 2022 (Oral Presentation))

• Prof. Uyar gave an invited talk at Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University "Cyclodextrin Functional Nanofibers and Their Potential Applications" (10 March 2022)

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Andrea Wilson ​(Major: Biological Sciences/Biochemistry), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Toni Tan ​(Major: Biological Sciences), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

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February 2022

• Congratulations to Emmy and Asli, their paper has been published: Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu*, Rimi Chowdhury, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun, Craig Altier, Tamer Uyar*, "Antibacterial Nanofibers of Pullulan/Tetracycline-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes for Fast-Disintegrating Oral Drug Delivery", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 610, 321-333, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.013)

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Mikayla Lin (Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

January 2022

• Uyar Group-NanoFibTex Lab welcomes Spoorthi Patil ​(Major: Biomedical Engineering), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

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2021:

December 2021

• Congratulations to Asli and Nancy, their paper has been published: Asli Celebioglu*, Nancy Wang, Mehmet E. Kilic, Engin Durgun, Tamer Uyar*, "Orally Fast Disintegrating Cyclodextrin/Prednisolone Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Webs for Potential Steroid Medications", Molecular Pharmaceutics, 18, 12, 4486-4500, 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00677)

• Congratulations Emmy, she gave an oral presentation at MRS Conference-Fall 2021 "Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Griseofulvin/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibers for Fast-dissolving Oral Drug Delivery Systems, 2021 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit (Virtual), December 6-8, 2021 (Oral Presentation)"

• Congratulations Nancy, she gave an oral presentation at MRS Conference-Fall 2021 "Nancy Wang, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Cyclodextrin/Prednisolone Inclusion Complex Nanofibers for Fast-Dissolving Drug Delivery, 2021 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit (Virtual), December 6-8, 2021 (Oral Presentation)"

• Congratulations Asli, she gave an oral presentation at MRS Conference-Fall 2021 "Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Orally Fast-Disintegrating Delivery System of Ferulic Acid/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibers, 2021 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, December 6-8, 2021 (Oral Presentation)"

September 2021

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Lameesa Zahedul ​(Major: Materials Sci. Eng.), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Prof. Uyar gave a keynote talk at NART 2021, “Cyclodextrin Functional Electrospun Nanofibrous Materials for Fast-Dissolving Delivery Systems”, NART 2021 - Nanofibers, Applications and Related Technologies, Istanbul, TURKEY, September 8-10, 2021. (Keynote Speaker)

August 2021​

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Ruobai Xiao, as a M.S. Student in Fiber Science

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Mahmoud Aboelkheir, as a M.S. Student in Fiber Science

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Neal Kirtania, as a M.S. Student in Fiber Science

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Kai Anna Yokoo ​(Major: Materials Sci. Eng.), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Congratulations Asli, she gave an oral presentation at ACS Conference-Fall 2021 "Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Fast-dissolving dietary supplement based on nanofibrous webs of curcumin/cyclodextrin inclusion complexes, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition, Fall 2021, Atlanta, GA, August 22-26, 2021 (Oral Presentation)"

• Congratulations Emmy, she gave an oral presentation at ACS Conference-Fall 2021 "Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Fast-disintegrating oral drug delivery systems based on pullulan/drug-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes”, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Fall 2021 Meeting & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, August 22-26, 2021 (Oral Presentation)"

• Congratulations Chris, he gave an oral presentation at ACS Conference-Fall 2021 "Chris Lawson, Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Biodegradable electrospun nanofiber layers for the functionalization of facemask”, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Fall 2021 Meeting & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, August 22-26, 2021 (Oral Presentation)"

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Kubra Ertan (Ph.D. Candidate, Food Engineering, METU, Turkey), as a Visiting Researcher

 

June 2021

• Prof. Uyar is ranked #16 in the Top 100 Turkish Scientist in Chemistry in the world. The ranking is based on the h-index and the number of scholarly citations. Prof. Uyar is the youngest scientist among the Top 20. Website: https://www.turkishtimedergi.com/turkishtime/kimya-bilimine-yon-veren-100-turk-arastirmasinin-sonuclari-belli-oldu/2/

• Congratulations Antonio on your graduation. Antonio will continue his Ph.D. study on Environmental Toxicology at NYU.

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May 2021

• Congratulations Asli: Asli Celebioglu gave a keynote talk at Cornell-UCL Symposium 2021. " Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Cyclodextrin-based nanofibrous materials for fast-dissolving medicinal drugs and dietary supplements”, Cornell-UCL (University College London) Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Fibers (Virtual), May 26, 2021 (Oral Presentation)

• Congratulations Deniz, her poster presentation won the "Best Poster" award at Cornell-UCL Symposium 2021, and she gave a talk on her research. "Deniz Tekant, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, "Development of Resveratrol/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Webs for Fast-dissolving Dietary Supplement”, Cornell-UCL (University College London) Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Fibers (Virtual), May 26, 2021 (Winner of Best Poster)

• Congratulations Emmy, she presented her research at Cornell-UCL Symposium 2021. "Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Electrospun Nanofibrous Web of Pullulan/Tetracycline-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes for Fast-Dissolving Oral Drug Delivery”, Cornell-UCL (University College London) Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Fibers (Virtual), May 26, 2021 (Poster Presentation)

• Congratulations Antonio, he presented his research at Cornell-UCL Symposium 2021. "Antonio F. Saporito, Asli Celebioglu and Tamer Uyar, “Electrohydrodynamic encapsulation of curcumin-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes in nanofibrous webs”, Cornell-UCL (University College London) Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Fibers (Virtual), May 26, 2021 (Poster Presentation)

• Congratulations Nancy, she presented her research at Cornell-UCL Symposium 2021. "Nancy Wang, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, “Electrospun Nanofiber of Cyclodextrin/Prednisolone for Fast-Dissolving Drug Delivery”, Cornell-UCL (University College London) Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Fibers (Virtual), May 26, 2021 (Poster Presentation)

• Congratulations Chris and Deniz, they presented their research at Cornell-UCL Symposium 2021. "Chris Lawson, Deniz Tekant, Asli Celebioglu and Tamer Uyar, “Functionalization of Facemask with Electrospun Nanofibrous Webs”, Cornell-UCL (University College London) Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Fibers (Virtual), May 26, 2021 (Poster Presentation)

• Prof. Tamer Uyar (Cornell) and Prof. Gareth R Williams (UCL) have co-organized Cornell-UCL (University College London) Symposium (Virtual) on Biomedical Applications of Fibers on May 26, 2021.

• Congratulations Emmy, she presented her research at CURB Spring Symposium 2021. "Emmy Hsiung, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Drug/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Functional Pullulan Nanofibers for Fast dissolving Oral Drug Delivery Systems, CURB-Cornell Undergraduate Research Board, Spring Symposium 2021, May 4-7, 2021"

• Congratulations Antonio, he presented his research at CURB Spring Symposium 2021. "Antonio F. Saporito, Asli Celebioglu and Tamer Uyar, Curcumin-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Incorporated Chitosan/Pectin Nanofibrous Webs for Drug Delivery Applications, CURB-Cornell Undergraduate Research Board, Spring Symposium 2021, May 4-7, 2021"

• Congratulations Chris and Deniz, they presented their research at CURB Spring Symposium 2021. "Chris Lawson, Deniz Tekant, Asli Celebioglu and Tamer Uyar, Facemask with Electrospun Nanofibrous Webs, CURB-Cornell Undergraduate Research Board, Spring Symposium 2021, May 4-7, 2021"

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April 2021​

• Congratulations Deniz: Deniz’s oral presentation at American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition, Spring 2021 (Virtual) on "Development of resveratrol/cyclodextrin inclusion complex nanofibrous webs for fast-dissolving dietary supplement” wins Second Place Award Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science ACS, and she will be awarded for $200.

• Prof. Uyar gave an invited talk at the School of Pharmacy, UCL-University College London on "Fast-Dissolving Delivery Systems (FDDS): Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibers for Fast-Dissolution of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients" (23 April 2021)

• Prof. Uyar gave an invited talk at UCDavis-Biological and Agricultural Engineering on the title of "Development of Fast‐Dissolving Medicinal Drugs and Dietary Supplements by Cyclodextrin‐based Nanofibrous Materials" (15 April 2021)

• Congratulations Deniz: Deniz Tekant gave an oral talk at ACS Conference-Spring 2021. "Deniz Tekant, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Development of resveratrol/cyclodextrin inclusion complex nanofibrous webs for fast-dissolving dietary supplement, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition, Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 5-30, 2021 (Oral Presentation) "

• Congratulations Antonio: Antonio Saporito gave an oral talk at ACS Conference-Spring 2021. "Antonio Saporito, Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Electrohydrodynamic encapsulation of curcumin-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes in chitosan/pectin nanofibrous webs, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition, Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 5-30, 2021 (Oral Presentation)"

• Congratulations Asli: Asli Celebioglu gave an oral talk at ACS Conference-Spring 2021. "Asli Celebioglu, Tamer Uyar, Ibuprofen/cyclodextrin inclusion complex nanofibers for fast dissolving oral drug delivery system", American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition, Spring 2021 (Virtual), April 5-30, 2021 (Oral Presentation)

• Congratulations Emmy: Emmy Hsiung​ has been awarded for Human Ecology Summer 2021 Research Stipends for Undergraduates. Emmy will be doing research on Nanofiber-based Fast-Dissolving Delivery Systems during summer 2021.

• NanoFibTex @ CHE News: Our face mask research is featured at CHE News (https://www.human.cornell.edu/fsad/spotlights/fsad-multi-pronged-approach-to-improving-face-masks)

• NanoFibTex @ Cornell Chronicle: Our face mask research is featured at Cornell Chronicle (https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/04/fit-function-fashion-sustainability-fiber-science-and-apparel-design-researchers)

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March 2021

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Kareena Dash (Major: Biological Sciences/Chemistry), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Prof. Tamer Uyar is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) as of March 2021. Being a Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow marks someone who is fully committed to the chemical sciences (https://www.rsc.org/membership-and-community/join/fellow/).

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February 2021

• Congratulations to Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Electrohydrodynamic Encapsulation of Eugenol-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes in Pullulan Nanofibers" Food Hydrocolloids, 111, Article #106264, page:1-13, 2021 (DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106264)

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Christopher Lawson (Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Reilly Halvorson ​(Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Dillon Eisman​ (Major: Applied Economics and Mgmt. Minor: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

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January 2021

• Our New Electrospinning Equipment (Spingenix-SG100-CSS1000) is now operational at Uyar Lab.
  Climate-controlled (RH% & Temp), multi-nozzle, dual spinning with scanner control, core-shell nozzle, high-speed rotating drum/rod collector,  integrated camera for Taylor cone visualization.

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Deniz Tekant​ (Major: Operations Research and Information Engineering
  Minor: Fashion Design). Deniz re-joined our group as an Undergraduate Researcher after one semester Covid19 break, Welcome back Deniz.

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Nancy Wang​ (Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Emmy Z. Hsiung​ (Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:

Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Electrospun formulation of acyclovir/cyclodextrin nanofibers for fast-dissolving antiviral drug delivery" Materials Science & Engineering C, 118, Article # 111514, page:1-13, 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111514)

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2020:

 

Nov 2020​​

• Asli gave a Seminar talk on “Fast-dissolving Electrospun Nanofibers of Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes for the Release of Drugs and Dietary Supplements” at the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design, Cornell University, 13 November 2020, Ithaca, NY.

• ​Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:

       Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Design of Polymer-free Vitamin-A acetate/Cyclodextrin Nanofibrous Webs: Antioxidant             and Fast-dissolving Property" Food & Function, 11, 7626-7637, 2020 (DOI: 10.1039/D0FO01776K)

 

Oct 2020​

• ​Our Review Paper has been published:

       Brabu Balusamy, Anitha Senthamizhan, Tamer Uyar*, “Electrospun Nanofibers for Wound Dressing and Tissue Engineering           Applications” Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 48 (5), 459-481, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.789186)      (invited paper for Special Issue: 100 Years of Polymer Science)

• ​Our Review Paper has been published:
  Brabu Balusamy*, Asli Celebioglu, Anitha Senthamizhan, Tamer Uyar*, “Progress in the design and development of “fast-dissolving” electrospun nanofibers based drug delivery systems-A systematic review” Journal of Controlled Release, 326, 482-509, 2020 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.07.038)

 

Sept 2019

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Antonio F. Saporito (Major: Chemistry), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

 

July 2020​

• ​Our Review Paper has been published: Sesha Vempati*, Fuat Topuz, Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith, Necmi Biyikli, Tamer Uyar*, “Electrospinning Combined with Atomic Layer Deposition to Generate Applied Nanomaterials: A Review” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3, 7, 6186-6209, 2020 (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c01120)

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Fast-dissolving Antioxidant Curcumin/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Electrospun Nanofibrous Webs" Food Chemistry Article# 126397, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126397)

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June 2020

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Development of Ferulic Acid/Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibers for Fast-Dissolving Drug Delivery System " International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 584, Article# 119395, 2020

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May 2020

• Our Review Paper has been published:
  Anitha Senthamizhan, Brabu Balusamy, Tamer Uyar*, “Functionalized electrospun nanofibers as a versatile platform for colorimetric detection of heavy metal ions in water: A review” Materials, 13 (10), 2421, 2020

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April 2020

• Our Review Paper has been published:
  Fuat Topuz* and Tamer Uyar*, "Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Antifungal Electrospun Nanofibers for Food Packaging Applications" Food Research International, 130, 08927, 2020.

• A joint-paper in collaboration with Prof. Gareth R Williams group has been published:
  Fatimah Fatimah, Zeynep Aytac, Tamer Uyar, George Pasparakis, Gareth R Williams*, "An Exploration of Electrospun Fibers Containing Drug-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes" Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, 7(1), 34-44, 2020

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Mar 2020

• Our Review Paper has been published:
  Anitha Senthamizhan, Brabu Balusamy, Tamer Uyar*, “Recent progress on designing electrospun nanofibers for colorimetric biosensing applications” Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 13, 1-8, 2020 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2019.08.002)

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Feb 2020

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Hydrocortisone/Cyclodextrin Complex Electrospun Nanofibers for Fast-Dissolving Oral Drug Delivery System" RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 11(2), 245-258, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1039/C9MD00390H)

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Deniz Tekant (Major: Operations Research & Information Eng.), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

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Jan 2020

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, " Electrospinning of Cyclodextrins: Hydroxypropyl-alpha-Cyclodextrin Nanofibers" Journal of Materials Science, 55 (1), 404-420, 2020 (DOI: 10.1007/s10853-019-03983-x)

• A joint-paper in collaboration with Prof. J.C. Jansen group has been published:
  A Fuoco, B Satilmis,* T Uyar, M Monteleone, E Esposito, C Muzzi, E Tocci, M Longo, M P De Santo, M Lanč, K Friess, O Vopička, JC Jansen*" Comparison of pure and mixed gas permeation of the highly fluorinated polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-2 under dry and humid conditions: experiment and modeling" J of Membrane Sci., 594, 117460, 2020

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2019:

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Dec 2019

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Metronidazole/Hydroxypropyl-beta-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanofibrous Webs as Fast-dissolving Oral Drug Delivery System" International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 572, Article No: 118828, pg 1-12, 2019 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118828)

• Our Book Chapter has been published:
  Brabu Balusamy, Anitha Senthamizhan, Tamer Uyar, " Chapter 2 - Design and Development of Electrospun Nanofibers in Regenerative Medicine" in "Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine" (edited by Ayse Begum Tekinay) Pages 47-79, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Humana Press, December 19, 2019, Print ISBN: 978-3-030-31201-5, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31202-2

• Our Book Chapter has been published:
  Ayse Begum Tekinay, Brabu Balusamy, Anitha Senthamizhan, Tamer Uyar, " Chapter 5 -Neuroregenerative Nanotherapeutics" in "Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine" (edited by Ayse Begum Tekinay), Pages 143-181, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Humana Press, December 19, 2019, Print ISBN: 978-3-030-31201-5, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31202-2

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Nov 2019

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, " Encapsulation and Stabilization of α-Lipoic Acid in Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Electrospun Nanofibers: Antioxidant and Fast-Dissolving α-Lipoic Acid/Cyclodextrin Nanofibrous Webs " Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67 (47), 13093-13107, 2019

• Our Review Paper has been published:
  Brabu Balusamy, Anitha Senthamizhan, Tamer Uyar*, “Functionalized electrospun nanofibers as colorimetric sensory probe for mercury detection: A Review” Sensors, 19(21), 4763, 2019 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s19214763)

• A joint-paper in collaboration with Prof. Athanassia Athanassiou group has been published as Inside Back Cover paper:
  Anitha Senthamizhan*, Despina Fragouli*, Brabu Balusamy, Bhushan Patil, Milan Palei, Stefania Sabella, Tamer Uyar and Athanassia Athanassiou* “Hydrochromic carbon dots as smart sensors for water sensing in organic solvents” Nanoscale Advances (Inside Back Cover), 1, 4258-4267, 2019

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Oct 2019

• Congratulations Asli, her paper has been published:
  Asli Celebioglu* and Tamer Uyar*, "Fast Dissolving Oral Drug Delivery System based on Electrospun Nanofibrous Webs of Cyclodextrin/Ibuprofen Inclusion Complex Nanofibers" Molecular Pharmaceutics, 16, 10, 4387-4398, 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00798

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Aug 2019

• Our Book Chapter has been published:
  Anitha Senthamizhan, Brabu Balusamy, Tamer Uyar, " Chapter 9 - Surface Functionalized Electrospun Nanofibers for Removal of Toxic Pollutants in Water” in “Nanofiber Membranes for Medical, Environmental, and Energy Applications” (edited by Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Nidal Hilal, Juhana Jaafar and Chris Wright), page 189-214, CRC Press, August 8, 2019, ISBN 9780815387039)

 

July 2019

• Our Review Paper has been published:
  Brabu Balusamy*, Omer Faruk Sarioglu, Anitha Senthamizhan, Tamer Uyar*, “Rational design and development of electrospun nanofibrous biohybrid composites” ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2, 3128-3143, 2019 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b00308).

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April 2019

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Dr. Asli Celebioglu, as a new Postdoctoral Researcher

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March 2019

• Prof. Uyar become a Faculty Fellow of Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future @ Cornell University

• Prof. Uyar become a Faculty Member at Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR)

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Feb 2019

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Grace Falanga (Major: Materials Sci. & Eng.), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Uyar Research Group welcomes Antonio P. Martinez (Major: Fiber Science), as a new Undergraduate Researcher

• Prof. Uyar gave a Seminar talk on “Functional Nanofibers via Electrospinning and Their Applications” at the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design, Cornell University, 23 February 2019, Ithaca, NY, USA.

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Jan 2019

• Prof. Uyar joined Cornell University as a new Faculty member at the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design.

 

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