Industrial Biotechnology

CBB Researchers

CBB Researchers: Industrial Biotechnology

Stories

"Waterloo biologist part of a research collaboraton creating new genetic toolbox," Biology News, Trevor Charles, December 21, 2016
"New gecko gripper can be used in manufacturing and medicine," Waterloo Stories, Boxin Zhao, December 16, 2016
"Waterloo researcher is developing a nano-glue for electronics," Waterloo Stories, Boxin Zhao, September 16, 2013
Can bacteria create green energy?" Waterloo Stories, Hyung Sool Lee, May 10, 2013
"Can bacteria help create a cheaper fuel for our cars?" Waterloo Stories, Perry Chou, May 3, 2013

Press/Media

"Zebra Mussel-inspired electrically conductive polymer nanofibre," YouTube Video, Boxin Zhao, June 11, 2015
"Mining microbial metagenomes," YouTube Lecture, Trevor Charles, September 30, 2014
"Biofuels and waste management," YouTube Lecture, Eric Prouzet, September 29, 2014
"WISE Lecture Series - Microalgae for energy production," Youtube Lecture, Eric Prouzet, May 22, 2014
"Mining metagenomes for bioplastics and other useful bioproducts," YouTube Lecture, Trevor Charles, September 19, 2013

"Industrial biotechnology: Current developments and trends," YouTube Lecture, Murray Moo-Young, September 19, 2013

Publications by CBB Researchers

Behavior of Water/pMDI Emulsion Adhesive on Bonding Wood Substrates with Varied Surface Properties, Che Zhang, Li Yu, Fatemeh Ferdosian, Sucharita Vijayaraghavan, Julien Mesnager, Veronique Jollet, and Boxin Zhao, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018 57 (48), 16318-16326, DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03485
Ahne, J., Li, Q., Croiset, E., & Tan, Z. (2018). Electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers for airborne nanoparticle filtration. Textile Research Journal.
Liu Y.B., Cronin D., Worswick M. (2019) Full-Scale Testing and Numerical Modeling of Adhesively Bonded Hot Stamped Ultra-High Strength Steel Hat Sections. In: Kimberley J., Lamberson L., Mates S. (eds) Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham
Zhang, Z., Wang, X., Tam, K. C., & Sèbe, G. (2019). A comparative study on grafting polymers from cellulose nanocrystals via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and activator re-generated by electron transfer ATRP
Alneamy, Ayman & E Khater, Mahmoud & K Abdel Aziz, Ahmed & Heppler, Glenn & Abdel-Rahman, Eihab. (2018). Electrostatic Arch Micro-Tweezers.
Zhang Y, Ward V, Dennis D, Plechkova NV, Armenta R, Rehmann L. Efficient Extraction of a Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)-Rich Lipid Fraction from Thraustochytrium sp. Using Ionic Liquids. Materials. 2018; 11(10):1986.
Shahsavan, H., Yu, L., Jákli, A., & Zhao, B. (2017). Smart biomimetic micro/nanostructures based on liquid crystal elastomers and networks. Soft matter, 13(44), 8006-8022.
Ferdosian, F., Pan, Z., Gao, G., & Zhao, B. (2017). Bio-based adhesives and evaluation for wood composites application. Polymers, 9(2), 70.
d’Eon, J., Zhang, W., Chen, L., Berry, R. M., & Zhao, B. (2017). Coating cellulose nanocrystals on polypropylene and its film adhesion and mechanical properties. Cellulose, 24(4), 1877-1888.
Liew, K., Shahsavan, H., & Zhao, B. (2017). Functionally graded dry adhesives based on film-terminated silicone foam. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 76, 47-53.
Cholewinski, A., Yang, F. K., & Zhao, B. (2017). Underwater Contact Behavior of Alginate and Catechol-Conjugated Alginate Hydrogel Beads. Langmuir, 33(34), 8353-8361.
Pan, Z., Cheng, F., & Zhao, B. (2017). Bio-Inspired Polymeric Structures with Special Wettability and Their Applications: An Overview. Polymers, 9(12), 725.
Soman, S. S., & Madhuranthakam, C. M. R. (2017). Effects of internal geometry modifications on the dispersive and distributive mixing in static mixers. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 122, 31-43.
Sun, D., & Simakov, D. S. (2017). Thermal management of a Sabatier reactor for CO2 conversion into CH4: Simulation-based analysis. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 21, 368-382.
Simakov, D. S. (2017). Renewable Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals from Carbon Dioxide: Fundamentals, Catalysis, Design Considerations and Technological Challenges. Springer.
Walker, S. B., Sun, D., Kidon, D., Siddiqui, A., Kuner, A., Fowler, M., & Simakov, D. S. (2018). Upgrading biogas produced at dairy farms into renewable natural gas by methanation. International Journal of Energy Research.
Mahmoud, M. A. E., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Mansour, R. R., & El-Saadany, E. F. (2017). Out-of-Plane Continuous Electrostatic Micro-Power Generators. Sensors, 17(4), 877.
Al-Ghamdi, M. S., Alneamy, A. M., Park, S., Li, B., Khater, M. E., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., ... & Yavuz, M. (2017). Nonlinear Parameter Identification of a Resonant Electrostatic MEMS Actuator. Sensors, 17(5), 1121.
Lajimi, S. A. M., Heppler, G. R., & Abdel-Rahman, E. M. (2017). A parametric study of the nonlinear dynamics and sensitivity of a beam-rigid body microgyroscope. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 50, 180-192.
El-Rayes, K., Gabran, S., Abdel-Rahman, E., & Melek, W. (2018). Variable-Flux Biaxial Vibration Energy Harvester. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(8), 3218-3227.
Ideris, A., Croiset, E., & Pritzker, M. (2017). Ni-samaria-doped ceria (Ni-SDC) anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operating with CO. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(14), 9180-9187.
Ideris, A., Croiset, E., & Pritzker, M. (2017). Ni-samaria-doped ceria (Ni-SDC) anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operating with CO. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(14), 9180-9187.
Lee, H. S. (2018). Electrokinetic analyses in biofilm anodes: Ohmic conduction of extracellular electron transfer. Bioresource technology.
Lun, N., Saha, D. C., Macwan, A., Pan, H., Wang, L., Goodwin, F., & Zhou, Y. (2017). Microstructure and mechanical properties of fibre laser welded medium manganese TRIP steel. Materials & Design, 131, 450-459.

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