[{"id":18,"date":"2015-04-16T14:48:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T18:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2020-06-10T21:49:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T21:49:46","slug":"facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>MicroFab jetlab\u00ae 4 xl-A Printing System,\u00a0high precision stages and vision system<\/li>\n<li>3D BioPlotter (EnvisionTec)<\/li>\n<li>Custom-made electrohydrodynamic printing setup with stages and vision system<\/li>\n<li>OCA 15 goniometer for surface tension and wetting properties characterization<\/li>\n<li>Anton Paar rheometer (MCR 301)<\/li>\n<li>Zeiss AxioScope Microscope<\/li>\n<li>AmScope Fluoresence Microscope<\/li>\n<li>Harrick Plasma cleaner<\/li>\n<li>Spin coater from Specialty Coating Systems<\/li>\n<li>Eppendor Centrifuge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The general-purpose laboratory instrument and facility include chemical fume-hoods, strobe\u00a0and continuous light sources, aerosol spray, microbalance, ovens and furnaces, syringe pumps,\u00a0high voltage power supply, ultrasonic bath, Milli-Q De-Ionized water system, temperature\u00a0controllers, lab computers, etc.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Related university facilities:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nano.vcu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\">Nanomaterials Core Characterization <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\">facility (NCC)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/electrical-and-computer.egr.vcu.edu\/about\/facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wright-Virginia Microelectronics Center (WVMC)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MicroFab jetlab\u00ae 4 xl-A Printing System,\u00a0high precision stages and vision system 3D BioPlotter (EnvisionTec) Custom-made electrohydrodynamic printing setup with stages and vision system OCA 15 goniometer for surface tension and wetting properties characterization Anton Paar rheometer (MCR 301) Zeiss AxioScope Microscope AmScope Fluoresence Microscope Harrick Plasma cleaner Spin coater from Specialty Coating Systems Eppendor Centrifuge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":16,"date":"2015-04-16T14:46:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2020-06-10T21:48:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T21:48:12","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 24, 2019: Karam won the Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant award<\/strong> in the College of Engineering. Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/IMG_8197-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" width=\"445\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/IMG_8197-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/IMG_8197-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/IMG_8197-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/IMG_8197-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/IMG_8197-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>April 12, 2019: Dr. Zhao has been interviewed on Advanced Science News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedsciencenews.com\/self%E2%80%90assembly-of-colloidal-nanoparticles-in-printing-processes-interview-with-hong-zhao\/\">Self-assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles in Printing Processes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ph.D. Graduate student position:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are looking for well-motivated graduate students to join the Micro\/Nano Transport and Printed Devices lab in Fall 2019. The research area will encompass solid-liquid interactions, thermal-fluid surface interactions across multiple length and time scales, inkjet printing, electrohydrodynamic printing, and 3D printing. Highly motivated students with a minimum BS degree in Mechanical engineering, Chemical engineering, Material science &amp; engineering or related disciplines are encouraged to apply. Some experiences in fabrication of functional electronic devices and coating techniques will be a plus, but not required. The successful candidate should have strong passion in doing research in lab environment, and demonstrate proficiency in English to meet the TOEFL (or IELTS) and GRE requirements of the VCU School of Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Interested applicants should send a cover letter and a complete CV to <a href=\"mailto:hzhao2@vcu.edu\">hzhao2@vcu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 16, 2016, Dr. Weilin Zhao starts her one-year visit in the Micro\/nano Transport and Printed Devices Lab. Dr. Zhao is a professor in the School of Material Science and Engineering from University of Jinan in China. Welcome, Prof. Zhao!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\">Link to full article<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 24, 2019: Karam won the Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant award in the College of Engineering. Congratulations! April 12, 2019: Dr. Zhao has been interviewed on Advanced Science News: Self-assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles in Printing Processes Ph.D. Graduate student position: We are looking for well-motivated graduate students to join the Micro\/Nano Transport and Printed Devices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":14,"date":"2015-04-16T14:44:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2021-12-21T21:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T21:59:14","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"top\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"30%\"><a href=\"#books\">Books &amp; Book Chapters<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"30%\"><a href=\"#articles\">Articles<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"30%\"><a href=\"#patents\">Patents<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 id=\"books\">BOOKS &amp; BOOK CHAPTERS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Law, K.Y., and <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Design Principles for Robust Superoleophobicity and Superhydrophobicity&#8221;, in Ras, R. and Marmur, A.\u00a0(Eds.) <em>Non-Wettable Surfaces: Theory, Preparation and Applications<\/em>,\u00a0Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Law, K.Y., and <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Surface Wetting: Characterization, Contact Angle, and Fundamentals, Springer Science+Business Media,\u00a02015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"articles\">PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang, Y., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Water-Induced Polymer Swelling and its Application in Soft Electronics&#8221;, <em>Applied Surface Science<\/em>, 2021, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apsusc.2021.151895<\/li>\n<li>Li, W., Yang, Y., Ehrhardt, C.J., Lewinski, N., Gascoyne, D., Lucas, G., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Wang, X., &#8220;3D Printing of Antibacterial Polymer Devices Based on Nitric Oxide Release from Embedded S\u2011Nitrosothiol Crystals&#8221;, <em>ACS Applied Bio Materials<\/em>, 2021, 4, 10, 7653-7662<\/li>\n<li>Joshipura, I.D., Persson, K.A., Truong, V.K., Oh, J., Kong, M., Vong, M.H., Ni, C., Alsafatwi, M., Parekh, D.P., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Dickey, M.D. &#8220;Are Contact Angle Measurements Useful for Oxide-Coated Liquid Metals?&#8221; <em>Langmuir<\/em>, 2021, 37, 10914-10923<\/li>\n<li>Tian, S., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Lewinski, N., &#8220;Key Parameters and Applications of Extrusion-Based Bioprinting&#8221;, <em>Bioprinting<\/em>, 2021, 23, e00156<\/li>\n<li>Yang, Y., Duan, S., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Highly Conductive Silicone Elastomers via Environment- Friendly Swelling and In Situ Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles&#8221;, <em>Advanced Materials Interfaces<\/em>, 2021, 2100137<\/li>\n<li>Li, Z., Al-Milaji, K.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Chen, D.R., &#8220;Ink Bridge Control in the Electrohydrodynamic Printing with a Coaxial Nozzle&#8221;, <em>Journal of Manufacturing Processes<\/em>, 2020, 60, 418-425<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., Huang, Q., Li, Z., Ng, T.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Direct Embedment and Alignment of Silver Nanowires by Inkjet Printing for Stretchable Conductors&#8221;, <em>ACS Applied Electronic Materials<\/em>, 2020, 2, 3289-3298<\/li>\n<li>Zhao, Y.Q., Sun, Y., Zhang, Y., Ding, X., Zhao, N., Yu., B., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Duan, S., Xu, F.J., &#8220;Well-Defined Gold Nanorod\/Polymer Hybrid Coating with Inherent Antifouling and Photothermal Bactericidal Properties for Treating an Infected Hernia&#8221;, <em>ACS Nano,<\/em> 2020, 14, 2, 2265-2275<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., Gupta, S., Pecharsky, V.K., Barua, R., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Hadimani, R.L., &#8220;Differential effect of magnetic alignment on additive manufacturing of magnetocaloric particles&#8221;, <em>AIP Advances<\/em>, 2020, 10, 015052<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., Hadimani, R.L., Gupta, S., Pecharsky, V.K., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Inkjet Printing of Magnetic Particles Toward Anisotropic Magnetic Properties&#8221;, <em>Scientific Reports<\/em>, 2019, 9, 16261.<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;New Perspective of Mitigating the Coffee-ring Effect: Interfacial Assembly&#8221;, <em>Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>, 2019, 123, 12029-12041 (<strong>invited review paper<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Li, Z., Al-Milaji, K.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Chen, D.R., &#8220;Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet printing with a circulating dual-channel nozzle&#8221;, <em>Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering<\/em>, 2019, 29, 035013<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Probing the Colloidal Particle Dynamics in Drying Sessile Droplets&#8221;, <em>Langmuir<\/em>, 2019, 35, 2209-2220.<\/li>\n<li>Huang, Q., Al-Milaji, K.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Inkjet Printing of Silver Nanowires for Stretchable Heaters&#8221;, <em>ACS Applied Nano Materials,<\/em> 2018, 1, 4528-4536.<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N.,\u00a0 Radhakrishnan, V., Kamerkar, P., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;pH-Modulated Self-Assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles in a Dual-Droplet Inkjet Printing Process&#8221;, <em>Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,<\/em> 2018, 529, 234-242<\/li>\n<li>Secondo, R., Al-Milaji, K.N., Ng, T.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Kinsey, N., &#8220;Numerical Characterization of Monolayer Ink-Jet Printed Polystyrene Lattice&#8221;, <em>CLEO: Applications and Technology<\/em>, JTh2A. 80, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., Secondo, R.R., Ng, T.N., Kinsey, N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Interfacial Self-Assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles in Dual-Droplet Inkjet Printing&#8221;, <em>Advanced Materials Interfaces<\/em>, 2018, 5, 1701561 (<strong>Highlighted as Inside Cover<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Majewski, C., Perkins, A., Faltz, D., Zhang, F., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Xiao, W., \u201cDesign of a 3D Printed Insole with Embedded Plantar Pressure Sensor Arrays\u201d, <em>Proceedings of UbiComp\/ISWC&#8217;17 (Ubiquitous Computing\/ International Symposium on Wearable Computers)<\/em>, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, \u201cMask-assisted Electrospray for Superoleophobic Surfaces: An Experimental and Numerical Study\u201d, <em>Surface and Coatings Technology<\/em>, 2017, 316, 146-154<\/li>\n<li>Al-Milaji, K.N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, \u201cFabrication of Superoleophobic Surfaces by Mask-assisted Electrospray\u201d, <em>Applied Surface Science<\/em>, 2017, 396, 955\u2013964<\/li>\n<li>Chen, H., Tang, T., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Law, K.Y., Amirfazli, A., \u00a0&#8220;How pinning and contact angle hysteresis governs quasi-static liquid drop transfer&#8221;, <em>Soft Matter<\/em>, 2016, 12, 1998-2008<\/li>\n<li>Ma, J., Mantell, D., Mizes, H., Yang, X., McConville, P., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Drop coalescence on non-absorbent coated substrates&#8221;, <em>Proceedings of the 31st\u00a0International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies\u00a0and Digital Fabrication, 2015, 457-461<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Song, H.Q., Li, R.Q., Duan, S., Yu, B., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Chen, D.F., Xu, F.J., &#8220;Ligand-functionalized degradable polyplexes formed by cationic poly(aspartic acid)-grafted chitosan\u2013cyclodextrin conjugates&#8221;, <em>Nanoscale<\/em>,\u00a02015, 7, 5803-5814<\/li>\n<li>Yan, P., Wang, R., Zhao, N., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Chen, D.F., and Xu, F.J., &#8220;Polycation-functionalized gold nanoparticles with different morphologies for superior gene transfection&#8221;, <em>Nanoscale<\/em>, 2015, 7, 5281-5291<\/li>\n<li>Zhang, J.L., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, \u201cPinning and Wetting Stability of Liquids on Superoleophobic Textured Surfaces\u201d, <em>Surface Innovations<\/em>, 2014, Vol. 2, SI2, 103-115<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Park, K.C., Law, K.Y., \u201cEffect of Surface Texturing on Superoleophobicity, Contact Angle Hysteresis, and Robustness\u201d, <em>Langmuir<\/em>, 2012, 28 (42): 14925\u201314934<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Law, K.Y., \u201cDirectional Self-cleaning Superoleophobic Surface\u201d, <em>Langmuir<\/em>, 2012, 28 (32): 11812\u201311818<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Law, K.Y., \u201cSuper Toner and Ink Repellent Superoleophobic Surface\u201d, <em>ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces<\/em>, 2012, 4, 4288\u22124295<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Law, K.Y., Sambhy, V., \u201cFabrication, Surface Properties and Origin of Superoleophobicity for a Model Textured Surface\u201d, <em>Langmuir<\/em>, 2011, 27 (10): 5927\u20135935<\/li>\n<li>Samuel., B., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Law, K.Y., \u201cStudy of Wetting and Adhesion Interactions between Water and Various Polymer and Superhydrophobic Surfaces\u201d,<em> Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>, 2011, 115 (30): 14852\u201314861<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Law, K.Y., \u201cDirectional Self-cleaning Surface Design for Ink Jetting Devices\u201d, <em>Proceedings of 26<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup> International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies\u00a0and Digital Fabrication<\/em>, 2010, 171-173<\/li>\n<li>Law, K.Y., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Samuel, B., \u201cAdhesion of Water on Flat Polymer Surfaces and Superhydrophobic Surfaces\u201d, <em>Proceedings of the 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo<\/em>, 2010<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Liu, X., Tse, S.D., \u201cEffects of Pressure and Precursor Loading in the Flame Synthesis of Titania Nanoparticles\u201d, <em>Journal of Aerosol Science<\/em>, 2009, 40(11): 919-937<\/li>\n<li>Law, K.Y., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, \u201cDo We Need Better Materials than Teflon in Marking\u201d, <em>Proceedings of the 25<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup> International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP25) and Digital Fabrication<\/em>, 2009<\/li>\n<li>Law, K.Y., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, \u201cEffects of Surface Texture and Chemistry on Surface Hydrophobicity and Oleophobicity\u201d, <em>NSTI-Nanotech 2009<\/em>, ISBN 978-1-4398-1784-1, 3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Liu, X., Tse, S.D., \u201cControl of Nanoparticle Size and Agglomeration through Electric-field-enhanced Flame Synthesis\u201d, Perspective article (<strong>invited<\/strong>), <em>Journal of Nanoparticle Research<\/em>, 2008, 10: 907\u2013923<\/li>\n<li>Xu, F., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Tse, S.D., &#8220;Carbon Nanotube Synthesis on Catalytic Metal Alloys in Methane\/Air Counterflow Diffusion Flames&#8221;, <em>Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2007,<\/em> 31:1839-1847<\/li>\n<li>Xu, F., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Sun, G., Tse, S.D., \u201cDirect Flame Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube on Metal Alloys and Metal Oxides\u201d, <em>Proceedings of 44<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup> Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit<\/em>, 2006, AIAA 2006-1530<\/li>\n<li>Tse, S.D., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, &#8220;Dynamics of Flame Propagation from Localized Ignition in Rich Hydrogen\/Air Mixtures: Effects of Elevated Pressure and Temperature&#8221;, <em>Combustion Science and Technology, 2005,<\/em> 177:559-578<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Rapaka, V., Tse, S.D., \u201cCombustion Synthesis of Non-agglomerated Al<sub><span style=\"font-size: small\">2<\/span><\/sub>O<sub><span style=\"font-size: small\">3<\/span><\/sub> and TiO<sub><span style=\"font-size: small\">2<\/span><\/sub> Nanopowders in Uniform Electric Fields\u201d, <em>Proceedings of 43<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">rd<\/span><\/sup> Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 2005, <\/em>AIAA 2005-362<\/li>\n<li>Xu, F., <strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Rapaka, V., Tse, S.D., \u201cCatalytic Combustion Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes\u201d, <em>Proceedings of 43<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">rd<\/span><\/sup> Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit<\/em>, 2005, AIAA 2005-542<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Xue, D.S., \u201cGas-Liquid Mixer on Multiphase Pump for Experimental Analysis and Homogenizer for Field Use\u201d, <em>China Petroleum Machinery<\/em>, 2000, 28(10), 6-8<\/li>\n<li>Ban, Y.T., <strong>Zhao, H.,<\/strong> Xue, D.S., \u201cPerformance Prediction Model of Helico-Axial Multiphase Pump\u201d, <em>Journal of Engineering Thermophysics<\/em>, 2000, 21(2), 187-190<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zhao, H.<\/strong>, Xue, D.S., \u201cInfluence of Operating Parameters on the Performance of Multiphase Rotordynamic Pumps\u201d, <em>China Petroleum Machinery<\/em>, 2000, 28(4), 19-22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"patents\">PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>9,139,002, Method for making an inkjet print head front face having a textured superoleophobic surface<\/li>\n<li>9,096,062, Manufacturing process for an ink jet printhead including a coverlay<\/li>\n<li>9,073,323, Process for thermally stable oleophobic low adhesion coating for inkjet printhead front face<\/li>\n<li>9,050,807, Process for bonding interstitial epoxy adhesive for fabrication of printhead structures in high density printheads<\/li>\n<li>9,004,648, Inkjet printheads containing epoxy adhesives and methods for fabrication thereof<\/li>\n<li>8,931,890, Method and apparatus for leveling a printed image and preventing image offset<\/li>\n<li>8,910,380, Method of manufacturing inkjet printhead with self-clean ability<\/li>\n<li>8,888,250, Thermal bubble jetting mechanism, method of jetting and method of making the mechanism<\/li>\n<li>8,870,345, Method of making superoleophobic re-entrant resist structures<\/li>\n<li>8,851,630, Low adhesion sol gel coatings with high thermal stability for easy clean, self cleaning printhead front face applications<\/li>\n<li>8,708,458, Superoleophobic glass devices and their methods<\/li>\n<li>8,562,110, Ink jet print head front face having a textured superoleophobic surface and methods for making the same<\/li>\n<li>8,544,987, Thermally stable oleophobic low adhesion coating for inkjet printhead front face<\/li>\n<li>8,540,346, Patterned metallization on polyimide aperture plate for laser-ablated nozzle<\/li>\n<li>8,534,797, Superoleophobic and superhydrophobic devices and method for preparing same<\/li>\n<li>8,506,051, Process for preparing an ink jet print head front face having a textured superoleophobic surface<\/li>\n<li>8,475,704, Fabrication of printhead nozzle plate coating with self cleaning and high drool pressure by electrospinning technique<\/li>\n<li>8,384,748, Fabrication of improved aluminum rollers with low adhesion and ultra\/super hydrophobicity and\/or oleophobicity by electrospinning technique in solid ink-jet marking<\/li>\n<li>8,348,390, Enhancing superoleophobicity and reducing adhesion through multi-scale roughness by ALD\/CVD technique in inkjet application<\/li>\n<li>8,292,404, Superoleophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces and method for preparing same<\/li>\n<li>8,285,184, Nanocomposites with fluoropolymers and fluorinated carbon nanotubes<\/li>\n<li>8,226,207, Coating for an ink jet printhead front face<\/li>\n<li>8,213,849, Inductively heated carbon nanotube fuser<\/li>\n<li>8,168,287, Fuser member<\/li>\n<li>8,096,649, Image conditioning coating<\/li>\n<li>8,086,154, Nanomaterial heating element for fusing applications<\/li>\n<li>7,970,332, Oil less fusing using nano\/micro textured fusing surfaces<\/li>\n<li>20130093814, Self cleaning printhead<\/li>\n<li>20140349071, Com\/iphone method of 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Non-Wettable Surfaces: Theory, Preparation and Applications,\u00a0Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016 Law, K.Y., and Zhao, H., Surface Wetting: Characterization, Contact Angle, and Fundamentals, Springer Science+Business Media,\u00a02015 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":12,"date":"2015-04-16T14:42:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T18:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2020-10-20T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T14:13:54","slug":"group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/group\/","title":{"rendered":"Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Group-picture-2018-1024x984.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Group-picture-2018-1024x984.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Group-picture-2018-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Group-picture-2018-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Group-picture-2018-1536x1475.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Group-picture-2018-2048x1967.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>From right to left: (first row) Dr. Zhen Li, Dr. Qijin Huang, Stephen Holtz, Dr. Hong Zhao, Zhijing Xue, Lilly Balderson; (second row) Karam Al-Milaji, Brendan White, Eddy Ekouevi, Bruno Trigo, Susie McLeod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 90px\">\n<p><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"float: left\"><a href=\"mailto:hzhao2@vcu.edu\">Dr. Hong Zhao<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dr. Zhao received her Ph.D. in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University in 2007. Prior to joining Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014, she was a research scientist and project lead at Xerox Corporation. Zhao has authored and co-authored 20+ peer-reviewed journal publications and proceeding papers, 30+ issued patents and patent applications. Her research interests include superhydrophobic and superoleophobic surface design, inkjet drop dynamics, self-assembly of colloidal particles, inkjet printing and electrohydrodynamic printing for functional devices and additive manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-doctoral Research Associates<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:almilajikn@mymail.vcu.edu\">Dr. Karam Al-Milaji<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ph.D. Graduate Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"yangy38@mymail.vcu.edu\">Yuanhang Yang<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mehtak2@mymail.vcu.edu\">Kashminder Mehta<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vertically-Integrated-Projects (VIP) students<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Andrew Hennigan (Undergraduate student in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Tirre (Undergraduate student in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate research students<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lilly Balderson (Chemistry department)<\/p>\n<p>Eddy Ekouevi (Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dr. Zhen Li (Co-advised with Prof. Daren Chen), (Post-doctoral research associate, Oct. 2017 &#8211; Feb. 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Qijin Huang (Post-doctoral research associate, July 2017 &#8211; Dec. 2018)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shun Duan (Visiting scholar from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, Sept. 2019 &#8211; Sept. 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Weilin Zhao (Visiting scholar from Jinan University, China, Feb. 2016 &#8211; Jan. 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Brennan Chaloux (Undergraduate student in Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Holtz (Undergraduate student in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Trigo (Undergraduate student in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Vu (Undergraduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Brendan White (Undergraduate student in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Zhijing Xue (Undergraduate student in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Ryen Stahl (Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering)<\/p>\n<p>Susie McLeod (Undergraduate VIP student, Aug. 2018 &#8211; Dec. 2018)<\/p>\n<p>Heather Hepperle (Undergraduate work-study research assistant, Oct. 2017 &#8211; May 2018)<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Salinsky (Undergraduate VIP student, Aug. 2017-May 2018)<\/p>\n<p>Blake Kinkead (Undergraduate VIP student, Aug. 2017-Dec. 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Locks (Undergraduate intern student, 2017 summer)<\/p>\n<p>Colter G. 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More specifically:<\/p>\n<p>(1) High resolution inkjet and electrohydrodynamic printing \u00a0for functional devices and printing beyond 3D<\/p>\n<p>The market for printed electronics, including organics, inorganics and composites, will rise from $29.80 billion in 2015 to $73.69 billion in 2025. As a low cost, scalable microfabrication method, inkjet printing technology provides significant advantages in making patterns and devices, with\u00a0fewer process steps and less material waste, the ability to integrate into a high throughput and\u00a0roll-to-roll manufacturing process, and compatibility with various conductive, semiconducting, and dielectric inks to fabricate functional electronic devices. The objective of this study is to advance the fundamental\u00a0understanding of inkjet drop dynamics and\u00a0drop coalescence, self-assembly and pattern formation of various colloidal particles in evaporating inkjet droplets, under capillary\/thermal\/electrostatic stimuli, with the goal of developing scalable printing techniques to fabricate high resolution functional devices and 3D nano\u00a0structures, through inkjet and electrohydrodynamic printing.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Micro\/nano engineered surfaces and interfaces for applications of self-cleaning, drag reduction, and filtration<\/p>\n<p>Different wetting behaviors, such as super-repellency and super-wetting, have recently generated immense commercial and academic interests due to their wide applicability in various fields where liquid-solid interactions are involved.\u00a0In this\u00a0study, we aim to enhance the fundamental understanding of the structure-property relationship of surface 3D topography and wettability, the impaled liquid-air interface and its role in wetting stability, fluid flow and drag reduction, water\/oil transport, and filtration, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our research areas are highly interdisciplinary, focusing on micro-\/nano- engineered surfaces and interfaces, thermal and fluid science, transport and self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles, combined with scalable micro\/nanomanufacturing. More specifically: (1) High resolution inkjet and electrohydrodynamic printing \u00a0for functional devices and printing beyond 3D The market for printed electronics, including organics, inorganics and composites, will rise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6,"date":"2015-04-14T14:29:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T14:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2020-07-03T11:54:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T11:54:31","slug":"sample-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Hong-Zhao-picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\" width=\"271\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Hong-Zhao-picture.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2020\/06\/Hong-Zhao-picture-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin: 10px\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Welcome to the\u00a0Micro\/nano Transport and Printed Devices Lab!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Our group works to understand the liquid-solid interactions across multiple length and time scales and to control the assembly of functional colloidal particulates, combined with micro\/nano\u00a0manufacturing through inkjet and electrohydrodynamic printing\u00a0to bring about transformative breakthrough in various applications including\u00a0printed functional devices, energy, water and heat management, biosensing, soft actuators and soft robotics, etc.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Hong Zhao, Ph.D.<br \/>Associate Professor<br \/>Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering<br \/>Virginia Commonwealth University<br \/>Biotech One, Room 1085<br \/>800 E. Leigh Street<br \/>Richmond, VA 23298<br \/>Phone: <a href=\"tel:804-827-7025\"><u>804-827-7025<\/u><\/a><br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hzhao2@vcu.edu\"><u>hzhao2@vcu.edu<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Welcome to the\u00a0Micro\/nano Transport and Printed Devices Lab! Our group works to understand the liquid-solid interactions across multiple length and time scales and to control the assembly of functional colloidal particulates, combined with micro\/nano\u00a0manufacturing through inkjet and electrohydrodynamic printing\u00a0to bring about transformative breakthrough in various applications including\u00a0printed functional devices, energy, water and heat management, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/hzhao2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]