{"id":53,"date":"2021-03-17T15:24:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/kota\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:12:32","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/kota\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Openings: <\/strong>We are always looking for highly motivated postdocs and students.&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:akota2@ncsu.edu?subject=Prospective%20student\/postdoc\">Email<\/a>&nbsp;if you are interested in joining our group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Patents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, K. Popat, S. Movafaghi, V. L. Murphy, W. Wang, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20180303981A1\/en?oq=US+2018%2f0303981+A1\">Hemocompatibility of superhemophobic titania surfaces<\/a>&#8221; U.S. Patent 11,484,630 (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, H. Vahabi \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/WO2019074791A1\/en\">Hydrophilic, yet slippery solid surfaces<\/a>\u201d U.S. Patent 10,442,166 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. Tuteja, A. K. Kota, G. Kwon, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/WO2013173722A2\/en\">Devices and methods for electric field driven on-demand separation of liquid-liquid mixtures<\/a>,\u201d US patent 9,834,459 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, S. Jathar, S. Movafaghi, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/WO2017087880A1\/\">Devices and methods for sorting droplets by surface tension<\/a>,\u201d US2016\/062903 (2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. Tuteja, A. K. Kota, G. Kwon, J. M. Mabry, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20120000853\">Superhydrophilic and oleophobic porous materials and methods for making and using the same<\/a>,\u201d US patent 9,186,631 (2015).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Book Chapters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/bk-2012-1106.ch011\">Superoleophobic Surfaces<\/a>,\u201d in&nbsp;<strong>Advances in Fluorine Containing Polymers<\/strong>, ACS Symposium Series (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, K. I. Winey, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessscience.com\/abstract.aspx?id=YB090133&amp;referURL=\/content\/Polymer%20nanocomposites%20with%20carbon%20nanotubes\/YB090133\">Polymer nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes: Tuning the properties<\/a>,\u201d in&nbsp;<strong>McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2009<\/strong>, Mc-Graw Hill Publications, New York, NY (2009).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Journal Publications<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">M.J. Zarei, S. Pillai, O. Eldaly, A.M. Rather, S. Vallabhuneni, M.A. Zikry, A.K. Kota \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh01250c\">Hyperelastic superomniphobic surfaces via microprotrusion-induced stress redistribution<\/a>\u201d,\u00a0<strong>Materials Horizons<\/strong> (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A.M. Rather, M. Barrubeeah, M. J. Zarei, Y.J. Kim, S. Vallabhuneni, A.K. Kota \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlehtml\/2025\/nr\/d4nr05135a\">3D printing of superhydrophobic and multifunctional objects via simple and inexpensive vat photopolymerization<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Nanoscale<\/strong>,\u00a017(11) (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A.M. Rather, S. Vallabhuneni, A.J. Pyrch, M. Barrubeeah, S. Pillai, A. Taassob, F.N. Castellano, A.K. Kota. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-024-48154-y.pdf\">Color morphing surfaces with effective chemical shielding<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Nature Communications<\/strong>,\u00a015(1) (2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">W. Wang, H. Vahabi, A. Taassob, S. Pillai, A. K. Kota,&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/advs.202308101\">On\u2010Demand, Contact\u2010Less and Loss\u2010Less Droplet Manipulation via Contact Electrification<\/a>&#8220;, <strong>Advanced Science<\/strong>, 2308101(2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">P. Kantam, V. K. Manivasagam, T. K. Jammu, R. M. Sabino, S. Vallabhuneni, Y. J. Kim, A. K. Kota, K. C. Popat,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/admi.202300564\">Interaction of Blood and Bacteria with Slippery Hydrophilic Surfaces<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Advanced Materials Interfaces<\/strong>, 2300564 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">W. Ding, S. Vallabhuneni, J. Liu, X. Wang, Y. Zhao, Y. Wang, Q. Tang, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, A. K. Kota, J. Tang \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2079-4991\/13\/18\/2574\">Eu3+ Complex-Based Superhydrophobic Fluorescence Sensor for Cr(VI) Detection in Water<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Nanomaterials<\/strong>,13,18 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. Movafaghi, S. Vallabhuneni, W. Wang, S. Jathar, A. K. Kota,\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.langmuir.3c00578\">Rapid and Onsite Detection of Fuel Adulteration<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Langmuir<\/strong>, 39, 26 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">D. J. Sutherland, A. M. Rather, R. M. Sabino, S. Vallabhuneni, W. Wang, K. C. Popat, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acssuschemeng.2c06233\">Hemp-Based Sustainable Slippery Surfaces: Icephobic and Antithrombotic Properties<\/a>\u201d, <strong>ACS Sustainable Chemistry &amp; Engineering<\/strong>,11,6 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">N. L. Eyegheleme, A. K. Kota, J. B. Boreyko,\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acsanm.3c02969\">Oil Sequestration in Synthetic Trees with Nanoporous Leaves and Oleophilic Roots<\/a>\u201d <strong>ACS Applied Nano Materials<\/strong>, 6, 19 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">N. L. Eyegheleme, V. Umashankar, D. N. Miller, A. K. Kota, J. B. Boreyko,\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.langmuir.2c02713\">Oil\u2013Water Separation using Synthetic Trees<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Langmuir<\/strong>,39,7 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">H. Vahabi, S. Vallabhuneni, M. Hedayati, W. Wang, D. Krapf, M. J. Kipper, N. Miljkovic, Arun K. Kota,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2590238522005422\">Designing non-textured, all-solid, slippery hydrophilic surfaces<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Matter<\/strong>,5,12, (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">W. Wang, J. Sun, S. Vallabhuneni, B. Pawlowski, H. Vahabi, K. Nellenbach, A. C. Brown, F. Scholle, J. Zhao, A. K. Kota,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2022\/MH\/D2MH00695B\">On-demand, remote and lossless manipulation of biofluid droplets<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Materials Horizons<\/strong>, 9,11 (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">G. Kwon, E. R. Post, A. K. Kota, C. Li, D. L. Speer, A. J. Guenthner, J. T. Reams, K. R. Lamison, J. M. Mabry, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.langmuir.1c01985\">Continuous Liquid\u2013Liquid Extraction and in-Situ Membrane Separation of Miscible Liquid Mixtures<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Langmuir<\/strong>, 37, 46, (2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">H. Cha, H. Vahabi, A. Wu, S. Chavan, M.-K. Kim, S. Sett, S. A. Bosch, W. Wang, A. K. Kota, N. Miljkovic, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/full\/10.1126\/sciadv.aax0746\">Dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaces<\/a>&#8220;, <strong>Science Advances<\/strong>, 6,eaax0746(2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">C. Li, X. Li, X. Du, Y. Zhang, W. Wang, T. Tong, A. K. Kota, J. Lee, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.est.0c02547\">Elucidating the trade-off between membrane wetting resistance and water vapor flux in membrane distillation<\/a>&#8220;, <strong>Environmental Science &amp; Technology<\/strong>, 54&nbsp;(16), 10333-10341 (2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">H. Hatoum, S. Vallabhuneni, A. K. Kota, D. L. Bark, K. C. Popat, L. P. Dasi,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1751616120304495\">Impact of superhydrophobicity on the fluid dynamics of a bileaflet mechanical heart valve<\/a>\u201d, <strong>Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials<\/strong>, 110, (2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. A. G\u00fcnay, M. Gnadt, S. Sett, H. Vahabi, A. K. Kota, N. Miljkovic, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.langmuir.0c02272\">Droplet evaporation dynamics of low surface tension fluids using the steady method<\/a>\u201d, Langmuir, 36,46, (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">W. Wang, X. Du, H. Vahabi, S. Zhao, Y. Yin, A. K. Kota, T. Tong, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-019-11209-6\">Trade-off in membrane distillation with monolithic omniphobic membranes<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Nature Communications<\/strong>, 10, 3220 (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">R. M. Sabino, K. Kauk, S. Movafaghi, A. K. Kota, K. C. Popat, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1549963419301303\">Interaction of blood plasma proteins with Superhemophobic Titania nanotube surfaces<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine<\/strong>, 21, 102046, p. 1 (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">X. Yan, L. Zhang, S. Sett, L. Feng, Z. Huang, H. Vahabi, A. K. Kota, F. Chen, N. Miljkovic, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acsnano.8b06677\">Droplet jumping: Effects of droplet size, surface structure, pinning, and liquid properties<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>ACS Nano<\/strong>, 13, p. 1309 (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">W. Wang, H. Vahabi, S. Movafaghi, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/admi.201900538\">Superomniphobic Surfaces with Improved Mechanical Durability: Synergy of Hierarchical Texture and Mechanical Interlocking<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Materials Interfaces<\/strong>, 1900538, p. 1 (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. Movafaghi, W. Wang, D. L. Bark, L. P. Dasi, K. C. Popat, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2019\/mh\/c9mh00051h#!divAbstract\">Hemocompatibility of Super-Repellent Surfaces: Current and Future<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Materials Horizons<\/strong>, DOI: 10.1039\/C9MH00051H (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. Movafaghi, M. D. Cackovic, W. Wang, H. Vahabi, A. Pendurthi, C. S. Henry, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/admi.201900232\">Superomniphobic Papers for On\u2010Paper pH Sensors<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Materials Interfaces<\/strong>, 6, 1900232, p. 1 (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">H. Vahabi, W. Wang, J. M. Mabry, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/4\/11\/eaau3488\">Coalescence-induced jumping of droplets on superomniphobic surfaces with macrotexture<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Science Advances<\/strong>, 4: eaau3488, p. 1 (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. Vallabhuneni, S. Movafaghi, W. Wang, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/mame.201800313\">Superhydrophobic Coatings for Improved Performance of Electrical Insulators<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Macromolecular Materials and Engineering<\/strong>, 303, 1800313, p.1 (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">Y. Liu, L. Ma, W. Wang, A. K. Kota, H. Hu, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0169433218309863\">An experimental study on soft PDMS materials for aircraft icing mitigation<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Applied Surface Science<\/strong>, 447, p. 599 (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">K. Bartlet, S. Movafaghi, L. P. Dasi, A. K. Kota, K. C. Popat, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0927776518301632\">Antibacterial activity on superhydrophobic titania nanotube arrays<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces<\/strong>, 166, p. 179 (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">H. Vahabi, W. Wang, S. Davies, J. M. Mabry, and A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acsami.7b09344\">Coalescence-induced self-Propulsion of droplets on superomniphobic surfaces<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces<\/strong>, 9, p. 29328 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. Pendurthi, S. Movafaghi, W. Wang, S. Shadman, A. P. Yalin, and A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acsami.7b06924\">Fabrication of nanostructured omniphobic and superomniphobic surfaces with inexpensive CO2&nbsp;laser engraver<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces<\/strong>, 9. P. 25656 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">K. Bartlet, S. Movafaghi, A. K. Kota, K. C. Popat, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2017\/ra\/c7ra03373g#!divAbstract\">Superhemophobic titania nanotube array surfaces for blood contacting medical devices<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>RSC Advances<\/strong>, 7, p. 35466 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">H. Vahabi, W. Wang, K. C. Popat, G. Kwon, T. B. Holland, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/doi\/10.1063\/1.4989577\">Metallic superhydrophobic surfaces via thermal sensitization<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Applied Physics Letters<\/strong>, 110, p. 251602 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">W. Wang, J. Salazar, H. Vahabi, A. Joshi-Imre, W. E. Voit*, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/adma.201700295\">Metamorphic superomniphobic surfaces<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Materials<\/strong>, 27, p. 1700295 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">F. Jiang, J. Zhao, A. K. Kota, N. Xi, M. Mutka, L. Xiao, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/7839259\/\">A miniature water surface jumping robot<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters<\/strong>, 2, p. 1272 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">D. Bark Jr, H. Vahabi, H. Bui, A. S. Movafaghi, B. Moore, A. K. Kota, K. Popat, L. P. Dasi, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs10439-016-1618-2\">Hemodynamic Performance and Early Evaluation of Thrombogenic Properties of a Superhydrophobic mechanical heart valve<\/a>,\u201d 45, p. 452,&nbsp;<strong>Annals of Biomedical Engineering<\/strong>&nbsp;(2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. Movafaghi, V. Leszczak, W. Wang, J. A. Sorkin, L. P. Dasi, K. C. Popat, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/adhm.201600717\/abstract\">Hemocompatibility of superhemophobic titania surfaces<\/a>\u201d 6, p. 1600717 ,&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Healthcare Materials<\/strong>&nbsp;(2017).&nbsp;Highlighted on&nbsp;<em>Forbes, Chemistry World, Materials Today, Chemical &amp; Engineering News, Physorg News, Science Daily<\/em>&nbsp;etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">D. Beemer, W. Wang, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/Content\/ArticleLanding\/2016\/TA\/C6TA07262C#!divAbstract\">Durable gels with ultra-low adhesion to ice<\/a>,\u201d 4, p. 18253,&nbsp;<strong>Journal of Materials Chemistry A<\/strong>&nbsp; (2016).&nbsp;Highlighted on&nbsp;<em>Materials Today, PhysOrg, EurekAlert, ScienceDaily<\/em>&nbsp;etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">H. Vahabi, W. Wang, S. Movafaghi, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acsami.6b06333\">Free-standing, flexible superomniphobic films<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces<\/strong>, 8, p. 21962 (2016).&nbsp;Highlighted on&nbsp;<em>New Atlas, ScienceDaily, PhysOrg, EurekAlert<\/em>&nbsp;etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">K. Lockwood, W. Wang, L. Boyd, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acsami.6b06958\">Superhydrophobic coatings with edible materials<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces<\/strong>, 8, p. 18664 (2016).&nbsp;Highlighted on<em>&nbsp;Physorg News, Science Daily, NewAtlas, EurekAlert&nbsp;<\/em>etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. Movafaghi, W. Wang, A. Metzger, D. D. Williams, J. D. Williams, A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2016\/lc\/c6lc00673f#!divAbstract\">Tunable superomniphobic surfaces for sorting droplets by surface tension<\/a>,\u201d<strong>&nbsp;Lab on a Chip<\/strong>, 16, p. 3204 (2016).&nbsp;Highlighted on<em>&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, Physorg News, Science Daily&nbsp;<\/em>etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. P. R. Kobaku, G. Kwon, A. K. Kota, R. G. Karunakaran, P. Wong, D. H. Lee, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/am507964k\">Wettability engendered templated self-assembly (WETS) for fabricating multi-phasic particles<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces<\/strong>, 7, p. 4075 (2015).&nbsp;Highlighted on&nbsp;<em>Washington Times, Physorg News, Detroit News, University of Michigan News&nbsp;<\/em>etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, G. Kwon, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/am\/journal\/v6\/n7\/full\/am201434a.html\">The Design and Applications of Superomniphobic Surfaces<\/a>,\u201d<strong>&nbsp;NPG Asia Materials<\/strong>, 6, e109, p. 1 (2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">J. Yoon, A. K. Kota, S. Bhaskar, A. Tuteja, J. Lahann, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/am403516h\">Amphiphilic Colloidal Surfactants Based on Electrohydrodynamic Co-jetting<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces<\/strong>, 5, p. 11281 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, W. Choi, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1557\/mrs.2013.101\">Superomniphobic surfaces: Design and durability<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>MRS Bulletin<\/strong>, 38, p. 383 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, J. M. Mabry, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icevirtuallibrary.com\/content\/article\/10.1680\/si.12.00017\">Superoleophobic surfaces: Design criteria and recent studies<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Surface Innovations<\/strong>, 1, p. 71 (2013).&nbsp;<strong>Awarded the Best Science Paper Award by the Institution of Civil Engineers.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. Pan, A. K. Kota, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ja310517s\">Superomniphobic surfaces for effective chemical shielding<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Journal of the American Chemical Society<\/strong>, 135, p. 578 (2013).&nbsp;Highlighted on&nbsp;<em>NBC News, The&nbsp;Wall Street Journal,&nbsp;Popular Science, Slashdot, NASA Tech Briefs&nbsp;<\/em>etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, Y. Li, W. Choi, J. M. Mabry, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/adma.201202554\/abstract\">Hierarchically structured superoleophobic surfaces with ultra-low contact angle hysteresis<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Materials<\/strong>, 24, p. 5838 (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">S. P. R. Kobaku, A. K. Kota, J. M. Mabry, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/anie.201202823\/abstract\">Patterned superomniphobic-superomniphilic surfaces: Templates for site-selective self-assembly<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Angewandte Chemie International Edition<\/strong>, 51, p. 10109 (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, G. Kwon, W. Choi, J. M. Mabry, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ncomms\/journal\/v3\/n8\/full\/ncomms2027.html\">Hygro-responsive membranes for effective oil-water separation<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Nature Communications<\/strong>, 3, 1025 (2012).&nbsp;Highlighted on&nbsp;<em>Nature<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Chemical &amp; Engineering News<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Nature Asia-Pacific Research Highlights<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Science News<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>R&amp;D Magazine<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Yahoo News<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Physorg News<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>The Michigan Daily&nbsp;<\/em>etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">G. Kwon, A. K. Kota, Y. Li, A. Sohani, J. M. Mabry, A. Tuteja, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/adma.201201364\/abstract\">On-demand Separation of Oil-Water Mixtures<\/a>,\u201d<em>&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Advanced Materials<\/strong>, 24, p. 3666 (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">J. H. Choi, A. Kota, K. I. Winey, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ie1002476\">Micellar morphology in sulfonated pentablock copolymer solutions<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Industrial &amp; Engineering Chemistry Research<\/strong>, 49, p. 12093 (2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. L. Gershon, D. P. Cole, A. K. Kota, H. A. Bruck, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10853-010-4597-y\">Nanomechanical characterization of dispersion and its effects in nano-enhanced polymers and polymer composites<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Journal of Materials Science<\/strong>, 45, p. 6353 (2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/nanophotonics.spiedigitallibrary.org\/article.aspx?articleid=1228092\">Polymer\/carbon-nanotube nanocomposites: from innovation to commercialization<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Journal of Nanophotonics<\/strong>, 3 (2009).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. L. Gershon, A. K. Kota, H. A. Bruck \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/jcm.sagepub.com\/content\/43\/22\/2587\">Characterization of quasi-static mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites using a new combinatorial approach<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Journal of Composite Materials<\/strong>, 43, p. 2587 (2009).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">B. H. Cipriano, A. K. Kota, A. L. Gershon, C. J. Laskowski, T. Kashiwagi, H. A. Bruck, S. R. Raghavan, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S003238610800743X\">Conductivity enhancement of carbon nanotube and nanofiber-based polymer nanocomposites by melt annealing<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Polymer<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>49, p. 4846<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(2008).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">A. K. Kota, L. Murphy, T. Strohmer, D. I. Bigio, H. A. Bruck, D. 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