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  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding theoretical and experimental studies of the microstructures and conformations of macromolecular chains, particularly through his development of the gammagauche model

Overview

Alan E. Tonelli is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research spans key areas in materials science and engineering, with a focus on biomedical applications and polymer sciences.

The scientist has contributed to several publications, including studies on bioadhesives, nanostructures, composite films, hydrogels, and pharmaceutical delivery systems. Recent papers include:

  • Chitosan based bioadhesives for biomedical applications: A review, 2022, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Cyclodextrin-based nanostructures, 2021, Progress in Materials Science
  • Chitosan/Graphene Oxide Composite Films and Their Biomedical and Drug Delivery Applications: A Review, 2021, Applied Sciences
  • Effect of clinoptilolite on structure and drug release behavior of chitosan/thyme oil γ-Cyclodextrin inclusion compound hydrogels, 2020, Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • Delivery of pharmaceuticals and other active ingredients with their crystalline cyclodextrin inclusion compounds, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Their work covers interdisciplinary topics that integrate materials chemistry with biomedical engineering. Main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of specialization focus on:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Biomaterials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science

Their research contributions address topics such as:

  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Hamid Hamedi, Sara Moradi, Jialong Shen, Martin W. King, and Richa Tomer, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing cooperative work.

Their publications have appeared in a range of venues, notable among them are:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Progress in Materials Science
  • Applied Sciences
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Alan E. Tonelli was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1989, cited for studies on macromolecular chain microstructures and conformations, including development of the gammagauche model.

Best Publications

  • Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review

    Hamid Hamedi;Sara Moradi;Samuel M. Hudson;Alan E. Tonelli

  • Review of conventional and novel polymerization processes for polyesters

    K. Pang;R. Kotek;A. Tonelli

  • Chitosan based bioadhesives for biomedical applications: A review.

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  • Carbon-13 NMR chemical shifts and the microstructure of polymers

    Alan E. Tonelli;Frederic C. Schilling

  • Inclusion Compound Formation with a New Columnar Cyclodextrin Host

    Cristian C. Rusa;Todd A. Bullions;Justin Fox;Francis E. Porbeni

  • Study of the inclusion compounds formed between α-cyclodextrin and high molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(ϵ-caprolactone)

    Lei Huang;Emily Allen;Alan E. Tonelli

  • Two-Phase Channel Structures Based on α-Cyclodextrin−Polyethylene Glycol Inclusion Complexes

    Irina N. Topchieva;Alan E. Tonelli;Irina G. Panova;Elena V. Matuchina

  • Polymer-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds : Toward new aspects of their inclusion mechanism

    Cristian C. Rusa;Constantin Luca;Alan E. Tonelli

  • Polymer/polymer inclusion compounds as a novel approach to obtaining a PLLA/PCL intimately compatible blend

    Cristian C. Rusa;Alan E. Tonelli

  • The Configurational Statistics of Random Poly(lactic acid) Chains. II. Theory

    David A. Brant;Alan E. Tonelli;Paul J. Flory

  • The dissolution and characterization of Bombyx mori silk fibroin in calcium nitrate‐methanol solution and the regeneration of films

    Anshu Bagga Mathur;Alan Tonelli;Thomas Rathke;Sam Hudson

  • Thermochromic phase transition of a polydiacetylene, poly(ETCD), studied by high-resolution solid-state carbon-13 NMR

    Hajime Tanaka;M. A. Gomez;A. E. Tonelli;M. Thakur

  • Inclusion compounds formed between cyclodextrins and nylon 6

    Lei Huang;Emily Allen;Alan E. Tonelli

  • Porous Nylon-6 Fibers via a Novel Salt-Induced Electrospinning Method

    Amit Gupta;Carl D. Saquing;Mehdi Afshari;Alan E. Tonelli

  • Formation of and Coalescence from the Inclusion Complex of a Biodegradable Block Copolymer and α-Cyclodextrin: A Novel Means To Modify the Phase Structure of Biodegradable Block Copolymers

    Xintao Shuai;Francis E. Porbeni;Min Wei;I. Daniel Shin

  • PET versus PEN: what difference can a ring make?

    A.E. Tonelli

  • Carbon-13 NMR determination of poly(propylene oxide) microstructure

    Frederic C. Schilling;Alan E. Tonelli

  • Manipulation of Nylon-6 Crystal Structures with Its α-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex

    Min Wei;Walter Davis;Brad Urban;Yanqiu Song

  • The Configurational Statistics of Random Poly(lactic acid) Chains. I. Experimental Results

    Alan E. Tonelli;Paul J. Flory

  • Formation and characterization of the inclusion compounds between poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(ε-caprolactone) triblock copolymer and α- and γ-cyclodextrin

    Jin Lu;I.D Shin;S Nojima;A.E Tonelli

  • Lewis acid–base complexation of polyamide 66 to control hydrogen bonding, extensibility and crystallinity

    Nadarajah Vasanthan;Richard Kotek;Dong-Wook Jung;Daniel Shin

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamer Uyar
Tamer Uyar Cornell University
Xintao Shuai
Xintao Shuai Sun Yat-sen University
Hajime Tanaka
Hajime Tanaka University of Tokyo
Frank A. Bovey
Frank A. Bovey Nokia (United States)
Jan Genzer
Jan Genzer North Carolina State University
Saad A. Khan
Saad A. Khan North Carolina State University
Eugene Helfand
Eugene Helfand Nokia (United States)
Paul J. Flory
Paul J. Flory Stanford University
Andrew J. Lovinger
Andrew J. Lovinger Nokia (United States)
Brent S. Sumerlin
Brent S. Sumerlin University of Florida

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