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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For world-renowned accomplishments in materials research with an emphasis on synchrotron technology, polymer crystallization and nanofiber applications, as well as contributions to community services.
  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For insightful experiments to elucidate the early stages of crystallization of polymers, particularly through development of powerful synchrotron Xray techniques

Overview

Benjamin S. Hsiao is a researcher affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields including Materials Science, Engineering, and Environmental Science with a notable focus on the subfields of Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their research primarily centers on advanced cellulose studies, membrane separation technologies, and electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications. Other notable topics include advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, membrane-based ion separation techniques, and conducting polymers and their applications.

Hsiao has published extensively in journals such as Membranes, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Membrane Science, Nanomaterials, and Advanced Materials. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work, combining aspects of polymer science, nanotechnology, and environmental sustainability.

Frequent collaborators include Priyanka R. Sharma, Sunil K. Sharma, Hongyang Ma, Tomas Rosén, and Ruifu Wang, with coauthor counts ranging from 12 to 26 publications.

Among recent papers are the following:

  • Nanocellulose for Sustainable Water Purification, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Nanocellulose-Enabled Membranes for Water Purification: Perspectives, 2020, Advanced Sustainable Systems
  • Biodegradable silk fibroin-based bio-piezoelectric/triboelectric nanogenerators as self-powered electronic devices, 2022, Nano Energy
  • Cationic Dialdehyde Nanocellulose from Sugarcane Bagasse for Efficient Chromium(VI) Removal, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Elucidating the Opportunities and Challenges for Nanocellulose Spinning, 2020, Advanced Materials

Hsiao's work in materials science has been recognized through several fellowships. They have been named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2015 for contributions in synchrotron technology, polymer crystallization, and nanofiber applications. Additional distinctions include Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2013), Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2011), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2011), and Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002), the latter highlighting contributions to understanding polymer crystallization through synchrotron X-ray techniques.

Best Publications

  • Structure and process relationship of electrospun bioabsorbable nanofiber membranes

    Xinhua Zong;Kwangsok Kim;Dufei Fang;Shaofeng Ran

  • Functional electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for biomedical applications.

    Dehai Liang;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Benjamin Chu

  • Development of a nanostructured DNA delivery scaffold via electrospinning of PLGA and PLA-PEG block copolymers.

    Y.K. Luu;K. Kim;B.S. Hsiao;B. Chu

  • Incorporation and controlled release of a hydrophilic antibiotic using poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-based electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds

    Kwangsok Kim;Yen K. Luu;Charles Chang;Dufei Fang

  • Apparatus and method for fixation of vascular grafts

    John Ricotta;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Rajesh H. Somani

  • NANOFIBROUS MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

    Christian Burger;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Benjamin Chu

  • Electrospun fine-textured scaffolds for heart tissue constructs

    Xinhua Zong;Harold Bien;Chiung-Yin Chung;Lihong Yin

  • Control of degradation rate and hydrophilicity in electrospun non-woven poly(D,L-lactide) nanofiber scaffolds for biomedical applications.

    Kwangsok Kim;Meiki Yu;Xinhua Zong;Jonathan Chiu

  • High flux ultrafiltration membranes based on electrospun nanofibrous PAN scaffolds and chitosan coating

    Kyunghwan Yoon;Kwangsok Kim;Xuefen Wang;Dufei Fang

  • FLOW-INDUCED SHISH KEBAB PRECURSOR STRUCTURES IN ENTANGLED POLYMER MELTS

    Rajesh H. Somani;Ling Yang;Lei Zhu;Benjamin S. Hsiao

  • Development of hydrophilic barrier layer on nanofibrous substrate as composite membrane via a facile route

    Xuefen Wang;Kai Zhang;Yin Yang;Lili Wang

  • Structure Development during Shear Flow-Induced Crystallization of i-PP: In-Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Study

    Rajesh H. Somani;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Aurora Nogales;Srivatsan Srinivas

  • Small-angle X-ray scattering of polymers.

    Benjamin Chu;Benjamin S. Hsiao

  • Structure Development during Shear Flow Induced Crystallization of i-PP: In Situ Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction Study

    Rajesh H. Somani;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Aurora Nogales;Hitesh Fruitwala

  • Functional nanofibers for environmental applications

    Kyunghwan Yoon;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Benjamin Chu

  • Crystallization Temperature-Dependent Crystal Orientations within Nanoscale Confined Lamellae of a Self-Assembled Crystalline−Amorphous Diblock Copolymer

    Lei Zhu;Stephen Z. D. Cheng;Bret H. Calhoun;Qing Ge

  • Antithrombogenic property of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in nanofibrous vascular grafts.

    Craig K. Hashi;Yiqian Zhu;Guo-Yuan Yang;William L. Young

  • Electro-spinning and electro-blowing of hyaluronic acid.

    In Chul Um;Dufei Fang;Benjamin S. Hsiao;and Akio Okamoto

  • High Flux Filtration Medium Based on Nanofibrous Substrate with Hydrophilic Nanocomposite Coating

    Xuefen Wang;Xuming Chen;Kyunghwan Yoon;Dufei Fang

  • Bioactive Nanofibers: Synergistic Effects of Nanotopography and Chemical Signaling on Cell Guidance

    Shyam Patel;Kyle Kurpinski;Ryan Quigley;Hongfeng Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin Chu
Benjamin Chu Stony Brook University
Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Stephen Z. D. Cheng University of Akron
Christian Burger
Christian Burger Max Planck Society
Lei Zhu
Lei Zhu Case Western Reserve University
Zhong-Ming Li
Zhong-Ming Li Sichuan University
Roderic P. Quirk
Roderic P. Quirk University of Akron
Meifang Zhu
Meifang Zhu Donghua University
Edwin L. Thomas
Edwin L. Thomas Texas A&M University
Gan-Ji Zhong
Gan-Ji Zhong Sichuan University
Christopher Y. Li
Christopher Y. Li Drexel University

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