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Eugenia Kumacheva

Eugenia Kumacheva

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Chemistry
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
99
Citations
39772
World Ranking
1094
National Ranking
20

Chemistry

D-Index
93
Citations
37166
World Ranking
1763
National Ranking
40

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2019 - De Gennes Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2017 - Chemical Institute of Canada Medal
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Eugenia Kumacheva is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans a variety of subfields, notably Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Cell Biology.

The scientific work of Eugenia Kumacheva covers a diverse range of topics, including:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Kumacheva include:

  • "Bipolar-shell resurfacing for blue LEDs based on strongly confined perovskite quantum dots," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Nanoparticle synthesis assisted by machine learning," 2021, Nature Reviews Materials
  • "The rise of self-driving labs in chemical and materials sciences," 2023, Nature Synthesis
  • "Multifunctional 3D-Printed Wound Dressings," 2021, ACS Nano
  • "A 3D printing approach to intelligent food packaging," 2022, Trends in Food Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kumacheva include:

  • Sina Kheiri
  • Zhengkun Chen
  • Yingshan Ma
  • Elisabeth Prince
  • Sofia M. Morozova

Kumacheva has contributed to major scientific venues with multiple publications in:

  • ACS Nano
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Science Advances
  • UNC Libraries

Recognition and awards received by Kumacheva include:

  • De Gennes Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2019
  • Chemical Institute of Canada Medal, 2017
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2016
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2007

Best Publications

  • Enhanced electrocatalytic CO2 reduction via field-induced reagent concentration

    Min Liu;Yuanjie Pang;Bo Zhang;Bo Zhang;Phil De Luna

  • Properties and emerging applications of self-assembled structures made from inorganic nanoparticles

    Zhihong Nie;Alla Petukhova;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • Generation of Monodisperse Particles by Using Microfluidics: Control over Size, Shape, and Composition

    Shengqing Xu;Zhihong Nie;Minseok Seo;Patrick Lewis

  • Patterning surfaces with functional polymers

    Zhihong Nie;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • Self-assembly of metal--polymer analogues of amphiphilic triblock copolymers

    Zhihong Nie;Daniele Fava;Eugenia Kumacheva;Shan Zou

  • Janus and Ternary Particles Generated by Microfluidic Synthesis: Design, Synthesis, and Self-Assembly

    Zhihong Nie;Wei Li;Minseok Seo;Shengqing Xu

  • Formation of monodisperse bubbles in a microfluidic flow-focusing device

    Piotr Garstecki;Irina Gitlin;Willow DiLuzio;George M. Whitesides

  • Bipolar-shell resurfacing for blue LEDs based on strongly confined perovskite quantum dots

    Yitong Dong;Ya-Kun Wang;Ya-Kun Wang;Fanglong Yuan;Andrew Johnston

  • Polymer microgels: reactors for semiconductor, metal, and magnetic nanoparticles.

    Jiguang Zhang;Shengqing Xu;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • Confinement-induced phase transitions in simple liquids.

    Jacob Klein;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • Reduction of frictional forces between solid surfaces bearing polymer brushes

    Jacob Klein;Eugenia Kumacheva;Diana Mahalu;Dvora Perahia

  • Polymer Particles with Various Shapes and Morphologies Produced in Continuous Microfluidic Reactors

    Zhihong Nie;Shengqing Xu;Minseok Seo;Patrick C. Lewis

  • Three-dimensional shape transformations of hydrogel sheets induced by small-scale modulation of internal stresses

    Zi Liang Wu;Michael Moshe;Jesse Greener;Heloise Therien-Aubin

  • Simple liquids confined to molecularly thin layers. I. Confinement-induced liquid-to-solid phase transitions

    Jacob Klein;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • Control of human embryonic stem cell colony and aggregate size heterogeneity influences differentiation trajectories.

    Céline Liu Bauwens;Raheem Peerani;Sylvia Niebruegge;Kimberly A. Woodhouse

  • Step-growth polymerization of inorganic nanoparticles.

    Kun Liu;Zhihong Nie;Nana Zhao;Wei Li

  • Nanoparticle synthesis assisted by machine learning

    Huachen Tao;Tianyi Wu;Matteo Aldeghi;Tony C. Wu

  • Niche-mediated control of human embryonic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation.

    Raheem Peerani;Balaji M Rao;Celine Bauwens;Ting Yin

  • Emulsification in a microfluidic flow-focusing device: effect of the viscosities of the liquids

    Zhihong Nie;MinsSeok Seo;Shengqing Xu;Patrick C. Lewis

  • Microfluidic Production of Biopolymer Microcapsules with Controlled Morphology

    Hong Zhang;Ethan Tumarkin;Raheem Peerani;Zhihong Nie

  • Photogeneration of Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters in Polymer Microgels

    Jiguang Zhang;Shengqing Xu;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • MICROGELS: Old Materials with New Applications

    Mallika Das;Hong Zhang;Eugenia Kumacheva

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhihong Nie
Zhihong Nie Fudan University
Piotr Garstecki
Piotr Garstecki Polish Academy of Sciences
Edward H. Sargent
Edward H. Sargent Northwestern University
Michael Rubinstein
Michael Rubinstein Duke University
Jacob Klein
Jacob Klein Weizmann Institute of Science
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Gilbert C. Walker
Gilbert C. Walker University of Toronto
Howard A. Stone
Howard A. Stone Princeton University
Mitchell A. Winnik
Mitchell A. Winnik University of Toronto
Ekaterina B. Zhulina
Ekaterina B. Zhulina ITMO University

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