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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his dielectric spectroscopy and Xray scattering work on crystalline polymers and polymer blends

Overview

James Runt is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has contributed to multiple fields including medicine, materials science, and engineering. Their research work spans a diverse set of subfields such as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, biomedical engineering, electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, biomaterials, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's recent publications highlight a focus on cardiac valve diseases and treatments as well as advanced materials for biomedical and technological applications. Notable recent papers include:

  • A highly scalable dielectric metamaterial with superior capacitor performance over a broad temperature, 2020, Science Advances
  • Assessment of a Siloxane Poly(urethane-urea) Elastomer Designed for Implantable Heart Valve Leaflets, 2020, Advanced NanoBiomed Research
  • 1-Year Results From a Multicenter Trial of a Polymer Surgical Mitral Valve, 2025, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Their research involves important topics such as cardiac valve diseases and treatments, dielectric materials and actuators, electromagnetic wave absorption materials, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, silicone and siloxane chemistry, and cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

James Runt frequently collaborates with authors including Tian Zhang, Xin Chen, Yash Thakur, Biao Lu, and Qiyan Zhang. Their work is also featured regularly in key scientific venues such as Science Advances, Advanced NanoBiomed Research, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Throughout their career, the scientist has been recognized by several professional bodies. They were named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2009 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2005 for contributions to dielectric spectroscopy and X-ray scattering studies on crystalline polymers and polymer blends.

Best Publications

  • Modeling electrode polarization in dielectric spectroscopy: Ion mobility and mobile ion concentration of single-ion polymer electrolytes

    Robert J. Klein;Shihai Zhang;Shichen Dou;Brad H. Jones

  • New Biomedical Poly(urethane urea)−Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

    Ruijian Xu;Evangelos Manias;and Alan J. Snyder;James Runt

  • Electrical breakdown and ultrahigh electrical energy density in poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) copolymer

    Xin Zhou;Xuanhe Zhao;Zhigang Suo;Chen Zou

  • A highly scalable dielectric metamaterial with superior capacitor performance over a broad temperature

    Tian Zhang;Xin Chen;Yash Thakur;Biao Lu

  • Enhancement of the dielectric response in polymer nanocomposites with low dielectric constant fillers.

    Yash Thakur;Tian Zhang;C. Iacob;Tiannan Yang

  • Microphase Separation of Segmented Poly(urethane urea) Block Copolymers

    J. T. Garrett;J. Runt;J. S. Lin

  • Melting point depression in crystalline/compatible polymer blends

    Peter B. Rim;James P. Runt

  • Crystallization and microstructure of poly (L-lactide-co-meso-lactide) copolymers

    Jiang Huang;Melissa S. Lisowski;James Runt;Eric S. Hall

  • Molecular Mobility, Ion Mobility, and Mobile Ion Concentration in Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Polyurethane Ionomers

    Daniel Fragiadakis;Shichen Dou;Ralph H. Colby;James Runt

  • Molecular mobility and Li(+) conduction in polyester copolymer ionomers based on poly(ethylene oxide).

    Daniel Fragiadakis;Shichen Dou;Ralph H. Colby;James Runt

  • Dielectric and Viscoelastic Responses of Imidazolium-Based Ionomers with Different Counterions and Side Chain Lengths

    U Hyeok Choi;Yuesheng Ye;David Salas de la Cruz;Wenjuan Liu

  • Phase separation of diamine chain-extended poly(urethane) copolymers: FTIR spectroscopy and phase transitions

    James T Garrett;Ruijian Xu;Jaedong Cho;James Runt

  • Human foetal osteoblastic cell response to polymer-demixed nanotopographic interfaces

    Jung Yul Lim;Joshua C Hansen;Christopher A Siedlecki;James Runt

  • Microdomain Morphology of Poly(urethane urea) Multiblock Copolymers

    James T. Garrett;Christopher Siedlecki;James Patrick Runt

  • Method for storing pump impeller and method for compressing expandable pump

    David A Boger;Robert L Campbell;Gregory P Dillon;Stephen A Hambric

  • Crystallization of poly(butylene terephthalate) and its blends with polyarylate

    James Patrick Runt;D. M. Miley;X. Zhang;K. P. Gallagher

  • A Comparison of Phase Organization of Model Segmented Polyurethanes with Different Intersegment Compatibilities

    Rebeca Hernandez;Jadwiga Weksler;Ajay Padsalgikar;Taeyi Choi

  • Expandable impeller pump

    Mark W. McBride;Thomas M. Mallison;Gregory P. Dillon;Robert L. Campbell

  • Microstructural Organization of Three-Phase Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Segmented Polyurethanes

    Rebeca Hernandez;Jadwiga Weksler;Ajay Padsalgikar;James Patrick Runt

  • Dielectric spectroscopy of polymeric materials : fundamentals and applications

    James P. Runt;John J. Fitzgerald

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph H. Colby
Ralph H. Colby Pennsylvania State University
Paul C. Painter
Paul C. Painter Pennsylvania State University
Karen I. Winey
Karen I. Winey University of Pennsylvania
Robert E. Newnham
Robert E. Newnham Pennsylvania State University
Mica Grujicic
Mica Grujicic Clemson University
Qiming Zhang
Qiming Zhang Pennsylvania State University
Ahmad Safari
Ahmad Safari Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Neil B. McKeown
Neil B. McKeown University of Edinburgh
Peter M. Budd
Peter M. Budd University of Manchester
Michael M. Coleman
Michael M. Coleman Pennsylvania State University

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