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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

Robert D. Tilton is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and has a research focus that spans engineering and chemistry, with significant contributions in biomedical engineering, organic chemistry, plant science, computational mechanics, and materials chemistry.

Their research topics include surfactants and colloidal systems, electrostatics and colloid interactions, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, fluid dynamics and thin films, polymer-based agricultural enhancements, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, and plant surface properties and treatments.

Tilton has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Environmental Science & Technology, Langmuir, ACS Nano, and the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tilton include Stephen Garoff, Gregory V. Lowry, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Yilin Zhang, and Jiajun Yan.

Recent publications illustrate the scope and development of Tilton's research. Notable papers include:

  • "Temperature- and pH-Responsive Star Polymers as Nanocarriers with Potential for in Vivo Agrochemical Delivery" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Towards realizing nano-enabled precision delivery in plants" (2024, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • "Star Polymer Size, Charge Content, and Hydrophobicity Affect their Leaf Uptake and Translocation in Plants" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Star Polymers with Designed Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging and Agent Delivery Functionality Promote Plant Stress Tolerance" (2022, ACS Nano)
  • "Charge, Aspect Ratio, and Plant Species Affect Uptake Efficiency and Translocation of Polymeric Agrochemical Nanocarriers" (2023, Environmental Science & Technology)

Tilton's research integrates polymer chemistry with plant science, addressing nano-enabled agrochemical delivery and plant stress tolerance through innovative polymer designs.

Among the awards received, Tilton has been recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2013 and as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Aggregation and Sedimentation of Aqueous Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Dispersions

    Tanapon Phenrat;Navid Saleh;Kevin Sirk;Robert D. Tilton

  • Titanium Dioxide (P25) Produces Reactive Oxygen Species in Immortalized Brain Microglia (BV2): Implications for Nanoparticle Neurotoxicity†

    Thomas C. Long;Navid B. Saleh;Robert D. Tilton;Gregory V. Lowry

  • TCE dechlorination rates, pathways, and efficiency of nanoscale iron particles with different properties.

    Yueqiang Liu;Sara A Majetich;Robert D Tilton;David S Sholl

  • Stabilization of aqueous nanoscale zerovalent iron dispersions by anionic polyelectrolytes: adsorbed anionic polyelectrolyte layer properties and their effect on aggregation and sedimentation

    Tanapon Phenrat;Navid Saleh;Kevin Sirk;Hye-Jin Kim

  • Ionic strength and composition affect the mobility of surface-modified Fe0 nanoparticles in water-saturated sand columns.

    Navid Saleh;Hye Jin Kim;Tanapon Phenrat;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • Surface Modifications Enhance Nanoiron Transport and NAPL Targeting in Saturated Porous Media

    Navid Saleh;Kevin Sirk;Yueqiang Liu;Tanapon Phenrat

  • Adsorbed triblock copolymers deliver reactive iron nanoparticles to the oil/water interface.

    Navid Saleh;Tanapon Phenrat;Kevin Sirk;Bruno Dufour

  • Particle Size Distribution, Concentration, and Magnetic Attraction Affect Transport of Polymer-Modified Fe 0 Nanoparticles in Sand Columns

    Tanapon Phenrat;Hye-Jin Kim;Fritjof Fagerlund;Tissa Illangasekare

  • Adsorbed Polyelectrolyte Coatings Decrease Fe0 Nanoparticle Reactivity with TCE in Water: Conceptual Model and Mechanisms

    Tanapon Phenrat;Yueqiang Liu;Robert D Tilton;Gregory V Lowry

  • Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Nanoparticles with Thermally Responsive Grafted Polymer Brushes

    Trishna Saigal;Hongchen Dong;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Robert D. Tilton

  • Counterion effects on hexadecyltrimethylammonium surfactant adsorption and self-assembly on silica

    Stephanie B. Velegol;Barry D. Fleming;Simon Biggs;Erica J. Wanless

  • Oil-in-Water Emulsions Stabilized by Highly Charged Polyelectrolyte-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles†

    Navid Saleh;Traian Sarbu;Kevin Sirk;Gregory V. Lowry

  • Impact of nanoscale zero valent iron on geochemistry and microbial populations in trichloroethylene contaminated aquifer materials.

    Teresa L. Kirschling;Kelvin B. Gregory;Edwin G. Minkley;Gregory V. Lowry

  • Effect of kaolinite, silica fines and pH on transport of polymer-modified zero valent iron nano-particles in heterogeneous porous media

    Hye-Jin Kim;Tanapon Phenrat;Tanapon Phenrat;Robert D. Tilton;Gregory V. Lowry

  • Effects of molecular weight distribution and chemical properties of natural organic matter on gold nanoparticle aggregation.

    Stacey M. Louie;Robert D. Tilton;Gregory V. Lowry

  • Lateral diffusion of bovine serum albumin adsorbed at the solid-liquid interface

    Robert D Tilton;Channing R Robertson;Alice P Gast

  • Fe0 nanoparticles remain mobile in porous media after aging due to slow desorption of polymeric surface modifiers.

    Hye-Jin Kim;Tanapon Phenrat;Robert D. Tilton;Gregory V. Lowry

  • Hydrophobic Interactions Increase Attachment of Gum Arabic- and PVP-Coated Ag Nanoparticles to Hydrophobic Surfaces

    Jee Eun Song;Tanapon Phenrat;Tanapon Phenrat;Tanapon Phenrat;Stella Marinakos;Stella Marinakos;Stella Marinakos;Yao Xiao;Yao Xiao;Yao Xiao

  • Estimating attachment of nano- and submicrometer-particles coated with organic macromolecules in porous media: development of an empirical model.

    Tanapon Phenrat;Jee Eun Song;Charlotte M Cisneros;Daniel P Schoenfelder

  • Magnetophoresis of Nanoparticles

    JitKang Lim;Caitlin Lanni;Eric R. Evarts;Frederick Lanni

  • Critical review: impacts of macromolecular coatings on critical physicochemical processes controlling environmental fate of nanomaterials

    Stacey M. Louie;Robert D. Tilton;Gregory V. Lowry

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory V. Lowry
Gregory V. Lowry Carnegie Mellon University
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University
Sara A. Majetich
Sara A. Majetich Carnegie Mellon University
Per M. Claesson
Per M. Claesson Royal Institute of Technology
Lee R. White
Lee R. White University of South Australia
Dennis C. Prieve
Dennis C. Prieve Carnegie Mellon University
Tissa H. Illangasekare
Tissa H. Illangasekare Colorado School of Mines
Channing R. Robertson
Channing R. Robertson Stanford University
Lynn M. Walker
Lynn M. Walker University of Minnesota

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