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Robert H. Hurt is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with extensive work in several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics of their research cover a range of advanced materials and environmental studies. Key areas include:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Hurt has published articles in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Environmental Science Nano (4 publications)
  • Carbon (2 publications)
  • ACS Nano (2 publications)
  • Advanced Photonics Research (2 publications)
  • Nanoscale Advances (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert H. Hurt include:

  • Controlling nanochannel orientation and dimensions in graphene-based nanofluidic membranes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A graphene-based hydrogel monolith with tailored surface chemistry for PFAS passive sampling, 2021, Environmental Science Nano
  • Chemical and Colloidal Dynamics of MnO2 Nanosheets in Biological Media Relevant for Nanosafety Assessment, 2020, Small
  • Lithium Dendrite Deflection at Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Interlayers in Solid Electrolytes, 2024, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Shear failure in supported two-dimensional nanosheet van der Waals thin films, 2020, Carbon

Their frequent co-authors include Muchun Liu, Aidan Stone, Zachary S. S. L. Saleeba, Agnes B. Kane, and Cintia J. Castilho, reflecting collaboration across multiple projects and areas within their research focus.

Best Publications

  • Ion Release Kinetics and Particle Persistence in Aqueous Nano-Silver Colloids

    Jingyu Liu;Robert H. Hurt

  • Biological Interactions of Graphene-Family Nanomaterials: An Interdisciplinary Review

    Vanesa C. Sanchez;Ashish Jachak;Robert H. Hurt;Agnes B. Kane

  • Controlled release of biologically active silver from nanosilver surfaces

    Jingyu Liu;David A. Sonshine;Saira Shervani;Robert H. Hurt

  • All in the graphene family - A recommended nomenclature for two-dimensional carbon materials

    Alberto Bianco;Hui Ming Cheng;Toshiaki Enoki;Yury Gogotsi

  • Graphene microsheets enter cells through spontaneous membrane penetration at edge asperities and corner sites

    Yinfeng Li;Hongyan Yuan;Annette von dem Bussche;Megan Creighton

  • Cell entry of one-dimensional nanomaterials occurs by tip recognition and rotation

    Xinghua Shi;Annette von dem Bussche;Robert H. Hurt;Agnes B. Kane

  • A Kinetic Model of Carbon Burnout in Pulverized Coal Combustion

    Robert Hurt;Jian-Kuan Sun;Melissa Lunden

  • Antioxidant chemistry of graphene-based materials and its role in oxidation protection technology†

    Yang Qiu;Zhongying Wang;Alisa C. E. Owens;Indrek Kulaots

  • Semi-global intrinsic kinetics for char combustion modeling†

    Robert H Hurt;Joseph M Calo

  • Toxicology of carbon nanomaterials: Status, trends, and perspectives on the special issue

    Robert H. Hurt;Marc Monthioux;Agnes Kane

  • Carbon science in 2016: Status, challenges and perspectives

    Jin Zhang;Mauricio Terrones;Mauricio Terrones;Chong Rae Park;Rahul Mukherjee

  • Chemical transformations of nanosilver in biological environments.

    Jingyu Liu;Zhongying Wang;Frances D. Liu;Agnes B. Kane

  • Biological and Environmental Transformations of Copper-Based Nanomaterials

    Zhongying Wang;Annette von dem Bussche;Pranita K. Kabadi;Agnes B. Kane

  • Biological and environmental interactions of emerging two-dimensional nanomaterials.

    Zhongying Wang;Wenpeng Zhu;Yang Qiu;Xin Yi

  • Structural and compositional transformations of biomass chars during combustion

    Mary J. Wornat;Robert H. Hurt;Nancy Y.C. Yang;Thomas J. Headley

  • Coal conversion submodels for design applications at elevated pressures. Part I. devolatilization and char oxidation

    Stephen Niksa;Gui-su Liu;Robert H. Hurt

  • Chemical Dissolution Pathways of MoS2 Nanosheets in Biological and Environmental Media.

    Zhongying Wang;Annette von dem Bussche;Yang Qiu;Thomas M. Valentin

  • Hydration-responsive folding and unfolding in graphene oxide liquid crystal phases

    Fei Guo;Franklin Kim;Tae Hee Han;Vivek B. Shenoy

  • Adsorption of essential micronutrients by carbon nanotubes and the implications for nanotoxicity testing.

    Lin Guo;Annette Von Dem Bussche;Michelle Buechner;Aihui Yan

  • Biopersistence and potential adverse health impacts of fibrous nanomaterials: what have we learned from asbestos?

    Vanesa C. Sanchez;Jodie R. Pietruska;Nathan R. Miselis;Robert H. Hurt

  • Aerosol synthesis of cargo-filled graphene nanosacks.

    Yantao Chen;Fei Guo;Ashish Jachak;Sang Pil Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric M. Suuberg
Eric M. Suuberg Brown University
Gregory P. Crawford
Gregory P. Crawford Miami University
Thomas J. Webster
Thomas J. Webster Northeastern University
Brian W. Sheldon
Brian W. Sheldon Brown University
Huajian Gao
Huajian Gao Tsinghua University
Adel F. Sarofim
Adel F. Sarofim University of Utah
Po-Yen Chen
Po-Yen Chen National Taiwan University
Arijit Bose
Arijit Bose University of Rhode Island
Arun Shukla
Arun Shukla University of Rhode Island
Mauricio Terrones
Mauricio Terrones Pennsylvania State University

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