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Overview

Robert W. Lenz was affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their scholarly work spanned multiple disciplines including medicine and arts and humanities, reflecting a multidisciplinary research approach integrating scientific and cultural topics.

The main fields of study in their career were medicine and arts and humanities. Within these, the subfields primarily included surgery, biomaterials, plant science, molecular biology, and archeology. This variety highlighted a diverse research profile crossing both life sciences and cultural preservation areas.

Their research focused on several specific topics, among which were:

  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Pineapple and Bromelain Studies
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Building Materials and Conservation
  • Conservation Techniques and Studies
  • Surgical Sutures and Adhesives

Throughout their career, Robert W. Lenz published papers in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • npj Sustainable Agriculture
  • Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
  • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

Some of their recent publications consisted of:

  • Advances in antimicrobial techniques to reduce postharvest loss of fresh fruit by microbial reduction, 2024, npj Sustainable Agriculture
  • Preliminary non-invasive study of Carolingian pigments in the churches of St. John at Müstair and St. Benedict at Malles, 2020, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
  • Knot tying in arthroplasty and arthroscopy causes lesions to surgical gloves: a potential risk of infection, 2022, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

Robert W. Lenz collaborated with several co-authors during their research activities. Frequent collaborators included Shiv Shankar, Amar K. Mohanty, Jennifer R. DeEll, Kathryn Carter, and Manjusri Misra, reflecting a network of interdisciplinary scientific partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Pseudomonas oleovorans as a Source of Poly(β-Hydroxyalkanoates) for Potential Applications as Biodegradable Polyesters

    H Brandl;R A Gross;R W Lenz;R C Fuller

  • Bacterial Polyesters: Biosynthesis, Biodegradable Plastics and Biotechnology

    Robert W Lenz;Robert H Marchessault

  • Plastics from bacteria and for bacteria: Poly(β-hydroxyalkanoates) as natural, biocompatible, and biodegradable polyesters

    Brandl H;Gross Ra;Lenz Rw;Fuller Rc

  • The biosynthesis and characterization of poly(β-hydroxyalkanoates) produced by Pseudomonas oleovorans

    Richard A. Gross;Christopher DeMello;Robert W. Lenz;Helmut Brandl

  • Liquid crystal polymers with flexible spacers in the main chain

    Christopher K. Ober;Jung-Il Jin;Qifeng Zhou;Robert W. Lenz

  • Synthesis, doping, and electrical conductivity of high molecular weight poly(p-phenylene vinylene)

    D.R. Gagnon;J.D. Capistran;F.E. Karasz;R.W. Lenz

  • Ability of the phototrophic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum to produce various poly (β-hydroxyalkanoates): Potential sources for biodegradable polyesters

    Helmut Brandl;Edward J. Knee;R.Clinton Fuller;Richard A. Gross

  • Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polyesters with Rigid or Flexible Spacer Groups

    J.-I. Jin;S. Antoun;C. Ober;R. W. Lenz

  • Preparation of poly(phenylene vinylene) from cycloalkylene sulfonium salt monomers and polymers

    Robert W. Lenz;Chien-Chung Han;John Stenger-Smith;Frank E. Karasz

  • FORMATION OF POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOATES) BY PHOTOTROPHIC AND CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC BACTERIA

    Matthias Liebergesell;Eilert Hustede;Arnulf Timm;Alexander Steinbüchel

  • An unusual bacterial polyester with a phenyl pendant group

    Katharina Fritzsche;Robert W. Lenz;R. Clinton Fuller

  • Polyesters from microorganisms.

    Young Baek Kim;Robert W. Lenz

  • Hydrogenation of unsaturated polymers with diimide

    L. A. Mango;R. W. Lenz

  • The microbial production of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) from tallow

    A.-M. Cromwick;T. Foglia;R. W. Lenz

  • Conductivity anisotropy in oriented poly(p-phenylene vinylene)

    David R. Gagnon;James D. Capistran;Frank E. Karasz;Robert W. Lenz

  • Production of unsaturated polyesters by Pseudomonas oleovorans.

    Katharina Fritzsche;Robert W. Lenz;R.Clinton Fuller

  • Structure investigation of poly(p‐phenylene vinylene)

    Thierry Granier;Edwin L. Thomas;David R. Gagnon;Frank E. Karasz

  • Polymerization of .beta.-monosubstituted-.beta.-propiolactones using trialkylaluminum-water catalytic systems and polymer characterization

    Richard A. Gross;Yan Zhang;Gerd Konrad;Robert W. Lenz

  • Stereochemistry of the ring-opening polymerization of (S)-.beta.-butyrolactone

    Yan Zhang;Richard A. Gross;Robert W. Lenz

  • Enzymatic Degradation of Single Crystals of Bacterial and Synthetic Poly(β-hydroxybutyrate)

    Philippa J. Hocking;Robert H. Marchessault;Mark R. Timmins;Robert W. Lenz

  • Phenylene sulfide polymers. III. The synthesis of linear polyphenylene sulfide

    Unknown

  • Liquid crystal polymers. IV. Thermotropic polyesters with flexible spacers in the main chain

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank E. Karasz
Frank E. Karasz University of Massachusetts Amherst
Richard A. Gross
Richard A. Gross Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Christopher K. Ober
Christopher K. Ober Cornell University
William J. MacKnight
William J. MacKnight University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert H. Marchessault
Robert H. Marchessault McGill University
Michel Vert
Michel Vert University of Montpellier
Baki Hazer
Baki Hazer Cappadocia University
Giorgio Montaudo
Giorgio Montaudo University of Catania
Gerhard Wegner
Gerhard Wegner Max Planck Society
Edwin L. Thomas
Edwin L. Thomas Texas A&M University

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