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45
Citations
16105
World Ranking
16234
National Ranking
4044

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Scott T. Phillips is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within materials science, environmental science, and engineering.

Their work includes a focus on polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry, contributing specifically to subfields such as pollution and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Key topics in their research encompass:

  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Luminescence and fluorescent materials
  • Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Recycling and waste management techniques
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies

Recent publications by Scott T. Phillips include:

  • Poly(carboxypyrrole)s That Depolymerize from Head to Tail in the Solid State in Response to Specific Applied Signals, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate), 2023, Science Advances
  • Amorphous Sugar Materials as Sustainable and Scalable Alternatives for Rigid, Short-Term-Use Products, 2023, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Phillips are:

  • Hyungwoo Kim
  • Adam D. Brooks
  • Anthony M. DiLauro
  • Allison J. Christy
  • Terra M. Miller-Cassman

Their work has been published in venues such as:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Science Advances
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Scott T. Phillips was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Patterned Paper as a Platform for Inexpensive, Low‐Volume, Portable Bioassays

    Andres W. Martinez;Scott T. Phillips;Manish J. Butte;George M. Whitesides

  • Diagnostics for the Developing World: Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices

    Andres W. Martinez;Scott T. Phillips;George M. Whitesides;Emanuel Carrilho

  • Simple telemedicine for developing regions: camera phones and paper-based microfluidic devices for real-time, off-site diagnosis.

    Andres W. Martinez;Scott T. Phillips;Emanuel Carrilho;Samuel W. Thomas

  • Paper-Based ELISA

    Chao-Min Cheng;Andres W. Martinez;Jinlong Gong;Charles R. Mace

  • Foldable Printed Circuit Boards on Paper Substrates

    Adam C. Siegel;Scott T. Phillips;Michael D. Dickey;Nanshu Lu

  • Quantifying Colorimetric Assays in Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices by Measuring the Transmission of Light through Paper

    Audrey K. Ellerbee;Scott T. Phillips;Adam C. Siegel;Katherine A. Mirica

  • Paper Microzone Plates

    Emanuel Carrilho;Scott T. Phillips;Sarah J. Vella;Andres W. Martinez

  • Measuring Markers of Liver Function Using a Micropatterned Paper Device Designed for Blood from a Fingerstick

    Sarah J. Vella;Patrick Beattie;Rebecca Cademartiri;Anna Laromaine

  • Metering the capillary-driven flow of fluids in paper-based microfluidic devices.

    Hyeran Noh;Scott T. Phillips

  • Fluidic timers for time-dependent, point-of-care assays on paper

    Hyeran Noh;Scott T. Phillips

  • Measuring Densities of Solids and Liquids Using Magnetic Levitation: Fundamentals

    Katherine A. Mirica;Sergey S. Shevkoplyas;Scott T. Phillips;Malancha Gupta

  • “Fluidic batteries” as low-cost sources of power in paper-based microfluidic devices

    Nicole K. Thom;Kimy Yeung;Marley B. Pillion;Scott T. Phillips

  • Quantifying Analytes in Paper‐Based Microfluidic Devices Without Using External Electronic Readers

    Gregory G. Lewis;Matthew J. DiTucci;Scott T. Phillips

  • High throughput method for prototyping three-dimensional, paper-based microfluidic devices.

    Gregory G. Lewis;Matthew J. DiTucci;Matthew S. Baker;Scott T. Phillips

  • Patterned plastics that change physical structure in response to applied chemical signals.

    Wanji Seo;Scott T. Phillips

  • A two-component small molecule system for activity-based detection and signal amplification: application to the visual detection of threshold levels of Pd(II).

    Matthew S. Baker;Scott T. Phillips

  • Magnetic levitation in the analysis of foods and water.

    Katherine A. Mirica;Scott T. Phillips;Charles R. Mace;George McClelland Whitesides

  • Continuous Head-to-Tail Depolymerization: An Emerging Concept for Imparting Amplified Responses to Stimuli-Responsive Materials

    Scott T. Phillips;Anthony M. DiLauro

  • Quantitative fluorescence assays using a self-powered paper-based microfluidic device and a camera-equipped cellular phone

    Nicole K. Thom;Gregory G. Lewis;Kimy Yeung;Scott T. Phillips

  • Point-of-Care Assay Platform for Quantifying Active Enzymes to Femtomolar Levels Using Measurements of Time as the Readout

    Gregory G. Lewis;Jessica S. Robbins;Scott T. Phillips

  • Reproducible and Scalable Synthesis of End-Cap-Functionalized Depolymerizable Poly(phthalaldehydes)

    Anthony M. DiLauro;Jessica S. Robbins;Scott T. Phillips

  • Lateral Flow and Flow-through Bioassay Devices Based on Patterned Porous Media, Methods of Making Same, and Methods of Using Same

    George M. Whitesides;Scott T. Phillips;Andres W. Martinez;Manish J. Butte

  • A prototype point-of-use assay for measuring heavy metal contamination in water using time as a quantitative readout

    Gregory G. Lewis;Jessica S. Robbins;Scott T. Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Emanuel Carrilho
Emanuel Carrilho Universidade de São Paulo
Benjamin J. Wiley
Benjamin J. Wiley Duke University
Paul A. Bartlett
Paul A. Bartlett University of California, Berkeley
Michael D. Dickey
Michael D. Dickey North Carolina State University
Xinyu Liu
Xinyu Liu University of Toronto
Ayusman Sen
Ayusman Sen Pennsylvania State University
Zhihong Nie
Zhihong Nie Fudan University
Nanshu Lu
Nanshu Lu The University of Texas at Austin
Zhigang Suo
Zhigang Suo Harvard University

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