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Shelby D. Worley

Shelby D. Worley

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
12215
World Ranking
9739
National Ranking
2739

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Shelby D. Worley is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with specific contributions to subfields such as organic chemistry, molecular biology, and pollution.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics related to antimicrobial agents and applications, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, as well as pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts.

Among their recent publications is the paper titled "N-halamine surface coating for mitigation of biofilm and microbial contamination in water systems for space travel", published in 2022 in the journal Biofilm.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Buket Demir, Alicia A. Taylor, R. M. Broughton, Tung-Shi Huang, and Michael J. Bozack.

Research contributions have been published primarily in the venue Biofilm.

In recognition of their professional achievements, Shelby D. Worley was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2014.

  • Antimicrobial agents and applications
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pollution

  • N-halamine surface coating for mitigation of biofilm and microbial contamination in water systems for space travel (2022, Biofilm)

  • Buket Demir
  • Alicia A. Taylor
  • R. M. Broughton
  • Tung-Shi Huang
  • Michael J. Bozack

  • Biofilm

Best Publications

  • The Chemistry and Applications of Antimicrobial Polymers: A State-of-the-Art Review

    El-Refaie Kenawy;S. D. Worley;Roy Broughton

  • Infrared spectra of chemisorbed CO on Rh

    J. T. Yates;T. M. Duncan;S. D. Worley;R. W. Vaughan

  • Photoelectron Spectra of Molecules. I. Ionization Potentials of Some Organic Molecules and Their Interpretation

    Michael J. S. Dewar;S. D. Worley

  • Halamine water disinfectants

    S. D. Worley;D. E. Williams;Roger A. Crawford

  • N-halamine/quat siloxane copolymers for use in biocidal coatings.

    J. Liang;Y. Chen;K. Barnes;R. Wu

  • Antimicrobial coating of an N-halamine biocidal monomer on cotton fibers via admicellar polymerization

    Xuehong Ren;Lei Kou;Hasan B. Kocer;Changyun Zhu

  • Antimicrobial treatment of nylon

    Jian Lin;Catherine Winkelman;S. D. Worley;R. M. Broughton

  • Antimicrobial efficacy and light stability of N-halamine siloxanes bound to cotton

    Xuehong Ren;Lei Kou;Jie Liang;S. D. Worley

  • A new cyclic N-halamine biocidal polymer

    Gang Sun;Walter B. Wheatley;S. Davis Worley

  • A novel N-halamine acrylamide monomer and its copolymers for antimicrobial coatings

    Hasan B. Kocer;S.D. Worley;R.M. Broughton;T.S. Huang

  • Antimicrobial N-halamine modified chitosan films

    Rong Li;Pei Hu;Xuehong Ren;S.D. Worley

  • N-Halamine Biocidal Coatings via a Layer-by-Layer Assembly Technique

    Idris Cerkez;Hasan B. Kocer;S. D. Worley;R. M. Broughton

  • Fabric Treated with Antimicrobial N-Halamine Epoxides

    Jie Liang;Yongjun Chen;Xuehong Ren;Rong Wu

  • Photoelectron spectra of molecules. III. Ionization potentials of some cyclic hydrocarbons and their derivatives, and heats of formation and ionization potentials calculated by the MINDO[minimum neglect of differential overlap]SCF MO method

    N. Bodor;Michael J. S. Dewar;S. D. Worley

  • Novel refreshable N-halamine polymeric biocides containing imidazolidin-4-one derivatives

    Yuyu Sun;Tay-Yuan Chen;S. D. Worley;Gang Sun

  • Rechargeable biocidal cellulose: Synthesis and application of 3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

    Xuehong Ren;Hasan B. Kocer;S.D. Worley;R.M. Broughton

  • Biocidal Poly(styrenehydantoin) Beads for Disinfection of Water

    Yongjun Chen;S. D. Worley;Jangho Kim;C.-I. Wei

  • Novel N-halamine siloxane monomers and polymers for preparing biocidal coatings

    S. D. Worley;Y. Chen;J. W. Wang;R. Wu

  • Polymeric Antimicrobial N-Halamine Epoxides

    Hasan B. Kocer;Idris Cerkez;S. D. Worley;R. M. Broughton

  • N-Halamine-coated cotton for antimicrobial and detoxification applications

    Xuehong Ren;Akin Akdag;Hasan B. Kocer;S.D. Worley

Frequent Co-Authors

Tung-Shi Huang
Tung-Shi Huang Auburn University
Nicholas Bodor
Nicholas Bodor University of Florida
Michael L. McKee
Michael L. McKee Auburn University
Michael J. S. Dewar
Michael J. S. Dewar The University of Texas at Austin
Gang Sun
Gang Sun University of California, Davis
Mark E. Shirtliff
Mark E. Shirtliff University of Maryland, Baltimore

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