Orlin Velev
S. Frank and Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor
he/him/his
Engineering Building I (EB1) 2030
Bio
Dr. Orlin Velev is a Frank and Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor at NC State University. Velev has contributed more than 210 publications and has presented more than 270 invited presentations. His numerous awards include NSF Career, AIChE Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress and ACS Langmuir Lecturer. Velev has been elected to an ACS Fellow and MRS Fellow. He has established a record of innovative research in the areas of colloids and nanostructures with electrical and photonic functionality, biosensors, microfluidics and nanomanufacturing. Velev has pioneered novel sustainale nanoparticle materials, and nanofibrillated polymer and biopolymer structures. He has been an advocate of incorporating the latest achievements in the areas of nanoscience and soft matter in the engineering curriculum.
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS:
New methods and technologies for microplastics characterization, collection and removal.
https://people.engr.ncsu.edu/odvelev/
Publications
- A Critical Review of the Performance and Soil Biodegradability Profiles of Biobased Natural and Chemically Synthesized Polymers in Industrial Applications , ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2022)
- AC electrohydrodynamic propulsion and rotation of active particles of engineered shape and asymmetry , CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE (2022)
- Controlled adhesion, membrane pinning and vesicle transport by Janus particles , CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (2022)
- Efficacy and Mechanisms of Copper Ion-Catalyzed Inactivation of Human Norovirus br , ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2022)
- Light scattering of colloidal suspensions: formation and stability in bourbon whiskeys , JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING (2022)
- What makes epoxy-phenolic coatings on metals ubiquitous: Surface energetics and molecular adhesion characteristics , JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE (2022)
- A Wearable Patch for Prolonged Sweat Lactate Harvesting and Sensing , 2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC) (2021)
- Bioscaffold Stiffness Mediates Aerosolized Nanoparticle Uptake in Lung Epithelial Cells , ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2021)
- Field-Driven Reversible Alignment and Gelation of Magneto-Responsive Soft Anisotropic Microbeads , JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B (2021)
- In Vivo Toxicity Assessment of Chitosan-Coated Lignin Nanoparticles in Embryonic Zebrafish (Danio rerio) , NANOMATERIALS (2021)