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Vijay T. John

Recent Publications

1. V. Agarwal, A. Bose, M. Singh, G. McPherson, V. John "Freeze Fracture Direct Imaging of a Viscous Surfactant Mesophase" Langmuir, 2004, 20, 11.
2. Sahiner, N., Singh, M., De Kee, D., John, V.T. "Rheological Characterization of a Novel Cationic Hydrogel: Gelation Kinetics and Equilibrium Elastic Response", Polym. Mater. Sci. and Eng. 2004, 90, 452.
3. Pang, J.; Hampsey, E.; Hu, Q.; Wu, Z.; John, V.T.; Lu, Y. "Mesoporous silica with Ia3d Cubic Structure and Good Thermal Stability", Chem Commun, 2004, 6, 682.
4. Shutava, Tatsiana G.; John, Vijay T.; Lvov, Yuri M. "Enzyme catalyzed polymerization in- and on microcapsules." Polym. Mater. Sci. and Eng. 2004, 90, 633.
5. L. Liu, M. Singh, V. John, G. McPherson, A. Bose, V. Agarwal, " Shear Alignment and Materials Synthesis in a Crystalline Surfactant Mesophase", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004, 126, 2276.
6. Shutava, T.; Zheng, Z.; John, V.; Lvov, Y.; "Microcapsule Modification with Peroxidase catalyzed Phenol Polymerization", Biomacromolecules, 2004, 5(3), 914.
7. C. Ford, V. John, G. McPherson, J. Akkara, D. Kaplan, "Self assembly and biocatalysis in the synthesis of nanostructured polymers and polymer-ceramic composites", Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, Schwartz, J., Contescu, C., Putyera, K., Eds. Marcel Dekker Press,2004, 3373-3386.
8. C. Ford, M. Singh, K. Papadopoulos, L. Lawson, G. McPherson, Y. Lu, A.Bose, "Biocatalysis in the Development of Functional Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites", Colloids and Surfaces, 2004, 39(3), 143.
9. Ghan, Rohit, Shutava, T., Lvov, Y., Patel, A., John, V. "Enzyme catalyzed polymerization of phenols within polyelectrolyte microcapsules", Macromolecules, 2004, 37(12), 4519.
10. Singh, M.; Agarwal, V.; De Kee, D.; Bose, A.; McPherson, G.; John, V. "Shear Orientation of a Rigid Surfactant Mesophase", Langmuir, 2004, 20(14), 5693-5702.
11. Singh, M.; Tan, G.; Agarwal, V.; Bose, A.; McPherson, G.; John, V. "Structural Evolution of a Two-Component Organogel", Langmuir, 2004, 20(18), 7392.
12. Singh, M.; Agarwal, V.; Ford, C.; Bose, A. McPherson, G.; John, V. "Structural Evolution in Cationic Micelles upon Incorporation of a Polar Organic Dopant", Langmuir, 2004, 20, 9931.
13. Ghan, R.; Shutava, T.; Patel, A.; John, V.; Lvov, Y. "Layer-by-layer engineered microreactors for bio-polymerization of 4-(2-aminoethyl) phenol hydrochloride". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings – Micro and Nanosystems, 2004, 782, 241.
14. Pang, Jiebin; Li, Xuan; Wang, Donghai; Wu, Zhiwang; John, Vijay T.; Yang, Zhenzhong; Lu, Yunfeng. "Silica-templated continuous mesoporous carbon films by a spin-coating technique. Advanced Materials, 2004, 16, 884.
15. Liu, L.; John, V.T.; McPherson, G.; Bose, A. "³¹P and ¹H NMR as Probes for Domain Alignment in a Surfactant Mesophase", Langmuir, 2005, 21, 3795.
16. Pang, Jiebin; John, Vijay T.; Loy, Douglas A.; Yang, Zhenzhong; Lu, Yunfeng. "Hierarchical mesoporous carbon/silica nanocomposites from phenyl-bridged organosilane". Advanced Materials, 2005, 17, 704.
17. Sahiner, Nurettin; Tan, Grace; Graves, Richard; Mandal, Tarun; McPherson, Gary L.; John, Vijay T.. Hydrogel networks for in situ iron particle synthesis with magnetic properties. Polym. Mater. Sci. and Eng., 2005, 92, 160.
18. Tan, Grace; Ford, Christy D.; Zheng, Tonghua; Liu, Limin; Sahiner, Nurettin; John, Vijay T.; McPherson, Gary L.; Agarwal, Vivek; Bose, Arijit; He, Jibao. Encapsulation of phenolic and polyphenolic compounds in mesoporous silica to form novel structured phenolic silica composites. Polym. Mater. Sci. and Eng., 2005, 92, 158.
19. George, M.; Tan, G.; John, V.T.; Weiss, R.G. "Urea and Thiourea Derivatives as Low Molecular Mass Organogelators", Chem.Eur.Journal. 2005, 11, 3243.
20. Tan, G.; Singh, M.; He, J.; John, V.T.; McPherson, G.L. "The use of a self-assembling organogel as a reverse template in the preparation of imprinted porous polymer films", Langmuir, 2005, 21, 9322.
21. Pang, J.; Ford, C.; Tan, G.; McPherson, G.; John, V.T.; Lu, Y. "Synthesis of mesoporous carbon using enzymatically polymerized polyphenolic precursor and simultaneously assembled silica template", Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2005, 85, 293.
22. Liu, L.; Tan, G.; He, J.; John, V.T.; McPherson, G.L. "A simple extrusion method for the synthesis of aligned silica nanowires using the template of a rigid surfactant mesophase", Chem. Commun. 2005, 36, 4517.
23. Lu, Z.; Shutava, T.; Sahiner, N.; John, V.; Lvov, Y. "Photopolymerization of Acrylamide Derivatives in Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules", Chemistry Letters, 2005, 34(11), 1536.
24. Sahiner, N.; Singh, M.; McPherson, G.; De Kee, D.; John, V.T. "Rheological Characterization of a Cationic Hydrogel across the Gelation Boundary ", Polymer, 2006, 47(4), 1124..
25. Sahiner, N.; Godbey, WT.; McPherson, G.; John, V.T. " Microgel, nanogel and hydrogel-hydrogel semi-IPN composites for biomedical applications", Colloid and Polymer Sci. 2006, 284(10), 1121.
26. Blake, D.; Ayyala, R.; Sahiner, N.; John, V. "Inhibition of Cell Proliferation by Mitomycin C incorporated into p(HEMA) Hydrogels", J. Glaucoma, 2006,15(4), 291.
27. Tan, G.; Liu, L.; McPherson, G.; John, V.T. "Shear Alignment of Surfactant Mesophases for Templated Synthesis", Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, in press.
28. Agarwal, V.; Singh, M.; McPherson, G.; John, V.; Bose, A. "Microstructure Evolution in Aqueous Solutions of Cetyl Trimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) and Phenol Derivatives", Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2006, 281, 246.
29. Rojas, E.C.; Sahiner, N.; Lawson, L.B.; John, V.T.; Papadopoulos, K.D. "Controlled Release from a Nanocarrier Entrapped within a Microcarrier", Journal of Colloid and Interface Sci. 2006, 301(2), 617.
30. Mitchell, B.S.; Prindle, J.A.; Ashbaugh, H.S.; John, V.T. "From Survival to Renewal – Katrina and its Aftermath at Tulane's Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department", Chemical Engineering Education, 2006, 40(2), 80.
31. Tan, G.; McPherson, G.; John, V.T. "Nucleation and Growth Characteristics of a Binary Low Mass Organogel", Langmuir, 2006, 22(17), 7416.
32. Zheng, T.; Zhan, J.; Pang, J.; Tan, G.; He, J.; McPherson, G.; Lu, Y.; John, V.T. "Mesoporous carbon nanocapsules from enzymatically polymerized phenols confined in silica aerosol particles" Advanced Materials, 2006, 18(20), 2735.
33. Sahiner, N.; Alb, A.; Graves, R.; Mandal, T.; McPherson, G.; Reed, W.; John, V.T. “Core-Shell Nanohydrogel Structures as Tunable Delivery Systems”, Polymer, 2007, 48(3), 704.
34. Zheng, T.; Pang, J.; Tan, G.; He, J.; McPherson, G.; Lu, Y.; John, V. "Surfactant Templating Effects on the Encapsulation of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles within Silica Microspheres", Langmuir, 2007, 23(9), 5143.
35. Tan, G.; Ford, C.; He, J.; McPherson, G.; Bose, A. “Surfactant Solubilization and the Direct Encapsulation of Interfacially Active Phenols in Mesoporous Silicas”, Langmuir, 2008, 24(3), 1031.
36. Sarkar, J.; Ramanath, G.; John, V.; Bose, A. “Surfactant synthesis of micro-sized nanoplatelets of gold from a chemically active mixed surfactant mesophase”, Adv. Polym. Sci., (in press).
37. Kou, R.; Hu, Q.; Wang, D.; John, V.T.; Yang, Z.; Lu, Y. “Direct Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Polymer/Carbon Nanofilaments with Controlled Mesostructures”, J. Porous Materials, (in press).
38. Zheng, T.; Zhan, J.; He, J.; Day, C.; Lu, Y.; McPherson, G.; Piringer, G.; John, V., “Reactivity Characteristics of Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron-Silica Composites for Trichloroethylene Remediation”, Environ. Sci.&Tech. 2008. 42(12), 4494.
39. Rojas, E.C.; Staton, J.A. John, V.T.; Papadopoulos, K.D. “Temperature-Induced Protein Release from Water-in-Oil Double Emulsions”, Langmuir, 2008, 24(14), 7154.
40. Liu, L.; Tan, G.; Maskos, K.; McPherson, G.; John, V. “High Resolution NMR Characterizations of Surfactant Crystalline Mesophases”, Langmuir, 2008, 20(16), 5301.
41. Sarkar, J.; Ramanath, G.; He, J.; John, V.; Nunes, A.; Gandhi, D.; Bose, A. “Surfactant-Templated Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Ordered Nanoporous Titania Supports Loaded with Platinum Nanoparticles”, Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20(16), 5301.
42. Tan, G.; Peng, X.; He, J.; McPherson, G.; Bose, A.; Agarwal, V.; John, V. , “Cryo-Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging of a Rigid Surfactant Mesophase”, Langmuir, (in press).
43. Cross, K.; Lu, Y.; Zheng, T.; Zhan, J.; McPherson, G.; John, V. “Water Decontamination using Iron and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles” in Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water, Diallo, M.; Duncan, J.; Savage, N.; Street, A.; Sustich, R.; Ed.  Elsevier, New York., 2008.

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