James Adair
Professor of Material Science and Engineering
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205 Steidle
University Park, PA - jha3@psu.edu
- 814-863-6047
Research Summary
Nanoscale materials and phenomena for biological, optical and structural applications, property manipulation via novel chemical pathways for designer particles and materials, colloid and interfacial chemistry, powder characterization, powder processing, and commercialization and regulatory pathways for nanomedical human healthcare formulations
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Most Recent Publications
CCK Receptor Inhibition Reduces Pancreatic Tumor Fibrosis and Promotes Nanoparticle Delivery
Thomas Abraham, Michael Armold, Christopher McGovern, John F. Harms, Matthew C. Darok, Christopher Gigliotti, Bernadette Adair, Jennifer L. Gray, Deborah F. Kelly, James H. Adair, Gail L. Matters, 2024, Biomedicines
VCAM-1-targeted nanoparticles to diagnose, monitor and treat atherosclerosis
Maria Rita Castro, James H. Adair, Andrea Marie Mastro, Thomas Neuberger, Gail L. Matters, 2024, Nanomedicine on p. 723-735
Reactive Oxygen Species-Triggered Hydrogen Sulfide Release and Cancer-Selective Antiproliferative Effect of Anethole Dithiolethione-Containing Polymeric Micelles
André J. van der Vlies, Rajeswaran Mani, Masoud Ghasemi, Bernadette M. Adair, James H. Adair, Enrique Daniel Gomez, Urara Hasegawa, 2023, Advanced healthcare materials
Enzyme aggregation and fragmentation induced by catalysis relevant species
Kayla Gentile, Ashlesha Bhide, Joshua Kauffman, Subhadip Ghosh, Tae-Hee Lee, Ayusman Sen, Subhabrata Maiti, James Adair, Tae Hee Lee, Ayusman Sen, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics on p. 20709-20717
Preferential uptake of antibody targeted calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles by metastatic triple negative breast cancer cells in co-cultures of human metastatic breast cancer cells plus bone osteoblasts
Karen M. Bussard, Christopher M. Gigliotti, Bernadette M. Adair, Jenna M. Snyder, Nicholas T. Gigliotti, Welley S. Loc, Zachary R. Wilczynski, Zi Kui Liu, Kacey Meisel, Cecilia Zemanek, Andrea M. Mastro, Alison B. Shupp, Christopher McGovern, Gail L. Matters, James H. Adair, 2021, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine
Aptamer-targeted calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles for effective imaging of pancreatic and prostate cancer
Thomas Abraham, Christopher O. McGovern, Samuel S. Linton, Zachary Wilczynski, James H. Adair, Gail L. Matters, 2021, International Journal of Nanomedicine on p. 2297-2309
Evaluation of the hydrodynamic behavior of powders of varying cohesivity in a fluidized bed using the FT4 Powder Rheometer®
Bellamarie Ludwig, Doug Millington-Smith, Rajeev Dattani, James H. Adair, Eric P. Posatko, Lillian M. Mawby, Shawn K. Ward, Chris A. Sills, 2020, Powder Technology on p. 106-114
Effect of diazotization and magnetic assembly on CNT dispersion observed with hardness and modulus measurement of their epoxy composite of low CNT volume fraction
Shreya Trivedi, Melissa Rudolph, Yagmur Atescan, Jingyao Dai, Kayla Cooley, James H. Adair, Suzanne E. Mohney, Namiko Yamamoto, 2019, Journal of Nanoparticle Research
A two-material topology optimization method for structures under steady thermo-mechanical loading
Pierre F. Thurier, George A. Lesieutre, Mary I. Frecker, James H. Adair, 2019, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures on p. 1717-1726
Strength limits in mesoscaled 3Y-TZP ceramics for micro-surgical instruments
N. Antolino, C. Muhlstein, G. Hayes, J. Adair, R. Bermejo, 2019, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials on p. 99-108
Most-Cited Papers
3D Printing of Personalized Artificial Bone Scaffolds
Shailly H. Jariwala, Gregory S. Lewis, Zachary J. Bushman, James H. Adair, Henry J. Donahue, 2015, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing on p. 56-64
The use of nanoparticulates to treat breast cancer
Xiaomeng Tang, Welley Loc, Cheng Dong, Gail L. Matters, Peter Butler, M Kester, Craig Meyers, Yixing Jiang, James H. Adair, 2017, Nanomedicine on p. 2367--2388
A Cholecystokinin B Receptor-Specific DNA Aptamer for Targeting Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Gary A. Clawson, Thomas Abraham, Weihua Pan, Xiaomeng Tang, Samuel S. Linton, Christopher O. McGovern, Welley S. Loc, Jill P. Smith, Peter J. Butler, Mark Kester, James H. Adair, Gail L. Matters, 2017, Oligonucleotides on p. 23-35
A two-material topology optimization method for structures under steady thermo-mechanical loading
Pierre F. Thurier, George A. Lesieutre, Mary I. Frecker, James H. Adair, 2019, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures on p. 1717-1726
Reactive Oxygen Species-Triggered Hydrogen Sulfide Release and Cancer-Selective Antiproliferative Effect of Anethole Dithiolethione-Containing Polymeric Micelles
André J. van der Vlies, Rajeswaran Mani, Masoud Ghasemi, Bernadette M. Adair, James H. Adair, Enrique Daniel Gomez, Urara Hasegawa, 2023, Advanced healthcare materials
Effective encapsulation and biological activity of phosphorylated chemotherapeutics in calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Welley Loc, Samuel Linton, Zachary Wilczynski, Gail Matters, Christopher McGovern, Thomas Abraham, T Fox, Christopher Gigliotti, Xiaomeng Tang, Amra Tabakovic, Peter Butler, Jo Ann Martin, Gary Clawson, Jill P. Smith, Mark Kester, James Hansell Adair, 2017, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine on p. 2313--2324
Aptamer-targeted calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles for effective imaging of pancreatic and prostate cancer
Thomas Abraham, Christopher O. McGovern, Samuel S. Linton, Zachary Wilczynski, James H. Adair, Gail L. Matters, 2021, International Journal of Nanomedicine on p. 2297-2309
Enzyme aggregation and fragmentation induced by catalysis relevant species
Kayla Gentile, Ashlesha Bhide, Joshua Kauffman, Subhadip Ghosh, Tae-Hee Lee, Ayusman Sen, Subhabrata Maiti, James Adair, Tae Hee Lee, Ayusman Sen, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics on p. 20709-20717
Evaluation of the hydrodynamic behavior of powders of varying cohesivity in a fluidized bed using the FT4 Powder Rheometer®
Bellamarie Ludwig, Doug Millington-Smith, Rajeev Dattani, James H. Adair, Eric P. Posatko, Lillian M. Mawby, Shawn K. Ward, Chris A. Sills, 2020, Powder Technology on p. 106-114
Effect of diazotization and magnetic assembly on CNT dispersion observed with hardness and modulus measurement of their epoxy composite of low CNT volume fraction
Shreya Trivedi, Melissa Rudolph, Yagmur Atescan, Jingyao Dai, Kayla Cooley, James H. Adair, Suzanne E. Mohney, Namiko Yamamoto, 2019, Journal of Nanoparticle Research
News Articles Featuring James Adair
Jan 31, 2023
EMS professors honor ‘Hall of Fame’ educators who inspired them
For Haley Sankey, assistant teaching professor of energy and sustainability policy, it was a teacher’s humor, patience and ability to empower that inspired her to become an educator.
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Oct 19, 2022
Cancer Institute receives breast cancer grant from Mary Kay Ash Foundation
Penn State College of Medicine is among the Mary Kay Ash Foundation’s 2022 cancer research grant recipients. The foundation announced $1 million in grants awarded to 10 individuals who are conducting groundbreaking research in cancers that primarily affect women.
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