Jeffrey Catchmark

Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

226 Ag Engineering
University Park, PA
jmc102@psu.edu
814-863-0414

Research Summary

Cellulose synthesis and organization, cellulosic composites and coatings, microbial cellulose production, and chemically powered microfluidic and biological devices and sensors.

Huck Affiliations

Plant Biology

Plant Institute

Center for Biorenewables

Publication Tags

Cellulose Chitosan Composite Materials Fermentation Nanowhiskers Polysaccharides Application Water Porosity Pectin Composite Material Mechanical Properties Acids Hemicellulose Carbon Biocompatibility Pullulan Additive Pectins Structural Properties Nanocomposites Starch Polysaccharide Surface Crystalline Materials

Most Recent Publications

Correction: Biodegradable Starch/Chitosan Foam via Microwave Assisted Preparation: Morphology and Performance Properties (Polymers, (2020) 12, 2612, 10.3390/polym12112612)

Xian Zhang, Zhuangzhuang Teng, Runzhou Huang, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2022, Polymers

Effects of pullulan additive and co-culture of Aureobasidium pullulans on bacterial cellulose produced by Komagataeibacter hansenii

Hetian Hu, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Ali Demirci, 2022, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering on p. 573-587

Dual-charge bacterial cellulose as a potential 3D printable material for soft tissue engineering

Monika Hospodiuk-Karwowski, Syed M.Q. Bokhari, Kai Chi, Kazim K. Moncal, Veli Ozbolat, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2022, Composites Part B: Engineering

Oriented 2D metal organic framework coating on bacterial cellulose for nitrobenzene removal from water by filtration

Xinyang Yin, Shuo Tang, Qiang Yong, Xueyi Zhang, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2021, Gas Separation and Purification

Structural and physico-chemical characterization of industrial hemp hurd

Syed M.Q. Bokhari, Kai Chi, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2021, Industrial Crops and Products

Synthesis of cationic bacterial cellulose using a templated metal phenolic network for antibacterial applications

Shuo Tang, Kai Chi, Qiang Yong, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2021, Cellulose on p. 9283-9296

Characterization of the supramolecular structures of cellulose nanocrystals of different origins

Umesh P. Agarwal, Richard S. Reiner, Sally A. Ralph, Jeffery Catchmark, Kai Chi, E. Johan Foster, Christopher G. Hunt, Carlos Baez, Rebecca E. Ibach, Kolby C. Hirth, 2021, Cellulose on p. 1369-1385

A covalently cross-linked hyaluronic acid/bacterial cellulose composite hydrogel for potential biological applications

Shuo Tang, Kai Chi, Hui Xu, Qiang Yong, Jian Yang, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2021, Carbohydrate Polymers

Co-culture fermentation on the production of bacterial cellulose nanocomposite produced by Komagataeibacter hansenii

Hetian Hu, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Ali Demirci, 2021, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications on p. 1-9

Biodegradable starch/chitosan foam via microwave assisted preparation: Morphology and performance properties

Xian Zhang, Zhuangzhuang Teng, Runzhou Huang, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2020, Polymers on p. 1-17

Most-Cited Papers

Biosynthesis, production and applications of bacterial cellulose

Shin Ping Lin, Iris Loira Calvar, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Je Ruei Liu, Ali Demirci, Kuan Chen Cheng, 2013, Cellulose on p. 2191-2219

Surface area and porosity of acid hydrolyzed cellulose nanowhiskers and cellulose produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus

Jing Guo, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2012, Carbohydrate Polymers on p. 1026-1037

Mechanical and structural property analysis of bacterial cellulose composites

Manmeet Singh Dayal, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2016, Carbohydrate Polymers on p. 447-453

Quantification of cellulose nanowhiskers sulfate esterification levels

Jin Gu, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Edward Q. Kaiser, Douglas D. Archibald, 2013, Carbohydrate Polymers on p. 1809-1816

Impact of hemicelluloses and pectin on sphere-like bacterial cellulose assembly

Jin Gu, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2012, Carbohydrate Polymers on p. 547-557

Improved cellulose X-ray diffraction analysis using Fourier series modeling

Wenqing Yao, Yuanyuan Weng, Jeffery M. Catchmark, 2020, Cellulose on p. 5563-5579

Improved eco-friendly barrier materials based on crystalline nanocellulose/chitosan/carboxymethyl cellulose polyelectrolyte complexes

Kai Chi, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2018, Food Hydrocolloids on p. 195-205

The impact of cellulose structure on binding interactions with hemicellulose and pectin

Jin Gu, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2013, Cellulose on p. 1613-1627

Characterization of cellulose and other exopolysaccharides produced from Gluconacetobacter strains

Lin Fang, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, 2015, Carbohydrate Polymers on p. 663-669

Factors impacting the formation of sphere-like bacterial cellulose particles and their biocompatibility for human osteoblast growth

Yang Hu, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Erwin A. Vogler, 2013, Biomacromolecules on p. 3444-3452

News Articles Featuring Jeffrey Catchmark

May 29, 2019

Penn State laboratories involved in developing options to wean America off plastic

After lunch with friends, you go to throw away your trash. There are two options: a trash can and recycling bins. Sorting trash can be time-consuming, especially if you need to leave. You toss your plastic salad container in the recycling bin, but not the right one. Though you think you made an environmentally conscious decision, your plastic ends up in the landfill.

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