Melik Demirel
Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials; Pearce Professor of Engineering
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212 Earth and Engineering Sciences
University Park, PA 16802 - mcd18@psu.edu
- 814-863-2270
Research Summary
Prof. Dr. Melik Demirel holds a tenured professor position in engineering at Penn State, and has a decade of experience in biosensors and nanomaterials. Prof. Demirel’s achievements have been recognized, in part, through his receipt of a Young Investigator Award, an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, an Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter Junior Fellowship, the Pearce Development Professorship at Penn State, a Boeing Distinguished Speaker Award. Prof. Demirel received his Ph.D. from Carnegine Mellon University and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Bogazici University.
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Proteins Urea Fluidics Wetting Enzymes Whispering Gallery Modes Water Adhesion Polymers Biosensors Fibroblasts Textiles Fabrication Molecular Structure Photonics Raman Spectroscopy Adsorption Resonators Genes Nanoparticles Self Healing Materials Sensors Quartz Immobilized Enzymes GlucoseMost Recent Papers
Programmable Proton Conduction in Stretchable and Self-Healing Proteins
Abdon Pena-Francesch, Huihun Jung, Michael A. Hickner, Madhusudan Tyagi, Benjamin D. Allen, Melik C. Demirel, 2018, Chemistry of Materials on p. 898-905
Squid ring teeth-coated mesh improves abdominal wall repair
Ashley N. Leberfinger, Monika Hospodiuk, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Bugra Ayan, Veli Ozbolat, Srinivas V. Koduru, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, Melik C. Demirel, Dino J. Ravnic, 2018, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Structural protein-based whispering gallery mode resonators
Huzeyfe Yllmaz, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Robert Shreiner, Huihun Jung, Zaneta Belay, Melik C. Demirel, Sahin Ozdemir, Lan Yang, 2017, ACS Photonics on p. 2179-2186
Programmable molecular composites of tandem proteins with graphene oxide for efficient bimorph actuators
Mert Vural, Yu Lei, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Huihun Jung, Benjamin Allen, Mauricio Terrones, Melik C. Demirel, 2017, Carbon on p. 404-412
Ultrafast laser-probing spectroscopy for studying molecular structure of protein aggregates
Huihun Jung, Chester J. Szwejkowski, Abdon Pena-Francesch, John A. Tomko, Benjamin Allen, Şahin Kaya Özdemir, Patrick Hopkins, Melik C. Demirel, 2017, Analyst on p. 1434-1441
Self-Healing Textile
David Gaddes, Huihun Jung, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Genevieve Dion, Srinivas A. Tadigadapa, Walter J. Dressick, Melik C. Demirel, 2016, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces on p. 20371-20378
Remote calorimetric detection of urea via flow injection analysis
David E. Gaddes, Melik C. Demirel, W. Brian Reeves, Srinivas A. Tadigadapa, 2015, Analyst on p. 8033-8040
Segmented molecular design of self-healing proteinaceous materials
Veikko Sariola, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Huihun Jung, Murat Çetinkaya, Carlos Pacheco, Metin Sitti, Melik C. Demirel, 2015, Scientific reports
A fluidic device with polymeric textured ratchets
Koray Sekeroglu, Melik C. Demirel, 2015, Polymer on p. 30-35
Anisotropic wetting on structured surfaces
Matthew J. Hancock, Melik C. Demirel, 2013, MRS Bulletin on p. 391-396
Most-Cited Papers
Ultrasensitive detection of a protein by optical trapping in a photonic-plasmonic microcavity
Miguel A. Santiago-Cordoba, Murat Cetinkaya, Svetlana V. Boriskina, Frank Vollmer, Melik C. Demirel, 2012, Journal of Biophotonics on p. 629-638
Control of protein adsorption onto core-shell tubular and vesicular structures of diphenylalanine/parylene
Gökhan Demirel, Niranjan Malvadkar, Melik C. Demirel, 2010, Langmuir on p. 1460-1463
Fabrication and use of electroless plated polymer surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy substrates for viral gene detection
Niranjan A. Malvadkar, Gokhan Demirel, Mary Poss, Ali Javed, Walter J. Dressick, Melik C. Demirel, 2010, Journal of Physical Chemistry C on p. 10730-10738
Anisotropic wetting on structured surfaces
Matthew J. Hancock, Melik C. Demirel, 2013, MRS Bulletin on p. 391-396
Segmented molecular design of self-healing proteinaceous materials
Veikko Sariola, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Huihun Jung, Murat Çetinkaya, Carlos Pacheco, Metin Sitti, Melik C. Demirel, 2015, Scientific reports
Programmable molecular composites of tandem proteins with graphene oxide for efficient bimorph actuators
Mert Vural, Yu Lei, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Huihun Jung, Benjamin Allen, Mauricio Terrones, Melik C. Demirel, 2017, Carbon on p. 404-412
Self-Healing Textile
David Gaddes, Huihun Jung, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Genevieve Dion, Srinivas A. Tadigadapa, Walter J. Dressick, Melik C. Demirel, 2016, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces on p. 20371-20378
Remote calorimetric detection of urea via flow injection analysis
David E. Gaddes, Melik C. Demirel, W. Brian Reeves, Srinivas A. Tadigadapa, 2015, Analyst on p. 8033-8040
Fibroblast adhesion on unidirectional polymeric nanofilms
Christof Christophis, Koray Sekeroglu, Gokhan Demirel, Isabel Thome, Michael Grunze, Melik C. Demirel, Axel Rosenhahn, 2011, Biointerphases on p. 158-163
Programmable Proton Conduction in Stretchable and Self-Healing Proteins
Abdon Pena-Francesch, Huihun Jung, Michael A. Hickner, Madhusudan Tyagi, Benjamin D. Allen, Melik C. Demirel, 2018, Chemistry of Materials on p. 898-905
News Articles Featuring Melik Demirel
Jun 04, 2020
Self-assembling, biomimetic composites possess unusual electrical properties
Sometimes, breaking rules is not a bad thing. Especially when the rules are apparent laws of nature that apply in bulk material, but other forces appear in the nanoscale.
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Aug 22, 2019
Engineering faculty named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors
Two professors in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics honored for work as inventors.
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Mar 27, 2019
Scientists working with squid take a bite out of microplastic pollution
A protein found in the ringed teeth of squid could be processed into fibers and films with applications ranging from smart clothing to self-healing and recyclable fabrics that reduce microplastic pollution.
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Mar 03, 2019
Smart material made from squid teeth a potential plastic alternative
A newly-discovered material made from squid teeth could one day replace man-made fibres like nylon and polyester, according to a review by scientists at Pennsylvania State University.
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Feb 27, 2019
Lab: Material made from squid teeth could cut plastic pollution in seas
A NEW material made from squid suckers could one day replace man-made fibres such as nylon and polyester. This would help to reduce microplastic pollution in the oceans, as well as paving the way for new possibilities such as self-repairing safety clothing, or garments with built-in, flexible screens.
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