Norma A. Alcantar

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Norma A. Alcantar

Chemistry

#5633

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#6842

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Chemical Engineering

#800

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#821

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Chemistry

Norma A. Alcantar's Degrees

Bachelors Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin
Masters Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin
PhD Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin

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According to Wikipedia, Norma A. Alcantar is a Mexican–American chemical engineer. She is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida. In 2019, Alcantar was elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering for "outstanding contributions in providing drinking water for low-income communities and contributions to disrupting amyloid fibril formation in Alzheimer's research".

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Norma A. Alcantar's Published Works

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Polyethylene glycol-coated biocompatible surfaces. (2000) (528)
Forces and ionic transport between mica surfaces: Implications for pressure solution (2003) (111)
Removing heavy metals in water: the interaction of cactus mucilage and arsenate (As (V)). (2012) (80)
Microtribology and Friction‐Induced Material Transfer in WS2 Nanoparticle Additives (2001) (55)
Adhesion and coalescence of ductile metal surfaces and nanoparticles (2003) (54)
Preparing contamination-free mica substrates for surface characterization, force measurements, and imaging. (2004) (53)
Eliminating turbidity in drinking water using the mucilage of a common cactus (2012) (43)
α,ω-Bis(thioacetyl)oligophenylenevinylene Chromophores from Thioanisol Precursors (2004) (43)
Determining the density profile of confined polymer brushes with neutron reflectivity (2004) (39)
Experimental investigation of the dissolution of quartz by a muscovite mica surface: Implications for pressure solution (2006) (37)
Confined fluids and their role in pressure solution (2006) (32)
Formation of tethered supported bilayers via membrane-inserting reactive lipids (1998) (30)
Shear alignment of confined hydrocarbon liquid films. (2002) (29)
Removal of sediment and bacteria from water using green chemistry. (2010) (28)
Combining Ferric Salt and Cactus Mucilage for Arsenic Removal from Water. (2016) (26)
A Cell ELISA for the quantification of MUC1 mucin (CD227) expressed by cancer cells of epithelial and neuroectodermal origin. (2015) (20)
Evaluation of a cactus mucilage biocomposite to remove total arsenic from water (2016) (17)
Parameters Influencing the Photocatalytic Degradation of Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol Utilizing Immobilized TiO2 (2014) (16)
Generic Substrate for the Surface Forces Apparatus: Deposition and Characterization of Silicon Nitride Surfaces (2000) (14)
Controlled release niosome embedded chitosan system: effect of crosslink mesh dimensions on drug release. (2012) (13)
The Mexican Cactus as a New Environmentally Benign Material for the Removal of Contaminants in Drinking Water (2006) (12)
Preferential drug delivery to tumor cells than normal cells using a tunable niosome–chitosan double package nanodelivery system: a novel in vitro model (2020) (11)
Inhibition of heparin precipitation, bacterial growth, and fungal growth with a combined isopropanol-ethanol locking solution for vascular access devices. (2015) (10)
Some fundamental differences in the adhesion and friction of rough versus smooth surfaces (2000) (10)
ATR-FTIR analysis of spectral and biochemical changes in glioma cells induced by chlorotoxin (2016) (9)
Responsive coatings from naturally occurring pectin polysaccharides. (2019) (9)
Oxidation of off flavor compounds in recirculating aquaculture systems using UV-TiO2 photocatalysis (2019) (8)
EFFECT OF WATER PLASMA ON SILICA SURFACES: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS (1999) (8)
A Spiral Curriculum for Chemical Engineering (2008) (7)
Sediment Removal with the Opuntia ficus-indica Cactus: A Water Purification Method for Communities in Latin America (2014) (5)
Construction and Characterization of Soft-Supported Lipid Bilayer Membranes for Biosensors Application (2006) (5)
Smart Packaging: A Novel Technique For Localized Drug Delivery (2009) (4)
Mucilage of Opuntia ficus‐indica for Use as a Flocculant of Suspended Particulates and Arsenic (2008) (4)
Direct observation of the kinetic mechanisms for Aß peptide aggregation: Towards elucidating Alzheimer plaque dissolution (2010) (4)
Changing the Kinetics of Amyloid Beta Plaques Formation: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease Immunotherapy (2010) (3)
Removal of Off-Flavor Compounds in Aquaculture Water by Spray-Coated TiO 2 Photocatalysis (2015) (3)
System integration of functionalized natural materials (2017) (2)
Concentration and Removal of Waterborne Bacteria for Easy Detection (2010) (2)
Enhancement of the Performance of a Biosand Filter Using Pumice Media and Natural Coagulant Dosing (2016) (2)
Abstract 4523: Targeted delivery to tumor cells by using tunable nano-delivery system with chlorotoxin. (2013) (2)
Abstract 3677: Enhanced targeted delivery of paclitaxel to tumor cells of epithelial and neuroectodermal origin using chlorotoxin-chitosan nanodelivery system (2015) (2)
Cactus Mucilage as an Emergency Response Biomaterial to Provide Clean Drinking Water (2013) (2)
Cobalt-Doped Antimony/Tin Oxide Sol–Gels on Carbon–Silicon Layers for Modeling Sol–Gel-Carbon Fiber Interfaces (2012) (2)
Adhesion and Particle Removal from Surface-tethered Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Coatings Using Hydrodynamic Shear Forces. (2019) (2)
Processing and Performance of Polymeric Transparent Conductive Composites (2013) (2)
Rheological characterization of 4,4'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone-functionalized polybutadienes with low and medium vinyl content (1995) (2)
Abstract 5410: Enhanced targeting delivery to tumor cells using mucoadhesive chitosan and chlorotoxin (2014) (2)
Investigating confined complex fluids with neutron reflectivity (2003) (1)
Ammonia removal in freshwater and saltwater systems (2018) (1)
Double Packaged System for Localized Drug Delivery for Ovarian Cancer (2010) (1)
Simple, efficient and flexible method to create biocompatible surfaces (1997) (1)
Removal of Methyl Orange in Aquaculture Water by Spray-Coated TiO 2 Photocatalysis (2015) (1)
Electrospinning and Characterization of Novel Opuntia ficus-indica Mucilage Biomembrane (2012) (1)
Interfacial Phenomena of Natural Dispersants for Crude Oil Spills. (2019) (1)
NANOPARTICLE BASED DELIVERY (2013) (1)
Abstract 3615: Design for a flexible localized drug delivery system (2019) (1)
Bioinspired Green Science and Technology Symposium in NYC (2022) (0)
Abstract 3229: Thermo-responsive double packaged system for localized drug delivery for cancer treatment (2011) (0)
Composition and method to reduce sediment and bacterial contamination from water (2015) (0)
Abstract 4650: Quantitative assessment of the intracellular uptake of chlorotoxin in a U87 human glioma mouse model for the targeted drug delivery system (2018) (0)
Direct measurement of adhesive forces in amyloid beta peptide structures (2005) (0)
Abstract 2897: Preferential drug delivery to cancer cells than to normal cells by using the Niosome-Chitosan Thermo-responsive Double Package System (NCTR-DPS) (2012) (0)
Altering the Process of Aß-Plaque Formation: Effect of Monoclonal Antibodies (2009) (0)
Compatibility of Heparin with Ethanol for Ethanol-Lock Therapy of Central Venous Catheters (2012) (0)
Abstract 3909: Interactions of glioma cells with chlorotoxin: an ATR-FTIR spectroscopy study (2016) (0)
Abstract 2185: Cross-disciplinary optimization of nano-drug delivery to ovarian carcinoma and glioma cells (2017) (0)
Abstract 3707: Design and characterization of a double packaged system for localized drug delivery for the treatment of cancers (2010) (0)
Alpha,omega-bis(thioacetyl)oligophenylenevinylene chromophores from thioanisol precursors. (2004) (0)
Preface to the Intermolecular Forces and Interfacial Science Special Issue, Dedicated to Jacob N. Israelachvili, 1944-2018. (2019) (0)
(Invited) Framework for Structural, Processing, and Environmental Assessment of Micro to Nano Scaled Integrated Circuit Structures (2014) (0)
Optical Properties of ATO Sol-gel Coated Carbon Fibers (2012) (0)
Localized Drug Delivery System For The Treatment Of Cancer (2009) (0)
Pressure solution and mica in quartzose sandstone: Observations and experiments (2005) (0)
Tribute to Jacob Israelachvili II (Invited Talks) (2019) (0)
System for removing ammonia from a freshwater environment (2016) (0)
Using A Natural Material For Bacteria Concentration and Removal From Water (2009) (0)
Photocatalytic degradation of persistent organic contaminants by immobilized doped and undoped titania (2014) (0)
PROJECT TYPE Competitive Renewal Continuation New Proposal Pharmaceutical Contract Supplemental Request Account Number, if continuation: Date Proposal Submitted to (2009) (0)
A Release Rate Study for Controlled Drug Delivery Using Niosomes (2006) (0)

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