Publications

Lowry, Gregory V., Astrid Avellan, and Leanne M. Gilbertson. “Opportunities and challenges for nanotechnology in the agri-tech revolution.” Nature Nanotechnology 14, no. 6 (June 2019): 517–22. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0461-7.

Lankone, Ronald S., Katie Challis, Leila Pourzahedi, David P. Durkin, Yuqiang Bi, Yan Wang, Michael A. Garland, et al. “Copper release and transformation following natural weathering of nano-enabled pressure-treated lumber.” The Science of the Total Environment 668 (June 2019): 234–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.433.

Wang, Y., N. A. De Carvalho, S. Tan, and L. M. Gilbertson. “Leveraging electrochemistry to uncover the role of nitrogen in the biological reactivity of nitrogen-doped graphene.” Environmental Science: Nano 6, no. 12 (January 1, 2019): 3525–38. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9en00802k.

Johnston, K. A., L. M. Stabryla, L. M. Gilbertson, and J. E. Millstone. “Emerging investigator series: Connecting concepts of coinage metal stability across length scales.” Environmental Science: Nano 6, no. 9 (January 1, 2019): 2674–96. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9en00407f.

Wang, Yan, Sakineh Tavakkoli, Vikas Khanna, Radisav D. Vidic, and Leanne M. Gilbertson. “Life Cycle Impact and Benefit Trade-Offs of a Produced Water and Abandoned Mine Drainage Cotreatment Process.” Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 23 (December 2018): 13995–5. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03773.

Smith, A. M., and L. M. Gilbertson. “Rational Ligand Design to Improve Agrochemical Delivery Efficiency and Advance Agriculture Sustainability.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 6, no. 11 (November 5, 2018): 13599–610. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03457.

Falinski, Mark M., Desiree L. Plata, Shauhrat S. Chopra, Thomas L. Theis, Leanne M. Gilbertson, and Julie B. Zimmerman. “A framework for sustainable nanomaterial selection and design based on performance, hazard, and economic considerations.” Nature Nanotechnology 13, no. 8 (August 2018): 708–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-018-0120-4.

Clark, R. M., L. M. Stabryla, and L. M. Gilbertson. “Use of active learning and the design thinking process to drive creative sustainable engineering design solutions.” In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2018-June, 2018.

Urso, J. H., and L. M. Gilbertson. “Atom Conversion Efficiency: A New Sustainability Metric Applied to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use in Agriculture.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 6, no. 4 (April 2, 2018): 4453–63. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03600.

Yin, J., Y. Wang, and L. M. Gilbertson. “Opportunities to advance sustainable design of nano-enabled agriculture identified through a literature review.” Environmental Science: Nano 5, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 11–26. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7en00766c.

Stabryla, L. M., K. A. Johnston, J. E. Millstone, and L. M. Gilbertson. “Emerging investigator series: It's not all about the ion: Support for particle-specific contributions to silver nanoparticle antimicrobial activity.” Environmental Science: Nano 5, no. 9 (January 1, 2018): 2047–68. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8en00429c.

Pourzahedi, L., M. Pandorf, D. Ravikumar, J. B. Zimmerman, T. P. Seager, T. L. Theis, P. Westerhoff, L. M. Gilbertson, and G. V. Lowry. “Life cycle considerations of nano-enabled agrochemicals: Are today's tools up to the task?” Environmental Science: Nano 5, no. 5 (January 1, 2018): 1057–69. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7en01166k.

Johnston, K. A., L. M. Stabryla, A. M. Smith, X. Y. Gan, L. M. Gilbertson, and J. E. Millstone. “Impacts of broth chemistry on silver ion release, surface chemistry composition, and bacterial cytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles.” Environmental Science: Nano 5, no. 2 (January 1, 2018): 304–12. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7en00974g.

Lankone, R. S., K. E. Challis, Y. Bi, D. Hanigan, R. B. Reed, T. Zaikova, J. E. Hutchison, et al. “Methodology for quantifying engineered nanomaterial release from diverse product matrices under outdoor weathering conditions and implications for life cycle assessment.” Environmental Science: Nano 4, no. 9 (January 1, 2017): 1784–97. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7en00410a.

Wang, Y., and L. M. Gilbertson. “Informing rational design of graphene oxide through surface chemistry manipulations: Properties governing electrochemical and biological activities.” Green Chemistry 19, no. 12 (January 1, 2017): 2826–38. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7gc00159b.

Gallagher, M. J., C. Allen, J. T. Buchman, T. A. Qiu, P. L. Clement, M. O. P. Krause, and L. M. Gilbertson. “Research highlights: applications of life-cycle assessment as a tool for characterizing environmental impacts of engineered nanomaterials.” Environmental Science: Nano 4, no. 2 (January 1, 2017): 276–81. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7en90005h.

Gilbertson, L. M., and C. A. Ng. “Evaluating the use of alternatives assessment to compare bulk organic chemical and nanomaterial alternatives to brominated flame retardants.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 4, no. 11 (November 7, 2016): 6019–30. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01318.

Gilbertson, Leanne M., Eva M. Albalghiti, Zachary S. Fishman, François Perreault, Charlie Corredor, Jonathan D. Posner, Menachem Elimelech, Lisa D. Pfefferle, and Julie B. Zimmerman. “Shape-Dependent Surface Reactivity and Antimicrobial Activity of Nano-Cupric Oxide.” Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 7 (April 2016): 3975–84. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b05734.

Gilbertson, Leanne M., Fjodor Melnikov, Leah C. Wehmas, Paul T. Anastas, Robert L. Tanguay, and Julie B. Zimmerman. “Toward safer multi-walled carbon nanotube design: Establishing a statistical model that relates surface charge and embryonic zebrafish mortality.” Nanotoxicology 10, no. 1 (January 2016): 10–19. https://doi.org/10.3109/17435390.2014.996193.

Azoz, S., L. M. Gilbertson, S. M. Hashmi, P. Han, G. E. Sterbinsky, S. A. Kanaan, J. B. Zimmerman, and L. D. Pfefferle. “Enhanced dispersion and electronic performance of single-walled carbon nanotube thin films without surfactant: A comprehensive study of various treatment processes.” Carbon 93 (August 8, 2015): 1008–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2015.05.087.

Gilbertson, Leanne M., Julie B. Zimmerman, Desiree L. Plata, James E. Hutchison, and Paul T. Anastas. “Designing nanomaterials to maximize performance and minimize undesirable implications guided by the Principles of Green Chemistry.” Chemical Society Reviews 44, no. 16 (August 2015): 5758–77. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cs00445k.

Hicks, Andrea L., Leanne M. Gilbertson, Jamila S. Yamani, Thomas L. Theis, and Julie B. Zimmerman. “Life Cycle Payback Estimates of Nanosilver Enabled Textiles under Different Silver Loading, Release, And Laundering Scenarios Informed by Literature Review.” Environmental Science & Technology 49, no. 13 (July 2015): 7529–42. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b01176.

Gilbertson, L. M., B. A. Wender, J. B. Zimmerman, and M. J. Eckelman. “Coordinating modeling and experimental research of engineered nanomaterials to improve life cycle assessment studies.” Environmental Science: Nano 2, no. 6 (January 1, 2015): 669–82. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5en00097a.

Azoz, Seyla, Annemarie L. Exarhos, Analisse Marquez, Leanne M. Gilbertson, Siamak Nejati, Judy J. Cha, Julie B. Zimmerman, James M. Kikkawa, and Lisa D. Pfefferle. “Highly conductive single-walled carbon nanotube thin film preparation by direct alignment on substrates from water dispersions.” Langmuir : The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids 31, no. 3 (January 2015): 1155–63. https://doi.org/10.1021/la503919u.

Gilbertson, Leanne M., Ahmed A. Busnaina, Jacqueline A. Isaacs, Julie B. Zimmerman, and Matthew J. Eckelman. “Life cycle impacts and benefits of a carbon nanotube-enabled chemical gas sensor.” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 19 (October 2014): 11360–68. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5006576.