Faculty Directory

Academic Appointments at the University of Maryland

• Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 7/2017 – present
• Affiliate Appointments: Bioengineering, Materials Science and Engineering
• Professor Fischell Department of Bioengineering 7/2006 – 6/2017
• Associate Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 7/2002 - 6/2006
• Associate Professor Materials Science and Engineering 7/2001 - 6/2002
• Assistant Professor Materials Science and Engineering 8/1996 - 6/2001

• Chair Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 7/2017 - present
• Associate Dean A James Clark School of Engineering 9/2012 – 9/2017
• Associate Chair Fischell Department of Bioengineering 7/2006 - 8/2012
• Director of Graduate Studies Fischell Department of Bioengineering 7/2006 - 8/2012

• M.I.T., Cambridge, MA Post-Doc. Chemical Engineering 7/94 - 6/1996

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  (M.I.T.)     Cambridge, MA 

• Ph.D.  Materials Science & Engineering  (Program in Polymer Science & Technology) 1994
• M.S.  Chemical Engineering Practice 1989 
• B.S.  Chemical Engineering 1989

Research Fellowships, Prizes and Awards

• Senior Outstanding Research Award 2012, A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland
• Outstanding Invention of 2007, Office of Technology Commercialization, U. of Maryland
• Outstanding Invention of 2001, Office of Technology Commercialization, U. of Maryland
• CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 1999

• Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program Mentor 2014-2015, Office of Undergraduate Studies, U. of Maryland
• Engaged Faculty Award 2011, A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland
• University of Maryland “Keystone Professor”: The Clark School Academy of Distinguished Professors, 2005 –2012
• A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland, Junior Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award, 1999

• Faculty Outstanding Service Award 2013, A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland

• Have mentored over 80 undergraduates in research
• Have graduated 21 PhD students, 3 of my students have faculty positions
• Symposium Organizer: E-MRS, Strasbourg France (5/2017), “Design and hierarchical assemblies of nanomaterials”
• GEM Fellowship Representative U. of Maryland – STEM recruiting of Underrepresented Minority Students 2013-2017

“Hybrid 3D Printing of Synthetic and Cell-Laden Bioinks for Shape Retaining Soft Tissue Grafts”, S. Van Belleghem, L. Torres Jr, M. Santoro, B. Mahadik, A. Wolfand, P. Kofinas, and John P. Fisher, Advanced Functional Materials,1907145, 2019.    DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201907145

 

“Structurally colored protease responsive nanoparticle hydrogels with degradation-directed assembly”, L. Torres Jr,  J.L. Daristotle, O.B. Ayyub, B.M. Bellato Meinhardt, H. Garimella, A. Margaronis, S. Seifert, N.M. Bedford,T.J. Woehl, and P. Kofinas, Nanoscale, 11, 17904-17912, 2019.    DOI:10.1039/C9NR04624K

 

“Improving the Adhesion, Flexibility, and Hemostatic Efficacy of a Polymer Blend Surgical Sealant by Incorporating Silica Particles”

J. L. Daristotle, S. T. Zaki, L. W. Lau, L. Torres Jr, A. Zografos, P. Srinivasan, O. B. Ayyub, A. D. Sandler, and P. Kofinas  Acta Biomaterialia,  90, 205-216, 2019.

DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.04.015

 

“Multistage Chemical Heating for Instrument-Free Biosensing” J.P. Goertz, K. M. Colvin,A.B. Lippe, J.L. Daristotle, P. Kofinas, I.M. White

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10(39), 33043–33048, 2018  DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b11611

 

“Spray Processed Composites with High Conductivity and Elasticity”

M. Vural, A.M. Behrens, W. Hwang, J.J. Ayoub, D. Chasser, A.W. Cresce, R.M. Briber, and P. Kofinas ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 13953-13962, 2018.

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b00068

 

“Zeolite-loaded alginate-chitosan hydrogel beads as a topical hemostat” P. Fathi, M.J. Sikorski, K. Christodoulides, K.R. Langan, Y. S. Choi, J.M. Titcomb, A.S. Ghodasara, O.A. Wonodi, H. Thaker, M. Vural, A.M. Behrens, and P. Kofinas. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials, 106(5), 1662-1671, 2018. 

DOI:10.1002/jbm.b.33969 PMID: 28842967

 

 “A magnetically recoverable photocatalyst prepared by supporting TiO2 nanoparticles on a superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocluster core@fibrous silica shell nanocomposite”

Bokyung Seo, Chaedong Lee, Donggeon Yoo, Peter Kofinas, Yuanzhe Piao.

Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 7, 9587, 2017.   DOI: 10.1039/c6ra27907d

 

“Solution Blow Spun Polymer: A Novel Pre-Clinical Surgical Sealant for Bowel Anastomoses” N.G. Kern, A.M. Behrens, P. Srinivasan, C.T. Rossi, J.L. Daristotle, P. Kofinas, A.D. Sandler. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 52, 1308-1312, 2017.   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.11.044 PMCID: PMC5459684

 

“A review of the fundamental principles and applications of solution blow spinning”

J.L. Daristotle, A.M. Behrens, A.D. Sandler, and P. Kofinas.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (51), 34951–34963, 2016.

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b12994  PubMed PMID: 27966857

 

“Protein Adsorption on Chemically Modified Block Copolymer Nanodomains: Influence of Charge and Flow” J.S. Silverstein, B.J. Casey, P. Kofinas, B.J. Dair.  Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 16(2), 1460-1470, 2016.  DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2016.10895

 

“Stretchable Magneto-dielectric Composites Based on Raspberry-Shaped Iron Oxide Nanostructures” M. Vural, O. Gerber, B.P. Pichon, S. Lemonier, E. Barraud, L.C. Kempel, S. Begin-Colin, and P. Kofinas, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4, 2345, 2016.  DOI: 10.1039/c6tc00419a

 

“Rapid Fabrication of Poly(DL-lactide) Nanofiber Scaffolds with Tunable Degradation for Tissue Engineering Applications by Air-brushing” A.M. Behrens, J. Kim, N. Hotaling, J. Seppala, P. Kofinas, W. Tutak. Biomedical Materials, 11, 035001, 2016.  DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/11/3/035001 PMCID: PMC4963247

 

“Core/Shell Iron/Oxide Nanoparticles for Improving the Magneto-Dielectric Properties of Polymer Composites” T-I Yang, C-Y Chuang, S-C Yang, L.C. Kempel, and P. Kofinas.

Advanced Engineering Materials, 18(1), 2016.  DOI: 10.1002/adem.201500234

 

“Biodegradable Polymer Blend Based Surgical Sealant with Body Temperature Mediated Adhesion” A.M. Behrens, N.G. Lee, B.J. Casey, P. Srinivasan, M.J. Sikorski, J.L. Daristotle, A. D. Sandler, and P. Kofinas.  Advanced Materials, 27, 8056–8061, 2015.  DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503691 PMCID: PMC4961426

 

“Enzyme Induced Degradation Stiffening in Hydrogels with Structural Color” 

O.B. Ayyub, and P Kofinas.  ACS Nano, 9 (8), 8004–8011, 2015.   DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01514 PMID: 26196060

 

“Simple and Inexpensive Quantification of Ammonia in Whole Blood”

O.B. Ayyub, A.M. Behrens, B.T. Heligman, M.E. Natoli, J.J. Ayoub, G. Cunningham, M. Summar, and P. Kofinas. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 115, 95–100, 2015.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.04.004 PMID: 25936660 PMCID: PMC4462127

 

“Sprayable Elastic Conductors Based on Block Copolymer Silver Nanoparticle Composites” M. Vural, A. M. Behrens, O. B. Ayyub, J. J. Ayoub, and P. Kofinas.

ACS Nano, 9(1), 336-344, 2015. DOI: 10.1021/nn505306h PMCID: PMC4310637

 

“Synthesis and Characterization of Microphase Separated Primary Amine Functionalized Polystyrene-b-Poly(2-vinylpyridine) Polymer” O.B. Ayyub, M.B. Ibrahim, and P. Kofinas. Polymer, 55, 6227-6231, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.10.005

 

“Hemostatic Strategies for Traumatic and Surgical Bleeding” A.M. Behrens, M.J. Sikorski, and P. Kofinas. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 102(11), 4182-4194, 2014.

DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35052 PMID: 24307256.

 

“In situ Deposition of PLGA Nanofibers via Solution Blow Spinning” A.M. Behrens, B.J. Casey, M.J. Sikorski, K. Wu, W. Tutak, A, Sandler, and P. Kofinas. 

ACS Macro Letters, 3(3), 249-254, 2014. DOI: 10.1021/mz500049x

 

“Nanostructured Flexible Magneto-dielectrics for Radio Frequency Applications” M.Vural, B. Crowgey, L. Kempel, and P. Kofinas. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2, 756-763, 2014.

DOI:10.1039/C3TC32113D

 

“Blood Aggregating Hydrogel Microparticles for Use as a Hemostatic Agent” A.M. Behrens, M.J. Sikorski, T. Li, Z. J. Wu, B.P. Griffith, and P. Kofinas. 

Acta Biomaterialia, 10(2) 701–708, 2014.  DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.10.029 PMID: 24185001

 

“The cell release kinetics and the swelling behavior of physically crosslinked xanthanchitosan hydrogels in simulated gastrointestinal conditions” S. Argin, P. Kofinas, Y. Martin Lo. Food Hydrocolloids, 40, 138-144, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.02.018

 

“Enzymatic Activity Preservation and Protection through Entrapment within Degradable Hydrogels” A. Mariani, M. Natoli, and P. Kofinas. 

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 10(11), 2994-3002, 2013. DOI:10.1002/bit.24971 PMID: 23744741

 

“In vivo and In Vivo Evaluation of Polymer Hydrogels for Hemorrhage Control”

B.J. Casey, A.M. Behrens, Z.I. Tsinas, J.R. Hess, Z.J. Wu, B.P. Griffith, and P. Kofinas.

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 24(15), 1781-1793, 2013. DOI:10.1080/09205063.2013.801707 PMID: 21058718

 

“Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Photonic Crystal for Selective Fructose Detection” O.B. Ayyub, M.B. Ibrahim, R.M. Briber, and P. Kofinas.

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 46, 124-129, 2013.

DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2013.02.025 PMID: 23531858

 

“Investigating  polymer thiolation in gene delivery” 

I. Bacalocostantis, V. Mane, M. Kang M., A. Goodley, S. Muro, W.E. Bentley, and P. Kofinas, 

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 24(8), 912-926, 2013. DOI:10.1080/09205063.2012.727266 PMID: 23647248