- Developed new processes and formulated products for hemostatic medical devices - Supporting performance evaluation & pre-clinical teams in animal and biocompatibility studies - Evaluated ingredients, designed analytical methodologies, and reviewed analytical data - Investigated the effect of humidity and temperature on materials in irradiation, packaging, and stability studies- Prepared SOPs, protocols, development reports, and research records.

- Formulated copolymers (Butyl acrylate/ethylene glycol phenyl ether acrylate) using UV curing and free radicals technique with cross-linkers and photo-initiators- Statistically evaluated mechanical and electrical properties of particle-reinforced polymer composite using nanoindentation, texture analysis, and LCR meter- Fabricated SiO2 particles with a thin layer of gold using convective assembly, spin coating, PDMS stamping, and physical vapor deposition (PVD)

- Modified hemispheric surface of SiO2 particles from hydrophilic to hydrophobic employed as surfactants in cottonseed oil/water mixture- Tested the effect of electric field on the movement and orientation of colloidal particles- Observed mechanical actuation for the hydrophilic/hydrophobic SiO2-loaded polymer films

Fabricated electroactive polymer based electro-mechanical actuator prototypes in a cleanroom and quantified micro-scale actuator performance - Prepared Si wafer template with a array of pillars and PDMS replica using photolithography- Fabricated acrylate electroactive actuator prototypes using UV curing and atomic force microscopy (AFM) in a cleanroom- Quantified micro-scale electro-mechanical actuator performance using optical surface profiler - Demonstrated that high dielectric additives enable increase of compressive strain by 10 times

Electronic and Electra-optical Ceramics Laboratory- Researched luminescence property of conjugated polymer and ceramic material as a phosphor- Fabricated different shapes of ceramic powders using sintering and hydrothermal method- Characterized structural morphology and luminescence property- First one to demonstrate strong visible emission (612nm) from neodymium-doped oxide systems