Publications

Journal Articles

17. Jeon, S., Zhang, Y., Castillo, C., Nava, V., Ristroph, K., Therrien, B., Meza, L., Lowry, G.V., Giraldo, J.P. (2023). Targeted Delivery of Sucrose Coated Nanocarriers with Chemical Cargos to the Plant Vasculature Enhances Long Distance Translocation. Small.

16. Ristroph, K., Zhang, Y., Nava, V., Wielinski, J., Kohay, H., Kiss, A., Thieme, J., Lowry, G.V. (2023) Flash Nanoprecipitation as an Agrochemical Nanocarrier Formulation Platform: Phloem Uptake and Translocation After Foliar Administration. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology.

15. Zhang, Y., Martinez, M.R., Sun, H., Sun, M., Yin, R., Yan, J., Marelli, B., Giraldo, J.P., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R.D., Lowry, G.V. (2023). Charge, Aspect Ratio and Plant Species Affect Uptake Efficiency and Translocation of Polymeric Agrochemical Nanocarriers. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(22), 8269–8279. 

14. Zhang, Y., Fu, L., Martinez, M.R., Sun, H., Nava, V., Yan, J., Ristroph, K., Averick, S.E., Marelli, B., Giraldo, J.P., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R.D., Lowry, G.V. (2023).  Temperature-Responsive Bottlebrush Polymers Deliver a Stress-Regulating Agent In Vivo for Prolonged Plant Heat Stress Mitigation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11 (8), 3346-3358. 

13. Zhang, Y., Fu, L., Jeon, S., Yan, J., Giraldo, J.P., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R.D., Lowry, G.V. (2022). Star Polymers with Designed Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging and Agent Delivery Functionality Promote Plant Stress Tolerance. ACS Nano. 16 (3), 4467-4478. 

12. Zhang, Y., Yan, J., Xu, J., Tian C., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R.D., Lowry, G.V. (2021). Phosphate Polymer Nanogel for Selective and Efficient Rare Earth Element Recovery. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(18), 12549–12560. 

11. Zhang, Y., Fu, L., Li, S., Yan, J., Sun, M., Giraldo, J.P., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R.D., Lowry, G.V. (2021). Star Polymer Size, Charge Content and Hydrophobicity Affect their Leaf Uptake and Translocation in Plants. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(15), 10758-10768.

10. Zhang, Y., Bland, G. D., Yan, J., Avellan, A., Xu, J., Wang, Z., ... & Lowry, G. V. (2021). Amphiphilic Thiol Polymer Nanogel Removes Environmentally Relevant Mercury Species from Both Produced Water and Hydrocarbons. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(2), 1231-1241.

9. Zhang, Y., Yan, J., Avellan, A., Gao, X., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R. D., & Lowry, G. V. (2020). Temperature-and pH-Responsive Star Polymers as Nanocarriers with Potential for in Vivo Agrochemical Delivery. ACS Nano, 14(9), 10954-10965.

8. Guan, X., Gao, X., Avellan, A., Spielman-Sun, E., Xu, J., Laughton, S.,Yun, J., Zhang, Y... & Lowry, G. V. (2020). CuO nanoparticles alter the rhizospheric bacterial community and local nitrogen cycling for wheat grown in a Calcareous soil. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(14), 8699-8709.

7. Avellan, A., Yun, J., Zhang, Y., Spielman-Sun, E., Unrine, J. M., Thieme, J., ... & Lowry, G. V. (2019). Nanoparticle size and coating chemistry control foliar uptake pathways, translocation, and leaf-to-rhizosphere transport in wheat. ACS Nano, 13(5), 5291-5305.

6. Gao, X., Rodrigues, S. M., Spielman-Sun, E., Lopes, S., Rodrigues, S., Zhang, Y., ... & Lowry, G. V. (2019). Effect of soil organic matter, soil pH, and moisture content on solubility and dissolution rate of CuO NPs in soil. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(9), 4959-4967.

5. Xu, J., Cao, Z., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Gao, X., Ahmed, M. B., ... & Lowry, G. V. (2019). Distributing sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron onto phosphorus-functionalized biochar for enhanced removal of antibiotic florfenicol. Chemical Engineering Journal, 359, 713-722.

4. Zhou, J., Lou, Z., Xu, J., Zhou, X., Yang, K., Gao, X., Zhang, Y... & Xu, X. (2019). Enhanced electrocatalytic dechlorination by dispersed and moveable activated carbon supported palladium catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal, 358, 1176-1185.

3. Xu, J., Cao, Z., Zhang, Y., Yuan, Z., Lou, Z., Xu, X., & Wang, X. (2018). A review of functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene for heavy metal adsorption from water: Preparation, application, and mechanism. Chemosphere, 195, 351-364.

2. Zuo, J., Fan, W., Wang, X., Ren, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., ... & Li, X. (2018). Trophic transfer of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Cr, and biomarker response for food webs in Taihu Lake, China. RSC Advances, 8(7), 3410-3417.

1. Fan, W., Liu, T., Li, X., Peng, R., & Zhang, Y. (2016). Nano-TiO2 affects Cu speciation, extracellular enzyme activity, and bacterial communities in sediments. Environmental Pollution, 218, 77-85.

Patents

Hatakeyama, E.S., Lowry, G.V., Zhang, Y., Thompson, J.A., Hoelen, T.P., Polymer Additives and Solid Liquid Separation Process to Remove Mercury from Liquids. US provisional patent. Filed March 2020.  

Lowry, G.V., Zhang, Y., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R.D., Polymer Carriers for Delivery of Agrochemicals in Crop Plants. US provisional patent. Filed June 2021. 

Book Chapters

Avellan, A., Rodrigues, S.M., Morais, B.P., Therrien, B., Zhang, Y., Rodrigues, S., Lowry, G.V. Inorganic nanopesticides and nanofertilizers: A view from the mechanisms of action to field applications. Springer Nature. (in press)