James Adair

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Research Summary

Nanoscale materials and phenomena; electronic, optical and structural property determinations for designer particles and materials; colloid and interfacial chemistry; material synthesis and chemistry; and powder characterization and powder processing. Also focuses on manipulating and processing nanoscale particulates for drug and bioimaging applications as well as producing bulk nanograin materials and devices aimed at reducing the scale of surgical instruments.

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Recent Publications

Reactive Oxygen Species-Triggered Hydrogen Sulfide Release and Cancer-Selective Antiproliferative Effect of Anethole Dithiolethione-Containing Polymeric Micelles

van der Vlies, A. J., Ghasemi, M., Adair, B. M., Adair, J. H., Gomez, E. D. & Hasegawa, U., Jan 1 2023, In: Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12, 6, 2201836.

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Aptamer-targeted calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles for effective imaging of pancreatic and prostate cancer

Abraham, T., McGovern, C. O., Linton, S. S., Wilczynski, Z., Adair, J. H. & Matters, G. L., 2021, In: International Journal of Nanomedicine. 16, p. 2297-2309 13 p.

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Preferential uptake of antibody targeted calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles by metastatic triple negative breast cancer cells in co-cultures of human metastatic breast cancer cells plus bone osteoblasts

Bussard, K. M., Gigliotti, C. M., Adair, B. M., Snyder, J. M., Gigliotti, N. T., Loc, W. S., Wilczynski, Z. R., Liu, Z. K., Meisel, K., Zemanek, C., Mastro, A. M., Shupp, A. B., McGovern, C., Matters, G. L. & Adair, J. H., Jun 2021, In: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. 34, 102383.

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Enzyme aggregation and fragmentation induced by catalysis relevant species

Gentile, K., Bhide, A., Kauffman, J., Ghosh, S., Maiti, S., Adair, J., Lee, T. H. & Sen, A., Sep 28 2021, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23, 36, p. 20709-20717 9 p.

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Evaluation of the hydrodynamic behavior of powders of varying cohesivity in a fluidized bed using the FT4 Powder Rheometer®

Ludwig, B., Millington-Smith, D., Dattani, R., Adair, J. H., Posatko, E. P., Mawby, L. M., Ward, S. K. & Sills, C. A., Jun 30 2020, In: Powder Technology. 371, p. 106-114 9 p.

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Strength limits in mesoscaled 3Y-TZP ceramics for micro-surgical instruments

Antolino, N., Muhlstein, C., Hayes, G., Adair, J. & Bermejo, R., Mar 2019, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 91, p. 99-108 10 p.

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A two-material topology optimization method for structures under steady thermo-mechanical loading

Thurier, P. F., Lesieutre, G. A., Frecker, M. I. & Adair, J. H., Jul 1 2019, In: Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 30, 11, p. 1717-1726 10 p.

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Effect of diazotization and magnetic assembly on CNT dispersion observed with hardness and modulus measurement of their epoxy composite of low CNT volume fraction

Trivedi, S., Rudolph, M., Atescan, Y., Dai, J., Cooley, K., Adair, J. H., Mohney, S. E. & Yamamoto, N., Dec 1 2019, In: Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 21, 12, 270.

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Design of experiment optimization of artificial bone construct fabrication via direct ink writing of hydroxyapatite

Gigliotti, C. M., Marks, R. W., Wilczynski, Z. R., Lewis, G. S., Donahue, H. J. & Adair, J. H., 2018, In: Ceramic Transactions. 264, p. 299-313 15 p.

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A Cholecystokinin B Receptor-Specific DNA Aptamer for Targeting Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Clawson, G. A., Abraham, T., Pan, W., Tang, X., Linton, S. S., McGovern, C. O., Loc, W. S., Smith, J. P., Butler, P. J., Kester, M., Adair, J. H. & Matters, G. L., Feb 2017, In: Nucleic Acid Therapeutics. 27, 1, p. 23-35 13 p.

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Effective encapsulation and biological activity of phosphorylated chemotherapeutics in calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

Loc, W. S., Linton, S. S., Wilczynski, Z. R., Matters, G., McGovern, C. O., Abraham, T., Fox, T., Gigliotti, C. M., Tang, X., Tabakovic, A., Martin, J. A., Clawson, G., Smith, J. P., Butler, P. J., Kester, M. & Adair, J. H., Oct 2017, In: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. 13, 7, p. 2313-2324 12 p.

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The use of nanoparticulates to treat breast cancer

Tang, X., Loc, W. S., Dong, C., Matters, G. L., Butler, P. J., Kester, M., Meyers, C., Jiang, Y. & Adair, J. H., Oct 2017, In: Nanomedicine. 12, 19, p. 2367-2388 22 p.

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3D Printing of Personalized Artificial Bone Scaffolds

Jariwala, S. H., Lewis, G. S., Bushman, Z. J., Adair, J. H. & Donahue, H. J., Jun 1 2015, In: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 2, 2, p. 56-64 9 p.

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Empowering Community Health Workers with Inkjet-printed Diagnostic Test Strips

Ranslow, A., Crompton, D., Mehta, K., Butler, P. & Adair, J., 2015, In: Procedia Engineering. 107, p. 205-214 10 p.

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Novel strategies for managing pancreatic cancer

Loc, W. S., Smith, J. P., Matters, G., Kester, M. & Adair, J. H., Oct 28 2014, In: World journal of gastroenterology. 20, 40, p. 14717-14725 9 p.

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