Research & Publications

Brekke, G.D., Fontus, M., & Giraud, J.M.B. (2019). Fighting with Infinity: A Proposal for the Addition of New Terminology. In M. Shelley & V. Akerson (Eds.), Proceedings of IConSES 2019– International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (pp. 32-44). Monument, CO, USA: ISTES Organization.

Brekke, G., Fontus, M.. and Giraud, J. (2017) Fighting With Infinity: A Proposal for the Addition of New Terminology. Novembertagung 2017.

McGowen, T., and Fontus, M. (2017) Proposing Drug Target(s) to Combat Trypanosoma Infection. PURSUE Undergraduate Research Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 25 – 39.

Fontus, M. (2016). GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2: Chem 1033. Austin, TX: Sentia Publishing

Fontus, M. (2015). GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2: Chem 1043. Austin, TX: Sentia Publishing

Fontus, M., and Ortoleva, P. (2012). Electrophysiological-metabolic modeling of microbes: Applications in microbes and environmental analysis. In A. Navid (Ed.), Microbial systems biology: Methods and protocols (pp. 411-431). New York: Humana Press

Abdeljawad, F., Fontus, M. and Haataja, M. (2011) Ductility of bulk metallic glasses composites: microstructural effects. Appl. Phys. Let. 98, 031909-1 – 031909-3

Fontus, M. and Ortoleva, P. (2011) Electrometabolomics modeling of microbes: Applications in fuel cells and environment analysis. Journal of Biotech Research 3:37- 50.

Daniels, Dennis, Wyatt, W, & Fontus, M. (2010). A Texas response to the Sullivan Commission: The undergraduate medical academy model. Journal of the National Medical Association, 102(1), 61-64.

Abdeljawad, F., Fontus, M. and Haataja, M. (2010) Dendritic microstructure effects on bulk metallic bulk metallic glasses (BMG) composites. Accepted for the “Bulk Metallic Glasses VIII” 2011 Symposium.

Ortoleva, P., Adhangale, P., Cheluvaraja, S., Fontus, M., & Shreif, Z. (2009). Deriving principles of microbiology by multiscaling laws of molecular physics. IEEE Engineering In Medicine and Biology Mag 28(2), 70-79.

Ortoleva, P., Berry, E., Brun, Y., Fan, J., Fontus, M., Hubbard, K., Jaqaman, K., Jarymowycz, L., Navid, A., Sayyed-Ahmad, A., Shreif, Z., Stanley, F., Tuncay K, Weitzke E, & Wu, L.C. (2003). The karyote physico-chemical genomic, proteomic, metabolic cell modeling system. OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 7, 269–283.

Jefferson, S. (2019). An Examination of the Factors That Contribute to the Success of African American Biology Majors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. National Association of African American Studies. Monograph Series.

“Read With Understanding and Convey Ideas in Writing”; Team Member; Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education and English as a Second Language Learners; Version 1.1; June 2008.

Book Editor
Sultana, N., Ghosh, S.B., Fhong S.C. (2020). Tissue Engineering Strategies for organ regeneration. CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA, ISBN 9781138391543.
Book
Sultana, N. (2013). Biodegradable Polymer-Based Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-642-34801-3; Book DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-34802-0
Book Chapter

•   Sultana, N. (2020) Stimulus-Receptive Conductive Polymers for Tissue Engineering, in Tissue Engineering Strategies for Organ Regeneration. CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA, ISBN 9781138391543.
•   Mad Jin, R. Sultana, N., Chin Fhong S. and Ismail, A.F. (2020) Evaluation of PCL/ Chitosan/Nanohydroxyapatite/Tetracycline Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering, in Tissue Engineering Strategies for Organ Regeneration. CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA, ISBN 9781138391543.
•   Zohreh A., Mansour Y., Chin Fhong S., Sultana, N., Bazgeir, Masoud M.R., and Sefat, F. (2020) Designing Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives, in Tissue Engineering Strategies for Organ Regeneration. CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA, ISBN 9781138391543.
•   Sultana, N. (2017) Mechanical and biological properties of scaffold materials, in Functional 3-D Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, Edited byYing Deng, Jordan Kuiper, Elsevier, 2017. ISBN 978-0- 08-100979-6
•   Sultana, N, Wang, M. (2012) Fabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds using the Emulsion Freezing / Freeze-drying Eechnique and Characteristics of the Scaffolds, in Integrated Biomaterials for Medical Applications, Edited by Murugan Ramalingam, et al., Wiley, 2012.

Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals and conference (Selected)

•   Hassan, M.I., Sultana, N. (2019), In vitro cell viability of PHBV/PLGA nanofibrous membranefor tissue engineering, Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 15 (4) 522-527
•   Sultana, N. and Daniels, D.E. (2019), Electrospun Bi-layered Composite Membrane for the Removal of Metallic Contaminants in drinking water, Journal of Membrane Science andTechnology, 23(3), 76-83
•   Sultana, N. and Daniels, D.E. (2019), Global trends of tissue engineering research for organregeneration, 26th Annual HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference, Houston, Texas.
•   Sultana, N. and Daniels, D.E. (2019), Chitosan and Pectin-based Systems for BiomedicalApplication, The NAAAS conference, Dallas, Texas (accepted)
•   MI Hassan, NN Masnawi and Sultana, N. (2017), Biomineralized Conductive PEDOT: PSS-coated PLA/PHBV/HA Nanofibrous Membranes. American Society for Artificial Internal OrgansJournal. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.00000000655
•   Hassan, M.I., and Sultana, N. (2017), Characterization, drug loading and antibacterial activityof nanohydroxyapatite/polycaprolactone (nHA/PCL) electrospun membrane (2017). 3 Biotech(2017) 7:249 DOI 10.1007/s13205-017-0889-0
•   Chang, H. C., & Sultana, N. (2017), PLA/PHBV electrospun membrane: Fabrication, coatingwith conductive PEDOT: PSS and antibacterial activity of drug loaded membrane. CogentEngineering, 4(1), 1322479.
•   Chang, H.C., Sultana, N., Ismail, A.F. (2016), Conductive PEDOT: PSS coated poly lactide(PLA) and poly hydroxybutyrate-co hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) electrospun membrane: Fabricationand Characterization, Materials Science and Engineering C, 61.
•   Lim, M.M., and Sultana, N. (2016), In vitro cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of silver-coated electrospun polycaprolactone/gelatine nanofibrous scaffolds, 3-Biotech, 6: 211.
•   N Sultana & A. Zainal (2016), Cellulose acetate electrospun nanofibrous membrane: fabrication, characterization, drug loading and antibacterial properties. Bulletin of Material Science. 39: 337.
•   Sultana, N. and Wang, M. (2012), PHBV/ PLLA Based scaffolds using emulsion freezing/freeze- drying technique: surface modification and in vitro biological evaluation. Biofabrication, 4 015003.
•   Sultana, N. and Wang, M. (2008), Fabrication of HA/PHBV Composite Scaffolds through the Emulsion Freezing / Freeze-drying Process and Characterisation of the Scaffolds, Journal ofMaterials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19, 2555-2561