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Last published 2025
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Kayla Foley

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Post-Doctoral Researcher

Also affiliated: Mississippi State University (2025)

Postdoc Researcher

6 h-index 14 pubs 112 cited

  • Cellulose
  • Drug Carriers
  • Microspheres
  • Hydrogels
  • Nanoparticles
  • Alginates
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Coloring Agents
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Drug Liberation

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Kayla Foley's research focuses on the development and characterization of novel materials for controlled release applications and advanced material properties. Her work includes the creation of cellulose nanocrystal-based hydrogel microspheres for the controlled release of bioactive compounds, as well as stimuli-responsive phosphate hydrogels designed for applications such as expansion microscopy. Foley has also investigated the influence of comonomers on the coordination structure and binding in magnetic poly(ionic) liquids and explored the self-assembly behavior of block copolymers containing poly(ionic) liquids and stimuli-responsive polyelectrolytes. Additionally, her research has examined the thermal conductivity of polyetherimide–graphene nanocomposites and the development of electroactive polymer actuators using poly(ionic) liquid ionogels. Foley has published 14 papers and has been cited 103 times, with an h-index of 6. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Keisha B. Walters, with whom she shares 13 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 112

Selected Publications

  • Magnetically recoverable nano-adsorbents for dual removal of organic dyes and heavy metals from aqueous media (2026)
    RSC Advances DOI OpenAlex
  • Novel electroactive polymer actuators using all-polyelectrolyte poly(ionic liquid) ionogels (2025)
    European Polymer Journal 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Novel Electroactive Polymer Actuators Using All-Polyelectrolyte Poly(Ionic Liquid) Ionogels (2025)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Cellulose nanocrystal-based hydrogel microspheres prepared via electrohydrodynamic processes for controlled release of bioactive compounds (2025)
    Carbohydrate Polymers 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Experimental and modeling approaches to determine drug diffusion coefficients in artificial mucus (2024)
    Heliyon 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stimuli-Responsive Phosphate Hydrogel: A Study on Swelling Behavior, Mechanical Properties, and Application in Expansion Microscopy (2024)
    ACS Omega 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Microstructural Evaluation of the Effects of Aggregate Type, Aging, and Additives on the Moisture Susceptibility of Binder–Aggregate Systems Using Chemical and Thermodynamic Approaches (2024)
    Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Novel Poly(Ionic Liquid) Ionogels as Electroactive Polymer Actuators (2024)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Solution and Film Self-Assembly Behavior of a Block Copolymer Composed of a Poly(ionic Liquid) and a Stimuli-Responsive Weak Polyelectrolyte (2023)
    ACS Omega 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Influence of metal-coordinating comonomers on the coordination structure and binding in magnetic poly(ionic liquid)s (2023)
    Molecular Systems Design & Engineering 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of Nano- and Micro-Fluids Using Magnetic Poly(Ionic Liquid)-Surfactant Complexes for Stimuli Response (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Chemically Edge-Carboxylated Graphene Enhances the Thermal Conductivity of Polyetherimide–Graphene Nanocomposites (2022)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 41 citations DOI OpenAlex

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