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Last published 2026
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Kayla Foley

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Post-Doctoral Researcher

Also affiliated: Mississippi State University (2025)

6 h-index 14 pubs 125 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 advanced materials, particularly hydrogels and polymeric systems, for controlled release applications. Her work includes the preparation of cellulose nanocrystal-based hydrogel microspheres using electrohydrodynamic processes for the controlled release of bioactive compounds. She also investigates stimuli-responsive phosphate hydrogels, studying their swelling behavior, mechanical properties, and utility in expansion microscopy. Foley's research extends to poly(ionic liquid)s, examining the influence of comonomers on coordination structure and binding, and exploring their use in novel electroactive polymer actuators. Her publications also address the diffusion of drugs in artificial mucus and the microstructural evaluation of binder-aggregate systems in construction materials. Foley has a h-index of 6, with 15 publications and 123 citations. Her key collaborators at the University of Arkansas include Keisha B. Walters, Fatema Tarannum, Collin Britten, and Jin-Woo Kim.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 125

Positions

  • Post-Doctoral Researcher publications 2022–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Listing

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 14 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 22 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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Collaboration Network

25 Collaborators 5 Institutions 1 Country

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