Christa N. Hestekin Source Confirmed

Affiliation confirmed via AI analysis of OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources.

Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

12 h-index 32 pubs 544 cited

Research Areas

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Membrane Separation Technologies Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Engineering Education and Pedagogy Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Links

ORCID Lab Website

Is this your profile? Verify and claim your profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Christa N. Hestekin's research focuses on the development of advanced membrane technologies and electrochemical devices for applications in health and environmental remediation. Her work includes the design of novel polymeric membranes for renal applications, such as artificial kidney devices, aiming to improve the treatment of end-stage kidney disease. Hestekin also investigates methods for selective metal ion removal using electrodialysis and explores energy generation from biological sources, including blood-driven biopower cells utilizing reverse electrodialysis.

Her publications detail the creation of integrated devices for biomedical applications, like salt cartridges for reverse electrodialysis, and explore nanofiltration techniques for small molecular species transport. Additionally, Hestekin is involved in educational outreach, developing programs to assist middle school teachers in creating hands-on engineering and science activities. She has a h-index of 12 with 32 publications and 544 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 32
  • Citations: 544

Selected Publications

  • Exploring Nanofiltration for Transport of Small Molecular Species for Application in Artificial Kidney Devices to Treat End-Stage Kidney Disease (2025) DOI
  • High flux novel polymeric membrane for renal applications (2023) DOI
  • Development of an Integrated Salt Cartridge-Reverse Electrodialysis (Red) Device to Increase Electrolyte Concentrations to Biomedical Devices (2022) DOI
  • Blood driven biopower cells: Acquiring energy from reverse electrodialysis using sodium concentrations from the flow of human blood (2021) DOI
  • Effects of Resin Chemistries on the Selective Removal of Industrially Relevant Metal Ions Using Wafer-Enhanced Electrodeionization (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Jamie Hestekin University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications Carol Gattis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Edgar C. Clausen University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Christina Trexler University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Christopher A. Newton University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Haley Duncan University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Humeyra B. Ulusoy Erol University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Caroline G. Campbell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics

Jamie Hestekin University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Membrane Separation Technologies Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
Good match 4 shared topics
Haley Duncan University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Membrane Separation Technologies Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
Good match 3 shared topics
Eugene Gyasi Agyemang University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Good match 3 shared topics
S. Ranil Wickramansinghe University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Membrane Separation Technologies Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Engineering Education and Pedagogy
Good match 3 shared topics
Meina Huang University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Membrane Separation Technologies Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
Good match 3 shared topics
Anahita Izadyar Arkansas State University
Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Good match 3 shared topics