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Shawn E. Bourdo
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Research Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: Florida State University (2012); Duke University (2009); University of Arkansas System (2009–2021); National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (2012); National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (2009); University of Houston (2012)
27 h-index
86 pubs
2,352 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Shawn E. Bourdo's research has focused on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, particularly carbon-based composites, for diverse applications. His work has investigated materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and graphite-polyaniline composites.
His research has explored applications including supercapacitors, organic solar cells, and bone tissue engineering. Notably, Bourdo has investigated the potential of graphene to support the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, suggesting applications in bone regeneration. Other studies have examined the superhydrophobicity and icephobicity of carbon nanotube films, and the electrical, optical, and morphological properties of P3HT-MWNT nanocomposites.
Bourdo's publication record includes work on phosphorus and nitrogen dual heteroatom doped mesoporous carbon for supercapacitor applications and zinc oxide betaine-modified biochar nanocomposites for phosphate removal. He has published 84 papers, accumulating 2,348 citations and an h-index of 27. He has collaborated with researchers including Fumiya Watanabe, Alexandru S. Biris, Ruby Trotter, and Tansel Karabacak, all from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Metrics
- h-index: 27
- Publications: 86
- Citations: 2,352
Positions
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Research Assistant Professor publications 2004–2026University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences ORCID
Selected Publications
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Visible-Light Photocatalytic Abatement of Diclofenac Potassium over Bismuth Sulfoiodide (2026)
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Tailoring Phase-Dependent Energy Storage in Nonstoichiometric Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures for Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance (2026)
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Biotemplated nickel iron oxide electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction (2026)
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Counterion Effects of Protic Ionic Liquids on the Conductivity and Stretchability of Free-Standing PEDOT:PSS Films (2025)
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Novel core–shell CuO nanostructures grown on Cu powder particles by hot water treatment for binder-free supercapacitor electrodes (2025)
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A single-step low-cost synthesis of tungsten oxide nanostructures by resistive hot wire oxidation (2024)
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Influence of Substrate Location and Temperature Variation on the Growth of ZnO Nanorods Synthesized by Hot Water Treatment (2024)
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Xenogenic Implantation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Using a Novel 3D-Printed Scaffold of PLGA and Graphene Leads to a Significant Increase in Bone Mineralization in a Rat Segmental Femoral Bone Defect (2023)
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Core-Shell Electrocatalysts with Nanocolumnar Pt Thin Film Shell on Carbon Support Core for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (2022)
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Synthesis of “Naked” TeO2 Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications (2022)
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Improved efficiency of inverted planar perovskite solar cells with an ultrahigh work function doped polymer as an alternative hole transport layer (2022)
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Genetic profiling of human bone marrow and adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells reveals differences in osteogenic signaling mediated by graphene (2021)
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Biocompatibility and Osseointegration of a Novel 3D Printed Poly(lactic‑co‑glycolic acid) Graphene‐based Nanoscaffold in a Rat Femoral Critical Sized Segmental Defect (2021)
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Lentiviral Transduced Fluorescent Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs) Undergo Spontaneous Osteogensis on Low‐Oxygen Content Graphene (LOG) Surfaces (2021)
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Osteogenic Regulation by Graphene Nanoparticles in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Alexandru S. Biris
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
53 shared publications
In database
- Organic Solar Cells: A Review of Materials, Limitations, and Possibilities for Improvement
- Graphene supports in vitro proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of goat adult mesenchymal stem cells: potential for bone tissue engineering
- Exceptional Superhydrophobicity and Low Velocity Impact Icephobicity of Acetone-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Films
- Electrical, Optical, and Morphological Properties of P3HT-MWNT Nanocomposites Prepared by in Situ Polymerization
- Electrical, Optical, and Morphological Properties of P3HT-MWNT Nanocomposites Prepared by in Situ Polymerization
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Tito Viswanathan
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
28 shared publications
- Phosphorous and nitrogen dual heteroatom doped mesoporous carbon synthesized via microwave method for supercapacitor application
- Electrical, Optical, and Morphological Properties of P3HT-MWNT Nanocomposites Prepared by in Situ Polymerization
- Structural, Electrical, and Thermal Behavior of Graphite‐Polyaniline Composites with Increased Crystallinity
- Benign zinc oxide betaine-modified biochar nanocomposites for phosphate removal from aqueous solutions
- Graphite/Polyaniline (GP) composites: Synthesis and characterization
Showing 5 of 28 shared publications
Fumiya Watanabe
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
25 shared publications
In database
- Structural, Electrical, and Thermal Behavior of Graphite‐Polyaniline Composites with Increased Crystallinity
- Tuning the work function of polyaniline via camphorsulfonic acid: an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation
- Graphene nanoparticles as osteoinductive and osteoconductive platform for stem cell and bone regeneration
- The role of surface chemistry in the cytotoxicity profile of graphene
- Catalytic hydrogenation of graphene films
Showing 5 of 25 shared publications
Viney Saini
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
21 shared publications
In database
- Organic Solar Cells: A Review of Materials, Limitations, and Possibilities for Improvement
- Electrical, Optical, and Morphological Properties of P3HT-MWNT Nanocomposites Prepared by in Situ Polymerization
- Structural and optoelectronic properties of P3HT-graphene composites prepared by in situ oxidative polymerization
- Tuning the work function of polyaniline via camphorsulfonic acid: an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation
- The role of surface chemistry in the cytotoxicity profile of graphene
Showing 5 of 21 shared publications
Madhu Dhar
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
14 shared publications
- Graphene supports in vitro proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of goat adult mesenchymal stem cells: potential for bone tissue engineering
- Graphene nanoparticles as osteoinductive and osteoconductive platform for stem cell and bone regeneration
- Functionalized Graphene Nanoparticles Induce Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Express Distinct Extracellular Matrix Proteins Mediating Osteogenesis
- Functionalized gold nanorod nanocomposite system to modulate differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into neural-like progenitors
- Polyurethane/nano-hydroxyapatite composite films as osteogenic platforms
Showing 5 of 14 shared publications
Enkeleda Dervishi
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
13 shared publications
- Organic Solar Cells: A Review of Materials, Limitations, and Possibilities for Improvement
- Graphene supports in vitro proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of goat adult mesenchymal stem cells: potential for bone tissue engineering
- Electrical, Optical, and Morphological Properties of P3HT-MWNT Nanocomposites Prepared by in Situ Polymerization
- Structural and optoelectronic properties of P3HT-graphene composites prepared by in situ oxidative polymerization
- Optimization of the Protonation Level of Polyaniline‐Based Hole‐Transport Layers in Bulk‐Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
David E. Anderson
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
11 shared publications
- Graphene supports in vitro proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of goat adult mesenchymal stem cells: potential for bone tissue engineering
- Graphene nanoparticles as osteoinductive and osteoconductive platform for stem cell and bone regeneration
- Functionalized Graphene Nanoparticles Induce Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Express Distinct Extracellular Matrix Proteins Mediating Osteogenesis
- Functionalized gold nanorod nanocomposite system to modulate differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into neural-like progenitors
- Evaluation of a bone filler scaffold for local antibiotic delivery to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection in a contaminated bone defect
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Zhongrui Li
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
10 shared publications
- Exceptional Superhydrophobicity and Low Velocity Impact Icephobicity of Acetone-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Films
- Electrical, Optical, and Morphological Properties of P3HT-MWNT Nanocomposites Prepared by in Situ Polymerization
- Structural, Electrical, and Thermal Behavior of Graphite‐Polyaniline Composites with Increased Crystallinity
- Catalytic hydrogenation of graphene films
- Photovoltaic devices based on high density boron-doped single-walled carbon nanotube/n-Si heterojunctions
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Zeid A. Nima
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
10 shared publications
In database
- The role of surface chemistry in the cytotoxicity profile of graphene
- Optimization of the Protonation Level of Polyaniline‐Based Hole‐Transport Layers in Bulk‐Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes as specific targeting and Raman spectroscopic agents for detection and discrimination of single human breast cancer cells
- Functionalized gold nanorod nanocomposite system to modulate differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into neural-like progenitors
- Physicochemical characteristics of pristine and functionalized graphene
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Brian Berry
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
9 shared publications
- Ammonia Gas Sensing Behavior of Tanninsulfonic Acid Doped Polyaniline-TiO2 Composite
- Comparative Aging Study of Organic Solar Cells Utilizing Polyaniline and PEDOT:PSS as Hole Transport Layers
- Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaic Devices: Properties, Architecture, and Fabrication Methods
- Optimizing Lignosulfonic Acid-Grafted Polyaniline as a Hole-Transport Layer for Inverted CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells
- Catalytic Conversion of Graphene into Carbon Nanotubes via Gold Nanoclusters at Low Temperatures
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Venu Gopal Bairi
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
8 shared publications
- Phosphorous and nitrogen dual heteroatom doped mesoporous carbon synthesized via microwave method for supercapacitor application
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction Studies of Phosphorus and Nitrogen Co‐Doped Mesoporous Carbon Synthesized via Microwave Technique
- Structural and optoelectronic properties of P3HT-graphene composites prepared by in situ oxidative polymerization
- Ammonia Gas Sensing Behavior of Tanninsulfonic Acid Doped Polyaniline-TiO2 Composite
- Optimization of the Protonation Level of Polyaniline‐Based Hole‐Transport Layers in Bulk‐Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Steven D. Newby
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
8 shared publications
- Functionalized Graphene Nanoparticles Induce Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Express Distinct Extracellular Matrix Proteins Mediating Osteogenesis
- Functionalized gold nanorod nanocomposite system to modulate differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into neural-like progenitors
- Genetic profiling of human bone marrow and adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells reveals differences in osteogenic signaling mediated by graphene
- Evaluation of a Polyurethane Platform for Delivery of Nanohydroxyapatite and Decellularized Bone Particles in a Porous Three-Dimensional Scaffold
- Xenogenic Implantation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Using a Novel 3D-Printed Scaffold of PLGA and Graphene Leads to a Significant Increase in Bone Mineralization in a Rat Segmental Femoral Bone Defect
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Austin Bow
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
8 shared publications
- Polyurethane/nano-hydroxyapatite composite films as osteogenic platforms
- Genetic profiling of human bone marrow and adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells reveals differences in osteogenic signaling mediated by graphene
- Evaluation of a Polyurethane Platform for Delivery of Nanohydroxyapatite and Decellularized Bone Particles in a Porous Three-Dimensional Scaffold
- Xenogenic Implantation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Using a Novel 3D-Printed Scaffold of PLGA and Graphene Leads to a Significant Increase in Bone Mineralization in a Rat Segmental Femoral Bone Defect
- Multiomics Evaluation of Human Fat-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on an Osteobiologic Nanocomposite
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Omar A. Abdulrazzaq
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (IQ)
7 shared publications
- Organic Solar Cells: A Review of Materials, Limitations, and Possibilities for Improvement
- Structural and optoelectronic properties of P3HT-graphene composites prepared by in situ oxidative polymerization
- Tuning the work function of polyaniline via camphorsulfonic acid: an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation
- Comparative Aging Study of Organic Solar Cells Utilizing Polyaniline and PEDOT:PSS as Hole Transport Layers
- Optimization of the Protonation Level of Polyaniline‐Based Hole‐Transport Layers in Bulk‐Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Ganesh K. Kannarpady
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
7 shared publications
In database
- Optimizing Lignosulfonic Acid-Grafted Polyaniline as a Hole-Transport Layer for Inverted CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells
- Polyurethane/nano-hydroxyapatite composite films as osteogenic platforms
- Graphene-based 2D constructs for enhanced fibroblast support
- Calcium-Channel Blocking and Nanoparticles-Based Drug Delivery for Treatment of Drug-Resistant Human Cancers
- Quantification of cellular associated graphene and induced surface receptor responses
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