Shawn E. Bourdo Data-verified

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Research Assistant Professor

UA Little Rock

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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26 h-index 82 pubs 2,282 cited

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Shawn E. Bourdo's research focuses on the development and application of nanomaterials, particularly graphene, for biomedical and materials science purposes. He investigates the use of these materials in bone defect repair and infection prevention, as well as their influence on stem cell differentiation and osteogenic signaling. His work also extends to the synthesis of nanoparticles, such as tellurium dioxide, for biomedical applications and the study of zinc oxide nanostructures for various uses. Bourdo has explored the incorporation of graphene into 3D-printed scaffolds for enhanced bone mineralization in animal models. His research network includes collaborations with Fumiya Watanabe, Alexandru S. Biris, Tansel Karabacak, and Ahmed. A. Hashoosh, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. Bourdo leads a research group and has a scholarly profile marked by 82 publications, over 2,200 citations, and an h-index of 26, designating him as a highly cited researcher.

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h-index: 26
Publications: 82
Citations: 2,282

Selected Publications

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” TeO<sub>2</sub>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)

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Evaluation of a bone filler scaffold for local antibiotic delivery to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection in a contaminated bone defect (2021)

21 citations DOI OpenAlex
Surface Passivation of Triple-Cation Perovskite via Organic Halide-Saturated Antisolvent for Inverted Planar Solar Cells (2021)

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Dendritic cell biocompatibility of ether‐based urethane films (2021)

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