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Professor Themis Matsoukas | Publications

    2011
  • Shahravan A and T. Matsoukas. "Encapsulation and controlled release from core-shell nanoparticles fabricated by plasma polymerization". J. Nanoparticle Research, (in print), 2011.
  • Michael Ian Lapsley, Anaram Shahravan, Qingzhen Hao, Bala Krishna Juluri, Stephen Giardinelli, Mengqian Lu, Yanhui Zhao, I-Kao Chiang, Themis Matsoukas, and Tony Jun Huang. "Shifts in plasmon resonance due to charging of a nanodisk array in argon plasma". Appl. Phys. Letters, (accepter), 2011.
  • Dongsheng Li, Raymond Vrtis, Anaram Shahravan, and Themis Matsoukas. "Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of organic particle thin films" Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13:985–996, 2011.
  • Carl L. Marshall Jr., Pavol Rajniak, and Themis Matsoukas. "Numerical simulations of two-component granulation: Comparison of three methods" Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 89 (5):545–552, 5 2011.


    • 2010
  • Samira Khalili, Yulan Lin, Antonios Armaou, and Themis Matsoukas. Constant number monte carlo simulation of population balances with multiple growth mechanisms. AIChE Journal, 56(12):3137–3145, 2010. ISSN 1547-5905.
  • T. Matsoukas and C. L. Marshall jr. "Bicomponent aggregation in finite systems". EPL (Europhysics Letters), 92(4):46007, 2010.
  • Shahravan A, Lucas C, Matsoukas T, "Nanowire charging in collisionless plasma" Journal of Applied Physics 108 (8):083303, 2010.


    • 2009
  • S. Khalili, A. Armaou, and T. Matsoukas. "Constant number Monte Carlo simulation of population balances with multiple growth mechanisms" AIChE J. 56:3137-3145, 2009.
  • Matsoukas T, Kim T, Lee K, "Bicomponent aggregation with composition-dependent rates and the approach to well-mixed state" CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 64 (4), 787-799, 2009.


    • 2008
  • Lee K, Kim T, Rajniak P, et al., "Compositional distributions in multicomponent aggregation" CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 63 (5), 1293-1303, (2008)


    • 2007
  • Zhao H, Maisels A, Matsoukas T, et al. "Analysis of four Monte Carlo methods for the solution of population balances in dispersed systems" POWDER TECHNOLOGY 173 (1), 38-50 (2007)


    • 2006
  • Matsoukas T, Lin YL "Fokker-Planck equation for particle growth by monomer attachment" PHYSICAL REVIEW E 74 (3), (2006)
  • Matsoukas T "Mean relaxation rate of the dynamic structure factor of the rouse chain" MACROMOLECULES 39 (19), 6693-6698, (2006)
  • Matsoukas T, Lee K, Kim T "Mixing of components in two-component aggregation" AICHE JOURNAL 52 (9), 3088-3099, (2006)
  • Yarin AL, Rovagnati B, Mashayek F, et al. "A reaction model for plasma coating of nanoparticles by amorphous carbon layers" JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 99 (6), (2006)


    • 2005
  • Cao J, Matsoukas T "Nanowire coating by plasma processing" IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE 33 (2), 829-833, (2005)


    • 2004
  • Cao J, Matsoukas T, "Synthesis of hollow nanoparticles by plasma polymerization" JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH 6 (5), 447-455 (2004).
  • Matsoukas T, Cao J "Film deposition on particles trapped in the sheath of reactive dusty plasma: Effect of size distribution", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, 32 (32), 699-703 (2004)


    • 2003
  • Cao J, Matsoukas T, "Particle coating in seeded dusty plasma reactor: Distribution of deposition rates" JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B 21 (5), 2011-2017 (2003).


    • 2002
  • Lin YL, Lee K, Matsoukas T, "Solution of the population balance equation using constant-number Monte Carlo" CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 57 (12), 2241-2252 (2002).
  • J. Cao, and T. Matsoukas, "Deposition Kinetics on Particles in a Dusty PECVD Reactor", J. Appl. Phys., 92 (5), 2916-2922, (2002).


    • 2001
  • J. Cao and T. Matsoukas, "Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites in RF Plasma," to appear in Proc. Materials Res. Soc., (2001)
  • Y. Lin, K. Lee, and T. Matsoukas, "Solution of the population balance equation using, constant-number Monte Carlo", Chem. Eng. Sci., 57, 2241-2252 (2001)


    • 2000
  • D. Vorkapic and T. Matsoukas, "Solvent Effects in the Deagglomeration of Titania Nanoparticles," KONA, 18, 102-107 (2000).
  • K. Lee and T. Matsoukas, "Simultaneous Coagulation and Breakup using Constant N Monte Carlo," Powder Technology, 110, 82-89, (2000).


    • 1999
  • D. Vorkapic and T. Matsoukas, "Deagglomeration of Nanocolloids," in Fine Powder Processing 99, (C. C. Huang. V. M. Puri, J. H. Adair, C. L. Knobloch editors), 201-5 (1999).
  • M. Smith, K. Lee and T. Matsoukas, "Coagulation of Charged Aerosols," J. Nanoparticle Res., 1(2), 185-195, (1999).
  • T. Matsoukas and D. Vorkapic, "Reversible Agglomeration: A Kinetic Model for the Peptization of Titania Nanocolloids,'' J. Colloid Interface Sci., 214, 283, (1999).


    • 1998
  • T. Matsoukas and K. Lee, "Fluctuation-Induced Enhancement of Grain Growth Rate in Ionized Gases," Proceedings of the 7th Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, (M. Horanyi Editor), 32-40, (1998).
  • T. Matsoukas and K. Lee, "Can Charge Fluctuations Explain Grain Agglomeration in Low-Pressure Plasmas?'' J. Appl. Phys., 85, 2085, (1998).
  • D. Vorkapic and T. Matsoukas, "Effect of Temperature and Alcohols in the Preparation of Titania Nanoparticles from Alkoxides,'' J. Amer. Ceram. Soc., 81, 2818, (1998).


    • 1997
  • T. Matsoukas and Y. Tang, "A New Monte Carlo Method for Simulations of Agglomeration and Grinding," in Fine Powder Processing Technology, Penn State Materials Research Lab, (R. Hogg, C. C. Huang and R. Cornwall, editors), Plenum, 243 (1997).
  • M. Smith and T. Matsoukas, "Constant-N Monte Carlo Integration of Population Balances,'' Chem. Eng. Sci., 53 1777, (1997).
  • T. Matsoukas, "The Coagulation Rate of Charged Aerosols in Ionized Gases'' J. Colloid Interface Sci., 187, 474, (1997).
  • T. Matsoukas and M. Russell, "A Fokker-Planck Description of Particle Charging in Ionized Gases,'' Phys. Rev. E , 55 (1), 991, (1997).


    • 1996
  • T. Matsoukas, M. Russell and M. Smith, "Stochastic Theory of Charge Fluctuations in Dusty Plasmas,'' J. Vac. Sci. and Technol. A, 14 (2), 624-630, (1996).

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