Faculty profile
Xuehua Zhang
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Research
Latest papers
Engineering Janus Nanofiber Interfaces for Simultaneous Triboelectric Enhancement and Wearable Comfort.
Small methods · 2026
How plasma activated water promotes plant root growth through interfacial modulation of nitrogen uptake.
Journal of colloid and interface science · 2026
3D Electron Microscopy Reveals Evidence for Strong Electric Fields at Nanoconfined Air-Water Interfaces.
Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
Latest funding
- $100,000
Biomimetic Compound Eye Vision Systems for Autonomous Robotics and Drone Navigation
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $207,570
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of water flushing in oil sands hydrotransport pipeline
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Harnessing Control: Advancing Surface Functionalization of Hydrogels for Wearable Electronic Skin Devices
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
87 publications.
Engineering Janus Nanofiber Interfaces for Simultaneous Triboelectric Enhancement and Wearable Comfort.
Gan J, Allioux FM, Zhang X, Zhang J
How plasma activated water promotes plant root growth through interfacial modulation of nitrogen uptake.
Panja S, Mehta SK, Kalita J, Panchal D, Zhang X, Mondal PK
3D Electron Microscopy Reveals Evidence for Strong Electric Fields at Nanoconfined Air-Water Interfaces.
Saito R, Tsuruda H, Zhu C, Zhang J, Zhang X, Takahashi K, Zare RN, Zhang X, Li QY
Microbubble elevator induced buoyancy oscillations of reacting droplets.
Kobra F, Sanogo B, Lu Q, Li Y, Xu BB, Lohse D, Deng D, Zhang X
Porous media for solar-driven interfacial evaporation: Fundamentals, materials, architectures, and applications.
Kanike C, Kumar T, Zhang X
High-Throughput Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Platform for Multiplex Detection of Uremic Metabolites Relevant to Chronic Kidney Disease.
Kianpoor Z, Tiwari A, Rashidi M, Wu H, Niestanak VD, Tonelli M, Unsworth LD, Zhang X
Multiplexed SERS Profiling of Gout Biomarkers in Sweat via Polymer-Mediated Ag Nanoflakes.
Wu H, Tiwari A, Lu Q, Rashidi M, Kanike C, Zhang X
Surface Microbubbles Attenuate Gas-Evolution Reaction at Soft Interfaces.
Dogra P, Sanogo B, Gresham IJ, Neto C, Bharti RP, Zhang X
Nanobubble nucleation dynamics in reacting microdroplets: Insights from confocal laser scanning microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations.
Yang H, Zeng B, Zhang Y, Xing Y, Cao Y, Gui X, Lohse D, Zhang X
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-Machine Learning for Multiplex Naphthenic Acid Profiling in Water.
Rashidi M, Kianpoor Z, Wu H, Wang X, Liu J, Maeda N, Zhang X
Biomimetic Compound Eye Vision Systems for Autonomous Robotics and Drone Navigation
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua
Keywords: Materials performance; Engineering
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of water flushing in oil sands hydrotransport pipeline
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua XH
Keywords: cfd simulation; high speed imaging; horizontal pipeline; microbubbles; oil sands; sediments; slurry; water flushing
Harnessing Control: Advancing Surface Functionalization of Hydrogels for Wearable Electronic Skin Devices
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua XH
Keywords: Compatibility; Diffusion; E-skin; Hydrogels; Interfacial polymerization; Reaction; Thin film
Nanoprecipitation for controlled formation of rasagaline mesylate (RM) microparticle agents
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua XH
Nanobubble-enhanced slippery surfaces
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua XH
Keywords: antifouling; antifreezing; atomic force microscope; confocal microscope; drag reduction; droplet reaction; lubricant infused surface; nanobubbles; nanostructures; underwater sensors
Anti-fouling coatings for surfaces of hard and soft sensors
Principal investigators: Maeda, Nobuo N
Micro/Nanobubble-Enhanced Cold Plasma Activation of Water
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua XH
Keywords: Cold plasma activation; Energy efficiency; Free radicals; Green and sustainable technology; Hydrodynamic cavitation; Micro/Nanobubbles; Plant growth; Water
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of tailings flow in pipelines for enhanced bitumen recovery
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua XH
Nanobubble-enhanced drag and fouling reduction on lubricant infused surfaces
Principal investigators: Zhang, Xuehua XH
Can biofilm facilitate COVID-19 virus survival and persistence in sewer system?_x000d_
Principal investigators: Yu, Tong
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Hongbo Zeng and Xuehua Zhang: 5 shared papers
- Xuehua Zhang and Xihua Wang: 3 shared papers
- Mohamed Gamal El-Din and Xuehua Zhang: 2 shared papers
- Jinfeng Liu and Xuehua Zhang: 2 shared papers
- Xuehua Zhang and NOBUO MAEDA: 2 shared papers
- Marcello Tonelli and Xuehua Zhang: 1 shared paper
- Wenming Zhang and Xuehua Zhang: 1 shared paper
- Mohamed Gamal El-Din and Hongbo Zeng: 1 shared paper
- Hassan Hassanzadeh and Xuehua Zhang: 1 shared paper
- Jinfeng Liu and NOBUO MAEDA: 1 shared paper
- Hongbo Zeng and Xihua Wang: 1 shared paper
- Xuehua Zhang and Hui Wang: 1 shared paper
- Xuehua Zhang and Cagri Ayranci: 1 shared paper
- Chemical and Materials Engineering
- Chemical and Materials Engineering - University of Alberta
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Other
Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Hongbo Zeng
Chemical and Materials Engineering
5 shared papers, latest 2022
Xihua Wang
Electrical and Computer Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2024
NOBUO MAEDA
Civil & Environmental Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Mohamed Gamal El-Din
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Jinfeng Liu
Chemical and Materials Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Cagri Ayranci
Mechanical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Hui Wang
Chemical and Biological Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Marcello Tonelli
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Wenming Zhang
Civil and Environmental Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Hassan Hassanzadeh
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
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