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Boxin Zhao
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Research
Latest papers
Rapid Underwater Adhesion via Photo-Activated Chemically Cross-Linked Hybrid Network.
ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026 · senior author
Alginate cryogel beads for effectively aggregating nanoplastics for water remediation.
Communications chemistry · 2025 · senior author
Recent Advances in Conductive Rubber Composites: Progress, Challenges, and Emerging Opportunities.
Macromolecular rapid communications · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $146,522
Fast-scan differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for advanced thermal analysis of multiphase sustainable materials
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $125,000
The Development of Magic-E Materials as Smart Window Films
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $50,000
Testing of antiviral coatings for COVID-19_x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
58 publications.
Rapid Underwater Adhesion via Photo-Activated Chemically Cross-Linked Hybrid Network.
Yin L, Zhu J, Zhao B
Alginate cryogel beads for effectively aggregating nanoplastics for water remediation.
Kim AR, Braz Ramirez A, Hamza H, Zhao H, Lockhart J, Wang J, Ho EA, Mitra SK, Zhao B
Recent Advances in Conductive Rubber Composites: Progress, Challenges, and Emerging Opportunities.
Yin L, Vahidifar A, Yu S, Zhao B
Solvent-Induced Triradial Pattern Formation on Solid-Supported Viscoelastic Thin Films and Gels.
Zhao F, Mitra S, Xu M, Yao J, Mitra SK, Zhao B
In-situ Raman spectroscopy for soft contacts.
Zhao F, Mitra S, Qi Z, Xu M, Yuan Y, Yao J, Mitra SK, Zhao B
Liquid Printing in Nanochitin Suspensions: Interfacial Nanoparticle Assembly Toward Volumetric Elements, Organic Electronics and Core-Shell Filaments.
Panahi-Sarmad M, Ghaffarkhah A, Bauman LA, Babaei-Ghazvini A, Hashemi SA, Acharya B, Zhao B, Arjmand M, Jiang F, Rojas OJ
Xenes-based QCM sensors: exploring borophene and silicene for humidity sensing.
Gulsaran A, Bastug Azer B, Gursu G, Tasaltin C, Tasaltin N, Ozyigit D, Kim AR, Zhao B, Pope MA, Yavuz M
Nanochitin as a Strength-Enhancing Agent for Paper-Based Packaging Material.
Rajeev A, Koul S, Guan Q, Zhao B
Spontaneous rolling of a soft sphere on a vertical soft substrate.
Mitra S, Kim AR, Zhao B, Mitra SK
3D Printing Organogels with Bioderived Cyrene for High-Resolution Customized Hydrogel Structures.
Ramirez AB, Bauman LA, Zhao B
Fast-scan differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for advanced thermal analysis of multiphase sustainable materials
Principal investigators: Mekonnen, Tizazu
Keywords: Composition analysis; Crosslinking; Crystallization kinetics; Curing; Heat capacity; Melting; Polymers; Rubbers; Thermal properties; Vitrimerization
The Development of Magic-E Materials as Smart Window Films
Principal investigators: Zhao, Boxin B
Testing of antiviral coatings for COVID-19_x000d_
Principal investigators: Mitra, Sushanta K
Synergistic photocatalytic and biocatalytic degradation for controlling microplastic pollution
Principal investigators: Zhao, Boxin
Keywords: microplastic photodegradation wastewater treatment biodegradation plastic pollution
Biomimetic "Smart" Functional Materials for Developing Soft Robotic Devices
Principal investigators: Zhao, Boxin
Keywords: bionanomaterials; smart polymers; polymeric nanocomposites; soft robotics; biomimetic and bio-inspiration; functional materials; adhesion and adhesives; interfacial phenomena; surface engineering; advanced manufacturing
Biomimetic "Smart" Functional Materials for Developing Soft Robotic Devices
Principal investigators: Zhao, Boxin
High resolution non-contact surface-roughness industrial laser scanning microscope
Principal investigators: Yim, Evelyn
Micro-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Strain Gauges on Non-planar Surface of Jet Engine Blades: Extended Objectives
Principal investigators: Toyserkani, Ehsan
Hyper-Frequency Viscoelastic Spectroscopy for Advanced Composites and Biomaterials
Principal investigators: Zhao, Boxin
Critical Addition of a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometer for the University of Waterloo Mass Spectrometry Facility
Principal investigators: Gauthier, Mario
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
- Norman Zhou and Peng Peng: 9 shared papers
- Mohammad Arjmand and Milad Kamkar: 7 shared papers
- Boxin Zhao and Hamed Shahsavan: 6 shared papers
- Norman Zhou and Boxin Zhao: 3 shared papers
- Dayan Ban and Ning Yan: 3 shared papers
- Mohammad Arjmand and Bishnu Acharya: 2 shared papers
- Norman Zhou and Dayan Ban: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Mohammad Arjmand: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Peng Peng: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Michael Pope: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Dayan Ban: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Elliot Biro: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Ning Yan: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Mustafa Yavuz: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Bishnu Acharya: 1 shared paper
- Boxin Zhao and Milad Kamkar: 1 shared paper
- Mohammad Arjmand and Ning Yan: 1 shared paper
- Dayan Ban and Mustafa Yavuz: 1 shared paper
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- School of Engineering - Okanagan
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Hamed Shahsavan
Chemical Engineering
6 shared papers, latest 2017
Norman Zhou
Materials Science and Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2016
Dayan Ban
Electrical & Computer Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Mustafa Yavuz
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Milad Kamkar
Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Michael Pope
Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Elliot Biro
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Mohammad Arjmand
School of Engineering - Okanagan
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Bishnu Acharya
Chemical and Biological Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Peng Peng
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Ning Yan
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry - University of Toronto
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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