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Year Index:       2006-2007   2004-2005    2002-2003    2000-2001    1998-1999   1996-1997


                    2006-2007                   

59. Selvam, P, Chokshi, U, Wu, L,  and da Rocha, S.R.P., " Aqueous Dispersions in Hydrofluoroalkane Propellants for the Pulmonary Delivery of Polar Drugs including Biomolecules" 2007, AIChE National Meeting (629a), Salt Lake City, UT.

58. Wu, L, Bharatwaj, B and da Rocha, S.R.P., " Novel Propellant Driven Formulations For the Pulmonary Delivery Of Biomolecules : Particle Engineering, Aerosol Characteristics, And In Vitro Toxicity." 2007, AIChE National Meeting (355g), Salt Lake City, UT.

57. Wu, L and da Rocha, S.R.P., " Biocompatible Surfactants for Dispersion Based Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers: A Colloidal Probe Micrscopy Investigation." 2007, AIChE National Meeting (257f), Salt Lake City, UT.

56. Wu, L and da Rocha, S.R.P., " Chemical Force Microscopy And Ab Initio Calculations: A Molecular Approach For Design of Hfa-Philes For Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers." 2007, AIChE National Meeting (196f), Salt Lake City, UT.     

55. Wu, L and da Rocha, S.R.P., " Engineering Polar Drug particles With Surface Trapped Hydrofluoroalkane-philes For Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers." 2007, AIChE National Meeting (126c), Salt Lake City, UT.     

54. da Rocha, S.R.P., "Novel Formulations for the Noninvasive Delivery of Systematically Acting Drugs to and through the Lungs". University of Rochester-Rochester, NY, September 2007. (Invited)

53. Brown, C.; Al-Haydari, M.; and da Rocha, S.R.P., "Novel Dispersion based Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler Formulations". WSU Minority Research Conference, August 2007.

52. da Rocha, S.R.P, "Engineering Approaches for the Development of Novel Inhalation Formulations".  Chemical Engineering–The University of Texas –Austin, TX, January 2007.    (Invited)

51. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S .R.P "Preparation of Smooth Spherical Hydrophilic Drug Particles by Emulsification Diffusion Technique", 2007. 21st National Conference on Undergraduate Research, San Rafael, CA.   

50. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S .R.P "Preparation of Smooth Spherical Hydrophilic Drug Particles by Emulsification Diffusion Technique", 2007. 4th Michigan Undergraduate Research Forum, Detroit, MI.

49. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Novel Propellant-Based Inhalation Formulations: A Molecular Approach”  Chemical Engineering – Notre Dame – Notre Dame, IN, April 2006.   (Invited)

48. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Molecular Approach for the Design of Surfactants for Hydrofluoroalkanes”  Chemical Engineering University of Toledo – Toledo , OH , March 2006.    (Invited)

47. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Molecular Approach for the Design of Surfactants for Hydrofluoroalkanes”  DOW - Midland , MI , March 2006.   (Invited)

46. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Molecular Approach for the Design of Surfactants for Hydrofluoroalkanes”  Chemistry - Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, MI, February 2006.  (Invited)                               Back to top

45. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S .R.P "Nanoparticles for the Stabilization of Pharmaceutical Emulsions", 2006. 14th Annual McNair Scholars' Symposium. Berkeley, CA.

44. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S .R.P "Preparation of Smooth Spherical Hydrophilic Drug Particles by Emulsification Diffusion Technique", 2006. 15th Annual McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair, Delavan, WI.

43. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S .R.P "Nanoparticles for the Stabilization of Pharmaceutical Emulsions", 2006. McNair Conference, WSU, Detroit, MI.

42. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S .R.P "Controlling the Formation Parameters of Microparticles formed by Emulsification-Diffusion Technique", 2006. 3rd Annual Undergraduate Symposium, WSU, Detroit, MI.                                                                                      

41. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S .R.P "Nanoparticles for Emulsion Stabilization", 2005. Undergraduate Research Symposium, WSU, Detroit, MI. 

40. Selvam, P.; Wu, L.; Peguin, R.S.; Porcar, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Pressurized Mtered-Dose Inhaler Formulatiosnf or the Systemic Delivery of Biomolecules” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (T2003), San Francisco, CA.                                                                                                                          Back to top

39. Selvam, P.; Chokshi, U.; Wu, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Biocompatible Surfactants for the Hydrofluoroalkane|Water Interface” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01C22), San Francisco, CA.

38. da Rocha, S.R.P., Chokshi, U.; Peguin, R.S.; Selvam, P.; Wu, L. “A Molecular Approach for the Development of Hydrofluoroalkane-Based Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhaler Formulations” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01C12), San Francisco , CA .

37. Wu, L.; Al-Haydari, M.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Novel Formulations or the Systemic Delivery of Biomolecules to and Through the Lungs” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (03A00), San Francisco , CA.

36. Wu, L.; Al-Haydari, M.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Developing Novel Inhalation Formulations: a Microscopic Approach” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01C12), San Francisco , CA .

35. Wu, L., da Rocha, S.R.P. “Biocomopatible Surfactants for Dispersion-Based Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01C12), San Francisco, CA.

34. Peguin, R.P.S.,Wu, L. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Chemical Force Microscopy and Ab Initio Calculations: A Molecular Approach for the Design of Surfactants for Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01A19), San Francisco , CA.

33. Peguin, R.P.S., da Rocha, S.R.P. “Molecular Approach for the Design of Hydrofluoroalkane-Philes for Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhaler Formulations” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01F06), San Francisco, CA.                                        Back to top                      

32. Bharatwaj, B.; Wu, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Quantification of the Interaction Energy Between CO2 and CO2-Philes Using in Situ High-Pressure Goniometry and Tensiometry” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01C09), San Francisco, CA.

31. Bharatwaj, B.; Wu, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “High-Pressure Contact Angle Goniometry and Pendant Drop Tensiometry for the Design of Surfactants for the CO2-Water Interface” 2006, AIChE National Meeting (01C12), San Francisco, CA.


2004-2005

30. da Rocha, S.R.P. “The HFA-Water Interface: Novel Formulations for pMDIs” Department of Food Engineering – URI – Erexim , Brazil .  April 2005.         (Invited)

29. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Atomistic Simulations and Experiments of Buried Water|Compressible Fluid Interfaces”.  Institute of Chemistry , Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)– Porto Alegre , Brazil .  April, 2005.      (Invited)

28. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Understanding the Neat and Surfactant-Modified Hydrofluoroalkane-Water Interface: Novel Formulations for Pressurized Metered-dose Inhalers”. Keynote Lecturer - International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids (ISSF05), Orlando.  April, 2005.   (Invited)

27. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Interfacial Phenomena at the CO2|Water Interface” Invited Lecturer – V Brazilian Meeting in Supercritical Fluids - UFSC, Florianopolis, Brazil. May 2004.           (Invited)

26. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Experiments and Computer Simulations of Buried Monolayers at Water|Compressible Fluid Interfaces” Physics, WSU. Detroit , MI. 2004.    (invited)                                                              

25. Al-Haydari, M.; Wu, L.; and da Rocha, S.R.P "Nanoparticles for Emulsion Stabilization", 2005. Undergraduate Research Symposium, WSU, Detroit, MI.                                                       Back to top

24. da Rocha, S.R.P. “Towards the Development of HFA-based pMDIs for the Delivery of Hydrophilic Drugs: Combined Chemical Force Microscopy, In-Situ High-Pressure Tensiometry and Atomistic Computer Simulations”.  Invited Lecturer – 2005.ACS Colloids – Potsdam , NY .

23. Peguin, R.S. Wu, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Microscopic Approach for the Design of Surfactants for pMDI-based Formulations: Ab Initio Calculations and Chemical Force Microscopy 2005, AIChE National Meeting, Cincinnati , OH .

22. Bharatwaj, B.; Wu, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “ Novel Surfactants with Biodegradable  Tails for the C02-Water Interface” 2005, AIChE National Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.

21. Wu, L.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Surfactant Design for Hydrofluoroalkane-based pMDIs: A Microscopic Investigation Using Chemical Force Microscopy” 2005, AIChE National Meeting, Cincinnati ,OH.                                                                

20. Selvam, P.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “The Surfactant-modified HFA-134a|Water Interface: Towards Novel pMDI-based Formulations for the Delivery of Small Polar and Biomolecular Species” 2005, AIChE National Meeting, Cincinnati ,OH .

19. Selvam, P., Narla, S., and da Rocha, S.R.P. “Surfactant-Modified Polymeric Films for the Controlled Generation of Microcellular Foams with  Supercritical CO2” 2004, AIChE National Meeting, Austin, TX.

18. Peguin, R.S., Selvam, P. and da Rocha, S.R.P. “Fundamentals of the Hydrofluoroalkane-Water Interface” 2004, AIChE National Meeting, Austin, TX.

17. Dilek, C., Smolinski, J.M., da Rocha, S.R.P., Manke, C.W., Gulari, E. “Phase Behavior and Interfacial Properties of b-D Galactose Pentaacetate in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide” 2004, AIChE National Meeting, Austin, TX.


2002-2003

16. Dickson, J.L., Stone, J.T., Ryoo, W., Dhanuka, V.V., da Rocha, S.R.P., Johnston, K.P.J., and Rossky, P.J.  “Interfacial Activity of Fluorocarbon and Hydrocarbon Surfactants at the Water/CO2 Interface” 2003, AIChE National Meeting, San Francisco , CA .

15. da Rocha, S.R.P., Johnston , K.P.J., and Rossky, P.J.  “Microstructure of the CO2-Water Interface” 2002, 76th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Ann Arbor , MI .

14. da Rocha, S.R.P., Johnston , K.P.J., and Rossky, P.J.  “Molecular Approach to the Design of Surfactants for the CO2-Water Interface” 2002, AIChE National Meeting,Indianapolis, IN. 

13. Dickson, J.L., da Rocha, S.R.P., and Johnston, K.P.J. “Formation of Emulsions and Miniemulsions in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide” 2002, AIChE National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.                                                                         Back to top


2000-2001                                                                                

10. da Rocha, S.R.P., Johnston, K.P., and Rossky, P.J. “Molecular Dynamics of the CO2-Water Interface” 2001, AIChE National Meeting, Reno, NV.

9. da Rocha, S.R.P., Johnston, K.P., and Rossky, P.J. “Molecular Dynamics of a PFPE-COO- NH4+ Surfactant Monolayer at the CO2-Water Interface” 2001, AIChE National Meeting, Reno, NV.

8. da Rocha, S.R.P., Johnston, K.P., and Rossky, P.J. “Molecular Structure of the scCO2|Water Interface” 2001, Liquids, Chemistry and Physics of, Gordon Conference, August 5-10, Holderness School, Plymouth, NH.

7. da Rocha, S.R.P., Johnston , K.P., and Rossky, P.J. “Understanding the CO2|Water Interface: Emulsions, Microemulsions, and Computer Simulations” July 2001, RMCAC, Denver, CO.


1998-1999 

6. da Rocha, S.R.P.; Johnston, K.P “Interfacial Activity of Perfluoropolyether Surfactants at the CO2-Water Interface” 1999, AIChE National Meeting, Dallas ,TX .

5. da Rocha, S.R.P.; Johnston, K.P. “Surfactant Properties at the Water-CO2 Interface” 1999, Supercritical Fluids in Materials Processing and Synthesis, an Engineering Foundation Meeting, Davos, Switzerland.


1996-1997 

4. da Rocha, S.R.P.; Klein, E.; Meredith, C.; Lee, T.C.; Johnston, K.P.; de Grazia, J; Randolph,T. “Interfacial Phenomena in Water-CO2 Systems at Elevated Pressures” 1997, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

3. da Rocha, S.R.P.; Harrison, K.L.; Johnston, K.P. “Effect of Block-Copolymer Surfactants on Water-in-CO2 Emulsions” 1997, AIChE Spring National Meeting, Houston, TX.                                                                              Back to top


1992

2. da Rocha, S.R.P.; Rachlitz, M. “Methods for Surface Coating on Aluminum” 1992, Danish Varnish and Paint Chemist’s Association, Taastrup , Denmark .

1. Hoffmann, R.S.; Hoffmann, R.; da Rocha, S.R.P. “Study of the SolventExtraction for the Refining of Rice-Bran Oil” 9th Brazilian Meeting on Chemical Engineering, 1992, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.