Anastasia Elias

Area of Study / Keywords

Engineering Faculty Executive Additive Manufacturing Composites Conductive Composites Degradable Polymers Graphenic Nanomaterials Microfabrication Nanofabrication Nanomaterials Optics Polymers Polymer Characterization Responsive Materials Sensors

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About

Dr. Anastasia Elias joined the department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta in 2008, and is currently a Professor and Associate Dean, Research Strategy. She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering (U of A, 2007) and a BSc in Engineering Physics (U of A, 2002). During her graduate studies she was a visiting researcher at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (2003-2006), where she conducted research in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. From 2007-2008 she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Materials and Interfacial Chemistry Group at the NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) in Edmonton. From 2016-2017 she was a visiting scientist at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany. Dr. Elias’ work is recognized by numerous awards, including the APEGA Early Accomplishment Award, NSERC Discovery Accelerator, and a Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. She held the University of Alberta McCalla Professorship from 2017-2018.

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Research

The overall purpose of Dr. Elias’ research is to develop functional polymers, nanomaterials and nanomaterial-polymer composites. She develops processing, patterning, and chemical-modification techniques to control and manipulate the surface and bulk properties of soft materials. Her group studies polymer-nanoparticle composites, graphenic nanomaterials, degradable biopolymers, and hydrogels. 

A key focus of Dr. Elias' work is on stimulus-responsive materials, which are materials that can sense a change in their surroundings, and undergo a change in properties. As such she is developing responsive materials which undergo both reversible and irreversible transitions in response to stimuli including temperature, pH, humidity, and even bacteria. These materials can undergo changes in optical, electronic, or other properties when the stimulus of interest is detected. Stimulus-responsive materials can be used in in a variety of sensor applications, from wearable biomedical devices to monitoring of food freshness and safety. 

Another of Dr. Elias’ core competencies is the development of new techniques for patterning materials on the micro- and nanoscale for the manufacturing of microscaled devices. She further studies how processing conditions affects the properties of the resulting materials, including thin films and composites, as these properties can differ significantly from those of bulk materials. Furthermore, techniques that can be used on bulk materials cannot also be used for materials with smaller dimensions. Her group has recently demonstrated an optical-based technique for monitoring the stability and degradation of thin film polymer films.

Meghana Jois H S, Ramin Khosravi, Rashid Mirzavand, Anastasia Leila Elias

ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 2024 October; 10.1021/acsaelm.4c01143

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Sina Momeni, Kaylee Craplewe, Muhammad Safder, Sandra Luz, Dominic Sauvageau, Anastasia Elias

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2023 October; 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c04240

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Anuja Tripathi, Anastasia Leila Elias, Abebaw B. Jemere, Kenneth D. Harris

ACS Food Science & Technology. 2022 August; 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.2c00129

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Mariana Roldi-Oliveira, Layse M. Diniz, Anastasia L. Elias, Sandra M. Luz

Polymers. 2022 July; 10.3390/polym14152999

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Chungyeon Cho, Seo Lin Nam, A. Paulina de la Mata, James J. Harynuk, Anastasia L. Elias, Hyun‐Joong Chung, Patricia I. Dolez

Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2022 April; 10.1002/app.51955

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Sina Momeni, Muhammad Safder, Mohammad Abu Hasan Khondoker, Anastasia Leila Elias

Polymers. 2021 November; 10.3390/polym13213786

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Anuja Tripathi, Kenneth D. Harris, Anastasia L. Elias

PLOS ONE. 2021 October; 10.1371/journal.pone.0257777

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Biswajit S. De, Pawan Kumar, Neeraj Khare, Jing-Li Luo, Anastasia Elias, Suddhasatwa Basu

ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2021 September; 10.1021/acsaem.1c01772

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Sim Yee Chen, Melissa Harrison, Eng Khoon Ng, Dominic Sauvageau, Anastasia Elias

ACS Food Science & Technology. 2021 July; 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.1c00101

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Preetam Anbukarasu, Dominic Sauvageau, Anastasia Elias

Polymer Composites. 2021 March; 10.1002/pc.25915

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Li Dan, Qiuli Cheng, Ravin Narain, Beate Krause, Petra Pötschke, Anastasia Elias

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2021 January; 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04753

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Li Dan, Anastasia L. Elias

Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2020 August; 10.1002/adhm.202000380

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