Publications
1. The effect of nanoclays on the properties of PLLA-modified polymers part 1: mechanical and thermal properties. D Lewitus, S McCarthy, A Ophir, S Kenig, Journal of Polymers and the Environment 14 (2), 171-177
2. Biohybrid carbon nanotube/agarose fibers for neural tissue engineering. DY Lewitus, J Landers, JR Branch, KL Smith, G Callegari, J Kohn, Advanced functional materials 21 (14), 2624-2632
3. Ultrafast resorbing polymers for use as carriers for cortical neural probes. D Lewitus, KL Smith, W Shain, J Kohn, Acta Biomaterialia 7 (6), 2483-2491
4. Effect of transcrystalline interface on the mechanical properties of polyethylene/polyethylene composites, D Lewitus, S Kenig, M Kazanci, H Harel, G Marom, Advanced Composites Letters(UK) 10 (2), 61-65
5. The fate of ultrafast degrading polymeric implants in the brain. DY Lewitus, KL Smith, W Shain, D Bolikal, J Kohn, Biomaterials 32 (24), 5543-5550
6. Computational modeling of in vitro biological responses on polymethacrylate surfaces. J Ghosh, DY Lewitus, P Chandra, A Joy, J Bushman, D Knight, J Kohn Polymer 52 (12), 2650-2660
7. Designing tyrosine-derived polycarbonate polymers for biodegradable regenerative type neural interface capable of neural recording. D Lewitus, RJ Vogelstein, G Zhen, YS Choi, J Kohn, S Harshbarger, X Jia, Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on 19
8. Bioactive agarose carbon‐nanotube composites are capable of manipulating brain–implant interface. DY Lewitus, KL Smith, J Landers, AV Neimark, J Kohn Journal of Applied Polymer Science
9. Molecular design and evaluation of biodegradable polymers using a statistical approach. DY Lewitus, F Rios, R Rojas, J Kohn, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 24 (11), 2529-2535
10. Astaxanthin-based polymers as new antimicrobial compounds. S Weintraub, T Shpigel, LG Harris, R Schuster, EC Lewis, DY Lewitus. Polymer Chemistry 8 (29), 4182-4189.
11. Enhanced thermal conductivity of photopolymerizable composites using surface modified hexagonal boron nitride fillers. N Goldin, H Dodiuk, DY Lewitus. Composites Science and Technology. 152, 10, 36-45
12. SPHRINT –Printing Drug Delivery Microspheres from Polymeric Melts T Shpigel, A Uziel, DY Lewitus. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 127, 398-406
13. Polyastaxanthin-based coatings reduce bacterial colonization in vivo. S Weintraub, LG Harris, K Thevissen, DY Lewitus. Materialia 3, 15-20
14. Controlling drug delivery from polymer microspheres by exploiting the complex interrelationship of excipient and drug crystallization. T Shpigel, G Cohen Taguri, DY Lewitus. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 47227
Patents
1. Bioactive carbon-nanotube agarose composites for neural engineering. D Lewitus, JB Kohn, A Neimark, J Landers. US Patent 20120237557A1
2. Astaxanthin based polymer and uses thereof. Dan Lewitus, Moran Fishman. US Patent 20170327642A1
3. Method and system for delivering biodegradable shelled portions. S Alkaher, D Lewitus, A Ophir, AL Dotan, YI Lipovsky. US Patent 20170320573A1
4. Bio-degradable polymeric sheet. S Alkaher, D Lewitus, A Ophir, AL Dotan. US Patent 20180305099A1
