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Papers by David Tomasko

Research paper thumbnail of Productivity and Biomass of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum along a Gradient of Freshwater Influence in Charlotte Harbor, Florida

Research paper thumbnail of Spectroscopic study of structure and interactions in cosolvent-modified supercritical fluids

The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1993

Cosolvents can be used to tailor supercritical fluid solvents for increased selectivity by increa... more Cosolvents can be used to tailor supercritical fluid solvents for increased selectivity by increasing the solvent polarity or polarizability and participating in specific interactions with solutes. Specific interactions in these fluids are often inferred from thermodynamics measurements although independent confirmation of the structure of cosolvent/solute interactions is lacking. The solutes 2-naphthol, 5-cyano-2-naphthol, and 7-azaindole exhibit well-characterized spectral responses to an

Research paper thumbnail of Work in progress - 'lab-on-a-chip' micromanufacturing with a nanotechnology component for a first-year engineering program

34th Annual Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004., 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Hot stage extrusion of p-amino salicylic acid with EC using CO2 as a temporary plasticizer

International journal of pharmaceutics, Jan 11, 2006

The aim of the current research project was to explore the possibilities of combining pressurized... more The aim of the current research project was to explore the possibilities of combining pressurized carbon dioxide with hot stage extrusion during manufacturing of solid dispersions of the thermally labile p-aminosalicylic acid (p-ASA) and ethylcellulose 20cps (EC 20cps) and to evaluate the ability of the pressurized gas to act as a temporary plasticizer. The thermal stability of the p-ASA was investigated using DSC, TGA and HPLC. The compound decomposes completely upon melting. Below 110 degrees C and under atmospheric conditions, the compound is thermally stabile for 10min. Pressurized carbon dioxide was injected into a Leistritz Micro 18 intermeshing co-rotating twin-screw melt extruder using an ISCO 260D syringe pump. Carbon dioxide acted as plasticizer for p-ASA/EC 20cps, reducing the processing temperature during the hot stage extrusion process. HPLC showed that without carbon dioxide injection, approximately 17% of p-ASA degraded, while less than 5% degraded with CO(2) injectio...

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of pressurized carbon dioxide as a temporary plasticizer and foaming agent on the hot stage extrusion process and extrudate properties of solid dispersions of itraconazole with PVP-VA 64

Research paper thumbnail of Development of CO2 for polymer foam applications

Research paper thumbnail of Human Impacts on Seagrasses: Eutrophication, Sedimentation, and Contamination

Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation, 2006

... Catrion`a MO Macinnis-Ng Institute for Water and Environmental Resource Management, Universit... more ... Catrion`a MO Macinnis-Ng Institute for Water and Environmental Resource Management, University of Technology, Sydney, Westbourne St Gore Hill NSW 2065, Australia I. Introduction ... Page 2. 568 PJ Ralph, D. Tomasko, K. Moore, S. Seddon, and CMO Macinnis-Ng Fig. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Supercritical fluid fractionation of a nonionic surfactant

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 1992

Page 1. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1992,31, 1105-1110 SEPARATIONS 1105 Supercritical Fluid Fractionatio... more Page 1. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1992,31, 1105-1110 SEPARATIONS 1105 Supercritical Fluid Fractionation of a Nonionic Surfactant Charles A. Eckert,* Michael P. Ekart, Barbara L. Knutson, Kirk P. Payne, and David L. Tomasko ...

Research paper thumbnail of Paleo-indicators and water quality change in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary (Florida)

Limnology and Oceanography, 2006

We reconstructed water quality changes for 1800 to 2000 in Charlotte Harbor (Florida), a shallow ... more We reconstructed water quality changes for 1800 to 2000 in Charlotte Harbor (Florida), a shallow subtropical estuary, by using a suite of biological and geochemical proxies in dated sediments collected in the region of a present day, midsummer hypoxic zone. The declining freshwater loading into the estuary from 1931 to the 1980s is not the probable causal agent encouraging the

Research paper thumbnail of Carbon dioxide impregnation of electrospun polycaprolactone fibers

Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2007

The electrospinning of polymers has become a potentially important process for the production of ... more The electrospinning of polymers has become a potentially important process for the production of tissue engineering scaffolds. CO2 impregnation of these scaffolds may provide a method for tailoring the chemistry of these relatively high surface area scaffolds without altering their biomimetic architecture. In pursuing this we found that electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers melt when exposed to supercritical CO2 even at

![Research paper thumbnail of Work in Progress: Micro-/Nano-technology `Lab-on-a-chip' Research Project for First-Year Honors Engineering Program](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/43612515/thumbnails/1.jpg)

Proceedings. Frontiers in Education. 36th Annual Conference, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Supercritical fluid applications in polymer nanocomposites

Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science, 2003

Supercritical fluids have been used to synthesize and foam a variety of polymer nanocomposite mat... more Supercritical fluids have been used to synthesize and foam a variety of polymer nanocomposite materials. There have been significant advances in developing and characterizing nanoscale structures and using supercritical fluids to alter properties at the nanoscale. In this work we summarize these advances and discuss foam properties generated using supercritical carbon dioxide as well as relevant fundamental properties of the

Research paper thumbnail of Disposal of NORM Disposal of NORM Contaminated Oil Contaminated Oil Field Wastes in Salt Field Wastes in Salt

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling complex flow in a karst aquifer

Sedimentary Geology, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Supercritical carbon dioxide assisted blending of polystyrene and poly(methyl methyacrylate)

Polymer Engineering & Science, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Continuous microcellular polystyrene foam extrusion with supercritical CO2

Polymer Engineering & Science, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of Extrusion of polystyrene nanocomposite foams with supercritical CO2

Polymer Engineering & Science, 2003

... Ramesh et aL (38, 39) developed a model for heterogeneous nu-cleation in the blend of polysty... more ... Ramesh et aL (38, 39) developed a model for heterogeneous nu-cleation in the blend of polystyrene (PS) and high im-pact polystyrene (HIPS) based on a micro-void theory that assumes micro-voids exist at the filler-polymer interface. ...

Research paper thumbnail of CO2 foaming based on polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate) blend and nanoclay

Polymer Engineering & Science, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Electrospinning for tissue engineering scaffolds

Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Paleo-indicators and water quality change in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary (Florida)

Limnology and Oceanography, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Productivity and Biomass of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum along a Gradient of Freshwater Influence in Charlotte Harbor, Florida

Research paper thumbnail of Spectroscopic study of structure and interactions in cosolvent-modified supercritical fluids

The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1993

Cosolvents can be used to tailor supercritical fluid solvents for increased selectivity by increa... more Cosolvents can be used to tailor supercritical fluid solvents for increased selectivity by increasing the solvent polarity or polarizability and participating in specific interactions with solutes. Specific interactions in these fluids are often inferred from thermodynamics measurements although independent confirmation of the structure of cosolvent/solute interactions is lacking. The solutes 2-naphthol, 5-cyano-2-naphthol, and 7-azaindole exhibit well-characterized spectral responses to an

Research paper thumbnail of Work in progress - 'lab-on-a-chip' micromanufacturing with a nanotechnology component for a first-year engineering program

34th Annual Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004., 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Hot stage extrusion of p-amino salicylic acid with EC using CO2 as a temporary plasticizer

International journal of pharmaceutics, Jan 11, 2006

The aim of the current research project was to explore the possibilities of combining pressurized... more The aim of the current research project was to explore the possibilities of combining pressurized carbon dioxide with hot stage extrusion during manufacturing of solid dispersions of the thermally labile p-aminosalicylic acid (p-ASA) and ethylcellulose 20cps (EC 20cps) and to evaluate the ability of the pressurized gas to act as a temporary plasticizer. The thermal stability of the p-ASA was investigated using DSC, TGA and HPLC. The compound decomposes completely upon melting. Below 110 degrees C and under atmospheric conditions, the compound is thermally stabile for 10min. Pressurized carbon dioxide was injected into a Leistritz Micro 18 intermeshing co-rotating twin-screw melt extruder using an ISCO 260D syringe pump. Carbon dioxide acted as plasticizer for p-ASA/EC 20cps, reducing the processing temperature during the hot stage extrusion process. HPLC showed that without carbon dioxide injection, approximately 17% of p-ASA degraded, while less than 5% degraded with CO(2) injectio...

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of pressurized carbon dioxide as a temporary plasticizer and foaming agent on the hot stage extrusion process and extrudate properties of solid dispersions of itraconazole with PVP-VA 64

Research paper thumbnail of Development of CO2 for polymer foam applications

Research paper thumbnail of Human Impacts on Seagrasses: Eutrophication, Sedimentation, and Contamination

Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation, 2006

... Catrion`a MO Macinnis-Ng Institute for Water and Environmental Resource Management, Universit... more ... Catrion`a MO Macinnis-Ng Institute for Water and Environmental Resource Management, University of Technology, Sydney, Westbourne St Gore Hill NSW 2065, Australia I. Introduction ... Page 2. 568 PJ Ralph, D. Tomasko, K. Moore, S. Seddon, and CMO Macinnis-Ng Fig. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Supercritical fluid fractionation of a nonionic surfactant

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 1992

Page 1. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1992,31, 1105-1110 SEPARATIONS 1105 Supercritical Fluid Fractionatio... more Page 1. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1992,31, 1105-1110 SEPARATIONS 1105 Supercritical Fluid Fractionation of a Nonionic Surfactant Charles A. Eckert,* Michael P. Ekart, Barbara L. Knutson, Kirk P. Payne, and David L. Tomasko ...

Research paper thumbnail of Paleo-indicators and water quality change in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary (Florida)

Limnology and Oceanography, 2006

We reconstructed water quality changes for 1800 to 2000 in Charlotte Harbor (Florida), a shallow ... more We reconstructed water quality changes for 1800 to 2000 in Charlotte Harbor (Florida), a shallow subtropical estuary, by using a suite of biological and geochemical proxies in dated sediments collected in the region of a present day, midsummer hypoxic zone. The declining freshwater loading into the estuary from 1931 to the 1980s is not the probable causal agent encouraging the

Research paper thumbnail of Carbon dioxide impregnation of electrospun polycaprolactone fibers

Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2007

The electrospinning of polymers has become a potentially important process for the production of ... more The electrospinning of polymers has become a potentially important process for the production of tissue engineering scaffolds. CO2 impregnation of these scaffolds may provide a method for tailoring the chemistry of these relatively high surface area scaffolds without altering their biomimetic architecture. In pursuing this we found that electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers melt when exposed to supercritical CO2 even at

![Research paper thumbnail of Work in Progress: Micro-/Nano-technology `Lab-on-a-chip' Research Project for First-Year Honors Engineering Program](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/43612515/thumbnails/1.jpg)

Proceedings. Frontiers in Education. 36th Annual Conference, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Supercritical fluid applications in polymer nanocomposites

Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science, 2003

Supercritical fluids have been used to synthesize and foam a variety of polymer nanocomposite mat... more Supercritical fluids have been used to synthesize and foam a variety of polymer nanocomposite materials. There have been significant advances in developing and characterizing nanoscale structures and using supercritical fluids to alter properties at the nanoscale. In this work we summarize these advances and discuss foam properties generated using supercritical carbon dioxide as well as relevant fundamental properties of the

Research paper thumbnail of Disposal of NORM Disposal of NORM Contaminated Oil Contaminated Oil Field Wastes in Salt Field Wastes in Salt

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling complex flow in a karst aquifer

Sedimentary Geology, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Supercritical carbon dioxide assisted blending of polystyrene and poly(methyl methyacrylate)

Polymer Engineering & Science, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Continuous microcellular polystyrene foam extrusion with supercritical CO2

Polymer Engineering & Science, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of Extrusion of polystyrene nanocomposite foams with supercritical CO2

Polymer Engineering & Science, 2003

... Ramesh et aL (38, 39) developed a model for heterogeneous nu-cleation in the blend of polysty... more ... Ramesh et aL (38, 39) developed a model for heterogeneous nu-cleation in the blend of polystyrene (PS) and high im-pact polystyrene (HIPS) based on a micro-void theory that assumes micro-voids exist at the filler-polymer interface. ...

Research paper thumbnail of CO2 foaming based on polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate) blend and nanoclay

Polymer Engineering & Science, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Electrospinning for tissue engineering scaffolds

Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Paleo-indicators and water quality change in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary (Florida)

Limnology and Oceanography, 2006