Kathleen Lava

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Kathleen Lava is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Catalysis and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen Lava has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 9 papers in Catalysis and 8 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Kathleen Lava's work include Ionic liquids properties and applications (9 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (8 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (5 papers). Kathleen Lava is often cited by papers focused on Ionic liquids properties and applications (9 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (8 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (5 papers). Kathleen Lava collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and United States. Kathleen Lava's co-authors include Koen Binnemans, Karel Goossens, Richard Hoogenboom, Christopher W. Bielawski, Bart Verbraeken, Bryn D. Monnery, Thomas Cardinaels, Kristof Van Hecke, Luc Van Meervelt and Karen De Clerck and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

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Kathleen Lava

22 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Ionic Liquid Crystals: Versatile Materials

2016 653 citations Karel Goossens, Kathleen Lava et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unexpected Reactivity Switch in the Statistical Copolymerization of 2-Oxazolines and 2-Oxazines Enabling the One-Step Synthesis of Amphiphilic Gradient Copolymers 2019 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ondřej Sedláček, Kathleen Lava, Bart Verbraeken, Sabah Kasmi, Bruno G. De Geest, Richard Hoogenboom	49
2	Plasma dye coating as straightforward and widely applicable procedure for dye immobilization on polymeric materials 2018 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Gertjan Vancoillie, (unknown), Kathleen Lava, Iline Steyaert, Ella Schoolaert, (unknown), Peter Dubruel, Karen De Clerck, Richard Hoogenboom	31
3	The chemistry of poly(2-oxazoline)s 2016 ·European Polymer Journal ·Bart Verbraeken, Bryn D. Monnery, Kathleen Lava, Richard Hoogenboom	243
4	Dye Modification of Nanofibrous Silicon Oxide Membranes for Colorimetric HCl and NH₃ Sensing 2016 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Jozefien Geltmeyer, Gertjan Vancoillie, Iline Steyaert, (unknown), (unknown), Kathleen Lava, Richard Hoogenboom, Klaartje De Buysser, Karen De Clerck	65
5	Unexpected Switching of the Photogelation Chemistry When Cross-Linking Poly(2-oxazoline) Copolymers 2016 ·Macromolecules ·Tim R. Dargaville, Kathleen Lava, Bart Verbraeken, Richard Hoogenboom	35
6	Ionic Liquid Crystals: Versatile Materials breakdown → 2016 ·Chemical Reviews ·Karel Goossens, Kathleen Lava, Christopher W. Bielawski, Koen Binnemans	653
7	Blend electrospinning of dye-functionalized chitosan and poly(ε-caprolactone): towards biocompatible pH-sensors 2016 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·Ella Schoolaert, Iline Steyaert, Gertjan Vancoillie, Jozefien Geltmeyer, Kathleen Lava, Richard Hoogenboom, Karen De Clerck	62
8	Multireactive Poly(2-oxazoline) Nanofibers through Electrospinning with Crosslinking on the Fly 2016 ·ACS Macro Letters ·Ozlem Ipek Kalaoglu-Altan, Bart Verbraeken, Kathleen Lava, Tuğçe Nihal Gevrek, Rana Sanyal, Tim R. Dargaville, Karen De Clerck, Richard Hoogenboom, Amitav Sanyal	46
9	ChemInform Abstract: Ionic Liquid Crystals: Versatile Materials 2016 ·ChemInform ·Karel Goossens, Kathleen Lava, Christopher W. Bielawski, Koen Binnemans	1
10	Colorimetric Sensors: Dye Modification of Nanofibrous Silicon Oxide Membranes for Colorimetric HCl and NH₃ Sensing (Adv. Funct. Mater. 33/2016) 2016 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Jozefien Geltmeyer, Gertjan Vancoillie, Iline Steyaert, (unknown), (unknown), Kathleen Lava, Richard Hoogenboom, Klaartje De Buysser, Karen De Clerck	3
11	Poly(2-oxazoline)s and click chemistry: A versatile toolbox toward multi-functional polymers 2015 ·European Polymer Journal ·Kathleen Lava, Bart Verbraeken, Richard Hoogenboom	130
12	Poly(2-cycloalkyl-2-oxazoline)s: high melting temperature polymers solely based on Debye and Keesom van der Waals interactions 2015 ·Polymer Chemistry ·Valentin Victor Jerca, Kathleen Lava, Bart Verbraeken, Richard Hoogenboom	17
13	Thermal Properties of Methyl Ester-Containing Poly(2-oxazoline)s 2015 ·Polymers ·Petra J. M. Bouten, Kathleen Lava, Jan C. M. van Hest, Richard Hoogenboom	38
14	Tuning the LCST of poly(2‐cyclopropyl‐2‐oxazoline) via gradient copolymerization with 2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline 2014 ·Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry ·Mathias Glaßner, Kathleen Lava, Victor R. de la Rosa, Richard Hoogenboom	54
15	Ionic Liquid Crystals based on Novel Heterocyclic Cores 2012 ·Kathleen Lava	2
16	Adiabatic scanning calorimetry study of ionic liquid crystals with highly ordered crystal smectic phases 2012 ·Liquid Crystals ·Chandra Shekhar Pati Tripathi, Jan Leys, Patricia Losada‐Pérez, Kathleen Lava, Koen Binnemans, Christ Glorieux, Jan Thoen	7
17	Hydrogen Bonding Versus van der Waals Interactions: Competitive Influence of Noncovalent Interactions on 2D Self‐Assembly at the Liquid–Solid Interface 2010 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Kunal S. Mali, Kathleen Lava, Koen Binnemans, Steven De Feyter	92
18	Pyrrolidinium Ionic Liquid Crystals with Pendant Mesogenic Groups 2009 ·Langmuir ·Karel Goossens, Kathleen Lava, Peter Nockemann, Kristof Van Hecke, Luc Van Meervelt, P. Pattison, Koen Binnemans, Thomas Cardinaels	63
19	Piperidinium, Piperazinium and Morpholinium Ionic Liquid Crystals 2009 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·Kathleen Lava, Koen Binnemans, Thomas Cardinaels	95
20	Pyrrolidinium Ionic Liquid Crystals 2008 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Karel Goossens, Kathleen Lava, Peter Nockemann, Kristof Van Hecke, Luc Van Meervelt, Kris Driesen, Christiane Görller‐Walrand, Koen Binnemans, Thomas Cardinaels	119

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