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Burcu Saner Okan Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Faculty Member (216) 300 1306 burcusanersabanciunivedu

Jobs

Faculty Member

Areas of Interest

Self-healing nanocomposites and coatings; graphene synthesis and its applications; recycling; core-shell electrospinning/electrospraying; anti-microbial coatings; thermoplastic compounding; nano composites

Memberships

NATO AVT Panel Member in Graphene technologies and Additive Manufacturing, AVT-ET-213 / Military value of graphene technologies Material Research Society, American Chemical Society

Başkan Bayrak, Havva and Kocanali, Atakan and Saner Okan, Burcu (2024) "Selective thermal recycling for graphene growth on natural substrates: a comparative study on life cycle assessment, energy consumption, and mechanical performance in recompounding", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.141, No.7 (SCI)

Dericiler, Kuray and Zafar, Salman and Şaş Çaycı, Hatice Sinem and Saner Okan, Burcu (2023) "The effect of reinforcement aspect ratio on the performance of PA66 composites with recycled carbon fiber and upcycled graphene nanoplatelets: an interface characterization from process to modeling", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.140, No.35 (SCI)

Karimzadehkhoei, Jalal and Sorayani Bafqi, Mohammad Sajad and Saeidiharzand, Shaghayegh and Mohammadilooey, Mandana and Hezarkhani, Marjan and Saner Okan, Burcu and Koşar, Ali and Sadaghiani, Abdolali (2023) "Upcycled graphene integrated fiber-based photothermal hybrid nanocomposites for solar-driven interfacial water evaporation", Desalination, Vol.562 (SCI)

Kocanalı, Atakan and Başkan, Havva and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2023) "A selective upcycling approach: growing 2D and 3D graphene oxide structures with size-controlled talc substrates from waste polypropylene with LCA protocols", Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol.31, No.9, 4052-4068 (SCI)

Yalçınkaya, Esra and Başkan Bayrak, Havva and Saner Okan, Burcu (2023) "Growing of 2D/3D graphene structures on natural substrates from aromatic plastic wastes by scalable thermal-based upcycling process with a comparative CO2 footprint analysis", Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Vol.37 (SCI)

Batyrow, Merdan and Dericiler, Kuray and Palabiyik, Büşra Akkoca and Saner Okan, Burcu and Öztürk, Hande and Erucar, İlknur (2023) "Combining tensile test results with atomistic predictions of elastic modulus of graphene/polyamide-6,6 nanocomposites", Materials Today Communications, Vol.35 (SCI)

Tunioli, Francesca and Khaliha, Sara and Mantovani, Sebastiano and Bianchi, Antonio and Kovtun, Alessandro and Xia, Zhenyuan and Sorayani Bafqi, Mohammad Sajad and Saner Okan, Burcu and Marforio, Tainah Dorina and Calvaresi, Matteo and Palermo, Vincenzo and Navacchia, Maria Luisa and Melucci, Manuela (2023) "Adsorption of emerging contaminants by graphene related materials and their alginate composite hydrogels", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol.11, No.2 (SCI)

Çetiner, Büşra and Şahin Dündar, Gülayşe and Yusufoğlu, Yusuf and Saner Okan, Burcu (2023) "Sustainable engineered design and scalable manufacturing of upcycled graphene reinforced polylactic acid/polyurethane blend composites having shape memory behavior", Polymers, Vol.15, No.5 (SCI)

Gul, Saher and Arican, Selin and Cansever, Murat and Beylergil, Bertan and Yıldız, Mehmet and Saner Okan, Burcu (2023) "Design of highly thermally conductive hexagonal boron nitride-reinforced PEEK composites with tailored heat conduction through-plane and rheological behaviors by a scalable extrusion", ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Vol.5, No.1, 329-341 (SCI)

Şahin Dündar, Gülayşe and Saner Okan, Burcu (2023) "An efficient interface model to develop scalable methodology of melt processing of polypropylene with graphene oxide produced by an improved and eco-friendly electrochemical exfoliation", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.140, No.2 (SCI)

Afghah, Seyedeh Ferdows and Iyison, Necla Birgul and Nadernezhad, Ali and Midi, Ahmet and Sen, Ozlem and Saner Okan, Burcu and Çulha, Mustafa and Koç, Bahattin (2022) "3D fiber reinforced hydrogel scaffolds by melt electrowriting and gel casting as a hybrid design for wound healing", Advanced Healthcare Materials, Vol.11, No.11 (SCI)

Guiton, Mélanie and Suárez-Montes, David and Sánchez, Rubén and Baustert, Paul and Soukoulis, Christos and Saner Okan, Burcu and Serchi, Tommaso and Cambier, Sébastien and Benetto, Enrico (2022) "Comparative life cycle assessment of a microalgae-based oil metal working fluid with its petroleum-based and vegetable-based counterparts", Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.338 (SCI)

Aliyeva, Nargiz and Şaş Çaycı, Hatice Sinem and Saner Okan, Burcu (2021) "Recent developments on the overmolding process for the fabrication of thermoset and thermoplastic composites by the integration of nano/micron-scale reinforcements", Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol.149 (SCI)

Gül, S. and Tabrizi, Isa Emami and Saner Okan, Burcu and Kefal, Adnan and Yıldız, Mehmet (2021) "An experimental investigation on damage mechanisms of thick hybrid composite structures under flexural loading using multi-instrument measurements", Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol.117 (SCI)

Berktaş, İlayda and Chaudhari, Ojas and Ghafar, Ali Nejad and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2021) "Silanization of SiO2 decorated carbon nanosheets from rice husk ash and its effect on workability and hydration of cement grouts", Nanomaterials, Vol.11, No.3 (SCI)

Dericiler, Kuray and Sadeghi, Hadi Mohammadjafari and Yağcı, Yavuz Emre and Şaş Çaycı, Hatice Sinem and Saner Okan, Burcu (2021) "Experimental and numerical investigation of flow and alignment behavior of waste tire-derived graphene nanoplatelets in PA66 matrix during melt-mixing and injection", Polymers, Vol.13, No.6 (SCI)

Elcin, Cakal Sarac and Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Berktaş, İlayda and Saner Okan, Burcu (2021) "Scalable fabrication of high-performance graphene/polyamide 66 nanocomposites with controllable surface chemistry by melt compounding", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.138, No.10 (SCI)

Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Berktaş, İlayda and Ali, Hafiz Qasim and Saner Okan, Burcu and Yıldız, Mehmet (2020) "Toward next-generation carbon-based materials derived from waste and biomass for high-performance energy applications", Energy Technology, Vol.8, No.12 (SCI)

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Girginer Özünlü, Burcu and Yağcı, Yavuz Emre and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2020) "Development of waste tire-derived graphene reinforced polypropylene nanocomposites with controlled polymer grade, crystallization and mechanical characteristics via melt-mixing", Polymer International, Vol.69, No.9, 771-779 (SCI)

Berktaş, İlayda and Ghafar, Ali Nejad and Fontana, Patrick and Çaputcu, Ayten and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2020) "Synergistic effect of expanded graphite-silane functionalized silica as a hybrid additive in improving the thermal conductivity of cementitious grouts with controllable water uptake", Energies, Vol.13, No.14 (SCI)

Afghah, Seyedeh Ferdows and Ullah, Mohib and Zanjani, Jamal Seyyed Monfared and Süt, Pınar Akkuş and Şen, Özlem and Emanet, Melis and Saner Okan, Burcu and Çulha, Mustafa and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Yıldız, Mehmet and Koç, Bahattin (2020) "3D printing of silver-doped polycaprolactone-poly(propylene succinate) composite scaffolds for skin tissue engineering", Biomedical Materials, Vol.15, No.3 (SCI)

Berktaş, İlayda and Ghafar, Ali Nejad and Fontana, Patrick and Çaputcu, Ayten and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2020) "Facile synthesis of graphene from waste tire/silica hybrid additives and optimization study for the fabrication of thermally enhanced cement grouts", Molecules, Vol.25, No.4 (SCI)

Cakal Sarac, Elcin and Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Pehlivan, Zeki Semih and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Aydin, Ismail and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2019) "Nano-engineering of high-performance PA6.6 nanocomposites by the integration of CVD-grown carbon fiber on graphene as a bicomponent reinforcement by melt-compounding", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.136, No.47 (SCI)

Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Letofsky-Papst, Ilse and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Yıldız, Mehmet and Saner Okan, Burcu (2019) "Facile synthesis of single- and multi-layer graphene/Mn3O4 integrated 3D urchin-shaped hybrid composite electrodes by core-shell electrospinning", ChemNanoMat, Vol.5, No.6, 792-801 (SCI)

Çakal Saraç, Elçin and Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Letofsky-Papst, Ilse and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Aydın, İsmail and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2019) "Performance comparison of CVD grown carbon nanofiber based on single- and multi-layer graphene oxides in melt-compounded PA6.6 nanocomposites", Open Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.9, No.2, 99-123 (NA)

Dayan, Cem Balda and Afghah, Seyedeh Ferdows and Saner Okan, Burcu and Yıldız, Mehmet and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Çulha, Mustafa and Koç, Bahattin (2018) "Modeling 3D melt electrospinning writing by response surface methodology", Materials & Design, Vol.148, 87-95 (SCI)

Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Çakıroğlu, Dilek and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Yıldız, Mehmet and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu (2018) "Design of Pt-supported 1D and 3D multilayer graphene-based structural composite electrodes with controlled morphology by core-shell electrospinning/electrospraying", ACS Omega, Vol.3, No.6, 6400-6410 (SCI)

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Saner Okan, Burcu and Pappas, Panagiotis-Nektarios and Galiotis, Costas and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Yıldız, Mehmet (2018) "Tailoring viscoelastic response, self-heating and deicing properties of carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy composites by graphene modification", Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol.106, 1-10 (SCI)

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Saner Okan, Burcu and Yılmaz, Çağatay and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Yıldız, Mehmet (2017) "Monitoring the interface and bulk self-healing capability of tri-axial electrospun fibers in glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites", Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol.99, 221-232 (SCI)

Saner Okan, Burcu (2017) "Fabrication of multilayer graphene oxide reinforced high density polyethylene nanocomposites with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties via thermokinetic mixing", Turkish Journal of Chemistry, Vol.41, No.3, 381-390 (SCI)

Ullah, Mohib and Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Siddiq, M. and Saner Okan, Burcu and Yıldız, Mehmet and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. (2017) "Manufacturing functionalized mono-crystalline diamond containing electrospun fibers reinforced epoxy composites with improved mechanical characteristics", Diamond and Related Materials, Vol.76, 90-96 (SCI)

Saner Okan, Burcu and Marset Castro, Azucena and Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Akkuş Sut, Pınar and Şen, Özlem and Çulha, Mustafa and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. (2016) "Thermally exfoliated graphene oxide reinforced fluorinated pentablock poly(l-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) electrospun scaffolds: Insight into antimicrobial activity and biodegradation", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.133, No.22 (SCI)

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Saner Okan, Burcu and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. (2016) "Manufacturing of multilayer graphene oxide/poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites with tunable crystallinity, chain orientations and thermal transitions", Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol.176, 58-67 (SCI)

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Saner Okan, Burcu and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Yıldız, Mehmet (2016) "Nano-engineered design and manufacturing of high-performance epoxy matrix composites with carbon fiber/selectively integrated graphene as multi-scale reinforcements", RSC Advances, Vol.6, No.12, 9495-9506 (SCI)

Saner Okan, Burcu and Zanjani, Jamal Seyyed Monfared and Letofsky-Papst, Ilse and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. (2015) "Morphology-controllable synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotube/polypyrrole composites and their hydrogen storage capacities", Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol.167, 171-180 (SCI)

Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Saner Okan, Burcu and Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Yıldız, Mehmet and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. (2015) "Design and fabrication of hollow and filled graphene-based polymeric spheres via core-shell electrospraying", RSC Advances, Vol.5, No.111, 91147-91157 (SCI)

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Saner Okan, Burcu and Letofsky-Papst, Ilse and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Yıldız, Mehmet (2015) "Repeated self-healing of nano and micro scale cracks in epoxy based composites by tri-axial electrospun fibers including different healing agents", RSC Advances, Vol.5, No.89, 73133-73145 (SCI)

Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Saner Okan, Burcu and Taralp, Alpay and Bakan, Feray and Letofsky-Papst, Ilse and Yürüm, Yuda (2015) "Size and dispersion control of Pt nanoparticles grown upon graphite-derived nanosheets", Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol.202, No.12, 1645-1656 (SCI)

Başkan Bayrak, Havva and Aliyeva, Nargiz and Sorayani Bafqi, Mohammad Sajad and Saner Okan, Burcu, "Classification of waste plastics for dimension-controlled graphene growth on natural mineral substrates in terms of polymer processing and thermal techniques", Graphene Extraction from Waste: A Sustainable Synthesis Approach for Graphene and Its Derivatives, Hussain, Chaudhery Mustansar and Srivastav, Ajeet Kumar and Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar and Tour, James M. (eds.), Elsevier, June 2023, 117-149

Çetiner, Büşra and Başkan Bayrak, Havva and Saner Okan, Burcu, "Application, recycling, environmental and safety issues, and future prospects of crystalline polymer composites", Polymer Crystallization: Methods, Characterization and Applications, Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar and Jacob, Jenny and Krishnasamy, Senthilkumar and Jayakumar, Aswathy and Hameed, Nishar (eds.), Wiley, June 2023, 323-358

Hezarkhani, Marjan and Aliyeva, Nargiz and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu, "Fabrication methodologies of multi-layered and multi-functional electrospun structures by co-axial and multi-axial electrospinning techniques", Electrospun Nanofibers: Principles, Technology and Novel Applications, Vaseashta, Ashok and Bölgen, Nimet (eds.), Switzerland: Springer Cham, July 2022, 35-66

Dericiler, Kuray and Aliyeva, Nargiz and Mohammadjafari Sadeghi, Hadi and Şaş Çaycı, Hatice Sinem and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu, "Graphene in automotive parts", Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry, Song, Huaihe and Nguyen, Tuan Anh and Yasin, Ghulam and Singh, Nakshatra Bahadur and Gupta, Ram K. (eds.), UK: Elsevier, April 2022, 623-651

Dericiler, Kuray and Berktaş, İlayda and Doğan, Semih and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu, "General techniques for recovery of nanomaterials from wastes", Nanomaterials Recycling, Rai, Mahendra and Nguyen, Tuan Anh (eds.), Elsevier, January 2022, 147-174

Hezarkhani, Marjan and Wis, Abdulmounem Alchek and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu, "Nanomaterials recycling in industrial applications", Nanomaterials Recycling, Rai, Mahendra and Nguyen, Tuan Anh (eds.), Elsevier, January 2022, 375-395

Haghighi Poudeh, Leila and Yıldız, Mehmet and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Saner Okan, Burcu, "Three-dimensional graphene-based structures: production methods, properties, and applications", Handbook of Graphene: Growth, Synthesis, and Functionalization, Celasco, Edvige and Chaika, Alexander N. (eds.), USA: Wiley-Scrivener, July 2019, 359-387

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Oğuz, Oğuzhan and Saner Okan, Burcu and Yıldız, Mehmet and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z., "Polymer composites containing functionalized nanoparticles and the environment", Polymer Composites with Functionalized Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Pielichowski, Krzysztof and Majka, Tomasz (eds.), Amsterdam: Elsevier, January 2019, 437-466

Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, Jamal and Saner Okan, Burcu and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Yıldız, Mehmet, "Self-healing thermosetting composites: concepts, chemistry and future advances", Hybrid Organic‐Inorganic Interfaces: Towards Advanced Functional Materials, Delville, Marie-Helene and Taubert, Andreas (eds.), UK: Wiley, September 2018