Asad, A., Bevans, B.D., Potter, W., Rao, P., Cormier, D., Deschamps, F., Hamilton, J.D., and Rivero, Iris V., 2024, “Process Mapping and Anomaly Detection in Laser Wire Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Using In-Situ Imaging and Process-Aware Machine Learning,” Materials & Design, 245: 113281,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.113281.
Hamilton, J.D., Trauernicht, D., Cormier, D., and Rivero, Iris V., 2023, “Laser-based Directed Energy Deposition Remanufacturing of Gray Cast Iron using Stainless Steel 316L and Inconel 625 Filler Materials,” Advanced Engineering Materials, 25: 2301212,
https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202301212.
Hamilton, J.D., and Rivero, Iris V., 2023, “Visualization of Melt Pool Stability for Wire- and Powder-based Directed Energy Deposition Repair of Gray Cast Iron,” Intl. J. Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 129: 4399-4405,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-12513-8.
Ramesh, S., Xu, Z., Rivero, Iris V., and Cormier, D., 2023, “Computational Fluid Dynamics and Experimental Validation of Aerosol Jet Printing with Flow Focusing Lenses,“ J. of Manufacturing Processes, 95: 312-329,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.03.035.
Gerdes, S., Gaikwad, A., Ramesh, S., Rivero, Iris V., Tamayol, A., and Rao, P., 2023, “Monitoring and Control of Biological Additive Manufacturing Using Machine Learning,” J. of Intelligent Manufacturing,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-023-02092-6.
Hamilton, J. D., Sorondo, S., Li, B., Qin, H., and Rivero, Iris V., 2023, “Mechanical Behavior of Bimetallic Stainless Steel and Gray Cast Iron Repairs via Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing,” J. of Manufacturing Processes, 85: 1197-1207,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.12.029.
Weflen, E., Hamilton, J., Sorondo, S., Harrysson, O., Frank, M., Rivero, Iris V., 2023, “Evaluating Interlayer Gaps in Friction Stir Spot Welds for Friction Hybrid Manufacturing,” IISE Transactions, 55(7): 711-722,
https://doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2022.2091184.
Ramesh, S. Mahajan, C., Gerdes, S., Gaikwad, A., Rao, P., Cormier, D., Rivero, Iris V., 2022, “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Aerosol Jet Printing,” Additive Manufacturing, 59 (Part A): 103090,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103090.
Hamilton, J.D., Sorondo, S., Greeley, A., Zhang, X., Cormier, D., Li, B., Qin, H., Rivero, Iris V., 2022, “Property-Structure-Process Relationships in Dissimilar Material Repair with Direct Energy Deposition: Repairing Gray Cast Iron using Stainless Steel 316L,” J. Manufacturing Processes, 81: 27-34,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.06.015.
Zhang, X., Shen, W., Suresh, V., Hamilton, J., Yeh, L-H, Jiang, X., Zhang, Z., Li, Q., Li, B., Rivero, Iris V., Qin, H., 2021, “In-Situ Monitoring of Direct Energy Deposition via Structured Light System and its Application in Remanufacturing Industry,” Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol., 116: 959-974,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07495-4.
Hamilton, J.D., Ramesh, S., Harrysson, O.L.A., Rock, C.D., Rivero, Iris V. 2020, “Cryogenic Mechanical Alloying of Aluminum Matrix Composites for Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing,” J. of Composite Materials, 55(5): 641-651,
https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998320957698.
Hatamleh, O., Rivero, Iris V., and Maredia, A., 2008, “Residual Stresses in Friction Stir Welded 2195 and 7075 Aluminum Alloys,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 39 (12): 2867-2874.
Hatamleh, O., Rivero, Iris V., and Lyons, J., 2007, “Residual Stresses in Friction Stir Welds Due to Laser and Shot Peening,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 16 (5): 549-553.
Biomaterials
Lazarus, E., Sidor, L.M., Camacho-Betancourt, A., Meyer, A.S., and Rivero, Iris V., 2025, “3D Printed in vitro Engineered Living Material Models for Antimicrobial Development,” ACS Bio Materials, under review.
Lazarus, E., Ramesh, S., Ceballos Santa, M.C., and Rivero, Iris V., 2025, “Three-dimensional Printing of Absorbable Orthopedic Pins with Shape Memory Polymers,” Smart Materials and Structures, under review.
Lazarus, E., Liu, H., Secord, T., Laflamme, S., and Rivero, Iris V., 2025, “Flexible Shape Memory Structures with Low Activation Temperature Through Investigation of the Plasticizing Effect,” Materials Research Express, 12(5): 055310,
https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/add651.
Shakur, M.S., Lazarus, E., Wang, C., Du, K., Rivero, Iris V., Ramesh, S., 2024, “Effect of Hydrodynamic Shear Stress on Algal Cell Fate in 3D Extrusion Bioprinting,” Advanced Engineering Materials,
https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202401768.
Ceballos Santa, M.C., Sierra, A., Martinez Zallbidea, I., Lazarus, E., Marin-Montealegre, V., Ramesh, S., Iglesias Victoria, P., Wuertz-Kozak, K., and Rivero, Iris V., 2024, “Aloe vera-based for 3D Bioprinting of Skin Tissue Engineered Constructs,” J. of Biomedical Materials Research – Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 12 (2): e35379,
https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35379.
Lazarus, E., Barnum, L., Ramesh, S., Quint, J., Laflamme, S., Secord, T.W., Schmidt, T., Tamayol, A., and Rivero, Iris V., 2024, “Engineering Tool for Stimulating Wound Healing,” Applied Physics Review, 11: 021304,
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0173663.
Lazarus, E., Meyer, A.S., Ikuma, K., and Rivero, Iris V., 2024, “Three Dimensional Bioprinting: Fabrication, Design, and Future Biomedical and Environmental Applications,” Microbial Biotechnology, 17 (1): e14360,
https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14360.
Lazarus, E., Bermudez-Lekerika, P., Farchione, D., Schofield, T., Howard, S., Mambetkadyrov, I., Lamoca, M.J., Rivero, Iris V., Gantenbein, B., Lewis, C., Wuertz-Kozak, K., 2021, “Sulfated Hydrogels in Intervertebral Disc and Cartilage Research,” Cells 10(12): 3568,
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123568.
Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Zellner, E.M., Aertsens, A., Bentil, S.A., Rivero, Iris V., Secord, T.W., 2021, “Soft Elastomeric Capacitor for Strain and Stress Monitoring on Sutured Skin Tissues,” ACS Sens., 6(10): 3706-3714,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.1c01477.
Gerdes, S., Ramesh, S., Mostafavi, A., Tamayol, A., Rivero, Iris V., Rao, P., 2021, “Extrusion-based 3D (Bio)Printed Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Process-Structure-Quality Relationships,” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7(10): 4694-4717,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00598.
Gerdes, S., Mostafavi, A., Ramesh, S., Memic, A., Rivero, Iris V., Rao, P., 2020, “Process-Structure-Quality Relationships of 3D Printed PCL-Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds,” Tissue Engineering Part A, 26(5-6): 279-291,
https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2019.0237.
Spearman, S.S., Irin, F., Ramesh, S., Rivero, Iris V., Green, M.J., Harrysson, O.L.A., 2019, “Effect of Pseudomonas Lipase Enzyme on the Degradation of Polycaprolactone/Polycaprolactone-Polyglicolide Fiber Blended Nanocomposites,” Intl. J. of Polymeric Mtls. & Polymeric Biomaterials, 68(7): 360-367.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2018.1445633.
Ramesh, S., Lungaro, L., Tsikritsis, D., Weflen, E., Rivero, Iris V., Elfick, A., 2018, “Fabrication and Evaluation of Poly(lactic acid)/Chitosan/Tricalcium Phosphate Biocomposites for Guided Bone Regeneration,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 46692: 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1002/app.46692.
Tran, P.L., Li, J., Lungaro, L., Ramesh, S., Ivanov, I.N., Moon, J-W., Graham, D.E., Hamood, A., Wang, J., Elfick, A., Rivero, Iris V., 2018, “Cryomilled Zinc Sulfide is an Effective Antibacterial Agent for Burn Wound Healing,” Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 33(1): 82-93,
https://doi.org/10.1177/0885328218770530.
Jonnalagadda, J.B., Rivero, Iris V., Warzywoda, J. (2015), “In Vitro Degradation Characteristics of Poly(e-caprolactone)/Poly(glycolic acid) Scaffolds Fabricated Via Solid-State Cryomillling for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering,” J. of Biomaterials Applications, 30(4): 472-483,
https://doi.org/10.1177/0885328215592853.
Allaf, R.M., Rivero, Iris V., Ivanov, I.N. (2015), “Fabrication of Co-Continuous Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Polyglycolide Blend Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering,” J. of Applied Polymer Science, 132(35): 42471,
https://doi.org/10.1002/app.42471.
Jonnalagadda, J.B., Rivero, Iris V., Dertien, J.S. (2015), “In Vitro Chondrocyte Behavior on Porous Biodegradable Poly(e-caprolactone)/Poly Glycolic Acid Scaffolds for Articular Chondrocyte Adhesion and Proliferation,” J. of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 26(7): 401-419,
https://doi.org/10.1080/09205063.2015.1015864.
Spearman, S.S., Irin, F., Rivero, Iris V., Green, M.J. (2015), “Effect of dsDNA Wrapped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polycaprolactone and Polyglycolide Fiber Blend Composites,” Polymer, 56: 476-481,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2014.11.016.
Jonnalagadda-Thimothy, J., and Rivero, Iris V. (2014), “Effect of Cryomilling Times on the Resultant Properties of Porous Biodegradable Poly(e-caprolactone)/Poly(glycolic acid) Scaffolds for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering,” J. Mech. Behavior of Biomedical Mtls., 40: 33-41.
Spearman, S., Rivero, Iris V., and Abidi, N. (2014), “Influence of Polycaprolactone/Polyglycolide Blended Electrospun Fibers on the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polycaprolactone.” J. of Applied Polymer Science, 131(9), 40224,
https://doi.org/10.1002/app.40224.
Allaf, R.M., Rivero, Iris V., Abidi, N. and Ivanov, I.N. (2013), “Porous Poly(ε-caprolactone) Scaffolds for Load-Bearing Tissue Regeneration: Solventless Fabrication and Characterization.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research B, 101B(6): 1050-1060.
Das, S., Wajid, A.S., Wilting, M.D., Rivero, Iris V., Green, M.J., (2013) “Electrospinning of Polymer Nanofibers Loaded with Noncovalently Functionalized Graphene,” J. of Applied Polymer Science, 128(6): 4040-4046.
Yu, Y., Moncal, K.K., Akkouch, A., Li, J. Rivero, Iris V., Martin, J.A., Ozbolat, I.T., 2016, “Three-Dimensional Bioprinting Using Self-Assembling Scalable Scaffold-Free ‘Tissue Strands’ as a New Bioink,” Scientific Reports, 6(1): 28714.
https://doi.org/10.1038/srep28714.
Concrete
Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Lyu, P., Cardinali, A., Doyle, S.E., Rivero, Iris V., and Wang K., 2025, “Enhancing 3D-Printed Cementitious Composites with Recycled Carbon Fibers from Wind Turbine Blades,” Construction and Building Materials, 425(18): 140650,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140650.
Materials
Al-Dwairi, A., Abdelall, E., Rivero, Iris V., 2020, “Effect of Pre-Welding Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Al-4%wt Cu Alloys,” Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, 9: 169-179,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13632-020-00628-3.
Stromberg, L.R., Hondred, J.A., Sanborn, D., Mendivelso-Perez, D., Ramesh, S., Rivero, Iris V., Kogot, J., Smith, E., Gomes, C., Claussen, J.C., 2019, “Stamped Multilayer Graphene Laminates for Disposable In-Field Electrodes: Application to Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide and Glucose,” Microchimica Acta, 186: 533,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-019-3639-7.
Downey, R.J., Yan, J., Zellner, E.M., Kraus, K.H., Rivero, Iris V., Laflamme, S., 2019, “Use of Flexible Sensor to Characterize Biomechanics of Canine Skin,” BMC Veterinary Research, 15(40): 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1755-y.
Levitas, V., Pantoya, M. Chauhan, G., and Rivero, Iris V., 2009, “Effect of the Alumina Shell on the Melting Temperature Depression for Aluminum Nanoparticles,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 113 (32): 14088-14096.
Rivero, Iris V., Pantoya, M., Rajamani, K., and Hsiang, S., 2009, “Correlation of Reactant Particle Size on Residual Stresses of Nanostructured NiAl generated by Self Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis,” Journal of Materials Research. 24 (6): 2079-2088.
Rivero, Iris V., and Ruud C. O., 2008, “Determination of the Accuracy of Phase Analysis Measurements on Spherical Surfaces through X-Ray Diffraction,” NDT & E International. 41 (6): 434-440.
Karabelchtchikova, O., Rivero, Iris V., and Hsiang, S., 2008, “Modeling of Residual Stress Distribution in D2 Steel via Grinding Dynamics Using a Second-Order Damping System,” Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 198 (1-3): 313-322.
Rivero, Iris V., 2006, “Fundamentals of Nondestructive Testing at Texas Tech University,” Materials Evaluation. 64 (8): 765-768.
Karabelchtchikova, O., and Rivero, Iris V., 2005, “Variability of Residual Stresses and Superposition Effect in Multipass Grinding of High-Carbon High-Chromium Steel,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 14 (1): 50-60.
Rivero, Iris V., and Ruud, C. O., 2004, “Deviation of Residual Stress Patterns in 52100 Bearing Steel Due to Inherent Microstructural Transformations After Rolling Contact,” Materials Characterization. 53: 381-393.
Rivero, Iris V., and Ruud, C. O., 2002, “Residual Stresses and Patterns in 52100 Bearing Steel: Preliminary Analysis of Strain Hardening vs. Microstructural Transformation by XRD Analysis,” Lubrication Engineering. 58 (10): 30-40.
