Mustafa Culha
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Bio
Dr. Culha is a professor at Chemistry and Biochemistry Department. He has a PhD degree from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, MS degree from Wake Forest University and BS degree in Chemistry from Cukurova University, Turkey. His current research interest includes elements from chemistry, medicine, material science, photonics, and nanoscience and nanotechnology. He and his colleagues have authored of more than 135 papers in refereed international journals, several book chapters and patents in the area of analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, and nanobiotechnology.
Education
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Ph.D., Chemistry, General
University of Tennessee - Knox, 2002
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MS, Chemistry, General
Wake Forest University, 1997
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BS, Chemistry, General
Cukurova University, 1990
Awards & Honors
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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CHEM 1211L
Principles of Chemistry I Lab
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CHEM 1151
Survey of Chemistry I
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CHEM 1212L
Principles of Chemistry II Lab
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CHEM 1152
Survey of Chemistry II
Teaching Interests
Dr Culha currently teaches General Chemistry courses and Biomaterials and Nanomedicine elective course.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Raman Spectroscopy in the Food Industry, 2024
Book, Scholarly-Revised
- One-step synthesis of a piezoelectric hybrid BNNT/BaTiO3 composite and its application in bone tissue engineering, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Cellular response to RGD peptide configuration on gold nanoparticle: A surface chemistry investigation, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Investigation of LPS induced Macrophage Polarization by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Ultrasound stimulated piezoelectric barium titanate and boron nitride nanotubes in nonconductive poly-ε-caprolactone nanofibrous scaffold for bone tissue engineering, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
- Nanomedicine and nanomaterial surface chemistry nanotoxicity relationship.
- Applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering in medicine: cancer diagnosis, detection and identification of pathogens, biofilms and proteins.
- Synthesis, self-assembly and applications of novel nanomaterials and nanocarriers for delivery of cancer therapeutics.
