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Khalid Lafdi

Professor; Wright Brothers Endowed Chair in Nanomaterials

Full-Time Faculty

School of Engineering: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Contact

Email: Khalid Lafdi
Phone: 937-229-2643
Kettering Labs Room 542

Bio

Khalid Lafdi is the Wright Brothers Institute Endowed Chair in nanomaterials. He joined the University of Dayton as a professor to lead the nano research activity and was involved in building the nano research capabilities at UD. In the last 15 years, he has built a state-of-the-art thermal and energy management laboratory. Also, he established a manufacturing transition facility to facilitate the scale-up processes and technology transfer. His 30 years of experience in advanced engineered materials has enabled his position to develop multifunctional composites, biomaterials for scaffolds and implants, thermal and energy management. At this time, he has more than 300 articles and chapters published in refereed journals, 4 edited books in the nanocomposites and thermal management and 4 patents with three major licensed technologies in nano-manufacturing to Nanosperse Inc, United Technology and Goodrich.

Degrees

  • Habilitation, physics (France), 1991
  • Ph.D., chemical engineering (France), 1989
  • M.S., chemical engineering (France), 1987

Research Interests

  • Carbon foams: modeling, processing and properties
  • Carbon nanoconstituents: growth and functionalization
  • Carbon scaffold for bone plates and lenses
  • Composite materials for implant applications
  • Design fabrication of thermal property devices for micro- and nanometric measurements
  • Nanocomposites: processing and properties
  • Surfaces and interfaces in composites
  • Wear and friction of carbon materials

Patents and Disclosures

  • U.S. Patent No. 2011/0144559A1, 2014: Medical drainage devices with carbon based structures for inhibiting growth of fibroblast.
  • U.S. Patent No. US 8,895,105 B2: Receptor-catalyst growth process for carbon nanotubes.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,676,887, issued January 13, 2004: Oxidation resistant carbon materials via nanocrystalline silicon carbide inclusions.

Books

  • Lafdi, K. (2011). Functionalization of composites. In La vie intime des matériaux composites, Francisco Chinesta interviewé par Christine Evain, Editions Ecole Centrale de Nantes (EECN), (March), http://eecn.publibook.com.
  • Lafdi, K. (2009). Nano and bio-composites, ed. A. Lau, H. Farzana, and K. Lafdi, Francis and Taylor.
  • Lafdi, K., & Wright, M.(1998). Carbon graphite fiber. In Handbook of composites II, ed. S.T. Peters Lubin.
  • Lafdi, K., Bonnamy, S., & Oberlin, A. (1998). Structure of carbon fibers. Ed. J.B. Donnet, New York and Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Plenary and Thematic Conferences

  • Lafdi, K. (2017). Carbon nanotechnology: University of Budapest, Hungary.
  • Lafdi, K. (2017). Carbon nanotechnology: the new era: University of Ostrava, Czech Republic.
  • Lafdi, K. (2017). Carbon as a multifunctional element: University of Salerno, Italy.
  • Lafdi, K. (2016). Carbon as friction materials University of Sao Paolo, Brazil.
  • Lafdi, K. 2014. Carbon nanotechnologie: Un reve devient realite. University of Mohammadia, Morocco.
  • Lafdi, K. 2014. Paving the way — Nanotechnology. Imperial College, in London, UK.
  • Lafdi, K. 2014. Nano, the key technology for multifunctional composites. Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Lafdi, K. 2014. Nano, the key technology for multifunctional composites. University of Lexington, Kentucky.
  • Lafdi, K. 2014. Nano, the key technology for multifunctional composites. University of Brest, France.
  • Lafdi, K. 2014. Nano, the key technology for multifunctional composites. University of Texas, in Brownsville, Texas.
  • Lafdi, K. 2013. Nanotechnology: Paving the way. The 4th Federation of African Societies of Chemistry, May 7-9, in Marrakech, Morocco.
  • Lafdi, K. 2013. Naon: The interfacial technology for multifunctional composites. 18èmes Journées Nationales sur les Composites, June 12-14, in Nantes, France.
  • Lafdi, K. 2013. Fuzzy fibers as multifunctional reinforcement. Materials Research Society, 2013 Fall MRS Meeting and Exhibits, December 1-6, in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Lafdi, K. 2012. Paving the way - nanotechnology. ACMA2012, Fes, Morocco.
  • Lafdi, K. 2012. Paving the way - nanotechnology. MASCIR, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Lafdi, K. 2012. Nanotechnologies, le monde de demain. University of Mohammadia, Morocco.
  • Lafdi, K. 2012. Nanotechnology in steel industry. SABIC, Saudi Arabia.
  • Lafdi, K. 2012. Nano, the key technology for multifunctional composites. QATAR Foundation meeting, DOHA, Qatar.

Publications in Refereed Journals (2018-2010)

  • Raimondo, M., Guadagno, L., Vertuccio, L., Naddeo, C., Barra, G., Spinelli, G., & Lafdi, K. (2018). Electrical conductivity of carbon nanofiber reinforced resins: potentiality of tunneling atomic force microscopy (TUNA) technique. Composites Part B: Engineering, 143, 148-160.
  • El Moumen, A., Tarfaoui, M., & Lafdi, K. (2018). Computational homogenization of mechanical properties for laminate composites reinforced with thin film made of carbon nanotubes. Applied Composite Materials, 25(3), 569-588.
  • Al-Ajrash, S. M. N., Lafdi, K., Vasquez, E. S., Chinesta, F., & Le Coustumer, P. (2018). Experimental and numerical investigation of the Silicon particle distribution in electro-spun nano-fibers. Langmuir.
  • Liu, C., Sergeichev, I., Akhatov, I., & Lafdi, K. (2018). CNT and polyaniline based sensors for the detection of acid penetration in polymer composite. Composites Science and Technology, 159, 111-118.
  • Raimondo, M., Guadagno, L., Speranza, V., Bonnaud, L., Dubois, P., & Lafdi, K. (2018). Multifunctional graphene/POSS epoxy resin tailored for aircraft lightning strike protection. Composites Part B: Engineering, 140, 44-56.
  • El Moumen, A., Tarfaoui, M., Hassoon, O., Lafdi, K., Benyahia, H., & Nachtane, M. (2018). Experimental study and numerical modelling of low velocity impact on laminated composite reinforced with thin film made of carbon nanotubes. Applied Composite Materials, 25(2), 309-320.
  • Tarfaoui, M., El Moumen, A., Lafdi, K., Hassoon, O. H., & Nachtane, M. (2018). Inter laminar failure behavior in laminate carbon nanotubes-based polymer composites. Journal of Composite Materials, 0021998318767493.
  • Al-Ajrah, S., Lafdi, K., Liu, Y., Le Coustumer, P. (2018). Fabrication of ceramic nanofibers using polydimethylsiloxane and polyacrylonitrile polymer blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135(10).
  • El Rhazi, M., Majid, S., Elbasri, M., Salih, F. E., Oularbi, L., Lafdi, K. (2018). Recent progress in nanocomposites based on conducting polymer: application as electrochemical sensors. International Nano Letters, 1-21.
  • Al-Ajrah, S., Lafdi, K., Liu, Y., & Le Coustumer, P. (2018). Fabrication of ceramic nanofibers using polydimethylsiloxane and polyacrylonitrile polymer blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135(10).
  •  Liu, C., & Lafdi, K. (2017). Fabrication and characterization of carbon nanofibers from polyacrylonitrile/pitch blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 134(42).
  • Elbasri, M., Majid, S., Lafdi, K., & El Rhazi, M. (2017). Highly improved electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on poly (1, 5-diaminonaphthalene)/nickel nanoparticles film modified carbon nanofiber. JMES, 8(8).
  • Giubileo, F., Iemmo, L., Luongo, G., Martucciello, N., Raimondo, M., & Lafdi, K. (2017). Transport and field emission properties of buckypapers obtained from aligned carbon nanotubes. Journal of Materials Science, 52(11), 6459-6468.
  • El Moumen, A., Tarfaoui, M., Lafdi, K., & Benyahia, H. (2017). Dynamic properties of carbon nanotubes reinforced carbon fibers/epoxy textile composites under low velocity impact. Composites Part B: Engineering.
  • El Moumen, A., Tarfaoui, M., & Lafdi, K. (2017). Computational homogenization of mechanical properties for laminate composites reinforced with thin film made of carbon nanotubes. Applied Composite Materials, 1–20.
  • El Moumen, A., Tarfaoui, M., & Lafdi, K. (2017). Experimental study and numerical modelling of low velocity impact on laminated composite reinforced with thin film made of carbon nanotubes. Applied Composite Materials, 1–12.
  • Guadagno, L., Naddeo, C., Raimondo, M., Barra, G., Vertuccio, L., Russo, S., & Lafdi, K. (2017).  Experimental evaluation and modeling of thermal conductivity of tetrafunctional epoxy resin containing different carbon nanostructures. Polymer Engineering and Science, 57(7), 779–786.
  • El Moumen, A., Tarfaoui, M., & Lafdi, K. (2017). Progressive damage modeling in carbon fibers/carbon nanotubes reinforced polymer composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 112, 185–195.
  • El Moumen, A., Tarfaoui, M., & Lafdi, K. (2017). Mechanical characterization of carbon nanotubes based polymer composites using indentation tests. Composites Part B: Engineering, 114.
  • Guadagno, L., Naddeo, C., Raimondo, M., Barra, G., Vertuccio, L., Russo, S., & Lafdi, K. (2017). Influence of carbon nanoparticles/epoxy matrix interaction on mechanical, electrical and transport properties of structural advanced materials. Nanotechnology, 28(9), 094001.
  • Borzacchiello, D., Vermiglio, S., Chinesta, F., Nabat, S., & Lafdi, K. (2016). Numerical simulation of electrified jets: an application to electrospinning. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1769.
  • Tarfaoui, M., Lafdi, K., & El Moumen, A. (2016). Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes-based polymer composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 103, 113–121.
  • Nobile, M. R., Raimondo, M., Lafdi, K., & Guadagno, L. (2016). Rheological and morphological properties of graphene-epoxy nanocomposites. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1736.
  • Romano, V., Naddeo, C., Vertuccio, L., Lafdi, K., & Guadagno, L. (2016). Thermal investigation of tetrafunctional epoxy resin filled with different carbonaceous nanostructures. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1736.
  • Al Habis, N., Liu, C., Dumuids, J.-B., & Lafdi, K. (2016). Intelligent design of conducting network in polymers using numerical and experimental approaches. RSC Advances, 6(97), 95010–95020.
  • Constanda, S., Stan, M. S., Ciobanu, C. S., Motelica-Heino, M., Guégan, R., Lafdi, K. Dinischiotu, A., & Predoi, D. (2016). Carbon nanotubes-hydroxyapatite nanocomposites for an improved osteoblast cell response. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016.
  • Rodriguez, D. E., Guiza-Arguello, V., Ochoa, O. O., Gharat, T., Sue, H. J., & Lafdi, K. (2016). Development of a hydroxyapatite-poly (d, l-lactide-co-glycolide) infiltrated carbon foam for orthopedic applications. Carbon, 98, 106-114.
  • Boehle, M., Pianca, P., Lafdi, K., & Chinesta, F. (2015). Modeling of an embedded carbon nanotube based composite strain sensor. Advances in Aircraft and Spacecraft Science, 2(3), 263-273.
  • Nobile, M. R., Raimondo, M., Lafdi, K., Fierro, A., Rosolia, S., & Guadagno, L. (2015, June). Relationships between nanofiller morphology and viscoelastic properties in CNF/epoxy resins. Polymer Composites, 36(6), 1152–1160.
  • Nobile, M. R., Fierro, A., Rosolia, S., Raimondo, M., Lafdi, K., & Guadagno, L. (2015). Viscoelastic properties of graphene-based epoxy resins. Polymer Processing Resulting Morphology and Properties: Feet in the Present and Eyes at the Future: Proceedings of the GT70 International Conference, 1695, 020050, Melville, NY: AIP Publishing.
  • Cao, L., Hou, Y., Lafdi, K., & Urmey, K. (2015). Fluorescent composite scaffolds made of nanodiamonds/polycaprolactone. Chemical Physics Letters, 641, 123-128.
  • Ren, X., Burton, J., Seidel, G. D., & Lafdi, K. (2015). Computational multiscale modeling and characterization of piezoresistivity in fuzzy fiber reinforced polymer composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 54, 121-134
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Lafdi, K., & Tsonis, P. A. (2015, January). The future of carbon-based scaffolds. Orthobiologics in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 32(1), 73-91.
  • Guadagno, L., Raimondo, M., Vertuccio, L., Mauro, M., Guerra, G., & Lafdi, K. (2015). Optimization of graphene-based materials outperforming host epoxy matrices. RSC Advances, 5(46), 36969-36978015.
  • Vertuccio, L., Russo, S., Raimondo, M., Lafdi, K., Guadagno, L. (2015). Influence of carbon nanofillers on the curing kinetics of epoxy-amine resin. RSC Advances, 5(110), 90437-90450.
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Lafdi, K., & Tsonis, P. A. (2014, January). The future of carbon-based scaffolds. Orthobiologics in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 32(1), 73-91.
  • Hikita, M., Cao, L., & Lafdi, K. (2014). Optical properties of carbon microcoils. Appl. Phys. Lett., 104, 041905.
  • Ren, X., Burton, J., Seidel, G. D., & Lafdi, K. (2014, February). Computational multiscale modeling and characterization of piezoresistivity in fuzzy fiber reinforced polymer composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 54, 121-134. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.10.034
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Jolivet, S., Blackmore, M. E., Lafdi, K., & Tsonis, P. A. (2014, November). Bone growth on reticulated vitreous carbon foam scaffolds and implementation of cellular automata modeling as a predictive tool. Carbon, 79, 135-148.
  • Vietri, U., Guadagno, L., Raimondo, M., Vertuccio, L., & Lafdi, K. (2014). Nanofilled epoxy adhesive for structural aeronautic materials. Composites Part B: Engineering, 61, 73-83.
  • D'Angelo, M. J., Almajali, M., Lafdi, K., Delort, A., & Elmansori, M. (2014). Augmented cooling vest system subassembly: design and analysis. Energy Conversion and Management, 79, 140-145.
  • Sebastian, J., Schehl, N., Bouchard, M., Boehle, M., Li, L., Lagounov, A., & Lafdi, K. (2014, January). Health monitoring of structural composites with embedded carbon nanotube coated glass fiber sensors. Carbon, 66, 191-200.
  • Cao, L., Emami, S., & Lafdi, K. (2014). Large-scale exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets in liquid phase. Material Express, 4(2), 165-171.
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Jolivet, S., Kundrat, M. E., Lafdi, K. & Tsonis, P. A. (2014, May). Fibrous carbon scaffolding for bone tissue repair. Tissue Engineering Part A, 20, 3176-88. ISSN: 1937-335X
  • Guadagno, L., Raimondoa, M., Lafdi, K., Fierro, A., Rosolia, S., & Nobile, M. R. (2014). Influence of nanofiller morphology on the viscoelastic properties of CNF/epoxy resins. AIP Conference Proceedings 1599: 386-389.
  • Hikita, M., Bradford, R. L., & Lafdi, K. (2014). Growth and properties of carbon microcoils and nanocoils. Crystals, 4(4), 466-489.
  • Truong, H. T., Lagoudas, D. C., Ochoa, O. O., & Lafdi, K. (2014). Fracture toughness of fiber metal laminates: carbon nanotube modified Ti–polymer–matrix composite interface. Journal of Composite Materials, 48(22), 2697-2710. doi: 10.1177/0021998313501923
  • Hikita, M., & Lafdi, K. 2014. Synthesis and growth kinetics of carbon nanocoils using Sn-Fe-O xerogel film catalyst. Mater. Res. Express, 1, 035027. doi: 10.1088/2053-1591/1/3/035027 
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Kundrat, M. E., Jolivet, S., Lafdi, K., & Tsonis, P. A. (2013). Carbon-based foam scaffolds for bone tissue repair or reconstruction. Tissue Engineering Part A.
  • Almajali, M., Lafdi, K., & Prodhomme, P. H. 2013. Effect of copper coating on infiltrated PCM/foam. Energy Conversion and Management, 66, 336–342.
  • Guadagno, L., Raimondo, M., Vittoria, V., Vertuccio, L., Lafdi, K., De Vivo, B., Lamberti, Spinelli, G., & Tucci, V. (2013). The role of carbon nanofiber defects on the electrical and mechanical properties of CNF-based resins. Nanotechnology, 24, 305704.
  • Truong, H., Lagoudas, D., Ochoa, O., & Lafdi, K. (2013). Fracture toughness of fiber metal laminates: CNT modified Ti – PMC interface. Journal of Composite Materials.
  • Evora, M. C., Klosterman, D., & Lafdi, K. (2013). Study of an alternative process for oxidizing vapor grown carbon nanofibers using electron beam accelerators. Radiation Physics & Chemistry, 84, 105.
  • Shaikh S., & Lafdi, K. (2012, February). A carbon nanotube based composite for thermal control of heat loads. Carbon, 50(2), 542–550.
  • Boehle, M., Jiang, Q., Li, L., Lagounov, A., & Lafdi, K. (2012). Carbon nanotubes grown on glass fiber as a strain sensor for real time structural health monitoring. International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials. doi: 10.1080/19475411.2011.651509
  • Guadagno, L., Raimondo, M., Naddeo, C., Di Bartolomeo, A., & Lafdi, K. (2012). Influence of multiwall carbon nanotubes on morphological and structural changes during UV irradiation of syndiotactic polypropylene films. Journal of Polymer Sciences, Polymer Physics. doi: 10.1002/polb.23093
  • Memon, M. O., & Lafdi, K. (2012). Use of carbon nanostructures in transient spike power applications. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 53: 1-7.
  • Ciobanu, C., Iconaru, S., Gyorgy, E., Radu, M., Costache, M., Dinischiotu, A., Le Coustumer, P., Lafdi, K., & Predoi, D. (2012). Biomedical properties and preparation of iron oxide-dextran nanostructures by MAPLE technique. Chemistry Central Journal, 6, 17.
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Lafdi, K., Joseph, R. M., & Tsonis, P. A. (2012). Hybrid carbon-based scaffolds for applications in soft tissue reconstruction. Tissue Engineering Part a, 18(9-10), 946-956.
  • Park, W., Choi, K., Lafdi, K., & Yu, C. (2012). Influence of nanomaterials in polymer composites on thermal conductivity. Journal of Heat Transfer-Transactions of the ASME, 134(4), 041302. 
  • Memon, M. O., Haillot, S. & Lafdi, K. (2011). Carbon nanofiber based buckypaper used as a thermal interface material. Carbon, 49(12), 3820-3828.
  • Schunemann, C., Schaffel, F., Bachmatiuk, A., Queitsch, U., Sparing, M., Rellinghaus, B., Lafdi, K., Schultz, L., Buchner, B., & Rummeli, M. H. (2011, November). Catalyst poisoning by amorphous carbon during carbon nanotube growth: fact or fiction? ACS Nano, 5(11), 8928-34.
  • Yoon, Y., Lafdi, K., & Bouchard, M. (2011, October). The effect of carbon-nanotubes on the electrochemical sensing behavior of aluminum alloys. 220th ECS Meeting & Electrochemical Energy Summit, Boston, MA.
  • Li, L., & Lafdi, K. (2011). Composite films prepared by immersion deposition of manganese oxide in carbon nanotubes grown on graphite for supercapacitors. J Mater Sci, 46, 7328–7334.
  • Ochoa, O., Klein, P., Truong, H., & Lafdi, K. (2011). Fracture toughness study of fuzzy fabric. ASME, Denver CO.
  • Ciobanu, C. S., Andronescu, B. E., Stoicu, A., Florea, O., Le Coustumer, P., Galaup, S., Djouadi, A., Mevellec, J. Y., Musa, I., Massuyeau, F., Prodan, A. M., Lafdi, K., Trusca, R., Pasuk, I., & Predoi, D. (2011, April-June). Influence of annealing treatment of nano-hydroxyapatite bioceramics on the vibrational properties digest. Journal of Nanomaterials And Biostructures, 6(2), 609-624.      
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Jolivet, S., Lafdi, K., & Tsonis, P. A. (2011). The effect of BET surface area and surface chemistry on the biological response of carbon materials. Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium 2011, Dayton, OH.
  • Jolivet, S., Czarnecki, J. S., Lafdi, K., & Tsonis, P. A. (2011). Influence of crystallographic and topographic parameters on osteoblast growth. Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium 2011, Dayton, OH.
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Lafdi, K., Joseph, R. M., & Tsonis, P. A. (2011). Hybrid carbon-based scaffolds for applications in soft tissue reconstruction. Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium 2011, Dayton, OH.
  • Joseph, R. M., Czarnecki, J. S., Lafdi, K., & Tsonis, P. A. (2011). Carbon engineered scaffolds may provide an optimum balance of biologic and mechanical properties for use in tendon repair surgery. ACFAS 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Czarnecki, J. S., Lafdi, K., Joseph, R. M., & Tsonis, P. A. (2010). Novel carbon-engineered materials as a tissue scaffold. SAMPE 2010, Dayton, OH.
  • Almajali, M., & Lafdi, K. (2010). Assessment of carbon foam geometry during copper coating. Carbon, 48(15), 4238-4247.
  • Almajali, M., Lafdi, K., Prodhomme, P., & Oochoa, O. (2010, April). Mechanical properties of copper-coated carbon foams. Carbon, 48(5), 1604-1608.
  • Evora, M. C., Klosterman, D., Lafdi, K., Li, L., & Abot, J. L. (2010). Functionalization of carbon nanofibers through electron beam irradiation. Carbon, 48(7), 2037-2046.
  • Shaikh, S., & Lafdi, K. (2010, March). C/C composite, carbon nanotube and paraffin wax hybrid systems for the thermal control of pulsed power in electronics. Carbon, 48(3), 813-824.
  • Sarzynski, M., Lafdi, K., & Ochoa, O. O. (2010). Multifunctional hybrid carbon foams: integrating processing and performance. Journal of Composite Materials, 44(5).