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Journal Publications
2026
A Novel Approach to Combating Antibiotic Resistance: A Chitosan-Based Nanocomposite with Green AgNPs and Gentamicin
M.; Singh Madhusudanan, V.; Pandit P.; Ghai, R.; Mijakovic S.; Kádár, I.
Multiscale flow alignment in cellulose nanocrystals controlled by surface topology
Ases Akas Mishra, Amit Kumar Sonker, Kesavan Sekar, Marko Bek, Ann E. Terry, Kim Nygård, Stuart Ansell, Gunnar Westman, Roland Kádár
Revisiting surface tearing extrusion flow instabilities through machine learning
V. Matovic S. Pashazadeh, A. Brolin T. Moberg, R. Kádár
Morphological Constraints on Double Percolation and Toughening in Nanocarbon-Filled Epoxy–Poly(ether imide) IPN Nanocomposites
Matheus Mendes de Oliveira, Rogerio Ramos de Sousa Jr, Daria Strugova, Nicole R. Demarquette, Ragnar Larsson, Roland Kádár, Per Hallander, Danilo Justino Carastan
Shape memory performance of bio-based polyester blends 4D printed by Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF)
Alisa Ponkratenkova, Olesja Starkova, Sergejs Beluns, Oskars Platnieks, Anete Tropa, Toms Valdemars Eiduks, Roland Kádár, Sergejs Gaidukovs
3D printing assisted uniformly coated textile for achieving fully flexible supercapacitors with enhanced performance
V. Ghai S. Sohoo, T. Roy R. Kádár
2025
Observations from capillary and closed cavity rheometry on the apparent flow behavior of a soy protein isolate dough used in meat analogues
R. Kádár F. Ellwanger, A. M. Emin
A few rheological aspects regarding magnetic field induced nanostructure alignment in soft materials
V. Ghai, R. Kádár
Differentiation of motor neurons from iPSC- derived neural progenitors in 3D printed bioscaffolds
Y. Han, M. King, H. Brincker Fjerdingstad, M.. Gullo, L. Zeger, [...], P. Ivert, J.C. Glover, L. Ferraiuolo, M. Azzouz, E. Kozlova
Towards in-line rheology measurement of protein melts during high moisture extrusion by pulsed ultrasound velocimetry
E. Kaunisto, T. Bahiru, R. Kotzé, J. Wiklund, R. Kádár, M. Stading
The complex shear time response of saliva in healthy individuals
A. A. Mishra, U. Almhöjd, Ç-A. Hülya, A. Fisic, R. Olofsson, A. Ahlmstål, R. Kádár
Tunable Elasto-Viscoplastic Properties of Polymer Blends for 3D Printing Applications
A.A. Mishra, M. Chandregowda, J. Faiß, M. Bek, A.E. Terry, K. Nygård, D. Arlov, R. Kádár
Tert-Butanol as a Structuring Agent for Cellulose Nanocrystal Fluids and Foams
S. Llácer Navarro, E. Orzan, R. Janewithayapun, P. Penttilä, J. Andersson, A. Ström, R. Kádár, T. Nypelö
Rheological properties of pea protein melts used for producing meat analogues
B. Tsegaye, S. Barman, L. Bovagne, F. Ellwanger, E. Kaunisto, N. Lorén, R. Kádár, M. Stading
2024
Forging out-of-equilibrium supramolecular gels
S. Bianco, F. Hallam Stewart, S. Panja, A. Zyar, E. Bowley, [...], H. Poptani, M. Marcello, R.R. Sonani, E.H. Egelman, D.J. Adams
Slip of styrene–butadiene rubbers: The effects of pressure and viscous heating
C.K. Georgantopoulos, Z. Zhang, M.A. Pollard, A. Causa, R. Kádár, M. Wilhelm, E. van Ruymbeke, S.G. Hatzikiriakos
Achieving Long-Range Arbitrary Uniform Alignment of Nanostructures in Magnetic Fields
V. Ghai, S. Pandit, M. Svensso, R. Larsson, A. Matic, [...], S.P. Dash, A. Terry, K. Nygård, I. Mijakovic, R Kádár
Halbach Array Induced Magnetic Field Alignment in Boron Nitride Nanocomposites
V. Ghai, E. Huang, R. Ngaloy, S. P. Dash, A. Matic, R. Kádár
Orientation of graphene nanosheets in magnetic fields
V. Ghai, S. Pashazadeh, H. Ruan, R. Kádár
Painting Taylor vortices with cellulose nanocrystals: Suspension flow supercritical spectral dynamics
R. Ghanbari, S. Pashazadeh, K. Sekar, K. Nygård, A. Terry, M. Liebi, A. Matic, R. Kádár
Propagation of Orientation Across Lengthscales in Sheared Self-Assembling Hierarchical Suspensions via Rheo-PLI-SAXS
R. Ghanbari, A. Terry, S. Wojno, M. Bek, K. Sekar, [...], M. Liebi, A. Matic, G. Westman, T. Nypelö, R. Kádár
Scaling laws for near-wall flows of thixo-elasto-viscoplastic fluids in a millifluidic channel
Akas Mishra A. Amini K., Arlov D. Kumar Sivakumar A., Kádár R. Innings F., Lundell F. Tammisola O.
Effect of Al-Cu-Fe Quasicrystal Particles on the Reinforcement of a Polymer–Matrix Composite: From Surface to Mechanical Properties
M.; Samardžija Kušter, M.; Huskić Z.; Komelj, M.; Pierson M.; Bek, R.; Dubois G.; Kouitat-Njiwa, S. J.-M.; Šturm
One test to predict them all: Rheological characterization of complex fluids via artificial neural network
A. A. Mishra, V. Ghai, V. Matovic, D. Arlov, R. Kádár
ForMAX – a beamline for multiscale and multimodal structural characterization of hierarchical materials
K. Nygård, S. A. McDonald, J. B. Gonzalez, V. Haghighat, C. Appel, [...], A. E. Terry, H. Tarawneh, P. Ilinski, J. Malmqvist, Y. Cerenius
Predicting orientation in extruded wood polymer composites
S. Pashazadeh, A.S. Suresh, V. Ghai, T. Moberg, A. Brolin, R. Kádár
Cellulose modified to host functionalities via facile cation exchange approach
P. Spiliopoulos, S.L. Navarro, E. Orzan, R. Ghanbari, R. Pietschnig, C. Stilianu, S. Spirk, A. Schaefer, R. Kádár, T. Nypelö
Cellulose nanocrystal dispersions conjugated with symmetric and asymmetric dialkylamine groups
S. Wojno, A.K. Sonker, M. Garg, S. Cooper, M. Rigdahl, M. Linares, I. Zozoulenko, R. Kádár, G. Westman
2023
Polyethylene Based Ionomers as High Voltage Insulation Materials
S. D’Auria, A.M. Pourrahimi, A. Favero, P. Neuteboom, X. Xu, [...], R. Kádár, E. Dalcanale, R. Pinalli, C. Müller, J. Vachon
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Role of molecular architecture and temperature on extrusion melt flow instabilities [...]
C. K. Georgantopoulos, M. K. Esfahani, I. F. C. Naue, M. Wilhelm, R. Kádár
Tribological behaviour of green wood-based unrecycled and recycled polypropylene composites
P. Jan, S. Matkovič, M. Bek, L.S. Perše, M. Kalin
Challenges in nano-structured fluid flows for assembly into hierarchical biomaterials
R. Kádár, A. Terry, K. Nygård, T. Nypelö, G. Westman, S. Wojno, R. Ghanbari, M. Fazilati, M. Bek, A.K. Sonker
An Intriguing Array of Extrudate Patterns in Long-Chain Branched Polymers During Extrusion
S. Pashazadeh, A. Aulova, C. K. Georgantopoulos, M. Bek, I. Vittorias, I. F. Naue, M. Wilhelm, R. Kádár
Mapping surface defects in highly-filled wood fiber polymer composite extrusion from inline spectral analysis
S. Pashazadeh, R. Ghanbari, M. Bek, A. Aulova, T. Moberg, A. Brolin, R. Kádár
Surface instability detection in highly-filled biocomposites from inline imaging during extrusion
S. Pashazadeh, T. Moberg, A. Brolin, R. Kádár
Additive-manufactured anisotropic magnets for harsh environments
B. Podmiljšak, S. Kobe, T. Tomše, M. Bek, T. Kotnik, L.S. Perše, E. Žagar, B. Saje, K. Žužek, S. Šturm
Automated Prediction of Bacterial Exclusion Areas on SEM Images of Graphene–Polymer Composites
S.; Lovmar Rahimi, A.; Pandit T.; Aulova, M.; Forsberg S.; Lovmar, M.; Kádár S.; Svensson, I. R.; Mijakovic
Biomimetic Antibacterial Gelatin Hydrogels with Multifunctional Properties for Biomedical Applications
H. Ruan, M. Bek, S. Pandit, A. Aulova, J. Zhang, P. Bjellheim, M. Lovmar, I. Mijakovic, R. Kádár
Polysaccharide-based antibacterial coating technologies
H. Ruan, A. Aulova, V. Ghai, S. Pandit, M. Lovmar, I. Mijakovic, R. Kádár
The role of paraffin wax on the properties and printability of ethylene vinyl acetate-based feedstocks for alumina fused filament fabrication
M. Vukšić, M. Bek, L.S. Perše, M.M. Kržmanc, A. Kocjan, A. Iveković
Isotropic Gels of Cellulose Nanocrystals Grafted with Dialkyl Groups: Influence of Surface Group Topology from Nonlinear Oscillatory Shear
S. Wojno, A.K. Sonker, J. Feldhusen, G. Westman, R. Kádár
Percolation and phase behavior in cellulose nanocrystal suspensions from nonlinear rheological analysis
S. Wojno, A. Ahlinder, A. Altskär, M. Stading, T. Abitbol, R. Kádár
2022
Long-Term Creep Compliance of Wood Polymer Composites: Using Untreated Wood Fibers as a Filler in Recycled and Neat Polypropylene Matrix
M. Bek, A. Aulova, K.P. Črešnar, S. Matkovič, M. Kalin, L.S. Perše
Crystallization kinetics of melt-mixed 3D hierarchical graphene/polypropylene nanocomposites at processing-relevant cooling rates
di Sacco Carmeli E., Portale F., Cavallo G., Kádár D., Gitsas R., Gkourmpis A., Tranchida T., D.
Influence of steam jet-cooking on the rheological properties of dry and wet cationized starches
M. Gabriel, F. Gomernik, E. Ferstl, A. Chemelli, R. Kádár, S. Spirk
Derivation of a qualitative model for the spatial characteristic wavelength of extrusion flow instabilities: Investigation of a polybutadiene rubber through capillary, slit and complex geometry extrusion dies
C. K. Georgantopoulos, M. K. Esfahani, M. A. Pollard, I. F. C. Naue, A. Causa, R. Kádár, M. Wilhelm
Simulation of viscoelastic squeeze flows for adhesive joining applications
S. Ingelsten, A. Mark, R. Kádár, F. Edelvik
Green topochemical esterification and its effect on supramolecular structuring/individualization of chitin nanocrystals,
C. Magnani, M. Fazilati, R. Kádár, A. Idström, L. Evenäs, J-M. Raquez, G. Lo Re
Dynamic and Static Assembly of Sulfated Cellulose Nanocrystals with Alkali Metal Counter Cations
P. Petschacher, R. Ghanbari, C. Sampl, H. Wiltsche, R. Kádár, S. Spirk, T. Nypelö
In-situ monitoring of cellulose etherification in solution: probing the impact of solvent composition on the synthesis of 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl-cellulose in aqueous hydroxide systems
S. Naserifar, P. Kuijpers, S. Wojno, R. Kádár, D. Bernin, M Hasani
Phase transitions of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions from nonlinear oscillatory shear
S. Wojno, M. Fazilati, T. Nypelö, G. Westman, R. Kádár
2021
Thixotropy of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions
M. Fazilati, S. Ingelsten, S. Wojno, T. Nypelö, Kádár R.
Mechano‐Optical Characterization of Extrusion Flow Instabilities in Styrene‐Butadiene Rubbers: Investigating the Influence of Molecular Properties and Die Geometry
C. K. Georgantopoulos, M. K. Esfahani, C. Botha, I. F. C. Naue, N. Dingenouts, A. Causa, R. Kádár, M. Wilhelm
A Backwards-Tracking Lagrangian-Eulerian Method for Viscoelastic Two-Fluid Flows
S. Ingelsten, A. Mark, R. Kádár, F. Edelvik
Modeling the spatial characteristics of extrusion flow instabilities for styrene-butadiene rubbers: Investigating the influence of molecular weight distribution, molecular architecture, and temperature
Esfahani M. K. Georgantopoulos C. K., Pollard M. A. Botha C., Causa A. Naue I. F. C., Wilhelm Kádár R., M.
Impregnation behaviour of regenerated cellulose fabric Elium® composite: Experiment, simulation and analytical solution
P. Khalili, R. Kádár, M. Skrifvars, B. Blinzler
Nonlinear oscillatory shear tests of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) designed for transdermal therapeutic systems (TTS)
M. Meurer, R. Kádár, E. R. van Dorp, B. Möginger, B. Hausnerova
Nanocomposites and polyethylene blends: two potentially synergistic strategies for HVDC insulation materials with ultra-low electrical conductivity
F. Nilsson, M. Karlsson, U. Gedde, R. Kádár, K. Gaska, C. Müller, P. O. Hagstrand, R. Olsson, M. S. Hedenqvist, T. Gkourmpis
In Situ Visualization of the Structural Evolution and Alignment of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals in Confined Flow
A. Rodriguez Palomo, V. Lutz-Bueno, X. Cao, R. Kádár, M. Andersson, M. Liebi
Nanostructure and anisotropy of 3D printed lyotropic liquid crystals studied by scattering and birefringence imaging
A. Rodriguez Palomo, V. Lutz-Bueno, M. Guizar-Sicairos, R. Kádár, M. Andersson, M. Liebi
Graphene-Based Antimicrobial Biomedical Surfaces
S. Pandit, K. Gaska, R. Kádár, I. Mijakovic
A combined theoretical and experimental study of the polymer matrix mediated stress transfer in a cellulose nanocomposite
A. Peterson, A. Y. Mehandzhiyski, L. Svenningsson, A. Ziolkowska, R. Kádár, [...], L. Sandblad, L. Evenäs, G. Lo Re, I. Zozoulenko, C. Müller
Cellulose Nanocrystal Liquid Crystal Phases: Progress and Challenges in Characterization Using Rheology Coupled to Optics, Scattering, and Spectroscopy
Spirk S. Kádár R., Nypelö T.
Do the particle size, molecular weight, and processing of UHMWPE affect its thermomechanical and tribological performance?
H. S. Vadivel, M. Bek, U. Sebenik, L. Slemenik Perse, R. Kádár, N. Emami, M. Kalin
2020
Mechanical Behavior of Melt‐Mixed 3D Hierarchical Graphene/Polypropylene Nanocomposites
K. Gaska, G. Manika, T. Gkourmpis, D. Trachida, A. Gitsas, R. Kádár
Computationally efficient viscoelastic flow simulation using a Lagrangian-Eulerian method and GPU-acceleration
S. Ingelsten, A. Mark, K. Jareteg, R. Kádár, F. Edelvik
Ramie fabric Elium® composites with flame retardant coating: Flammability, smoke, viscoelastic and mechanical properties.
P. Khalili, B. Blinzler, R. Kádár, P. Blomqvist, A. M. Sandinge, R. Bisschop, X Liu
Unexpected microphase transitions in flow towards nematic order of cellulose nanocrystals
R. Kádár, M. Fazilati, T. Nypelö
Precontrolled Alignment of Graphite Nanoplatelets in Polymeric Composites Prevents Bacterial Attachment
S. Pandit, K. Gaska, V. R. S. S. Mokkapati, E. Celauro, A. Derouiche, S. Forsberg, M. Svensson, R. Kádár, I. Mijakovic
Nonlinear “oddities” at the percolation of 3D hierarchical graphene polymer nanocomposites
R. Kádár, K. Gaska, T. Gkourmpis
The Exo-Polysaccharide Component of Extracellular Matrix is Essential for the Viscoelastic Properties of Bacillus subtilis Biofilms
S. Pandit, M. Fazilati, K. Gaska, A. Derouiche, T. Nypelö, I. Mijakovic, R. Kádár
2019
A Mechanics Based Surface Image Interpretation Method for Multifunctional Nanocomposites
B. Blinzler, R. Larsson, K. Gaska, R. Kádár
Composites with surface-grafted cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)
L. Forsgren, K. Sjövold, A. Venkatesh, J. Thunberg, R. Kádár, A. Boldizar, G. Westman, M. Rigdahl
Evidence of percolated network at the linear - nonlinear transition in oscillatory shear
K. Gaska, R. Kádár
Highly structured graphene polyethylene nanocomposites
K. Gaska, R. Kádár, X. Xu, S. Gubanski, C. Müller, [...], V. R. S. S. Mokkapati, I. Mijakovic, A. Rybak, A. Siwek, M. Svensson
Melt-Mixed 3D Hierarchical Graphene/Polypropylene Nanocomposites with Low Electrical Percolation Threshold
T. Gkourmpis, K. Gaska, D. Tranchida, A. Gitsas, C. Müller, A. Matic, R. Kádár
Flammability, Smoke, Mechanical Behaviours and Morphology of Flame Retarded Natural Fibre/Elium Composite
P. Khalili, B. Blinzler, R. Kádár, R. Bisschop, M. Försth, P. Blomqvist
In-line rheological and microstructural characterization of high moisture content protein vegetable mixtures in single screw extrusion
Y. Thadavathi Lakshmi Narasimman, S. Wassén, R. Kádár
Antibacterial effect of boron nitride flakes with controlled orientation in polymer composites
S. Pandit, K. Gaska, V. R. S. S. Mokkapati, S. Forsberg, M. Svensson, R. Kádár, I. Mijakovic
2018
High sensitivity measurements of normal force under large amplitude oscillatory shear
I. F. C. Naue, R. Kádár, M. Wilhelm
Computational Screening of Diffusive Transport in Nanoplatelet-Filled Composites: Use of Graphene to Enhance Polymer Barrier Properties
M. Röding, K. Gaska, R. Kádár, N. Lorén
2017
Electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of LDPE graphene nanoplatelets composites produced by means of melt extrusion process
K. Gaska, X. Xu, S. Gubanski, R. Kádár
Gas Barrier, Thermal, Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Highly Aligned Graphene-LDPE Nanocomposites
K. Gaska, R. Kádár, A. Rybak, A. Siwek, S. Gubanski
Linear and Nonlinear Rheology Combined with Dielectric Spectroscopy of Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites for Semiconductive Applications
R. Kádár, M. Abbasi, R. Figuli, M. Rigdahl, M. Wilhelm
2016
First normal stress difference and in-situ spectral dynamics in a high sensitivity extrusion die for capillary rheometry via the 'hole effect'
R. Kádár, I. F. C. Naue, M. Wilhelm
Polystyrene comb architectures as model systems for the optimized solution electrospinning of branched polymers
K. Riazi, J. Kübel, M. Abbasi, K. Bachtin, S. Indris, H. Ehrenberg, R. Kádár, M. Wilhelm
Processing window for extrusion foaming of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
K. Karlsson, R. Kádár, M. Stading, M. Rigdahl
2015
A new high sensitivity system to detect instabilities during the extrusion of polymer melts
I. F. C. Naue, R. Kádár, M. Wilhelm
Awards & Prizes
Tetra Pak Future Talent Programme
Industry talent programme
Cover in Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Journal cover
Materials for Tomorrow photo competition — winner
1st place · MoT photo competition
Best-presentation prize — WWSC Winter Workshop 2025
Best presentation
Best Poster (2nd & 3rd) — FibRe International Conference
Best Poster · 2nd & 3rd
1st place poster — WWSC Summer Workshop 2024
Best Poster · 1st place
Photo prize — Materials for Tomorrow 2023
Photo prize
Poster prize — FibRe Annual Days 2023
Poster prize
Poster prize — Graphene Week 2023
Poster prize