Dr. Esra Kuş has experience in characterization of metals, coatings, electrodes, medical devices, nanomaterials, and biofilms by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and other electrochemical techniques. During and following her academic work she has worked as a consultant and guided clients on failure analysis, materials selection, design, and product development.
NEWS
Bacteria coat offers metal protection – New Scientist Magazine
Experiments suggest a new form of living protection for copper and other metallic surfaces – EurekAlert Science News
Bacterium Takes A Shine To Metals: New Form Of Living Protection For Copper And Other Metallic Surfaces? – Science Daily
Bacterium Takes a Shine to Metals – Organism protects copper as well as some paints, Mork Department team reports – USC Viterbi School of Engineering News
Water & Power – USC News
PhD THESIS
An Electrochemical Evaluation of New Materials and Methods for Corrosion Protection, Esra Kus, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Department of Materials Science, December 2006. Advisor: Prof. Florian Mansfeld.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Acceptance Criteria for Corrosion Resistance of Medical Devices: Statistical Analysis of Nitinol Pitting in in vivo Environments, L.E. Eiselstein, D. Steffey, A. Nissan, N. Corlett, R. Dugnani, E. Kus, S.G. Stewart, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 18, 768-780, 2009.
The Bacterial Battery and the Effect of Different Exposure Conditions on Biofilm Properties, Esra Kuş, Ken Nealson, and Florian Mansfeld, Electrochimica Acta, 54, 47–52, December 2008.
The Effect of Different Exposure Conditions on the Biofilm/Copper Interface, Esra Kus, Ken Nealson, and Florian Mansfeld, Corrosion Science, 49, 8, 3421–3427, August 2007.
An Evaluation of the Electrochemical Frequency Modulation Technique, Esra Kuş and Florian Mansfeld, Corrosion Science, 48, 4, 965–979, April 2006.
A Comparison of the Corrosion Behavior of Nanocrystalline and Conventional Al 5083, Esra Kuş, Zonghoon Lee, Steven Nutt, and Florian Mansfeld, “Corrosion, 62, 2, 152–161, February 2006.
Synthesis and properties of silicate crosslinked silicone networks, T.M. Gädda, E. Kus, F. Mansfeld, J.A. Finlay, J.A. Callow, M.E. Callow, G.L. Kowalke, D.E. Wendt, W.P. Weber, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 44, 2237–2247, January 2006.
Minimally adhesive polymer surfaces prepared from star oligosiloxanes and star oligofluorosiloxanes, M.A. Grunlan, N.S. Lee, F. Mansfeld, E. Kus, J.A. Finlay, J.A. Callow, M.E. Callow, W.P. Weber,J. of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 44, 2551–2566, February 2006.
Evaluation of Nontoxic Polymer Coatings with Potential Biofoul Release Properties Using EIS, E. Kuş, M.A. Grunlan, W.P. Weber, and F. Mansfeld, J. of Electrochem. Soc., 152, B236–B243, June 2005.
The Concept of the Bacterial Battery, Esra Kuş, Randa Abboud, Ken Nealson, and Florian Mansfeld, Corrosion Science, 47, 5, 1063–1069, May 2005.
The Importance of Live Biofilms in Corrosion Protection, Esra Kus, R.J. Zuo, Florian Mansfeld, and Thomas K. Wood, Corrosion Science, 47, 2, 279–287, February 2005.
Development of Non-Toxic Polymer Coatings with Improved Biofoul Release Properties, E. Kuş, Melissa A. Grunlan, William P. Weber, F. Mansfeld, Proceedings, Marine Corrosion, The Electrochemical Society 206th Meeting, PV2005-14, 396, October 2004.
Synthesis of α.ω−bis epoxy oligo (1’H,1’H,2’H,2’H‐perfluoroalkyl siloxane)s and properties of their photo‐acid cross‐linked films, M.A. Grunlan, N.S. Lee, G. Cai, T. Gädda, J.M. Mabry, F. Mansfeld, E. Kuş, D.E. Wendt, G.L. Kowalke, J.A. Finlay, J.A. Callow, M.E. Callow, W.P. Weber, Chemistry of Materials, 16,2433–2441, March 2004.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
The Effects of Heat Treatment, Surface Condition and Strain On Nickel Leaching Rates and Corrosion Performance in Nitinol Wires, A.A. Fashing, E. Kuş, B.A. James, Y. Bhargava, and L. Eiselstein, ASM Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, August 2009.
Corrosion Testing of Medical Devices: Proving Biocompatibility, S. Rosenbloom and E. Kuş, Thompson Interactive-Audio Conference, November 2008.
The Bacterial Battery and the Effects of Different Exposure Conditions on Biofilm Properties, Esra Kuş, Ken Nealson, Florian Mansfeld, Proceedings, Biocorys 2007, Paris, France, June 2007.
An Electrochemical Evaluation of New Materials and Methods for Corrosion Protection, Esra Kuş, PhD. Dissertation, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, December 2006.
Corrosion Protection due to Bacteria/Metal Interactions, Esra Kus, Ken Nealson, Florian Mansfeld, Abstract 865, The Electrochemical Society, 2006 Joint International Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, October 2006.
Corrosion Protection of Different Metals by Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1, Esra Kuş, Ken Nealson, Florian Mansfeld, The Electrochemical Society, 209th Meeting, Denver, CO, May 2006.
Models for Quantitative Analysis of EIS Data for Polymer Coatings, Esra Kuş and Florian Mansfeld, Second International Symposium on Polymers for the Marine Environment, Maui, HI, December 2005.
Evaluation of the Protective Properties of Chromate-free Polymer Coatings on Steel and Aluminum Samples using EIS., E. Kuş, M.A. Grunlan, W.P. Weber, N. Anderson, P. Zarras, F. Mansfeld, Ext. Abstract, The Electrochemical Society, Los Angeles, CA, October 2005.
A Comparison of the Corrosion Behavior of Nanocrystalline and Conventional Al 5083 samples, E. Kuş, Z. Lee, S. Nutt, F. Mansfeld, Ext. Abstract, The Electrochemical Society, Los Angeles, CA, October 2005.
An Electrochemical Evaluation of the Bacterial Battery, E. Kuş, R. Abboud, R. Popa, K.H. Nealson, F. Mansfeld,, Ext. Abstract, The Electrochemical Society, Los Angeles, CA, October 2005.
Factors Affecting the Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell, O. Bretschger, E. Kuş, K.H. Nealson, F. Mansfeld, Ext. Abs., The Electrochemical Soc., Los Angeles, CA, October 2005.
An Evaluation of the Corrosion Behavior of Nanocrystalline and Conventional Al 5083 Samples, E. Kuş, Z. Lee, S. Nutt, F. Mansfeld, Proceedings, Eurocorr 2005, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2005.
Evaluation of the Protective Properties of Chromate-free BAMPVV-based Polymer Coatings using EIS, E. Kuş, N. Anderson, P. Zarras, F. Mansfeld, 228th ACS National Meeting, Abstract 304, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.
Evaluation of the Protective Properties of Novel Chromate-free Coatings using EIS, E. Kuş, M.A. Grunlan, W.P. Weber, F. Mansfeld, 6th International Symposium on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Cocoa Beach, FL, May 2004.