Juan Hinestroza

Rebecca Q Morgan '60 Professor of Fiber Science & Apparel Design and Interim Chair

Human Centered Design

Curriculum vitae

Office

135 Human Ecology Building (HEB)

Phone

607-255-7600

Fax

607-255-1093

jh433@cornell.edu

Biography

https://nanotextiles.human.cornell.edu/

Juan P. Hinestroza, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and a PMP®, is the Rebecca Q. Morgan ’60 Professor of Fiber Science & Apparel Design, and directs The Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

Professor Hinestroza has extensive experience in a variety of research environments, including academia, the military, non-profit organizations, start-ups, and large corporations. He has worked in institutions across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and well as North and South America. Professor Hinestroza's main research efforts aim at understanding fundamental phenomena at the nanoscale that are of relevance to Fiber and Polymer Science.

Hinestroza is an inventor of more than 61 granted international patents, an author of over 111 peer-reviewed articles and 7 book chapters, as well as an editor of a book on cellulose-based green composites. Professor Hinestroza's innovative work has given rise to three start-up companies, and he has served as a consultant to some of the largest Fortune 500 corporations and investment banks in the field of smart and interactive textiles and fibers.

Professor Hinestroza obtained a Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University and B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, Professor Hinestroza worked as a process control engineer for The Dow Chemical Company. Hinestroza has received over 9.1 MM USD in funding (Federal and State agencies as well as Industrial Consortiums) for his research in understanding and exploring new pathways for creating multifunctional fibers via manipulation of nanoscale phenomena.

Professor Hinestroza has been the recipient of a myriad of awards including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Young Investigator Award from NYSTAR, the Educator of the Year Award from the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, The Humanitarian Award from the National Textile Center, the Academic Innovation Award from Cornell Class of 72, and the 2024 Teaching Innovation Award for creative use of AI tools.

Professor Hinestroza has lectured worldwide at universities and research centers in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

Professor Hinestroza’s scientific work has been featured in Nature Nanotechnology, MRS Bulletin, Materials Today, C&E News, National Geographic, ASEE Prism as well as mainstream media outlets such as CNN, Wired, TechReview, The Guardian, Popular Science, ABC News, NY Times, Reuters, PBS, NPR and BBC. In addition to his scientific endeavors, Professor Hinestroza and his research group are actively involved in community outreach activities aimed at increasing the number of members from underrepresented minority groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as well as engaging senior citizens in collaborative and inter-generational learning experiences.

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Research activities

The main focus of the Hinestroza Research Group is to explore the interface between the technologically established and mature field of textile science with the emerging and revolutionary field of nanoscale science. The field of textiles was the first beneficiary of the scientific developments from the 18th century's industrial revolution while the nanotechnology revolution emerged the end of the 20th century. Our research group aims at merging two hundred years of innovation history.

We believe that this unusual combination, between an established and an emerging scientific field, can provide unique scientific platforms that take advantage of the ability of nanoscale science for controlling the synthesis of materials with the time-tested capabilities of textile and fiber manufacturing.

In order to explore and understand nanoscale phenomena of relevance to fiber science we decided to pursue a three-pronged approach: The first branch is aimed at modifying the properties of existing textile products, specifically natural fibers, using nanomaterials. The second approach is aimed at creating novel nanofiber based materials by taking advantage of unique self and directed assembly phenomena. The third effort is aimed at developing metrology and computer simulation tools to better understand traditional issues in textile processing such as friction and electrostatic charging whose influence is magnified at the nanoscale.

These three efforts are highly complementary and when combined they are expected to provide a more comprehensive understanding of nanoscale phenomena relevant fiber science.

Courses taught

Selected publications

117 Passornraprasit, N., Hinestroza, JP, Rodthongkum, N., Potiyaraj,P. Cellulose nanofibers/ polyacrylic acid hydrogels integrated with a 3D printed strip: A platform for screening prostate cancer via sarcosine detection, Carbohydrate Polymers,352, 123134, (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.123134

116 Phamonpon,W., Promphet,N., Saengkiettiyut,K., Boonyongmaneerat, Y., Rattanawaleedirojn, P., Hinestroza, JP., Rodthongkum,N., Novel bioelectrode for sweat lactate sensor based on platinum nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide modified carbonized silk cocoon, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 423, 136717, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.136717.

115 Ko, Yelin, Uyar, T., Hinestroza, JP. UiO-66 Inspired Superhydrophobic Coatings Fabricated from Discarded Polyester/Spandex Textiles, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2024), 16, 39, 53163–53176 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c10459

114 Ko, Yelin, Hinestroza,JP., Uyar, T.Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes from Discarded Polyester Textiles for Oil Sorption , ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2024), 6,15,8798 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsapm.4c00916

113 Phamonpon,W., Hinestroza, JP., Puthongkham, P., Rodthongkum, N., Surface-engineered natural fibers: Emerging alternative substrates for chemical sensor applications: A review, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules,269, 2, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132185.

112 Srikrishnarka, P., Haapasalo, J., Hinestroza, JP, Sun,Z., Nonappa. Wearable sensors for real-time condition and activity monitoring, Small Science (2024) https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300358

111 Martin-Alfonso, MA., Rubio-Valle, JF, Hinestroza,JP., Martin-Alfonso, JE,, Franco, JM Environmentally friendly tailor-made oleo-dispersions of electrospun cellulose acetate propionate nanostructures in castor oil for lubricant applications, Nano Materials Science, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.02.003

110 Martin-Alfonso, MA., Martin-Alfonso, JE, Rubio-Valle, JF, Hinestroza,JP., Franco, JM Tunable architectures of electrospun cellulose acetate phthalate applied as thickeners in green semisolid lubricants, Applied Materials Today, (2024), 36,102030 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2023.102030

109 Ko, Yelin, Azbell, Tyler, Milner, Phillip, Hinestroza,JP.. Upcycling of dyed polyester fabrics into Copper-1 ,4-Benzenedicarboxylate (CuBDC) Metal-Organic Frameworks, Industrial & Enginering Chemistry Research, (2023), 62,14,5771 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00226

108 Wu, Qiuyue, Lis, Manuel Jose, Hinestroza, JP., Fire Performance of Cotton Fabrics Coated with 10-(2,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)-9,10-dihydro-9-xa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO-HQ) Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks, Polymers (2023),15(22) 4379 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15224379

107 Ko, Yelin, Hinestroza,JP., Uyar, T. Structural Investigation on Electrospun Nanofibers from Postconsumer Polyester Textiles and PET Bottles, ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2023), 5,9,7298 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01232

106 Gauna, P.S., Blanco, A.A.G., Barrera, D., Villaroel-Rocha, J., Hinestroza, JP, Kimura, M., Kim, Manuela, Otal, Eugenio, Sapag, Karim. Influence of defect engineering on the hydrogen and methane adsorption capacity in HKUST-1 – like structure MOF. Adsorption (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-023-00413-y

105 Obregon, C., Ortiz, M., Hernandez, M., Hinestroza,JP., Danies, G. Preparation, Extraction, and Processing of Water Retted Cannabis Sativa L. Fibers, Journal of Natural Fibers (2023), 20,1,2166647 https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2023.2166647

104 Hou,M., Li,N., Tian, X., Yu,Q., Hinestroza, JP., Kong, X. Preparation of SERS active filter paper for filtration and detection of pesticides residue from complex sample, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2023, 285, 121860 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2022.121860

103 Dutra, J.G.D., de Souza Santana, M.H., Ko, Y.Lis, MJ, Maesta, F., Moises, M., Hinestroza, JP., A Circular Approach to Discarded Textiles: Using Depolymerized Polyester as a Precursor for the Synthesis of Antibacterial Cu(bdc) Metal–Organic Frameworks. Materials Circular Economy 2022, 4, 24 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42824-022-00066-2

102 Freiband, A., Dickin, K., Glass, M., Gore, M., Hinestroza, JP., Nelson, R., Platt, V., Rooks, N., Sachs, A., Stern, N., Lehmann, J., Undisciplining the university through shared purpose, practice, and place, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 2022, 172,9,1 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01195-4

101 Tokuda T, Tsuruda R, Hara T, Hou Z, Kobayashi H, Tanaka K, Takarada W, Kikutani T, Hinestroza JP, Razal JM, Takasaki M. Planar or Biaxial Stretching of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Fiber Webs Prepared by Laser-Electrospinning. Materials. 2022; 15(6):2209. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062209

100 Martín-Alfonso, M.A.; Rubio-Valle, J.F.; Hinestroza, J.P.; Martín-Alfonso, J.E. Impact of Vegetable Oil Type on the Rheological and Tribological Behavior of Montmorillonite-Based Oleogels. Gels 2022, 8, 504. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080504

99 Promphet, N., Thanawattano, C., Buekban, C., Laochai, T., Rattanawaleedirojn, P., Siralertmukul, K., Potiyaraj, P., Hinestroza, J. P., Rodthongkum, N., Thread-Based Wristwatch Sensing Device for Noninvasive and Simultaneous Detection of Glucose and Lactate. Advance Materials Technology. 2022, 2101684. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202101684

98 Otal, EH, Kim, ML., Hattori, Y., Kitazawa, Y., Hinestroza, JP.,Kimura, M.., Versatile Covalent Postsynthetic Modification of Metal Organic Frameworks via Thermal Condensation for Fluoride Sensing in Waters, Bioengineering (2021) 8912), 196 doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering8120196

97 Liu, S., Guo, J., Hinestroza, JP., Kong, X., Yu, Q., Fabrication of plasmonic absorbent cotton as a SERS substrate for adsorption and detection of harmful ingredients in food, Microchemical Journal (2021) 170, doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2021.106662

96 Otal, E., Kim, M., Hinestroza, JP., Kimura, M., A Solid-State Pathway towards the Tunable Carboxylation of Cellulosic Fabrics: Controlling the Surface’s Acidity, Membranes 2021, 11(7), 514; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11070514

95 Gabardo,RS., De Carvalho, DS., Lis, MJ., Pereira, M., Martins, BT., Samulewski, RB., Hinestroza, JP., Maesta-Becerra, F, Surface Modification of Polyester Fabrics by Ozone and Its Effect on Coloration Using Disperse Dyes, Materials, (2021),14 (13) 3492 /doi.org/10.3390/ma14133492

94 Kim, ML, Barrera,D., Kimura, M., Hinestroza, JP., Sapag, K., Otal, E., Effect of the Ethanol/BTC ratio on the methane uptake of mechanochemically synthesized MOF‐199, Chemistry-An Asian Journal (2021) doi.org/10.1002/asia.202001344

93 Otal, E., Tanaka, H., Kim, ML., Hinestroza, JP., Kimura, M., The long and bright path of a lanthanide MOF: from the basics towards the application., Chemistry-A European Journal (2021) doi.org/10.1002/chem.202005222

92 Geremias, T., Batistella, M., Magini,R., Guelli U, S., Franco,C., Barbosa, L.,Pereira, U., Hinestroza, JP., Pimenta, A., Ulson de Souza, A., Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2021), doi.org/10.1002/cjce.24115

91 Schelling M., Kim, M, Otal, E., Aguirre, M., Hinestroza, JP., Synthesis of a Zinc-Imidazole Metal-Organic Framework (ZIF-8) using ZnO rods grown on cotton fabrics as precursors: Arsenate absorption Studies, Cellulose (2020), 27, 6399-6410

Professional activities

Professor Hinestroza is a member of the Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials of the American Chemical Society. Hinestroza is also a member of the Project Management Institute, The Society of Materials Research MRS, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers AICHE, The Fiber Society and The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers SHPE.

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