Dr. Hendrick has experience with biocompatible polymers and tissue engineering scaffolds, as well as traditional and novel textiles and fibers. She is proficient in nanofiber synthesis and characterization techniques, and specializes in combining polymer science and nanotechnology. She has a particular interest in the development of innovative materials for sensor applications.
Dr. Hendrick’s research efforts have focused on the incorporation of nanoparticles into and onto polymeric fibers using electrospinning, dry spinning, and spin coating. These fibers have potential for use in a variety of applications, including the development of diagnostic and anti-counterfeit textiles. She has done extensive work on the development of stimuli-responsive nanofibers for integration into traditional garments, biomaterials, and microfluidic platforms. Dr. Hendrick is skilled in a variety of microscopy techniques, including optical and polarized microscopy, confocal microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Hendrick completed her doctorate in Fiber Science from Cornell University. She has interned at Corning, Inc., where she studied the use of tunable fiber lasers in the induction of photothermal phase changes, and experimented with the solubility of carboxy-methyl cellulose hydrogels.
Hendrick E, Frey M, Herz E, Wiesner U. Cellulose acetate fibers with fluoresceing nanoparticles for anti-counterfeiting and pH-sensing applications. Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics 2010; 5:21–30.
DeRosa ME, DeRosa RL, Noni LM, Hendrick E. Phase separation of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) solutions and gels using a near infrared fiber laser. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2007; 105:2083–2090.
Presentations
Hendrick E, Wiesner U, Frey M. Stimuli-responsive electrospun fibers integrated into a prototype fluidic device. Poster presentation, Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium, Ithaca, NY, 2011.
Hendrick E, Buttaro L, Wiesner U, Frey M. Stimuli-responsive electrospun fibers: the influence of fiber diameter and substrate. Oral and Poster presentation, Fiber Society Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010.
Hendrick E, Buttaro L, Iyer S, Wiesner U, Frey M. Fiber based biohazard sensor assemblies. Poster presentation, National Textile Center Annual Conference, Greenville, SC, 2010.
Hendrick E, Buttaro L, Wiesner U, Frey M. Stimuli-responsive electrospun fibers. Poster presentation, Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium, Ithaca, NY, 2010.
Hendrick E, Buttaro L, Iyer S, Wiesner U, Frey M. Stimuli-responsive electrospun fibers: the influence of fiber diameter and substrate. Oral presentation, American Chemical Society Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2010.
Hendrick E, Buttaro L, Iyer S, Wiesner U, Frey M. Fiber based biohazard sensor assemblies. Poster presentation, National Textile Center Annual Conference, Greenville, SC, 2009.
Hendrick E, Herz E, Wiesner U, Frey M. Cellulose acetate fibers with fluorescing nanoparticles for anti-counterfeit applications. Poster presentation, Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium, Ithaca, NY, 2008.
Hendrick E, Herz E, Wiesner U, Frey M. Cellulose acetate fibers with fluorescing nanoparticles for anti-counterfeit applications. Oral presentation, Fiber Society Conference, Mulhouse, France, 2008.