Melanie J. Ecker

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings

• Ecker, M.J. (2017). Characterization of a thiol-ene/acrylate-based polymer for neuroprosthetic implants. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000430569108224&KeyUID=WOS:000430569108224
• Ecker, M.J. (2017). Effects of sterilization on self-softening thiol-ene/acrylate polymers for bioelectronics. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 253 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000430569107452&KeyUID=WOS:000430569107452
• Ecker, M.J. (2017). Self-softening shape memory polymers as a substrate for bioelectronic devices. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 254 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000429525600078&KeyUID=WOS:000429525600078
• Ecker, M.J. (2016). Understanding the material properties of implantable shape memory polymers with tunable degree of softening. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000431460404525&KeyUID=WOS:000431460404525

Book Chapter

• Oliver, J., Akande, O., Ecker, M. (2021). Incorporation of novel elements in bioactive glass compositions to enhance implant performance. Bioactive Glass - Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Applications. London, IntechOpen. https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/77966
• Ecker, M.J., Pretsch, T. (2014). Freely configurable Functionalization Tool for switchable Information Carriers. Materials Challenges and Testing for Manufacturing, Mobility, Biomedical Applications and Climate. 25-35. Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11340-1_3

Conference Proceeding

• Duran-Martinez, A.C., Hosseini, S., Del Nero, D., Joshi-Imre, A., Voit, W.E., Ecker, M.J. (2019). Thermoset Polymers for Bioelectronic Interfaces-Engineering of Thermomechanical Properties. 2019 IEEE 69th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC). 1258--1265.
• Ecker, M.J., Pretsch, T. (2013). DURABILITY OF QR CODE CARRIERS BASED ON SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER. Other. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000324504000013&KeyUID=WOS:000324504000013

Journal Article

• Oliver, J.N., Xie, W., Du, J., Ecker, M.J. (2025). The Effect of Boron Oxide on the Structures and Thermal Properties of Phosophosilicate Bioactive Glasses for Metallic Implants’ Coatings. Applied Sciences. 15 (3) 1293. MDPI.
• Oliver, J.N., Xie, W., Du, J., Ecker, M.J. (2025). The Effect of Boron Oxide on the Structures and Thermal Properties of Phosophosilicate Bioactive Glasses for Metallic Implants’ Coatings. Applied Sciences. 15 (3) 1293. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1293
• Rocha-Flores, P.E., Chitrakar, C., Rodriguez-Lopez, O., Ren, Y., Joshi-Imre, A., Parikh, A.R., Asan, A.S., McIntosh, J.R., Garcia-Sandoval, A., Pancrazio, J.J., Ecker, M.J., Lu, H., Carmel, J.B., Voit, W.E. (2024). Softening, Conformable, and Stretchable Conductors for Implantable Bioelectronics Interfaces. Other. n/a (n/a) 2401047. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/admt.202401047
• Hu, Q., Williams, S.L., Palladino, A., Ecker, M.J. (2024). Screening of MMP-13 Inhibitors Using a GelMA-Alginate Interpenetrating Network Hydrogel-Based Model Mimicking Cytokine-Induced Key Features of Osteoarthritis In Vitro. Polymers. 16 (11) https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/11/1572
• Hu, Q., Torres, M.A., Pan, H., Williams, S.L., Ecker, M.J. (2024). Precision Engineering of Chondrocyte Microenvironments: Investigating the Optimal Reaction Conditions for Type B Gelatin Methacrylate Hydrogel Matrix for TC28a2 Cells. Other. 15 (3) https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/15/3/77
• González-González, M.A., Conde, S.V., Latorre, R., Thébault, S.C., Pratelli, M., Spitzer, N.C., Verkhratsky, A., Tremblay, M., Akcora, C.G., Hernández-Reynoso, A.G., Ecker, M.J., Coates, J., Vincent, K.L., Ma, B. (2024). Bioelectronic Medicine: a multidisciplinary roadmap from biophysics to precision therapies. Other. 18 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2024.1321872
• Fouladgar, F., Moslabeh, F.G., Kasani, Y.V., Rogozinski, N., Torres, M., Ecker, M.J., Yang, H., Yang, Y., Habibi, N. (2024). Mesenchymal stem cells aligned and stretched in self-assembling peptide hydrogels. Other. 10 (1) e23953. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023111613
• Chitrakar, C., Torres, M.A., Rocha Flores, P.E., Hu, Q., Ecker, M.J. (2023). Multifaceted Shape Memory Polymer Technology for Biomedical Application: Combining Self-Softening and Stretchability properties. Other. 15 4226. MDPI.
• Rocha-Flores, P.E., Guerrero, E., Rodríguez-Lopez, O., Chitrakar, C., Parikh, A., Pancrazio, J.J., Cogan, S.F., Ecker, M., Voit, W.E. (2023). Softening and Flexible Hybrid Electronics Integration for Biomedical Applications. MRS Communications.
• Cortés-Guzmán, K.P., Parikh, A.R., Sparachin, M.L., Johnson, R.M., Adegoke, L., Ecker, M.J., Voit, W.E., Smaldone, R.A. (2023). Thermal annealing effects on the mechanical properties of bio-based 3D printed thermosets. Polymer Chemistry. RSC.
• Suzuki, Y., Hu, Q., Batchelor, B., Voit, W., Ecker, M.J. (2022). Thermo/hydration responsive shape memory polymers with enhanced hydrophilicity for biomedical applications. Smart Materials and Structures. 32 (1) 015006. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-665X/aca576
• Cortés-Guzmán, K., Parikh, A., Sparacin, M., Remy, A., Adegoke, L., Chitrakar, C., Ecker, M.J., Voit, W., Smaldone, R. (2022). Recyclable, Biobased Photoresins for 3D Printing through Dynamic Imine Exchange. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 10 13091-13099.
• Chitrakar, C., Hedrick, E., Adegoke, L., Ecker, M. (2022). Flexible and Stretchable Bioelectronics. Materials. 15 (5) 1664. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/5/1664
• Jagdale, S., Hu, Q., Ecker, M., Kumar, G. (2021). Biocompatibility and thermoplastic formability of Pt-based metallic glasses. Materials Letters. 295 (2021) 129870. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167577X21005668?via%3Dihub
• Hu, Q., Ecker, M. (2021). Overview of MMP-13 as a promising target for the treatment of osteoarthritis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22 (4) 1742. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/4/1742
• Fang, A.H., Chao, W., Ecker, M.J. (2020). Review of Colonic Anastomotic Leakage and Prevention Methods. Other. 9 (12) 4061. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9124061
• Guerrero, E., Polednik, A., Ecker, M.J., Joshi-Imre, A., Choi, W., Gutierrez-Heredia, G., Voit, W.E., Maeng, J. (2020). Indium–Gallium–Zinc Oxide Schottky Diodes Operating across the Glass Transition of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers. Other. 20 (4) 1901210. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aelm.201901210
• Bettinger, C.J., Ecker, M.J., Yoshida Kozai, T.D., Malliaras, G.G., Meng, E., Voit, W. (2020). Recent advances in neural interfaces—Materials chemistry to clinical translation. Other. 45 (8) 655--668. Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/article/recent-advances-in-neural-interfacesmaterials-chemistry-to-clinical-translation/EDA40C00791A9F655E36A342242BC6D8
• Zátonyi, A., Orbán, G., Modi, R., Márton, G., Meszéna, D., Ulbert, I., Pongrácz, A., Ecker, M.J., Voit, W.E., Joshi-Imre, A., Fekete, Z. (2019). A softening laminar electrode for recording single unit activity from the rat hippocampus. Scientific Reports. 9 (1) Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39835-6
• Frewin, C.L., Ecker, M.J., Joshi-Imre, A., Kamgue, J., Waddell, J., Danda, V.R., Stiller, A.M., Voit, W.E., Pancrazio, J.J. (2019). Electrical Properties of Thiol-ene-based Shape Memory Polymers Intended for Flexible Electronics. Other. 11 (5) 902. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym11050902
• Hosseini, S., Voit, W.E., Ecker, M. (2019). Environmental Dynamic Mechanical Analysis to Predict the Softening Behavior of Neural Implants. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (145) e59209. Richardson, 800 West Campbell Road, BSB 13
• Shoffstall, A.J., Srinivasan, S., Willis, M., Stiller, A.M., Ecker, M.J., Voit, W.E., Pancrazio, J.J., Capadona, J.R. (2018). A Mosquito Inspired Strategy to Implant Microprobes into the Brain. Scientific Reports. 8 (1) Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18522-4
• González-González, M.A., Kanneganti, A., Joshi-Imre, A., Hernandez-Reynoso, A.G., Bendale, G., Modi, R., Ecker, M.J., Khurram, A., Cogan, S.F., Voit, W.E., Romero-Ortega, M.I. (2018). Thin Film Multi-Electrode Softening Cuffs for Selective Neuromodulation. Scientific Reports. 8 (1) Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34566-6
• Ecker, M.J., Joshi-Imre, A., Modi, R., Frewin, C.L., Garcia-Sandoval, A., Maeng, J., Gutierrez-Heredia, G., Pancrazio, J.J., Voit, W.E. (2018). From softening polymers to multimaterial based bioelectronic devices. Other. 2 (1) 012001. IOP Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2399-7532/aaed58
• Hosseini, S.M., Rihani, R., Batchelor, B., Stiller, A.M., Pancrazio, J.J., Voit, W.E., Ecker, M.J. (2018). Softening Shape Memory Polymer Substrates for Bioelectronic Devices With Improved Hydrolytic Stability. Other. 5 Frontiers Media SA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2018.00066
• Bedell, H.W., Song, S., Li, X., Molinich, E., Lin, S., Stiller, A., Danda, V., Ecker, M.J., Shoffstall, A.J., Voit, W.E., Pancrazio, J.J., Capadona, J. (2018). Understanding the Effects of Both CD14-Mediated Innate Immunity and Device/Tissue Mechanical Mismatch in the Neuroinflammatory Response to Intracortical Microelectrodes. Frontiers in Neuroscience. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00772
• Black, B.J., Ecker, M.J., Stiller, A., Rihani, R., Danda, V., Reed, I., , W.E., Pancrazio, J.J. (2018). In vitro compatibility testing of thiol-ene/acrylate-based shape memory polymers for use in implantable neural interfaces. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 106 (11) 2891-2898. Wiley. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000450305800010&KeyUID=WOS:000450305800010
• Stiller, A., Usoro, J., Frewin, C., Danda, V., Ecker, M.J., Joshi-Imre, A., Musselman, K., Voit, W., Modi, R., Pancrazio, J., Black, B. (2018). Chronic Intracortical Recording and Electrochemical Stability of Thiol-ene/Acrylate Shape Memory Polymer Electrode Arrays. Other. 9 (10) 500. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi9100500
• Shoffstall, A., Ecker, M.J., Danda, V., Joshi-Imre, A., Stiller, A., Yu, M., Paiz, J., Mancuso, E., Bedell, H., Voit, W., Pancrazio, J., Capadona, J. (2018). Characterization of the Neuroinflammatory Response to Thiol-ene Shape Memory Polymer Coated Intracortical Microelectrodes. Other. 9 (10) 486. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi9100486
• Do, D., Ecker, M.J., Voit, W.E. (2017). Characterization of a Thiol-Ene/Acrylate-Based Polymer for Neuroprosthetic Implants. ACS Omega. 2 (8) 4604-4611. American Chemical Society (ACS). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00834
• Ecker, M.J., Danda, V., Shoffstall, A.J., Mahmood, S.F., Joshi-Imre, A., Frewin, C.L., Ware, T.H., Capadona, J.R., Pancrazio, J.J., Voit, W.E. (2017). Sterilization of Thiol-ene/Acrylate Based Shape Memory Polymers for Biomedical Applications. Other. 302 (2) 1600331. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.201600331
• Reit, R., Abitz, H., Reddy, N., Parker, S., Wei, A., Aragon, N., Ho, M., Wittenhiller, A., Kang, T., Ecker, M.J., Voit, W. (2016). Thiol-epoxy/maleimide ternary networks as softening substrates for flexible electronics. Other. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000382115500004&KeyUID=WOS:000382115500004
• Ecker, M.J., Pretsch, T. (2014). Multifunctional poly(ester urethane) laminates with encoded information. RSC Advances. 4 (1) 286-292. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA45651J
• Ecker, M.J., Pretsch, T. (2014). Novel design approaches for multifunctional information carriers. RSC Advances. 4 (87) 46680-46688. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA08977D
• Ecker, M.J., Pretsch, T. (2013). Durability of switchable QR code carriers under hydrolytic and photolytic conditions. Smart Materials and Structures. 22 (9) 094005. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/22/9/094005
• Pretsch, T., Ecker, M.J., Schildhauer, M., Maskos, M. (2012). Switchable information carriers based on shape memory polymer. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 22 (16) 7757-7766. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2JM16204K

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

• Ecker, M., "Submersion DMA measurements," sponsored by Qualia Oto Inc., Local, $3600 Funded. (2020 - 2020).

Grant - Research

• Ecker, M.J. (Principal), "CAREER: Shape Memory Polymers as Biomaterial," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $553036 Funded. (2023 - 2028).
• Xiao, Y. (Principal), Lin, Y., Neu, J. (Co-Principal), Kelber, J.A. (Co-Principal), Ecker, M.J. (Co-Principal), "Understanding Infrared Materials with Optical Ellipsometry," sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions Equipment/Instrumentation Program, Federal, $258000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
• Ecker, M.J. (Co-Principal), Omary, M.A. (Co-Principal), "Hydrophobic Enhancement of Luminescence Quantum Yield in Novel DNA Metallo-Intercalators: Toward Concomitant Bioimaging/Therapeutic Apps," sponsored by UNT COS-CENG Seed Funding, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
• Ecker, M.J. (Principal), "Center of Functional Materials (CFM) Research Award," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
• Neu, J. (Co-Principal), Ecker, M.J. (Principal), "Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship of Shape Memory Polymers through Terahertz Spectroscopy," sponsored by COS+CENG+VP Research, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
• Ecker, M.J. (Principal), "Thiol-clickable gelatin-based hydrogels for 3D cell cultures," sponsored by UNT - AMMPI, University of North Texas, $6000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Berman, D. (Co-Principal), Ecker, M. (Co-Principal), Cundari, T.R. (Co-Principal), Kelber, J.A. (Co-Principal), "Metal Oxynitrides as Biocompatible Coatings for Medical Device Applications," sponsored by COS-CENG, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).

Grant - Service

• Ecker, M.J. (Principal), "Submersion DMA measurements," sponsored by Qualia Oto, Inc., IND, Funded. (2020 - 2021).

Sponsored Research

• Ecker, M.J., "Unrestricted Gift," sponsored by Private Donor, Private, $5000 Funded. (2022).