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Cazorla Silva C; Lai Q; Rawal A; Quadir MZ; Demirci UB; Aguey-Zinsou K, 2017, 'Nanosizing Ammonia Borane with Nickel: A Path toward the Direct Hydrogen Release and Uptake of B-N-H Systems', Advanced Sustainable Systems, 1, pp. 1700122 - 1700122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsu.201700122

Khanna R; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Rawal A; Rajarao R; Sahajwalla V; Cayumil R; Mukherjee PS; Cayumil Montecino R, 2017, 'Formation of carbyne-like materials during low temperature pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: A natural resource of linear sp carbons', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 16832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17240-1

Callari M; De Souza PL; Rawal A; Stenzel MH, 2017, 'The Effect of Drug Loading on Micelle Properties: Solid-State NMR as a Tool to Gain Structural Insight', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 56, pp. 8441 - 8445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201701471

Callari M; De Souza PL; Rawal A; Stenzel MH, 2017, 'The Effect of Drug Loading on Micelle Properties: Solid‐State NMR as a Tool to Gain Structural Insight', Angewandte Chemie, 129, pp. 8561 - 8565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201701471

Xu S; Hossain MM; Lau BBY; To TQ; Rawal A; Aldous L, 2017, 'Total quantification and extraction of shikimic acid from star anise (llicium verum) using solid-state NMR and cellulose-dissolving aqueous hydroxide solutions', Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 5, pp. 115 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2016.11.002

Wang L; Rawal A; Quadir MZ; Aguey-Zinsou KF, 2017, 'Nanoconfined lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) and hydrogen reversibility', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42, pp. 14144 - 14153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.104

Pramudita JC; Rawal A; Choucair M; Pontiroli D; Magnani G; Gaboardi M; Riccò M; Sharma N, 2017, 'Mechanisms of sodium insertion/extraction on the surface of defective graphenes', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9, pp. 431 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b13104

Ghasemian MB; Rawal A; Wang F; Chu D; Wang D, 2017, 'Lattice evolution and enhanced piezoelectric properties of hydrothermally synthesised 0.94(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-0.06BaTiO3 nanofibers', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5, pp. 10976 - 10984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7tc03812g

Khanna R; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Rajarao R; Cayumil R; Rawal A; Sahajwalla V; Mukherjee PS, 2017, 'Novel multidimensional carbons from structural transformations of waste lignin: A low temperature pyrolysis investigation', Fuel Processing Technology, 166, pp. 312 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2017.06.013

Toe CY; Tan HL; Boyer C; Rawal A; Thickett SC; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2017, 'Photo-driven synthesis of polymer-coated platinized ZnO nanoparticles with enhanced photoelectrochemical charge transportation', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, pp. 4568 - 4575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ta10665j

Han L; Jiang XG; Lu TL; Wang BS; Xu J; Zhan YZ; Wang JF; Rawal A; Zhao C, 2017, 'Preparation of composite zeolites in polymer hydrogels and their catalytic performances in the methanol-to-olefin reaction', Fuel Processing Technology, 165, pp. 87 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2017.05.018

Hua C; Woo S; Rawal A; Tuna F; Hook JM; Collison D; D'Alessandro DM, 2017, 'Redox-state dependent spectroscopic properties of porous organic polymers containing furan, thiophene, and selenophene', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 1227 - 1234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH17335

Veliscek-Carolan J; Rawal A; Luca V; Hanley TL, 2017, 'Zirconium phosphonate sorbents with tunable structure and function', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 252, pp. 90 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.05.059

Faradilla RHF; Lee G; Rawal A; Hutomo T; Stenzel MH; Arcot J, 2016, 'Nanocellulose characteristics from the inner and outer layer of banana pseudo-stem prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation', Cellulose, 23, pp. 3023 - 3037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-016-1025-8

Blamires SJ; Kasumovic MM; Tso IM; Martens PJ; Hook JM; Rawal A, 2016, 'Evidence of decoupling protein structure from spidroin expression in spider dragline silks', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17, pp. 1294, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17081294

Rawal A; Joseph SD; Hook JM; Chia CH; Munroe PR; Donne S; Lin Y; Phelan D; Mitchell DRG; Pace B; Horvat J; Webber JBW, 2016, 'Mineral-Biochar Composites: Molecular Structure and Porosity', Environmental Science and Technology, 50, pp. 7706 - 7714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00685

Goonetilleke D; Pramudita JC; Choucair M; Rawal A; Sharma N, 2016, 'Sodium insertion/extraction from single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: The differences and similarities', Journal of Power Sources, 314, pp. 102 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.03.014

Latham KG; Rawal A; Hook JM; Donne SW, 2016, 'Molecular structures driving pseudo-capacitance in hydrothermal nanostructured carbons', RSC Advances, 6, pp. 12964 - 12976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra26136h

Hua C; Chan B; Rawal A; Tuna F; Collison D; Hook JM; D'Alessandro DM, 2016, 'Redox tunable viologen-based porous organic polymers', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4, pp. 2535 - 2544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6tc00132g

Kahlert JU; Austin CJD; Hall AJ; Rawal A; Hook JM; Rendina LM; Choucair M, 2016, 'Site-specific synthesis of a hybrid boron-graphene salt', Chemical Communications, 52, pp. 1290 - 1292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5cc07611k

Rawal A; Hook JM; Robson RN; Gunzelmann D; Pfeffer FM; O'Dell LA, 2015, 'Solid-state NMR as a probe of anion binding: Molecular dynamics and associations in a [5]polynorbornane bisurea host complexed with terephthalate', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, pp. 22195 - 22203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5cp03628c

Rizzuto FJ; Hua C; Chan B; Faust TB; Rawal A; Leong CF; Hook JM; Kepert CJ; D'Alessandro DM, 2015, 'The electronic, optical and magnetic consequences of delocalization in multifunctional donor-acceptor organic polymers', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, pp. 11252 - 11259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5cp00081e

Ravarian R; Murphy CM; Schindeler A; Rawal A; Hook JM; Dehghani F, 2015, 'Bioactive poly(methyl methacrylate) for bone fixation', RSC Advances, 5, pp. 60681 - 60690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra08824k

JOSEPH S; POW D; DAWSON K; MITCHELL DRG; RAWAL A; HOOK J; TAHERYMOOSAVI S; ZWIETEN LV; RUST J; DONNE S; MUNROE P; PACE B; GRABER E; THOMAS T; NIELSEN S; Jun YE; LIN Y; PAN G; Lianqing LI; SOLAIMAN ZM, 2015, 'Feeding Biochar to Cows: An Innovative Solution for Improving Soil Fertility and Farm Productivity', Pedosphere, 25, pp. 666 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(15)30047-3

Chia CH; Joseph SD; Rawal A; Linser R; Hook JM; Munroe P, 2014, 'Microstructural characterization of white charcoal', Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 109, pp. 215 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2014.06.009

Kahlert JU; Rawal A; Hook JM; Rendina LM; Choucair M, 2014, 'Carborane functionalization of the aromatic network in chemically-synthesized graphene', Chemical Communications, 50, pp. 11332 - 11334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4cc04521a

Hua C; Rawal A; Faust TB; Southon PD; Babarao R; Hook JM; D'Alessandro DM, 2014, 'Exploiting stable radical states for multifunctional properties in triarylamine-based porous organic polymers', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, pp. 12466 - 12474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ta01925c

Tregubov AA; Linser R; Vuong KQ; Rawal A; Gehman JD; Messerle BA, 2014, 'Solid-state NMR structure characterization of a 13CO-labeled Ir(I) Complex with a P, N -donor ligand including ultrafast MAS methods', Inorganic Chemistry, 53, pp. 7146 - 7153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic500128y

Blunden BM; Rawal A; Lu H; Stenzel MH, 2014, 'Superior chemotherapeutic benefits from the ruthenium-based anti-metastatic drug NAMI-A through conjugation to polymeric micelles', Macromolecules, 47, pp. 1646 - 1655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma402078d

Ko KH; Rawal A; Sahajwalla V, 2014, 'Analysis of thermal degradation kinetics and carbon structure changes of co-pyrolysis between macadamia nut shell and PET using thermogravimetric analysis and 13C solid state nuclear magnetic resonance', Energy Conversion and Management, 86, pp. 154 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.04.060

Ko KH; Sahajwalla V; Rawal A, 2014, 'Specific molecular structure changes and radical evolution during biomass-polyethylene terephthalate co-pyrolysis detected by 13C and 1H solid-state NMR', Bioresource Technology, 170, pp. 248 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.109

Liu X; Ge Q; Rawal A; Parada G; Schmidt-Rohr K; Akinc M; Mallapragada SK, 2013, 'Templated and bioinspired aqueous phase synthesis and characterization of mesoporous zirconia', Science of Advanced Materials, 5, pp. 354 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/sam.2013.1465

Girard SN; Schmidt-Rohr K; Chasapis TC; Hatzikraniotis E; Njegic B; Levin EM; Rawal A; Paraskevopoulos KM; Kanatzidis MG, 2013, 'Analysis of phase separation in high performance PbTe-PbS thermoelectric materials', Advanced Functional Materials, 23, pp. 747 - 757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201201944

Rawal A; Kong X; Meng Y; Otaigbe JU; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2011, 'Reduced crystallinity and mobility of nylon-6 confined near the organic-inorganic interface in a phosphate glass-rich nanocomposite detected by 1H-13C NMR', Macromolecules, 44, pp. 8100 - 8105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma201756q

Neyshtadt S; Jahnke JP; Messinger RJ; Rawal A; Segal Peretz T; Huppert D; Chmelka BF; Frey GL, 2011, 'Understanding and controlling organic - Inorganic interfaces in mesostructured hybrid photovoltaic materials', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, pp. 10119 - 10133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja200054z

Smith BJ; Rawal A; Funkhouser GP; Roberts LR; Gupta V; Israelachvili JN; Chmelka BF, 2011, 'Origins of saccharide-dependent hydration at aluminate, silicate, and aluminosilicate surfaces', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, pp. 8949 - 8954, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1104526108

Hu YY; Liu XP; Ma X; Rawal A; Prozorov T; Akinc M; Mallapragada SK; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2011, 'Biomimetic self-assembling copolymer-hydroxyapatite nanocomposites with the nanocrystal size controlled by citrate', Chemistry of Materials, 23, pp. 2481 - 2490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm200355n

Hu YY; Rawal A; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2010, 'Strongly bound citrate stabilizes the apatite nanocrystals in bone', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, pp. 22425 - 22429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1009219107

Rawal A; Smith BJ; Athens GL; Edwards CL; Roberts L; Gupta V; Chmelka BF, 2010, 'Molecular silicate and aluminate species in anhydrous and hydrated cements', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, pp. 7321 - 7337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja908146m

Weaver JC; Milliron GW; Allen P; Miserez A; Rawal A; Garay J; Thurner PJ; Seto J; Mayzel B; Friesen LJ; Chmelka BF; Fratzl P; Aizenberg J; Dauphin Y; Kisailus D; Morse DE, 2010, 'Unifying design strategies in demosponge and hexactinellid skeletal systems', Journal of Adhesion, 86, pp. 72 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218460903417917

Kanapathipillai M; Yusufoglu Y; Rawal A; Hu YY; Lo CT; Thiyagarajan P; Kalay YE; Akinc M; Mallapragada S; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2008, 'Synthesis and characterization of ionic block copolymer templated calcium phosphate nanocomposites', Chemistry of Materials, 20, pp. 5922 - 5932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm703441n

Rawal A; Fang XW; Urman K; Iverson D; Otaigbe JU; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2008, 'Promotion of the γ-phase of polyamide 6 in its nanocomposite with phosphate glass', Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 46, pp. 857 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.21418

Rawal A; Wei X; Akinc M; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2008, 'Dispersion of silicate in tricalcium phosphate elucidated by solid-state NMR', Chemistry of Materials, 20, pp. 2583 - 2591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm702928h

Enlow D; Rawal A; Kanapathipillai M; Schmidt-Rohr K; Mallapragada S; Lo CT; Thiyagarajan P; Akinc M, 2007, 'Synthesis and characterization of self-assembled block copolymer templated calcium phosphate nanocomposite gels', Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, pp. 1570 - 1578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b613760a

Schmidt-Rohr K; Rawal A; Fang XW, 2007, 'A new NMR method for determining the particle thickness in nanocomposites, using T2,H -selective X (1 H) recoupling', Journal of Chemical Physics, 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2429069

Rawal A; Urman K; Otaigbe JU; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2006, 'Detection of nanometer-scale mixing in phosphate-glass/ polyamide-6 hybrids by1H-31P NMR', Chemistry of Materials, 18, pp. 6333 - 6338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm0613410

Levin EM; Rawal A; Bud'ko SL; Kracher A; Schmidt-Rohr K, 2005, 'Bulk magnetization and nuclear magnetic resonance of magnetically purified layered silicates and their polymer-based nanocomposites', Journal of Applied Physics, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2139827


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