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Lou SN; Ng YH; Ng C; Scott J; Amal R, 2014, 'Harvesting, storing and utilising solar energy using MoO3: Modulating structural distortion through pH adjustment', ChemSusChem, 7, pp. 1934 - 1941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201400047

Yun JH; Kim IK; Ng YH; Wang L; Amal R, 2014, 'Optical modeling-assisted characterization of dye-sensitized solar cells using TiO2 nanotube arrays as photoanodes', Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 5, pp. 895 - 902, http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.102

Zhang XL; Huang F; Chen Y; Cheng YB; Amal R, 2014, 'Prompting electron transport in mesoporous semiconductor electrode by simple film compression', International Journal of Nanotechnology, 11, pp. 1006 - 1016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2014.063805

Ng M; Kho ET; Liu S; Lim M; Amal R, 2014, 'Highly Adsorptive and Regenerative Magnetic TiO2 for Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Removal in Water', Chemical Engineering Journal, 246, pp. 196 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.02.015

Gunawan C; Lim M; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2014, 'Nanoparticle-protein corona complexes govern the biological fates and functions of nanoparticles', J. Mater. Chem. B, 2, pp. 2060 - 2083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3TB21526A

Chin LS; Lim M; Hung TT; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2014, 'Perfluorodecalin nanocapsule as an oxygen carrier and contrast agent for ultrasound imaging', RSC Adv., 4, pp. 13052 - 13060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3RA47595F

Liu S; Killen E; Lim M; Gunawan C; Amal R, 2014, 'The effect of common bacterial growth media on zinc oxide thin films: identification of reaction products and implications for the toxicology of ZnO', RSC Advances, 4, pp. 4363 - 4370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra46177g

Ng M; Liu S; Chow CWK; Drikas M; Amal R; Lim M, 2013, 'Understanding effects of water characteristics on natural organic matter treatability by PACl and a novel PACl-chitosan coagulants', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 263, pp. 718 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.036

Wen X, 2013, 'Confined Au-Pd Ensembles in Mesoporous TiO2 Spheres for the Photocatalytic Oxidation of Acetaldehyde', ChemCatChem, 5, pp. 3557 - 3561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201300584

Bai Y; Xing Z; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; Wang L, 2013, 'Porous titania nanosheet/nanoparticle hybrids as photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5, pp. 12058 - 12065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am403897f

Gunawan C; Teoh WY; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2013, 'Antimicrobial Resistance: Induced Adaptation of Bacillus sp. to Antimicrobial Nanosilver (Small 21/2013).', Small, 9, pp. 3553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201370132

Yun JH; Ng YH; Wong RJ; Amal R, 2013, 'Reduced graphene oxide: Control of water miscibility, conductivity, and defects by photocatalysis', ChemCatChem, 5, pp. 3060 - 3067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201300419

Zhang XL, 2013, 'An over 10% enhancement on dye-sensitized solar cell efficiency by tuning nanoparticle packing', RSC Advances, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3RA42418A

Zhang XL, 2013, 'Crystalline TiO2 Nanorod Aggregates: Template-Free Fabrication and Efficient Light Harvesting in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Application', Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201300132

Gunawan C; Teoh WY; Ricardo ; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2013, 'Nanoparticles: Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Cell Filamentation in Escherichia coli (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 4/2013)', Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 30, pp. 374 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201370014

Kiatkittipong K; Iwase A; Scott JA, 2013, 'Photocatalysis of heat treated sodium- and hydrogen-titanate nanoribbons for water splitting, H2/O2 generation and oxalic acid oxidation', Chemical Engineering Science, 93, pp. 341 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2013.02.001

Gunawan C; Sirimanoonphan A; Teoh WY; Marquis C; Amal R, 2013, 'Submicron and Nano Formulations of Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide Stimulate Unique Cellular Toxicological Responses in the Green Microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 260, pp. 984 - 992, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389413004676

Ng C; Iwase A; Ng YH; Amal R, 2013, 'Understanding Self-Photorechargeability of WO3 for H2 Generation without Light Illumination', Chemsuschem, 6, pp. 291 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201200702

Bai Y; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; Lu GQM; Wang L, 2012, 'Solar Cells: In Situ Growth of a ZnO Nanowire Network within a TiO2 Nanoparticle Film for Enhanced Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell Performance (Adv. Mater. 43/2012)', Advanced Materials, 24, pp. 5849 - 5849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201290267

Lai LMH; Goon IY; Chuah K; Lim M; Braet F; Amal R; Gooding JJ, 2012, 'The Biochemiresistor: An Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Small Organic Molecules', Angewandte Chemie, 124, pp. 6562 - 6565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201202350

Ng YH; Ikeda S; Matsumura M; Amal R, 2012, 'A perspective on fabricating carbon-based nanomaterials by photocatalysis and their applications', Energy and Environmental Science, 5, pp. 9307 - 9318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ee22128d

Lord MS; Jung M; Teoh WY; Gunawan C; Vassie JA; Amal R; Whitelock J, 2012, 'Cellular uptake and reactive oxygen species modulation of cerium oxide nanoparticles in human monocyte cell line U937', Biomaterials, 33, pp. 7915 - 7924, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.07.024

Yun JH; Wong RJ; Ng YH; Du A; Amal R, 2012, 'Combined electrophoretic deposition-anodization method to fabricate reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 nanotube films', RSC Advances, 2, pp. 8164 - 8171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ra20827j

Chen L; Lam SW; Zeng Q; Amal R; Yu ABOYAOYA-B, 2012, 'Effect of cation intercalation on the growth of hexagonal WO3 nanorods', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, pp. 11722 - 11727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp301210q

Tedja R; Lim M; Amal R; Marquis C, 2012, 'Effects of serum adsorption on cellular uptake profile and consequent impact of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on human lung cell lines', ACS NANO, 6, pp. 4083 - 4093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn3004845

Jiang Y; Scott JA; Amal R, 2012, 'Exploring the relationship between surface structure and photocatalytic activity of flame-made TiO 2-based catalysts', Applied Catalysis B - Environmental, 126, pp. 290 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.07.027

Du A; Sanvito S; Li Z; Wang D; Jiao Y; Liao T; Sun Q; Ng YH; Zhu Z; Amal R; Smith SC, 2012, 'Hybrid graphene and graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite: Gap opening, electron-hole puddle, interfacial charge transfer, and enhanced visible light response', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, pp. 4393 - 4397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja211637p

Bai Y; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; Lu GQ; Wang L, 2012, 'In situ growth of a ZnO nanowire network within a TiO 2 nanoparticle film for enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell performance', Advanced Materials, 24, pp. 5850 - 5856, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201201992

Wiogo HT; Lim M; Bulmus V; Gutierrez L; Woodward R; Amal R, 2012, 'Insight into serum protein interactions with functionalized magnetic nanoparticles in biological media', Langmuir, 28, pp. 4346 - 4356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la204740t

Ng M; Liana AE; Liu S; Lim M; Chow C; Wang D; Drikas M; Amal R, 2012, 'Preparation and characterisation of new-polyaluminum chloride-chitosan composite coagulant', Water Research, 46, pp. 4614 - 4620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.021

Tong L; Iwase A; Nattestad A; Bach U; Weidelener M; Gotz G; Mishra AK; Bauerle P; Amal R; Wallace GGC; Mozer AJ, 2012, 'Sustained solar hydrogen generation using a dye-sensitised NiO photocathode/BiVO 4 tandem photo-electrochemical device', Energy and Environmental Science, 5, pp. 9472 - 9475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ee22866a

Lai LMH; Goon IY; Chuah K; Lim M; Braet F; Amal R; Gooding JJ, 2012, 'The Biochemiresistor: An Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Small Organic Molecules', Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 51, pp. 6456 - 6459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201202350

Ng C; Iwase A; Ng YH; Amal R, 2012, 'Transforming anodized WO3 films into visible-light-active Bi2WO6 photoelectrodes by hydrothermal treatment', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 3, pp. 913 - 918, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz300179k

Chuah K; Lai LMH; Goon IY; Parker SG; Amal R; Gooding JJ, 2012, 'Ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) using gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles as 'dispersible electrodes'', Chemical Communications, 48, pp. 3503 - 3505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cc30512g

Scott J; Li Y; Low G; Hone M; Amal R, 2011, 'Technologies for treating Cr(VI)-containing wastes', , pp. 23 - 36

Denny F; McCaffrey P; Scott JA; Peng G; Amal R, 2011, 'A mesoporous SiO2 intermediate layer for improving light propagation in a bundled tube photoreactor', Chemical Engineering Science, 66, pp. 3641 - 3647, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2011.04.037

Xu QC; Ng YH; Zhang Y; Loo JSC; Amal R; Tan TYT, 2011, 'A three-way synergy of triple-modified Bi2WO6/Ag/N–TiO2 nanojunction film for enhanced photogenerated charges utilization', Chemical Communications, 47, pp. 8641 - 8643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1CC13159A

Tedja R; Marquis C; Lim M; Amal R, 2011, 'Biological impacts of TiO2 on human lung cell lines A549 and H1299: particle size distribution effects', Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13, pp. 3801 - 3813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-011-0302-6

Gunawan C; Teoh WY; Marquis C; Amal R, 2011, 'Cytotoxic Origin of Copper(II) Oxide Nanoparticles: Comparative Studies with Micron-Sized Particles, Leachate, and Metal Salts', ACS Nano, 5, pp. 7214 - 7225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn2020248

Kho YK; Teoh WY; Madler L; Amal R, 2011, 'Dopant-free, polymorphic design of TiO2 nanocrystals by flame aerosol synthesis', Chemical Engineering Science, 66, pp. 2409 - 2416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2011.02.058

Kho YK; Teoh WY; Iwase A; Madler L; Kudo A; Amal R, 2011, 'Flame preparation of visible-light-responsive BiVO4 oxygen evolution photocatalysts with subsequent activation via aqueous route', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3, pp. 1997 - 2004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am200247y

Lai LMH; Goon IY; Lim M; Amal R; Gooding JJ, 2011, 'Gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles as Dispersible Electrodes – understanding their electrochemical performance', Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 656, pp. 130 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.12.016

Du A; Ng YH; Bell NJ; Zhu Z; Amal R; Smith SC, 2011, 'Hybrid Graphene/Titania Nanocomposite: Interface Charge Transfer, Hole Doping, and Sensitization for Visible Light Response', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2, pp. 894 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz2002698

Kiatkittipong K; Scott JA; Amal R, 2011, 'Hydrothermally synthesized titanate nanostructures: Impact of heat treatment on particle characteristics and photocatalytic properties', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3, pp. 3988 - 3996, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am2008568

Li Y; Low GK-C; Scott JA; Amal R, 2011, 'Microbial transformation of arsenic species in municipal landfill leachate', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 188, pp. 140 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.01.093

Irawaty W; Friedmann ; Scott JA; Pichat P; Amal R, 2011, 'Photocatalysis in TiO(2) aqueous suspension: Effects of mono- or di-hydroxyl substitution of butanedioic acid on the disappearance and mineralisation rates', Catalysis Today, 178, pp. 51 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2011.07.010

Iwase A; Teoh WY; Amal R, 2011, 'Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting over ALi2Ti6O14 (A:2Na and Sr) with tunneling structure', Chemistry Letters, 40, pp. 108 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1246/cl.2011.108

Tao T; Glushenkov AM; Chen Q; Hu H; Zhou D; Zhang H; Boese M; Liu S; Amal R; Chen YC, 2011, 'Porous TiO2 with a controllable bimodal pore size distribution from natural ilmenite', CrystEngComm, 13, pp. 1322 - 1327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0ce00533a

Iwase A; Ng YH; Ishiguro Y; Kudo A; Amal R, 2011, 'Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Solid-State Electron Mediator in Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Water Splitting under Visible Light', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, pp. 11054 - 11057, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja203296z

Irawaty W; Friedmann D; Scott JA; Amal R, 2011, 'Relationship between mineralization kinetics and mechanistic pathway during malic acid photodegradation', Journal of Molecular Catalysis A - Chemical, 335, pp. 151 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2010.11.027


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