Select Publications
Journal articles
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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2013, 'An over 10% enhancement on dye-sensitized solar cell efficiency by tuning nanoparticle packing', RSC Advances, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3RA42418A
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2012, 'The Biochemiresistor: An Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Small Organic Molecules', Angewandte Chemie, 124, pp. 6562 - 6565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201202350
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2011, 'Technologies for treating Cr(VI)-containing wastes', , pp. 23 - 36
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2011, 'Semiconductor/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites derived from photocatalytic reactions', Catalysis Today, 164, pp. 353 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2010.10.090
,2011, 'Sodium Fluoride-Assisted Modulation of Anodized TiO2 Nanotube for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Application', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3, pp. 1585 - 1593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am200147b
,2011, 'Stabilization of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in biological media by fetal bovine serum (FBS)', Langmuir, 27, pp. 843 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la104278m
,2011, 'Synthesis of porous and visible-light absorbing Bi2WO 6/TiO2 heterojunction films with improved photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic performances', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, pp. 7419 - 7428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp1090137
,2011, 'Temperature-induced evolution of reaction sites and mechanisms during preferential oxidation of CO', Journal of Catalysis, 277, pp. 64 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2010.10.009
,2011, 'Titania nanocomposite polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes fabricated using a low temperature hydrothermal coating process', Journal of Membrane Science, 380, pp. 98 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2011.06.035
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