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Effect of para-hydroxybenzene sulfonic acid on the properties of ine/multiwalled carbon nanotubes-MnO2 (2010)
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Razak, S. I. A., Zein, S. H. S., & Ahmad, A. L. (2010). Effect of para-hydroxybenzene sulfonic acid on the properties of ine/multiwalled carbon nanotubes-MnO2. Nano, 5(6), 369-373. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793292010002293

New ex situ polyaniline (PANI)/MnO 2 -filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites using para-hydroxybenzene sulfonic acid (PHBSA) as a dopant and linker exhibit enhanced electrical conductivity and interfacial interaction. Strong and... Read More about Effect of para-hydroxybenzene sulfonic acid on the properties of ine/multiwalled carbon nanotubes-MnO2.

Modelling of light extinction by soot particles (2010)
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Zhang, Q., & Rubini, P. A. (2011). Modelling of light extinction by soot particles. Fire Safety Journal, 46(3), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2010.11.002

A simplified model for the prediction of light extinction through combustion generated smoke is presented. The model builds upon existing theory and available experimental data to account for the principal factors that influence light extinction in p... Read More about Modelling of light extinction by soot particles.

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes/chitosan green nanocomposite membranes and their application in pervaporation (2010)
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Ong, Y. T., Ahmad, A. L., Zein, S. H. S., Sudesh, K., & Tan, S. H. (2011). Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes/chitosan green nanocomposite membranes and their application in pervaporation. Separation and purification technology, 76(3), 419-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2010.11.013

The aim of this research was to align poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)-functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into a chitosan matrix. The MWCNTs were first functionalised with PHB and aligned into a membrane filter template through a filt... Read More about Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes/chitosan green nanocomposite membranes and their application in pervaporation.

Reinforcement of calcium phosphate cement with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and bovine serum albumin for injectable bone substitute applications (2010)
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Chew, K., Low, K., Sharif Zein, S. H., McPhail, D. S., Gerhardt, L., Roether, J. A., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2011). Reinforcement of calcium phosphate cement with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and bovine serum albumin for injectable bone substitute applications. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 4(3), 331-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2010.10.013

This paper presents the development of novel alternative injectable calcium phosphate cement (CPC) composites for orthopaedic applications. The new CPC composites comprise β-tri-calcium phosphate (β-TCP) and di-calcium phosphate anhydrous (DCPA) mixe... Read More about Reinforcement of calcium phosphate cement with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and bovine serum albumin for injectable bone substitute applications.

Viability of plant spore exine capsules for microencapsulation (2010)
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Barrier, S., Diego-Taboada, A., Thomasson, M. J., Madden, L., Pointon, J. C., Wadhawan, J. D., …Mackenzie, G. (2011). Viability of plant spore exine capsules for microencapsulation. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(4), 975-981. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0jm02246b

Sporopollenin exine capsules (SECs) (outer exoskeletal wall of the spores of Lycopodium clavatum) were extracted and examined for their potential use as microcapsules. They were shown, by laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM), to be void of their... Read More about Viability of plant spore exine capsules for microencapsulation.

Design and synthesis of polymetallic nanoparticles and their catalytic applications (2010)
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Ibhadon, A. O., Yue, Y., & Greenway, G. M. (2011). Design and synthesis of polymetallic nanoparticles and their catalytic applications. Materials letters, 65(4), 602-605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2010.11.011

High-temperature hydrogen reduction reactions enable the synthesis and processing of binary metal oxide composite nanoparticles starting from titanium, ruthenium, and silicon, while the use of a surface modifier and an organic surfactant enables the... Read More about Design and synthesis of polymetallic nanoparticles and their catalytic applications.

On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2010)
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Ismail, M. S., Borman, D., Damjanovic, T., Ingham, D. B., & Pourkashanian, M. (2011). On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(16), 10392-10402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.012

The through-plane permeability has been experimentally measured for microporous layer (MPL)-coated gas diffusion layers (GDLs) as used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Provided that the carbon substrate is maintained unchanged, the re... Read More about On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

Experimental and theoretical study of the gas–water two phase flow through a conductance multiphase Venturi meter in vertical annular (wet gas) flow (2010)
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Hasan, A. H., & Lucas, G. (2011). Experimental and theoretical study of the gas–water two phase flow through a conductance multiphase Venturi meter in vertical annular (wet gas) flow. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 241(6), 1998-2005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.09.006

Annular gas-liquid two phase flow widely occurs in nuclear industry. Various combinations of techniques have been employed in annular gas-liquid two phase flows to measure the flow parameters (e.g. liquid film thickness, gas volume fraction and the p... Read More about Experimental and theoretical study of the gas–water two phase flow through a conductance multiphase Venturi meter in vertical annular (wet gas) flow.

Remarkable stability of supercapacitor material synthesized by manganese oxide filled in multiwalled carbon nanotubes (2010)
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Kiamahalleh, M. V., Sata, S. A., Buniran, S., & Zein, S. H. S. (2010). Remarkable stability of supercapacitor material synthesized by manganese oxide filled in multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Current nanoscience, 6(5), 553-559. https://doi.org/10.2174/157341310797575041

Improving the electrochemical stability of manganese oxide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MnO 2 /MWCNTs) nanocomposites is of great importance to many electrochemical supercapacitor applications. In this study, the electrochemical properties of MnO 2... Read More about Remarkable stability of supercapacitor material synthesized by manganese oxide filled in multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

Comparison of Birch with electrochemical reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4- diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene (2010)
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Zhou, Y., Andreou, A., Biktagirov, E., Eames, J., & Wadhawan, J. (2010). Comparison of Birch with electrochemical reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4- diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene. Electrochemistry communications, 12(11), 1493-1497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2010.08.016

Reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4-diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene is investigated both voltammetrically (glassy-carbon electrode, 20°C, non-aqueous-solvents) and using dissolving-metals (sodium, −78°C, tetrahydrofuran (THF)/NH3(l)). Remarkably, electro-red... Read More about Comparison of Birch with electrochemical reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4- diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene.

Microfluidic perfusion system for maintaining viable heart tissue with real-time electrochemical monitoring of reactive oxygen species (2010)
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Cheah, L., Dou, Y. H., Seymour, A. M. L., Dyer, C. E., Haswell, S. J., Wadhawan, J. D., & Greenman, J. (2010). Microfluidic perfusion system for maintaining viable heart tissue with real-time electrochemical monitoring of reactive oxygen species. Lab on a chip, 10(20), 2720-2726. https://doi.org/10.1039/c004910g

A microfluidic device has been developed to maintain viable heart tissue samples in a biomimetic microenvironment. This device allows rat or human heart tissue to be studied under pseudo in vivo conditions. Effluent levels of lactate dehydrogenase an... Read More about Microfluidic perfusion system for maintaining viable heart tissue with real-time electrochemical monitoring of reactive oxygen species.

Amperometric measurement of gaseous hydrogen sulfide via a Clark-type approach (2010)
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Horn, J. J., Wadhawan, J., & Mccreedy, T. (2010). Amperometric measurement of gaseous hydrogen sulfide via a Clark-type approach. Analytical Methods, 2(9), 1346-1354. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0ay00338g

The direct oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in the range 2.0-20 parts per million by volume (ppmv) using a Clark-type amperometric gas sensing methodology is investigated via amperometric transients at 298 K. The diluent gas employed is air (20.9% O-2 i... Read More about Amperometric measurement of gaseous hydrogen sulfide via a Clark-type approach.

Electrochemistry and charge transport in sporopollenin particle arrays (2010)
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Thomasson, M. J., Baldwin, D. J., Diego-Taboada, A., Atkin, S. L., Mackenzie, G., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2010). Electrochemistry and charge transport in sporopollenin particle arrays. Electrochemistry communications, 12(10), 1428-1431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2010.07.038

Electrochemical oxidation of hollow sporopollenin particles immobilised on an electrode surface is investigated in aqueous acidic solution. Redox activity is demonstrated to occur via a mixture of 2e(-)-2H(+) and 2e(-)-1H(+) processes, likely due to... Read More about Electrochemistry and charge transport in sporopollenin particle arrays.

Highly efficient hybrid supercapacitor material from nickel-manganese oxides/MWCNT/PEDOT nanocomposite (2010)
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Kiamahalleh, M. V., Cheng, C. I., Sata, S. A., Buniran, S., & Zein, S. H. S. (2010). Highly efficient hybrid supercapacitor material from nickel-manganese oxides/MWCNT/PEDOT nanocomposite. Nano, 5(3), 143-148. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793292010002049

A novel ternary nanocomposite of nickel-manganese oxides/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (NMO/MWCNTs) coated with poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) was prepared by chemical oxidation method. The filling of NMO particles inside MWCNTs and the un... Read More about Highly efficient hybrid supercapacitor material from nickel-manganese oxides/MWCNT/PEDOT nanocomposite.

Mobile gasification units for sustainable electricity production in rural areas: the SMARt-CHP project (2010)
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Zabaniotou, A. A., Skoulou, V. K., Mertzis, D. P., Koufodimos, G. S., & Samaras, Z. C. (2011). Mobile gasification units for sustainable electricity production in rural areas: the SMARt-CHP project. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 50(2), 602-608. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie100202p

This paper presents a 5 kW th biomass gasification pilot unit along with experimental results concerning producer gas composition. A chemical equilibrium mathematical model is also introduced and a comparison of measured and calculated results is pre... Read More about Mobile gasification units for sustainable electricity production in rural areas: the SMARt-CHP project.

Origin and analysis of aliphatic and cyclic hydrocarbons in northeast United Kingdom coastal marine sediments (2010)
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Ibbotson, J., & Ibhadon, A. O. (2010). Origin and analysis of aliphatic and cyclic hydrocarbons in northeast United Kingdom coastal marine sediments. Marine pollution bulletin, 60(7), 1136-1141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.024

Sediment samples from multiple sites in the North Sea Coast of England were solvent extracted and analysed by a quadruple gas chromatograph equipped with a mass spectrometer detector in order to determine the concentration and distribution of aliphat... Read More about Origin and analysis of aliphatic and cyclic hydrocarbons in northeast United Kingdom coastal marine sediments.

A review on carbon nanotubes in an environmental protection and green engineering perspective (2010)
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Ong, Y. T., Ahmad, A. L., Zein, S. H. S., & Tan, S. H. (2010). A review on carbon nanotubes in an environmental protection and green engineering perspective. Brazilian journal of chemical Engineering, 27(2), 227-242. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-66322010000200002

Recent developments in nanotechnologies have helped to benchmark carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as one of the most studied nanomaterials. By taking advantages of CNTs extraordinary physical, chemical and electronic properties, a wide variety of applications... Read More about A review on carbon nanotubes in an environmental protection and green engineering perspective.

Calcium phosphate-based composites as injectable bone substitute materials (2010)
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Low, K. L., Tan, S. H., Zein, S. H. S., Roether, J. A., Mouriño, V., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2010). Calcium phosphate-based composites as injectable bone substitute materials. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 94(1), 273-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.31619

A major weakness of current orthopedic implant materials, for instance sintered hydroxyapatite (HA), is that they exist as a hardened form, requiring the surgeon to fit the surgical site around an implant to the desired shape. This can cause an incre... Read More about Calcium phosphate-based composites as injectable bone substitute materials.

Preparation and properties of perovskite-dispersed titania membranes (2010)
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Sani, N. A., Ahmad, A. L., & Zein, S. H. (2010). Preparation and properties of perovskite-dispersed titania membranes. Journal of applied sciences (Asian Network for Scientific Information), 10(12), 1097-1103. https://doi.org/10.3923/jas.2010.1097.1103

Defect-free SrCo 0 8 Fe 0 2 0 3 perovskite-dispersed titania (perovskite-titania) membrane was successfully prepared by sol-gel method combined with wet impregnation process. In this experiment, titania membrane was immersed in a perovskite solution,... Read More about Preparation and properties of perovskite-dispersed titania membranes.

Physical chemistry examinations (2010)
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Ibhadon, A. (2010). Physical chemistry examinations. Nova Science

This book was written to meet the needs and demands of students who find studying physical chemistry a difficult and at times a frustrating experience. I have observed over several years of teaching this subject at the undergraduate level that studen... Read More about Physical chemistry examinations.