Publications

Dell’Elce, S. et al.
3D to 2D reorganization of silver–thiol nanostructures, triggered by solvent vapor annealing.
Nanoscale 44, 23018–23026 (2018).
doi: 10.1039/C8NR07109H
Keywords-Subjects:

Kumari, M., Sodaye, H. S. & Bindal, R. C.
Cross-linked sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)-poly ethylene glycol/silica organic–inorganic nanocomposite membrane for fuel cell application.
J. Power Sources 398, 137–148 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.07.053
Keywords-Subjects:
Proton exchange membrane Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) Nanocomposite Interpenetrating polymer network Fuel-cell

Popescu, M. C., Dogaru, B. I., Goanta, M. & Timpu, D.
Structural and morphological evaluation of CNC reinforced PVA/Starch biodegradable films.
Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 116, 385–393 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.036
Keywords-Subjects:
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC); H-bond interaction; Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA); Starch (S); Surface roughness

Karpinsky, D. V. et al.
Structure and piezoelectric properties of Sm-doped BiFeO3ceramics near the morphotropic phase boundary.
Mater. Res. Bull. (2018).
doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.08.002
Keywords-Subjects:
Electron microscopy; Multiferroics; Phase transition; Piezoresponse; X-ray diffraction

Rahimi, E., Rafsanjani-Abbasi, A., Imani, A., Hosseinpour, S. & Davoodi, A.
Correlation of surface Volta potential with galvanic corrosion initiation sites in solid-state welded Ti-Cu bimetal using AFM-SKPFM.
Corros. Sci. 140, 30–39 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.06.026
Keywords-Subjects:
Dissimilar welding; Galvanic corrosion; Local melted zone; SKPFM

Roshan, M. J., Jeevika, A., Bhattacharyya, A. & Shankaran, D. R.
One-pot fabrication and characterization of graphene/PMMA composite flexible films.
Mater. Res. Bull. 105, 133–141 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.04.034
Keywords-Subjects:
Nanostructures; Chemical synthesis; Atomic force microscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Electrical properties

Mitric, J. et al.
Surface optical phonon – Plasmon interaction in nanodimensional CdTe thin films.
Phys. E Low-Dimensional Syst. Nanostructures 104, 64–70 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.physe.2018.07.021
Keywords-Subjects:
Far–infrared spectroscopy; Plasmon-phonon interaction; Raman spectroscopy; Surface optical phonon; Thin film

Geeta Rani Mutta et al.
2D scaling behavior of nanotextured GaN surfaces: A case study of hillocked and terraced surfaces.
Applied Surface Science 447 (2018) 845–851.
doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.03.241
Keywords-Subjects:
Molecular beam epitaxy Metal organic vapor phase epitaxy Atomic force microscopy Roughness Height-height correlation function Scaling behavior

Maulvi, F. A. et al.
Contact lenses with dual drug delivery for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis.
Int. J. Pharm. 548, 139–150 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.06.059
Keywords-Subjects:
Conjunctivitis; Contact lenses; In vivo efficacy study; In vivo release kinetic study; Moxifloxacin HCl; Semi-circular ring implants

Tesfaye, T., Sithole, B. & Ramjugernath, D.
Valorisation of chicken feather barbs: Utilisation in yarn production and technical textile applications.
Sustain. Chem. Pharm. 8, 38–49 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.scp.2018.02.002
Keywords-Subjects:
Characterisation, Chicken feathers, Barbs, Technical textiles, Yarn, Beneficiatio

Tolstikhina, A. L. et al.
Study of the quasi – Periodic one dimensional domain structure near TCof TGS crystal by PFM and hybrid PFM methods.
Phys. B Condens. Matter 550, 332–339 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.physb.2018.09.025
Keywords-Subjects:
Domain structure; Ferroelectric; Phase transition; Piezoresponse force microscopy; Triglycine sulfate

TiO₂nanotubes grown on Ti substrates with different microstructure.
Mater. Res. Bull. 103, 197–204 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.03.036
Keywords-Subjects:
Anodic oxidation; Microstructure; Nanotubes; Titanium; Titanium dioxide

Song, W., Salvador, P. A. & Rohrer, G. S.
The effect of pH on the photochemical reactivity of BaTiO3.
Surf. Sci. 675, 83–90 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.susc.2018.04.021
Keywords-Subjects:
AFM; Band bending; Photochemical reactivity; Rate-limiting half reaction; Surface charge; pH effect

Shkir, M. et al.
Investigation on structural, linear, nonlinear and optical limiting properties of sol-gel derived nanocrystalline Mg doped ZnO thin films for optoelectronic applications.
J. Mol. Struct. 1173, 375–384 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.06.105
Keywords-Subjects:
MZO films; optical properties; nonlinear properties; Z-scan measurement

Shaimanov, A. N. et al.
Interfering surface and localized plasmon: Tuning the Wood anomaly for biosensing.
Photonics Nanostructures - Fundam. Appl. 32, 1–5 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.photonics.2018.08.003
Keywords-Subjects:
Plasmonics Wood anomaly Biosensor

González-Henríquez, C. M. et al.
Micro-wrinkled hydrogel patterned surfaces using pH-sensitive monomers.
Applied Surface Science 457, (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.07.022
Keywords-Subjects:
net-poly(HEMA-co-PEGDA575-co-DEAEMA) hydrogels; pH-responsive wrinkled surfaces; TSM substrate silanization; Surface wettability.

Zvyagina, A. I. et al.
A facile approach to fabricating ultrathin layers of reduced graphene oxide on planar solids.
Carbon N. Y. 134, 62–70 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.075
Keywords-Subjects:
Reduced graphene

Zmejkoski, D. et al.
Bacterial cellulose-lignin composite hydrogel as a promising agent in chronic wound healing.
Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 118, 494–503 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.06.067
Keywords-Subjects:
Antimicrobial activity; Bacterial cellulose; Lignin model polymer

Zhu, T., Lin, Y., Lu, X. & Dittrich, M.
Assessment of cyanobacterial species for carbonate precipitation on mortar surface under different conditions.
Ecol. Eng. 120, 154–163 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.05.038
Keywords-Subjects:
Microbial carbonate precipitation (MCP), Cyanobacteria, Biomineralization, Mortar, Environmental conditions

Zhang, F., An, Y., Roohpour, N., Barber, A. H. & Gautrot, J. E.
Hydration dependent mechanical performance of denture adhesive hydrogels.
Dent. Mater. 34, 1440–1448 (2018).
doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2018.06.015
Keywords-Subjects:
Denture adhesives Hydration Micro-scale mechanics Adhesion Hydrophilicity