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Selected Examples of Research Outcomes

 

Mechanochemistry

  • Inorganic nanoparticle synthesis

  • Organic nanoparticle synthesis

  • Morphology-engineering of nanoparticles

  • Doping of semiconductor nanoparticles

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  • T. Tsuzuki, “Mechanochemical synthesis of metal-oxide nanoparticles”, Communications Chemistry, (2021) 10.1038/s42004-021-00582-3

  • P. G. McCormick, T. Tsuzuki, J. S. Robinson and J. Ding, “Nanopowders Synthesised by Mechanochemical Processing”,  Advanced Materials, 13 [12-13] (2001) 1008-1010.

  • T. Tsuzuki and P.G. McCormick, “Mechanochemical synthesis of nanoparticles”, Journal of Materials Science 39 [16-17] (2004) 5143-5146.

  • T. Tsuzuki and P.G. McCormick; “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Metal Sulphide Nanoparticles”, Nanostructured Materials, 12 [1-4], (1999) Part A, 75-78.

  • Tsuzuki T, Schäffel F, Muroi M, McCormick PG. (2011) “Magnetic properties of mechanochemically synthesized beta-Fe2O3 nanoparticles”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 509, pp. 5420-5425.

  • A.C. Dodd, A. J. McKinley, M. Saunders and T. Tsuzuki, “Mechanochemical synthesis of nanocrystalline SnO2-ZnO photocatalysts”, Nanotechnology, 17 [3] (2006) 692-698.

  • S. Cai, T. Tsuzuki, T. A. Fisher, B. D. Nener, J. M. Dell and P.G. McCormick; “Mechanochemical synthesis and characterization of GaN nanocrystals", Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 4 [4] (2002), 367-371

  • T. Tsuzuki and P. G. McCormick; “Synthesis of CdS Quantum Dots by Mechanochemical Reaction”, Applied Physics A, 65 [6] (1997) 607-609.

Nanoparticles

  • Metal oxides (ZnO, CeO2, BaTiO3, etc.)

  • Quantum dots

  • Carbonates, phosphates

  • Graphene oxide & graphene

  • Surface treatments

  • Dispersion/agglomeration study

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  • M. Taheri, A. Lowe, D. Nisbet, T. Tsuzuki, “Green scalable synthesis of metal-organic frameworks: mechanochemical conversion of ZnO nanopowders to zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanopowders for fast dye adsorption”, Crystal Growth & Design, (2020), 20 (4), 2761-2773

  • T. Tsuzuki, (2015) “Properties of nanoparticulate materials”, Chapter 7 in Handbook of Clinical Nanomedicine: Vol. 1, Eds. R. Bawa, G. Audette and I. Rubinstein, CRC press, Pan Stanford Publishing, Singapore, ISBN 9789814316170.

  • T. Tsuzuki, (2012) "Lanthanides: Oxide and Sulfide Nanomaterials", EBIC2078, in The Rare Earth Elements: Fundamentals and Applications, Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ed. D. A. Atwood, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK. ISBN: 978-1-1199-5097-4.

  • R. He, T. Tsuzuki, (2012) “Room temperature synthesis of ZnO quantum dots by polyol methods” Chapter 10, in State-of-the-Art of Quantum Dot System Fabrications, Ed. A. Al-Ahmadi, ISBN 978-953-51-0649-4, InTech Publishing, Rijeka, Croatia, 2012, pp. 161 – 172.

  • S. Vikram, M. Dhakshnamoorthy, R. Vasanthakumari; A. R. Rajamani, M. Rangarajan, T. Tsuzuki, (2015) “Tuning the magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles by a room-temperature air-atmosphere (RTAA) co-precipitation method”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 3870-3878.

  • M. Kazemimostaghim, R.Rajkhowa, K. A. Patil, T. Tsuzuki, X. Wang, (2014) “Structure and characteristics of milled silk particles”, Powder technology, Vol. 254 pp. 488–493.

  • Ton-That C, Foley M, Phillips M, Tsuzuki T, Smith Z (2012) "Correlation between the structural and optical properties of Mn-doped ZnO nanoparticles" Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 522, pp. 114-117.

  • P.N.H. Nakashima, T. Tsuzuki and A.W.S. Johnson; “Particle Size Dependence of the Volume Plasmon Energy in Cadmium Sulphide Quantum Dots by Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy”, Journal of Applied Physics, 85 [3] (1999) 1556-1559.

  • J. Wang, T. Tsuzuki, L. Sun, X. Wang (2010) “Reverse Microemulsion-Mediated Synthesis of SiO2-Coated ZnO Composite Nanoparticles: Multiple Cores with Tuneable Shell Thickness”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 2, No. 4,   pp. 957-960.   

Green nanofibres

  • Cellulose nanofibre from plant fibres

  • Cellulose nanofibre from industrial waste

  • Production scale-up

  • Cellulose nanofibre membranes

  • Nano-paper

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  • M. Rahimi Kord Sofla, R. J. Brown, T. Tsuzuki and T. J. Rainey, (2016) “A comparison of cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibres extracted from bagasse using acid and ball milling methods”, Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 7, article 035004, 9pp.

  • L. Zhang, T. Tsuzuki, X. Wang, (2015) “Preparing Cellulose Nanofibre from Softwood Pulp by Ball Milling”  Cellulose, DOI:10.1007/s10570-015-0582-6.

  • T. Tsuzuki, R. Rana, Q. Liu, L Zhang, X. Wang, (2011) “Production of Green Nanomaterials”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2010, Sydney, Feb. 2010, pp. 150-153.

  • Zhang L, Batchelor W, Varanasi S, Wang X, Tsuzuki T, (2012) “Effect of cellulose nanofibre dimensions on sheet forming through filtration”, Cellulose, Vol. 19, No. 2, 561-574.

Carbon nanofibres

  • Renewable raw materials

  • Process optimisation

  • Graphitisation mechanism

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  • B. Pajarito, C. Llorenz, T. Tsuzuki, “Effects of ammonium chloride on the yield and properties of carbon nanofibers derived from cellulose nanofibrils”, Cellulose, (2019), Vol. 26, pp. 7727-7740.

  • E. Jazaeri, T. Tsuzuki (2013) “Effect of Pyrolysis Conditions on the Properties of CarbonNanofibers Obtained from Freeze-dried Cellulose Nanofibers”, Cellulose, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 707-716.

  • Jazaeri, E. Zhang L. Wang X. Tsuzuki T. (2011) “Fabrication of Carbon Nanofiber by Pyrolysis of Freeze-dried Cellulose Nanofiber”, Cellulose, Vol. 18, PP. 1481–1485.

Advanced catalysts

  • Photocatalysts (ZnO, graphene oxide)

  • Redox catalysts (CeO2)

  • Industrial catalysts (Graphene @ metal oxide NP)

  • Catalyst supports (carbon nanofibres)

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  • A. Gagrani, S. Sousa, O. C. Monteiro, T. Tsuzuki, “Solid state synthesis and photocatalytic activity of bio-inspired calcium manganese oxide catalysts”, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, (2020), 288, 121390.

  • D. Devaiah, T. Tsuzuki, C.U Aniz, B.M. Reddy, (2015) “Enhanced CO and soot oxidation activity over Y-doped ceria-zirconia and ceria-lanthana solid solutions”, Catalysis Letters, DOI 10.1007/s10562-015-1507-6.

  • U. C. Rajesh, J. Wang, T. Tsuzuki, D. S. Rawat, (2015) “RGO/ZnO nanocomposite: Highly efficient recyclable heterogeneous amphiphilic catalyst for the synthesis of 3-substituted indoles in water”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 9–18.

  • R. He, R.K. Hocking, T. Tsuzuki (2013) “Local structure and photocatalytic property of mechanochemical synthesized ZnO doped with transition metal oxides”, Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 76-81.

  • A.C. Dodd, A. J. McKinley, M. Saunders and T. Tsuzuki, “Effect of particle size on the photoactivity of nanoparticulate zinc oxide” Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 8 [1] (2006) 43-51

Renewable energy

  • Plasma technology in dye sensitised solar cells

  • Nanoparticle supports for Biofuel catalysts

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  • A. Riaz, F. Kermer, S. Sattayaporn, M. U. Ali, , T. Tsuzuki, W. Lipinski, A. Lowe, “Experimental demonstration of vanadium-doped nanostructured ceria for enhanced solar thermochemical syngas production”, Nano Energy, (2021), 81, 105639, doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.(2020).105639.

  • M. Hamidi, A. Bayon, V. M. Wheeler, P. Kreider, M. A. Wallace, T. Tsuzuki, K. Catchpole, A. W. Weimer, ‘Reduction kinetics for large spherical 2:1 iron–manganese oxide redox materials for thermochemical energy storage’, Chemical Engineering Science, (2019), Vol. 201, pp.74-81.

  • F. Kanwal, A. Tahir, S. A. Q. Shah, , D. Nisbet, J. Chen and Y. Rehman, “Effect of phyto-fabricated nanoscale organic-iron complex on photofermentative hydrogen production by Rhodopseudomonas palustris MP2 and Rhodopseudomonas palustris MP4”, Biomass and Bioenergy, (2020), 140, 105667.

  • J. Peng, T. Doung, X. Zhou, H. Shen, Y. Wu, H. Mulmudi,  Y. Wan, D. Zhong, J. Li, T. Tsuzuki, A. Blakers, K. J. Weber, K. R. Catchpole, T. P. White, “Efficient Indium-Doped TiOx Electron Transport Layers for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells and Perovskite-Silicon Tandems”, Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 7, (2017) article 1601768, 10pp.

  • G. D. Rajmohan, X. J. Dai, T. Tsuzuki, P. R. Lamb, J. du Plessis, F. Huang, Y. B. Chen, (2013) “Modifying TiO2 surface architecture by oxygen plasma to increase dye sensitized solar cell efficiency”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 545, pp. 521-526.

  • M. L. Verma,. R. K. Chaudhary,. T. Tsuzuki,. C. J. Barrow,. M. Puri, (2013) “Immobilization of b-glucosidase on nanoparticle improves thermostability: application in cellobiose hydrolysis”, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 135, pp. 2-6.

Biomedical nanomaterials

  • Calcium apatite nanoparticles

  • MRI imaging agents

  • uPAD (paper-based point-of-care device)

  • Heamostat materials

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  • E. Mohamed, L. A. Coupland, P. J. Crispin, D. R. Nisbet, , “Non-oxidized cellulose nanofibers as a topical hemostat: in vitro thromboelastometry studies of structure vs function”, Carbohydrate Polymers, (2021), article # 118043.

  • M. Taheri, D. Ashok, T. Sen, T. Gabriel Enge, N. K. Verma, A. Tricoli, A. Lowe, D. Nisbet, T. Tsuzuki, “Stability of ZIF-8 nanopowders in bacterial culture media and its implication for antibacterial properties”, Chemical Engineering Journal, (2020), article # 127511, doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127511.

  • Kanwar RK, Chaudhary R, Tsuzuki T, Kanwar JR (2012) “Emerging engineered magnetic nanoparticulate probes for targeted MRI of atherosclerotic plaque macrophages”, Nanomedicine – Future Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 5, 735-749.

  • Kanwar RK Chaudhary R, Tsuzuki T, Kanwar JR (2012) “Emerging engineered magnetic nanoparticulate probes for molecular magnetic resonance imaging of atherosclerosis: how far have we come?”, Nanomedicine.  Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 899-916.

  • B. J. Holland, P. S. Francis, B. Li, T. Tsuzuki, J. L. Adcock, N. l W. Barnett, X. A. Conlan, (2012) “Chemiluminescence Detection of Cannabinoids and related compounds with Acidic Potassium Permanganate”, Drug Testing and Analysis, Vol. 4, pp. 675–679.

  • R. Rajkhowa, T. Tsuzuki, X. Wang (2010) “Recent Innovations in Silk Biomaterials”, Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 202-213.

Nanocomposites

  • Cellulose nanofibre composites

  • Carbon-nanofibre composites

  • Food-packaging films

  • Biomimetic nanocomposites

  • Optical nanocomposites

  • Paper-based electronic devices

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  • Z. Jiang, M. L. Tan, M. Taheri, Q. Yan, T. Tsuzuki, M. Gardiner, B. Diggle, L. A. Connal, “Strong, self-healable and recyclable visible-light-responsive hydrogel actuators”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2020), 59, 7049-7056.

  • T. Tsuzuki, “Abnormal transmittance of Refractive-Index Modified ZnO - Organic Hybrid Films”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 293, [2], (2008) 109-113.

  • A. V. Zvyagin, D. Silva, S. A. Alexandrov, T. R. Hillman, J. J. Armstrong, T. Tsuzuki, D.D. Sampson, “Refractive index tomography of turbid media by bifocal optical coherence refractometry”, Optics  Express, 11,  [25], (2003), pp. 3503-3517.

Environmental protection

  • Photocatalysts for pollutant removal

  • Oil-spill removal

  • Heavy metal scavenging

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  • Um-e-Aiman, Numrah Nisar, Takuya Tsuzuki, Adrian Lowe, John T Rossiter, Glen Powell, Rashad Waseem, Arshad Javaid, Munawar Iqbal “Chitin nanofibers based on biosources trigger membrane bound defence signalling and induced elicitor activity in plants”, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, (2021), 178, 253-262.

  • R. Rusmin, , N. Kawashima, R. Naidu, B. Sarkar, “Removal of lead from aqueous solution using superparamagnetic palygorskite nanocomposite: material characterization and regeneration studies”, Chemosphere, Vol. 186,(2017) pp. 1006-1015

  • J. Wang, T. Tsuzuki, B. Tang, L. Sun, , X. Dai, G. Rajmohan, J. Li, X. Wang (2014) “Recyclable textiles functionalized with reduced graphene oxide@ZnO for removal of oil spills and dye pollutants”, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 67, pp. 71-77.

  • J Wang, T Tsuzuki, B Tang, X Hou, L Sun,  X Wang, (2012) “Reduced graphene oxide / ZnO composites: reusable adsorbent for pollutant management” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp 3084 – 3090.

  • Patil K, Smith SV, Rajkhowa R, Tsuzuki T, Wang X, Lin T, (2012) “Milled Cashmere Guard Hair Powders: Adsorption Properties to Heavy Metal Ions”, Powder Technology, Vol. 218, pp. 162-168.

Translational nanotechnology

  • Nanotechnology commercialisation

  • Nanotechnology Standardisation

  • Environmental fate of nanomaterials

  • Nano-safety

  • Nano-characterisation

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  • T. Tsuzuki, “Nanotechnology Commercialisation”, CRC Press, Pan Stanford Publishing, Singapore (2013) ISBN 978-981-4303-28-6.

  • U. Shrestha, L. Shu, V. Jegatheesan, T. Tsuzuki, (2013) “Fate, mobility and toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles in water” Chapter 14 in Solutions to Environmental Challenges through Innovations in Research, Eds. L. Shu, V. Jegatheesan, A. Pandey, J.Virkutyte, H. D. Utomo, Asiatech Publishing Inc, New Delhi, India, pp. 292-319, ISBN 978-8187680314.

  • T. Tsuzuki, (2013) “Life cycle assessment of nanomaterials: towards green nanotechnology”, Chapter 3 in Nanotechnology for Water and Wastewater Treatment, (P. Lens, J. Virkutyte, V. Jegatheesan, S.-H. Kim, S. Al-Abed eds.) IWA publishing, London, UK, ISBN 978-1780404585, 14 June 2013. (invited)

  • S. E. Cross, B. Innes, M. S. Roberts, T. Tsuzuki, T. A. Robertson and P. G. McCormick, “Human Skin Penetration of Sunscreen Nanoparticles: In-vitro Assessment of a Novel Micronised Zinc Oxide Formulation”, Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 20 [3] (2007) 148-154.

  • H. Yin, T. Tsuzuki, K. Millington, P. Casey, (2014) “A comparative interlaboratory study on photocatalytic activity of commercial ZnO and CeO2 nanoparticles”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Vol. 16, article 2641, 12 pages.

  • T. Tsuzuki, (2009) “Commercial scale production of inorganic nanoparticles’, International Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol. 6, Nos. 5/6, pp. 567-578.

Material durability

  • UV-protection of polymers, textiles, paints and other organic materials

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  • J. Kaur, R. Rajkhowa, T. Tsuzuki, K. Millington, J. Zhang, X. Wang (2013) “Photo-protection by Silk Cocoons”, , Biomacromolecules, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp. 3660–3667.

  • T. Tsuzuki, R. He, J. Wang, L. Sun, X. Wang, R. K. Hocking (2012) “Reduction of the photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles for UV protection applications”, International Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol. 9, No. 10/11/12, pp. 1017-1029.

  • T. Tsuzuki. X. Wang, (2010) “Nanoparticle Coatings for UV Protective Textiles” Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 9-20.

  • T. Tsuzuki, J.S. Robinson and P.G. McCormick, “UV-Shielding Ceramic Nanoparticles Synthesised by Mechanochemical Processing”, Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 38 [1] (2002), 15-19.

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