Recent Publications

Recent Publications

2015
      • Chau Chun Beh, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2015). Process Intensification: Nano-Carrier Formation by a Continuous Dense Gas Process. Chemical Engineering Journal. Volume 266, P 320-328.(http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1QNmq4x7R280Iz)
      • Xiao-Yuan Chen, Yun-Long Shang, Yin-Hua Li, Jie-Xin Wang, Amadou Garba Maimouna, Yong-Xia Li, Dan Zou, Neil R. Foster, Jimmy Yun, and Yuan Pu (2015). Green preparation of uniform prednisolone nanoparticles using subcritical water. Chemical Engineering Journal. Volume 263, P 20-26.
2014
      • Chau Chun Beh, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2014). Formation of nanocarrier systems by dense gas processing. Langmuir. Volume 30, Issue 37, P 11046-11054.
      • Xiao-Chen Yang, Yun-Long Shang, Yin-Hua Li, Jing Zhai, Neil R. Foster, Yong-Xia Li, Dan Zou, and Yuan Pu (2014). Synthesis of monodisperse iron oxide nanoparticles without surfactants. Journal of Nanomaterials. Volume 2014, Article ID 740856, 5 pages. doi:10.1155/2014/740856
      • Silvio A.B. Vieira de Melo, Luu Thai Danh, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2014). Dense CO2 antisolvent precipitation of Levothyroxine Sodium: A comparative study of GAS and ARISE techniques based on morphology and particle size distributions. J. Supercritical Fluids. Volume 93, P 112-120.
      • Luu Thai Danh, Paul Truong, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2014). A critical review of the arsenic uptake mechanisms and phytoremediation potential of Pteris Vittata. Int. J Phytoremediation. Volume 16, Issue 5, P 429-453
      • Wen Hui Teoh, Silvio A.B. Vieira de Melo, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2014). Solubility and solubility modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in subcritical ethanol and water mixtures. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, Volume 53, Issue 24, P 10238-10248
      • Wei Teng, Jiexin Wang, Neil R. Foster, Ning Wen and Jianjun Zhang (2014). Preparation of silybin/poly(vinylpyrrolidone) nanodrugs by using the aerosol solvent extraction system for improving drug solubility. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, Volume 53, Issue 26, P 10519-10524
2013
      • Zhengxiang Wu, Xiaoyuan Chen, Jing Zhai, Neil R. Foster and Yuan Pu (2013). Ultrafine megestrol acetate particles prepared by subcritical water method. Journal of Beijing University of Chemical Technology (Natural Science Edition). Volume 40, P 10-14.
      • Antonio Tabernero, Silvio A. B. Vieira de Melo, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2013). Modelling solubility of solid active principle ingredients in SC-CO2 with and without cosolvents: A comparative assessment of semi-empirical models based on Chrastil's Equation and its modifications. J. Supercritical Fluids. Volume 93, P 91-102.
      • Felipe G. Denardin, Silvio A. B.Vieira de Melo, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2013). Phase transition and volume expansion in CO2-expanded liquid systems. Chemical Engineering Transactions, Volume 32, P 529-534
      • Wen Hui Teoh, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2013). Solubility of organometallic complexes in supercritical carbon dioxide: A review. J. Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 724, P 102-116
      • Jianjun Zhang, Ge Gao, Fengqi Liu, Neil R. Foster and Jianfeng Chen (2013). Preparation of polystyrene/poly[2-methoxy-5-2-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-p-Phenylenevinylene] fluorescent microspheres by miniemulsion polymerization. Polymer International, Volume 62, Issue 4, P 665-669
      • Wen Hui Teoh, Raffaella Mammucari, Silvio A.B. Vieira de Melo and Neil R. Foster (2013). Solubility and solubility modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in subcritical water. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, Volume 52, Issue 16, P 5806-5814
      • Luu Thai Danh, Le Ngoh Han, Ngo Duy Anh Triet, Jian Zhao, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2013). Comparison of chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia L.) essential oils extracted by supercritical CO2, hexane and hydrodistillation.Food and Bioprocess Technology, Volume 6, Issue 12, P 3481-3489
      • Jianjun Zhang, Ge Gao, Fengqi Liu, Neil R. Foster and Jianfeng Chen (2013). Preparation of polystyrene/poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene] fluorescent microspheres by miniemulsion polymerization. Polymer International. Volume 62. Issue 4. P 665-669
2012
      • Neil R. Foster, Raffaella Mammucari, Luu Thai Danh, Wen Hui Teoh (2012). Particle engineering by dense gas technologies applied to pharmaceuticals. In "Dense phase carbon dioxide: Food and pharmaceutical applications". Edited by Balaban, M.O. and Ferrarri, G. Wiley-Blackwell publishing.
      • Luu Thai Danh, Paul Truong, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R. Foster (2012). Phytoremediation of soils contaminated by heavy metals, metalloids, and radioactive materials using Vertiver grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides. In "Phytotechnologies: Remediation of Environmental Contaminants". Edited by Naser A. Anjum, published by CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
      • Chau Chun Beh, Raffaella Mammucari, Neil R. Foster (2012). Lipids-based drug carrier systems by dense gas technology: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal. Volume 188, P 1-14
      • Lam, U.T., Yoganathan, R., Carr, A.G., Mammucari, R., Foster, N.R. (2012). Encapsulation of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles by the supercritical antisolvent process. Australian Journal of Chemistry. Volume 65 (1), P 40-44
      • Scott Grierson, Vladimir Strezov, Sargent Bray, Raffaella Mummacari, Luu Thai Danh, Neil Foster (2012). Assessment of bio-oil extraction from Tetraselmis chui microalgae comparing supercritical CO2, solvent extraction, and thermal processing. Energy & Fuels. 26 (1), pp 248-255
2011
      • Luu Thai Danh, Paul Truong, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil Foster (2011). Effect of calcium on growth performance and essential oil of vetiver grass grown on lead contaminated soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 13(S1):154-165.
      • Adam G. Carr, Raffaella Mammucari, N.R. Foster (2011). A review of subcritical water as a solvent and its utilisation for the processing of hydrophobic organic compounds. Chemical Engineering Journal. Volume 172 (1), P 1-17.
      • Yuan Pu, Hua Zou, Jie-Xin Wang, Jing Zhai, N.R. Foster, and Jian-Feng Chen (2011). Novel Sr-Zn-Co hexagonal ferrite nano-rods by wood-template chemical solution synthesis. Materials Letters. Volume 65 (14), P 2213-2215.
      • Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Roshan Yoganathan, Raffaella Mammucari, Hyoungshin Park, Julian Cox, Steven M. Zeitels, Robert Langer, Neil R. Foster (2011). Application of a dense gas technique for sterilizing soft biomaterials. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Volume 108 (7), P 1716-1725.
      • Adam G. Carr, Raffaella Mammucari, Neil R. Foster (2011). Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Volume 405 (1-2), P 169-180.
      • Luu Thai Danh, Paul Truong, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil Foster (2011). Economic incentive for applying vetiver grass to remediate lead, copper and zinc contaminated soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 13, 47-60.
2010
      • Neil R. Foster, Frank P. Lucien, Raffaella Mammucari (2010). Basic physical properties, phase behaviour and solubility. In "Handbook of green chemistry, (Vol 2) - Green solvents". Edited by Leitner, W., Jessop, P.G., Li, C-J., Wasserscheid, P. and Stark, A. Wiley-VCH-Weinheim.
      • Luu Thai Danh, Raffaella Mammucari, Paul Truong and Neil Foster (2010). Extraction of Vetiver essential oil by ethanol modified supercritical carbon dioxide. Chemical Engineering Journal. Volume 165. P 26-34
      • Adam G. Carr, Raffaella Mammucari, Neil R. Foster (2010). The Solubility and solubility modelling of budesonide in pure and modified subcritical Water solutions. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. Volume 55. Issue 7. P 37-42
      • Adam G. Carr, Raffaella Mammucari, Neil R. Foster (2010). Solubility, Solubility Modelling and Precipitation of Naproxen from a Subcritical Water Solution. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Volume 49. Issue 7. P 3403-3410
      • Roshan Yoganathan, Raffaella Mammucari and Neil R Foster (2010). Impregnation of Ibuprofen into Polycaprolactone using supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Volume 215, art. no. 012087
      • Adam G. Carr, Raffaella Mammucari, Neil R. Foster (2010). The Solubility and Micronization of Griseofulvin in Subcritical Water. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Volume 49. Issue 7. P 3403-3410
      • R. B. Yoganathan, R. Mammucari, N. R. Foster (2010). Dense Gas Processing of Polymers. Polymer Reviews. Volume 50. Issue 2. P 144-177
      • Roshan B. Yoganathan, Raffaella Mammucari, N.R. Foster (2010). A green method for processing polymers using dense gas technology. Materials. Volume 3 (5), P 3188-3203.
      • Chengdong Ji, Angela Barrett, Laura A. Poole-Warren, Neil. R. Foster and Fariba Dehghani (2010). The development of a dense gas solvent exchange process for the impregnation of pharmaceuticals into porous chitosan. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Volume 391. Issue 1-2. P 187-196
2009
      • Neil R. Foster and Roderick Sih (2009). Development of a novel precipitation technique for the production of highly respirable powders: The atomized injection for solvent extraction (ARISE) process. In "Gas-expanded liquids and near-critical media: Green chemistry and engineering". Edited by Hutchenson, K.W., Scurto, A.M., and Subramaniam, B. ACS Symposium Series No. 1006, American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C.
      • Luu Thai Danh, Raffaella Mammucari, Paul Truong and Neil Foster (2009). Response surface method applied to supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of Vetiveria zizanioides essential oil. Chemical Engineering Journal. Volume 155, 617-626
      • Luu Thai Danh, Paul Truong, Raffaella Mammucari, Tam Tran and Neil Foster (2009). Vetiver grass, Vetiveria zizanioides: A choice plant for phytoremediation of heavy metals and organic wastes. International Journal of Phytoremediation 11, 664- 691
      • Louise A. Meure, Robert Knott, Neil R. Foster and Fariba Dehghani (2009). The Depressurization of an Expanded Solution into Aqueous Media for the Bulk Production of Liposomes. Langmuir. Volume 25(1), P 326-337
      • Neil R. Foster and Roderick Sih (2009). Development of a novel precipitation technique for the production of highly respirable powders: the atomized rapid injection for solvent extraction process. ACS Symposium Series. Volume 1006. P 309-347