The modification of surfaces by the deposition of a robust overlayer provides an excellent
handle with which to tune the properties of a bulk substrate to those of interest. Such control …

The potential of metallic copper as an intrinsically antibacterial material is gaining increasing
attention in the face of growing antibiotics resistance of bacteria. However, the mechanism of …

Tuning the properties of oxide surfaces through the adsorption of designed ligands is highly
desirable for several applications, such as catalysis. N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have …

Infrared spectroscopy, ubiquitous in contemporary chemical laboratories, is frequently
underutilised for just the basic characterisation of products. However, its unique ability to …

Bronze surfaces were modified by methyl, carboxyl and amino terminated phosphonic acids
films to assess the impact of the terminal group and the film thickness on the corrosion …

In this work, response surface method (RSM) is employed to design electrochemical
experiments for assessment of a green organic molecule, namely Clopidogrel from …

The aim of this study is to assess the synergistic effect of two corrosion control strategies:
application of an inhibitor and enhancing the surface superhydrophobicity, for protection of …

The corrosion inhibition of self-assembled octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA) layers on non-
oxidized and pre-oxidized copper and Langmuir-Blodgett deposited ODPA layers on pre …

The long term safety of repositories for radioactive waste is one of the main concerns for
countries utilizing nuclear power. The integrity of engineered and natural barriers in such …

Hypothesis The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules onto solid substrates can result both
in the formation of monolayers and multilayers. However, on oxidized and non-oxidized …