Ray Whitby
| Name | Ray Whitby |
| Work Groups |
Work Group 1 - Synthesis Work Group 2 - Characterisation Work Group 3 - Devices |
| Laboratory | Brighton Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Group |
| Organisation | University of Brighton |
| Website | http://www.whitbyresearch.co.uk |
| Areas of Research | Waste water, biomaterials, polymer composites, filtration, CCS alternatives |
| Research Keywords | Nanomaterials, nanocarbons, graphenes, surface chemistry, remediation |
| Areas of Future Interest | Fule cells, ultracapacitors, biomedical nanosensors |
Selected Publications:
- Z. Wang, A. Korobeinyk, R.L.D. Whitby, S.T. Meikle, S.V. Mikhalovsky, S.F.A. Aquah, H.W. Kroto, “Direct confirmation that carbon nanotubes still react covalently after removal of acid oxidative lattice fragments”, Carbon, 48, 916 (2010).
- R.L.D. Whitby, T. Fukuda, T. Maekawa, S.V. Mikhalovsky, A.B. Cundy, "Real-time imaging of complex nanoscale mechanical responses of carbon nanotubes in highly compressible porous monoliths", Nanotechnology, 21, 075707 (2010).
- K. Matsumoto, C. Sato, Y. Naka, R.L.D. Whitby, N. Shimizu,"Stimulation of neuronal neurite outgrowth using functionalized carbon nanotubes", Nanotechnology, 21, 115101 (2010)
- T. Hasumura, T. Fukuda, R.L.D. Whitby, O. Aschenbrenner, T. Maekawa “Low temperature synthesis of fibres composed of carbon-nickel nanoparticles in super-critical carbon dioxide”, Chemical Physics Letters, 493, 304-308 (2010).
- R.L.D. Whitby, W.K. Hsu, Y.Q. Zhu, H.W. Kroto, D.R.M. Walton, “Novel Nanoscale Architectures: Coated Nanotubes and other Nanowires”, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 362, 2127-2142 (2004).
Brief CV
Nanoscience chemist with PhD in Materials Chemistry in Nanoscience. Specialising in (surface) chemistry of nanocarbons and nanoscale architecture (i.e. carbon nanotubes, graphenes, carbon nanofibres, etc), researching nanoscale materials at the life scien