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D. Howard Fairbrother

D. Howard Fairbrother

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
47
Citations
10852
World Ranking
11018
National Ranking
2590

Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
11244
World Ranking
14673
National Ranking
3748

Overview

D. Howard Fairbrother is primarily affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within materials science and engineering, focusing extensively on materials chemistry and its applications in environmental and biomedical contexts.

The scientist's main fields of study include Materials Science and Engineering. Their subfields notably cover Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The core topics in Fairbrother's research encompass:

  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Frequent coauthors in their research include Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, Casey Smith, Patrick M. Eckhert, Michael Tsapatsis, and Ronald S. Lankone.

Fairbrother's publications are often found in these venues:

  • Environmental Science Nano
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Agricultural Science & Technology

Selected recent papers by D. Howard Fairbrother illustrate the range of their research interests:

  • "Influence of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on the Environmental Properties, Transformations, and Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes," 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • "Multicolor polymeric carbon dots: synthesis, separation and polyamide-supported molecular fluorescence," 2020, Chemical Science
  • "Water-processable, biodegradable and coatable aquaplastic from engineered biofilms," 2021, Nature Chemical Biology
  • "UV-Vis quantification of hydroxyl radical concentration and dose using principal component analysis," 2020, Talanta
  • "Biodegradation of Functionalized Nanocellulose," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Surface and structural characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes following different oxidative treatments

    Kevin A. Wepasnick;Billy A. Smith;Kaitlin E. Schrote;Hannah K. Wilson

  • Multifunctional chondroitin sulphate for cartilage tissue-biomaterial integration.

    Dong An Wang;Dong An Wang;Shyni Varghese;Blanka Sharma;Iossif Strehin

  • Chemical and structural characterization of carbon nanotube surfaces.

    Kevin A. Wepasnick;Billy A. Smith;Julie L. Bitter;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Influence of surface oxides on the adsorption of naphthalene onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

    Hyun-Hee Cho;Billy A. Smith;Joshua D. Wnuk;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Changes in electrical and microstructural properties of microcrystalline cellulose as function of carbonization temperature

    Yo-Rhin Rhim;Dajie Zhang;D. Howard Fairbrother;Kevin A. Wepasnick

  • Sorption of aqueous Zn[II] and Cd[II] by multiwall carbon nanotubes: the relative roles of oxygen-containing functional groups and graphenic carbon.

    Hyun-Hee Cho;Kevin Wepasnick;Billy A. Smith;Fazlullah K. Bangash

  • Influence of surface oxides on the colloidal stability of multi-walled carbon nanotubes: a structure-property relationship.

    Billy Smith;Kevin Wepasnick;Kaitlin E. Schrote;Hyun-Hee Cho

  • Colloidal Properties of Aqueous Suspensions of Acid-Treated, Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Billy Smith;Kevin Wepasnick;K E Schrote;A R Bertele

  • Photochemical Transformation of Graphene Oxide in Sunlight

    Wen Che Hou;Wen Che Hou;Indranil Chowdhury;David G. Goodwin;W. Matthew Henderson

  • Modification of low pressure membranes with carbon nanotube layers for fouling control.

    Gaurav S. Ajmani;David Goodwin;Kristofer Marsh;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Exploring the influence of granular iron additives on 1,1,1-trichloroethane reduction.

    David M. Cwiertny;Stephen J. Bransfield;Kenneth J. T. Livi;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Influence of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on the Environmental Properties, Transformations, and Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes.

    Alyssa R. Deline;Benjamin P. Frank;Casey L. Smith;Leslie R. Sigmon

  • Assessing the colloidal properties of engineered nanoparticles in water: case studies from fullerene C60 nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes

    Kai Loon Chen;Billy A. Smith;William P. Ball;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • The role of low-energy electrons in focused electron beam induced deposition: four case studies of representative precursors.

    Rachel M Thorman;T P Ragesh Kumar;D Howard Fairbrother;Oddur Ingólfsson

  • Malic Acid Carbon Dots: From Super-resolution Live-Cell Imaging to Highly Efficient Separation.

    Bo Zhi;Yi Cui;Shengyang Wang;Benjamin P. Frank

  • Quantification of Surface Oxides on Carbonaceous Materials

    Laura A. Langley;and Daniel E. Villanueva;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Investigation of phosphorous doping effects on polymeric carbon dots: Fluorescence, photostability, and environmental impact

    Bo Zhi;Miranda J. Gallagher;Benjamin P. Frank;Taeyjuana Y. Lyons

  • Investigating the reaction path and growth kinetics in CuOx/Al multilayer foils

    K. J. Blobaum;A. J. Wagner;J. M. Plitzko;D. Van Heerden

  • UV-induced photochemical transformations of citrate-capped silver nanoparticle suspensions

    Justin M. Gorham;Robert I. MacCuspie;Kate L. Klein;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Reactivity of vapor-deposited metal atoms with nitrogen-containing polymers and organic surfaces studied by in situ XPS

    Anthony J. Wagner;Glenn M. Wolfe;D.Howard Fairbrother

  • Effect of wet chemical treatments on the distribution of surface oxides on carbonaceous materials

    Laura A. Langley;D. Howard Fairbrother

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Perry
Chris Perry University of Exeter
Peter C. Stair
Peter C. Stair Northwestern University
William P. Ball
William P. Ball Johns Hopkins University
James F. Ranville
James F. Ranville Colorado School of Mines
Christy L. Haynes
Christy L. Haynes University of Minnesota
Paul C. Trulove
Paul C. Trulove United States Naval Academy
Robert J. Hamers
Robert J. Hamers University of Wisconsin–Madison
Neel Joshi
Neel Joshi Microsoft (United States)
Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University
Edward J. Bouwer
Edward J. Bouwer Johns Hopkins University

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