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92

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Frank H. Quina is affiliated with Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and specializes in the field of Chemistry, with a particular focus on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems

Frequent co-authors in their work are Gustavo T. M. Silva, Álvaro Javier Patiño-Agudelo, Adélia J. A. Aquino, Cassio P. Silva, and Valentine I. Vullev.

The scientist has published numerous papers in various venues, notably ACS Omega, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Endogenous Photosensitizers in Human Skin," 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • "Revisiting the non-fluorescence of nitroaromatics: presumption versus reality," 2022, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • "The photophysics of photosensitization: A brief overview," 2021, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • "Hybrid Pigments from Anthocyanin Analogues and Synthetic Clay Minerals," 2020, ACS Omega
  • "Dye-sensitized solar cells based on dimethylamino-π-bridge-pyranoanthocyanin dyes," 2020, Solar Energy

Frank H. Quina received recognition as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Ion Binding and Reactivity at Charged Aqueous Interfaces

    Clifford A. Bunton;Faruk Nome;Frank H. Quina;Laurence S. Romsted

  • Surfactant-Mediated Cloud Point Extractions: An Environmentally Benign Alternative Separation Approach

    Frank H. Quina;Willie L. Hinze

  • Ion exchange in micellar solutions. 1. Conceptual framework for ion exchange in micellar solutions

    Frank H. Quina;Hernan. Chaimovich

  • Stöber synthesis of monodispersed luminescent silica nanoparticles for bioanalytical assays.

    Liane M Rossi;Lifang Shi;Frank H Quina;Zeev Rosenzweig

  • Interactions of neutral molecules with ionic micelles

    Luis Sepulveda;Eduardo Lissi;Frank Quina

  • Growth of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelles with Detergent Concentration

    Frank H. Quina;Patricia M. Nassar;Joiio B. S. Bonilha;Barney L. Bales

  • Photophysical and electrochemical properties of π-extended molecular 2,1,3-benzothiadiazoles

    Brenno A. DaSilveira Neto;Aline Sant'Ana Lopes;Gunter Ebeling;Reinaldo S. Gonçalves

  • Incorporation of Nonionic Solutes into Aqueous Micelles: A Linear Solvation Free Energy Relationship Analysis

    Frank Herbert Quina;E O Alonso;João Pedro Simon Farah

  • Treatment of Saline Wastewater Contaminated with Hydrocarbons by the Photo-Fenton Process

    José Ermirio F. Moraes;Frank H. Quina;Claudio Augusto O. Nascimento;Douglas N. Silva

  • Characterization of crude petroleum by NIR

    F.S. Falla;C. Larini;G.A.C. Le Roux;F.H. Quina

  • Effects of temperature and lipid composition on the serum albumin-induced aggregation and fusion of small unilamellar vesicles.

    S Schenkman;P S Araujo;R Dijkman;F H Quina

  • Photochemical reactions in organized monolayer assemblies. 4. Photodimerization, photoisomerization, and excimer formation with surfactant olefins and dienes in monolayer assemblies, crystals, and micelles

    Frank H. Quina;David G. Whitten

  • Abatement of the inhibitory effect of chloride anions on the photo-Fenton process.

    Amilcar Júnior Machulek;José E F Moraes;Carolina Vautier-Giongo;Cristina A Silverio

  • Formation of closed vesicles from a simple phosphate diester. Preparation and some properties of vesicles of dihexadecyl phosphate

    Renato A. Mortara;Frank H. Quina;Hernan Chaimovich

  • Chemistry and photochemistry of natural plant pigments: the anthocyanins

    Volnir O. Silva;Adilson A. Freitas;António L. Maçanita;Frank H. Quina

  • Nanotecnologia e o meio ambiente: perspectivas e riscos

    Frank Herbert Quina

  • Ion exchange in micellar solutions. 2. Binding of hydroxide ion to positive micelles

    H. Chaimovich;J. B. S. Bonilha;M. J. Politi;F. H. Quina

  • Photochemistry of anthocyanins and their biological role in plant tissues

    Frank H. Quina;Paulo F. Moreira;Carolina Vautier-Giongo;Daniel Rettori;Daniel Rettori

  • Binding of electrolytes to poly(ethylene oxide) in aqueous solutions

    R. Sartori;L. Sepulveda;F. Quina;E. Lissi

  • Efficient sonochemical synthesis of novel 3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboximidamides.

    Lucas Pizzuti;Paula L.G. Martins;Bruna A. Ribeiro;Frank H. Quina

  • Ion exchange in micellar solutions. 4. "Buffered" systems

    Frank H. Quina;Mario J. Politi;Iolanda M. Cuccovia;Elisa Baumgarten

  • Are Molecular 5,8‐π‐Extended Quinoxaline Derivatives Good Chromophores for Photoluminescence Applications?

    Fabiana S. Mancilha;Brenno A. DaSilveira Neto;Aline S. Lopes;Paulo F. Moreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Adelia J. A. Aquino
Adelia J. A. Aquino Texas Tech University
João C. Lima
João C. Lima Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Hans Lischka
Hans Lischka Texas Tech University
Eduardo Lissi
Eduardo Lissi University of Santiago Chile
David G. Whitten
David G. Whitten University of New Mexico
Faruk Nome
Faruk Nome Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Willie L. Hinze
Willie L. Hinze Wake Forest University
Antonio Claudio Tedesco
Antonio Claudio Tedesco Universidade de São Paulo
Jairton Dupont
Jairton Dupont Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Etelvino J. H. Bechara
Etelvino J. H. Bechara Universidade de São Paulo

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