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14501
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2017 - Jefferson Science Fellow
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
  • 2003 - Radcliffe Fellow, Harvard University

Overview

Omowunmi A. Sadik is affiliated with the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Materials Science, with significant contributions to related subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, and Electrochemistry.

The scientist's work covers several specific topics, notably:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

Sadik has published extensively, with frequent appearances in journals such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • RSC Advances
  • Molecules
  • ACS Agricultural Science & Technology
  • Biosensors

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Sadik are:

  • "Size and Shape-Dependent Antimicrobial Activities of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles: A Model Study as Potential Fungicides," 2020, Molecules
  • "Synthesis, characterization and antifungal activities of eco-friendly palladium nanoparticles," 2020, RSC Advances
  • "Co-exposure risks of pesticides residues and bacterial contamination in fresh fruits and vegetables under smallholder horticultural production systems in Tanzania," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "A Comparative Review of Key Isothiocyanates and Their Health Benefits," 2024, Nutrients
  • "Synthesis, biological and computational studies of flavonoid acetamide derivatives," 2022, RSC Advances

Sadik's collaborative work has involved frequent co-authors including Francis J. Osonga, Gaddi B. Eshun, Huize Xue, İdris Yazgan, and Daniel Isika. This network reflects an interdisciplinary approach to scientific problems within the materials and chemical sciences.

Recognition of Sadik's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Status of biomolecular recognition using electrochemical techniques.

    Omowunmi A. Sadik;Austin O. Aluoch;Ailing Zhou

  • Impedance Spectroscopy: A Powerful Tool for Rapid Biomolecular Screening and Cell Culture Monitoring

    Isaac O. K'Owino;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • Nanotechnology for sustainable food production: promising opportunities and scientific challenges

    Sónia M. Rodrigues;Philip Demokritou;Nick Dokoozlian;Christine Ogilvie Hendren

  • Palladium nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of Cr(VI) using formic acid

    Marcells A. Omole;Isaac O. K’Owino;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • Trends and challenges in biochemical sensors for clinical and environmental monitoring

    Silvana Andreescu;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • Comparative Analysis of Quercetin Oxidation by Electrochemical, Enzymatic, Autoxidation, and Free Radical Generation Techniques: A Mechanistic Study

    Ailing Zhou;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • Pulsed electrochemical detection using polymer electroactive electrodes

    John M. Riviello;Gordon Wallace;Omowunmi Amoke Sadik

  • Targeting Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents at the Molecular Level

    Omowunmi A. Sadik;Walker H. Land;Joseph Wang

  • Integrating waveguide biosensor.

    Frances S Ligler;Marc Breimer;Joel P Golden;Delana A Nivens

  • Incorporation of Metal Nanoparticles in Photopolymerized Organic Conducting Polymers: A Mechanistic Insight

    Marc A. Breimer;Gelfand Yevgeny;Sheldon Sy;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • First comparative reaction mechanisms of β-estradiol and selected environmental hormones in a redox environment

    Miriam M Ngundi;Omowunmi A Sadik;Takashi Yamaguchi;Shin-ichiro Suye

  • Electrochemical degradation of quercetin: Isolation and structural elucidation of the degradation products

    Ailing Zhou;Samuel Kikandi;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • The electrochemistry of antibody-modified conducting polymer electrodes

    Anita Sargent;Thomas Loi;Susannah Gal;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • A new electrocatalytic mechanism for the oxidation of phenols at platinum electrodes

    Silvana Andreescu;Daniel Andreescu;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • Correlation of Analyte Structures with Biosensor Responses Using the Detection of Phenolic Estrogens as a Model

    Silvana Andreescu;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • Monitoring antibody–antigen reactions at conducting polymer-based immunosensors using impedance spectroscopy

    Anita Sargent;Omowunmi A. Sadik

  • Adsorptive stripping voltammetric measurements of trace uranium at the bismuth film electrode

    Lin Lin;Sompong Thongngamdee;Joseph Wang;Yuehe Lin

  • Size and Shape-Dependent Antimicrobial Activities of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles: A Model Study as Potential Fungicides.

    Francis J Osonga;Ali Akgul;Idris Yazgan;Ayfer Akgul

  • Pulse damperometric detection of proteins using antibody containing conducting polymers

    O.A. Sadik;G.G. Wallace

  • Applications of electrochemical immunosensors to environmental monitoring

    Omowunmi A. Sadik;Jeanette M. Van Emon

  • Electrochemical DNA biosensor for the detection of specific gene related to Microcystis species

    Fei Yan;Arzum Erdem;Burcu Meric;Kagan Kerman

  • Differential impedance spectroscopy for monitoring protein immobilization and antibody-antigen reactions.

    O. A. Sadik;H. Xu;E. Gheorghiu;D. Andreescu

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvana Andreescu
Silvana Andreescu Clarkson University
Gordon G. Wallace
Gordon G. Wallace University of Wollongong
Seokheun Choi
Seokheun Choi Binghamton University
Bahgat Sammakia
Bahgat Sammakia Binghamton University
Mehmet Ozsoz
Mehmet Ozsoz Near East University
Philip Demokritou
Philip Demokritou Harvard University
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Héctor D. Abruña
Héctor D. Abruña Cornell University
James E. Hutchison
James E. Hutchison University of Oregon
Yuehe Lin
Yuehe Lin Washington State University

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