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Overview

Xiaobo Chen is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia and has a significant body of work primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research output includes 186 publications in Engineering and 170 in Materials Science, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary approach.

Their subfields of study extend into Materials Chemistry with 109 publications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering with 55, Mechanical Engineering with 54, as well as Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, with 27 and 26 publications respectively.

The main topics addressed in their research involve Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (58 publications), Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (52), Advancements in Battery Materials (32), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (26), Advanced Battery Technologies Research (26), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (22), and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (20).

Chen frequently collaborates with several researchers with whom they have multiple co-authored works, including Ivan Cole (25 joint publications), Zhan Shi (22), Qiushi Deng (13), and Shouhua Feng (a combined 20 across two records).

Common venues for publication by Chen include the SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications), Journal of Material Science and Technology (8), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (6), Corrosion Science (5), and Small (5).

Their recent papers, which cover a range of topics in materials and coatings, include:

  • Advances in coatings on biodegradable magnesium alloys, 2020, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • Surface states of carbon dots and their influences on luminescence, 2020, Journal of Applied Physics
  • Evading strength-corrosion tradeoff in Mg alloys via dense ultrafine twins, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Challenges and progresses of lithium-metal batteries, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Stimuli-Responsive Luminescent Properties of Tetraphenylethene-Based Strontium and Cobalt Metal-Organic Frameworks, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • What is going on in magnesium alloys

    X.J. Wang;D.K. Xu;R.Z. Wu;X.B. Chen

  • Advances in functionalized polymer coatings on biodegradable magnesium alloys - A review.

    Ling-Yu Li;Lan-Yue Cui;Rong-Chang Zeng;Shuo-Qi Li

  • Advances in coatings on biodegradable magnesium alloys

    Zheng-Zheng Yin;Wei-Chen Qi;Rong-Chang Zeng;Rong-Chang Zeng;Xiao-Bo Chen

  • Review of Corrosion-Resistant Conversion Coatings for Magnesium and Its Alloys

    Xiaobo Chen;Nick Birbilis;Trevor Abbott

  • Surface states of carbon dots and their influences on luminescence

    Hui Ding;Xue-Hua Li;Xiao-Bo Chen;Ji-Shi Wei

  • Evading strength-corrosion tradeoff in Mg alloys via dense ultrafine twins.

    Changjian Yan;Yunchang Xin;Xiao-Bo Chen;Daokui Xu

  • Multifunctional flexible composite aerogels constructed through in-situ growth of metal-organic framework nanoparticles on bacterial cellulose

    Xiaoting Ma;Yue Lou;Xiao-Bo Chen;Xiao-Bo Chen;Zhan Shi

  • Electrochemical behaviour and corrosion of Mg-Y alloys

    Aaron Sudholz;Kateryna Gusieva;Xiaobo Chen;Barrington Muddle

  • Dry sliding wear behavior of magnesium alloys

    J. An;R.G. Li;Y. Lu;C.M. Chen

  • Carbon dots with red/near-infrared emissions and their intrinsic merits for biomedical applications

    Hui Ding;Xuan-Xuan Zhou;Ji-Shi Wei;Xiao-Bing Li

  • Effect of water presence on choline chloride-2urea ionic liquid and coating platings from the hydrated ionic liquid.

    Cuiling Du;Binyuan Zhao;Xiao-Bo Chen;Nick Birbilis

  • Recent advances in biodegradation controls over Mg alloys for bone fracture management: A review

    Ming-Shi Song;Ming-Shi Song;Rong-Chang Zeng;Yun-Fei Ding;Rachel W. Li

  • Composition and microstructure dependent corrosion behaviour of Mg-Li alloys

    C.Q. Li;C.Q. Li;C.Q. Li;D.K. Xu;X.-B. Chen;X.-B. Chen;B.J. Wang

  • Effect of volume fraction of LPSO phases on corrosion and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-Y alloys

    C.Q. Li;C.Q. Li;C.Q. Li;D.K. Xu;Z.R. Zeng;B.J. Wang

  • Controlling initial biodegradation of magnesium by a biocompatible strontium phosphate conversion coating.

    Xiao Bo Chen;David Russell Nisbet;Rachel W Li;Paul N Fracs Smith

  • A simple route towards a hydroxyapatite–Mg(OH)2 conversion coating for magnesium

    Xiaobo Chen;Nick Birbilis;Trevor Abbott

  • Challenges and progresses of lithium-metal batteries.

    Jinming Wang;Bingcheng Ge;Hui Li;Meng Yang

  • Corrosion resistance and antibacterial activity of zinc-loaded montmorillonite coatings on biodegradable magnesium alloy AZ31

    Yu-Hong Zou;Jian Wang;Lan-Yue Cui;Rong-Chang Zeng;Rong-Chang Zeng

  • Effect of [Ca2+] and [PO43-] levels on the formation of calcium phosphate conversion coatings on die-cast magnesium alloy AZ91D

    Xiaobo Chen;Nick Birbilis;Trevor Abbott

  • Growth behavior of MgAl-layered double hydroxide films by conversion of anodic films on magnesium alloy AZ31 and their corrosion protection

    Gen Zhang;Liang Wu;Aitao Tang;Xiao-Bo Chen

  • Effect of surface roughness of Ti, Zr, and TiZr on apatite precipitation from simulated body fluid.

    Xiaobo Chen;Alireza Nouri;Yuncang Li;Jianguo Lin

  • Double-layered manganese phosphate conversion coating on magnesium alloy AZ91D: Insights into coating formation, growth and corrosion resistance

    Xiaobo Chen;Xian Zhou;Trevor Bruce Abbott;Mark Alan Easton

  • A Dual Role of Graphene Oxide Sheet Deposition on Titanate Nanowire Scaffolds for Osteo-implantation: Mechanical Hardener and Surface Activity Regulator

    Wenjun Dong;Wenjun Dong;Lijuan Hou;Tingting Li;Ziqiang Gong

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Birbilis
Nick Birbilis Deakin University
Zhan Shi
Zhan Shi Jilin University
Rong-Chang Zeng
Rong-Chang Zeng Shandong University of Science and Technology
Shouhua Feng
Shouhua Feng Jilin University
Mark Alan Easton
Mark Alan Easton RMIT University
Peter Hodgson
Peter Hodgson Deakin University
Ivan S. Cole
Ivan S. Cole RMIT University
Cuie Wen
Cuie Wen RMIT University
Wenjun Dong
Wenjun Dong University of Science and Technology Beijing
Shaokang Guan
Shaokang Guan Zhengzhou University

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