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The tube transducer as a novel source for power ultrasound: A case study in delamination of graphite coating from lithium-ion battery anode Open

Ben Jacobson, Joshua Cooke, Chunhong Lei, Andrew P. Abbott, Andrew Feeney , et al. · 2025

Developing high throughput applications of sonochemistry and sonoprocessing is an outstanding ultrasonic engineering challenge that continues to limit widespread industrial adoption. Conventional mass-produced Langevin-based technologies, …

Role of shock waves in materials processing: Fundamentals and Applications Open

Abhinav Priyadarshi, Amanpreet Kaur, Mohammad Khavari, Justin A. Morton, Anastasia V. Tyurnina , et al. · 2025

In recent years, ultrasonic processing (USP) technology has led to some of the most promising scientific breakthroughs in the field of pharmaceutical, food, environmental and material sciences leading to advancements in manufacturing, proc…

Revisiting the subharmonic route to acoustic chaos: broadband noise clearing via cavitation bubble synchronization Open

H. Metzger, Yuhao Zhang, Andrea Cammarano, Paul Prentice · 2025

The cavitation activity within a tube transducer subject to a linearly increasing drive amplitude is studied experimentally, via high-speed imaging and parallel acoustic detection. A spectrogram of the cavitation emission signal collected …

Toward decentralized nitrogen fixation using pulsed ultrasound Open

Lukman Yusuf, Patrick J. McHugh, Giacomo Cioncoloni, Jae Hee Song, Christina M. Morrison , et al. · 2025

Current anthropogenic nitrogen fixation routes leave very little scope for the production of fertilizers in small, decentralized facilities close to the point of use. Such decentralized production would require nitrogen fixation without th…

Fast Delamination of Fuel Cell Catalyst-Coated Membranes Using High-Intensity Ultrasonication Open

Tanongsak Yingnakorn, Ross J. Gordon, Daniel Marin Florido, Christopher E. Elgar, Ben Jacobson , et al. · 2025

Non-porous silica nanoparticles as a cavitation sensitive vehicle for antibiotic delivery Open

G. T. Ball, Jack Stevenson, Faraz Amini Boroujeni, Ben Jacobson, Sarah A. Kuehne , et al. · 2025

Microbubble dynamics in brain microvessels Open

James H. Bezer, Paul Prentice, William Lim Kee Chang, Sophie V. Morse, Kirsten Christensen-Jeffries , et al. · 2025

Focused ultrasound stimulation of microbubbles is being tested in clinical trials for its ability to deliver drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This technique has the potential to treat neurological diseases by preferentially deli…

Synchronized acoustic emission and high-speed imaging of cavitation-induced atomization: The role of shock waves Open

Abhinav Priyadarshi, Paul Prentice, Dmitry Eskin, Peter Lee, Iakovos Tzanakis · 2025

Non-Porous Silica Nanoparticles as a Cavitation Sensitive Vehicle for Antibiotic Delivery Open

Graham E. Ball, Jack Stevenson, Faraz Amini Boroujeni, Ben Jacobson, Sarah Kuehnee , et al. · 2025

Mass and heat transfer in audible sound driven bubbles Open

Davide Masiello, Ignacio Tudela, Stephen Shaw, Ben Jacobson, Paul Prentice , et al. · 2024

Most research on sonoluminescence and sonochemistry has been conducted at acoustic frequencies above ∼20 kHz. Consequently, mathematical models for the dynamics of acoustically-driven bubbles have hardly been examined in the audible freque…

Effect of organic solvent additives on the enhancement of ultrasonic cavitation effects in water for lithium-ion battery electrode delamination Open

Chunhong Lei, Ben Jacobson, Jennifer M. Hartley, Sean Scott, Iwan Sumarlan , et al. · 2024

Synchronized Acoustic Emission and High-Speed Imaging of Cavitation-Induced Atomization: The Role of Shock Waves Open

Abhinav Priyadarshi, Paul Prentice, Dmitry Eskin, Peter Lee, Iakovos Tzanakis · 2024

Observation of cavitation dynamics in viscous deep eutectic solvents during power ultrasound sonication Open

Ben Jacobson, Shida Li, Paul Daly, Christopher E. Elgar, Andrew P. Abbott , et al. · 2024

We characterise the development of cavitation structure in three deep eutectic solvents of increasing viscosity, and water, via high-speed imaging and parallel acoustic detection..

Effect of Phase-Change Nanodroplets and Ultrasound on Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability In Vitro Open

Stavros Vlatakis, Weiqi Zhang, Sarah Thomas, Paul Cressey, Alexandru Moldovan , et al. · 2023

Phase-change nanodroplets (PCND;NDs) are emulsions with a perfluorocarbon (PFC) core that undergo acoustic vaporisation as a response to ultrasound (US). Nanodroplets change to microbubbles and cavitate while under the effect of US. This c…

Using ultrasound to increase copper and nickel dissolution and prevent passivation using concentrated ionic fluid. Open

Christopher E. Elgar, Sam Ravenhill, Philip Hunt, Ben Jacobson, Andrew Feeney , et al. · 2023

This paper uses targeted ultrasound on a surface undergoing anodic dissolution. The aim of these experiments was to etch metals that would normally passivate. The study was carried out in deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as these are technolo…

Ultra-fast extraction of metals from a printed circuit board using high power ultrasound in a calcium chloride-based deep eutectic solvent Open

Rodolfo Marín Rivera, Christopher E. Elgar, Ben Jacobson, Andrew Feeney, Paul Prentice , et al. · 2023

The increase of digitization, alongside the growth in consumer electronics and shortened life cycles, has led to a significant global increase in the volume of electronic waste (e-waste).

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON SONOPORATED CELLS VIA REAL-TIME FLUORESCENCE-GUIDED ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY Open

JM BURNS, Paul Prentice, Paul A. Campbell · 2023

A mechanistic study identifying improved technology critical metal delamination from printed circuit boards at lower power sonications in a deep eutectic solvent Open

Ben Jacobson, Shida Li, Rodolfo Marín Rivera, Paul Daly, Christopher E. Elgar , et al. · 2023

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are an emerging class of ionic liquids that offer a solution to reclaiming technology critical metals (TCMs) from electronic waste, with potential for improved life cycle analysis. The high viscosities typical…

Microbubble dynamics in brain microvessels Open

James H. Bezer, Paul Prentice, William Lim Kee Chang, Sophie V. Morse, Kirsten Christensen-Jeffries , et al. · 2023

Background Focused ultrasound stimulation of microbubbles is being tested in clinical trials for its ability to deliver drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This technique has the potential to treat neurological diseases by preferen…

Using Ultrasound to Increase Metal Dissolution and Prevent Passivation Using Concentrated Ionic Fluid Open

Christopher E. Elgar, Sam Ravenhill, Philip Hunt, Ben Jacobson, Andrew Feeney , et al. · 2023

Using Ultrasound to Increase Metal Dissolution and Prevent Passivation Using Concentrated Ionic Fluid Open

Christopher E. Elgar, Sam Ravenhill, Philip Hunt, Ben Jacobson, Andrew Feeney , et al. · 2023

Dual frequency ultrasonic cavitation in various liquids: High-speed imaging and acoustic pressure measurements Open

Justin A. Morton, Mohammad Khavari, Abhinav Priyadarshi, Amanpreet Kaur, Nicole Grobert , et al. · 2023

Ultrasonic cavitation is used in various processes and applications, utilizing powerful shock waves and high-speed liquid jets generated by the collapsing bubbles. Typically, a single frequency source is used to produce the desired effects…

A Mechanistic Study Identifying Improved Technology Critical Metal Delamination from Printed Circuit Boards at Lower Power Sonications in a Deep Eutectic Solvent Open

Ben Jacobson, Shida Li, Rodolfo Marín Rivera, Paul Daly, Christopher E. Elgar , et al. · 2023

An eco-friendly solution for liquid phase exfoliation of graphite under optimised ultrasonication conditions Open

Justin A. Morton, Amanpreet Kaur, Mohammad Khavari, Anastasia V. Tyurnina, Abhinav Priyadarshi , et al. · 2022

Ultrasonic assisted liquid phase exfoliation (ULPE) is a promising method for the large scale production of 2D materials. Currently, toxic solvents such as N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) are commonly used for the production of graphene. In t…

An Eco-Friendly Solution for Liquid Phase Exfoliation of Graphite Under Optimised Ultrasonication Conditions Open

Justin A. Morton, Amanpreet Kaur, Mohammad Khavari, Anastasia V. Tyurnina, Abhinav Priyadarshi , et al. · 2022

In-situ observations and acoustic measurements upon fragmentation of free-floating intermetallics under ultrasonic cavitation in water Open

Abhinav Priyadarshi, Mohammad Khavari, Shazamin Bin Shahrani, Tungky Subroto, Lukman Yusuf , et al. · 2021

Effect of Temperature and Acoustic Pressure During Ultrasound Liquid-Phase Processing of Graphite in Water Open

Justin A. Morton, Dmitry Eskin, Nicole Grobert, Jiawei Mi, Kyriakos Porfyrakis , et al. · 2021

Ultrasound-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation is a promising method for manufacturing two-dimensional materials. Understanding the effect of ultrasonication parameters such as the temperature and input power on the developed pressure field …

Mechanisms of ultrasonic de-agglomeration of oxides through in-situ high-speed observations and acoustic measurements Open

Abhinav Priyadarshi, Mohammad Khavari, Tungky Subroto, Paul Prentice, K. Pericleous , et al. · 2021

Ultrasonic de-agglomeration and dispersion of oxides is important for a range of applications. In particular, in liquid metal, this is one of the ways to produce metal-matrix composites reinforced with micron and nano sized particles. The …

New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements Open

Justin A. Morton, Mohammad Khavari, Ling Qin, Barbara M. Maciejewska, Anastasia V. Tyurnina , et al. · 2021

Cold Turkey: Will the Recent Freeze in Turkish NATO Relations Spiral into a Bigger Problem? Open

Reagan Nelson, Paul Prentice, Ashlyn Cowell, Nathan Waite, Brent Schuliger , et al. · 2021

Situated in a strategic location bridging the gap between Europe and Asia, Turkey has been a valuable member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for decades. However, recent events have inflamed underlying tensions between Tur…

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