John Denman

Dr John Denman

Manager, Technical Services, Chemistry and Biology

Future Industries Institute

Future Industries Institute

John is a Forensic and Analytical Chemistry graduate with an Honours Degree in Science from Flinders University. He completed his PhD in Materials Science at the Ian Wark Research Institute in 2007 and subsequently took up the position of AMMRF Flagship Engineer and ToF-SIMS Technologist with Scientific Services (2007 - 2016). He served as a Senior Technical Officer in the FII Technical Services Team and subsequently the STEM Technical Services Team (Chemistry & Biology) from 2016-2024, where responsibilities included:

Contributing to the research and consultancy activities of the Future Industries Institute through the provision of specialised support.
Operation and maintenance of a wide range of laboratory equipment and infrastructure.
Provision of information and guidance to laboratory users and clients, particularly regarding WHS aspects.
Institute Quarantine/Biosecurity Officer - providing oversight to Approved Arrangement activities.
Executive Officer: University Chemical Advisory Safety Committee.
Laboratory and Biosafety management of PC2 facilities.
Representing the UniSA node of Australia Microscopy on the Business and Administration Committee.

His current role is Manager Technical Services: Chemistry & Biology in UniSA STEM, where he is accountable for the successful integration, delivery and management of an extensive range of technical operations/services that support STEM/FII’s research, teaching and commercial activities. This includes leading a team of technical staff, acting as a discipline expert and reference point in providing innovative solutions, optimising resources, and working collaboratively to ensure the delivery of streamlined technical services across the Unit.

Year Citation
2020 Bakir, H., Denman, J. A., & Doherty, W. O. S. (2020). Slow settling behaviour of soil nano-particles in water and synthetic sugarcane juice solutions. Journal of Food Engineering, 279(109978), 15 pages.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2018 Wan, S., Tieu, A. K., Zhu, Q., Zhu, H., Cui, S., Mitchell, D. R. G., . . . Liu, R. (2018). Erratum to: Chemical nature of alkaline polyphosphate boundary film at heated rubbing surfaces (Scientific Reports, (2016), 6, 1, (26008), 10.1038/srep26008). Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1 page.
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2018 Momin, M. A. M., Tucker, I. G., Doyle, C. S., Denman, J. A., & Das, S. C. (2018). Manipulation of spray-drying conditions to develop dry powder particles with surfaces enriched in hydrophobic material to achieve high aerosolization of a hygroscopic drug. International journal of pharmaceutics, 543(1-2), 318-327.
DOI Scopus38 WoS35 Europe PMC17
2018 Mangal, S., Park, H., Zeng, L., Yu, H. H., Lin, Y. W., Velkov, T., . . . Zhou, Q. T. (2018). Composite particle formulations of colistin and meropenem with improved in-vitro bacterial killing and aerosolization for inhalation. International journal of pharmaceutics, 548(1), 443-453.
DOI Scopus26 WoS26 Europe PMC23
2018 Momin, M. A. M., Tucker, I. G., Doyle, C. S., Denman, J. A., Sinha, S., & Das, S. C. (2018). Co-spray drying of hygroscopic kanamycin with the hydrophobic drug rifampicin to improve the aerosolization of kanamycin powder for treating respiratory infections. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 541(1-2), 26-36.
DOI Scopus46 WoS45 Europe PMC30
2017 Wei, G., Mangal, S., Denman, J., Gengenbach, T., Lee Bonar, K., Khan, R. I., . . . Zhou, Q. T. (2017). Effects of coating materials and processing conditions on flow enhancement of cohesive acetaminophen powders by high-shear processing with pharmaceutical lubricants. Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 106(10), 3022-3032.
DOI Scopus16 WoS17 Europe PMC11
2017 Yu, J., Chan, H. K., Gengenbach, T., & Denman, J. A. (2017). Protection of hydrophobic amino acids against moisture-induced deterioration in the aerosolization performance of highly hygroscopic spray-dried powders. European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics, 119, 224-234.
DOI Scopus46 WoS45 Europe PMC33
2016 Zhou, Q., Loh, Z. H., Yu, J., Sun, S. P., Gengenbach, T., Denman, J. A., . . . Chan, H. K. (2016). How Much Surface Coating of Hydrophobic Azithromycin Is Sufficient to Prevent Moisture-Induced Decrease in Aerosolisation of Hygroscopic Amorphous Colistin Powder?. AAPS Journal, 18(5), 1213-1224.
DOI Scopus49 WoS48 Europe PMC38
2016 Wang, W., Zhou, Q. T., Sun, S. P., Denman, J. A., Gengenbach, T. R., Barraud, N., . . . Chan, H. K. (2016). Effects of surface composition on the aerosolisation and dissolution of inhaled antibiotic combination powders consisting of colistin and rifampicin. AAPS journal, 18(2), 372-384.
DOI Scopus44 WoS42 Europe PMC35
2016 Li, L., Sun, S., Parumasivam, T., Denman, J. A., Gengenbach, T., Tang, P., . . . Chan, H. K. (2016). l-Leucine as an excipient against moisture on in vitro aerosolization performances of highly hygroscopic spray-dried powders. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 102, 132-141.
DOI Scopus162 WoS156 Europe PMC118
2016 Wan, S., Tieu, A. K., Zhu, Q., Zhu, H., Cui, S., Mitchell, D. R. G., . . . Liu, R. (2016). Chemical nature of alkaline polyphosphate boundary film at heated rubbing surfaces. Scientific Reports, 6(26008), 1-17.
DOI Scopus33 WoS55 Europe PMC4
2016 Wan, S., Tieu, A. K., Zhu, Q., Zhu, H., Cui, S., Mitchell, D. R. G., . . . Liu, R. (2016). Erratum: Chemical nature of alkaline polyphosphate boundary film at heated rubbing surfaces (Scientific Reports (2016) 6 (26008) DOI: 10.1038/srep26008). Scientific Reports, 6(1), 1 page.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2015 She, X., Chen, L., Velleman, L., Li, C., He, C., Denman, J., . . . Kong, L. (2015). The control of epidermal growth factor grafted on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for targeted delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(29), 6094-6104.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC6
2015 Mangal, S., Meiser, F., Tan, G., Gengenbach, T., Denman, J., Rowles, M. R., . . . Morton, D. A. V. (2015). Relationship between surface concentration of l-leucine and bulk powder properties in spray dried formulations. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 94, 160-169.
DOI Scopus92 WoS89 Europe PMC65
2015 Qu, L., Zhou, Q., Denman, J. A., Stewart, P. J., Hapgood, K. P., & Morton, D. A. V. (2015). Influence of coating material on the flowability and dissolution of dry-coated fine ibuprofen powders. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 78, 264-272.
DOI Scopus45 WoS44 Europe PMC21
2015 Fabris, R., Denman, J., Braun, K., Ho, L., & Drikas, M. (2015). Surface analysis of pilot distribution system pipe autopsies : the relationship of organic and inorganic deposits to input water quality. Water research, 87, 202-210.
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2014 Qu, L., Zhou, Q. T., Gengenbach, T., Denman, J., Stewart, P. J., Hapgood, K. P., . . . Morton, D. A. V. (2014). Investigation of the potential for direct compaction of a fine ibuprofen powder dry-coated with magnesium stearate. Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 41(5), 825-837.
DOI Scopus41 WoS42 Europe PMC23
2014 Zhou, Q. T., Genenbach, T., Denman, J. A., Yu, H. H., Li, J., & Chan, H. K. (2014). Synergistic antibiotic combination powders of colistin and rifampicin provide high aerosolization efficiency and moisture protection. AAPS journal, 16(1), 37-47.
DOI Scopus77 WoS74 Europe PMC58
2014 Bailey, M. R., Denman, J. A., & Donnea, S. W. (2014). Electrode additives and the rechargeability of the alkaline manganese dioxide cathode. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 161(3), A403-A409.
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2014 Liu, T., Yang, C. T., Dieguez, L., Denman, J. A., & Thierry, B. (2014). Robust and flexible fabrication of chemical micropatterns for tumor spheroid preparation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6(13), 10162-10171.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC4
2012 Chen, R., Willcox, M. D. P., Cole, N., Ho, K. K. K., Rasul, R., Denman, J. A., & Kumar, N. (2012). Characterization of chemoselective surface attachment of the cationic peptide melimine and its effects on antimicrobial activity. Acta biomaterialia, 8(12), 4371-4379.
DOI Scopus53 WoS52 Europe PMC34
2012 Bailey, M. R., Denman, J. A., King, B. V., & Donne, S. W. (2012). Role of titanium dioxide in enhancing the performance of the alkaline manganese dioxide cathode. Journal of the electrochemical society, 159(2), A158-A165.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2012 Hirsh, S. L., McKenzie, D. R., Nosworthy, N. J., Denman, J. A., Sezerman, O. U., & Bilek, M. M. M. (2012). The Vroman effect: competitive protein exchange with dynamic multilayer protein aggregates. Colloids and surfaces B : biointerfaces, 103, 395-404.
DOI Scopus275 WoS259 Europe PMC153
2012 Buckley, A. N., Denman, J. A., & Hope, G. A. (2012). The adsorption of n-Octanohydroxamate collector on Cu and Fe oxide minerals investigated by static secondary ion mass spectrometry. Minerals, 2(4), 493-515.
DOI Scopus17 WoS15
2012 Chan, J. G. Y., Chan, H. K., Prestidge, C. A., Denman, J. A., Young, P. M., & Traini, D. (2012). A novel dry powder inhalable formulation incorporating three first-line anti-tubercular antibiotics. European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics, 83(2), 285-292.
DOI Scopus84 WoS77 Europe PMC57
2012 Smart, E., Brown, D., & Denman, J. (2012). A Two-Phase Method of Detecting Abnormalities in Aircraft Flight Data and Ranking Their Impact on Individual Flights. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 13(3), 1253-1265.
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2011 Zhou, Q. T., Qu, L., Gengenbach, T., Denman, J. A., Larson, I., Stewart, P., & Morton, D. (2011). Investigation of the extent of surface coating via mechanofusion with varying additive levels and the influences on bulk powder flow properties. International journal of pharmaceutics, 413(1/2), 36-43.
DOI Scopus65 WoS63 Europe PMC42
2011 Zhou, Q. T., Denman, J. A., Gengenbach, T., Das, S., Qu, L., Zhang, H., . . . Morton, D. A. V. (2011). Characterization of the surface properties of a model pharmaceutical fine powder modified with a pharmaceutical lubricant to improve flow via a mechanical dry coating approach. Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 100(8), 3421-3430.
DOI Scopus81 WoS74 Europe PMC46
2010 Kempson, I. M., Martin, A. L., Denman, J. A., French, P. W., Prestidge, C. A., & Barnes, T. J. (2010). Detecting the presence of denatured human serum albumin in an adsorbed protein monolayer using TOF-SIMS. Langmuir, 26(14), 12075-12080.
DOI Scopus33 WoS33 Europe PMC23
2010 Denman, J. A., Skinner, W. M., Kirkbride, K. P., & Kempson, I. M. (2010). Organic and inorganic discrimination of ballpoint pen inks by ToF-SIMS and multivariate statistics. Applied Surface Science, 256(7), 2155-2163.
DOI Scopus74 WoS68
2008 Denman, J. A., Kempson, I. M., Skinner, W. M., & Kirkbride, K. P. (2008). Discrimination of pencil markings on paper using elemental analysis: An initial investigation. Forensic Science International, 175(2-3), 123-129.
DOI Scopus45 WoS40 Europe PMC14
2008 Coumbaros, J., Denman, J. A., Kirkbride, K. P., Walker, G. S., & Skinner, W. M. (2008). An investigation into the spatial elemental distribution within a pane of glass by time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. Journal of forensic sciences, 53(2), 312-320.
DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC5

Year Citation
2017 Momin, M. A. M., Tucker, I. G., Doyle, C., Denman, J., & Das, S. C. (2017). ENRICHMENT OF THE SURFACE OF SPRAY-DRIED POWDER PARTICLES WITH A HYDROPHOBIC MATERIAL TO IMPROVE THEIR AEROSOLIZATION. In JOURNAL OF AEROSOL MEDICINE AND PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY Vol. 30 (pp. A17). MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.
2005 Kempson, I. M., Denman, J. A., Skinner, W. M., & Kirkbride, K. P. (2005). Applications of synchrotron x-ray sources for forensic characterisation of glass. In 16th National Congress 2005 Australian Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings CD-ROM Physics for the Nation. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

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  • NASC 3015 Atomic, Nuclear, and Radiation Science (2025)
  • Position: Manager, Technical Services, Chemistry and Biology
  • Email: john.denman@adelaide.edu.au
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