Dr Abel Santos

Senior Lecturer

School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials

Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I received my Msc and PhD in Electronic Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) by the University Rovira i Virgili (URV – Spain) in 2011. After a short (2011-2012) post-doctoral research position in the Department of Electronic Engineering (URV), I undertook a post-doctoral research position (Level A) associated with an ARC Discovery Project in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Adelaide in January 2012. I was awarded with an ARC DECRA Fellowship (commencing 2014) and appointed to Level B in January 2014. In January 2016, I was promoted to Level C by the Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics (ECMS) in recognition of my outstanding performance as an early career researcher. I have carried out intensive research activity in the field of nanophotonics, optical biosensing systems and drug delivery with 4 books, 5 book chapters, 65 journal articles, 44 conferences, 5 journal covers and 1 industrial patent, 1028 cites and h-index 20. Furthermore, I have a 100% success rate in ARC grant applications as a chief investigator (CI), with one DECRA (DE14010054, leading CI) and two LIEF grants (LE150100187 and LE150100040, contributing CI), with $1.1M external funding. During these years, I have also undertaken a significant load of leadership, mentorship and supervision responsibilities with 7 PhD students as principal supervisor and co-supervisor (3 completed, 1 submission and 3 in progress), with 3 Dean's Commendations for Academic Excellence and 2 The University of Adelaide Medals. I have also undertaken significant administration duties, such as maintenance of three research laboratories, including the day-to-day management, work coordination, safety matters and acquisition, installation and maintenance of equipment.

Currently, I hold a Level C position as a research-only academic associated with an ARC DECRA Fellowship (commencing 2014) in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Adelaide. I am also member and associated investigator of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and the ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) at The University of Adelaide, respectively.

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Research Interests

Structural engineering of nanoporous materials by electrochemical approaches
Nanophotonics
Optical sensing and biosensing
Smart drug delivery from nanocarriers and surface coatings for biomedical applications
Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems for all-in-one sensing applications

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PhD Scholarships

University scholarships for Australian students are known as Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA). These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and in designated areas of research strength within the University. If a student does not secure an APA, then the School of Physical Sciences considers the option of divisional scholarships (based on academic merit and budget limits). The University also offers a range of Scholarships for international students.

Application involves filling in the "application form for admission/scholarship".

When applying for domestic scholarships please remember to tick both the APA and Divisional box. After the closing date, the Graduate Centre will forward your application to the School to consider. If an APA is not awarded then the school will consider offering a divisional scholarship. Further details can be found at the scholarship websites http://www.adelaide.edu.au/scholarships/

Further information on international PhD scholarships can be found at: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/research-international/opportunities/

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2019	Senior Lecturer	The University of Adelaide
2016 - 2018	Research-only academic Level C	The University of Adelaide
2014 - 2016	Research-only academic Level B	The University of Adelaide

Language Competencies

Language	Competency
Catalan; Valencian	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
German	Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
Spanish; Castilian	Can read, write, understand spoken and peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
—	Universitat Jaume I	Spain	Bachelor in Chemical Engineering
—	Universitat Rovira i Virgili	Spain	Master in Electronic Engineering
—	Universitat Rovira i Virgili	Spain	PhD in Electronic Engineering

Research Interests

Electrochemistry Nanophotonics Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Acosta, L. K., Bertó-Roselló, F., Xifre-Perez, E., Law, C. S., Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. F. (2020). Tunable nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals by Gaussian pulse anodization. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12(17), 19778-19787. DOI Scopus5 WoS2
2020	Bachhuka, A., Madathiparambil Visalakshan, R., Law, C. S., Santos, A., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Karnati, S., & Vasilev, K. (2020). Modulation of macrophages differentiation by nanoscale-engineered geometric and chemical features. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3(3), 1496-1505. DOI
2020	Domagalski, J., Xifre-Perez, E., Santos, A., Ferre-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. (2020). Tailor-engineered structural and physico-chemical properties of anodic alumina nanotubes by pulse anodization: A step forward. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 303, 110264-1-110264-13. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2020	Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Bertó-Roselló, F., Liu, L., Markovic, M., Ferré-Borrull, J., . . . Santos, A. (2020). Tailor-engineered plasmonic single-lattices: harnessing localized surface plasmon resonances for visible-NIR light-enhanced photocatalysis. Catalysis Science and Technology, 10(10), 3195-3211. DOI
2020	Liu, L., Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Acosta, L. K., Jin, B., Abell, A. D., . . . Santos, A. (2020). Optical engineering of nanoporous photonic crystals by Gaussian-Like pulse anodization. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 110770. DOI
2020	Santos, A., Marsal, L. F., & Kumeria, T. (2020). Editorial: Engineered Nanoporous Materials for Chemical Sensors and Biosensors. Frontiers in Chemistry, 8, 2 pages. DOI
2020	Liu, L., Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Jin, B., Abell, A. D., Ni, G., & Santos, A. (2020). Engineering of Broadband Nanoporous Semiconductor Photonic Crystals for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis.. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 12(51), 57079-57092. DOI
2020	Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Jiang, L., Acosta, L. K., Bachhuka, A., Marsal, L. F., . . . Santos, A. (2020). Enhancing Forbidden Light Propagation in Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Gradient-Index Filters by Alcohol Additives. ACS Applied Nano Materials. DOI
2020	Mahmoud, M. H. H., Hessien, M. M., Alsawat, M., Santos, A., El-Bagoury, N., Alanazi, A. K., & Alshanbari, N. A. (2020). Developed Process Circuit Flowsheet of Al Amar Ore for Production of Nanocrystalline Ferrite and Improving Gold Recovery. ACS Omega, 5(48), 30858-30870. DOI
2020	Law, C. S., Lim, S. Y., Liu, L., Abell, A. D., Marsal, L. F., & Santos, A. (2020). Realization of high-quality optical nanoporous gradient-index filters by optimal combination of anodization conditions. Nanoscale, 12(17), 9404-9415. DOI Scopus4 WoS2
2019	Acosta, L. K., Bertó-Roselló, F., Xifre-Perez, E., Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. F. (2019). Stacked nanoporous anodic alumina gradient-index filters with tunable multispectral photonic stopbands as sensing platforms. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(3), 3360-3371. DOI Scopus18 WoS12 Europe PMC1
2019	Kaur, S., Law, C. S., Williamson, N. H., Kempson, I., Popat, A., Kumeria, T., & Santos, A. (2019). Environmental copper sensor based on polyethylenimine-functionalized nanoporous anodic alumina interferometers. Analytical Chemistry, 91(8), 5011-5020. DOI Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC2
2019	Bachhuka, A., Heng, S., Vasilev, K., Kostecki, R., Abell, A., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2019). Surface functionalization of exposed core glass optical fiber for metal ion sensing. Sensors, 19(8), 1-8. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019	Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Markovic, M., Marsal, L. F., Voelcker, N. H., Abell, A. D., & Santos, A. (2019). Rational management of photons for enhanced photocatalysis in structurally-colored nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2(2), 1169-1184. DOI Scopus10 WoS7
2019	Lim, S. Y., Law, S., Liu, L., Markovic, M., Abell, A. D., & Santos, A. (2019). Integrating surface plasmon resonance and slow photon effects in nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals for photocatalysis. Catalysis Science and Technology, 9(12), 3158-3176. DOI Scopus9 WoS6
2019	Liu, L., Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Jin, B., Abell, A. D., Ni, G., & Santos, A. (2019). Light-confining semiconductor nanoporous anodic alumina optical microcavities for photocatalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(39), 22514-22529. DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2019	Eckstein., Law, C. S., Lim, S. Y., Kaur, S., Kumeria, T., Ferré-Borrull, J., . . . Santos, A. (2019). Nanoporous photonic crystals with tailored surface chemistry for ionic copper sensing. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7(39), 12278-12289. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2019	Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Liu, L., Markovic, M., Hedrich, C., Blick, R. H., . . . Santos, A. (2019). Electrochemical engineering of nanoporous materials for photocatalysis: fundamentals, advances, and perspectives. Catalysts, 9(12), 988-1-988-34. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018	Nemati, M., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2018). Fabrication and optimization of bilayered nanoporous anodic alumina structures as multi-point interferometric sensing platform. Sensors, 18(2), 470-1-470-18. DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC1
2018	Law, C., Lim, S., & Santos, A. (2018). On the precise tuning of optical filtering features in nanoporous anodic alumina distributed Bragg reflectors. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1-16. DOI Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC1
2018	Lim, S., Law, C., Marsal, L., & Santos, A. (2018). Engineering of hybrid nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals by heterogeneous pulse anodization. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 9455-1-9455-16. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC1
2018	Lim, S., Law, C., Markovic, M., Kirby, J., Abell, A., & Santos, A. (2018). Engineering the slow photon effect in photoactive nanoporous anodic alumina gradient-index filters for photocatalysis. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(28), 24124-24136. DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC1
2018	Law, C., Lim, S., Abell, A., Marsal, L., & Santos, A. (2018). Structural tailoring of nanoporous anodic alumina optical microcavities for enhanced resonant recirculation of light. Nanoscale, 10(29), 14139-14152. DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2018	Law, C., Lim, S., Abell, A., & Santos, A. (2018). Real-time binding monitoring between human blood proteins and heavy metal ions in nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals. Analytical Chemistry, 90(16), 10039-10048. DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC2
2018	Santos, A. (2018). Electrochemical engineering of nanoporous materials. Nanomaterials, 8(9), 691-1-691-2. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018	Law, C., Lim, S., Abell, A., Voelcker, N., & Santos, A. (2018). Nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals for optical chemo-and biosensing: fundamentals, advances, and perspectives. Nanomaterials, 8(10), 788-1-788-47. DOI Scopus21 WoS17 Europe PMC2
2018	Law, S., Lim, S., Macalincag, R., Abell, A. D., & Santos, A. (2018). Light-confining nanoporous anodic alumina microcavities by apodized stepwise pulse anodization. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(9), 4418-4434. DOI Scopus10 WoS9
2017	Wang, Y., Zinonos, I., Zysk, A., Panagopoulos, V., Kaur, G., Santos, A., . . . Evdokiou, A. (2017). In vivo toxicological assessment of electrochemically engineered anodic alumina nanotubes: a study of biodistribution, subcutaneous implantation and intravenous injection. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5(13), 2511-2523. DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2017	Law, C., Sylvia, G., Nemati, M., Yu, J., Losic, D., Abell, A., & Santos, A. (2017). Engineering of surface chemistry for enhanced sensitivity in nanoporous interferometric sensing platforms. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(10), 8929-8940. DOI Scopus23 WoS21 Europe PMC5
2017	Kumeria, T., McInnes, S., Maher, S., & Santos, A. (2017). Porous silicon for drug delivery applications and theranostics: recent advances, critical review and perspectives. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 14(12), 1407-1422. DOI Scopus25 WoS22 Europe PMC8
2017	Maher, S., Santos, A., Kumeria, T., Kaur, G., Lambert, M., Forward, P., . . . Losic, D. (2017). Multifunctional microspherical magnetic and pH responsive carriers for combination anticancer therapy engineered by droplet-based microfluidics. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5(22), 4097-4109. DOI Scopus13 WoS14 Europe PMC2
2017	Sukarno., Law, C., & Santos, A. (2017). Realisation and optical engineering of linear variable bandpass filters in nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals. Nanoscale, 9(22), 7541-7550. DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC3
2017	Mezni, A., Saber, N., Almalki, A., Gobouri, A., Basiuk, E., Rizo, J., . . . Altalhi, T. (2017). Chemical functionalization of inner walls of carbon nanotubes with long-chain aliphatic amines. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 9(5), 712-718. DOI Scopus5 WoS8
2017	Santos, A. (2017). Nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals: fundamentals, developments and perspectives. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5(23), 5581-5599. DOI Scopus46 WoS40
2017	Alsawat, M., Altalhi, T., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2017). Carbon nanotubes-nanoporous anodic alumina composite membranes: influence of template on structural, chemical, and transport properties. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(25), 13634-13644. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2017	Mezni, A., Saber, N., Alhadhrami, A., Gobouri, A., Aldalbahi, A., Hay, S., . . . Altalhi, T. (2017). Highly biocompatible carbon nanocapsules derived from plastic waste for advanced cancer therapy. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 41, 351-358. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2017	Mezni, A., Altalhi, T., Saber, N., Aldalbahi, A., Boulehmi, S., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2017). Size-and shape-controlled synthesis of well-organised carbon nanotubes using nanoporous anodic alumina with different pore diameters. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 491, 375-389. DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2016	Santos, A., Yoo, J., Rohatgi, C., Kumeria, T., Wang, Y., & Losic, D. (2016). Realisation and advanced engineering of true optical rugate filters based on nanoporous anodic alumina by sinusoidal pulse anodisation. Nanoscale, 8(3), 1360-1373. DOI Scopus35 WoS34 Europe PMC10
2016	Santos, A., Law, C., Pereira, T., & Losic, D. (2016). Nanoporous hard data: optical encoding of information within nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals. Nanoscale, 8(15), 8091-8100. DOI Scopus22 WoS20 Europe PMC5
2016	Nemati, M., Santos, A., Law, C., & Losic, D. (2016). Assessment of binding affinity between drugs and human serum albumin using nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals. Analytical Chemistry, 88(11), 5971-5980. DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC6
2016	Law, C., Santos, A., Nemati, M., & Losic, D. (2016). Structural engineering of nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals by sawtooth-like pulse anodization. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(21), 13542-13554. DOI Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC7
2016	Alsawat, M., Altalhi, T., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2016). Facile and controllable route for nitrogen doping of carbon nanotubes composite membranes by catalyst-free chemical vapour deposition. Carbon, 106, 295-305. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2016	Alsawat, M., Kant, K., Altalhi, T., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2016). Influence of surface chemistry on the ionic conductivity of vertically aligned carbon nanotube composite membranes. RSC Advances, 6(50), 44288-44296. DOI
2016	Altalhi, T., Mezni, A., Aldalbahi, A., Alrooqi, A., Attia, Y., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2016). Fabrication and characterisation of sulfur and phosphorus (S/P) co-doped carbon nanotubes. Chemical Physics Letters, 658, 92-96. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2016	Santos, A., Pereira, T., Law, C., & Losic, D. (2016). Rational engineering of nanoporous anodic alumina optical bandpass filters. Nanoscale, 8(31), 14846-14857. DOI Scopus18 WoS17 Europe PMC7
2016	Wang, L., Kumeria, T., Santos, A., Forward, P., Lambert, M., & Losic, D. (2016). Iron oxide nanowires from bacteria biofilm as an edfficient visible-light magnetic photocatalyst. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8(31), 20110-20119. DOI Scopus22 WoS21 Europe PMC4
2016	Maher, S., Kumeria, T., Wang, Y., Kaur, G., Fathalla, D., Fetih, G., . . . Losic, D. (2016). From the mine to cancer therapy: natural and biodegradable theranostic silicon nanocarriers from diatoms for sustained delivery of chemotherapeutics. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 5(20), 2667-2678. DOI Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC5
2016	Santos, A., Law, C., Chin Lei, D., Pereira, T., & Losic, D. (2016). Fine tuning of optical signals in nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals by apodized sinusoidal pulse anodisation. Nanoscale, 8(43), 18360-18375. DOI Scopus21 WoS19 Europe PMC4
2015	Purdey, M., Thompson, J., Monro, T., Abell, A., & Schartner, E. (2015). A dual sensor for pH and hydrogen peroxide using polymer-coated optical fibre tips. Sensors, 15(12), 31904-31913. DOI Scopus29 WoS28 Europe PMC5
2015	Alsawat, M., Altalhi, T., Gulati, K., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2015). Synthesis of carbon nanotube-nanotubular titania composites by catalyst-free CVD process: insights into the formation mechanism and photocatalytic properties. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(51), 28361-28368. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC1
2015	Wang, Y., Kaur, G., Chen, Y., Santos, A., Losic, D., & Evdokiou, A. (2015). Bioinert anodic alumina nanotubes for targeting of endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagic signaling: a combinatorial nanotube-based drug delivery system for enhancing cancer therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7(49), 27140-27151. DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC5
2015	Chen, Y., Santos, A., Wang, Y., Kumeria, T., Li, J., Wang, C., & Losic, D. (2015). Biomimetic nanoporous anodic alumina distributed Bragg reflectors in the form of films and microsized particles for sensing applications. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(35), 19816-19824. DOI Scopus48 WoS44 Europe PMC11
2015	Maher, S., Alsawat, M., Kumeria, T., Fathalla, D., Fetih, G., Santos, A., . . . Losic, D. (2015). Luminescent silicon diatom replicas: self-reporting and degradable drug carriers with biologically derived shape for sustained delivery of therapeutics. Advanced Functional Materials, 25(32), 5107-5116. DOI Scopus29 WoS29
2015	Alsawat, M., Altalhi, T., Kumeria, T., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2015). Carbon nanotube-nanoporous anodic alumina composite membranes with controllable inner diameters and surface chemistry: Influence on molecular transport and chemical selectivity. Carbon, 93, 681-692. DOI Scopus20 WoS21
2015	Rahman, S., Ormsby, R., Santos, A., Atkins, G., Findlay, D., & Losic, D. (2015). Nanoengineered drug-releasing aluminium wire implants: comparative investigation of nanopore geometry, drug release and osteoblast cell adhesion. RSC Advances, 5(92), 75004-75014. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2015	Wang, Y., Santos, A., Evdokiou, A., & Losic, D. (2015). An overview of nanotoxicity and nanomedicine research: principles, progress and implications for cancer therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(36), 7153-7172. DOI Scopus49 WoS48 Europe PMC4
2015	Chen, Y., Santos, A., Wang, Y., Kumeria, T., Wang, C., Li, J., & Losic, D. (2015). Interferometric nanoporous anodic alumina photonic coatings for optical sensing. Nanoscale, 7(17), 7770-7779. DOI Scopus38 WoS38 Europe PMC10
2015	Kumeria, T., Yu, J., Alsawat, M., Kurkuri, M., Santos, A., Abell, A., & Losic, D. (2015). Photoswitchable membranes based on peptide-modified nanoporous anodic alumina: toward smart membranes for on-demand molecular transport. Advanced Materials, 27(19), 3019-3024. DOI Scopus19 WoS19 Europe PMC7
2015	Kumeria, T., Mon, H., Aw, M., Gulati, K., Santos, A., Griesser, H., & Losic, D. (2015). Advanced biopolymer-coated drug-releasing titania nanotubes (TNTs) implants with simultaneously enhanced osteoblast adhesion and antibacterial properties. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 130, 255-263. DOI Scopus68 WoS63 Europe PMC22
2015	Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Kumeria, T., Ding, F., Evdokiou, A., Losic, D., & Santos, A. (2015). Facile synthesis of optical microcavities by a rationally designed anodization approach: tailoring photonic signals by nanopore structure. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7(18), 9879-9888. DOI Scopus28 WoS29 Europe PMC10
2015	Kumeria, T., Yu, J., Alsawat, M., Kurkuri, M., Santos, A., Abell, A., & Losic, D. (2015). Membranes: Photoswitchable Membranes Based on Peptide-Modified Nanoporous Anodic Alumina: Toward Smart Membranes for On-Demand Molecular Transport (Adv. Mater. 19/2015). Advanced materials, 27(19), 2950. DOI
2015	Zhang, X., Heng, S., & Abell, A. (2015). Photoregulation of α-chymotrypsin activity by spiropyran-based inhibitors in solution and attached to an optical fiber. Chemistry, 21(30), 10703-10713. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC2
2015	Chen, Y., Santos, A., Ho, D., Wang, Y., Kumeria, T., Li, J., . . . Losic, D. (2015). On the generation of interferometric colors in high purity and technical grade aluminum: an alternative green process for metal finishing industry. Electrochimica Acta, 174, 672-681. DOI Scopus32 WoS30
2015	Gulati, K., Santos, A., Findlay, D., & Losic, D. (2015). Optimizing anodization conditions for the growth of titania nanotubes on curved surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(28), 16033-16045. DOI Scopus45 WoS42
2015	Saji, V., Kumeria, T., Gulati, K., Prideaux, M., Rahman, S., Alsawat, M., . . . Losic, D. (2015). Localized drug delivery of selenium (Se) using nanoporous anodic aluminium oxide for bone implants. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(35), 7090-7098. DOI Scopus9 WoS8
2015	Nemati, M., Santos, A., Kumeria, T., & Losic, D. (2015). Label-free real-time quantification of enzyme levels by interferometric spectroscopy combined with gelatin-modified nanoporous anodic alumina photonic films. Analytical chemistry, 87(17), 9016-9024. DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC6
2015	Chen, Y., Santos, A., Wang, Y., Kumeria, T., Ho, D., Li, J., . . . Losic, D. (2015). Rational design of photonic dust from nanoporous anodic alumina films: a versatile photonic nanotool for visual sensing. Scientific Reports, 5(1), 12893-1-12893-12. DOI Scopus25 WoS43 Europe PMC8
2015	Santos, A., Deen, M., & Marsal, L. (2015). Low-cost fabrication technologies for nanostructures: state-of-the-art and potential. Nanotechnology, 26(4), 042001-1-042001-20. DOI Scopus53 WoS50 Europe PMC18
2015	Purdey, M., Connaughton, H., Whiting, S., Schartner, E., Monro, T., Thompson, J., . . . Abell, A. (2015). Boronate probes for the detection of hydrogen peroxide release from human spermatozoa. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 81, 69-76. DOI Scopus29 WoS29 Europe PMC10
2015	Law, C., Santos, A., Kumeria, T., & Losic, D. (2015). Engineered therapeutic-releasing nanoporous anodic alumina-aluminum wires with extended release of therapeutics. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(6), 3846-3853. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC3
2015	Wang, Y., Kaur, G., Zysk, A., Liapis, V., Hay, S., Santos, A., . . . Evdokiou, A. (2015). Systematic invitro nanotoxicity study on anodic alumina nanotubes with engineered aspect ratio: understanding nanotoxicity by a nanomaterial model. Biomaterials, 46, 117-130. DOI Scopus32 WoS26 Europe PMC11
2015	Losic, D., Aw, M., Santos, A., Gulati, K., & Bariana, M. (2015). Titania nanotube arrays for local drug delivery: recent advances and perspectives. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 12(1), 103-127. DOI Scopus89 WoS85 Europe PMC25
2015	Wang, Y., Santos, A., Evdokiou, A., & Losic, D. (2015). Rational design of ultra-short anodic alumina nanotubes by short-time pulse anodization. Electrochimica Acta, 154, 379-386. DOI Scopus42 WoS36
2014	Kumeria, T., Santos, A., Rahman, M., Ferré-Borrull, J., Marsal, L., & Losic, D. (2014). Advanced structural engineering of nanoporous photonic structures: tailoring nanopore architecture to enhance sensing properties. ACS Photonics, 1(12), 1298-1306. DOI Scopus45 WoS43
2014	Kumeria, T., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2014). Nanoporous anodic alumina platforms: engineered surface chemistry and structure for optical sensing applications. Sensors, 14(7), 11878-11918. DOI Scopus96 WoS90 Europe PMC22
2014	Kumeria, T., Rahman, M., Santos, A., Ferre-Borrull, J., Marsal, L., & Losic, D. (2014). Nanoporous anodic alumina rugate filters for sensing of ionic mercury: toward environmental point-of-analysis systems. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6(15), 12971-12978. DOI Scopus55 WoS54 Europe PMC15
2014	Santos, A., Kumeria, T., Wang, Y., & Losic, D. (2014). In situ monitored engineering of inverted nanoporous anodic alumina funnels: on the precise generation of 3D optical nanostructures. Nanoscale, 6(17), 9991-9999. DOI Scopus31 WoS31 Europe PMC15
2014	Wang, Y., Santos, A., Kaur, G., Evdokiou, A., & Losic, D. (2014). Structurally engineered anodic alumina nanotubes as nano-carriers for delivery of anticancer therapeutics. Biomaterials, 35(21), 5517-5526. DOI Scopus44 WoS41 Europe PMC8
2014	Kumeria, T., Rahman, M., Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., Marsal, L., & Losic, D. (2014). Structural and optical nanoengineering of nanoporous anodic alumina rugate filters for real-time and label-free biosensing applications. Analytical Chemistry, 86(3), 1837-1844. DOI Scopus75 WoS74 Europe PMC21
2014	Santos, A., Kumeria, T., & Losic, D. (2014). Nanoporous anodic alumina: a versatile platform for optical biosensors. Materials, 7(6), 4297-4320. DOI Scopus81 WoS75 Europe PMC10
2014	Santos, A., Sinn Aw, M., Bariana, M., Kumeria, T., Wang, Y., & Losic, D. (2014). Drug-releasing implants: current progress, challenges and perspectives. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2(37), 6157-6182. DOI Scopus70 WoS63 Europe PMC1
2014	Tieu, W., Jarrad, A. M., Paparella, A. S., Keeling, K. A., Soares da Costa, T. P., Wallace, J. C., . . . Abell, A. D. (2014). Heterocyclic acyl-phosphate bioisostere-based inhibitors of Staphylococcus aureus biotin protein ligase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 24(19), 4689-4693. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC6
2013	Kumeria, T., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2013). Ultrasensitive nanoporous interferometric sensor for label-free detection of gold(III) ions. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(22), 11783-11790. DOI Scopus51 WoS50 Europe PMC18
2013	Santos, A., Kumeria, T., & Losic, D. (2013). Optically optimized photoluminescent and interferometric biosensors based on nanoporous anodic alumina: a comparison. Analytical Chemistry, 85(16), 7904-7911. DOI Scopus52 WoS52 Europe PMC14
2013	Altalhi, T., Kumeria, T., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2013). Synthesis of well-organised carbon nanotube membranes from non-degradable plastic bags with tuneable molecular transport: towards nanotechnological recycling. Carbon, 63, 423-433. DOI Scopus17 WoS17
2013	Kumeria, T., Gulati, K., Santos, A., & Losic, D. (2013). Real-time and in situ drug release monitoring from nanoporous implants under dynamic flow conditions by reflectometric interference spectroscopy. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(12), 5436-5442. DOI Scopus26 WoS26 Europe PMC10
2013	Santos, A., Kumeria, T., & Losic, D. (2013). Nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide for chemical sensing and biosensors. TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 44, 25-38. DOI Scopus158 WoS148
2013	Urteaga, R., Acquaroli, L., Koropecki, R., Santos, A., Alba, M., Pallareìs, J., . . . Berli, C. (2013). Optofluidic characterization of nanoporous membranes. Langmuir, 29(8), 2784-2789. DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC4
2012	Santos, A., Vojkuvka, L., Alba, M., Balderrama, V., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2012). Understanding and morphology control of pore modulations in nanoporous anodic alumina by discontinuous anodization. Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science, 209(10), 2045-2048. DOI Scopus24 WoS21
2012	Rahman, M., Garcia-Caurel, E., Santos, A., Marsal, L., Pallarès, J., & Ferré-Borrull, J. (2012). Effect of the anodization voltage on the pore-widening rate of nanoporous anodic alumina. Nanoscale Research Letters, 7(1), 474-1-474-7. DOI Scopus31 WoS27 Europe PMC6
2012	Vojkuvka, L., Santos, A., Pallarès, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., Marsal, L., & Celis, J. (2012). On the mechanical properties of nanoporous anodized alumina by nanoindentation and sliding tests. Surface and Coatings Technology, 206(8-9), 2115-2124. DOI Scopus39 WoS37
2012	Santos, A., Formentín, P., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2012). Nanoporous anodic alumina obtained without protective oxide layer by hard anodization. Materials Letters, 67(1), 296-299. DOI Scopus37 WoS30
2012	Santos, A., Balderrama, V., Alba, M., Formentín, P., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2012). Tunable Fabry-Pérot interferometer based on nanoporous anodic alumina for optical biosensing purposes. Nanoscale Research Letters, 7(1), 370-1-370-4. DOI Scopus22 WoS23 Europe PMC8
2012	Santos, A., MacÍas, G., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2012). Photoluminescent enzymatic sensor based on nanoporous anodic alumina. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 4(7), 3584-3588. DOI Scopus58 WoS53 Europe PMC13
2012	Santos, A., Alba, M., Rahman, M., Formentín, P., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2012). Structural tuning of photoluminescence in nanoporous anodic alumina by hard anodization in oxalic and malonic acids. Nanoscale Research Letters, 7(1), 228-1-228-11. DOI Scopus41 WoS36 Europe PMC9
2012	Santos, A., Balderrama, V., Alba, M., Formentín, P., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2012). Nanoporous anodic alumina barcodes: toward smart optical biosensors. Advanced Materials, 24(8), 1050-1054. DOI Scopus86 WoS85 Europe PMC28
2011	Santos, A., Montero-Moreno, J., Bachmann, J., Nielsch, K., Formentín, P., Ferré-Borrull, J., . . . Marsal, L. (2011). Understanding pore rearrangement during mild to hard transition in bilayered porous anodic alumina membranes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 3(6), 1925-1932. DOI Scopus36 WoS33 Europe PMC9
2011	Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2011). Hierarchical nanoporous anodic alumina templates by asymmetric two-step anodization. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science, 208(3), 668-674. DOI Scopus23 WoS20
2011	Santos, A., Formentín, P., Pallarès, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. (2011). Structural engineering of nanoporous anodic alumina funnels with high aspect ratio. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 655(1), 73-78. DOI Scopus41 WoS37
2011	Palacios, R., Formentín, P., Santos, A., Martínez-Ferrero, E., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarès, J., & Marsal, L. (2011). Template-assisted fabrication and characterization of photoluminescent polymer nanopillars. Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics, 8(9), 2612-2616. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2010	Santos, A., Formentín, P., Pallarés, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. (2010). Fabrication and characterization of high-density arrays of P3HT nanopillars on ITO/glass substrates. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 94(7), 1247-1253. DOI Scopus34 WoS33
2010	Santos, A., Formentin, P., Pallarés, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. (2010). Quasi-ordered P3HT nanopillar-nanocap structures with controlled size. Materials Letters, 64(3), 371-374. DOI Scopus16 WoS15
2009	Santos, A., Vojkuvka, L., Pallarés, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. (2009). In situ electrochemical dissolution of the oxide barrier layer of porous anodic alumina fabricated by hard anodization. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 632(1-2), 139-142. DOI Scopus46 WoS40
2009	Santos, A., Vojkuvka, L., Pallarés, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. (2009). Cobalt and nickel nanopillars on aluminium substrates by direct current electrodeposition process. Nanoscale Research Letters, 4(9), 1021-1028. DOI Scopus32 WoS30 Europe PMC6
2009	Abell, A., Alexander, N., Aitken, S., Chen, H., Coxon, J., Jones, M., . . . Muscroft-Taylor, A. (2009). Synthesis of macrocyclic β-Strand memplates by ring closing metathesis. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74(11), 4354-4356. DOI Scopus39 WoS35 Europe PMC10

Books

Year	Citation
2015	Losic, D., & Santos, A. (Eds.) (2015). Nanoporous Alumina Fabrication, Structure, Properties and Applications. Switzerland: Springer.
2015	Losic, D., & Santos, A. (Eds.) (2015). Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials: Methods, Properties and Applications. Switzerland: Springer.
2015	Nanoporous Alumina (2015). . Springer International Publishing. DOI

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2020	Law, C., Marsal, L., & Santos, A. (2020). Electrochemically engineered nanoporous photonic crystal structures for optical sensing and biosensing. In C. M. Hussain (Ed.), Handbook of Nanomaterials in Analytical Chemistry: Modern Trends in Analysis (pp. 201-226). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. DOI Scopus2
2019	Kumeria, T., Qu, Z., Popat, A., Altalhi, T., & Santos, A. (2019). Luminescent porous silicon nanoparticles for continuous wave and time-gated photoluminescence imaging. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 2054, pp. 185-198). Springer New York. DOI
2015	Kumeria, T., & Santos, A. (2015). Sensing and biosensing applications of nanoporous anodic alumina. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials: Methods, Properties and Applications (Vol. 220, pp. 187-218). Switzerland: Springer. DOI Scopus2
2015	Santos, A., & Kumeria, T. (2015). Electrochemical etching methods for producing porous silicon. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials: Methods, Properties and Applications (Vol. 220, pp. 1-36). Switzerland: Springer. DOI Scopus9
2015	Losic, D., & Santos, A. (2015). Preface to 'Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials'. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials (Vol. 220, pp. v-vi). Springer.
2015	Santos, A., & Kumeria, T. (2015). Nanoporous anodic alumina for optical biosensing. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Nanoporous Alumina: Fabrication, Structure, Properties and Applications (Vol. 219, pp. 219-247). Switzerland: Springer. DOI Scopus1
2015	Kumeria, T., & Santos, A. (2015). Nanoporous alumina membranes for chromatography and molecular transporting. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Nanoporous Alumina: Fabrication, Structure, Properties and Applications (Vol. 219, pp. 293-318). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. DOI Scopus1
2013	Santos, A., & Marsal, L. (2013). Engineering and understanding of nanoporous materials by electrochemical techniques. In Handbook of Functional Nanomaterials (Vol. 4, pp. 409-437).
2012	Ren, N., Wu, J., Jin, B., An, S., Abdullah, S., Bu, J., . . . Zhou, L. (2012). Preface. In Unknown Book (Vol. 524-527, pp. 3). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2018	Lim, S., Law, C., & Santos, A. (2018). Enhanced visible light photocatalysis in titanium dioxide-functionalized nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F119-FTS 2018 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA. DOI
2018	Lim, S., Law, C., & Santos, A. (2018). Fine tuning of transmission features in nanoporous anodic alumina distributed Bragg reflectors. In Proceedings of SPIE Nanophotonics Austalasia 2017 Vol. 10456 (pp. 1045659-1-1045659-15). United States: SPIE Press. DOI Scopus2
2018	Lim, S., Law, C., & Santos, A. (2018). Surface modification of nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals for photocatalytic applications. In Proceedings of SPIE Nanophotonics Austalasia Vol. 10456 (pp. 1045658-1-1045658-9). Melbourne: SPIE Press. DOI
2016	Kumeria, T., Yu, J., Alsawat, M., Kurkuri, M., Santos, A., Abell, A., & Losic, D. (2016). Modulating molecular transport across peptide-modified nanoporous alumina membranes with light. In M. Hutchinson, & E. Goldys (Eds.), Proceedings: SPIE BioPhotonics Australasia Vol. 10013 (pp. 100131W-1-100131W-6). Adelaide, Australia: SPIE. DOI
2012	Marsal, L., Palacios, R., Formentín, P., Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Pallarès, J. (2012). Effects of the nanostructure and fabrication process on the photoluminescence properties of PFO nanopillar arrays. In ECS Transactions Vol. 45 (pp. 199-206). Seattle, Washington: The Electrochemical Society. DOI
2011	Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarés, J., & Marsal, L. (2011). Generation of guided pores in nanoporous anodic alumina by nanoimprinting. In Proceedings of the 8th Spanish Conference on Electron Devices, CDE'2011 (pp. 4 pages). Palma de Mallorca, Spain: IEEE. DOI Scopus1
2010	Marsal, L. F., Palacios, R., Santos, A., Formentín, P., Martinez-Ferrero, E., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Pallarès, J. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of photoluminescent polymer micro- and nanopillar arrays. In D. J. Lockwood, & P. Mascher (Eds.), ECS Transactions Vol. 28 (pp. 105-113). Vancouver, CANADA: ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC. DOI
2009	Santos, A., Vojkuvka, L., Pallarés, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. F. (2009). Modified hard anodization procedure to fabricate hybrid nanoporous alumina. In A. G. Loureiro, N. S. Iglesias, M. A. A. Rodriguez, & E. C. Figueroa (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 Spanish Conference on Electron Devices, CDE'09 (pp. 436-439). Univ Santiago de Compostelea, Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN: IEEE. DOI Scopus3
2009	Palacios, R., Formentín, P., Santos, A., Trifonov, T., Pallarés, J., Alcubilla, R., & Marsal, L. F. (2009). Synthesis of ordered polymer micro and nanostructures via porous templates. In A. G. Loureiro, N. S. Iglesias, M. A. A. Rodriguez, & E. C. Figueroa (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 Spanish Conference on Electron Devices, CDE'09 (pp. 424-427). Univ Santiago de Compostelea, Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS2

STUDENTSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

ARC - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellowship - DECRA (2014-2017) The University of Adelaide, School of Chemical Engineering, Australia
Rovira i Virgili Fellowship (2011-2012) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Tarragona, Spain
Fellowship for mobility to obtain the European Doctorate Award (2010) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Tarragona, Spain - Universität Hamburg, Institut für Angewandte Physik, Hamburg, Germany
Rovira i Virgili Studentship (2006-2010) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Tarragona, Spain

GRANTS

ECMS OCL Travel Support Scheme (2016) 8th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films and Surface Coatings (Singapore)
IPAS Best Paper Competition (2015) Realisation and Advanced Engineering of True Optical Rugate Filters Based on Nanoporous Anodic Alumina by Sinusoidal Pulse Anodisation
ARC - LE150100187 (2015) SA Facility for High Resolution Imaging and Material Characterization
ARC - LE150100040 (2015) Advanced Capabilities for Surface Engineering, Thin Films, Nanoparticles and Nano-Patterns Fabrications
ECMS Research Support Scheme (2014) Development of a Smart Point-of-Analysis System for Label-Free Fingerprint Identification of Wines by Optical Signatures
ARC - DE14010054 (2014) Stratiform Optical Barcoding System for Cardiac Biomarkers: Towards Smart Computerised Clinical Prognosis of Cardiovascular Disease
ANFF-SA Start-UP Award (2013) Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Nanochannels for Chromatography-on-a-Chip

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020	Principal Supervisor	Smart On-Chip Sensing Technology for Liquid Biopsy Applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Juan Wang
2020	Principal Supervisor	Rational Design and Advanced Engineering of High-Quality Nanoporous Photonic Crystal Structures	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Satyathiran Gunenthiran

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2017 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Advanced Photonic Crystals for Efficient Light-Trapping in Photocatalytic Applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Siew Yee Lim
2015 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Advanced Engineering of Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Photonic Crystals for Optical Sensing Applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Suwen Cheryl Law
2013 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Synthesis of Anodic Alumina Nanotubes for Drug Delivery and Nanotoxicity Study: understanding of bio-nano interactions by a nanomaterial model	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ye Wang
2013 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Carbon Nanotubes Composites: Engineering, Properties and Applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Mohammed Obid Alsawat
2012 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	Carbon Nanotube Composites: Advanced Properties for Emerging Applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Tariq Ateeq J Altalhi
2012 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Development of Nanopore Based Label-Free Optical Sensors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Tushar Kumeria

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Email: abel.santos@adelaide.edu.au
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