Lorena Del Castillo

Dr Lorena Del Castillo

Lecturer

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Sciences

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

  • colloid/interfacial science, surface forces (thin film drainage; bubble interactions)
  • minerals processing (fundamental and applied leaching studies),synthesis and characterisation of model mineral systems
  • applications of interfacial science in food systems
  • materials science (preparation,development and characterisation of functional materials: magnetic ceramic materials: ferrites, orthoferrites; BSCCO superconductors)
  • use of x-ray and nuclear techniques in materials characterization

Year Citation
2019 Ulaganathan, V., Del Castillo, L., Webber, J. L., Ho, T. T. M., Ferri, J. K., Krasowska, M., & Beattie, D. A. (2019). The influence of pH on the interfacial behaviour of Quillaja bark saponin at the air-solution interface. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, 176, 412-419.
DOI Scopus22 WoS22 Europe PMC9
2019 Carnie, S. L., Del Castillo, L., & Horn, R. G. (2019). Mobile surface charge can immobilize the air/water interface. Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, 35(48), 16043-16052.
DOI Scopus19 WoS20 Europe PMC6
2017 Kotova, S., Follink, B., Del, C. L., & Priest, C. (2017). Leaching gold by reactive flow of ammonium thiosulfate solution in high aspect ratio channels: rate, passivation, and profile. Hydrometallurgy, 169, 207-212.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6
2016 Del Castillo, L. A., Ohnishi, S., Carnie, S. L., & Horn, R. G. (2016). Variation of local surface properties of an air bubble in water caused by its interaction with another surface. Langmuir, 32(30), 7671-7682.
DOI Scopus17 WoS15
2016 Röding, M., Del Castillo, L., Nydén, M., & Follink, B. (2016). Microstructure of a granular amorphous silica ceramic synthesized by spark plasma sintering. Journal of microscopy, 264(3), 298-303.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2011 Horn, R. G., Del Castillo, L. A., & Onishi, S. (2011). Coalescence map for bubbles in surfactant-free aqueous electrolyte solutions. Advances in colloid and interface science, 168(42036), 85-92.
DOI Scopus75 WoS70
2011 Del Castillo, L. A., Ohnishi, S., & Horn, R. G. (2011). Inhibition of bubble coalescence: effects of salt concentration and speed of approach. Journal of colloid and interface science, 356(1), 316-324.
DOI Scopus107 WoS97
2011 Del Castillo, L. A., Onishi, S., White, L. R., Carnie, S. L., & Horn, R. G. (2011). Effect of disjoining pressure on terminal velocity of a bubble sliding along an inclined wall. Journal of colloid and interface science, 364(2), 505-511.
DOI Scopus20 WoS18

Courses I teach

  • NASC 3015 Atomic, Nuclear, and Radiation Science (2025)
  • PHYS 1007 Applied Physics 1 (2025)
  • PHYS 1017 Physics for Medical Radiation 100 (2025)
  • PHYS 2004 Applied Physics 4 (2025)
  • NASC 3015 Atomic, Nuclear, and Radiation Science (2024)
  • PHYS 1007 Applied Physics 1 (2024)
  • PHYS 1017 Physics for Medical Radiation 100 (2024)

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