Yanlin Zhang

A surfactant-free droplet based microfluidic technique for the fabrication of polymeric microspheres

Y Zhang, Y Wang, G Du, C Hu

Journal article  |  2022  |  Materials Today Communications

In this study, a general and facile surfactant-free droplet-based technique is proposed for fabricating polymeric microspheres. Fi..

Speciation of inorganic arsenic in aqueous samples using a novel hydride generation microfluidic paper-based analytical device (µPAD).

Mason E Bonacci, M Inês GS Almeida, Yanlin Zhang, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2022  |  Mikrochim Acta

The development of the first microfluidic paper-based analytical device (µPAD) for the speciation of inorganic arsenic in environm..

Microfluidic Fabrication of Micropolymer Inclusion Beads for the Recovery of Gold from Electronic Scrap

Yanlin Zhang, Charles F Croft, Robert W Cattrall, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2021  |  ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES

A composite material, referred to as micropolymer inclusion beads (μPIBs), was fabricated for the first time using a microfluidic ..

Automatic determination of arsenate in drinking water by flow analysis with dual membrane-based separation

Ruben Vera, Yanlin Zhang, Claudia Fontas, M Ines GS Almeida, Enriqueta Antico, Robert W Cattrall, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2019  |  FOOD CHEMISTRY

The sequential application of a polymer inclusion membrane (PIM), composed of poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) and ..

A novel on-line organic mercury digestion method combined with atomic fluorescence spectrometry for automatic mercury speciation

Yanlin Zhang, Manuel Miro, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2018  |  TALANTA

A novel on-line digestion method was developed based on organic mercury (Org-Hg) oxidation at ambient temperature using potassium ..

A novel hybrid flow platform for on-line simultaneous dynamic fractionation and evaluation of mercury lability in environmental solids

Yanlin Zhang, Manuel Miro, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2018  |  TALANTA

A method for the automatic simultaneous assessment of mobility and lability of mercury in environmental solid samples has been dev..

Fast and Environmentally Friendly Microfluidic Technique for the Fabrication of Polymer Microspheres

Yanlin Zhang, Robert W Cattrall, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2017  |  LANGMUIR

This paper reports on a novel microfluidic technique for the fabrication of microspheres of synthetic polymers including poly(viny..

An automatic flow assembly for on-line dynamic fractionation of trace level concentrations of mercury in environmental solids with high organic load

Yanlin Zhang, Manuel Miro, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2017  |  ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

A hybrid and compact flow system for automatic assessment of trace level concentrations of bioaccessible mercury in different phas..

Colorimetric detection based on localised surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles: Merits, inherent shortcomings and future prospects

Yanlin Zhang, Ian D McKelvie, Robert W Cattrall, Spas D Kolev

Journal article  |  2016  |  TALANTA

Localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been exploited for two decades in analytical science ..

Coupling of non-selective adsorption with selective elution for novel in-line separation and detection of cadmium by vapour generation atomic absorption spectrometry

Yanlin Zhang, Samuel B Adeloju

Journal article  |  2015  |  TALANTA

Non-selective adsorption of Cd(2+) ions on a cation exchange fiber and subsequent selective elution with a KI solution has been st..