Staff Profiles

Dr Lu Sun

Research interests:

Dr. Lu Sun’s research has been focused on the synthesis, characterization and applications of inorganic multifunctional nano-particles to textile area, especially on protection against UV damage.

Qualifications:

• PhD, physical chemistry, Key Laboratory for Supramolecular Structure and Materials Ministry of Education, Jilin University, P. R. China, 2005
• BSc, chemistry, Liaoning University, P. R. China, 2000

Relevant employment history:

2006- present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University, Australia

A list of the ten most significant relevant publications for the last five years:

1. Lu Sun, John A Rippon, Peter Cookson, Olga Koulaeva Xungai Wang, Effects of undoped and manganese-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles on the colour fading of dyed polyester fabrics, Chemical Engineering Journal, accepted.
2. Lu Sun, John A Rippon, Peter Cookson, Xungai Wang, Ken King, Olga Koulaeva and Reno Beltrame: Nano zinc oxide for UV protection of textiles. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Vol. 7, Nos. 2/3, 2008.
3. Miao Xu, Lu Sun, Shengyan Yin, Chunli Liu, Lixin Wu: Monolayer behavior of a pyridyl head-group-containing amphiphile and its miscibility with poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) on different pH subphase, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 316 (2007) 912.
4. Lu Sun, Hui Zhang, Miao Xu, Lijun Ma, Yuqing Wu and Lixin Wu: The miscibility of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycilide) with amphiphilic molecules at air/water interface. Colloid and Surface (A) 257-258 (2005) 479.
5. Lu Sun, Miao Xu and Lixin Wu: The miscibility of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) with amphiphilic molecules and the interaction of their mixtures with DNA at air/water interface. Colloid and Surface (B) 43 (2005) 29.
6. Xueliang Hou, Lu Sun, Miao Xu, Lixin Wu and Jiacong Shen: Electrostatic complex of didodecyldimethylammonium and DNA: Langmuir monolayer, Langmuir-Blodgett film and dye recognition at air/water interface. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 33 (2004) 157.
7. Lu Sun, Miao Xu, Xueliang Hou and Lixin Wu: In situ observation of the aggregated morphology and interaction of dialkyldimethylammonium bromide with DNA at air/water interface by Brewster angle microscopy. Materials Letters 58 (2004) 1466.
8. Xueliang Hou, Lu Sun, Bo Zou and Lixin Wu: Self-assembly and film stability of a micelle of a single- chain quaternary ammonium amphiphile containing azobenzene on mica. Materials Letters 58 (2004) 369.

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