Emeritus Professor John Bartlett

Emeritus Professor John Bartlett

EMERITUS PROFESSOR,
Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health

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Qualifications

  • Phd University of Newcastle (NSW)

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health

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Email:J.Bartlett@uws.edu.au
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Biography

1979-1983: B.Sc. (Hons and University Medal), University of Newcastle 1984-1988: Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Newcastle, Thesis Title, "Spectroscopic Characterisation of Cation Environments in Zeolites". 1987-2007: - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (from 2005-2007: Head, ANSTO Institute of Materials and Engineering Science and Senior Principal Research Scientist. Current Research Interests: Sol gel chemistry for the synthesis of nanostructured materials, particularly at temperatures compatible with polymeric and biological substrates; Atomic layer deposition, for the production of multilayered coatings with controlled nanostructures; Synthesis and sol gel chemistry of titanium (IV) oxoalkoxy nanoclusters as building blocks for the assembly of novel nanostructured materials at low temperatures; Synthesis and applications of self assembling organic/inorganic nanohybrids; Encapsulation of functioning biological species (including enzymes and bacteria) in nanostructured inorganic hosts; Encapsulation and controlled release of biologically active molecules (e.g. controlled drug delivery); Synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles (including titania, zirconia, alumina, ceria, silica, and mixtures thereof) in bulk solution and in emulsions/microemulsions; Effect of surface functional groups on the peptisation, stabilisation and crystallisation kinetics of metal oxide nanoparticles (particularly titanate based systems) in aqueous solution; Characterisation techniques such as small angle neutron and x ray scattering, light scattering, vibrational spectroscopy (infrared and Raman), etc;

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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Reddy, N., Bartlett, J. and Smith, P. (2013), 'Anti-proliferative activities of selected Chinese medicinal herbs against human cancer cell lines', Phytopharmacology, 14.
  • Ravipati, A., Wu, M., Satyanarayanan, M., Vysetti, B., Zhang, L., Koyyalamudi, S., Koyyalamudi, S., Jeong, S., Jeong, S., Reddy, N., Bartlett, J., Smith, P., Smith, P., Shanmugam, K. and Muench, G. (2012), 'Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory activities of selected Chinese medicinal plants and their relation with antioxidant content', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 24.
  • Graffion, J., Cojocariu, A., Cattoen, X., Ferreira, R., Fernandes, V., Andre, P., Carlos, L., Wong Chi Man, M. and Bartlett, J. (2012), 'Luminescent coatings from bipyridine-based bridged silsesquioxanes containing Eu?+and Tb?+ salts', Journal of Materials Chemistry, 7.
  • Ravipati, A., Wu, M., Satyanarayanan, M., Vysetti, B., Zhang, L., Koyyalamudi, S., Jeong, S., Reddy, N., Bartlett, J., Smith, P., Shanmugam, K. and Muench, G. (2012), 'Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of selected Chinese medicinal plants and their relation with antioxidant content', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14.
  • Zhang, L., Wu, M., Ravipati, A., Koyyalamudi, S., Jeong, S., Reddy, N., Smith, P., Bartlett, J., Shanmugam, K. and Muench, G. (2011), 'Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of selected medicinal plants containing phenolic and flavonoid compounds', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 7.
  • Zhang, L., Wu, M., Ravipati, A., Koyyalamudi, S., Koyyalamudi, S., Reddy, N., Jeong, S., Reddy, N., Reddy, N., Smith, P., Smith, P., Bartlett, J., Munch, G., Bartlett, J., Muench, G., Wu, M., Shanmugam, K. and Muench, G. (2011), 'Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Extracts of Selected Medicinal Plants Containing Phenolic and Flavonoid compounds', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 7.
  • Zhang, L., Wu, M., Ravipati, A., Koyyalamudi, S., Koyyalamudi, S., Reddy, N., Jeong, S., Reddy, N., Reddy, N., Smith, P., Smith, P., Bartlett, J., Munch, G., Bartlett, J., Muench, G., Wu, M., Shanmugam, K. and Muench, G. (2011), 'Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Extracts of Selected Medicinal Plants Containing Phenolic and Flavonoid compounds', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 7.
  • Tran, N., Bartlett, J., Kannangara, K., Milev, A., Volk, H. and Wilson, M. (2010), 'Catalytic upgrading of biorefinery oil from micro-algae', Fuel, 10.
  • Gao, Y., Heinemann, A., Knott, R. and Bartlett, J. (2010), 'Encapsulation of Proteins in Silica Matrices: Structural Evolution on the Molecular and Nanoscales', Langmuir, 8.
  • Karatchevtseva, I., Astoux, M., Cassidy, D., Yee, P., Bartlett, J. and Griffith, C. (2010), 'Synthesis and characterization of functionalized silica-based nanohybrid materials for oxyanions adsorption', Langmuir, 9.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Bartlett, J., Lamb, R., Martin, D. and Kannangara, K. (2009), 'Photoemission and absorption spectroscopy of carbon nanotube interfacial interactions', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 19.
  • Karatchevtseva, I., Cassidy, D., Zhang, Z., Triani, G., Finnie, K., Cram, S., Barbe, C. and Bartlett, J. (2008), 'Crystallisation of TiO2 Powders and Thin Films Prepared from Modified Titanium Alkoxide Precursors', Journal of the America Ceramic Society, .
  • Arrachart, G., Karatchevtseva, I., Cassidy, D., Triani, G., Bartlett, J. and Man, M. (2008), 'Synthesis and characterisation of carboxylate-terminated silica nanohybrid powders and thin films', Journal of Materials Chemistry, 7.
  • Tran, N., Milev, A., Wilson, M., Bartlett, J. and Kannangara, K. (2008), 'Mechanism of carbon nanotube dispersion and precipitation during treatments with poly(acrylic acid)', Surface and Interface Analysis, 5.
  • Latella, B., Triani, G., Zhang, Z., Short, K., Bartlett, J. and Ignat, M. (2007), 'Enhanced Adhesion of Atomic Layer Deposited Titania on Polycarbonate Substrates', Thin Solid Films, 8.
  • Hanley, H., Muzny, C., Bartlett, J. and Drabarek, E. (2007), 'Universal Behaviour of Silica Suspensions Gelled Under Shear', Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 3.
  • Finnie, K., Bartlett, J., Barbe, C. and Kong, L. (2007), 'Formation of Silica Nanoparticles in Microemulsions', Langmuir, 8.
  • Karatchevtseva, I., Cassidy, D., Wong Chi Man, M., Mitchell, D., Moreau, J., Bartlett, J. and + 3 Externals, . (2007), 'Structural Evolution of Self Assembling Nanohybrid Thin Films from Functionalised Urea Precursors', Advanced Functional Materials, 7.
  • Bantignies, J., Moreau, J., Velluntini, L., Maurin, D., Hermet, P., Dieudonne, P., Chi Man, M., Bartlett, J., Bied, C. and Sauvajol, J. (2006), 'Insights into the self-directed structuring of hybrid organic-inorganic silicas through infrared studies', The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 6.
  • Evans, P., Mutin, P., Triani, G., Prince, K. and Bartlett, J. (2006), 'Characterisation of metal oxide films deposited by non-hydrolytic ALD', Surface and Interface Analysis, 4.
  • Triani, G., Evans, P., Attard, D., Prince, K., Bartlett, J., Tan, S. and Burford, R. (2006), 'Nanostructured TiO2 membranes by atomic layer deposition', Journal of Material Chemestry, 5.
  • Rodgers, L., Knott, R., Holden, P., Pike, K., Hanna, J., Foster, L. and Bartlett, J. (2006), 'Structural evolution and stability of sol-gel biocatalysts', Physica B: Condensed Matter, 3.
  • Mitchell, D., Attard, D., Finnie, K., Triani, G., Barbe, C., Depagne, C. and Bartlett, J. (2005), 'TEM anti ellipsometry studies of nanolaminate oxide films prepared using atomic layer deposition', Applied Surface Science, 13.
  • Barbe, C., Collins, G., Cassidy, D., Triani, G., Latella, B., Mitchell, D., Finnie, K., Short, K., Bartlett, J. and Woolfrey, J. (2005), 'Sol-gel bonding of silicon wafers: Part 1: Influence of the processing temperature on final bond morphology and interfacial energy', Thin Solid Films, 7.
  • Barbe, C., Cassidy, D., Triani, G., Latella, B., Mitchell, D., Finnie, K., Bartlett, J., Woolfrey, J. and Colling, G. (2005), 'Sol-gel bonding of silicon wafers: Part 2. Influence of the sol-gel chemistry on bond morphology and interfacial energy', Thin Solid Films, 7.
  • Taylor, A., Finnie, K., Bartlett, J. and Holden, P. (2004), 'Quantification of the contribution of surface outgrowth to biocatalysis in sol-gels: Oxytetracycline production by Streptomyces rimosus', Biotechnology Letters, 5.
  • Barbe, C., Bartlett, J., Kong, L., Finnie, K., Lin, H., Larkin, M., Calleja, S., Bush, A. and Calleja, G. (2004), 'Silica particles: A novel drug-delivery system', Advanced Materials, 8.
  • Finnie, K., Triani, G., Short, K., Mitchell, D., Attard, D., Bartlett, J. and Barbe, C. (2003), 'Influence of Si(1 0 0) surface pretreatment on the morphology of TiO2 films grown by atomic layer deposition', Thin Solid Films, 8.
  • Lyonnard, S., Bartlett, J., Sizgek, E., Finnie, K., Zemb, T. and Woolfrey, J. (2002), 'Role of Interparticle Potential in Controlling the Morphology of Spray-Dried Powders from Aqueous Nanoparticle Sols', Langmuir, 12.
  • Southon, P., Bartlett, J., Woolfrey, J. and Ben-Nissan, B. (2002), 'Formation and characterization of an aqueous zirconium hydroxide colloid', Chemistry of Materials, 7.
  • Luca, V., Hanna, J., Smith, M., James, M., Mitchell, D. and Bartlett, J. (2002), 'Nb-substitution and Cs+ ion-exchange in the titanosilicate sitinakite', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 13.
  • Drabarek, E., Bartlett, J., Hanley, H., Woolfrey, J. and Muzny, C. (2002), 'Effect of processing variables on the structural evolution of silica gels', International Journal of Thermophysics, 16.
  • Martens, W., Kloprogge, J., Frost, R. and Bartlett, J. (2002), 'A Crystallite Packing Model for Pseudoboehmite Formed during the Hydrolysis of Trisecbutoxyaluminium to Explain the Peptizability', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 6.
  • Finnie, K., Cassidy, D., Bartlett, J. and Woolfrey, J. (2001), 'IR spectroscopy of surface water and hydroxyl species on nanocrystalline TiO2 films', Langmuir, 5.

Conference Papers

  • Latella, B., Ignat, M., Triani, G., Cassidy, D. and Bartlett, J. (2007), 'Fracture and Adhesion of Thin Films on Ductile Substrates', SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADHESION ASPECTS OF THIN FILMS(INCLUDING ADHESION MEASUREMENT AND METALLIZED PLASTICS, Savannah, Georgia.
  • Mitchell, D., Triani, G., Attard, D., Finnie, K., Evans, P., Barbe, C. and Bartlett, J. (2006), 'Atomic layer deposition of TiO2 and Al2O3 thin films and nanolaminates', Smart Materials and Structures, .
  • Karatchevtseva, I., Calleja, G., Cassidy, D., Birnie, D., Latella, B., Mitchell, D., Attard, D., Hanna, J. and Bartlett, J. (2005), 'Structural Evolution and Properties of Self Assembled Nanhybrids: The Role of n-n and H-Bonding Interactions', XIII Int. Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Los Angeles USA.
  • Rodgers, L., Knott, R., Holden, P., Foster, L. and Bartlett, J. (2005), 'Small Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of the Structural Evolution of Sol-Gel Biocatalysts', XIII Int. Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Rodgers, L., Holden, P., Knott, R., Finnie, K., Bartlett, J. and Foster, L. (2005), 'Effect of sol-gel encapsulation on lipase structure and function: A small angle neutron scattering study', Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, .
  • Triani, G., Bartlett, J., Evans, P., Mitchell, D., Attard, D., Finnie, K., James, M., Hanley, T., Latella, B. and Prince, K. (2005), 'Atomic layer deposition of TiO2/Al2O3 films for optical applications', The International Society for Optical Engineering , .
  • Taylor, A., Finnie, K., Bartlett, J. and Holden, P. (2004), 'Encapsulation of viable aerobic microorganisms in silica gels', Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, .
  • Bush, S., Beyer, R., Trautman, R., Barbe, C. and Bartlett, J. (2004), 'Ceramic micro-particles synthesised using emulsion and sol-gel technology: An investigation into the controlled release of encapsulants and the tailoring of micro-particle size', Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, .
  • Mitchell, D., Triani, G., Attard, D., Finnie, K., Evans, P., Barbe, C. and Bartlett, J. (2004), 'Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of TiO2 and Al2O 3 thin films on silicon', The International Society for Optical Engineering , .
  • Larkin, M., Barbe, C., Kong, L., Blackford, K., Finnie, K. and Bartlett, J. (2003), 'Biodistribution of Silica Nanoparticles for Controlled Drun Delivery', 30th Int. Symp. Controlled Rel. Soc., Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Kong, L., Barbe, C., Bartlett, J., Finnie, K., Larkin, M. and Blackford, M. (2003), 'Silica Nanoparticles: A New Controlled Release Drug Carrier', 30th Int. Symp. Controlled Rel. Soc., Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Barbe, C., Graf, R., Finnie, K., Blackford, M., Trautman, R. and Bartlett, J. (2003), 'Sol-gel synthesis of complex titanates in micro-emulsions', Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, .
  • Barbe, C., Cassidy, D., Triani, G., Latella, B., Mitchell, D. and Bartlett, J. (2003), 'Low temperature bonding of ceramics by sol-gel processing', Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, .
  • Latella, B., Ignat, M., Barbe, C., Cassidy, D. and Bartlett, J. (2003), 'Adhesion behaviour of organically-modified silicate coatings on stainless steel', Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, .

Research

Current Projects

Title:Investigation of the structure of the pre-ocular tear film
Years:2007-08-07 - 2014-12-31
ID:P0015464
UWS Researchers:Thomas Millar and John Bartlett
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • ALCON Research Ltd

Previous Projects

Title:Improved Oil Production From Algae
Years:2009-02-02 - 2011-01-31
ID:P00016356
UWS Researchers:Nguyen Tran, Adriyan Milev, Kamali Kannangara and John Bartlett
Funding:
  • Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (ACRG)
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Carbon nanotube-zinc oxide nano-hybrids
Years:2007-12-10 - 2008-12-09
ID:P0015920
UWS Researchers:John Bartlett, Nguyen Tran and Adriyan Milev
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Hybrid Fourier Transform Dispersive Raman Micro-Spectrometer
Years:2009-02-24 - 2010-02-23
ID:P00016189
UWS Researchers:Kamali Kannangara, Adriyan Milev, John Bartlett, Peter Williams, Bill Price, Nguyen Tran, Gary Dennis, Andrew Shalliker, Glenn Porter, John Cairney, Ian Anderson and Yaping He
Funding:
  • University of New South Wales
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)
  • University of Newcastle
  • Macquarie University
  • University of Canberra
  • University of Western Sydney
  • CSIRO Petroleum Resources
  • Australian National University (non ACRG)
Title:A High-Throughput Neutron Spectrometer for The Study of Atomic and Molecular Motion at ANSTO [via AINSE]
Years:2009-04-06 - 2010-04-05
ID:P00016190
UWS Researchers:John Bartlett
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)
Title:Simultaneous Measurements of Reaction Kinetics and Particle Distributions for Cutting-Edge Research into CO2 Storage, Catalysis and Novel Materials [via Uni of Newcastle - no funding to UWS]
Years:2012-03-29 - 2013-03-28
ID:P00020387
UWS Researchers:Kamali Kannangara, John Bartlett, Adriyan Milev and Nguyen Tran
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)
Title:Novel Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrids for Controlled Immobilisation of Luminescent Proteins
Years:2010-11-17 - 2011-12-31
ID:P00019422
UWS Researchers:John Bartlett
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Materials Characterisation Facility Manager
Years:2011-06-02 - 2012-07-01
ID:P00020355
UWS Researchers:John Bartlett and Deborah Sweeney
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Confocal Facility Manager
Years:2011-06-02 - 2012-07-01
ID:P00020356
UWS Researchers:John Bartlett and Deborah Sweeney
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Facilities for investigating nano-scale catalysts and catalytic production of non conventional fuels
Years:2010-11-17 - 2012-06-16
ID:P00019352
UWS Researchers:Kamali Kannangara, Nguyen Tran, John Bartlett, Adriyan Milev and Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

Supervision

Emeritus Professor Bartlett is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Previous Supervision

Title:Comparison of Methods used to Treat Nanowaste from Research and Manufacturing Facilities
Field of Research:
Thesis:Comparison of Methods used to Treat Nanowaste from Research and Manufacturing Facilities

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