Journal Articles
Yang, N, Ma, Y, Lin, X, Fu, W, Tang, H, Wang, Y, Wang, Z, Tao, H, Liu, G, Georgiadou, S, Bandulasena, HCH, Lin, WF (Accepted for publication) Femtosecond laser-engineered catalytic electrode nanoarchitectures for efficient bubble detachment during hydrogen evolution reaction of water splitting, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 273, ISSN: 0017-9310. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2026.129801.
Yang, N, Lin, X, Ma, Y, Li, H, Yang, Y, Tang, H, Wang, Y, Wang, Z, Du, B, Georgiadou, S, Bandulasena, HCH, Lin, WF (Accepted for publication) Layered MoS2 supported on plastic-derived and nitrogen-doped activated carbon as an efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, Journal of Power Sources, 698, ISSN: 0378-7753. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2026.241721.
Gao, W, Chen, Z, Li, Y, Yu, J, Xi, J, Fan, W,
Bandulasena, H, Huo, M (2026)
Bubble-size reduction for wastewater treatment via oscillatory gas supply at submerged orifices: Unveiling four interacting hydrodynamic mechanisms,
Water Research, 309(B), 127220, ISSN: 0043-1354. DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2026.127220.
Bokanyi-Toth, A, Archer, A, Cimpeanu, R,
Bandulasena, HCH, Toth, G, Tseluiko, D (2026)
Liquid bridges between horizontal cylinders: effects of gravity and electric fields,
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, ISSN: 0022-1120.
Kannappan Karthikeyan, P, Iza, F,
Bandulasena, H, Radu, T (2026)
Controlled multi-cycle reuse of Fenton-plasma pretreatment for sustained biomethane production from lignocellulosic biomass,
Bioresource Technology Reports, 35, 102953, ISSN: 2589-014X. DOI:
10.1016/j.biteb.2026.102953.
Zhou, Y, Wang, Y, Tao, D, Xu, B,
Bandulasena, H, Fu, Q, Ye, D, Zhu, X, Liao, Q (2026)
Study on scaling-induced thermal effects and optimization strategies in HT-PEMFC stacks based on full-scale multiphysics modeling,
Applied Thermal Engineering, 298(Part 1), 130884, ISSN: 1359-4311. DOI:
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.130884.
Kannappan Karthikeyan, P, Iza, F,
Bandulasena, H, Radu, T (2025)
Enhanced biogas production from lignocellulosic biomass via integrated Fenton and plasma treatment,
Biomass and Bioenergy, 208, 108812, ISSN: 0961-9534. DOI:
10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.108812.
Chen, Z, Yu, J, Gao, W, Xi, J, Fan, W,
Bandulasena, H, Huo, M (2025)
Mechanisms and applications of reducing microbubble size via oscillatory gas supply: A comprehensive review,
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 348(2026), 103746, ISSN: 0001-8686. DOI:
10.1016/j.cis.2025.103746.
Ibenegbu, C, Zimmerman, WB, Hines, M, Desai, PD,
Bandulasena, H, Leak, DJ (2025)
Toxicity reduction in continuous, high productivity ethanol fermentation by Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius using in situ microbubble gas stripping,
Microbial Cell Factories, 24(1), 137, DOI:
10.1186/s12934-025-02754-5.
Kannappan Karthikeyan, P, Grbic, J, Iza, F,
Bandulasena, H, Radu, T (2025)
Microbubble plasma-assisted pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biogas generation,
Waste and Biomass Valorization, 16(8), pp.3987-4008, ISSN: 1877-2641. DOI:
10.1007/s12649-025-03015-7.
Chen, Z, Yu, J, Fan, W, Xi, J, Huo, Y,
Bandulasena, H, Huo, M (2025)
Minimising the bubble size through fluidic control of formation at a submerged orifice: The role of oscillatory inflow,
Water Research, 277(2025), 123309, ISSN: 0043-1354. DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2025.123309.
Husna Hassan, Z, Shamjuddin, A, Omar, WNNW, Arnandan, PT, Asmadi, M, Saidina Amin, NA, Hasan, S,
Bandulasena, H (2024)
Unraveling dynamic analysis for ozonolysis pre-treatment of oil palm empty fruit bunch using sparse nonlinear optimizer and transport of diluted species interface,
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 213, pp.335-354, ISSN: 0263-8762. DOI:
10.1016/j.cherd.2024.12.005.
Calverley, J, Ibenegbu, C, Hussein-Sheik, A,
Bandulasena, H, Leak, DJ (2024)
Ethanologenic fermentation by Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius with continuous hot microbubble gas-stripping,
Microbial Cell Factories, 23(165), DOI:
10.1186/s12934-024-02433-x.
Sanyal, A, Malalasekera, W,
Bandulasena, H, Wijayantha, KGU (2024)
Review of the production of turquoise hydrogen from methane catalytic decomposition: optimising reactors for Sustainable Hydrogen production,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 72, pp.694-715, ISSN: 0360-3199. DOI:
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.05.397.
Karthikeyan, PK,
Bandulasena, H, Radu, T (2024)
A comparative analysis of pre-treatment technologies for enhanced biogas production from anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic waste,
Industrial Crops and Products, 215(2024), 118591, ISSN: 0926-6690. DOI:
10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118591.
Tian, W, Ogunyinka, O, Oretti, C,
Bandulasena, H, Rielly, C, Yang, H (2023)
Protein crystallisation with gas microbubbles as soft template in a microfluidic device,
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 8(10), pp.1275-1285, DOI:
10.1039/d3me00058c.
Fauvel, M, Trybala, A, Tseluiko, D, Starov, V,
Bandulasena, H (2023)
Continuous electrophoretic separation of charged dyes in liquid foam,
Colloids and Interfaces, 7(2), 44, DOI:
10.3390/colloids7020044.
Tafireyi, W, Littlewood, M,
Bandulasena, H, Trybala, A, Starov, V (2023)
Superspreading surfactant on hydrophobic porous substrates,
Colloids and Interfaces, 7(2), 38, DOI:
10.3390/colloids7020038.
Fauvel, M, Trybala, A, Tseluiko, D, Starov, V,
Bandulasena, H (2022)
Foam-based electrophoretic separation of charged dyes,
Langmuir, 38(45), pp.13935-13942, ISSN: 0743-7463. DOI:
10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02228.
Fauvel, M, Trybala, A, Tseluiko, D, Starov, V,
Bandulasena, H (2022)
Stability of two-dimensional liquid foams under externally applied electric fields,
Langmuir, 38(20), pp.6305-6321, ISSN: 0743-7463. DOI:
10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00026.
Benyahia, B, Bandulasena, M,
Bandulasena, H, Vladisavljevic, G (2021)
Experimental and computational analysis of mixing inside droplets for microfluidic fabrication of gold nanoparticles,
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ISSN: 0888-5885.
Calverley, J, Zimmerman, W, Leak, D,
Bandulasena, H (2021)
Continuous removal of ethanol from dilute ethanol-water mixtures using hot microbubbles,
Chemical Engineering Journal, 424, 130511, ISSN: 1385-8947. DOI:
10.1016/j.cej.2021.130511.
Ogunyinka, O, Iza, F, Buckley, B,
Bandulasena, H (2021)
Epoxidation of trans-stilbene in a microfluidic plasma reactor,
Chemical Engineering Science, 240, 116665, ISSN: 0009-2509. DOI:
10.1016/j.ces.2021.116665.
Ojiako, J, Cimpeanu, R,
Bandulasena, H, Smith, R, Tseluiko, D (2020)
Deformation and dewetting of liquid films under gas jets,
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 905, A18, ISSN: 0022-1120. DOI:
10.1017/jfm.2020.751.
Calverley, J, Zimmerman, WB, Leak, DJ,
Bandulasena, H (2020)
Hot microbubble air-stripping of dilute ethanol-water mixtures,
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, pp.19392-19405, ISSN: 0888-5885. DOI:
10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03250.
Wright, A, Rollinson, A, Yadav, D, Lisowski, S, Iza, F, Holdich, R, Radu, T,
Bandulasena, H (2020)
Plasma-assisted pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass for anaerobic digestion,
Food and Bioproducts Processing, 124, pp.287-295, ISSN: 0960-3085. DOI:
10.1016/j.fbp.2020.09.005.
Ogunyinka, O, Wright, A, Bolognesi, G, Iza, F,
Bandulasena, H (2020)
An integrated microfluidic chip for generation and transfer of reactive species using gas plasma,
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 24, 13, ISSN: 1613-4982. DOI:
10.1007/s10404-019-2316-9.
Hussein-Sheik, A, Montazersadgh, F, Starov, V, Trybala, A, Wijayantha-Kahagala-Gamage, U,
Bandulasena, H (2020)
Electrokinetic transport of a charged dye in a freely suspended liquid film: Experiments and numerical simulations,
Langmuir, 36(5), pp.1183-1191, ISSN: 0743-7463. DOI:
10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03852.
Rimington, R, Capel, A, Chaplin, K, Fleming, J,
Bandulasena, H, Bibb, R, Christie, S, Lewis, M (2019)
Differentiation of bioengineered skeletal muscle within a 3D printed perfusion bioreactor reduces atrophic and inflammatory gene expression,
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5(10), pp.5525-5538, DOI:
10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00975.
Wright, ARP, Uprety, B, Shaw, AH, Shama, G, Iza, F,
Bandulasena, H (2019)
Effect of humic acid on E. coli disinfection in a microbubble-gas plasma reactor,
Journal of Water Process Engineering, 31, 100881, ISSN: 2214-7144. DOI:
10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100881.
Seri, P, Wright, ARP, Shaw, A, Iza, F,
Bandulasena, H, Borghi, CA, Neretti, G (2019)
Influence of the voltage waveform’s shape and on-time duration on the dissolved ozone produced by a DBD bubble reactor,
Plasma Sources Science and Technology, ISSN: 0963-0252. DOI:
10.1088/1361-6595/ab024f.
Montazersadgh, F, Wright, ARP, Ren, J, Shaw, AH, Neretti, G,
Bandulasena, H, Iza, F (2019)
Influence of the on-time on the ozone production in pulsed dielectric barrier discharges,
Plasma, 2(1), pp.39-50, DOI:
10.3390/plasma2010005.
Wright, ARP, Taglioli, M, Montazersadgh, F, Shaw, A, Iza, F,
Bandulasena, H (2019)
Microbubble-enhanced DBD plasma reactor: Design, characterisation and modelling,
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 144, pp.159-173, ISSN: 1744-3563. DOI:
10.1016/j.cherd.2019.01.030.
Sheik, AH, Montazersadgh, F, Starov, V, Trybala, A,
Bandulasena, H (2018)
Procedures used in electrokinetic investigations of surfactant-laden interfaces, liquid films and foam system,
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 37, pp.128-135, ISSN: 1359-0294. DOI:
10.1016/j.cocis.2018.09.001.
Sheik, AH, Trybala, A, Starov, V,
Bandulasena, H (2018)
Electroosmotic flow in free liquid films: Understanding flow in foam plateau borders,
Colloids and Interfaces, DOI:
10.3390/colloids2010008.
Wright, A,
Bandulasena, H, Ibenegbu, C, Leak, D, Holmes, T, Zimmerman, WB, Shaw, A, Iza, F (2018)
Dielectric barrier discharge plasma microbubble reactor for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass,
AIChE Journal, ISSN: 0001-1541. DOI:
10.1002/aic.16212.
Wright, A, Marsh, A, Ricciotti, F, Shaw, A, Iza, F, Holdich, R,
Bandulasena, H (2018)
Microbubble-enhanced dielectric barrier discharge pretreatment of microcrystalline cellulose,
Biomass and Bioenergy, ISSN: 0961-9534. DOI:
10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.08.005.
Wright, A, Fuster, J, Shaw, A,
Bandulasena, H, Buckley, B, Iza, F (2018)
Quantification of the ozone dose delivered into a liquid by indirect plasma treatments: method and calibration of the Pittsburgh Green Fluorescence Probe,
Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, ISSN: 0272-4324. DOI:
10.1007/s11090-018-9923-1.
Holdich, R, Schou, K, Dragosavac, M, Kellet, S,
Bandulasena, H (2017)
A comparison of azimuthal and axial oscillation microfiltration using surface and matrix types of microfilters with a cake-slurry shear plane exhibiting non-Newtonian behaviour,
Journal of Membrane Science, ISSN: 0376-7388. DOI:
10.1016/j.memsci.2017.12.079.
Hussein Sheik, A,
Bandulasena, HCH, Starov, V, Trybala, A (2017)
Electroosmotic flow measurements in a freely suspended liquid film: Experiments and numerical simulations,
ELECTROPHORESIS, ISSN: 0173-0835. DOI:
10.1002/elps.201600549.
Hanotu, JO,
Bandulasena, H, Zimmerman, WB (2017)
Aerator Design for Microbubble Generation,
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, ISSN: 0263-8762. DOI:
10.1016/j.cherd.2017.01.034.
Sagu, JS, Wijayantha, KGU, Holland, P, Bohm, M, Bohm, S, Rout, TK,
Bandulasena, H (2016)
ChemInform Abstract: Growth of Carbon Nanotubes from Waste Blast Furnace Gases at Atmospheric Pressure,
ChemInform, 47(41), pp.no-no, ISSN: 0931-7597. DOI:
10.1002/chin.201641230.
Sagu, J, Wijayantha-Kahagala-Gamage, U, Holland, P, Bohm, M, Bohm, S, Rout, TK,
Bandulasena, H (2016)
Growth of carbon nanotubes from waste blast furnace gases at atmospheric pressure,
Crystal Research and Technology, ISSN: 0232-1300. DOI:
10.1002/crat.201600068.
Silva, PTS, Dragosavac, M, Vladisavljevic, G,
Bandulasena, H, Holdich, R, Stillwell, MT (2015)
Azimuthally oscillating membrane emulsification for controlled droplet production,
AIChE Journal, 61(11), pp.3607-3615, ISSN: 0001-1541. DOI:
10.1002/aic.14894.
Rehman, F, Medley, GJD,
Bandulasena, H, Zimmerman, WBJ (2015)
Fluidic oscillator-mediated microbubble generation to provide cost effective mass transfer and mixing efficiency to the wastewater treatment plants,
Environmental Research, 137, pp.32-39, ISSN: 0013-9351. DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2014.11.017.
Othman, R, Vladisavljevic, G,
Bandulasena, H, Nagy, Z (2015)
Production of polymeric nanoparticles by micromixing in a co-flow microfluidic glass capillary device,
Chemical Engineering Journal, 280, pp.316-329, ISSN: 0300-9467. DOI:
10.1016/j.cej.2015.05.083.
Hanotu, J, Karunakaran, E,
Bandulasena, HCH, Biggs, C, Zimmerman, WB (2014)
Harvesting and Dewatering Yeast by Microflotation,
Biochemical Engineering Journal, 82, pp.174-182, DOI:
10.1016/j.bej.2013.10.019.
Vladisavljevic, G, Laouini, A, Charcosset, C, Fessi, H,
Bandulasena, H, Holdich, R (2014)
Production of liposomes using microengineered membrane and co-flow microfluidic device, ISSN: 0927-7757. DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.03.016.
Hanotu, J,
Bandulasena, HCH, Chiu, TY, Zimmerman, WB (2013)
Oil emulsion separation with fluidic oscillator generated microbubbles,
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 56, pp.119-125, ISSN: 0301-9322. DOI:
10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2013.05.012.
Bandulasena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB, Al-Mashhadani, MKH (2013)
Evaporation dynamics of microbubbles,
Chemical Engineering Science, 101, pp.865-877, ISSN: 0009-2509. DOI:
10.1016/j.ces.2013.05.026.
Hanotu, J, Ying, K, Shada, OI,
Bandulasena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB (2013) Microalgae Recovery by Microflotation for Biofuel Production using Metallic Coagulants,
Biofuel, 4(4), pp.363-369.
Hanotu, J,
Bandulasena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB (2012)
Microflotation performance for algal separation,
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 109(7), pp.1663-1673, ISSN: 0006-3592. DOI:
10.1002/bit.24449.
Al-Mashhadani, MKH,
Bandulasena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB (2012)
CO 2 mass transfer induced through an airlift loop by a microbubble cloud generated by fluidic oscillation,
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(4), pp.1864-1877, ISSN: 0888-5885. DOI:
10.1021/ie200960v.
Zimmerman, WB, Tesař, V,
Bandulasena, HCH (2011)
Towards energy efficient nanobubble generation with fluidic oscillation,
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 16(4), pp.350-356, ISSN: 1359-0294. DOI:
10.1016/j.cocis.2011.01.010.
Bandulasena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB, Rees, JM (2011)
An inverse method for rheometry of power-law fluids,
Measurement Science and Technology, 22(12), ISSN: 0957-0233. DOI:
10.1088/0957-0233/22/12/125402.
Tesař, V and
Bandulasena, HCH (2011) Bistable diverter valve in microfluidics,
Experiments in Fluids, 50(5), pp.1225-1233, ISSN: 0723-4864.
Zimmerman, WB, Zandi, M, Hemaka Bandulasena, HC, Tesař, V, James Gilmour, D, Ying, K (2011)
Design of an airlift loop bioreactor and pilot scales studies with fluidic oscillator induced microbubbles for growth of a microalgae Dunaliella salina,
Applied Energy, 88(10), pp.3357-3369, ISSN: 0306-2619. DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.02.013.
Bandulasena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB, Rees, JM (2010)
Rheometry of non-Newtonian polymer solution using microchannel pressure driven flow,
Applied Rheology, 20(5), pp.1-13, ISSN: 1430-6395. DOI:
10.3933/ApplRheol-20-55608.
Bandalusena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB, Rees, JM (2010)
Creeping flow analysis of an integrated microfluidic device for rheometry,
Journal of Non Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 165(19-20), pp.1302-1308, ISSN: 0377-0257. DOI:
10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.06.013.
Zimmerman, WB, Hewakandamby, BN, Tesař, V,
Bandulasena, HCH, Omotowa, OA (2009)
On the design and simulation of an airlift loop bioreactor with microbubble generation by fluidic oscillation,
Food and Bioproducts Processing, 87(3), pp.215-227, ISSN: 0960-3085. DOI:
10.1016/j.fbp.2009.03.006.
Zimmerman, WB, Hewakandamby, BN, Tesar, V,
Bandulasena, HCH, Omotowa, OA (2009)
On the design and simulation of an airlift loop bioreactor with microbubble generation by fluidic oscillation,
FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING, 87(C3), pp.215-227, ISSN: 0960-3085. DOI:
10.1016/j.fbp.2009.03.006.
Hemaka Bandalusena, HC, Zimmerman, WB, Rees, JM (2009)
Microfluidic rheometry of a polymer solution by micron resolution particle image velocimetry: A model validation study,
Measurement Science and Technology, 20(11), ISSN: 0957-0233. DOI:
10.1088/0957-0233/20/11/115404.
Bandulasena, HCH, Zimmerman, WB, Rees, JM (2008)
An inverse methodology for the rheology of a power-law non-Newtonian fluid,
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 222(5), pp.761-768, ISSN: 0954-4062. DOI:
10.1243/09544062JMES747.
Zimmerman, WB, Tesař, V, Butler, S,
Bandulasena, HCH (2008)
Microbubble generation,
Recent Patents on Engineering, 2(1), pp.1-8, ISSN: 1872-2121. DOI:
10.2174/187221208783478598.
