Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Publications & Theses

Publications:

2024

Ramon, A., Liashenko, I., Rosell-Llompart, J., Cabot, A. (2024) On the Stability of Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Using Poly(ethylene oxide) Solvent-Based Inks. Nanomaterials, 14(3), DOI:273. 10.3390/nano14030273 https://doi.org/ 10.3390/nano14030273

Batista, E., Martínez-Ballesté, A., Rosell-Llompart, J., Solanas, A. (2024) Towards Context-Aware Classrooms: Lessons Learnt from the ACTUA Project. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering,1110 LNEE, pp. 399-404. DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-48121-5_57.

Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2024) In-situ charge reduction of electrospray plumes by unipolar corona ions. Journal of Aerosol Science, 175, 106277. DOI:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106277 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106277 

2023

Barbero-Colmenar E, Bodnár E, Rosell-Llompart J (2023) Natural extract-polymer monodisperse submicron particles from Plateau-Rayleigh microjets. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 676, 132055. DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132055 

Elm J, Czitrovszky A, Held A, Virtanen A, Kiendler-Scharr A, Murray BJ, McCluskey D, Contini D, Broday D, Goudeli E, Timonen H, Rosell-Llompart J, Castillo JL, Diapouli E, Viana M, Messing ME, Kulmala M, Zíková N, Schmitt SH (2023) Editorial: Aerosol Research - a new diamond open-access journal covering the breadth of aerosol science and technology, Aerosol Research, 1, 13-16. https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-1-13-2023 

Batista E, Villanova O, Rosell-Llompart J, Huera-Huarte FJ, Martínez-Ballesté A, Solanas A. On the Deployment of Low-Cost Sensors to Enable Context-Aware Smart Classrooms. ApplePies2022 Proceedings, 6977 (Springer LNEE book series). DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-30333-3_45

2022

Carrasco-Munoz A, Barbero-Colmenar E, Bodnár E, Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2022) Monodisperse droplets and particles by efficient neutralization of electrosprays. Journal of Aerosol Science, 160, 105909 (16pp). DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2021.105909 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2021.105909

Liashenko I, Ramon A, Rosell-Llompart J, Cabot A (2022) Patterning with Aligned Electrospun Nanofibers by Electrostatic Deflection of Fast Jets. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2101804 (8pp). DOI: 10.1002/adem.202101804 https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101804

2021

Liashenko I, Ramon A, Rosell-Llompart J, Cabot A (2021) Ultrafast electrohydrodynamic 3D printing with in situ jet speed monitoring. Materials & Design, 206, 109791 (12pp). DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109791 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109791

Aixart J, Díaz F, Llorca J, Rosell-Llompart J (2021) Increasing Reaction Time in Hummers' Method towards Well Exfoliated Graphene Oxide of Low Oxidation Degree. Ceramics International, 47(15), 22130-22137. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.04.235 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.04.235

2020

Liashenko I, Rosell-Llompart J, Cabot A (2020) Ultrafast 3D printing with submicrometer features using electrostatic jet deflection. Nature Communications, 11(1), 753 (9pp). DOI:/10.1038/s41467- 020-14557-w https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14557-w

García de Abajo FJ, Hernández RJ, Kaminer I, Meyerhans A, Rosell-Llompart J, Sanchez-Elsner T (2020) Back to Normal: An Old Physics Route to Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Indoor Spaces. ACS Nano, 14(7), 7704-7713. DOI:10.1021/acsnano.0c04596 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c04596

Ura DP, Rosell-Llompart J, Zaszczyńska A, Vasilyev G, Gradys A, Szewczyk PK, Knapczyk-Korczak J, Avrahami R, Šišková AO, Arinstein A, Sajkiewicz P, Zussman E, Stachewicz U (2020) The role of electrical polarity in electrospinning and on the mechanical and structural properties of as-spun fibers. Materials, 13(18), 4169 (18pp). DOI:10.3390/ma13184169 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184169

2019

Sochorakis N, Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2019) Scaling up of extractor-free electrosprays in linear arrays. Chemical Engineering Science, 195, 281-298. DOI:10.1016/j.ces.2018.09.006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.09.006

2018

Rosell-Llompart J, Grifoll J, Loscertales IG (2018) Electrosprays in the cone-jet mode: From Taylor cone formation to spray development. Journal of Aerosol Science, 125, 2-31. Invited Review. DOI:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2018.04.008 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2018.04.008

Bodnár E, Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2018) Polymer solution electrospraying: A tool for engineering particles and films with controlled morphology. Journal of Aerosol Science, 125, 93-118. Invited Review. DOI:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2018.04.012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2018.04.012

2016

Álvarez MG, Chimentão RJ, Tichit D, Santos JBO, Dafinov A, Modesto-López LB, Rosell-Llompart J, Güell EJ, Gispert-Guirado F, Llorca J, Medina F (2016) Synthesis of Tungsten Carbide on Al-SBA-15 Mesoporous Materials by Carburization. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 219, 19-28. DOI:10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.07.018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.07.018

2015

Arumugham-Achari AK, Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2015) A Comprehensive Framework for the Numerical Simulation of Evaporating Electrosprays. Aerosol Science and Technology, 49(6), 436-448. DOI:10.1080/02786826.2015.1039639 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2015.1039639

Serres JM, Mateos X, Loiko P, Rosell-Llompart J, Modesto-López LB, Yumashev KV, Griebner U, Petrov V, Carvajal JJ, Aguiló M, Díaz F (2015) Oriented Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Saturable Absorber for Passive Q-Switching of a Tm:KLuW Microchip Laser. In Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA Technical Digest (ISBN: 978-1-943580-02-6) paper AW1A.3. DOI:10.1364/ASSL.2015.AW1A.3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ASSL.2015.AW1A.3

2014

Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2014) Continuous Droplets' Charge Method for the Lagrangian Simulation of Electrostatic Sprays. Journal of Electrostatics, 72(5), 357-364. DOI:10.1016/j.elstat.2014.06.011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2014.06.011

Modesto-López LB, Chimentão RJ, Álvarez MG, Rosell-Llompart J, Medina F, Llorca J (2014) Direct Growth of Hydrotalcite Nanolayers on Carbon Fibers by Electrospinning. Applied Clay Science, 101, 461-467. DOI:10.1016/j.clay.2014.07.037 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2014.07.037

"2nd Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology: Proceedings Book RICTA 2014." Joan RosellLlompart and Jordi Grifoll (Editors). Publicacions URV, Tarragona, Spain, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-84-695- 9978-5. http://digital.publicacionsurv.cat/index.php/purv/catalog/book/65

2013

Bodnár E, Rosell-Llompart J (2013) Growth Dynamics of Granular Films Produced by Electrospray. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 407, 536-545. DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2013.06.013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2013.06.013

Arumugham-Achari AK, Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2013) Two-Way Coupled Numerical Simulation of Electrospray with Induced Gas Flow. Journal of Aerosol Science, 65, 121-133. DOI:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2013.07.005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2013.07.005

2012

Grifoll J, Rosell-Llompart J (2012) Efficient Lagrangian Simulation of Electrospray Droplets Dynamics. Journal of Aerosol Science, 47, 78-93. DOI:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.01.001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.01.001

Kiselev P, Rosell-Llompart J (2012) Highly Aligned Electrospun Nanofibers by Elimination of the Whipping Motion. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 125(3), 2433-2441. DOI:10.1002/app.36519 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.36519

Prior 2012

Fernández de la Mora J, Rosell-Llompart J (1989) Aerodynamic Focusing of Heavy Molecules in Seeded Supersonic Jets. Journal of Chemical Physics, 91(4), 2603-2615. DOI:10.1063/1.456969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.456969

Fernández de la Mora J, Rosell-Llompart J, Riesco-Chueca P (1989) Aerodynamic Focusing of Particles and Molecules in Seeded Supersonic Jets. Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, 117, 247-277. (ISBN 0-930403-54-1.) Invited Paper.

Fernández de la Mora J, Navascués J, Fernández F, Rosell-Llompart J (1990) Generation of Submicron Monodisperse Aerosols in Electrosprays. Journal of Aerosol Science, 21(S1), 673-676. DOI:10.1016/0021-8502(90)90332-R http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-8502(90)90332-R

Fernández Feria R, Riesco-Chueca P, Rosell-Llompart J, O'Brien J, Fernández de la Mora J (1991) Brownian-Motion Limited Aerodynamic Focusing of Heavy Molecules. In Rarefied Gas Dynamics, A. E. Beylich, Ed. (VCH, Weinheim) pp. 214-221.

Rosell-Llompart J, Fernández de la Mora J (1991) Ionization of CBr4 Molecules by Impact on 'Dirty' W Surfaces from Un-Skimmed H2 Hypersonic Jets at Kinetic Energies up to 8 eV. In Rarefied Gas Dynamics, A. E. Beylich, Ed. (VCH, Weinheim) pp. 1345-1352.

Rosell-Llompart J, Fernández de la Mora J (1993) Minimization of the diffusive broadening of ultrafine particles in differential mobility analyzers. In Synthesis and Measurement of Ultrafine Particles, J. Marijnissen and S. Pratsinis, Eds. (Delft University Press, Delft, ISBN: 90-6275-896-7) pp. 109-114.

Loscertales IG, Rosell-Llompart J, Fernández de la Mora J (1993) 04 O 04 Generation of Monodisperse Nanoparticles in Electrosprays. Journal of Aerosol Science, 24 (SUPPL. 1), S25-S26. DOI:10.1016/0021-8502(93)90105-I https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-8502(93)90105-I

Rosell-Llompart J, Fernández de la Mora J (1994) Generation of Monodisperse Droplets 0.3 to 4 µm in Diameter from Electrified Cone-Jets of Highly Conducting and Viscous Liquids. Journal of Aerosol Science, 25(6), 1093-1119. DOI:10.1016/0021-8502(94)90204-6 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-8502(94)90204-6

Fenn JB, Rosell J, Nohmi T, Shen S, Banks Jr. JF (1996) Electrospray Ion Formation: Desorption versus Desertion. American Chemical Society Symposium Series, 619, ch. 3, pp. 60-80. (ISBN13: 9780841233782) DOI:10.1021/bk-1995-0619.ch003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-1995-0619.ch003

Rosell-Llompart J, Loscertales IG, Bingham D, Fernández de la Mora J (1996) Sizing Nanoparticles and Ions with a Short Differential Mobility Analyzer. Journal of Aerosol Science, 27(5), 695-719. DOI:10.1016/0021-8502(96)00016-X http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-8502(96)00016-X

de Juan L, Brown S, Serageldin K, Davis N, Rosell J, Lazcano J, Fernández de la Mora J (1997) Electrostatic Effects in Inertial Impactors. Journal of Aerosol Science, 28(6), 1029-1048. DOI:10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00490-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00490-9

Fenn JB, Rosell J, Meng CK (1997) In Electrospray Ionization, How Much Pull Does an Ion Need to Escape its Droplet Prison? Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 8(11), 1147-1157. DOI:10.1016/S1044-0305(97)00161-X http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1044-0305(97)00161-X

Kiselev P, Rosell J, Fenn JB (1997) Determining the Composition of Liquid Droplets in a Gas of Different Composition. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 36(8), 3081-3084. DOI:10.1021/ie960636s http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie960636s

Zhan D, Rosell J, Fenn JB (1998) Solvation Studies of Electrospray Ions - Method and Early Results. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 9(12), 1241-1247. DOI:10.1016/S1044- 0305(98)00107-X http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1044-0305(98)00107-X

Fernández de la Mora J, de Juan L, Eichler T, Rosell J (1998) Differential Mobility Analysis of Molecular Ions and Nanometer Particles. TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 17(6), 328-339. DOI:10.1016/S0165-9936(98)00039-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-9936(98)00039-9

Schuster JA, Farr SJ, Cipolla DC, Wilbanks T, Rosell J, Lloyd P, Gonda I (1998) Design and Performance Validation of a Highly Efficient and Reproducible Compact Aerosol Delivery System: AERx™. In Respiratory Drug Delivery VI, vol. 1, R. N. Dalby, P. R. Byron and S. J. Farr, Eds. (ISBN: 1-57491-076-0) pp. 83-90. http://www.rddonline.com/publications/articles/searchresults.php?conf=6 http://www.rddonline.com/publications/articles/article.php?ArticleID=317&return=1

Rosell J, Schuster J, Gonda I, Liu K (2000) Electrostatic Charge in AERx Aerosols. In Drug Delivery to the Lungs XI (The Aerosol Society, London, ISBN: 0-9529777-5-3) pp. 64-67.

Gomez Moreno FJ, Rosell-Llompart J, Fernández de la Mora J (2002) Turbulent Transition in Impactor Jets and its Effects on Impactor Resolution. Journal of Aerosol Science, 33(3), 459-476. DOI:10.1016/S0021-8502(01)00193-8 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-8502(01)00193-8

Noymer P, Schuster JA, Holst P, Rosell J, Ament B, Wilbanks T, Srinivasan S, Morishige R, Farr SJ (2004) AERx®-Essence™: Efficiency and Breath Control without Electronics. In Respiratory Drug Delivery IX, vol. 1, R. N. Dalby, P. R. Byron, J. Peart, J. D. Suman and S. J. Farr, Eds. (ISBN: 1-930114-63X) pp. 255- 262. http://www.rddonline.com/publications/articles/searchresults.php?conf=9 http://www.rddonline.com/publications/articles/article.php?ArticleID=641&return=1

Rosell-Llompart J, Gañán Calvo A (2008) Turbulence in Pneumatic Flow Focusing and Flow Blurring Regimes. Physical Review E, 77(3), 036321. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.036321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.77.036321

Uecker J, Tepper GC, Rosell-Llompart J (2010) Ion-Assisted Collection of Nylon-4,6 Electrospun Nanofibers. Polymer, 51(22), 5221-5228. DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2010.08.057 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2010.08.057

Grifoll J, Kumar AA, Rosell-Llompart J (2011) Numerical Simulation of Electrospray Droplets Dynamics. In RECTA V, CIEMAT, Madrid. (ISBN: 978-84-7834-662-2.)

Theses:

PhD. Theses

Mr. Ajith Kumar Arumugham Achari. Numerical simulation of fluid dynamics and transport phenomena in electrostatically charged volatile sprays.Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2014. Co-supervised by Prof. Jordi Grifoll. Defended on October 7 th, 2014. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/277387

Ms. Eszter Bodnár. Electrospraying of polymer solutions for the generation of micro-particles, nanostructures, and granular films. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2016. Defended on Jan. 28th, 2016. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/379820

Mr. Nikolas Sochorakis Saloustros. Electrospray scale-up for the production of particles of pharmaceutical interest. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2018. Defended on October 18 th, 2018. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/664720

Mr. Ievgenii Liashenko. Ultrafast electrohydrodynamic 3D printing with submicrometer resolution. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2020. Co-supervised by ICREA Prof. Dr. Andreu Cabot (IREC, Barcelona, Spain). Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2020. Defended on July 16th, 2020. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/669812

Mr. Jordi Aixart Forés, Characterization of graphene oxide obtained from modifications of Hummers' method and its application for reinforcing textiles. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2021. Co-supervised by Prof. Francesc Díaz. Defended on November 26 th, 2021. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/673442

Mr. Antonio Carrasco Muñoz, Production of homogeneous particles by controlled neutralization of electrosprays. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2022. Defended on January 13th, 2022. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/673423

Mr. Alberto Ramón Ferrer, Electrohydrodynamic jet printing: stability and reproducibility. Universitat de Barcelona, 2023. Co-supervised with ICREA Prof. Dr. Andreu Cabot, (IREC, Barcelona, Spain). Defended on January 16th, 2023.

Current PhD students: Ms. Elena Barbero Colmenar (FPI Fellow, since Nov. 2017), Ms. Reyda Akdemir (EU COFUND Fellow; since Oct. 2018), Ms Paula Martínez Cánovas (FPU Fellow; since Oct. 2020; cosupervised with Prof. Francesc Medina Cabello, URV), Mr. Deepak Parajuli (EU COFUND Fellow; since May 2021), Ms. Yaride Pérez Pacheco (URV Martí-Franquès Fellow, since April 2023, cosupervised with Prof. Ricard Garcia Valls, URV).

Master’s Theses

Sergi Paredes Egea. Electrohydrodynamic atomization for the generation of nanoparticles. DEA Thesis. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2006.

Bruno Sersante Vásquez. Water electrosprays in standard carbon dioxide. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2007. Nikolas Sochorakis. Study on a linear electrospray system, with auxiliary electrodes for the production of polymer particles. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2013.

Richard Ahorsu. Enhanced hydrogen evolution of mesoporous TiO2/C nanofibers decorated with Pd nanoparticles in water splitting driven by visible light. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2017. (Cosupervised with Prof. Francesc Medina.)

Reyda Akdemir. Nano-hydroxyapatite/poly(methyl methacrylate) coating on 316L stainless steel by electrospinning. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2018. Wardah Latif. Characterization of initial droplet size for polymer solutions in electrosprays. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2019. (Co-supervised with Dr. Eszter Bodnár.)

Havvagül Ermiş. Mechanical properties of aligned PCL and PCL/HAp nanofibers made by electrospinning. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2019. (Co-supervised with Ms. Reyda Akdemir.)

Paula Martínez Cánovas. Porosity determinations of electrospun nanofibers by microscopy techniques. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2020. (Co-supervised with Ms. Reyda Akdemir.)

Tamer Ben Hassan. Porosity determination of polystyrene (PS) nanofibers by microscopy techniques. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2022. (Co-supervised with Ms. Reyda Akdemir.)

Maria Laura Mauriello. Method for investigating particle aggregation in particulate films by electrospray deposition. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2023. (Co-supervised with Mr. Deepak Parajuli.)