Publications

Jian Zhang, Priyanka Singh, Xin Chen, Lei Shi, Zhejian Cao, Shadi Rahimi, Santosh Pandit, Ivan Mijakovic (2026). Green-synthesized silver nanoparticles against textitStreptococcus mutans: antibacterial activity and transcriptomic insights into planktonic and biofilm states. Materials Today Bio.

Zhejian Cao, Nihal Kottan, Santosh Pandit, Jian Zhang, Maria Faresjö, Francoise M. Amombo Noa, Lars Öhrström, Ivan Mijakovic (2026). Self-Cleaning Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces by Metal–Organic Framework Embedded Polycaprolactone Composites. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Jian Zhang, Santosh Pandit, Shadi Rahimi, Zhejian Cao, Ivan Mijakovic (2026). Multiscale Three-Dimensional Vertical Graphene-Encapsulated Nanoparticle Coatings for Antibacterial Applications against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. ACS Applied Nano Materials.

Hao Li, Francoise M. Amombo Noa, Michelle Åhlén, Zhejian Cao, Joakim Andréasson, Ocean Cheung, Lars R. Öhrström (2025). On metal-organic framework isomers, and the SF6 sorption and fluorescence of an In and a Zr MOF with a tritopic linker. Chem. Commun..

Zhejian Cao, Santosh Pandit, Francoise M. Amombo Noa, Jian Zhang, Wengeng Gao, Shadi Rahimi, Lars Öhrström, Ivan Mijakovic (2025). Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces Achieved by Epitaxial Growth of Metal–Organic Frameworks. Advanced Science.

Nasir Shezad, Marco D'Agostini, Ali Ezzine, Giorgia Franchin, Paolo Colombo, Zhejian Cao, Farid Akhtar (2025). Free-standing 3D-printed monoliths of SrCl2 for ammonia storage as a hydrogen carrier. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

Jian Zhang, Santosh Pandit, Shadi Rahimi, Zhejian Cao, Ivan Mijakovic (2024). Vertical graphene nanoarray decorated with Ag nanoparticles exhibits enhanced antibacterial effects. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

Pragati Rajendra More, Surbhi Shinde, Zhejian Cao, Jian Zhang, Santosh Pandit, Anna De Filippis, Ivan Mijakovic, Massimiliano Galdiero (2024). Antibacterial applications of biologically synthesized Pichia pastoris silver nanoparticles. Heliyon.

Zhejian Cao, Xiaozhi Fu, Hao Li, Santosh Pandit, Francoise M. Amombo Noa, Lars Öhrström, Aleksej Zelezniak, Ivan Mijakovic (2023). Synthesis of Metal–Organic Frameworks through Enzymatically Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Yang Yu, Baojing Zhang, Xiaoping Cai, Zhejian Cao, Farid Akhtar, Xinyang Jiao, Xueding Chai, Peizhong Feng (2023). Research of TE behaviour and compression property of porous Ni–Al–Cr intermetallic compounds in the β phase region. Journal of Materials Research and Technology.

Jian Zhang, Priyanka Singh, Zhejian Cao, Shadi Rahimi, Santosh Pandit, Ivan Mijakovic (2023). Polydopamine/graphene oxide coatings loaded with tetracycline and green Ag nanoparticles for effective prevention of biofilms. Applied Surface Science.

Jian Zhang, Nisha Neupane, Puspa Raj Dahal, Shadi Rahimi, Zhejian Cao, Santosh Pandit, Ivan Mijakovic (2023). Antibiotic-Loaded Boron Nitride Nanoconjugate with Strong Performance against Planktonic Bacteria and Biofilms. ACS Applied Bio Materials.

Xin Chen, Santosh Pandit, Lei Shi, Vaishnavi Ravikumar, Julie Bonne Køhler, Ema Svetlicic, Zhejian Cao, Abhroop Garg, Dina Petranovic, Ivan Mijakovic (2023). Graphene Oxide Attenuates Toxicity of Amyloid-β Aggregates in Yeast by Promoting Disassembly and Boosting Cellular Stress Response. Advanced Functional Materials.

Zhejian Cao, Xiaoping Cai, Ana Carolina Feltrin, Peizhong Feng, Andreas Kaiser, Farid Akhtar (2022). Calcium/strontium chloride impregnated zeolite A and X granules as optimized ammonia sorbents. RSC Advances.

Yang Yu, Xiaoping Cai, Zhejian Cao, Xinyang Jiao, Weining Xie, Yong Yu, Peizhong Feng (2022). Effect of the heating rate on the thermal explosion behavior and oxidation resistance of 3D-structure porous NiAl intermetallic. Materials Characterization.

Zeyu Li, Zhejian Cao, Carlos Grande, Wenjing Zhang, Yibo Dou, Xiaosen Li, Juan Fu, Nasir Shezad, Farid Akhtar, Andreas Kaiser (2021). A phase conversion method to anchor ZIF-8 onto a PAN nanofiber surface for CO2 capture. RSC Advances.

Zhejian Cao, Rafael Acosta Laisequilla, Farid Akhtar (2021). 3D-Printed Zeolite NaX-Magnesium Chloride Units as Ammonia Carriers textbar Energy Proceedings. Energy Proceeding.

Zhejian Cao (2021). Structured Ammonia Carriers for Selective Catalytic Reduction. Doctoral Thesis.

Zhejian Cao, Farid Akhtar (2021). Porous Strontium Chloride Scaffolded by Graphene Networks as Ammonia Carriers. Advanced Functional Materials.

Zhejian Cao, Farid Akhtar (2021). Graphene Networks: Porous Strontium Chloride Scaffolded by Graphene Networks as Ammonia Carriers (Adv. Funct. Mater. 30/2021). Advanced Functional Materials.

Zhejian Cao, Kritika Narang Landström, Farid Akhtar (2020). Rapid Ammonia Carriers for SCR Systems Using MOFs [M2(adc)2(dabco)] (M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn). Catalysts.

Zhejian Cao, Nicolas Grimaldos Osorio, Xiaoping Cai, Peizhong Feng, Farid Akhtar (2020). Carbon-reinforced MgCl2 composites with high structural stability as robust ammonia carriers for selective catalytic reduction system. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.

Santosh Pandit, Zhejian Cao, Venkata R. S. S. Mokkapati, Emanuele Celauro, Avgust Yurgens, Martin Lovmar, Fredrik Westerlund, Jie Sun, Ivan Mijakovic (2018). Vertically Aligned Graphene Coating is Bactericidal and Prevents the Formation of Bacterial Biofilms. Advanced Materials Interfaces.

Zhaoyao Zhan, Lihui Liu, Wei Wang, Zhejian Cao, Anna Martinelli, Ergang Wang, Yu Cao, Jianing Chen, August Yurgens, Jie Sun (2016). Ultrahigh Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Graphene from Au/Graphene/Au Sandwiched Structures with Subnanometer Gap. Advanced Optical Materials.

Lihui Liu, Zhejian Cao, Wei Wang, Ergang Wang, Yu Cao, Zhaoyao Zhan (2016). Substrate-dependent resistance decrease of graphene by ultraviolet-ozone charge doping. RSC Advances.