Pending Journal Papers

1. Thermal Spraying of Ceramic Coatings as a Source of Ultrafine Particles in Workplace Settings

A. Salmatonidis, C. Ribalta, V. Sanfélix, S. Bezantakos, G. Biskos, A. Vulpoi, S. Simion, E. Monfort, and M. Viana

submitted April 2018

2. Characterisation of the Atmospheric Aerosol in a Background Marine Region

E. Triantafyllou, E. Diapouli, Μ.Β. Korras-Carraca, M. Manousakas, C. Psanis, A.A. Floutsi, C. Spyrou, K. Eleftheriadis, and G. Biskos

submitted March 2018

3. Toxicity of High-purity Silver Nanoparticles on the Aquatic Plant Lemna Minor

P. Minogiannis, M. Valenti, V. Kati, O.-I. Kalantzi, and G. Biskos

submitted March 2018

4. Health Impact Assessment of Particulate Matter Emitted from Dry and Wet Recycling Processes of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

M. Lasithiotakis, C. Psanis, E. Triantafyllou, P. Nikolaou, G. Kouvarakis, N. Michalopoulos, P. Sinioros and G. Biskos

submitted October 2017

Published Journal Papers

66. Vertical Profiles of the Aerosol Mass Concentration Observed during a Dust Event by Unmanned Airborne in-situ and Remote Sensing Instruments

D. Mamali, E. Marinou, J. Sciare, M. Pikridas, P. Kokkalis, M. Kottas, I. Binietoglou, A. Tsekeri, C. Keleshis, R. Engelmann, H. Baars, A. Ansmann, V. Amiridis, H. Russchenberg, and G. Biskos

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, accepted for publication

65. Airborne Ultrafine Particles in a Naturally Ventilated Metro Station: Dominant Sources and Mixing State Determined by Particle Size Distribution and Volatility Measurements

L. Mendes, M. I. Gini, G. Biskos, I. Colbeck, and K. Eleftheriadis

Environmental Pollution, 239, 82-94, (2018)

64. Hygroscopic Properties of Potassium-Halide Nanoparticles

M. Giamarelou, M. Smith, E. Papapanagiotou, S. T. Martin, and G. Biskos

Aerosol Science and Technology, 52, 536-545, (2018)

63. Internally Mixed Nanoparticles from Oscillatory Spark Ablation

J. Feng, N. Ramlawi, G. Biskos, and A. Schmidt-Ott

Aerosol Science and Technology, 52, 505-514, (2018)

62. Performance Evaluation of the Cost-effective and Lightweight Alphasense Optical Particle Counter for use Onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

S. Bezantakos, F. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

Aerosol Science and Technology, 52, 385-392, (2018)

61. Can Disc Diffusion Susceptibility Tests Assess the Antimicrobial Activity of Engineered Nanoparticles?

A. Kourmouli, M. Valenti, E. van Rijn, H. J. E. Beaumont, O-I. Kalantzi, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 20, 62, (2018)

60. Magnetic Phase Transition in Spark-produced Ternary LaFeSi Nanoalloys

J. Feng, R. Geutjens, N. V. Thang, J. Li, X. Guo, A. Kéri, S. Basak, G. Galbács, G. Biskos, H. Nirschl, H. W. Zandbergen, E. Brück, and A. Schmidt-Ott

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 6073−6078, (2018)

59. Enhancing the Detection Efficiency of Condensation Particle Counters for Sub-2 nm Particles

K. Barmpounis,  A. Ranjithkumar, A. Schmidt-Ott, M. Attoui, and G. Biskos

Journal of Aerosol Science, 117, 44-53, (2018)

58. Long-term Observations of the Background Aerosol at Cabauw, the Netherlands

D. Mamali, J. Mikkilä, B. Henzing, M. Ehn, T. Petäjä, H. Russchenberg, and G. Biskos

Science of the Total Environment, 625, 752-761, (2018)

57. Hot Carrier Generation and Extraction of Plasmonic Alloy Nanoparticles

M. Valenti, A. Venugopal, D. Tordera, M. P. Jonsson, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, and W. A. Smith

ACS Photonics, 4, 1146-1152, (2017)

56. Investigation of the Aegean Sea Atmospheric Boundary Layer during Etesians with various Parameterization Schemes

A. Dandou, M. Tombrou, J. Kalogiros, E. Bossioli, G. Biskos, N. Mihalopoulos, and H. Coe

Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 1-27, (2017)

55. A Tunable High-pass Filter for Simple and Inexpensive Size-segregation of

sub-10-nm Nanoparticles

N. C. Surawski, S. Bezantakos, K. Barmpounis, M. C. Dallaston, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

Scientific Reports, 7, 45678, (2017)

54. Particulate Matter Pollution from Aviation-related Activity at a Small Airport of the Aegean Sea Insular Region

C. Psanis, E. Triantafyllou, M. Giamarelou, M. Manousakas, K. Eleftheriadis, and G. Biskos

Science of the Total Environment, 596-597, 187-193, (2017)

53. New Particle Formation in the Southern Aegean Sea during the Etesians: Importance for CCN Production and Cloud Droplet Number

P. Kalkavouras, E. Bossioli, S. Bezantakos, A. Bougiatioti, N. Kalivitis, I. Stavroulas, G. Kouvarakis, A. P. Protonotariou, A. Dandou, G. Biskos, N. Mihalopoulos, A. Nenes, and M. Tombrou

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17, 175-192, (2017)

52. Plasmonic Nanoparticle-Semiconductor Composites for Efficient Solar Water Splitting

M. Valenti, M. P. Jonsson, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, and W. A. Smith

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4,17891-1791, (2016)

51. Modification of the TSI 3081 Differential Mobility Analyzer to Include Three Monodisperse Outlets: Comparison Between Experimental and Theoretical Performance

S. Bezantakos, M. Giamarelou, L. Huang, J. Olfert, and G. Biskos

Aerosol Science and Technology, 12, 1342-1351, (2016)

50. Relative Humidity Non-Uniformities in Hygroscopic Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer Measurements

S. Bezantakos, L. Huang, K. Barmpounis, S. T. Martin, and G. Biskos

Journal of Aerosol Science, 101, 1-9, (2016)

49. Green Manufacturing of Inorganic Nanoparticles:  A Facile and Universal Approach to Scaling Up

J. Feng, X. Guo, N. Ramlawi, T. V. Pfeiffer, R. Geutjens, S. Basak, H. Nirschl, G. Biskos, H. W. Zandbergen and A. Schmidt-Ott

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 11222-11227, (2016)

48. The Role of Size and Dimerization of Decorating Plasmonic Silver Nanoparticles on the Photoelectrochemical Solar Water Splitting Performance of BiVO4 Photoanodes

M. Valenti, E. Kontoleta, I. A. Digdaya, M. P. Jonsson, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, and W. A. Smith

ChemNanoMat, 2, 739-747, (2016)

47. Scalable and Environmentally Benign Process for Smart Textile Nanofinishing

J. Feng, E. Hontañón, M. Blanes, J. Meyer, X. Guo, L. Santos, L. Paltrinieri, N. Ramlawi, L. de Smet,
H. Nirschl, E. Kruis, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8, 14756-14765, (2016)

46. Biomass-burning impact on CCN number, hygroscopicity and cloud formation during summertime in the eastern Mediterranean

A. Bougiatioti, S. Bezantakos, I. Stavroulas, N. Kalivitis, P. Kokkalis, G. Biskos, N. Mihalopoulos,
A. Papayannis, and A. Nenes

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 7389-7409, (2016)

45. Synthesis of Mesostructured Thin Films by Ionic Wind Assisted Electrostatic Spray Deposition

S. Khodadadi, G. M. H. Meesters, and G. Biskos

Particuology, 27, 128-132, (2016)

44. Nucleation Events at a Coastal City during the Warm Period: Kerbside versus Urban Background Measurements

D. Siakavaras, C. Samara, M. Petrakakis, and G. Biskos

Atmospheric Environment, 140, 60-68, (2016)

43. Real-time Sensors for Indoor Air Monitoring and Challenges Ahead in Deploying them to Urban Buildings

P. Kumar, A. N. Skouloudis, M. Bell, M. Viana, G. Biskos, and L. Morawska

Science of the Total Environment, 560-561, 150-159, (2016)

42. Atmospheric Composition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Influence of Biomass Burning During Summertime using the WRF-Chem Model

E. Bossioli, M. Tombrou, J. Kalogiros, J. Allan, A. Bacak, S. Bezantakos, G. Biskos, H. Coe, B. T. Jones, G. Kouvarakis, N. Mihalopoulos, and C. J. Persival

Atmospheric Environment, 132, 317-331, (2016)

41. Assessment of Factors Influencing PM Mass Concentrations Measured by Gravimetric & Beta Attenuation Techniques at a Suburban Site

E. Triantafyllou, E. Diapouli, E. T. Tsilibari, A. D. Adamopoulos, G. Biskos, and K. Eleftheriadis

Atmospheric Environment, 131, 409-417, (2016)

40. Climatology and Trends of Aerosol Optical Depth over the Mediterranean Basin During the Last 12 Years (2002-2014) Based on Collection 006 MODIS-Aqua Data

A. A.  Floutsi, M. B. Korras-Carraca, C. Matsoukas, N. Hatzianastassiou, and G. Biskos

Science of the Total Environment, 551-552, 292-303, (2016)

39. Characterization of Tungsten Oxide Thin Films Produced by Spark Ablation for NO2 Gas Sensing

N. A. Isaac, M. Valenti, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8, 3933-3939, (2016)

38. Indirect Evidence of the Composition of Nucleation Mode Atmospheric Particles in the High Arctic

M. Giamarelou, K. Eleftheriadis, S. Nyeki, P. Tunved, K. Torseth, and G. Biskos

Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 121, 965-975, (2016)

37. General Approach to the Evolution of Singlet Nanoparticles from a Rapidly Quenched Point Source

J. Feng, L. Huang, L. Ludvigsson, M. E. Messing, A. Maisser, G. Biskos, and A. Schmidt-Ott

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120, 621-630, (2016)

36. Lightweight Differential Mobility Analyzers: Towards New and Inexpensive Manufacturing Methods

K. Barmpounis, A. Maisser, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

Aerosol Science and Technology, 50, ii-v, (2016)

35. Particulate Pollution Transport Episodes from Eurasia to a Remote

Region of Northeast Mediterranean

E. Triantafyllou, M. Giamarelou, E. Bossioli, P. Zarmpas, C. Theodosi, C. Matsoukas, M. Tombrou,
N. Mihalopoulos, and G. Biskos

Atmospheric Environment, 128, 45-52, (2016)

34. Performance Comparison of two Thermodenuders in Volatility Tandem DMA Measurements

L. Mendes, K. Eleftheriadis, and G. Biskos

Journal of Aerosol Science, 92, 38-52, (2016)

33. Toward Industrial Scale Synthesis of Ultrapure Singlet Nanoparticles with Controllable Sizes in a Continuous Gas-phase Process

J. Feng, G. Biskos, and A. Schmidt-Ott

Scientific Reports, 5, 15788, (2015)

32. Atomic Cluster Generation with an Atmospheric Pressure Spark Discharge Generator

A. Maisser, K. Barmpounis, M. B. Attoui, G. Biskos, and A. Schmidt-Ott

Aerosol Science and Technology, 49, 886-894, (2015)

31. Aerosol Chemistry Above an Extended Archipelago of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin during Strong Northern Winds

E. Athanasopoulou, A. P. Protonotariou, E. Bossioli, A. Dandou, M. Tombrou, J. D. Allan, H. Coe,
N. Mihalopoulos, J. Kalogiros, A. Bacak, J. Sciare, and G. Biskos

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 8401-8421, (2015)

30. Optical Hydrogen Sensing with Nanoparticulate Pd-Au Films Produced by Spark Ablation

N. A. Isaac, P. Ngene, R. J. Westerwaal, J. Gaury, B. Dam, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 221, 290-296, (2015)

29. The Nano-Particle Mass Classifier (Nano-PMC): Development, Characterization, and Application for Determining the Mass, Apparent Density, and Shape of Particles with Masses Down to the Zeptogram Range

D. Broßell, M. Valenti, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

Aerosol Science and Technology, 49, 495-507, (2015)

28. A Cost-Effective Electrostatic Precipitator for Aerosol Nanoparticle Classification

19. S.Bezantakos, L. Huang, K. Barmpounis, M. Attoui, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos
    

Aerosol Science and Technology, 49, iv-vi, (2015)

27. Enhancement of the Photoelectrochemical Performance of CuWO4 thin Films for Solar Water Splitting by Plasmonic Nanoparticle Functionalization

M. Valenti, D. Dolat, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, and W. Smith

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 2096-2104, (2015)  

26. The Rise of Low-cost Sensing for Managing Air Pollution in Cities

P. Kumar, L. Morawska, C. Martani, G. Biskos, M. Neophytou, S. Di Sabatino, M. Bell, L. Norford,
and R. Britter

Environment International, 75, 199-205, (2015)

25. Physical and Chemical Processes of Polluted Air Masses during Etesians: Aegean-Game Airborne Campaign

M. Tombrou, E. Bossioli, J. Kalogiros, J. Allan, A. Bacak, G. Biskos, H. Coe, A. Dandou, G. Kouvarakis, N. Mihalopoulos, C. Percival, A. P. Protonotariou, and B. Szabó-Takács

Science of the Total Environment, 506-508, 201-2016, (2015)

24. Engineered Nanomaterials: Knowledge Gaps in Fate, Exposure, Toxicity, and Future Directions

A. Kumar, P. Kumar, A. Anandan, T. F. Fernandes, G. A. Ayoko, and G. Biskos

Journal of Nanomaterials, 130198, (2014)

23. Nanoparticle Emissions from Traditional Pottery Manufacturing

A. Voliotis, S. Bezantakos, M. Giamarelou, M. Valenti, P. Kumar, and G. Biskos

Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 16, 1489-1494, (2014)

22. Methods for Assessing Basic Particle Properties and Cytotoxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles

O-I. Kalantzi and G. Biskos

Toxics, 2, 79-91, (2014)

21. Connectivity Enhancement of Highly Porous WO3 Nanostructured Thin Films by in situ Growth of K0.33WO3 Nanowires

J. Gaury, U. Lafont, E. Bychkov, A. Schmidt-Ott, and G. Biskos

CrystEngComm, 16, 1228-1231, (2014)

20. Chemical Composition and Hygroscopic Properties of Aerosol Particles over the Aegean Sea

S. Bezantakos, K. Barmpounis, M. Giamarelou, E. Bossioli, M. Tombrou, N. Mihalopoulos, K. Eleftheriadis, J. Kalogiros, J. D. Allan, A. Bacak, C. Percival, H. Coe, and G. Biskos

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13, 11595-11608, (2013)

19. Characterization of Nb-doped WO3 thin Films Produced by Electrostatic

Spray Deposition

J. Gaury, E. Kelder, E. Bychkov, and G. Biskos

Thin Solid Films, 534, 32-39, (2013)

18. Comparison between the Theoretical and Experimental Performance of a Differential Mobility Analyzer with three Monodisperse-Particle Outlets

M. Giamarelou, M. Stolzenburg, D-R. Chen, and G. Biskos

Aerosol Science and Technology, 47, 406-416, (2013)

17. Overview of the Temporal Variation of PM10 Mass Concentrations in the two Major Cities in Greece: Athens and Thessaloniki

E. Triantafyllou and G. Biskos

Global NEST, 4, 431-441, (2012)

16. The Multiple Monodisperse Outlet Differential Mobility Analyzer - Derivation of its Transfer Function and Resolution

M. Giamarelou, M. Stolzenburg, and G. Biskos

Aerosol Science and Technology, 46, 951-965, (2012)

15. Airborne Engineered Nanoparticles - Potential Risks and Monitoring Challenges for Assesing their Impact on Children

G. Biskos and A. Schmidt-Ott

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 13, 79-83, (2012)

 

14. Out-Scaling Electrohydrodynamic Atomization Systems for the Production of Well-Defined Droplets

Y. Arnanthigo, C. U. Yurteri, G. Biskos, J. C. M. Marijnissen, and A. Schmidt-Ott

Powder Technology, 214, 382-387, (2011)

13. Cloud Droplet Activation of Mixed Organic-Sulfate Particles Produced by the Photooxidation of Isoprene

S. M. King, T. Rosenoern, J. E. Shilling, Q. Chen, Z. Wang, G. Biskos, K. A. McKinney, U. Pöschl,
and S. T. Martin

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10, 3953-3964, (2010)

12. Hygroscopic Growth of Nucleation-Mode Acidic Sulfate Particles

G. Biskos, P. R. Buseck, and S. T. Martin

Journal of Aerosol Science, 40, 338-347, (2009)

11. Generation and Sizing of Particles for Aerosol-Based Nanotechnology

G. Biskos, V. Vons, C. U. Yurteri, and A. Schmidt-Ott

KONA Powder and Particle, 26, 13-35, (2008)

10. Prompt Deliquescence and Efflorescence of Aerosol Nanoparticles

G. Biskos, L. M. Russell, P. R. Buseck, and S. T. Martin

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 6, 4633-4642, (2006)

9. Nanosize Effect on the Hygroscopic Growth Factor of Aerosol Particles

G. Biskos, L. M. Russell, P. R. Buseck, and S. T. Martin

Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L07801, (2006)

8. Nanosize Effect on the Deliquescence and the Efflorescence of Sodium Chloride Particles

G. Biskos, A. Malinowski, L. M. Russell, P. R. Buseck, and S. T. Martin

Aerosol Science and Technology, 40, 1-13, (2006)

7. Ozonolysis of Mixed Oleic-Acid-Stearic-Acid Particles - Reaction Kinetics and Chemical Morphology

Y. Katrib, G. Biskos, P. R. Buseck, P. Davidovits, J. T. Jayne, M. Mochida, M. E. Wise, D. R. Worsnop,
and S. T. Martin

Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109, 10910-10919, (2005)

6. Phase Transitions of Single Salt Particles Studied Using a Transmission Electron Microscope with an Environmental Cell

M. E. Wise, G. Biskos, S. T. Martin, L. M. Russell, and P. R. Buseck

Aerosol Science and Technology, 39, 849-856, (2005)

5. Description and Theoretical Analysis of a Differential Mobility Spectrometer

G. Biskos, K. Reavell, and N. Collings

Aerosol Science and Technology, 39, 527-541, (2005)

4. Unipolar Diffusion Charging of Aerosol Particles in the Transition Regime

G. Biskos, K. Reavell, and N. Collings

Journal of Aerosol Science, 36, 247-265, (2005)

3. Electrostatic Characterisation of Corona Wire Aerosol Chargers

G. Biskos, K. Reavell, and N. Collings

Journal of Electrostatics, 63, 69-82, (2005)

2. Monte-Carlo Simulation of Unipolar Diffusion Charging for Spherical and Non-Spherical Particles

G. Biskos, E. Mastorakos, and N. Collings

Journal of Aerosol Science, 35, 707-730, (2004)

1. Dewatering of Wastewater Sludge through a Solar Still

D. A. Haralambopoulos, G. Biskos, C. Halvadakis, and T. D. Lekkas

Renewable Energy, 26, 247-256, (2002)