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Research Statement
Professor Mills' research group has current collaborative links with a number of industries including the following: Pilkington Glass (semiconductor photocatalysis), Johnson and Johnson Medical (optical gas sensors for clinical analysis), Johnson Matthey (semiconductor photocatalysis, photoelectrochemical cells and PGM catalysts in food packaging) Cryovac, SunChemical, Toppan, Multisorb, Ciba and Crown Holdings (optical sensors for food and drink packaging). To date, Professor Mills has published over 235 papers in international journals and 8 published patents. The technology in his patent on oxygen indicators (GB2002/003994) is currently under license to a major label manufactuer (UPM) has generated £400k todate and is the basis of UPM's Shelf Life Guard label. Professor Mills is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology and the Journal of Fluorescence. The research group comprises currently: 7 postdoctoral research workers and 3 postgraduate students.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R1102CCE: 3D Printed Colourimetric Indicator Strip (3DCIS) for Non-Invasive, On-demand Chronic Wound Monitoring
Mills, A., Gilmore, B. & Stewart, D.
28/08/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R1158CCE: EPSRC - Small items of Equipment at QUB, Belfast
Hardacre, C., Bell, S., Cook, M., Degirmenci, V., Holbrey, J., Jacquemin, J., Lin, W., Mangwandi, C., Manyar, H., Mills, A., Muldoon, M., Nockemann, P., Rebrov, E. & Walsh, P.
01/08/2012 → …
Project: Research
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R1296CHM: Nanocrystalline water splitting photodiodes II: device eng, integration & scale-up
01/08/2010 → …
Project: Research
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R1358CHM: Development of novel, UV-activated, intelligent inks for food packaging
01/08/2010 → …
Project: Research
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3D printed photocatalytic reactor for air purification
Han, R., Zhou, R., O'Rourke, C. & Mills, A., 01 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 443, 10 p., 114843.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atomic layer deposited TiO2-IrOX nanoscale thin film electrocatalysts for water and chloride oxidation: influence of local phase separation
Babadi, A., Monaghan, S., O'Rourke, C., Braun, M., Brock, L., Cheng, H., Tessner, T., Hurley, P., Mills, A. & McIntyre, P., 06 Jun 2023, (Early online date) In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Colorimetric CO2 indicators
Mills, A., McDonnell, L. & Yusufu, D., 28 Jul 2023, In: Accounts of Materials Research. 4, 7, p. 570-579 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photocatalyst activity indicator inks (Paii's)
Mills, A., Hawthorne, D. & Wells, N., 06 Jun 2023, Handbook of self‐cleaning surfaces and materials: from fundamentals to applications. Fujishima, A., Irie, H., Zhang, X. & Tryk, D. A. (eds.). Wiley-VCH, Vol. 1. p. 173-205Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Photocatalytic destruction of stearic acid by TiO2 films: Evidence of highly efficient transport of photogenerated electrons and holes
Alofi, S., O'Rourke, C. & Mills, A., 01 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 435, 10 p., 114273.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Dataset for "Novel Colour-Based, Prototype Indicator for Use in High- Pressure Processing (HPP)"
Mills, A. (Creator), Bingham, M. (Creator) & Yusufu, D. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 01 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.17034/b6564082-62b2-4e16-b3be-1b98cdbbdb0e
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Studies of antiviral photocatalytic activity
Mills, A. (Creator), Han, R. (Creator), Bamford, C. (Creator) & Coey, D. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 01 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.17034/1a714f3d-cc11-4ba9-bcf8-cc31a182ac29
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Dataset for "Water oxidation by P25 TiO2 photoanodes in acidic solution"
Mills, A. (Creator) & O'Rourke, C. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 11 Feb 2021
DOI: 10.17034/a4e3cddb-39e8-4e05-95dd-56a67930f45f
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Dataset for "Non-invasive, 3D printed, colourimetric, early wound-infection indicator"
Mills, A. (Creator), Yusufu, D. (Creator), Gilmore, B. (Creator) & Magee, E. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 01 Dec 2021
DOI: 10.17034/3ff47a99-e6c0-4ecd-9749-46cc91e53bdf
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Dataset for "Catalytic and Photocatalytic water gas shift reaction (WGSR) using a continuous flow, gas phase reactor"
Mills, A. (Creator) & Bingham, M. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 04 Feb 2021
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Prizes
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2014 Green Gown Award for Research and Development
Mills, Andrew (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2019 RSC Materials for Industry – Derek Birchall award
Mills, Andrew (Recipient), 01 Apr 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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23rd International Conference on Photochemical Conversion, and Storage of Solar Energy (IPS-23)
Andrew Mills (Member of scientific committee)
03 Aug 2020 → 06 Aug 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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2019 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (PTCL) seminar series for (2019/20) in the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
Andrew Mills (Invited speaker)
18 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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2019 11th International Symposium on Transparent Oxide and Related Materials for Electronics and Optics (TOEO-11)
Andrew Mills (Keynote speaker)
08 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Synthesis and Novel Applications of Cerium Dioxide
Andrew Mills (Examiner)
24 Sep 2019Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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2019 UK&Ireland and Czech Republic Semiconductor Photochemistry Network Meeting,
Andrew Mills (Organiser)
05 Sep 2019 → 06 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Press/Media
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Self-sterilising plastic kills viruses like Covid
Dean Coey, Connor Bamford, Andrew Mills & Ri Han
09/09/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research