PhD & BSc (Hons)
I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at MMU within the field of electrochemistry. Key areas of research include: 3D printing, Energy Storage Devices, Screen Printed Electrodes, Graphene/Graphene Oxide and Modified Electrode Surfaces.
Research Centre: Engineering & Materials Research Centre
Research Groups: Surface Engineering and Advanced Materials Research Group & Craig Banks Research Group
Researcher ID: A-9615-2014
University of Chester, UK
University of Alicante, Spain
Central South University, China
Federal University of Uberlândia (Brazil)
University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Y. Zhang, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, L. Shao, H. Hou, et al. G. Zou, J. Chen, Z. Huang, X. Ji. (2016). Graphene-Rich Wrapped Petal-Like Rutile TiO2 tuned by Carbon Dots for High-Performance Sodium Storage. Adv Mater.
CE. Banks, CW. Foster, RO. Kadara (2015). Screen-Printing Electrochemical Architectures. Springer.
S. Qi, D. Wu, Y. Dong, J. Liao, CW. Foster, et al. C. O'Dwyer, Y. Feng, C. Liu, J. Ma. (2019). Cobalt-based electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 370, pp.185-207.
CW. Foster, GQ. Zou, Y. Jiang, MP. Down, CM. Liauw, et al. A. Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, X. Ji, GC. Smith, PJ. Kelly, CE. Banks. (2019). Next‐Generation Additive Manufacturing: Tailorable Graphene/Polylactic(acid) Filaments Allow the Fabrication of 3D Printable Porous Anodes for Utilisation within Lithium‐ion Batteries. Batteries & Supercaps. 2(5), pp.448-453.
MP. Down, E. Martínez-Periñán, CW. Foster, E. Lorenzo, GC. Smith, et al. CE. Banks. (2019). Next-Generation Additive Manufacturing of Complete Standalone Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Architectures. Advanced Energy Materials. 9(11),
HM. Elbardisy, CW. Foster, L. Cumba, LH. Antonides, N. Gilbert, et al. CJ. Schofield, TS. Belal, W. Talaat, OB. Sutcliffe, HG. Daabees, CE. Banks. (2019). Analytical determination of heroin, fentanyl and fentalogues using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array and amperometric detection. Analytical Methods. 11(8), pp.1053-1063.
S. Li, P. Ge, F. Jiang, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, et al. W. Xu, Y. Zhang, W. Hong, C. Zhang, W. Sun, J. Hu, H. Hou, Y. Hu, X. Ji. (2018). Molecular-Level CuS@S Hybrid Nanosheets Constructed by Mineral Chemistry for Energy Storage Systems. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10(50), pp.43669-43681.
M. Singh, N. Jaiswal, I. Tiwari, CW. Foster, CE. Banks (2018). A reduced graphene oxide-cyclodextrin-platinum nanocomposite modified screen printed electrode for the detection of cysteine. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 829, pp.230-240.
A. Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, CW. Foster, PJ. Kelly, DAC. Brownson, CE. Banks (2018). Determination of the Electrochemical Area of Screen-Printed Electrochemical Sensing Platforms. Biosensors. 8(2), pp.53-53.
GD. Pierini, CW. Foster, SJ. Rowley-Neale, H. Fernández, CE. Banks (2018). A facile electrochemical intercalation and microwave assisted exfoliation methodology applied to screen-printed electrochemical-based sensing platforms to impart improved electroanalytical outputs. The Analyst. 143(14), pp.3360-3365.
G. Zou, H. Hou, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, T. Guo, et al. Y. Jiang, Y. Zhang, X. Ji. (2018). Advanced Hierarchical Vesicular Carbon Co-Doped with S, P, N for High-Rate Sodium Storage. Advanced Science. 5(7), pp.1-9.
M. Singh, I. Tiwari, CW. Foster, CE. Banks (2018). Highly sensitive and selective determination of dopamine using screen-printed electrodes modified with nanocomposite of N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine/multiwalled carbon nanotubes/nafion. Materials Research Bulletin. 101, pp.253-263.
P. Ge, H. Hou, CE. Banks, CW. Foster, S. Li, et al. Y. Zhang, J. He, C. Zhang, X. Ji. (2018). Binding MoSe2 with carbon constrained in carbonous nanosphere towards high-capacity and ultrafast Li/Na-ion storage. Energy Storage Materials. 12, pp.310-323.
IVS. Arantes, JS. Stefano, RMF. Sousa, EM. Richter, CW. Foster, et al. CE. Banks, RAA. Muñoz. (2018). Fast Determination of Antioxidant Capacity of Food Samples Using Continuous Amperometric Detection on Polyester Screen-Printed Graphitic Electrodes. Electroanalysis.
JA. Bonacin, PL. Dos Santos, V. Katic, CW. Foster, CE. Banks (2017). Use of Screen-printed Electrodes Modified by Prussian Blue and Analogues in Sensing of Cysteine. Electroanalysis. 30(1), pp.170-179.
P. Shivappa Adarakatti, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, AK. Arun, P. Malingappa (2017). Calixarene bulk modified screen-printed electrodes (SPCCEs) as a one-shot disposable sensor for the simultaneous detection of lead(II), copper(II) and mercury(II) ions: Application to environmental samples. Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical. 267, pp.517-525.
AL. Squissato, WP. Silva, ATS. Del Claro, DP. Rocha, RM. Dornellas, et al. EM. Richter, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, RAA. Munoz. (2017). Portable electrochemical system using screen-printed electrodes for monitoring corrosion inhibitors. Talanta. 174, pp.420-427.
MA. Mohamed, SA. Atty, AM. Yehia, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, et al. NK. Allam. (2017). Electrochemical determination of the serotonin reuptake inhibitor, dapoxetine, using cesium-gold nanoparticles. ACS Omega. 2(10), pp.6628-6635.
MA. Mohamed, SA. Atty, HA. Merey, TA. Fattah, CW. Foster, et al. CE. Banks. (2017). Titanium nanoparticles (TiO2)/graphene oxide nanosheets (GO): an electrochemical sensing platform for the sensitive and simultaneous determination of benzocaine in the presence of antipyrine. The Analyst. 142(19), pp.3674-3679.
Y. Zhang, Z. Ding, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, X. Qiu, et al. X. Ji. (2017). Oxygen Vacancies Evoked Blue TiO2(B) Nanobelts with Efficiency Enhancement in Sodium Storage Behaviors. Advanced Functional Materials. 27(27),
Y. Zhang, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, L. Shao, H. Hou, et al. G. Zou, J. Chen, Z. Huang, X. Ji. (2016). Graphene-Rich Wrapped Petal-Like Rutile TiO2 tuned by Carbon Dots for High-Performance Sodium Storage. Adv Mater.
J. Kamieniak, E. Bernalte, CW. Foster, AM. Doyle, PJ. Kelly, et al. CE. Banks. (2016). High yield synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAP) and Palladium Doped HAP via a wet chemical synthetic route. Catalysts. 6(8),
N. Hernández-Ibáñez, I. Sanjuán, MÁ. Montiel, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, et al. J. Iniesta. (2016). Reprint of: L-Cysteine determination in embryo cell culture media using Co (II)-phthalocyanine modified disposable screen-printed electrodes. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry.
B. Thakur, E. Bernalte, J. Smith, P. Linton, S. Sawant, et al. C. Banks, C. Foster. (2016). The Mediatorless Electroanalytical Sensing of Sulfide Utilizing Unmodified Graphitic Electrode Materials. C. 2(2),
I. Sanjuán, A. Brotons, N. Hernández-Ibáñez, CW. Foster, CE. Banks, et al. J. Iniesta. (2016). Boron-doped diamond electrodes explored for the electroanalytical detection of 7-methylguanine and applied for its sensing within urine samples. Electrochimica Acta. 197, pp.167-178.
AP. Ruas de Souza, M. Bertotti, CW. Foster, CE. Banks (2015). Back‐to‐Back Screen‐Printed Electroanalytical Sensors: Extending the Potential Applications of the Simplistic Design. Electroanalysis. 27(10), pp.2295-2301.
FE. Galdino, CW. Foster, JA. Bonacin, CE. Banks (2015). Exploring the electrical wiring of screen-printed configurations utilised in electroanalysis. Analytical Methods. 7(3), pp.1208-1214.
JP. Smith, CW. Foster, JP. Metters, OB. Sutcliffe, CE. Banks (2014). Metallic Impurities in Graphene Screen‐Printed Electrodes Can Influence Their Electrochemical Properties. Electroanalysis. 26(11), pp.2429-2433.
CW. Foster, JP. Metters, DK. Kampouris, CE. Banks (2014). Ultraflexible Screen‐Printed Graphitic Electroanalytical Sensing Platforms. Electroanalysis. 26(2), pp.262-274.
CW. Foster, JP. Metters, CE. Banks (2013). Ultra Flexible Paper Based Electrochemical Sensors: Effect of Mechanical Contortion upon Electrochemical Performance. Electroanalysis. 25(10), pp.2275-2282.
DAC. Brownson, CW. Foster, CE. Banks (2012). The electrochemical performance of graphene modified electrodes: an analytical perspective. Analyst. 137(8), pp.1815-1823.
CW. Foster, RO. Kadara, CE. Banks (2016). Quality Control/Quality Assurance Analysis of Electrochemical Screen-Printed Sensors. In: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer International Publishing, pp.35-56.
CW. Foster, RO. Kadara, CE. Banks (2016). Fundamentals of Screen-Printing Electrochemical Architectures. In: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer International Publishing, pp.13-23.
CW. Foster, RO. Kadara, CE. Banks (2016). Introduction and Current Applications of Screen-Printed Electrochemical Architectures. In: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer International Publishing, pp.1-12.
CW. Foster, RO. Kadara, CE. Banks (2016). Fabricating Screen-Printed Electrochemical Architectures: Successful Design and Fabrication. In: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer International Publishing, pp.25-33.