Imali A. Mudunkotuwa

3.0k citations

23 papers · 2.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 17

Materials Chemistry top 5%
Biomedical Engineering top 5%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 2%
Pollution top 2%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 5%

Co-authors: Vicki H. Grassian Thilini P. Rupasinghe Shao‐Wei Bian Chia‐Ming Wu John M. Pettibone Alejandro P. Comellas Kranti A. Mapuskar Aliasger K. Salem
Topics: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (8 papers)Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers)Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (4 papers)
Cited by: Materials Chemistry Geochemistry and Petrology Pollution
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Environmental Science & Technology Langmuir
Partner nations: United States Australia Egypt

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Imali A. Mudunkotuwa

23 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Aggregation and Dissolution of 4 nm ZnO Nanoparticles in Aqueous Environments: Influence of pH, Ionic Strength, Size, and Adsorption of Humic Acid

2011 793 citations Shao‐Wei Bian, Imali A. Mudunkotuwa et al. Langmuir profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of Coal Fly Ash Particulate Matter on the Antimicrobial Activity of Airway Surface Liquid 2017 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·(unknown),Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Mahmoud H. Abou Alaiwa,(unknown),(unknown),Alicia K. Gerke,Joseph Zabner,Vicki H. Grassian,Alejandro P. Comellas	32
2	Porous polyurethane foam for use as a particle collection substrate in a nanoparticle respiratory deposition sampler 2016 ·Aerosol Science and Technology ·(unknown),Jae Hong Park,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,T Anthony,Vicki H. Grassian,Thomas M. Peters	11
3	Size-dependent cytotoxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles in lung epithelial cells 2016 ·Environmental Science Nano ·Amaraporn Wongrakpanich,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Sean M. Geary,Angie S. Morris,Kranti A. Mapuskar,Douglas R. Spitz,Vicki H. Grassian,Aliasger K. Salem	78
4	Nonwoven textile for use in a nanoparticle respiratory deposition sampler 2016 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene ·(unknown),Jae Hong Park,(unknown),Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,T Anthony,Thomas M. Peters	1
5	Reduction of Biomechanical and Welding Fume Exposures in Stud Welding 2015 ·The Annals of Occupational Hygiene ·Nathan B. Fethke,Thomas M. Peters,Stephanie A. Leonard,(unknown),Imali A. Mudunkotuwa	6
6	Accurate quantification of tio₂nanoparticles collected on air filters using a microwave-assisted acid digestion method 2015 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene ·Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,T Anthony,Vicki H. Grassian,Thomas M. Peters	26
7	A Granular Bed for Use in a Nanoparticle Respiratory Deposition Sampler 2015 ·Aerosol Science and Technology ·Jae Hong Park,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,(unknown),T Anthony,Vicki H. Grassian,Thomas M. Peters	11
8	Biological and environmental media control oxide nanoparticle surface composition: the roles of biological components (proteins and amino acids), inorganic oxyanions and humic acid 2015 ·Environmental Science Nano ·Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Vicki H. Grassian	67
9	NanoEHS – defining fundamental science needs: no easy feat when the simple itself is complex 2015 ·Environmental Science Nano ·Vicki H. Grassian,Amanda J. Haes,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Philip Demokritou,Agnes B. Kane,Catherine J. Murphy,James E. Hutchison,John Isaacs,Young‐Shin Jun,Barbara Karn,Saiful I. Khondaker,Sarah C. Larsen,Boris L. T. Lau,John M. Pettibone,Omowunmi A. Sadik,Navid B. Saleh,(unknown)	43
10	Nano–Bio Interactions of Porous and Nonporous Silica Nanoparticles of Varied Surface Chemistry: A Structural, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Study of Protein Adsorption from RPMI Culture Medium 2015 ·Langmuir ·Sean E. Lehman,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Vicki H. Grassian,Sarah C. Larsen	45
11	Physicochemical Characterization of Simulated Welding Fumes from a Spark Discharge System 2014 ·Aerosol Science and Technology ·Jae Hong Park,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Jong Sung Kim,(unknown),Peter S. Thorne,Vicki H. Grassian,Thomas M. Peters	16
12	Iron oxide nanoparticles induce Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth, induce biofilm formation, and inhibit antimicrobial peptide function 2014 ·Environmental Science Nano ·(unknown),Jonas Baltrušaitis,Haihan Chen,Larissa V. Stebounova,Chia‐Ming Wu,Gayan Rubasinghege,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Juan C. Caraballo,Joseph Zabner,Vicki H. Grassian,Alejandro P. Comellas	106
13	Histidine Adsorption on TiO₂ Nanoparticles: An Integrated Spectroscopic, Thermodynamic, and Molecular-Based Approach toward Understanding Nano–Bio Interactions 2014 ·Langmuir ·Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Vicki H. Grassian	63
14	Chitosan coating of copper nanoparticles reducesin vitrotoxicity and increases inflammation in the lung 2013 ·Nanotechnology ·Kristan S. Worthington,Andrea Adamcakova‐Dodd,Amaraporn Wongrakpanich,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Kranti A. Mapuskar,Vijaya B. Joshi,C. Allan Guymon,Douglas R. Spitz,Vicki H. Grassian,Peter S. Thorne,Aliasger K. Salem	70
15	ATR-FTIR spectroscopy as a tool to probe surface adsorption on nanoparticles at the liquid–solid interface in environmentally and biologically relevant media 2013 ·The Analyst ·Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,(unknown),Vicki H. Grassian	219
16	Effects of Eyjafjallajökull Volcanic Ash on Innate Immune System Responses and Bacterial Growth in Vitro 2013 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Martha M. Monick,Jonas Baltrušaitis,Linda S. Powers,(unknown),Juan C. Caraballo,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,D.W. Peate,Katherine S. Walters,J. M. Thompson,Vicki H. Grassian,Gunnar Guðmundsson,Alejandro P. Comellas	33
17	Environmental Implications of Nanoparticle Aging in the Processing and Fate of Copper-Based Nanomaterials 2012 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,John M. Pettibone,Vicki H. Grassian	166
18	Aggregation and Dissolution of 4 nm ZnO Nanoparticles in Aqueous Environments: Influence of pH, Ionic Strength, Size, and Adsorption of Humic Acidbreakdown → 2011 ·Langmuir ·Shao‐Wei Bian,Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Thilini P. Rupasinghe,Vicki H. Grassian	793
19	The devil is in the details (or the surface): impact of surface structure and surface energetics on understanding the behavior of nanomaterials in the environment 2011 ·Journal of Environmental Monitoring ·Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Vicki H. Grassian	108
20	Citric Acid Adsorption on TiO₂ Nanoparticles in Aqueous Suspensions at Acidic and Circumneutral pH: Surface Coverage, Surface Speciation, and Its Impact on Nanoparticle−Nanoparticle Interactions 2010 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Imali A. Mudunkotuwa,Vicki H. Grassian	255

About Imali A. Mudunkotuwa

Imali A. Mudunkotuwa is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Medical Laboratory Technology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 23 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (8 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Materials Chemistry (1.5k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (175 citations) and Pollution (345 citations). Imali A. Mudunkotuwa has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Egypt. Frequent co-authors include Vicki H. Grassian, Thilini P. Rupasinghe, Shao‐Wei Bian, Chia‐Ming Wu, John M. Pettibone, Alejandro P. Comellas, Kranti A. Mapuskar, Aliasger K. Salem, Amaraporn Wongrakpanich and Douglas R. Spitz. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Science & Technology and Langmuir.

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