Biography
Dr. Syed A.M. Tofail has a BSc and MSc in Metallurgical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and a PhD in Physics from University of Limerick, Ireland. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, University of Limerick. In the field of metallurgical engineering, he has developed a new generation ternary shape memory and super-elastic alloy NiTi with rare earth elements. In the field of ceramics, he has developed piezoelectric ceramics of hydroxyapatite. In the field of polymers, he has developed durable, washable antimicrobial textiles which is effective against hospital superbugs as well as common flu viruses and SARS-CoV-2 virus. He has promoted 3 start up companies and the Chief Technical Officer of Solpacity Ltd., Ireland. His research and advises has saved million euros per month in process yield/improvements and recovered millions of euro worth products. He is the lead inventor of 15 granted patents and principal/co-principal investigator of national, European and International research projects of over 21 million. He has published over 150 journal articles and presented over 200 oral and poster presentations in international conferences.
Research Interests
Materials and surface physics of magnetic, electronic and biomaterials at the interface of biology, medicine and chemistry.
Publications
Book Chapter
Influence of Nanoporosity and Roughness on Thickness-Dependent Coercivity of Iron Nanonetwork
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Rahman, MA; Mahmood, RKU
Nanostructured Materials
Influence of Nanoporosity and Roughness on Thickness-Dependent Coercivity of Iron Nanonetwork
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Rahman, MA; Mahmood, RKU
Nanostructured Materials
Surface Hardening Behavior of Titanium Alloys in Carburization.
Haseeb, ASMA; Islam, MF; Alam, O; Tofail, SAM
Titanium Extraction and Processing,
Free Market: Its Effects on Underdeveloped Technology (in Bengali)
Tofail, SAM
Free Market
Conference Publication
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES, PTS ONE AND TWO
Buder, J; Tiernan, P; Tofail, SAM; Ghandi, AA
DOI: 10.1063/1.3552318
AIP Conference Proceedings
Butler J., Tiernan P., Tofail S.A.M., Ghandi A.A.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3552318
Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress
Haverty D., Tofail S.A.M., Stanton K.T.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2001 1ST IEEE CONFERENCE ON NANOTECHNOLOGY
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Rahman, MA
Other Journal
What drives bone growth?
Tofail, SAM; Wojcik, M
Engineering of Biomaterials
Physiological role of bone piezoelectricity: retrospect and prospect
Tofail, SAM
Engineering of Biomaterials,
Peer Reviewed Journal
Experimental study on dieless drawing of Nickel-Titanium alloy
Twohig, E,Tiernan, P,Tofail, SAM
Journal Of The Mechanical Behavior Of Biomedical Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.12.013
Unravelling the specific site preference in doping of calcium hydroxyapatite with strontium from ab initio investigations and Rietveld analyses
Zeglinski, J,Nolan, M,Bredol, M,Schatte, A,Tofail, SAM
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
DOI: 10.1039/c2cp23163h
X-ray analyses of thermally grown and reactively sputtered tantalum oxide films on NiTi alloy
McNamara, K,Tofail, SAM,Conroy, D,Butler, J,Gandhi, AA,Redington, W
Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.07.106
THIN NiTi WIRES WITH REDUCED THERMAL HYSTERESIS FOR SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATORS
Casati, R,Tuissi, A,Belochapkine, S,Dickinson, C,Tofail, SAM
Functional Materials Letters
DOI: 10.1142/S1793604712500099
A Complementary Contribution to Piezoelectricity from Bone Constituents
Zhang, Y,Gandhi, AA,Zeglinski, J,Gregor, M,Tofail, SAM
Ieee Transactions On Dielectrics And Electrical Insulation
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2012.6259983
The impact of heat treatment on interactions of contact-poled biphasic calcium phosphates with proteins and cells
Wolf-Brandstetter, C,Hempel, U,Clyens, S,Gandhi, AA,Korostynska, O,Oswald, S,Tofail, SAM,Theilgaard, N,Wiesmann, HP,Scharnweber, D
Acta Biomaterialia
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.05.011
Pyroelectric, piezoelectric, and photoeffects in hydroxyapatite thin films on silicon
Lang, SB; Tofail, SAM; Gandhi, AA; Gregor, M; Wolf-Brandstetter, C; Kost, J; Bauer, S; Krause, M
Applied Physics Letters
DOI: 10.1063/1.3571294
Direct creation of microdomains with positive and negative surface potential on hydroxyapatite coatings
Plecenik, T; Tofail, SAM; Gregor, M; Zahoran, M; Truchly, M; Laffir, F; Roch, T; Durina, P; Vargova, M; Plesch, G; Kus, P; Plecenik, A
Applied Physics Letters
DOI: 10.1063/1.3567532
Improved aging performance of vapor phase deposited hydrophobic self-assembled monolayers
Gnanappa, AK; O'Murchu, C; Slattery, O; Peters, F; O'Hara, T; Aszalos-Kiss, B; Tofail, SAM
Applied Surface Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.12.052
Production of Nitinol Wire from Elemental Nickel and Titanium Powders Through Spark Plasma Sintering and Extrusion
Butler, J; Tiernan, P; Gandhi, AA; McNamara, K; Tofail, SAM
Journal Of Materials Engineering And Performance
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-011-9837-z
A facile aqueous sol-gel method for high surface area nanocrystalline CeO2
Periyat, P; Laffir, F; Tofail, SAM; Magner, E
Rsc Advances
DOI: 10.1039/c1ra00524c
In situ photoexcitation of silver-doped titania nanopowders for activity against bacteria and yeasts
Kowal, K; Wysocka-Krol, K; Kopaczynska, M; Dworniczek, E; Franiczek, R; Wawrzynska, M; Vargova, M; Zahoran, M; Rakovsky, E; Kus, P; Plesch, G; Plecenik, A; Laffir, F; Tofail, SAM; Podbielska, H
Journal Of Colloid And Interface Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.06.035
Charge Specific Protein Placement at Submicrometer and Nanometer Scale by Direct Modification of Surface Potential by Electron Beam
Robin, S,Gandhi, AA,Gregor, M,Laffir, FR,Pecenik, T,Pecenik, A,Soulimane, T,Tofail, SAM
Langmuir
DOI: 10.1021/la203491q
Processing of Small Scale Nitinol Billets by Induction Heated Nonconventional Isothermal Extrusion (IHNCIE)
Butler, J; Tiernan, P; Gandhi, AA; Beloshapkin, S; Tofail, SAM
Journal Of Engineering Materials And Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003108
Design and development of a novel load-control dieless rod drawing system
Tiernan P., Carolan R., Twohig E., Tofail S.A.M.
Cirp Journal Of Manufacturing Science And Technology
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirpj.2011.03.001
The atomic level structure of the TiO(2)-NiTi interface
Nolan, M; Tofail, SAM
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
DOI: 10.1039/c002562c
The Role of Texturing and Densification on Optical Transmittance of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics
Gandhi, AA; Gunning, RD; Ryan, KM; Tofail, SAM
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03925.x
X-ray and microstructural investigation of NiTiPt alloys homogenised at intermediate to high temperatures
O'Donoghue, L; Gandhi, AA; Butler, J; Redington, W; Tiernan, P; McGloughlin, T; Carlson, JC; Lavelle, S; Tofail, SAM
Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.07.015
A novel study of hexavalent chromium detoxification by selected seaweed species using SEM-EDX and XPS analysis
Murphy, V; Tofail, SAM; Hughes, H; McLoughlin, P
Chemical Engineering Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.09.029
Pyroelectric surface charge in hydroxyapatite ceramics
Tofail, SAM; Baldisserri, C; Haverty, D; McMonagle, JB; Erhart, J
Journal Of Applied Physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.3262628
Direct and ultrasonic measurements of macroscopic piezoelectricity in sintered hydroxyapatite
Tofail, SAM; Haverty, D; Cox, F; Erhart, J; Hana, P; Ryzhenko, V
Journal Of Applied Physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.3093863
Competitive Sorption of Antimony with Zinc, Nickel, and Aluminum in a Seaweed Based Fixed-bed Sorption Column
Bakir, A; McLoughlin, P; Tofail, SAM; Fitzgerald, E
Clean-Soil Air Water
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900164
Effect of annealing on improved hydrophobicity of vapor phase deposited self-assembled monolayers
Gnanappa, AK; O'Murchu, C; Slattery, O; Peters, F; O'Hara, T; Aszalos-Kiss, B; Tofail, SAM
Journal Of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/jp804745t
Effect of annealing on hydrophobic stability of plasma deposited fluoropolymer coatings
Gnanappa, AK; O'Murchu, C; Slattery, O; Peters, F; Aszalos-Kiss, B; Tofail, SAM
Polymer Degradation And Stability
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.08.012
The structure and stability of hydroxyapatite: Density functional calculation and Rietveld analysis
Haverty, DP; Tofail, SAM; Stanton, KT; McMonagle, JB
Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
Nanoscale characterization of carbazole-indole copolymers modified carbon fiber surfaces
Sarac, AS; Serantoni, M; Tofail, SAM; Cunnane, VJ
Journal Of Nanoscience And Nanotechnology
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2005.406
Structure and stability of hydroxyapatite: Density functional calculation and Rietveld analysis
Haverty, D; Tofail, SAM; Stanton, KT; McMonagle, JB
Physical Review B
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.094103
Structural order and dielectric behaviour of hydroxyapatite
Tofail, SAM; Haverty, D; Stanton, KT; McMonagle, JB
Ferroelectrics
DOI: 10.1080/00150190590965523
Characterisation of nanosize thin films of electrografted N-vinylcarbazole copolymers (P[NVCz-co-VBSA] and P[NVCz-co-3-MeTh]) onto carbon fibre AFM, XPS, and Raman spectroscopy
Sarac, AS; Serantoni, M; Tofail, SAM; Henry, J; Cunnane, V; McMonagle, JB
Applied Surface Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.09.095
Electrochemical nucleation of gold nanoparticles in a polymer film at a liquid-liquid interface
Knake, R; Fahmi, AW; Tofail, SAM; Clohessy, J; Mihov, M; Cunnane, VJ
Langmuir
DOI: 10.1021/la048277q
Spectroscopic and topographic characterization of the effect of monomer feed ratio in electrocopolymerization of N-vinylcarbazole-co-3-methylthiophene on carbon fiber
Sarac, AS; Tofail, SAM; Serantoni, M; Cunnane, VJ
Journal Of Materials Science
DOI: 10.1023/B:JMSC.0000021488.41318.f4
Effect of copper ion distribution on the magnetization of nanoscaled NiZn ferrite
Ahmed, TT; Rahman, IZ; Tofail, SAM
Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.12.648
Morphological and spectroscopic analyses of poly [N-vinylcarbazole-co-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid] copolymer electrografted on carbon fiber: the effect of current density
Sarac, AS; Serantoni, M; Tofail, SAM; Cunnane, VJ
Applied Surface Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.02.005
Spectroscopic and topographic characterization of the effect of monomer feed ratio in electrocopolymerization of N-vinylcarbazole-co-3-methylthiophene on carbon fiber
Sarac, AS; Serantoni, M; Tofail, SAM; Cunnane, VJ
J. Materials Science
Effect of Copper Ion Distribution on The Magnetization of Nanoscaled NiZnCu Ferrite
Ahmed, TT; Rahman, IZ; Tofail, SAM
J. Magnetism & Magnetic Materials
Surface characterisation of electrografted random poly [carbazole-co-3-methylthiophene] copolymers on carbon fiber: XPS, AFM and Raman spectroscopy
Sarac, AS; Tofail, SAM; Serantoni, M; Henry, J; Cunnane, VJ; McMonagle, JB
Applied Surface Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2003.08.008
Nanostructural characterisation of a thin film network of magnetic iron oxide
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Rahman, MA; Sutton, D; Newcomb, SB
Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(01)01112-X
Thickness and pore size dependence of coercivity for nanonetwork of iron produced by template synthesis
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Rahman, MA
Journal Of Applied Physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.1451908
Influence of nanoporosity and roughness on the thickness-dependent coercivity of iron nanonetworks
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, ZI; Rahman, AM; Mahmood, RKU
Monatshefte Fur Chemie
DOI: 10.1007/s007060200058
Influence of Nanoporosity and Roughness on Thickness-Dependent Coercivity of Iron Nanonetwork
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Mahmood, RKU; Rahman, MA
Monatshefte Fur Chemie
Thickness and Pore Size Dependence of Coercivity for Nanonetwork of Iron Produced by Template Synthesis
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Rahman, MA
Journal Of Applied Physics
Patterned nanostructured arrays for high-density magnetic recording
Tofail, SAM; Rahman, IZ; Rahman, MA
Applied Organometallic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.156