Ciceron Ayala-orozco
Research Associate
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rice University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Ayala received his PhD in Chemistry from Rice University under the supervision of Professor Naomi J. Halas. His PhD work focuses on the chemical synthesis of metallic multilayered nanoparticles with plasmonic optical properties tailored to applications in photonics, fluorescence enhancement, photothermal cancer therapy, and ultrasensitive probes for cancer detection. His current research at the Wong’s group focuses on the development of nanocatalysts for hydrocarbon upgrading.
Research Interest
Plasmonic optimal properties, Flouroscent enhancement
Publications
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Zhang Y, Grady NK, Orozco CA (2011) Three-dimensional nanostructures as highly efficient generators of second harmonic light. Nano Letters 11: 5519-5523.
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Urban C, Orozco CA, et al. (2014) Au nanomatryoshkas as efficient near-infrared photothermal transducers for cancer treatment: benchmarking against nanoshells. Acs Nano 8: 6372-6381.
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Orozco CA, et al. (2013) Hot-electron-induced dissociation of H2 on gold nanoparticles supported on SiO2. J American Chem Soc 136: 64-67.
