Graphene Research Team

Graphene Research Team (GRP) has extensive experience in innovative synthesis and preparation of graphene and other nanocarbon materials from various carbon sources including graphite, biomass, CO2, Biogas, or chicken fat via advanced synthesis routes including chemical vapor deposition, combustion, electrolytic exfoliation, etc. In addition, we focus on applying graphene and nanocarbon materials in various areas including chemical sensors, biological sensors, gas sensors, and composites for utilization in agricultural and food industries, environmental monitoring, medical applications. The knowledge and experience can play important roles in driving nanotechnology research and sustainable development to serve country needs.

Research Focuses

1. Synthesis and preparation of graphene and other nanocarbon materials from various carbon sources

• Graphene and carbon nanotubes from biogas) flare gas or chicken fat via Chemical vapor deposition
• Graphene from CO₂ gas via Chemical vapor deposition
• Graphene from dry ice (solid CO₂) via Combustion method
• Nanoporous carbon from Biomass) via Pyrolysis & Activation methods
• Graphene from graphite via Electrolytic exfoliation

2. Applications of graphene and nanocarbon materials

• Disposable screen-printed graphene-based electrodes such as printed graphene electrode, printed graphene/ionic liquid electrode, printed MoS₂ electrode
• Chemical sensors such as sensors for detection of narcotics, THC and CBD in cannabis products, heavy metals, neurotransmitters in elderly people, microplastics, etc.
• Biological sensors such as sensors for detections of C etc.
• Gas sensors such as sensors for detections of NO₂, H₂S, C₂H₄, C₂H₅OH, etc.
• Composite materials such as Graphene-CNTs-Polymer composites, Graphene-Rubber composites, etc.

Selected Publications

• Pasakon, V. Primpray, J. Thangphatthanarungruang, W. Kamsong, A. Wisitsoraat, W. Laiwattanapaisal, V. Intasanta, C. Karuwan, Conductive disposable screen-printed graphene oxide-molybdenum disulfide electrode for electrochemical sensing applications, Electrochem. Commun. 166 (2024) 107778.
• Seedad, P. Prayongpan, K. Chualong, C. Karuwan, K. Songsrirote, Preparation and application of silver nanoparticle capped carbon dots composite as fluorescent probe for cobalt determination in vitamin B12 supplement samples, Microchem. J. 201 (2024) 110595.
• Ullah, M. Zubair, M.H. Zulfiqar, W. Kamsong, C. Karuwan, Y. Massoud, M.Q. Mehmood, Highly sensitive screen-printed soil moisture sensor array as green solutions for sustainable precision agriculture, Sens. Actuators A: Phys. 371 (2024) 115297.
• Kamsong, J. Thangphatthanarungruang, K. Ar-sanork, A. Tuantranont, P. Chaisuwan, C. Karuwan, Highly sensitive and disposable screen-printed graphene-based electrochemical sensor coupled with monolithic micro-solid-phase extraction for the determination of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in forensic applications, Microchem. J. 199 (2024) 110234.
• Thangphatthanarungruang, P. Pasakon, A. Wisitsoraat, A. Tuantranont, V. Intasanta, C. Karuwan, Facile surface modification of the poly(L-cysteine) on 2D-printed reduced graphene oxide electrode to fabricate a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor for determining the antipsychotic drug olanzapine, Surf. Interfaces 46 (2024) 104145.
• Pengsomjit, F. Alabdo, C. Karuwan, C. Kraiya, W. Alahmad, S.A. Ozkan, Innovative Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Improvement of Electrochemical Sensors: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications, Crit. Rev. Anal. Chem. 24 (2024) 1-19.
• K. Kalambate, V. Primpray, W. Kamsong, C. Karuwan, W. Laiwattanapaisal, Disposable Electrochemical Sensor Based on MXene/Graphene Nanoplatelets/Ionic Liquid for the Determination of Anticancer Drug Imiquimod, J. Electrochem. Soc. 11 (2023) 117508.
• Ugsornrat, A. Saenkhamai, A. Chantaraklud, P. Pasakon, C. Karuwan, C. Sriprachuabwong, N. Atthi, A. Wisitsoraat, A. Tuantranont, Electrochemical Sensing Performances of Screen-Printed Graphene-Carbon-Paste Electrodes on Digital Microfluidic Chips, IEEE Sens. J. 23 (2023) 28613-286251.
• Thamwarokun, C. Kaset, C. Karuwan, W. Kamsong, J. Attapong, C. Sirinart, A label-free electrochemical biosensor for the detection of alpha-thalassemia 1 (SEA deletion) carriers using screen-printed carbon electrodes, Biosens. Bioelectron. X. 14 (2023) 100385.
• Pasakon, W. Kamsong, V. Primpray, A. Wisitsoraat, T. Lomas, A. Tuantranont, C. Karuwan, Simultaneous electrochemical sensing of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ using screen-printed ionic liquid/graphene electrodes, Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. (2023).
• Sodkrathok, C. Karuwan, W. Kamsong, A. Tuantranont, M. Amatatongchai, Patulin-imprinted origami 3D-ePAD based on graphene screen-printed electrode modified with Mn–ZnS quantum dot coated with a molecularly imprinted polymer, Talanta 262 (2023) 124695.
• K. Kalambate, N. Larpant, R.P. Kalambate, W. Niamsi, V. Primpray, C. Karuwan, W. Laiwattanapaisal, A portable smartphone-compatible ratiometric electrochemical sensor with ultrahigh sensitivity for anticancer drug mitoxantrone sensing, Sens. Actuators B: Chem. 378 (2023) 133103.
• Kamsong, V. Primpray, P. Pasakon, C. Sriprachuabwong, S. Pakapongpan, J.P. Mensing, A. Wisitsoraat, A. Tuantranont, C. Karuwan, Highly sensitive and disposable screen-printed ionic liquid/graphene based electrochemical sensors, Electrochem. Commun. 135 (2022) 107209.
• Primpray, W. Kamsong, S. Pakapongpan, K. Phochakum, A. Kaewchaem, A. Sappat, A. Wisitsoraat, T. Lomas, A. Tuantranont, C. Karuwan, An alternative ready-to-use electrochemical immunosensor for point-of-care COVID-19 diagnosis using graphene screen-printed electrodes coupled with a 3D-printed portable potentiostat, Talanta Open 6 (2022) 100155.