Daniel K. Macharia, PhD.

Contact

2999 North Renmin Road, Songjiang, Shanghai,

+8618662216238

daniel@dhu.edu.cn.

Education experience

Apr. 2022—currently Post doctorate research fellow, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Prof Meifang Zhu and Prof Zhigang Chen

Sep.2016—Mar.2022 PhD (Materials Science) State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials Donghua University, Prof. Zhigang Chen

Sep.2012—Mar.2015 Masters (Materials Science and Engineering) State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials Donghua University, Prof. Zhigang Chen

Sep.2006—Dec.2011 Bachelor (Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering) Moi University

Awards

• Excellent International Graduate of Donghua University

• “Challenge Cup” National College Student Business Plan Competition (Bronze)

Research field

• Design and synthesis of catalytic/photothermal semiconductor nanomaterials

• Design and synthesis of smart inks

• Fabrication of light-induced color switching films/coating/fabrics/fibers

• Radical/electron driven catalysis

Selected representative publications

1. Daniel K. Macharia, Shamima Sarker, Meng Liu, Zeyulong Wen, Nuo Yu*, Meifang Zhu, Zhigang Chen*. Constructing on-demand single/multi-color transitioning fabrics with photocatalysis/photothermal-armed deficient semiconductors. Nano Res., 2023,https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6246-1

2. Daniel K. Macharia, Sharjeel Ahmed, Shamima Sarker, Yu Zhu, Peng Geng, Nuo Yu, Zhigang Chen*, Ag decorated CeO_2-x nanojunctions with plasmon-enhanced catalytic performance for mono/multi-color switching. Chem. Eng. J.2022, 431, 133996.

3. Daniel K. Macharia, Shamima Sarker, Bo Zhu, Yang Zhang, Zixiao Liu, Nuo Yu,* Zhigang Chen*, Constructing On-demand Photoreversible Mono/Multi-color Switching Fabrics with Plasmonic In-doped ZnO Catalyzed Systems, Chem. Eng. J.2021, 425, 130638.

4. Daniel K. Macharia, Sharjeel Ahmed, Bo Zhu, Zixiao Liu, Zhaojie Wang, Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi, Zhigang Chen*, Meifang Zhu*, UV/NIR-Light Triggered Rapid and Reversible Color Switching for Rewritable Smart Fabrics, ACS App. Mater. Interfaces2019, 11, 13370-13379

5. Shamima Sarker,# Daniel K. Macharia,# Yan Zhang, Yu Zhu, Xiaolong Li, Mei Wen, Ruru Meng, Nuo Yu,  Meifang Zhu,* Zhigang Chen*, Synthesis of MnO₂-Ag nanojunctions with plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic and photothermal effects for constructing rewritable mono/multi-color fabrics, ACS App. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 5545-5557.

6. Sharjeel Ahmed,# Daniel K. Macharia,# Bo Zhu, Xiaoling Ren, Nuo Yu, Liu Chen, Zhigang Chen*, Blue/red light-triggered reversible color switching based on CeO_2−x nanodots for constructing rewritable smart fabrics, Nanoscale2020, 12, 10335-10346.

7. Shuangping Yang,# Daniel K. Macharia,# Sharjeel Ahmed, Bo Zhu, Qiuping Zhong, Haifeng Wang, Zhigang Chen*,  Flexible and Reusable Non-woven Fabric Photodetector Based on Polypyrrole/Crystal Violate Lactone for NIR Light Detection and Writing, Adv. Fiber Mater.2020, 2, 150-160.

8. Felix Mcyotto, Qunshan Wei*, Daniel K. Macharia, Manhong Huang, Chensi Shen, Christopher W.K. Chow*, Effect of dye structure on color removal efficiency by coagulation, Chem. Eng. J., 2021, 405, 126674.