Dr Paul Prentice
- Senior Lecturer (Systems Power & Energy)
telephone:
01413308754
email:
Paul.Prentice@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 645, School of Engineering, James Watt South Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2228-3622Research interests
Paul's current research is aimed at developing a fundamental understanding of acoustic cavitation, that is bubble activity, driven by ultrasound.
This is an extremely energetic, often violent phenomenon, as bubbles in a liquid (or tissue) interact strongly with the pressure fluctuations of an ultrasound field.
We use ultra-fast framing cameras to image cavitation dynamics, and a range of devices to acoustically detect (listen to) the activity.
Ultimately, we hope to develop control strategies, automated and in real time (sub-millisecond), to harness the power of cavitation for medical and industrial applications.
In summary, if it's a bubble, Paul is interested!
Publications
2025
Ball, G., Stevenson, J., Amini Boroujeni, F., Jacobson, B., Kuehne, S. A., Lucas, M. , Walmsley, A., Prentice, P. and Pikramenou, Z. (2025) Non-porous silica nanoparticles as a cavitation sensitive vehicle for antibiotic delivery. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 116, 107316. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107316)
Yingnakorn, T. , Gordon, R. , Florido, D. M., Elgar, C. E. , Jacobson, B., Li, S., Prentice, P. , Abbott, A. P. and Yang, J. M. (2025) Fast delamination of fuel cell catalyst-coated membranes using high-intensity ultrasonication. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 116, 107330. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107330)
Bezer, J. H., Prentice, P. , Chang, W. L. K., Morse, S. V., Christensen-Jeffries, K., Rowlands, C. J., Kozlov, A. S. and Choi, J. J. (2025) Microbubble dynamics in brain microvessels. PLoS ONE, 20(2), e0310425. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310425) (PMID:39908294) (PMCID:PMC11798480)
Priyadarshi, A., Prentice, P. , Eskin, D., Lee, P. D. and Tzanakis, I. (2025) Synchronized acoustic emission and high-speed imaging of cavitation-induced atomization: the role of shock waves. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, (Accepted for Publication)
2024
Li, S., Jacobson, B., Feeney, A. , Elgar, C. E., Abbott, A. P. and Prentice, P. (2024) Acoustic Cavitation Enhanced Delamination of Technology Critical Metals from Electronic Waste Using Green Solvents. In: 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, 22-26 September 2024, ISBN 9798350371901 (doi: 10.1109/UFFC-JS60046.2024.10793824)
Masiello, D., Tudela, I., Shaw, S. J., Jacobson, B., Prentice, P. , Valluri, P. and Govindarajan, R. (2024) Mass and heat transfer in audible sound driven bubbles. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 111, 107068. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107068) (PMID:39393280)
Lei, C., Jacobson, B., Hartley, J. M., Scott, S., Sumarlan, I., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. , Ryder, K. S. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Effect of organic solvent additives on the enhancement of ultrasonic cavitation effects in water for lithium-ion battery electrode delamination. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 110, 107049. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107049) (PMID:39226658)
Jacobson, B., Li, S., Daly, P., Elgar, C. E., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Observation of cavitation dynamics in viscous deep eutectic solvents during power ultrasound sonication. Faraday Discussions, (doi: 10.1039/D4FD00031E) (Early Online Publication)
Elgar, C. E., Ravenhill, S., Hunt, P., Jacobson, B., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. , Ryder, K. S. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Using ultrasound to increase copper and nickel dissolution and prevent passivation using concentrated ionic fluid. Electrochimica Acta, 476, 143707. (doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143707)
Marin Rivera, R., Elgar, C. E., Jacobson, B., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. , Ryder, K. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Ultra-fast extraction of metals from a printed circuit board using high power ultrasound in a calcium chloride-based deep eutectic solvent. RSC Sustainability, 2(2), pp. 403-415. (doi: 10.1039/D3SU00147D)
Vlatakis, S., Zhang, W., Thomas, S., Cressey, P., Moldovan, A. C., Metzger, H., Prentice, P. , Cochran, S. and Thanou, M. (2024) Effect of phase-change nanodroplets and ultrasound on blood-brain barrier permeability in vitro. Pharmaceutics, 16(1), 51. (doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010051)
2023
Jacobson, B., Li, S., Rivera, R. M., Daly, P., Elgar, C. E., Mulvihill, D. M. , Abbott, A. P., Feeney, A. and Prentice, P. (2023) A mechanistic study identifying improved technology critical metal delamination from printed circuit boards at lower power sonications in a deep eutectic solvent. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 101, 106701. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106701)
Zhang, W. et al. (2023) Characterising the chemical and physical properties of phase-change nanodroplets. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 97, 106445. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106445) (PMID:37257208)
Morton, J. A., Kaur, A., Khavari, M., Tyurnina, A. V., Priyadarshi, A., Eskin, D. G., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Prentice, P. and Tzanakis, I. (2023) An eco-friendly solution for liquid phase exfoliation of graphite under optimised ultrasonication conditions. Carbon, 204, pp. 434-446. (doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.12.070)
Morton, J. A., Khavari, M., Priyadarshi, A., Kaur, A., Grobert, N., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Prentice, P. , Eskin, D. G. and Tzanakis, I. (2023) Dual frequency ultrasonic cavitation in various liquids: high-speed imaging and acoustic pressure measurements. Physics of Fluids, 35(1), 017135. (doi: 10.1063/5.0136469)
2021
Morton, J. A., Eskin, D. G., Grobert, N., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Prentice, P. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) Effect of temperature and acoustic pressure during ultrasound liquid-phase processing of graphite in water. JOM, 73(12), pp. 3745-3752. (doi: 10.1007/s11837-021-04910-9)
Priyadarshi, A., Khavari, M., Bin Shahrani, S., Subroto, T., Yusuf, L. A. , Conte, M., Prentice, P. , Pericleous, K., Eskin, D. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) In-situ observations and acoustic measurements upon fragmentation of free-floating intermetallics under ultrasonic cavitation in water. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 80, 105820. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105820)
Priyadarshi, A., Khavari, M., Subroto, T., Prentice, P. , Pericleous, K., Eskin, D., Durodola, J. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) Mechanisms of ultrasonic de-agglomeration of oxides through in-situ high-speed observations and acoustic measurements. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 79, 105792. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105792) (PMID:34666238) (PMCID:PMC8524947)
Morton, J. A. et al. (2021) New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: in situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements. Materials Today, 49, pp. 10-22. (doi: 10.1016/j.mattod.2021.05.005)
Priyadarshi, A., Khavari, M., Subroto, T., Conte, M., Prentice, P. , Pericleous, K., Eskin, D., Durodola, J. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) On the governing fragmentation mechanism of primary intermetallics by induced cavitation. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 70, 105260. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105260)
Yusuf, L. , Symes, M. D. and Prentice, P. (2021) Characterising the cavitation activity generated by an ultrasonic horn at varying tip-vibration amplitudes. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 70, 105273. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105273) (PMID:32795929)
2019
Cleve, S., Inserra, C. and Prentice, P. (2019) Contrast agent microbubble-jetting during initial interaction with 200 kHz focused ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45(11), pp. 3075-3080. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.08.005) (PMID:31477370)
Song, J. H., Moldovan, A. and Prentice, P. (2019) Non-linear acoustic emissions from therapeutically driven contrast agent microbubbles. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45(8), pp. 2188-2204. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.04.005) (PMID:31085030)
2018
2017
Song, J. H., Johansen, K. and Prentice, P. (2017) Covert cavitation: Spectral peak suppression in the acoustic emissions from spatially configured nucleations. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141(3), EL216. (doi: 10.1121/1.4977236)
Johansen, K., Song, J. H., Johnston, K. and Prentice, P. (2017) Deconvolution of acoustically detected bubble-collapse shock waves. Ultrasonics, 73, pp. 144-153. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2016.09.007) (PMID:27657479)
Johansen, K., Song, J. H. and Prentice, P. (2017) Validity of the Keller-Miksis Equation for “non-stable” Cavitation and the Acoustic Emissions Generated. In: 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Washington, D.C., USA, 6-9 Sept 2017, ISBN 9781538633830 (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8091852)
2016
Song, J. H., Johansen, K. and Prentice, P. (2016) An analysis of the acoustic cavitation noise spectrum: The role of periodic shock waves. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140, pp. 2494-2505. (doi: 10.1121/1.4964633)
Fiabane, J., Prentice, P. and Pancholi, K. (2016) High yielding microbubble production method. BioMed Research International, 2016, 3572827. (doi: 10.1155/2016/3572827) (PMID:27034935) (PMCID:PMC4789381)
2014
Johnston, K., Tapia-Siles, C., Gerold, B., Postema, M., Cochran, S. , Cuschieri, A. and Prentice, P. (2014) Periodic shock-emission from acoustically driven cavitation clouds: a source of the subharmonic signal. Ultrasonics, 54(8), pp. 2151-2158. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.06.011) (PMID:25015000)
Johnston, K., Cochran, S. and Prentice, P. (2014) Non-linear cavitation cloud oscillations in High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound. In: 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Chicago, IL, USA, 3-6 Sep 2014, pp. 373-376. (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2014.0092)
Johnston, K., Prentice, P. and Gerold, B. (2014) Cavitation Cloud Translation in Focused Ultrasound. In: 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Chicago, IL, 3-6 Sept 2014, pp. 61-64. (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2014.0016)
2013
Gerold, B., Rachmilevitch, I. and Prentice, P. (2013) Bifurcation of ensemble oscillations and acoustic emissions from early stage cavitation clouds in focused ultrasound. New Journal of Physics, 15(3), 033044. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/3/033044)
2012
Gerold, B., Glynne-Jones, P., McDougall, C., McGloin, D., Cochran, S. , Melzer, A. and Prentice, P. (2012) Directed jetting from collapsing cavities exposed to focused ultrasound. Applied Physics Letters, 100(2), 024104. (doi: 10.1063/1.3676414)
Hoskins, C., Min, Y., Gueorguieva, M., McDougall, C., Volovick, A., Prentice, P. , Wang, Z., Melzer, A., Cuschieri, A. and Wang, L. (2012) Hybrid gold-iron oxide nanoparticles as a multifunctional platform for biomedical application. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 10(1), p. 27. (doi: 10.1186/1477-3155-10-27) (PMID:22731703) (PMCID:PMC3448509)
Melzer, A., Cochran, S. , Prentice, P. , MacDonald, M. P., Wang, Z. and Cuschieri, A. (2012) The importance of physics to progress in medical treatment. Lancet, 379(9825), pp. 1534-1543. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60428-0) (PMID:22516559)
Gerold, B. et al. (2012) Applicator for in-vitro ultrasound-activated targeted drug delivery. In: 11th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2012 AIP Conference Proceedings, New York, NY, 11–13 April 2011, pp. 100-105. (doi: 10.1063/1.4757318)
2011
Gourevich, D. et al. (2011) Ultrasound activated nano-encapsulated targeted drug delivery and tumour cell poration. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 733, pp. 135-144. (doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-2555-3_13) (PMID:22101719)
Gerold, B., Kotopoulis, S., McDougall, C., McGloin, D., Postema, M. and Prentice, P. (2011) Laser-nucleated acoustic cavitation in focused ultrasound. Review of Scientific Instruments, 82(4), 044902. (doi: 10.1063/1.3579499) (PMID:21529030)
Gerold, B., Joy, J., Prus, O., Grinfield, J., Volovyk, A., Medan, Y., Melzer, A., Cochran, S. and Prentice, P. (2011) Laser-nucleated Acoustic Cavitation: Size Matters. In: WIMRC 3rd International Cavitation Forum 2011, Warwick, United Kingdom, 04-06 Jul 2011,
2010
Oraevsky, A. A., Prentice, P. , Wang, L. V., Zolotovskaya, S. and Rafailov, E. (2010) Novel Laser-Induced Cavitation: The Constrained Ring Bubble. In: Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing, San Francisco, CA, USA, 23 Jan 2010, 75642G. (doi: 10.1117/12.837463)
2008
Burns, J.M., Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P. (2008) Preliminary Observations on Sonoporated Cells Via Real-Time Fluorescence-Guided Atomic Force Microscopy. In: Spring Conference of the Institute of Acoustics 2008: Widening Horizons in Acoustics, Reading, England, 10-11 Apr 2008, pp. 386-390. ISBN 9781605601427
Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P. A. (2008) Application of Optical Trapping for Cavitation Studies. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Aug 2008, 70381N. (doi: 10.1117/12.794192)
Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P.A. (2008) Observing Ultrasound Stimulated Microbubble Dynamics at MHz Framing Rates. In: 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 Aug 2008, pp. 4463-4466. ISBN 9781424418145 (doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650202)
2007
Burns, J. M., Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P. A. (2007) 9B-2 Microbubble Interactions at High Mechanical Index: Ultrasound Stimulated Behaviour of SonoVue from Optically Predefined 'Stand-Off' Positions. IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, New York, NY, USA, 28-31 Oct 2007. pp. 761-764. ISBN 9781424413843 (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.195)
Campbell, P. and Prentice, P. (2007) Optimization and constraints in sonolithography. MRS Proceedings, 1059, (doi: 10.1557/PROC-1059-KK10-39)
Prentice, P. A. and Campbell, P. A. (2007) Ultrasound-Stimulated Mutual Interaction Forces between Optically Configured Micro-Bubble Pairs. In: 6th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Oxford, England, 30 Aug - 2 Sep 2007, pp. 212-218. ISBN 9780735404199 (doi: 10.1063/1.2744275)
Prentice, P. A. and Campbell, P. A. (2007) Ultrasound-Stimulated Mutual Interaction Forces between Optically Configured Micro-Bubble Pairs. In: 6th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Oxford, England, 30 Aug - 2 Sep 2007, pp. 212-218. ISBN 9780735404199 (doi: 10.1063/1.2744275)
2006
MacDonald, M.P., Prentice, P. and Dholakia, K. (2006) Optical vortices produced by diffraction from dislocations in two-dimensional colloidal crystals. New Journal of Physics, 8(10), p. 257. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/8/10/257)
Burns, J.M., Prentice, P.A. , Cuschieri, A. and Campbell, P.A. (2006) Modelling the Microscopic Mechanisms of Sonoporation. In: NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech, Boston, MA, USA, 7-11 May 2006, pp. 333-336. ISBN 0976798573
Prentice, P.A. , Burns, J.M., Cuschieri, A. and Campbell, P.A. (2006) Microscopic Mechanisms of Sonoporation. In: NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech, Boston, MA, USA, 7-11 May 2006, pp. 373-376. ISBN 0976798573
Prentice, P. (2006) Experimental Observation of Cell Membrane Rupture by Microbubble Cavitation. In: Spring Conference Futures in Acoustics 2006: Today's Research - Tomorrow's Careers, Southampton, England, 2-4 Apr 2006, ISBN 9781604236941
2005
Prentice, P. , Cuschieri, A., Dholakia, K., Prausnitz, M. and Campbell, P. (2005) Membrane disruption by optically controlled microbubble cavitation. Nature Physics, 1(2), pp. 107-110. (doi: 10.1038/nphys148)
MacDonald, M. P., Prentice, P. and Dholakia, K. (2005) Colloidal Holography and Crystal Dislocations. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation II, Bellingham, WA, USA, 31 Jul - 4 Aug 2005, p. 593017. (doi: 10.1117/12.614843)
Prentice, P.A. , Burns, J.M., McLean, D., Cuschieri, A., Sibbett, W. and Campbell, P.A. (2005) Ultra High Speed Observations Of Cavitation Derived Microjetting Phenomena. In: 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, Kahuku, HI, USA, 12-15 May 2005, pp. 160-161. ISBN 0780387112 (doi: 10.1109/MMB.2005.1548413)
Prentice, P.A. , McLean, D., Cuschieri, A., Dholakia, K. and Campbell, P.A. (2005) Spatially Controlled Sonoporation of Prostate Cancer Cells Via Ultrasound Activated Microbubble Cavitation. In: 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, Kahuku, HI, USA, 12-15 May 2005, pp. 158-159. ISBN 0780387112 (doi: 10.1109/MMB.2005.1548412)
Prentice, P. , MacDonald, M. P., Cuschieri, A., Dholakia, K. and Campbell, P. (2005) Real Time Observation Of The Ultrasound Stimulated Disintegration Of Optically Trapped Microbubbles In Proximity To Biological Cells. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation II, Bellingham, WA, USA, 31 Jul - 4 Aug 2005, 59300H. (doi: 10.1117/12.615012)
2004
Prentice, P.A. , MacDonald, M.P., Frank, T.G., Cuschieri, A., Spalding, G.C., Sibbett, W., Campbell, P.A. and Dholakia, K. (2004) Manipulation and filtration of low index particles with holographic Laguerre-Gaussian optical trap arrays. Optics Express, 12(4), pp. 593-600. (doi: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000593)
2003
Prentice, P. (2003) Adventures of a tough teacher. Physics World, 16(4), p. 47. (doi: 10.1088/2058-7058/16/4/44)
Articles
Ball, G., Stevenson, J., Amini Boroujeni, F., Jacobson, B., Kuehne, S. A., Lucas, M. , Walmsley, A., Prentice, P. and Pikramenou, Z. (2025) Non-porous silica nanoparticles as a cavitation sensitive vehicle for antibiotic delivery. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 116, 107316. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107316)
Yingnakorn, T. , Gordon, R. , Florido, D. M., Elgar, C. E. , Jacobson, B., Li, S., Prentice, P. , Abbott, A. P. and Yang, J. M. (2025) Fast delamination of fuel cell catalyst-coated membranes using high-intensity ultrasonication. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 116, 107330. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107330)
Bezer, J. H., Prentice, P. , Chang, W. L. K., Morse, S. V., Christensen-Jeffries, K., Rowlands, C. J., Kozlov, A. S. and Choi, J. J. (2025) Microbubble dynamics in brain microvessels. PLoS ONE, 20(2), e0310425. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310425) (PMID:39908294) (PMCID:PMC11798480)
Priyadarshi, A., Prentice, P. , Eskin, D., Lee, P. D. and Tzanakis, I. (2025) Synchronized acoustic emission and high-speed imaging of cavitation-induced atomization: the role of shock waves. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, (Accepted for Publication)
Masiello, D., Tudela, I., Shaw, S. J., Jacobson, B., Prentice, P. , Valluri, P. and Govindarajan, R. (2024) Mass and heat transfer in audible sound driven bubbles. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 111, 107068. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107068) (PMID:39393280)
Lei, C., Jacobson, B., Hartley, J. M., Scott, S., Sumarlan, I., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. , Ryder, K. S. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Effect of organic solvent additives on the enhancement of ultrasonic cavitation effects in water for lithium-ion battery electrode delamination. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 110, 107049. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107049) (PMID:39226658)
Jacobson, B., Li, S., Daly, P., Elgar, C. E., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Observation of cavitation dynamics in viscous deep eutectic solvents during power ultrasound sonication. Faraday Discussions, (doi: 10.1039/D4FD00031E) (Early Online Publication)
Elgar, C. E., Ravenhill, S., Hunt, P., Jacobson, B., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. , Ryder, K. S. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Using ultrasound to increase copper and nickel dissolution and prevent passivation using concentrated ionic fluid. Electrochimica Acta, 476, 143707. (doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143707)
Marin Rivera, R., Elgar, C. E., Jacobson, B., Feeney, A. , Prentice, P. , Ryder, K. and Abbott, A. P. (2024) Ultra-fast extraction of metals from a printed circuit board using high power ultrasound in a calcium chloride-based deep eutectic solvent. RSC Sustainability, 2(2), pp. 403-415. (doi: 10.1039/D3SU00147D)
Vlatakis, S., Zhang, W., Thomas, S., Cressey, P., Moldovan, A. C., Metzger, H., Prentice, P. , Cochran, S. and Thanou, M. (2024) Effect of phase-change nanodroplets and ultrasound on blood-brain barrier permeability in vitro. Pharmaceutics, 16(1), 51. (doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010051)
Jacobson, B., Li, S., Rivera, R. M., Daly, P., Elgar, C. E., Mulvihill, D. M. , Abbott, A. P., Feeney, A. and Prentice, P. (2023) A mechanistic study identifying improved technology critical metal delamination from printed circuit boards at lower power sonications in a deep eutectic solvent. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 101, 106701. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106701)
Zhang, W. et al. (2023) Characterising the chemical and physical properties of phase-change nanodroplets. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 97, 106445. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106445) (PMID:37257208)
Morton, J. A., Kaur, A., Khavari, M., Tyurnina, A. V., Priyadarshi, A., Eskin, D. G., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Prentice, P. and Tzanakis, I. (2023) An eco-friendly solution for liquid phase exfoliation of graphite under optimised ultrasonication conditions. Carbon, 204, pp. 434-446. (doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.12.070)
Morton, J. A., Khavari, M., Priyadarshi, A., Kaur, A., Grobert, N., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Prentice, P. , Eskin, D. G. and Tzanakis, I. (2023) Dual frequency ultrasonic cavitation in various liquids: high-speed imaging and acoustic pressure measurements. Physics of Fluids, 35(1), 017135. (doi: 10.1063/5.0136469)
Morton, J. A., Eskin, D. G., Grobert, N., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Prentice, P. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) Effect of temperature and acoustic pressure during ultrasound liquid-phase processing of graphite in water. JOM, 73(12), pp. 3745-3752. (doi: 10.1007/s11837-021-04910-9)
Priyadarshi, A., Khavari, M., Bin Shahrani, S., Subroto, T., Yusuf, L. A. , Conte, M., Prentice, P. , Pericleous, K., Eskin, D. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) In-situ observations and acoustic measurements upon fragmentation of free-floating intermetallics under ultrasonic cavitation in water. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 80, 105820. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105820)
Priyadarshi, A., Khavari, M., Subroto, T., Prentice, P. , Pericleous, K., Eskin, D., Durodola, J. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) Mechanisms of ultrasonic de-agglomeration of oxides through in-situ high-speed observations and acoustic measurements. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 79, 105792. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105792) (PMID:34666238) (PMCID:PMC8524947)
Morton, J. A. et al. (2021) New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: in situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements. Materials Today, 49, pp. 10-22. (doi: 10.1016/j.mattod.2021.05.005)
Priyadarshi, A., Khavari, M., Subroto, T., Conte, M., Prentice, P. , Pericleous, K., Eskin, D., Durodola, J. and Tzanakis, I. (2021) On the governing fragmentation mechanism of primary intermetallics by induced cavitation. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 70, 105260. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105260)
Yusuf, L. , Symes, M. D. and Prentice, P. (2021) Characterising the cavitation activity generated by an ultrasonic horn at varying tip-vibration amplitudes. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 70, 105273. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105273) (PMID:32795929)
Cleve, S., Inserra, C. and Prentice, P. (2019) Contrast agent microbubble-jetting during initial interaction with 200 kHz focused ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45(11), pp. 3075-3080. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.08.005) (PMID:31477370)
Song, J. H., Moldovan, A. and Prentice, P. (2019) Non-linear acoustic emissions from therapeutically driven contrast agent microbubbles. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45(8), pp. 2188-2204. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.04.005) (PMID:31085030)
Johansen, K., Song, J. H. and Prentice, P. (2018) Performance characterisation of a passive cavitation detector optimised for subharmonic periodic shock waves from acoustic cavitation in MHz and sub-MHz ultrasound. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 43, pp. 146-155. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.01.007)
Song, J. H., Johansen, K. and Prentice, P. (2017) Covert cavitation: Spectral peak suppression in the acoustic emissions from spatially configured nucleations. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141(3), EL216. (doi: 10.1121/1.4977236)
Johansen, K., Song, J. H., Johnston, K. and Prentice, P. (2017) Deconvolution of acoustically detected bubble-collapse shock waves. Ultrasonics, 73, pp. 144-153. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2016.09.007) (PMID:27657479)
Song, J. H., Johansen, K. and Prentice, P. (2016) An analysis of the acoustic cavitation noise spectrum: The role of periodic shock waves. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140, pp. 2494-2505. (doi: 10.1121/1.4964633)
Fiabane, J., Prentice, P. and Pancholi, K. (2016) High yielding microbubble production method. BioMed Research International, 2016, 3572827. (doi: 10.1155/2016/3572827) (PMID:27034935) (PMCID:PMC4789381)
Johnston, K., Tapia-Siles, C., Gerold, B., Postema, M., Cochran, S. , Cuschieri, A. and Prentice, P. (2014) Periodic shock-emission from acoustically driven cavitation clouds: a source of the subharmonic signal. Ultrasonics, 54(8), pp. 2151-2158. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.06.011) (PMID:25015000)
Gerold, B., Rachmilevitch, I. and Prentice, P. (2013) Bifurcation of ensemble oscillations and acoustic emissions from early stage cavitation clouds in focused ultrasound. New Journal of Physics, 15(3), 033044. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/3/033044)
Gerold, B., Glynne-Jones, P., McDougall, C., McGloin, D., Cochran, S. , Melzer, A. and Prentice, P. (2012) Directed jetting from collapsing cavities exposed to focused ultrasound. Applied Physics Letters, 100(2), 024104. (doi: 10.1063/1.3676414)
Hoskins, C., Min, Y., Gueorguieva, M., McDougall, C., Volovick, A., Prentice, P. , Wang, Z., Melzer, A., Cuschieri, A. and Wang, L. (2012) Hybrid gold-iron oxide nanoparticles as a multifunctional platform for biomedical application. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 10(1), p. 27. (doi: 10.1186/1477-3155-10-27) (PMID:22731703) (PMCID:PMC3448509)
Melzer, A., Cochran, S. , Prentice, P. , MacDonald, M. P., Wang, Z. and Cuschieri, A. (2012) The importance of physics to progress in medical treatment. Lancet, 379(9825), pp. 1534-1543. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60428-0) (PMID:22516559)
Gourevich, D. et al. (2011) Ultrasound activated nano-encapsulated targeted drug delivery and tumour cell poration. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 733, pp. 135-144. (doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-2555-3_13) (PMID:22101719)
Gerold, B., Kotopoulis, S., McDougall, C., McGloin, D., Postema, M. and Prentice, P. (2011) Laser-nucleated acoustic cavitation in focused ultrasound. Review of Scientific Instruments, 82(4), 044902. (doi: 10.1063/1.3579499) (PMID:21529030)
Campbell, P. and Prentice, P. (2007) Optimization and constraints in sonolithography. MRS Proceedings, 1059, (doi: 10.1557/PROC-1059-KK10-39)
MacDonald, M.P., Prentice, P. and Dholakia, K. (2006) Optical vortices produced by diffraction from dislocations in two-dimensional colloidal crystals. New Journal of Physics, 8(10), p. 257. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/8/10/257)
Prentice, P. , Cuschieri, A., Dholakia, K., Prausnitz, M. and Campbell, P. (2005) Membrane disruption by optically controlled microbubble cavitation. Nature Physics, 1(2), pp. 107-110. (doi: 10.1038/nphys148)
Prentice, P.A. , MacDonald, M.P., Frank, T.G., Cuschieri, A., Spalding, G.C., Sibbett, W., Campbell, P.A. and Dholakia, K. (2004) Manipulation and filtration of low index particles with holographic Laguerre-Gaussian optical trap arrays. Optics Express, 12(4), pp. 593-600. (doi: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000593)
Prentice, P. (2003) Adventures of a tough teacher. Physics World, 16(4), p. 47. (doi: 10.1088/2058-7058/16/4/44)
Conference or Workshop Item
Burns, J. M., Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P. A. (2007) 9B-2 Microbubble Interactions at High Mechanical Index: Ultrasound Stimulated Behaviour of SonoVue from Optically Predefined 'Stand-Off' Positions. IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, New York, NY, USA, 28-31 Oct 2007. pp. 761-764. ISBN 9781424413843 (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.195)
Conference Proceedings
Li, S., Jacobson, B., Feeney, A. , Elgar, C. E., Abbott, A. P. and Prentice, P. (2024) Acoustic Cavitation Enhanced Delamination of Technology Critical Metals from Electronic Waste Using Green Solvents. In: 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, 22-26 September 2024, ISBN 9798350371901 (doi: 10.1109/UFFC-JS60046.2024.10793824)
Johansen, K., Song, J. H. and Prentice, P. (2017) Validity of the Keller-Miksis Equation for “non-stable” Cavitation and the Acoustic Emissions Generated. In: 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Washington, D.C., USA, 6-9 Sept 2017, ISBN 9781538633830 (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8091852)
Johnston, K., Cochran, S. and Prentice, P. (2014) Non-linear cavitation cloud oscillations in High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound. In: 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Chicago, IL, USA, 3-6 Sep 2014, pp. 373-376. (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2014.0092)
Johnston, K., Prentice, P. and Gerold, B. (2014) Cavitation Cloud Translation in Focused Ultrasound. In: 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Chicago, IL, 3-6 Sept 2014, pp. 61-64. (doi: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2014.0016)
Gerold, B. et al. (2012) Applicator for in-vitro ultrasound-activated targeted drug delivery. In: 11th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2012 AIP Conference Proceedings, New York, NY, 11–13 April 2011, pp. 100-105. (doi: 10.1063/1.4757318)
Gerold, B., Joy, J., Prus, O., Grinfield, J., Volovyk, A., Medan, Y., Melzer, A., Cochran, S. and Prentice, P. (2011) Laser-nucleated Acoustic Cavitation: Size Matters. In: WIMRC 3rd International Cavitation Forum 2011, Warwick, United Kingdom, 04-06 Jul 2011,
Oraevsky, A. A., Prentice, P. , Wang, L. V., Zolotovskaya, S. and Rafailov, E. (2010) Novel Laser-Induced Cavitation: The Constrained Ring Bubble. In: Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing, San Francisco, CA, USA, 23 Jan 2010, 75642G. (doi: 10.1117/12.837463)
Burns, J.M., Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P. (2008) Preliminary Observations on Sonoporated Cells Via Real-Time Fluorescence-Guided Atomic Force Microscopy. In: Spring Conference of the Institute of Acoustics 2008: Widening Horizons in Acoustics, Reading, England, 10-11 Apr 2008, pp. 386-390. ISBN 9781605601427
Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P. A. (2008) Application of Optical Trapping for Cavitation Studies. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Aug 2008, 70381N. (doi: 10.1117/12.794192)
Prentice, P.A. and Campbell, P.A. (2008) Observing Ultrasound Stimulated Microbubble Dynamics at MHz Framing Rates. In: 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 Aug 2008, pp. 4463-4466. ISBN 9781424418145 (doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650202)
Prentice, P. A. and Campbell, P. A. (2007) Ultrasound-Stimulated Mutual Interaction Forces between Optically Configured Micro-Bubble Pairs. In: 6th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Oxford, England, 30 Aug - 2 Sep 2007, pp. 212-218. ISBN 9780735404199 (doi: 10.1063/1.2744275)
Prentice, P. A. and Campbell, P. A. (2007) Ultrasound-Stimulated Mutual Interaction Forces between Optically Configured Micro-Bubble Pairs. In: 6th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Oxford, England, 30 Aug - 2 Sep 2007, pp. 212-218. ISBN 9780735404199 (doi: 10.1063/1.2744275)
Burns, J.M., Prentice, P.A. , Cuschieri, A. and Campbell, P.A. (2006) Modelling the Microscopic Mechanisms of Sonoporation. In: NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech, Boston, MA, USA, 7-11 May 2006, pp. 333-336. ISBN 0976798573
Prentice, P.A. , Burns, J.M., Cuschieri, A. and Campbell, P.A. (2006) Microscopic Mechanisms of Sonoporation. In: NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech, Boston, MA, USA, 7-11 May 2006, pp. 373-376. ISBN 0976798573
Prentice, P. (2006) Experimental Observation of Cell Membrane Rupture by Microbubble Cavitation. In: Spring Conference Futures in Acoustics 2006: Today's Research - Tomorrow's Careers, Southampton, England, 2-4 Apr 2006, ISBN 9781604236941
MacDonald, M. P., Prentice, P. and Dholakia, K. (2005) Colloidal Holography and Crystal Dislocations. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation II, Bellingham, WA, USA, 31 Jul - 4 Aug 2005, p. 593017. (doi: 10.1117/12.614843)
Prentice, P.A. , Burns, J.M., McLean, D., Cuschieri, A., Sibbett, W. and Campbell, P.A. (2005) Ultra High Speed Observations Of Cavitation Derived Microjetting Phenomena. In: 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, Kahuku, HI, USA, 12-15 May 2005, pp. 160-161. ISBN 0780387112 (doi: 10.1109/MMB.2005.1548413)
Prentice, P.A. , McLean, D., Cuschieri, A., Dholakia, K. and Campbell, P.A. (2005) Spatially Controlled Sonoporation of Prostate Cancer Cells Via Ultrasound Activated Microbubble Cavitation. In: 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, Kahuku, HI, USA, 12-15 May 2005, pp. 158-159. ISBN 0780387112 (doi: 10.1109/MMB.2005.1548412)
Prentice, P. , MacDonald, M. P., Cuschieri, A., Dholakia, K. and Campbell, P. (2005) Real Time Observation Of The Ultrasound Stimulated Disintegration Of Optically Trapped Microbubbles In Proximity To Biological Cells. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation II, Bellingham, WA, USA, 31 Jul - 4 Aug 2005, 59300H. (doi: 10.1117/12.615012)
Grants
- Horizon Europe APOLLO, WP leader for ultrasonic processing, joint with Dr Andrew Feeney, Profs David Flynn & Jeff Kettle
A Proactive Approach the the Recovery and Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules
£3.5M (UoG share £510k) 2024-2028
- EPSRC Sustainable Manufacturing, joint with Dr Andrew Feeney, Dr Jeff Kettle (UoGlasgow), Prof Andrew Abbott, Prof Karl Ryder, Prof Gawen Jenkin (UoLeicester)
Technology Critical Metal Recycling using Ultrasonics and Catalytic Etchants
£1.2M 2022-2025
- EPSRC Thunddar Network, joint with Dr James McLaughlan (UoLeeds)
Non-linear emissions from driven contrast agent microbubbles
£47k 2019
- Glasgow Knowledge Exchange fund, joint with Pheonix Solutions AS
Defining the mechanisms of Acoustic Cluster Therapy
£22.5k 2017
- European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
TheraCav: Harnessing cavitation for therapy (project no. 336189)
€1.45M 2013-2018
- SUPA Industrial Placement (with Diagnostic Sonar Ltd.)
Autonomous and ultra-rapid cavitation control feedback loop
£26.5k 2013-2014
- Tenovus Scotland
Harnessing bubble-power for cancer therapy
£9.5k 2012-2013
- Norwegian Research Council (NRC) Yggdrasil mobility grant (to Bergen University)
High-speed flourescence migration imaging
NK23.5k 2011-2012
As Co-Investigator
- European Union FP7 Industry-Academia Partnership Project
Ultrasound activiated nanoencapsulated targetted drug delivery and tumour cell poration
€2.07M 2009-2013
Supervision
As primary supervisor
PhD students (as 1st supervisor):
- Mr Shida Li
- Mr Yikai Zhang
- Mr Faraz Amini Boroujeni
- Ms Hilde Metzger
PDRAs:
- Paul Daly
- Dr Ben Jacobson
Graduated & alumni:
- Dr Ben Jacobson
- Dr Lukman Yusuf (currently PDRA at School of Chemistry)
- Dr Jae Hee Song (currently senior scientist at Queensland Brain Institute)
- Dr Kristoffer Johansen
- Dr Keith Johnston (currently lecturer at the University of Dundee)
- Dr Bjoern Gerold (currently senior research scientist at Theraclion, France)
- Amini Boroujeni, Faraz
Future Ultrasonic Engineering (FUSE CDT) - Li, Shida
Experimental and numerical investigations on interaction between double cavitation bubbles and a rigid wall - Metzger, Hildegard
Clarity for the Cavity: a Framework for Acoustic Cavitation Measurement and Reporting - Parsa, Alireza
Developing ultrasonically enhanced recycling of photovoltaics - Supteranon, Paveekorn
Establishing the theranostic parameter space of phase-change nanodroplet contrast agents
Teaching
ENG1026 - Engineering Skills I (Trebuchet project)
ENG5285 - Advanced Imaging and Therapy 5 (convenor)
ENG5316 - Advanced Ultrasonics (convenor)
ENG4136/5090 - Vibration 4 (Acoustics)
ENG4085 - Integrated System Design Project 4 (group mentor)
Research datasets
2025
Metzger, H., Zhang, Y., Cammarano, A. and Prentice, P. (2025) Revisiting the subharmonic route to acoustic chaos: broadband noise clearing via cavitation bubble synchronization. [Data Collection]
Additional information
Deputy Director for the Centre of medical and Industrial Ultrasonics (C-MIU)
Senior Advisor of Studies for Mechanical Engineering
