Dr. Bouzid Menaa

Fluorotronics Inc., USA

Email: bouzid.menaa@scirp.org

Qualifications

2002 PhD in inorganic and materials chemistry, University of St-Andrews/ School of Chemical Science Birmingham, UK

1998 Master Organic Chemistry, University of Rouen and Caen, France

1995 BSc, University of Rouen, France, Physical Sciences

Publications (Selected)

1. F. Menaa, C.A. Braghini, J.P. de Vasconcellos, B. Menaa, M.B. de Melo, Molecules,“Keeping an eye on Myocilin, a complex molecule associated with primary open-angle glaucoma susceptibility”,  16 (2011) 5402-5421.
2. B. Menaa, Y. Miyagawa, M. Takahashi, M. Herrero, V. Rives, F. Menaa, D. Eggers,Biopolymers, “Bioencapsulation of apomyoglobin in nanoporous organosilica sol-gel glasses: influence of the siloxane network on the conformation and stability of a model protein”,91 (2009) 895-906.
3. B. Menaa, C. Torres, M. Herrero, V. Rives, A. R. W. Gilbert, “Protein adsorption to organically-modified silica glass leads to a different structure than sol-gel encapsulation”,D. Eggers. Biophys. J., 95 (2008) L51-L53.
4. Playing with forces and interactions to manipulate single molecules”, B.Menaa, A.-S. Duwez’’, Acta Futura, 4 (2008), 74-78 (Invited from European Spacial Agency).
5. B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, Y. Tokuda, T. Yoko, J. Phochem. Photobiol. A,“Dispersion and photoluminescence of free metal phtalocyanine in sol-gel glasses”, 194 (2008) 362-366.
6. B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, P. Innocenzi, T. Yoko.“Crystallization in hybrid organic-inorganic materials induced by self-organization in basic conditions”, Chem. Mater. 19 (2007) 1946-1953.
7. High optical quality spin-coated polyphenylsiloxane glass thick films on polyethyleneterephtalate and silica substrates”, B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, Y. Tokuda, T. Yoko. Mater. Res. Bull. 41 (2006) 1925-1934.
8. Synthesis and characterization of new layered mixed metal phosphonate materials magnesium-zinc phosphonates Mg_1-xZn_x(O₃PR).H₂O, and nickel-zinc phosphonates Ni_1-xZn_x(O₃PR).H₂O using mixed divalent magnesium-zinc and nickel-zinc hydroxides”, B. Menaa, I. Shannon. J. Mater. Chem., 12 (2002), 350-355.
9. Preparation using metal oxide precursors and crystal structures of the copper and zinc vinylphosphonate materials M(O₃PC₂H₃).H₂O (M = Cu, Zn)”, B. Menaa, B. Kariuki, I. Shannon. New J. Chem., 26 (2002), 906-909.
10. Film-like organic and inorganic hybrid glassy material and method for manufacturing the same” M. Kuniyoshi, M. Takahashi, T. Yoko, B. Menaa; Patent Number: JP 2005/145795, 2005.