Necati Özkan is a Professor in the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences at Middle East Technical University, Turkey. His research interests are in rheological characterization of materials, preparation of nanoparticles, and biodegradable polymers. He received his BE degree (Metallurgical Engineering) from Istanbul Technical University (Turkey), his MSc degree (Materials Science and Engineering) from Stanford University (USA), and his PhD degree (Chemical Engineering) from Imperial College (UK). Prior to joining Middle East Technical University as an academic staff, he was an academic staff at the University of Auckland, a research associate at Imperial College (UK), a research assistant in Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University (UK), and a scientist in Developmental Technologies BV (Holland). Currently, he is the deputy director of Central Laboratory at Middle East Technical University.
Ceramics
Drying kinetics of water-based ceramic suspensions for tape casting (with Brian James Briscoe and G. Lo Biundo), Ceramics International, Volume 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 347-357 (1998)
Preparation of ceria-gadolinia electrolytes by the tape rolling technique (with Brian James Briscoe), Journal of Materials Research, 13[3] (1998) 665-674 (1998)
The preparation of thin (ca. 200 mm) Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95 planar electrolytes using the tape rolling technique...
Characterization of die-pressed green compacts (with Brian James Briscoe), Journal of the European Ceramic Society (1997)
Compaction behaviour of agglomerated alumina powders (with Brian James Briscoe), Powder Technology, Volume 90 (1997)
Overall shape of sintered alumina compacts (with Brian James Brisoce), Ceramics International (1997)
Food Engineering
Morphological properties and thermoanalysis of micronized cassava starch (with QIAN Lİ, DONG LI, LI-JUN WANG, and ZHI-HUAI MAO), Carbohydrate Polymers (2010)
Starch pastes thinning during high-pressure homogenization (with LI-MING CHE, LI-JUN WANG, DONG Lİ, BHESH BHANDARI, XIAO DONG CHEN, and ZHI-HUAI MAO), Carbohydrate Polymers (2009)
Stickiness, Functionality and Microstructure of Food Powders (with Xiao Dong Chen), Drying Technology (2007)
Three major aspects of food powder are described and discussed. Stickiness is one issue that...
Optimization of ethanol-water extraction of lignans from flaxseed (with Zhen Shan Zhang, Dong Li, Li Jun Wang, Xiao Dong Chen, Zhi Huai Mao, and Hong Zhi Yang), Separation and Purification Technology (2007)
Removal of a model protein foulant from metal surfaces (with Hong Xin and X Dong Chen), AIChE Journal (2004)
Food Properties
Study on Creep Properties of Japonica Cooked Rice and Its Relationship with Rice Chemical Compositions and Sensory Evaluation (with Su-qiang Chang, Dong Li, Yubin Lan, John Shi, Xiao Dong Chen, and Zhi-huai Mao), International Journal of Food Engineering (2009)
Creep properties of four varieties japonica cooked rice were tested using a dynamic mechanical analyzer...
High Tc Ceramic Superconductors
Development of Pb-rich (Bi,Pb)3Sr2Ca2Cu1Ox phase during reformation of lead doped 2223 superconducting phase from melt quenched glass (with Bartek Glowacki), Physica C: Superconductivity, Volume 194, Issues 1-2, 1 May 1992, Pages 157-162 (1992)
Infra-red Zone Melting Process for YBaCuO wires (with P. A. FREEMAN, B. A. GLOWACKI, and E. A. ROBINSON), Journal of Materials Research (1991)
Formation of YBa2Cu3O7-x thick films by a diffusion process between Y2BaCuO5 and (BaCuO2, CuO) (with P. A. Freeman, P. D. Honneyball , and B. A. Glowacki), Superconductor Science and Technology (1991)
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Preparation and characterization of polymer coated superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticle agglomerates (with Bilsen Tural and Murvet Volkan), Journal Physics and Chemistry of Solids (2009)
Preparation and Characterization of Ni-NTA Bearing PMAA Coated Superparamagnetic Magnetite Nanoparticles (with Bilsen Tural, Murat Kaya, and Murvet Volkan), Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2008)
In order to produce magnetic microparticles (agglomerates), magnetite (Fe3O4) particles were synthesized using co-precipitation of...
Particle Technology
Influences of Microemulsion Cross-linking Reaction and Ball-milling on Particle Size Characteristics of Potato and Maize Starches (with Yu-guang Zhou, Dong Li, Li-jun Wang, Xiao Dong Chen, and Zhi-huai Mao), International Journal of Food Engineering (2006)
In this study, microemulsion cross-linking treatment was used on food grade potato and maize starches...
Rheological Characterization of Materials
Effect of concentrated flaxseed protein on the stability and rheological properties of soybean oil-in-water emulsions (with BAO WANG, DONG LI, and LI-JUN WANG), Journal of Food Engineering (2010)
Rheological properties of waxy maize starch and xanthan gum mixtures in the presence of sucrose (with B. WANG, LI-JUN WANG, DONG LI, S.-J. LI, and Z.-H. MAO), Carbohydrate Polymers (2009)
Effect of flaxseed gum addition on rheological properties of native maize starch, Journal of Food Engineering (2008)
Evaluation of Natural Zeolite as a Viscosity-Modifying Agent for Cement-Based Grouts (with Mustafa Sahmaran, S. B. Keskin, Burak Uzal, İsmail Ö. Yaman, and T. K. Erdem), Cement and Concrete Research (2008)
The effects of natural zeolite on the rheological and workability properties of the grout mixtures...