JOAKIM RIIKONEN
Senior Researcher
In my research I develop nanomaterials for technical medical applications. The focus is on nanoporous silicon-based materials such as silicon, silica and silicon carbide and their hybrid derivatives. We take advantage of the special properties of these materials in e.g. contrast agents of MRI imaging, drug delivery and metal extraction. I also study how these materials can be produced in environmentally friendly and cost-effective way using principles of circular economy.
Contact info
Organization
Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Applied Physics
joakim.riikonen@uef.fi
Phone
+358 40 355 2674
Keywords
adsorption
circular economy
contrast agents
drug delivery
metal analysis
metals
nanomaterials
nanoparticles
nanotechnology
porous materials
silica
silicon
silicon carbide
RESEARCH GROUPS - UEF
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Publications
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Haluska, Ondřej; Rahmani, Arezoo; Salami, Ayobami; Turhanen, Petri; Vepsäläinen, Jouko; Lappalainen, Reijo; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka; Riikonen, Joakim. 2021. Plant-based nanostructured silicon carbide modified with bisphosphonates for metal adsorption Microporous and mesoporous materials 324: 111294. 2021
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Thapa, Rinez; Rahmani, Arezoo; Turhanen, Petri; Taskinen, Antti; Nissinen, Tuomo; Neitola, Raisa; Vepsäläinen, Jouko; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka; Riikonen, Joakim. 2021. Recovery of uranium with bisphosphonate modified mesoporous silicon Separation and purification technology 272: 118913. 2021
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Thapa, Rinez; Mondal, Subhasish; Riikonen, Joakim; Rantanen, Jimi; Näkki, Simo; Nissinen, Tuomo; Närvänen, Ale; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka. 2021. Biogenic nanoporous silicon carrier improves the efficacy of buparvaquone against resistant visceral leishmaniasis PLoS neglected tropical diseases 15 6: e0009533. 2021
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Kalidas, N; Riikonen, J; Xu, W; Lahtinen, K; Kallio, T; Lehto, VP. 2020. Cascading use of barley husk ash to produce silicon for composite anodes of Li-ion batteries Materials chemistry and physics 245: 122736. 2020
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Lähde, Anna; Haluska, Ondrej; Alatalo, Sara-Maaria; Sippula, Olli; Mešceriakovas, Arunas; Lappalainen, Reijo; Nissinen, Tuomo; Riikonen, Joakim; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka. 2020. Synthesis of graphene-like carbon from agricultural side stream with magnesiothermic reduction coupled with atmospheric pressure induction annealing Nano Express 1 1: 010014. 2020
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Riikonen, Joakim; Nissinen, Tuomo; Alanne, Aino; Thapa, Rinez; Fioux, Philippe; Bonne, Magali; Rigolet, Severinne; Morlet-Savary, Fabrice; Aussenac, Fabien; Marichal, Claire; Lalevee, Jacques; Vepsäläinen, Jouko J; Lebeau, Benedicte; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka. 2020. Stable surface functionalization of carbonized mesoporous silicon Inorganic chemistry frontiers 6 3: 631-641. 2020
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Riikonen, Joakim; Rantanen, Jimi; Thapa, Rinez; Le, Nguyen T; Rigolet, Severinne; Fioux, Philippe; Turhanen, Petri; Bodiford, Nelli K; Kalluri, Jhansi R; lkonen, Timo; Nissinen, Tuomo; Lebeau, Benedicte; Vepsäläinen, Jouko; Coffer, Jeffery L; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka. 2020. Rapid synthesis of nanostructured porous silicon carbide from biogenic silica Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2021; 104 2: 766-775. 2020
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Tamarov, Konstantin; Kiviluoto, Riku; Swanson, Joseph D; Unger, Bret A; Ernst, Alexis T; Aindow, Mark; Riikonen, Joakim; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka; Kolasinski, Kurt W. 2020. Low-Load Metal-Assisted Catalytic Etching Produces Scalable Porosity in Si Powders Acs applied materials and interfaces 12: 48969-48981. 2020
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Tamarov, Konstantin; Swanson, Joseph D; Unger, Bret A; Kolasinski, Kurt W; Ernst, Alexis T; Aindow, Mark; Lehto, Vesa-Pekka; Riikonen, Joakim. 2020. Controlling the Nature of Etched Si Nanostructures: High- versus Low-Load Metal-Assisted Catalytic Etching (MACE) of Si Powders Acs applied materials and interfaces 12 4: 4787-4796. 2020
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Kamakura, R; Kovalainen, M; Riikonen, J; Nissinen, T; Shere Raza, G; Walkowiak, J; Lehto, VP; Herzig, KH. 2019. Inorganic mesoporous particles for controlled α-linolenic acid delivery to stimulate GLP-1 secretion in vitro European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics 144: 132-138. 2019