Brian Freeland
Assist. Prof
Contact Details
Associate Professor of Bioprocess Engineering
School of Biotechnology, Lonsdale building
Glasnevin Campus
Dublin City University
Dublin 9, Ireland
T:Ext. 8515
E:Brian.Freeland@dcu.ie
W:https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfreelanddcu
Dr. Brian Freeland is an Associate Professor in Bioprocess engineering, in the School of Biotechnology, with main research areas in Bioprocess development for biomaterials, functional foods and nanotechnology. He completed his degree in Mechatronic Engineering in 2005, MSc in Mechanical with Bioprocessing Engineering in 2009 and PhD in 2020. His PhD work surrounds process control and optimisation in the field of nanomaterials.
He has several years experience working with Irish Food, beverage and BioPharma industries producing new-to-world solutions and process development in terms of bioprocess solutions and the Circular BioEconomy.
He received a post of Lecturer of Bioprocess Engineering in the School of Biotechnology in 2015, Assistant Professor in 2020 and Associate Professor of Bioprocess Engineering in 2024. He is Co-Lead in the Grain-4-Lab project, lead in SERKEL.bio and a principle investigator in the Life Science Institute(LSI), The Irish Water Institute and Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre(APT) at DCU.
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Brian Freeland, Eanna McCarthy, Sithara Sreenilayam, Greg Foley and Dermot Brabazon (2021) 'Pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) for nanoparticle generation' In: Laser Micro- and Nano-Scale Processing, Fundamentals and applications. UK : IOP Publishing. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Freeland, B.; Ahad, I.U.; Foley, G.; Brabazon, D. (2017) 'Advanced characterisation techniques for nanostructures' In: Micro and Nanomanufacturing. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Brian Freeland, Inam Ul Ahad, Greg Foley & Dermot Brabazon (2017) 'Micro and Nanomanufacturing' In: Advanced Characterisation Techniques for Nanostructures. UK : Elsevier. | |
| 2017 | Freeland, Brian and Ahad, Inam Ul and Foley, Greg and Brabazon, Dermot (2017) 'Advanced characterisation techniques for nanostructures' In: : Springer International Publishing. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Manikandan, N. Arul, McCann, Ronan, Dimitrios, Kakavas, Rochfort, Keith D., Sreenilayam, Sithara P., Alkan, Godze, Stornetta, Tom, McGivern, Allan Robert, Grintzalis, Konstantinos, Friedrich, Bernd, Foley, Greg, Brabazon, Dermot and Freeland, Brian (2023) 'Production of Silver Nano-Inks and Surface Coatings for Anti-Microbial Food Packaging and Its Ecological Impact'. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 . [Link] https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065341 | |
| 2023 | Cannon, P.; McGlynn, E.; Freeland, B.; Gaughran, J. (2023) 'Development and optimisation of a SiO2 PVD technique based on the thermal decomposition of PDMS'. New Journal of Chemistry, 47 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Sreenilayam, S.P.; McCarthy, É.; McKeon, L.; Ronan, O.; McCann, R.; Fleischer, K.; Freeland, B.; Nicolosi, V.; Brabazon, D. (2022) 'Additive-free silver nanoparticle ink development using flow-based Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution and Aerosol Jet printing'. Chemical Engineering Journal, 449 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Cannon, Paul; Freeland, Brian; Jaquiery, Margaux; McGlynn, Enda; Gaughran, Jennifer (2022) 'Single-step functionalization of silicon nanoparticles providing efficient DNA binding'. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, 648 . [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Kottelat, J.; Freeland, B.; Dabros, M (2021) 'Novel Strategy for the Calorimetry-Based Control of Fed-Batch Cultivations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae'. Advanced Manufacturing Processes, 9 (723). [Link] https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9040723 | |
| 2021 | Donnelly, D, Blanchard, L, Dabros, M, O’Hara, S, Brabazon, D Foley, G and 4 Freeland, B (2021) 'A High-Density Yeast Propagation System for Brewery Yeast'. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists, 80 . | |
| 2021 | Brian Freeland, Ronan McCann, Paul O’Neill, Sithara Sreenilayam, Manuel Tiefenthaler, Michal Dabros, Mandy Juillerat, Greg Foley & Dermot Brabazon (2021) 'Real-time monitoring and control for high-efficiency autonomous laser fabrication of silicon nanoparticle colloids'. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, . [Link] https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-06772-6 | |
| 2021 | Cian Hughes, Ronán M McCann, Brian Freeland, Dermot Brabazon (2021) 'Electrochemical and chronoamperometry assessment of nano‑gold sensor surfaces produced via novel laser fabrication methods'. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 880 . [Link] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114813 | |
| 2020 | Brignoli, Y.; Freeland, B.; Cunningham, D.; Dabros, M. (2020) 'Control of specific growth rate in fed-batch bioprocesses: Novel controller design for improved noise management'. Processes, 8 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Marison, Ian; Hennessy, Siobhan; Foley, Roisin; Schuler, Moira; Sivaprakasam, Senthilkumar; Freeland, Brian (2013) 'The Choice of Suitable Online Analytical Techniques and Data Processing for Monitoring of Bioprocesses'. BIOFUNCTIONALIZATION OF POLYMERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS, 132 . [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Freeland, B.; McCann, R.; Alkan, G.; Friedrich, B.; Foley, G.; Brabazon, D. (2020) 'Stable nano-silver colloid production via Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution (LASiS) under laminar recirculatory flow'. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 6 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Tassinari, B.; Conaghan, S.; Freeland, B.; Marison, I. W. (2015) 'Application of Turbidity Meters for the Quantitative Analysis of Flocculation in a Jar Test Apparatus'. Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States), 141 (9). [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Schuler, M.M.; Sivaprakasam, S.; Freeland, B.; Hama, A.; Hughes, K.M.; Marison, I.W. (2012) 'Investigation of the potential of biocalorimetry as a process analytical technology (PAT) tool for monitoring and control of Crabtree-negative yeast cultures'. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 93 . [Link] [DOI] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pavithran, S.S.; McCann, R.; McCarthy, É.; Freeland, B.; Fleischer, K.; Goodnick, S.; Bowden, S.; Honsberg, C.; Brabazon, D. (2021) ESAFORM 2021 - 24th International Conference on Material Forming Silver and copper nano-colloid generation via pulsed laser ablation in liquid: Recirculation nanoparticle production mode [Link] | |
| 2020 | Freeland, Brian; McCann, Ronan; Foley, Greg; Brabazon, Dermot (2020) High-efficiency generation of nanomaterials via laser ablation synthesis in solution with in-situ diagnostics for closed-loop control [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Brian Freeland; Ronan McCann; Greg Foley; Dermot Brabazon (2020) Proc. SPIE 11269, Synthesis and Photonics of Nanoscale Materials XVII High-efficiency generation of nanomaterials via laser ablation synthesis in solution with in-situ diagnostics for closed-loop control San Francisco, California, United States, [Link] https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545878 | |
| 2019 | B Freeland1, 2, 3, R McCann1, 2 (a), P.O’Neill1, 2, K Bagga1, 2, G Foley3 and D Brabazon1 (2019) 22nd Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium Flow-regime and laser wavelength optimization of Silicon Nanoparticle fabrication via laser ablation synthesis in solution (LASiS) Belfast, University of Ulster, 17/04/2019- 18/04/2019 | |
| 2009 | Brian Freeland, Sumsun Naher, Greg Foley and Dermot Brabazon (2009) EdTech 2009 The use of virtual learning environments to aid teaching of heat transfer and Artificial Neural Network modelling in Bioprocess Engineering | |
| 2008 | Development of a heat transfer and artificial neural networks teaching laboratory practical for biotechnology students Freeland, Brian and Naher, Sumsun and Foley, Greg and Brabazon, Dermot (2008) International Symposium for Engineering Education Development of a heat transfer and artificial neural networks teaching laboratory practical for biotechnology students Dublin City University, [Link] | |
| 2007 | Brian Freeland, John M. Tobin and Greg Foley (2007) International Symposium for Engineering Education A PROJECT AND COMPETITION TO DESIGN AND BUILD A SIMPLE HEAT EXCHANGER Dublin City University, Ireland, [Link] |
Conference Contribution
Online Article
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | B Freeland, R McCann, K Bagga, P O'Neill, G Foley, D Brabazon (2017) Advantages of the 180° Frequency Power Spectrum (FPS) Method in DLS. ELEA [Link] |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sørensen, H.M.; Rochfort, K.D.; Maye, S.; MacLeod, G.; Brabazon, D.; Loscher, C.; Freeland, B. (2022) Exopolysaccharides of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Production, Purification and Health Benefits towards Functional Food. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Freeland, B.; McCarthy, E.; Balakrishnan, R.; Fahy, S.; Boland, A.; Rochfort, K.D.; Dabros, M.; Marti, R.; Kelleher, S.M.; Gaughran, J. (2022) A Review of Polylactic Acid as a Replacement Material for Single-Use Laboratory Components. [Link] [DOI] |
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Research Interests
Applying Process Analytical Technology (PAT) tools to understand and control complex systems including Bioprocessing & nano fabrication. Using On-line spectroscopy, Biocalorimetry, Gas Analysis, soft-sensors & ANN.
Nanotechnology: Fabrication of Nanoparticles via Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquids (PLAL).
Control and optimisation of high cell density microbial bioprocesses.
Industrial automation, Beckhoff Automation, LabView & laser machining.
Nanotechnology: Fabrication of Nanoparticles via Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquids (PLAL).
Control and optimisation of high cell density microbial bioprocesses.
Industrial automation, Beckhoff Automation, LabView & laser machining.
Research Projects
Internal Collaborators
Teaching Interests
Bioprocess control, automation & process analytical tools (PAT).