Publications by authors named "P B O'Mara"

Enzymes with multiple distinct active sites linked by substrate channels combined with control over the solution environment near the active sites enable the formation of complex products from simple reactants via the confinement of intermediates. We mimic this concept to facilitate the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction using nanoparticles with a core that produces intermediate CO at different rates and a porous copper shell. CO reacts at the core to produce CO which then diffuses through the Cu to give higher order hydrocarbon molecules.

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Introduction: Conducting ethical and high-quality health research is crucial for informing public health policy and service delivery to reduce the high and inequitable burden of disease experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Ethical guidelines and principles specifically for health research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been developed for use since 1987. However, there has been limited examination of how these are being applied to the conduct of research.

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Introduction: Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who smoke are more likely to make a quit attempt than their non-Aboriginal counterparts but less likely to sustain the quit attempt. There is little available evidence specifically for and by Indigenous peoples to inform best practice smoking cessation care.

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Bimetallic silver-copper electrocatalysts are promising materials for electrochemical CO reduction reaction (CORR) to fuels and multi-carbon molecules. Here, we combine Ag core/porous Cu shell particles, which entrap reaction intermediates and thus facilitate the formation of C products at low overpotentials, with gas diffusion electrodes (GDE). Mass transport plays a crucial role in the product selectivity in CORR.

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