Xiang CAI

Slovak

- publications (in EPČ CU Bratislava)

Ewa Ropelewska, Xiang Cai, Zhan Zhang, (2022): Benchmarking Machine Learning Approaches to Evaluate the Cultivar Differentiation of Plum (Prunus domestica L.) Kernels. Journal: Agriculture, ISSN: 2077-0472, Vol. (Issue): 12 (2), pp.: 285-297, DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12020285.

Xiang Cai, Sergei A. Ostroumov, (2022): Phytotoxicity of “Tide” detergent powder using Lens culinaris seeds as a bioassay. Journal: Acta Scientific Microbiology, ISSN: 2581-3226, Vol. (Issue): 5 (2), pp.: 21-26, DOI: 10.31080/asmi.2022.05.0998.

Xiang Cai, Sergei A. Ostroumov, (2021): Phytotests for assessing phytotoxicity of “Blue moon” liquid detergent: Lens culinaris seeds. Journal: Issues in Biological Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research, ISSN: 2350-1588, Vol. (Issue): 9 (3), pp.: 93-100, DOI: 10.15739/ibspr.21.010.

Qian Sun, Xiang Cai, Jiangwei Li, et al. (2014): Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using tea leaf extract and evaluation of their stability and antibacterial activity. Journal: Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, ISSN: 0927-7757, Vol. (Issue): 444, pp.: 226–231, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.12.065.

Xiang Cai, Ying Gao, Qian Sun, et al. (2014): Removal of co-contaminants Cu (II) and nitrate from aqueous solution using kaolin-Fe/Ni nanoparticles. Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal, ISSN: 1385-8947, Vol. (Issue): 244, pp.: 19-26, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.040.

(a list of current projects in which the student participates):

2024-2028. PhD program topic: Using of plasma activated water in seed science in point of view of environmental science. 

I am a doctoral student named Xiang CAI, currently working at Comenius University Bratislava. I ever majored in water quality research, environmental science and engineering, and biosciences used for toxicity tests in water from bachelor to master career. So, it has been over a decade of my experience in many relevant research fields, such as chemo-/bio-synthesized nanomaterials for environmental remediation, water quality research, phytotests/bioassays for ecotoxicity and risks assessments of dissolved chemicals, etc. Understanding the ecotoxicological processes using test organisms (e.g., some model plant seeds/grains) is in a bid to find out a way for detoxification. In recent years, I feel increasingly interested in the application of non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology to food safety and agricultural development, because, as a not-yet-known material, NTP may play multidimensional roles in many particular terms, such as surface decontamination, improving germination and sustainably promoting nutrition etc. To understand how the NTP can decontaminate seed’s surface, stimulate seed germination, and nourish the growth, it is quite important to study the components of the plasma activated water (PAW), where the seeds were immersed in. Although many publications reported the chemical composition of PAW, our experiments endeavor to establish and model the correlations between PAW and the seeds sprout and growth, expectantly contributing our efforts to agricultural science.