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The structure of the antioxidant 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate (2010)
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Sharp, A. J., & Prior, T. J. (2010). The structure of the antioxidant 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate. Journal of chemical crystallography, 40(7), 630-633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-010-9708-8

The structure of 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate has been determined at 120 K from a twinned crystal. The compound crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P1̄ with Z = 2 and unit cell parameters a = 6.6165(14), b = 7.2341(14), c = 9.71... Read More about The structure of the antioxidant 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate.

Magnetic ordering in nitrides with the η-carbide structure, (Ni,Co,Fe)2(Ga,Ge)Mo3N (2010)
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Sviridov, L. A., Battle, P. D., Grandjean, F., Long, G. J., & Prior, T. J. (2010). Magnetic ordering in nitrides with the η-carbide structure, (Ni,Co,Fe)2(Ga,Ge)Mo3N. Inorganic chemistry, 49(3), 1133-1143. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic902069w

Compositions in the series Ni2-xCoxGeMO3N (0 <= x <= 2.), Co2Ge1-xGaxMo3N (0 < x <= 0.7.), Co2-xFexGeMo3N (0 <= x <= 2), and Co2-xFexGe0.5Ga0.5Mo3N (0 <= x <= 0.8) have been synthesized by the reductive nitridation of binary oxides and studied by app...

Iron(III) and Zinc(II) calixarene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies, and use as procatalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerization (2010)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M. R. J., Wright, V. E., Yoshizawa, A., & Yamato, T. (2010). Iron(III) and Zinc(II) calixarene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies, and use as procatalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerization. Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 5(3), 621-633. https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.200900514

Treatment of the heterobimetallic iron(II) alkoxides [(THF)MFe(OtBu)3]2 with p-tert-butylcalix[4]areneH4 (L1H4) affords the oxo-bridged diiron(III) complexes {Fe[M(NCMe)x]2L1}2(μ-O), M=Na, x=2 1⋅8(CH3CN), M= K, x=3 2⋅3.5(CH3CN); similar use of p-tert... Read More about Iron(III) and Zinc(II) calixarene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies, and use as procatalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerization.

Shearing particle monolayers: Strain-rate frequency superposition (2010)
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Zang, D., Langevin, D., Binks, B. P., & Wei, B. (2010). Shearing particle monolayers: Strain-rate frequency superposition. Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 81(1), 011604. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.81.011604

We report surface shear rheological measurements on monolayers of silica nanoparticles at the air-water interface. We have used the method of strain-rate frequency superposition (SRFS) to characterize the structural relaxation. We show that the rheol... Read More about Shearing particle monolayers: Strain-rate frequency superposition.

Site-specific and stoichiometric conjugation of cationic porphyrins to antiangiogenic monoclonal antibodies (2010)
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Alonso, C. M. A., Palumbo, A., Bullous, A. J., Pretto, F., Neri, D., & Boyle, R. W. (2010). Site-specific and stoichiometric conjugation of cationic porphyrins to antiangiogenic monoclonal antibodies. Bioconjugate chemistry, 21(2), 302-313. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc9003537

Synthesis of three new cationic thiol-reactive maleimide-porphyrin derivatives and their use in site-specific conjugation to monoclonal antibodies is reported. The selective reactivity toward thiols is demonstrated using competition experiments, wher... Read More about Site-specific and stoichiometric conjugation of cationic porphyrins to antiangiogenic monoclonal antibodies.

Desymmetrisation of (4R,5S)-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione using pentafluorophenyl active esters (2010)
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Andreou, A., Eames, J., Motevalli, M., Prior, T. J., & Watkinson, M. (2010). Desymmetrisation of (4R,5S)-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione using pentafluorophenyl active esters. Tetrahedron letters; the international organ for the rapid publication of preliminary communications in organic chemistry, 51(10), 1423-1425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.01.019

(4R,5S)-4,5-Diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione is efficiently desymmetrised by stereorandom deprotonation with NaHMDS, followed by kinetic resolution of the resulting racemic intermediate with an enantiomerically pure pentafluorophenyl active ester. The... Read More about Desymmetrisation of (4R,5S)-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione using pentafluorophenyl active esters.

Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation (2010)
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Arbaoui, A., & Redshaw, C. (2010). Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation. Polymer chemistry, 1(6), 801-826. https://doi.org/10.1039/b9py00334g

Economic pressure, environmental issues and ever increasing demand are driving the shift from oil-based polymers to those available from renewable resources. Ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters is currently a topical field with metal complex... Read More about Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation.

The influence of an alkenyl terminal group on the mesomorphic behavior and electro-optic properties of fluorinated terphenyl liquid crystals (2010)
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Hird, M., & Lewis, R. (2010). The influence of an alkenyl terminal group on the mesomorphic behavior and electro-optic properties of fluorinated terphenyl liquid crystals. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(2), 299 - 307. https://doi.org/10.1039/b914260f

Novel liquid crystal terphenyls with two, three and four lateral fluoro substituents and an alkene unit at the end of a terminal chain are presented in terms of synthesis, mesomorphic behaviour and electro-optic properties. The difluoro analogues wer... Read More about The influence of an alkenyl terminal group on the mesomorphic behavior and electro-optic properties of fluorinated terphenyl liquid crystals.

The importance of particle type selection and temperature control for on-chip free-flow magnetophoresis (2009)
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Tarn, M. D., Peyman, S. A., Robert, D., Iles, A., Wilhelm, C., & Pamme, N. (2009). The importance of particle type selection and temperature control for on-chip free-flow magnetophoresis. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 321(24), 4115-4122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.08.016

Free-flow magnetophoresis is becoming a popular technique for the separation and manipulation of magnetic particles and materials in microsystems. A wide variety of magnetic particles are commercially available that differ greatly in size and in magn... Read More about The importance of particle type selection and temperature control for on-chip free-flow magnetophoresis.

Comparative PBT screening using (Q)SAR tools within REACH legislation (2009)
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Zachary, M., & Greenway, G. M. (2009). Comparative PBT screening using (Q)SAR tools within REACH legislation. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 20(1-2), 145-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/10629360902724143

Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU are facing challenges due to the introduction of new legislation designed to protect consumers and the environment, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of CHemicals). There... Read More about Comparative PBT screening using (Q)SAR tools within REACH legislation.

Development of a high throughput screening tool for biotransformations utilising a thermophilic L-aminoacylase enzyme (2009)
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Ngamsom, B., Hickey, A. M., Greenway, G. M., Littlechild, J. A., Watts, P., & Wiles, C. (2010). Development of a high throughput screening tool for biotransformations utilising a thermophilic L-aminoacylase enzyme. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 63(1-2), 81-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2009.12.013

Micro-reactors containing a monolith-immobilised thermophilic l-aminoacylase, from Thermococcus litoralis, have been developed for use in biotransformation reactions and a study has been carried out to investigate the stereospecificity and stability... Read More about Development of a high throughput screening tool for biotransformations utilising a thermophilic L-aminoacylase enzyme.

Development of a monolith based immobilized lipase micro-reactor for biocatalytic reactions in a biphasic mobile system (2009)
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He, P., Greenway, G., & Haswell, S. J. (2010). Development of a monolith based immobilized lipase micro-reactor for biocatalytic reactions in a biphasic mobile system. Process Biochemistry, 45(4), 593-597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2009.12.008

This paper reports a simple method for producing macroporous silica-monoliths with controllable porosity that can be used for the immobilization of lipases to generate an active and stable micro-reactor for biocatalysis. A range of commercially avail... Read More about Development of a monolith based immobilized lipase micro-reactor for biocatalytic reactions in a biphasic mobile system.

The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures (2009)
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Radini, I. A., & Hird, M. (2009). The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures. Liquid crystals, 36(12), 1417-1430. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290903268328

The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a systematic range of ortho difluoroterphenyls with a bulky terminal chain are detailed. The bulky terminal chain consists of either a tertiarybutyl group or a trimethylsilyl unit, each separated from the c... Read More about The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures.

EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et) (2009)
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Soshnikov, I. E., Semikolenova, N. V., Shubin, A. A., Bryliakov, K. P., Zakharov, V. A., Redshaw, C., & Talsi, E. P. (2009). EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et). Organometallics, 28(23), 6714-6720. https://doi.org/10.1021/om900515h

Reactions of the vanadyl polyphenolate complexes {VO[p-tert-butylcalix[4] arene(O)3(OMe)]} (1) and [VO(OArCH2ArCH 2OAr)]2 (Ar = 4,6-tert-butylphenol; Ar′ = 4-tert-butylphenol) (2) with AlR3 and AlR2Cl, in the absence and in the presence of reactivato... Read More about EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et).

Measurement of acetylcholinesterase inhibition using bienzymes immobilized monolith micro-reactor with integrated electrochemical detection (2009)
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He, P., Davies, J., Greenway, G., & Haswell, S. J. (2010). Measurement of acetylcholinesterase inhibition using bienzymes immobilized monolith micro-reactor with integrated electrochemical detection. Analytica Chimica Acta, 659(1-2), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2009.11.052

This paper reports a simple μ-FIA based method for the rapid evaluation of acetylcholinesterase inhibition based on bienzymes immobilized monolith micro-reactor, with integrated electrochemical detection. The monolith was prepared inside a micro-flui... Read More about Measurement of acetylcholinesterase inhibition using bienzymes immobilized monolith micro-reactor with integrated electrochemical detection.

Effects of surfactant structure on the phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by mixtures of silica nanoparticles and cationic surfactant (2009)
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Cui, Z. G., Yang, L. L., Cui, Y. Z., & Binks, B. P. (2010). Effects of surfactant structure on the phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by mixtures of silica nanoparticles and cationic surfactant. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(7), 4717-4724. https://doi.org/10.1021/la903589e

Silica nanoparticles without any surface modification are not surface active at the toluene-water interface due to their extreme hydrophilicity but can be surface activated in situ by adsorbing cationic surfactant from water. This work investigates t... Read More about Effects of surfactant structure on the phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by mixtures of silica nanoparticles and cationic surfactant.

PDMS Microfluidic Device with an Integrated Optical Sensor for Determination of Zinc (II) in Pharmaceuticals: Toward the Production of Miniaturized Green Chemistry Analytical Systems (2009)
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AlSuhaimi, A., Greenway, G. M., McCreedy, T., & Youngvises, N. (in press). PDMS Microfluidic Device with an Integrated Optical Sensor for Determination of Zinc (II) in Pharmaceuticals: Toward the Production of Miniaturized Green Chemistry Analytical Systems. Spectroscopy letters, 42(6-7), 370-375. https://doi.org/10.1080/00387010903187260

A simple miniaturized system was fabricated in general laboratory from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) according to a prototype casting and molding process permitting the construction of three-dimensional (3D) microchannel (100 mu m i.d.) with T-type net... Read More about PDMS Microfluidic Device with an Integrated Optical Sensor for Determination of Zinc (II) in Pharmaceuticals: Toward the Production of Miniaturized Green Chemistry Analytical Systems.

Detection of nitric oxide in tissue samples by ESI-MS (2009)
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Shen, Z., Webster, A., Welham, K. J., Dyer, C. E., Greenman, J., & Haswell, S. J. (2010). Detection of nitric oxide in tissue samples by ESI-MS. Analyst, 135(2), 302-305. https://doi.org/10.1039/b917643h

A novel method to determine nitric oxide (NO) in biological tissue samples with minimal interference from the cellular detritus is described. Methylpiperazinobenzenediamine, consisting of an o-phenylenediamine and a methyl piperazine group, was chose... Read More about Detection of nitric oxide in tissue samples by ESI-MS.

Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance: a possible role for the 26S proteasome? (2009)
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Smith, L., Qutob, O., Watson, M. B., Beavis, A. W., Potts, D., Welham, K. J., Garimella, V., Lind, M. J., Drew, P. J., & Cawkwell, L. (2009). Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance: a possible role for the 26S proteasome?. Neoplasia, 11(11), 1194-1207. https://doi.org/10.1593/neo.09902

PURPOSE: We aimed to identify putative predictive protein biomarkers of radioresistance. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Three breast cancer cell lines (MCF7, MDA-MB-231, and T47D) were used as in vitro models to study radioresistance. Inherent radiosensitiviti... Read More about Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance: a possible role for the 26S proteasome?.

Rapid and direct magnetization of GFP-reporter yeast for micro-screening systems (2009)
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García-Alonso, J., Fakhrullin, R. F., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). Rapid and direct magnetization of GFP-reporter yeast for micro-screening systems. Biosensors & bioelectronics, 25(7), 1816-1819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2009.11.016

Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing fluorescent markers are ideal candidates for applications in microfluidic screening systems as fluorescence signal is emitted without the need of additional reagents. Here we develop a method for magnetic functiona... Read More about Rapid and direct magnetization of GFP-reporter yeast for micro-screening systems.