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Microscreening toxicity system based on living magnetic yeast and gradient chips (2010)
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García-Alonso, J., Fakhrullin, R. F., Paunov, V. N., Shen, Z., Hardege, J. D., Pamme, N., Haswell, S. J., & Greenway, G. M. (2011). Microscreening toxicity system based on living magnetic yeast and gradient chips. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 400(4), 1009-1013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-4241-3

There is an increasing demand for easy and cost-effective methods to screen the toxicological impact of the growing number of chemical mixtures being generated by industry. Such a screening method has been developed using viable, genetically modified... Read More about Microscreening toxicity system based on living magnetic yeast and gradient chips.

Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (2010)
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Shen, M., Huang, W., Zhang, W., Hao, X., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2010). Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 39(41), 9912-9922. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0dt00514b

The stoichiometric reactions of 2-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-6-methylpyridine (L1) or 8-(benzimidazol-2-yl)quinaldine (L2) with trialkylaluminium reagents R 3Al (R = Me, Et and iBu) afforded the corresponding dialkylaluminium benzimidazolate complexes R2AlL... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone.

Synthesis and properties of novel columnar liquid crystals based on symmetrical and non-symmetrical 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene derivatives (2010)
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Stackhouse, P. J., Wilson, A., Lacey, D., & Hird, M. (2010). Synthesis and properties of novel columnar liquid crystals based on symmetrical and non-symmetrical 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene derivatives. Liquid crystals, 37(9), 1191-1203. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2010.490647

In this structure-property correlation study we have investigated a number of novel disc-shaped compounds incorporating a 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene at the central core. All the materials with peripheral arms attached through an ester linkage exhib... Read More about Synthesis and properties of novel columnar liquid crystals based on symmetrical and non-symmetrical 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene derivatives.

Investigation of the stability of Co-doped apatite ionic conductors in NH3 (2010)
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Headspith, D. A., Orera, A., Slater, P. R., Young, N. A., & Francesconi, M. G. (2010). Investigation of the stability of Co-doped apatite ionic conductors in NH3. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 183(12), 2746-2758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2010.08.033

Hydrogen powered solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are of enormous interest as devices for the efficient and clean production of electrical energy. However, a number of problems linked to hydrogen production, storage and transportation are slowing down... Read More about Investigation of the stability of Co-doped apatite ionic conductors in NH3.

Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids (2010)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., Sanchez-Ballester, N. M., Elsegood, M. R., & Hughes, D. L. (2011). Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 365(1), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2010.08.043

The acyclic Schiff-base ligands (2-(OH)-5-(R3)C 6H2-1,3-(HCNC(R1)(R2)CO 2H), derived from the dialdehyde 2-hydroxy-5-R-1,3- benzenedicarboxaldehyde (R = Me or t-Bu) and two equivalents of the amino acids glycine, 2,2-diphenylglycine or phenylalanine,... Read More about Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids.

Novel anisotropic materials from functionalised colloidal cellulose and cellulose derivatives (2010)
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Holt, B. L., Stoyanov, S. D., Pelan, E., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). Novel anisotropic materials from functionalised colloidal cellulose and cellulose derivatives. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(45), 10058-10070. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0jm01022g

This feature article describes selected examples of the properties and the methods of preparation of cellulose micro and nano crystallites (whiskers) and derivatives, with aspects related to fabrication of various anisotropic materials. Nanometre siz... Read More about Novel anisotropic materials from functionalised colloidal cellulose and cellulose derivatives.

Live celloidosome structures based on the assembly of individual cells by colloid interactions (2010)
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Fakhrullin, R. F., Brandy, M.-L., Cayre, O. J., Velev, O. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). Live celloidosome structures based on the assembly of individual cells by colloid interactions. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(38), 11912-11922. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp00131g

A new class of colloid structures, celloidosomes, has been developed which represent hollow microcapsules whose membranes consist of a single monolayer of living cells. Two routes for producing these structures were designed based on templating of: (... Read More about Live celloidosome structures based on the assembly of individual cells by colloid interactions.

Comparison of Birch with electrochemical reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4- diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene (2010)
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Zhou, Y., Andreou, A., Biktagirov, E., Eames, J., & Wadhawan, J. (2010). Comparison of Birch with electrochemical reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4- diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene. Electrochemistry communications, 12(11), 1493-1497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2010.08.016

Reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4-diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene is investigated both voltammetrically (glassy-carbon electrode, 20°C, non-aqueous-solvents) and using dissolving-metals (sodium, −78°C, tetrahydrofuran (THF)/NH3(l)). Remarkably, electro-red... Read More about Comparison of Birch with electrochemical reduction of 2,3-diphenyl-1,4- diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene.

Phase inversion of particle-stabilised perfume oil-water emulsions: experiment and theory (2010)
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Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D. I., Holt, B. L., Beaussoubre, P., & Wong, K. (2010). Phase inversion of particle-stabilised perfume oil-water emulsions: experiment and theory. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(38), 11954-11966. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp00558d

Phase inversion of fumed silica particle-stabilised emulsions of water and perfume oil can be effected in three ways. The transitional inversion from water-in-oil (w/o) to oil-in-water (o/w) occurs upon increasing the particle hydrophilicity for 9 oi... Read More about Phase inversion of particle-stabilised perfume oil-water emulsions: experiment and theory.

Bridging the visible: the modulation of the absorption by more than 450 nm (2010)
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Delbaere, S., Vermeersch, G., Frigoli, M., & Mehl, G. H. (2010). Bridging the visible: the modulation of the absorption by more than 450 nm. Organic Letters, 12(18), 4090-4093. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol101672v

The coexistence of 18 isomers, identified by NMR spectroscopy and gathered into six states with very different absorption properties, is observed upon irradiation with selective wavelengths of a triphotochromic system joining two naphthopyran entitie... Read More about Bridging the visible: the modulation of the absorption by more than 450 nm.

Identity of the active site in gold nanoparticle-catalyzed sonogashira coupling of phenylacetylene and iodobenzene (2010)
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Beaumont, S. K., Kyriakou, G., & Lambert, R. M. (2010). Identity of the active site in gold nanoparticle-catalyzed sonogashira coupling of phenylacetylene and iodobenzene. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(35), 12246-12248. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja1063179

XPS, TEM, and reaction studies were used to examine the catalytic behavior of gold species deposited on lanthana toward the cross-coupling of phenylacetylene and iodobenzene. Atomically dispersed AuI and AuIII were catalytically inert, whereas metall... Read More about Identity of the active site in gold nanoparticle-catalyzed sonogashira coupling of phenylacetylene and iodobenzene.

Amperometric measurement of gaseous hydrogen sulfide via a Clark-type approach (2010)
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Horn, J. J., Wadhawan, J., & Mccreedy, T. (2010). Amperometric measurement of gaseous hydrogen sulfide via a Clark-type approach. Analytical Methods, 2(9), 1346-1354. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0ay00338g

The direct oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in the range 2.0-20 parts per million by volume (ppmv) using a Clark-type amperometric gas sensing methodology is investigated via amperometric transients at 298 K. The diluent gas employed is air (20.9% O-2 i... Read More about Amperometric measurement of gaseous hydrogen sulfide via a Clark-type approach.

Electrochemistry and charge transport in sporopollenin particle arrays (2010)
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Thomasson, M. J., Baldwin, D. J., Diego-Taboada, A., Atkin, S. L., Mackenzie, G., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2010). Electrochemistry and charge transport in sporopollenin particle arrays. Electrochemistry communications, 12(10), 1428-1431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2010.07.038

Electrochemical oxidation of hollow sporopollenin particles immobilised on an electrode surface is investigated in aqueous acidic solution. Redox activity is demonstrated to occur via a mixture of 2e(-)-2H(+) and 2e(-)-1H(+) processes, likely due to... Read More about Electrochemistry and charge transport in sporopollenin particle arrays.

Aqueous Foams Stabilized by in Situ Surface Activation of CaCO3 Nanoparticles via Adsorption of Anionic Surfactant (2010)
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Cui, Z.-G., Cui, Y.-Z., Cui, C.-F., Chen, Z., & Binks, B. P. (2010). Aqueous Foams Stabilized by in Situ Surface Activation of CaCO3 Nanoparticles via Adsorption of Anionic Surfactant. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(15), 12567-12574. https://doi.org/10.1021/la1016559

The in situ surface activation of unmodified CaCO3 nanoparticles by interaction with surfactant in aqueous media has been studied, and the impact of this on the foamability and foam stability of aqueous dispersions was assessed. Using complementary e... Read More about Aqueous Foams Stabilized by in Situ Surface Activation of CaCO3 Nanoparticles via Adsorption of Anionic Surfactant.

Highly permeable macroporous polymers synthesized from pickering medium and high internal phase emulsion templates (2010)
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Horozov, T. S., Bismarck, A., Ikem, V. O., & Menner, A. (2010). Highly permeable macroporous polymers synthesized from pickering medium and high internal phase emulsion templates. Advanced materials, 22(32), 3588-3592. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201000729

Open porous poly-Plckerlng-M/HIPEs with permeabilities of up to 2.6 D were prepared by polymerisation of PickeringM/HIPEs to which small amounts of surfactant were added. The permeability of these poly-Pickering-M/HIPEs is more than 5 times that of c... Read More about Highly permeable macroporous polymers synthesized from pickering medium and high internal phase emulsion templates.

Interfacing Living Unicellular Algae Cells with Biocompatible Polyelectrolyte-Stabilised Magnetic Nanoparticles (2010)
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Fakhrullin, R. F., Shlykova, L. V., Zamaleeva, A. I., Nurgaliev, D. K., Osin, Y. N., García-Alonso, J., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). Interfacing Living Unicellular Algae Cells with Biocompatible Polyelectrolyte-Stabilised Magnetic Nanoparticles. Macromolecular bioscience, 10(10), 1257-1264. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201000161

Green algae are a promising platform for the development of biosensors and bioelectronic devices. Here we report a reliable single-step technique for the functionalisation of living unicellular green algae Chlorella pyrenoidosa with biocompatible 15n... Read More about Interfacing Living Unicellular Algae Cells with Biocompatible Polyelectrolyte-Stabilised Magnetic Nanoparticles.

Reductive synthesis of metal antimonides (2010)
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Kift, R. L., & Prior, T. J. (2010). Reductive synthesis of metal antimonides. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 505(2), 428-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.06.078

A new low temperature synthetic route to binary and ternary metal antimonides is reported. Binary transition metal antimonides prepared include CoSb3, CoSb2, CoSb, NiSb, NiSb2, Cu2Sb and Mo3Sb2; new ternary compositions prepared include the series Co... Read More about Reductive synthesis of metal antimonides.

Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy (2010)
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Binks, B. P., & Rocher, A. (2010). Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(32), 9169-9171. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp00777c

We describe the stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by micro-particles of a low surface energy solid. By varying the surface tension of the liquid, various particle-stabilised materials from oil dispersions to air-in-oil foams to dry water can be pr... Read More about Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy.

Particle stabilised emulsions studied by WETSEM technique (2010)
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Dyab, A. K. F., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). Particle stabilised emulsions studied by WETSEM technique. Soft matter, 6(12), 2613-2615. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm00032a

We have developed a new simple method to study the interfacial structure of particle stabilised emulsions in situ by wet scanning electron microscopy (WETSEM) technique for the first time. Particle layer(s), particle location, aggregation and bridgin... Read More about Particle stabilised emulsions studied by WETSEM technique.

Enhanced bioavailability of eicosapentaenoic acid from fish oil after encapsulation within plant spore exines as microcapsules (2010)
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Wakil, A., Mackenzie, G., Diego-Taboada, A., Bell, J. G., & Atkin, S. L. (2010). Enhanced bioavailability of eicosapentaenoic acid from fish oil after encapsulation within plant spore exines as microcapsules. Lipids, 45(7), 645-649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-010-3427-y

Benefits of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) can be enhanced by raising their bioavailability through microencapsulation. Pollen can be emptied to form hollow shells, known as exines, and then used to encapsulate material, such as oils in a dry powder for... Read More about Enhanced bioavailability of eicosapentaenoic acid from fish oil after encapsulation within plant spore exines as microcapsules.