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Conjugatable water-soluble Pt(ii) and Pd(ii) porphyrin complexes: Novel nano- and molecular probes for optical oxygen tension measurement in tissue engineering (2014)
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Giuntini, F., Chauhan, V. M., Aylott, J. W., Rosser, G. A., Athanasiadis, A., Beeby, A., MacRobert, A. J., Brown, R. A., & Boyle, R. W. (2014). Conjugatable water-soluble Pt(ii) and Pd(ii) porphyrin complexes: Novel nano- and molecular probes for optical oxygen tension measurement in tissue engineering. Photochemical & photobiological sciences : an international journal, 13(7), 1039-1051. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4pp00026a

Measurement of oxygen tension in compressed collagen sheets was performed using matrix-embedded optical oxygen sensors based on platinum(II) and palladium(II) porphyrins supported on polyacrylamide nanoparticles. Bespoke, fully water-soluble, mono-fu... Read More about Conjugatable water-soluble Pt(ii) and Pd(ii) porphyrin complexes: Novel nano- and molecular probes for optical oxygen tension measurement in tissue engineering.

The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb) (2014)
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Tamba, M.-G., Yu, C. H., Tang, B. J., Welch, C., Kohlmeier, A., Schubert, C. P., & Mehl, G. H. (2014). The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb). Materials, 7(5), 3494-3511. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7053494

The construction of liquid crystal compositions consisting of the dimeric liquid crystal, CB_C9_CB (cyanobiphenyl dimer = 1",9"-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yl)nonane), and the range of nematic systems is explored. The materials include a laterally functio... Read More about The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb).

Phaseguide assisted liquid lamination for magnetic particle-based assays (2014)
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Phurimsak, C., Yildirim, E., Tarn, M. D., Trietsch, S. J., Hankemeier, T., Pamme, N., & Vulto, P. (2014). Phaseguide assisted liquid lamination for magnetic particle-based assays. Lab on a chip, 14(13), 2334-2343. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4lc00139g

We have developed a magnetic particle-based assay platform in which functionalised magnetic particles are transferred sequentially through laminated volumes of reagents and washing buffers. Lamination of aqueous liquids is achieved via the use of pha... Read More about Phaseguide assisted liquid lamination for magnetic particle-based assays.

Biomimetic polyorganosiloxanes: Model compounds for new materials (2014)
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Kociok-Köhn, G., Mahon, M. F., Molloy, K. C., Price, G. J., Prior, T. J., & Smith, D. (2014). Biomimetic polyorganosiloxanes: Model compounds for new materials. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(21), 7734-7746. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt00554f

The chemistry of N-organosilylalkyl-substituted heterocyclic bases (thymine, adenine and cytosine) is described, covering the structures of model compounds, the synthesis of substituted oligo-siloxanes and a preliminary report of the synthesis of a p... Read More about Biomimetic polyorganosiloxanes: Model compounds for new materials.

Conformational control of anticancer activity: the application of arene-linked dinuclear ruthenium(II) organometallics (2014)
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Murray, B. S., Menin, L., Scopelliti, R., & Dyson, P. J. (2014). Conformational control of anticancer activity: the application of arene-linked dinuclear ruthenium(II) organometallics. Chemical science, 5(6), 2536-2545. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4sc00116h

Dinuclear metal complexes have emerged as a promising class of biologically active compounds which possess unique anticancer activity. Here, we describe a novel series of arene-linked dinuclear organometallic Ru(II) complexes, where the relative conf... Read More about Conformational control of anticancer activity: the application of arene-linked dinuclear ruthenium(II) organometallics.

Chromium complex pre-catalysts in ethylene oligomerization/polymerization (2014)
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Katla, V., Du, S., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W.-H. (2014). Chromium complex pre-catalysts in ethylene oligomerization/polymerization. Review of catalysts, 1(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.96.2014.11.1.14

Recent progress of chromium complex pre-catalysts in ethylene oligomerization and polymerization is reviewed herein. As well as the well-established trimerization of ethylene by chromium catalytic systems, such pre-catalysts have more generally been... Read More about Chromium complex pre-catalysts in ethylene oligomerization/polymerization.

Whiter, brighter, and more stable cellulose paper coated with antibacterial carboxymethyl starch stabilized ZnO nanoparticles (2014)
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Cheng, F., Betts, J. W., Kelly, S. M., Wareham, D. W., Kornherr, A., Dumestre, F., Schaller, J., & Heinze, T. (2014). Whiter, brighter, and more stable cellulose paper coated with antibacterial carboxymethyl starch stabilized ZnO nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2(20), 3057-3064. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3tb21734e

Small, carboxymethyl-starch-stabilised zinc oxide nanoparticles with a defined shape, size and morphology were prepared in situ in water at relatively low reaction temperatures using soluble carboxymethyl starch (CMS) as a combined crystallising, sta... Read More about Whiter, brighter, and more stable cellulose paper coated with antibacterial carboxymethyl starch stabilized ZnO nanoparticles.

Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behaviour of binuclear nickel halides bearing 4,5,9,10-tetra(arylimino)pyrenylidenes (2014)
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Xing, Q., Song, K., Liang, T., Liu, Q., Sun, W.-H., & Redshaw, C. (2014). Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behaviour of binuclear nickel halides bearing 4,5,9,10-tetra(arylimino)pyrenylidenes. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(21), 7830-7837. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt00503a

Pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone was prepared via the oxidation of pyrene, and reacted with various anilines to afford a series of 4,5,9,10-tetra(arylimino)pyrenylidene derivatives (L1–L4). The tetraimino-pyrene compounds L1 and L2 were reacted with two equi... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behaviour of binuclear nickel halides bearing 4,5,9,10-tetra(arylimino)pyrenylidenes.

Emulsions stabilised by whey protein microgel particles: Towards food-grade Pickering emulsions (2014)
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Destribats, M., Rouvet, M., Gehin-Delval, C., Schmitt, C., & Binks, B. P. (2014). Emulsions stabilised by whey protein microgel particles: Towards food-grade Pickering emulsions. Soft matter, 10(36), 6941-6954. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4sm00179f

We have investigated a new class of food-grade particles, whey protein microgels, as stabilisers of triglyceride-water emulsions. The sub-micron particles stabilized oil-in-water emulsions at all pH with and without salt. All emulsions creamed but ex... Read More about Emulsions stabilised by whey protein microgel particles: Towards food-grade Pickering emulsions.

Vanadyl complexes bearing bi-dentate phenoxyimine ligands: Synthesis, structural studies and ethylene polymerization capability (2014)
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Ma, J., Zhao, K.-Q., Walton, M. J., Wright, J. A., Frese, J. W. A., Elsegood, M. R. J., Xing, Q., Sun, W.-H., & Redshaw, C. (2014). Vanadyl complexes bearing bi-dentate phenoxyimine ligands: Synthesis, structural studies and ethylene polymerization capability. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(22), 8300-8310. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt00021h

Reaction of [VO(OnPr)₃] with the Schiff bases 3,5-(tBu)₂-2-OH-C₆H₂CH(N(x-OR-C₆H₄)) (R = Me; x = 2, L¹H; x = 3, L²H; x = 4, L³H; R = Et (L⁴H), CF₃ (L⁵H), Ph (L⁶H)) or 4-methyl-3-(R)-2-(OH)-C₆H₄C=N(2′-(2′′-(OR₁)C₆H₄)C₆H₄) (R = adamantyl, R¹ = Ph (L⁷H)... Read More about Vanadyl complexes bearing bi-dentate phenoxyimine ligands: Synthesis, structural studies and ethylene polymerization capability.

Selective ethylene trimerization by titanium complexes bearing phenoxy-imine ligands: NMR and EPR Spectroscopic studies of the reaction intermediates (2014)
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Soshnikov, I. E., Semikolenova, N. V., Ma, J., Zhao, K.-Q., Zakharov, V. A., Bryliakov, K. P., Redshaw, C., & Talsi, E. P. (2014). Selective ethylene trimerization by titanium complexes bearing phenoxy-imine ligands: NMR and EPR Spectroscopic studies of the reaction intermediates. Organometallics, 33(6), 1431-1439. https://doi.org/10.1021/om500017r

The catalyst systems (FI)TiCl₃/MAO (FI = phenoxyimine ligand with an additional aryl–O–CH₃ donor) display exceptionally high activity in selective ethylene trimerization. By means of NMR and EPR spectroscopy, the nature of the Ti species formed in th... Read More about Selective ethylene trimerization by titanium complexes bearing phenoxy-imine ligands: NMR and EPR Spectroscopic studies of the reaction intermediates.

Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of carbon monolith via a soft-template method using resorcinol and formaldehyde as carbon precursor and pluronic F127 as template (2014)
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Elaigwu, S. E., Kyriakou, G., Prior, T. J., & Greenway, G. M. (2014). Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of carbon monolith via a soft-template method using resorcinol and formaldehyde as carbon precursor and pluronic F127 as template. Materials letters, 123, 198-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.03.003

A new microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of carbon monolith is reported in this work. The process uses microwave heating at 100 °C under acidic condition by employing a triblock copolymer F127 as the template, and resorcinol–formaldehyde as th... Read More about Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of carbon monolith via a soft-template method using resorcinol and formaldehyde as carbon precursor and pluronic F127 as template.

Biphenyl-bridged 6-(1-aryliminoethyl)-2-iminopyridyl-cobalt complexes: synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior (2014)
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Xing, Q., Zhao, T., Du, S., Yang, W., Liang, T., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W.-H. (2014). Biphenyl-bridged 6-(1-aryliminoethyl)-2-iminopyridyl-cobalt complexes: synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior. Organometallics, 33(6), 1382-1388. https://doi.org/10.1021/om4010884

A series of biphenyl-bridged 6-(1-aryliminoethyl)-2-iminopyridine derivatives reacted with cobalt dichloride in dichloromethane/ethanol to afford the corresponding binuclear cobalt complexes. The cobalt complexes were characterized by FT-IR spectrosc... Read More about Biphenyl-bridged 6-(1-aryliminoethyl)-2-iminopyridyl-cobalt complexes: synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior.

Half-titanocene 5-t-butyl-2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-) polymerization behavior (2014)
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Redshaw, C., Chen, L., Sun, W.-H., Wang, L., Yan, Q., & Yang, W. (2014). Half-titanocene 5-t-butyl-2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-) polymerization behavior. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 753(March), 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.12.021

A series of half-titanocene chloride complexes bearing 5-t-butyl-2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)quinolin-8-olate ligands (L), CpTiLCl₂, has been synthesized in acceptable yields by the stoichiometric reaction of CpTiCl₃ with the respective potassium 5-t-buty... Read More about Half-titanocene 5-t-butyl-2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-) polymerization behavior.

How does iron interact with sporopollenin exine capsules? An X-ray absorption study including microfocus XANES and XRF imaging (2014)
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Archibald, S. J., Atkin, S. L., Bras, W., Diego-Taboada, A., Mackenzie, G., Mosselmans, J. F. W., Nikitenko, S., Quinn, P. D., Thomas, M. F., & Young, N. A. (2014). How does iron interact with sporopollenin exine capsules? An X-ray absorption study including microfocus XANES and XRF imaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2(8), 945-959. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3tb21523g

Sporopollenin exine capsules (SECs) derived from plant spores and pollen grains have been proposed as adsorption, remediation and drug delivery agents. Despite many studies there is scant structural data available. This X-ray absorption investigation... Read More about How does iron interact with sporopollenin exine capsules? An X-ray absorption study including microfocus XANES and XRF imaging.

Regioselective and stoichiometrically controlled conjugation of photodynamic sensitizers to a HER2 targeting antibody fragment (2014)
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Bryden, F., Maruani, A., Savoie, H., Chudasama, V., Smith, M. E. B., Caddick, S., & Boyle, R. W. (2014). Regioselective and stoichiometrically controlled conjugation of photodynamic sensitizers to a HER2 targeting antibody fragment. Bioconjugate chemistry, 25(3), 611-617. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc5000324

The rapidly increasing interest in the synthesis of antibody–drug conjugates as powerful targeted anticancer agents demonstrates the growing appreciation of the power of antibodies and antibody fragments as highly selective targeting moieties. This t... Read More about Regioselective and stoichiometrically controlled conjugation of photodynamic sensitizers to a HER2 targeting antibody fragment.

Direct amine-functionalisation of γ-Fe2O3nanoparticles (2014)
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Rocher, V., Manerova, J., Kinnear, M., Evans, D. J., & Francesconi, M. G. (2014). Direct amine-functionalisation of γ-Fe2O3nanoparticles. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(7), 2948-2952. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt52386a

A novel and simple preparation of amine-modified γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles is described. The presence of amine groups on the surface, instead of hydroxyl groups, will allow conjugation of biologically active molecules to the iron oxide nanoparticles with... Read More about Direct amine-functionalisation of γ-Fe2O3nanoparticles.

Adsorption of benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride onto stainless steel using the quartz crystal microbalance and the depletion methods: An optimisation study (2014)
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Salama, I. E., Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D. I., & Horsup, D. I. (2014). Adsorption of benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride onto stainless steel using the quartz crystal microbalance and the depletion methods: An optimisation study. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 447, 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.01.034

The adsorption behaviour of benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride (C12BDMAC) corrosion inhibitor from aqueous solutions onto a stainless steel surface has been investigated using the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique and the depletion-HPLC... Read More about Adsorption of benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride onto stainless steel using the quartz crystal microbalance and the depletion methods: An optimisation study.

2-{2,6-Bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-chlorophenylimino} -3-aryliminobutylnickel(II) bromide complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of their catalytic behavior (2014)
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Liu, Q., Zhang, W., Jia, D., Hao, X., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W.-H. (2014). 2-{2,6-Bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-chlorophenylimino} -3-aryliminobutylnickel(II) bromide complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of their catalytic behavior. Applied catalysis. A, General, 475(April), 195-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2014.01.034

The series of 2-{2,6-bis[di(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-chlorophenylimino}-3- aryliminobutane derivatives (L1-L5) and their nickel(II) dibromide complexes (Ni1-Ni5) were synthesized, and all organic compounds were fully characterized by the Fourier tran... Read More about 2-{2,6-Bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-chlorophenylimino} -3-aryliminobutylnickel(II) bromide complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of their catalytic behavior.

A highly emissive inorganic hexamolybdenum cluster complex as a handy precursor for the preparation of new luminescent materials (2014)
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Efremova, O. A., Shestopalov, M. A., Chirtsova, N. A., Smolentsev, A. I., Mironov, Y. V., Kitamura, N., Brylev, K. A., & Sutherland, A. J. (2014). A highly emissive inorganic hexamolybdenum cluster complex as a handy precursor for the preparation of new luminescent materials. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(16), 6021-6025. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53126k

The synthesis and characterisation of a new, highly luminescent inorganic cluster complex, (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₆I₈(NO₃)₆], are described. The complex possesses labile nitrato ligands and is therefore a useful precursor for the design of new luminescent materia... Read More about A highly emissive inorganic hexamolybdenum cluster complex as a handy precursor for the preparation of new luminescent materials.