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Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles functionalized with calamitic mesogens (2016)
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Cseh, L., & Mehl, G. H. (2016). Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles functionalized with calamitic mesogens. 00 Journal not listed, 61(2), 125-130

(Image presented) Liquid-crystalline nanoparticles represent an exciting class of new materials for a variety of potential applications. By combining supramolecular ordering with the fluid properties of the liquid-crystalline state, these materials o... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles functionalized with calamitic mesogens.

Growing spherulitic calcite grains in saline, hyperalkaline lakes: experimental evaluation of the effects of Mg-clays and organic acids (2016)
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Mercedes-Martín, R., Rogerson, M., Brasier, A., Vonhof, H., Prior, T., Fellows, S., Reijmer, J., Billing, I., & Pedley, H. (2016). Growing spherulitic calcite grains in saline, hyperalkaline lakes: experimental evaluation of the effects of Mg-clays and organic acids. Sedimentary Geology, 335, 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2016.02.008

The origin of spherical-radial calcite bodies - spherulites - in sublacustrine, hyperalkaline and saline systems is unclear, and therefore their palaeoenvironmental significance as allochems is disputed. Here, we experimentally investigate two hypoth... Read More about Growing spherulitic calcite grains in saline, hyperalkaline lakes: experimental evaluation of the effects of Mg-clays and organic acids.

On-chip acoustophoretic isolation of microflora including S. typhimurium from raw chicken, beef and blood samples (2016)
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Ngamsom, B., Lopez-Martinez, M. J., Raymond, J.-C., Broyer, P., Patel, P., & Pamme, N. (2016). On-chip acoustophoretic isolation of microflora including S. typhimurium from raw chicken, beef and blood samples. Journal of microbiological methods, 123, 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.016

Pathogen analysis in food samples routinely involves lengthy growth-based pre-enrichment and selective enrichment of food matrices to increase the ratio of pathogen to background flora. Similarly, for blood culture analysis, pathogens must be isolate... Read More about On-chip acoustophoretic isolation of microflora including S. typhimurium from raw chicken, beef and blood samples.

Lab-on-a-chip workshop activities for secondary school students (2016)
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Esfahani, M. M. N., Tarn, M. D., Choudhury, T. A., Hewitt, L. C., Mayo, A. J., Rubin, T. A., Waller, M. R., Christensen, M. G., Dawson, A., & Pamme, N. (2016). Lab-on-a-chip workshop activities for secondary school students. Biomicrofluidics, 10(1), Article 011301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940884

The ability to engage and inspire younger generations in novel areas of science is important for bringing new researchers into a burgeoning field, such as lab-on-a-chip. We recently held a lab-on-a-chip workshop for secondary school students, for whi... Read More about Lab-on-a-chip workshop activities for secondary school students.

Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of a new photoactive hydrogel against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (2016)
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Spagnul, C., Greenman, J., Wainwright, M., Kamil, Z., & Boyle, R. W. (2016). Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of a new photoactive hydrogel against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4(8), 1499-1509. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tb02569a

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2013, the World Health Organization reported that 884 million people lack access to clean potable water. Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) is a very promising alternative to conventional antibiot... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of a new photoactive hydrogel against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Mono- and bis-alkylation of glyoxal-bridged tetraazamacrocycles using mechanochemistry (2016)
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Abdulwahaab, B. H., Burke, B. P., Domarkas, J., Silversides, J. D., Prior, T. J., & Archibald, S. J. (2016). Mono- and bis-alkylation of glyoxal-bridged tetraazamacrocycles using mechanochemistry. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 81(3), 890-898. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5b02464

Glyoxal-bridged bisaminal tetraazamacrocyclic derivatives of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (cyclen) and 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam) can be N-functionalized to incorporate coordinating groups or for conjugation to biomolecules. Herein,... Read More about Mono- and bis-alkylation of glyoxal-bridged tetraazamacrocycles using mechanochemistry.

A pyrene-functionalized triazole-linked hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene as a fluorescent chemosensor for Zn²⁺ ions (2016)
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Wu, C., Ikejiri, Y., Zhao, J.-L., Jiang, X.-K., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). A pyrene-functionalized triazole-linked hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene as a fluorescent chemosensor for Zn²⁺ ions. Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 228(2 June), 480-485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.01.051

A new pyrenyl appended hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene L featuring 1,2,3-triazole linkers was synthesized as a fluorescent chemosensor for Zn²⁺ in mixed aqueous media. It exhibited high affinity toward Zn²⁺, and the monomer and excimer emission of the py... Read More about A pyrene-functionalized triazole-linked hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene as a fluorescent chemosensor for Zn²⁺ ions.

Design, synthesis and RAFT polymerisation of a quinoline-based monomer for use in metal-binding composite microfibers (2016)
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Isakova, A., Efremova, O., Pullan, N., Lüer, L., & Topham, P. D. (2016). Design, synthesis and RAFT polymerisation of a quinoline-based monomer for use in metal-binding composite microfibers. RSC advances, 6(8), 6598-6606. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra25551a

Metal-binding polymer fibres have attracted major attention for diverse applications in membranes for metal sequestration from waste waters, non-woven wound dressings, matrices for photocatalysis, and many more. This paper reports the design and synt... Read More about Design, synthesis and RAFT polymerisation of a quinoline-based monomer for use in metal-binding composite microfibers.

A matrix isolation and computational study of molecular palladium fluorides : does PdF₆ exist? (2016)
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Wilson, A. V., Nguyen, T., Brosi, F., Wang, X., Andrews, L., Riedel, S., Bridgeman, A. J., & Young, N. A. (2016). A matrix isolation and computational study of molecular palladium fluorides : does PdF₆ exist?. Inorganic chemistry, 55(3), 1108-1123. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02273

Palladium atoms generated by thermal evaporation and laser ablation were reacted with and trapped in F₂ /Ar, F₂ /Ne, and neat F₂ matrices. The products were characterized by electronic absorption and infrared spectroscopy, together with relativistic... Read More about A matrix isolation and computational study of molecular palladium fluorides : does PdF₆ exist?.

The stabilisation of the Nx phase in mixtures (2016)
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Ramou, E., Ahmed, Z., Welch, C., Karahaliou, P. K., & Mehl, G. H. (2016). The stabilisation of the Nx phase in mixtures. Soft matter, 12(3), 888-899. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5sm01961c

The phase behaviour of mixtures between two symmetric dimers, CBC9CB and the ether-linked analogue CBOC9OCB was investigated by Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) studies. The dime... Read More about The stabilisation of the Nx phase in mixtures.

Functionalization of Pyrene To Prepare Luminescent Materials—Typical Examples of Synthetic Methodology (2016)
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Feng, X., Hu, J. Y., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). Functionalization of Pyrene To Prepare Luminescent Materials—Typical Examples of Synthetic Methodology. Chemistry: a European journal, 22(34), 11898-11916. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201600465

Pyrene-based π-conjugated materials are considered to be an ideal organic electro-luminescence material for application in semiconductor devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and organic phot... Read More about Functionalization of Pyrene To Prepare Luminescent Materials—Typical Examples of Synthetic Methodology.

Pickering emulsions stabilized by hydrophilic nanoparticles: in situ surface modification by oil (2016)
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Binks, B. P., & Yin, D. (2016). Pickering emulsions stabilized by hydrophilic nanoparticles: in situ surface modification by oil. Soft matter, 12(32), 6858-6867. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SM01214K

We propose a novel route for the stabilization of oil-in-water Pickering emulsions using inherently hydrophilic nanoparticles. In the case of dialkyl adipate oils, in situ hydrophobisation of the particles by dissolved oil molecules in the aqueous ph... Read More about Pickering emulsions stabilized by hydrophilic nanoparticles: in situ surface modification by oil.

Microfluidically fabricated pH-responsive anionic amphiphilic microgels for drug release (2015)
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Lu, B., Tarn, M. D., Pamme, N., & Georgiou, T. K. (2016). Microfluidically fabricated pH-responsive anionic amphiphilic microgels for drug release. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4(18), 3086-3093. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tb02378e

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Amphiphilic microgels of different composition based on the hydrophilic, pH-responsive acrylic acid (AA) and the hydrophobic, non-ionic n-butyl acrylate (BuA) were synthesised using a lab-on-a-chip device. Hydro... Read More about Microfluidically fabricated pH-responsive anionic amphiphilic microgels for drug release.

Vanadium(v) phenolate complexes for ring opening homo- and co-polymerisation of ε-caprolactone, L-lactide and rac-lactide (2015)
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Ge, F., Dan, Y., Al-Khafaji, Y., Prior, T. J., Jiang, L., Elsegood, M. R. J., & Redshaw, C. (2016). Vanadium(v) phenolate complexes for ring opening homo- and co-polymerisation of ε-caprolactone, L-lactide and rac-lactide. RSC advances, 6(6), 4792-4802. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra24816g

The vanadyl complexes [VO(OtBu)L¹ ] (1) and {[VO(OiPr)]₂ (μ-p-L²ᵖ)} (2) {[VO(OR)]₂ (μ-p-L²ᵐ )} (R = iPr 3, tBu 4) have been prepared from [VO(OR)₃ ] (R = nPr, iPr or tBu) and the respective phenol, namely 2,2′-ethylidenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol) (... Read More about Vanadium(v) phenolate complexes for ring opening homo- and co-polymerisation of ε-caprolactone, L-lactide and rac-lactide.

Microwave-assisted and conventional hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic waste material: comparison of the chemical and structural properties of the hydrochars (2015)
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Elaigwu, S. E., & Greenway, G. M. (2016). Microwave-assisted and conventional hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic waste material: comparison of the chemical and structural properties of the hydrochars. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 118, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2015.12.013

This study compares the chemical and structural properties of the hydrochars prepared from microwave-assisted and conventional hydrothermal carbonizations of Prosopis africana shell, a waste plant material. The preparation involved heating the raw ma... Read More about Microwave-assisted and conventional hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic waste material: comparison of the chemical and structural properties of the hydrochars.

Design of surface-active artificial enzyme particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions for high-performance biphasic biocatalysis (2015)
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Binks, B. P., Chen, Z., Ji, H., Ju, E., Qu, X., Ren, J., & Zhao, C. (2016). Design of surface-active artificial enzyme particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions for high-performance biphasic biocatalysis. Advanced materials, 28(8), 1682-1688. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201504557

© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Surface-active artificial enzymes (SAEs) are designed and constructed by a general and novel strategy. These SAEs can simultaneously stabilize Pickering emulsions and catalyze biphasic biotransform... Read More about Design of surface-active artificial enzyme particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions for high-performance biphasic biocatalysis.

Solubility behaviour, crystallisation kinetics and pour point : a comparison of linear alkane and triacyl glyceride solute/solvent mixtures (2015)
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Fletcher, P. D. I., Roberts, N., & Urquhart, C. (2016). Solubility behaviour, crystallisation kinetics and pour point : a comparison of linear alkane and triacyl glyceride solute/solvent mixtures. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 34(February), 382-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2015.12.012

Mixtures of either a hydrocarbon wax in a hydrocarbon solvent or a long chain triacyl glyceride (TAG) in a TAG solvent show complex solubility boundary temperature hysteresis and precipitated crystal network formation leading to gelation. For these i... Read More about Solubility behaviour, crystallisation kinetics and pour point : a comparison of linear alkane and triacyl glyceride solute/solvent mixtures.

Photoluminescent materials based on PMMA and a highly-emissive octahedral molybdenum metal cluster complex (2015)
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Vejsadova, L., Efremova, O. A., Brylev, K. A., Chimonides, G. F., Kim, S.-J., Kitamura, N., Mikes, P., Shestopalov, M. A., Sutherland, A. J., Topham, P. D., Vejsadová, L., & Vorotnikov, Y. A. (2016). Photoluminescent materials based on PMMA and a highly-emissive octahedral molybdenum metal cluster complex. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(3), 497-503. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc03204k

Materials that combine photoluminescence, optical transparency and facile processability are of high importance in many applications. This article reports on the development of photoluminescent poly(methyl methacrylate) materials based on novel highl... Read More about Photoluminescent materials based on PMMA and a highly-emissive octahedral molybdenum metal cluster complex.

Iron- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbene Phosphinidenes (2015)
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Pal, K., Hemming, O. B., Day, B. M., Pugh, T., Evans, D. J., & Layfield, R. A. (2016). Iron- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbene Phosphinidenes. Angewandte Chemie, 55(5), 1690-1693. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201508303

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. In the presence of stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of [M{N(SiMe 3 ) 2 } 2 ] (M=Fe, Co), N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) react with primary phosphines to give a series of carbene phosphinidenes o... Read More about Iron- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbene Phosphinidenes.

A single chemosensor for multiple analytes: fluorogenic and ratiometric absorbance detection of Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺ and F⁻, and its cell imaging (2015)
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Li, L., Yun, S., Yuan-Hui, Z., Lan, M., Xi, Z., Redshaw, C., & Gang, W. (2016). A single chemosensor for multiple analytes: fluorogenic and ratiometric absorbance detection of Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺ and F⁻, and its cell imaging. Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 226, 279-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2015.11.126

A simple coumarin based sensor 1 has been synthesized from the condensation reaction of 7-hydroxycoumarin and ethylenediamine via the intermediate 7-hydroxy-8-aldehyde-coumarin. As a multiple analysis sensor, 1 can monitor Zn²⁺ with the fluorescence... Read More about A single chemosensor for multiple analytes: fluorogenic and ratiometric absorbance detection of Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺ and F⁻, and its cell imaging.