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The photocatalytic activity and kinetics of the degradation of an anionic azo-dye in a UV irradiated porous titania foam (2008)
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Ibhadon, A. O., Greenway, G. M., Yue, Y., Falaras, P., & Tsoukleris, D. (2008). The photocatalytic activity and kinetics of the degradation of an anionic azo-dye in a UV irradiated porous titania foam. Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, 84(3-4), 351-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2008.04.019

A porous organic-inorganic hybrid titania foam, prepared from a long chain organic surfactant, hexadecylamine (HDA) and a semiconductor powder was characterized by microscopic and spectroscopic techniques and photocatalytically evaluated for the solu... Read More about The photocatalytic activity and kinetics of the degradation of an anionic azo-dye in a UV irradiated porous titania foam.

Fabrication of electrically anisotropic agarose gels by dielectrophoretic assembly and encapsulation of silver nanowires (2008)
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Small, W. R., & Paunov, V. N. (2008). Fabrication of electrically anisotropic agarose gels by dielectrophoretic assembly and encapsulation of silver nanowires. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18(18), 2082-2084. https://doi.org/10.1039/b802272k

A novel method for the fabrication of electrically anisotropic agarose gel has been developed by dielectrophoretic assembly and aligning of silver nanowires into bundles of microwires in a gel solution above the gelling point, and cooling to give a c... Read More about Fabrication of electrically anisotropic agarose gels by dielectrophoretic assembly and encapsulation of silver nanowires.

Synthesis and characterization of two metallic spin-glass phases of Fe Mo4 Ge3 (2008)
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Baker, P. J., Battle, P. D., Blundell, S. J., Grandjean, F., Lancaster, T., Long, G. J., Oldham, S. E., & Prior, T. J. (2008). Synthesis and characterization of two metallic spin-glass phases of Fe Mo4 Ge3. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 77(13), 134405-1 - 134405-13. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.77.134405

Polycrystalline samples of Fe Mo4 Ge3 have been synthesized by the reduction of an oxide mixture at 1248 K and characterized by a combination of diffraction, muon spin relaxation (μ+ SR), Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetometry, transport, and heat-capa... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of two metallic spin-glass phases of Fe Mo4 Ge3.

Crystal and magnetic structures of (La0.70Ca0.30)(CryMn1-y)O-3: A neutron powder diffraction study (2008)
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Capogna, L., Martinelli, A., Francesconi, M. G., Radaelli, P. G., Carvajal, J. R., Cabeza, O., Ferretti, M., Castellano, C., Corridoni, T., & Pompeo, N. (2008). Crystal and magnetic structures of (La0.70Ca0.30)(CryMn1-y)O-3: A neutron powder diffraction study. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 77(10), 0 - 0. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.104438

The crystal and magnetic structures of (La0.70Ca0.30)(CryMn1−y)O3 for y=0.70, 0.50, and 0.15 have been investigated using neutron powder diffraction. The three samples crystallize in the Pnma space group at both 290 and 5K and exhibit different magne... Read More about Crystal and magnetic structures of (La0.70Ca0.30)(CryMn1-y)O-3: A neutron powder diffraction study.

New network structures from Cu(II) complexes of chelating ligands with appended hydrogen bonding sites (2008)
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Stephenson, M. D., Prior, T. J., & Hardie, M. J. (2008). New network structures from Cu(II) complexes of chelating ligands with appended hydrogen bonding sites. Crystal growth & design, 8(2), 643-653. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg700820d

Complexes [Cu(phenpyzda)Cl-2(H2O)]center dot H2O (1) and [Cu(phenpyzda)Br-2(H2O)]center dot 2H(2)O (2), where phenpyzda = pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]phenanthroline-2,3-diamide, show similar molecular structures with square planar Cu(II). Each complex has a... Read More about New network structures from Cu(II) complexes of chelating ligands with appended hydrogen bonding sites.

Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative (2008)
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Matthews, S. E., Redshaw, C., Baillie-Johnson, H., Lalor, R., & Mueller, A. (2008). Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(10), 2892-2893. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0782596

A rapid synthetic route to a nontoxic fluorescently labeled water-soluble calixarene has been developed. Investigation of the cellular uptake of the labeled calixarene, via confocal microscopy, through coincubation with uptake inhibitors demonstrates... Read More about Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative.

TiF2: Linear or bent? (2008)
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Wilson, A. V., Roberts, A. J., & Young, N. A. (2008). TiF2: Linear or bent?. Angewandte Chemie, 47(9), 1774-1776. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200704667

Calling nonlinearity into question: When Ti atoms are isolated in fluorine-doped argon matrices, TiF 4 , TiF 3 , TiF 2 , and TiF are identified by their IR spectra. The Ti isotope pattern observed for the ν 3 mode of TiF 2 is indistinguishable from t... Read More about TiF2: Linear or bent?.

The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 foam and surface modified binary oxide titania nanoparticles (2008)
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Ibhadon, A. O., Greenway, G. M., Yue, Y., Falaras, P., & Tsoukleris, D. (2008). The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 foam and surface modified binary oxide titania nanoparticles. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 197(2-3), 321-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2008.01.010

Surface modified titania dioxide composite nanoparticles prepared by hydrogen reduction reaction and a mesoporous TiO2 foam made from a surface modifier and a long chain organic surfactant were characterized by diffractive, spectroscopic and microsco... Read More about The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 foam and surface modified binary oxide titania nanoparticles.

Enzymatic synthesis of a series of alkyl esters using novozyme 435 in a packed-bed, miniaturized, continuous flow reactor (2008)
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Woodcock, L. L., Wiles, C., Greenway, G. M., Watts, P., Wells, A., & Eyley, S. (2008). Enzymatic synthesis of a series of alkyl esters using novozyme 435 in a packed-bed, miniaturized, continuous flow reactor. Biocatalysis and biotransformation, 26(6), 466-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242420802456571

Using lipase catalysed, enzymatic esterification as a model reaction, we successfully demonstrate the use of miniaturized technology for biocatalytic reactions. Benchmarked against batch reactions, nine alkyl esters have been synthesized effectively,... Read More about Enzymatic synthesis of a series of alkyl esters using novozyme 435 in a packed-bed, miniaturized, continuous flow reactor.

Solving open-ended problems, and the influence of cognitive factors on student success (2008)
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Overton, T., & Potter, N. (2008). Solving open-ended problems, and the influence of cognitive factors on student success. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 9(1), 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1039/b801307c

Problem solving is an essential skill for undergraduate chemists to acquire. Many problem solving activities encountered on undergraduate programmes are algorithmic, and require lower order cognitive skills to be applied in order to reach a solution.... Read More about Solving open-ended problems, and the influence of cognitive factors on student success.

Rapid on-chip multi-step (bio)chemical procedures in continuous flow - manoeuvring particles through co-laminar reagent streams (2008)
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Peyman, S. A., Iles, A., & Pamme, N. (2008). Rapid on-chip multi-step (bio)chemical procedures in continuous flow - manoeuvring particles through co-laminar reagent streams. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 1220-1222. https://doi.org/10.1039/b716532c

We introduce a novel and extremely versatile microfluidic platform in which tedious multi-step biochemical processes can be performed in continuous flow within a fraction of the time required for conventional methods.

Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous phospho-tungstate organic-inorganic hybrid materials (2008)
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Rao, K. N., Dingwall, L. D., Gai, P. L., Lee, A. F., Tavener, S. J., Young, N. A., & Wilson, K. (2008). Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous phospho-tungstate organic-inorganic hybrid materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18(8), 868-874. https://doi.org/10.1039/b715826b

Nanoporous phospho-tungstate organic-inorganic hybrid materials have been synthesized from sodium tungstate and mono-n-dodecyl phosphate (MDP), which was used as both surfactant and phosphorus precursor. These hybrid materials were thoroughly charact... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous phospho-tungstate organic-inorganic hybrid materials.

Concomitant hydrate polymorphism in the precipitation of sparfloxacin from aqueous solution (2008)
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Llinàs, A., Burley, J. C., Prior, T. J., Glen, R. C., & Goodman, J. M. (2008). Concomitant hydrate polymorphism in the precipitation of sparfloxacin from aqueous solution. Crystal growth & design, 8(1), 114-118. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg700908m

The Potentiometric Cycling for Polymorph Creation [PC](2) has been applied to sparfloxacin, a third-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Two different trihydrate phases precipitate from aqueous solution. X-ray data indicate that one of these is a p... Read More about Concomitant hydrate polymorphism in the precipitation of sparfloxacin from aqueous solution.

An optical sensor for reactive oxygen species: encapsulation of functionalised silica nanoparticles into silicate nanoprobes to reduce fluorophore leaching (2007)
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Hammond, V. J., Aylott, J. W., Greenway, G. M., Watts, P., Webster, A., & Wiles, C. (2008). An optical sensor for reactive oxygen species: encapsulation of functionalised silica nanoparticles into silicate nanoprobes to reduce fluorophore leaching. Analyst, 133(1), 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1039/b711995j

Sol-gel nanoprobes, also known as Photonic Explorer for Bioanalysis with Biologically Localised Embedding (PEBBLE), capable of performing in-vitro intracellular monitoring of reactive oxygen species have been developed using a modified form of 5(6)-c... Read More about An optical sensor for reactive oxygen species: encapsulation of functionalised silica nanoparticles into silicate nanoprobes to reduce fluorophore leaching.

Multidentate ligands for the synthesis of multi-metallic complexes (2007)
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Mustapha, A., Busch, K., Patykiewicz, M., Apedaile, A., Reglinski, J., Kennedy, A. R., & Prior, T. J. (2008). Multidentate ligands for the synthesis of multi-metallic complexes. Polyhedron, 27(2), 868-878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2007.11.016

The reaction of the Schiff base species tris-((2-hydroxybenzylidene)aminoethyl)-amine (TrenSal) and tris-((2-hydroxy-5-bromobenzylidene)aminoethyl)amine (Tren5BrSal) with the acetates of nickel and zinc are reported. Two trimetallic complexes (M3L2)... Read More about Multidentate ligands for the synthesis of multi-metallic complexes.

A density functional analysis on the photoelectronic spectra of Fe-only hydrogenase analogues (2007)
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Dy, E. S., Kasai, H., Redshaw, C., & Pickett, C. J. (2007). A density functional analysis on the photoelectronic spectra of Fe-only hydrogenase analogues. e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology, 5, 148-151. https://doi.org/10.1380/ejssnt.2007.148

Density functional theory calculations have been performed on Fe-only hydrogenase analogues compounds [(i-PDT)Fe2(CP)4(CN) 2]2- (compound I) and [Fe2(CC) 4MeSCH2C(Me)-(CH2S)2(CN)]- (compound II). Results using BPW91/6-311+G(d,p) show electron affinit... Read More about A density functional analysis on the photoelectronic spectra of Fe-only hydrogenase analogues.

Novel film-calliper method of measuring the contact angle of colloidal particles at liquid interfaces (2007)
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Fletcher, P. D., Binks, B. P., Horozov, T. S., Braz, D. A., & Clint, J. H. (2008). Novel film-calliper method of measuring the contact angle of colloidal particles at liquid interfaces. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 24(5), 1678-1681. https://doi.org/10.1021/la703414q

A simple and reliable film-calliper method of measuring the particle contact angle at the water-air (oil) interface in real time has been developed. Its applicability to submicrometer and micrometer latex and silica particles is demonstrated.

Structural diversity in imidazolidinone organocatalysts: A synchrotron and computational study (2007)
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Burley, J. C., Gilmour, R., Prior, T. J., & Day, G. M. (2008). Structural diversity in imidazolidinone organocatalysts: A synchrotron and computational study. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 64(1), O10-O14. https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270107051396

(5)-1-(Methylaminocarbonyl)-3-phenylpropanaminium chloride (52·HCl), C 10 H 15 N 2 O + ·Cl - , crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2 1 2 1 2 1 with a single formula unit per asymmetric unit. (5R/S)-5-Benzyl-2,2,3-trimethyl-4-oxoimidazolid... Read More about Structural diversity in imidazolidinone organocatalysts: A synchrotron and computational study.

Vanadium Complexes Possessing N2O2S2-Based Ligands:  Highly Active Procatalysts for the Homopolymerization of Ethylene and Copolymerization of Ethylene/1-hexene (2007)
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Homden, D. M., Redshaw, C., & Hughes, D. L. (2007). Vanadium Complexes Possessing N2O2S2-Based Ligands:  Highly Active Procatalysts for the Homopolymerization of Ethylene and Copolymerization of Ethylene/1-hexene. Inorganic chemistry, 46(25), 10827-10839. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic701461b

The family of ligands containing an N2O2S2 core, namely, 1,2-di(3-Me-5-t-Bu-salicylaldimino-o-phenylthio)ethane (H 2L1), 1,3-di(3-Me-5-t-Bu-salicylaldimino-o-phenylthio) propane (H2L2), 1,4-di(3-Me-5-t-Bu-salicylaldimino-o- phenylthio)-butane (H2L3),... Read More about Vanadium Complexes Possessing N2O2S2-Based Ligands:  Highly Active Procatalysts for the Homopolymerization of Ethylene and Copolymerization of Ethylene/1-hexene.