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Inscription of fibre Bragg gratings in non-sensitised fibres using VUV F2 laser radiation (2008)
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Dyer, P. E., Johnson, A. M., & Walton, C. D. (2008). Inscription of fibre Bragg gratings in non-sensitised fibres using VUV F2 laser radiation. Optics express, 16(23), 19297-19303. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.019297

We report the inscription of fibre Bragg gratings in non-sensitised SMF 28 and HI 980 fibre by exposure to VUV F2 laser radiation at 157nm. The modulated effective refractive index change Δneff deduced from the shift in the grating reflection peaks w... Read More about Inscription of fibre Bragg gratings in non-sensitised fibres using VUV F2 laser radiation.

Stable isotope records of Late Quaternary climate and hydrology from Mediterranean lakes : the ISOMED synthesis (2008)
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Roberts, N., Jones, M. D., Benkaddour, A., Eastwood, W. J., Filippi, M. L., Frogley, M. R., Lamb, H. F., Leng, M. J., Reed, J. M., Stein, M., Stevens, L., Valero-Garcés, B., & Zanchetta, G. (2008). Stable isotope records of Late Quaternary climate and hydrology from Mediterranean lakes : the ISOMED synthesis. Quaternary science reviews, 27(25-26), 2426-2441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.09.005

Lake isotope records can be used to assess the spatial coherency of Late Quaternary climate change across the circum-Mediterranean region. We place modern and palaeo-data within a simple conceptual lake response model to show that the isotope hydrolo... Read More about Stable isotope records of Late Quaternary climate and hydrology from Mediterranean lakes : the ISOMED synthesis.

The dimeric "hand-shake" motif in complexes and metallo-supramolecular assemblies of cyclotriveratrylene-based ligands (2008)
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Carruthers, C., Ronson, T. K., Sumby, C. J., Westcott, A., Harding, L. P., Prior, T. J., Rizkallah, P., & Hardie, M. J. (2008). The dimeric "hand-shake" motif in complexes and metallo-supramolecular assemblies of cyclotriveratrylene-based ligands. Chemistry: a European journal, 14(33), 10286-10296. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200801264

A series of clathrate and metal complexes with cyclotriveratrylene-like molecular host ligands show a similar dimeric homomeric inclusion motif in which a ligand arm of one host is the intra-cavity guest of another and vice versa. This "hand-shake" m... Read More about The dimeric "hand-shake" motif in complexes and metallo-supramolecular assemblies of cyclotriveratrylene-based ligands.

Multinuclear alkylaluminium macrocyclic Schiff base complexes: Influence of procatalyst structure on the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (2008)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., & Hughes, D. L. (2008). Multinuclear alkylaluminium macrocyclic Schiff base complexes: Influence of procatalyst structure on the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 4717-4719. https://doi.org/10.1039/b810417d

Two remote dialkylaluminium centres supported by a macrocyclic Schiff base ligand exhibited beneficial cooperative effects, whilst aluminoxane-type bonding proved to be detrimental to activity for the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone.

Anion-dependent micelle formation using electro-generated ferrocene surfactants (2008)
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Evans, L. A., Apreutesei, D., Mehl, G., & Wadhawan, J. (2008). Anion-dependent micelle formation using electro-generated ferrocene surfactants. Electrochemistry communications, 10(11), 1720-1723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2008.08.046

The syntheses and characterization of two ferrocene oils, 4-octyloxy-2-{5-[1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-3-(11-oxo-11-ferrocenyl-undecyl)-disiloxanyl]-pentyloxy}-benzoic acid 4'-undecyloxy-biphenyl-4-yl ester, Fc1SiM and an octakis(ferrocene) species, Fc8Si8M'... Read More about Anion-dependent micelle formation using electro-generated ferrocene surfactants.

A prototype microfluidic chip using fluorescent yeast for detection of toxic compounds (2008)
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García-Alonso, J., Greenway, G. M., Hardege, J. D., & Haswell, S. J. (2009). A prototype microfluidic chip using fluorescent yeast for detection of toxic compounds. Biosensors & bioelectronics, 24(5), 1508-1511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2008.07.074

A microfluidic chip has been developed to enable the screening of chemicals for environmental toxicity. The microfluidic approach offers several advantages over macro-scale systems for toxicity screening, including low cost and flexibility in design.... Read More about A prototype microfluidic chip using fluorescent yeast for detection of toxic compounds.

Mesogenic dipyrrins - building blocks for the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing materials (2008)
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Wilson, C. J., James, L., Mehl, G. H., & Boyle, R. W. (2008). Mesogenic dipyrrins - building blocks for the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing materials. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 4582-4584. https://doi.org/10.1039/b806672h

A new class of mesogenic dipyrrins is reported and their use in the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing self assembling materials is demonstrated.

N-N bond cleavage in N-nitrosoarylamines (2008)
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Evans, L. A., Petrovic, M., Antonijevic, M., Wiles, C., Watts, P., & Wadhawan, J. (2008). N-N bond cleavage in N-nitrosoarylamines. Journal of physical chemistry. C, 112(33), 12928-12935. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp710473a

The rupture of N-N bonds in three specific N-nitrosoarylamines (N,N'-dimethyl-N,N-dinitroso-para-phenylenediamine, Cupferron, and N-nitrosodiphenylamine) upon electrochemical oxidation in acetonitrile solution is investigated. In two cases, viz., Cup... Read More about N-N bond cleavage in N-nitrosoarylamines.

Long-term stabilization of foams and emulsions with in-situ formed microparticles from hydrophobic cellulose (2008)
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Wege, H. A., Kim, S., Paunov, V. N., Zhong, Q., & Velev, O. D. (2008). Long-term stabilization of foams and emulsions with in-situ formed microparticles from hydrophobic cellulose. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 24(17), 9245-9253. https://doi.org/10.1021/la801634j

We report a simple method to produce foams and emulsions of extraordinary stability by using hydrophobic cellulose microparticles, which are formed in situ by a liquid-liquid dispersion technique. The hydrophobic cellulose derivative, hypromellose ph... Read More about Long-term stabilization of foams and emulsions with in-situ formed microparticles from hydrophobic cellulose.

Scalable fabrication of anisotropic micro-rods from food-grade materials using an in shear flow dispersion–solvent attrition technique (2008)
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Campbell, A. L., Holt, B. L., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2008). Scalable fabrication of anisotropic micro-rods from food-grade materials using an in shear flow dispersion–solvent attrition technique. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18(34), 4074-4078. https://doi.org/10.1039/b807738j

We report a scalable fabrication of novel, food-grade anisotropic micro-rods from shellac and ethyl cellulose with controllable morphology which was studied using scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy. The aqueous suspensions of these a... Read More about Scalable fabrication of anisotropic micro-rods from food-grade materials using an in shear flow dispersion–solvent attrition technique.

Reaction between L-cysteine and 10-methylphenothiazine cation radical released from droplet-modified electrodes (2008)
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Horn, J. J., Watson, A., Lewis, M., McCreedy, T., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2008). Reaction between L-cysteine and 10-methylphenothiazine cation radical released from droplet-modified electrodes. Electrochemistry communications, 10(9), 1384-1387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2008.07.021

The electrochemical oxidation of 10-methylphenothiazine (PMe) dissolved in 1,2-trans-dibromocyclohexane oil droplets immobilised on a basal plane pyrolytic graphite (BPPG) electrode and bathed by an aqueous electrolyte is a one-electron quasi-reversi... Read More about Reaction between L-cysteine and 10-methylphenothiazine cation radical released from droplet-modified electrodes.

Novel inorganic polymer derived microreactors for organic microchemistry applications (2008)
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Yoon, T., Park, S., Min, K., Zhang, X., Haswell, S. J., & Kim, D. (2008). Novel inorganic polymer derived microreactors for organic microchemistry applications. Lab on a chip, 8(9), 1454-1459. https://doi.org/10.1039/b804726j

Microreactors fabricated with optically transparent inorganic polymers from two types of precursors using a UV-microimprinting process demonstrated reliable solvent resistance and capability for performing three model organic synthetic reactions, whi... Read More about Novel inorganic polymer derived microreactors for organic microchemistry applications.

Double phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by a mixture of CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate (2008)
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Cui, Z. G., Shi, K. Z., Cui, Y. Z., & Binks, B. P. (2008). Double phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by a mixture of CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 329(1-2), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.06.049

The interaction between unmodified CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) in aqueous solution and the subsequent emulsification of the mixed dispersions are studied by means of zeta potential measurements, adsorption and emulsion chara... Read More about Double phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by a mixture of CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate.

The on-line synthesis of enzyme functionalized silica nanoparticles in a microfluidic reactor using polyethylenimine polymer and R5 peptide (2008)
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He, P., Greenway, G., & Haswell, S. J. (2008). The on-line synthesis of enzyme functionalized silica nanoparticles in a microfluidic reactor using polyethylenimine polymer and R5 peptide. Nanotechnology, 19(31), 315603. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/31/315603

A simple microfluidic reactor system is described for the effective synthesis of enzyme functionalized nanoparticles which offers many advantages over batch reactions, including excellent enzyme efficiencies. Better control of the process parameters... Read More about The on-line synthesis of enzyme functionalized silica nanoparticles in a microfluidic reactor using polyethylenimine polymer and R5 peptide.

Mercury–fluorine interactions: a matrix isolation investigation of Hg⋯F2, HgF2 and HgF4 in argon matrices (2008)
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Rooms, J. F., Wilson, A. V., Harvey, I., Bridgeman, A. J., & Young, N. A. (2008). Mercury–fluorine interactions: a matrix isolation investigation of Hg⋯F2, HgF2 and HgF4 in argon matrices. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 10(31), 4594-4605. https://doi.org/10.1039/b805608k

HgF2 and Hg have been trapped in dilute F2/Ar and neat F2 matrices, subjected to UV-Vis and vac-UV photolysis and annealing, with the products identified by FTIR, UV-Vis-NIR and Hg L3-edge XAFS spectroscopic techniques. Whilst there was no convincing... Read More about Mercury–fluorine interactions: a matrix isolation investigation of Hg⋯F2, HgF2 and HgF4 in argon matrices.

Early transition metal complexes bearing a C-capped tris(phenolate) ligand incorporating a pendant imine arm: Synthesis, structure, and ethylene polymerization behavior (2008)
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Wright, J. A., Hughes, D. L., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Homden, D. (2008). Early transition metal complexes bearing a C-capped tris(phenolate) ligand incorporating a pendant imine arm: Synthesis, structure, and ethylene polymerization behavior. Inorganic chemistry, 47(13), 5799-5814. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic702506w

The ligand 3-[2,2′-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol)-5-tert- butylsalicylidene-(2,6-diisopropyl)phenylimine] (L 1 H 3 ) was reacted with MCl 4 (M = Ti, Zr) or MCl 5 (M = Nb, Ta) to give complexes of the type [MCl 2 (L 1 H 2 ) 2 ] (M = Ti (1);... Read More about Early transition metal complexes bearing a C-capped tris(phenolate) ligand incorporating a pendant imine arm: Synthesis, structure, and ethylene polymerization behavior.

On the origin of the remarkable stability of aqueous foams stabilised by nanoparticles: link with microscopic surface properties (2008)
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Cervantes Martinez, A., Rio, E., Delon, G., Saint-Jalmes, A., Langevin, D., & Binks, B. P. (2008). On the origin of the remarkable stability of aqueous foams stabilised by nanoparticles: link with microscopic surface properties. Soft matter, 4(7), 1531-1535. https://doi.org/10.1039/b804177f

We have performed a quantitative study of the coarsening of foams stabilised by partially hydrophobic silica nanoparticles. We have used a variety of techniques: optical and electron microscopy, microfluidics, and multiple light scattering. Using ear... Read More about On the origin of the remarkable stability of aqueous foams stabilised by nanoparticles: link with microscopic surface properties.

Synthesis of macroporous silica from solid-stabilised emulsion templates (2008)
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Aranberri, I., Binks, B. P., Clint, J. H., & Fletcher, P. D. I. (2009). Synthesis of macroporous silica from solid-stabilised emulsion templates. Journal of Porous Materials, 16(4), 429-437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-008-9215-x

We have investigated the microstructures of the solid residue left behind after the evaporation of solid-stabilised emulsions. The correlation between the microstructure and the properties and preparation conditions of the emulsions will be thoroughl... Read More about Synthesis of macroporous silica from solid-stabilised emulsion templates.

Cobalt(ethylenediamine)sulfate: A pillared layered coordination polymer (2008)
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Lauchan, S., Prior, T. J., Meansiri, S., & Rujiwatra, A. (2008). Cobalt(ethylenediamine)sulfate: A pillared layered coordination polymer. Journal of inorganic and organometallic polymers and materials, 18(3), 352-357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-008-9208-x

A pillared-layered coordination polymer of formula Co(H2NCH2CH2NH2)SO4 (1) has been synthesized under solvothermal condition, and fully characterized. The three-dimensional structure of 1 is built up from cobalt sulfate sheets, each of which is compo... Read More about Cobalt(ethylenediamine)sulfate: A pillared layered coordination polymer.

Parallel kinetic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethanol using quasi-enantiomeric combinations of carboxylic acids mediated by N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 3,5-lutidine (2008)
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Al Shaye, N., Boa, A. N., Coulbeck, E., & Eames, J. (2008). Parallel kinetic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethanol using quasi-enantiomeric combinations of carboxylic acids mediated by N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 3,5-lutidine. Tetrahedron letters; the international organ for the rapid publication of preliminary communications in organic chemistry, 49(31), 4661-4665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.05.036

The parallel kinetic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethanol using an equimolar combination of quasi-enantiomeric 2-arylpropionic and butanoic acids mediated by a N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC)/3,5-lutidine coupling is discussed. The levels of dia... Read More about Parallel kinetic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethanol using quasi-enantiomeric combinations of carboxylic acids mediated by N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 3,5-lutidine.