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Synthesis of 4-Alkyl-2′′, 3′′ difluoro terphenyl nitrile using coupling reactions (2012)
Journal Article
Kayani, Z. N., Lewis, R. A., & Naseem, S. (2012). Synthesis of 4-Alkyl-2′′, 3′′ difluoro terphenyl nitrile using coupling reactions. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 175, 72-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2012.08.012

Study of chirality in liquid crystals is one of the most interesting areas of liquid crystal science. Liquid crystallineterphenyls with two lateral fluoro substituent and alkyl substituent in the 4- have been synthesised. Convergentapproach was appli... Read More about Synthesis of 4-Alkyl-2′′, 3′′ difluoro terphenyl nitrile using coupling reactions.

Cyanoalkyl difluoro-terphenyl-carboxylate chiral dopants (2012)
Journal Article
Kayani, Z. N., Lewis, R. A., & Naseem, S. (2012). Cyanoalkyl difluoro-terphenyl-carboxylate chiral dopants. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 170, 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2012.03.018

A liquid crystal like difluoroterphenyl chiral dopant was synthesized to match the dimensions of a host chiral dopant mixture. The melting point of the chiral dopants was decreased by increasing the length of the alkyl chain. The melting point of the... Read More about Cyanoalkyl difluoro-terphenyl-carboxylate chiral dopants.

Voltammetry within structured liquid nanosystems: towards the design of a flexible, three-dimensional framework for artificial photosystems (2012)
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Halls, J. E., Wright, K. J., Pickersgill, J. E., Smith, J. P., Altalhi, A. A., Bourne, R. W., Alaei, P., Ramakrishnappa, T., Kelly, S. M., & Wadhawan, J. (2012). Voltammetry within structured liquid nanosystems: towards the design of a flexible, three-dimensional framework for artificial photosystems. Electrochimica acta, 70, 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2012.03.052

Normal lyotropic liquid crystals (in the lamellar or hexagonal phases) are investigated as a route to afford a structured, three-dimensional, quasi-biphasic framework within which electron transfer cascades may be initiated voltammetrically. For mode... Read More about Voltammetry within structured liquid nanosystems: towards the design of a flexible, three-dimensional framework for artificial photosystems.

Electrochemistry of organometallic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (2012)
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Halls, J. E., Bourne, R. W., Wright, K. J., Partington, L. I., Tamba, M. G., Zhou, Y., Ramakrishnappa, T., Mehl, G. H., Kelly, S. M., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2012). Electrochemistry of organometallic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals. Electrochemistry communications, 19(1), 50-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2012.02.032

Two aqueous lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals made from nickel(II) or copper(II) phthalocyananine tetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt are prepared with characterisation through optical polarising microscopy, X-ray diffraction and conductivity. Thes... Read More about Electrochemistry of organometallic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals.

Silicon imidonitride aerogel exhibiting macro- and meso-dual porosity (2012)
Journal Article
Rocher, V., Kelly, S. M., & Hector, A. L. (2012). Silicon imidonitride aerogel exhibiting macro- and meso-dual porosity. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 156, 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.02.041

Porous silicon imidonitride aerogels have been produced by combining a sol-gel process based on [Si(NH2)(NMe2)3] and ammonia that is known for producing xerogels with controlled mesoporosity, with a supercritical drying process using diethylamine to... Read More about Silicon imidonitride aerogel exhibiting macro- and meso-dual porosity.

Modeling and analysis of intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-well mid-infrared photodetectors (2012)
Journal Article
Hong, B. H., Rybchenko, S. I., Itskevich, I. E., Haywood, S. K., Tan, C. H., Vines, P., & Hugues, M. (2012). Modeling and analysis of intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-well mid-infrared photodetectors. Journal of applied physics, 111(3), 033713. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684603

Intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-a-well (DWELL) mid-infrared photodetectors is investigated using photocurrent spectroscopy and computationally cost-effective modeling linked to experimental data. The DWELL systems are challenging for modeling... Read More about Modeling and analysis of intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-well mid-infrared photodetectors.

High internal phase emulsions: Catastrophic phase inversion, stability, and triggered destabilization (2011)
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Dunstan, T. S., Fletcher, P. D., & Mashinchi, S. (2012). High internal phase emulsions: Catastrophic phase inversion, stability, and triggered destabilization. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(1), 339-349. https://doi.org/10.1021/la204104m

We have investigated the formation, drop sizes, and stability of emulsions prepared by hand shaking in a closed vessel in which the emulsion is in contact with a single type of surface during its formation. The emulsions undergo catastrophic phase in... Read More about High internal phase emulsions: Catastrophic phase inversion, stability, and triggered destabilization.

Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures (2011)
Journal Article
Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D., Thompson, M. A., & Elliott, R. P. (2011). Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 390(1-3), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.09.005

We have investigated the effects of addition of various diols on the properties of water–paraffin emulsions stabilised by non-ionic surfactants. Diols do not partition to the oil phase of these emulsions to any significant extent. Diol addition cause... Read More about Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures.

Antibacterial effects of theaflavin and synergy with epicatechin against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (2011)
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Betts, J. W., Kelly, S. M., & Haswell, S. J. (2011). Antibacterial effects of theaflavin and synergy with epicatechin against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. International journal of antimicrobial agents, 38(5), 421-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.07.006

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Acinetobacter baumannii are recognised as important nosocomial pathogens; however, due to their intrinsic resistance to multiple antibiotics, treatment options are limited. Polyphenols from black tea have been shown t... Read More about Antibacterial effects of theaflavin and synergy with epicatechin against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

Scaling up of continuous-flow, microwave-assisted, organic reactions by varying the size of Pd-functionalized catalytic monoliths (2011)
Journal Article
He, P., Haswell, S. J., Fletcher, P. D., Kelly, S. M., & Mansfield, A. (2011). Scaling up of continuous-flow, microwave-assisted, organic reactions by varying the size of Pd-functionalized catalytic monoliths. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 7, 1150-1157. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.7.133

A product-scalable, catalytically mediated flow system has been developed to perform Suzuki-Miyaura reactions under a microwave heating regime, in which the volumetric throughput of a Pd-supported silica monolith can be used to increase the quantity... Read More about Scaling up of continuous-flow, microwave-assisted, organic reactions by varying the size of Pd-functionalized catalytic monoliths.

Liquid crystalline organic semiconductors: nematic spiro[cyclopentyl-1,9']fluorenes (2011)
Journal Article
Billa, M. R., Kassireddy, K., Haro, M., Al-Kalifah, M. S., Kelly, S. M., Kitney, S. P., & O'Neill, M. (2011). Liquid crystalline organic semiconductors: nematic spiro[cyclopentyl-1,9']fluorenes. Liquid crystals, 38(7), 813-829. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2011.577913

A number of nematic spiro[cyclopentyl-1,9′]fluorene reactive mesogens with polymerisable oxetane or non-conjugated diene end-groups have been successfully synthesised. The melting and clearing points of these new spiro[cyclopentyl-1,9′]fluorenes are... Read More about Liquid crystalline organic semiconductors: nematic spiro[cyclopentyl-1,9']fluorenes.

Cell sorting by endocytotic capacity in a microfluidic magnetophoresis device (2011)
Journal Article
Robert, D., Pamme, N., Conjeaud, H., Gazeau, F., Iles, A., & Wilhelm, C. (2011). Cell sorting by endocytotic capacity in a microfluidic magnetophoresis device. Lab on a chip, 11(11), 1902-1910. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0lc00656d

Magnetically labelled cells are finding a wealth of applications for in vitro analysis as well as in vivo treatments. Sorting of cells into subpopulations based on their magnetite loading is an important step in such procedures. Here, we study the so... Read More about Cell sorting by endocytotic capacity in a microfluidic magnetophoresis device.

Compartmentalization and separation of aqueous reagents in the water droplets of water-in-oil high internal phase emulsions (2011)
Journal Article
Dunstan, T. S., & Fletcher, P. D. I. (2011). Compartmentalization and separation of aqueous reagents in the water droplets of water-in-oil high internal phase emulsions. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(7), 3409-3415. https://doi.org/10.1021/la200058d

We have compartmentalised aqueous reagents and indicator species within the micron-sized water droplets of mixed high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs). Mass transport of the reagents across the micron-thickness oil films separating the water droplets... Read More about Compartmentalization and separation of aqueous reagents in the water droplets of water-in-oil high internal phase emulsions.

Identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-specific peptides for targeted photoantimicrobial chemotherapy (2011)
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Vince, R. V., Madden, L. A., Alonso, C. M., Savoie, H., Boyle, R. W., Todman, M., Paget, T., & Greenman, J. (2011). Identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-specific peptides for targeted photoantimicrobial chemotherapy. Photochemical & photobiological sciences : an international journal, 10(4), 515-522. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0pp00267d

The increasing prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), necessitates development of alternative modes of bacterial targeting which are not hindered by antibiotic resistance and minimise... Read More about Identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-specific peptides for targeted photoantimicrobial chemotherapy.

Polyacrylamide nanoparticles as a delivery system in photodynamic therapy (2011)
Journal Article
Kuruppuarachchi, M., Lowry, A., Savoie, H., Alonso, C., & Boyle, R. W. (2011). Polyacrylamide nanoparticles as a delivery system in photodynamic therapy. Molecular pharmaceutics, 8(3), 920-931. https://doi.org/10.1021/mp200023y

Nanoparticles can be targeted towards, and accumulate in, tumor tissue by the enhanced permeability and retention effect, if sequestration by the reticuloendothelial system (RES) is avoided. The application of nanoparticles in the field of drug deliv... Read More about Polyacrylamide nanoparticles as a delivery system in photodynamic therapy.

Preparation, structural characterization, and thermal ammonolysis of two novel dimeric transition silylamide complexes (2011)
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Cheng, F., Hope, C. N., Archibald, S. J., Bradley, J. S., Clark, S., Francesconi, M. G., Kelly, S. M., Young, N. A., & Lefebvre, F. (2011). Preparation, structural characterization, and thermal ammonolysis of two novel dimeric transition silylamide complexes. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 8(2), 467-481. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7402.2009.02452.x

The preparation and molecular structures of two novel dimeric transition metal silylamide complexes {Li0.5Zr[NHSi(NMe2)3]1.5[NSi(NMe2)3]0.5[μ -NSi(NMe2)3]}2 and {Li0.5Hf[NHSi(NMe2)3]1.5[NSi(NMe2)3]0.5[μ-NSi(NMe2)3]}2 with a tetrahedral coordination e... Read More about Preparation, structural characterization, and thermal ammonolysis of two novel dimeric transition silylamide complexes.

Resolution of pentafluorophenyl 2-phenylpropanoate using combinations of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones (2011)
Journal Article
Al Shaye, N., Benoit, D. M., Chavda, S., Coulbeck, E., Dingjan, M., Eames, J., & Yohannes, Y. (2011). Resolution of pentafluorophenyl 2-phenylpropanoate using combinations of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 22(4), 413-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2011.02.022

The kinetic, mutual and parallel resolution of a series of structurally related active esters derived from 2-phenylpropanoic acid using a combination of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones is discussed.

A set of highly water-soluble tetraethyleneglycol-substituted Zn(ii) phthalocyanines: synthesis, photochemical and photophysical properties, interaction with plasma proteins and in vitro phototoxicity (2010)
Journal Article
Tuncel, S., Dumoulin, F., Gailer, J., Sooriyaarachchi, M., Atilla, D., Durmuş, M., Bouchu, D., Savoie, H., Boyle, R. W., & Ahsen, V. (2011). A set of highly water-soluble tetraethyleneglycol-substituted Zn(ii) phthalocyanines: synthesis, photochemical and photophysical properties, interaction with plasma proteins and in vitro phototoxicity. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(16), 4067-4079. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0dt01260b

Three Zn(II) phthalocyanines substituted by hydroxyl-terminated tetraethylene glycol chains have been synthesized. In order to evaluate the potential of these highly water-soluble phthalocyanines as type II-photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy,... Read More about A set of highly water-soluble tetraethyleneglycol-substituted Zn(ii) phthalocyanines: synthesis, photochemical and photophysical properties, interaction with plasma proteins and in vitro phototoxicity.

Gender and Security (2010)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, C., & Kennedy-Pipe, C. (2010). Gender and Security. In Contemporary Security Studies (106 - 120). (2nd). Oxford University Press

Provides broad coverage of contemporary security studies, giving lecturers the flexibility to use the text in a way that supports their module. Assumes no background knowledge and makes effective use of learning features, making it accessible to stud... Read More about Gender and Security.

Ordered materials for organic electronics and photonics (2010)
Journal Article
O’Neill, M., & Kelly, S. M. (2011). Ordered materials for organic electronics and photonics. Advanced materials, 23(5), 566-584. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201002884

We present a critical review of semiconducting/light emitting, liquid crystalline materials and their use in electronic and photonic devices such as transistors, photovoltaics, OLEDs and lasers. We report that annealing from the mesophase improves th... Read More about Ordered materials for organic electronics and photonics.