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Progress in host–guest macrocycle/pesticide research: Recognition, detection, release and application (2022)
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Shan, P. H., Hu, J. H., Liu, M., Tao, Z., Xiao, X., & Redshaw, C. (2022). Progress in host–guest macrocycle/pesticide research: Recognition, detection, release and application. Coordination chemistry reviews, 467, Article 214580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214580

Macrocyclic compounds are formed via a series of cyclic oligomers possessing repeating units, and classical examples include cyclodextrins, calix[n]arenes, cucurbit[n]urils and pillar[n]arenes (n represents the number of repeat units). Given their un... Read More about Progress in host–guest macrocycle/pesticide research: Recognition, detection, release and application.

Polymeric self-assembled cucurbit[n]urils: Synthesis, structures and applications (2021)
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Yang, D., Liu, M., Xiao, X., Tao, Z., & Redshaw, C. (2021). Polymeric self-assembled cucurbit[n]urils: Synthesis, structures and applications. Coordination chemistry reviews, 434, Article 213733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213733

In recent years, cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n] or Q[n]s) have attracted considerable attention on account of their unique structural and host–guest binding properties. In this review, we provide an overview of their self-assembly into polymeric species via... Read More about Polymeric self-assembled cucurbit[n]urils: Synthesis, structures and applications.

A brief review on novel pyrene based fluorometric and colorimetric chemosensors for the detection of Cu2+ (2021)
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Kowser, Z., Rayhan, U., Akther, T., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2021). A brief review on novel pyrene based fluorometric and colorimetric chemosensors for the detection of Cu2+. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 5(5), 2173-2200. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0qm01008a

© 2021 the Partner Organisations. The development of colorimetric and fluorometric chemosensors that capable of detecting Cu2+ ions by a change in colour and fluorescence intensity has been described. Herein, chemosensors having pyrene functional gro... Read More about A brief review on novel pyrene based fluorometric and colorimetric chemosensors for the detection of Cu2+.

Recent advances in drug discovery for diabetic kidney disease (2020)
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Danta, C. C., Boa, A. N., Bhandari, S., Sathyapalan, T., & Xu, S. Z. (2021). Recent advances in drug discovery for diabetic kidney disease. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 16(4), 447-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/17460441.2021.1832077

Introduction: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and 40% of patients with diabetes develop DKD. Although some pathophysiological mechanisms and drug targets of DKD have been described, the effectivenes... Read More about Recent advances in drug discovery for diabetic kidney disease.

Supramolecular chemistry of substituted cucurbit[: N] urils (2020)
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Lin, R. L., Liu, J. X., Chen, K., & Redshaw, C. (2020). Supramolecular chemistry of substituted cucurbit[: N] urils. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 7(17), 3217-3246. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0qi00529k

Since the first example of substituted cucurbit[n]urils (Q[n]), decamethylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10Q[5]), was reported in 1992, numerous substituted Q[n]s have been synthesized and studied. In this review article, we focus on the recognition properties o... Read More about Supramolecular chemistry of substituted cucurbit[: N] urils.

Use of titanium complexes bearing diphenolate or calix[n]arene ligands in α-olefin polymerization and the ROP of cyclic esters (2020)
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Santoro, O., & Redshaw, C. (2020). Use of titanium complexes bearing diphenolate or calix[n]arene ligands in α-olefin polymerization and the ROP of cyclic esters. Catalysts, 10(2), Article 210. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020210

In this review, we discuss the use of titanium complexes bearing either bridged diphenolate or calix[n]arene (n = 4, 6, 8) ligation, in the formation of plastics from α-olefins or via the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters. The synthe... Read More about Use of titanium complexes bearing diphenolate or calix[n]arene ligands in α-olefin polymerization and the ROP of cyclic esters.

FISH and chips: a review of microfluidic platforms for FISH analysis (2020)
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Rodriguez-Mateos, P., Azevedo, N. F., Almeida, C., & Pamme, N. (2020). FISH and chips: a review of microfluidic platforms for FISH analysis. Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 209(3), 373-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00430-019-00654-1

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) allows visualization of specific nucleic acid sequences within an intact cell or a tissue section. It is based on molecular recognition between a fluorescently labeled probe that penetrates the cell membrane... Read More about FISH and chips: a review of microfluidic platforms for FISH analysis.

Recent progress in the development of organometallics for the treatment of cancer (2019)
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Murray, B. S., & Dyson, P. J. (2020). Recent progress in the development of organometallics for the treatment of cancer. Current opinion in chemical biology, 56, 28-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.11.001

From their early successes in medicine, organometallic compounds continue to attract interest as potential chemotherapeutics to treat a range of diseases. Here, we show from recent literature selected largely from the last two years that organometall... Read More about Recent progress in the development of organometallics for the treatment of cancer.

Capsules from Pickering emulsion templates (2019)
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Bago Rodriguez, A. M., & Binks, B. P. (2019). Capsules from Pickering emulsion templates. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 44, 107-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2019.09.006

Following the resurgence of interest in particle-stabilised or Pickering emulsions recently, the preparation of capsules from such templates has become feasible. We review some of the recent activity in this area and focus on both the methods used to... Read More about Capsules from Pickering emulsion templates.

Structural classification of quasi-one-dimensional ternary nitrides (2016)
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Headspith, D., Headspith, D. A., & Francesconi, M. G. (2016). Structural classification of quasi-one-dimensional ternary nitrides. Inorganics, 4(4), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics4040037

This review focuses on the crystal structural features of ternary (mixed-metal) quasi-one-dimensional nitrides i.e., nitrides containing (cation-³⁻) coordination polyhedra sharing either corners, edges, or faces, arranged in linear chains, and interc... Read More about Structural classification of quasi-one-dimensional ternary nitrides.

Second harmonic light scattering induced by defects in the twist-bend nematic phase of liquid crystal dimers (2016)
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Pardaev, S. A., Shamid, S. M., Tamba, M. G., Welch, C., Mehl, G. H., Gleeson, J. T., …Sprunt, S. (2016). Second harmonic light scattering induced by defects in the twist-bend nematic phase of liquid crystal dimers. Soft matter, 12(19), 4472-4482. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6sm00585c

The nematic twist-bend (NTB) phase, exhibited by certain thermotropic liquid crystalline (LC) dimers, represents a new orientationally ordered mesophase -- the first distinct nematic variant discovered in many years. The NTB phase is distinguished by... Read More about Second harmonic light scattering induced by defects in the twist-bend nematic phase of liquid crystal dimers.

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.

Rhodamine-triazine based probes for Cu²⁺ in aqueous media and living cells (2014)
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Zhang, Y., Zeng, X., Mu, L., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., Redshaw, C., & Wei, G. (2014). Rhodamine-triazine based probes for Cu²⁺ in aqueous media and living cells. Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 204(December), 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.06.125

The performance of a number of rhodamine-triazine derivatives（probe R1~R4) which utilize rhodamine as the fluorophore with cyanuric chloride as the molecular platform have been evaluated. Spectroscopic analysis revealed that differing structural subs... Read More about Rhodamine-triazine based probes for Cu²⁺ in aqueous media and living cells.

On-chip processing of particles and cells via multilaminar flow streams (2013)
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Tarn, M. D., Lopez-Martinez, M. J., & Pamme, N. (2014). On-chip processing of particles and cells via multilaminar flow streams. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 406(1), 139-161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-7363-6

The processing of particles, cells, and droplets for reactions, analyses, labeling, and coating is an important aspect of many microfluidic workflows. However, performing multi-step processes is typically a laborious and timeconsuming endeavor. By ex... Read More about On-chip processing of particles and cells via multilaminar flow streams.

Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials (2013)
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Gao, R., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2013). Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials. Catalysis science & technology, 3(5), 1172-1179. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy20691b

Recent progress on nickel-based complex pre-catalysts has been reviewed. Variation of the complex models by employing different types of heteroatom-containing ligands and the new features associated with the resulting highly branched polyethylenes is... Read More about Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials.

Tailoring iron complexes for ethylene oligomerization and/or polymerization (2012)
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Zhang, W., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2013). Tailoring iron complexes for ethylene oligomerization and/or polymerization. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 42(25), 8988-8997. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt32337k

Recent progress in the use of iron-based complex pre-catalysts for ethylene reactivity is reviewed, illustrating the current state-of-the-art and the potential usefulness of such systems for delivering solely ethylene oligomerization or polymerizatio... Read More about Tailoring iron complexes for ethylene oligomerization and/or polymerization.

Mixed-metal one-dimensional sulfides-A class of materials with differences and similarities to oxides (2010)
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Harrison, M. R., & Francesconi, M. G. (2011). Mixed-metal one-dimensional sulfides-A class of materials with differences and similarities to oxides. Coordination chemistry reviews, 255(3-4), 451-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2010.10.008

The higher degree of covalency in the metal-sulfide bond in sulfides compared to the metal-oxide bond in oxides often leads to the breakdown of the ionic model for the description of sulfides, making the two classes of materials rather dissimilar. Th... Read More about Mixed-metal one-dimensional sulfides-A class of materials with differences and similarities to oxides.

Vanadium procatalysts bearing chelating aryloxides: Structure-activity trends in ethylene polymerisation (2010)
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Redshaw, C. (2010). Vanadium procatalysts bearing chelating aryloxides: Structure-activity trends in ethylene polymerisation. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 39(24), 5595-5604. https://doi.org/10.1039/b924088h

High-valent vanadium complexes bearing a variety of chelating aryloxides including di- and linear tri-phenolates, C/N-capped tripods, phenoxyimines and calixarenes type ligands, when used in combination with dialkylaluminium halides as co-catalyst an... Read More about Vanadium procatalysts bearing chelating aryloxides: Structure-activity trends in ethylene polymerisation.

Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation (2010)
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Arbaoui, A., & Redshaw, C. (2010). Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation. Polymer chemistry, 1(6), 801-826. https://doi.org/10.1039/b9py00334g

Economic pressure, environmental issues and ever increasing demand are driving the shift from oil-based polymers to those available from renewable resources. Ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters is currently a topical field with metal complex... Read More about Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation.

Synthesis and low temperature fluorination of the alkaline-earth palladates Ba2-xSrxPdO3 (x = 0-2) (2007)
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Baikie, T., Young, N. A., & Francesconi, M. G. (2007). Synthesis and low temperature fluorination of the alkaline-earth palladates Ba2-xSrxPdO3 (x = 0-2). Progress in Solid State Chemistry, 35(2-4 SPEC. ISS.), 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progsolidstchem.2007.01.010

Since the discovery of superconductivity in Sr2CuO2F2+δ there has been an increased interest in ternary oxide-fluorides. Sr2CuO2F2+δ is prepared via low temperature (T = 220 °C) reaction routes. Low temperature fluorination induces an interesting str... Read More about Synthesis and low temperature fluorination of the alkaline-earth palladates Ba2-xSrxPdO3 (x = 0-2).