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Comparative PBT screening using (Q)SAR tools within REACH legislation (2009)
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Zachary, M., & Greenway, G. M. (2009). Comparative PBT screening using (Q)SAR tools within REACH legislation. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 20(1-2), 145-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/10629360902724143

Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU are facing challenges due to the introduction of new legislation designed to protect consumers and the environment, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of CHemicals). There... Read More about Comparative PBT screening using (Q)SAR tools within REACH legislation.

Development of a high throughput screening tool for biotransformations utilising a thermophilic L-aminoacylase enzyme (2009)
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Ngamsom, B., Hickey, A. M., Greenway, G. M., Littlechild, J. A., Watts, P., & Wiles, C. (2010). Development of a high throughput screening tool for biotransformations utilising a thermophilic L-aminoacylase enzyme. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 63(1-2), 81-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2009.12.013

Micro-reactors containing a monolith-immobilised thermophilic l-aminoacylase, from Thermococcus litoralis, have been developed for use in biotransformation reactions and a study has been carried out to investigate the stereospecificity and stability... Read More about Development of a high throughput screening tool for biotransformations utilising a thermophilic L-aminoacylase enzyme.

The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures (2009)
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Radini, I. A., & Hird, M. (2009). The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures. Liquid crystals, 36(12), 1417-1430. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290903268328

The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a systematic range of ortho difluoroterphenyls with a bulky terminal chain are detailed. The bulky terminal chain consists of either a tertiarybutyl group or a trimethylsilyl unit, each separated from the c... Read More about The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures.

EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et) (2009)
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Soshnikov, I. E., Semikolenova, N. V., Shubin, A. A., Bryliakov, K. P., Zakharov, V. A., Redshaw, C., & Talsi, E. P. (2009). EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et). Organometallics, 28(23), 6714-6720. https://doi.org/10.1021/om900515h

Reactions of the vanadyl polyphenolate complexes {VO[p-tert-butylcalix[4] arene(O)3(OMe)]} (1) and [VO(OArCH2ArCH 2OAr)]2 (Ar = 4,6-tert-butylphenol; Ar′ = 4-tert-butylphenol) (2) with AlR3 and AlR2Cl, in the absence and in the presence of reactivato... Read More about EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et).

PDMS Microfluidic Device with an Integrated Optical Sensor for Determination of Zinc (II) in Pharmaceuticals: Toward the Production of Miniaturized Green Chemistry Analytical Systems (2009)
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AlSuhaimi, A., Greenway, G. M., McCreedy, T., & Youngvises, N. (in press). PDMS Microfluidic Device with an Integrated Optical Sensor for Determination of Zinc (II) in Pharmaceuticals: Toward the Production of Miniaturized Green Chemistry Analytical Systems. Spectroscopy letters, 42(6-7), 370-375. https://doi.org/10.1080/00387010903187260

A simple miniaturized system was fabricated in general laboratory from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) according to a prototype casting and molding process permitting the construction of three-dimensional (3D) microchannel (100 mu m i.d.) with T-type net... Read More about PDMS Microfluidic Device with an Integrated Optical Sensor for Determination of Zinc (II) in Pharmaceuticals: Toward the Production of Miniaturized Green Chemistry Analytical Systems.

Effects of surfactant structure on the phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by mixtures of silica nanoparticles and cationic surfactant (2009)
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Cui, Z. G., Yang, L. L., Cui, Y. Z., & Binks, B. P. (2010). Effects of surfactant structure on the phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by mixtures of silica nanoparticles and cationic surfactant. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(7), 4717-4724. https://doi.org/10.1021/la903589e

Silica nanoparticles without any surface modification are not surface active at the toluene-water interface due to their extreme hydrophilicity but can be surface activated in situ by adsorbing cationic surfactant from water. This work investigates t... Read More about Effects of surfactant structure on the phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by mixtures of silica nanoparticles and cationic surfactant.

Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance: a possible role for the 26S proteasome? (2009)
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Smith, L., Qutob, O., Watson, M. B., Beavis, A. W., Potts, D., Welham, K. J., …Cawkwell, L. (2009). Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance: a possible role for the 26S proteasome?. Neoplasia, 11(11), 1194-1207. https://doi.org/10.1593/neo.09902

PURPOSE: We aimed to identify putative predictive protein biomarkers of radioresistance. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Three breast cancer cell lines (MCF7, MDA-MB-231, and T47D) were used as in vitro models to study radioresistance. Inherent radiosensitiviti... Read More about Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance: a possible role for the 26S proteasome?.

Detection of nitric oxide in tissue samples by ESI-MS (2009)
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Shen, Z., Webster, A., Welham, K. J., Dyer, C. E., Greenman, J., & Haswell, S. J. (2010). Detection of nitric oxide in tissue samples by ESI-MS. Analyst, 135(2), 302-305. https://doi.org/10.1039/b917643h

A novel method to determine nitric oxide (NO) in biological tissue samples with minimal interference from the cellular detritus is described. Methylpiperazinobenzenediamine, consisting of an o-phenylenediamine and a methyl piperazine group, was chose... Read More about Detection of nitric oxide in tissue samples by ESI-MS.

Rapid and direct magnetization of GFP-reporter yeast for micro-screening systems (2009)
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García-Alonso, J., Fakhrullin, R. F., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). Rapid and direct magnetization of GFP-reporter yeast for micro-screening systems. Biosensors & bioelectronics, 25(7), 1816-1819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2009.11.016

Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing fluorescent markers are ideal candidates for applications in microfluidic screening systems as fluorescence signal is emitted without the need of additional reagents. Here we develop a method for magnetic functiona... Read More about Rapid and direct magnetization of GFP-reporter yeast for micro-screening systems.

Synthesis, structures and luminescent behaviour of tridentate salicylaldiminato-type borate complexes (2009)
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Christou, V., Watkins, S. E., McCann, R., Redshaw, C., & Elsegood, M. R. (2010). Synthesis, structures and luminescent behaviour of tridentate salicylaldiminato-type borate complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 363(6), 1173-1178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2009.11.006

Treatment of the ligands 3,5-tBu2-2-(OH)C6H2CHNR [R = 2-(CO2H)C6H4 (1a) and 2-(CO2H)C10H6 (1b)] with trimethylborate, B(OMe)3, in toluene yields, after work-up, the yellow crystalline complexes {[3,5-tBu2-2-(O)C6H2CHNR]B(OMe)} [R = 2-(CO2)C6H4 (2a) a... Read More about Synthesis, structures and luminescent behaviour of tridentate salicylaldiminato-type borate complexes.

A direct technique for preparation of magnetically functionalised living yeast cells (2009)
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Fakhrullin, R. F., García-Alonso, J., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). A direct technique for preparation of magnetically functionalised living yeast cells. Soft matter, 6(2), 391-397. https://doi.org/10.1039/b914065d

A direct technique for preparation of magnetically functionalised yeast cells by using polyelectrolyte mediated deposition of magnetite nanoparticles is reported. We demonstrate that the cells preserve their viability after the magnetite deposition a... Read More about A direct technique for preparation of magnetically functionalised living yeast cells.

A mechanistic study of the low pressure pyrolysis of linear siloxanes (2009)
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Almond, M. J., Becerra, R., Bowes, S. J., Cannady, J. P., Ogden, J. S., Young, N. A., & Walsh, R. (2009). A mechanistic study of the low pressure pyrolysis of linear siloxanes. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 11(40), 9259-9267. https://doi.org/10.1039/b910549b

Matrix isolation IR spectroscopy has been used to study the vacuum pyrolysis of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (L1), 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethyltrisiloxane (L2) and 3H,5H-octamethyltetrasiloxane (L3) at ca. 1000 K in a flow reactor at low pressures. The hy... Read More about A mechanistic study of the low pressure pyrolysis of linear siloxanes.

Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides (2009)
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Homden, D., Redshaw, C., Warford, L., Hughes, D. L., Wright, J. A., Dale, S. H., & Elsegood, M. R. (2009). Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 8900-8910. https://doi.org/10.1039/b901810g

The reaction of [V(Np-tolyl)Cl3] with the sulfur-bridged diphenol ligand 2,2′-thiobis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), {2,2′-S[4,6-(t-Bu)2C6H2OH]2} (LSH2) afforded the complexes [V(LS)2] (1) and [VOCl 3(MeCN)2][H3Np-tolyl] (2). Complex 2 could also be prepa... Read More about Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides.

Inversion of 'dry water' to aqueous foam on addition of surfactant (2009)
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Johnson, A. J., Rodrigues, J. A., & Binks, B. P. (2010). Inversion of 'dry water' to aqueous foam on addition of surfactant. Soft matter, 6(1), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1039/b914706c

Addition of charged surfactant to mixtures of air, water and hydrophobic silica nanoparticles under high shear induces transitional phase inversion from a water-in-air powder to an air-in-water foam. Optical and electron microscopy reveal the non-sph... Read More about Inversion of 'dry water' to aqueous foam on addition of surfactant.

Formation of apatite oxynitrides by the reaction between apatite-type oxide ion conductors, La8+xSr2-x(Si/Ge)6O26+x/2, and ammonia (2009)
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Orera, A., Headspith, D., Apperley, D. C., Francesconi, M. G., & Slater, P. R. (2009). Formation of apatite oxynitrides by the reaction between apatite-type oxide ion conductors, La8+xSr2-x(Si/Ge)6O26+x/2, and ammonia. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 182(12), 3294-3298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2009.09.029

Following growing interest in the use of ammonia as a fuel in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), we have investigated the possible reaction between the apatite silicate/germanate electrolytes, La8+xSr2−x(Si/Ge)6O26+x/2, and NH3 gas. We examine how the c... Read More about Formation of apatite oxynitrides by the reaction between apatite-type oxide ion conductors, La8+xSr2-x(Si/Ge)6O26+x/2, and ammonia.

MRI contrast agent delivery using spore capsules: controlled release in blood plasma (2009)
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Lorch, M., Thomasson, M. J., Diego-Taboada, A., Barrier, S., Atkin, S. L., Mackenzie, G., & Archibald, S. J. (2009). MRI contrast agent delivery using spore capsules: controlled release in blood plasma. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 6442-6444. https://doi.org/10.1039/b909551a

The exine coatings of spores can be used to encapsulate drug molecules. We have demonstrated that these microcapsules can be filled with a commercial gadolinium(III) MRI contrast agent (in this proof of concept study Gd-DTPA-BMA was used) which is sl... Read More about MRI contrast agent delivery using spore capsules: controlled release in blood plasma.

UV polymerisation of surfactants adsorbed at the nematic liquid crystal-water interface produces an optical response (2009)
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Fletcher, P. D. I., Kang, N., & Paunov, V. N. (2009). UV polymerisation of surfactants adsorbed at the nematic liquid crystal-water interface produces an optical response. Chemphyschem, 10(17), 3046-3053. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200900405

We have investigated the changes in crossed polariser optical textures produced by adsorption and UV polymerisation of a range of polymerisable surfactants at the interface between a nematic liquid crystal and water. Similar to non-polymerisable surf... Read More about UV polymerisation of surfactants adsorbed at the nematic liquid crystal-water interface produces an optical response.

Investigating the nature of the active species in bis(imino)pyridine cobalt ethylene polymerization catalysts (2009)
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Soshnikov, I. E., Semikolenova, N. V., Bushmelev, A. N., Bryliakov, K. P., Lyakin, O. Y., Redshaw, C., …Talsi, E. P. (2009). Investigating the nature of the active species in bis(imino)pyridine cobalt ethylene polymerization catalysts. Organometallics, 28(20), 6003-6013. https://doi.org/10.1021/om900490b

The activation of bis(imino)pyridine cobalt-based catalysts of ethylene polymerization with methylalumoxane (MAO), AlMe3, and AlMe 3/[CPh3][B(C6F5)4] has been studied by 1H, 2H, and 19F NMR and EPR spectroscopy. The nature of the active sites of poly... Read More about Investigating the nature of the active species in bis(imino)pyridine cobalt ethylene polymerization catalysts.

Influence of acetylene-containing peripheral chains on the mesomorphic properties of triphenylene-based liquid crystals (2009)
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Stackhouse, P. J., & Hird, M. (2009). Influence of acetylene-containing peripheral chains on the mesomorphic properties of triphenylene-based liquid crystals. Liquid crystals, 36(9), 953-965. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290903165490

Three series of novel acetylene-containing triphenylene-based liquid crystals have been prepared. One class of material is symmetrical with the acetylenic unit located at the terminus of a peripheral alkynyloxy chain in a peripheral position at the t... Read More about Influence of acetylene-containing peripheral chains on the mesomorphic properties of triphenylene-based liquid crystals.

An ellipsometry study of silica nanoparticle layers at the water surface (2009)
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Zang, D., Stocco, A., Langevin, D., Wei, B., & Binks, B. P. (2009). An ellipsometry study of silica nanoparticle layers at the water surface. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 11(41), 9522-9529. https://doi.org/10.1039/b907903c

We have studied silica nanoparticle layers spread at the air/water interface. The surface pressure of the layers has been determined in a Langmuir trough via two orthogonal Wilhelmy plates. We observed significant differences in surface pressure acco... Read More about An ellipsometry study of silica nanoparticle layers at the water surface.