All Projects (58)

Royal Society Travel Grant Mar 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2022
With the development of the studies of biochemistry and molecular biology for biological phenomena in molecular level, protein structure analysis and protein drugs have been developed rapidly and applied widely. At the same time, the requirements of... Read More about Royal Society Travel Grant.

Enhanced molybdenum cluster based materials for biomedical optical oxygen sensing. Jan 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2019

Citizen Science - environmental analysis with paper microfluidics Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
Citizen Science is a concept that allows non-scientists to contribute to scientific research. We are aiming to apply this concept to environmental analysis, where non-professionals can carry out locally a simple to operate analytical measurement of a... Read More about Citizen Science - environmental analysis with paper microfluidics.

Viral and Bacterial Adhesin Network Training Sep 1, 2017 - Jun 22, 2022
The vision of Viral and Bacterial Adhesin Network Training (ViBrANT) is to bring together world-leading European scientists on interdisciplinary research into viral and bacterial adhesins for xxx to do yyy. The project will deliver doctoral training... Read More about Viral and Bacterial Adhesin Network Training.

Catalyst Cascade Reactions in ‘One-Flow’ within a Compartmentalized, Green-Solvent ‘Digital Synthesis Machinery’ – End-to-End Green Process Design for Pharmaceuticals Jan 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2021
ONE-FLOW translates ‘vertical hierarchy’ of chemical multistep synthesis with its complex machinery into self-organising ‘horizontal hierarchy’ of a compartmentalized flow reactor system – a biomimetic digital flow cascade machinery with just one rea... Read More about Catalyst Cascade Reactions in ‘One-Flow’ within a Compartmentalized, Green-Solvent ‘Digital Synthesis Machinery’ – End-to-End Green Process Design for Pharmaceuticals.

Photo-activated surface coatings to combat bacterial contamination Oct 1, 2019 - May 31, 2023
Antimicrobial materials have received much interest recently. The efficient inactivation of pathogenic bacteria on surfaces is one of the major challenges in the management of infection. Our project seeks to develop a cost effective and versatile pol... Read More about Photo-activated surface coatings to combat bacterial contamination.

Pathogen point-of-care diagnostics Jan 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2019
Rates of maternal sepsis, still births, premature delivery, new-­‐born sepsis and new-­‐born deaths are high in Kenya. A strong contributing factor is maternal infection with pathogens such as Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Bacteroides s... Read More about Pathogen point-of-care diagnostics.

New technology to improve capability for clinical radiopharmaceutical production Jan 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2022
Medical imaging techniques rely on radioactive atoms that don't last for a long time and so methods need to be developed to handle them on hospital sites or close by. Essentially this is drug factory near to the patient as the material is decaying al... Read More about New technology to improve capability for clinical radiopharmaceutical production.

Coordination chemistry approaches to societal issues: environmental and health Mar 18, 2018 - Apr 16, 2024
This Overseas Travel Grant (OTG) will bring together internationally recognised laboratories to tackle issues ranging from new anti-cancer compounds to forming plastics with desirable environmental properties (the ability to degrade better in landfil... Read More about Coordination chemistry approaches to societal issues: environmental and health.

High speed multi-level phase device for active spatial control Apr 1, 2015 - Sep 7, 2018

Microfluidic System for Water Quality Monitoring in Resource Poor Environments Mar 1, 2015 - Feb 28, 2017
The diseases resultant of microbial contamination in water is a global burden. A single yet common consequence of water borne diseases is diarrhoea which according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) afflicts mainly the poverty stricken in develop... Read More about Microfluidic System for Water Quality Monitoring in Resource Poor Environments.

Novel Radiation Enhancing Compounds Jan 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2025

Study of magnetic fields for technological and bioanalytical applications Aug 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2018
Magnetophoresis describes the separation of magnetic entities from a sample matrix. Magnetic particles with tailored surface chemistry (chemical functional groups, antibodies, ssDNA) to bind molecules of interest are commonly used in biochemical and... Read More about Study of magnetic fields for technological and bioanalytical applications.

Lab on a Chip NC3Rs Engagement Award Aug 15, 2016 - Aug 14, 2017
This project will deliver a programme of public engagement with innovative hands-on activities in the area of tissue/organ-on-a-chip which are emerging as life-like models to reduce and replace animal testing to school children and the general public... Read More about Lab on a Chip NC3Rs Engagement Award.

Self assembly of two dimensional colloidal alloys for metamaterials applications Jan 26, 2015 - Mar 25, 2018
The systematic design and construction of materials and devices based on structure at the nanoscale has been identified by the EPSRC as a key challenge and focal point for future research in the UK. A major challenge in this area is to engineer metal... Read More about Self assembly of two dimensional colloidal alloys for metamaterials applications.

Triggering the anti‐cancer immune response by combined radio‐ photodynamic‐ therapy of liver tumours Sep 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2024
The majority of deaths from cancer are not caused by the primary tumour, but by secondary metastases. The liver ranks second only to the lymph nodes, as the most common site where metastatic tumours develop. Worldwide 700,000 people are diagnosed wit... Read More about Triggering the anti‐cancer immune response by combined radio‐ photodynamic‐ therapy of liver tumours.

Whitelaw Frater Cancer Trust Donation Nov 10, 2012 - Nov 9, 2025

Utilising the Coordination chemistry tool box to tackle issues ranging from Catalysis to Cancer Mar 1, 2014 - Feb 28, 2017
The PI has already established strong collaborations with research groups in Mainland China (The Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences, Beijing - ICCAS; The Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry - SIOC) and in Japan (Osaka University and Saga... Read More about Utilising the Coordination chemistry tool box to tackle issues ranging from Catalysis to Cancer.

Collaborative work with groups in China, particularly in Sichuan province, on projects such as polymerization catalysis. Feb 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2018
This money is for travel to China to collaborate with groups out there, particularly in Sichuan province, on projects such as polymerization catalysis.

Emulsions stabilised by soft particles Mar 1, 2015 - Aug 31, 2018