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New insights into the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles for CO oxidation in electrochemical media (2014)
Journal Article
Plana. (2014). New insights into the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles for CO oxidation in electrochemical media. Journal of Catalysis, 182 -189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2013.11.020

This study reports the interaction between metal oxides and gold in acidic media and its effect on the electrochemical oxidation of carbon monoxide. We describe the oxidation of CO in acidic media on Au nanoparticles of 3 and 7 nm on different oxide... Read More about New insights into the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles for CO oxidation in electrochemical media.

Doped-carbon electrocatalysts with trimodal porosity from a homogeneous polypeptide gel (2013)
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Schnepp, Z., Zhang, Y., Hollamby, M., Pauw, B., Tanaka, M., Matsushita, Y., & Sakka, Y. (2013). Doped-carbon electrocatalysts with trimodal porosity from a homogeneous polypeptide gel. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1(43), 13576 -13581. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta12996a

One of the biggest challenges for materials science is to design facile routes to structurally complex materials, which is particularly important for global applications such as fuel cells. Doped nanostructured carbons are targeted as noble metal-fre... Read More about Doped-carbon electrocatalysts with trimodal porosity from a homogeneous polypeptide gel.

Nonvolatile liquid anthracenes for facile full-colour luminescence tuning at single blue-light excitation (2013)
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Möhwald, H., Nakanishi, T., Hagiwara, K., Yoshizawa, M., Babu, S., Hollamby, M., …Kobayashi, K. (2013). Nonvolatile liquid anthracenes for facile full-colour luminescence tuning at single blue-light excitation. Nature communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2969

Nonvolatile room-temperature luminescent molecular liquids are a new generation of organic soft materials. They possess high stability, versatile optical properties, solvent-free fluid behaviour and can effectively accommodate dopant dye molecules. H... Read More about Nonvolatile liquid anthracenes for facile full-colour luminescence tuning at single blue-light excitation.

Efficient chemical synthesis of heparin-like octa-, deca- and dodecasaccharides and inhibition of FGF2-and VEGF(165)-mediated endothelial cell functions (2013)
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Miller, G. J., Hansen, S. U., Avizienyte, E., Rushton, G., Cole, C., Jayson, G. C., & Gardiner, J. M. (2013). Efficient chemical synthesis of heparin-like octa-, deca- and dodecasaccharides and inhibition of FGF2-and VEGF(165)-mediated endothelial cell functions. Chemical Science, 4(8), 3218 - 3222. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SC51217G

A concise chemical synthesis of a series of structurally-defined heparin-like oligosaccharides is described. This work provides an efficient entry to octa-, deca-, and dodecasaccharides, including the first synthesis of (GlcNS6S-IdoA2S)5 and (GlcNS6S... Read More about Efficient chemical synthesis of heparin-like octa-, deca- and dodecasaccharides and inhibition of FGF2-and VEGF(165)-mediated endothelial cell functions.

Alkylated-C-60 based soft materials: regulation of self-assembly and optoelectronic properties by chain branching (2013)
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Li, H., Babu, S. S., Turner, S. T., Neher, D., Hollamby, M. J., Seki, T., …Nakanishi, T. (2013). Alkylated-C-60 based soft materials: regulation of self-assembly and optoelectronic properties by chain branching. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 1(10), 1943-1951. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3tc00066d

Derivatization of fullerene (C60) with branched aliphatic chains softens C60-based materials and enables the formation of thermotropic liquid crystals and room temperature nonvolatile liquids. This work demonstrates that by carefully tuning parameter... Read More about Alkylated-C-60 based soft materials: regulation of self-assembly and optoelectronic properties by chain branching.

The power of branched chains: optimising functional molecular materials (2013)
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Hollamby, M., & Nakanishi, T. (2013). The power of branched chains: optimising functional molecular materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 1(39), 6178 -6183. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3tc31381f

The power of branched alkyl substituents to alter material properties is known to soft matter chemistry, with examples found in both surfactants and ionic liquids. Here, we highlight their potency in organic molecular/polymeric materials with optoele... Read More about The power of branched chains: optimising functional molecular materials.

Synthesis and Scalable Conversion of l-Iduronamides to Heparin-Related Di- and Tetrasaccharides (2012)
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Miller. (2012). Synthesis and Scalable Conversion of l-Iduronamides to Heparin-Related Di- and Tetrasaccharides. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 7823 -7843. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo300722y

A diastereomerically pure cyanohydrin, preparable on kilogram scale, is efficiently converted in one step into a novel l-iduronamide. A new regioselective acylation of this iduronamide and a new mild amide hydrolysis method mediated by amyl nitrite e... Read More about Synthesis and Scalable Conversion of l-Iduronamides to Heparin-Related Di- and Tetrasaccharides.

Porous 'Ouzo-effect' silica-ceria composite colloids and their application to aluminium corrosion protection. (2012)
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(2012). Porous 'Ouzo-effect' silica-ceria composite colloids and their application to aluminium corrosion protection. Chemical Communications, 115 - 117. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15992E

By exploiting spontaneous emulsification to prepare porous SiO(2) particles, we report the formation of porous CeO(2)@SiO(2) hybrid colloids and their incorporation into a silica-zirconia coating to improve the corrosion protection of aluminium.

A synthesis of C-glycosidic multivalent mannosides suitable for divergent functionalized conjugation (2011)
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Miller. (2011). A synthesis of C-glycosidic multivalent mannosides suitable for divergent functionalized conjugation. Tetrahedron Letters, 3216 - 3218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.04.047

Divergent synthesis of two novel C-glycosidic multivalent mannosides derived from a common trivalent C-mannosyl carboxylate-terminated intermediate is described. This illustrates synthesis of multivalent C-glycosidic architectures bearing variable ex... Read More about A synthesis of C-glycosidic multivalent mannosides suitable for divergent functionalized conjugation.

Profiling biological samples using ultra performance liquid chromatography–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (UPLC-ICP-MS) for the determination of phosphorus and sulfur-containing metabolites (2011)
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Thompson. (2011). Profiling biological samples using ultra performance liquid chromatography–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (UPLC-ICP-MS) for the determination of phosphorus and sulfur-containing metabolites. Molecular BioSystems, 1149 - 1157. https://doi.org/10.1039/C0MB00195C

In this preliminary study UPLC-ICP-MS has been utilized to profile a range of different bio-fluids and tissue extracts for sulfur and phosphorus-containing metabolites. Particular attention has been given to the livers, plasma and urine from lean and... Read More about Profiling biological samples using ultra performance liquid chromatography–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (UPLC-ICP-MS) for the determination of phosphorus and sulfur-containing metabolites.

A flexible one-pot route to metal/metal oxide nanocomposites (2010)
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Schnepp, Z., Hall, S., Hollamby, M., & Manna, S. (2010). A flexible one-pot route to metal/metal oxide nanocomposites. Green Chemistry, 272 - 275. https://doi.org/10.1039/C0GC00338G

We report a one-pot route to Au/CeO2 nanocomposites. A readily-available biopolymer, sodium alginate, is exploited for controlled formation and stabilisation of gold nanoparticles followed by in situ growth of a sponge-like network of CeO2 nanopartic... Read More about A flexible one-pot route to metal/metal oxide nanocomposites.

Adaptable Synthesis of C-Glycosidic Multivalent Carbohydrates and Succinamide-Linked Derivatization (2010)
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Miller. (2010). Adaptable Synthesis of C-Glycosidic Multivalent Carbohydrates and Succinamide-Linked Derivatization. Organic Letters, 5262 - 5265. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol102310x

A modular approach to the synthesis of trivalent C-glycosidic carbohydrates is described. The approach is illustrated employing carboxylate-terminated C-glycosidic d-mannose, d-glucose, and d-galactose derivatives with different length C1-linked spac... Read More about Adaptable Synthesis of C-Glycosidic Multivalent Carbohydrates and Succinamide-Linked Derivatization.

Quantification of surface species present on a nickel/alumina methane reforming catalyst (2010)
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(2010). Quantification of surface species present on a nickel/alumina methane reforming catalyst. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 3102 - 3107. https://doi.org/10.1039/B919977B

An alumina-supported nickel catalyst has been used to effect the 'dry' reforming of methane, using CO(2) as the oxidant. After 6 hours on-stream, reaction was stopped and the sample analysed by inelastic neutron scattering (INS). The INS spectrum rev... Read More about Quantification of surface species present on a nickel/alumina methane reforming catalyst.

Fluorinated microemulsions as reaction media for fluorous nanoparticles (2010)
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Hollamby, M., Eastoe, J., Mutch, K., Rogers, S., & Heenan, R. (2010). Fluorinated microemulsions as reaction media for fluorous nanoparticles. Soft Matter, 971 -976. https://doi.org/10.1039/b922260j

New fluorinated microemulsions (F-MEs) formulated from partially fluorinated solvent–co-solvent mixtures and fluorinated anionic AOT-analogue surfactants are reported. These F-MEs permit incorporation of water into fluorinated solvents, up to a volum... Read More about Fluorinated microemulsions as reaction media for fluorous nanoparticles.

Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees - Where are They Now? Synthesis of the Marine Glycolipid Dioctadecanoyl Discoside (2009)
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Miller. (2009). Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees - Where are They Now? Synthesis of the Marine Glycolipid Dioctadecanoyl Discoside. SYNLETT, 3099 -3102. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1218301

The first synthesis of the inositol-containing marine glycolipid dioctadecanoyl discoside is reported. The key glycosylation reaction proceeds with ß-selectivity at reduced temperature. The separable anomers could be readily progressed to afford disc... Read More about Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees - Where are They Now? Synthesis of the Marine Glycolipid Dioctadecanoyl Discoside.

The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants (2008)
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Drijfhout. (2008). The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants. PloS one, e3838 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003838

It is unclear why some species become successful invaders whilst others fail, and whether invasive success depends on pre-adaptations already present in the native range or on characters evolving de-novo after introduction. Ants are among the worst i... Read More about The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants.

Analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons in forensically important blowflies using mass spectrometry and its application in Post Mortem Interval estimations
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(2013). Analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons in forensically important blowflies using mass spectrometry and its application in Post Mortem Interval estimations

Forensic entomology relies on accurate identification of forensically important blowflies to species level, preceded by ageing the Calliphorid specimens present on a cadaver to determine the post-mortem interval (PMI). The task of identifying blowfli... Read More about Analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons in forensically important blowflies using mass spectrometry and its application in Post Mortem Interval estimations.

Towards the rapid and efficient stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyrans
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Cooper, D. (2016). Towards the rapid and efficient stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyrans

A number of stereoselective syntheses have been investigated employing the ability of a furanyl ether chiral centre to epimerise under acidic conditions, therefore allowing the more stable diastereoisomer to preferentially form under thermodynamic co... Read More about Towards the rapid and efficient stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyrans.

Catalytic behaviour of nickel-based catalysts operating on simulated biogas: optimisation through oxygen addition, temperature variation and catalyst modification
Thesis
temperature variation and catalyst modification

The use of catalytic systems operating on waste products such as biogas offers a potentially attractive alternative for renewable and sustainable energy generation. To investigate the potential viability of such catalytic systems for operation on bio... Read More about Catalytic behaviour of nickel-based catalysts operating on simulated biogas: optimisation through oxygen addition, temperature variation and catalyst modification.