The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion (2016)
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Li, N., Luo, H., Wright, D., Hanf, S., & Matthews, P. (2016). The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion. Dalton Transactions, 578-585. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt04288k

Metal-doped polyoxotitanate (M-POT) cages have been shown to be efficient single-source precursors to metal-doped titania [TiO2(M)] (state-of-the-art photocatalytic materials) as well as molecular models for the behaviour of dopant metal ions in bulk... Read More about The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion.

Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films (2016)
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Matthews, P., Akhtar, M., Malik, M., Revaprasadu, N., & O'Brien, P. (2016). Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films. Dalton Transactions, 18803-18812. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03486A

Iron chalcogenides are earth abundant, cheap and environmentally benign materials that have seen extensive research directed toward a range of applications, most notably for photovoltaics. The most common forms of materials for these applications are... Read More about Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films.

Matchout deuterium labelling of proteins for small-angle neutron scattering studies using prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems and high cell-density cultures. (2016)
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(2016). Matchout deuterium labelling of proteins for small-angle neutron scattering studies using prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems and high cell-density cultures. European Biophysics Journal, 425-432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-016-1186-2

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is a powerful technique for the characterisation of macromolecular structures and interactions. Its main advantage over other solution state approaches is the ability to use D2O/H2O solvent contrast variation to... Read More about Matchout deuterium labelling of proteins for small-angle neutron scattering studies using prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems and high cell-density cultures..

Species-Specific Cuticular Hydrocarbon Stability within European Myrmica Ants. (2016)
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Drijfhout. (2016). Species-Specific Cuticular Hydrocarbon Stability within European Myrmica Ants. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1052 - 1062. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0784-x

Recognition is a fundamental process on which all subsequent behaviors are based at every organizational level, from the gene up to the super-organism. At the whole organism level, visual recognition is the best understood. However, chemical communic... Read More about Species-Specific Cuticular Hydrocarbon Stability within European Myrmica Ants..

Flexible Porous Coordination Polymers from Divergent Photoluminescent 4-Oxo-1,8-naphthalimide Ligands (2016)
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Hawes, C. S. (2016). Flexible Porous Coordination Polymers from Divergent Photoluminescent 4-Oxo-1,8-naphthalimide Ligands. Inorganic Chemistry, 11570 -11582. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02137

Two new luminescent ditopic naphthalimide-derived ligands, N-(4-cyanophenylmethylene)-4-(4-cyanophenoxy)-1,8-naphthalimide (L3) and N-(4-carboxyphenylmethylene)-4-(4-carboxyphenoxy)-1,8-
naphthalimide (H2L4), have been prepared, and their coordinati... Read More about Flexible Porous Coordination Polymers from Divergent Photoluminescent 4-Oxo-1,8-naphthalimide Ligands.

Photoelectrochemical activity of colloidal TiO2 nanostructures assembled at polarisable liquid/liquid interfaces (2016)
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Plana. (2016). Photoelectrochemical activity of colloidal TiO2 nanostructures assembled at polarisable liquid/liquid interfaces. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 373 -378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2015.09.030

Photoelectrochemical responses arising from the heterogeneous hole-transfer from colloidal TiO2 nanoparticles to ferrocene species across the polarizable water/1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) interface are investigated as a function of the formal redox pote... Read More about Photoelectrochemical activity of colloidal TiO2 nanostructures assembled at polarisable liquid/liquid interfaces.

The deep OB star population in Carina from the VST Photometric H alpha Survey (VPHAS plus ) (2016)
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Wright. (2016). The deep OB star population in Carina from the VST Photometric H alpha Survey (VPHAS plus ). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1807 - 1830. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2751

Massive OB stars are critical to the ecology of galaxies and yet our knowledge of OB stars in the Milky Way, fainter than V ~ 12, remains patchy. Data from the VST Photometric Ha Survey (VPHAS+) permit the construction of the first deep catalogues of... Read More about The deep OB star population in Carina from the VST Photometric H alpha Survey (VPHAS plus ).

Further development of an in vitro model for studying the penetration of chemicals through compromised skin (2016)
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(2016). Further development of an in vitro model for studying the penetration of chemicals through compromised skin. Toxicology in Vitro, 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2016.10.004

A new in vitro model based on the electrical resistance properties of the skin barrier has been established in this laboratory. The model utilises a tape stripping procedure in dermatomed pig skin that removes a specific proportion of the stratum cor... Read More about Further development of an in vitro model for studying the penetration of chemicals through compromised skin.

The continuous-flow synthesis of carbazate hydrazones using a simplified computer-vision controlled liquid-liquid extraction system (2016)
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(2016). The continuous-flow synthesis of carbazate hydrazones using a simplified computer-vision controlled liquid-liquid extraction system. Tetrahedron Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.10.018

A computer-vision controlled liquid-liquid extraction system was used in the continuous-flow synthesis of a series of carbazate hydrazones. The system uses open-source software components (Python, OpenCV) and is simpler and potentially more economica... Read More about The continuous-flow synthesis of carbazate hydrazones using a simplified computer-vision controlled liquid-liquid extraction system.

Dynamics of cell wall assembly during early embryogenesis in the brown alga Fucus. (2016)
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Torode, T., Siméon, A., Marcus, S., Jam, M., Le Moigne, M., Duffieux, D., …Hervé, C. (2016). Dynamics of cell wall assembly during early embryogenesis in the brown alga Fucus. Journal of Experimental Botany, 6089 - 6100. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw369

Zygotes from Fucus species have been used extensively to study cell polarization and rhizoid outgrowth, and in this model system cell wall deposition aligns with the establishment of polarity. Monoclonal antibodies are essential tools for the in situ... Read More about Dynamics of cell wall assembly during early embryogenesis in the brown alga Fucus..

Cuticular hydrocarbons in queens, workers and drones of the Indian honeybee Apis cerana indica (Fab.) (2016)
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Rahman, S., Hajong, S. R., Shemilt, S., & Drijfhout, F. (2016). Cuticular hydrocarbons in queens, workers and drones of the Indian honeybee Apis cerana indica (Fab.). Entomologia Generalis, 36(2), 117 - 126. https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2016/0320

Abstract Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have evolved as a communication cues and they play a significant role in the life of social insect. Although the primary function is to prevent desiccation, CHCs are also used in recognition of individuals and i... Read More about Cuticular hydrocarbons in queens, workers and drones of the Indian honeybee Apis cerana indica (Fab.).

Porous Polyrotaxane Coordination Networks Containing Two Distinct Conformers of a Discontinuously Flexible Ligand (2016)
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Hawes, C. S., Knowles, G. P., Chaffee, A. L., White, K. F., Abrahams, B. F., Batten, S. R., & Turner, D. R. (2016). Porous Polyrotaxane Coordination Networks Containing Two Distinct Conformers of a Discontinuously Flexible Ligand. Inorganic Chemistry, 10467 -10474. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01713

A new divergent homopiperazine-derived ligand N,N'-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,4-diazacycloheptane H2L has been prepared, containing a semirigid saturated heterocyclic core which is capable of providing multiple distinct bridging geometries. Reaction of H... Read More about Porous Polyrotaxane Coordination Networks Containing Two Distinct Conformers of a Discontinuously Flexible Ligand.

Image detection of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensors (LAPS) (2016)
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Watkinson. (2016). Image detection of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensors (LAPS). Electrochemistry Communications, 41 - 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2016.08.017

A light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) was developed for the image detection of multilayer yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By modifying silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) with a monolayer of 1,8-nonadiyne, an inert LAPS substrate, insensitive to pH... Read More about Image detection of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensors (LAPS).

Callose-associated silica deposition in Arabidopsis (2016)
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(2016). Callose-associated silica deposition in Arabidopsis. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 86-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2016.08.005

The mechanism of biological silicification in plants remains to be elucidated. There are strong arguments supporting a role for the plant extracellular matrix and the ß-1-3-glucan, callose, has been identified as a possible template for silica deposi... Read More about Callose-associated silica deposition in Arabidopsis.

Circumventing Traditional Conditioning Protocols in Polymer Membrane-Based Ion-Selective Electrodes (2016)
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(2016). Circumventing Traditional Conditioning Protocols in Polymer Membrane-Based Ion-Selective Electrodes. Analytical Chemistry, 8404 - 8408. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01542

Preparation of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) often requires long and complicated conditioning protocols limiting their application as tools for in-field measurements. Herein, we eliminated the need for electrode conditioning by loading the membrane... Read More about Circumventing Traditional Conditioning Protocols in Polymer Membrane-Based Ion-Selective Electrodes.

19 F labelled glycosaminoglycan probes for solution NMR and non-linear (CARS) microscopy (2016)
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Lima, M. A., Cavalheiro, R. P., Viana, G. M., Meneghetti, M. C., Rudd, T. R., Skidmore, M., …Yates, E. A. (2016). 19 F labelled glycosaminoglycan probes for solution NMR and non-linear (CARS) microscopy. Glycoconjugate Journal, 34, 405-410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10719-016-9723-x

Studying polysaccharide-protein interactions under physiological conditions by conventional techniques is challenging. Ideally, macromolecules could be followed by both in vitro spectroscopy experiments as well as in tissues using microscopy, to enab... Read More about 19 F labelled glycosaminoglycan probes for solution NMR and non-linear (CARS) microscopy.

Insight into the cellular fate and toxicity of aluminium adjuvants used in clinically approved human vaccinations (2016)
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(2016). Insight into the cellular fate and toxicity of aluminium adjuvants used in clinically approved human vaccinations. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31578

Aluminium adjuvants remain the most widely used and effective adjuvants in vaccination and immunotherapy. Herein, the particle size distribution (PSD) of aluminium oxyhydroxide and aluminium hydroxyphosphate adjuvants was elucidated in attempt to cor... Read More about Insight into the cellular fate and toxicity of aluminium adjuvants used in clinically approved human vaccinations.

Macromolecular structure phasing by neutron anomalous diffraction. (2016)
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(2016). Macromolecular structure phasing by neutron anomalous diffraction. Scientific reports, 31487 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31487

In this report we show for the first time that neutron anomalous dispersion can be used in a practical manner to determine experimental phases of a protein crystal structure, providing a new tool for structural biologists. The approach is demonstrate... Read More about Macromolecular structure phasing by neutron anomalous diffraction..

Creating 3-Dimensional Molecular Models to Help Students Visualize Stereoselective Reaction Pathways (2016)
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O'Brien. (2016). Creating 3-Dimensional Molecular Models to Help Students Visualize Stereoselective Reaction Pathways. Journal of Chemical Education, 1663 - 1666. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00250

An approach to the creation of learning materials that aid the visualization of stereoselective reaction pathways is presented. Molecular editing software can be used to create models of various transition-state geometries. These 3-dimensional models... Read More about Creating 3-Dimensional Molecular Models to Help Students Visualize Stereoselective Reaction Pathways.

Synthetic Site-Selectively Mono-6-O-Sulfated Heparan Sulfate Dodecasaccharide Shows Anti-Angiogenic Properties In Vitro and Sensitizes Tumors to Cisplatin In Vivo (2016)
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Miller. (2016). Synthetic Site-Selectively Mono-6-O-Sulfated Heparan Sulfate Dodecasaccharide Shows Anti-Angiogenic Properties In Vitro and Sensitizes Tumors to Cisplatin In Vivo. PloS one, e0159739 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.+pone.0159739

Heparan sulphate (HS), a ubiquitously expressed glycosaminoglycan (GAG), regulates multiple cellular functions by mediating interactions between numerous growth factors and their cell surface cognate receptors. However, the structural specificity of... Read More about Synthetic Site-Selectively Mono-6-O-Sulfated Heparan Sulfate Dodecasaccharide Shows Anti-Angiogenic Properties In Vitro and Sensitizes Tumors to Cisplatin In Vivo.