Magnesium oxide loaded mesoporous silica: Synthesis, characterisation and use in removing lead and cadmium from water supplies (2023)
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Saod, W., Oliver, I., Thompson, D., Holborn, S., Contini, A., Zholobenko, V., & Zholobenko, V. (2023). Magnesium oxide loaded mesoporous silica: Synthesis, characterisation and use in removing lead and cadmium from water supplies. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2023.100817

Water pollution by potentially toxic elements such as cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) is a persistent problem in many parts of the world. It continues to have profound implications for drinking water supplies, wastewater discharge and environmental qualit... Read More about Magnesium oxide loaded mesoporous silica: Synthesis, characterisation and use in removing lead and cadmium from water supplies.

Use of strontium isotope ratios in geolocation of Guatemalan population: Potential role in identification of remains. (2022)
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Austin, R., Fowler, G., Croxton, R., Evans, J., Thompson, D. F., Cooper, J. J., & Perez Tanchez, M. (2022). Use of strontium isotope ratios in geolocation of Guatemalan population: Potential role in identification of remains. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67(5), 1962-1970. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15116

Within post-conflict communities, attempts to identify and repatriate unidentified and missing individuals poses a difficult task. As current forensic strategies commonly lack the capacity to provide region of origin assessments, forensic anthropolog... Read More about Use of strontium isotope ratios in geolocation of Guatemalan population: Potential role in identification of remains..

The Metabonomic Profiling of Chicken Eggs During Storage Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (2018)
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Thompson. (2018). The Metabonomic Profiling of Chicken Eggs During Storage Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01031

Metabonomic techniques have been used to discover subtle differences in the small molecule profiles of chicken
eggs, which could help to combat fraud within the egg industry. High Performance Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spec... Read More about The Metabonomic Profiling of Chicken Eggs During Storage Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry.

The Use of Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Metabonomic Profiling to Differentiate Between Normally Slaughtered and Dead On Arrival Poultry Meat (2017)
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Thompson. (2017). The Use of Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Metabonomic Profiling to Differentiate Between Normally Slaughtered and Dead On Arrival Poultry Meat. Analytical Chemistry, 12131-12136. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02749

Metabonomic profiling techniques, with established quality control methods, have been used to detect subtle metabolic differences in tissue that could aid in the discovery of fraud within the food industry. Liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-fl... Read More about The Use of Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Metabonomic Profiling to Differentiate Between Normally Slaughtered and Dead On Arrival Poultry Meat.

Simple, Robust, and Plasticizer-Free Iodide-Selective Sensor Based on Copolymerized Triazole-Based Ionic Liquid (2016)
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Mendecki, L., Chen, X., Callan, N., Thompson, D. F., Schazmann, B., Granados-Focil, S., & Radu, A. (2016). Simple, Robust, and Plasticizer-Free Iodide-Selective Sensor Based on Copolymerized Triazole-Based Ionic Liquid. Analytical Chemistry, 4311 -4317. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b04461

Novel solid-contact iodide-selective electrodes based on covalently attached 1,2,3 triazole ionic liquid (IL) were prepared and investigated in this study. Triazole-based IL moieties were synthesized using click chemistry and were further copolymeriz... Read More about Simple, Robust, and Plasticizer-Free Iodide-Selective Sensor Based on Copolymerized Triazole-Based Ionic Liquid.

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.