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State purified deceleration of SD radicals by a Stark decelerator (2015)
Journal Article
Nourbakhsh, O., Michan, J., Mittertreiner, T., Carty, D., Wrede, E., Djuricanin, P., & Momose, T. (2015). State purified deceleration of SD radicals by a Stark decelerator. Molecular Physics, 113(24), 4007-4018. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1109151

Deceleration of supersonic beams of SD radicals by a linear Stark decelerator was demonstrated for the first time. SD radicals produced by an electric discharge of supersonic beams mainly occupied the lowest two rotational states of and in the 2Π3/2... Read More about State purified deceleration of SD radicals by a Stark decelerator.

Christianity in Roman Britain (2015)
Book Chapter
Petts, D. (2016). Christianity in Roman Britain. In M. Millett, L. Revell, & A. Moore (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Roman Britain (660-81). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199697731.013.036

Although there is limited evidence for pre-Constantinian Christianity in Roman Britain, it is clear that in the fourth century ad the early church became increasingly widespread, partly owing to the influence of the Roman state. The archaeological ev... Read More about Christianity in Roman Britain.

Research-informed design, management and maintenance of infrastructure slopes: development of a multi-scalar approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Glendinning, S., Helm, P., Rouainia, M., Stirling, R., Asquith, J., Hughes, P., …Muddle, D. (2015). Research-informed design, management and maintenance of infrastructure slopes: development of a multi-scalar approach. In International Symposium on Geohazards and Geomechanics (ISGG2015). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/26/1/012005

The UK’s transport infrastructure is one of the most heavily used in the world. The performance of these networks is critically dependent on the performance of cutting and embankment slopes which make up £20B of the £60B asset value of major highway... Read More about Research-informed design, management and maintenance of infrastructure slopes: development of a multi-scalar approach.

Chiral probe development for circularly polarised luminescence: comparative study of structural factors determining the degree of induced CPL with four heptacoordinate europium(III) complexes (2015)
Journal Article
Neil, E., Fox, M., Pal, R., Pålsson, L., O'Sullivan, B., & Parker, D. (2015). Chiral probe development for circularly polarised luminescence: comparative study of structural factors determining the degree of induced CPL with four heptacoordinate europium(III) complexes. Dalton Transactions, 44(33), 14937-14951. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt02358k

A series of bright, europium(III) complexes has been prepared based on an achiral heptadentate triazacyclononane ligand bearing two strongly absorbing, coordinated aralkynyl pyridyl moieties. The binding of chiral carboxylates, including α-hydroxy ac... Read More about Chiral probe development for circularly polarised luminescence: comparative study of structural factors determining the degree of induced CPL with four heptacoordinate europium(III) complexes.

Wavelength-dependent optoacoustic imaging probes for NMDA receptor visualisation (2015)
Journal Article
Sim, N., Gottschalk, S., Pal, R., Delbianco, M., Degtyarik, D., Razansky, D., …Mishra, A. (2015). Wavelength-dependent optoacoustic imaging probes for NMDA receptor visualisation. Chemical Communications, 51(82), 15149-15152. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc06277b

The cellular localisation and binding specificity of two NMDAR-targeted near-IR imaging probes has been examined by microscopy, followed by exemplification of MSOT to monitor simulated glutamate bursts in cellulo and a preliminary study in mice obser... Read More about Wavelength-dependent optoacoustic imaging probes for NMDA receptor visualisation.

Benchmarking selection of parameter values for the Barcelona basic model (2015)
Journal Article
D’Onza, F., Wheeler, S., Gallipoli, D., Barrera Bucio, M., Hofmann, M., Lloret-Cabot, M., …Vassallo, R. (2015). Benchmarking selection of parameter values for the Barcelona basic model. Engineering Geology, 196, 99-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.06.022

Seven teams took part in a benchmarking exercise on selection of parameter values for the Barcelona Basic Model (BBM) from experimental data on an unsaturated soil. All teams were provided with experimental results from 9 tests performed on a compact... Read More about Benchmarking selection of parameter values for the Barcelona basic model.

Challenging lanthanide relaxation theory: erbium and thulium complexes that show NMR relaxation rates faster than dysprosium and terbium analogues (2015)
Journal Article
Funk, A., Harvey, P., Finney, K., Fox, M., Kenwright, A., Rogers, N., …Parker, D. (2015). Challenging lanthanide relaxation theory: erbium and thulium complexes that show NMR relaxation rates faster than dysprosium and terbium analogues. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17(25), 16507-16511. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp02210j

Measurements of the proton NMR paramagnetic relaxation rates for several series of isostructural lanthanide(III) complexes have been performed in aqueous solution over the field range 1.0 to 16.5 Tesla. The field dependence has been modeled using Blo... Read More about Challenging lanthanide relaxation theory: erbium and thulium complexes that show NMR relaxation rates faster than dysprosium and terbium analogues.

Integrated Stochastic Model of DNA Damage Repair by Non-homologous End Joining and p53/p21- Mediated Early Senescence Signalling (2015)
Journal Article
Dolan, D. W., Zupanic, A., Nelson, G., Hall, P., Miwa, S., Kirkwood, T. B., & Shanley, D. P. (2015). Integrated Stochastic Model of DNA Damage Repair by Non-homologous End Joining and p53/p21- Mediated Early Senescence Signalling. PLoS Computational Biology, 11(5), Article e1004246. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004246

Unrepaired or inaccurately repaired DNA damage can lead to a range of cell fates, such as apoptosis, cellular senescence or cancer, depending on the efficiency and accuracy of DNA damage repair and on the downstream DNA damage signalling. DNA damage... Read More about Integrated Stochastic Model of DNA Damage Repair by Non-homologous End Joining and p53/p21- Mediated Early Senescence Signalling.

Critical design issues in the targeted molecular imaging of cell surface receptors (2015)
Journal Article
Sim, N., & Parker, D. (2015). Critical design issues in the targeted molecular imaging of cell surface receptors. Chemical Society Reviews, 44(8), 2122-2134. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cs00364k

The imaging of cell-surface receptors can be achieved using several methods, including single photon emission tomography (SPECT) positron emission tomography (PET), optical imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The application of targeted MRI... Read More about Critical design issues in the targeted molecular imaging of cell surface receptors.

Approaching ‘kit-type’ labelling with 68Ga: the DATA chelators (2015)
Journal Article
Seemann, J., Waldron, B., Roesch, F., & Parker, D. (2015). Approaching ‘kit-type’ labelling with 68Ga: the DATA chelators. ChemMedChem, 10(6), 1019-1026. https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.201500092

The DATA chelators are a novel class of tri-anionic ligands based on 6-amino-1,4-diazepine-triacetic acid, which have been introduced recently for the chelation of 68Ga. Compared with macrocyclic chelators based on the cyclen scaffold (i.e., DOTA, DO... Read More about Approaching ‘kit-type’ labelling with 68Ga: the DATA chelators.

Optimizing the high-field relaxivity by self-assembling of macrocyclic Gd(III) complexes (2015)
Journal Article
Lawson, D., Barge, A., Terreno, E., Parker, D., Aime, S., & Botta, M. (2015). Optimizing the high-field relaxivity by self-assembling of macrocyclic Gd(III) complexes. Dalton Transactions, 44(11), 4910-4917. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02971b

Using recognition moieties that bind to the inner co-ordination sphere of a monomeric DO3A-type di-aqua complex, dimeric poly(aminocarboxylate) gadolinium(III) compounds can be formed with greatly enhanced relaxivities, arising from optimized contrib... Read More about Optimizing the high-field relaxivity by self-assembling of macrocyclic Gd(III) complexes.

Data Acquisition and Control Software for Automated Resistivity Measurements (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Toll, D., & Hassan, A. (2014). Data Acquisition and Control Software for Automated Resistivity Measurements. In D. G. Toll, H. Zhu, A. Osman, W. Coombs, X. Li, & M. Rouainia (Eds.), Information Technology in Geo-Engineering (170-176). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-417-6-170

Automated multi-electrode resistivity systems now allow rapid and efficient data acquisition of electrical resistivity measurements to address a wide range of hydrogeological, geotechnical and environmental problems. In this work, a flexible data acq... Read More about Data Acquisition and Control Software for Automated Resistivity Measurements.

Data Acquisition Software for Controlling Serial Ports with Cloud Data Storage (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Asquith, J., & Toll, D. (2014). Data Acquisition Software for Controlling Serial Ports with Cloud Data Storage. In D. G. Toll, H. Zhu, A. Osman, W. Coombs, X. Li, & M. Rouainia (Eds.), Information Technology in Geo-Engineering (163-169). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-417-6-163

A common requirement of laboratory and field data collection is for automated data logging software to control instrumentation and report on the results. Large projects may require a range of different instrumentation each with its own preferred meth... Read More about Data Acquisition Software for Controlling Serial Ports with Cloud Data Storage.

Christianity and cross-channel connectivity in late and sub-Roman Britain (2014)
Book Chapter
Petts, D. (2014). Christianity and cross-channel connectivity in late and sub-Roman Britain. In F. Haarer, R. Collins, K. Fitzpatrick-Matthews, S. Moorhead, D. Petts, & P. Walton (Eds.), AD410: The History and Archaeology of Late and Post-Roman Britain (73-86). Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

Synthesis of meta and para-substituted aromatic sulfonate derivatives of polydentate phenylazaphosphinate ligands: enhancement of the water solubility of emissive europium(III) EuroTracker® dyes (2014)
Journal Article
Delbianco, M., Lamarque, L., & Parker, D. (2014). Synthesis of meta and para-substituted aromatic sulfonate derivatives of polydentate phenylazaphosphinate ligands: enhancement of the water solubility of emissive europium(III) EuroTracker® dyes. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 12(40), 8061-8071. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ob01143k

The synthesis is described of a series of meta and para-substituted phenylsulfonate derivatives of very bright Eu(III) complexes with arylphosphinate groups and strongly absorbing arylalkynylpyridine moieties. The synthetic route involved the early i... Read More about Synthesis of meta and para-substituted aromatic sulfonate derivatives of polydentate phenylazaphosphinate ligands: enhancement of the water solubility of emissive europium(III) EuroTracker® dyes.

EuroTracker® dyes : design, synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of very bright europium complexes and their use in bioassays and cellular optical imaging (2014)
Journal Article
Butler, S., Delbianco, M., Lamarque, L., McMahon, B., Neil, E., Pal, R., …Zwier, J. (2015). EuroTracker® dyes : design, synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of very bright europium complexes and their use in bioassays and cellular optical imaging. Dalton Transactions, 44(11), 4791-4803. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02785j

The development of the brightest luminescent europium(III) complexes is traced, including analysis of the C3-symmetric core complex based on a functionalized triazacyclononane and identification of the most suitable strongly absorbing chromophore. St... Read More about EuroTracker® dyes : design, synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of very bright europium complexes and their use in bioassays and cellular optical imaging.

Magnetic resonance and optical imaging probes for NMDA receptors on the cell surface of neurons: synthesis and evaluation in cellulo (2014)
Journal Article
Sim, N., Pal, R., Parker, D., Engelmann, J., Mishra, A., & Gottschalk, S. (2014). Magnetic resonance and optical imaging probes for NMDA receptors on the cell surface of neurons: synthesis and evaluation in cellulo. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 12(46), 9389-9404. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ob01848f

A second generation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-targeted MRI contrast agents has been synthesised and evaluated in cellulo, based on established bicyclic NMDA receptor antagonists. Their use as responsive MR imaging probes has been evalua... Read More about Magnetic resonance and optical imaging probes for NMDA receptors on the cell surface of neurons: synthesis and evaluation in cellulo.

Bright, highly water soluble triazacyclononane europium complexes to detect ligand binding with time-resolved FRET microscopy (2014)
Journal Article
Delbianco, M., Sadovnikova, V., Bourrier, E., Mathis, G., Lamarque, L., Zwier, J., & Parker, D. (2014). Bright, highly water soluble triazacyclononane europium complexes to detect ligand binding with time-resolved FRET microscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(40), 10718-10722. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201406632

Luminescent europium complexes are used in a broad range of applications as a result of their particular emissive properties. The synthesis and application of bright, highly water-soluble, and negatively charged sulfonic- or carboxylic acid derivativ... Read More about Bright, highly water soluble triazacyclononane europium complexes to detect ligand binding with time-resolved FRET microscopy.