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Self-diffusion and viscoelastic measurements of polystyrene star polymers. (2005)
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Clarke, N., Colley, F., Collins, S., Hutchings, L., & Thompson, R. (2005). Self-diffusion and viscoelastic measurements of polystyrene star polymers. Macromolecules, 39(3), 1290-1296. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma051973s

A series of hydrogenous and deuterated four-arm polystyrene stars with low polydispersity have been synthesized by anionic polymerization. Self-diffusion data have been obtained using helium-3 nuclear reaction analysis, and rheology has been employed... Read More about Self-diffusion and viscoelastic measurements of polystyrene star polymers..

Measuring and predicting the dynamics of linear monodisperse entangled polymers in rapid flow through an abrupt contraction. A small angle neutron scattering study. (2006)
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Graham, R., Bent, J., Hutchings, L., Richards, R., Groves, D., Embery, J., …Grillo, I. (2006). Measuring and predicting the dynamics of linear monodisperse entangled polymers in rapid flow through an abrupt contraction. A small angle neutron scattering study. Macromolecules, 39(7), 2700-2709. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma052357z

Small-angle neutron scattering measurements on a series of monodisperse linear entangled polystyrene melts in nonlinear flow through an abrupt 4:1 contraction have been made. Clear signatures of melt deformation and subsequent relaxation can be obser... Read More about Measuring and predicting the dynamics of linear monodisperse entangled polymers in rapid flow through an abrupt contraction. A small angle neutron scattering study..

Simultaneous anion and cation binding by a simple polymer-bound ureidopyridyl ligand. (2006)
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Russell, J., Parker, A., Radosavljevie-Evans, I., Howard, J., & Steed, J. (2006). Simultaneous anion and cation binding by a simple polymer-bound ureidopyridyl ligand. Chemical Communications, 2006(3), 269-271. https://doi.org/10.1039/b513820e

A polymer-supported ligand capable of simultaneous anion and cation binding is reported along with X-ray crystallographic data showing potential binding modes.

Synthesis, characterisation and natural abundance Os-187 NMR spectroscopy of hydride bridged triosmium clusters with chiral diphosphine ligands (2005)
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Stchedroff, M., Moberg, V., Rodriguez, E., Aliev, A., Böttcher, J., Steed, J., …Deeming, A. (2006). Synthesis, characterisation and natural abundance Os-187 NMR spectroscopy of hydride bridged triosmium clusters with chiral diphosphine ligands. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 359(3), 926-937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2005.06.048

Treatment of [Os3(μ-H)2(CO)10] with the chiral diphosphines BINAP, tolBINAP [(R)-2,2′-bis(di-4-tolylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl], DIOP [(4R,5R)-(−)-O-isopropenylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane] affords [Os3(μ-H)2(CO)8(μ-L)] (L = B... Read More about Synthesis, characterisation and natural abundance Os-187 NMR spectroscopy of hydride bridged triosmium clusters with chiral diphosphine ligands.

On the protonation of a macrobicyclic cage: an inert tribenzylamine fragment and three robust aminophosphonium units. (2006)
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Alajarín, M., López-Leonardo, C., Berná, J., & Steed, J. (2006). On the protonation of a macrobicyclic cage: an inert tribenzylamine fragment and three robust aminophosphonium units. Tetrahedron Letters, 47(30), 5405-5408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.05.112

The protonation of a macrobicyclic cage with four intracyclic nitrogen atoms (one included into a tribenzylamine fragment and the other three into iminophosphorane units) led to tris(aminophosphonium) cations. In the salts, the three anions are situa... Read More about On the protonation of a macrobicyclic cage: an inert tribenzylamine fragment and three robust aminophosphonium units..

Optical sculpture: controlled deformation of emulsion droplets with ultralow interfacial tensions using optical tweezers (2006)
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Ward, A., Berry, M., Mellor, C., & Bain, C. (2006). Optical sculpture: controlled deformation of emulsion droplets with ultralow interfacial tensions using optical tweezers. Chemical Communications, 43, 4515-4517. https://doi.org/10.1039/b610060k

We report a technique for deforming micron-sized emulsion droplets that have ultralow interfacial tensions, by the manipulation of multiple optical trapping sites within the droplets.

When Z '=2 is better than Z '=1-supramolecular centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimers in chiral systems (2006)
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Anderson, K., Afarinkia, K., Yu, H., Goeta, A., & Steed, J. (2006). When Z '=2 is better than Z '=1-supramolecular centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimers in chiral systems. Crystal Growth and Design, 6(9), 2109-2113. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg0603265

High Z‘ structures can be engineered by combining a molecule with one (or more) resolved chiral center(s) with a strongly directional supramolecular synthon with a preference for centrosymmetry because, in order to preserve the dimer motif, one or mo... Read More about When Z '=2 is better than Z '=1-supramolecular centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimers in chiral systems.

Conical recessed gold microelectrode arrays produced during photolithographic methods: characterisation and causes (2007)
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Aguiar, F., Gallant, A., Rosamond, M., Rhodes, A., Wood, D., & Kataky, R. (2007). Conical recessed gold microelectrode arrays produced during photolithographic methods: characterisation and causes. Electrochemistry Communications, 9(5), 879-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2006.11.023

In this work, surface imaging techniques such as scanning Kelvin nanoprobe (SKN), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and white light interferometer microscopy show that conical recessed electrodes with gradient potential along the recessed walls are... Read More about Conical recessed gold microelectrode arrays produced during photolithographic methods: characterisation and causes.

Molecular dynamics simulations of side chain liquid crystal polymer molecules in isotropic and liquid-crystalline melts (2005)
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Stimson, L., & Wilson, M. (2005). Molecular dynamics simulations of side chain liquid crystal polymer molecules in isotropic and liquid-crystalline melts. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 123(3), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1948376

A detailed molecular dynamics simulation study is described for a polysiloxane side chain liquid crystal polymer (SCLCP). The simulations use a coarse-grained model composed of a combination of isotropic and anisotropic interaction sites. On cooling... Read More about Molecular dynamics simulations of side chain liquid crystal polymer molecules in isotropic and liquid-crystalline melts.

An introduction to thiol redox proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and a review of current electrochemical methods of detection of thiols (2006)
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Kruusma, J., Benham, A. M., Gareth Williams, J., & Kataky, R. (2006). An introduction to thiol redox proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and a review of current electrochemical methods of detection of thiols. Analyst, 131(4), 459-473. https://doi.org/10.1039/b515874e

This aim of this paper is to expound the complexity of thiol redox systems in the endoplasmic reticulum of eukaryotic cells to the electroanalytical community. A summary of the state of the art in electrochemical methods for detection of thiols gives... Read More about An introduction to thiol redox proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and a review of current electrochemical methods of detection of thiols.

The rheology of a bubbly liquid (2002)
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Llewellin, E., Mader, H., & Wilson, S. (2002). The rheology of a bubbly liquid. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 458(2020), 987-1016. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2001.0924

A semiempirical constitutive model for the visco-elastic rheology of bubble suspensions with gas volume fractions &phis; < 0.5 and small deformations (Ca

Mutations in the FAD binding domain cause stress-induced misoxidation of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase Ero1b (2006)
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Dias-Gunasekara, S., van Lith, M., Williams, J., Kataky, R., & Benham, A. (2006). Mutations in the FAD binding domain cause stress-induced misoxidation of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase Ero1b. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281(35), 25018-25025. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m602354200

Disulfide bond catalysis is an essential component of protein biogenesis in the secretory pathway, from yeast through to man. In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), protein-disulfide isomerase (PDI) catalyzes the oxidation and isomerization of disulfide... Read More about Mutations in the FAD binding domain cause stress-induced misoxidation of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase Ero1b.

Structure of a spread film of a polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) linear diblock copolymer at the air-water interface as determined by neutron reflectometry (2001)
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Bowers, J., Zarbakhsh, A., Webster, J., Hutchings, L., & Richards, R. (2001). Structure of a spread film of a polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) linear diblock copolymer at the air-water interface as determined by neutron reflectometry. Langmuir, 17(1), 131-139

The structure of a film of a linear diblock copolymer of polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) with a molecular mass of similar to 60 000 g mol(-1) and containing similar to 50 mol % poly(ethylene oxide) PEO spread on water has been investigated using n... Read More about Structure of a spread film of a polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) linear diblock copolymer at the air-water interface as determined by neutron reflectometry.

Interface development in polycarbonate/poly(methyl methacrylate) bilayer films (2001)
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Hutchings, L., Richards, R., Thompson, R., Clough, A., & Langridge, S. (2001). Interface development in polycarbonate/poly(methyl methacrylate) bilayer films. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 39(20), 2351-2362

We report the effect of annealing over a range of temperatures and times on the mixing, stability, and interfacial width in thin bilayer films of bisphenol A-polycarbonate (PC) on deuterated poly(methyl methacrylate) (dPMMA). These bilayer films were... Read More about Interface development in polycarbonate/poly(methyl methacrylate) bilayer films.

Computer simulations of soft repulsive spherocylinders (2001)
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Earl, D., Ilnytskyi, J., & Wilson, M. (2001). Computer simulations of soft repulsive spherocylinders. Molecular Physics, 99(20), 1719-1726

Computer simulations of systems of soft repulsive spherocylinders (SRS) of aspect ratio (L/D) equal to 4 have been carried out using the parallel molecular dynamics program GBMOLDD. At sufficiently high densities the system forms stable nematic and s... Read More about Computer simulations of soft repulsive spherocylinders.

A polarised μ-FTIR study on a model system for nylon 6 6: implications for the nylon Brill structure (2001)
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Cooper, S., Coogan, M., Everall, N., & Priestnall, I. (2001). A polarised μ-FTIR study on a model system for nylon 6 6: implications for the nylon Brill structure. Polymer, 42(26), 10119-10132. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0032-3861%2801%2900566-3

Polarised transmission FTIR microscopy studies (μ-FTIR) have been performed on a monodisperse 3-amide oligomer. The oligomer is a model compound for nylon 6 6; it has essentially the same room temperature crystal structure, and it undergoes the same... Read More about A polarised μ-FTIR study on a model system for nylon 6 6: implications for the nylon Brill structure.

Quantitative constitutive behaviour and viscoelastic properties of fresh flexor tendons. (2006)
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Wu, J. (2006). Quantitative constitutive behaviour and viscoelastic properties of fresh flexor tendons. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 29(9), 852-857. https://doi.org/10.5301/ijao.2008.646

The objective of this study was to obtain detailed high quality experimental data under well-controlled test conditions in order to quantify tendon viscoelastic behaviour and provide an experimental basis for large deformation mathematical modelling.... Read More about Quantitative constitutive behaviour and viscoelastic properties of fresh flexor tendons..

Alpha-b crystallin gene (CRYAB) mutation causes dominant congenital posterior polar cataract in humans (2001)
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Berry, V., Francis, P., Reddy, M., Collyer, D., Vithana, E., MacKay, I., …Quinlan, R. (2001). Alpha-b crystallin gene (CRYAB) mutation causes dominant congenital posterior polar cataract in humans. American Journal of Human Genetics, 69(5), 1141-1145. https://doi.org/10.1086/324158

Congenital cataracts are an important cause of bilateral visual impairment in infants. In a four-generation family of English descent, we mapped dominant congenital posterior polar cataract to chromosome 11q22-q22.3. The maximum LOD score, 3.92 at re... Read More about Alpha-b crystallin gene (CRYAB) mutation causes dominant congenital posterior polar cataract in humans.