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Enzymatic Degradation of Star Poly(ε-Caprolactone) with Different Central Units (2018)
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Blackwell, C., Haernvall, K., Guebitz, G., Groombridge, M., Gonzales, D., & Khosravi, E. (2018). Enzymatic Degradation of Star Poly(ε-Caprolactone) with Different Central Units. Polymers, 10(11), Article 1266. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10111266

Four-arm star poly(ε-caprolactone) with a central poly(ethylene glycol) PEG unit bridged with 2,2-bis(methyl) propionic acid, (PCL)2-b-PEG-b-(PCL)2, and six-arm star PCL homopolymer with a central dipentaerythritol units were hydrolysed using a lipas... Read More about Enzymatic Degradation of Star Poly(ε-Caprolactone) with Different Central Units.

Assessing the transferability of common top-down and bottom-up coarse-grained molecular models for molecular mixtures (2018)
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Potter, T. D., Tasche, J., & Wilson, M. R. (2019). Assessing the transferability of common top-down and bottom-up coarse-grained molecular models for molecular mixtures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21(4), 1912-1927. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp05889j

The performance of three methods for developing new coarse-grained models for molecular simulation is critically assessed. Two bottom-up approaches are employed: iterative Boltzmann inversion (IBI) and the multiscale coarse-graining method (MS-CG), u... Read More about Assessing the transferability of common top-down and bottom-up coarse-grained molecular models for molecular mixtures.

The permeability of columnar jointed lava (2019)
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Vasseur, J., & Wadsworth, F. B. (2019). The permeability of columnar jointed lava. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 124(11), 11305-11315. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb018118

Columnar jointed lava is an important facies in many geothermal reservoir systems. The permeability of jointed lavas is dominated by the contribution from fracture networks. We use a scaling for the permeability of a set of fractures in a solid or po... Read More about The permeability of columnar jointed lava.

Bacterial sensors define intracellular free energies for correct enzyme metalation (2019)
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Osman, D., Martini, M. A., Foster, A. W., Chen, J., Scott, A. J., Morton, R. J., …Robinson, N. J. (2019). Bacterial sensors define intracellular free energies for correct enzyme metalation. Nature Chemical Biology, 15(3), 241-249. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-018-0211-4

There is a challenge for metalloenzymes to acquire their correct metals because some inorganic elements form more stable complexes with proteins than do others. These preferences can be overcome provided some metals are more available than others. Ho... Read More about Bacterial sensors define intracellular free energies for correct enzyme metalation.

Controlling Fragment Competition on Pathways to Addressable Self-Assembly (2018)
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Madge, J., Bourne, D., & Miller, M. A. (2018). Controlling Fragment Competition on Pathways to Addressable Self-Assembly. Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry), 122(42), 9815-9825. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b08096

Addressable self-assembly is the formation of a target structure from a set of unique molecular or colloidal building-blocks, each of which occupies a defined location in the target. The requirement that each type of building-block appears exactly on... Read More about Controlling Fragment Competition on Pathways to Addressable Self-Assembly.

Molecular Recognition-Mediated Transformation of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles into Crosslinked Polymer Films (2017)
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Mahon, C. S., McGurk, C. J., Watson, S. M., Fascione, M. A., Sakonsinsiri, C., Turnbull, W. B., & Fulton, D. A. (2017). Molecular Recognition-Mediated Transformation of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles into Crosslinked Polymer Films. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(42), 12913-12918. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201706379

We describe single‐chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) possessing intramolecular dynamic covalent crosslinks that can transform into polymer films through a molecular recognition‐mediated crosslinking process. The SCNPs utilise molecular recognition... Read More about Molecular Recognition-Mediated Transformation of Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles into Crosslinked Polymer Films.

A ‘catch-and-release’ receptor for the cholera toxin (2019)
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Mahon, C. S., Wildsmith, G. C., Haksar, D., de Poel, E., Beekman, J. M., Pieters, R. J., …Turnbull, W. B. (2019). A ‘catch-and-release’ receptor for the cholera toxin. Faraday Discussions, 219, 112-127. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9fd00017h

Stimuli-responsive receptors for the recognition unit of the cholera toxin (CTB) have been prepared by attaching multiple copies of its natural carbohydrate ligand, the GM1 oligosaccharide, to a thermoresponsive polymer scaffold. Below their lower cr... Read More about A ‘catch-and-release’ receptor for the cholera toxin.

Combined effusive-explosive silicic volcanism straddles the multiphase viscous-to-brittle transition (2018)
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Wadsworth, F. B., Witcher, T., Vossen, C. E., Hess, K., Unwin, H. E., Scheu, B., …Dingwell, D. B. (2018). Combined effusive-explosive silicic volcanism straddles the multiphase viscous-to-brittle transition. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 4696. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07187-w

Magma is a viscoelastic fluid that can support fracture propagation when local shear stresses are high, or relax and flow when shear stresses are low. Here we present experiments to confirm this using synthetic and natural magmatic liquids across eru... Read More about Combined effusive-explosive silicic volcanism straddles the multiphase viscous-to-brittle transition.

A non-destructive method to calibrate the torsional spring constant of atomic force microscope cantilevers in viscous environments (2018)
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Cafolla, C., Payam, A., & Voïtchovsky, K. (2018). A non-destructive method to calibrate the torsional spring constant of atomic force microscope cantilevers in viscous environments. Journal of Applied Physics, 124(15), Article 154502. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5046648

Calibration of the torsional spring constant of atomic force microscopy cantilevers is fundamental to a range of applications, from nanoscale friction and lubrication measurements to the characterization of micro-electromechanical systems and the res... Read More about A non-destructive method to calibrate the torsional spring constant of atomic force microscope cantilevers in viscous environments.

Investigating the effect of supramolecular gel phase crystallization on gel nucleation (2018)
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Dawn, A., Mirzamani, M., Jones, C. D., Yufit, D. S., Qian, S., Steed, J. W., & Kumari, H. (2018). Investigating the effect of supramolecular gel phase crystallization on gel nucleation. Soft Matter, 14(46), 9489-9497. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sm01916a

Supramolecular gel phase crystallization offers a new strategy for drug polymorph screening and discovery. In this method, the crystallization outcome depends on the interaction between solute and gel fibre. While supramolecular gels have shown succe... Read More about Investigating the effect of supramolecular gel phase crystallization on gel nucleation.

Upscaling permeability in anisotropic volcanic systems (2018)
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Farquharson, J. I., & Wadsworth, F. B. (2018). Upscaling permeability in anisotropic volcanic systems. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 364, 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.09.002

Permeability is an important input to models of shallow magma ascent. It is a property that can exhibit anisotropy in volcanic magmas, rocks and edifices. Here we show that some important features of permeability anisotropy can be captured by a simpl... Read More about Upscaling permeability in anisotropic volcanic systems.

In-situ molecular-level observation of methanol catalysis at the water-graphite interface (2018)
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Foster, W., Aquilar, J., Kusumaatmaja, H., & Voïtchovsky, K. (2018). In-situ molecular-level observation of methanol catalysis at the water-graphite interface. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(40), 34265-34271. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b12113

Methanol occupies a central role in chemical synthesis and is considered an ideal candidate for cleaner fuel storage and transportation. It can be catalyzed from water and volatile organic compounds such as carbon dioxide, thereby offering an attract... Read More about In-situ molecular-level observation of methanol catalysis at the water-graphite interface.

Harnessing energy landscape exploration to control the buckling of cylindrical shells (2019)
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Panter, J., Chen, J., Zhang, T., & Kusumaatmaja, H. (2019). Harnessing energy landscape exploration to control the buckling of cylindrical shells. Communications Physics, 2, Article 151. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-019-0251-4

Even for relatively simple thin shell morphologies, many di↵erent buckled configurations can be stable simultaneously. Which state is observed in practice is highly sensitive to both environmental perturbations and shell imperfections. The complexity... Read More about Harnessing energy landscape exploration to control the buckling of cylindrical shells.

Dynamic Vorticity Banding in Discontinuously Shear Thickening Suspensions (2018)
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Chacko, R., Mari, R., Cates, M., & Fielding, S. (2018). Dynamic Vorticity Banding in Discontinuously Shear Thickening Suspensions. Physical Review Letters, 121(10), Article 108003. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.121.108003

It has recently been argued that steady-state vorticity bands cannot arise in shear thickening suspensions because the normal stress imbalance across the interface between the bands will set up particle migrations. In this Letter, we develop a simple... Read More about Dynamic Vorticity Banding in Discontinuously Shear Thickening Suspensions.

Fabrication of monolayers of uniform polymeric particles by inkjet printing of monodisperse emulsions produced by microfluidics (2019)
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Wang, Y., Deng, R., Yang, L., & Bain, C. D. (2019). Fabrication of monolayers of uniform polymeric particles by inkjet printing of monodisperse emulsions produced by microfluidics. Lab on a Chip, 19(18), 3077-3085. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9lc00588a

Emulsion solvent evaporation is a well-established method for generating microparticles from solutions of polymers in volatile organic solvents dispersed in an aqueous medium. Previous work has shown that this approach can also be used to deposit par... Read More about Fabrication of monolayers of uniform polymeric particles by inkjet printing of monodisperse emulsions produced by microfluidics.

Morphological analysis of chiral rod clusters from a coarse-grained single-site chiral potential (2019)
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Sutherland, B., Olesen, S., Kusumaatmaja, H., Morgan, J., & Wales, D. (2019). Morphological analysis of chiral rod clusters from a coarse-grained single-site chiral potential. Soft Matter, 15(40), 8147-8155. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sm01343a

We present a coarse-grained single-site potential for simulating chiral interactions, with adjustable strength, handedness, and preferred twist angle. As an application, we perform basin-hopping global optimisation to predict the favoured geometries... Read More about Morphological analysis of chiral rod clusters from a coarse-grained single-site chiral potential.

Clusterization-triggered emission: Uncommon luminescence from common materials (2020)
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Zhang, H., Zhao, Z., McGonigal, P. R., Ye, R., Liu, S., Lam, J. W., …Tang, B. Z. (2020). Clusterization-triggered emission: Uncommon luminescence from common materials. Materials Today, 32, 275-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2019.08.010

π-Conjugated chromophores have been investigated for many years and successful theoretical models have been developed to explain their photophysical properties. However, materials have appeared sporadically that do not fit within these existing model... Read More about Clusterization-triggered emission: Uncommon luminescence from common materials.