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In situ quantification of crystallisation kinetics 1 of plagioclase and clinopyroxene in basaltic magma: implications for lava flow (2021)
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Le Gall, N., Arzilli, F., La Spina, G., Polacci, M., Cai, B., E. Hartley, M., …D Lee, P. (2021). In situ quantification of crystallisation kinetics 1 of plagioclase and clinopyroxene in basaltic magma: implications for lava flow. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 568, Article 117016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117016

Crystallisation is a complex process that significantly affects the rheology of magma, and thus the flow dynamics during a volcanic eruption. For example, the evolution of crystal fraction, size and shape has a strong impact on the surface crust form... Read More about In situ quantification of crystallisation kinetics 1 of plagioclase and clinopyroxene in basaltic magma: implications for lava flow.

Electrical behaviour and evolutionary computation in thin films of bovine brain microtubules (2021)
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Vissol-Gaudin, E., Pearson, C., Groves, C., Zeze, D. A., Cantiello, H. F., Cantero, M. D. R., & Petty, M. C. (2021). Electrical behaviour and evolutionary computation in thin films of bovine brain microtubules. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 10776. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90260-0

We report on the electrical behaviour of thin films of bovine brain microtubules (MTs). For samples in both their dried and hydrated states, the measured currents reveal a power law dependence on the applied DC voltage. We attribute this to the injec... Read More about Electrical behaviour and evolutionary computation in thin films of bovine brain microtubules.

The combustion behavior of epoxy‐based multifunctional electrolytes (2021)
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Shirshova, N., Rogaume, T., Najmi, H., & Poisson, M. (2022). The combustion behavior of epoxy‐based multifunctional electrolytes. Fire and Materials, 46(1), 192-204. https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.2967

Multifunctional or structural electrolytes are characterized by ionic conductivity high enough to be used in the electrochemical devices and mechanical performance suitable for the structural applications. Preliminary insights are provided into the c... Read More about The combustion behavior of epoxy‐based multifunctional electrolytes.

Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 2: crystallinity and supra molecular structure (2020)
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Bucknall, C., Altstädt, V., Auhl, D., Buckley, P., Dijkstra, D., Galeski, A., …Wu, J. J. (2020). Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 2: crystallinity and supra molecular structure. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92(9), 1485-1501. https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0403

Test methods including OM, SEM, TEM, DSC, SAXS, WAXS, and IR were used to characterise supra-molecular structure in three batches of polyethylene (PE), which had weight-average relative molar masses ¯¯¯¯ M w of approximately 0.6 × 106, 5 × 106, and 9... Read More about Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 2: crystallinity and supra molecular structure.

Two Different Hydrogen Bond Donor Ligands Together: A Selectivity Improvement in Organometallic {Re(CO)3} Anion Hosts (2011)
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Ion, L., Nieto, S., Pérez, J., Riera, L., Riera, V., Díaz, J., …Steed, J. W. (2011). Two Different Hydrogen Bond Donor Ligands Together: A Selectivity Improvement in Organometallic {Re(CO)3} Anion Hosts. Inorganic Chemistry, 50(17), 8524-8531. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic201120s

Rhenium(I) compounds [Re(CO)3(Hdmpz)2(ampy)]BAr′4 and [Re(CO)3(N-MeIm)2(ampy)]BAr′4 (Hdmpz = 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, N-MeIm = N-methylimidazole, ampy = 2-aminopyridine or 3-aminopyridine) have been prepared stepwise as the sole reaction products in goo... Read More about Two Different Hydrogen Bond Donor Ligands Together: A Selectivity Improvement in Organometallic {Re(CO)3} Anion Hosts.

A Regenerable Biosensing Platform for Bacterial Toxins (2020)
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Antunez, E. E., Mahon, C. S., Tong, Z., Voelcker, N. H., & Müllner, M. (2021). A Regenerable Biosensing Platform for Bacterial Toxins. Biomacromolecules, 22(2), 441-453. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01318

Waterborne diarrheal diseases such as travelers’ diarrhea and cholera remain a threat to public health in many countries. Rapid diagnosis of an infectious disease is critical in preventing the escalation of a disease outbreak into an epidemic. Many o... Read More about A Regenerable Biosensing Platform for Bacterial Toxins.

Novel Capsular Aggregates from Flexible Tripodal Triureas with Cs Symmetry (2012)
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Alajarin, M., Orenes, R., Howard, J. A., Spencer, E. C., Steed, J. W., & Pastor, A. (2012). Novel Capsular Aggregates from Flexible Tripodal Triureas with Cs Symmetry. Chemistry - A European Journal, 18(8), 2389-2397. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201102246

Tris(2‐ and 3‐ureidobenzyl)amines with Cs symmetry self‐assemble in solution forming mixtures of regioisomeric capsular aggregates, one of which is chiral and the other centrosymmetric. Under certain conditions, a predominance of the centrosymmetric... Read More about Novel Capsular Aggregates from Flexible Tripodal Triureas with Cs Symmetry.

Nearest-neighbor connectedness theory: A general approach to continuum percolation (2021)
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Coupette, F., de Bruijn, R., Bult, P., Finner, S., Miller, M. A., van der Schoot, P., & Schilling, T. (2021). Nearest-neighbor connectedness theory: A general approach to continuum percolation. Physical Review E, 103(4), Article 042115. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.103.042115

We introduce a method to estimate continuum percolation thresholds and illustrate its usefulness by investigating geometric percolation of noninteracting line segments and disks in two spatial dimensions. These examples serve as models for electrical... Read More about Nearest-neighbor connectedness theory: A general approach to continuum percolation.

Modeling ternary fluids in contact with elastic membranes (2021)
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Pepona, M., Shek, A., Semprebon, C., Krüger, T., & Kusumaatmaja, H. (2021). Modeling ternary fluids in contact with elastic membranes. Physical Review E, 103(2), Article 022112. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.103.022112

We present a thermodynamically consistent model of a ternary fluid interacting with elastic membranes. Following a free-energy modeling approach for the fluid phases, we derive the governing equations for the dynamics of the ternary fluid flow and me... Read More about Modeling ternary fluids in contact with elastic membranes.

Self-assembly and mesophase formation in a non-ionic chromonic liquid crystal: insights from bottom-up and top-down coarse-grained simulation models (2020)
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Potter, T. D., Walker, M., & Wilson, M. R. (2020). Self-assembly and mesophase formation in a non-ionic chromonic liquid crystal: insights from bottom-up and top-down coarse-grained simulation models. Soft Matter, 16(41), 9488-9498. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm01157f

New coarse-grained models are introduced for a non-ionic chromonic molecule, TP6EO2M, in aqueous solution. The multiscale coarse-graining (MS-CG) approach is used, in the form of hybrid force matching (HFM), to produce a bottom-up CG model that demon... Read More about Self-assembly and mesophase formation in a non-ionic chromonic liquid crystal: insights from bottom-up and top-down coarse-grained simulation models.

The genetic landscape of crystallins in congenital cataract (2020)
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Berry, V., Ionides, A., Pontikos, N., Georgiou, M., Yu, J., Ocaka, L. A., …Michaelides, M. (2020). The genetic landscape of crystallins in congenital cataract. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 15, Article 333. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-01613-3

Background: The crystalline lens is mainly composed of a large family of soluble proteins called the crystallins, which are responsible for its development, growth, transparency and refractive index. Disease-causing sequence variants in the crystalli... Read More about The genetic landscape of crystallins in congenital cataract.

A model for permeability evolution during volcanic welding (2020)
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Wadsworth, F. B., Vasseur, J., Llewellin, E. W., Brown, R. J., Tuffen, H., Gardner, J. E., …Marone, F. (2021). A model for permeability evolution during volcanic welding. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 409, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.107118

Volcanic ash and pyroclasts can weld when deposited hot by pyroclastic density currents, in near-vent fall deposits, or in fractures in volcano interiors. Welding progressively decreases the permeability of the particle packs, influencing a range of... Read More about A model for permeability evolution during volcanic welding.

Optimal pricing strategies for Manufacturing-as-a Service platforms to ensure business sustainability (2021)
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Chaudhuri, A., Datta, P. P., Fernandes, K. J., & Xiong, Y. (2021). Optimal pricing strategies for Manufacturing-as-a Service platforms to ensure business sustainability. International Journal of Production Economics, 234, Article 108065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108065

Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) is a service which delivers manufactured products by connecting its network of suppliers with its customers on a digital platform. The long term sustainability of the MaaS platforms depends on their pricing strategy... Read More about Optimal pricing strategies for Manufacturing-as-a Service platforms to ensure business sustainability.

Guest inclusion by Borromean weave coordination networks (2021)
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Byrne, P., Lloyd, G. O., & Steed, J. W. (2021). Guest inclusion by Borromean weave coordination networks. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 74(1-3), 152-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2021.1875132

Reaction of N,Nʺ-ethylene-1,2-diylbis(3-pyridin-3-ylurea) (L) with AgNO3 in a variety of solvents gives a total of five 2-D Borromean weave coordination polymer networks that adopt three structural types depending on the interactions to the solvent p... Read More about Guest inclusion by Borromean weave coordination networks.

Control of Superselectivity by Crowding in Three-Dimensional Hosts (2021)
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Christy, A. T., Kusumaatmaja, H., & Miller, M. A. (2021). Control of Superselectivity by Crowding in Three-Dimensional Hosts. Physical Review Letters, 126(2), Article 028002. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.126.028002

Motivated by the fine compositional control observed in membraneless droplet organelles in cells, we investigate how a sharp binding-unbinding transition can occur between multivalent client molecules and receptors embedded in a porous three-dimensio... Read More about Control of Superselectivity by Crowding in Three-Dimensional Hosts.

Cylindrical Zwitterionic Particles via Interpolyelectrolyte Complexation on Molecular Polymer Brushes (2020)
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Pelras, T., Nonappa, Mahon, C. S., & Müllner, M. (2021). Cylindrical Zwitterionic Particles via Interpolyelectrolyte Complexation on Molecular Polymer Brushes. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 42(8), Article 2000401. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000401

The fabrication of macromolecular architectures with high aspect ratio and well‐defined internal and external morphologies remains a challenge. The combination of template chemistry and self‐assembly concepts to construct peculiar polymer architectur... Read More about Cylindrical Zwitterionic Particles via Interpolyelectrolyte Complexation on Molecular Polymer Brushes.

The Birth of a Hawaiian Fissure Eruption (2020)
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Houghton, B., Tisdale, C., Llewellin, E., Taddeucci, J., Orr, T., Walker, B., & Patrick, M. (2021). The Birth of a Hawaiian Fissure Eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126(1), Article e2020JB020903. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jb020903

Most basaltic explosive eruptions intensify abruptly, allowing little time to document processes at the start of eruption. One opportunity came with the initiation of activity from fissure 8 (F8) during the 2018 eruption on the lower East Rift Zone o... Read More about The Birth of a Hawaiian Fissure Eruption.

Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 3: deformation, wear and fracture (2020)
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Bucknall, C., Altstädt, V., Auhl, D., Buckley, P., Dijkstra, D., Galeski, A., …Wu, J. J. (2020). Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 3: deformation, wear and fracture. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92(9), 1503-1519. https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0406

Three grades of polyethylene, with weight-average relative molar masses, ¯¯¯¯ M W , of approximately 0.6 × 106, 5 × 106, and 9 × 106, were supplied as compression mouldings by a leading manufacturer of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE... Read More about Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 3: deformation, wear and fracture.

Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 4: sporadic fatigue crack propagation (2020)
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Bucknall, C., Altstädt, V., Auhl, D., Buckley, P., Dijkstra, D., Galeski, A., …Wu, J. J. (2020). Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 4: sporadic fatigue crack propagation. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92(9), 1521-1536. https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0408

Fatigue tests were carried out on compression mouldings supplied by a leading polymer manufacturer. They were made from three batches of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with weight-average relative molar masses, ¯¯¯¯ M W, of about 0... Read More about Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 4: sporadic fatigue crack propagation.

Self-propelled droplet transport on shaped-liquid surfaces (2020)
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Launay, G., Sadullah, M. S., McHale, G., Ledesma-Aguilar, R., Kusumaatmaja, H., & Wells, G. G. (2020). Self-propelled droplet transport on shaped-liquid surfaces. Scientific Reports, 10(14987), Article 14987. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70988-x

The transport of small amounts of liquids on solid surfaces is fundamental for microfluidics applications. Technologies allowing control of droplets of liquid on flat surfaces generally involve the generation of a wettability contrast. This approach... Read More about Self-propelled droplet transport on shaped-liquid surfaces.