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Wall- and Hybridisation-Selective Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (2019)
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Carini, M., Shi, L., Chamberlain, T., Liu, M., Valenti, G., Melle-Franco, M., Paolucci, F., Khlobystov, A., Pichler, T., & Mateo-Alonso, A. (2019). Wall- and Hybridisation-Selective Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(30), 10276-10280. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201905559

Controlled nitrogen-doping is a powerful methodology to modify the properties of carbon nanostructures and produce functional materials for electrocatalysis, energy conversion and storage, and sensing, among others. Herein, we report a wall- and hybr... Read More about Wall- and Hybridisation-Selective Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Applications in catalysis, photochemistry, and photodetection: General discussion (2019)
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Aizpurua, J., Baumberg, J., Caps, V., Cortes, E., de Nijs, B., Diaz Fernandez, Y., Fabris, L., Freakley, S., Gawinkowski, S., Glass, D., Huang, J., Jankiewicz, B., Khurgin, J., Vijaya Kumar, P., Maurer, R. J., McBreen, P., Sven Mueller, N., Park, J. Y., Quiroz, J., Rejman, S., …Zhan, C. (2019). Applications in catalysis, photochemistry, and photodetection: General discussion. Faraday Discussions, 214, 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9fd90014d

Direct synthesis of multiplexed metal nanowire based devices using carbon nanotubes as vector templates (2019)
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Clément, P., Xu, X., Stoppiello, C. T., Rance, G. A., Attanzio, A., O’Shea, J. N., Temperton, R. H., Khlobystov, A. N., Lovelock, K. R. J., Seymour, J. M., Fogarty, R. M., Baker, A., Bourne, R. A., Hall, B., Chamberlain, T. W., & Palma, M. (2019). Direct synthesis of multiplexed metal nanowire based devices using carbon nanotubes as vector templates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(29), 9928-9932. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201902857

We present the synthesis of metal nanowires in a multiplexed device configuration using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as nanoscale vector templates. The SWNT templates control the dimensionality of the wires, allowing precise control of thei... Read More about Direct synthesis of multiplexed metal nanowire based devices using carbon nanotubes as vector templates.

Core–Shell NaHoF4@TiO2 NPs: A Labeling Method to Trace Engineered Nanomaterials of Ubiquitous Elements in the Environment (2019)
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Cui, X., Fryer, B., Zhou, D., Lodge, R. W., Khlobystov, A. N., Valsami-Jones, E., & Lynch, I. (2019). Core–Shell NaHoF4@TiO2 NPs: A Labeling Method to Trace Engineered Nanomaterials of Ubiquitous Elements in the Environment. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(21), 19452-19461. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b03062

Understanding the fate and behavior of nanoparticles (NPs) in the natural environment is important to assess their potential risk. Single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS) allows for the detection of NPs at extremely lo... Read More about Core–Shell NaHoF4@TiO2 NPs: A Labeling Method to Trace Engineered Nanomaterials of Ubiquitous Elements in the Environment.

A mild synthesis of substituted 1,8-naphthyridines (2019)
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Anderson, E. C., Sneddon, H. F., & Hayes, C. J. (2019). A mild synthesis of substituted 1,8-naphthyridines. Green Chemistry, 21(11), 3050-3058. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9gc00408d

A greener method for the synthesis of substituted 1,8-naphthyridines has been developed, which is supported by reaction metric analysis. Using 2-aminonicotinaldehyde as a starting material with a variety of carbonyl reaction partners, the Friedländer... Read More about A mild synthesis of substituted 1,8-naphthyridines.

Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters (2019)
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Vandeginste, V., Snell, O., Hall, M. R., Steer, E., & Vandeginste, A. (2019). Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters. Nature Communications, 10, Article 1851. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09870-y

Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) plays a key role in the global carbon cycle. Yet, the chemical mechanisms that catalyze its formation remain an enigma. Here, using batch reactor experiments, we demonstrate an unexpected acceleration of dolomite formation by zi... Read More about Acceleration of dolomitization by zinc in saline waters.

Polyacrylates Derived from Biobased Ethyl Lactate Solvent via SET-LRP (2019)
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Bensabeh, N., Moreno, A., Roig, A., Monaghan, O. R., Ronda, J. C., Cádiz, V., Galià, M., Howdle, S. M., Lligadas, G., & Percec, V. (2019). Polyacrylates Derived from Biobased Ethyl Lactate Solvent via SET-LRP. Biomacromolecules, 20(5), 2135-2147. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00435

The precise synthesis of polymers derived from alkyl lactate ester acrylates is reported for the first time. Kinetic experiments were conducted to demonstrate that Cu(0) wire-catalyzed single electron transfer-living radical polymerization (SET-LRP)... Read More about Polyacrylates Derived from Biobased Ethyl Lactate Solvent via SET-LRP.

Microwave pyrolysis of Laminaria digitata to produce unique seaweed-derived bio-oils (2019)
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Kostas, E. T., Williams, O. S., Duran-Jimenez, G., Tapper, A. J., Cooper, M., Meehan, R., & Robinson, J. P. (2019). Microwave pyrolysis of Laminaria digitata to produce unique seaweed-derived bio-oils. Biomass and Bioenergy, 125, 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2019.04.006

Microwave pyrolysis has become an attractive form of processing technology to generate bio-oil, bio-char and syngas from different biomass feedstocks. In this study, microwave pyrolysis was performed on the UK native seaweed Laminaria digitata and it... Read More about Microwave pyrolysis of Laminaria digitata to produce unique seaweed-derived bio-oils.

Water-Based 3D Inkjet Printing of an Oral Pharmaceutical Dosage Form (2019)
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Cader, H. K., Rance, G. A., Alexander, M. R., Gonçalves, A. D., Roberts, C. J., Tuck, C. J., & Wildman, R. D. (2019). Water-Based 3D Inkjet Printing of an Oral Pharmaceutical Dosage Form. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 564, 359-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.04.026

Inkjet printing is a form of additive manufacturing where liquid droplets are selectively deposited onto a substrate followed by solidification. The process provides significant potential advantages for producing solid oral dosage forms or tablets, i... Read More about Water-Based 3D Inkjet Printing of an Oral Pharmaceutical Dosage Form.

Penetration and uptake of Nanoparticles in 3D tumour spheroids (2019)
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Tchoryk, A., Taresco, V., Argent, R., Ashford, M. B., Gellert, P., Stolnik, S., Grabowska, A. M., & Garnett, M. C. (2019). Penetration and uptake of Nanoparticles in 3D tumour spheroids. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 30(5), 1371-1384. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00136

Animal models are effective for assessing tumour localisation of nanosystems, but difficult to use for studying penetration beyond the vasculature. Here, we have used well-characterised HCT116 colorectal cancer spheroids to study the effect of nanopa... Read More about Penetration and uptake of Nanoparticles in 3D tumour spheroids.