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Tailoring the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotube modified indium tin oxide via in situ grafting of aryl diazonium (2017)
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Our ability to tailor the electronic properties of surfaces by nanomodification is paramount for various applications, including development of sensing, fuel cell, and solar technologies. Moreover, in order to improve the rational design of conductin... Read More about Tailoring the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotube modified indium tin oxide via in situ grafting of aryl diazonium.

Real-time measurement of the intracellular pH of yeast cells during glucose metabolism using ratiometric fluorescent nanosensors (2017)
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Intracellular pH is a key parameter that influences many biochemical and metabolic pathways that can also be used as an indirect marker to monitor metabolic and intracellular processes. Herein, we utilise ratiometric fluorescent pH-sensitive nanosens... Read More about Real-time measurement of the intracellular pH of yeast cells during glucose metabolism using ratiometric fluorescent nanosensors.

Electrochemical communication with the inside of cells using micro-patterned vertical carbon nanofibre electrodes (2016)
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With the rapidly increasing demands for ultrasensitive biodetection, the design and applications of new nano-scale materials for development of sensors based on optical and electrochemical transducers have attracted substantial interest. In particula... Read More about Electrochemical communication with the inside of cells using micro-patterned vertical carbon nanofibre electrodes.

Tuning the conformation of synthetic co-polypeptides of serine and glutamic acid through control over polymer composition (2016)
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Ring opening polymerization (ROP) of N‐carboxy anhydride (NCA) amino acids presents a rapid way to synthesize high molecular weight polypeptides with different amino acid compositions. The compositional and functional versatility of polypeptides make... Read More about Tuning the conformation of synthetic co-polypeptides of serine and glutamic acid through control over polymer composition.

Controlled intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species in human mesenchymal stem cells using porphyrin conjugated nanoparticles (2015)
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Nanoparticles capable of generating controlled amounts of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), that advance the study of oxidative stress and cellular communication, were synthesized by functionalizing polyacrylamide nanoparticles with zinc(I... Read More about Controlled intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species in human mesenchymal stem cells using porphyrin conjugated nanoparticles.

Adapting the electrospinning process to provide three unique environments for a tri-layered in vitro model of the airway wall (2015)
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Electrospinning is a highly adaptable method producing porous 3D fibrous scaffolds that can be exploited in in vitro cell culture. Alterations to intrinsic parameters within the process allow a high degree of control over scaffold characteristics inc... Read More about Adapting the electrospinning process to provide three unique environments for a tri-layered in vitro model of the airway wall.

Monitoring the Dissolution Mechanisms of Amorphous Bicalutamide Solid Dispersions via Real-Time Raman Mapping (2015)
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Real-time in situ Raman mapping has been employed to monitor, during dissolution, the crystallization transitions of amorphous bicalutamide formulated as a molecular dispersion in a copovidone VA64 matrix. The dissolution performance was also investi... Read More about Monitoring the Dissolution Mechanisms of Amorphous Bicalutamide Solid Dispersions via Real-Time Raman Mapping.

An appraisal of the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction for the synthesis of novel fluorescent coumarin derivatives (2014)
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We report the chemical design and development of 3-aryl-substituted 7-alkoxy-4-methylcoumarins with enhanced fluorogenic properties. The 3-aryl substituents are installed via an optimized Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling (SMC) reaction between a 7-alkox... Read More about An appraisal of the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction for the synthesis of novel fluorescent coumarin derivatives.

Human airway smooth muscle maintain in situ cell orientation and phenotype when cultured on aligned electrospun scaffolds (2014)
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Human airway smooth muscle (HASM) contraction plays a central role in regulating airway resistance in both healthy and asthmatic bronchioles. In vitro studies that investigate the intricate mechanisms that regulate this contractile process are predom... Read More about Human airway smooth muscle maintain in situ cell orientation and phenotype when cultured on aligned electrospun scaffolds.

A novel electrospun biphasic scaffold provides optimal three-dimensional topography forin vitroco-culture of airway epithelial and fibroblast cells (2014)
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Conventional airway in vitro models focus upon the function of individual structural cells cultured in a two-dimensional monolayer, with limited three-dimensional (3D) models of the bronchial mucosa. Electrospinning offers an attractive method to pro... Read More about A novel electrospun biphasic scaffold provides optimal three-dimensional topography forin vitroco-culture of airway epithelial and fibroblast cells.

CHOTs optical transducers (2011)
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Laser ultrasonics conventionally use direct absorption in the sample to generate ultrasound and monitor the sample to detect the ultrasound. However, in some circumstances there are significant advantages to using an optical transducer - a device to... Read More about CHOTs optical transducers.