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Predictive Molecular Design and Structure–Property Validation of Novel Terpene-Based, Sustainably Sourced Bacterial Biofilm-Resistant Materials (2023)
Journal Article

Presented in this work is the use of a molecular descriptor, termed the α parameter, to aid in the design of a series of novel, terpene-based, and sustainable polymers that were resistant to biofilm formation by the model bacterial pathogen Pseudomon... Read More about Predictive Molecular Design and Structure–Property Validation of Novel Terpene-Based, Sustainably Sourced Bacterial Biofilm-Resistant Materials.

A self-crosslinking monomer, α-pinene methacrylate: understanding and exploiting hydrogen abstraction (2022)
Journal Article

Crosslinking is a valuable route to creating new polymeric materials and normally involves introduction of a cross linker or some form of secondary processing. Here we report the discovery and analysis of a self-crosslinking sustainable terpene deriv... Read More about A self-crosslinking monomer, α-pinene methacrylate: understanding and exploiting hydrogen abstraction.

Poly (glycerol adipate) (PGA) backbone modifications with a library of functional diols: Chemical and physical effects (2021)
Journal Article

Enzymatically synthesised poly(glycerol adipate) (PGA) has shown a palette of key desirable properties required for a biomaterial to be considered a ‘versatile polymeric tool’ in the field of drug delivery. PGA and its variations can self-assemble in... Read More about Poly (glycerol adipate) (PGA) backbone modifications with a library of functional diols: Chemical and physical effects.

Terpene polyacrylate TPA5 shows favorable molecular hydrodynamic properties as a potential bioinspired archaeological wood consolidant (2021)
Journal Article

There is currently a pressing need for the development of novel bioinspired consolidants for waterlogged, archaeological wood. Bioinspired materials possess many advantages, such as biocompatibility and sustainability, which makes them ideal to use i... Read More about Terpene polyacrylate TPA5 shows favorable molecular hydrodynamic properties as a potential bioinspired archaeological wood consolidant.

Development of Conductive Gelatine-Methacrylate Inks for Two-Photon Polymerisation (2021)
Journal Article

A Click Chemistry Strategy for the Synthesis of Efficient Photoinitiators for Two?Photon Polymerization (2020)
Journal Article

It is reported that efficient photoinitiators, suitable for two?photon polymerization, can be obtained using the copper catalyzed azide/alkyne cycloaddition reaction. This click chemistry strategy provides a modular approach to the assembly of photoi... Read More about A Click Chemistry Strategy for the Synthesis of Efficient Photoinitiators for Two?Photon Polymerization.

Bioinspired Precision Engineering of Three-Dimensional Epithelial Stem Cell Microniches (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Maintenance of the epithelium relies on stem cells residing within specialized microenvironments, known as epithelial crypts. Two-photon polymerization (2PP) is a valuable... Read More about Bioinspired Precision Engineering of Three-Dimensional Epithelial Stem Cell Microniches.

General Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of N–H Sulfoximines via C–S Bond Formation (2020)
Journal Article

A versatile method for the synthesis of enantioenriched N–H sulfoximines is reported. The approach stems from the organomagnesium-mediated ring opening of novel cyclic sulfonimidate templates. The reactions proceed in high yield and with excellent st... Read More about General Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of N–H Sulfoximines via C–S Bond Formation.

Geometry alone influences stem cell differentiation in a precision 3D printed stem cell niche (2018)
Working Paper

Stem cells within epithelial tissues reside in anatomical structures known as crypts that are known to contribute to the mechanical and chemical milieu important for function. To date, epithelial stem cell therapies have largely ignored the niche and... Read More about Geometry alone influences stem cell differentiation in a precision 3D printed stem cell niche.

New renewably-sourced polyesters from limonene-derived monomers (2018)
Journal Article

The functionalisation of limonene has enabled the synthesis of two renewably-sourced monomers for the formation of terpene-derived polyesters. Three methods for the synthesis of the novel hydroxy-acid 6 are reported and their green-credentials scruti... Read More about New renewably-sourced polyesters from limonene-derived monomers.

Sulfonimidates: useful synthetic intermediates for sulfoximine synthesis via C–S bond formation (2018)
Journal Article

Fruit gardens enhance mammal diversity and biomass in a Southeast Asian rainforest (2016)
Journal Article

Protected areas are frequently inhabited by people and conservation must be integrated with traditional management systems. Cultivation of fruit gardens is a low-impact agroforestry technique which alters the structure and composition of forest stand... Read More about Fruit gardens enhance mammal diversity and biomass in a Southeast Asian rainforest.

The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia (2015)
Journal Article

We discovered the presence of two individual spotted leopards Panthera pardus in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, a previously under-researched selectively logged rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. These findings are unexpected, because only two other studie... Read More about The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia.

Formal synthesis of kingianin A based upon a novel electrochemically-induced radical cation Diels–Alder reaction (2014)
Journal Article

Asymmetric reduction of ?, ?-unsaturated ketone to (R) allylic alcohol by Candida chilensis (2006)
Journal Article

A pilot scale whole cell process was developed for the enantioselective 1,2‐reduction of prochiral α,β‐unsaturated ketone to (R) allylic alcohol using Candida chilensis. Initial development showed high enantiomeric excess (EE > 95%) but low product y... Read More about Asymmetric reduction of ?, ?-unsaturated ketone to (R) allylic alcohol by Candida chilensis.