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Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications (2021)
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Al-Ani, A. W., Zamberlan, F., Ferreira, L., Bradshaw, T. D., Thomas, N. R., & Turyanska, L. (2021). Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications. Nano Express, 2(4), Article 040005. https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959x/ac33b8

We report a new theranostic device based on lead sulfide quantum dots (PbS QDs) with optical emission in the near infrared wavelength range decorated with affibodies (small 6.5 kDa protein-based antibody replacements) specific to the cancer biomarker... Read More about Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications.

CsPb(Br/I)3Perovskite Nanocrystals for Hybrid GaN-Based High-Bandwidth White Light-Emitting Diodes (2021)
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Ma, Z., Li, X., Zhang, C., Turyanska, L., Lin, S., Xi, X., …Zhao, L. (2021). CsPb(Br/I)3Perovskite Nanocrystals for Hybrid GaN-Based High-Bandwidth White Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4(8), 8383-8389. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c01604

The modulation bandwidth of white light emitting diodes (LEDs) is an important factor in visible light communication (VLC) system, which is mainly limited by the down-conversion materials. The broad spectrum and long lifetime of conventional light co... Read More about CsPb(Br/I)3Perovskite Nanocrystals for Hybrid GaN-Based High-Bandwidth White Light-Emitting Diodes.

Light-Induced Stark Effect and Reversible Photoluminescence Quenching in Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals (2021)
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Cottam, N. D., Zhang, C., Wildman, J. L., Patanè, A., Turyanska, L., & Makarovsky, O. (2021). Light-Induced Stark Effect and Reversible Photoluminescence Quenching in Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals. Advanced Optical Materials, 9(13), Article 2100104. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202100104

Inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have demonstrated a number of unique optical and electronic properties for optoelectronic applications. However, the physical properties of these nanostructures, such as the dynamics of charge carriers on diffe... Read More about Light-Induced Stark Effect and Reversible Photoluminescence Quenching in Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals.

Cr2O3 nanoparticles boosting Cr–N–C for highly efficient electrocatalysis in acidic oxygen reduction reaction (2021)
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Jiang, T., Luan, W., Turyanska, L., & Feng, Q. (2021). Cr2O3 nanoparticles boosting Cr–N–C for highly efficient electrocatalysis in acidic oxygen reduction reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(36), 18913-18921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.03.034

Transition metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C) catalysts have attracted significant attention for catalyzing oxygen reduction reactions (ORR). In this study, a porous Cr O @Cr–N–C catalyst with a small amount of Cr O nanoparticles loaded on the surface of... Read More about Cr2O3 nanoparticles boosting Cr–N–C for highly efficient electrocatalysis in acidic oxygen reduction reaction.

Enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction for Fe-N4-C by the incorporation of Co nanoparticles (2021)
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Jiang, T., Luan, W., Turyanska, L., & Feng, Q. (2021). Enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction for Fe-N4-C by the incorporation of Co nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 13(13), 6521-6530. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr00727k

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic activity can be improved by means of enhancing the synergy between transition metals. In this work, a novel porous Fe-N4-C nanostructure containing uniformly dispersed Co nanoparticles (CoNPs) is prepared by... Read More about Enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction for Fe-N4-C by the incorporation of Co nanoparticles.

Core/Shell Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic Applications (2021)
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Zhang, C., Chen, J., Kong, L., Wang, L., Wang, S., Chen, W., …Yang, X. (2021). Core/Shell Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic Applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(19), Article 2100438. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202100438

© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH Core/shell structured metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are emerging as a type of material with remarkable optical and electronic properties. Research into this field has been developing and expanding rapidly in recent... Read More about Core/Shell Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic Applications.

Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities (2021)
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Gosling, J. H., Makarovsky, O., Wang, F., Cottam, N. D., Greenaway, M. T., Patanè, A., …Fromhold, T. M. (2021). Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities. Communications Physics, 4(1), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00518-2

Pristine graphene and graphene-based heterostructures can exhibit exceptionally high electron mobility if their surface contains few electron-scattering impurities. Mobility directly influences electrical conductivity and its dependence on the carrie... Read More about Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities.

Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices (2020)
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Wang, F., Gosling, J. H., Rance, G. A., Trindade, G. F., Makarovsky, O., Cottam, N. D., …Turyanska, L. (2021). Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(5), Article 2007478. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202007478

© 2020 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH 2D materials have unique structural and electronic properties with potential for transformative device applications. However, such devices are usually bespoke structures ma... Read More about Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices.

Synergistic heat treatment derived hollow-mesoporous-microporous Fe–N–C-SHT electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (2020)
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Jiang, T., Luan, W., Ren, Y., Fan, C., Feng, Q., & Turyanska, L. (2020). Synergistic heat treatment derived hollow-mesoporous-microporous Fe–N–C-SHT electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 305, Article 110382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110382

© 2020 Exploring an economical and efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an essential but challenging field of study. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising candidates for the preparation of porous catalysts. Here we propose... Read More about Synergistic heat treatment derived hollow-mesoporous-microporous Fe–N–C-SHT electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction.

Core/Shell Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis of Highly Efficient and Environmentally Stable FAPbBr3/CsPbBr3 for LED Applications (2020)
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Wang, S., Zhang, C., Li, X., Yuan, M., Turyanska, L., & Yang, X. (2020). Core/Shell Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis of Highly Efficient and Environmentally Stable FAPbBr3/CsPbBr3 for LED Applications. Advanced Functional Materials, Article 1910582. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201910582

© 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs) are promising materials for applications in optoelectronics. However, their environmental instability remains to be addressed to... Read More about Core/Shell Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis of Highly Efficient and Environmentally Stable FAPbBr3/CsPbBr3 for LED Applications.

New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands (2020)
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Turyanska, L., Itkin, B., Breen, A., Loaiza-Perez, A. I., Sandes, E. O., & Bradshaw, T. D. (2020). New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(10), Article 3551. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21103551

Kidney cancer rapidly acquires resistance to antiangiogenic agents, such as sunitinib, developing an aggressive migratory phenotype (facilitated by c-Metsignal transduction). The Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has recently been postulated as a molec... Read More about New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands.

DDAB-assisted synthesis of iodine-rich CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals with improved stability in multiple environments (2020)
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Huang, Y., Luan, W., Liu, M., & Turyanska, L. (2020). DDAB-assisted synthesis of iodine-rich CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals with improved stability in multiple environments. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8(7), 2381-2387. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tc06566k

© 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry. All-inorganic cesium lead halide perovskite (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, I) nanocrystals (NCs) have attracted considerable attention due to their tunable optical properties and high optical quantum yield. However, their... Read More about DDAB-assisted synthesis of iodine-rich CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals with improved stability in multiple environments.

Defect-assisted high photoconductive UV-VIS gain in perovskite-decorated graphene transistors (2019)
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Cottam, N. D., Zhang, C., Turyanska, L., Eaves, L., Kudrynskyi, Z., Vdovin, E. E., …Makarovsky, O. (2020). Defect-assisted high photoconductive UV-VIS gain in perovskite-decorated graphene transistors. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2, 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.9b00664

Recent progress in the synthesis of high stability inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) has led to their increasing use in broadband photodetectors. These NCs are of particular interest for the UV range as they have the potential to extend the wav... Read More about Defect-assisted high photoconductive UV-VIS gain in perovskite-decorated graphene transistors.

Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery (2019)
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Breen, A. F., Scurr, D., Cassioli, M. L., Wells, G., Thomas, N. R., Zhang, J., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 14, 9525-9534. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S226293

Introduction: Advancment of novel anticancer drugs into clinic is frequently halted by their lack of solubility, reduced stability under physiological conditions, and non-specific uptake by normal tissues, causing systemic toxicity. Their progress to... Read More about Protein Encapsulation of Experimental Anticancer Agents 5F 203 and Phortress: Towards Precision Drug Delivery.

Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells (2019)
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Quilles Junior, J. C., Bradshaw, T. D., Turyanska, L., Carlos, F. D. R. R., Montanari, A., Leitão, A., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells. RSC Advances, 9(63), 36699-36706. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra07161j

Cysteine proteases play a key role in tumorigenesis causing protein degradation and promoting invasive tumour growth. Cathepsin L is overexpressed in cancer cells and could provide a specific target for delivery of anticancer agents. We encapsulated... Read More about Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells.

Immobilized Enzymes on Gold Nanoparticles: From Enhanced Stability to Cleaning of Heritage Textiles (2019)
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Gherardi, F., Turyanska, L., Ferrari, E., Weston, N., Fay, M. W., & Colston, B. J. (2019). Immobilized Enzymes on Gold Nanoparticles: From Enhanced Stability to Cleaning of Heritage Textiles. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2(11), 5136-5143. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b00802

Enzyme-based treatments are used in heritage conservation for the effective removal of glues and other damaging organic layers from the surfaces of historic and artistic works. Despite their potential, however, the application of enzymatic treatments... Read More about Immobilized Enzymes on Gold Nanoparticles: From Enhanced Stability to Cleaning of Heritage Textiles.

Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells (2019)
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Liu, Z., Turyanska, L., Zamberlan, F., Pacifico, S., Bradshaw, T. D., Moro, F., …Thomas, N. R. (2019). Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells. Nanotechnology, 30(50), Article 505102. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab437c

We report on the synthesis of water-soluble gold nanoclusters capped with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based ligands and further functionalized with folic acid for specific cellular uptake. The dihydrolipoic acid-PEG-based ligands terminated with -OMe,... Read More about Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells.

Development of novel apoferritin formulations for antitumour benzothiazoles (2019)
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Breen, A. F., Wells, G., Turyanska, L., & Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). Development of novel apoferritin formulations for antitumour benzothiazoles. Cancer Reports, 2(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnr2.1155

Background The benzothiazole structure is important in medicinal chemistry, and 5‐fluoro‐2‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl) benzothiazole (GW 610) is of particular interest as it shows outstanding anticancer activity in sensitive breast and colorectal carcinom... Read More about Development of novel apoferritin formulations for antitumour benzothiazoles.

Enhancing optoelectronic properties of SiC-grown graphene by a surface layer of colloidal quantum dots (2017)
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Makarovsky, O., Turyanska, L., Mori, N., Greenaway, M., Eaves, L., Patanè, A., …Yakimova, R. (in press). Enhancing optoelectronic properties of SiC-grown graphene by a surface layer of colloidal quantum dots. 2D Materials, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa76bb

We report a simultaneous increase of carrier concentration, mobility and photoresponsivity when SiC-grown graphene is decorated with a surface layer of colloidal PbS quantum dots, which act as electron donors. The charge on the ionised dots is spatia... Read More about Enhancing optoelectronic properties of SiC-grown graphene by a surface layer of colloidal quantum dots.

Mobility enhancement of CVD graphene by spatially correlated charges (2017)
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Turyanska, L., Makarovsky, O., Eaves, L., Patanè, A., & Mori, N. (2017). Mobility enhancement of CVD graphene by spatially correlated charges. 2D Materials, 4(2), Article 025026. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa55b4

The manuscript presents a strategy for enhancing the carrier mobility of single layer CVD graphene (CVD SLG) based on spatially correlated charges. Our Monte Carlo simulations, numerical modeling and the experimental results confirm that spatial corr... Read More about Mobility enhancement of CVD graphene by spatially correlated charges.