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Illuminating Host-Parasite Interaction at the Cellular and Subcellular Levels with Infrared Microspectroscopy (2022)
Journal Article
Elsheikha, H. M., Al-Sandaqchi, A. T., Harun, M. S., Winterton, F., Altharawi, A., Elsaied, N. A., …Chan, K. L. A. (2022). Illuminating Host-Parasite Interaction at the Cellular and Subcellular Levels with Infrared Microspectroscopy. Cells, 11(5), Article 811. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11050811

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an opportunistic protozoan that can cause brain infection and other serious health consequences in immuno-compromised individuals. This parasite has a remarkable ability to cross biological barriers and exploit the ho... Read More about Illuminating Host-Parasite Interaction at the Cellular and Subcellular Levels with Infrared Microspectroscopy.

Freshwater microplastic concentrations vary through both space and time (2020)
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Stanton, T., Johnson, M., Nathanail, P., MacNaughtan, W., & Gomes, R. L. (2020). Freshwater microplastic concentrations vary through both space and time. Environmental Pollution, 263, Article 114481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114481

Plastic pollution represents one of the most salient indicators of society’s impact on the environment. The microplastic component of this is ubiquitous, however, microplastic studies are seldom representative of the locations they sample. Over 12 mo... Read More about Freshwater microplastic concentrations vary through both space and time.

Freshwater and airborne textile fibre populations are dominated by ‘natural’, not microplastic, fibres (2019)
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Stanton, T., Johnson, M., Nathanail, P., MacNaughtan, W., & Gomes, R. L. (2019). Freshwater and airborne textile fibre populations are dominated by ‘natural’, not microplastic, fibres. Science of the Total Environment, 666, 377-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.278

The potential role of natural textile fibres as environmental pollutants has been speculated upon by some environmental scientists, however, there is a general consensus that their biodegradability reduces their environmental threat. Whilst the risks... Read More about Freshwater and airborne textile fibre populations are dominated by ‘natural’, not microplastic, fibres.

Stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemical modified gelatinised starch (2018)
Journal Article
Kasprzak, M. M., Macnaughtan, W., Harding, S., Wilde, P., & Wolf, B. (2018). Stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemical modified gelatinised starch. Food Hydrocolloids, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.03.002

In this research, stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemically modified gelatinised starch is presented. Thus far only octenyl succinic anhydride(OSA) modified gelatinised starch has been known to adsorb at emulsion droplet interfaces,... Read More about Stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemical modified gelatinised starch.

A structural study of Acacia nilotica and Acacia modesta gums (2017)
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Massey, S., MacNaughtan, W., Williams, H. E., Wolf, B., & Iqbal, M. S. (2017). A structural study of Acacia nilotica and Acacia modesta gums. Carbohydrate Polymers, 175, 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.065

Superficially similar carbohydrate polymers from similar sources can have dramatically different characteristics. This work seeks to examine the molecular properties responsible for these differences. Protons responsible for cross-polarization in the... Read More about A structural study of Acacia nilotica and Acacia modesta gums.