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A facile one step route that introduces functionality to polymer powders for laser sintering (2024)
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Krumins, E., Crawford, L. A., Rogers, D. M., Machado, F., Taresco, V., East, M., …Howdle, S. M. (2024). A facile one step route that introduces functionality to polymer powders for laser sintering. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 3137. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47376-4

Laser Sintering (LS) is a type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) exploiting laser processing of polymeric particles to produce 3D objects. Because of its ease of processability and thermo-physical properties, polyamide-12 (PA-12) represents ~95% of the... Read More about A facile one step route that introduces functionality to polymer powders for laser sintering.

Additively Manufactured 3D Micro-bioelectrodes for Enhanced Bioelectrocatalytic Operation (2023)
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Jodeiri, K., Foerster, A., Trindade, G. F., Im, J., Carballares, D., Fernández-Lafuente, R., …Tuck, C. (2023). Additively Manufactured 3D Micro-bioelectrodes for Enhanced Bioelectrocatalytic Operation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(11), 14914–14924. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c20262

The drive toward miniaturization of enzyme-based bioelectronics established a need for three-dimensional (3D) microstructured electrodes, which are difficult to implement using conventional manufacturing processes. Additive manufacturing coupled with... Read More about Additively Manufactured 3D Micro-bioelectrodes for Enhanced Bioelectrocatalytic Operation.

Redshift and amplitude increase in the dielectric function of corundum-like α-(TixGa1−x)2O3 (2023)
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Kluth, E., Fay, M., Parmenter, C., Roberts, J., Smith, E., Stoppiello, C., …Feneberg, M. (2023). Redshift and amplitude increase in the dielectric function of corundum-like α-(TixGa1−x)2O3. Applied Physics Letters, 122(9), Article 092101. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0139725

Redshift of the absorption onset and amplitude increase in the ultraviolet complex dielectric function (DF) of corundum-like α-(TixGa1-x)2O3 with increasing Ti content is presented. α-Ga2O3 thin film samples alloyed with Ti up to x = 0.61 are grown f... Read More about Redshift and amplitude increase in the dielectric function of corundum-like α-(TixGa1−x)2O3.

Exploring the microstructure of hydrated collagen hydrogels under scanning electron microscopy (2023)
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Merryweather, D. J., Weston, N., Roe, J., Parmenter, C., Lewis, M. P., & Roach, P. (2023). Exploring the microstructure of hydrated collagen hydrogels under scanning electron microscopy. Journal of Microscopy, 290(1), 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13174

Collagen hydrogels are a rapidly expanding platform in bioengineering and soft materials engineering for novel applications focused on medical therapeutics, medical devices and biosensors. Observations linking microstructure to material properties an... Read More about Exploring the microstructure of hydrated collagen hydrogels under scanning electron microscopy.

Strategies for Integrating Metal Nanoparticles with Two-Photon Polymerization Process: Toward High Resolution Functional Additive Manufacturing (2023)
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Im, J., Liu, Y., Hu, Q., Trindade, G. F., Parmenter, C., Fay, M., …Turyanska, L. (2023). Strategies for Integrating Metal Nanoparticles with Two-Photon Polymerization Process: Toward High Resolution Functional Additive Manufacturing. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(39), Article 2211920. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202211920

This study reports the successful fabrication of complex 3D metal nanoparticle–polymer nanocomposites using two-photon polymerization (2PP). Three complementary strategies are detailed: in situ formation of metal nanoparticles (MeNPs) through a singl... Read More about Strategies for Integrating Metal Nanoparticles with Two-Photon Polymerization Process: Toward High Resolution Functional Additive Manufacturing.

Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores (2021)
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Gonciaruk, A., Hall, M. R., Fay, M. W., Parmenter, C. D. J., Vane, C. H., Khlobystov, A. N., & Ripepi, N. (2021). Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 3920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83179-z

Gas storage and recovery processes in shales critically depend on nano-scale porosity and chemical composition, but information about the nanoscale pore geometry and connectivity of kerogen, insoluble organic shale matter, is largely unavailable. Usi... Read More about Kerogen nanoscale structure and CO2 adsorption in shale micropores.

The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins (2020)
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Dinu, V., Lu, Y., Weston, N., Lithgo, R., Coupe, H., Channell, G., …Harding, S. E. (2020). The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 960. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57776-3

© 2020, The Author(s). Vancomycin, a branched tricyclic glycosylated peptide antibiotic, is a last-line defence against serious infections caused by staphylococci, enterococci and other Gram-positive bacteria. Orally-administered vancomycin is the dr... Read More about The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins.

Growth of single-layer boron nitride dome-shaped nanostructures catalysed by iron clusters (2016)
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Torre, A. L., Åhlgren, E. H., Fay, M. W., Ben Romdhane, F., Skowron, S. T., Parmenter, C., …Banhart, F. (2016). Growth of single-layer boron nitride dome-shaped nanostructures catalysed by iron clusters. Nanoscale, 8(32), 15079-15085. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nr03474h

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. We report on the growth and formation of single-layer boron nitride dome-shaped nanostructures mediated by small iron clusters located on flakes of hexagonal boron nitride. The nanostructures were synthesized in... Read More about Growth of single-layer boron nitride dome-shaped nanostructures catalysed by iron clusters.

Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines (2013)
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La Rocca, A., Di Liberto, G., Shayler, P., Parmenter, C., & Fay, M. (2014). Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines. Tribology International, 70, 142-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2013.09.018

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) has been applied to characterising soot agglomerates of particles and compared with Transmission Electron Microscoscopy (TEM). Soot nanoparticles were extracted from used oil drawn from the sump of a light duty au... Read More about Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines.