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Therapeutic Effects of Hypoxic and Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Inflammatory Arthritis (2021)
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Kay, A. G., Treadwell, K., Roach, P., Morgan, R., Lodge, R., Hyland, M., …Kehoe, O. (2022). Therapeutic Effects of Hypoxic and Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Inflammatory Arthritis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(1), Article 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23010126

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) immunomodulate inflammatory responses through paracrine signalling, including via secretion of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the cell secretome. We evaluated the therapeutic potential of MSCs-derived small EVs in an an... Read More about Therapeutic Effects of Hypoxic and Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Inflammatory Arthritis.

Selective suppression of {112} anatase facets by fluorination for enhanced TiO2 particle size and phase stability at elevated temperatures (2021)
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Kohlrausch, E. C., Dos Reis, R., Lodge, R. W., Vicente, I., Brolo, A. G., Dupont, J., …Santos, M. J. L. (2021). Selective suppression of {112} anatase facets by fluorination for enhanced TiO2 particle size and phase stability at elevated temperatures. Nanoscale Advances, 3(21), 6223-6230. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1na00528f

Generally, anatase is the most desirable TiO2 polymorphic phase for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications due to its higher photoconductivity and lower recombination rates compared to the rutile phase. However, in applications where temperatur... Read More about Selective suppression of {112} anatase facets by fluorination for enhanced TiO2 particle size and phase stability at elevated temperatures.

Blurring the Boundary between Homogenous and Heterogeneous Catalysis using Palladium Nanoclusters with Dynamic Surfaces (2021)
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Cano, I., Weilhard, A., Martin, C., Pinto, J., Lodge, R. W., Santos, A. R., …Fernandes, J. A. (2021). Blurring the Boundary between Homogenous and Heterogeneous Catalysis using Palladium Nanoclusters with Dynamic Surfaces. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 4965. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25263-6

Using a magnetron sputtering approach that allows size-controlled formation of nanoclusters, we have created palladium nanoclusters that combine the features of both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts. Here we report the atomic structures and el... Read More about Blurring the Boundary between Homogenous and Heterogeneous Catalysis using Palladium Nanoclusters with Dynamic Surfaces.

Retention of perylene diimide optical properties in solid-state materials through tethering to nanodiamonds (2021)
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Almuhana, A. R. Y., Langer, P., Griffin, S. L., Lodge, R. W., Rance, G. A., & Champness, N. R. (2021). Retention of perylene diimide optical properties in solid-state materials through tethering to nanodiamonds. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9(32), 10317-10323. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1tc02577e

The synthesis of nanodiamond-perylene diimide composites is reported. Suitably hydroxyl-functionalised perylene diimides (PDIs) are reacted with carboxylic acid functionalised nanodiamonds (NDs) through ester formation. The ND-PDI nanocomposite mater... Read More about Retention of perylene diimide optical properties in solid-state materials through tethering to nanodiamonds.

Imaging and analysis of covalent organic framework crystallites on a carbon surface: a nanocrystalline scaly COF/nanotube hybrid (2021)
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Weare, B. L., Lodge, R. W., Zyk, N., Weilhard, A., Housley, C. L., Strutyński, K., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2021). Imaging and analysis of covalent organic framework crystallites on a carbon surface: a nanocrystalline scaly COF/nanotube hybrid. Nanoscale, 13(14), 6834-6845. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr08973g

Synthesis of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) is well-advanced but understanding their nanoscale structure and interaction with other materials remains a significant challenge. Here, we have developed a methodology for the detailed imaging and anal... Read More about Imaging and analysis of covalent organic framework crystallites on a carbon surface: a nanocrystalline scaly COF/nanotube hybrid.

An integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and global gene expression effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on marine mussels: evidence of reverse ‘Trojan Horse’ effects (2019)
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Barranger, A., Rance, G. A., Aminot, Y., Dallas, L. J., Sforzini, S., Weston, N. J., …Jha, A. N. (2019). An integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and global gene expression effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on marine mussels: evidence of reverse ‘Trojan Horse’ effects. Nanotoxicology, 13(10), 1324-1343. https://doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2019.1654003

The interactions between carbon-based engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and organic pollutants might enhance the uptake of contaminants into biota. The present integrated study aimed to assess this potential ‘Trojan Horse’, probing the interactive effe... Read More about An integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and global gene expression effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on marine mussels: evidence of reverse ‘Trojan Horse’ effects.

Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes (2019)
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Jordan, J. W., Lowe, G. A., McSweeney, R. L., Stoppiello, C. T., Lodge, R. W., Skowron, S. T., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2019). Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Materials, 31(41), Article 1904182. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904182

The development of next‐generation molecular‐electronic, electrocatalytic, and energy‐storage systems depends on the availability of robust materials in which molecular charge‐storage sites and conductive hosts are in intimate contact. It is shown he... Read More about Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Paramagnetic ionic liquid-coated SiO2@Fe3O4 nanoparticles—The next generation of magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts applied in the glycolysis of PET (2019)
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Cano, I., Martin, C., Fernandes, J. A., Lodge, R. W., Dupont, J., Casado-Carmona, F. A., …de Pedro, I. (2020). Paramagnetic ionic liquid-coated SiO2@Fe3O4 nanoparticles—The next generation of magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts applied in the glycolysis of PET. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 260, Article 118110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118110

The functionalization of silica-coated, magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles, with an ironcontaining ionic liquid, allows for the synthesis of a Fe3O4@SiO2@(mim)[FeCl4] system that can be employed as a magnetically recoverable nanocatalyst. Herein, we prese... Read More about Paramagnetic ionic liquid-coated SiO2@Fe3O4 nanoparticles—The next generation of magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts applied in the glycolysis of PET.

Continuous synthesis of Zn2Al-CO3 layered double hydroxides: A comparison of bench, pilot and industrial scale syntheses (2019)
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Clark, I., Gomes, R. L., Crawshaw, C., Neve, L., Lodge, R., Fay, M., …Lester, E. (2019). Continuous synthesis of Zn2Al-CO3 layered double hydroxides: A comparison of bench, pilot and industrial scale syntheses. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 4(4), 663-666. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8re00241j

© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Zn2Al-CO3 was produced continuously at bench (g h-1), pilot (100s g h-1) and industrial scale (10s kg h-1). Crystal domain length and BET surface area were similar at all three scales although there was a small... Read More about Continuous synthesis of Zn2Al-CO3 layered double hydroxides: A comparison of bench, pilot and industrial scale syntheses.

Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging (2018)
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Nizamudeen, Z., Markus, R., Lodge, R., Parmenter, C., Platt, M., Chakrabarti, L., & Sottile, V. (2018). Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 1865(12), 1891-1900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.09.008

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have prevalent roles in cancer biology and regenerative medicine. Conventional techniques for characterising EVs including electron microscopy (EM), nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and tuneable resistive pulse sensin... Read More about Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging.

Movement of palladium nanoparticles in hollow graphitised nanofibres: the role of migration and coalescence in nanocatalyst sintering during the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction (2018)
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Lodge, R. W., Rance, G. A., Fay, M. W., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2018). Movement of palladium nanoparticles in hollow graphitised nanofibres: the role of migration and coalescence in nanocatalyst sintering during the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction. Nanoscale, https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr05267k

The evolution of individual palladium nanoparticle (PdNP) catalysts, in graphitised nanofibres (GNF), in the liquid-phase Suzuki-Miyaura (SM) reaction has been appraised. The combination of identical location-transmission electron microscopy (IL-TEM)... Read More about Movement of palladium nanoparticles in hollow graphitised nanofibres: the role of migration and coalescence in nanocatalyst sintering during the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction.

Magnetic shepherding of nanocatalysts through hierarchically-assembled Fe-filled CNTs hybrid (2018)
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Melchionna, M., Beltram, A., Stopin, A., Montini, T., Lodge, R. W., Khlobystov, A. N., …Fornasiero, P. (2018). Magnetic shepherding of nanocatalysts through hierarchically-assembled Fe-filled CNTs hybrid. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 227, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.01.049

Mechanically robust, chemically stable and electronically active carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely used as supports in catalysis. Synergistic effects between CNT and the active phase critically depend on the homogeneity of the carbon/inorganic inter... Read More about Magnetic shepherding of nanocatalysts through hierarchically-assembled Fe-filled CNTs hybrid.

Growth of Carbon Nanotubes inside Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Coalescence of Fullerenes: Toward the World's Smallest Coaxial Cable (2017)
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Walker, K. E., Rance, G. A., Pekker, Á., Tóháti, H. M., Fay, M. W., Lodge, R. W., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2017). Growth of Carbon Nanotubes inside Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Coalescence of Fullerenes: Toward the World's Smallest Coaxial Cable. Small Methods, 1(9), 1700184. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201700184

The use of boron nitride nanotubes as effective nanoscale containers for the confinement and thermal transformations of molecules of C60-fullerene has been demonstrated. The gas-phase insertion of fullerenes into the internal channel of boron nitride... Read More about Growth of Carbon Nanotubes inside Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Coalescence of Fullerenes: Toward the World's Smallest Coaxial Cable.

Nanoscale engineering of hybrid magnetite–carbon nanofibre materials for magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents (2017)
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Metelkina, O. N., Lodge, R. W., Rudakovskaya, P. G., Gerasimov, V. M., Lucas, C. H., Grebennikov, I. S., …Majouga, A. G. (2017). Nanoscale engineering of hybrid magnetite–carbon nanofibre materials for magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5(8), 2167-2174. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TC04141H

Magnetic nanomaterials show significant promise as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We have developed a new highly efficient one-step procedure for the synthesis of magnetically- functionalised hollow carbon nanofibres, where (i)... Read More about Nanoscale engineering of hybrid magnetite–carbon nanofibre materials for magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents.