All Outputs (15)

Predictive Molecular Design and Structure–Property Validation of Novel Terpene-Based, Sustainably Sourced Bacterial Biofilm-Resistant Materials (2023)
Journal Article
Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Ilchev, A., Moore, J. C., Fowler, H. R., Dubern, J., Sanni, O., …Irvine, D. J. (2023). Predictive Molecular Design and Structure–Property Validation of Novel Terpene-Based, Sustainably Sourced Bacterial Biofilm-Resistant Materials. Biomacromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00721

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
Monaghan, O. R., Skowron, S. T., Moore, J. C., Pin-Nó, M., Kortsen, K., Atkinson, R. L., …Howdle, S. M. (2022). A self-crosslinking monomer, α-pinene methacrylate: understanding and exploiting hydrogen abstraction. Polymer Chemistry, 13(39), 5557-5567. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2py00878e

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
Jacob, P. L., Ruiz Cantu, L. A., Pearce, A. K., He, Y., Lentz, J. C., Moore, J. C., …Taresco, V. (2021). Poly (glycerol adipate) (PGA) backbone modifications with a library of functional diols: Chemical and physical effects. Polymer, 228, Article 123912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123912

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
Cutajar, M., Andriulo, F., Thomsett, M. R., Moore, J. C., Couturaud, B., Howdle, S. M., …Harding, S. E. (2021). Terpene polyacrylate TPA5 shows favorable molecular hydrodynamic properties as a potential bioinspired archaeological wood consolidant. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 7343. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86543-1

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
Sanjuan-Alberte, P., Vaithilingam, J., Moore, J. C., Wildman, R. D., Tuck, C. J., Alexander, M. R., …Rawson, F. J. (2021). Development of Conductive Gelatine-Methacrylate Inks for Two-Photon Polymerisation. Polymers, 13(7), Article 1038. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071038

A Click Chemistry Strategy for the Synthesis of Efficient Photoinitiators for Two?Photon Polymerization (2020)
Journal Article
Henning, I., Woodward, A. W., Rance, G. A., Paul, B. T., Wildman, R. D., Irvine, D. J., & Moore, J. C. (2020). A Click Chemistry Strategy for the Synthesis of Efficient Photoinitiators for Two?Photon Polymerization. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(50), Article 2006108. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202006108

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
Prina, E., Amer, M. H., Sidney, L., Tromayer, M., Moore, J., Liska, R., …Rose, F. R. (2020). Bioinspired Precision Engineering of Three-Dimensional Epithelial Stem Cell Microniches. Advanced Biosystems, 4(6), Article 2000016. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202000016

© 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
Mendonça Matos, P., Lewis, W., Argent, S. P., Moore, J. C., & Stockman, R. A. (in press). General Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of N–H Sulfoximines via C–S Bond Formation. Organic Letters, 22(7), 2776-2780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00761

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
Prina, E., Sidney, L., Tromayer, M., Moore, J., Liska, R., Bertolin, M., …Rose, F. R. Geometry alone influences stem cell differentiation in a precision 3D printed stem cell niche

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
Thomsett, M. R., Moore, J. C., Buchard, A., Stockman, R. A., & Howdle, S. M. (2019). New renewably-sourced polyesters from limonene-derived monomers. Green Chemistry, 21(1), 149-156. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8gc02957a

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
Matos, P. M., Lewis, W., Moore, J. C., & Stockman, R. A. (2018). Sulfonimidates: useful synthetic intermediates for sulfoximine synthesis via C–S bond formation. Organic Letters, 20(12), 3674-3677. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01473

Fruit gardens enhance mammal diversity and biomass in a Southeast Asian rainforest (2016)
Journal Article
Moore, J. H., Sittimongkol, S., Campos-Arceiz, A., Sumpah, T., & Eichhorn, M. P. (2016). Fruit gardens enhance mammal diversity and biomass in a Southeast Asian rainforest. Biological Conservation, 194, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.015

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)
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Tan Kai Wei, C., Moore, J., Saaban, S., Campos-Arceiz, A., & Macdonald, D. W. (2015). The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Conservation Science, 8(3),

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)
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Moore, J. C., Davies, E. S., Walsh, D. A., Sharma, P., & Moses, J. E. (2014). Formal synthesis of kingianin A based upon a novel electrochemically-induced radical cation Diels–Alder reaction. Chemical Communications, 50(83), 12523-12525. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc05906a

Asymmetric reduction of ?, ?-unsaturated ketone to (R) allylic alcohol by Candida chilensis (2006)
Journal Article
Pollard, D. J., Telari, K., Lane, J., Humphrey, G., McWilliams, C., Nidositko, S., …Moore, J. (2006). Asymmetric reduction of α, β-unsaturated ketone to (R) allylic alcohol by Candida chilensis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 93(4), 674-686. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.20751

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.