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Another great week for publications and the highlights list just seems to get longer and longer everytime. This picture is taken from work carried out by Dr J howse (Sheffield) and features nanoparticles “swimming” in chemical media. Click below for other member publications.

In pursuit of propulsion at the nanoscale
Ebbens, SJ; Howse, JR
SOFT MATTER 6 (4): 726-738 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b918598d link

Defects and ordering in nematic coatings on uniaxial and biaxial colloids
Bates, MA; Skacej, G; Zannoni, C
SOFT MATTER 6 (3): 655-663 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917180k link

Chain Deformation in Entangled Polymer Melts at Re-entrant Corners
Clarke, N; De Luca, E; Buxton, G; Hutchings, LR; Gough, T; Grillo, I; Graham, RS; Jagannathan, K; Klein, DH; McLeish, TCB
MACROMOLECULES 43 (3): 1539-1542 FEB 9 2010
DOI: 10.1021/ma902324f link

pH-responsive liquid marbles stabilized with poly(2-vinylpyridine) particles
Fujii, S; Kameyama, S; Armes, SP; Dupin, D; Suzaki, M; Nakamura, Y
SOFT MATTER 6 (3): 635-640 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b914997j link

Quantifying hydrogel response using laser light scattering
Swann, JMG; Bras, W; Howse, JR; Topham, PD; Ryan, AJ
SOFT MATTER 6 (4): 743-749 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b918249g link


Rheological Behavior of Acid-Swellable Cationic Copolymer Latexes
Tan, BH; Tam, KC; Dupin, D; Armes, SP
LANGMUIR 26 (4): 2736-2744 FEB 16 2010
DOI: 10.1021/la9027699 link

The optical properties of hybrid organic-inorganic L3 nanocavities
Murshidy, MM; Adawi, AM; Fry, PW; Whittaker, DM; Lidzey, DG
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS 27 (2): 215-221 FEB 2010
ISSN: 0740-3224 link

New Nanocrystalline Cu/MnOx Catalysts Prepared from Supercritical Antisolvent Precipitation
Tang, ZR; Jones, CD; Aldridge, JKW; Davies, TE; Bartley, JK; Carley, AF; Taylor, SH; Allix, M; Dickinson, C; Rosseinsky, MJ; Claridge, JB; Xu, ZL; Crudace, MJ; Hutchings, GJ
CHEMCATCHEM 1 (2): 247-251 OCT 2009
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.200900195 link

AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE MONITORS RESPIRATORY GASES AS AN INDEX OF RESPIRATORY FUNCTION AND ENERGY SUPPLY AT THE WHOLE-BODY LEVEL
Evans, AM; Peers, C; Hardie, DG
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 59: 405-405 Suppl. 1 2009
ISSN: 1880-6546

The influence of nanoparticles on polystyrene adhesion
Hodges, C; Ding, YL; Biggs, S
ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY 21 (1): 13-18 Sp. Iss. SI JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2009.08.004 link

The retention of bacteria on hygienic surfaces presenting scratches of microbial dimensions
Verran, J; Packer, A; Kelly, P; Whitehead, KA
LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 50 (3): 258-263 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02784.x link

MODELLING THE IMPACT OF INHALED DRUG PARTICLE SIZE OF SALBUTAMOL ON BRONCHODILATOR RESPONSE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
de Matas, M; Shao, Q; Biddiscombe, M; Chrystyn, H; Barnes, PJ; Usmani, OS
THORAX 64: A131-A131 Suppl. 4 DEC 2009
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.127175a link

A Combined Modelling and Experimental Study of the Surface Energetics of alpha-Lactose Monohydrate
Saxena, A; Kendrick, J; Grimsey, IM; Roberts, R; York, P
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 99 (2): 741-752 FEB 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21864 link

GaSb quantum dot morphology for different growth temperatures and the dissolution effect of the GaAs capping layer
Kamarudin, MA; Hayne, M; Zhuang, QD; Kolosov, O; Nuytten, T; Moshchalkov, VV; Dinelli, F
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS 43 (6): Art. No. 065402 FEB 17 2010
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/6/065402 link

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