• Electron impact ionization of 1-butanol: II. Total ionization cross sections and appearance energies 

  Ghosh, Sujoy Kumar; Nixon, Kate Louise; Pires, W A D; Amorim, R A A; Neves, Rafael F C; Duque, H V; Da Silva, D G M; Jones, Darryl Bruce; Blanco, Fernando; Garcia, Gustavo; Brunger, Michael James; Lopes, Maria Cristina Andreolli (Elsevier, 2018-04-10)

  Experimental and theoretical data on total ionization cross sections for electron scattering by 1-butanol molecules in the energy range 10–100 eV are reported in this work. The experimental data were obtained from the ...

• Norbornene probes for the study of cysteine oxidation 

  Alcock, Lisa J; Farrell, Kyle D; Akol, Mawey T; Jones, Gregory H; Tierney, Matthew M; Kramer, Holger B; Pukala, Tara L; Bernardes, Goncalo J L; Perkins, Michael Victor; Chalker, Justin M (Elsevier, 2017-11-04)

  Cysteine residues on proteins can react with cellular oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide. While this process is important for scavenging excess reactive oxygen species, the products of this oxidation may also mediate cell ...

• Tensile behaviour of individual fibre bundles in the human lumbar anulus fibrosus 

  Pham, Diana, T; Shapter, Joseph George; Costi, John Jack (Elsevier, 2017-11-28)

  Disc degeneration is a common medical affliction whose origins are not fully understood. An improved understanding of its underlying mechanisms could lead to the development of more effective treatments. The aim of this ...

• Electron-impact vibrational excitation of the hydroxyl radical in the nighttime upper atmosphere 

  Campbell, Laurence; Brunger, Michael James (Elsevier, 2017-10-19)

  Chemical processes produce vibrationally excited hydroxyl (OH) in a layer centred at an altitude of about 87 km in the Earth's atmosphere. Observations of this layer are used to deduce temperatures in the mesosphere and ...

• Negative ion formation through dissociative electron attachment to the group IV tetrachlorides: Carbon tetrachloride, silicon tetrachloride and germanium tetrachloride 

  Kumar, Ragesh T P; Brynjarsson, Bjarki; Omarsson, Benedikt; Hoshino, Masahiro; Tanaka, Hiroshi; Limao-Vieira, Paulo; Jones, Darryl Bruce; Brunger, Michael James; Ingolfsson, Oddur (Elsevier, 2018-01-02)

  The current contribution constitutes the third and final part of our trilogy of papers on electron attachment reactions of the group IV tetrahalides; XY4 (X = C, Si, Ge and Y = F, Cl, Br). In this context we extend our ...

• Mean transit times in headwater catchments: insights from the Otway Ranges, Australia 

  Howcroft, William; Cartwright, Ian; Morgenstern, Uwe (Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union., 2018-01-25)

  Understanding the timescales of water flow through catchments and the sources of stream water at different flow conditions is critical for understanding catchment behaviour and managing water resources. Here, tritium (3H) ...

• Cybersecurity and medical devices: Are the ISO/IEC 80001-2-2 technical controls up to the challenge? 

  Anserson, Scott; Williams, Trish (Elsevier, 2017-10-13)

  Medical devices, in the case of malfunction, can have tangible impact on patient safety. Their security, in a world where the Internet of Things has become a reality, is paramount to the continued safety of patients that ...

• Silver-assisted development and imaging of fingermarks on non-porous and porous surfaces 

  Moule, Eliza C; Guinan, Taryn M; Gustafsson, O Johan R; Kobus, Hilton John; Kirkbride, Paul; Voelcker, Nicolas Hans (Elsevier, 2017-08-20)

  In order to deal with the range of surfaces encountered in crime scenes and items associated with crimes, forensic fingermark examiners must have access to a range of latent mark enhancement techniques, each compatible ...

• Quantifying the in vivo quasi-static response to loading of sub-dermal tissues in the human buttock using magnetic resonance imaging 

  Al-Dirini, Rami M A; Nisyrios, John; Reed, Matthew P; Thewlis, Dominic (Elsevier, 2017-10-03)

  Background The design of seating systems to improve comfort and reduce injury would benefit from improved understanding of the deformation and strain patterns in soft tissues, particularly in the gluteal region. Methods Ten ...

• Electron impact ionization of 1-propanol 

  Pires, W A D; Nixon, Kate Louise; Ghosh, Arkasubhra; Neves, Rafael F C; Duque, H V; Amorim, R A A; Jones, Darryl Bruce; Blanco, Francisco; Garcia, Gustavo; Lopes, Maria Cristina Andreolli (Elsevier, 2017-08-24)

  Experimental measurements of the cations created in electron impact ionization have been undertaken for the primary isomer of propanol using a Hidden Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (EPIC 300), with a mass resolution of 1 ...

• Direct deposition of silver nanoplates on quartz surface by sequence pre-treatment hydroxylation and silanisation 

  Bakar, Norhayati Abu; Salleh, Muhamad Mat; Umar, Akrajas Ali; Shapter, Joseph George (Elsevier, 2017-11-15)

  Silver nanoparticles deposited on quartz substrates are widely used as SERS substrates. The nanoparticles can be deposited directly from colloidal solution by dipping technique. However, the adhesion of the particles on ...

• Novel rhodanine based molecular acceptor for organic solar cells 

  Subianto, Surya; Andersson, Mats R; Dutta, Naba K; Choudhury, Namita R (EDP sciences, 2017-10-11)

  A dirhodanine-substituted benzothiadiazole compound has been synthesised using Knoevenagel condensation of a dialdehyde-substituted benzothiadiazole and rhodanine. The resulting compound was deep orange red in colour and ...

• Advances in Carbon Nanotube n-type Doping: Methods, Analysis and Applications 

  Brownlie, Liam; Shapter, Joseph George (Elsevier, 2018-01-01)

  Great advances in semiconductor technologies continue to be made with the demand for cheap, non-toxic, easily processed and environmentally friendly technologies on the rise. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are ...

• An investigation into artefacts formed during gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of firearms propellant that contains diphenylamine as the stabiliser 

  Pigou, Paul; Dennison, Genevieve; Johnston, Martin Ross; Kobus, Hilton John (Elsevier, 2017-08-24)

  In the course of providing assistance to legal counsel in a matter that involved the analysis of firearms propellant by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry it was noticed that phenoxazine was reported as a component of ...

• A Unique 3D Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Composite as High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Catalyst 

  Karunagaran, Ramesh; Tung, Tran Thanh; Shearer, Cameron; Tran, Diana; Coghlan, Campbell; Doonan, Christian; Losic, Dusan (MDPI, 2017-08-09)

  The synthesis and properties of an oxygen reduction catalyst based on a unique 3-dimensional (3D) nitrogen doped (N-doped) carbon composite are described. The composite material is synthesised via a two-step hydrothermal ...

• High performance flexible metal oxide/silver nanowire based transparent conductive films by a scalable lamination-assisted solution method 

  Yu, Hua; Stapleton, Andrew J; Lewis, David Andrew; Wang, Lianzhou (Elsevier, 2016-11-12)

  Flexible MoO3/silver nanowire (AgNW)/MoO3/TiO2/Epoxy electrodes with comparable performance to ITO were fabricated by a scalable solution-processed method with lamination assistance for transparent and conductive applications. ...

• In vivo targeted therapy of gastric tumors via the mechanical rotation of a flower-like Fe3O4@Au nanoprobe under an alternating magnetic field 

  Yin, T; Wu, H; Zhang, Q; Gao, G; Shapter, Joseph George; Shen, Y; He, Q; Huang, P; Qi, W; Zhang, Chunlei; Yang, Yuming; Cui, D (Nature Publishing Group, 2017-07-14)

  Owing to their hypotoxicity, great spatial resolution and tomographic properties, Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) are becoming one of the most promising materials for noninvasive biological imaging and shape-dependent therapeutic ...

• Insights into the complexation of N-Allyl-4-(4-(N-phenylureido)benzylamino)-1,8-naphthalimide with various anions 

  Blok, Andrew; Johnston, Martin Ross; Lenehan, Claire Elizabeth (Nature Publishing Group, 2017-05-31)

  A new urea functionalised 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide based fluorescent anion sensor was synthesised in 64% yield over three steps. Fluorescence and 1H NMR titrations showed that the sensor complexes strongly with acetate ...

• In vivo high-efficiency targeted photodynamic therapy of ultra-small Fe3O4@polymer-NPO/PEG-Glc@Ce6 nanoprobes based on small size effect 

  Yin, T; Zhang, Q; Wu, H; Gao, G; Shapter, Joseph George; Shen, Y; He, Q; Huang, P; Qi, W; Cui, D (Nature Publishing Group, 2017-03-13)

  Effectively prolonging the residence time of nanoprobes in the tumor region and reducing the accumulation of nanoprobes in the vital organs (for example, lung, liver and spleen) is crucial for high-efficiency photodynamic ...

• Carbon Nanotubes in TiO2 Nanofiber Photoelectrodes for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells 

  Batmun, Munkhbayar; Macdonald, T J; Shearer, Cameron; Bat-Erdene, Munkhjargal; Wang, Y; Biggs, Mark J; Parkin, I P; Nann, T; Shapter, Joseph George (Wiley, 2017-01-20)

  1D semiconducting oxides are unique structures that have been widely used for photovoltaic (PV) devices due to their capability to provide a direct pathway for charge transport. In addition, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have ...

View more