Functional Molecules and Materials

The combined expertise of inorganic, organic and physical/theoretical chemists enables collaborative exploration.

We have specialists in synthesis, spectroscopy, microscopy, electrochemistry and theory/computation.

The academic team work across the following themes:

• molecular & Materials Design
• nanoscience
• bio-based Materials
• health, Energy & Environment

Our work addresses:

• fundamental scientific questions
• societal challenges
• advance technologies of economic importance

We have active projects that involve:

• synthesis (Doherty, Errington, Fulton, Houlton, Izod, Knight, Pike)
• covalent, supramolecular and co-ordination polymers (Doherty, Fulton, Knight, Houlton)
• DNA-based materials (Houlton, Horrocks, Tuite, Pike)
• catalysis and reactivity (Doherty, Errington, Houlton, Izod, Knight)
• spectroscopy, photochemistry and optical trapping (Tuite, Carruthers)
• molecular and nano-electronics (Houlton, Horrocks, Pike)
• Computation and theory (Izod, Houlton, Horrocks)
• high-resolution microscopy (Horrocks, Houlton, Tuite, Pike)
• electrochemistry (Horrocks, Errington)
• diagnostics and sensing (Houlton, Horrocks, Pike, Tuite)

Research-inspired teaching is a core principle in our education programmes. Teaching activities are making use of the expertise in the group.

We offer modules in catalyst application and design and structural methods.

Excellent analytical facilities provide state-of-the-art learning environments for our students, supporting laboratory work.

Projects in the group range from BSc dissertations to MChem and MSc projects.

Examples of important contributions made by the Functional Molecules & Materials Group include:

• Discovery of new bonding modes between group 14 and phosphorus (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5593-5597)
• Insights into the formation of supramolecular DNA-polymer nanowires (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 10.1021/ja500439v (2014)
• “Guiding Polymers with DNA” - molecular-recognition induced polymer-crosslinking (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12913-12918)
• Design of a switchable DNA-like molecular wire (Nat. Commun. 2017 8 720)
• Synthesis of designer DNA for nanomaterial fabrication and molecular diagnostics (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54(31), 8971-8974);
• Discovery of the intact sublimation of alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals (Nat. Nanotechnol. 2, 486 (2007), Science Editor’s Choice 2007, 317, 1011)
• Demonstration of the lack of acute toxicity of silicon nanocrystal fluorescent probes for cell biology and their internalisation by a cholesterol-dependent mechanism (Small, 2009, 5, 221–228)

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We work across the themes of molecular and materials design, nanoscience, bio-based materials and health, energy and environment.

Molecular and Materials Design

We focus on the creation of new types of molecule, solid, gels and liquid. We do this through rational design or self-assembly techniques.

Examples of systems under investigation include:

• bonding regimes
• metal-based polymers
• catalytic systems
• adaptive and responsive polymers
• self-healing gels
• anisotropic materials

Research leaders

• • Andy Houlton
  • Benjamin Horrocks
  • David Fulton
  • John Errington - molecular synthetic methodology, reactivity, catalysis
  • Keith Izod - inorganic, organometallic, synthesis, new structural/bonding motifs
  • Julian Knight
  • Simon Doherty

Bio-based Materials

We integrate biological molecules with synthetic or abiological components. It provides an intriguing approach to new materials.

There is a long-standing interest in synthesis, use and modification of DNA. This includes its components.

We develop new types of materials such as:

• conducting nanowires
• quantum-dot arrays
• designer sequences

We are exploring protein-polymer hydrogels. We look at these as non-stick scaffolds for tissue and cell culture applications.

Research leaders

• • David Fulton
  • Andrew Houlton
  • Benjamin Horrocks
  • Eimer Tuite
  • Andrew Pike

Nanoscience (including nanoelectronics)

We work on the design, synthesis and characterisation of nanomaterials with novel properties.

Nanomaterials are those with at least one dimension in the range 1-100nm. They have unusual properties (electronic, magnetic, chemical, optical) due to their reduced dimensions.

Examples of 0, 1 and 2-dimensional materials feature in our research. For example, we explore Si quantum dots for use as non-toxic luminescent probes in biology.

Conductive one-dimensional materials, nanowires, are of particular interest. We prepare and study charge transport in DNA-templated nanowires and metal-nucleobase co-ordination polymers.

A recent example is an Au(I)-thioguanosine polymer. It's conductive upon oxidative doping.

We explore atomically thin two-dimensional materials. These include:

• molecular sheets prepared from coordination polymers
• the use of graphene-derived inks in biomolecular-sensing

Research leaders

• • David Fulton
  • Andrew Houlton
  • Benjamin Horrocks
  • Eimer Tuite
  • Andrew Pike
  • John Errington - Polyoxo-metallate (POMs), bottom-up assembly, molecular nanoscience

Health, Energy and Environment

New technologies is a strong theme of the group. Many of our research projects seek to underpin such advances.

We do this by producing new molecules and materials. We develop understanding of their properties.

These contribute to societal challenges such as health and energy and environment.

Our research appears in projects on materials for:

• medical diagnostics, particularly sensors for aberrant genes associated with diseases such as cancer
• water-treatment membranes
• anti-biofouling coatings, which addresses problems relevant to medical implants
• shipping vessels, subject to unwanted biofouling that can impair their performance

We develop multifunctional catalysts based on polymer-immobilised ionic liquids. These are for biomass conversion. Related chemistry is providing access to new functional membranes.

We research electrically conducting nanowires that aid in extreme miniaturisation of electronic components. Sensing elements for environmental and medical applications make use of these components.

Research leaders

• • David Fulton
  • Andrew Houlton
  • Benjamin Horrocks
  • Eimer Tuite
  • Andrew Pike
  • John Errington - energy conversion and storage, water purification, smart labels for food and pharma
  • Julian Knight
  • Simon Doherty
  • Toni Carruthers - laser chemistry, aerosols

Our academics within the Functional Molecules and Materials group have strong links with both industry and academia.

Extant and previous collaborations include:

• projects with Intel focusing on self-assembly approaches for nanoscale electronics
• a long-standing relationship with QuantumDX, who develop molecular diagnostic platforms. Their team work in our laboratories.
• work with Touchlight Genetics. They have propriety technology for DNA amplification. We are working with them to develop DNA-based nanomaterials for market applications.
• collaborations with Akzo Nobel. These focus on:
• the design of new polymer materials
• co-ordination chemistry approaches for antifouling applications that address issues in the marine industries
• collaboration with Alphasense. This explores the mechanism of amperometric gas sensors and their applications in:
• industrial safety
• air quality monitoring
• work with Johnson Matthey involving chemically-modified electrodes for sensor applications
• work with Bae Systems on nanomaterials for emerging technologies

EU-2020 - ITN Innovative Nanowire DEvicE Design

We are partners in the EU-2020 – ITN Innovative Nanowire DEvicE Design with:

• Durham University
• EPFL
• CNRS Institute Microelectronics & Microsystems
• CNR Trieste
• University of Copenhagen
• Lappeenranta Institute of Technology
• CNRS Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology
• Lund University
• Liverpool University
• Université Paris-Sud
• CNRS ISEN
• ITMO University

EU RISE DNA-SURF

We co-ordinate the EU RISE DNA-SURF. This focuses on molecular diagnostics through DNA modification and interfacial engineering.

DNASURF is a H2020 MSCA RISE international exchange project to develop innovative biomedical products for DNA diagnostics.

Participants are:

Europe

• Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Prof Danny Porath
• University College Dublin – Prof Susan Quinn
• Universidad Del Pais Vasco – Prof Lourdes Basabe-Desmonts
• University of Birmingham – Prof Jim Tucker

International

• National University of Singapore – Prof Christian Nijhuis
• Hokkaido University, Japan – Prof Kuniharu Ijiro
• University of Melbourne, Australia – Prof Steven Prawer
• Western Sydney University, Australia – Prof Janice Aldrich-Wright
• Brigham Young University, USA – Prof Adam Woolley

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Our research projects can often have an interdisciplinary approach. This sees our academics collaborate with other Institutes/Schools and Universities.

Academic collaborations with internal and external groups include:

• Prof Nick Wright, School of Engineering
• Prof Jeremy Lakey, Institute of Cell & Biomolecular Science
• Dr Thomas Howard
• Prof. Thomas Curtis
• Dr John Hedley, Mechanical Engineering
• Prof Olaf Heidenreich
• Dr Harish Datta, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS
• Prof Ian Manners, University Bristol
• Prof. Felix Zamora, Universidad autónoma de Madrid
• Prof Kuniharu Ijjro, Hokkaido University, Japan
• Prof W Bruce Turnbull, University of Leeds

Our projects and the primary investigators are listed here.

• Carbene Decorated Polymer Immobilised Ionic Liquid Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis - Doherty
• Phosphine-Decorated Polymer Immobilised Ionic Liquid Stabilised Gold Nanoparticles - Doherty
• N-Heterocyclic Carbene Modified Polymer Immobilised Ionic Liquid Stabilised Palladium Nanoparticle Catalysts - Doherty
• Electron-rich polyoxometalates - Errington
• Synthesis and Reactivity of Chloro-Titanium Substituted Polyoxometalates - Errington
• Polyoxometalate-based hybrid materials for oxidative catalysis and water purification - Errington
• Synthesis and characterisation of a stimuli responsive hydrogel - Fulton
• Developing semi-interpenetrating gels based on Caf1 Protein Polymer - Fulton
• Compositional Biasing in polymer-based “composomes” - Fulton
• Understanding the binding of Ag+ ions and Ag+ Nanoclusters to single stranded DNA - Horrocks
• Exploiting Electrochemical Properties of Polyoxometalates for Waste Heat Harvesting - Horrocks
• Synthesis and characterisation of DNA-template nanowires using different semiconductors - Horrocks
• Self-assembly of fluorescent chiral Coordination Polymers - Houlton
• Synthesis and characterisation of silver arrays with pyrimidine ligands - Houlton
• Single Molecular Sheet Transformations from Single Crystals of Novel Coordination Frameworks based on M(II)-N Bonds - Houlton
• Synthesis and structural characterisation of homoleptic samarium complexes with extremely hindered dialkylphosphide ligands - Izod
• Alkyl-substituted Diphosphatetrylenes - Izod
• Synthesis and Application of Planar Diphosphaphosphenium ion: A Potential Transition Metal Mimic - Izod
• Investigations of Fluorescent Boranil Compounds for Applications in Polymers - Knight
• Synthesis of new Boranil-based fluorescent dyes in gram scale quantities - Knight
• Towards the enzymatic synthesis of custom-length functionalised DNA - Pike
• An assessment of fluorescent probes for use in diagnostics of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease - Tuite
• Investigation into the Binding Capabilities of Fluorescent Probes with Amyloid Proteins for Diagnostics - Tuite
• Binding and photophysics of novel Ru(II) and Ir(III) complexes with DNA - Tuite

2018

• Doherty S, Knight JG, Backhouse T, Abood E, Alshaikh H, Clemmet AR, Ellison JR, Bourne RA, Chamberlain TW, Stones R, Fairlamb IAJ. Heteroatom Donor-Decorated Polymer-Immobilized Ionic Liquid Stabilized PdNPs: Efficient Catalysts for Room-Temperature Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling in Aqueous Media. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2018. In Press.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Backhouse T, Bradford A, Saunders, Bourne RA, Chamberlain TW, Stones R, Clayton A, Lovelock K. Highly efficient aqueous phase reduction of nitroarenes catalyzed by phosphine-decorated PEG-modified polymer immobilized ionic liquid stabilized PdNPs. Catalysis, Science & Technology 2018, epub ahead of print.
• Kandasamy B, Bruce PG, Clegg W, Harrington RW, Rodriguez-Fortea A, Pascual-Borras M, Errington RJ. Bonding insights from structural and spectroscopic comparisons of {SnW5} and {TiW5} alkoxido- and aryloxido-substituted Lindqvist polyoxometalates. Chemistry A European Journal 2018, 24(11), 2750-2757.
• Nurdillayeva RN, Oshido AB, Bamford TA, El-Zubir O, Houlton A, Hedley J, Pike AR, Horrocks BR. Inkjet printing and electrical characterisation of DNA - templated cadmium sulfide nanowires. Nanotechnology 2018, epub ahead of print.
• Friedl J, Gu J, Stimming U, Horrocks BR. On the mechanism of scanning electrochemical potential microscopy.ChemElectroChem 2018, 5(1), 25-28.
• Lunn S, Hribesh S, Whitfield C, Hall M, Houlton A, Brownowska A, Tuite EM, Pike AR. Duplex Healing of Selectively Thiolated Guanosine Mismatches through a Cd2+ Chemical Stimulus. ChemBioChem 2018, 19(11), 1115-1118.
• Nurdillayeva RN, Oshido AB, Bamford TA, El-Zubir O, Houlton A, Hedley J, Pike AR, Horrocks BR. Inkjet printing and electrical characterisation of DNA - templated cadmium sulfide nanowires. Nanotechnology 2018, epub ahead of print.
• Izod K, Evans P, Waddell PG. A diarsagermylene and a diarsastannylene stabilised by arene⋯Ge/Sn interactions.Chemical Communications 2018, 54(20), 2526-2529.
• Woodford OJ, Stachelek P, Ziessel R, Algoazy N, Knight JG, Harriman A. End-to-end communication in a linear supermolecule with a BOPHY centre and: N,N-dimethylanilino-based terminals. New Journal of Chemistry 2018, 42(7), 4835-4842.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Backhouse T, Abood E, Alshaikh H, Clemmet AR, Ellison JR, Bourne RA, Chamberlain TW, Stones R, Fairlamb IAJ. Heteroatom Donor-Decorated Polymer-Immobilized Ionic Liquid Stabilized PdNPs: Efficient Catalysts for Room-Temperature Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling in Aqueous Media. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2018. In Press.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Backhouse T, Bradford A, Saunders, Bourne RA, Chamberlain TW, Stones R, Clayton A, Lovelock K. Highly efficient aqueous phase reduction of nitroarenes catalyzed by phosphine-decorated PEG-modified polymer immobilized ionic liquid stabilized PdNPs. Catalysis, Science & Technology 2018, epub ahead of print.
• Lunn S, Hribesh S, Whitfield C, Hall M, Houlton A, Brownowska A, Tuite EM, Pike AR. Duplex Healing of Selectively Thiolated Guanosine Mismatches through a Cd2+ Chemical Stimulus. ChemBioChem 2018, 19(11), 1115-1118.
• Nurdillayeva RN, Oshido AB, Bamford TA, El-Zubir O, Houlton A, Hedley J, Pike AR, Horrocks BR. Inkjet printing and electrical characterisation of DNA - templated cadmium sulfide nanowires. Nanotechnology 2018, epub ahead of print.
• Little RC, Whitfield CJ, Tuite EM, Pike AR. The synthesis of designer DNA. In: DNA Nanotechnology. Humana Press Inc, 2018, pp.11-21.
• Tuite EM, Norden B. Linear and Circular Dichroism Characterization of Thionine Binding Mode with DNA Polynucleotides. Spectrochimica Acta A 2018, 189, 86-92.
• Tuite EM, Nordén B. Structural Heterogeneity in Polynucleotide-Facilitated Assembly of Phenothiazine Dyes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2018, 122(11), 2891-2899.
• Little RC, Whitfield CJ, Tuite EM, Pike AR. The synthesis of designer DNA. In: DNA Nanotechnology. Humana Press Inc, 2018, pp.11-21.

2017

• Geier SJ, Vogels CM, Daley EN, Decken A, Doherty S, Westcott SA. The Phosphinoboration of N-Heterocycles. Chemistry: A European Journal 2017, 23(58), 14485-14499.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Backhouse T, Abood E, Alshaikh H, Fairlamb IJS, Bourne RA, Chamberlain TW, Stones R. Highly efficient aqueous phase chemoselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes catalysed by phosphine-decorated polymer immobilized IL-stabilized PdNPs. Green Chemistry 2017, 19(7), 1635-1641.
• Errington RJ, Kandasamy B, Lebbie D, Izuagie T. Alkoxido-Derivatised Lindqvist and Keggin Type Polyoxometalates. In:Song, Y-F, ed. Polyoxometalate-Based Assemblies and Functional Materials. Springer, 2017, pp.1-25.
• Errington RJ. Nonaqueous Polyoxometalate Synthesis for Systematic Studies of Hydrolysis, Protonation, and Reduction.In: Rudi van Eldik and Leroy Cronin, ed. Polyoxometalate Chemistry. Elsevier, 2017, pp.287-336.
• Canioni R, Cadot E, Errington RJ, Leclerc-Laronze N, Roche-Marchal C. Synthesis, Structural and Electrochemical Properties of the [SbIII2SiMo12O40]4– anion, a Bicapped Keggin Polyoxometalate. Current Inorganic Chemistry 2017, 7(1), 13-20.
• Ventura C, Guerin AJ, El-Zubir O, Ruiz-Sanchez AJ, Dixon LI, Reynolds KJ, Dale ML, Ferguson J, Houlton A, Horrocks BR, Clare AS, Fulton DF. Marine antifouling performance of polymer coatings incorporating zwitterions. Biofouling 2017, 33(10), 892-903.
• Mahon CS, McGurk CJ, Watson SMD, Fascione MA, Sakonsinsiri C, Turnbull WB, Fulton DA. Molecular recognition-mediated transformation of single-chain polymer nanoparticles into crosslinked polymer films. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56(42), 12913-12918.
• Borah D, Cummins C, Rasappa S, Watson SMD, Pike AR, Horrocks BR, Fulton DA, Houlton A, Liontos G, Ntetsikas K, Avgeropoulos A, Morris MA. Nanoscale silicon substrate patterns from self-assembly of cylinder forming poly (styrene)-block-poly(dimethylsiloxane) block copolymer on silane functionalized surfaces. Nanotechnology 2017, 28(4).
• Ruiz-Sanchez AJ, Higgs PL, Peters DT, Turley AT, Dobson MA, North AJ, Fulton DA. Probing the Surfaces of Biomacromolecules with Polymer-Scaffolded Dynamic Combinatorial Libraries. ACS Macro Letters 2017, 6(9), 903-907.
• Ulusu Y, Dura G, Waller H, Benning MJ, Fulton DA, Lakey JH, Peters DH. Thermal stability and rheological properties of the ‘non-stick’ Caf1 biomaterial. Biomedical Materials 2017, 12(5), 051001.
• Al-Mahamad LLG, El-Zubir O, Smith DG, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. A coordination polymer for the site-specific integration of semiconducting sequences into DNA-based materials. Nature Communications 2017, 8, 720.
• Cook SK, Horrocks BR. Heterogeneous Electron-Transfer Rates for the Reduction of Viologen Derivatives at Platinum and Bismuth Electrodes in Acetonitrile. ChemElectroChem 2017, 4(2), 320-331.
• Nomor AS, Horrocks BR. Kinetics of Reduction of Ruthenium Hexaammine at Bismuth Electrodes in Aqueous Solution: Analysing the Potential Dependence of the Transfer Coefficient. ChemElectroChem 2017, 4(11), 2943-2951.
• Ventura C, Guerin AJ, El-Zubir O, Ruiz-Sanchez AJ, Dixon LI, Reynolds KJ, Dale ML, Ferguson J, Houlton A, Horrocks BR, Clare AS, Fulton DF. Marine antifouling performance of polymer coatings incorporating zwitterions. Biofouling 2017, 33(10), 892-903.
• Borah D, Cummins C, Rasappa S, Watson SMD, Pike AR, Horrocks BR, Fulton DA, Houlton A, Liontos G, Ntetsikas K, Avgeropoulos A, Morris MA. Nanoscale silicon substrate patterns from self-assembly of cylinder forming poly (styrene)-block-poly(dimethylsiloxane) block copolymer on silane functionalized surfaces. Nanotechnology 2017, 28(4).
• Radwan MA, AlQuadeib BT, Siller L, Wright MC, Horrocks B. Oral administration of amphotericin B nanoparticles: antifungal activity, bioavailability and toxicity in rats. Drug Delivery 2017, 24(1), 40-50.
• Miloserdov A, Day CPF, Rosario GL, Horrocks BR, Carruthers AE. Probing chemical transformation in picolitre volume aerosol droplets. In: Proceedings of SPIE Nanoscience and Engineering: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIV. 2017, San Diego, CA, USA: SPIE.
• Al-Mahamad LLG, El-Zubir O, Smith DG, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. A coordination polymer for the site-specific integration of semiconducting sequences into DNA-based materials. Nature Communications 2017, 8, 720.
• Ventura C, Guerin AJ, El-Zubir O, Ruiz-Sanchez AJ, Dixon LI, Reynolds KJ, Dale ML, Ferguson J, Houlton A, Horrocks BR, Clare AS, Fulton DF. Marine antifouling performance of polymer coatings incorporating zwitterions. Biofouling 2017, 33(10), 892-903.
• Borah D, Cummins C, Rasappa S, Watson SMD, Pike AR, Horrocks BR, Fulton DA, Houlton A, Liontos G, Ntetsikas K, Avgeropoulos A, Morris MA. Nanoscale silicon substrate patterns from self-assembly of cylinder forming poly (styrene)-block-poly(dimethylsiloxane) block copolymer on silane functionalized surfaces. Nanotechnology 2017, 28(4).
• Lamming G, Kolokotroni J, Harrison T, Penfold TJ, Clegg W, Waddell PG, Probert MR, Houlton A. Structural Diversity and Argentophilic Interactions in 1-D Silver-based Coordination Polymers. Crystal Growth and Design 2017, 17(11), 5753-5763.
• Houlton A. Designer nanorod synthesis. Science 2016, 353(6305), 1204-1205.
• Izod K, Evans P, Waddell PG. A Fully Phosphane-Substituted Disilene. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 2017, 56(20), 5593-5597.
• Izod K, Jones CF, Wildman EP, Harrington RW, Waddell PG. A Suite of Sterically-Demanding Hybrid Alkyl/Cyclopentadienyl Ligands. Organometallics 2017, 36(21), 4238-4245.
• Izod K, Watson JM, El-Hamruni SM, Harrington RW, Waddell PG. Alkali-metal- and alkaline-earth-metal-mediated C-O activation of an anisole-substituted phosphido-borane ligand. Organometallics 2017, 36(11), 2218-2227.
• Clarke R, Ho KL, Alsimaree AA, Waddell PG, Bogaerts J, Herrebout W, Knight J, Pal R, Penfold T, Hall MJ. Circularly Polarised Luminescence from Helically Chiral 'Confused' N,N,O,C-Boron-Chelated Dipyrromethenes (BODIPYs). ChemPhotoChem2017, 1(11), 513-517.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Backhouse T, Abood E, Alshaikh H, Fairlamb IJS, Bourne RA, Chamberlain TW, Stones R. Highly efficient aqueous phase chemoselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes catalysed by phosphine-decorated polymer immobilized IL-stabilized PdNPs. Green Chemistry 2017, 19(7), 1635-1641.
• Alnoman RB, Stachelek P, Knight JG, Harriman A, Waddell PG. Synthesis of 2-aminoBODIPYs by palladium catalysed amination. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2017, 15(36), 7643-7653.
• Stachelek P, Alsimaree AA, Alnoman RB, Harriman A, Knight JG. Thermally-Activated, Delayed Fluorescence in O,B,O- and N,B,O-Strapped Boron Dipyrromethene Derivatives. The Journal of Physical Chemistry 2017, 121(10), 2096-2107.
• Nakamura S, Mitomo H, Aizawa M, Tani T, Matsuo Y, Niikura K, Pike AR, Naya N, Shishido A, Ijiro K. DNA Brush-Directed Vertical Alignment of Extensive Gold Nanorod Arrays with Controlled Density. ACS Omega 2017, 2(5), 2208-2213.
• Borah D, Cummins C, Rasappa S, Watson SMD, Pike AR, Horrocks BR, Fulton DA, Houlton A, Liontos G, Ntetsikas K, Avgeropoulos A, Morris MA. Nanoscale silicon substrate patterns from self-assembly of cylinder forming poly (styrene)-block-poly(dimethylsiloxane) block copolymer on silane functionalized surfaces. Nanotechnology 2017, 28(4).

2016

• Doherty S, Knight JG, Carroll MA, Clemmet AR, Ellison JR, Backhouse T, Holmes N, Bourne RA. Selective and Highly Efficient Hydrogen Peroxide-Mediated Oxidation of Sulfides in Batch and Continuous Flow using Styrene-Based Polymer Immobilised Ionic Liquid Phase Supported Peroxotungstates. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 73118-73131.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Perry DO, Ward NAB, Bittner DM, McFarlane W, Wills C, Probert MR. Triaryl-Like MONO-, BIS- and TRISKITPHOS Phosphines: Synthesis, Solution NMR Studies and a Comparison in Gold-Catalysed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Forming 5-Exo-Dig and 6-Endo-Dig Cyclizations. Organometallics 2016, 35(9), 1265-1278.
• Upson SJ, Partridge SW, Tcacencu I, Fulton DA, Corbett I, German MJ, Dalgarno KW. Development of a methacrylate-terminated PLGA copolymer for potential use in craniomaxillofacial fracture plates. Materials Science and Engineering C2016, 69, 470-477.
• Fulton DA. Synthesis: Click chemistry gets reversible. Nature Chemistry 2016, 8(10), 899-900.
• Al-Hinai M, Hassanien R, Watson SMD, Wright NG, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. Metal-conductive polymer hybrid nanostructures: preparation and electrical properties of palladium-polyimidazole nanowires. Nanotechnology 2016, 27(9), 095704.
• Rashid M, Horrocks BR, Healy N, Goss JP, Horsfall AB. Optical properties of mesoporous 4H-SiC prepared by anodic electrochemical etching. Journal of Applied Physics 2016, 120(19), 194303.
• Hassanien R, Almaky MM, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. Preparation and electrical properties of a copper-conductive polymer hybrid nanostructure. RSC Advances 2016, 101(6), 99422-99432.
• Siller L, Piticharoenphun S, Lemloh M-L, Horrocks BR, Kaulich B, Gianonchelli A, Hunt MRC, Brummer F, Medakovic D. Sulphur-containing compounds as a response in sea urchins exposed to alkylated silicon nanocrystals and SiO2-coated iron oxide nanoparticles. Key Engineering Materials 2016, 672, 312-327.
• Houlton A. Designer nanorod synthesis. Science 2016, 353(6305), 1204-1205.
• Al-Hinai M, Hassanien R, Watson SMD, Wright NG, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. Metal-conductive polymer hybrid nanostructures: preparation and electrical properties of palladium-polyimidazole nanowires. Nanotechnology 2016, 27(9), 095704.
• Hassanien R, Almaky MM, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. Preparation and electrical properties of a copper-conductive polymer hybrid nanostructure. RSC Advances 2016, 101(6), 99422-99432.
• Lamming G, El-Zubir O, Kolokotroni J, McGurk C, Waddell PG, Probert MR, Houlton A. Two-Dimensional Frameworks Based on Ag(I)-N Bond Formation: Single Crystal to Single Molecular Sheet Transformation. Inorganic Chemistry 2016, 55(19), 9644-9652.
• Izod K, Evans P, Waddell PG, Probert MR. Remote Substituent Effects on the Structures and Stabilities of P=E π-Stabilized Diphosphatetrylenes (R2P)2E (E = Ge, Sn). Inorganic Chemistry 2016, 55(20), 10510-10522.
• Alnoman RB, Rihn S, OConnor DC, Black FA, Costello B, Waddell PG, Clegg W, Peacock RD, Herrebout W, Knight JG, Hall MJ. Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Helically Chiral N,N,O,O-Boron Chelated Dipyrromethenes. Chemistry - A European Journal 2016, 22(1), 93-96.
• Nwosu CJ, Doherty S, Knight J, Novakovic K. Oscillatory carbonylation reaction employing mono- and di-alkyne-terminated poly(ethylene glycol). In: Gordon Research Conference: Oscillations & Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems. 2016, Stoweflake Conference Center, Stowe, VT: Gordon Research Conferences.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Carroll MA, Clemmet AR, Ellison JR, Backhouse T, Holmes N, Bourne RA. Selective and Highly Efficient Hydrogen Peroxide-Mediated Oxidation of Sulfides in Batch and Continuous Flow using Styrene-Based Polymer Immobilised Ionic Liquid Phase Supported Peroxotungstates. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 73118-73131.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Perry DO, Ward NAB, Bittner DM, McFarlane W, Wills C, Probert MR. Triaryl-Like MONO-, BIS- and TRISKITPHOS Phosphines: Synthesis, Solution NMR Studies and a Comparison in Gold-Catalysed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Forming 5-Exo-Dig and 6-Endo-Dig Cyclizations. Organometallics 2016, 35(9), 1265-1278.
• Higgs PL, McKinley AW, Tuite EM. [Ru(phen)2dppz]2+ luminescence reveals nanoscale variation of polarity in the cyclodextrin cavity. Chemical Communications 2016, 52(9), 1883-1886.
• Tuite EM, Puntoriero F. Highlights from Faraday Discussion 185: Supramolecular Photochemistry, Cambridge, 2015.Chemical Communications 2016, 52(24), 4410-4417.

2015

• Daley EN, Vogels CM, Geier SJ, Decken A, Doherty S, Westcott SA. The Phosphinoboration Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54(7), 2121-2125.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Carroll MA, Ellison JR, Hobson SJ, Stevens S, Hardacre C, Goodrich P. Efficient and selective hydrogen peroxide-mediated oxidation of sulfides in batch and segmented and continuous flow using a peroxometalate-based polymer immobilised ionic liquid phase catalyst. Green Chemistry 2015, 17(3), 1559-1571.
• Mahon CS, Fascione MA, Sakonsinsiri CS, McAllister TE, Turnbull WB, Fulton DA. Templating carbohydrate-functionalised polymer-scaffolded dynamic combinatorial libraries with lectins. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2015, 13(9), 2756-2761.
• Mohamed HDA, Watson SMD, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Chemical and electrochemical routes to DNA-templated rhodium nanowires. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2015, 3(2), 438-446.
• Hermosa C, Horrocks BR, Martinez JI, Liscio F, Gomez-Herrero J, Zamora F. Mechanical and optical properties of ultralarge flakes of a metal–organic framework with molecular thickness. Chemical Science 2015, 6(4), 2553-2558.
• Abualmaja KM, Siller L, Horrocks BR. Metal-enhanced luminescence of silicon quantum dots: effects of nanoparticles and molecular electron donors and acceptors on the photofading kinetics. Nanotechnology 2015, 26(14), 145704.
• AL-Quadeib BT, Radwan MA, Siller L, Horrocks B, Wright MC. Stealth Amphotericin B nanoparticles for oral drug delivery: In vitro optimization. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 2015, 23(3), 290-302.
• Mohamed HDA, Watson SMD, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Chemical and electrochemical routes to DNA-templated rhodium nanowires. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2015, 3(2), 438-446.
• Izod K, Waddell PG. Dibenzylstrontium and -barium: Simple Molecules with Complex Structures. Organometallics 2015, 34(12), 2726-2730.
• Izod K, Dixon CM, Harrington RW, Probert MR. Impact of a rigid backbone on the structure of an agostically-stabilised dialkylstannylene: isolation of an unusual bridged stannyl–stannylene. Chemical Communications 2015, 51(4), 679-681.
• Izod K, Wills C, El-Hamruni S, Harrington RW, Waddell PG, Probert MR. Structural Diversity in Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes of a Phosphine-Borane-Stabilized 1,3-Dicarbanion. Organometallics 2015, 34(11), 2406-2414.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Carroll MA, Ellison JR, Hobson SJ, Stevens S, Hardacre C, Goodrich P. Efficient and selective hydrogen peroxide-mediated oxidation of sulfides in batch and segmented and continuous flow using a peroxometalate-based polymer immobilised ionic liquid phase catalyst. Green Chemistry 2015, 17(3), 1559-1571.
• Knight JG, Alnoman RB, Waddell PG. Synthesis of 3-aminoBODIPY dyes via copper-catalyzed vicarious nucleophilic substitution of 2-halogeno derivatives. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2015, 13(12), 3819-3829.
• Moradpour Hafshejani S, Watson SMD, Tuite EM, Pike AR. Click Modification of Diazido Acridine Intercalators: A Versatile Route Towards Decorated DNA Nanostructures. Chemistry - A European Journal 2015, 21(36), 12611-12615.
• Whitfield CJ, Turley AT, Tuite EM, Connolly BA, Pike AR. Enzymatic Method for the Synthesis of Long DNA Sequences with Multiple Repeat Units. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54(31), 8971-8974.
• Tuite EM, Puntoriero F. Highlights from Faraday Discussion 185: Supramolecular Photochemistry, Cambridge, 2015.Chemical Communications 2016, 52(24), 4410-4417.

2014

• Doherty S, Knight JG, Ward NAB, Perry DO, Bittner DM, Probert MR, Westcott SA. Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Couplings with 2-Diethylphosphonato-Substituted Aryl- and Naphthylboronate Esters as the Nucleophilic Partner: A Complementary Approach to the Synthesis of Biaryl Monophosphonates. Organometallics 2014, 33(19), 5209-5219.
• Doherty S. Homogeneous Catalysis in Ionic Liquids. In: Hardacre, C; Parvulescu, V, ed. Catalysis in Ionic Liquids: From Catalyst Synthesis to Application. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014, pp.44-308.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Ellison JR, Goodrich P, Hall L, Hardacre C, Muldoon M, Ribeiro A, Afonso C, Park S, Lourençoc MJ, Davey P. An efficient Cu(II)-bis(oxazoline)-based polymer immobilised ionic liquid phase catalyst for asymmetric carbon–carbon bond formation. Green Chemistry 2014, 16(3), 1470-1479.
• Harun NA, Horrocks BR, Fulton DA. Enhanced Raman and luminescence spectra from co-encapsulated silicon quantum dots and Au-Ag nanoalloys. Chemical Communications 2014, 50(82), 12389-12391.
• Mahon CS, Fulton DA. Mimicking nature with synthetic macromolecules capable of recognition. Nature Chemistry 2014, 6(8), 665-672.
• Sanchez-Sanchez A, Fulton DA, Pomposo JA. pH-responsive single-chain polymer nanoparticles utilising dynamic covalent enamine bonds. Chemical Communications 2014, 50(15), 1871-1874.
• Watson SMD, Pike AR, Pate J, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. DNA-templated nanowires: morphology and electrical conductivity.Nanoscale 2014, 6(8), 4027-4037.
• Harun NA, Horrocks BR, Fulton DA. Enhanced Raman and luminescence spectra from co-encapsulated silicon quantum dots and Au-Ag nanoalloys. Chemical Communications 2014, 50(82), 12389-12391.
• Watson SMD, Galindo MA, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Mechanism of Formation of Supramolecular DNA-Templated Polymer Nanowires. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014, 136(18), 6649-6655.
• Horrocks BR. Photoluminescent nanoparticle derivatization via porous silicon. In: Handbook of Porous Silicon. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2014, pp.671-681.
• Pate J, Zamora F, Watson SMD, Wright NG, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Solution-based DNA-templating of sub-10 nm conductive copper nanowires. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2014, 2(43), 9265-9273.
• Al-Quadeib BT, Radwan MA, Siller L, Mutch E, Horrocks B, Wright M, Alshaer A. Therapeutic monitoring of amphotericin B in Saudi ICU patients using UPLC MS/MS assay. Biomedical Chromatography 2014, 28(12), 1652-1659.
• Watson SMD, Pike AR, Pate J, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. DNA-templated nanowires: morphology and electrical conductivity.Nanoscale 2014, 6(8), 4027-4037.
• Watson SMD, Galindo MA, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Mechanism of Formation of Supramolecular DNA-Templated Polymer Nanowires. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014, 136(18), 6649-6655.
• Pate J, Zamora F, Watson SMD, Wright NG, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Solution-based DNA-templating of sub-10 nm conductive copper nanowires. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2014, 2(43), 9265-9273.
• Izod K, Wills C, Anderson E, Harrington RW, Probert MR. Insights into the stability and structures of phosphine-boranes and their α-metalated derivatives. Organometallics 2014, 33(19), 5283-5294.
• Izod K, Rayner DG, El-Hamruni SM, Harrington RW, Baisch U. Stabilization of a Diphosphagermylene through pπ-pπ Interactions with a Trigonal-Planar Phosphorus Center. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53(14), 3636-3640.
• Izod K, Dixon CM, McMeekin E, Rodgers L, Harrington RW, Baisch U. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Phosphine-Borane-Stabilized Dicarbanions with either Rigid or Flexible Spacers. Organometallics 2014, 33(1), 378-386.
• Izod K, Wills C, Probert MR, Harrington RW. Synthesis and structure of an acyclic dialkylstannylene. Main Group Metal Chemistry 2014, 37(5-6), 113-117.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Ellison JR, Goodrich P, Hall L, Hardacre C, Muldoon M, Ribeiro A, Afonso C, Park S, Lourençoc MJ, Davey P. An efficient Cu(II)-bis(oxazoline)-based polymer immobilised ionic liquid phase catalyst for asymmetric carbon–carbon bond formation. Green Chemistry 2014, 16(3), 1470-1479.
• Doherty S, Knight JG, Ward NAB, Perry DO, Bittner DM, Probert MR, Westcott SA. Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Couplings with 2-Diethylphosphonato-Substituted Aryl- and Naphthylboronate Esters as the Nucleophilic Partner: A Complementary Approach to the Synthesis of Biaryl Monophosphonates. Organometallics 2014, 33(19), 5209-5219.