JACS paper!
Under leadership of Akihiro Uehara a combined electrochemical/X-ray absorption spectroscopy study deconstructing the famous Brust-Schiffrin synthesis of gold nanoparticles has
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Sustainable Heavy Metal Removal from Mining Effluents
We have just published a study of sustainable heavy metal removal from copper mining effluents in Chile by use of
Read moreSweet X-ray spectroscopy
We recently realised that Near-edge X-ray absorption fine-structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy at the C K-edge can distinguish between different saccharides because
Read more2015 Publications So Far…
The group has had a good run of publications this year. So far our 2015 output of papers includes: Intermolecular
Read morePaper comparing peptide surface functionalisation methods for poly-caprolactone
We have published an XPS study comparing two methods for poly-caprolactone surface functionalisation with cell-binding RGD peptides. Immobilisation of Cell-Binding
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Two papers from our group have been accepted recently: Conservation of Artists’ Acrylic Emulsion Paints: XPS, NEXAFS and ATR FTIR
Read morePaper on Novel Spectroelectrochemical Technique
A windowless electrochemical cell for the spectroscopic investigation of the liquid-liquid interface, using a dual droplet configuration, has been designed.
Read morePaper on XPS of Amino Acids and Peptides
Having made some unexpected impact with our 2009 Surface and Interface Analysis paper on the XPS of saccharides (see here),
Read moreReview in Angewandte Chemie: Nucleation of Organic Crystals
Roger and Sven, together with Joop ter Horst (University of Delft), have published a review in Angewandte Chemie: Nucleation of
Read morePaper on Uranium/Plutonium Dioxide Dissolution in Nitric Acid
A joint paper with NNL on uranium/plutonium dioxide dissolution in nitric acid has been published. The Chemistry of (U,Pu)O2 Dissolution
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