Publications

Nanoscale surface modifications to control capillary flow characteristics in PMMA microfluidic devices. Nanoscale Res Lett, 2011, 6, 411-423.

16th May 2011

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microfluidic devices have been fabricated using a hot embossing technique to incorporate micro-pillar features on the bottom...

Photolithographic structuring of stretchable conductors and sub-kPa pressure sensors. J. Micromech. Microeng. 2011, doi:10.1088/0960-1317/21/11/115010.

16th May 2011

This paper presents a novel method to prepare stretchable conductors and pressure sensors based on the gold/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) system. The gold...

Structural and surface energy analysis of nitrogenated ta-C films Thin Solid Films, 2011, 520, 294-301.

16th May 2011

Surface and bulk properties of the Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc prepared nitrogenated tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C:N) films were characterized by X-ray...

Inhibition of lens epithelial cell growth via immobilisation of hyaluronic acid on atmospheric pressure plasma modified polystyrene. Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 608-617.

16th May 2011

Naturally occurring macromolecules have the potential for providing non-fouling coatings on substrates based on a steric entropic principle. In order for...

Chemical grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate onto polymer surfaces by atmospheric pressure plasma processing. Langmuir, 2010, 26, 1894–1903.

16th May 2010

This article reports the use of atmospheric pressure plasma processing to induce chemical grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA)...

Protein adhesion and cell response on atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge-modified polymer surfaces. Acta Biomater, 2010, 6, 2609-2620.

16th May 2010

Gaseous plasma discharges are one of the most common means to modify the surface of a polymer without affecting its bulk properties. However, this normally...

Lens epithelial cell response to atmospheric pressure plasma modified poly(methylmethacrylate) surfaces. J Mater Sci: Mater Med, 2010, 21, 1703-1712.

16th May 2010

Selective control of cellular response to polymeric biomaterials is an important consideration for many ocular implant applications. In particular, there is...

Photochemistry of 1-(N,N-diethylamino)diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate: An experimental and computational investigation. J Am Chem Soc, 2003, 125, 14934 – 14940.

16th May 2003

The aqueous photochemistry of the sodium salt of 1-(N,N-diethylamino)-diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate (3) has been investigated by both experimental and...

Preparation and reactivity of O2-sulfonated diazeniumdiolates. J Org Chem, 2003, 68, 656-657.

16th May 2003

We report the facile preparation of O2-sulfonated diazeniumdiolates and mechanistic investigation of their reactions with representative nucleophiles.

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