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Enhanced output voltage generation via ZnO nanowires (50nm): Effect of diameter thinning on voltage enhancement (2017)
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Ahmad, M., Iqbal, M. A., Kiely, J., Luxton, R. W., & Jabeen, M. (2017). Enhanced output voltage generation via ZnO nanowires (50nm): Effect of diameter thinning on voltage enhancement. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 104, 281-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2017.01.006

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd 50nm ZnO nanowires were grown on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates by adapting facile aqueous growth technique using low temperature and vacuum conditions. Prior to growth of ZnO nanowires,... Read More about Enhanced output voltage generation via ZnO nanowires (50nm): Effect of diameter thinning on voltage enhancement.

Influence of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of cross-bred pigs (2016)
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Madeira, M. S., Rolo, E. A., Alfaia, C. M., Pires, V. R., Luxton, R., Doran, O., …Prates, J. A. (2016). Influence of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of cross-bred pigs. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(6), 937-950. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114515005218

© The Authors 2016. The isolated or combined effects of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets (RPD) on fat content, fatty acid composition and mRNA levels of genes controlling lipid metabolism in pig m. longissimus lumborum an... Read More about Influence of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of cross-bred pigs.

Facile aqueous growth of 150 nm ZnO nanowires for energy harvester: Enhanced output voltage using Pt sputtered electrode (2015)
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Luxton, R., Ahmad, M., Kiely, J., Luxton, R. W., Jabeen, M., & Khalid, M. (2016). Facile aqueous growth of 150 nm ZnO nanowires for energy harvester: Enhanced output voltage using Pt sputtered electrode. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 7, 141-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2015.12.005

© 2015. Facile aqueous growth technique was adopted to grow diameter controlled 150 nm ZnO nanowires on an ITO (indium tin oxide) coated PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) substrate. Prior to nanowire growth, a pure wurtazite structured ZnO seed layer... Read More about Facile aqueous growth of 150 nm ZnO nanowires for energy harvester: Enhanced output voltage using Pt sputtered electrode.

Low temperature hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanowires for nanogenerator: Effect of gold electrode on the output voltage of nanogenerator (2014)
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Mansoor, A., Iqbal, M., Kiely, J., & Luxton, R. (2014). Low temperature hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanowires for nanogenerator: Effect of gold electrode on the output voltage of nanogenerator. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 21(6), 672-676

A low temperature hydrothermal technique is developed to grow ZnO (diameter 100 nm) nanowires for high output nanogenerator. Vertically aligned ZnO nanowires are grown on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. Morp... Read More about Low temperature hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanowires for nanogenerator: Effect of gold electrode on the output voltage of nanogenerator.

Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers (2014)
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Sage, I. C., Drago, G. A., Pemberton, R., Cox, T., Tuffin, R., Griffiths, J., …Hart, J. P. (2014). Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers. Sensors, 14(11), 20519-20532. https://doi.org/10.3390/s141120519

© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This report describes the design and development of an integrated electrochemical cell culture monitoring system, based on enzyme-biosensors and chemical sensors, for monitoring indicators of... Read More about Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers.

Lock-in amplifier as a sensitive instrument for biomedical measurement: Analysis and implementation (2014)
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Abd Djawad, Y., Kiely, J., Luxton, R., & Wraith, P. (2014). Lock-in amplifier as a sensitive instrument for biomedical measurement: Analysis and implementation

A measuring instrument plays important role in the biomedical measurement since the biological process in living organism generates very weak signal. Therefore, a reliable and sensitive measuring instrument is needed. In this study, a lock-in amplifi... Read More about Lock-in amplifier as a sensitive instrument for biomedical measurement: Analysis and implementation.

Combined effects of dietary arginine, leucine and protein levels on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of crossbred pigs (2014)
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Madeira, M. S., Pires, V. M., Alfaia, C. M., Luxton, R., Doran, O., Bessa, R. J., & Prates, J. A. (2014). Combined effects of dietary arginine, leucine and protein levels on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of crossbred pigs. British Journal of Nutrition, 111(9), 1521-1535. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114513004029

The cumulative effects of dietary arginine, leucine and protein levels on fat content, fatty acid composition and mRNA levels of genes controlling lipid metabolism in pig longissimus lumborum muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were investig... Read More about Combined effects of dietary arginine, leucine and protein levels on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of crossbred pigs.

An inexpensive, fast and sensitive quantitative lateral flow magneto-immunoassay for total prostate specific antigen (2014)
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Barnett, J., Wraith, P., Kiely, J., Persad, R., Hurley, K., Hawkins, P., & Luxton, R. W. (2014). An inexpensive, fast and sensitive quantitative lateral flow magneto-immunoassay for total prostate specific antigen. Biosensors, 4(3), 204-220. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios4030204

We describe the detection characteristics of a device the Resonant Coil Magnetometer (RCM) to quantify paramagnetic particles (PMPs) in immunochromatographic (lateral flow) assays. Lateral flow assays were developed using PMPs for the measurement of... Read More about An inexpensive, fast and sensitive quantitative lateral flow magneto-immunoassay for total prostate specific antigen.

The dual role of paramagnetic particles for integrated lysis and measurement in a rapid immunoassay for intracellular proteins (2013)
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Luxton, R., Sharif, E., Syarif, E., Kiely, J., Wraith, P., & Luxton, R. W. (2013). The dual role of paramagnetic particles for integrated lysis and measurement in a rapid immunoassay for intracellular proteins. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 60(5), 1209-1216. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2012.2228642

A novel, integrated lysis and immunoassay methodology and system for intracellular protein measurement are described. The method uses paramagnetic particles both as a lysis agent and assay label resulting in a rapid test requiring minimal operator in... Read More about The dual role of paramagnetic particles for integrated lysis and measurement in a rapid immunoassay for intracellular proteins.

Microfabricated glucose biosensor for culture welloperation (2013)
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Hart, J. P., Luxton, R., Xu, J., Griffiths, J., Sage, I., Tuffin, R., …Hart, J. P. (2013). Microfabricated glucose biosensor for culture welloperation. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 42(1), 668-677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2012.11.032

A water-based carbon screen-printing ink formulation, containing the redox mediator cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPC) and the enzyme glucose oxidase (GOx), was investigated for its suitability to fabricate glucose microbiosensors in a 96-well microplate f... Read More about Microfabricated glucose biosensor for culture welloperation.

Novel immunoassay technique for rapid measurement of intracellular proteins using paramagnetic particles (2013)
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Sharif, E., Kiely, J., & Luxton, R. (2013). Novel immunoassay technique for rapid measurement of intracellular proteins using paramagnetic particles. Journal of Immunological Methods, 388(1-2), 78-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2012.11.015

Magnetic immunoassays have been shown to have similar detection limits to conventional immunoassays, with the advantage of reduced total assay time. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that an integrated lysis and measurement system could be use... Read More about Novel immunoassay technique for rapid measurement of intracellular proteins using paramagnetic particles.

Robust feature extraction from impedimetric signals using wavelet packet decomposition with application to cytotoxicity testing (2012)
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Luxton, R., Wraith, P., Nibouche, M., Kiely, J., Abdul Djawad, Y., Djawad, Y. A., …Luxton, R. W. (2012). Robust feature extraction from impedimetric signals using wavelet packet decomposition with application to cytotoxicity testing. IET Science Measurement and Technology, 6(6), 456-463. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2012.0009

Impedance-based cytotoxicity testing provides a simple, real-time and non-invasive assay technique that interferes minimally with cell morphology and function. In this study, impedimetric measurements of ECV304 cells with increasing concentrations of... Read More about Robust feature extraction from impedimetric signals using wavelet packet decomposition with application to cytotoxicity testing.

Comparison of cytotoxic changes in ECV304 cell through exposure to DMSO and sodium butyrate using impedance spectroscopy (2012)
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Wang, Z., Kiely, J., Vargas, A. M., & Luxton, R. W. (2012). Comparison of cytotoxic changes in ECV304 cell through exposure to DMSO and sodium butyrate using impedance spectroscopy. Procedia Chemistry, 6, 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proche.2012.10.134

This paper decides an impedance spectroscopy measurement system for real-time monitoring of cellular toxicity. The system is used to compare the impedance response of ECV304 cells to two toxicants, dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and sodium butyrate. The... Read More about Comparison of cytotoxic changes in ECV304 cell through exposure to DMSO and sodium butyrate using impedance spectroscopy.

Magnetizable antibody-like proteins (2010)
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Dehal, P. K., Livingston, C. F., Dunn, C. G., Buick, R., Luxton, R. W., & Pritchard, D. J. (2010). Magnetizable antibody-like proteins. Biotechnology Journal, 5(6), 596-604. https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.200900273

Use of paramagnetic particles to isolate molecules or cells from complex media is well established. Typically, particles are manufactured and coated with a biological molecule that confers specific biorecognition. Incubation of particles with sample... Read More about Magnetizable antibody-like proteins.

Evaluation of paramagnetic particles for use in a resonant coil magnetometer based magneto-immunoassay (2009)
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Eveness, J., Kiely, J., Hawkins, P., Wraith, P., & Luxton, R. (2009). Evaluation of paramagnetic particles for use in a resonant coil magnetometer based magneto-immunoassay. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 139(2), 538-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2009.03.078

This paper describes work that formed a part of an investigation to increase the detection sensitivity of a magneto-immunoassay. The study involved the characterisation of paramagnetic particles (PMPs) from a range of manufacturers in order to determ... Read More about Evaluation of paramagnetic particles for use in a resonant coil magnetometer based magneto-immunoassay.

Spot test: new technologies bring point-of-care testing into the 21st century (2009)
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Luxton, R. W., & Kiely, J. (2009). Spot test: new technologies bring point-of-care testing into the 21st century

Every new technology offers the potential to effect changes in practise; many developments driven by the world-wide demand for instant results. This is never as true as in the arena of diagnostic testing. Once the sole preserve of the hospital labo... Read More about Spot test: new technologies bring point-of-care testing into the 21st century.

Paramagnetic particle detection for use with an immunoassay based biosensor (2007)
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Kiely, J., Hawkins, P., Wraith, P., & Luxton, R. (2007). Paramagnetic particle detection for use with an immunoassay based biosensor. IET Science Measurement and Technology, 1(5), 270-275. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt%3A20060103

A biosensor and detection system that can provide measurement of analyte concentration within a test sample in four minutes is presented. The biosensor uses an immunoassay with micrometre-sized paramagnetic particle (PMP) labels for quantification. A... Read More about Paramagnetic particle detection for use with an immunoassay based biosensor.

Use of External Magnetic Fields to Reduce Reaction Times in an Immunoassay Using Micrometer-Sized Paramagnetic Particles as Labels (Magnetoimmunoassay) (2004)
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Luxton, R., Badesha, J., Kiely, J., & Hawkins, P. (2004). Use of External Magnetic Fields to Reduce Reaction Times in an Immunoassay Using Micrometer-Sized Paramagnetic Particles as Labels (Magnetoimmunoassay). Analytical Chemistry, 76(6), 1715-1719. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac034906%2B

The paper presents a rapid immunoassay system capable of quantifying analyte in complex biological and environmental media. Antibody-coated micrometer-sized paramagnetic particles are used as labels in an assay in which they bind quantitatively with... Read More about Use of External Magnetic Fields to Reduce Reaction Times in an Immunoassay Using Micrometer-Sized Paramagnetic Particles as Labels (Magnetoimmunoassay).

Rapid electrochemical detection and identification of catalase positive micro-organisms (2003)
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Sippy, N., Luxton, R. W., Lewis, R., & Cowell, D. C. (2003). Rapid electrochemical detection and identification of catalase positive micro-organisms. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 18(5-6), 741-749. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-5663%2803%2900023-X

The rapid detection and identification of bacteria has application in a number of fields, e.g. the food industry, environmental monitoring and biomedicine. While in biomedicine the number of organisms present during infection is multiples of millions... Read More about Rapid electrochemical detection and identification of catalase positive micro-organisms.

Towards the development of molecularly imprinted polymer based screen-printed sensors for metabolites of PAHs (2001)
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McCalley, D. V., Luxton, R. W., Bird, D. J., Hart, J. P., Kirsch, N., Kirsch, N., …McCalley, D. V. (2001). Towards the development of molecularly imprinted polymer based screen-printed sensors for metabolites of PAHs. Analyst, 126(11), 1936-1941. https://doi.org/10.1039/b108008n

This paper describes the fabrication of a sensor for 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) based on a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) modified with a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP); 1-OHP was chosen as a model metabolite of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (P... Read More about Towards the development of molecularly imprinted polymer based screen-printed sensors for metabolites of PAHs.