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Coagulation-monitoring devices at the point of care (2013)
Journal Article

With the advent of point-of-care (POC) testing, the working principle of traditional coagulometers was used as the foundation for the development of miniaturized devices. This review highlights recent progress in the development of POC coagulation-m... Read More about Coagulation-monitoring devices at the point of care.

Voltammetric behaviour of hydrogen peroxide at a silver electrode fabricated from a rewritable digital versatile disc (DVD) and its determination in water samples (2013)
Journal Article

In this study we investigated the possibility of applying Ag electrodes manufactured from recordable rewritable digital versatile discs (DVD-RW) for the voltammetric determination of hydrogen peroxide. The calibration plot was linear from 0.087 mM to... Read More about Voltammetric behaviour of hydrogen peroxide at a silver electrode fabricated from a rewritable digital versatile disc (DVD) and its determination in water samples.

Comparing the short and long term stability of biodegradable, ceramic and cation exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells (2013)
Journal Article

The long and short-term stability of two porous dependent ion exchange materials; starch-based compostable bags (BioBag) and ceramic, were compared to commercially available cation exchange membrane (CEM) in microbial fuel cells. Using bi-directional... Read More about Comparing the short and long term stability of biodegradable, ceramic and cation exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells.

Antibody mediated rejection and complement deposition post cardiac transplantation: A study into the relationship with coronary artery vasculopathy (2013)
Thesis

Biodegradation and proton exchange using natural rubber in microbial fuel cells (2013)
Journal Article

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) generate electricity from waste but to date the technology's development and scale-up has been held-up by the need to incorporate expensive materials. A costly but vital component is the ion exchange membrane (IEM) which c... Read More about Biodegradation and proton exchange using natural rubber in microbial fuel cells.

Mitigating the Effect of Development on Bats in England with Derogation Licensing (2013)
Journal Article

The Convention on Biological Diversity has catalyzed worldwide awareness of threats to biological diversity and stimulated global conservation strategies. These have led to national and international legislation and have generated debate about the mo... Read More about Mitigating the Effect of Development on Bats in England with Derogation Licensing.

Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells (2013)
Journal Article

The properties of earthenware and terracotta were investigated in terms of structural integrity and ion conductivity, in two microbial fuel cell (MFC) designs. Parameters such as wall thickness (4, 8, 18 mm), porosity and cathode hydration were analy... Read More about Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells.

Point of care monitoring of hemodialysis patients with a breath ammonia measurement device based on printed polyaniline nanoparticle sensors (2013)
Journal Article

A device for measuring human breath ammonia was developed based on a single use, disposable, inkjet printed ammonia sensor fabricated using polyaniline nanoparticles. The device was optimized for sampling ammonia in human breath samples by addressing... Read More about Point of care monitoring of hemodialysis patients with a breath ammonia measurement device based on printed polyaniline nanoparticle sensors.

Recent cases of the implementation of the law regulating the hunting of bushmeat on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Report

Due to its rich biodiversity, Bioko Island is a key site for conservation in Africa. The high incidence of illegal hunting and regular occurrence of the bushmeat trade, however, poses a serious threat to the fauna of Bioko, particularly primates. Thi... Read More about Recent cases of the implementation of the law regulating the hunting of bushmeat on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

RIM1α SUMOylation is required for fast synaptic vesicle exocytosis (2013)
Journal Article

The rapid, activity-dependent quantal presynaptic release of neurotransmitter is vital for brain function. The complex process of vesicle priming, fusion, and retrieval is very precisely controlled and requires thespatiotemporal coordination of multi... Read More about RIM1α SUMOylation is required for fast synaptic vesicle exocytosis.

Distinction of synthetic dl-α-tocopherol from natural vitamin E (d-α-tocopherol) by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Enhanced selectivity of a polymeric C18 stationary phase at low temperature and/or at high pressure (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Separation of diastereomers of DL-α-tocopherol was studied by reversed-phase liquid chromatography using three types of stationary phases, polymeric ODS, polymeric C30, and monomeric ODS. Polymeric ODS stationary phase (Inertsil... Read More about Distinction of synthetic dl-α-tocopherol from natural vitamin E (d-α-tocopherol) by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Enhanced selectivity of a polymeric C18 stationary phase at low temperature and/or at high pressure.

Genome sequence of vB_AbaS_TRS1, a viable prophage isolated from Acinetobacter baumannii strain A118 (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Turner et al. A novel temperate phage, vB_AbaS_TRS1, was isolated from cultures of Acinetobacter baumannii strain A118 that had been exposed to mitomycin C. Phage TRS1 belongs to the Siphoviridae family of bacteriophages and encapsulates a 40,... Read More about Genome sequence of vB_AbaS_TRS1, a viable prophage isolated from Acinetobacter baumannii strain A118.

DNA Repair and its influence on points of departure for alkylating agent genotoxicity (2016)
Book Chapter

Answering the question of whether low doses of DNA-reactive genotoxicants are of negligible concern has become a global effort due to its central importance in human health risk assessments. As a result, a huge amount of data exists suggesting that l... Read More about DNA Repair and its influence on points of departure for alkylating agent genotoxicity.

Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of a new photoactive hydrogel against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2013, the World Health Organization reported that 884 million people lack access to clean potable water. Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) is a very promising alternative to conventional antibiot... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of a new photoactive hydrogel against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Seasonal variability in microbial methanol utilisation in coastal waters of the western English Channel (2016)
Journal Article

© The authors 2016. Methanol is ubiquitous in seawater and is the most abundant oxygenated volatile organic compound (OVOC) in the atmosphere, where it influences oxidising capacity and ozone formation. Marine methylotrophic bacteria utilise methanol... Read More about Seasonal variability in microbial methanol utilisation in coastal waters of the western English Channel.

Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740 (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim The aim of this work was to test whether three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) implicated in glutamate homoeostasis or signalling and cellular survival are associated... Read More about Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740.

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)
Journal Article

© 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.

Recent developments in support materials for use in high performance liquid chromatography (2016)
Journal Article

A number of advances have taken place in the last decade in the area of support materials for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These developments have included the use of very small porous particles (< 2.0 micron diameter), new types of... Read More about Recent developments in support materials for use in high performance liquid chromatography.

MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway (2012)
Journal Article

Myosin- and Rab-interacting protein (MyRIP), which belongs to the protein kinase A (PKA)–anchoring family, is implicated in hormone secretion. However, its mechanism of action is not fully elucidated. Here we investigate the role of MyRIP in myosin V... Read More about MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway.

Observation and characterization of memristor current spikes and their application to neuromorphic computation (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution