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Research published by the NeoGel team

Jacobs, J., Gathergood, N., & Heise, A. (2013). Synthesis of Polypeptide Block Copolymer Hybrids by the Combination of N-Carboxyanhydride Polymerization and RAFT. Macromolecular Rapid Communications.

Kozlowska, D., Biswas, S., Fox, E. K., Wu, B., Bolster, F., Edupuganti, O. P., et al. (2014). Gadolinium-loaded polychelating amphiphilic polymer as an enhanced MRI contrast agent for human multiple myeloma and non Hodgkin’s lymphoma (human Burkitt’s lymphoma). RSC Advances, 18007-18016.

Pinna, N., Grancharov, S., Beato, P., Bonville, P., Antonietti, M., & Niederberger, M. (2005). Magnetite Nanocrystals: Nonaqueous Synthesis, Characterization, and Solubility† . Chemistry of Materials, 3044-3049.

Stukenkemper, T., Jansen, J. F., Lavilla, C., Dias, A. A., F, B. D., & Heise, A. (2017). Polypeptides by light: photo-polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA). Polymer Chemistry.

Sun, S., Zeng, H., Robinson, D. B., Raoux, S., Rice, P. M., Wang, S. X., et al. (2004). Monodisperse MFe2O4 (M = Fe, Co, Mn) Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 273-279.

Wu, B., Chassé, W., Peters, R., Brooijmans, T., D. A., Heise, A., et al. (2016). Network Structure in Acrylate Systems: Effect of Junction Topology on Cross-Link Density and Macroscopic Gel Properties. Macromodules, 6531-6540.

Posters created, presentations held and conferences attended by the NeoGel team

Posters

“Investigation into the Dynamics of Water inside Magnetic Hydrogels by 1H Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation/Diffusion Studies.” Dorota Kozlowska, Swati Biswas, Eoin K. Fox, Bing Wu, Ferdia Bolster, Om Prakash Edupuganti, Vladimir Torchilin, Stephen Eustace, Mauro Botta, Richard O’Kennedy, Dermot F. Brougham.* RSC Adv., 2014, 4(35),18007-18016. “Gadolinium-Loaded Polychelating Amphiphilic Polymer As An Enhanced MRI Contrast Agent For Human Multiple Myeloma and Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Human Burkitt’s Lymphoma)”. Presented by Bing Wu at 27th International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization in Les Diablerets, Switzerland (ISPAC 2014).

“1H Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Studies of the Water Dynamics inside Magnetic Hydrogels”. Bing Wu, Eoin K. Fox, Dermot F. Brougham.
Presented at the 27th International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization (ISPAC)

“1H NMR Relaxation Analyses of UV-curd Acrylate Hydrogel Network”. Bing Wu, Walter Chasse, Aylvin A. Dias, Dermot F Brougham, Victor M. Litvinov.
Presented at the 56th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (ENC)

“Spectroscopic Analyses of Nanometer Scale Heterogeneity in UV-cured PEG-based Polyacrylate Hydrogel”, Spinus 2016 – Magnetic Resonance and its Application, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 20th – 26th 2016

“Topological Analyses of UV-cured Polyacrylate Networks through a NMR Approach”, International Society of Magnetic Resonance Conference (ISMAR) 2015, Shanghai, China, August 16th – 21st 2015

“Magnetic hyperthermic response of nanocomposites based on PEG2000-gallol-coated iron oxide nanoparticles dispersed in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) hydrogels” Kevin Behan, International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology – ICONAN 2016, Paris, France, September 28th – 30th 2016

Oral Presentations

“Spectroscopic Analyses of Nanometer Scale Heterogeneity in UV-cured PEG-based Polyacrylate Hydrogel”, Spinus 2016 – Magnetic Resonance and its Application, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 20th – 26th 2016

“Topological Analyses of UV-cured Polyacrylate Networks through a NMR Approach”, International Society of Magnetic Resonance Conference (ISMAR) 2015, Shanghai, China, August 16th – 21st 2015

“Magnetic hyperthermic response of nanocomposites based on PEG2000-gallol-coated iron oxide nanoparticles dispersed in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) hydrogels” Kevin Behan, International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology – ICONAN 2016, Paris, France, September 28th – 30th 2016

Conferences

“Ampere NMR Summer School”, Zakopane, PL, June, 2013: Attended by Bing Wu and Timo Stukenkemper

“Experimetal NMR Conference 2015”, Asilamar Conference Center, CA, USA, April, 2015: Attended by Bing Wu

“International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR) Conference 2015”, Shanghai, CHN, August, 2015: Attended by Bing Wu

“Dutch NMR discussion group 50th Annual Meeting”, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NL, November 2015: Attended by Bing Wu

“UK NMR discussion group 50th Annual Meeting”, University College London, London, UK, December 2015: Attended by Bing Wu

“Practical Application of NMR in Industrial Conference 2016”, Huston, TX, USA., February 2016: Attended by Bing Wu

“National Meeting of the American Chemical Society”, Philadelphia, USA, August 2016: Attended by Timo Stukenkemper

“Warwick Polymer Conference”, Warwick, UK, July 2016: Attended by Timo Stukenkemper

“Funding Applications”, Dublin, IE, July 2016: Attended by Bing Wu, Saltuk Hanay, Kevin Behan and Timo Stukenkemper