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Journal articles
2013, 'Functional Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles with Hyperthermia-Induced Drug Release Ability by Using a Combination of Orthogonal Click Reactions', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52, pp. 14152 - 14156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201306724
,2013, 'Functional Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles with Hyperthermia‐Induced Drug Release Ability by Using a Combination of Orthogonal Click Reactions', Angewandte Chemie, 125, pp. 14402 - 14406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201306724
,2013, 'Using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy to Monitor Theranostic Nanoparticle Uptake and Intracellular Doxorubicin Release', ACS NANO, 7, pp. 10175 - 10189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn404407g
,2013, 'Effectively Delivering a Unique Hsp90 Inhibitor Using Star Polymers', ACS MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 4, pp. 915 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ml400082b
,2013, 'Factors influencing the synthesis and the post-modification of PEGylated pentafluorophenyl acrylate containing copolymers', European Polymer Journal, 49, pp. 3060 - 3071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.05.003
,2013, 'Polymer-grafted, nonfouling, magnetic nanoparticles designed to selectively store and release molecules via ionic interactions', Macromolecules, 46, pp. 7043 - 7054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma401171d
,2013, 'Grafting of P(OEGA) onto magnetic nanoparticles using Cu(0) mediated polymerization: Comparing grafting "from" and "to" approaches in the search for the optimal material design of nanoparticle MRI contrast agents', Macromolecules, 46, pp. 6038 - 6047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma401250f
,2013, 'Effective delivery of siRNA into cancer cells and tumors using well-defined biodegradable cationic star polymers', Molecular Pharmaceutics, 10, pp. 2435 - 2444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mp400049e
,2013, 'Functionalizing biodegradable dextran scaffolds using living radical polymerization: New versatile nanoparticles for the delivery of therapeutic molecules', Molecular Pharmaceutics, 9, pp. 3046 - 3061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mp300144y
,2013, 'High molecular weight block copolymers by sequential monomer addition via Cu(0)-mediated living radical polymerization (SET-LRP): An optimized approach', ACS Macro Letters, 2, pp. 896 - 900, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz4004198
,2013, 'Preface', European Polymer Journal, 49, pp. 2859 - 2860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.07.001
,2013, 'Selective postmodification of copolymer backbones bearing different activated esters with disparate reactivities', ACS Macro Letters, 2, pp. 912 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz4004375
,2013, 'Simultaneous Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) and Guest Molecule Encapsulation', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.201300730
,2012, 'Synthesis and stabilisation of MgH2 nanoparticles by self-assembly', ChemPlusChem, 77, pp. 423 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201200027
,2012, 'A detailed surface analytical study of degradation processes in (meth)acrylic polymers', Journal of Polymer Science Part A - Polymer Chemistry, 50, pp. 1801 - 1811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.25947
,2012, 'Adsorption behaviour of sulfur containing polymers to gold surfaces using QCM-D', Soft Matter, 8, pp. 118 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1sm06410j
,2012, 'Effect of TiO2 nanoparticle surface functionalization on protein adsorption, cellular uptake and cytotoxicity: the attachment of PEG comb polymers using catalytic chain transfer and thiol–ene chemistry', Polymer Chemistry, 3, pp. 2743 - 2751, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2py20450a
,2012, 'Macromolecular ligands for gadolinium MRI contrast agents', Macromolecules, 45, pp. 4196 - 4204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma300521c
,2012, 'Polymer-gold nanohybrids with potential use in bimodal MRI/CT: Enhancing the relaxometric properties of Gd(III) complexes', Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, pp. 21382 - 21386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2jm34999j
,2012, 'Remarkable hydrogen storage properties for nanocrystalline MgH2 synthesised by the hydrogenolysis of Grignard reagents', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14, pp. 11386 - 11397, http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/CP/C2CP41140G
,2012, 'Synthesis and Stabilisation of MgH2 Nanoparticles by Self-Assembly', ChemPlusChem, 77, pp. 423 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201200027/citedby
,2012, 'Synthesis of block copolymers via atom transfer radical polymerization and 'click chemistry' grafted from pre-functionalized polypropylene surfaces using gamma irradiation', Polymer Chemistry, 3, pp. 2102 - 2111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2py20392h
,2012, 'Synthesis of functional core, star polymers via RAFT polymerization for drug delivery applications', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 33, pp. 760 - 766, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.201200029
,2012, 'Synthesis of multi-block copolymer stars using a simple iterative Cu(0)-mediated radical polymerization technique', Polymer Chemistry, 3, pp. 117 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1py00384d
,2011, 'Macromol. Rapid Commun. 15/2011', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.201190039
,2011, 'An overview of protein-polymer particles', Soft Matter, 7, pp. 1599 - 1614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0sm00412j
,2011, 'Building nanostructures using RAFT polymerization', Journal of Polymer Science Part A - Polymer Chemistry, 49, pp. 551 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.24482
,2011, 'Dicer-Labile PEG Conjugates for siRNA Delivery', Biomacromolecules, 12, pp. 4301 - 4310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm201199c
,2011, 'High-order multiblock copolymers via iterative Cu(0)-mediated radical polymerizations (SET-LRP): Toward biological precision', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, pp. 11128 - 11131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja205080u
,2011, 'Optimizing the generation of narrow polydispersity 'arm-first' star polymers made using RAFT polymerization', Polymer Chemistry, 2, pp. 1671 - 1677, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1py00102g
,2011, 'RAFT polymerization and thiol chemistry: A complementary pairing for implementing modern macromolecular design', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 32, pp. 1123 - 1143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.201100127
,2011, 'Synthesis and postfunctionalization of well-defined star polymers via "double" click chemistry', Journal of Polymer Science Part A - Polymer Chemistry, 49, pp. 5245 - 5256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.25001
,2011, 'Synthesis of heterotelechelic polymers with affinity to glutathione-S-transferase and biotin-tagged proteins by RAFT polymerization and thiol-ene reactions', Polymer Chemistry, 2, pp. 1505 - 1512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1py00049g
,2010, 'ChemInform Abstract: Bioapplications of RAFT Polymerization', ChemInform, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201011280
,2010, 'A simple methodology for the synthesis of heterotelechelic protein-polymer-biomolecule conjugates', Journal of Polymer Science Part A - Polymer Chemistry, 48, pp. 1399 - 1405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.23902
,2010, 'Biomimetic Surface Modification of Honeycomb Films via a "Grafting From" Approach`', Langmuir, 26, pp. 12748 - 12754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la1011567
,2010, 'Electrostatic assembly of functional polymer combs onto gold nanoparticle surfaces: Combining RAFT, click and LbL to generate new hybrid nanomaterials', Polymer Chemistry, 1, pp. 1186 - 1195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0py00075b
,2010, 'Glycopolymer Decoration of Gold Nanoparticles Using a LbL Approach', Macromolecules, 43, pp. 3775 - 3784, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma100250x
,2010, 'High fidelity vinyl terminated polymers by combining RAFT and cobalt catalytic chain trnsfer (CCT) polymerization methods', Chemical Communications, 46, pp. 6338 - 6340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0cc01694b
,2010, 'Investigation into thiol-(meth)acrylate Michael addition reactions using amine and phosphine catalysts', Polymer Chemistry, 1, pp. 1196 - 1204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0py00100g
,2010, 'Modulation of the surface charge on polymer-stabilized gold nanoparticles by the application of an external stimulus', Langmuir, 26, pp. 2721 - 2730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la902746v
,2010, 'PEGylated Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with b-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes: Towards Metal Nanoparticle-Polymer-Carbohydrate Cluster Biohybrid Materials', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 63, pp. 1245 - 1250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH10091
,2010, 'Synthesis of Hollow Polymer Nanocapsules Exploiting Gold Nanoparticles as Sacrificial Templates', Macromolecules, 43, pp. 1792 - 1799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma902663n
,2010, 'Synthesis, Characterization, and Multilayer Assembly of pH Senstitive Graphene - Polymer Nanocomposites', Langmuir, 26, pp. 100068 - 100075, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la1001978
,2010, 'Telechelic Diiodopoly (VDF-co-PMVE) Copolymers by Iodine Transfer Copolymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride (VDF) with Perfluoromethyl Vinyl Ether (PMVE)', Macromolecules, 43, pp. 3652 - 3663, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma100207h
,2010, 'The design and utility of polymer-stabilized iron-oxide nanoparticles for nanomedicine applications', Nature NPG Asia Material, 2, pp. 23 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/asiamat.2010.6
,2010, 'Thermosensitive Graphene Nanocomposites Formed Using Pyrene-Terminal Polymers Made by RAFT Polymerization', Journal of Polymer Science Part A - Polymer Chemistry, 48, pp. 425 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.23802
,2010, 'Water-Soluble, Thermoresponsive, Hyperbranched Copolymers Based on PEG-Methacrylates: Synthesis, Characterization, and LCST Behavior', Journal of Polymer Science Part A - Polymer Chemistry, 48, pp. 2783 - 2792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.24027
,2009, 'Approach to peptide decorated micelles via RAFT polymerization', Journal of Polymer Science Part A - Polymer Chemistry, 47, pp. 899 - 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.23208
,2009, 'Bio-applications of RAFT polymerization', Chemical Reviews, 109, pp. 5402 - 5436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cr9001403
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