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Journal articleSadaf A, Cho KH, Byrne B, et al., 2015,
Amphipathic Agents for Membrane Protein Study
, MEMBRANE PROTEINS - ENGINEERING, PURIFICATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION, Vol: 557, Pages: 57-94, ISSN: 0076-6879- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 35
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Conference paperBismarck A, Bacarreza O, Blaker J, et al., 2015,
EXPLORING ROUTES TO CREATE HIGH PERFORMANCE PSEUDO-DUCTILE FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES
, 20th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM), Publisher: AALBORG UNIV PRESS -
Journal articleArst HN, Hernandez-Gonzalez M, Penalva MA, et al., 2014,
GBF/Gea mutant with a single substitution sustains fungal growth in the absence of BIG/Sec7
, FEBS LETTERS, Vol: 588, Pages: 4799-4806, ISSN: 0014-5793- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 14
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Journal articleShirshova N, Qian H, Houlle M, et al., 2014,
Multifunctional structural energy storage composite supercapacitors
, Faraday Discussions, Vol: 172, Pages: 81-103, ISSN: 1359-6640This paper addresses the challenge of producing multifunctional composites that can simultaneously carry mechanical loads whilst storing (and delivering) electrical energy. The embodiment is a structural supercapacitor built around laminated structural carbon fibre (CF) fabrics. Each cell consists of two modified structural CF fabric electrodes, separated by a structural glass fibre fabric or polymer membrane, infused with a multifunctional polymeric electrolyte. Rather than using conventional activated carbon fibres, structural carbon fibres were treated to produce a mechanically robust, high surface area material, using a variety of methods, including direct etching, carbon nanotube sizing, and carbon nanotube in situ growth. One of the most promising approaches is to integrate a porous bicontinuous monolithic carbon aerogel (CAG) throughout the matrix. This nanostructured matrix both provides a dramatic increase in active surface area of the electrodes, and has the potential to address mechanical issues associated with matrix-dominated failures. The effect of the initial reaction mixture composition is assessed for both the CAG modified carbon fibre electrodes and resulting devices. A low temperature CAG modification of carbon fibres was evaluated using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) to enhance the electrochemical performance. For the multifunctional structural electrolyte, simple crosslinked gels have been replaced with bicontinuous structural epoxy–ionic liquid hybrids that offer a much better balance between the conflicting demands of rigidity and molecular motion. The formation of both aerogel precursors and the multifunctional electrolyte are described, including the influence of key components, and the defining characteristics of the products. Working structural supercapacitor composite prototypes have been produced and characterised electrochemically. The effect of introducing the necessary multifunctional resin on the mechanical properties
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Journal articleShirshova N, Bismarck A, Greenhalgh ES, et al., 2014,
Composition as a Means To Control Morphology and Properties of Epoxy Based Dual-Phase Structural Electrolytes
, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, Vol: 118, Pages: 28377-28387, ISSN: 1932-7447- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 70
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Journal articleLee K-Y, Aitomaki Y, Berglund LA, et al., 2014,
On the use of nanocellulose as reinforcement in polymer matrix composites
, COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol: 105, Pages: 15-27, ISSN: 0266-3538- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 629
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Journal articleMaples HA, Wakefield S, Robinson P, et al., 2014,
High performance carbon fibre reinforced epoxy composites with controllable stiffness
, Composites Science and Technology, Vol: 105, Pages: 134-143, ISSN: 0266-3538The mechanical properties of polystyrene-interleaved carbon fibre reinforced epoxy composites, which exhibit controllable stiffness, have been investigated. DMTA and flexural tests showed that the storage modulus and flexural stiffness of these composites could be reduced by up to 98% when heated from 20 °C to 120 °C and the stiffness was fully recoverable on cooling. The flexural stiffness of the interleaved composites at room and elevated temperatures were predicted using simple beam theory and were found to be in good agreement with the measured values. Compressive and tensile properties were significantly reduced at 120 °C due to the presence of the softened polystyrene interleaves. Flexural strength tests at 20 °C indicate that there is a need for improvement of the adhesion between polystyrene and carbon fibre reinforced epoxy plies.
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Journal articleSchoch CL, Robbertse B, Robert V, et al., 2014,
Finding needles in haystacks: linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi
, Database, Vol: 2014, ISSN: 0162-4105DNA phylogenetic comparisons have shown that morphology-based species recognition often underestimates fungal diversity. Therefore, the need for accurate DNA sequence data, tied to both correct taxonomic names and clearly annotated specimen data, has never been greater. Furthermore, the growing number of molecular ecology and microbiome projects using high-throughput sequencing require fast and effective methods for en masse species assignments. In this article, we focus on selecting and re-annotating a set of marker reference sequences that represent each currently accepted order of Fungi. The particular focus is on sequences from the internal transcribed spacer region in the nuclear ribosomal cistron, derived from type specimens and/or ex-type cultures. Re-annotated and verified sequences were deposited in a curated public database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), namely the RefSeq Targeted Loci (RTL) database, and will be visible during routine sequence similarity searches with NR_prefixed accession numbers. A set of standards and protocols is proposed to improve the data quality of new sequences, and we suggest how type and other reference sequences can be used to improve identification of Fungi.
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Journal articleChotirmall SH, 2014,
The Microbiological Gender Gap in Cystic Fibrosis
, JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH, Vol: 23, Pages: 995-996, ISSN: 1540-9996 -
Conference paperFeary JR, Lightfoot Z, Fitzgerald B, et al., 2014,
THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALLY VENTILATED CAGES IN PREVENTION OF LABORATORY ANIMAL ALLERGY: A PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY
, Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A6-A6, ISSN: 0040-6376
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