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2024

Rezk, Ahmed, Visak, Zoran, Rupam, Tahmid Hasan, Hammerton, James, Yuan, Qingchun, Derry, Matthew J. and Saha, Bidyut Baran (2024). Material-level experimental study on utilising ionic liquid/graphene composites for sorption heat storage. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 55 ,

Daengmankhong, Jinjutha, Pinthong, Thanyaporn, Promkrainit, Sudarat, Yooyod, Maytinee, Mahasaranon, Sararat, Punyodom, Winita, Ross, Sukunya, Jongjitwimol, Jirapas, Tighe, Brian J., Derry, Matthew J., Topham, Paul D. and Ross, Gareth M. (2024). Tailoring Hydrogel Sheet Properties through Co-Monomer Selection in AMPS Copolymer Macromers. Polymers, 16 (17),

Tinajero-Díaz, Ernesto, Judge, Nicola, Li, Bo, Leigh, Thomas, Murphy, Robert D., Topham, Paul D., Derry, Matthew J. and Heise, Andreas (2024). Poly(l-proline)-Stabilized Polypeptide Nanostructures via Ring-Opening Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (ROPISA). ACS Macro Letters, 13 (8), pp. 1031-1036.

Parkinson, Sam J., Fielden, Stephen D. P., Thomas, Marjolaine, Miller, Alisha J., Topham, Paul D., Derry, Matthew J. and O’Reilly, Rachel K. (2024). Harnessing Cytosine for Tunable Nanoparticle Self-Assembly Behavior Using Orthogonal Stimuli. Biomacromolecules, 25 (8), pp. 4905-4912.

Martinaud, Emma, Hierro-Iglesias, Carmen, Hammerton, James, Hadad, Bawan, Evans, Robert, Sacharczuk, Jakub, Lester, Daniel, Derry, Matthew J., Topham, Paul D. and Fernandez-Castane, Alfred (2024). Valorising cassava peel waste into plasticized polyhydroxyalkanoates blended with polycaprolactone with controllable thermal and mechanical properties. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 32 (8), pp. 3503-3515.

Greenall, M. J. and Derry, M. J. (2024). Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility. Soft matter, 20 (17), pp. 3628-3634.

Maitland, Georgia Lucy, Liu, Mingyu, Neal, Thomas, Hammerton, James, Han, Yisong, Worrall, Stephen David, Topham, Paul D. and Derry, Matthew J. (2024). Block copolymer synthesis in ionic liquid via polymerisation-induced self-assembly: A convenient route to gel electrolytes. Chemical Science, 15 (12), pp. 4416-4426.

Daengmankhong, Jinjutha, Ross, Sukunya, Pinthong, Thanyaporn, Mahasaranon, Sararat, Viyoch, Jarupa, Tighe, Brian J., Derry, Matthew J., Topham, Paul D. and Ross, Gareth (2024). Water-soluble macromers based on 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid sodium salt (Na-AMPS) for rapid in situ hydrogel film formation. Polymer Chemistry, 15 (16), pp. 1620-1634.

Liao, Guoxing, Derry, Matthew J., Smith, Andrew J., Armes, Steven P. and Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. (2024). Determination of Reaction Kinetics by Time-Resolved Small-angle X-ray Scattering during Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly: Direct Evidence for Monomer-Swollen Nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 63 (2),

2023

Pearce, Amanda K., Parkinson, Sam J., Akar, Irem, Derry, Matthew J., Topham, Paul D., Mathers, Robert T., Stavros, Vasilios G. and O’Reilly, Rachel K. (2023). Mechanistic Insights into Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Using Maleimide-Based Fluorophores. Macromolecules, 56 (23), pp. 9443-9454.

Korsten, Kristoffer, Reynolds-Green, Morgan, Hopkins, Bradley, McLellan, Allison, Derry, Matthew, Topham, Paul, Titman, Jeremy, Keddie, Daniel J., Taresco, Vincenzo and Howdle, Steven (2023). Synthesis of Core-Shell Polymer Particles in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide via Iterative Monomer Addition. Chemical Communications, 59 (98), pp. 14536-14539.

Liao, Guoxing, Chen, Lei, Zhang, Yunie, Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Topham, Paul, Toolan, Daniel T.W., Derry, Matthew, Howse, Jonathan R., Yu, Qianqian, Feng, Guiji and Wang, Linge (2023). Solvent selectivity governed self-assembly of block copolymer in nanofabrication. Polymer, 283 ,

Terrill, Nick J., Bombardi, A, Carla, F, Cinque, G, Derry, Matthew, Milsom, A, Siligardi, G, Snow, T, Topham, Paul, Zeng, X B and Zinn, Thomas (2023). Polymer and Soft Matter Research at Diamond Light Source. Synchrotron Radiaion News, 36 (2), pp. 37-45.

Fielden, Stephen D. P., Derry, Matthew J., Miller, Alisha J., Topham, Paul D. and O’Reilly, Rachel K. (2023). Triggered Polymersome Fusion. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145 (10), pp. 5824-5833.

Bhindi, Meha, Massengo, Liam, Hammerton, James, Derry, Matthew and Worrall, Stephen D (2023). Structure Control Using Bioderived Solvents in Electrochemical Metal-Organic Framework Synthesis. Applied Sciences, 13 (2),

2022

Hancox, Ellis, Derry, Matthew J., Greenall, Martin J., Huband, Steven, Al-Shok, L, Town, James S., Topham, Paul D. and Haddleton, David M. (2022). Heterotelechelic homopolymers mimicking high χ – ultralow N block copolymers with sub-2 nm domain size. Chemical Science, 13 (14), pp. 4019-4028.

2021

Aikder, Amrita, Xie, Yujie, Thomas, Marjolaine, Derry, Matthew and O'Reilly, Rachel K. (2021). Precise control over supramolecular nanostructures via manipulation of H-bonding in π-amphiphiles. Nanoscale, 13 (47), pp. 20111-20118.

Ivko, Samuel, James, Alex M., Derry, Matthew, Dawson, Robert and Haynes, Anthony (2021). Heterogenisation of a Carbonylation Catalyst on Dispersible Microporous Polymer Nanoparticles. Catalysis Science and Technology ,

Derry, Matthew, Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. and Armes, Steven P. (2021). Shear-Induced Alignment of Block Copolymer Worms in Mineral Oil. Soft matter, 17 (39), pp. 8867-8876.

Raphael, Eleanor, Derry, Matthew, Hippler, Michael and Armes, Steven P. (2021). Tuning the Properties of Hydrogen-bonded Block Copolymer Worm Gels Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Chemical Science, 12 (36), pp. 12082-12091.

Hutchins, Helena, Derry, Matthew, Ninjiaranai, Padarat, Molloy, Robert, Tighe, Brian and Topham, Paul (2021). Bromoform-assisted aqueous free radical polymerisation: a simple, inexpensive route for the preparation of block copolymers. Polymer Chemistry, 12 (30), pp. 4317-4325.

Varlas, Spyridon, Maitland, Georgia and Derry, Matthew (2021). Protein-, (Poly)peptide-, and Amino Acid-Based Nanostructures Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Polymers, 13 (16),

Atkinson, Rachel, Monaghan, Olivia, Elsmore, Matthew, Topham, Paul, Toolan, Daniel T.W., Derry, Matthew, Taresco, Vincenzo, Stockman, Robert, De Focatiis, Davide, Irvine, Derek J. and Howdle, Steven (2021). RAFT Polymerisation of Renewable Terpene (Meth)acrylates and the Convergent Synthesis of Methacrylate-Acrylate-Methacrylate Triblock Copolymers. Polymer Chemistry, 12 (21), pp. 3177-3189.

Larder, Ryan, Bennett, Thomas, Blankenship, Leo, Fernandes, Jesum, Husband, Bethany, Atkinson, Rachel, Derry, Matthew, Toolan, Daniel T.W., Centurion, Higor, Topham, Paul, Goncalves, Renato, Taresco, Vincenzo and Howdle, Steven M. (2021). Porous Hollow TiO2 Microparticles for Photocatalysis: Exploiting Novel ABC Triblock Terpolymer Templates Synthesised in Supercritical CO2. Polymer Chemistry, 12 (19), pp. 2904-2913.

Dorsman, Isabella, Derry, Matthew, Cunningham, Victoria, Brown, Steven, Williams, Clive and Armes, Steven P. (2021). Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly. Polymer Chemistry, 12 (9), pp. 1224-1235.

György, Csilla, Derry, Matthew, Cornel, Erik Jan and Armes, Steven P. (2021). Synthesis of Highly Transparent Diblock Copolymer Vesicles via RAFT Dispersion Polymerization of 2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl Methacrylate in n-Alkanes. Macromolecules, 54 (3), pp. 1159-1169.

2020

Hatton, Fiona L., Derry, Matthew J. and Armes, Steven P. (2020). Rational synthesis of epoxy-functional spheres, worms and vesicles by RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerisation of glycidyl methacrylate. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (39), pp. 6343-6355.

Ning, Yin, Han, Yide, Han, Lijuan, Derry, Matthew J. and Armes, Steven P. (2020). Exerting Spatial Control During Nanoparticle Occlusion within Calcite Crystals. Angewandte Chemie, 59 (41), pp. 17966-17973.

Jennings, James, Cornel, Erik J., Derry, Matthew J., Beattie, Deborah L., Rymaruk, Matthew J., Deane, Oliver J., Ryan, Anthony J. and Armes, Steven P. (2020). Synthesis of High χ–Low N Diblock Copolymers by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Angewandte Chemie, 59 (27), pp. 10848-10853.

Docherty, Philip J., Girou, Chloé, Derry, Matthew J. and Armes, Steven P. (2020). Epoxy-functional diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles via polymerization-induced self-assembly in mineral oil. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (19), pp. 3332-3339.

Smith, Gregory N., Canning, Sarah L., Derry, Matthew J., Jones, Elizabeth R., Neal, Thomas J. and Smith, Andrew J. (2020). Ionic and Nonspherical Polymer Nanoparticles in Nonpolar Solvents. Macromolecules, 53 (8), 3148–3156.

Parkes, George E., Hutchins-Crawford, Helena J., Bourdin, Claire, Reynolds, Stuart, Leslie, Laura J., Derry, Matthew J., Harries, Josephine L. and Topham, Paul D. (2020). Thermally triggerable, anchoring block copolymers for use in aqueous inkjet printing. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (16), pp. 2869-2882.

Parker, Bryony R., Derry, Matthew J., Ning, Yin and Armes, Steven P. (2020). Exploring the Upper Size Limit for Sterically Stabilized Diblock Copolymer Nanoparticles Prepared by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in Non-Polar Media. Langmuir, 36 (14), pp. 3730-3736.

Smith, Gregory N, Canning, Sarah, Derry, Matthew J, Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O, Youngs, Sarah Elizabeth and Armes, Steven P (2020). Influence of an ionic comonomer on polymerization-induced self-assembly of diblock copolymers in non-polar media. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (14), pp. 2605-2614.

Byard, Sarah J., O'brien, Cate T., Derry, Matthew J., Williams, Mark, Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Blanazs, Adam and Armes, Steven P. (2020). Unique aqueous self-assembly behavior of a thermoresponsive diblock copolymer. Chemical Science, 11 (2), pp. 396-402.

2019

Ratcliffe, Liam P. D., Derry, Matthew J., Ianiro, Alessandro, Tuinier, Remco and Armes, Steven P. (2019). A Single Thermoresponsive Diblock Copolymer Can Form Spheres, Worms or Vesicles in Aqueous Solution. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (52), pp. 19140-19146.

Smith, Gregory N., Cunningham, Victoria J., Canning, Sarah L., Derry, Matthew J., Cooper, J. F. K., Washington, A. L. and Armes, Steven P. (2019). Spin-echo small-angle neutron scattering (SESANS) studies of diblock copolymer nanoparticles. Soft matter, 15 (1), pp. 17-21.

Derry, Matthew J., Smith, Timothy, O’hora, Paul S. and Armes, Steven P. (2019). Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Provide Excellent Boundary Lubrication Performance for Next-Generation Ultralow-Viscosity Automotive Engine Oils. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11 (36), pp. 33364-33369.

Brotherton, Emma E., Hatton, Fiona L., Cockram, Amy A., Derry, Matthew J., Czajka, Adam, Cornel, Erik J., Topham, Paul D., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. and Armes, Steven P. (2019). In Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Studies During Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Aqueous Emulsion Polymerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141 (34), pp. 13664-13675.

Wu, Shanglin, Zhu, Mingning, Lu, Dongdong, Milani, Amir H., Lian, Qing, Fielding, Lee A., Saunders, Brian R., Derry, Matthew J., Armes, Steven P., Adlam, Daman and Hoyland, Judith A. (2019). Self-curing super-stretchable polymer/microgel complex coacervate gels without covalent bond formation. Chemical Science, 10 (38), pp. 8832-8839.

Smith, Gregory N., Derry, Matthew J., Hallett, James E., Lovett, Joseph R., Mykhaylyk, Oleksander O., Neal, Thomas J., Prévost, Sylvain and Armes, Steven P. (2019). Refractive index matched, nearly hard polymer colloids. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 475 (2226),

Hunter, Saul J., Thompson, Kate L., Lovett, Joseph R., Hatton, Fiona L., Derry, Matthew J., Lindsay, Christopher, Taylor, Philip and Armes, Steven P. (2019). Synthesis, Characterization, and Pickering Emulsifier Performance of Anisotropic Cross-Linked Block Copolymer Worms: Effect of Aspect Ratio on Emulsion Stability in the Presence of Surfactant. Langmuir, 35 (1), pp. 254-265.

Docherty, Philip J., Derry, Matthew J. and Armes, Steven P. (2019). RAFT dispersion polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate for the synthesis of epoxy-functional block copolymer nanoparticles in mineral oil. Polymer Chemistry, 10 (5), pp. 603-611.

2018

Mable, C. J., Fielding, L. A., Derry, M. J., Mykhaylyk, O. O., Chambon, P. and Armes, S. P. (2018). Synthesis and pH-responsive dissociation of framboidal ABC triblock copolymer vesicles in aqueous solution. Chemical Science, 9 (6), pp. 1454-1463.

Warren, Nicholas J., Derry, Matthew J., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Lovett, Joseph R., Ratcliffe, Liam P. D., Ladmiral, Vincent, Blanazs, Adam, Fielding, Lee A. and Armes, Steven P. (2018). Critical Dependence of Molecular Weight on Thermoresponsive Behavior of Diblock Copolymer Worm Gels in Aqueous Solution. Macromolecules, 51 (21), pp. 8357-8371.

Ning, Yin, Whitaker, Daniel J., Mable, Charlotte J., Derry, Matthew J., Penfold, Nicholas J. w., Kulak, Alexander N., Green, David C., Meldrum, Fiona C. and Armes, Steven P. (2018). Anionic block copolymer vesicles act as Trojan horses to enable efficient occlusion of guest species into host calcite crystals. Chemical Science, 9 (44), pp. 8396-8401.

Thompson, Kate L., Derry, Matthew J., Hatton, Fiona L. and Armes, Steven P. (2018). Long-Term Stability of n-Alkane-in-Water Pickering Nanoemulsions: Effect of Aqueous Solubility of Droplet Phase on Ostwald Ripening. Langmuir, 34 (31), pp. 9289-9297.

Lovett, Joseph R., Derry, Matthew J., Yang, Pengcheng, Hatton, Fiona L., Warren, Nicholas J., Fowler, Patrick w. and Armes, Steven P. (2018). Can percolation theory explain the gelation behavior of diblock copolymer worms? Chemical Science, 9 (35), pp. 7138-7144.

Derry, Matthew J., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Ryan, Anthony J. and Armes, Steven P. (2018). Thermoreversible crystallization-driven aggregation of diblock copolymer nanoparticles in mineral oil. Chemical Science, 9 (17), pp. 4071-4082.

2017

Mable, Charlotte J., Derry, Matthew J., Thompson, Kate L., Fielding, Lee A., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. and Armes, Steven P. (2017). Time-Resolved SAXS Studies of the Kinetics of Thermally Triggered Release of Encapsulated Silica Nanoparticles from Block Copolymer Vesicles. Macromolecules, 50 (11), pp. 4465-4473.

Deng, Renhua, Derry, Matthew J., Mable, Charlotte J., Ning, Yin and Armes, Steven P. (2017). Using Dynamic Covalent Chemistry To Drive Morphological Transitions: Controlled Release of Encapsulated Nanoparticles from Block Copolymer Vesicles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (22), pp. 7616-7623.

Cockram, Amy A., Neal, Thomas J., Derry, Matthew J., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Williams, Neal S. J., Murray, Martin W., Emmett, Simon N. and Armes, Steven P. (2017). Effect of Monomer Solubility on the Evolution of Copolymer Morphology during Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in Aqueous Solution. Macromolecules, 50 (3), pp. 796-802.

Derry, Matthew J., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. and Armes, Steven P. (2017). A Vesicle-to-Worm Transition Provides a New High-Temperature Oil Thickening Mechanism. Angewandte Chemie, 56 (7), pp. 1746-1750.

2016

Mable, C. J., Thompson, K. L., Derry, M. J., Mykhaylyk, O. O., Binks, B. P. and Armes, S. P. (2016). ABC Triblock Copolymer Worms: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation as Pickering Emulsifiers for Millimeter-Sized Droplets. Macromolecules, 49 (20), pp. 7897-7907.

Rymaruk, Matthew J., Thompson, Kate L., Derry, Matthew J., Warren, Nicholas J., Ratcliffe, Liam P. D., Williams, Clive N., Brown, Steven L. and Armes, Steven P. (2016). Bespoke contrast-matched diblock copolymer nanoparticles enable the rational design of highly transparent Pickering double emulsions. Nanoscale, 8 (30), pp. 14497-14506.

Cunningham, Victoria J., Derry, Matthew J., Fielding, Lee A., Musa, Osama M. and Armes, Steven P. (2016). RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization of N-(2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl)pyrrolidone: A Convenient Low Viscosity Route to High Molecular Weight Water-Soluble Copolymers. Macromolecules, 49 (12), pp. 4520-4533.

Derry, Matthew J., Fielding, Lee A., Warren, Nicholas J., Mable, Charlotte J., Smith, Andrew J., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. and Armes, Steven P. (2016). In situ small-angle X-ray scattering studies of sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles formed during polymerization-induced self-assembly in non-polar media. Chemical Science, 7 (8), pp. 5078-5090.

Derry, Matthew J., Fielding, Lee A. and Armes, Steven P. (2016). Polymerization-induced self-assembly of block copolymer nanoparticles via RAFT non-aqueous dispersion polymerization. Progress in Polymer Science, 52 , pp. 1-18.

2015

Growney, David J., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Middlemiss, Laurence, Fielding, Lee A., Derry, Matthew J., Aragrag, Najib, Lamb, Gordon D. and Armes, Steven P. (2015). Is Carbon Black a Suitable Model Colloidal Substrate for Diesel Soot? Langmuir, 31 (38), pp. 10358-10369.

Growney, David J., Fowler, Patrick W., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Fielding, Lee A., Derry, Matthew J., Aragrag, Najib, Lamb, Gordon D. and Armes, Steven P. (2015). Determination of Effective Particle Density for Sterically Stabilized Carbon Black Particles: Effect of Diblock Copolymer Stabilizer Composition. Langmuir, 31 (32), pp. 8764-8773.

Lopez-oliva, Alejandra P., Warren, Nicholas J., Rajkumar, Arthi, Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O., Derry, Matthew J., Doncom, Kay E. B., Rymaruk, Matthew J. and Armes, Steven P. (2015). Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Diblock Copolymer Nano-objects Prepared in Nonpolar Media via RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules, 48 (11), pp. 3547-3555.

Thompson, K. L., Fielding, L. A., Mykhaylyk, O. O., Lane, J. A., Derry, M. J. and Armes, S. P. (2015). Vermicious thermo-responsive Pickering emulsifiers. Chemical Science, 6 (7), pp. 4207-4214.

Thompson, Kate L., Lane, Jacob A., Derry, Matthew J. and Armes, Steven P. (2015). Non-aqueous Isorefractive Pickering Emulsions. Langmuir, 31 (15), pp. 4373-4376.

Thompson, Kate L., Mable, Charlotte J., Lane, Jacob A., Derry, Mathew J., Fielding, Lee A. and Armes, Steven P. (2015). Preparation of Pickering Double Emulsions Using Block Copolymer Worms. Langmuir, 31 (14), pp. 4137-4144.

Derry, Matthew J., Fielding, Lee A. and Armes, Steven P. (2015). Industrially-relevant polymerization-induced self-assembly formulations in non-polar solvents: RAFT dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate. Polymer Chemistry, 6 (16), pp. 3054-3062.

2014

Fielding, Lee A., Lane, Jacob A., Derry, Matthew J., Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. and Armes, Steven P. (2014). Thermo-responsive Diblock Copolymer Worm Gels in Non-polar Solvents. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136 (15), pp. 5790-5798.

2013

Fielding, Lee A., Derry, Matthew J., Ladmiral, Vincent, Rosselgong, Julien, Rodrigues, Aurélie M., Ratcliffe, Liam P. D., Sugihara, Shinji and Armes, Steven P. (2013). RAFT dispersion polymerization in non-polar solvents: facile production of block copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles in n-alkanes. Chemical Science, 4 (5), pp. 2081-2087.