Publications by Year - 2010

066 M. Zelzer and R.V. Ulijn, Next-generation Peptide Nanomaterials: Molecular Networks, Interfaces and Supramolecular Functionality, Chemical Society Reviews, 2010, 39, 3351-3357.

065 R.V. Ulijn and D.N. Woolfson, Peptide and Protein Based Matarials in 2010: From Design and Structure to Function and Application, Chemical Society Reviews, 2010, 39, 3349-3350.

064 D.M. Kalaskar, R.V. Ulijn, J.E. Gough, M.R. Alexander, D.J. Scurr, W.W. Sampson and S.J. Eichhorn, Characterisation of Amino Acid Modified Cellulose Surfaces using ToF-SIMS and XPS, Cellulose, 2010, 17, 747-756.

063 A.G. Patrick and R.V. Ulijn, Hydrogels for the Detection and Management of Protease Levels, Macromolecular Bioscience, 2010, in press.

062 J.W. Sadownik and R.V. Ulijn, Dynamic covalent chemistry in aid of peptide self-assembly, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2010, in press.

061 R.V. Ulijn and P.-F. Caponi, Bioinspired chemistry: Rewiring nanostructures, Nature Chemistry, 2010, 1, 521-523.

060 J.-B. Guilbaud, E. Vey, S. Boothroyd, A.M. Smith, R.V. Ulijn, A. Saiani and A.F. Miller, Enzymatic catalysed synthesis and triggered gelation of ionic peptides, Langmuir, 2010, 26, 11297-11303.

059 H. Xu, A.K. Das, M. Horie, M.S. Shaik, A.M. Smith, Y. Luo, X. Lu, R. Collins, S.Y. Liem, S. Song, P.L.A. Popelier, M.L. Turner, P. Xiao, I.A. Kinloch, R.V. Ulijn, An investigation of the conductivity of peptide nanotube networks prepares by enzyme-triggered self-assembly, Nanoscale, 2010,2, 960-966.

058 J.W. Sadownik, R.V. Ulijn, Locking an oxidation-sensitive dynamic peptide system in the gel state, Chemical Communications, 2010, 46 , 3481-3483.

057 R.J. Williams, R.J. Mart, R.V. Ulijn, Exploiting biocatalysis in peptide self-assembly, Biopolymers, 2010, 94, 107-117.

2009

056 A.M. Smith, R.J. Collins, R.V. Ulijn, E. Blanch, Raman Optical Activity of an achiral element in a chiral environment, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2009, 40, 1093-1095.

055 Y. Li, B.G. Cousins, R.V. Ulijn, I.A. Kinloch, A study of the dynamic interaction of surfactants with graphite and carbon nanotubes using Fmoc-amino acids as a model system, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 11760-11767.

054 K. Thornton, A.M. Smith, C.L.R. Merry, R.V. Ulijn, Controlling stiffness in nanostructured hydrogels produced by enzymatic dephosphorylation, Biochemical Society Transactions, 2009, 37, 660-664.

053 C. Tang, A.M. Smith, R.F. Collins, R.V. Ulijn, A. Sainani, Fmoc-Diphenylalanine self-assembly mechanism induces apparent pKa shifts, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 9447-9453.

052 T.O. McDonald, A. Patrick, R. Williams, B.G. Cousins, R.V. Ulijn; Carpi & Smela, Eds., Biomedical Applications of Electractive Polymer Actuators, 2008, Wiley.

051 A.K. Das, A. Hirst, R.V. Ulijn, Evolving nanomaterials using enzyme-driven dynamic peptide libraries (eDPL), Faraday Discussions, 2009, 143, 293-303.

050 S.J. Todd, D.J. Scurr, J.E. Gough, M.R. Alexander, R.V. Ulijn, Enzyme-activated RGD ligands on functionalized PEG monolayers: surface analysis and cellular response, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 7533–7539.

047 V. Jayawarna, S.M. Richardson, A. Hirst, N.W. Hodson, A. Saiani, J.E. Gough, R.V. Ulijn, Introducing Chemical Functionality in Fmoc-Peptide Gels for Cell Culture, Acta Biomaterialia, 2009, 5, 934-943.

046 M. Zhou, A.M. Smith, A.K. Das, N.W. Hodson, R.F. Collins, R.V. Ulijn, J.E. Gough, Self-assembled peptide-based hydrogels as scaffolds for anchorage dependent cells, Biomaterials, 2009, 30, 2523-2530.

045 T.O. McDonald, H. Qu, B.R. Saunders, R.V. Ulijn, Branched Peptide Actuators for Enzyme Responsive Hydrogel Particles, Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 1728-1734.

044 B.G. Cousins, A.K. Das, R. Sharma, Y. Li, J.P. McNamara, I.H. Hillier, I.A. Kinloch, R.V. Ulijn, Enzymatically Activated Peptide-based Surfactants for Dispersing Carbon Nanotubes, Small, 2009, 5, 587-590.

043 R.J. Williams, A.M. Smith, R. Collins, N. Hodson, A.K. Das, R.V. Ulijn, Enzyme Assisted Self-Assembly under Thermodynamic Control, Nature Nanotechnology, 2009, 4, 19-24.

2008

042 D.M Kalaskar, J.E. Gough, R.V. Ulijn, W.W. Sampson, D.J. Scurr , F.J. Rutten, M.R. Alexander, C.L.R. Merry, S.J. Eichhorn, Controlling cell morphology on amino acid modified cellulose, Soft Matter, 2008, 4, 1059-1065.

041 L.S. Birchall, R.V. Ulijn, S.J. Webb, A Combined SPS-LCD Sensor for Screening Protease Activity, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2861-2863.

040 A.M. Smith, R.J. Williams, C. Tang, P. Coppo, R.F. Collins, M.L. Turner, A. Saiani, R.V. Ulijn, Fmoc-Diphenylalanine Self Assembles to a Hydrogel via a Novel Architecture Based on Pi-Pi Interlocked Beta-Sheets, Adv. Mater., 2008, 20, 37-41.

039 A.K. Das, R. Collins, R.V. Ulijn, Exploiting Enzymatic (Reversed) Hydrolysis in Directed Self-Assembly of Peptide Nanostructures, Small, 2008, 4, 279-287.

038 P.D. Thornton, R.J. Mart, S. Webb, R.V.Ulijn, Enzyme-Responsive Hydrogel Particles for the Controlled Release of Proteins: Designing Peptide Actuators to Match Payload, Soft Matter, 2008, 4, 821-827.

037 A.M. Smith, R.V. Ulijn, Designing Peptide Based Nanomaterials, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 664-675.

2007

036 A. Bahi, J.T. Jones, C.M. Carr, R.V. Ulijn, and J. Shao, Surface Characterization of Chemically Modified Wool, Textile Res. J. 2007, 77, 937-945.

035 R.E. Rawsterne, S.J. Todd, J.E. Gough, D. Farrer, F. Rutten, M.R. Alexander, R.V. Ulijn, Cell Spreading Correlates with Log P of Surface Tethered Amino Acids, Acta Biomater., 2007, 3, 715-721.

035 A. Laromaine, L. Koh, M. Murugesan, R.V. Ulijn, M.M. Stevens, Enzyme-Triggered Dispersion of Nanoparticle Assemblies, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 4156-4157.

034 P.D. Thornton, R.J. Mart, R.V. Ulijn, Enzyme-Responsive Polymer Hydrogel Particles for Controlled Release,  Adv. Mater., 2007, 19, 1352-1256.

033 S.J. Todd, D. Farrar, J.E. Gough, R.V. Ulijn, Enzyme-Triggered Cell Attachment to Hydrogel Surfaces., Soft Matter, 2007, 3, 547-550.

032 V. Jayawarna, A.M. Smith, J.E. Gough, R.V. Ulijn, Three-dimensional cell culture of chondrocytes on modified di-phenylalanine scaffolds. Biochemical Society Transactions, 2007, 35, 535-537.

031 R.V. Ulijn, N. Bibi, V. Jayawarna, P.D. Thornton, S.J. Todd, R.J. Mart, A.M. Smith, J.E. Gough, Bioresponsive hydrogels, Materials Today, April 2007, 10, 40-48.

2006

030 P.D. Thornton, R.V. Ulijn, Enzyme-Triggered Collapse of PEG-based particles, Materials Research Society Proceedings, 2006, 945E, 0947-A02-06 (Electronic Only).

029 R.J. Mart, R.D. Osborne, M.M. Stevens, R.V. Ulijn, Peptide-Based Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials. Soft Matter, 2, 822-835 (Inside Cover - right).

028 R.E. Rawsterne, J.E. Gough, F.J.M. Rutten, N.T. Pham, W.C.K. Poon, S.L. Flitsch, B. Maltman, M.R. Alexander, R.V. Ulijn Controlling Protein Retention on Enzyme Responsive Surfaces, Surf. Interf. Anal., 2006, 38, 1505-1511.

027 R.V. Ulijn. Enzyme responsive materials: a new class of smart biomaterials. J. Mat. Chem., 2006, 16, 2217-2225 (Front cover - right).

026 S. Toledano, R.J. Williams, V. Jayawarna, R.V. Ulijn. Enzyme triggered self-assembly of peptide hydrogels via reversed hydrolysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 1070-1071.

025 M. Zourob, J.E. Gough, R.V. Ulijn. A micro-patterned hydrogel platform for chemical synthesis and biological analysis. Adv. Mater.,2006, 18, 655-659 (Front cover - right).

024 V. Jayawarna, M. Ali, T.A. Jowitt, A.F. Miller, A. Saiani, J.E. Gough, R.V. Ulijn, Nano-structured hydrogels for 3D cell culture through self-assembly of Fmoc-dipeptides. Adv. Mater., 2006, 18, 611-614.

2005

023 P. Thornton, G. McConnell, R.V. Ulijn, Enzyme responsive polymer hydrogel beads, Chem. Commun., 2005, 47, 5913-5915.

022 P.J.Halling, R.V. Ulijn, S.L. Flitsch, Understanding enzyme action on immobilised substrates, Curr. Opin. Biotechnol., 2005, 16, 1-8.

2004

021 R.V. Ulijn, P.J. Halling, Solid-to-Solid Synthesis: thermodynamic feasibility and energy efficiency, Green Chemistry 2004,6,488-496.

020 R.H.P. Doeze, B.A. Maltman, C.L. Egan, R.V. Ulijn, S.L. Flitsch. Profiling Primary Protease Specificity via Peptide Synthesis on Solid Support, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 3138-3141.

019 A. Basso, R.V. Ulijn, S.L. Flitsch, G. Margetts, I. Brazendale, C. Ebert, L. De Martin, P. Linda, S. Verdelli, L. Gardossi. Introduction of permanently charged groups into PEGA resins leads to improved biotransformations on solid support 2004, Tetrahedron, 60(3), 589-594.

2003

018 C.E. Humphrey, N.J. Turner, M.A.M. Easson, S.L. Flitsch, R.V. Ulijn. Lipase catalysed kinetic resolution on solid-phase via a "capture and release" strategy: an unexpected reversal of selectivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 13952-13953.

017 A.Basso, L. De Martin, C. Ebert, P. Linda, L. Gardossi, R.V. Ulijn, S.L. Flitsch, Organically modified xerogels as supports for solid-phase chemistry. 2003, Tet. Lett. 44, 6083-6085.

016 A.Y. Bosma, R.V. Ulijn, G. McConnell, J. Girkin, P.J. Halling, S.L.Flitsch 2003 Using two photon microscopy to quantify enzymatic reaction rates on polymer beads. Chem. Commun. 2003, 2790-2791.

015 A.Basso, L.Gardossi, R.V. Ulijn, S.L.Flitsch, G.Margetts, I. Brazendale, Improved biotransformations on charged PEGA supports. Chem. Commun. 2003, 1296-1297.

014 R.V. Ulijn, N. Bisek, S.L. Flitsch, P.J.Halling. Understanding protease catalysed peptide synthesis on solid support. Org. Biomolec. Chem. 2003, 1, 1277-1281.

013 R.V. Ulijn, I. Brazendale, G. Margetts, S.L. Flitsch, G. McConnell, J. Girkin, P.J. Halling, Two photon Microscopy to Spatially Resolve and Quantify Fluorophores in Single-Bead Chemistry. J. Combi. Chem. 2003, 5, 215-217.

012 R.V.Ulijn, N. Bisek, S.L. Flitsch. Enzymatic optical resolution via acylation-hydrolysis on a solid support. Org. Biomolec. Chem. 2003, 1, 621-622.

011 S.L. Flitsch, R.V. Ulijn, Sugars tied to the spot. Nature 2003, 421, 219-220.

010 R.V. Ulijn, L. De Martin, L. Gardossi, P.J. Halling, Biocatalysis with mainly undissolved solid substrates. Curr. Org. Chem., 2003, 7, 1333-1346.

009 L. Marchal, R.V. Ulijn, C.D. De Gooijer, G.T. Franke, J. Tramper. Monte Carlo simulation of the a-amylolysis of amylopectin potato starch. 2. a-amylolysis of amylopectin. Bioproc. Biosys. Eng., 2003, 26(2), 123-132.

2002

008 R.V. Ulijn, A.E.M. Janssen, B.D. Moore, P.J. Halling, S.M. Kelly, N.C.Price, Reversible acetonitrile-induced inactivation/activation of thermolysin. ChemBioChem, 2002, 3(11), 1112-1116.

007 R.V. Ulijn, B. Baragana, P.J. Halling, S.L. Flitsch Protease catalyzed peptide synthesis on solid support. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 10988-10989.

006 R.V. Ulijn, B.D. Moore, A.E.M. Janssen, P.J. Halling A single aqueous equilibrium constant for peptide synthesis/hydrolysis. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. II, 2002, 5, 1024-1028.

005 R.V. Ulijn, L. De Martin, L. Gardossi, A.E.M. Janssen, B.D. Moore, P.J. Halling Solvent selection for solid to solid biocatalysis. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2002, 80, 509-515.

004 R.V. Ulijn, L. De Martin, A.E.M. Janssen, B.D. Moore, P.J. Halling Enzymatic synthesis of beta lactam antibiotics via direct condensation. J. Biotechnol. 2002, 99, 215-222.

2001

003 R.V. Ulijn, A.E.M. Janssen, B.D. Moore, P.J. Halling Predicting when precipitation driven synthesis is feasible: application to biocatalysis. Chem. Eur. J., 2001, 7, 2089-2098.

2000

002 R.V. Ulijn, M. Erbeldinger, P.J. Halling Comparison of methods for thermolysin catalysed peptide synthesis including a novel more active catalyst. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2000, 69, 633-638.

001 G. Bell, P.J. Halling, L. May, B.D. Moore, D. Robb, R.V. Ulijn, R.H. Valivety E.N. Vulfson, P.J. Halling and H.L. Holland, Eds. Methods in Biotechnology: Enzymes in non-aqueous solvents, 2000, Humana Press.

Patent Applications

Stevens, Molly M.; Ulijn, Rein; Laromaine, Sague Anna; Koh, Liling. Particles. PCT Int. Appl. (2007), 36pp.

Ulijn, Rein Vincent; Jayawarna, Vineetha; Smith, Andrew; Gough, Julie Elizabeth. Hydrogel compositions for cell culture. U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. (2007), 24pp.

Ulijn, Rein Vincent; Toledano, Sophie. Method of preparing a hydrogel. PCT Int. Appl. (2007), 62pp.

Ulijn, Rein Vincent; Thornton, Paul David; Mart, Robert John. Protease-responsive PEGA-based hydrogel particle for pharmaceutical and affinity chromatography use. PCT Int. Appl. (2007), 84pp.

Flitsch, Sabine; Ulijn, Rein; Doeze, Ronnie Henricus Petrus. Profiling primary protease specificity by peptide synthesis on a solid support. PCT Int. Appl. (2005), 26pp.