Michael Parkin

Research
Separation by levitation
2014-06-18T00:00:00
Magnetic levitation provides a simple, inexpensive system for isolating enantiopure compounds
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Rare-cell analysis platform pursues neurodegeneration answers
2014-03-28T00:00:00
Nanowire chip selectively captures immune cells in minute volumes of cerebral spinal fluid
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One minute synthesis for microporous materials
2014-01-27T00:00:00
Crystal seeding and a tubular reaction vessel accelerate aluminophosphate growth
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1024 samples analysed on a single chip
2013-12-16T00:00:00
Dramatic reduction in reagent costs and process time will help increase access to personalised medicine
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Patterning graphene onto complex surfaces
2013-11-12T00:00:00
Researchers hope their strategy for patterning graphene onto 3D surfaces will boost graphene’s commercial viability
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Insect-powered microtweezers
2013-10-02T00:00:00
Clever packaging enables tiny tweezers made from insect muscle cells to work in air
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Seeding removes barrier to curious cocrystal
2013-08-20T00:00:00
The caffeine•benzoic acid cocrystal that has eluded scientists for 60 years has finally been crystallised
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Forensic fingers
2013-07-23T00:00:00
Wearable sensor can detect gunshot residue and explosives
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Plumage pattern revealed in 150 million-year-old bird
2013-06-14T00:00:00
Chemical mapping could help unpick the biology of extinct animals
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Super Glue for cells
2013-05-10T00:00:00
Cell adhesive made by inverting phosphatidyl choline into choline phosphate
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Food safety test for harmful dye
2013-04-29T00:00:00
Graphene electrode modified with titanium dioxide helps spot Orange II in ketchup and chilli sauces
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Bone-repairing nanoparticles laced with DNA
2013-02-13T00:00:00
Bone growth and repair can be accelerated using an injectable nanoparticle paste functionalised with DNA
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Flow synthesis for anticancer drug
2013-01-21T00:00:00
A rapid, multi-step flow process has been developed to synthesise the anticancer drug Gleevec
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Nasal gel alternative to insulin injection
2012-11-08T00:00:00
A mucoadhesive hydrogel has been developed for once-a-day nasal delivery of insulin
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‘Training’ a memristive network
2012-09-21T00:00:00
Bio-inspired learning behaviours are demonstrated in an organic 3D memristive network
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New supramolecular Alzheimer’s drugs
2012-07-20T00:00:00
Supramolecular chemistry to play key role in the design of new Alzheimer’s drugs
News
Phosphate-scavenging nanoparticles starve microbes
2012-03-26T14:11:00
Nanoparticles with controllable toxicity provide an antimicrobial strategy with a small environmental footprint
Research
Phosphate scavenging nanoparticles starve microbes
2012-03-26T00:00:00
An antimicrobial strategy using lanthanum oxide nanoparticles to compete against microbes for phosphate