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  1. Review of polymer and ceramic coatings used in medicine

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, December 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  2. CFTR limits F‐actin formation and promotes morphological alignment with flow in human lung microvascular endothelial cells

    Article • Physiological Reports, December 2021, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  3. Mitochondrial DNA abnormalities provide mechanistic insight and predict reactive oxygen species-stimulating drug efficacy

    Article • BMC Cancer, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  4. Using mitochondria target agents to enhance cancer drug potency

    Article • BMC Cancer, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  5. Design-of-experiments: A how-to guide

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  6. Liposome formulation to deliver boron compounds for cancer treatment

    Article • Biophysical Chemistry, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  7. Non-parametric statistics. A how-to guide.

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  8. How atomic force microscopy is being used to investigate drug delivery vehicles

    Article • Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  9. Reducing machine damage to natural/synthetic composite materials

    Article • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  10. Effect of iodate additive on electroless nickel coatings

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  11. Enhancing lung airway repair: implications for asthma and COPD

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  12. Corrosion control and surface finishing: environmentally friendly approaches

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  13. Targeting cancer cells using nanoparticles

    Article • Molecules, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr James R Smith

  14. Medical applications of polyurethanes

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith, Roshni Patel

  15. A convenient synthesis procedure of metformin for brain tumour research studies

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James R Smith

  16. Register for a part time PhD whilst in full time employment

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, August 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  17. Spread of lung cancer to the brain

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr James R Smith

  18. Zinc treatments to aid nickel plating of aluminium computer disks

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  19. Protein-protein interactions by atomic force microscopy

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  20. PP64. CD15S/CD62E HETEROPHILIC INTERACTION MEDIATES ADHESION OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER CELLS TO BRAIN ENDOTHELIUM IN LUNG-BRAIN METASTASIS

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James R Smith

  21. Basic stats with SPSS

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  22. Failure in underwater cable connectors

    Article • Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, August 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  23. Height of cell edges of brain tumour cells indicative of invasion?

    Article • BioNanoScience, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  24. Importance of atomic force microscopy in pharmaceutical sciences

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  25. Switching off a brain tumour molecule damages spreading machinery

    Article • BioNanoScience, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  26. OP54HETEROPHILIC INTERACTION OF CD62E AND CD15 MEDIATES ADHESION OF METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER CELLS TO BRAIN ENDOTHELIUM

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James R Smith

  27. TNF-α enhancement of CD62E mediates adhesion of non–small cell lung cancer cells to brain endothelium via CD15 in lung-brain metastasis

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James R Smith

  28. Making nanoparticles that penetrate the blood-brain-barrier to treat brain diseases

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  29. Drug delivery to the eye for the treatment of cataracts

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  30. Imprinting polymers with heparin for medical applications

    Article • Biomaterials Science, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  31. BM-26 * CD15 AND E-SELECTIN MEDIATION OF ADHESION OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER CELLS TO BRAIN ENDOTHELIUM IN LUNG-BRAIN METASTASIS

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, November 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James R Smith

  32. P48 * AFM STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS OF GLIOMA CELLS AND CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN ANALYSIS FOLLOWING CD44 KNOCKDOWN: IMPLICATIONS FOR GLIOMA CELL INVASION

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James R Smith

  33. Characterisation of Host Growth after Infection with a Broad-Range Freshwater Cyanopodophage

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Dr James R Smith

  34. Coatings for medical applications

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  35. Micro-friction mapping of hair

    Article • Applied Surface Science, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  36. Nanoparticles containing a boron compound for selectively targeting brain tumours

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  37. Functional characterisation of human cells harbouring a novel t(2p;7p) translocation involving TNS3 and EXOC6Bgenes

    Article • BMC Medical Genetics, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  38. Recent developments for aerospace body coatings

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  39. Stability and physicochemical characterization of novel milk-based oral formulations

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  40. Receptors for Hyaluronic Acid and Poliovirus: A Combinatorial Role in Glioma Invasion?

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2012, PLOS

    Dr James R Smith

  41. Measuring forces between proteins with an atomic force microscope

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  42. Polymers containing agents to treat schistosomiasis

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  43. Insights into Intermediate Phases of Human Intestinal Fluids Visualized by Atomic Force Microscopy and Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscopy ex Vivo

    Article • Molecular Pharmaceutics, December 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr James R Smith

  44. Macromolecule–semiconductor interfaces: From enzyme immobilization to photoelectrocatalytical applications

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  45. Recent trends in metal alloy electrolytic and electroless plating research: a review

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  46. Metal surface preparation for polyurethane coatings

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  47. Electrochemical and computational studies of electrically conducting polymer coatings

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  48. Method for quantification of tooth demineralisation for testing dental coatings

    Article • Polymers, January 2011, MDPI AG

    Dr James R Smith

  49. Multifunctional poly(alkyl methacrylate) films for dental care

    Article • Biomedical Materials, January 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr James R Smith

  50. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy of metal coatings: recent literature

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  51. The Effects of Incorporated Silicone Oils and Calcium Carbonate on the Resistance to Settlement and the Antifouling Performance of a Silicone Elastomer

    Article • Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  52. Characterisation of a re-cast composite Nafion® 1100 series of proton exchange membranes incorporating inert inorganic oxide particles

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  53. Towards the Determination of Surface Energy at the Nanoscale: A Further Assessment of the AFM-Based Approach

    Article • Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research, August 2010, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  54. A comparative study of surface energy data from atomic force microscopy and from contact angle goniometry

    Article • Applied Surface Science, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  55. Self-assembled alkanethiol structures on gold: A further insight into the origins of structural rearrangement phenomena

    Article • Surface Science, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  56. The role of protease-activated receptors PAR-1 and PAR-2 in the repair of 16HBE 14o−epithelial cell monolayersin vitro

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  57. Physisorbedo-carborane onto lyso-phosphatidylcholine-functionalized, single-walled carbon nanotubes: a potential carrier system for the therapeutic delivery of boron

    Article • Nanotechnology, January 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr James R Smith

  58. Polysaccharides wrapped around carbon nanotubes for drug delivery

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  59. Self-assembled structures of alkanethiols on gold-coated cantilever tips and substrates for atomic force microscopy: Molecular organisation and conditions for reproducible deposition

    Article • Applied Surface Science, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith, Prof Dimitrios A. Lamprou

  60. N-Octyl-O-sulfate chitosan stabilises single wall carbon nanotubes in aqueous media and bestows biocompatibility

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  61. Metal and Magnetic Nanostructures for Cancer Detection, Imaging, and Therapy

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, December 2008, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr James R Smith

  62. Heparin cospray dried with L-leucine produces powders to clear airways in cystic fibrosis patients

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  63. Surface chemistry and electronics of semiconductor–nanosystem junctions II: enzyme immobilization, charge transport aspects and scanning probe microscopy imaging

    Article • Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  64. Electrochemistry of tin deposition from mixed sulphate and methanesulphonate electrolyte

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, May 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  65. Diameter-Selective Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes by Lipid Micelles

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, January 2008, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr James R Smith, Professor Dennis Douroumis

  66. The Spray Drying of Unfractionated Heparin: Optimization of the Operating Parameters

    Article • Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  67. Applications of conducting polymers

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  68. Actin limits enhancement of nanoparticle diffusion through cystic fibrosis sputum by mucolytics

    Article • Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  69. Heparin breaks up thick mucus secretions in cystic fibrosis

    Article • AJP Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, November 2007, American Physiological Society

    Dr James R Smith

  70. What are conducting polymers?

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, September 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  71. STM Imaging of Proteins on Semiconducting Substrates

    Article • January 2007, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr James R Smith

  72. Protein imaging on a semiconducting substrate: A scanning tunnelling microscopy investigation

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  73. Atomic force microscopy allows high-resolution imaging of human hair

    Article • Scanning, December 2006, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  74. Grafted thermo- and pH responsive co-polymers: Surface-properties and bacterial adsorption

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  75. Quantitative measurements using the atomic force microscope

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  76. Hair from patients with a rare genetic disease provide hair structural insights

    Article • Micron, April 2005, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  77. AFM study of the unusual fatty acid on the human hair surface

    Article • Journal of Structural Biology, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith, Dr Gustavo S Luengo

  78. Producing quantitative microscale maps of friction

    Article • Surface and Interface Analysis, September 2004, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  79. Before-and-after AFM imaging: Returning to the same area on a hair fibre

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, July 2004, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  80. Thermo and pH responsive polymers as gene delivery vectors: effect of polymer architecture on DNA complexation in vitro

    Article • Journal of Controlled Release, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith, Professor Cameron Alexander

  81. Development and validation of a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of pyridostigmine bromide from guinea pig plasma

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, November 2003, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  82. Thermoresponsive Surface-Grafted Poly(N−isopropylacrylamide) Copolymers:  Effect of Phase Transitions on Protein and Bacterial Attachment

    Article • Langmuir, February 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr James R Smith, Professor Cameron Alexander

  83. Syntheses and polymerizations of (E)-2-styrylfurans and an investigation of their electrorheological properties

    Article • Smart Materials and Structures, January 2003, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr James R Smith

  84. Introduction to atomic force microscopy

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  85. Measuring surface roughness with the atomic force microscope

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  86. Measuring friction with the atomic force microscope

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  87. Combined Nanoindentation and Adhesion Force Mapping Using the Atomic Force Microscope:  Investigations of a Filled Polysiloxane Coating

    Article • Langmuir, November 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr James R Smith

  88. Fluoropolymer coatings with inherent resistance to biofouling

    Article • Surface Coatings International Part B Coatings Transactions, November 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  89. Polymers that switch properties with temperature

    Article • Advanced Materials, August 2002, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  90. Atomic force microscopy yields new information about the human hair surface

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, June 2002, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  91. Adsorbed poly(ethyleneoxide)-poly(propyleneoxide) copolymers on synthetic surfaces: Spectroscopy and microscopy of polymer structures and effects on adhesion of skin-borne bacteria

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, June 2002, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  92. Adhesion Force Mapping of Polymer Surfaces:  Factors Influencing Force of Adhesion

    Article • Langmuir, March 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr James R Smith

  93. Use of AFM for investigating effects of biofilms on underlying metal surfaces

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, February 2002, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  94. Microscopical investigations on the epicuticle of mammalian keratin fibres

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, December 2001, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  95. Bacterial colonisation and settlement of algal spores and barnacle larvae on low surface energy materials

    Article • Biofouling, November 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  96. Poly(perfluoroalkyl methacrylate) Film Structures:  Surface Organization Phenomena, Surface Energy Determinations, and Force of Adhesion Measurements

    Article • Macromolecules, October 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr James R Smith

  97. Mapping the Surface Heterogeneity of a Polymer Blend:  An Adhesion-Force-Distribution Study Using the Atomic Force Microscope

    Article • Langmuir, September 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr James R Smith

  98. Poly(methylpropenoxyfluoroalkylsiloxane)s: a class of fluoropolymers capable of inhibiting bacterial adhesion onto surfaces

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, June 2000, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  99. An atomic force microscopy investigation of bioadhesive polymer adsorption onto human buccal cells

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, May 2000, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  100. Stereoscopic display of atomic force microscope images using anaglyph techniques

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, December 1999, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  101. Preventing bacterial adhesion onto surfaces: the low-surface-energy approach

    Article • Biomaterials, July 1999, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  102. A quantitative method for analysing AFM images of the outer surfaces of human hair

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, September 1998, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  103. Short CommunicationThe electrochemical etching of tungsten STM tips

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, May 1998, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith, Frank C Walsh

  104. Isolation and Characterisation of a Novel Sulphate-reducing Bacterium of theDesulfovibrioGenus

    Article • Anaerobe, April 1998, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  105. Electrochemical and microscopic characterisation of platinum-coated perfluorosulfonic acid (Nafion 117) materials†

    Article • The Analyst, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith, Frank C Walsh

  106. ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY STUDIES OF A COPPER NICKEL ALLOY IN SULPHIDE-CONTAMINATED SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS

    Article • January 1998, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  107. Scanning fragments of a Martian meterorite with the atomic force microscope

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, January 1998, Wiley

    Dr James R Smith

  108. Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith

  109. Comparative studies of bacterial biofilms on steel surfaces using atomic force microscopy and environmental scanning electron microscopy

    Article • Biofouling, September 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  110. Synthesis and gas sensing properties of poly[tetra(pyrrol-1-yl)silane]

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  111. Polyheterocycles containing alkene spacer linkages Part II. Synthesis and polymerization of (E)-2-styrylthiophenes and (E)-2-styrylpyrrole

    Article • Synthetic Metals, August 1995, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  112. Application of density functional theory in the synthesis of electroactive polymers

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr James R Smith

  113. What is cyclic voltammetry?

    Article • Transactions of the IMF, January 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James R Smith

  114. Novel conducting polymers

    Article • Synthetic Metals, April 1994, Elsevier

    Dr James R Smith

  115. Measuring cuticle scale heights of human hair surfaces

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James R Smith