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Application of Anthocyanins from Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) Fruit Waste as Renewable Hair Dyes by Rose, Paul M, Cantrill, Victoria, Benohoud, Meryem, Tidder, Alenka, Rayner, Christopher M, Blackburn, Richard S

“…There is much concern about the toxicological effects of synthetic hair dyes. As an alternative approach, renewable waste blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) fruit…”
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Substitution of PFAS chemistry in outdoor apparel and the impact on repellency performance by Hill, Philippa J., Taylor, Mark, Goswami, Parikshit, Blackburn, Richard S.

“…Intensifying legislation and increased research on the toxicological and persistent nature of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have recently…”
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Selective enzymatic lipophilization of anthocyanin glucosides from blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) skin extract and characterization of esterified anthocyanins by Cruz, Luís, Benohoud, Meryem, Rayner, Christopher M., Mateus, Nuno, de Freitas, Victor, Blackburn, Richard S.

“…•Complex mixtures of anthocyanins (ANCs) are successfully esterified with enzymes.•Esterification with lipase B is chemo- and regioselective at primary glucose…”
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Comparative Analysis of Crystallinity Changes in Cellulose I Polymers Using ATR-FTIR, X-ray Diffraction, and Carbohydrate-Binding Module Probes by Kljun, Alenka, Benians, Thomas A. S., Goubet, Florence, Meulewaeter, Frank, Knox, J. Paul, Blackburn, Richard S.

“…Cotton fiber cellulose is highly crystalline and oriented; when native cellulose (cellulose I) is treated with certain alkali concentrations, intermolecular…”
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From Clothing Rations to Fast Fashion: Utilising Regenerated Protein Fibres to Alleviate Pressures on Mass Production by Stenton, Marie, Kapsali, Veronika, Blackburn, Richard S., Houghton, Joseph A.

“…Sustainable methods of practice within the fashion and textile industry (FTI) often strive to employ a circular economy that aims to eliminate waste through…”
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Monoclonal antibodies directed to fucoidan preparations from brown algae by Torode, Thomas A, Marcus, Susan E, Jam, Murielle, Tonon, Thierry, Blackburn, Richard S, Hervé, Cécile, Knox, J Paul

“…Cell walls of the brown algae contain a diverse range of polysaccharides with useful bioactivities. The precise structures of the sulfated fucan/fucoidan group…”
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Extraction of anthocyanins from Aronia melanocarpa skin waste as a sustainable source of natural colorants by Wathon, Muhammad H., Beaumont, Nicholas, Benohoud, Meryem, Blackburn, Richard S., Rayner, Christopher M.

“…Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott (black chokeberry) skin wastes from the production of Aronia fruit juice were extracted using a batch extraction method and…”
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Kinetic Analysis of Cellulose Acetate/Cellulose II Hybrid Fiber Formation by Alkaline Hydrolysis by Tulos, Najua, Harbottle, David, Hebden, Andrew, Goswami, Parikshit, Blackburn, Richard S

“…Cellulose acetate (CA) can be converted to cellulose II through a deacetylation process using ethanolic NaOH solution. Infrared spectroscopy was used to…”
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The development of indigo reduction methods and pre-reduced indigo products by Blackburn, Richard S, Bechtold, Thomas, John, Philip

“…The continuing importance of blue denim maintains indigo as an important vat dye industrially. In this review, we examine the various methods that have been…”
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Food colorants: their past, present and future by Coultate, Tom, Blackburn, Richard S.

“…Whether we are purchasing fresh vegetables from a market stall, ready meals from the supermarket, eating at home or in a five‐star restaurant, we use colour to…”
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Natural dyes in madder (Rubia spp.) and their extraction and analysis in historical textiles by Blackburn, Richard S.

“…Textiles coloration using extracts from the roots of various madder species (Rubia spp.) has been performed for centuries. To date, 68 anthraquinone colorants…”
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Optimizing the colour and fabric of targets for the control of the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes by Lindh, Jenny M, Goswami, Parikshit, Blackburn, Richard S, Arnold, Sarah E J, Vale, Glyn A, Lehane, Mike J, Torr, Steve J

“…Most cases of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) start with a bite from one of the subspecies of Glossina fuscipes. Tsetse use a range of olfactory and visual…”
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Analysis of crystallinity changes in cellulose II polymers using carbohydrate-binding modules by Široký, Ján, Benians, Thomas A.S., Russell, Stephen J., Bechtold, Thomas, Paul Knox, J., Blackburn, Richard S.

“…► Carbohydrate-binding modules recognize crystalline and amorphous cellulose. ► Crystallinity changes in cellulose II quantified using carbohydrate-binding…”
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Sorption of Poly(hexamethylenebiguanide) on Cellulose:  Mechanism of Binding and Molecular Recognition by Blackburn, Richard S., Harvey, Anna, Kettle, Lorna L., Payne, John D., Russell, Stephen J.

“…Antimicrobial agents such as poly(hexamethylene biguanide) (PHMB) find application in medical, apparel, and household textile sectors; although it is…”
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Green Chemistry Methods in Sulfur Dyeing:  Application of Various Reducing d-Sugars and Analysis of the Importance of Optimum Redox Potential by Blackburn, Richard S, Harvey, Anna

“…The importance of sulfur dyeing of cellulosic fibers, particularly cotton, is realized economically throughout the dyeing industry. At the present time, dyeing…”
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Sorption of Chlorhexidine on Cellulose:  Mechanism of Binding and Molecular Recognition by Blackburn, Richard S., Harvey, Anna, Kettle, Lorna L., Manian, Avinash P., Payne, John D., Russell, Stephen J.

“…Chlorhexidine (CH) is an effective antimicrobial agent. There has been very little work published concerning the interactions of CH with, and its adsorption…”
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Chemo- and regio-selective enzymatic lipophilisation of rutin, and physicochemical and antioxidant properties of rutin ester derivatives by Mexia, Nikitia, Benohoud, Meryem, Rayner, Christopher M, Blackburn, Richard S

“…Enzymes are one of the most powerful tools in organic Green Chemistry and enzymatic reactions offer numerous advantages like regio- and enantio-selectivity…”
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Attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform Infrared spectroscopy analysis of crystallinity changes in lyocell following continuous treatment with sodium hydroxide by Široký, Ján, Blackburn, Richard S, Bechtold, Thomas, Taylor, Jim, White, Patrick

“…Cellulose is a linear 1,4-β-glucan polymer where the units are able to form highly ordered structures, as a result of extensive interaction through intra- and…”
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Acute metabolic actions of the major polyphenols in chamomile: an in vitro mechanistic study on their potential to attenuate postprandial hyperglycaemia by Villa-Rodriguez, Jose A., Kerimi, Asimina, Abranko, Laszlo, Tumova, Sarka, Ford, Lauren, Blackburn, Richard S., Rayner, Christopher, Williamson, Gary

“…Transient hyperglycaemia is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and endothelial dysfunction, especially in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. Nutritional…”
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A dye–fibre system from food waste: Dyeing casein fibres with anthocyanins by Blackburn, Richard S., Houghton, Joseph A., Stenton, Marie, Tidder, Alenka

“…Regenerated protein fibres manufactured from food side‐streams offer significant potential as circular and sustainable fibres, but greater knowledge of their…”
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