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Increasing the flexoelastic ratio of liquid crystals using highly fluorinated ester-linked bimesogens by Atkinson, Katie L, Morris, Stephen M, Qasim, Malik M, Castles, Flynn, Gardiner, Damian J, Hands, Philip J W, Choi, Su Seok, Kim, Wook-Sung, Coles, Harry J

“…We present experimental results on the bulk flexoelectric coefficients e and effective elastic coefficients K of non-symmetric bimesogenic liquid crystals when…”
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Carrier-free chemo-phototherapeutic nanomedicines with endo/lysosomal escape function enhance the therapeutic effect of drug molecules in tumors by Feng, Xue, Brown, Calum M, Wang, Hongdi, Kashif, Saima, Roberts, Sam, Yan, Li, Munshi, Tasnim, Hands, Philip J W, Zhang, Wenjun, Chen, Xianfeng

“…Carrier-free nanomedicines offer advantages of extremely high drug loading capacity (>80%), minimal non-drug constituent burden, and facile preparation…”
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Micro- and nano-structure based oligonucleotide sensors by Ferrier, David C, Shaver, Michael P, Hands, Philip J W

“…This paper presents a review of micro- and nano-structure based oligonucleotide detection and quantification techniques. The characteristics of such devices…”
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Nanophotonic Three-Dimensional Microscope by Rajasekharan, Ranjith, Wilkinson, Timothy D, Hands, Philip J. W, Dai, Qing

“…Three-dimensional (3D) optical microscopy based on integral imaging techniques is limited mainly by diffraction effects and the pitch of the microlens array…”
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Nanocomposite-Based Microstructured Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors for Low-Pressure Measurement Range by Mitrakos, Vasileios, Hands, Philip J W, Cummins, Gerard, Macintyre, Lisa, Denison, Fiona C, Flynn, David, Desmulliez, Marc P Y

“…Piezoresistive pressure sensors capable of detecting ranges of low compressive stresses have been successfully fabricated and characterised. The 5.5 × 5 × 1.6…”
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Morpholino Oligonucleotide Cross-Linked Hydrogels as Portable Optical Oligonucleotide Biosensors by Langford, Geraint J, Raeburn, Jaclyn, Ferrier, David C, Hands, Philip J. W, Shaver, Michael P

“…Morpholino Oligonucleotides (MOs), an uncharged DNA analogue, are functionalized with an acrylamide moiety and incorporated into polymer hydrogels as…”
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Liquid crystalline chromophores for photonic band-edge laser devices by Morris, Stephen M., Qasim, Malik M., Gardiner, Damian J., Hands, Philip J.W., Castles, Flynn, Tu, Gouli, Huck, Wilhelm T.S., Friend, Richard H., Coles, Harry J.

“…► Liquid crystalline chromophores have been synthesized for photonic band-edge laser devices. ► These are bimesogenic compounds consisting of the repeating…”
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Electrically Switchable Diffraction Grating Using a Hybrid Liquid Crystal and Carbon Nanotube‐Based Nanophotonic Device by Won, Kanghee, Palani, Ananta, Butt, Haider, Hands, Philip J. W., Rajeskharan, Ranjith, Dai, Qing, Khan, Ammar Ahmed, Amaratunga, Gehan A. J., Coles, Harry J., Wilkinson, Timothy D.

“…A hybrid liquid crystal and carbon nanotube‐based device which shows the capacity to perform as a switchable diffraction grating is demonstrated. A liquid…”
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High-speed switchable lens enables the development of a volumetric stereoscopic display by Love, Gordon D, Hoffman, David M, Hands, Philip J W, Gao, James, Kirby, Andrew K, Banks, Martin S

“…Stereoscopic displays present different images to the two eyes and thereby create a compelling three-dimensional (3D) sensation. They are being developed for…”
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Overcoming repetition rate limitations in liquid crystal laser systems by Normand, Margaret C, Chen, Peigang, Can, Chi, Hands, Philip J W

“…Liquid crystal lasers have advantageous features, including continuous wavelength tuning at low cost. Although many potential applications have been…”
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Paintable band-edge liquid crystal lasers by Gardiner, Damian J, Morris, Stephen M, Hands, Philip J W, Mowatt, Carrie, Rutledge, Rupert, Wilkinson, Timothy D, Coles, Harry J

“…In this paper we demonstrate photonic band-edge laser emission from emulsion-based polymer dispersed liquid crystals. The lasing medium consists of dye-doped…”
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36‐1: Invited Paper: Liquid‐Crystal Lasers: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities by Hands, Philip J. W., Brown, Calum M., Dickinson, Daisy K.E., Morris, Stephen M., Lin, Jia-De

“…Liquid crystal (LC) lasers use a layer of chiral nematic liquid crystal to form a self‐organising resonant cavity. When doped with fluorescent dye and suitably…”
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Diode pumping of liquid crystal lasers by Brown, Calum M., Dickinson, Daisy K.E., Hands, Philip J.W.

“…•Optical excitation of a liquid crystal laser is achieved by a 445 nm laser diode.•Single mode, narrow linewidth liquid crystal laser emission is…”
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Electrically switchable random to photonic band-edge laser emission in chiral nematic liquid crystals by Morris, Stephen M., Gardiner, Damian J., Hands, Philip J. W., Qasim, Malik M., Wilkinson, Timothy D., White, Ian H., Coles, Harry J.

“…Using a chiral nematic liquid crystal with a negative dielectric anisotropy, it is possible to switch between band-edge laser emission and random laser…”
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Polychromatic liquid crystal laser arrays towards display applications by Morris, Stephen M, Hands, Philip J W, Findeisen-Tandel, Sonja, Cole, Robert H, Wilkinson, Timothy D, Coles, Harry J

“…Band-edge liquid crystal lasers are of interest for a number of applications including laser projection displays. Herein, we demonstrate simultaneous…”
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Spontaneous induction of the uniform lying helix alignment in bimesogenic liquid crystals for the flexoelectro-optic effect by Gardiner, Damian J., Morris, Stephen M., Hands, Philip J. W., Castles, Flynn, Qasim, Malik M., Kim, Wook-Sung, Seok Choi, Su, Wilkinson, Timothy D., Coles, Harry J.

“…Using in-plane electric fields, the electrical induction of the uniform lying helix (ULH) alignment in chiral nematic liquid crystals is reported. This process…”
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Design, Manufacture and Testing of Capacitive Pressure Sensors for Low-Pressure Measurement Ranges by Mitrakos, Vasileios, Macintyre, Lisa, Denison, Fiona, Hands, Philip, Desmulliez, Marc

“…This article presents the design, manufacture and testing of a capacitive pressure sensor with a high, tunable performance to low compressive loads (<10 kPa)…”
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Modal liquid crystal devices in optical tweezing: 3D control and oscillating potential wells by Hands, Philip J W, Tatarkova, Svetlana A, Kirby, Andrew K, Love, Gordon D

“…We investigate the use of liquid crystal (LC) adaptive optics elements to provide full 3 dimensional particle control in an optical tweezer. These devices are…”
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Liquid Crystals: Electrically Switchable Diffraction Grating Using a Hybrid Liquid Crystal and Carbon Nanotube‐Based Nanophotonic Device (Advanced Optical Materials 5/2013) by Won, Kanghee, Palani, Ananta, Butt, Haider, Hands, Philip J. W., Rajeskharan, Ranjith, Dai, Qing, Khan, Ammar Ahmed, Amaratunga, Gehan A. J., Coles, Harry J., Wilkinson, Timothy D.

“…T. D. Wilkinson and co‐workers demonstrate a hybrid liquid crystal/carbon nanotube‐based device which shows the capacity to perform as a switchable diffraction…”
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Metal–polymer composite sensors for volatile organic compounds: Part 1. Flow-through chemi-resistors by Hands, Philip J.W., Laughlin, Paul J., Bloor, David

“…A new type of chemi-resistor based on a novel metal–polymer composite is described. The composite contains nickel particles with sharp nano-scale surface…”
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