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High-Tech Applications of Self-Assembling Supramolecular Nanostructured Gel-Phase Materials: From Regenerative Medicine to Electronic Devices by Hirst, Andrew R., Escuder, Beatriu, Miravet, Juan F., Smith, David K.

“…It is likely that nanofabrication will underpin many technologies in the 21st century. Synthetic chemistry is a powerful approach to generate molecular…”
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Shaping and structuring supramolecular gels by Chivers, Phillip R. A., Smith, David K.

“…Supramolecular gels assemble via non-covalent interactions between low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs). The gels form a solid-like nanoscale network spanning…”
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Self-Assembled Multivalency: Dynamic Ligand Arrays for High-Affinity Binding by Barnard, Anna, Smith, David K.

“…Multivalency is a powerful strategy for achieving high‐affinity molecular recognition in biological systems. Recently, attention has begun to focus on using…”
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Self‐Assembling Supramolecular Hybrid Hydrogel Beads by Piras, Carmen C., Slavik, Petr, Smith, David K.

“…With the goal of imposing shape and structure on supramolecular gels, we combine a low‐molecular‐weight gelator (LMWG) with the polymer gelator (PG) calcium…”
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Dynamic Evolving Two-Component Supramolecular GelsHierarchical Control over Component Selection in Complex Mixtures by Edwards, William, Smith, David K

“…We report a two-component acid–amine gelation system which forms instant organogels on simple mixing. We investigate self-assembly using a wide range of…”
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Photopatterned Multidomain Gels: Multi-Component Self-Assembled Hydrogels Based on Partially Self-Sorting 1,3:2,4-Dibenzylidene‑d‑sorbitol Derivatives by Cornwell, Daniel J, Daubney, Oliver J, Smith, David K

“…We report a multicomponent self-assembling system based on 1,3:2,4-dibenzyldene-d-sorbitol (DBS) derivatives which form gels as the pH is lowered in a…”
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Sequential Assembly of Mutually Interactive Supramolecular Hydrogels and Fabrication of Multi‐Domain Materials by Piras, Carmen C., Smith, David K.

“…A two‐component self‐sorting hydrogel based on acylhydrazide and carboxylic acid derivatives of 1,3:2,4‐dibenzylidene‐d‐sorbitol (DBS‐CONHNH2 and DBS‐COOH) is…”
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Catalytic Gels for a Prebiotically Relevant Asymmetric Aldol Reaction in Water: From Organocatalyst Design to Hydrogel Discovery and Back Again by Hawkins, Kirsten, Patterson, Anna K, Clarke, Paul A, Smith, David K

“…This paper reports an investigation into organocatalytic hydrogels as prebiotically relevant systems. Gels are interesting prebiotic reaction media, combining…”
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Self‐Propelling Hybrid Gels Incorporating an Active Self‐Assembled, Low‐Molecular‐Weight Gelator by Piras, Carmen C., Smith, David K.

“…Hybrid gel beads based on combining a low‐molecular‐weight gelator (LMWG) with a polymer gelator (PG) demonstrate an enhanced ability to self‐propel in water,…”
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Identification of 38 novel loci for systemic lupus erythematosus and genetic heterogeneity between ancestral groups by Wang, Yong-Fei, Zhang, Yan, Lin, Zhiming, Zhang, Huoru, Wang, Ting-You, Cao, Yujie, Morris, David L., Sheng, Yujun, Yin, Xianyong, Zhong, Shi-Long, Gu, Xiaoqiong, Lei, Yao, He, Jing, Wu, Qi, Shen, Jiangshan Jane, Yang, Jing, Lam, Tai-Hing, Lin, Jia-Huang, Mai, Zhi-Ming, Guo, Mengbiao, Tang, Yuanjia, Chen, Yanhui, Song, Qin, Ban, Bo, Mok, Chi Chiu, Cui, Yong, Lu, Liangjing, Shen, Nan, Sham, Pak C., Lau, Chak Sing, Smith, David K., Vyse, Timothy J., Zhang, Xuejun, Lau, Yu Lung, Yang, Wanling

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a worldwide autoimmune disease with high heritability, shows differences in prevalence, severity and age of onset among…”
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Spatial and temporal diffusion-control of dynamic multi-domain self-assembled gels by Schlichter, Lisa, Piras, Carmen C, Smith, David K

“…The dynamic assembly of a pH-responsive low-molecular-weight gelator (LMWG) within the pre-formed matrix of a second LMWG has been achieved via diffusion of an…”
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Hybrid Self‐Assembled Gel Beads for Tuneable pH‐Controlled Rosuvastatin Delivery by Piras, Carmen C., Patterson, Anna K., Smith, David K.

“…This article describes the fabrication of new pH‐responsive hybrid gel beads combining the polymer gelator calcium alginate with two different…”
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Multidomain Hybrid Hydrogels: Spatially Resolved Photopatterned Synthetic Nanomaterials Combining Polymer and Low-Molecular-Weight Gelators by Cornwell, Daniel J., Okesola, Babatunde O., Smith, David K.

“…A simple approach to a patterned multidomain gel is reported, combining a pH‐responsive low‐molecular‐weight gelator (LMWG) and a photoinducible polymer…”
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Co-circulation of three camel coronavirus species and recombination of MERS-CoVs in Saudi Arabia by Sabir, Jamal S. M., Lam, Tommy T.-Y., Ahmed, Mohamed M. M., Li, Lifeng, Shen, Yongyi, Abo-Aba, Salah E. M., Qureshi, Muhammad I., Abu-Zeid, Mohamed, Zhang, Yu, Khiyami, Mohammad A., Alharbi, Njud S., Hajrah, Nahid H., Sabir, Meshaal J., Mutwakil, Mohammed H. Z., Kabli, Saleh A., Alsulaimany, Faten A. S., Obaid, Abdullah Y., Zhou, Boping, Smith, David K., Holmes, Edward C., Zhu, Huachen, Guan, Yi

“…Outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) raise questions about the prevalence and evolution of the MERS coronavirus (CoV) in its animal reservoir…”
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Self-assembled low-molecular-weight gelator injectable microgel beads for delivery of bioactive agents by Piras, Carmen C, Kay, Alasdair G, Genever, Paul G, Smith, David K

“…We report the preparation of hybrid self-assembled microgel beads by combining the low molecular weight gelator (LMWG) DBS-CONHNH 2 and the natural…”
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Codon usage bias and the evolution of influenza A viruses. Codon Usage Biases of Influenza Virus by Wong, Emily H M, Smith, David K, Rabadan, Raul, Peiris, Malik, Poon, Leo L M

“…The influenza A virus is an important infectious cause of morbidity and mortality in humans and was responsible for 3 pandemics in the 20th century. As the…”
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Multi-component hybrid hydrogels - understanding the extent of orthogonal assembly and its impact on controlled release by Vieira, Vânia M P, Hay, Laura L, Smith, David K

“…This paper reports self-assembled multi-component hybrid hydrogels including a range of nanoscale systems and characterizes the extent to which each component…”
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The genesis and source of the H7N9 influenza viruses causing human infections in China by Lam, Tommy Tsan-Yuk, Wang, Jia, Shen, Yongyi, Zhou, Boping, Duan, Lian, Cheung, Chung-Lam, Ma, Chi, Lycett, Samantha J., Leung, Connie Yin-Hung, Chen, Xinchun, Li, Lifeng, Hong, Wenshan, Chai, Yujuan, Zhou, Linlin, Liang, Huyi, Ou, Zhihua, Liu, Yongmei, Farooqui, Amber, Kelvin, David J., Poon, Leo L. M., Smith, David K., Pybus, Oliver G., Leung, Gabriel M., Shu, Yuelong, Webster, Robert G., Webby, Richard J., Peiris, Joseph S. M., Rambaut, Andrew, Zhu, Huachen, Guan, Yi

“…Evolutionary analyses show that H7 influenza viruses probably transferred from ducks to chickens in China on at least two independent occasions, and that…”
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Modeling the Multivalent Recognition between Dendritic Molecules and DNA: Understanding How Ligand “Sacrifice” and Screening Can Enhance Binding by Pavan, Giovanni M, Danani, Andrea, Pricl, Sabrina, Smith, David K

“…This paper reports the application of molecular dynamics methods to understand the interactions between dendritic molecules with spermine surface groups and…”
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Vertebral pneumaticity of the North American therizinosaur Nothronychus by Smith, David K., Sanders, R. Kent, Wolfe, Douglas G.

“…Nothronychus was a large, derived therizinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Utah and New Mexico. The genus is known from elements that have been referred to…”
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