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Self-Assembly of Diblock Molecular Polymer Brushes in the Spherical Confinement of Nanoemulsion Droplets.

Macromol Rapid Commun

October 2018

Key Centre for Polymers and Colloids, School of Chemistry, and The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Sydney, Australia.

Understanding the self-assembly behavior of polymers of various topologies is key to a reliable design of functional polymer materials. Self-assembly under confinement conditions emerges as a versatile avenue to design polymer particles with complex internal morphologies while simultaneously facilitating scale-up. However, only linear block copolymers have been studied to date, despite the increasing control over macromolecule composition and architecture available.

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On the retrieval of crystallographic information from atom probe microscopy data via signal mapping from the detector coordinate space.

Ultramicroscopy

June 2018

The University of Sydney, Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis, and School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, NSW 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address:

Atom probe tomography is a powerful microscopy technique capable of reconstructing the 3D position and chemical identity of millions of atoms within engineering materials, at the atomic level. Crystallographic information contained within the data is particularly valuable for the purposes of reconstruction calibration and grain boundary analysis. Typically, analysing this data is a manual, time-consuming and error prone process.

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Extracellular vesicles as mediators of immunopathology in infectious diseases.

Immunol Cell Biol

March 2018

Vascular Immunology Unit, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Marie Bashir Institute and The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.

In the last decades, extracellular vesicles have emerged as important elements in cell-cell communication and as key players in disease pathogenesis via transmission of their cargo between different cells. Various works have described different subpopulations of these membrane structures, based on their cell of origin, biogenesis, size, biophysical properties and cargo. In addition to their pathophysiological role in the development and progression of different diseases including infectious diseases, neurodegenerative disorders and cancer, extracellular vesicles are now recognized for their potential as novel therapeutic targets and intelligent drug delivery system.

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Synthesis and Applications of Compartmentalised Molecular Polymer Brushes.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

June 2018

Key Centre for Polymers and Colloids, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia.

Polymer science is rapidly advancing towards the precise construction of synthetic macromolecules of formidable complexity. Beyond the impressive advances in control over polymer composition and uniformity enabled by the living polymerisation revolution, the introduction of compartmentalisation within polymer architectures can elevate their functionality beyond that of their constituent parts, thus offering immense potential for the production of tailor-made nanomaterials. In this Minireview, we discuss synthetic routes to complex molecular brushes with discrete chemical compartments and highlight their potential in the development of advanced materials with applications in nanofabrication, optics and functional materials.

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Sydney Nano: small matters for big impact.

Biophys Rev

February 2018

The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.

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