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Isakova, Anna and Topham, Paul D. (2017). Polymer strategies in perovskite solar cells. Journal of Polymer Science: Part B - Polymer Physics, 55 (7), pp. 549-568.

Guo, Jianwei; Lai, Xiangfeng; Fu, Shuqin; Yue, Hangbo; Wang, Jiawei and Topham, Paul D. (2017). Microporous organic polymers based on hexaphenylbiadamantane:synthesis, ultra-high stability and gas capture. Materials Letters, 187 , 76–79.

Topham, P.D.; Berry, K.; Liu, M.; Chakraborty, K.; Pullan, N.; West, A. and Sammon, C. (2016). Mechanismus der CR-Vernetzung mit Ethylenthio-harnstoff und Zinkoxid. Gummi, Fasern, Kunststoffe, 69 (5), pp. 290-300.

Desai, Hemant J.; Acheampong, Daniel O.; Hudson, Robert; Lacey, Richard; Stanley, Claire; Turner, Helen; Whitmore, Hannah; Torry, Simon; Golding, Peter; Erothu, Harikrishna and Topham, Paul (2016). Facile synthesis and proposed mechanism of α,ω‐oxetanyl-telechelic poly(3-nitratomethyl-3-methyl oxetane) by an SN2(i) nitrato displacement method in basic media. Journal of Energetic Materials, Latest ,

Isakova, Anna; Efremova, Olga; Pullan, Nicola; Lüer, Larry and Topham, Paul D. (2016). Design, synthesis and RAFT polymerisation of a quinoline-based monomer for use in metal-binding composite microfibres. RSC advances, 6 (8), 6598–6606.

Suthapakti, Kanyarat; Molloy, Robert; Punyodom, Winita; Nalampang, Kanarat; Leejarkpai, Thanawadee; Topham, Paul D. and Tighe, Brian J. (2015). Preparation and property testing of compatibilized poly(l-lactide)/thermoplastic polyurethane blends. Macromolecular Symposia, 354 (1), pp. 299-304.

Fraga Domínguez, Isabel; Kolomanska, Joanna; Johnston, Priscilla; Rivaton, Agnès and Topham, Paul D. (2015). Controlled synthesis of poly(neopentyl p-styrene sulfonate) via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerisation. Polymer International, 64 (5), pp. 621-630.

Berry, Keith; Liu, Max; Chakraborty, Khirud; Pullan, Nikki; West, Andrew; Sammon, Chris and Topham, Paul D. (2015). Mechanism for cross-linking polychloroprene with ethylene thiourea and zinc oxide. Rubber chemistry and technology, 88 (1), pp. 80-97.

Wang, Linge; Topham, Paul D.; Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O.; Yu, Hao; Ryan, Anthony J.; Fairclough, J. Patrick A. and Bras, Wim (2015). Self-assembly-driven electrospinning:the transition from fibers to intact beaded morphologies. Macromolecular rapid communications, Early ,

Isakova, Anna; Topham, Paul D. and Sutherland, Andy J. (2014). Controlled RAFT polymerization and zinc binding performance of catechol-inspired homopolymers. Macromolecules, 47 (8), pp. 2561-2568.

Ross, Sukunya; Topham, Paul D. and Tighe, Brian J. (2014). Identification of optically clear regions of ternary polymer blends using a novel rapid screening method. Polymer International, 63 (1), pp. 44-51.

Toolan, Daniel T.W.; Pullan, Nikki; Harvey, Michael J.; Topham, Paul D. and Howse, Jonathan R. (2013). In situ studies of phase separation and crystallization directed by Marangoni instabilities during spin-coating. Advanced Materials, 25 (48), pp. 7033-7037.

Chimonides, Gwen F.; Sohdi, Arun A.; Khaleghi, Mohammad R.; Hurley, Claire R.; Adams, Dave J. and Topham, Paul D. (2013). Facile synthesis of polymer-peptide conjugates via direct amino acid coupling chemistry. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 51 (22), pp. 4853-4859.

Erothu, Harikrishna; Sohdi, Arun; Kumar, Anitha C.; Sutherland, Andy; Dagron-Lartigau, Christine; Allal, Ahmed; Hiorns, Roger and Topham, Paul (2013). Facile synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers via Steglich esterification. Polymer Chemistry, 4 (13), pp. 3652-3655.

Toolan, Daniel T.W.; Haq, Ehtsham Ul; Dunbar, Alan; Ebbens, Stephen; Clarke, Nigel; Topham, Paul D. and Howse, Jonathan R. (2013). Direct observation of morphological development during the spin-coating of polystyrene-poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer blends. Journal of Polymer Science: Part B - Polymer Physics, 51 (11), pp. 875-881.

Topham, Paul D.; Glidle, Andrew; Toolan, Daniel T.W.; Weir, Michael P.; Skoda, Maximillian W.A.; Barker, Robert and Howse, Jonathan R. (2013). The relationship between charge density and polyelectrolyte brush profile using simultaneous neutron reflectivity and in situ attenuated total internal reflection FTIR. Langmuir, 29 (20), pp. 6068-6076.

Pullan, Nikki; Liu, Max and Topham, Paul D. (2013). Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene. Polymer Chemistry, 4 (7), pp. 2272-2277.

Toolan, Daniel T.W.; Parnell, Andrew J.; Topham, Paul D. and Howse, Jonathan R. (2013). Directed phase separation of PFO:PS blends during spin-coating using feedback controlled in situ stroboscopic fluorescence microscopy. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1 (11), pp. 3587-3592.

Sohdi, Arun; Campbell, Darren and Topham, Paul (2012). Polymer-peptide conjugate hydrogels:towards controlled drug delivery. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 39 (3), pp. 351-372.

Wang, Linge; Wang, Meng; Topham, Paul D. and Huang, Yong (2012). Fabrication of magnetic drug-loaded polymeric composite nanofibres and their drug release characteristics. RSC advances, 2 (6), pp. 2433-2438.

Topham, Paul D.; Parnell, A.J. and Hiorns, R.C. (2011). Block copolymer strategies for solar cell technology. Journal of Polymer Science: Part B - Polymer Physics, 49 (16), pp. 1131-1156.

Ebbens, S.; Hodgkinson, R.; Dunbar, A.; Howse, J.R.; Parnell, A.J.; Clarke, N.; Martin, S.J. and Topham, P.D. (2011). In situ imaging and height reconstruction of phase separation processes in polymer blends during spin coating. ACS Nano, 5 (6), pp. 5124-5131.

Adams, Dave J. and Topham, Paul D. (2010). Peptide conjugate hydrogelators. Soft matter, 6 (16), pp. 3707-3721.

Swann, Joshua M.G.; Bras, Wim; Topham, Paul; Howse, Jonathon R. and Ryan, Anthony J. (2010). Effect of the Hofmeister anions upon the swelling of a self-assembled pH-responsive hydrogel. Langmuir, 26 (12), pp. 10191-10197.

Swann, Joshua M.G.; Bras, Wim; Howse, Jonathan R.; Topham, Paul and Ryan, Anthony J. (2010). Quantifying hydrogel response using laser light scattering. Soft matter, 6 (4), pp. 743-749.

Parnell, Anthony J.; Tzokova, N.; Topham, Paul; Adams, D.J.; Adams, S.; Fernyhough, C.; Ryan, A.J. and Jones, R.A.L. (2009). The efficiency of encapsulation within surface rehydrated polymersomes. Faraday Discussions, 143 , pp. 29-46.

Tzokova, N.; Fernyhough, C.M.; Topham, Paul D.; Sandon, N.; Armes, S.P.; Ryan, A.J.; Adams, D.J. and Butler, M.F. (2009). Soft hydrogels from nanotubes of poly(ethylene oxide)−tetraphenylalanine conjugates prepared by click chemistry. Langmuir, 25 (4), pp. 2479-2485.

Topham, Paul; Sandon, Nicolas; Read, Elizabeth S.; Madsen, Jeppe; Ryan, Anthony J. and Armes, Steven P. (2008). Facile synthesis of well-defined hydrophilic methacrylic macromonomers using ATRP and click chemistry. Macromolecules, 41 (24), pp. 9542-9547.

Wang, L.; Topham, P.D.; Mykhaylyk, O.O.; Howse, J.R.; Bras, W.; Jones, R.A.L. and Ryan, A.J. (2007). Electrospinning pH-responsive block copolymer nanofibers. Advanced Materials, 19 (21), pp. 3544-3548.

Topham, Paul D.; Howse, Jonathan R.; Crook, Colin J.; Gleeson, Anthony J.; Bras, Wim; Armes, Steven P.; Jones, Richard A.L. and Ryan, Anthony J. (2007). Autonomous volume transitions of a polybase triblock copolymer gel in a chemically driven pH-oscillator. Macromolecular Symposia, 256 (1), pp. 95-104.

Topham, Paul D.; Howse, Jonathan R.; Crook, Colin J.; Armes, Steven P.; Jones, Richard A.L. and Ryan, Anthony J. (2007). Antagonistic triblock polymer gels powered by pH oscillations. Macromolecules, 40 (13), pp. 4393-4395.

Topham, Paul D.; Howse, Jonathan R.; Fernyhough, Christine M. and Ryan, Anthony J. (2007). The performance of poly(styrene)-block-poly(2-vinyl pyridine)-block- poly(styrene) triblock copolymers as pH-driven actuators. Soft matter, 3 (12), pp. 1506-1512.

Topham, Paul D.; Howse, Jonathan R.; Crook, Colin J.; Parnell, Anthony J.; Geoghegan, Mark; Jones, Richard A.L. and Ryan, Anthony J. (2006). Controlled growth of poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) brushes via atom transfer radical polymerisation on planar silicon surfaces. Polymer International, 55 (7), pp. 808-815.

Topham, Paul D.; Howse, Jonathan R.; Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O.; Armes, Steven P.; Jones, Richard A.L. and Ryan, Anthony J. (2006). Synthesis and solid state properties of a poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) triblock copolymer. Macromolecules, 39 (16), pp. 5573-5576.

Ryan, A.J.; Crook, C.J.; Howse, J.R.; Topham, P.; Geoghegan, M.; Martin, S.J.; Parnell, A.J.; Ruiz-Pérez, L. and Jones, R.A.L. (2005). Mechanical actuation by responsive polyelectrolyte brushes and triblock gels. Journal of Macromolecular Science, part B: Physics, 44 (6), pp. 1103-1121.

Domínguez, Isabel Fraga; Topham, Paul D.; Bussière, Pierre Olivier; Bégué, Didier and Rivaton, Agnès Unravelling the photodegradation mechanisms of a low bandgap polymer by combining experimental and modeling approaches. Journal of Physical Chemistry: Part C, 119 (4), pp. 2166-2176.

Efremova, Olga A.; Brylev, Konstantin A.; Vorotnikov, Yuri A.; Vejsadová, Lucie; Shestopalov, Michael A.; Chimonides, Gwen F.; Mikes, Petr; Topham, Paul D.; Kim, Sung-Jin; Kitamura, Noboru and Sutherland, Andrew J. Photoluminescent materials based on PMMA and a highly-emissive octahedral molybdenum metal cluster complex. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4 (3), pp. 497-503.

Erothu, Harikrishna; Kolomanska, Joanna; Johnston, Priscilla; Schumann, Stefan; Deribew, Dargie; Toolan, Daniel T.W.; Gregori, Alberto; Dagron-Lartigau, Christine; Portale, Giuseppe; Bras, Wim; Arnold, Thomas; Distler, Andreas; Hiorns, Roger C.; Mokarian-Tabari, Parvaneh; Collins, Timothy W.; Howse, Jonathan R. and Topham, Paul D. Synthesis, thermal processing, and thin film morphology of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) block copolymers. Macromolecules, 48 (7), pp. 2107-2117.

Geoghegan, Mark; Ruiz-Pérez, Lorena; Dang, Cheen C.; Parnell, Andrew J.; Martin, Simon J.; Howse, Jonathan R.; Jones, Richard A.L.; Golestanian, Ramin; Topham, Paul D.; Crook, Colin J.; Ryan, Anthony J.; Sivia, Devinderjit S.; Webster, John R.P. and Menelle, Alain The pH-induced swelling and collapse of a polybase brush synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization. Soft matter, 2 (12), pp. 1076-1080.

Howse, Jonathan R.; Topham, Paul; Crook, Colin J.; Gleeson, Anthony J.; Bras, Wim; Jones, Richard A.L. and Ryan, Anthony J. Reciprocating power generation in a chemically driven synthetic muscle. Nano Letters, 6 (1), pp. 73-77.

Isakova, Anna; Burton, Christian; Nowakowski, Daniel J. and Topham, Paul D. Diels–Alder cycloaddition and RAFT chain end functionality::an elegant route to fullerene end-capped polymers with control over molecular mass and architecture. Polymer Chemistry, in pre ,

Kolomanska, Joanna; Johnston, Priscilla; Gregori, Alberto; Fraga Dominguez, Isabel; Egelhaaf, Hans-Joachim; Perrier, Sébastien; Rivaton, Agnès; Dagron-Lartigau, Christine and Topham, Paul Design, synthesis and thermal behaviour of a series of well-defined clickable and triggerable sulfonate polymers. RSC advances, 5 (82), pp. 66554-66562.

Li, Xiong; Guo, Jianwei; Yue, Hangbo; Wang, Jiawei and Topham, Paul D. Synthesis of thermochemically stable tetraphenyladamantane-based microporous polymers as gas storage materials. RSC advances, 7 (26), pp. 16174-16180.

Ruengde, Sujitra; Siripitayananon, Jintana; Molloy, Robert; Somsunan, Runglawan; Topham, Paul D. and Tighe, Brian J. Preparation of a poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) copolymer using a novel tin(II) alkoxide initiator and its fiber processing for potential use as an absorbable monofilament surgical suture. International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 65 (6), pp. 277-284.

Ryan, A.J.; Crook, C.J.; Howse, J.R.; Topham, P.; Jones, R.A.L.; Geoghegan, M.; Parnell, A.J.; Ruiz-Pérez, L.; Martin, S.J.; Cadby, A.; Menelle, A.; Webster, J.R.P.; Gleeson, A.J. and Bras, W. Responsive brushes and gels as components of soft nanotechnology. Faraday Discussions, 128 , pp. 55-74.

Silva, Hugo Santos; Domínguez, Isabel Fraga; Perthué, Anthony; Topham, Paul D.; Bussière, Pierre Olivier; Hiorns, Roger C.; Lombard, Christian; Rivaton, Agnès; Bégué, Didier and Pépin-Donat, Brigitte Designing intrinsically photostable low band gap polymers:a smart tool combining EPR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4 (40), pp. 15647-15654.

Swann, Joshua M.G. and Topham, Paul D. Design and application of nanoscale actuators using block-copolymers. Polymers, 2 (4), pp. 454-469.

Toolan, Daniel T.W.; Barker, Robert; Gough, Tim; Topham, Paul D.; Howse, Jonathan R. and Glidle, Andrew Gravimetric and density profiling using the combination of surface acoustic waves and neutron reflectivity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 487 , pp. 465-474.

Toolan, Daniel T.W.; Isakova, Anna; Hodgkinson, Richard; Reeves-McLaren, Nik; Hammond, Oliver S.; Edler, Karen J.; Briscoe, Wuge H.; Arnold, Thomas; Gough, Tim; Topham, Paul D. and Howse, Jonathan R. Insights into the influence of solvent polarity on the crystallization of poly(ethylene oxide) spin-coated thin films via in situ grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering. Macromolecules, 49 (12), 4579–4586.

Tuancharoensri, Nantaprapa; Ross, Gareth; Mahasaranon, Sararat; Topham, Paul D. and Ross, Sukunya Ternary blend nanofibers of PLA/PCL/CAB for skin tissue scaffolds: Influence of blend ratio and PCL molecular mass on miscibility, morphology, crystallinity and thermal properties. Polymer International, in pre ,

Tzokova, Nadia; Fernyhough, Christine M.; Butler, Michael F.; Armes, Steve P.; Ryan, Anthony J.; Topham, Paul and Adams, Dave J. The effect of PEO length on the self-assembly of poly(ethylene oxide)−tetrapeptide conjugates prepared by “click” chemistry. Langmuir, 25 (18), pp. 11082-11089.

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Ruengdechawiwat, Sujitra; Somsunan, Runglawan; Molloy, Robert; Siripitayananon, Jintana; Franklin, Valerie J.; Topham, Paul D. and Tighe, Brian J. (2014). Controlled synthesis and processing of a poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) copolymer for biomedical use as an absorbable monofilament surgical suture. IN: Advanced Materials Research IV. Guo, Zhihua and Xu, Jie (eds) Advanced materials research . Scientific.net.