Publications
Journal articles
2025
265. Yilu Zheng, Gareth R. Williams, Ran Hu, Sen Tong, Jianxiang Xu, Tong Wang, Yanyan Zhang, Junzi Wu, Fan Li, Yingyu Cai and Li-Min Zhu. Acid-unlocked two-layer Ca-loaded nanoplatform to interfere with mitochondria for synergistic tumor therapy. Int. J. Nanomed. 2025, accepted.
264. Vansh Thukral, Nanang Qosim, Merve Gultekinoglu, H.M.T.U. Herath, Gareth R. Williams and Mohan Edirisinghe. Manufacturing and biological potential of saliva-loaded core-sheath pressure-spun polymeric fibers. Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2025, accepted.
263. Ye Chan Oh, Jun Jie Ong, Haya Alfassam, Eduardo Díaz-Torres, Alvaro Goyanes, Gareth R. Williams and Abdul W. Basit. Fabrication of 3D printed mutable drug delivery devices: a comparative study of volumetric and digital light processing printing. Drug Deliv. Trans. Res. 2025, in press. [link]
262. Tian Ju, Jixuan Li, Andrew Weston, Giovanni Satta, Sara Bolognini, Mariagrazia Di Luca, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage loaded electrospun fibres for antibacterial wound dressings. Macromol. Rapid Comm. 2025, 2400744. [link]
261. Ruxue Si, Tingting Hu, Gareth R. Williams, Yu Yang, Shuqing Yang, Dan Yan, Ruizheng Liang and Weiping Ji. Coupling probiotics with CaO2 nanoparticle-loaded CoFeCe-LDH nanosheets to remodel the tumor microenvironment for precise chemodynamic therapy. Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2025, 14, 2403373. [link]
260. Fatimah and Gareth R. Williams. Thermoresponsive electrospun fibres for anticancer drug delivery. Next Mater. 2025, 6, 100492. [link]
259. Yingchang Ma, Ziqi Yu, Christopher A. Waudby, Tian Ju, Xintong Zhou, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Development of hyaluronic acid/β-cyclodextrin semi-interpenetrating network hydrogels for prolonged delivery of sunitinib malate. Int. J. Pharm. 2025, 669, 125039. [link]
258. Jianxiang Xu, Yanyan Zhang, Yilu Zheng, Tong Wang, Huan Zhang, Kai Wang, Yu Wang, Gareth R. Williams and Li-Min Zhu. A smart responsive NIR-operated chitosan-based nanoswitch to induce cascade immunogenic tumor ferroptosis via cytokine storm. Carbohydr. Polym. 2025, 123120. [link]
2024
257. Yuqiong Guo, Xinni He, Gareth R. Williams, Yue Zhou, Xinying Liao, Ziyi Xiao, Cuiyun Yu and Yang Liu. Tumor microenvironment-responsive hyperbranched polymers for controlled drug delivery. J. Pharm. Anal. 2024, 14, 101003. [link]
256. Xiaohan Ma, Yaxin Tian, Ren Yang, Haowei Wang, Latifa W. Allahou, Jinke Chang, Gareth R. Williams, Jonathan C. Knowles and Alessandro Poma. Nanotechnology in healthcare, and its safety and environmental risks. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2024, 22, 715. [link]
255. Beatrice Britton, Fangyuan Zhang, David B. Anthony, Cesar III D. L. Reyes, Michal Pawlus, Gareth R. Williams and Adam J. Clancy. Nanopasta: Electrospinning nanofibres of white flour. Nanoscale Adv. 2024, 6, 6129. Selected for inclusion in the 2024 Popular advances themed collection [link]
254. Corinna S. Schlosser, Christopher J. Morris, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Hydrophobic ion pairing as a novel approach to co-axial electrospraying of peptide-PLGA particles. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 667B, 124885. [link]
253. Corinna S. Schlosser, Wojciech Rozek, Ryan D. Mellor, Szymon W. Manka, Christopher J. Morris, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. A lipid-based delivery platform for thermo-responsive delivery of teriparatide. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 667A, 124853. [link]
252. Nanang Qosim, Yanqi Dai, Gareth R. Williams and Mohan Edirisinghe. Structure, properties, forming, and applications of alginate fibers: a review. Int. Mater. Rev. 2024, 36, 309. [link]
251. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Mark Meszarik, Jacopo Piovesan, Mazna A. Almatroudi, Gareth R. Williams and Sudaxshina Murdan. Electrospun patches to deliver combination drug therapy for fungal infections. Front. Drug Del. 2024, 4, 1458009. [link]
250. Anne Marie Klein, Nanang Qosim, Gareth R. Williams, Mohan Edirisinghe and Rupy Kaur Matharu. Design and fabrication of sustained bacterial release scaffolds to support the microbiome. Pharmaceutics 2024, 16, 1066. [link]
249. Tingting Hu, Zhan Zhou, Jiajia Zha, Gareth R. Williams, Zhikang Wu, Wei Zhao, Weicheng Shen, Hai Li, Xisheng Weng, Ruizheng Liang and Chaoliang Tan. Ternary NiCoTi-layered double hydroxide nanosheets as a pH-responsive nanoagent for photodynamic/chemodynamic synergistic therapy. Fundam. Res. 2024, 4, 926. [link]
248. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gayathri Kollamaram, Cheng Zhang and Gareth R. Williams. An investigation into the effect of polysorbate 80 grade on biotherapeutic formulations. Int. J. Pharm. Excipients 2024, 1, 25. [link]
247. Fatimah, Pratik Gurnani and Gareth R. Williams. Investigating oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate thermoresponsive copolymers. Eur. Polym. J. 2024, 216, 113266. [link]
246. Fangyuan Zhang, Amy I. Jacobs, Maximillian Woodall, Helen C. Hailes, Ijeoma F. Uchegbu, Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes, Claire M. Smith, Karolina Dziemidowicz and Gareth R. Williams. A one-step method for generating antimicrobial nanofibre meshes via coaxial electrospinning. Mater. Adv. 2024, 5, 5561. Selected for inclusion in themed collection on Nanoengineered biomaterials for anticancer and antimicrobial drug targeting. [link]
245. Shuqing Yang, Tingting Hu, Gareth R. Williams, Yu Yang, Susu Zhang, Jiayi Shen, Minjiang Chen, Ruizheng Liang and Lingchun Lyu. Boosting the sonodynamic performance of CoBiMn-layered double hydroxide nanosheets via tumor microenvironment regulation for ultrasound imaging-guided sonodynamic therapy. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2024, 22, 317. [link]
244. Yao Hu, Nicholas H. Rees, Chao Qiu, Jinpeng Wang, Zhengyu Jin, Ran Wang, Yinhua Zhu, Han Chen, Pengjie Wang, Siyuan Liu, Fazheng Ren and Gareth R. Williams. Fabrication of zein/modified cyclodextrin nanofibers for the stability enhancement and delivery of curcumin. Food Hydrocoll. 2024, 156, 110262. [link]
243. Margarita Strimaite, Connor J. R. Wells, Timothy J. Prior, Daniel J. Stuckey, Jack A. Wells, Gemma L. Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Layered rare-earth hydroxides as multi-modal medical imaging probes: particle size optimisation and compositional exploration. Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 8429. [link]
242. Lulwah Al-Bassam, Gemma Shearman, Steve Brocchini, Raid G Alany and Gareth R. Williams. The potential of selenium-based therapies for ocular oxidative stress. Pharmaceutics 2024, 16, 631. [link]
241. Qi Li, Longji Xu, Chunyan Hu, Ziwei Zhang, Daxiang Yang, Weibo Chen, Gareth R. Williams, Geoff JM Parker, Fei Gao and Feng-Lei Zhou. Direct jet co-electrospinning of spinal cord mimicking phantom for diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Coatings 2024, 14, 520. [link]
240. Yilu Zheng, Yichao Du, Gareth R. Williams, Ying Zhu, Tong Wang, Yanyan Zhang, Jianxiang Xu, Junzi Wu, Fan Li and Li-Min Zhu. A piezoelectric catalytic cascade nanoreactor which reshapes the tumor microenvironment and promotes effective multi-dimensional therapy. Nano Energy 2024, 126, 109598 [link]
239. Yanyan Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Tong Wang, Yilu Zheng, Jianxiang Xu, Van Cuong Nguyen, Lili Yao, Haijun Wang and Li-Min Zhu. Cisplatin-loaded mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles capped with MnO2 and coated with platelet membrane provide synergistic anti-tumor therapy. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 656, 124093. [link]
238. Nanang Qosim, Hamta Majd, Jubair Ahmed, Gareth R. Williams and Mohan Edirisinghe. Making fibers from cellulose derivatives by pressurized gyration and electrospinning. Cellulose 2024, 31, 285. [link]
237. Holly Gregory, Owein Guiellemot-Legris, Daisy Crouch, Gareth R. Williams and James B. Phillips. Electrospun aligned tacrolimus-loaded polycaprolactone biomaterials for peripheral nerve repair. Regen. Med. 2024, 19, 171. [link]
236. Nanang Qosim, Hamta Majd, Suguo Huo, Mohan Edirisinghe and Gareth R. Williams. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic drug release from core (polyvinylpyrrolidone)-sheath (ethyl cellulose) pressure-spun fibers. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 654, 123972. [link]
235. Tian Ju, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Ciprofloxacin-loaded electrospun nanofibres for antibacterial wound dressings. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2024, 91, 105264. [link]
2023
234. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Simon C. Kellaway, Owein Guillemot-Legris, Omar Matar, Rita Pereira Trindade, Victoria H. Roberton, Melissa L.D. Rayner, Gareth R. Williams and James B. Phillips. Development of ibuprofen-loaded electrospun materials suitable for surgical implantation in peripheral nerve injury. Biomater. Adv. 2023, 154, 213623. [link]
233. Luiza A. Mercante, Kelcilene B. R. Teodoro, Danilo M. Dos Santos, Francisco V. Dos Santos, Camilo A. S. Ballesteros, Ju Tian, Gareth R. Williams and Daniel S. Correa. Recent progress in stimuli-responsive antimicrobial electrospun nanofibers. Polymers 2023, 15, 4299. [link]
232. Yuhao Geng and Gareth R. Williams. Developing and scaling up captopril-loaded electrospun ethyl cellulose fibers for sustained-release floating drug delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2023, 648, 123557. [link]
231. Abdessamad Y.A. Kaassis and Gareth R Williams. Biocompatible hydroxy double salt tablet formulations. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2023, 89, 104989. [link]
230. Sara E. Bakhtiari, Zilan Zhu, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Amorphous solid dispersions of lidocaine and lidocaine HCl produced by ball milling with well-defined RAFT-synthesised methacrylic acid polymers. Int. J. Pharm. 2023, 644, 123291. [link]
229. Yingchang Ma, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Extracellular vesicle-embedded materials. J. Controlled Release 2023, 361, 280. [link]
228. Ying Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Yilu Zheng, Honghua Guo, Shiyan Chen, Rong Ren, Tong Wang, Jindong Xia and Limin Zhu. Polydopamine-cloaked Fe-based metal organic frameworks enable synergistic multidimensional treatment of osteosarcoma. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2023, 651, 76. [link]
227. Yuying Pang, Simon Gaisford, Oxana V. Magdysyuk and Gareth R. Williams. Polymorphic transitions in flufenamic acid-trehalose composites. Int. J. Pharm. X 2023, 6, 100200. [link]
226. Chunyan Hu, Matthew Grech-Sollars, Ben Statton, Zhanxiong Li, Fei Gao, Gareth R. Williams, Geoff J. M. Parker and Feng-Lei Zhou. Direct jet coaxial electrospinning of axon-mimicking fibers for diffusion tensor imaging. Polym. Adv. Tech. 2023, 34, 2573. [link]
225. Menglong Wang, Rui-Liang Ge, Feiyang Zhang, Zhe-Peng Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Hao Shen, Gareth R. Williams and Deng-Guang Yu. Electrospun fibers with blank surface and inner drug gradient for improving sustained release. Biomater. Adv. 2023, 150, 213404. [link]
224. Jugal Suthar, Alberto Alvarez Fernandez, Esther Osarfo-Mensah, Stefano Angioletti-Uberti, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Amplified EQCM-D detection of extracellular vesicles using 2D gold nanostructure arrays fabricated by block copolymer self-assembly. Nanoscale Horiz. 2023, 8, 460. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
223. Sara E. Bakhtiari, Fanny Joubert, George Pasparakis, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Nanoparticle forming polyelectrolyte complexes derived from well-defined block copolymers. Eur. Polym. J. 2023, 189, 111977. [link]
222. M. Shanika Fernando, A. K. D. V. K. Wimalasiri, P.M. Liyanapathirana, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R. Williams, K. Rasika Koswattage, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. The blending effect of natural polysaccharides with nano zirconia towards the removal of F- and As(V) from water. R. Soc. Open Sci. 2023, 10, 221514. [link]
221. Victoria H. Roberton, Holly Gregory, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Omar Mokrane, Ashleigh S. Boyd, Rebecca J. Shipley, Gareth R. Williams and James B. Phillips. Local delivery of tacrolimus using electrospun poly-ε-caprolactone nanofibres suppresses the T-cell response to peripheral nerve allografts. J. Neural. Eng. 2023, 20, 016035. [link]
220. Ziwei Zhang, Connor J. R. Wells, Ruizheng Liang, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Gadolinium doped layered double hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging. J. Cluster Sci. 2023, 34, 385. [link]
219. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Anabela Moreira, Yi Xiao, Swastina Nath Varma, Chaozong Liu, Pedro F. Costa and Gareth R. Williams. Electrosprayed particles loaded with kartogenin as a potential osteochondral repair implant. Polymers 2023, 15, 1275. [link]
218. Menglong Wang, Ruiliang Ge, Ping Zhao, Gareth R. Williams, Deng-Guang Yu and SW Annie Bligh. Exploring wettability difference-driven wetting by utilizing electrospun chimeric Janus microfiber comprising cellulose acetate and polyvinylpyrrolidone. Mater. Des. 2023, 226, 111652. [link]
217. Jugal Suthar, Marissa Taub, Randy P. Carney, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Recent developments in biosensing methods for extracellular vesicle protein characterization. WIREs Nanomed. Nanobi 2023, 15, e1839. [link]
2022
216. Yanyan Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Jiadong Lou, Wanting Li, Cuiwei Bac, Tong Wang, Shiwei Niu, Chun Feng and Li-Min Zhu. A new chitosan-based thermosensitive nanoplatform for combined photothermal and chemotherapy. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2022, 223A, 1356. [link]
215. Jugal Suthar, Alberto Alvarez-Fernandez, Alaric Taylor, Maximiliano Jesus Jara Fornerod, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Silica inverse opal nanostructured sensors for enhanced immunodetection of extracellular vesicles by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 12951. [link]
214. Jiaxin Li, Tianyang Shen, Huijuan Wang, Shaoquan Li, Jikang Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Yufei Zhao, Xianggui Kong, Lirong Zheng and Yu-Fei Song. Insights into super-stable mineralization of Cr(III) from wastewater by CuO. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 37823. [link]
213. Corinna Schlosser, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Stable dried catalase particles prepared by electrospraying. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2484. [link]
212. Lok Hin Lui, Raphael Egbu, Thomas Graver, Gareth R. Williams, Steve Brocchini and Ajoy Velayudhan. Computational and experimental evaluation of the stability of a GLP-1-like peptide in ethanol-water mixtures. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 1462. [link]
211. Tingting Hu, Zi Gu, Gareth R. Williams, Margarita Strimaite, Jiajia Zha, Zhan Zhou, Xingcai Zhang, Chaoliang Tan and Ruizheng Liang. Layered double hydroxide-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 6126. [link]
210. Dania Grant-Serroukh, Morag R. Hunter, Ruhina Maeshima, Aristides D. Tagalakis, Ahmad M. Aldossary, Nour Allahham, Gareth R. Williams, Mark Edbrooke, Arpan Desai and Stephen L. Hart. Lipid-peptide nanocomplexes for mRNA delivery in vitro and in vivo. J. Controlled Release 2022, 348, 786. [link]
209. Menglong Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and S.W. Annie Bligh. Co-loading of inorganic nanoparticles and natural oil in the electrospun Janus nanofibers for a synergetic antibacterial effect. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 1208. [link]
208. Yanyan Zhang, Jiadong Lou, Gareth R. Williams, Yuhan Ye, Dandan Ren, Anhua Shi, Junzi Wu, Wenling Chen, and Li-Min Zhu. Cu2+-chelating mesoporous silica nanoparticles for synergistic chemotherapy / chemodynamic therapy. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 1200. [link]
207. Ziwei Zhang, Yuexin Wang, Marwa M. I. Rizk, Ruizheng Liang, Connor J. R. Wells, Pratik Gurnani, Fenglei Zhou, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Thermo-responsive nano-in-micro particles for MRI-guided chemotherapy. Biomater. Adv. 2022, 134, 112716. [link]
206. Ziwei Zhang, Fenglei Zhou, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Theranostics for MRI-guided therapy: Recent developments. View 2022, 3, 20200134. [link]
205. Yuying Pang, Asma Buanz, Simon Gaisford, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, and Gareth R. Williams. Monitoring polymorphic phase transitions in flufenamic acid amorphous solid dispersions using hyphenated X-ray diffraction – differential scanning calorimetry. Mol. Pharm. 2022, 19, 1477. [link]
204. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Wafa T. Al-Jamal, Margarita Strimaite, Maja Severic and Gareth R. Williams. Biocompatible hydroxy double salts as delivery matrices for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and anti-epileptic drugs. Appl. Clay Sci. 2022, 221, 106456. [link]
203. Jugal Suthar, Beatriz Prieto-Simon, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Dual-mode and label-free detection of exosomes from plasma using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. Anal. Chem. 2022, 94, 2465. [link]
202. Despoina Eleftheriadou, Rachael E. Evans, Emily Atkinson, Ahmed Abdalla, Francesca Gavins, Ashleigh S. Boyd, Gareth R. Williams, Jonathan C. Knowles, Victoria H. Roberton and James B. Phillips. An alginate-based encapsulation system for delivery of therapeutic cells to the CNS. RSC Adv. 2022, 12, 4005. [link]
201. Ziwei Zhang, Lorna Smith, Wenyue Li, Liang Jiang, Fenglei Zhou, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Polydopamine-coated nanocomposite theranostic implants for localized chemotherapy and MRI imaging. Int. J. Pharm. 2022, 615, 121493. [link]
200. Dandan Ren, Gareth R. Williams, Yanyan Zhang Rong Ren, Jiadong Lou and Li-Min Zhu. Mesoporous doxorubicin-loaded polydopamine nanoparticles coated with platelet membrane suppress tumor growth in a murine model of human breast cancer. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2022, 5, 123. [link]
199. Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Luodan Yu, Xiaojun Cai, Zheying Meng, Li Yao, Bing Hu, Yuanyi Zheng and Yu Chen. 2D antimonene-integrated composite nanomedicine for augmented low-temperature photonic tumor hyperthermia. Bioact. Mater. 2022, 10, 295. [link]
198. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gabriel Seng and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of additives on the hydration of CaSO4·0.5H2O: A synchrotron X-ray diffraction study. J. Solid State Chem. 2022, 305, 122671. [link]
2021
197. Induni Siriwardane, Chanaka Sandaruwan, Rohini M. De Silva, Gareth R. Williams, Sebastian Gurgul, Karolina Dziemidowicz and K.M. Nalin de Silva. Nanomagnetite and nanotitania incorporated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for simultaneous Cd(II) and As(V) ions removal applications. ACS Omega 2021,6, 28171. [link]
196. Ziwei Zhang, Connor J. R. Wells, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of formulation morphology on stimuli-triggered co-delivery of chemotherapeutic and MRI contrast agents. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 609, 121155. [link]
195. Gayathri Kollamaram and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of the composition of polysorbate 80 products on their physicochemical properties. J. Excip. Food Chem. 2021, 12, 32. [link]
194. Axel T. Neffe, Quanchao Zhang, Paul J. Hommes-Schattmann, Weiwei Wang, Xun Xu, Bilal S. Ahmad, Gareth R. Williams and Andreas Lendlein. Functionalizable coaxial PLLA/PDLA nanofibers with stereocomplexes at the internal interface. J. Mater. Res. 2021, 36, 2995. [link]
193. Mina Zare, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R Williams and Seeram Ramakrishna. Encapsulation of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical active ingredients using electrospinning processes. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 1968. [link]
192. Margarita Strimaite, Clarissa L. G. Harman, Huan Duan, Yuwei Wang, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Layered terbium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and imaging. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 10275. [link]
191. Andreia M. Gonçalves, Anabela Moreira, Achim Weber, Gareth R. Williams and Pedro F. Costa. Osteochondral tissue engineering: The potential of electrospinning and additive manufacturing. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 983. [link]
190. Yingjie Wang, Songpo Shen, Tingting Hu, Gareth R. Williams, Yanyan Bian, Bin Feng, Ruizheng Liang and Xisheng Weng. Layered double hydroxide modified bone cement promoting osseointegration via multiple osteogenic signal pathways. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 9732. [link]
189. Fenglei Zhou, Damien J. McHugh, Zhanxiong Li, Julie E. Gough, Gareth R. Williams and Geoff J.M. Parker. Coaxial electrospun biomimetic copolymer fibres for application in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Bioinspir. Biomim. 2021, 16, 046016. [link]
188. Lesley C. Onyekuru, Anabela Moreira, Jiazhe Zhang, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Pedro F. Costa, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. An investigation of alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity after electrospinning and electrospraying. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2021, 64, 102592. [link]
187. A. K. D. Veromee Kalpana Wimalasiri, M. Shanika Fernando, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R. Williams, K. Rasika Koswattage, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Structure–activity relationship of lanthanide-incorporated nano-hydroxyapatite for the adsorption of fluoride and lead. ACS Omega 2021, 6, 13527. [link]
186. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gabriel Seng and Gareth R. Williams. Particle engineering of gypsum through templating with starch. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 5852. [link]
185. Shiwei Niu, Xuejing Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Feng Gao, Zi Fu, Xia Chen, Sheng Lu and Li-Min Zhu. Hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles gated by chitosan-copper sulfide composites as theranostic agents for the treatment of breast cancer. Acta Biomater. 2021, 126, 408. [link]
184. Jingjing Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Yu Zhu, Tingting Hu, Hui Wang, Ruizheng Liang, Xisheng Weng and Min Wei. Ultrathin chalcogenide nanosheets for photoacoustic imaging-guided synergistic photothermal/gas therapy. Biomater. 2021, 273, 120807. [link]
183. M. Shanika Fernando, A. K. D. V. K. Wimalasiri, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R. Williams, K. R. Koswattage, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Biopolymer-based nanohydroxyapatite composites for the removal of fluoride, lead, cadmium, and arsenic from water. ACS Omega 2021, 6, 8517. [link]
182. Lixiang Zhao, Mine Orlu and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun fixed dose combination fibers for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 599, 120426. [link]
181. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. A simple route to functionalising electrospun polymer scaffolds with surface biomolecules. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 597, 120231. [link]
180. Anabela Moreira, Dan Lawson, Lesley Onyekuru, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Pedro F. Costa, Norbert Radacsi and Gareth R. Williams. Protein encapsulation by electrospinning and electrospraying. J. Controlled Release 2021, 329, 1172. [link]
179. Sena Karaosmanoglu, Mengjiao Zhou, Bingyang Shi, Xiujuan Zhang, Gareth R. Williams and Xianfeng Chen. Carrier-free nanodrugs for safe and effective cancer treatment. J. Controlled Release 2021, 329, 805. [link]
178. Yuhao Geng, Fenglei Zhou and Gareth R. Williams. Developing and scaling up fast-dissolving electrospun formulations based on poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and ketoprofen. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2021, 61, 102138. [link]
177. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Qingqing Sang, Jinglei Wu, Ziwei Zhang, Fenglei Zhou, Jose Maria Lagaron, Xiu-Mei Mo, Geoff J. M. Parker, Deng-Guang Yu, Li-Min Zhu and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospinning for healthcare: Recent advancements. J. Mater. Chem. B 2021, 9, 939. [link]
176. Xiaolu Zheng, Shixiong Kang, Ke Wang, Yaoyao Yang, Fuxian Wang, Gareth R. Williams and S.W. Annie Bligh. Combination of structure-performance and shape-performance relationships for better biphasic release in electrospun Janus fibers. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 586, 120203. [link]
175. Jiangsong Hou, Yaoyao Yang, Deng-Guang Yu, Zezhong Chen, Ke Wang, Yanan Liu and Gareth R. Williams. Multifunctional fabrics finished using electrosprayed hybrid Janus particles containing nanocatalysts. Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 411, 128474. [link]
174. A. K. D. Veromee K. Wimalasiri, M. Shanika Fernando, Gareth R. Williams, Dhammike P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalinde Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Microwave assisted accelerated fluoride adsorption by porous nanohydroxyapatite. Mater. Chem. Phys. 2021, 257, 123712. [link]
173. Rita Pereira Trindade, Nisa Renault, Nadia El Harane, Philippe Menasché and Gareth R. Williams. Extracellular vesicles can be processed by electrospinning without loss of structure or function. Mater. Lett. 2021, 282, 128671. [link]
2020
172. Yu Zhu, Yingjie Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Liyang Fu, Jingjing Wu, Hui Wang, Ruizheng Liang, Xisheng Weng and Min Wei. Multicomponent transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets for imaging-guided photothermal and chemodynamic therapy. Adv. Sci. 2020, 2000272. [link]
171. Sean Askin, Andrea Goncalves, Min Zhao, Gareth R. Williams, Simon Gaisford and Duncan Q.M. Craig. A simultaneous differential scanning calorimetry-X-ray diffraction study of olanzapine crystallisation from amorphous solid dispersions. Mol. Pharm. 2020, 17, 4364. [link]
170. Alexander E. Clout, Asma Buanz, Yuying Pang, Wing-Mei Tsui, Dongpeng Yan, Gary Parkinson, Timothy J. Prior, Dejan-Kresimir Bucar, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Mechanistic in situ and ex situ studies of phase transformations in molecular co-crystals. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 14645. [link]
169. Nkiruka Ibeanu, Raphael Egbu, Lesley Onyekuru, Hoda Javaheri, Peng Tee Khaw, Gareth R. Williams, Steve Brocchini and Sahar Awwad. Injectables and depots to prolong drug action of proteins and peptides. Pharmaceutics, 2020, 12, 999. [link]
168. Shixiong Kang, Shicong Hou, Xunwei Chen, Deng-Guang Yu, Lin Wang, Xiaoyan Li and Gareth R. Williams. Energy-saving electrospinning with a concentric Teflon-core rod spinneret to create medicated nanofibers. Polymers 2020, 12, 2421. [link]
167. Menglong Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Xiaoyan Li and Gareth R. Williams. The development and bio-applications of multifluid electrospinning. Mater. Highlights 2020, 1, 1. [link]
166. Yasmin Abo-zeid, Gareth R. Williams, Lila Touabi and Gary R. McLean. An investigation of rhinovirus infection on cellular uptake of poly(glycerol-adipate) nanoparticles. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 589, 119826. [link]
165. Ziwei Zhang, Connor J. R. Wells, Aaron M. King, Joseph C. Bear, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. pH-responsive nanocomposite fibres allowing MRI monitoring of drug release. J. Mater. Chem. B. 2020, 8, 7264. [link]
164. Melissa Rayner, Alessandra Grillo, Gareth R. Williams, Essam Tawfik, Tianqi Zhang, Charitini Volitaki, Duncan Q.M. Craig, Jess Healy and James Phillips. Controlled local release of PPARγ agonists from biomaterials to treat peripheral nerve injury. J. Neural Eng. 2020, 17, 046030. [link]
163. Zi Fu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Jianrong Wu, Feng Gao, Xuejing Zhang, Yanbo Yang, Yu Li and Li-Min Zhu. Functionalized boron nanosheets as an intelligent nanoplatform for synergistic low-temperature photothermal therapy and chemotherapy. Nanoscale 2020, 12, 14739. [link]
162. Haitham Bukhary, Gareth R. Williams and Mine Orlu. Fabrication of electrospun levodopa-carbidopa fixed-dose combinations. Adv. Fiber Mater. 2020, 2, 194. [link]
161. Hend Abdelhakim, Gareth R Williams, Duncan Q.M. Craig, Mine Orlu and Catherine Tuleu. Human mouthfeel panel on the acceptability of electrospun and solvent cast orodispersible films. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 585, 119532. [link]
160. Fatimah, Zeynep Aytac, Tamer Uyar, George Pasparakis and Gareth R. Williams. An exploration of electrospun fibers containing drug-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. Pharm. Sci. Res. 2020, 7, 34. [link]
159. Haijun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Xiaotian Xie; Meng Wu, Junzi Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Stealth polydopamine-based nanoparticles with red blood cell membrane for the chemo-photothermal therapy of cancer. ACS Appl. Biomater. 2020, 3, 2350. [link]
158. Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Aaron J. Courtenay, Aoife Rodgers, Eneko Larraneta, Helen O. McCarthy, Steve Brocchini, Ryan F. Donnelly and Gareth R. Williams. A novel transdermal protein delivery strategy via electrohydrodynamic coating of PLGA microparticles onto microneedles. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 12478. [link]
157. Jugal Suthar, Edward S. Parsons, Bart W. Hoogenboom, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Acoustic immunosensing of exosomes using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. Anal. Chem. 2020, 92, 4082. [link]
156. Yuwei Wang, Ziwei Zhang, Yasmin Abo-zeid, Joseph C Bear, Gemma-Louise Davies, Xiaodong Lei and Gareth R. Williams. SiO2-coated layered gadolinium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging. J. Solid State Sci. 2020, 286, 121291. [link]
155. Jinke Yang, Ke Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Yaoyao Yang, S.W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun Janus nanofibers loaded with a drug and inorganic nanoparticles as an effective antibacterial wound dressing. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2020, 110805. [link]
154. Yasmin Abo-zeid and Gareth R. Williams. The potential anti-infective applications of metal oxide nanoparticles: A systematic review. WIRES Nanomed. Nanobi. 2020, 12, e1592. [link]
153. Yu-Jing Chiu, Ziwei Zhang, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Christos-Georgios Nikoletopoulos, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Jiun-Tai Chen and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of solvent vapor annealing on drug-loaded electrospun polymer fibers. Pharmaceutics 2020, 12, 139. [link]
152. Raphael Egbu, Christopher van der Walle, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Inhibiting the fibrillation of a GLP-1-like peptide. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 574, 118923. [link]
151. Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Yanbo Yang, Yu Li, Xuejing Zhang and Li-Min Zhu. Biomineralized bimetallic oxide nanotheranostics for multimodal imaging-guided combination therapy. Theranostics 2020, 10, 841. [link]
150. Yuwei Wang, Fei Liu, Gareth R. Williams, Dongbin Zhang, Xiangui Kong and Xiaodong Lei. Enhancing photocatalytic activity of Nb2O5-x for aerobic oxidation through synergy of oxygen vacancy and porosity. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2020, 20, 2495. [link]
2019
149. Brenda Sanchez-Vazquez, Jong Bong Lee, Margarita Strimaite, Asma Buanz, Russell Bailey, Pavel Gershkovich, George Pasparakis and Gareth R. Williams. Solid lipid nanoparticles self-assembled from spray dried microparticles. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 572, 118784. [link]
148. Yuying Pang, Asma Buanz, Richard Telford, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. A simultaneous X-ray diffraction-differential scanning calorimetry study into the phase transitions of mefenamic acid. J. Appl. Cryst. 2019, 52, 1264. [link]
147. M. Shanika Fernando, A. K. D. V. K. Wimalasiri, S. P. Ratnayake, J. M. A. R. B. Jayasinghe, Gareth R. Williams, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Improved nanocomposite of montmorillonite and hydroxyapatite for defluoridation of water. RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 35588. [link]
146. Yu Li, Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Jianfeng Zhou, Yanbo Yang, Xuejing Zhang, Zi Fu, Dejian Li and Li-Min Zhu. Synergistic chemo-photothermal suppression of cancer with melanin decorated MoOx nanosheets. ACS Appl. Biomater. 2019, 2, 4356. [link]
145. Sukhpreet Talewar, Siriney Halukeerthi, Regina Riedlaicher, Jacob Shephard, Alexander E. Clout, Gareth R. Williams, Alexander Rosu-Finsen, Arne Langhoff, Diethelm Johannsmann and Christoph Salzmann. Gaseous 'nanoprobes' for detecting gas-trapping environments in macroscopic films of vapor-deposited amorphous ice. J. Chem. Phys. 2019, 151, 134505. [link]
144. Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Junzi Wu, Xuejing Zhang, Xia Chen, Shude Li, Jianlin Jiao and Li-Min Zhu. A chitosan-based cascade-responsive drug delivery system for triple-negative breast cancer therapy. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2019, 17, 95. [link]
143. Xiaotian Xie, Haijun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Yanbo Yang, Yongli Zheng, Junzi Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Erythrocyte membrane cloaked curcumin-loaded nanoparticles for enhanced chemotherapy. Pharmaceutics 2019, 11, 429. [link]
142. Heyu Li, Brenda Sanchez-Vazquez, Rita Pereira Trindade, Qiaobei Zou, Yang Mai, Liu Dou, Li-Min Zhu and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun oral formulations for combined photo-chemotherapy of colon cancer. Colloids Surf. B 2019, 183, 110411. [link]
141. Heyu Li, Ziwei Zhang, V. Umayangana Godakanda, Yu-Jing Chiu, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Karishma Patel, Paul G. Stapleton, Rohini M. de Silva, K.M. Nalin de Silva, Li-Min Zhu and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of collection substrate on electrospun ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and ethyl cellulose nanofibers as potential wound dressing materials. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2019, 104, 109917. [link]
140. Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Feng Gao, Ranran Tang and Li-Min Zhu. A multifunctional biodegradable nanocomposite for cancer theranostics. Adv. Sci. 2019, 6, 1802001. [link]
139. Xuejing Zhang, Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Xia Chen, Hong Zheng and Li-Min Zhu. Dual-responsive nanoparticles based on chitosan for enhanced breast cancer therapy. Carbohydr. Polym. 2019, 221, 84. [link]
138. Haijun Wang, Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Qing Fan, Shiwei Niu, Jianrong Wu, Xiaotian Xie and Li‑Min Zhu. Platelet‑membrane‑biomimetic nanoparticles for targeted antitumor drug delivery. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2019, 17, 60. [link]
137. Sean Askin, Jeremy K. Cockcroft, Louise S. Price, Andrea D. Gonçalves, Min Zhao, Derek A. Tocher, Gareth R. Williams, Simon Gaisford and Duncan Q. M. Craig. Olanzapine form IV: Discovery of a new polymorphic form enabled by computed crystal energy landscapes. Cryst. Growth. Des. 2019, 19, 2751. [link]
136. Yufei Zhao, Wa Gao, Siwei Li, Gareth R. Williams, Abdul Hanif Mahadi and Ding Ma. Solar versus thermal-driven catalysis for energy conversion. Joule 2019, 3, 920. [link]
135. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gabriel Seng and Gareth R. Williams. A kinetic and mechanistic study into the transformation of calcium sulfate hemihydrate to dihydrate. J. Synchrotron Rad. 2019, 26, 774. [link]
134. Karola Luetzow, Paul J. Hommes-Schattmann, Axel T. Neffe, Bilal Ahmad, Gareth R. Williams and Andreas Lendlein. Perfluorophenylazide functionalization of electrospun poly(para-dioxanone). Polym. Adv. Tech. 2019, 30, 1165. [link]
133. V. Umayangana Godakanda, Heyu Li, Laura Alquezar, Lixiang Zhao, Li-Min Zhu, Rohini de Silva, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Gareth R. Williams. Tunable drug release from blend poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)-ethyl cellulose nanofibers. Int. J. Pharm. 2019, 562, 172. [link]
132. Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Junzi Wu, Xuejing Zhang, Hong Zheng, Shude Li and Li-Min Zhu. A novel chitosan-based nanomedicine for multi-drug resistant breast cancer therapy. Chem. Eng. J. 2019, 369, 134. [link]
131. Haijun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Junzi Wu, Shiwei Niu, Xiaotian Xie, Shude Li and Li-Min Zhu. Pluronic F127-based micelles for tumor-targeted bufalin delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2019, 559, 289. [link]
130. Xueyi Zhang, Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Yanbo Yang, Shiwei Niu, Qianqian Qian and Li-Min Zhu. Dual-responsive molybdenum disulfide/copper sulfide-based delivery systems for enhanced chemo-photothermal therapy. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2019, 539, 433. [link]
129. Qianqian Qian, Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Xueyi Zhang and Li-Min Zhu. Peptide functionalized dual-responsive chitosan nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery to breast cancer cells. Colloids Surf. A 2019, 564, 122. [link]
128. Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Lu Zheng, Yaoyao Yang, Xiao-Yan Li, Gareth R. Williams and Min Zhao. Immediate release of helicid from nanoparticles produced by modified coaxial electrospraying. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2019, 473, 148. [link]
127. Xueyi Zhang, Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Qianqian Qian and Li-Min Zhu. Functionalized MoS2-nanosheets for targeted drug delivery and chemo-photothermal therapy. Colloids Surf. B 2019, 173, 101. [link]
126. Yaoyao Yang, Wenbing Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Guanhua Wang, Gareth R. Williams and Zhu Zhang. Tunable drug release from nanofibers coated with blank cellulose acetate layers fabricated using tri-axial electrospinning. Carbohydr. Polym. 2019, 203, 228. [link]
125. Xinkuan Liu, Yaoyao Yang, Deng-Guang Yu, Ming-Jie Zhu, Min Zhao, and Gareth R Williams. Tunable zero-order drug delivery systems created by modified triaxial electrospinning. Chem. Eng. J. 2019, 356, 886. [link]
2018
124. Danushika C. Manatunga, Rohini M. de Silva , K. M. Nalin de Silva, Dulharie T. Wijeratne, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige and Gareth R. Williams. Fabrication of 6‑gingerol, doxorubicin and alginate hydroxyapatite into a bio‑compatible formulation: enhanced anti‑proliferative effect on breast and liver cancer cells. Chem. Cent. J. 2018, 12, 119. [link]
123. Deng-Guang Yu, Jiao-Jiao Li, Gareth R. Williams and Min Zhao. Electrospun amorphous solid dispersions of poorly water-soluble drugs: A review. J. Controlled Release 2018, 292, 91. [link]
122. Alexander E. Clout, Asma B. M. Buanz, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Polymorphic phase transitions in carbamazepine and 10,11-dihydrocarbamazepine. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 13573 (highlighted as 'hot article'). [link]
121. Haitham Bukhary, Gareth R. Williams and Mine Orlu. Electrospun fixed dose formulations of amlodipine besylate and valsartan. Int. J. Pharm. 2018, 549, 446. [link]
120. Kieran Burgess, Heyu Li, Yasmin Abo-zeid, Fatimah and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of molecular properties on active ingredient release from electrospun Eudragit fibers. Pharmaceutics 2018, 10, 103. [link]
119. Heyu Li, Kailin Liu, Gareth R. Williams , Junzi Wu, Jianrong Wu, Haijun Wang, Shiwei Niu and Li-Min Zhu. Dual temperature and pH responsive nanofiber formulations prepared by electrospinning. Colloids Surf. B 2018, 171, 142. [link]
118. Danushika C. Manatunga, Rohini M. de Silva, K. M. Nalin de Silva, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Dulharie T. Wijeratne, Gareth R. Williams, Chanika D. Jayasinghe and Preethi V. Udagama. Effective delivery of hydrophobic drugs to breast and liver cancer cells using a hybrid inorganic nanocarrier: A detailed investigation using cytotoxicity assays, fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry. Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 2018, 128, 18. [link]
117. Heyu Li, Qingqing Sang, Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Haijun Wang, Shiwei Niu, Jianrong Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Dual-responsive drug delivery systems prepared by blend electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2018, 543, 1. [link]
116. Yadong Xu, Alvaro Goyanes, Yuwei Wang, Andrew J. Weston, Po-Wah So, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Andrew M. Fogg, Abdul W. Basit and Gareth R. Williams. Layered gadolinium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and imaging. Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 3166. [link]
115. Qingqing Sang, Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Huanling Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Core-shell poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)-gelatin fiber scaffolds as pH-sensitive drug delivery systems. J. Biomater. Appl. 2018, 32, 1105. [link]
114. Bilal S. Ahmad, Marilys Blanchy, Gael Mbele, Laetitia Pidial, Valerie Vanneaux, Philippe Menasché, Gareth R. Williams and David Kalfa. The influence of electrospinning parameters on polydioxanone scaffold properties. Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 2018, 025023. [link]
113. Yadong Xu, Jugal Suthar, Raphael Egbu, Andrew J. Weston, Andrew M. Fogg and Gareth R. Williams. Reverse microemulsion synthesis of layered gadolinium hydroxide nanoparticles. J. Solid State Chem. 2018, 258, 320. [link]
112. Huanling Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Jianrong Wu, Shiwei Niu, Heyu Li, Haijun Wang and Li-Min Zhu. Regenerated chitin fibers reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanocrystals as suture biomaterials. Carbohydr. Polym. 2018, 180, 304. [link]
111. Kailin Liu, Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu and Li-Min Zhu. pH-responsive liposomes self-assembled from electrosprayed microparticles, and their drug release properties. Colloids Surf. A 2018, 537, 20. [link]
2017
110. Yanshan Gao, Tian Wei Teoh, Qiang Wang and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun organic-inorganic nanohybrids as sustained release drug delivery systems. J. Mater. Chem. B 2017, 5, 9165. [link]
109. Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Sahar Awwad, Peng T. Khaw, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun formulations of bevacizumab for sustained release in the eye. Acta Biomater. 2017, 64, 126. [link]
108. Jennifer Quirós, Adérito J. R. Amaral, George Pasparakis, Gareth R. Williams and Roberto Rosala. Electrospun boronic acid-containing polymer membranes as fluorescent sensors for bacteria detection. React. Funct. Polym. 2017, 121, 23. [link]
107. Paul Hommes-Shattmann, Axel Neffe, Bilal Ahmad, Gareth R. Williams, Gael M’Bele, Valérie Vannaux, Philippe Menasché, David Kalfa and Andreas Lendlein. RGD constructs with physical anchor groups as polymer co-electrospinnable cell adhesives. Polym. Adv. Tech. 2017, 28, 1312. [link]
106. Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Heyu Li, Dong-Xiu Wang, Shu-De Li and Li-Min Zhu. Insulin-loaded PLGA microspheres for glucose-responsive release. Drug Deliv. 2017, 24, 1513. [link]
105. Heyu Li, Kailin Liu, Qingqing Sang, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Haijun, Wang, Jianrong Wu and Li-Min Zhu. A thermosensitive drug delivery system prepared by blend electrospinning. Colloids Surf. B 2017, 159, 277. [link]
104. Qingqing Sang, Gareth R. Williams, Huanling Wu, Kailin Liu, Heyu Li and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun gelatin/sodium bicarbonate and poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)/sodium bicarbonate nanofibers as drug delivery systems. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2017, 81, 359. [link]
103. Brenda Sanchez-Vazquez, Adérito J. R. Amaral, Deng-Guang Yu, George Pasparakis and Gareth R. Williams. Electrosprayed Janus particles for combined photo-chemo-therapy. AAPS PharmSciTech 2017, 18, 1460. [link]
102. Ying Xu, Jiao-Jiao Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-He Yang, and Xia Wang. Influence of the drug distribution in electrospun gliadin fibers on drug release behavior. Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 2017, 106, 422. [link]
101. Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Heyu Li, Dongxiu Wang, Huanling Wu, Shu-De Li and Li-Min Zhu. Glucose- and temperature-sensitive nanoparticles for insulin delivery. Int. J. Nanomedicine 2017, 12, 4037. [link]
100. Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Haijun Wang, Xiaozhu Sun and Li-Min Zhu. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) / poly(l-lactic acid-co-ɛ-caprolactone) fibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as wound dressing materials. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2017, 79, 245. [link]
99. Guang-Zhi Yang, Jiao-Jiao Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Mei-Feng He, Jun-He Yang and Gareth R. Williams. Nanosized sustained-release drug depots fabricated using modified tri-axial electrospinning. Acta Biomater. 2017, 53, 233. [link] Highlighted in Materials Today.
98. Deng-Guang Yu, Jiao-Jiao Li, Man Zhang and Gareth R. Williams. High quality Janus nanofibers prepared using three-fluid electrospinning. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 4542. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
97. Dong Jia, Yanshan Gao and Gareth R. Williams. Core/shell poly(ethylene oxide)/Eudragit fibers for site-specific release. Int. J. Pharm. 2017, 523, 376. [link]
96. Hamung Patel, Paul Royall, Simon Gaisford, Gareth R. Williams, Cathrina Edwards, Frederick Warren, Bernadine Flanagan, Peter Ellis and Peter Butterworth. Structural and enzyme kinetic studies of retrograded starch: Inhibition of α-amylase and consequences for intestinal digestion of starch. Cabohydrate Polym. 2017, 164, 154. [link]
95. Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Yao Lv, Xiaozhu Sun, Huanling Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Thermosensitive nanofibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as antibacterial wound dressing materials. Int. J. Pharm. 2017, 517, 135. [link]
2016
94. Yanshan Gao, Yu Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Dermot O’Hare and Qiang Wang. Layered double hydroxide-oxidized carbon nanotube hybrids as highly efficient flame retardant nanofillers for polypropylene. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 35502. [link]
93. Alexander Clout, Asma B. M. Buanz, Timothy J. Prior, Christina Reinhard, Yue Wu, Dermot O’Hare, Gareth R. Williams and Simon Gaisford. Simultaneous differential scanning calorimetry – synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction: A powerful technique for physical form characterisation in pharmaceutical materials. Anal. Chem. 2016, 88, 10111. [link]
92. Richard Telford, Colin C. Seaton, Alexander Clout, Asma Buanz, Simon Gaisford, Gareth R. Williams, Timothy J. Prior, Chidera H. Okoye, Tasnim Munshi and Ian J. Scowen. Stabilisation of metastable polymorphs: The case of paracetamol form III. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 12028. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
91. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Min Wei and Gareth R. Williams. New biocompatible hydroxy double salts and their drug delivery properties. J. Mater. Chem. B 2016, 4, 5789. [link]
90. Miao Jin, Deng-Guang Yu, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Theranostic fibers for simultaneous imaging and drug delivery. Mol. Pharm. 2016, 13, 2457. [link]
89. Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Heyu Li, Yan Li, and Li-Min Zhu. Liraglutide-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microspheres: Preparation and in vivo evaluation. Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 2016, 92, 28. [link]
88. Qixia Pan, Yao Lv, Gareth R. Williams, Lei Tao, Huihui Yang, Heyu Li and Li-Min Zhu. Lactobionic acid and carboxymethyl chitosan functionalized graphene oxide nanocomposites as targeted anticancer drug delivery systems. Carbohydr. Polym. 2016, 151, 812. [link]
87. Heyu Li, Maochun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Xiaozhu Sun, Juan Hu, Yao Lv and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun gelatin nanofibers loaded with vitamins A and E as antibacterial wound dressing materials. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 50267. [link]
86. Deng-Guang Yu, Chen Yang, Deng Pan, Xin-Kuan Liu, Xia Wang, S. W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun pH-sensitive core-shell polymer nanocomposites fabricated using a tri-axial process. Acta Biomater. 2016, 35, 77. [link] Highlighted in Materials Today.
85. Gareth R. Williams, Ilona Kubajewska, Nicholas S. Glanville, Sebastian L. Johnston and Gary R. McLean. The potential for a protective vaccine to rhinovirus. Expert Rev. Vaccines 2016, 15, 569. [link]
84. Miao Jin, Deng-Guang Yu, Xia Wang, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Electrospun contrast agent-loaded fibers for colon-targeted MRI. Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2016, 5, 977. [link]
83. Alexandra Baskakova, Sahar Awwad, Jennifer Quirós Jiménez, Hardyal Gill, Oleg Novikov, Peng T. Khaw, Steve Brocchini, Elena Zhilyakova and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun formulations of acyclovir, ciprofloxacin and cyanocobalamin for ocular drug delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2016, 502, 208. [link]
82. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Si-Min Xu, Shanyue Guan, David G. Evans, Min Wei and Gareth R. Williams. Hydroxy double salts loaded with bioactive ions: Synthesis, intercalation mechanisms, and functional performance. J. Solid State Chem. 2016, 238, 129. [link]
81. Juan Hu, Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Huihui Yang, Tao Lei and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) / ethyl cellulose nanofibers as thermoresponsive drug delivery systems. J. Pharm. Sci. 2016, 105, 1104. [link]
80. Miao Jin, Dominic E. M. Spillane, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Hydroxy double salts intercalated with Mn(II) complexes as potential contrast agents. Solid State Sci. 2016, 53, 9. [link]
79. Deng-Guang Yu, Ying Xu, Miao Jin, Gareth R. Williams, Hua Zou, Xia Wang and S.W. Annie Bligh. Medicated Janus fibers fabricated using a Teflon-coated side-by-side spinneret. Colloids Surf. B 2016, 138, 110. [link]
2015
78. Miao Jin, Dominic E. M. Spillaine, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Gd(III) complexes intercalated into hydroxy double salts as potential MRI contrast agents. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 20728. [link]
77. U. Eranka Illangakoon, Deng-Guang Yu, Bilal S. Ahmad and Gareth R. Williams. 5-Fluorouracil loaded Eudragit fibers prepared by electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2015, 495, 895. [link]
76. Katarzyna A. Mocniak, Ilona Kubajewska, Dominic E.M. Spillane, Gareth R. Williams and Russell E. Morris. Incorporation of cisplatin into the metal-organic frameworks UiO-66-NH2 and UiO-66 - encapsulation vs. conjugation. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 83648. [link]
75. Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Yan Li, Xia Wang, Jun-He Yang, S.W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Nanofibers fabricated using triaxial electrospinning as zero order drug delivery systems. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 18891. [link]
74. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Si-Min Xu, David G. Evans, Gareth R. Williams, Min Wei and Xue Duan. Combined in situ and in silico studies of guest intercalation into the layered double hydroxide [LiAl2(OH)6]X·yH2O. J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119, 18729. [link]
73. Asma Buanz, Timothy J. Prior, Jonathan C. Burley, Bahijja T. Raimi-Abraham, Richard Telford, Michael Hart, Colin C. Seaton, Philip J. Davies, Ian J. Scowen, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Thermal behaviour of benzoic acid : isonicotinamide binary co crystals. Cryst. Growth Des. 2015, 15, 3249 [link]
72. Xia Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Yan Lia, S.W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun medicated shellac nanofibers for colon-targeted drug delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2015, 490, 384. [link]
71. Margaux Pontailler, Eranka Illangakoon, Gareth R. Williams, Camille Marijon, Valérie Bellamy, Daniel Balvay, Gwennhael Autret, Valérie Vanneaux, Jérôme Larghero, Valérie Planat-Benard, Marie-Cécile Perier, Patrick Bruneval, Philippe Menasché and David Kalfa. Polymer-based reconstruction of the inferior vena cava in rat : Stem cells or RGD peptide? Tissue Eng. A 2015, 21, 1552. [link]
70. Charlotte N. Maughan, Stephen G. Preston and Gareth R. Williams. Particulate inorganic adjuvants: recent developments and future outlook. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 2015, 67, 426. [link]
69. Yong-Hui Wu, Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Yan Li, Ai-Hua Diao, U. Eranka Illangakoon and Gareth R. Williams. Fast-dissolving sweet sedative nanofiber membranes. J. Mater. Sci. 2015, 50, 3604. [link]
68. Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Garima Sharma, Peng T. Khaw, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Protein therapeutics in the solid state. Ther. Deliv. 2015, 6, 597. [link]
2014
67. Felipe L. Lopez, Gemma C. Shearman, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Amorphous formulations of indomethacin and griseofulvin prepared by electrospinning. Mol. Pharm. 2014, 11, 4327. [link]
66. Jie Yan, Yong-Hui Wu, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Shang-Meng Huang, Wen Tao and Jun-Yi Sun. Electrospun acid-base pair solid dispersions of quercetin. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 58265. [link]
65. U. Eranka Illangakoon, Hardyal Gill, Gemma C. Shearman, Maryam Parhizkar, Sunthar Mahalingam, Nicholas P. Chatterton and Gareth R. Williams. Fast dissolving paracetamol/caffeine nanofibers prepared by electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2014, 477, 369. [link] 64. Bo Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Zheng Chang, Meihong Jiang, Xiaodong Lei and Xiaoming Sun. Hierarchical NiAl layered double hydroxide/multiwall carbon nanotube/nickel foam electrodes with excellent pseudocapacitive properties. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 16304. [link]
63. Chengcheng Jin, Ran Wei, Gareth R. Williams, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. Self-assembled liposomes from electrosprayed polymer-based microparticles. Colloid Polym. Sci. 2014, 292, 2325. [link]
62. Chen Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and Zhuan-Hua Wang. Tunable biphasic drug release from ethyl cellulose nanofibers fabricated using a modified coaxial electrospinning process. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2014, 9, 258. [link]
61. Gareth R. Williams, Kaat Fierens, Stephen G. Preston, Daniel Lunn, Oliwia Rysnik, Sofie De Prijck, Mirjam Kool, Hannah C. Buckley, Bart N. Lambrecht, Dermot O’Hare and Jonathan M. Austyn. Immunity induced by a broad class of inorganic crystalline materials is directly controlled by their chemistry. J. Exp. Med. 2014, 211, 1019. [link] Featured as an editorial highlight.
60. Xiaodong Lei, Miao Jin and Gareth R. Williams. Layered double hydroxides in the remediation and prevention of water pollution. Energy Environ. Focus 2014, 3, 4. [link]
59. Heng-Huan Song, Xiao Gong, Gareth R. Williams, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie, Li-Min Zhu, Er-Long Nan and Ming Shao. Self-assembled magnetic liposomes from electrospun fibers. Mater. Res. Bull. 2014, 53, 280. [link]
58. Chen Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and Zhuan-Hua Wang. Fast-dissolving core-shell composite microparticles of quercetin fabricated using a coaxial electrospray process. PLoS One 2014, 9, e92106. [link]
57. Lei Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun glycopolymer fibers for lectin recognition. Polym. Chem. 2014, 5, 3009. [link]
56. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Neil Young, Naoko Sano, Hamid Merchant, Deng-Guang Yu, Nicholas P. Chatterton and Gareth R. Williams. Pulsatile drug release from electrospun poly(ethylene oxide) – sodium alginate blend nanofibres. J. Mater. Chem. B 2014, 2, 1400. [link]
55. Jiangang Xie, Hairong Mao, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and Miao Jin. Highly stable coated polyvinylpyrrolidone nanofibers prepared using modified coaxial electrospinning. Fibers Polym. 2014, 15, 78. [link]
54. U. Eranka Illangakoon, Tahir Nazir, Gareth R. Williams and Nicholas P. Chatterton. Mebeverine-loaded electrospun nanofibers: Physicochemical characterization and dissolution studies. J. Pharm. Sci. 2014, 103, 283. [link]
53. Shao-Feng Lou, Lei Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu Galactose functionalized injectable thermoresponsive microgels for sustained protein release. Colloids Surf. B 2014, 113, 368. [link]
2013
52. Dongpeng Yan, Gareth R. Williams, Min Zhao, Changming Li, Guoling Fan and Hejia Yang. Flexible free-standing luminescent two-component fiber films with tunable hierarchical structures based on hydrogen-bonding architecture. Langmuir 2013, 29, 15673. [link]
51. Er-Long Nan, Gareth R. Williams, Heng-Huan Song, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie and Li-Min Zhu. The linearity of the liquid-liquid-solid boundary in some aqueous two-phase systems. J. Chem. Eng. Data. 2013, 58, 889. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
50. Qian Xiang, Yong-Mei Ma, Deng-Guang Yu, Miao Jin and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospinning using a Teflon-coated spinneret. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2013, 284, 889. [link]
49. Jing Quan, Chengyao Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Jinxian Wu, Yan Li, Huali Nie and Li-Min Zhu. Novel electrospun nanofibers incorporating polymeric prodrugs of ketoprofen: preparation, characterization and in vitro sustained release. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2013, 30, 1570. [link]
48. Pei-Pei Zhang, Bin Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie and Li-Min Zhu. Self-assembled core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles from electrospun fibers. Mater. Res. Bull. 2013, 48, 3058. [link]
47. Bin Wang, Pei-Pei Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie and Li-Min Zhu. A simple route to form magnetic chitosan nanoparticles through coaxial-electrospun composite nanofibers. J. Mater. Sci. 2013, 48, 3991. [link]
46. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander Clout and Jonathan C. Burley. A kinetic and mechanistic study into the formation of the Cu-Cr layered double hydroxide. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 8616. [link]. Featured in the Diamond Light Source Annual Report 2013/14.
45. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Xia Wang, Xin-Kuan Liu, Hao-Lin Li and SW Annie Bligh. Dual drug release nanocomposites prepared using a combination of electrospraying and electrospinning. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 4652. [link]
44. Xiao-Zhu Sun, Gareth R. Williams, Xiao-Xiao Hou and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun curcumin-loaded fibers with potential biomedical applications. Carbohydr. Polym. 2013, 94, 147. [link]
43. Shao-Feng Lou, Hua Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Hua-li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. Fabrication and aggregation of thermoresponsive glucose-functionalized double-hydrophilic copolymers. Colloids Surf. B 2013, 105, 180. [link]
42. Wenbing Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Kun Chen, Guanghua Wang and Gareth R. Williams. Smooth preparation of ibuprofen/zein microcomposites using an epoxy-coated electrospraying head. Mater. Lett. 2013, 93, 125. [link]
41. Syed F. Taj, Richard Singer, Tahir Nazir and Gareth R. Williams. The first hydroxy double salt tablet formulation. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 358. [link]
2012
40. Hua Zhang, Shaofeng Lou, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. A systematic study of ultrafine captopril-loaded polyester fiber mats prepared by electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2012, 439, 100. [link]
39. Deng-Guang Yu, Jia-Hui Yu, Lan Chen, Gareth R. Williams and Xia Wang. Modified coaxial electrospinning for the preparation of high-quality ketoprofen-loaded cellulose acetate nanofibers. Carbohydr. Polym. 2012, 90, 1016. [link]
38. Gareth R. Williams, John Crowder, Jonathan C. Burley and Andrew M. Fogg. The selective intercalation of organic carboxylates and sulfonates into hydroxy double salts. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 13600 (highlighted as 'hot article'). [link]
37. Zhiyi Lu, Wei Zhu, Xiaodong Lei, Gareth R. Williams, Dermot O’Hare, Zheng Chang, Xiaoming Sun and Xue Duan. High pseudocapacitive cobalt carbonate hydroxide films derived from CoAl layered double hydroxides. Nanoscale 2012, 4, 3640. [link] 36. Gareth R. Williams, Nicholas P. Chatterton, Tahir Nazir, Deng-Guang Yu, Li-Min Zhu and Christopher J. Branford-White. Electrospun nanofibers in drug delivery: recent developments and perspectives. Ther. Deliv. 2012, 3, 515 (invited review). [link]
35. Yuan-Qing Ling, Hua-Li Nie, Christopher Brandford-White, Gareth R. Williams and Li-Min Zhu. Metal chelate affinity precipitation: purification of BSA using poly(N-vinylcaprolactam-co-methacrylic acid) copolymers. Colloids Surf. B 2012, 94, 281. [link]
34. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-He Yang, Xia Wang, Wei Qian and Ying Li. Chitosan nanoparticles self-assembled from electrospun composite nanofibers. J. Textile Sci. Engg. 2012, 2, 107. [link]
33. Selma S. D. Richardson-Chong, Rasesh Patel and Gareth R. Williams. Intercalation and controlled release of bioactive ions using a hydroxy double salt. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2012, 51, 2913. [link]
32. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Li-Dong Gao, S.W. Annie Bligh, Jun-He Yang and Xia Wang. Coaxial electrospinning with sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solution for high quality polyacrylonitrile nanofibers. Colloids Surf. A 2012, 396, 161. [link]
31. Yan Li, Jing Quan, Christopher Branford-White, Gareth R. Williams, Jin-Xian Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun polyacrylonitrile-glycopolymer nanofibrous membranes for enzyme immobilization. J. Mol. Catal. B-Enzym. 2012, 76, 15. [link]
2011
30. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Xia Wang, Jun-He Yang, Xiao-Yan Li, Wei Qian and Ying Li. Polymer-based nanoparticulate solid dispersions prepared by a modified electrospraying process. J. Biomed. Sci. Eng. 2011, 4, 741. [link]
29. Charles Markland, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O'Hare. The intercalation of flavouring compounds into layered double hydroxides. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 17896. [link]
28. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-He Yang, Xia Wang, Jian-Mao Yang and Xiao-Yan Li. Solid lipid nanoparticles self-assembled from electrosprayed polymer-based microparticles. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 15957. [link]
27. Miaosen Yang, Junfeng Liu, Zheng Chang, Gareth R. Williams, Dermot O'Hare, Xuehan Zheng, Xiaoming Sun and Xue Duan. Mg/Al-CO3 layered double hydroxide nanorings. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 14741. [link]
26. Jing Quan, Yang Yu, Christopher Branford-White, Gareth R. Williams, Deng-Guang Yu, Wei Nie and Li-Min Zhu. Preparation of ultrafine fast-dissolving feruloyl-oleyl-glycerol-loaded polyvinylpyrrolidone fiber mats via electrospinning. Colloids Surf. B 2011, 88, 304. [link]
25. Deng-Guang Yu, Christopher Branford-White, Gareth R. Williams, S.W. Annie Bligh, Kenneth White, Li-Min Zhu and Nicholas P. Chatterton. Self-assembled liposomes from amphiphilic electrospun nanofibers. Soft Matter 2011, 7, 8239. [link]
24. Gareth R. Williams, Saul J. Moorhouse, Timothy J. Prior, Nicholas H. Rees, Andrew M. Fogg and Dermot O’Hare. New insights into the intercalation chemistry of Al(OH)3. Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 6012. [link]. Featured in the Diamond Light Source Annual Report 2011/12. 23. Jonathan C. Burley, Dermot O'Hare and Gareth R. Williams. The application of statistical methodology to the analysis of time-resolved X-ray diffraction data. Anal. Methods 2011, 3, 814 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
22. Chengle Wang, Yimin Wu, Robert Jacobs, Jamie Warner, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Reverse micelle synthesis of Co-Al LDHs: control of particle size and magnetic properties. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 171. [link]
21. Richard M. R. Bull, Charles Markland, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Hydroxy double salts as versatile storage and delivery matrices. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 1822 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
2010
20. Aamir I. Khan, Gareth R. Williams, Gang Hu, Nicholas H. Rees and Dermot O’Hare. The intercalation of bicyclic and tricyclic carboxylates into layered double hydroxides. J. Solid State Chem. 2010, 183, 2877. [link]
2009
19. Aamir I. Khan, Anusha Ragavan, Bonnie Fong, Charles Markland, Mark O’Brien, Thomas G. Dunbar, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Recent developments in the use of layered double hydroxides as host materials for the storage and triggered release of functional anions. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48, 10196. [link]
18. Gareth R. Williams, Nicholas H. Rees and Dermot O’Hare. Incorporation of phosphorus oxyacids into layered double hydroxides. Solid State Sci. 2009, 11, 1229. [link]
17. Anusha Ragavan, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O'Hare. A thermodynamically stable layered double hydroxide heterostructure. J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 4211. [link]
2007
16. Gareth R. Williams, Andrew M. Fogg, Jeremy Sloan, Christine Taviot-Guèho and Dermot O’Hare. Staging during anion-exchange intercalation into [LiAl2(OH)6]Cl·yH2O: structural and mechanistic insights. Dalton Trans. 2007, 3499 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
15. Sharon Mitchell, Timothy Biswick, William Jones, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. A synchrotron radiation study of the hydrothermal synthesis of layered double hydroxides from MgO and Al2O3 slurries. Green Chem. 2007, 9, 373. [link]
2006
14. Yongjun Feng, Gareth R. Williams, Fabrice Leroux, Christine Taviot-Guèho and Dermot O’Hare. Selective anion-exchange properties of second stage layered double hydroxide heterostructures. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 4312. [link]
13. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander J. Norquist and Dermot O’Hare. Incorporation of Li into MnOOH: an in situ X-ray and neutron diffraction study. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 3801. [link]
12. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Towards understanding, control and application of layered double hydroxide chemistry. J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16, 3065 (invited article). [link]
11. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. New phosphonate intercalates of [Ca2Al(OH)6]NO3·yH2O: a synthetic and kinetic study. Solid State Sci. 2006, 8, 971. [link]
10. Oliver J. Rutt, Gareth R. Williams and Simon J. Clarke. Reversible lithium insertion and copper extrusion in layered oxysulfides. Chem. Commun. 2006, 2869 (highlighted as 'hot article'). [link]
9. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. A kinetic study of the intercalation of lithium salts into Al(OH)3. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 10619. [link]
8. Gareth R. Williams, Thomas G. Dunbar, Andrew J. Beer, Andrew M. Fogg and Dermot O’Hare. Intercalation chemistry of the novel layered double hydroxides [MAl4(OH)12](NO3)2·yH2O (M = Zn, Cu, Ni and Co). 2: Selective intercalation chemistry. J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16, 1231 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
7. Gareth R. Williams, Thomas G. Dunbar, Andrew J. Beer, Andrew M. Fogg and Dermot O’Hare. Intercalation chemistry of the novel layered double hydroxides [MAl4(OH)12](NO3)2·yH2O (M = Zn, Cu, Ni and Co). 1: New organic intercalates and reaction mechanisms. J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16, 1222 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
6. Gareth R. Williams, Aamir I. Khan and Dermot O’Hare. Kinetic and mechanistic studies of intercalation into layered double hydroxides using time-resolved X-ray diffraction. Struct. Bond. 2006, 119, 161. [link]
2005
5. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Factors influencing staging during ion exchange intercalation into [LiAl2(OH)6]X·mH2O (X = Br, Cl, NO3). Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 2632. [link]
4. Gregory G. Wildgoose, Shelley J. Wilkins, Gareth R. Williams, Robert R. France, David J. Carnahan, Jiang Li, Timothy G. J. Jones and Richard G. Compton. Graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes chemically modified with 4-nitrobenzylamine. ChemPhysChem 2005, 6, 352. [link]
2004
3. Andrew M. Fogg, Gareth R. Williams, Ryan Chester and Dermot O'Hare. A novel family of layered double hydroxides - [MAl4(OH)12](NO3)2·xH2O (M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn). J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 2369. [link]
2. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander J. Norquist and Dermot O'Hare. Time-resolved, in situ X-ray diffraction studies of staging during phosphonic acid intercalation into [LiAl2(OH)6]Cl·H2O. Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 975. [link]
2003
1. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander J. Norquist and Dermot O'Hare. The formation of ordered heterostructures during the intercalation of phosphonic acids into a layered double hydroxide. Chem. Commun. 2003, 1816. [link]
Books
2. Gareth R. Williams (editor). Biomedical applications of inorganic materials. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021. [link]
1. Gareth R. Williams, Bahijja T. Raimi-Abraham and CJ Luo. Nanofibres in drug delivery. UCL Press, 2018. [link]
Book chapters
10. Nour Allahham, Ines Colic, Melissa L. D. Rayner, Pratik Gurnani, James B. Phillips, Ahad A. Rahim and Gareth R. Williams. Advanced formulation approaches for emerging therapeutic technologies. In “Drug Delivery and Targeting”, Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology vol 284, edited by Monika Schäfer-Korting and Ulrich S. Schubert. Springer, 2024.
9. Corinna S. Schlosser, Gareth R. Williams and Karolina Dziemidowicz. Advanced formulation approaches for proteins. In “Drug Delivery and Targeting”, Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology vol 284, edited by Monika Schäfer-Korting and Ulrich S. Schubert. Springer, 2024.
8. V. Umayangana Godakanda, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Rohini M. de Silva, K. M. Nalin de Silva, and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun Fibers in Drug Delivery. In “Electrospun nanofibers Principles, technology and novel applications”, edited by Ashok Vaseashta and Nimet Bölgen. Springer, 2022.
7. Fatma Demir Duman, Sophia S. Boyadjieva, Margarita Štrimaite, Rachel Foulkes, Gareth R. Williams and Ross S. Forgan. Inorganic materials in drug delivery. In “Biomedical applications of inorganic materials”, edited by Gareth R. Williams. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021.
6. Gareth R. Williams and John P. Malkinson. Kinetics. In “Aulton's Pharmaceutics” (6th Edition), edited by Kevin Taylor and Michael Aulton. Elsevier, 2021.
5. Deng-Guang Yu, Fenglei Zhou, Geoff J.M. Parker, Aiva Simaite, Matej Buzgo and Gareth R. Williams. Innovations and advances in electrospraying technology. In “Biomedical applications of electrospinning and electrospraying”, edited by Naresh Kasoju and Hua Ye. Woodhead Publishing, 2021.
4. Gareth R. Williams. Physical form. In “Remington: The science and practice of pharmacy” (23rd Edition), edited by Adeboye Adejare. Academic Press, 2021.
3. Ukrit Angkawinitwong and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun materials for wearable sensor applications. In “Electrospun polymers and composites” (1st Edition), edited by Yu Dong, Avanish Baji and Seeram Ramakrishna. Woodhead Publishing, 2020.
2. Gareth R. Williams. Kinetics. In “Aulton's Pharmaceutics” (5th Edition), edited by Kevin Taylor and Michael Aulton. Elsevier, 2017.
1. Gareth R. Williams. Novel synthetic approaches to ion-exchangeable metal hydroxides. In "Hydroxides: Synthesis, Types and Applications", edited by Abejundio Calixto Carillo and Delia Analiz Griego. Nova Publishers, 2012.
Oral conference contributions
37. Novel nanotechnologies for new medicines. Keynote presentation given at the SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Humanities & Applied Sciences 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
36. Electrospun fibres for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Plenary presentation given at the International Internet Conference on Modern Chemistry of Medicines, 2024.
35. Electrospun fibres for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Invited presentation given at the 5th International Conference on Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2024, Shanghai, China.
34. Electrospun fibres for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Invited presentation given at the 8th International Conference on Electrospinning, 2024, Krakow, Poland.
33. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. Invited presentation given at the 50th Interpharm Conference, 2024, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.
32. Nanofibres for nerves. Invited presentation given at the 7th European Symposium on Electrohydrodynamic Atomization and Electrospinning, 2024, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
31. Unravelling the pharmaceutical solid state using hyphenated calorimetry-diffraction approaches. Invited presentation given at the Thermal Analysis Conference 2024, Leicester, UK.
30. NerveWrap: Drug-loaded fibers for peripheral nerve injury. Invited presentation given at the Iranian Conference of Cell and Tissue Culture, Iran, 2023.
29. Theranostic formulations from layered inorganic materials. Keynote presentation given at the 21st International Symposium on Intercalation Compounds, 2023, Nancy, France.
28. Electrospinning for advanced drug delivery applications. Plenary presentation given at the International Internet Conference on Modern Chemistry of Medicines, 2023.
27. Electrospun fibres and electrosprayed particles for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Plenary presentation given at the 6th European Symposium on Electrohydrodynamic Atomization and Electrospinning, 2023, Krakow, Poland.
26. Electrospinning as a future formulation development technique. Plenary presentation given at the 2023 London Polymer Group meeting, London, UK.
25. Polymer-based nanoscale theranostic formulations. Invited presentation given at the 2023 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting & Exhibition.
24. Electrospun theranostic formulations. Oral presentation given at the 7th International Conference on Electrospinning, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
23. Nanoscale polymer-based drug delivery systems. Plenary presentation given at the 2nd International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences and Military Pharmacy, Indonesia, 2022.
22. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. Invited presentation given at Making Pharmaceuticals UK 2022, Coventry, UK, 2022.
21. Electrospun fibers for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Keynote presentation given at the 10th International Conference on Advanced Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai, China, 2021.
20. Hyphenated differential scanning calorimetry - synchrotron X-ray diffraction: A powerful new tool in pharmaceutical characterization. Invited presentation given at the 100th Anniversary Celebration for the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department of the National University of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2021.
19. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Invited presentation given at the International Workshop on Electro-Spinning/Spraying, 2021.
18. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Keynote presentation given at the 1st International Electronic Conference on Pharmaceutics, 2020.
17. The power of polymer-drug composites: Polymorph and release rate control. Invited presentation given at the 2019 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, Valencia, Spain.
16. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Invited presentation given at the 2019 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, Valencia, Spain.
15. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Invited presentation given at the 6th International Conference on Electrospinning, 2019, Shanghai, China.
14. Nanofiber-based biomedical textiles generated by electrospinning. Invited presentation given at the 2019 International Conference on Biomedical Textile Materials, Shanghai, China.
13. Nanoscale architectures from electrohydrodynamic processes and their applications in drug delivery. Keynote presentation given at the 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
12. Layered gadolinium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and imaging. Oral presentation given at the 13th International Conference on Solid State Chemistry, 2018, Pardubice, Czech Republic.
11. Polymer nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering. Keynote presentation given at the International Conference on Drug Discovery & Development 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
10. Hyphenated XRD-DSC: A powerful new tool in the characterisation of pharmaceuticals. Invited oral presentation given at the M2M Pharmaceuticals corporate anniversary, 2017, Reading, UK, 3 March 2017.
9. Innovative polymer processing: Electrospinning and its usage in drug delivery and devices. Invited oral presentation, given at MedTech MeetUp 2017, Brussels, Belgium.
8. Exploiting materials chemistry for tuneable vaccine formulations. Invited oral presentation given at the Vaccine Antigen Delivery: New Approaches to Vaccine Development conference, 2016, London, UK.
7. Delivering challenging drug release profiles through electrospun fibres. Oral presentation given at the Electrospun Nano-and Microfibres for Biomedical Applications conference, 2015, Eger, Hungary.
6. Combined in situ/in silico studies of intercalation into layered double hydroxides. Invited oral presentation given at the Oxford-SCG Centre of Excellence LDH Workshop, 2015, Oxford, UK.
5. Nanofiber formulations as fast dissolving drug delivery systems. Oral presentation given at the Challenges in Science and Technology of Polymer Materials conference 2015, Bansko, Bulgaria.
4. Designer inorganic vaccine adjuvants. Oral presentation given to the Royal Society of Chemistry Solid State Chemistry Group Christmas Meeting 2011, Liverpool, UK.
3. Monitoring intercalation using time-resolved diffraction. Invited plenary lecture given at the China-UK Summer School on the Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications of Inorganic Materials, 2010, Beijing, China.
2. Ion exchange intercalation reactions of some novel layered double hydroxides: selectivity and kinetics. Oral presentation given at the 13th International Symposium on Intercalation Compounds, 2005, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
1. Ordered heterostructures as intermediates in the intercalation of phosphonic and carboxylic acids into [LiAl2(OH)6]X·yH2O. Oral presentation given at Solid State Chemistry 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.
Invited presentations
32. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, UK, 25 July 2024.
31. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. Beiijng Normal University, China, 29 February 2024
30. Turning exosomes into (potential) medicines for patients. UCL TIN event on Extracellular Vesicles, London, UK, 22 March 2023.
29. Electrospinning as a future formulation development technique. Pfizer, Sandwich, UK, 3 March 2023.
28. Exploiting the pharmaceutical solid state to improve medicines performance. Jinan University, China, 7 June 2022.
27. Electrospinning for advanced drug delivery applications. Sri Lankan Association for the Advancement of Science, 22 February 2022.
26. Understanding and controlling the pharmaceutical solid state. Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Hong Kong University, 4 May 2021.
25. Electrospun fibers in drug delivery. Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, Cornell University, 23 February 2021.
24. Advanced analytical techniques for pharmaceutical materials characterization. iP-OSTEO Horizon 2020 consortium seminar, 8 October 2020.
23. Advanced drug delivery systems from electrospinning. School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK, 11 March 2020.
22. Nanoscale polymer-based systems for advanced drug delivery. School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, China, 28 June 2019.
21. Hyphenated differential scanning calorimetry-X-ray diffraction: A powerful new technique for materials science? State Key Laboratory for Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, 24 June 2019.
20. Electrospun fibers for rapid release of poorly-soluble APIs. Takeda Japan and USA. 14 February 2019.
19. Nanoscale architectures from electrohydrodynamic processes and their applications in drug delivery. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. 18 January 2019.
18. Hyphenated differential scanning calorimetry-X-ray diffraction: A powerful new technique for preformulation science? Novartis, Shanghai, China, 31 October 2018.
17. Polymer nanofibers for drug delivery. College of Basic Medicine, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China, 26 October 2018.
16. Polymer nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 22 June 2017.
15. Polymer nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering. Sri Lanka Institute if Nanotechnology, Homagama, Sri Lanka. 20 June 2017.
14. Applications of materials chemistry in medicines design. Imperial College London, UK. 12 May 2017.
13. Electrospinning and spraying for drug delivery and tissue engineering. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, 12 April 2017.
12. Adventures in a polymer playground. China Queen’s College, China Medical University, Shenyang, China, 21 November 2016.
11. Time-resolved X-ray diffraction in chemistry and pharmaceutical science. School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, UK. 16 June 2016.
10. Exploiting materials chemistry to develop bespoke and tuneable vaccine formulations. J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic, 26 November 2015.
9. Exploiting materials chemistry to develop bespoke and tuneable vaccine formulations. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, 11 November 2015.
8. Exploiting materials chemistry to develop bespoke and tuneable vaccine formulations. Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, Open University, UK, 15 September 2015.
7. Electrospun nanofibres for biomedical applications. College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 20 November 2014.
6. Electrospun nanofibres for biomedical and environmental applications. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China, 17 November 2014.
5. Electrospun nanofibres for biomedical applications. State Key Laboratory for Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, 16 November 2014.
4. Designer inorganic vaccine adjuvants. “Vaccine process development – better tools for better vaccines” workshop, University College London, UK, 5 November 2014.
3. Watching reactions happen in the solid state using in situ techniques. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, 24 June 2011.
2. Watching reactions happen in the solid state. Faculty of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, UK, 18 November 2010.
1. Novel inorganic adjuvants. Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, 11 March 2010.
2025
265. Yilu Zheng, Gareth R. Williams, Ran Hu, Sen Tong, Jianxiang Xu, Tong Wang, Yanyan Zhang, Junzi Wu, Fan Li, Yingyu Cai and Li-Min Zhu. Acid-unlocked two-layer Ca-loaded nanoplatform to interfere with mitochondria for synergistic tumor therapy. Int. J. Nanomed. 2025, accepted.
264. Vansh Thukral, Nanang Qosim, Merve Gultekinoglu, H.M.T.U. Herath, Gareth R. Williams and Mohan Edirisinghe. Manufacturing and biological potential of saliva-loaded core-sheath pressure-spun polymeric fibers. Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2025, accepted.
263. Ye Chan Oh, Jun Jie Ong, Haya Alfassam, Eduardo Díaz-Torres, Alvaro Goyanes, Gareth R. Williams and Abdul W. Basit. Fabrication of 3D printed mutable drug delivery devices: a comparative study of volumetric and digital light processing printing. Drug Deliv. Trans. Res. 2025, in press. [link]
262. Tian Ju, Jixuan Li, Andrew Weston, Giovanni Satta, Sara Bolognini, Mariagrazia Di Luca, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage loaded electrospun fibres for antibacterial wound dressings. Macromol. Rapid Comm. 2025, 2400744. [link]
261. Ruxue Si, Tingting Hu, Gareth R. Williams, Yu Yang, Shuqing Yang, Dan Yan, Ruizheng Liang and Weiping Ji. Coupling probiotics with CaO2 nanoparticle-loaded CoFeCe-LDH nanosheets to remodel the tumor microenvironment for precise chemodynamic therapy. Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2025, 14, 2403373. [link]
260. Fatimah and Gareth R. Williams. Thermoresponsive electrospun fibres for anticancer drug delivery. Next Mater. 2025, 6, 100492. [link]
259. Yingchang Ma, Ziqi Yu, Christopher A. Waudby, Tian Ju, Xintong Zhou, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Development of hyaluronic acid/β-cyclodextrin semi-interpenetrating network hydrogels for prolonged delivery of sunitinib malate. Int. J. Pharm. 2025, 669, 125039. [link]
258. Jianxiang Xu, Yanyan Zhang, Yilu Zheng, Tong Wang, Huan Zhang, Kai Wang, Yu Wang, Gareth R. Williams and Li-Min Zhu. A smart responsive NIR-operated chitosan-based nanoswitch to induce cascade immunogenic tumor ferroptosis via cytokine storm. Carbohydr. Polym. 2025, 123120. [link]
2024
257. Yuqiong Guo, Xinni He, Gareth R. Williams, Yue Zhou, Xinying Liao, Ziyi Xiao, Cuiyun Yu and Yang Liu. Tumor microenvironment-responsive hyperbranched polymers for controlled drug delivery. J. Pharm. Anal. 2024, 14, 101003. [link]
256. Xiaohan Ma, Yaxin Tian, Ren Yang, Haowei Wang, Latifa W. Allahou, Jinke Chang, Gareth R. Williams, Jonathan C. Knowles and Alessandro Poma. Nanotechnology in healthcare, and its safety and environmental risks. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2024, 22, 715. [link]
255. Beatrice Britton, Fangyuan Zhang, David B. Anthony, Cesar III D. L. Reyes, Michal Pawlus, Gareth R. Williams and Adam J. Clancy. Nanopasta: Electrospinning nanofibres of white flour. Nanoscale Adv. 2024, 6, 6129. Selected for inclusion in the 2024 Popular advances themed collection [link]
254. Corinna S. Schlosser, Christopher J. Morris, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Hydrophobic ion pairing as a novel approach to co-axial electrospraying of peptide-PLGA particles. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 667B, 124885. [link]
253. Corinna S. Schlosser, Wojciech Rozek, Ryan D. Mellor, Szymon W. Manka, Christopher J. Morris, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. A lipid-based delivery platform for thermo-responsive delivery of teriparatide. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 667A, 124853. [link]
252. Nanang Qosim, Yanqi Dai, Gareth R. Williams and Mohan Edirisinghe. Structure, properties, forming, and applications of alginate fibers: a review. Int. Mater. Rev. 2024, 36, 309. [link]
251. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Mark Meszarik, Jacopo Piovesan, Mazna A. Almatroudi, Gareth R. Williams and Sudaxshina Murdan. Electrospun patches to deliver combination drug therapy for fungal infections. Front. Drug Del. 2024, 4, 1458009. [link]
250. Anne Marie Klein, Nanang Qosim, Gareth R. Williams, Mohan Edirisinghe and Rupy Kaur Matharu. Design and fabrication of sustained bacterial release scaffolds to support the microbiome. Pharmaceutics 2024, 16, 1066. [link]
249. Tingting Hu, Zhan Zhou, Jiajia Zha, Gareth R. Williams, Zhikang Wu, Wei Zhao, Weicheng Shen, Hai Li, Xisheng Weng, Ruizheng Liang and Chaoliang Tan. Ternary NiCoTi-layered double hydroxide nanosheets as a pH-responsive nanoagent for photodynamic/chemodynamic synergistic therapy. Fundam. Res. 2024, 4, 926. [link]
248. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gayathri Kollamaram, Cheng Zhang and Gareth R. Williams. An investigation into the effect of polysorbate 80 grade on biotherapeutic formulations. Int. J. Pharm. Excipients 2024, 1, 25. [link]
247. Fatimah, Pratik Gurnani and Gareth R. Williams. Investigating oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate thermoresponsive copolymers. Eur. Polym. J. 2024, 216, 113266. [link]
246. Fangyuan Zhang, Amy I. Jacobs, Maximillian Woodall, Helen C. Hailes, Ijeoma F. Uchegbu, Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes, Claire M. Smith, Karolina Dziemidowicz and Gareth R. Williams. A one-step method for generating antimicrobial nanofibre meshes via coaxial electrospinning. Mater. Adv. 2024, 5, 5561. Selected for inclusion in themed collection on Nanoengineered biomaterials for anticancer and antimicrobial drug targeting. [link]
245. Shuqing Yang, Tingting Hu, Gareth R. Williams, Yu Yang, Susu Zhang, Jiayi Shen, Minjiang Chen, Ruizheng Liang and Lingchun Lyu. Boosting the sonodynamic performance of CoBiMn-layered double hydroxide nanosheets via tumor microenvironment regulation for ultrasound imaging-guided sonodynamic therapy. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2024, 22, 317. [link]
244. Yao Hu, Nicholas H. Rees, Chao Qiu, Jinpeng Wang, Zhengyu Jin, Ran Wang, Yinhua Zhu, Han Chen, Pengjie Wang, Siyuan Liu, Fazheng Ren and Gareth R. Williams. Fabrication of zein/modified cyclodextrin nanofibers for the stability enhancement and delivery of curcumin. Food Hydrocoll. 2024, 156, 110262. [link]
243. Margarita Strimaite, Connor J. R. Wells, Timothy J. Prior, Daniel J. Stuckey, Jack A. Wells, Gemma L. Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Layered rare-earth hydroxides as multi-modal medical imaging probes: particle size optimisation and compositional exploration. Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 8429. [link]
242. Lulwah Al-Bassam, Gemma Shearman, Steve Brocchini, Raid G Alany and Gareth R. Williams. The potential of selenium-based therapies for ocular oxidative stress. Pharmaceutics 2024, 16, 631. [link]
241. Qi Li, Longji Xu, Chunyan Hu, Ziwei Zhang, Daxiang Yang, Weibo Chen, Gareth R. Williams, Geoff JM Parker, Fei Gao and Feng-Lei Zhou. Direct jet co-electrospinning of spinal cord mimicking phantom for diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Coatings 2024, 14, 520. [link]
240. Yilu Zheng, Yichao Du, Gareth R. Williams, Ying Zhu, Tong Wang, Yanyan Zhang, Jianxiang Xu, Junzi Wu, Fan Li and Li-Min Zhu. A piezoelectric catalytic cascade nanoreactor which reshapes the tumor microenvironment and promotes effective multi-dimensional therapy. Nano Energy 2024, 126, 109598 [link]
239. Yanyan Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Tong Wang, Yilu Zheng, Jianxiang Xu, Van Cuong Nguyen, Lili Yao, Haijun Wang and Li-Min Zhu. Cisplatin-loaded mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles capped with MnO2 and coated with platelet membrane provide synergistic anti-tumor therapy. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 656, 124093. [link]
238. Nanang Qosim, Hamta Majd, Jubair Ahmed, Gareth R. Williams and Mohan Edirisinghe. Making fibers from cellulose derivatives by pressurized gyration and electrospinning. Cellulose 2024, 31, 285. [link]
237. Holly Gregory, Owein Guiellemot-Legris, Daisy Crouch, Gareth R. Williams and James B. Phillips. Electrospun aligned tacrolimus-loaded polycaprolactone biomaterials for peripheral nerve repair. Regen. Med. 2024, 19, 171. [link]
236. Nanang Qosim, Hamta Majd, Suguo Huo, Mohan Edirisinghe and Gareth R. Williams. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic drug release from core (polyvinylpyrrolidone)-sheath (ethyl cellulose) pressure-spun fibers. Int. J. Pharm. 2024, 654, 123972. [link]
235. Tian Ju, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Ciprofloxacin-loaded electrospun nanofibres for antibacterial wound dressings. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2024, 91, 105264. [link]
2023
234. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Simon C. Kellaway, Owein Guillemot-Legris, Omar Matar, Rita Pereira Trindade, Victoria H. Roberton, Melissa L.D. Rayner, Gareth R. Williams and James B. Phillips. Development of ibuprofen-loaded electrospun materials suitable for surgical implantation in peripheral nerve injury. Biomater. Adv. 2023, 154, 213623. [link]
233. Luiza A. Mercante, Kelcilene B. R. Teodoro, Danilo M. Dos Santos, Francisco V. Dos Santos, Camilo A. S. Ballesteros, Ju Tian, Gareth R. Williams and Daniel S. Correa. Recent progress in stimuli-responsive antimicrobial electrospun nanofibers. Polymers 2023, 15, 4299. [link]
232. Yuhao Geng and Gareth R. Williams. Developing and scaling up captopril-loaded electrospun ethyl cellulose fibers for sustained-release floating drug delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2023, 648, 123557. [link]
231. Abdessamad Y.A. Kaassis and Gareth R Williams. Biocompatible hydroxy double salt tablet formulations. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2023, 89, 104989. [link]
230. Sara E. Bakhtiari, Zilan Zhu, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Amorphous solid dispersions of lidocaine and lidocaine HCl produced by ball milling with well-defined RAFT-synthesised methacrylic acid polymers. Int. J. Pharm. 2023, 644, 123291. [link]
229. Yingchang Ma, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Extracellular vesicle-embedded materials. J. Controlled Release 2023, 361, 280. [link]
228. Ying Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Yilu Zheng, Honghua Guo, Shiyan Chen, Rong Ren, Tong Wang, Jindong Xia and Limin Zhu. Polydopamine-cloaked Fe-based metal organic frameworks enable synergistic multidimensional treatment of osteosarcoma. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2023, 651, 76. [link]
227. Yuying Pang, Simon Gaisford, Oxana V. Magdysyuk and Gareth R. Williams. Polymorphic transitions in flufenamic acid-trehalose composites. Int. J. Pharm. X 2023, 6, 100200. [link]
226. Chunyan Hu, Matthew Grech-Sollars, Ben Statton, Zhanxiong Li, Fei Gao, Gareth R. Williams, Geoff J. M. Parker and Feng-Lei Zhou. Direct jet coaxial electrospinning of axon-mimicking fibers for diffusion tensor imaging. Polym. Adv. Tech. 2023, 34, 2573. [link]
225. Menglong Wang, Rui-Liang Ge, Feiyang Zhang, Zhe-Peng Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Hao Shen, Gareth R. Williams and Deng-Guang Yu. Electrospun fibers with blank surface and inner drug gradient for improving sustained release. Biomater. Adv. 2023, 150, 213404. [link]
224. Jugal Suthar, Alberto Alvarez Fernandez, Esther Osarfo-Mensah, Stefano Angioletti-Uberti, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Amplified EQCM-D detection of extracellular vesicles using 2D gold nanostructure arrays fabricated by block copolymer self-assembly. Nanoscale Horiz. 2023, 8, 460. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
223. Sara E. Bakhtiari, Fanny Joubert, George Pasparakis, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Nanoparticle forming polyelectrolyte complexes derived from well-defined block copolymers. Eur. Polym. J. 2023, 189, 111977. [link]
222. M. Shanika Fernando, A. K. D. V. K. Wimalasiri, P.M. Liyanapathirana, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R. Williams, K. Rasika Koswattage, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. The blending effect of natural polysaccharides with nano zirconia towards the removal of F- and As(V) from water. R. Soc. Open Sci. 2023, 10, 221514. [link]
221. Victoria H. Roberton, Holly Gregory, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Omar Mokrane, Ashleigh S. Boyd, Rebecca J. Shipley, Gareth R. Williams and James B. Phillips. Local delivery of tacrolimus using electrospun poly-ε-caprolactone nanofibres suppresses the T-cell response to peripheral nerve allografts. J. Neural. Eng. 2023, 20, 016035. [link]
220. Ziwei Zhang, Connor J. R. Wells, Ruizheng Liang, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Gadolinium doped layered double hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging. J. Cluster Sci. 2023, 34, 385. [link]
219. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Anabela Moreira, Yi Xiao, Swastina Nath Varma, Chaozong Liu, Pedro F. Costa and Gareth R. Williams. Electrosprayed particles loaded with kartogenin as a potential osteochondral repair implant. Polymers 2023, 15, 1275. [link]
218. Menglong Wang, Ruiliang Ge, Ping Zhao, Gareth R. Williams, Deng-Guang Yu and SW Annie Bligh. Exploring wettability difference-driven wetting by utilizing electrospun chimeric Janus microfiber comprising cellulose acetate and polyvinylpyrrolidone. Mater. Des. 2023, 226, 111652. [link]
217. Jugal Suthar, Marissa Taub, Randy P. Carney, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Recent developments in biosensing methods for extracellular vesicle protein characterization. WIREs Nanomed. Nanobi 2023, 15, e1839. [link]
2022
216. Yanyan Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Jiadong Lou, Wanting Li, Cuiwei Bac, Tong Wang, Shiwei Niu, Chun Feng and Li-Min Zhu. A new chitosan-based thermosensitive nanoplatform for combined photothermal and chemotherapy. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2022, 223A, 1356. [link]
215. Jugal Suthar, Alberto Alvarez-Fernandez, Alaric Taylor, Maximiliano Jesus Jara Fornerod, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Silica inverse opal nanostructured sensors for enhanced immunodetection of extracellular vesicles by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 12951. [link]
214. Jiaxin Li, Tianyang Shen, Huijuan Wang, Shaoquan Li, Jikang Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Yufei Zhao, Xianggui Kong, Lirong Zheng and Yu-Fei Song. Insights into super-stable mineralization of Cr(III) from wastewater by CuO. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 37823. [link]
213. Corinna Schlosser, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Stable dried catalase particles prepared by electrospraying. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2484. [link]
212. Lok Hin Lui, Raphael Egbu, Thomas Graver, Gareth R. Williams, Steve Brocchini and Ajoy Velayudhan. Computational and experimental evaluation of the stability of a GLP-1-like peptide in ethanol-water mixtures. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 1462. [link]
211. Tingting Hu, Zi Gu, Gareth R. Williams, Margarita Strimaite, Jiajia Zha, Zhan Zhou, Xingcai Zhang, Chaoliang Tan and Ruizheng Liang. Layered double hydroxide-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 6126. [link]
210. Dania Grant-Serroukh, Morag R. Hunter, Ruhina Maeshima, Aristides D. Tagalakis, Ahmad M. Aldossary, Nour Allahham, Gareth R. Williams, Mark Edbrooke, Arpan Desai and Stephen L. Hart. Lipid-peptide nanocomplexes for mRNA delivery in vitro and in vivo. J. Controlled Release 2022, 348, 786. [link]
209. Menglong Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and S.W. Annie Bligh. Co-loading of inorganic nanoparticles and natural oil in the electrospun Janus nanofibers for a synergetic antibacterial effect. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 1208. [link]
208. Yanyan Zhang, Jiadong Lou, Gareth R. Williams, Yuhan Ye, Dandan Ren, Anhua Shi, Junzi Wu, Wenling Chen, and Li-Min Zhu. Cu2+-chelating mesoporous silica nanoparticles for synergistic chemotherapy / chemodynamic therapy. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 1200. [link]
207. Ziwei Zhang, Yuexin Wang, Marwa M. I. Rizk, Ruizheng Liang, Connor J. R. Wells, Pratik Gurnani, Fenglei Zhou, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Thermo-responsive nano-in-micro particles for MRI-guided chemotherapy. Biomater. Adv. 2022, 134, 112716. [link]
206. Ziwei Zhang, Fenglei Zhou, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Theranostics for MRI-guided therapy: Recent developments. View 2022, 3, 20200134. [link]
205. Yuying Pang, Asma Buanz, Simon Gaisford, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, and Gareth R. Williams. Monitoring polymorphic phase transitions in flufenamic acid amorphous solid dispersions using hyphenated X-ray diffraction – differential scanning calorimetry. Mol. Pharm. 2022, 19, 1477. [link]
204. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Wafa T. Al-Jamal, Margarita Strimaite, Maja Severic and Gareth R. Williams. Biocompatible hydroxy double salts as delivery matrices for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and anti-epileptic drugs. Appl. Clay Sci. 2022, 221, 106456. [link]
203. Jugal Suthar, Beatriz Prieto-Simon, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Dual-mode and label-free detection of exosomes from plasma using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. Anal. Chem. 2022, 94, 2465. [link]
202. Despoina Eleftheriadou, Rachael E. Evans, Emily Atkinson, Ahmed Abdalla, Francesca Gavins, Ashleigh S. Boyd, Gareth R. Williams, Jonathan C. Knowles, Victoria H. Roberton and James B. Phillips. An alginate-based encapsulation system for delivery of therapeutic cells to the CNS. RSC Adv. 2022, 12, 4005. [link]
201. Ziwei Zhang, Lorna Smith, Wenyue Li, Liang Jiang, Fenglei Zhou, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Polydopamine-coated nanocomposite theranostic implants for localized chemotherapy and MRI imaging. Int. J. Pharm. 2022, 615, 121493. [link]
200. Dandan Ren, Gareth R. Williams, Yanyan Zhang Rong Ren, Jiadong Lou and Li-Min Zhu. Mesoporous doxorubicin-loaded polydopamine nanoparticles coated with platelet membrane suppress tumor growth in a murine model of human breast cancer. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2022, 5, 123. [link]
199. Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Luodan Yu, Xiaojun Cai, Zheying Meng, Li Yao, Bing Hu, Yuanyi Zheng and Yu Chen. 2D antimonene-integrated composite nanomedicine for augmented low-temperature photonic tumor hyperthermia. Bioact. Mater. 2022, 10, 295. [link]
198. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gabriel Seng and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of additives on the hydration of CaSO4·0.5H2O: A synchrotron X-ray diffraction study. J. Solid State Chem. 2022, 305, 122671. [link]
2021
197. Induni Siriwardane, Chanaka Sandaruwan, Rohini M. De Silva, Gareth R. Williams, Sebastian Gurgul, Karolina Dziemidowicz and K.M. Nalin de Silva. Nanomagnetite and nanotitania incorporated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for simultaneous Cd(II) and As(V) ions removal applications. ACS Omega 2021,6, 28171. [link]
196. Ziwei Zhang, Connor J. R. Wells, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of formulation morphology on stimuli-triggered co-delivery of chemotherapeutic and MRI contrast agents. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 609, 121155. [link]
195. Gayathri Kollamaram and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of the composition of polysorbate 80 products on their physicochemical properties. J. Excip. Food Chem. 2021, 12, 32. [link]
194. Axel T. Neffe, Quanchao Zhang, Paul J. Hommes-Schattmann, Weiwei Wang, Xun Xu, Bilal S. Ahmad, Gareth R. Williams and Andreas Lendlein. Functionalizable coaxial PLLA/PDLA nanofibers with stereocomplexes at the internal interface. J. Mater. Res. 2021, 36, 2995. [link]
193. Mina Zare, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R Williams and Seeram Ramakrishna. Encapsulation of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical active ingredients using electrospinning processes. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 1968. [link]
192. Margarita Strimaite, Clarissa L. G. Harman, Huan Duan, Yuwei Wang, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. Layered terbium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and imaging. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 10275. [link]
191. Andreia M. Gonçalves, Anabela Moreira, Achim Weber, Gareth R. Williams and Pedro F. Costa. Osteochondral tissue engineering: The potential of electrospinning and additive manufacturing. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 983. [link]
190. Yingjie Wang, Songpo Shen, Tingting Hu, Gareth R. Williams, Yanyan Bian, Bin Feng, Ruizheng Liang and Xisheng Weng. Layered double hydroxide modified bone cement promoting osseointegration via multiple osteogenic signal pathways. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 9732. [link]
189. Fenglei Zhou, Damien J. McHugh, Zhanxiong Li, Julie E. Gough, Gareth R. Williams and Geoff J.M. Parker. Coaxial electrospun biomimetic copolymer fibres for application in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Bioinspir. Biomim. 2021, 16, 046016. [link]
188. Lesley C. Onyekuru, Anabela Moreira, Jiazhe Zhang, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Pedro F. Costa, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. An investigation of alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity after electrospinning and electrospraying. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2021, 64, 102592. [link]
187. A. K. D. Veromee Kalpana Wimalasiri, M. Shanika Fernando, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R. Williams, K. Rasika Koswattage, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Structure–activity relationship of lanthanide-incorporated nano-hydroxyapatite for the adsorption of fluoride and lead. ACS Omega 2021, 6, 13527. [link]
186. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gabriel Seng and Gareth R. Williams. Particle engineering of gypsum through templating with starch. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 5852. [link]
185. Shiwei Niu, Xuejing Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Feng Gao, Zi Fu, Xia Chen, Sheng Lu and Li-Min Zhu. Hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles gated by chitosan-copper sulfide composites as theranostic agents for the treatment of breast cancer. Acta Biomater. 2021, 126, 408. [link]
184. Jingjing Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Yu Zhu, Tingting Hu, Hui Wang, Ruizheng Liang, Xisheng Weng and Min Wei. Ultrathin chalcogenide nanosheets for photoacoustic imaging-guided synergistic photothermal/gas therapy. Biomater. 2021, 273, 120807. [link]
183. M. Shanika Fernando, A. K. D. V. K. Wimalasiri, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R. Williams, K. R. Koswattage, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Biopolymer-based nanohydroxyapatite composites for the removal of fluoride, lead, cadmium, and arsenic from water. ACS Omega 2021, 6, 8517. [link]
182. Lixiang Zhao, Mine Orlu and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun fixed dose combination fibers for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 599, 120426. [link]
181. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. A simple route to functionalising electrospun polymer scaffolds with surface biomolecules. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 597, 120231. [link]
180. Anabela Moreira, Dan Lawson, Lesley Onyekuru, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Pedro F. Costa, Norbert Radacsi and Gareth R. Williams. Protein encapsulation by electrospinning and electrospraying. J. Controlled Release 2021, 329, 1172. [link]
179. Sena Karaosmanoglu, Mengjiao Zhou, Bingyang Shi, Xiujuan Zhang, Gareth R. Williams and Xianfeng Chen. Carrier-free nanodrugs for safe and effective cancer treatment. J. Controlled Release 2021, 329, 805. [link]
178. Yuhao Geng, Fenglei Zhou and Gareth R. Williams. Developing and scaling up fast-dissolving electrospun formulations based on poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and ketoprofen. J. Drug Del. Sci. Technol. 2021, 61, 102138. [link]
177. Karolina Dziemidowicz, Qingqing Sang, Jinglei Wu, Ziwei Zhang, Fenglei Zhou, Jose Maria Lagaron, Xiu-Mei Mo, Geoff J. M. Parker, Deng-Guang Yu, Li-Min Zhu and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospinning for healthcare: Recent advancements. J. Mater. Chem. B 2021, 9, 939. [link]
176. Xiaolu Zheng, Shixiong Kang, Ke Wang, Yaoyao Yang, Fuxian Wang, Gareth R. Williams and S.W. Annie Bligh. Combination of structure-performance and shape-performance relationships for better biphasic release in electrospun Janus fibers. Int. J. Pharm. 2021, 586, 120203. [link]
175. Jiangsong Hou, Yaoyao Yang, Deng-Guang Yu, Zezhong Chen, Ke Wang, Yanan Liu and Gareth R. Williams. Multifunctional fabrics finished using electrosprayed hybrid Janus particles containing nanocatalysts. Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 411, 128474. [link]
174. A. K. D. Veromee K. Wimalasiri, M. Shanika Fernando, Gareth R. Williams, Dhammike P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalinde Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Microwave assisted accelerated fluoride adsorption by porous nanohydroxyapatite. Mater. Chem. Phys. 2021, 257, 123712. [link]
173. Rita Pereira Trindade, Nisa Renault, Nadia El Harane, Philippe Menasché and Gareth R. Williams. Extracellular vesicles can be processed by electrospinning without loss of structure or function. Mater. Lett. 2021, 282, 128671. [link]
2020
172. Yu Zhu, Yingjie Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Liyang Fu, Jingjing Wu, Hui Wang, Ruizheng Liang, Xisheng Weng and Min Wei. Multicomponent transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets for imaging-guided photothermal and chemodynamic therapy. Adv. Sci. 2020, 2000272. [link]
171. Sean Askin, Andrea Goncalves, Min Zhao, Gareth R. Williams, Simon Gaisford and Duncan Q.M. Craig. A simultaneous differential scanning calorimetry-X-ray diffraction study of olanzapine crystallisation from amorphous solid dispersions. Mol. Pharm. 2020, 17, 4364. [link]
170. Alexander E. Clout, Asma Buanz, Yuying Pang, Wing-Mei Tsui, Dongpeng Yan, Gary Parkinson, Timothy J. Prior, Dejan-Kresimir Bucar, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Mechanistic in situ and ex situ studies of phase transformations in molecular co-crystals. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 14645. [link]
169. Nkiruka Ibeanu, Raphael Egbu, Lesley Onyekuru, Hoda Javaheri, Peng Tee Khaw, Gareth R. Williams, Steve Brocchini and Sahar Awwad. Injectables and depots to prolong drug action of proteins and peptides. Pharmaceutics, 2020, 12, 999. [link]
168. Shixiong Kang, Shicong Hou, Xunwei Chen, Deng-Guang Yu, Lin Wang, Xiaoyan Li and Gareth R. Williams. Energy-saving electrospinning with a concentric Teflon-core rod spinneret to create medicated nanofibers. Polymers 2020, 12, 2421. [link]
167. Menglong Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Xiaoyan Li and Gareth R. Williams. The development and bio-applications of multifluid electrospinning. Mater. Highlights 2020, 1, 1. [link]
166. Yasmin Abo-zeid, Gareth R. Williams, Lila Touabi and Gary R. McLean. An investigation of rhinovirus infection on cellular uptake of poly(glycerol-adipate) nanoparticles. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 589, 119826. [link]
165. Ziwei Zhang, Connor J. R. Wells, Aaron M. King, Joseph C. Bear, Gemma-Louise Davies and Gareth R. Williams. pH-responsive nanocomposite fibres allowing MRI monitoring of drug release. J. Mater. Chem. B. 2020, 8, 7264. [link]
164. Melissa Rayner, Alessandra Grillo, Gareth R. Williams, Essam Tawfik, Tianqi Zhang, Charitini Volitaki, Duncan Q.M. Craig, Jess Healy and James Phillips. Controlled local release of PPARγ agonists from biomaterials to treat peripheral nerve injury. J. Neural Eng. 2020, 17, 046030. [link]
163. Zi Fu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Jianrong Wu, Feng Gao, Xuejing Zhang, Yanbo Yang, Yu Li and Li-Min Zhu. Functionalized boron nanosheets as an intelligent nanoplatform for synergistic low-temperature photothermal therapy and chemotherapy. Nanoscale 2020, 12, 14739. [link]
162. Haitham Bukhary, Gareth R. Williams and Mine Orlu. Fabrication of electrospun levodopa-carbidopa fixed-dose combinations. Adv. Fiber Mater. 2020, 2, 194. [link]
161. Hend Abdelhakim, Gareth R Williams, Duncan Q.M. Craig, Mine Orlu and Catherine Tuleu. Human mouthfeel panel on the acceptability of electrospun and solvent cast orodispersible films. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 585, 119532. [link]
160. Fatimah, Zeynep Aytac, Tamer Uyar, George Pasparakis and Gareth R. Williams. An exploration of electrospun fibers containing drug-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. Pharm. Sci. Res. 2020, 7, 34. [link]
159. Haijun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Xiaotian Xie; Meng Wu, Junzi Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Stealth polydopamine-based nanoparticles with red blood cell membrane for the chemo-photothermal therapy of cancer. ACS Appl. Biomater. 2020, 3, 2350. [link]
158. Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Aaron J. Courtenay, Aoife Rodgers, Eneko Larraneta, Helen O. McCarthy, Steve Brocchini, Ryan F. Donnelly and Gareth R. Williams. A novel transdermal protein delivery strategy via electrohydrodynamic coating of PLGA microparticles onto microneedles. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 12478. [link]
157. Jugal Suthar, Edward S. Parsons, Bart W. Hoogenboom, Gareth R. Williams and Stefan Guldin. Acoustic immunosensing of exosomes using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. Anal. Chem. 2020, 92, 4082. [link]
156. Yuwei Wang, Ziwei Zhang, Yasmin Abo-zeid, Joseph C Bear, Gemma-Louise Davies, Xiaodong Lei and Gareth R. Williams. SiO2-coated layered gadolinium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging. J. Solid State Sci. 2020, 286, 121291. [link]
155. Jinke Yang, Ke Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Yaoyao Yang, S.W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun Janus nanofibers loaded with a drug and inorganic nanoparticles as an effective antibacterial wound dressing. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2020, 110805. [link]
154. Yasmin Abo-zeid and Gareth R. Williams. The potential anti-infective applications of metal oxide nanoparticles: A systematic review. WIRES Nanomed. Nanobi. 2020, 12, e1592. [link]
153. Yu-Jing Chiu, Ziwei Zhang, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Christos-Georgios Nikoletopoulos, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Jiun-Tai Chen and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of solvent vapor annealing on drug-loaded electrospun polymer fibers. Pharmaceutics 2020, 12, 139. [link]
152. Raphael Egbu, Christopher van der Walle, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Inhibiting the fibrillation of a GLP-1-like peptide. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 574, 118923. [link]
151. Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Yanbo Yang, Yu Li, Xuejing Zhang and Li-Min Zhu. Biomineralized bimetallic oxide nanotheranostics for multimodal imaging-guided combination therapy. Theranostics 2020, 10, 841. [link]
150. Yuwei Wang, Fei Liu, Gareth R. Williams, Dongbin Zhang, Xiangui Kong and Xiaodong Lei. Enhancing photocatalytic activity of Nb2O5-x for aerobic oxidation through synergy of oxygen vacancy and porosity. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2020, 20, 2495. [link]
2019
149. Brenda Sanchez-Vazquez, Jong Bong Lee, Margarita Strimaite, Asma Buanz, Russell Bailey, Pavel Gershkovich, George Pasparakis and Gareth R. Williams. Solid lipid nanoparticles self-assembled from spray dried microparticles. Int. J. Pharm. 2020, 572, 118784. [link]
148. Yuying Pang, Asma Buanz, Richard Telford, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. A simultaneous X-ray diffraction-differential scanning calorimetry study into the phase transitions of mefenamic acid. J. Appl. Cryst. 2019, 52, 1264. [link]
147. M. Shanika Fernando, A. K. D. V. K. Wimalasiri, S. P. Ratnayake, J. M. A. R. B. Jayasinghe, Gareth R. Williams, D. P. Dissanayake, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Rohini M. de Silva. Improved nanocomposite of montmorillonite and hydroxyapatite for defluoridation of water. RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 35588. [link]
146. Yu Li, Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Jianfeng Zhou, Yanbo Yang, Xuejing Zhang, Zi Fu, Dejian Li and Li-Min Zhu. Synergistic chemo-photothermal suppression of cancer with melanin decorated MoOx nanosheets. ACS Appl. Biomater. 2019, 2, 4356. [link]
145. Sukhpreet Talewar, Siriney Halukeerthi, Regina Riedlaicher, Jacob Shephard, Alexander E. Clout, Gareth R. Williams, Alexander Rosu-Finsen, Arne Langhoff, Diethelm Johannsmann and Christoph Salzmann. Gaseous 'nanoprobes' for detecting gas-trapping environments in macroscopic films of vapor-deposited amorphous ice. J. Chem. Phys. 2019, 151, 134505. [link]
144. Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Junzi Wu, Xuejing Zhang, Xia Chen, Shude Li, Jianlin Jiao and Li-Min Zhu. A chitosan-based cascade-responsive drug delivery system for triple-negative breast cancer therapy. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2019, 17, 95. [link]
143. Xiaotian Xie, Haijun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Yanbo Yang, Yongli Zheng, Junzi Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Erythrocyte membrane cloaked curcumin-loaded nanoparticles for enhanced chemotherapy. Pharmaceutics 2019, 11, 429. [link]
142. Heyu Li, Brenda Sanchez-Vazquez, Rita Pereira Trindade, Qiaobei Zou, Yang Mai, Liu Dou, Li-Min Zhu and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun oral formulations for combined photo-chemotherapy of colon cancer. Colloids Surf. B 2019, 183, 110411. [link]
141. Heyu Li, Ziwei Zhang, V. Umayangana Godakanda, Yu-Jing Chiu, Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Karishma Patel, Paul G. Stapleton, Rohini M. de Silva, K.M. Nalin de Silva, Li-Min Zhu and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of collection substrate on electrospun ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and ethyl cellulose nanofibers as potential wound dressing materials. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2019, 104, 109917. [link]
140. Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Feng Gao, Ranran Tang and Li-Min Zhu. A multifunctional biodegradable nanocomposite for cancer theranostics. Adv. Sci. 2019, 6, 1802001. [link]
139. Xuejing Zhang, Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Xia Chen, Hong Zheng and Li-Min Zhu. Dual-responsive nanoparticles based on chitosan for enhanced breast cancer therapy. Carbohydr. Polym. 2019, 221, 84. [link]
138. Haijun Wang, Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Qing Fan, Shiwei Niu, Jianrong Wu, Xiaotian Xie and Li‑Min Zhu. Platelet‑membrane‑biomimetic nanoparticles for targeted antitumor drug delivery. J. Nanobiotechnol. 2019, 17, 60. [link]
137. Sean Askin, Jeremy K. Cockcroft, Louise S. Price, Andrea D. Gonçalves, Min Zhao, Derek A. Tocher, Gareth R. Williams, Simon Gaisford and Duncan Q. M. Craig. Olanzapine form IV: Discovery of a new polymorphic form enabled by computed crystal energy landscapes. Cryst. Growth. Des. 2019, 19, 2751. [link]
136. Yufei Zhao, Wa Gao, Siwei Li, Gareth R. Williams, Abdul Hanif Mahadi and Ding Ma. Solar versus thermal-driven catalysis for energy conversion. Joule 2019, 3, 920. [link]
135. Sebastian J. Gurgul, Gabriel Seng and Gareth R. Williams. A kinetic and mechanistic study into the transformation of calcium sulfate hemihydrate to dihydrate. J. Synchrotron Rad. 2019, 26, 774. [link]
134. Karola Luetzow, Paul J. Hommes-Schattmann, Axel T. Neffe, Bilal Ahmad, Gareth R. Williams and Andreas Lendlein. Perfluorophenylazide functionalization of electrospun poly(para-dioxanone). Polym. Adv. Tech. 2019, 30, 1165. [link]
133. V. Umayangana Godakanda, Heyu Li, Laura Alquezar, Lixiang Zhao, Li-Min Zhu, Rohini de Silva, K. M. Nalin de Silva and Gareth R. Williams. Tunable drug release from blend poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)-ethyl cellulose nanofibers. Int. J. Pharm. 2019, 562, 172. [link]
132. Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Junzi Wu, Xuejing Zhang, Hong Zheng, Shude Li and Li-Min Zhu. A novel chitosan-based nanomedicine for multi-drug resistant breast cancer therapy. Chem. Eng. J. 2019, 369, 134. [link]
131. Haijun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Junzi Wu, Shiwei Niu, Xiaotian Xie, Shude Li and Li-Min Zhu. Pluronic F127-based micelles for tumor-targeted bufalin delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2019, 559, 289. [link]
130. Xueyi Zhang, Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Yanbo Yang, Shiwei Niu, Qianqian Qian and Li-Min Zhu. Dual-responsive molybdenum disulfide/copper sulfide-based delivery systems for enhanced chemo-photothermal therapy. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2019, 539, 433. [link]
129. Qianqian Qian, Shiwei Niu, Gareth R. Williams, Jianrong Wu, Xueyi Zhang and Li-Min Zhu. Peptide functionalized dual-responsive chitosan nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery to breast cancer cells. Colloids Surf. A 2019, 564, 122. [link]
128. Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Lu Zheng, Yaoyao Yang, Xiao-Yan Li, Gareth R. Williams and Min Zhao. Immediate release of helicid from nanoparticles produced by modified coaxial electrospraying. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2019, 473, 148. [link]
127. Xueyi Zhang, Jianrong Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Shiwei Niu, Qianqian Qian and Li-Min Zhu. Functionalized MoS2-nanosheets for targeted drug delivery and chemo-photothermal therapy. Colloids Surf. B 2019, 173, 101. [link]
126. Yaoyao Yang, Wenbing Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Guanhua Wang, Gareth R. Williams and Zhu Zhang. Tunable drug release from nanofibers coated with blank cellulose acetate layers fabricated using tri-axial electrospinning. Carbohydr. Polym. 2019, 203, 228. [link]
125. Xinkuan Liu, Yaoyao Yang, Deng-Guang Yu, Ming-Jie Zhu, Min Zhao, and Gareth R Williams. Tunable zero-order drug delivery systems created by modified triaxial electrospinning. Chem. Eng. J. 2019, 356, 886. [link]
2018
124. Danushika C. Manatunga, Rohini M. de Silva , K. M. Nalin de Silva, Dulharie T. Wijeratne, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige and Gareth R. Williams. Fabrication of 6‑gingerol, doxorubicin and alginate hydroxyapatite into a bio‑compatible formulation: enhanced anti‑proliferative effect on breast and liver cancer cells. Chem. Cent. J. 2018, 12, 119. [link]
123. Deng-Guang Yu, Jiao-Jiao Li, Gareth R. Williams and Min Zhao. Electrospun amorphous solid dispersions of poorly water-soluble drugs: A review. J. Controlled Release 2018, 292, 91. [link]
122. Alexander E. Clout, Asma B. M. Buanz, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Polymorphic phase transitions in carbamazepine and 10,11-dihydrocarbamazepine. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 13573 (highlighted as 'hot article'). [link]
121. Haitham Bukhary, Gareth R. Williams and Mine Orlu. Electrospun fixed dose formulations of amlodipine besylate and valsartan. Int. J. Pharm. 2018, 549, 446. [link]
120. Kieran Burgess, Heyu Li, Yasmin Abo-zeid, Fatimah and Gareth R. Williams. The effect of molecular properties on active ingredient release from electrospun Eudragit fibers. Pharmaceutics 2018, 10, 103. [link]
119. Heyu Li, Kailin Liu, Gareth R. Williams , Junzi Wu, Jianrong Wu, Haijun Wang, Shiwei Niu and Li-Min Zhu. Dual temperature and pH responsive nanofiber formulations prepared by electrospinning. Colloids Surf. B 2018, 171, 142. [link]
118. Danushika C. Manatunga, Rohini M. de Silva, K. M. Nalin de Silva, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Dulharie T. Wijeratne, Gareth R. Williams, Chanika D. Jayasinghe and Preethi V. Udagama. Effective delivery of hydrophobic drugs to breast and liver cancer cells using a hybrid inorganic nanocarrier: A detailed investigation using cytotoxicity assays, fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry. Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 2018, 128, 18. [link]
117. Heyu Li, Qingqing Sang, Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Haijun Wang, Shiwei Niu, Jianrong Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Dual-responsive drug delivery systems prepared by blend electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2018, 543, 1. [link]
116. Yadong Xu, Alvaro Goyanes, Yuwei Wang, Andrew J. Weston, Po-Wah So, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Andrew M. Fogg, Abdul W. Basit and Gareth R. Williams. Layered gadolinium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and imaging. Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 3166. [link]
115. Qingqing Sang, Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Huanling Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Core-shell poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)-gelatin fiber scaffolds as pH-sensitive drug delivery systems. J. Biomater. Appl. 2018, 32, 1105. [link]
114. Bilal S. Ahmad, Marilys Blanchy, Gael Mbele, Laetitia Pidial, Valerie Vanneaux, Philippe Menasché, Gareth R. Williams and David Kalfa. The influence of electrospinning parameters on polydioxanone scaffold properties. Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 2018, 025023. [link]
113. Yadong Xu, Jugal Suthar, Raphael Egbu, Andrew J. Weston, Andrew M. Fogg and Gareth R. Williams. Reverse microemulsion synthesis of layered gadolinium hydroxide nanoparticles. J. Solid State Chem. 2018, 258, 320. [link]
112. Huanling Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Jianrong Wu, Shiwei Niu, Heyu Li, Haijun Wang and Li-Min Zhu. Regenerated chitin fibers reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanocrystals as suture biomaterials. Carbohydr. Polym. 2018, 180, 304. [link]
111. Kailin Liu, Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu and Li-Min Zhu. pH-responsive liposomes self-assembled from electrosprayed microparticles, and their drug release properties. Colloids Surf. A 2018, 537, 20. [link]
2017
110. Yanshan Gao, Tian Wei Teoh, Qiang Wang and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun organic-inorganic nanohybrids as sustained release drug delivery systems. J. Mater. Chem. B 2017, 5, 9165. [link]
109. Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Sahar Awwad, Peng T. Khaw, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun formulations of bevacizumab for sustained release in the eye. Acta Biomater. 2017, 64, 126. [link]
108. Jennifer Quirós, Adérito J. R. Amaral, George Pasparakis, Gareth R. Williams and Roberto Rosala. Electrospun boronic acid-containing polymer membranes as fluorescent sensors for bacteria detection. React. Funct. Polym. 2017, 121, 23. [link]
107. Paul Hommes-Shattmann, Axel Neffe, Bilal Ahmad, Gareth R. Williams, Gael M’Bele, Valérie Vannaux, Philippe Menasché, David Kalfa and Andreas Lendlein. RGD constructs with physical anchor groups as polymer co-electrospinnable cell adhesives. Polym. Adv. Tech. 2017, 28, 1312. [link]
106. Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Heyu Li, Dong-Xiu Wang, Shu-De Li and Li-Min Zhu. Insulin-loaded PLGA microspheres for glucose-responsive release. Drug Deliv. 2017, 24, 1513. [link]
105. Heyu Li, Kailin Liu, Qingqing Sang, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Haijun, Wang, Jianrong Wu and Li-Min Zhu. A thermosensitive drug delivery system prepared by blend electrospinning. Colloids Surf. B 2017, 159, 277. [link]
104. Qingqing Sang, Gareth R. Williams, Huanling Wu, Kailin Liu, Heyu Li and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun gelatin/sodium bicarbonate and poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)/sodium bicarbonate nanofibers as drug delivery systems. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2017, 81, 359. [link]
103. Brenda Sanchez-Vazquez, Adérito J. R. Amaral, Deng-Guang Yu, George Pasparakis and Gareth R. Williams. Electrosprayed Janus particles for combined photo-chemo-therapy. AAPS PharmSciTech 2017, 18, 1460. [link]
102. Ying Xu, Jiao-Jiao Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-He Yang, and Xia Wang. Influence of the drug distribution in electrospun gliadin fibers on drug release behavior. Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 2017, 106, 422. [link]
101. Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Heyu Li, Dongxiu Wang, Huanling Wu, Shu-De Li and Li-Min Zhu. Glucose- and temperature-sensitive nanoparticles for insulin delivery. Int. J. Nanomedicine 2017, 12, 4037. [link]
100. Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Haijun Wang, Xiaozhu Sun and Li-Min Zhu. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) / poly(l-lactic acid-co-ɛ-caprolactone) fibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as wound dressing materials. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2017, 79, 245. [link]
99. Guang-Zhi Yang, Jiao-Jiao Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Mei-Feng He, Jun-He Yang and Gareth R. Williams. Nanosized sustained-release drug depots fabricated using modified tri-axial electrospinning. Acta Biomater. 2017, 53, 233. [link] Highlighted in Materials Today.
98. Deng-Guang Yu, Jiao-Jiao Li, Man Zhang and Gareth R. Williams. High quality Janus nanofibers prepared using three-fluid electrospinning. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 4542. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
97. Dong Jia, Yanshan Gao and Gareth R. Williams. Core/shell poly(ethylene oxide)/Eudragit fibers for site-specific release. Int. J. Pharm. 2017, 523, 376. [link]
96. Hamung Patel, Paul Royall, Simon Gaisford, Gareth R. Williams, Cathrina Edwards, Frederick Warren, Bernadine Flanagan, Peter Ellis and Peter Butterworth. Structural and enzyme kinetic studies of retrograded starch: Inhibition of α-amylase and consequences for intestinal digestion of starch. Cabohydrate Polym. 2017, 164, 154. [link]
95. Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, Yao Lv, Xiaozhu Sun, Huanling Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Thermosensitive nanofibers loaded with ciprofloxacin as antibacterial wound dressing materials. Int. J. Pharm. 2017, 517, 135. [link]
2016
94. Yanshan Gao, Yu Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Dermot O’Hare and Qiang Wang. Layered double hydroxide-oxidized carbon nanotube hybrids as highly efficient flame retardant nanofillers for polypropylene. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 35502. [link]
93. Alexander Clout, Asma B. M. Buanz, Timothy J. Prior, Christina Reinhard, Yue Wu, Dermot O’Hare, Gareth R. Williams and Simon Gaisford. Simultaneous differential scanning calorimetry – synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction: A powerful technique for physical form characterisation in pharmaceutical materials. Anal. Chem. 2016, 88, 10111. [link]
92. Richard Telford, Colin C. Seaton, Alexander Clout, Asma Buanz, Simon Gaisford, Gareth R. Williams, Timothy J. Prior, Chidera H. Okoye, Tasnim Munshi and Ian J. Scowen. Stabilisation of metastable polymorphs: The case of paracetamol form III. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 12028. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
91. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Min Wei and Gareth R. Williams. New biocompatible hydroxy double salts and their drug delivery properties. J. Mater. Chem. B 2016, 4, 5789. [link]
90. Miao Jin, Deng-Guang Yu, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Theranostic fibers for simultaneous imaging and drug delivery. Mol. Pharm. 2016, 13, 2457. [link]
89. Junzi Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Heyu Li, Yan Li, and Li-Min Zhu. Liraglutide-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microspheres: Preparation and in vivo evaluation. Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 2016, 92, 28. [link]
88. Qixia Pan, Yao Lv, Gareth R. Williams, Lei Tao, Huihui Yang, Heyu Li and Li-Min Zhu. Lactobionic acid and carboxymethyl chitosan functionalized graphene oxide nanocomposites as targeted anticancer drug delivery systems. Carbohydr. Polym. 2016, 151, 812. [link]
87. Heyu Li, Maochun Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Xiaozhu Sun, Juan Hu, Yao Lv and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun gelatin nanofibers loaded with vitamins A and E as antibacterial wound dressing materials. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 50267. [link]
86. Deng-Guang Yu, Chen Yang, Deng Pan, Xin-Kuan Liu, Xia Wang, S. W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun pH-sensitive core-shell polymer nanocomposites fabricated using a tri-axial process. Acta Biomater. 2016, 35, 77. [link] Highlighted in Materials Today.
85. Gareth R. Williams, Ilona Kubajewska, Nicholas S. Glanville, Sebastian L. Johnston and Gary R. McLean. The potential for a protective vaccine to rhinovirus. Expert Rev. Vaccines 2016, 15, 569. [link]
84. Miao Jin, Deng-Guang Yu, Xia Wang, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Electrospun contrast agent-loaded fibers for colon-targeted MRI. Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2016, 5, 977. [link]
83. Alexandra Baskakova, Sahar Awwad, Jennifer Quirós Jiménez, Hardyal Gill, Oleg Novikov, Peng T. Khaw, Steve Brocchini, Elena Zhilyakova and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun formulations of acyclovir, ciprofloxacin and cyanocobalamin for ocular drug delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2016, 502, 208. [link]
82. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Si-Min Xu, Shanyue Guan, David G. Evans, Min Wei and Gareth R. Williams. Hydroxy double salts loaded with bioactive ions: Synthesis, intercalation mechanisms, and functional performance. J. Solid State Chem. 2016, 238, 129. [link]
81. Juan Hu, Heyu Li, Gareth R. Williams, Huihui Yang, Tao Lei and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) / ethyl cellulose nanofibers as thermoresponsive drug delivery systems. J. Pharm. Sci. 2016, 105, 1104. [link]
80. Miao Jin, Dominic E. M. Spillane, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Hydroxy double salts intercalated with Mn(II) complexes as potential contrast agents. Solid State Sci. 2016, 53, 9. [link]
79. Deng-Guang Yu, Ying Xu, Miao Jin, Gareth R. Williams, Hua Zou, Xia Wang and S.W. Annie Bligh. Medicated Janus fibers fabricated using a Teflon-coated side-by-side spinneret. Colloids Surf. B 2016, 138, 110. [link]
2015
78. Miao Jin, Dominic E. M. Spillaine, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, Gareth R. Williams and S. W. Annie Bligh. Gd(III) complexes intercalated into hydroxy double salts as potential MRI contrast agents. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 20728. [link]
77. U. Eranka Illangakoon, Deng-Guang Yu, Bilal S. Ahmad and Gareth R. Williams. 5-Fluorouracil loaded Eudragit fibers prepared by electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2015, 495, 895. [link]
76. Katarzyna A. Mocniak, Ilona Kubajewska, Dominic E.M. Spillane, Gareth R. Williams and Russell E. Morris. Incorporation of cisplatin into the metal-organic frameworks UiO-66-NH2 and UiO-66 - encapsulation vs. conjugation. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 83648. [link]
75. Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Yan Li, Xia Wang, Jun-He Yang, S.W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Nanofibers fabricated using triaxial electrospinning as zero order drug delivery systems. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 18891. [link]
74. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Si-Min Xu, David G. Evans, Gareth R. Williams, Min Wei and Xue Duan. Combined in situ and in silico studies of guest intercalation into the layered double hydroxide [LiAl2(OH)6]X·yH2O. J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119, 18729. [link]
73. Asma Buanz, Timothy J. Prior, Jonathan C. Burley, Bahijja T. Raimi-Abraham, Richard Telford, Michael Hart, Colin C. Seaton, Philip J. Davies, Ian J. Scowen, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Thermal behaviour of benzoic acid : isonicotinamide binary co crystals. Cryst. Growth Des. 2015, 15, 3249 [link]
72. Xia Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Yan Lia, S.W. Annie Bligh and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun medicated shellac nanofibers for colon-targeted drug delivery. Int. J. Pharm. 2015, 490, 384. [link]
71. Margaux Pontailler, Eranka Illangakoon, Gareth R. Williams, Camille Marijon, Valérie Bellamy, Daniel Balvay, Gwennhael Autret, Valérie Vanneaux, Jérôme Larghero, Valérie Planat-Benard, Marie-Cécile Perier, Patrick Bruneval, Philippe Menasché and David Kalfa. Polymer-based reconstruction of the inferior vena cava in rat : Stem cells or RGD peptide? Tissue Eng. A 2015, 21, 1552. [link]
70. Charlotte N. Maughan, Stephen G. Preston and Gareth R. Williams. Particulate inorganic adjuvants: recent developments and future outlook. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 2015, 67, 426. [link]
69. Yong-Hui Wu, Deng-Guang Yu, Xiao-Yan Li, Ai-Hua Diao, U. Eranka Illangakoon and Gareth R. Williams. Fast-dissolving sweet sedative nanofiber membranes. J. Mater. Sci. 2015, 50, 3604. [link]
68. Ukrit Angkawinitwong, Garima Sharma, Peng T. Khaw, Steve Brocchini and Gareth R. Williams. Protein therapeutics in the solid state. Ther. Deliv. 2015, 6, 597. [link]
2014
67. Felipe L. Lopez, Gemma C. Shearman, Simon Gaisford and Gareth R. Williams. Amorphous formulations of indomethacin and griseofulvin prepared by electrospinning. Mol. Pharm. 2014, 11, 4327. [link]
66. Jie Yan, Yong-Hui Wu, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Shang-Meng Huang, Wen Tao and Jun-Yi Sun. Electrospun acid-base pair solid dispersions of quercetin. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 58265. [link]
65. U. Eranka Illangakoon, Hardyal Gill, Gemma C. Shearman, Maryam Parhizkar, Sunthar Mahalingam, Nicholas P. Chatterton and Gareth R. Williams. Fast dissolving paracetamol/caffeine nanofibers prepared by electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2014, 477, 369. [link] 64. Bo Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Zheng Chang, Meihong Jiang, Xiaodong Lei and Xiaoming Sun. Hierarchical NiAl layered double hydroxide/multiwall carbon nanotube/nickel foam electrodes with excellent pseudocapacitive properties. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 16304. [link]
63. Chengcheng Jin, Ran Wei, Gareth R. Williams, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. Self-assembled liposomes from electrosprayed polymer-based microparticles. Colloid Polym. Sci. 2014, 292, 2325. [link]
62. Chen Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and Zhuan-Hua Wang. Tunable biphasic drug release from ethyl cellulose nanofibers fabricated using a modified coaxial electrospinning process. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2014, 9, 258. [link]
61. Gareth R. Williams, Kaat Fierens, Stephen G. Preston, Daniel Lunn, Oliwia Rysnik, Sofie De Prijck, Mirjam Kool, Hannah C. Buckley, Bart N. Lambrecht, Dermot O’Hare and Jonathan M. Austyn. Immunity induced by a broad class of inorganic crystalline materials is directly controlled by their chemistry. J. Exp. Med. 2014, 211, 1019. [link] Featured as an editorial highlight.
60. Xiaodong Lei, Miao Jin and Gareth R. Williams. Layered double hydroxides in the remediation and prevention of water pollution. Energy Environ. Focus 2014, 3, 4. [link]
59. Heng-Huan Song, Xiao Gong, Gareth R. Williams, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie, Li-Min Zhu, Er-Long Nan and Ming Shao. Self-assembled magnetic liposomes from electrospun fibers. Mater. Res. Bull. 2014, 53, 280. [link]
58. Chen Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and Zhuan-Hua Wang. Fast-dissolving core-shell composite microparticles of quercetin fabricated using a coaxial electrospray process. PLoS One 2014, 9, e92106. [link]
57. Lei Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun glycopolymer fibers for lectin recognition. Polym. Chem. 2014, 5, 3009. [link]
56. Abdessamad Y. A. Kaassis, Neil Young, Naoko Sano, Hamid Merchant, Deng-Guang Yu, Nicholas P. Chatterton and Gareth R. Williams. Pulsatile drug release from electrospun poly(ethylene oxide) – sodium alginate blend nanofibres. J. Mater. Chem. B 2014, 2, 1400. [link]
55. Jiangang Xie, Hairong Mao, Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams and Miao Jin. Highly stable coated polyvinylpyrrolidone nanofibers prepared using modified coaxial electrospinning. Fibers Polym. 2014, 15, 78. [link]
54. U. Eranka Illangakoon, Tahir Nazir, Gareth R. Williams and Nicholas P. Chatterton. Mebeverine-loaded electrospun nanofibers: Physicochemical characterization and dissolution studies. J. Pharm. Sci. 2014, 103, 283. [link]
53. Shao-Feng Lou, Lei Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu Galactose functionalized injectable thermoresponsive microgels for sustained protein release. Colloids Surf. B 2014, 113, 368. [link]
2013
52. Dongpeng Yan, Gareth R. Williams, Min Zhao, Changming Li, Guoling Fan and Hejia Yang. Flexible free-standing luminescent two-component fiber films with tunable hierarchical structures based on hydrogen-bonding architecture. Langmuir 2013, 29, 15673. [link]
51. Er-Long Nan, Gareth R. Williams, Heng-Huan Song, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie and Li-Min Zhu. The linearity of the liquid-liquid-solid boundary in some aqueous two-phase systems. J. Chem. Eng. Data. 2013, 58, 889. [link] Featured on the journal cover.
50. Qian Xiang, Yong-Mei Ma, Deng-Guang Yu, Miao Jin and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospinning using a Teflon-coated spinneret. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2013, 284, 889. [link]
49. Jing Quan, Chengyao Wu, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Jinxian Wu, Yan Li, Huali Nie and Li-Min Zhu. Novel electrospun nanofibers incorporating polymeric prodrugs of ketoprofen: preparation, characterization and in vitro sustained release. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2013, 30, 1570. [link]
48. Pei-Pei Zhang, Bin Wang, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie and Li-Min Zhu. Self-assembled core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles from electrospun fibers. Mater. Res. Bull. 2013, 48, 3058. [link]
47. Bin Wang, Pei-Pei Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Jing Quan, Hua-Li Nie and Li-Min Zhu. A simple route to form magnetic chitosan nanoparticles through coaxial-electrospun composite nanofibers. J. Mater. Sci. 2013, 48, 3991. [link]
46. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander Clout and Jonathan C. Burley. A kinetic and mechanistic study into the formation of the Cu-Cr layered double hydroxide. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 8616. [link]. Featured in the Diamond Light Source Annual Report 2013/14.
45. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Xia Wang, Xin-Kuan Liu, Hao-Lin Li and SW Annie Bligh. Dual drug release nanocomposites prepared using a combination of electrospraying and electrospinning. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 4652. [link]
44. Xiao-Zhu Sun, Gareth R. Williams, Xiao-Xiao Hou and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun curcumin-loaded fibers with potential biomedical applications. Carbohydr. Polym. 2013, 94, 147. [link]
43. Shao-Feng Lou, Hua Zhang, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Hua-li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. Fabrication and aggregation of thermoresponsive glucose-functionalized double-hydrophilic copolymers. Colloids Surf. B 2013, 105, 180. [link]
42. Wenbing Li, Deng-Guang Yu, Kun Chen, Guanghua Wang and Gareth R. Williams. Smooth preparation of ibuprofen/zein microcomposites using an epoxy-coated electrospraying head. Mater. Lett. 2013, 93, 125. [link]
41. Syed F. Taj, Richard Singer, Tahir Nazir and Gareth R. Williams. The first hydroxy double salt tablet formulation. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 358. [link]
2012
40. Hua Zhang, Shaofeng Lou, Gareth R. Williams, Christopher Branford-White, Hua-Li Nie, Jing Quan and Li-Min Zhu. A systematic study of ultrafine captopril-loaded polyester fiber mats prepared by electrospinning. Int. J. Pharm. 2012, 439, 100. [link]
39. Deng-Guang Yu, Jia-Hui Yu, Lan Chen, Gareth R. Williams and Xia Wang. Modified coaxial electrospinning for the preparation of high-quality ketoprofen-loaded cellulose acetate nanofibers. Carbohydr. Polym. 2012, 90, 1016. [link]
38. Gareth R. Williams, John Crowder, Jonathan C. Burley and Andrew M. Fogg. The selective intercalation of organic carboxylates and sulfonates into hydroxy double salts. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 13600 (highlighted as 'hot article'). [link]
37. Zhiyi Lu, Wei Zhu, Xiaodong Lei, Gareth R. Williams, Dermot O’Hare, Zheng Chang, Xiaoming Sun and Xue Duan. High pseudocapacitive cobalt carbonate hydroxide films derived from CoAl layered double hydroxides. Nanoscale 2012, 4, 3640. [link] 36. Gareth R. Williams, Nicholas P. Chatterton, Tahir Nazir, Deng-Guang Yu, Li-Min Zhu and Christopher J. Branford-White. Electrospun nanofibers in drug delivery: recent developments and perspectives. Ther. Deliv. 2012, 3, 515 (invited review). [link]
35. Yuan-Qing Ling, Hua-Li Nie, Christopher Brandford-White, Gareth R. Williams and Li-Min Zhu. Metal chelate affinity precipitation: purification of BSA using poly(N-vinylcaprolactam-co-methacrylic acid) copolymers. Colloids Surf. B 2012, 94, 281. [link]
34. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-He Yang, Xia Wang, Wei Qian and Ying Li. Chitosan nanoparticles self-assembled from electrospun composite nanofibers. J. Textile Sci. Engg. 2012, 2, 107. [link]
33. Selma S. D. Richardson-Chong, Rasesh Patel and Gareth R. Williams. Intercalation and controlled release of bioactive ions using a hydroxy double salt. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2012, 51, 2913. [link]
32. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Li-Dong Gao, S.W. Annie Bligh, Jun-He Yang and Xia Wang. Coaxial electrospinning with sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solution for high quality polyacrylonitrile nanofibers. Colloids Surf. A 2012, 396, 161. [link]
31. Yan Li, Jing Quan, Christopher Branford-White, Gareth R. Williams, Jin-Xian Wu and Li-Min Zhu. Electrospun polyacrylonitrile-glycopolymer nanofibrous membranes for enzyme immobilization. J. Mol. Catal. B-Enzym. 2012, 76, 15. [link]
2011
30. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Xia Wang, Jun-He Yang, Xiao-Yan Li, Wei Qian and Ying Li. Polymer-based nanoparticulate solid dispersions prepared by a modified electrospraying process. J. Biomed. Sci. Eng. 2011, 4, 741. [link]
29. Charles Markland, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O'Hare. The intercalation of flavouring compounds into layered double hydroxides. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 17896. [link]
28. Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-He Yang, Xia Wang, Jian-Mao Yang and Xiao-Yan Li. Solid lipid nanoparticles self-assembled from electrosprayed polymer-based microparticles. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 15957. [link]
27. Miaosen Yang, Junfeng Liu, Zheng Chang, Gareth R. Williams, Dermot O'Hare, Xuehan Zheng, Xiaoming Sun and Xue Duan. Mg/Al-CO3 layered double hydroxide nanorings. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 14741. [link]
26. Jing Quan, Yang Yu, Christopher Branford-White, Gareth R. Williams, Deng-Guang Yu, Wei Nie and Li-Min Zhu. Preparation of ultrafine fast-dissolving feruloyl-oleyl-glycerol-loaded polyvinylpyrrolidone fiber mats via electrospinning. Colloids Surf. B 2011, 88, 304. [link]
25. Deng-Guang Yu, Christopher Branford-White, Gareth R. Williams, S.W. Annie Bligh, Kenneth White, Li-Min Zhu and Nicholas P. Chatterton. Self-assembled liposomes from amphiphilic electrospun nanofibers. Soft Matter 2011, 7, 8239. [link]
24. Gareth R. Williams, Saul J. Moorhouse, Timothy J. Prior, Nicholas H. Rees, Andrew M. Fogg and Dermot O’Hare. New insights into the intercalation chemistry of Al(OH)3. Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 6012. [link]. Featured in the Diamond Light Source Annual Report 2011/12. 23. Jonathan C. Burley, Dermot O'Hare and Gareth R. Williams. The application of statistical methodology to the analysis of time-resolved X-ray diffraction data. Anal. Methods 2011, 3, 814 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
22. Chengle Wang, Yimin Wu, Robert Jacobs, Jamie Warner, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Reverse micelle synthesis of Co-Al LDHs: control of particle size and magnetic properties. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 171. [link]
21. Richard M. R. Bull, Charles Markland, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Hydroxy double salts as versatile storage and delivery matrices. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 1822 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
2010
20. Aamir I. Khan, Gareth R. Williams, Gang Hu, Nicholas H. Rees and Dermot O’Hare. The intercalation of bicyclic and tricyclic carboxylates into layered double hydroxides. J. Solid State Chem. 2010, 183, 2877. [link]
2009
19. Aamir I. Khan, Anusha Ragavan, Bonnie Fong, Charles Markland, Mark O’Brien, Thomas G. Dunbar, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Recent developments in the use of layered double hydroxides as host materials for the storage and triggered release of functional anions. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48, 10196. [link]
18. Gareth R. Williams, Nicholas H. Rees and Dermot O’Hare. Incorporation of phosphorus oxyacids into layered double hydroxides. Solid State Sci. 2009, 11, 1229. [link]
17. Anusha Ragavan, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O'Hare. A thermodynamically stable layered double hydroxide heterostructure. J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 4211. [link]
2007
16. Gareth R. Williams, Andrew M. Fogg, Jeremy Sloan, Christine Taviot-Guèho and Dermot O’Hare. Staging during anion-exchange intercalation into [LiAl2(OH)6]Cl·yH2O: structural and mechanistic insights. Dalton Trans. 2007, 3499 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
15. Sharon Mitchell, Timothy Biswick, William Jones, Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. A synchrotron radiation study of the hydrothermal synthesis of layered double hydroxides from MgO and Al2O3 slurries. Green Chem. 2007, 9, 373. [link]
2006
14. Yongjun Feng, Gareth R. Williams, Fabrice Leroux, Christine Taviot-Guèho and Dermot O’Hare. Selective anion-exchange properties of second stage layered double hydroxide heterostructures. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 4312. [link]
13. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander J. Norquist and Dermot O’Hare. Incorporation of Li into MnOOH: an in situ X-ray and neutron diffraction study. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 3801. [link]
12. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Towards understanding, control and application of layered double hydroxide chemistry. J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16, 3065 (invited article). [link]
11. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. New phosphonate intercalates of [Ca2Al(OH)6]NO3·yH2O: a synthetic and kinetic study. Solid State Sci. 2006, 8, 971. [link]
10. Oliver J. Rutt, Gareth R. Williams and Simon J. Clarke. Reversible lithium insertion and copper extrusion in layered oxysulfides. Chem. Commun. 2006, 2869 (highlighted as 'hot article'). [link]
9. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. A kinetic study of the intercalation of lithium salts into Al(OH)3. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 10619. [link]
8. Gareth R. Williams, Thomas G. Dunbar, Andrew J. Beer, Andrew M. Fogg and Dermot O’Hare. Intercalation chemistry of the novel layered double hydroxides [MAl4(OH)12](NO3)2·yH2O (M = Zn, Cu, Ni and Co). 2: Selective intercalation chemistry. J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16, 1231 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
7. Gareth R. Williams, Thomas G. Dunbar, Andrew J. Beer, Andrew M. Fogg and Dermot O’Hare. Intercalation chemistry of the novel layered double hydroxides [MAl4(OH)12](NO3)2·yH2O (M = Zn, Cu, Ni and Co). 1: New organic intercalates and reaction mechanisms. J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16, 1222 (highlighted as ‘hot article’). [link]
6. Gareth R. Williams, Aamir I. Khan and Dermot O’Hare. Kinetic and mechanistic studies of intercalation into layered double hydroxides using time-resolved X-ray diffraction. Struct. Bond. 2006, 119, 161. [link]
2005
5. Gareth R. Williams and Dermot O’Hare. Factors influencing staging during ion exchange intercalation into [LiAl2(OH)6]X·mH2O (X = Br, Cl, NO3). Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 2632. [link]
4. Gregory G. Wildgoose, Shelley J. Wilkins, Gareth R. Williams, Robert R. France, David J. Carnahan, Jiang Li, Timothy G. J. Jones and Richard G. Compton. Graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes chemically modified with 4-nitrobenzylamine. ChemPhysChem 2005, 6, 352. [link]
2004
3. Andrew M. Fogg, Gareth R. Williams, Ryan Chester and Dermot O'Hare. A novel family of layered double hydroxides - [MAl4(OH)12](NO3)2·xH2O (M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn). J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 2369. [link]
2. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander J. Norquist and Dermot O'Hare. Time-resolved, in situ X-ray diffraction studies of staging during phosphonic acid intercalation into [LiAl2(OH)6]Cl·H2O. Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 975. [link]
2003
1. Gareth R. Williams, Alexander J. Norquist and Dermot O'Hare. The formation of ordered heterostructures during the intercalation of phosphonic acids into a layered double hydroxide. Chem. Commun. 2003, 1816. [link]
Books
2. Gareth R. Williams (editor). Biomedical applications of inorganic materials. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021. [link]
1. Gareth R. Williams, Bahijja T. Raimi-Abraham and CJ Luo. Nanofibres in drug delivery. UCL Press, 2018. [link]
Book chapters
10. Nour Allahham, Ines Colic, Melissa L. D. Rayner, Pratik Gurnani, James B. Phillips, Ahad A. Rahim and Gareth R. Williams. Advanced formulation approaches for emerging therapeutic technologies. In “Drug Delivery and Targeting”, Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology vol 284, edited by Monika Schäfer-Korting and Ulrich S. Schubert. Springer, 2024.
9. Corinna S. Schlosser, Gareth R. Williams and Karolina Dziemidowicz. Advanced formulation approaches for proteins. In “Drug Delivery and Targeting”, Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology vol 284, edited by Monika Schäfer-Korting and Ulrich S. Schubert. Springer, 2024.
8. V. Umayangana Godakanda, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Rohini M. de Silva, K. M. Nalin de Silva, and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun Fibers in Drug Delivery. In “Electrospun nanofibers Principles, technology and novel applications”, edited by Ashok Vaseashta and Nimet Bölgen. Springer, 2022.
7. Fatma Demir Duman, Sophia S. Boyadjieva, Margarita Štrimaite, Rachel Foulkes, Gareth R. Williams and Ross S. Forgan. Inorganic materials in drug delivery. In “Biomedical applications of inorganic materials”, edited by Gareth R. Williams. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021.
6. Gareth R. Williams and John P. Malkinson. Kinetics. In “Aulton's Pharmaceutics” (6th Edition), edited by Kevin Taylor and Michael Aulton. Elsevier, 2021.
5. Deng-Guang Yu, Fenglei Zhou, Geoff J.M. Parker, Aiva Simaite, Matej Buzgo and Gareth R. Williams. Innovations and advances in electrospraying technology. In “Biomedical applications of electrospinning and electrospraying”, edited by Naresh Kasoju and Hua Ye. Woodhead Publishing, 2021.
4. Gareth R. Williams. Physical form. In “Remington: The science and practice of pharmacy” (23rd Edition), edited by Adeboye Adejare. Academic Press, 2021.
3. Ukrit Angkawinitwong and Gareth R. Williams. Electrospun materials for wearable sensor applications. In “Electrospun polymers and composites” (1st Edition), edited by Yu Dong, Avanish Baji and Seeram Ramakrishna. Woodhead Publishing, 2020.
2. Gareth R. Williams. Kinetics. In “Aulton's Pharmaceutics” (5th Edition), edited by Kevin Taylor and Michael Aulton. Elsevier, 2017.
1. Gareth R. Williams. Novel synthetic approaches to ion-exchangeable metal hydroxides. In "Hydroxides: Synthesis, Types and Applications", edited by Abejundio Calixto Carillo and Delia Analiz Griego. Nova Publishers, 2012.
Oral conference contributions
37. Novel nanotechnologies for new medicines. Keynote presentation given at the SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Humanities & Applied Sciences 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
36. Electrospun fibres for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Plenary presentation given at the International Internet Conference on Modern Chemistry of Medicines, 2024.
35. Electrospun fibres for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Invited presentation given at the 5th International Conference on Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2024, Shanghai, China.
34. Electrospun fibres for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Invited presentation given at the 8th International Conference on Electrospinning, 2024, Krakow, Poland.
33. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. Invited presentation given at the 50th Interpharm Conference, 2024, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.
32. Nanofibres for nerves. Invited presentation given at the 7th European Symposium on Electrohydrodynamic Atomization and Electrospinning, 2024, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
31. Unravelling the pharmaceutical solid state using hyphenated calorimetry-diffraction approaches. Invited presentation given at the Thermal Analysis Conference 2024, Leicester, UK.
30. NerveWrap: Drug-loaded fibers for peripheral nerve injury. Invited presentation given at the Iranian Conference of Cell and Tissue Culture, Iran, 2023.
29. Theranostic formulations from layered inorganic materials. Keynote presentation given at the 21st International Symposium on Intercalation Compounds, 2023, Nancy, France.
28. Electrospinning for advanced drug delivery applications. Plenary presentation given at the International Internet Conference on Modern Chemistry of Medicines, 2023.
27. Electrospun fibres and electrosprayed particles for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Plenary presentation given at the 6th European Symposium on Electrohydrodynamic Atomization and Electrospinning, 2023, Krakow, Poland.
26. Electrospinning as a future formulation development technique. Plenary presentation given at the 2023 London Polymer Group meeting, London, UK.
25. Polymer-based nanoscale theranostic formulations. Invited presentation given at the 2023 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting & Exhibition.
24. Electrospun theranostic formulations. Oral presentation given at the 7th International Conference on Electrospinning, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
23. Nanoscale polymer-based drug delivery systems. Plenary presentation given at the 2nd International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences and Military Pharmacy, Indonesia, 2022.
22. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. Invited presentation given at Making Pharmaceuticals UK 2022, Coventry, UK, 2022.
21. Electrospun fibers for drug delivery: Some recent advances. Keynote presentation given at the 10th International Conference on Advanced Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai, China, 2021.
20. Hyphenated differential scanning calorimetry - synchrotron X-ray diffraction: A powerful new tool in pharmaceutical characterization. Invited presentation given at the 100th Anniversary Celebration for the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department of the National University of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2021.
19. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Invited presentation given at the International Workshop on Electro-Spinning/Spraying, 2021.
18. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Keynote presentation given at the 1st International Electronic Conference on Pharmaceutics, 2020.
17. The power of polymer-drug composites: Polymorph and release rate control. Invited presentation given at the 2019 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, Valencia, Spain.
16. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Invited presentation given at the 2019 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, Valencia, Spain.
15. Electrospinning of biomolecules and cell-derived bodies. Invited presentation given at the 6th International Conference on Electrospinning, 2019, Shanghai, China.
14. Nanofiber-based biomedical textiles generated by electrospinning. Invited presentation given at the 2019 International Conference on Biomedical Textile Materials, Shanghai, China.
13. Nanoscale architectures from electrohydrodynamic processes and their applications in drug delivery. Keynote presentation given at the 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
12. Layered gadolinium hydroxides for simultaneous drug delivery and imaging. Oral presentation given at the 13th International Conference on Solid State Chemistry, 2018, Pardubice, Czech Republic.
11. Polymer nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering. Keynote presentation given at the International Conference on Drug Discovery & Development 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
10. Hyphenated XRD-DSC: A powerful new tool in the characterisation of pharmaceuticals. Invited oral presentation given at the M2M Pharmaceuticals corporate anniversary, 2017, Reading, UK, 3 March 2017.
9. Innovative polymer processing: Electrospinning and its usage in drug delivery and devices. Invited oral presentation, given at MedTech MeetUp 2017, Brussels, Belgium.
8. Exploiting materials chemistry for tuneable vaccine formulations. Invited oral presentation given at the Vaccine Antigen Delivery: New Approaches to Vaccine Development conference, 2016, London, UK.
7. Delivering challenging drug release profiles through electrospun fibres. Oral presentation given at the Electrospun Nano-and Microfibres for Biomedical Applications conference, 2015, Eger, Hungary.
6. Combined in situ/in silico studies of intercalation into layered double hydroxides. Invited oral presentation given at the Oxford-SCG Centre of Excellence LDH Workshop, 2015, Oxford, UK.
5. Nanofiber formulations as fast dissolving drug delivery systems. Oral presentation given at the Challenges in Science and Technology of Polymer Materials conference 2015, Bansko, Bulgaria.
4. Designer inorganic vaccine adjuvants. Oral presentation given to the Royal Society of Chemistry Solid State Chemistry Group Christmas Meeting 2011, Liverpool, UK.
3. Monitoring intercalation using time-resolved diffraction. Invited plenary lecture given at the China-UK Summer School on the Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications of Inorganic Materials, 2010, Beijing, China.
2. Ion exchange intercalation reactions of some novel layered double hydroxides: selectivity and kinetics. Oral presentation given at the 13th International Symposium on Intercalation Compounds, 2005, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
1. Ordered heterostructures as intermediates in the intercalation of phosphonic and carboxylic acids into [LiAl2(OH)6]X·yH2O. Oral presentation given at Solid State Chemistry 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.
Invited presentations
32. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, UK, 25 July 2024.
31. Electrospinning: an emerging medicines manufacturing method. Beiijng Normal University, China, 29 February 2024
30. Turning exosomes into (potential) medicines for patients. UCL TIN event on Extracellular Vesicles, London, UK, 22 March 2023.
29. Electrospinning as a future formulation development technique. Pfizer, Sandwich, UK, 3 March 2023.
28. Exploiting the pharmaceutical solid state to improve medicines performance. Jinan University, China, 7 June 2022.
27. Electrospinning for advanced drug delivery applications. Sri Lankan Association for the Advancement of Science, 22 February 2022.
26. Understanding and controlling the pharmaceutical solid state. Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Hong Kong University, 4 May 2021.
25. Electrospun fibers in drug delivery. Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, Cornell University, 23 February 2021.
24. Advanced analytical techniques for pharmaceutical materials characterization. iP-OSTEO Horizon 2020 consortium seminar, 8 October 2020.
23. Advanced drug delivery systems from electrospinning. School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK, 11 March 2020.
22. Nanoscale polymer-based systems for advanced drug delivery. School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, China, 28 June 2019.
21. Hyphenated differential scanning calorimetry-X-ray diffraction: A powerful new technique for materials science? State Key Laboratory for Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, 24 June 2019.
20. Electrospun fibers for rapid release of poorly-soluble APIs. Takeda Japan and USA. 14 February 2019.
19. Nanoscale architectures from electrohydrodynamic processes and their applications in drug delivery. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. 18 January 2019.
18. Hyphenated differential scanning calorimetry-X-ray diffraction: A powerful new technique for preformulation science? Novartis, Shanghai, China, 31 October 2018.
17. Polymer nanofibers for drug delivery. College of Basic Medicine, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China, 26 October 2018.
16. Polymer nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 22 June 2017.
15. Polymer nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering. Sri Lanka Institute if Nanotechnology, Homagama, Sri Lanka. 20 June 2017.
14. Applications of materials chemistry in medicines design. Imperial College London, UK. 12 May 2017.
13. Electrospinning and spraying for drug delivery and tissue engineering. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, 12 April 2017.
12. Adventures in a polymer playground. China Queen’s College, China Medical University, Shenyang, China, 21 November 2016.
11. Time-resolved X-ray diffraction in chemistry and pharmaceutical science. School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, UK. 16 June 2016.
10. Exploiting materials chemistry to develop bespoke and tuneable vaccine formulations. J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic, 26 November 2015.
9. Exploiting materials chemistry to develop bespoke and tuneable vaccine formulations. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, 11 November 2015.
8. Exploiting materials chemistry to develop bespoke and tuneable vaccine formulations. Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, Open University, UK, 15 September 2015.
7. Electrospun nanofibres for biomedical applications. College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 20 November 2014.
6. Electrospun nanofibres for biomedical and environmental applications. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China, 17 November 2014.
5. Electrospun nanofibres for biomedical applications. State Key Laboratory for Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, 16 November 2014.
4. Designer inorganic vaccine adjuvants. “Vaccine process development – better tools for better vaccines” workshop, University College London, UK, 5 November 2014.
3. Watching reactions happen in the solid state using in situ techniques. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, 24 June 2011.
2. Watching reactions happen in the solid state. Faculty of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, UK, 18 November 2010.
1. Novel inorganic adjuvants. Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, 11 March 2010.