Publications

*178 Gao, Y., Bissoyi, A., Kinney, N.L.H., Whale, T.F., Guo, Q.,* and Matthew I. Gibson* ChemComm., 2023,59, 9086 – 9089, Proline-Conditioning and Chemically-Programmed Ice Nucleation Protects Spheroids During Cryopreservation link

*177 Murray, K.A., Gao, Y., Griffiths, C.A., Kinney, N.L.H., Guo, Q., Gibson, M.I., Whale, T.F. JACS Au, 2023, 3, 5, 1314–1320 Chemically Induced Extracellular Ice Nucleation Reduces Intracellular Ice Formation Enabling 2D and 3D Cellular Cryopreservation link

*176 Marton, H.L, Ahmad, A., Kllbride, P., Sagona, A.P., Gibson, M.I., Journal of The American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 8794-8799. “Anionic Synthetic Polymers Prevent Bacteriophage Infection” link

175 Eickhoff, L., Keßler, M., Stubbs, C., Derksen, J., Viefhues, M., Anselmetti, D., Gibson, M.I., Hoge, B., Koop, T., Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023, 158, 154504, “Ice nucleation in aqueous solutions of short- and long-chain poly(vinyl alcohol) studied with a droplet microfluidics setup” link

Highlighted on the front cover of the journal

*174 Judge, N., Georgiou, P.G., Bissoyi, A., Ahmad, A., Heise, A., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2023, 24, 2409-2956 “High Molecular Weight Polyproline as a Bio-Sourced Ice Growth Inhibitor: Synthesis, Ice Growth Inhibition” Link

Highlighted on the front cover of the journal

*173 Neves, MMPS., Richards, SJ., Baker, A.N., Walker, M., Georgiou, PG, Gibson, M.I., Nanoscale Horizons, 2023, 8, 377- 382, Discrimination between protein glycoforms using lectin-functionalised gold nanoparticles as signal enhancers, link

Featured in World Cancer Day virtual issue

*172 Bissoyi, A., Tomas, R.M.F., Gao, Y., Guo, Q., Gibson, M.I., ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023, 15, 2630-2638 Cryopreservation of Liver-Cell Spheroids with Macromolecular Cryoprotectants link

*171 Georgiou, P.G, Kinney, N.L.H., Kontopoulou, I., Baker, A.N., Hindmarsh, S.A., Bissoyi, A., Congdon, T.R., Whale, T.F., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2022, 23, 5285 – 5296, Poly(vinyl alcohol) molecular bottlebrushes nucleate ice. link

*170 Micallef, J., Baker, A.N., Richards, S.J., Soutar, D.E., Georgiou, P.G., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., RSC Advances, 2022, 12, 33080 – 33090, Polymer-Tethered Glyconanoparticle Colourimetric Biosensors for Lectin Binding: Structural and Experimental Parameters to Ensure a Robust Output, Link

*169 Ahmad, A., Georgiou, P.G., Pancaro, A., Hasan, M., Nelissen I., Gibson, M.I., Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 13261 – 13273 Polymer-Tethered Glycosylated Gold Nanoparticles Recruit Sialylated Glycoproteins into their Protein Corona, Leading to Off-Target Lectin Binding link

*168 Tomas, R.F.M., Bissoyi, A., Congdon, T.R., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2022 23, 3948-3959. Assay-ready Cryopreserved Cell Monolayers Enabled by Macromolecular Cryoprotectants, link

Warwick News Story

*167 Ishibe, T., Gonzalez-Martinez, N., Georgiou, P.G., Murray, K.A., Gibson, M.I., ACS PolymersAu, 2022,2, 449-457 Synthesis of Poly(2-(methylsulfinyl)ethyl methacrylate) via Oxidation of Poly(2-(methylthio)ethyl methacrylate): Evaluation of the Sulfoxide Side Chain on Cryopreservation .Link

166 Guy, C.S., Tomás, R.M.F., Tang, Q., Gibson, M.I., Fullam, E.C., ChemComm., 2022, 58, 9361-9364, Imaging of antitubercular dimeric boronic acids at the mycobacterial cell surface by click-probe capture,  link

*165 Kontopoulou, I., Congdon,T.R., Bassett, S., Mair, B., Gibson M.I., Polymer Chemistry, 2022, 13, 4692 – 4700, Synthesis of Poly(vinyl alcohol) by Blue Light Bismuth Oxide Photocatalysed RAFT. Evaluation of the Impact of Freeze/Thaw Cycling on Ice Recrystallisation Inhibition link

*164 Baker, A.N., Georgiou, P.G, Dedola, S., Field, R.A., Gibson, M.I., Chemical Society Reviews, 2022, 51, 7238-7259 Glycosylated Gold Nanoparticles in Point of Care Diagnostics: From Aggregation to Lateral Flow, link

163 Murray, K., Kinney, N.L.H., Griffiths, C.A., Hasan, M., Gibson, M.I., Whale, T, Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 12295 Pollen derived macromolecules serve as a new class of ice-nucleating cryoprotectants, link

*162 Murray, K., Gibson, M.I. Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022, 6, 579-593, Chemical Approaches to Cryopreservation, link 

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*161 Pesenti, T., Zu, C., Gonzalez-Martinez, N., Tomás, R.M.F., Gibson, M.I., Nicolas, J., ACS MacroLetters, 2022, 11, 889-894, Degradable Polyampholytes from Radical Ring-Opening Copolymerization Enhance Cellular Cryopreservation, Link

*160 Warren, M.T., Galpin, I., Hasan, M., Hindmarsh, S., Padrnos, J., Edwards-Gayle, C.J.C., Mathers, R.T., Adams, DJ Sosso, G.C and Gibson, M.I . ChemComm, 2022, 58, 7658-7661. Minimalistic Ice Recrystallisation Inhibitors based on Phenylalanine, link

159 Zadjelovic, V., Erni-Cassola, G., Obrador-Viel, T., Lester, D., Eley, E., Gibson, M.I., Dorador, C., Golyshin, P.N., Black, S., Wellington, E.M.H., Christie-Oleza, J.A., Journal of Hazardous Materials., 2022, 436, 129278, A Mechanistic Understanding of Polyethylene Biodegradation by the Marine Bacterium Alcanivorax, Link

158 Warren, M., Galpin, I., Bachtiger, F., Gibson, M.I., Sosso, GS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022, 13, 9, 2237–2244. Ice Recrystallization Inhibition by Amino Acids: The Curious Case of Alpha- and Beta-Alanine link

*157 Georgiou, P.G., Guy, C.S., Hasan, M., Ahmad, A., Richards, S.J., Baker, A.N., Thakkar, N.V., Walker, M., Pandey, S., Anderson, N.R., Grammatopoulos, D., Gibson, M.I., ACS MacroLetters, 2022, 11, 3, 317–32, Plasmonic Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with Polymer-Stabilized Glycosylated Gold Nanorods . Link.

Featured as ACS Editors Choice . Featured on the front cover of the journal

*156 Baker,A.N., Muguruza, A.R., Richards, S.-J., Georgiou, P.G., Goetz, S., Walker, M., Dedola, S., Field R.A., Gibson, M.I., Advanced Healthcare Materials 2022, 11, 2101784 “Lateral Flow Glyco-Assays for the Rapid and Low-Cost Detection of Lectins – Polymeric Linkers and Particle Engineering are Essential for Selectivity and Performance” link

*155 Baker, A.N., Congdon, T.R, Richards, S.-J., Georgiou, P., Walker, M; Dedola, S., Field, R.A., Gibson, M.I., PolymersAu, 2022, 2, 69 “End-Functionalized Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone) for Ligand Display in Lateral Flow Device Test Lines”, . link

Featured on the front cover of the journal

*154 Marton, H.L., Styles, K.M., Kilbride, P., Sagona, A.P, Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2021, 22, 5281-5289, Polymer-Mediated Cryopreservation of Bacteriophages, Link

153 Velimirovic M., Pancaro, A., Mildner, R., Georgiou, PG., Tirez, K., Nelissen I., Johann, C, Gibson, M.I., Vanhaecke, F. Nanomaterials2021, 11, 2720 “Characterization of Gold Nanorods Conjugated with Synthetic Glycopolymers Using an Analytical Approach Based on spICP-SFMS and EAF4-MALS” link

*152 Baker, A.N., Richards, S.J., Pandey, S., Guy, C.S., Ahmad, A., Hasan, M., Biggs, C.I., Georgiou, P.G., Zwetsloot, A.J., Straube, A., Dedola, A., Field, R.A., Anderson, N.R., Walker, M., Grammatopoulos, D., Gibson, M.I., ACS Sensors, 2021, 6, 10, 3696–3705, “A Glycan-based Flow-Through Device for the Detection of SARS-COV-2,” link

Press Release

*151 Richards, S.J., Gibson, M.I., JACS Au, 2021,1, 12, 2089–2099, ‘Towards glycomaterials with selectivity as well as affinity’. . link

150 Tan, A., Liu, Q., Septiadi, D., Chu, S., Liu, T., Richards, S.-J., Rothen‐Rutishauser, B., Petri‐Fink,A., Gibson, M.I., Boyd, B.J., Journal of Materials Chemistry B., 2021, 9, 5365-5373, Understanding Selectivity of Metabolic Labelling and Click-Targeting in Multicellular Environments as a Route to Tissue Selective Drug Delivery. Link

*149 Pancaro, A., Szymonik, M., Georgiou, P.G., Baker, AN, Walker, M., Adriaensens, P., Hendrix, J., Gibson, M.I., and Nelissen, I., Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 10837 – 10848, The Polymeric Glyco-Linker Controls the Signal Outputs for Plasmonic Gold Nanorods Biosensors due to Biocorona Formation, link

*148 Murray, A., Congdon, TR., Tomás, R.M.F., Kilbride, P., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2022, 23, 2, 467-477, Red Blood Cell Cryopreservation with Minimal Post-Thaw Lysis Enabled by a Synergistic Combination of a Cryoprotecting Polyampholyte with DMSO/Trehalose, link

*147 Bailey, T.L., Hernandez-Fernaud, J.R., Gibson, M.I., RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2021, 12, 982 – 993, Proline pre-conditioning of cell monolayers increases post-thaw recovery and viability by distinct mechanisms to other osmolytes, . link

*146 Georgiou, P., Marton, H.L., ; Baker, AN., Congdon, TR., Whale, T., Gibson, M.I., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021. 143, 7449 – 7461, Polymer Self-Assembly Induced Enhancement of Ice Recrystallization Inhibition  link

145 Wright, R.J., Bosch, R., Langille, M.G.I., Gibson, M.I., Christie-Oleza, J.A.,, Microbiome, 2021, 141, A multi-OMIC characterisation of biodegradation and microbial community succession within the PET plastisphere, Link

Featured in the Guardian Newspaper “Welcome to the plastisphere…”

144 Stevens, C.A., Bachtiger, F., Kong, X-D., Abriata, L.A., Sosso, G.C., Gibson, M.I., Klok, H.-A., Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 2675, A Minimalistic Cyclic Ice-Binding Peptide from Phage Display, Link

Press Release

143 Corsaro, M., Casillo, A., Fabozzi, A., Russo, I.K., Parrilli, E., Biggs, C.I, Gibson, M.I., Lanzetta, R., Appavou, M.S., Radulescu, A., Tutino, M., Paduano, L., Biomacromolecules, 2021 22, 4, 1445-1457,A physico-chemical approach to understanding the structure, the conformation, and the activity of mannan polysaccharides., Link

*142 Tomas, RMF., Gibson, M.I.,Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 4557-4569, Covalent Cell Surface recruitment of Chemotherapeutic Polymers Enhances Selectivity and Activity, link

141 Bachtiger, F., Congdon, TR., Stubbs, C., Gibson, M.I., Sosso, G.C, Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 1323 The atomisic details of the ice recrystallisation inhibition activity of PVA, Link

Press release Editors Highlight.

*140 Richards, S-J.,Keenan, T., Vendeveille,J-B., Wheatley, D.E., Chidwick, H., Budhadev, D., Council, C.E., Webster, C.S, Ledru, H., Baker, A.N., Walker, M., Galan, MC., Linclau, B., Fascione, MA., Gibson, M.I., Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 905 – 910, Introducing affinity and selectivity into galectin-targeting nanoparticles with fluorinated glycan ligands. link

Featured as a ‘Hot’ Article

139 Alobaid M.A, Richards, S.J., Alexander, M.R., Gibson, M.I., Ghaemmaghami A.M. Materials Today Bio, 2020, 8, 100080 Developing immune-regulatory materials using immobilized monosaccharides with immune-instructive properties. link

*138 Fayter, AER., Hasan, M., Congdon,TR., Kontopoulou, I., Gibson, M.I., European Polymer Journal, 2020, 140, 5, 110036, Ice Recrystallisation Inhibiting Polymers Prevent Irreversible Protein Aggregation During Solvent-Free Cryopreservation as Additives and as Covalent Polymer-Protein Conjugates. link

*137 Baker, A.N., Richards, S.J., Guy, C.S., Congdon, T.R., Hasan, M., Zwetsloot, A.J., Gallo, A., Lewandowski, J.R, Stansfeld, P.J., Anne Straube, A., Walker, M., Chessa, S., Pergolizzi, G., Dedola, S., Field, R.A. and Gibson, M.I., ACS Central Science, 2020, 6, 11, 2046 – 2052. The SARS-COV-2 spike protein binds sialic acids, and enables rapid detection in a lateral flow point of care diagnostic device. link

Press release BBC news feature and Interview Coventry Telegraph. Phys.org NewsMedical Businessline ERC News 

Featured in most accessed list at journal for past 12 months

*136 Laezza, A., Georgiou, P.G, Richards, S-J., Baker, A.N., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2020, 31, 2392–2403Protecting Group Free Synthesis of Glyco-Nanoparticles using Amino-oxy Terminated Polymer Ligands. link

Featured in most accessed list at journal in Sept/Oct 2020

Highlgihted on front cover

*135 Murray, K.A., Tomas, RMF., Gibson, M.I., ACS Applied BioMaterials, 2020, 3, 5627-5632, Low DMSO Cryopreservation of Stem Cells Enabled by Macromolecular Cryoprotectants. link

Featured in most accessed list at journal in Sept/Oct 2020

*134 Tomas, RMF., Gibson, M.I., ACS MacroLetters, 2020, 9, 991-1003, Re-engineering Cellular Interfaces with Synthetic Macromolecules using Metabolic Glycan Labelling. link

Invited Viewpoint for 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science

Chosen as ACS Editors Choice. Featured in most-read in 2020 at the journal.

Featured on the front cover

*133 Murray, K.A., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2020, 21, 2864 – 2873, Post-thaw Culture and Measurement of Total Cell Recovery is Crucial in the Evaluation of New Macromolecular Cryoprotectants, link

Featured in most accessed list at journal in July/August/September 2020

*132 Georgiou, P.G., Kontopoulou, I., Congdon, T., Gibson, M.I., Materials Horizons, 2020, 7, 1883-1887, Ice Recrystallisation Inhibiting Polymer Nano-Objects via Saline-Tolerant Polymerisation-Induced Self-Assembly. link

*131 Richards, SJ., Baker, A.N., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules 2020, 21, 1604-1612, Polymer-Stabilized Sialylated Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Optimization, and Differential Binding to Influenza Hemagglutinins, link

130 Zadjelovic, V., Chhun, A., Quareshy, M., Silvano, E., Hernandez‐Fernaud, J.R., Aguilo‐Ferretjans, M.M., Bosch, R., Dorador, C., Gibson, M.I., Christie‐Oleza, JA., Environmental Microbiology, 2020, 22, 1356-1369. Beyond oil degradation: Enzymatic potential of Alcanivorax to degrade natural and synthetic polyesters. link

*129 Fayter, E.R, Hubband, S., Gibson, M.I., Analyst, 2020, 145, 3666-3677, X-ray Diffraction to Probe the Kinetics of Ice Recrystallization Inhibition. link

*128 Stubbs, C., Murray, K.A., Ishibe,T., Mathers, R.T., Gibson, M.I., ACS MacroLetters, 2020, 9, 290-294 Combinatorial Biomaterials Discovery Strategy to Identify New Macromolecular Cryoprotectants. link

127 Wright, R., Bosch, R., Gibson, M.I., Christie-Oleza, J., Environmental Science and Technology, 2020, 54, 2244-2256 Plasticizer degradation by marine bacterial isolates: a proteogenomic and metabolomic characterization. link

Featured on the front cover

*126 Georgiou, PG., Baker, Alex, N., Richards, SJ., Laezza, A., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., Journal of Materials Chemistry B., 2020, 8, 136 – 145 Tuning Aggregative versus Non-Aggregative Lectin Binding with Glycosylated Nanoparticles by the Nature of the Polymer Ligand, link

*125 Stubbs C., Bailey, T., Murray, K., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2020, 21, 7-17. Polyampholytes as Emerging Macromolecular Cryoprotectants. link

124 Erni-Cassola, G., Wright, R.J, Gibson, M.I., Christie-Oleza, J., Microbial Ecology, 2020,79, 517-526 Early Colonisation of Weathered Polyethylene by Distinct Bacteria in Marine Coastal Seawater, Link

*123 Graham, B., Fayter, A.E.R., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20, 4611-4621, Synthesis of Anthracene Conjugates of Truncated Antifreeze Protein Sequences. Effect of End-Group and Photo-Controlled Dimerization on Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity,. Link

122 Guy, C., Murray, K., Gibson, M.I., Fullam, E.C, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2019, 17, 9524-9528, Dimeric Benzoboroxoles for Targetted Activity Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Link

*121 Stubbs, C., Congdon, TR., Davis, J., Lester, D., Richards, SJ., Gibson, M.I., Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 7603-7612, High-throughput Tertiary Amine De-oxygenated Photopolymerizations for Synthesizing Polymer Libraries, Link

*120 Tomas, R.M.F., Bailey, T.L., Hasan, M., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20, 3864 – 3872, Extracellular Antifreeze Protein Significantly Enhances the Cryopreservation of Cell Monolayers, Link

*119 Ishibie T., Congdon, TR., Stubbs C., Hasan, M., Sosso, G., Gibson, M.I., ACS MacroLetters, 2019, 8, 1063 – 1067, Enhancement of Macromolecular Ice Recrystallisation Inhibition Activity by Exploiting Depletion Forces. Link

*118 Bailey, T., Stubbs, C., Murray, K., Tomas, R.M.F., Otten., L., Gibson, MI., Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20, 3104 – 3114 A synthetically scalable poly(ampholyte) which dramatically Enhances Cellular Cryopreservation, Link

Press release.

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*117 Tomas, R.M.F., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20, 2726-2736 Optimization and Stability of Cell-Polymer Hybrids Obtained by ‘Clicking’ Synthetic Polymers to Metabolically-Labeled Cell Surface Glycans, Link

ACS Editors’ Choice Article. Top Most Accessed Paper June 2019

Highlighted in Chemical and Engineering News

116 Wright, R., Gibson, M.I., Christie-Oleza, J.A., Microbiome, 2019, 7, 85, Understanding microbial community dynamics to improve optimal microbiome selection, Link

115 Zadjelovic, V., Gibson, M.I., Dorador, C., Christie-Oleza, J.A., Marine Genomics, 2019, Genome of Alcanivorax sp. 24: A hydrocarbon degrading bacterium isolated from marine plastic debris, Link

114 Guy, C., Gibson, M.I., Fullam E.C., Chemical Science, 2019, 10, 5935-5942,Targeting extracellular glycans: tuning multimeric boronic acids for pathogen-selective killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Link

Featured in Chemical Science Most Popular Chemical Biology articles, 2019-2020

*113 Biggs CI., Stubbs.C., Graham, B., Fayter, AER., Hasan, M., Gibson, M.I. Macromolecular Bioscience, 2019, 19, 1900082, Mimicking the Ice Recystallization Activity of Biological Macromolecules. When is a New Polymer ‘Active’?. Link

112 Erni-Cassola, G., Zadjelovic, V., Gibson M.I., Christie-Olezam J.A., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019, 369, 691 – 698, Distribution of plastic polymer types in the marine environment; A meta-analysis. Link 

*111 Wilkins, L.E., Hasan, M., Fayter, A.E.R., Biggs, CI., Huband, S., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., Polymer Chemistry, 2019, 10, 2986-2990, Site-Specific Conjugation of Antifreeze Proteins onto Polymer-Stabilized Nanoparticles, Link

Special Issue. Pioneering Investigators.

*110 Wilkins,L.E., Badhi, N., du Prez, F., Gibson, M.I., ACS MacroLetters, 2018, 7, 1498 Double-Modified Glycopolymers from Thiolactones to Modulate Lectin Selectivity and Affinity, link

Most accessed list Dec/Jan

*109 Mitchell, DE., Deller, RC., Fayter, A.E.R., Hasan, M., Gutierrez-Marcos, J., Gibson, M.I., Materials Horizons, 2019, 6, 364 – 368. Ice-Recrystallization Inhibiting Polymers Protect Proteins Against Freeze-Stress and Enable Glycerol-Free Cryostorage Link.

*108 Stubbs, C., Congdon, TR, Gibson, M.I., European Polymer Journal, 2019, 110, 330-336 Photo-Polymerisation and Study of the Ice Recrystallisation Inhibition of Hydrophobically Modified Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) Co-polymers. Link

*107 Martyn, B., Biggs, C.I., Gibson, M.I., Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2019, 57, 40 – 47 Comparison of Systematically-Functionalized Heterogeneous and Homogenous Glycopolymers as Toxin Inhibitors. Link.

*106 Tomás, R.M.F., Martyn, B., Bailey, TL, Gibson, M.I., ACS Macro Letters, 2018, 7, 1289–1294 Engineering Cell Surfaces by Covalent Grafting of Synthetic Polymers to Metabolically-Labeled Glycans Link 

Featured in most access Nov/Dec 2018

*105 Stubbs, C., Wilkins, LE., Fayter, A.E.R., Walker, M.,Gibson, M.I., Langmuir, 2018, Multivalent Presentation of Ice Recrystallization Inhibiting Polymers on Nanoparticles Retains Activity, Link

104 Fayter, A.E.R., Gibson, M.I., Draper, E.,, Journal of Materials Chemistry B., 2018,6, 7274-7279 Sub-Zero Temperature Mechanically Stable Low Molecular Weight Hydrogels Link

103 Varlas, S., Blackman, LD., Findlay, HE., Booth, PJ., Gibson, M.I., O’Reilly, RK., Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 6190 – 6201 Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in the Presence of Surfactants Enables Membrane Protein Incorporation into Polymersomes, Link

*102 Richards, S.J., Jones, A., Tomás, R.M.F., Gibson M.I., Chemistry: A European Journal., 2018, 24, 13758-13761. Photochemical ‘In-Air’ Combinatorial Discovery of Antimicrobial Copolymers Link

Press release   Highlighted a ‘hot’ paper

*101 Hasan,M., Fayter, A.E.R., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2018,19,3371–3376, Ice Recrystallization Inhibiting Polymers Enable Glycerol-Free Cryopreservation of Micro-organisms. Link .

Top 5 most access July/August/September 2018 

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Top scoring Altmetric Publication in Journal.

*100 Blackman, LD., Varlas, S., Arno, M.C., Houston, Z., Fletcher, N., Thurecht, K, Hasan, M., Gibson M.I., and O’Reilly, R.K. ACS Central Science, 2018, 4, 718-723 ‘Confinement of therapeutic enzymes in selectively permeable polymer vesicles by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) reduces antibody binding and proteolytic susceptibility’ Link.

In Top 10 Most accessed May/June 2018

*99 Graham, B., Fayter, A.E.R., Houston, J.E., Evans, R.C., Gibson M.I., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 5682-5685. Facially Amphipathic Glycopolymers Inhibit Ice Recrystallization, Link

*98 Won, S., Hindmarsh, S., Gibson, M.I., ACS MacroLetters 2018, 7, 178-183, “Triggerable multivalent glyconanoparticles for probing carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions” Link

*97 Richards, S.J., Isufi,K., Wilkins, LE., Lipecki, J., Fullam, EC.,* and Gibson, M.I.,* Biomacromolecules 2018, 19, 256-264, Multivalent Antimicrobial Polymer Nanoparticles Target Mycobacteria and Gram-Negative Bacteria by Distinct Mechanisms link

*96 Stubbs, C, Hedir, G., Aston, P.R., Dove A.P., Gibson., M.I., ACS MacroLetters 2017, 6, 1404 – 1408, Synthesis of Degradable Poly(vinyl alcohol) by Radical Ring-Opening Copolymerization and Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity. Link

*95 Graham, B., Bailey, T.L., Healey, J.R., Marcellini, M., Deville, S., Gibson, M. I., Angewandte Chemie, 2017, 56, 15941–15944 ;Polyproline as a Minimal Antifreeze Protein Mimic That Enhances the Cryopreservation of Cell Monolayers’. Link

CNRS press release (in french) 

94 Erni Cassola, G., Gibson, M.I., Thompson, R., Christie-Oleza, J., Environmental Science and Technology, 2017, 51, 13641–13648 ‘Lost, but found with Nile red; a novel method to detect and quantify small microplastics (20 µm–1 mm) in environmental samples’. Link

In Most accessed list at journal in Dec 

Press Release * Major news stories including the Independant PhysOrgMyScience and more here 

*93 Biggs, C.I., Bailey, T.L., Graham, B., Stubbs, C., Fayter, A.E.R., Gibson, M.I., Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 1546., Polymer Mimics of Biomacromolecular Antifreezes. Link

92 Blackman, LD., Varlas, S., Arno, M.C., Fayter, A.E.R., Gibson, M.I., O’Reilly, Rk, ACS MacroLetters, 2017, 6, 1263–1267 Permeable Protein-Loaded Polymersome Cascade Nanoreactors by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Link

Featured in Most Accessed list for Nov and Dec ’17

*91 Vail, N., Stubbs, C., Biggs, C.I., Gibson, M.I., ACS MacroLetters, 2017, 6, 1001-1004, ‘Ultra-Low Dispersity Poly(vinyl alcohol) Reveals Significant Dispersity Effects on Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity’ Link

*90 Biggs, C.I., Packer, C., Hindmarsh, S., Marc Walker, M., Wilson, N., Rourke, J.P., Gibson, M.I., Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017, 19, 21929 – 21932 ‘Impact of Sequential Surface-Modification of Graphene Oxide on Ice Nucleation’. Link

*89 Mitchell, D.E., Clarkson,G., Fox,D.J., Kaner, R.A.,Scott, P., Gibson, M.I., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 9835–9838 Antifreeze Protein Mimetic Metallohelices with Potent Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity. Link

Feature article in Scientific American * Highlighted at Chemviews * Press release * Physorg Science News line * Medical NewsnetLink opens in a new window * The Engineer * International Business Times and many more! 

88 Laezza, A., Casillo, A., Cosconati, S., Biggs, C.I., Fabozzi, A., Paduano, L., Iadonisi, A., Novellino, E., Gibson, M.I., Randazzo, A., Corsaro, M., Bedini, E., Biomacromolecules, 2017, 18, 2267–2276 “Decoration of Chondroitin Polysaccharide with Threonine: Synthesis, Conformational Study and Ice-Recrystallization Inhibition Activity.” link

87 Doncom, K., Blackman, LD, Wright, D.B, Gibson, M.I., O’Reilly, R.K. Chemical Society Reviews, 2017, 46, 4119-4134. ‘Dispersity Effects in Polymer Self-Assemblies: A Matter of Hierarchical Control’ Link

86 Blackman, LD., Doncom, K., Gibson, M.I., O’Reilly, Rk, Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8, 2860 ‘Comparison of photo- and thermally initiated polymerization-induced self-assembly: a lack of end group fidelity drives the formation of higher order morphologies’ Link

*85 Phillips, Daniel, J. Harrison, J.,Richards, S-J., Mitchell, D.E., Tichauer, E., Hubbard, A.T.M., Guy, C., Hands-Portman, I., Fullam, E., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2017,18, 1592–1599 Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Cationic Polymers Against Mycobacteria: Towards Anti-Tubercular Macromolecules, Link

84 Guy, C.,Tichauer, E., Kay, G., Phillips, D.J., Bailey, T.L., Harrison J, Furze C.M., Millard, A., Gibson, M.I.,, Pallen, M.J., Fullam, E. British Journal of Pharmacology, 2017, Identification of the anti-mycobacterial functional properties of piperidinol derivatives. Link

83 Freese, C., Anspach, L., Deller, R., Richards, S-J., Gibson, M.I., Kirkpatrick, C.J., Unger, R., Biomaterials Science, 2017 ,5, 707-717, Gold nanoparticle interactions with endothelial cells cultured under physiological conditions, Link

*82 Congdon, T.R, Notman, R., Gibson, M.I., European Polymer Journal, 2017, 88, 320-327, Synthesis of Star-Branched Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity, Link

81 Corsaro M.M., Casillo., A. Ståhle. J., Parrilli E., Sannino F., Mitchell D.E., Pieretti G., Gibson M.I., Marino G., Lanzetta R., Parrilli M., Widmalm G., Tutino.L., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2017, 110, 1377 – 1387 Structural characterization of an all-aminosugar-containing capsular polysaccharide from Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H. Link

*80 Won, S., Richards, S-J., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., Nanoscale Horizons, 2017, 2, 106-109, “Externally controllable glycan presentation on nanoparticle surfaces to modulate lectin recognition” Link

*79 Stubbs, C., Lipecki, J., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2017,8, 295–302 “Regio-Regular Alternating Polyampholytes have Enhanced Biomimetic Ice Recrystallization Activity Compared to Random Copolymers and the Role of Side Chain Verses Main Chain Hydrophobicity” Link

*78 Leong, NS, Biggs, CI, Walker, M, Gibson, M.I., Journal of Polymer Science, Part A; 2017, 55, 1200 – 1208. “Comparison of RAFT derived Poly(vinylpyrolidone) verses Poly(oligoethyleneglycol methacrylate) for the Stabilization of Glycosylated Gold Nanoparticles” Link

77 Blackman, LD, Gibson, M.I., O’Reilly, Rk, Polymer Chemistry, 2017,8, 233-244 “Probing the Causes of Thermal Hysteresis Using Tunable Nagg Micelles with Linear and Brush-Like Thermoresponsive Coronas” Link

Featured on the front cover * Selected as ‘paper of the month’ 

76 Casillo, A, Parrilli, E., Sannino, F., Mitchell, D.E., Gibson, M.I., Deming, J.W., Lanzetta, R., Cosconati, M.P.S., Novellino, E., Randazzo, A., Tutino, M.L., Corsaro, M.M., Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017,156, 364–371 Structure-activity relationship of the exopolysaccharide from a psychrophilic bacterium: a strategy for cryoprotection. Link

*75 Gibson, M.I., ACS Central Science. 2016, 2, 682–684. First Reactions Commentary; Coating the Flu with Sticky Polymers to Look for New Drugs Link

*74 Won, S., Phillips, DJ., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016, 4, 5673 – 5682 ‘Co-operative Transitions of Responsive-Polymer Coated Gold Nanoparticles; Precision Tuning and Direct Evidence for Co- operative Aggregation’ Link

*73 Congdon, T.R, Notman, R., Gibson, M.I.,Biomacromolecules 2016 17,3033 – 3039 “Influence of Block Copolymerization on the Antifreeze Protein Mimetic Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity of Poly(vinyl Alcohol)” Link

*72 Biggs, C.I., Walker, M., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules 2016, 17, 2626–2633, Grafting to’ of RAFTed Responsive Polymers to Glass Substrates by Thiol-Ene and Critical Comparison to Thiol-Gold Coupling. Link

71 Anspach,L,Unger, R.E. Gibson, M.I. Klok, H-A., Kirkpatrick, J.C., Freese, C., Nanotoxicology, 2016, 10, 1341-1350 Impact of polymer-modified gold nanoparticles on brain endothelial cells: exclusion of endoplasmic reticulum stress as a potential risk factor. Link

*70 Otten, LC, Vlachou, D., Richards, SJ, Gibson, M.I., The Analyst, 2016, 141, 4305-4312 Glycan Heterogeneity On Gold Nanoparticles Increases Lectin Discrimination Capacity in Label-Free Multiplexed Bioassays, Link

*69 Deller, RC, Mitchell, DA, Vatish, M, Pesin, J, Gibson, M.I., Biomaterials Science, 2016, 4, 1079 – 1084 Enhanced Cryopreservation of Immortalized and Primary Cells By Ice-Growth Inhibiting Polymers. Link

Featured on the Front Cover of the Journal

*68 Congdon, TR, Phillips, DJ, Gibson, M.I., Polymer Chemistry, 2016, 7, 1701 – 1704 Activation of Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity of Poly(vinyl alcohol) using a Supramolecular Trigger. Link

*67 Mitchell DE., Lovett JR, Armes SP and Gibson M.I., Angewandte Chemie, 2016, 55, 2801 – 2804, “Biomimetic Block Copolymer Worms Combined with an Ice-Inhibiting Polymer Enable Solvent-Free Cryopreservation of Red Blood Cells”. Link 

Angew Press release * Highlighted as a ‘hot paper’ link * Chemistry viewsand phys.org stories 

*66 Otten, LC, Fullam, E, Gibson, M.I., Molecular Biosystems, 2016, 12, 341 – 344 ‘Discrimination between Bacterial Species by Ratiometric Analysis of their Carbohydrate Binding Profile’. Link

Highlighted as ‘Hot paper’ for 2016 link * Featured in RSC Chemistry World link * In most read articles Jan – April 2016

*65 Richards, SJ, Otten, LC, Gibson, M.I., J. Mater. Chem. B., 2016, 4, 3046-3053 Glycosylated Gold Nanoparticle Libraries for Label-Free Multiplexed Lectin Biosensing,. Link

2016 Emerging Investigators Issue * Highlighted as one of the most cited articles of 2016 in the Journal

64 Blackman, LD, Wright, DB., Robin, MP., Gibson, M.I., O’Reilly, Rk., ACS Macro Letters, 2015, 4 1210–1214 The Effect of Micellization on the Thermoresponsive Behavior of Polymeric Assemblies. Link 

Featured in Top 10 most accessed, November 2015

*63 Thomas, HR., Phillips, DJ., Wilson, Neil R., Gibson, M.I., Rourke, JP. Polymer Chemistry, 2015,6, 8270 – 8274 “One-step grafting of polymers to graphene oxide”. Link

*62 Mitchell, DE., Congdon, TR., Rodger, A., Gibson, M.I. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5, 15716, “Gold Nanoparticle Aggregation as a Probe of Antifreeze (Glyco) Protein-Inspired Ice Recrystallization Inhibition and Identification of New IRI Active Macromolecules” Link

*61 Mitchell, DE., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2015,16, 3411–3416 “Latent Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity in Non-Antifreeze Proteins; Ca2+ Activated Plant Lectins and Cation-Activated Antimicrobial Peptides” Link

*60 Phillips, DJ, Wilde, M., Greco, F., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2015,16, 3256 – 3264, Enzymatically-Triggered, Isothermally Responsive Polymers: Re-programming poly(oligoethylene glycols) to respond to Phosphatase. Link

Featured in Most Read articles Aug-Oct 2015 and top 10 downloads in past 12 months

*59 Congdon, T., Dean, B.T., Kasperczak-Wright, J., Biggs, C.I., Notman, R., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules 2015, 16, 2820 – 2826 , Probing the Biomimetic Ice Nucleation Inhibition Activity of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Comparison to Synthetic and Biological Polymers Link

*58 Deller, RC, Vatish, M, Mitchel, D., Gibson, M.I., ACS Biomaterials Science and Enginneering 2015. 1 789–794, “Glycerol Free Cryopreservation of Red Blood Cells Enabled by Ice Recrystallization Inhibiting Polymers” Link

Featured in ‘Most Read’ articles for August to October 2015 and top 20 most downloaded in past 12 months

*57 Mitchell, DE., Cameron, NR., Gibson, M.I., Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 12977-12980 Rational, yet simple, design and synthesis of an antifreeze-protein inspired polymer for cellular cryopreservation  Link

Highlighted in Chemistry World

*56 Congdon, T., Shaw P., Gibson, M.I., 2015, 6, 4749 – 4757, Polymer Chemistry, ‘Thermoresponsive, Well-defined, poly(vinyl alcohol) co- polymers’ Link

Top 20 downloads of 2015Link opens in a new window in Polymer Chemistry

*55 Otten, L.C., Gibson, M.I., RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 53911 – 53914,. ‘Discrimination between Lectins with Similar Specificities by Ratiometric Profiling of Binding to Glycosylated Surfaces; A Chemical ‘Tongue’ Approach’. Link

54 Raeburn, J., Chen, L., Awhida, S., Deller, RC., Vatish, M., Gibson, M.I., and Adams, DJ, Soft Matter, 2015. 11, 3706 – 3713, ‘Using Molecular Rotors to Probe Gelation’ Link

Listed on most accessed articles April 2015

53 Lowery, R., Gibson, M.I., Thompson, R., Fullam, E., Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 4838-4841. ‘Deuterated Carbohydrate Probes as ‘Label-Free’ Substrates for Probing Nutrient Uptake in Mycobacteria by Nuclear Reaction Analysis’ Link

*52 Phillips, DJ, Gibson, M.I., Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 1033 – 1043 “Towards Being Genuinely Smart: ‘Iso-Thermally-Responsive’ Polymers as Versatile, Programmable, Scaffolds for Biologically-Adaptable Materials” Link

Featured in Top 10 most accessed articles Dec 2014 – March 2015

Top 20 downloads of 2015 in Polymer Chemistry

*51 Phillips, DJ, Davies, G-L, Gibson, M.I., J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 270-275, ‘Siderophore-Inspired Nanoparticle-based Biosensor for the Selective Detection of Fe³⁺‘ Link

Featured in Top 10 most access articles Nov, Dec 2014

*50 Biggs, CI., Edmondson, S,,and Gibson, M.I., Biomater. Sci., 2015, 3, 175 – 181, “Thiol-ene Immobilisation of Carbohydrates onto Glass Slides as a Simple Alternative to Gold-Thiol Monolayers, Amines or Lipid Binding” Link

Featured in Top 10 most accessed articles October and November 2014.

*49 Congdon, TR, Wilmet, C., Williams, R., Polt, J., Lilliman, M., Gibson, M.I., Eur. Polym. J., 2015, 62, 352 – 362, “Functionalised Carbohydrate-Centred Oligomers and Polymers. Thermoresponsivity, Lectin Binding and Degradability” Link 

Special issue on Precision Polymer Materials

*48 Wilkins, L. E., Phillips, D. J., Deller, R. C., Davies, G-L., Gibson, M.I., Carbohydr. Res. 2015, 405, 47 – 54 “Synthesis and Characterisation of Glucose-Functional Glycopolymers and Gold Nanoparticles: Study of their Potential Interactions with Ovine Red Blood Cells” Link

Special issue on Glyconanomaterials.

*47 Phillips, D. J., Prokes, I., Davies, G-L., Gibson,M.I., ACS Macro Lett., 2014, 3, 1225–1229, “Isothermally-Responsive Polymers Triggered by Selective Binding of Fe³⁺ to Siderophoric Catechol End-Groups” Link

Top 5 most accessed articles Nov – Jan 2014

*46 Richards, S-J., Gibson, M.I., ACS Macro Lett., 2014, 3, 1004 – 1008, “Optimization of the Polymer Coating for Glycosylated Gold Nanoparticle Biosensors to Ensure Stability and Rapid Optical Readouts” Link

*45 Mitchell, D., Lilliman, M., Spain, SG,and Gibson, M.I., Biomater. Sci., 2014, 2, 1787-1795. “Quantitative Study on the Antifreeze Protein Mimetic Ice Growth Inhibition Properties of Poly(ampholytes) Derived from Vinyl-Based Polymers” Link 

Featured on the Front cover

44 Gibson, M.I., Neres, J., Fullam E., Carbohydr. Res., 2014, 391, 61 – 65 “Selective detection of epimeric pentose saccharides at physiological pH using a fluorescent receptor” Link

*43 Jones, M. W., Otten, L, Richards, S-J, Lowery, R., Phillips D. J., Haddleton D. M., Gibson M.I., Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 1611 – 1616 “Glycopolymers with secondary binding motifs mimic glycan branching and display bacterial lectin selectivity in addition to affinity” Link

*42 Richards, S-J., Fullam, E.C, Besra, G., Gibson, M.I., J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 1490 – 1498 , “Discrimination between Bacterial Phenotypes using Glyco-Nanoparticles and the Impact of Polymer Coating on Detection Readouts” Link

*41 Deller, R.C., Vatish, M., Mitchell, D.A., Gibson, M.I., Nat. Commun., 2014, 5, 3244, “Synthetic polymers enable non-vitreous cellular cryopreservation by reducing ice crystal growth during thawing” Link

Highlighted in Nature Chemistry; BBC news; Daily Mirror; Focus Magazine, Popular Science Magazine and much more!

40 Razmkhah,K., Chmel, NP, Gibson M.I., Rodger, A. Analyst 2014, 139, 1372 – 1382, “Oxidized polyethylene films for orienting polar molecules for linear dichroism spectroscopy”, Link

Identified as a ‘hot’ article

39 Lu, J. Zhang, W, Richards, S-J., Gibson, M.I., Chen, G., Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 2326 – 2332,”Glycopolymer-coated Gold Nanorods Synthesised by a One Pot Copper(0) Catalyzed Tandem RAFT/Click Reaction” Link 

*38 Phillips, DJ., Gibson, M.I., Antioxidant and Redox Signalling, 2014, 21, 786-803. “Redox-Sensitive Materials for Drug Delivery: Targeting the Correct Intracellular Environment, Tuning Release Rates and Appropriate Predictive Systems” Link 

*37 Phillips, DJ., Patterson J., O’Reilly, RK., Gibson, M.I., Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 126 – 131, “Glutathione-Triggered Disassembly of Isothermally Responsive Polymer Nanoparticles obtained by Nanoprecipitation of Hydrophilic Polymers” Link

Featured in top 10 most read articles in Aug 2013

36 Freese, C, Unger, RE, Deller, RC, Gibson, M.I., Brochhausen, C., Klok, H-A, Kirkpatrick CJ, Biomater, Sci., 2013, 1, 824 , “Uptake of poly(2- hydroxypropyl methacrylamide)-coated gold nanoparticles in microvascular endothelial cells and transport across the blood-brain barrier” Link

In list of most accessed online during past 30 days (May 2013) Open Access

*35 Otten, L., Richards,S-J., Fullam, E., Besra, G.S., Gibson, M,I., J.Mater. Chem. B, 2013, 1, 2665 – 2672, “Gold Nanoparticle-Linked Analysis of Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions, and Polymeric Inhibitors, using Unlabelled Proteins; Easy Measurements Using a ‘Simple’ Digital Camera” Link

Special Issue ‘Rising Stars and Young Nanoarchitects in Materials Science’

*34 Congdon, TC, Notman, R., Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 1578 – 1586 “Antifreeze (Glyco)Protein Mimetic Behaviour of Poly(vinyl alcohol): Detailed Structure-Ice Recrystallisation Inhibition Activity Study” link 

*33 Gibson, MI, O’Reilly, RK., Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 7204 – 7213. “To Aggregate, or to not Aggregate? Considerations in the Design and Application of Polymeric Thermally-Responsive Nanoparticle” Link

Highlighted as hot article in ChemSocRev Blog Most Read articles online in May

*32 Deller, R.C., Congdon, T., Sahid, M., Morgan, M., Vatish, M., Mitchell, D.A., Notman, R., Gibson, M.I., Biomater. Sci., 2013, 1, 478 – 485 “Ice recrystallisation inhibition by polyols: comparison of molecular and macromolecular inhibitors and role of hydrophobic units” Link

Top 10 Most accessed Articles Jan and Feb 2013

31 Liu, M., Tirino, P., Radivojevic, M., Phillips, DJ., Gibson, M.I., Leroux, JC., Gauthier, MA., Adv. Funct. Mater., 2013, 16, 2007 – 2015 “Molecular sieving on the surface of a protein provides protection without loss of activity” Link 

*30 Jones, MW., Richards, SJ, Haddleton, DM., Gibson M.I., Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 717 – 723, “Poly(Azlactone)s: Versatile Scaffolds for Tandem Post-Polymerisation Modification and Glycopolymer Synthesis” Link

3rd most accessed article October 2012

*29 Summers, M. J., Phillips, D. J., Gibson, M.I., Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 4223 – 4225, “Isothermal” LCST Transitions Triggered by Bioreduction of Single Polymer End-Groups”, Link

Feature article in Chem. Commun. Emerging Investigator Issue

*28 Phillips, DJ, Gibson, M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2012, 13, 3200 – 3208 “Biodegradable, poly(disulfide)s derived from RAFT polymerization. Monomer scope, glutathione degradation and tunable thermal responses” Link 

Top 10 most accessed article in Sept/Oct

27 Pache, C, Bocchio, NL., Bouwens, A. , Villiger, M., Berclaz, C., Goulley, J., Gibson, M.I., Santschi, C., Lasser, T., Opt. Express, 2012, 20, 21385 – 21399., “Fast three-dimensional imaging of gold nanoparticles in living cells with photothermal optical lock-in Optical Coherence Microscopy” Link open access.

Highlighted in The Virtual Journal of Biomedical Optics

26 Freese, C., Uboldi, C., Gibson, M.I., Unger, R.E., Weksler, B.B., Romero, I.A., Couraud, P.-O., Kirkpatrick, C.J., Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2012, 9, 23 “Uptake and cytotoxicity of citrate-coated gold nanospheres: Comparative studies on human endothelial and epithelial cells” Link, Open Access,

Top 20 most accessed paper (July -Oct), Top 10 Most accessed paper (Nov-Dec), 4000+ reads in 9 Months, 10th most accessed in past 12 months. Highlighted as a most accessed paper.

*25 Richards, S-J., Jones, MW, Hunaban, M., Haddleton, DM., Gibson, M.I., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 7812 – 7816. “Probing Bacterial Toxin Inhibition with Synthetic Glycopolymers Prepared by Tandem Post-Polymerization Modification: Role of Linker and Carbohydrate Density” link

24 Freese, C., Gibson, M.I., Klok, HA., Unger, RE, Kirkpatrick, CJ., Biomacromolecules, 2012, 13, 1533 – 1543. “Size- and coating-dependent uptake of polymer-coated gold nanoparticles in primary human dermal microvascular endothelial cells” link 

*23 Gou, Y., Richards, S-J., Haddleton, DM., Gibson, M.I., Polym Chem., 2012, 3, 1634 – 1640. “Investigation of Glycopolymer-Lectin Interactions using QCM-d: Comparison of Surface Binding with Inhibitory Activity“ link

22 Jones, M.W., Strickland, R. A., Schumacher, F.F., Caddick, S., Baker, J.A., Gibson, M.I., Haddleton, D.M., Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4064 – 4066. “Highly reactive and efficient PEG-based disulfide bridging agents derived from radical-compatible maleimides for bioconjugation” link

*21 Saaka, Y., Deller, R.C, Rodger, A., Gibson, M.I., Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2012, 33, 779 – 784 , “Exploiting Thermoresponsive Polymers to Modulate Lipophilicty: Interactions with Model Membranes” link

Invited article for special issue “Polymer Science the Next Generation” and featured in Materials Views Magazine.

*20 Leong, N.S., Hassan, M., Phillips, D.J., Saaka, Y., O’Reilly R.K., Gibson, M.I., Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 794 – 799, “Polymers with Molecular-Weight Dependent LCSTs are Essential for Cooperative Behaviour” link 

19 Jones, M.W., Strickland, R. A., Schumacher, F.F., Baker, J.A., Gibson, M.I., Haddleton, D.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 1847 – 1852, “Polymeric dibromomaleimides as extremely efficient disulfide bridging bioconjugation agents and pegylation agents” link

*18 Phillips, D.J., Gibson, M.I., Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1054 – 1056 “Degradable Thermoresponsive Polymers which Display Redox-Responsive LCST Behaviour” link

*17 Ieong, N.S., Bebis, K., Daniel, L. E., O’Reilly, R.K., Gibson, M.I., Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11627 – 11629, “The critical importance of size on thermoresponsive nanoparticle transition temperatures: gold and micelle-based polymer nanoparticles”. link 

16 Singha, N.K., Gibson, M.I., Koiry, B.P., Danial, M., Klok, H.-A., Biomacromolecules, 2011, 12, 2908 – 2913, “Side-Chain Peptide-Synthetic Polymer Conjugates via Tandem”Ester-amide/thiol-ene” Post-Polymerization Modification of Poly(pentafluorophenyl methacrylate) Obtained Using ATRP. link

“Top 10 Most read articles in throughout 2011”

15 Gibson, M.I., Danial, M., Klok, H.-A., ACS Comb. Sci., 2011, 13, 286-297, “Sequentially Modified, Polymer-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticle Libraries: Convergent Synthesis and Aggregation Behavior” link 

*14 Bebis, K, Jones, M. W., Haddleton, D.M., Gibson, M.I., Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 975 – 982, “Thermoresponsive Behaviour of Poly[(oligo(ethyleneglycol methacrylate)]s and their Protein Conjugates. Importance of Concentration and Solvent System” link

13 Jones, M. W., Gibson, M.I., Mantovani, G., Haddleton, D. M., Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 572 – 574, ” Tunable thermo-responsive polymer-protein conjugates via a combination of nucleophilic thiol-ene “click” and SET-LRP” link

*12 Vinson, N., Gou, Y., Bercer, C. R., Haddleton, D. M., Gibson, M.I., Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 107 – 113, “Optimised ‘Click’ Synthesis of Glycopolymers with mono/di and trisaccharides” link

11 Becer, C. R., Gibson, M.I., Ilyas, R., Geng, J., Wallis, R., Mitchel, D. A., Haddleton, D. M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 15130–15132,, “High Affinity Glycopolymer Binding to Human DC-SIGN and Disruption of DC-SIGN Interactions with HIV Envelope Glycoprotein” link

10 Gibson, M.I., Paripovic, D., Klok, H.-A., Adv. Mater., 2010, 22, 4721-4725, “Size Dependant LCST Transitions of Polymer-Coated Gold Nanoparticles: Co-operative Aggregation and Surface Assembly” link

*9 Gibson, M.I., Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 1141-1152, “Slowing the Growth of Ice with Synthetic Macromolecules: Beyond Antifreeze(glyco) Proteins” link

Featured on the front cover of the Journal

8 Gibson, M.I., Fröhlich, E., Klok, H.-A., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2009, 47, 4332-4345, “Post-polymerization Functionalisation of Poly(pentafluorophenyl-methacrylate): Synthesis of a Diverse, Water Soluble Polymer Library.”

7 Gibson, M.I., Cameron, N. R., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2009, 47, 2882-2891, “Experimentally Facile Controlled Polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides, Including O-Benzyl-L-threonine NCA.”

6 Wang, J., Gibson, M.I., Barbey, R., Xiao, S.-J., Klok, H-A., Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2009, 30, 845-850, “Non-fouling polypeptide brushes via surface-initiated polymerization of N^ε-oligo(ethyleneglycol)succinate-L-lysine N-carboxyanhydride.”

5 Gibson, M.I., Barker, C. A., Spain, S. G, Albertin, L., Cameron, N. R. Biomacromolecules, 2009, 10, 328-333, “Inhibition of Ice Crystal Growth by Glycopolymers; Implications for the Rational Design of Antifreeze Glycoprotein Mimics.”

4 Gauthier, M. A., Gibson, M.I., Klok, H.-A., Angew. Chem Int. Ed., 2009,48, 48 – 58, “Synthesis of Functional Polymers by Post-Polymerization Modification”.

Featured on the inside cover of this issue. Most Accessed article online in December 2008

3 Gibson, M.I., Cameron, N.R., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 5160-5162. “Organogelation of Sheet-Helix Block Copolypeptides.”

2 Gibson, M.I., Hunt, G. J., Cameron, N. R., Org. Biomol. Chem., 2007, 5, 2756-2757. “Improved Synthesis of O-Linked, and First Synthesis of S- Linked, Carbohydrate Functionalised N-Carboxyanhydrides (GlycoNCAs).”

1 Spain, S. G., Gibson, M.I., Cameron, N. R., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2007, 45, 2059-2072. “Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Well-Defined Glycopolymers”.

Featured on the front cover of this issue.