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Dr Alberto Saiani - publications

List of publications

2012

  • Gooch A, Nedolisa C, Houton K, Lindsay C, Saiani A, Wilson A. Tunable Self-Assembled Elastomers Using Triply Hydrogen-Bonded Arrays. Macromolecules. 2012; 45(11): 4723-4729. eScholarID:179013 | DOI:10.1021/ma3001109
  • Tang C, Ulijn R, Saiani A. Effect of Glycine Substitution on Fmoc-Diphenylalanine Self-Assembly and Gelation Properties. Langmuir. 2012; 27(23): 14438-14449. eScholarID:179015 | DOI:10.1021/la202113j
  • Vey E, Rodger C, Meehan L, Booth J, Claybourn M, Miller A, Saiani A. The impact of chemical composition on the degradation kinetics of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid copolymers cast films in phosphate buffer solution. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 2012; 97(3): 358-365. eScholarID:179014 | DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.12.010

2011

  • Guilbaud J, Saiani A. Using small angle scattering (SAS) to structurally characterise peptide and protein self-assembled materials. Chemical Society Reviews. 2011; 40(3): 1200-1210. eScholarID:124052 | DOI:10.1039/c0cs00105h
  • Maslovskis A, Tirelli N, Saiani A, Miller A. Peptide-PNIPAAm conjugate based hydrogels: synthesis and characterisation. Soft Matter. 2011; 7(13): 6025-6033. eScholarID:142655 | DOI:10.1039/c1sm05288h
  • Vey E, Rodger C, Booth J, Claybourn M, Miller A, Saiani A. Degradation kinetics of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid block copolymer cast films in phosphate buffer solution as revealed by infrared and Raman spectroscopies. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 2011; 96(10): 1882-1889. eScholarID:142656 | DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.07.011

2010

  • Guilbaud J, Clark B, Meehan E, Hughes L, Saiani A, Khimyak Y. Effect of Encapsulating a Pseudo-Decapeptide Containing Arginine on PLGA: A Solid-State NMR Study. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2010; 99(6): 2681-2696. eScholarID:95510 | DOI:10.1002/jps.22060
  • Guilbaud J, Vey E, Boothroyd S, Smith A, Ulijn R, Saiani A, Miller A. Enzymatic Catalyzed Synthesis and Triggered Gelation of Ionic Peptides. Langmuir. 2010; 26(13): 11297-11303. eScholarID:95511 | DOI:10.1021/la100623y

2009

  • Berta M, Saiani A, Lindsay C, Gunaratne R. Effect of Clay Dispersion on the Rheological Properties and Flammability of Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposite Elastomers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2009; 112(5): eScholarID:29590 | DOI:10.1002/app.29771
  • Jayawarna V, Richardson S, Hirst A, Hodson N, Saiani A, Gough J, Ulijn R. Introducing chemical functionality in Fmoc-peptide gels for cell culture. Acta Biomaterialia. 2009; 5(3): eScholarID:29597 | DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2009.01.006
  • Pinprayoon O, Saiani A, Groves R, Saunders B. Particulate ionomer films prepared from dispersions of crosslinked polymer colloids: A structure-property study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2009; 336(1): eScholarID:29607 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2009.03.081
  • Saiani A, Mohammed A, Frielinghaus H, Collins R, Hodson N, Kielty C, Sherratt M, Miller A. Self-assembly and gelation properties of alpha-helix versus beta-sheet forming peptides. Soft Matter. 2009; 5(1): eScholarID:29623 | DOI:10.1039/B811288F
  • Stewart J, Saiani A, Bayly A, Tiddy G. Phase behaviour of lyotropic liquid crystals in linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS) systems. Colloids and Surfaces a-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2009; 338(1-3): eScholarID:29631 | DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.06.021
  • Tang C, Smith A, Collins R, Ulijn R, Saiani A. Fmoc-Diphenylalanine Self-Assembly Mechanism Induces Apparent pK(a) Shifts. Langmuir. 2009; 25(16): eScholarID:29634 | DOI:10.1021/la900653q

2008

  • Smith A, Williams R, Tang C, Coppo P, Collins R, Turner M, Saiani A, Ulijn R. Fmoc-Diphenylalanine self assembles to a hydrogel via a novel architecture based on pi-pi interlocked beta-sheets. Advanced Materials. 2008; 20(1): eScholarID:29628 | DOI:10.1002/adma.200701221
  • Stoica F, Alexander C, Tirelli N, Miller A, Saiani A. Selective synthesis of double temperature-sensitive polymer-peptide conjugates. Chemical Communications. 2008; (37): eScholarID:29632 | DOI:10.1039/b806782a
  • Vey E, Roger C, Meehan L, Booth J, Claybourn M, Miller A, Saiani A. Degradation mechanism of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid block copolymer cast films in phosphate buffer solution. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 2008; 93(10): eScholarID:29637 | DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.07.018
  • Yan H, Nykanen A, Ruokolainen J, Farrar D, Gough J, Saiani A, Miller A. Thermo-reversible protein fibrillar hydrogels as cell scaffolds. Faraday Discussions. 2008; 139: eScholarID:29639 | DOI:10.1039/b717748h
  • Yan H, Frielinghaus H, Nykanen A, Ruokolainen J, Saiani A, Miller A. Thermoreversible lysozyme hydrogels: properties and an insight into the gelation pathway. Soft Matter. 2008; 4(6): eScholarID:29638 | DOI:10.1039/b716966c

2007

  • Saiani A, Novak A, Rodier L, Eeckhaut G, Leenslag J, Higgins J. Origin of multiple melting endotherms in a high hard block content polyurethane: Effect of annealing temperature. Macromolecules. 2007; 40(20): eScholarID:29624 | DOI:10.1021/ma070332p

2006

  • Jayawarna V, Ali M, Jowitt T, Miller A, Saiani A, Gough J, Ulijn R. Nanostructured hydrogels for three-dimensional cell culture through self-assembly of fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-dipeptides. Advanced Materials. 2006; 18(5): eScholarID:29595 | DOI:10.1002/adma.200501522
  • Yan H, Saiani A, Gough J, Miller A. Thermoreversible protein hydrogel as cell scaffold. Biomacromolecules. 2006; 7(10): eScholarID:29640 | DOI:10.1021/bm0605560

2005

  • Jones J, Lue L, Saiani A, Tiddy G. Density measurements through the gel and lamellar phase transitions of di-tetradecanoyl- and di-hexadecanoyl-phosphatidylcholines: observation of slow relaxation processes and mechanisms of phase transitions. Liquid Crystals. 2005; 32(11-12): eScholarID:29602 | DOI:10.1080/02678290500252196

2004

  • Saiani A, Rochas C, Eeckhaut G, Daunch W, Leenslag J, Higgins J. Origin of multiple melting endotherms in a high hard block content polyurethane. 2. Structural investigation. Macromolecules. 2004; 37(4): eScholarID:29625 | DOI:10.1021/ma034604+

2001

  • Saiani A, Daunch W, Verbeke H, Leenslag J, Higgins J. Origin of multiple melting endotherms in a high hard block content polyurethane. 1. Thermodynamic investigation. Macromolecules. 2001; 34(26): eScholarID:29616 | DOI:10.1021/ma0105993

1999

  • Saiani A, Guenet J. Nanostructure and helicity in syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) thermoreversible gels. Macromolecules. 1999; 32(3): eScholarID:29621

1998

  • Saiani A, Spevacek J, Guenet J. Phase behavior and polymer/solvent interactions in thermoreversible gels of syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate). Macromolecules. 1998; 31(3): eScholarID:29627

1997

  • Saiani A, Guenet J. On the helical form in syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) thermoreversible gels as revealed by small-angle neutron scattering. Macromolecules. 1997; 30(4): eScholarID:29620

1996

  • Spevacek J, Saiani A, Guenet J. Thermoreversible gelation of isotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) in butyl acetate: A differential scanning calorimetry study. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 1996; 17(6): eScholarID:29630