Recent Publications

Eumelanin Kinetics and Sheet Structure. J Sutter, T Bidláková, J Karolin and D J S Birch. Appl. Phys. Letts. 100, 113701 (4 pages), 2012.

CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots as luminescence lifetime sensors for Cu2+ . J U Sutter, D J S Birch and O J Rolinski.  Meas. Sci. Technol. 23, 055103 (8 pages), 2012.

 Two-photon excited surface plasmon enhanced energy transfer between DAPI and gold nanoparticles : opportunities in intra-cellular imaging and sensing. Y Zhang, D J S Birch and Y Chen. Appl. Phys. Letts. 99, 103701-3, 2011.

Fluorescence detections and directions. D J S Birch. Meas. Sci. Technol. 22, 052002 (8 pages), 2011.

Beta-Amyloid oligomerisation monitored by intrinsic fluorescence. M Amaro, D J S Birch and O J.Rolinski. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13, 6434-41, 2011.

The Effect of Intensity of Excitation on CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots: Opportunities in Luminescence sensing. J U Sutter, D J S Birch and O J Rolinski.  Appl. Phys. Letts. 98, 021108, 2011.

A Fluorescence Lifetime-Based Fibre-Optic Glucose Sensor Using Glucose/Galactose-Binding protein. T Saxl, F Khan, M Ferla, D J S Birch, and J Pickup. The Analyst. 136, 968-72, 2011.

Gold nanorods for fluorescence lifetime imaging in biology. Y Zhang, J Yu, D J S Birch and Y Chen. J Biomed. Opt. 15, 020504, 2010.

Early detection of amyloid aggregation using intrinsic fluorescence. O J Rolinski, M Amaro and D J S Birch. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 25 (10), 2249-52, 2010.

One- and two-photon time-resolved fluorescence study of neurotransmitter amino acid–5,6-benzocoumarin conjugates.  G Hungerford, L Ryderfors, M J G Fernandes, M Sameiro, T Gonçalves and S P G Costa. J. Photochem. Photobiol.  A-Chemistry, 215, 214-222, 2010.

Time-resolved FRET fluorescence spectroscopy of visible fluorescent protein pairs. A J W G  Visser, S P Laptenok, N V Visser, A van Hoek, D J S Birch, J-C Brochon, J W Borst. Eur. Biophys. J. 39, 241-53, 2010.

Interactions of the beta-blocker drug, propranolol, with detergents, beta-cyclodextrin and living cells studied using fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging. RH Bisby, SW Botchway, AG Crisostomo, J Karolin, AW Parker, L Schroder. Spectroscopy, 24, 137-142, 2010

Fluorescence biosensing in nanopores. Jan Karolin, Dalibor Panek, Alexander MacMillan, Olaf Rolinski, and David Birch. IEEE Proc. 978-1-4244-3296-7, 4154-7, 2009.

Protein fluorescence decay: a gamma function description of thermally induced inter conversion of amino acid rotamers. O J Rolinski, K Scobie and D J S Birch. Phys. Rev. E. 79, 050901, 2009.

Optical spectroscopic methods for probing the conformational stability of immobilized enzymes. A Ganesan, B D Moore, S M Kelly, N C Price, O J Rolinski, D J S Birch, I R Dunkin, P J Halling. ChemPhysChem 10, 1492-9, 2009.

Star-shaped oligofluorene nanostructured blend materials: controlled micro-patterning and physical characteristics. M Wu, E Gu, A Zarowna, A L Kanibolotsky, A J C Kuehne, A R Mackintosh, P R Edwards, O J Rolinski, I F Perepichka,  P J Skabara, R W Martin, R A Pethrick, D J S Birch and M D Dawson. Appl. Phys. A. 97, 19, 2009.

Nanoparticle metrology standards based on the time resolved fluorescence anisotropy of silica colloids. K Apperson, J Karolin, R W Martin and D J S Birch. Meas. Sci. Technol 20, 025310 (11 pages), 2009.

Improved biocompatibility of protein encapsulation in sol-gel materials. A M Macmillan, J Karolin, D Panek, C D McGuinness, J C Pickup, D Graham, W E Smith, and D J S Birch.J Sol-Gel Science & Technol. 49, 380-4, 2009.

Fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy and imaging of nano-engineered glucose sensor microcapsules based on glucose/galactose-binding protein. T Saxl, F Khan, D R Mathews, Zhi-ZL, O Rolnski, S Ameer-Beg and J Pickup. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 24, 3229-34, 2009.

Non-extensive kinetics of fluorescence resonance energy transfer. O J Rolinski and D J S Birch. J Chem Phys. 129, 144507-1-7, 2008.

The effect of pH on aqueous phenylalanine studied using a 265 nm pulsed light-emitting diode. A M Macmillan, C D McGuinness, K Sagoo, D McLoskey, J C Pickup and D J S Birch.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1130, 300-4, 2008.

Towards Single Metal Ion Sensing by Förster Resonance Energy Transfer. Jens-Uwe Sutter, A M Macmillan, D J S Birch and O J Rolinski. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1130, 62-7, 2008.

Human Serum Albumin-flavonoids interactions monitored by means of tryptophan kinetics. O J Rolinski, A Martin and D J S Birch. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1130, 314-9, 2008.

Nanomedicine and its potential in diabetes research and practice. J C Pickup, Z-L Zhi, F Khan, T Saxl and D J S Birch. Diabetes/Metabolism Res. and Rev. 24, 604-610, 2008.

Fluorescence depolarization techniques in materials science. D J S Birch and J Karolin in Standardization and Quality Assurance in Fluorescence Measurements I: Techniques.  Vol. Ed. U Resch-Genger.Vol. 5, Springer Series on Fluorescence, 279–301, 2008.

HSA-quercetin interactions monitored by time-resolved fluorescence – evidence for enhanced discrete rotamer conformations. O J Rolinski, A Martin and D J S Birch. J. Biomed. Optics 12, 34013-7, 2007. (Also selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research).

Single molecule detection of allophycocyanin by surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering. C D McGuinness, A M Macmillan, J Karolin, W E Smith, D Graham, J C Pickup and D J Birch. Analyst 132, 633-4, 2007.

pH tracking of silica hydrogel nanoparticle growth. A Cleary, J Karolin and D J S Birch. Appl. Phys. Letts. 89, 113125-7, 2006. (Also selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology).

Excitation of fluorescence decay using a 265 nm pulsed light-emitting diode: evidence for aqueous phenylalanine rotamers. C D McGuinness, A M Macmillan, K Sagoo, D McLoskey and D J S Birch. Appl. Phys. Letts. 89, 063901-3, 2006. (Also selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research).

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