
Professor S.E.J. Bell
BSc (Queens University of Belfast), 1982
PhD (Queens University of Belfast), 1986
Director of Research, IMM
Chair of Physical Chemistry
Tel: + 44 (0) 28 9097 4470
Fax: + 44 (0) 28 9097 6524
E-mail: s.bell@qub.ac.uk
Stewart, A; Zheng S.; McCourt M.R.; Bell, SE
"Controlling Assembly of Mixed Thiol Monolayers on Silver Nanoparticles to Tune Their Surface Properties"
ACS Nano, accepted for publication April 2012.
Patois E.; Larmour I. A.; Bell, SE; Palais C.; Capelle M. A. H.; Gurny R.; Arvinte T.
"Ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy used to study formulations of salmon calcitonin, a starch-peptide conjugate and TGF-g3"
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, accepted for publication March 2012.
Papadopoulou E.; Bell, SE
"Label-Free Detection of Nanomolar Unmodified Single- and Double- Stranded DNA by Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on Ag and Au Colloids"
Chemistry-a European Journal, Vol. 18, pp. 5394-5400, 2012.
Stewart SP; Bell, SE; Fletcher, NC; Bouazzaoui Samira; Ho Y. C.; Speers S. J.
"Raman spectroscopy for forensic examination of beta-ketophenethylamine"
Analytica Chimica Acta, Vol. 712, pp. 1-6, 2012.
Stewart S.P.; Bell, SE; Speers S.J.; Armstrong W. J.; Kee, G.
"Forensic examination of multilayer white paint by lateral scanning Raman spectroscopy"
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy,Vol. 43, pp. 131-137, 2012.
Bell, SE; Graham, SF
"The application of near-infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopy to detect adulteration of oil used in animal feed production"
Food Chemistry, Vol. 132, pp. 1614-1619, 2012.
Stewart S.; Bell, SE; McAuley D.; Speers S.J.; Kee G.
"Determination of hydrogen peroxide concentration using a handheld Raman spectrometer"
Forensic Science International, Vol. 218, pp. E5-E8, 2012.
Papadopoulou E.; Bell, SE
"Label-Free Detection of Single-Base Mismatches in DNA by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy"
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, Vol. 50, pp. 9058-9061, 2011.
Dawson, P; Duenas, JA; Boyle, M; Doherty, MD; Bell, SE; Kern, AM; Martin, OJF; Teh, AS; Teo, KBK; Milne, WI
"Combined Antenna and Localized Plasmon Resonance in Raman Scattering from Random Arrays of Silver-Coated, Vertically Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes"
Nano Letters, Vol. 11, pp. 365-371, 2011.
Papadopoulou, E; Bell, SE
"Surface-Enhanced Raman Evidence of Protonation, Reorientation, and Ag+ Complexation of Deoxyadenosine and Deoxyadenosine-5 '-Monophosphate (dAMP) on Ag and Au Surfaces"
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 115, pp. 14228-14235, 2011.
Liu, XJ; Wang, XL; Liang, YM; Bell, SE; Liu, WM; Zhou, F
"Superoleophobicity under vacuum"
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 98, 2011.
Pour, SO; Bell, SE; Blanch, EW
"Use of a hydrogel polymer for reproducible surface enhanced Raman optical activity (SEROA)"
Chemical Communications, Vol. 47, pp. 4754-4756, 2011.
Stewart, A; Bell, SE
"Modification of Ag nanoparticles with mixed thiols for improved SERS detection of poorly adsorbing target molecules: detection of MDMA"
Chemical Communications, Vol. 47, pp. 4523-4525, 2011.
Montgomery, HJ; Pelleteret, D; Bell, SE; Fletcher, NC
"Examination of the Silver Colloid Binding Behavior of Disulfide-Tethered Bipyridine Ligands and Their fac-Tricarbonylrhenium(I) Complexes"
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 50, pp. 2738-2747, 2011.
Smyth, C; Mehigan, S; Rakovich, YP; Bell, SE; McCabe, D
"Pterin detection using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy incorporating a straightforward silver colloid-based synthesis technique"
Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 16, pp. 07707-1-07707-5, 2011.
Mulinacci, F; Bell, SE; Capelle, MAH; Gurny, R; Arvinte, T
"Oxidized Recombinant Human Growth Hormone That Maintains Conformational Integrity"
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 100, pp. 110-122, 2011.
Papadopoulou E.; Bell, SE
"DNA Reorientation on Au Nanoparticles: Label-Free Detection of Hybridization by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy"
Chemical Communications, Vol. 47, pp. 10966-10968, 2011.
Cassidy, CM; Tunney, M; Magee, N; Elborn, JS; Bell, SE; Singh, KP; Donnelly, R
"Drug and light delivery strategies for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) of pulmonary pathogens: A pilot study"
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy Vol. 8, pp. 1-6, 2011.
Bell, SE; Papadopoulou E.
"Surface enhanced Raman evidence for Ag+ complexes of adenine, deoxyadenosine and 5?-dAMP formed in silver colloids"
Analyst, Vol. 135, pp. 3034-3037, 2010.
Larmour I.A.; Saunders, GC; Bell, SE
"Compressed Metal Powders that Remain Superhydrophobic After Abrasion"
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 2, pp. 2703-2706, 2010.
Papadopoulou, E; Bell, SE
"Structure of Adenine on Metal Nanoparticles: pH Equilibria and Formation of Ag+ Complexes Detected by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy"
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 114, pp. 22644-22651, 2010.
Jones, D; Walker, G; Bell, SE; Andrews, GP; Greene, K
"Characterisation of fluidised bed granulation processes using in situ Raman spectroscopy"
Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 64, pp. 91-98, 2009.
Parsons, C; McCoy, CP; Gorman, SP; Jones, D; Bell, SE; Brady, C; McGlinchey S.M.
"Anti-infective photodynamic biomaterials for the prevention of intraocular lens-associated infectious endophthalmitis"
Biomaterials, Vol. 30, pp. 597-602, 2009.
Bell, SE; McCourt M.R.
"SERS enhancement by aggregated Au colloids: effect of particle size"
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 11, pp. 7455-7462, 2009.
McEleney, P; Walker, G; Larmour, IA; Bell, SE
"Liquid marble formation using hydrophobic powders"
Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 147, pp. 373-382, 2009.
Zhai, H; Li, S; Andrews, G; Jones, D; Bell, SE; Walker, G
"Nucleation and growth in fluidised hot melt granulation"
Powder Technology, Vol. 189, pp. 230-237, 2009.
Walsh, P; Buchanan, FJ; Dring M.; Maggs C.; Bell, SE; Walker, G
"Low-Pressure Synthesis and Characterisation of Hydroxyapatite Derived from Mineralise Red Algae"
Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 137, pp. 173-179, 2008.
Larmour, I.A.; Saunders, GC; Bell, SE
"Assessment of Roughness and Chemical Modification in Determining the Hydrophobic Properties of Metals"
New J. Chem, Vol. 32, pp. 1215-1220, 2008.
Larmour, IA; Saunders, GC; Bell, SE
"Sheets of large superhydrophobic metal particles self assembled on water by the Cheerios effect"
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, Vol. 47 (27), pp. 5043-5045, 2008.
Gowen, AA; O'Donnell, CP; Cullen, PJ; Bell, SE
"Recent applications of Chemical Imaging to pharmaceutical process monitoring and quality control"
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Vol. 69 (1), pp. 10-22, 2008.
Bell, SE; Sirimuthu, NMS
"Quantitative surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy"
Chemical Society Reviews,Vol. 37, pp. 1012-1024, 2008.
Beattie, JR; Bell, SE; Borggaard, C; Moss, BW
"Preliminary investigations on the effects of ageing and cooking on the Raman spectra of porcine longissimus dorsi"
Meat Science, Vol. 80, pp. 1205-1211, 2008.
Malcolm, RK; Bell, SE; Fido, L; Toner, C; Woolfson, D; Dr. Andrew Dennis
"Characterisation of Silicone Elastomer Vaginal Rings Containing HIV Microbicide TMC120 by Raman Spectroscopy"
J. Pharm. Pharmacol., Vol. 59, pp. 203-207, 2007.
Walker, G; Bell, SE; Andrews, GP; Jones, D
"Co-melt fluidised bed granulation of pharmaceutical powders: Improvements in drug bioavailability"
Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 62 (1-2), pp. 451-462, 2007.
Walker, G; Bell, SE; Vann M.; Zhai H.; Andrews, GP; Jones, D
"Pharmaceutically Engineering Powders using FHMG: The Effects of Process Parameters and Formulation Variables"
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Vol. 85, pp. 1-6, 2007.
Walker, G; Bell, SE; Vann M.; Andrews, GP; Jones D.S.
"Fluidised Bed Characterisation using Raman Spectroscopy: Applications to pharmaceutical processing"
Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 62(14), pp. 3832-3838, 2007.
Bell, SE; Larmour, I.A.; Saunders, GC
"Remarkably simple fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces using electroless galvanic deposition"
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 46 (10), pp. 1710-1712, 2007.
Beattie, JR; Bell, SE; Boggard C.; Fearon A. M.; Moss, BW
"Classification of adipose tissue species using Raman spectroscopy."
Lipids, Vol. 42(7), pp. 679-685, 2007.
Bell, SE; Fido, LA; Sirimuthu, NMS; Speers, SJ; Peters, KL; Cosbey, SH
"Screening tablets for DOB using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy"
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 52 (5), pp. 1063-1067, 2007.
Brady, C; Bell, SE; Parsons, C; Gorman, SP; Jones, D; Mccoy, CP
"Novel porphyrin-incorporated hydrogels for photoactive intraocular lens biomaterials"
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 111 (3), pp. 527-534, 2007.
Andrews, GP; Jones, D; Walker, G; Bell, SE; M.A. Vann
"Particle design using fluidised hot melt granulation (FHMG)"
Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, Vol. 19, pp. 28-33, 2007.