David Scurr

Contact

• workRoom C28 Boots Science Building
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 8466276
• david.scurr@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

• BSc (hons) - UMIST.
• PhD - Microstructural Deformation Mechanisms of Natural Composite Materials with Dr. Stephen J. Eichhorn, School of Materials, University of Manchester.
• 2005 - 2006 Postdoctoral Research Associate: School of Materials, University of Manchester. The design and development of polymer electrospinning systems and the manufacture of biomaterials scaffolds for use in tissue culture.
• 2006 - 2007 Postdoctoral Research Associate: School of Materials, University of Manchester. Analysis of pore structure and distribution in oxidised nuclear graphite using X-Ray microtomography.
• 2007 - Surface Analysis Experimental Officer: Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis (LBSA), School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham.

Research Summary

The position of experimental officer involves the operation and maintenance of the time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (TOF-SIMS) within the School of Pharmacy. The role also includes… read more

Selected Publications

• KALASKAR, D., GOUGH, J., ULIJN, R., SAMPSON, W., SCURR, D., RUTTEN, F., ALEXANDER, M., MERRY, C. R. and EICHHORN, S., 2008. Controlling cell morphology on amino acid-modified cellulose Soft Matter. VOL 4(NUMBER 5), 1059-1065
• SCURR D. J, HORLACHER T, OBERLI M.A, WERZ D.B, KROECK L, BUFALI S, SEEBERGER P.H and SHARD A.G. AND ALEXANDER M.R, 2010. Surface Characterisation of Carbohydrate Microarrays Langmuir. (In Press.)
• TODD, S.J., SCURR, D.J., GOUGH, J.E., ALEXANDER, M.R. and ULIJN, R.V., 2009. Enzymatically activated RGD ligands trigger cell spreading on PEG monolayers Langmuir. 25, 7533-7539
• RUSSELL, JC, BLUNT, MO, GARFITT, JM, SCURR, DJ, ALEXANDER, M, CHAMPNESS, NR and BETON, PH, 2011. Dimerization Of Tri(4-Bromophenyl)Benzene By Aryl-Aryl Coupling From Solution On A Gold Surface Journal Of The American Chemical Society. 133(12), 4220-4223

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Current Research

The position of experimental officer involves the operation and maintenance of the time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (TOF-SIMS) within the School of Pharmacy. The role also includes conducting any necessary user training on the TOF-SIMS equipment and in the relevant data analysis techniques. TOF-SIMS is a surface analysis technique which incorporates both the analytical technique of SIMS and TOF mass analysis. The TOF mass analyser provides enhanced mass resolution as compared with other SIMS systems allowing the detection of all elements and isotopes as well as gleaning chemical information via molecular and cluster ions. The user base for the TOF-SIMS equipment extends beyond the School of Pharmacy to include Chemistry, Physics and Materials groups within the University as well as colleagues from the Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre at Nottingham with current users and collaborators at The University of Manchester, Keele University and MIT. Current and previous industrial clients and collaborators include Molecular Profiles Ltd, Abbot Vascular, Johnson & Johnson Ltd and The National Physics Laboratory. Current projects involving TOF-SIMS within The University of Nottingham include:

• High throughput screening of polymer arrays
• Gentle-SIMS analysis of biomaterials
• Multivariate Data Analysis

• SCOUTARIS N, HOOK AL, GELLERT PR, ROBERTS CJ, ALEXANDER MR and SCURR DJ, 2012. Tof-Sims Analysis Of Chemical Heterogeneities In Inkjet Micro-Array Printed Drug/Polymer Formulations. Journal Of Materials Science. Materials In Medicine. 23(2), 385-91
• HOOK AL, CHANG C, YANG J, SCURR DJ, LANGER R, ANDERSON DG, ATKINSON S, WILLIAMS P, DAVIES MC and ALEXANDER MR, 2012. Polymer Microarrays For High Throughput Discovery Of Biomaterials. Journal Of Visualized Experiments : Jove.
• ZELZER M, SCURR DJ, ALEXANDER MR and ULIJN RV, 2012. Development And Validation Of A Fluorescence Method To Follow The Build-Up Of Short Peptide Sequences On Solid 2D Surfaces. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces. 4(1), 53-8
• PEDERSEN R.H., SCURR D.J., ROACH P., ALEXANDER M.R. and GADEGAARD N., 2012. Full-Thickness Characterization of Plasma Polymerized Hexane Films Irradiated by an Electron Beam Plasma Processes and Polymers. 9, 22-27
• RUSSELL, JC, BLUNT, MO, GARFITT, JM, SCURR, DJ, ALEXANDER, M, CHAMPNESS, NR and BETON, PH, 2011. Dimerization Of Tri(4-Bromophenyl)Benzene By Aryl-Aryl Coupling From Solution On A Gold Surface Journal Of The American Chemical Society. 133(12), 4220-4223
• SCURR, DJ and EICHHORN, SJ, 2011. Fracture Of Ensis Siliqua Mollusk Shell Reveals Multiple Delaminations As A Potential Defence And Toughening Mechanism
• CUI, XY, HUTT, DA, SCURR, DJ and CONWAY, PP, 2011. The Evolution Of Pd/Sn Catalytic Surfaces In Electroless Copper Deposition Journal Of The Electrochemical Society. 158(3), D172-D177
• CUN, DM, JENSEN, DK, MALTESEN, MJ, BUNKER, M, WHITESIDE, P, SCURR, D, FOGED, C and NIELSEN, HM, 2011. High Loading Efficiency And Sustained Release Of Sirna Encapsulated In Plga Nanoparticles: Quality By Design Optimization And Characterization European Journal Of Pharmaceutics And Biopharmaceutics. 77(1), 26-35
• RAFATI, A., BOUSSAHEL, A., SHARD, A.G., SHAKESHEFF, K.M., WHITESIDE, P.T., RIGBY-SINGLETON, S., ROBERTS, C.J., CHEN. X., SCURR, D.J., ALEXANDER, M.R. and DAVIES. M.C., 2010. Scrutiny of controlled release protein loaded PLGA microspheres using surface analytical techniques Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 62(10), 1348-1349
• SCURR D. J, HORLACHER T, OBERLI M.A, WERZ D.B, KROECK L, BUFALI S, SEEBERGER P.H and SHARD A.G. AND ALEXANDER M.R, 2010. Surface Characterisation of Carbohydrate Microarrays Langmuir. (In Press.)
• J. IBÁÑEZ, R. OLIVA, M. DE LA MARE,. M. SCHMIDBAUER, S. HERNÁNDEZ, P. PELLEGRINO,D. J. SCURR, R. CUSCÓ, L. ARTÚS, M. SHAFI, R. H. MARI, M. HENINI, Q. ZHUANG, A. GODENIR, AND A, 2010. Structural and optical properties of dilute InAsN grown by molecular beam Journal of Applied Physics. (In Press.)
• KALASKAR, DM, ULIJN, RV, GOUGH, JE, ALEXANDER, MR, SCURR, DJ, SAMPSON, WW and EICHHORN, SJ, 2010. Characterisation Of Amino Acid Modified Cellulose Surfaces Using Tof-Sims And Xps Cellulose. 17(4), 747-756
• MATYKINA, E, ARRABAL, R, SCURR, DJ, BARON, A, SKELDON, P and THOMPSON, GE, 2010. Investigation Of The Mechanism Of Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Of Aluminium Using O-18 Tracer Corrosion Science. 52(3), 1070-1076
• TODD, S.J., SCURR, D.J., GOUGH, J.E., ALEXANDER, M.R. and ULIJN, R.V., 2009. Enzymatically activated RGD ligands trigger cell spreading on PEG monolayers Langmuir. 25, 7533-7539
• ZELZER M, SCURR, D, ABDULLAH B, URQUHART A.J, GADEGAARD N, BRADLEY J.W and ALEXANDER M.R, 2009. Influence of the Plasma Sheath on Plasma Polymer Deposition in Advance of a Mask and down Pores Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113(25), 8487-8494
• KALASKAR, D., GOUGH, J., ULIJN, R., SAMPSON, W., SCURR, D., RUTTEN, F., ALEXANDER, M., MERRY, C. R. and EICHHORN, S., 2008. Controlling cell morphology on amino acid-modified cellulose Soft Matter. VOL 4(NUMBER 5), 1059-1065
• HIN T.Y, LIU C, CONWAY P.P, SCURR D.J and (2008), 10TH ELECTRONICS PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (EPTC), SINGAPORE, 2008. Controlling Interfacial Interpenetration of Polymer Waveguide Deposited on Plasma Treated Flexible Substrate In: 10th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC), Singapore.
• HIBBERD C.J, UPADHYAYA H.M, SCURR D.J and TIWARI A.N, 2008. Alkali incorporation into solution processed CIGS precursor layers In: 5th Photovoltaic Science Application and Technology (PVSAT-5) Conference and Exhibition.
• SCURR, D.J., CERNIK, R.J., THOMPSON, S.P., MUMMERY, P.M. and EICHHORN, S.J., 2006. The Characterisation of Residual Strain in Ensis siliqua Shells Journal of Bionics Engineering. 3(1), 33-38
• SCURR, DJ and EICHHORN, SJ, 2006. Analysis Of Local Deformation In Indented Ensis Siliqua Mollusk Shells Using Raman Spectroscopy Journal Of Materials Research. 21(12), 3099-3108
• SCURR, D. J. and EICHHORN, S. J., 2005. Structure/Property Relationships of Seashells MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS. VOL 844, 87-92
• EICHHORN, SJ, SCURR, DJ, MUMMERY, PM, GOLSHAN, M, THOMPSON, SP and CERNIK, RJ, 2005. The Role Of Residual Stress In The Fracture Properties Of A Natural Ceramic Journal Of Materials Chemistry. 15(9), 947-952