Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre
Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre
Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre
Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre
Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre
The Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC) is a cross-disciplinary facility dedicated to supporting and promoting world-leading nanoscience and materials characterisation.
Latest News
- Description
- In a study published in Analyst, researchers from the Schools of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy at the University of Nottingham and the National Physical Laboratory developed, tested and validated a new reference sample for Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS). Read on to find out more.
- Date:
- 22/07/2025
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- In a study published in Advanced Science, researchers from the University of Nottingham, the University of Birmingham, Diamond Light Source, and the EPSRC SuperSTEM demonstrate how using fast argon ions to engineer defects on carbon surfaces allows metal atoms to bind and self-assemble into ultra-thin, single-layer metal clusters, forming unusual 2D metal islands of sub-nanometre size.
- Date:
- 10/07/2025
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- Scientists have developed a method for analysing the structure of lipid nanoparticles that could be used to improve vaccine and drug delivery, targeting a wide range of health issues.
- Date:
- 22/05/2025
Recent Publications
Nitrogen vacancy defects in single-particle nanodiamonds sense paramagnetic transition metal spin noise from nanoparticles on a transmission electron microscopy grid, Flinn B. T., Radu V., Fay M. W., Tyler A. J., Pitcairn J., Cliffe M. J., Weare B. L., Stoppiello C. T., Mather M. L., Khlobystov A. N., Nanoscale Advances, 5, 6423-6434, 2023.
Evalualtion of cell disruption technologies on magnetosome chain length and aggregation behaviour from Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1, Masó-Martínez M., Fryer B., Aubert D., Peacock B., Lees R., Rance G. A., Fay M. W., Topham P. D., Fernández-Castané A., Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 11, 1172457, 2023.
Rapid microwave synthesis of sustainable magnetic framework composites of UTSA-16(Zn) with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient CO2 capture, Woodliffe J. L., Johnston A.-L., Fay M., Ferrari R., Gomes R. L., Lester E., Ahmed I., Laybourn A., Materials Advances, 22, 2023.
Selective Excitation of Pd-decorated Titania Enables Consecutive C-C Couplings and Hydrogenations under Ambient Conditions, Whitehead R. Z., Norman L. T., Cull W. J., Alves Fernandes J., Lanterna A. E., ChemCatChem, 15 (21), e202300528, 2023.
Unravelling synergistic effects in bi-metallic catalysts: deceleration of palladium-gold nanoparticle coarsening in the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde, Pinto J., Weilhard A., Norman L. T., Lodge R. W., Rogers D. M., Gual A., Cano I., Khlobystov A. N., Licence P., Alves Fernandes J., Catalysis Science & Technology, 14, 2023.
Rapid synthesis of magnetic microspheres and the development of new macro-micro hierarchically porous magnetic framework composites, Woodliffe J. L., Molinar-Díaz J., Towhidul Islam M., Stevens L. A., Wadge M. D., Rance G. A., Ferrari R., Ahmed I., Laybourn A., Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11, 14705-14719, 2023.
Subnanometer-Wide Indium Selenide Nanoribbons, Cull W. J., Skowron S. T., Hayter R., Stoppiello C. T., Rance G. A., Biskupek J., Kudrynskyi Z. R., Kovalyul Z. D., Allen C. S., Slater T. J. A., Kaiser U., Patanè A., Khlobystov A. N., ACS Nano, 17 (6), 6062-6072, 2023.
Sustained Release of Dexamethasone from 3D-Printed Scaffolds Modulates Macrophage Activation and Enhances Osteogenic Differentiation, Majrashi M., Kotowska A., Scurr D., Hicks J. M., Ghaemmaghami A., Yang J., ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023.
SiC/YAG composite coatings by a novel liquid fuelled high velocity oxy-fuel suspension thermal spray, Venturi F., Rincón Romero A., Hussain T., Surface and Coatings Technology, 471, 129865, 2023.
Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exopolysaccharide PsI in biofilms using 3D OrbiSIMS, Khateb H., Hook A. L., Kern S., Watts J. A., Singh S., Jackson D., Marinez-Pomares L., Williams P., Alexander M. R., Biointerphases, 18, 031007, 2023.
Toward Comprehensive Analysis of the 3D Chemistry of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms, Kotowska A. M., Zhang J., Carabelli A., Watts J., Aylott J. W., Gilmore I. S., Williams P., Scurr D. J., Alexander M. R., Analytical Chemistry, 95, 49, 18287-18294, 2023.