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2026

A. S. Bispat, F. C. Cardoso, M. Hasan, C. E. Adams, R. J. Lewis, P. J. Duggan and K. L. Tuck, Inhibition of N-type calcium channels by phenoxyanilide analogues, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2026, 132, 118449. Link here

A. J. Zhou, B. S. Gentle, G. H. Dennison, R. F. Tabor and K. L. Tuck, Improving the optical response of chemosensors through the use of surfactant micelles, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 548, 217130. Link here

 

2025

L. Bhadra, K. Tuck, J. Tanner and V. Gundabala, Strengths, opportunities, challenges and future outlook of bacterial cellulose in cosmeceuticals: A review, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 331, 148139. Link here

M. G. Darmayanti, K. L. Tuck and S. H. Thang, κ-Carrageenan-grafting-copolymers by RAFT polymerization exhibiting CO2 adsorption properties, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2025, 11, 100995. Link here

S. Thoonen, S. E. Walker, D. L. Marshall, T. M. Fulloon, S. Brandon, A. I. McKay, M. J. Paterson, K. M. Mullen, J. D. Crowley, K. L. Tuck and D. R. Turner, Single-Step Synthesis of a Heterometallic [Cu2PdL4]2+ Hybrid Metal–Organic Coordination Cage, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202506064. Link here

J. K. Clegg, K. A. Jolliffe, D. Preston, K. L. Tuck and N. G. White, Supramol25: a meeting of the (relatively) new Royal Australian Chemical Institute supramolecular chemistry division, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2025, 36, 105-109. Link here

S. Thoonen, K. L. Tuck and D. R. Turner, Discrete metallosupramolecular architectures with amino acids, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 522, 216203. Link here

 

2024

P. Mini, M. R. Grace, G. H. Dennison and K. L. Tuck, Investigation of a bimetallic terbium(III)/copper(II) chemosensor for the detection of aqueous hydrogen sulfide, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024, 20, 2818-2826. Link here

S. E. Walker, A. J. Zhou, M. Lam, E. A. Nagul, G. J. Barbante, S. D. Kolev, V. J. Cadarso and K. L. Tuck, A systematic study of fluorescent coumarin sensors for the detection of aqueous copper ions and aqueous hydrogen sulphide, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2024, DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2024.2412133, 1-9. Link here

R. N. Robson, J. E. Moore, G. R. Pearson, R. F. Tabor and K. L. Tuck, Renewable oleyl based surfactants for application in liquid explosive high internal phase emulsions, Chemical Engineering Science, 2024, 300, 120651. Link here

S. E. Walker, N. Kyratzis, D. U. Sawant, A. I. McKay, K. L. Tuck and D. R. Turner, A Reduced-Symmetry Pd2L4 Cage from a Heterotopic Dipyridyl Ligand, Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 63, 15659–15666. Link here

M. Schmit, M. M. Hasan, Y. Dongol, F. C. Cardoso, M. J. Kuiper, R. J. Lewis, P. J. Duggan and K. L. Tuck, N-Sulfonylphenoxazines as neuronal calcium ion channel blockers, RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2024, 15, 2400-2412. Link here.

A. P. Williams, J. M. Faber, C. Recsei, L. de Campo, T. A. Darwish, K. L. Tuck, R. R. Dagastine and R. F. Tabor, Salt-Induced Linker Dehydration Modulates Micellar Structure in Ether-Linked Sulfate Surfactants, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024, 128, 6648–6653. Link here.

B. Ang, T. Jirapanjawat, K. P. Tay, D. Ashtiani, C. Greening, K. L. Tuck, A. Neild and V. J. Cadarso, Rapid Concentration and Detection of Bacteria in Milk Using a Microfluidic Surface Acoustic Wave Activated Nanosieve, ACS Sensors, 2024, 9, 3105–3114. Link here.

M. G. Darmayanti, K. L. Tuck and S. H. Thang, Carbon Dioxide Capture by Emerging Innovative Polymers: Status and Perspectives, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2403324. Link here.

D. Bhadury, H. Nadeem, M. Lin, J. M. Dyson, K. L. Tuck and J. Tanner, Application of On-Pack pH Indicators to Monitor Freshness of Modified Atmospheric Packaged Raw Beef, Food Quality and Safety, 2024, DOI: 10.1093/fqsafe/fyae021.

J. C. Dorrat, C. G. P. Taylor, R. J. Young, A. B. Solea, D. Turner, G. H. Dennison, M. D. Ward and K. L. Tuck, A Study on Auto-Catalysis and Product Inhibition: A Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reaction Catalysed within the Cavity of an Octanuclear Coordination Cage, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024, e202400501. Link here.

S. E. Walker, W. Chant, S. Thoonen, K. L. Tuck and D. R. Turner, Stabilization of LanternType MetalOrganic Cages (MOCs) by Protective Control of Ligand Exchange Rates, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024, e202400072. Link here.

A. S. Bispat, F. C. Cardoso, M. M. Hasan, Y. Dongol, R. Wilcox, R. J. Lewis, P. J. Duggan and K. L. Tuck, Inhibition of N-Type Calcium Channels by Phenoxyaniline and Sulfonamide Analogues, RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2024, 15, 916-936. Link here.

C. S. Butler, V. T. Kelleppan-Meaney, A. P. Williams, L. W. Giles, M. L. P. Vidallon, A. Sokolova, L. de Campo, K. L. Tuck and R. F. Tabor, Influence of tail group length, amide functionality and added salt ion identity on the behaviour of betaine surfactants, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 653, 338-350. Link here.

A. P. Williams, A. V. Sokolova, J. M. Faber, C. S. Butler, P. Starck, N. J. Ainger, K. L. Tuck, R. R. Dagastine and R. F. Tabor, Influence of Surfactant Structure on Polydisperse Formulations of Alkyl Ether Sulfates and Alkyl Amidopropyl Betaines, Langmuir, 2024, 40, 211-220.

 

2023

P. Mini, S. E. Walker, M. R. Grace, G. H. Dennison and K. L. Tuck, Detection of aqueous and gaseous hydrogen sulfide with lanthanide–macrocycle binary complexes, Dalton Transactions, 2023, 52, 12235-12243.

V. T. Kelleppan, C. S. Butler, A. P. Williams, M. L. P. Vidallon, L. W. Giles, J. P. King, A. V. Sokolova, L. de Campo, G. R. Pearson, R. F. Tabor and K. L. Tuck, Components of cocamidopropyl betaine: Surface activity and self-assembly of pure alkyl amidopropyl betaines, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2023, 656, 130435.

J. C. Dorrat, R. J. Young, C. G. Taylor, M. B. Tipping, A. J. Blok, D. R. Turner, A. I. McKay, S. Ovenden, M. D. Ward, G. H. Dennison and K. L. Tuck, The preservation of sarin and O, O′-diisopropyl fluorophosphate inside coordination cage hosts, Dalton Transactions, 2023, 52, 11802-11814.

B. Ang, A. Sookram, C. Devendran, V. He, K. Tuck, V. Cadarso and A. Neild, Glass-embedded PDMS microfluidic device for enhanced concentration of nanoparticles using an ultrasonic nanosieve, Lab on a Chip, 2023, 23, 525-533.

B. Ang, R. Habibi, C. Kett, W. H. Chin, J. J. Barr, K. L. Tuck, A. Neild and V. J. Cadarso, Bacterial concentration and detection using an ultrasonic nanosieve within a microfluidic device, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023, 374, 132769.

 

2022

E. Dervisevic, N. H. Voelcker, G. Risbridger, K. L. Tuck and V. J. Cadarso, Colorimetric Detection of Extracellular Hydrogen Peroxide Using an Integrated Microfluidic Device, Analytical Chemistry, 2022, 94, 1726-1732.

E. Dervisevic, M. Dervisevic, B. Ang, J. Carthew, K. L. Tuck, N. H. Voelcker and V. J. Cadarso, Integrated microfluidic device to monitor unseen Escherichia coli contamination in mammalian cell culture, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2022, 359, 131522.

F. C. Cardoso, M. Schmit, M. J. Kuiper, R. J. Lewis, K. L. Tuck and P. J. Duggan, Inhibition of N-type calcium ion channels by tricyclic antidepressants–experimental and theoretical justification for their use for neuropathic pain, RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2022, 13, 183-195.

M. Kubeil, I. I. S. Martínez, M. Bachmann, K. Kopka, K. L. Tuck and H. Stephan, Dual-Labelling Strategies for Nuclear and Fluorescence Molecular Imaging: Current Status and Future Perspectives, Pharmaceuticals, 2022, 15, 432.

C. S. Butler, L. W. Giles, A. V. Sokolova, L. De Campo, R. F. Tabor and K. L. Tuck, Structure–Performance Relationships for Tail Substituted Zwitterionic Betaine–Azobenzene Surfactants, Langmuir, 2022, 38, 7522-7534.

 

2021

S. E. Walker, S. A. Boer, T. Malcomson, M. J. Paterson, K. L. Tuck and D. R. Turner, Steric control of sorting regimes in self-assembled cages, Chemical Communications, 2021, 57, 12456-12459.

M. Potter, K. L. Tuck, A. J. Robinson, P. W. Richardson and A. Grieve, MediaLab: video as a multi-valent tool for science teaching and learning, Media Practice and Education, 2021, 22, 23-37.

M. D. Ludden, C. G. Taylor, M. B. Tipping, J. S. Train, N. H. Williams, J. C. Dorrat, K. L. Tuck and M. D. Ward, Interaction of anions with the surface of a coordination cage in aqueous solution probed by their effect on a cage-catalysed Kemp elimination, Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 14781-14791.

Y. D. Kurniawan, K. L. Tuck, S. Castillón and A. J. Robinson, Toward the stereoselective synthesis of zaragozic acid framework: A desilylation-aldol reaction approach, Tetrahedron Letters, 2021, 85, 153493.

V. T. Kelleppan, J. P. King, C. S. Butler, A. P. Williams, K. L. Tuck and R. F. Tabor, Heads or tails? The synthesis, self-assembly, properties and uses of betaine and betaine-like surfactants, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2021, 297, 102528.

C. S. Butler, J. P. King, L. W. Giles, J. B. Marlow, M. L. P. Vidallon, A. Sokolova, L. de Campo, K. L. Tuck and R. F. Tabor, Design and synthesis of an azobenzene–betaine surfactant for photo-rheological fluids, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021, 594, 669-680.

D. Bhadury, Y. Nolvachai, P. J. Marriott, J. Tanner and K. L. Tuck, Detection of Volatiles from Raw Beef Meat from Different Packaging Systems Using Solid-Phase Microextraction GC–Accurate Mass Spectrometry, Foods, 2021, 10, 2018.

 

2020

S. Ullmann, P. Hahn, P. Mini, K. L. Tuck, A. Kahnt, B. Abel, M. E. G. Suburu, C. A. Strassert and B. Kersting, Mixed-ligand lanthanide complexes supported by ditopic bis (imino-methyl)-phenol/calix [4] arene macrocycles: synthesis, structures, and luminescence properties of [Ln 2 (L 2)(MeOH) 2](Ln= La, Eu, Tb, Yb), Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 11179-11191.

P. Mini, M. A. Springer, M. R. Grace, G. H. Dennison and K. L. Tuck, A highly efficient red-emitting luminescent paper-based chemosensor for hydrogen sulfide, Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 5605-5608.

M. Majuran, G. ArmendarizVidales, S. Carrara, M. A. Haghighatbin, L. Spiccia, P. J. Barnard, G. B. Deacon, C. F. Hogan and K. L. Tuck, NearInfrared Electrochemiluminescence from Bistridentate Ruthenium (II) Di (quinoline8yl) pyridine Complexes in Aqueous Media, ChemPlusChem, 2020, 85, 346-352.

E. Dervisevic, N. H. Voelcker, G. Risbridger, K. L. Tuck and V. J. Cadarso, High-Aspect-Ratio SU-8-Based Optofluidic Device for Ammonia Detection in Cell Culture Media, ACS Sensors, 2020, 5, 2523-2529.

E. Dervisevic, M. Dervisevic, Y. Wang, L. F. MalaverOrtega, W. Cheng, K. L. Tuck, N. H. Voelcker and V. J. Cadarso, Highly selective nanostructured electrochemical sensor utilizing densely packed ultrathin gold nanowires film, Electroanalysis, 2020, 32, 1850-1858.

F. C. Cardoso, M.-A. Marliac, C. Geoffroy, M. Schmit, A. Bispat, R. J. Lewis, K. L. Tuck and P. J. Duggan, The neuronal calcium ion channel activity of constrained analogues of MONIRO-1, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2020, 28, 115655.

 

2019

E. H. Yardeni, T. Bahrenberg, R. A. Stein, S. Mishra, E. Zomot, B. Graham, K. L. Tuck, T. Huber, E. Bibi and H. S. Mchaourab, Probing the solution structure of the E. coli multidrug transporter MdfA using DEER distance measurements with nitroxide and Gd (III) spin labels, Scientific Reports, 2019, 9, 12528.

G. Wu, B. A. Mazzitelli, A. J. Quek, M. J. Veldman, P. J. Conroy, T. T. Caradoc-Davies, L. M. Ooms, K. L. Tuck, J. G. Schoenecker and J. C. Whisstock, Tranexamic acid is an active site inhibitor of urokinase plasminogen activator, Blood Advances, 2019, 3, 729-733.

M. R. Winnett, P. Mini, M. R. Grace and K. L. Tuck, Time-Resolved Terbium-Based Probe for the Detection of Zinc (II) Ions: Investigation of the Formation of a Luminescent Ternary Complex, Inorganic Chemistry, 2019, 59, 118-127.

E. Dervisevic, K. L. Tuck, N. H. Voelcker and V. J. Cadarso, Recent Progress in Lab-On-a-Chip Systems for the Monitoring of Metabolites for Mammalian and Microbial Cell Research, Sensors, 2019, 19, 5027.

 

2018

A. Sairaman, F. C. Cardoso, A. Bispat, R. J. Lewis, P. J. Duggan and K. L. Tuck, Synthesis and evaluation of aminobenzothiazoles as blockers of N-and T-type calcium channels, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2018, 26, 3046-3059.

J. R. McArthur, L. Motin, E. C. Gleeson, S. Spiller, R. J. Lewis, P. J. Duggan, K. L. Tuck and D. J. Adams, Inhibition of human Nand Ttype calcium channels by an orthophenoxyanilide derivative, MONIRO1, British Journal of Pharmacology, 2018, 175, 2284-2295.

M. L. Aulsebrook, E. Watkins, M. R. Grace, B. Graham and K. L. Tuck, Modified Gold Nanoparticles for the TemperatureDependent Colorimetric Detection of Mercury and Methylmercury, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 2088-2091.

M. L. Aulsebrook, M. Starck, M. R. Grace, B. Graham, P. Thordarson, R. Pal and K. L. Tuck, Interaction of Nucleotides with a Trinuclear Terbium (III)–Dizinc (II) Complex: Efficient Sensitization of Terbium Luminescence by Guanosine Monophosphate and Application to Real-Time Monitoring of Phosphodiesterase Activity, Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 58, 495-505.

M. L. Aulsebrook, B. Graham, M. R. Grace and K. L. Tuck, Lanthanide complexes for luminescence-based sensing of low molecular weight analytes, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018, 375, 191-220.

 

2017

P.-A. Paquet-Côté, K. L. Tuck, J.-P. Paradis, B. Graham and N. Voyer, Modulating the activity of membrane-active peptides through Zn (II) complexation, Tetrahedron Letters, 2017, 58, 4672-4676.

M. L. Aulsebrook, S. Biswas, F. M. Leaver, M. R. Grace, B. Graham, A. M. Barrios and K. L. Tuck, A luminogenic lanthanide-based probe for the highly selective detection of nanomolar sulfide levels in aqueous samples, Chemical Communications, 2017, 53, 4911-4914.

 

2016

C. Stubenrauch, M. J. Belousoff, I. D. Hay, H.-H. Shen, J. Lillington, K. L. Tuck, K. M. Peters, M.-D. Phan, A. W. Lo and M. A. Schembri, Effective assembly of fimbriae in Escherichia coli depends on the translocation assembly module nanomachine, Nature Microbiology, 2016, 16064.

W. I. O’Malley, R. Rubbiani, M. L. Aulsebrook, M. R. Grace, L. Spiccia, K. L. Tuck, G. Gasser and B. Graham, Cellular Uptake and Photo-Cytotoxicity of a Gadolinium (III)-DOTA-Naphthalimide Complex “Clicked” to a Lipidated Tat Peptide, Molecules, 2016, 21, 194.

W. I. O’Malley, E. H. Abdelkader, M. L. Aulsebrook, R. Rubbiani, C.-T. Loh, M. R. Grace, L. Spiccia, G. Gasser, G. Otting and K. L. Tuck, Luminescent Alkyne-Bearing Terbium (III) Complexes and Their Application to Bioorthogonal Protein Labeling, Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55, 1674-1682.

Z. Lim, P. J. Duggan, S. San Wan, G. Lessene, A. G. Meyer and K. L. Tuck, Exploiting the Biginelli reaction: nitrogen-rich pyrimidine-based tercyclic α-helix mimetics, Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 1151-1160.

 

2015

M. K. Thorson, P. Ung, F. M. Leaver, T. S. Corbin, K. L. Tuck, B. Graham and A. M. Barrios, Lanthanide complexes as luminogenic probes to measure sulfide levels in industrial samples, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2015, 896, 160-165.

Y. C. Ong, V. L. Blair, L. Kedzierski, K. L. Tuck and P. C. Andrews, Stability and toxicity of tris-tolyl bismuth (v) dicarboxylates and their biological activity towards Leishmania major, Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 18215-18226.

J. P. Moore, A. Vinh, K. L. Tuck, S. Sakkal, S. M. Krishnan, C. T. Chan, M. Lieu, C. S. Samuel, H. Diep and B. K. Kemp-Harper, M2 macrophage accumulation in the aortic wall during angiotensin II infusion in mice is associated with fibrosis, elastin loss, and elevated blood pressure, American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2015, 309, H906-H917.

C. T. Loh, B. Graham, E. H. Abdelkader, K. L. Tuck and G. Otting, Generation of Pseudocontact Shifts in Proteins with Lanthanides Using Small “Clickable” Nitrilotriacetic Acid and Iminodiacetic Acid Tags, Chemistry-A European Journal, 2015, 21, 5084-5092.

E. C. Gleeson, J. E. Graham, S. Spiller, I. Vetter, R. J. Lewis, P. J. Duggan and K. L. Tuck, Inhibition of N-Type Calcium Channels by Fluorophenoxyanilide Derivatives, Marine Drugs, 2015, 13, 2030-2045.

P. J. Duggan and K. L. Tuck, Bioactive Mimetics of Conotoxins and other Venom Peptides, Toxins, 2015, 7, 4175-4198.

D. Cameron, J.-H. Jiang, K. Hassan, L. Elbourne, K. Tuck, I. Paulsen and A. Peleg, Insights on virulence from the complete genome of Staphylococcus capitis, Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015, 6, 980.

M. L. Aulsebrook, B. Graham, M. R. Grace and K. L. Tuck, Coumarin-based fluorescent sensors for zinc (II) and hypochlorite, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2015, 27, 798-806.