Publications

69. “Electrochemically enhanced delivery of pemetrexed from electroactive hydrogels” S. Au-Yong, M. Firlak, E. R. Draper, S. Municoy, M. D. Ashton, G. R. Akien, N. R. Halcovitch, S. J. Baldock, P. Martin-Hirsch, M. F. Desimone and J. G. Hardy, Polymers, 2022, 14 (22) 4935 

68. “Planning a family” J. S. Leigh, N. Busschaert, C. J. E. Haynes, J. R. Hiscock, K. M. Hutchins, L. K. S. von Krbek, A. J. McConnell, A. G. Slater, D. K. Smith and E. R. Draper*, Nat. Rev. Chem., 2022

67. “Process dependent complexity in multicomponent gels” R. I. Randle, R. E. Ginesi, O. Matsarskaia, R. Schweins and E. R. Draper*, Marcromol. Rap. Commun., 2022, Just Accepted

66. “Investigating aggregation using in situ electrochemistry and small angle neutron scattering” R. I. Randle, A. M. Fuentes-Caparros, L. Cavalcanti, R. Schweins, D. J. Adams and E. R. Draper, Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126, 31, 13427–13432

65. “Living through the effects of COVID-19”, C. Caltagirone, E. R. Draper, C. J. E. Haynes, C. Hind, J. R. Hiscock, M. Kieffer, J. S. Leigh, A. J. McConnell, A. M. Slater and L. von Krbrek, Chemistry World, 2022,

64. “Aggregate dependent electrochromic properties of amino acid appended naphthalene diimides in water” R. I. Randle, L. Cavalcanti, S. Sproules and E. R. Draper*, Mater. Adv., 2022, 10.1039/D2MA00207H

63. “Pregnancy in the lab” A. G. Slater, C. Caltagirone, E. R. Draper, N. Busschaert, K. Hutchins and J. S. Leigh, Nat. Rev. Chem., 2022, 6, 163–164

62. “Supporting the Women that support the field of Supramolecular Chemistry” C. Caltagirone, E. R. Draper, J. S. Leigh, C. E. Haynes, J. R. Hiscock and A. J. McConnell, Frontiers Chem. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 10, 854085.

61. “Amino acid functionalised perylene bisimides for aqueous solution-deposited electron transporting interlayers in organic photovoltaic devices” J. Cameron, D. J. Adams, P. J Skabara, E. R Draper*, J. Mat. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 3944-3950

60. “Managing research throughout COVID-19: Lived experiences of supramolecular chemists” J. S. Leigh, J. R. Hiscock, S. Koops, A. J. McConnell, C. J. E. Haynes, C. Caltagirone, M. Kieffer, E. R. Draper, A. G. Slater, K. Hutchins, D. Watkins, N. Busschaert, L. von Krbrek, K. A. Jolliffe, and M. J. Hardie, Chem, 2021, 8 (2), 299-311

59. “Mechanical Characterisation of Multilayered-Hydrogels: A Rheological Study for 3D Printed Systems” A. M. Fuentes-Caparros, Z. Canales-Galarza, M. Barrow, B. Dietrich, J. Läuger, M. Nemeth, E. R. Draper and D. J. Adams, Biomacromolecules, 2021, 22 (4), 1625-1638

58. “Impact of subtle change in branched amino acid on the assembly and properties of perylene bisimides hydrogels” J. G. Egan, G. Brodie, D. McDowall, A. J. Smith, C. J. C. Edwards-Gayle and E. R. Draper*, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 5248-5253

57. “Electronic and assembly properties of a water-soluble blue naphthalene diimide” T. A. Welsh, O. Matsarskaia, R. Schweins and E. R Draper*, New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 14005-14013

56. “Calling in support” C. Caltagirone, E. R. Draper, M. J. Hardie, C. J. E. Haynes, J. R. Hiscock, K. A. Jolliffe, M. Kieffer, J. Leigh and A. J. McConnell , Chemistry World, 2021, 5, 5.

55. “An Area‐Specific, International Community‐Led Approach to Understanding and Addressing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Issues within Supramolecular Chemistry” C. Caltagirone, E. R. Draper, M. J. Hardie C. J. E. Haynes, J. R. Hiscock, K. A. Jolliffe, M. Kieffer, A. J. McConnell and J. S. Leigh, Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 60, 11572– 11579  https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202015297

54. “Water Soluble Organic Electrochromic Materials” T. A. Welsh and E. R. Draper*, RSC Adv. 11 (9), 5245-5264

53. “Controlling Photocatalytic Activity by Self‐Assembly–Tuning Perylene Bisimide Photocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” D. McDowall, B. J. Greeves, R. Clowes, K. McAulay, A. M. Fuentes‐Caparrós, L. Thomson, N. Khunti, N. Cowieson, M. C. Nolan, M. Wallace, A. I. Cooper, E. R. Draper, A. J. Cowan and D. J. Adams, Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 2002469

52. “High-throughput Characterisation of Supramolecular Gelation Processes using a Combination of Optical Density, Fluorescence and UV-Vis Absorption Measurements” L. White, C. Wark, L. Croucher, E. R. Draper and J. R. Hiscock, Chem. Commun., 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0CC04033A

51. “Mechanoresponsive Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimide Films” V. Adams, J. Cameron, M. Wallace and E. R. Draper*, Chem. Eur. J., 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202001805

50. “PAINT‐ing Fmoc‐diphenylalanine Hydrogel” E. Fuentes, K. Boháčová, A. M. Fuentes-Caparrós, R. Schweins, E. R. Draper, D. J. Adams, S. Pujals and L. Albertazzi, Chem. Eur. J., 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202001560

49. “Creating Transient Gradients in Supramolecular Hydrogels” L. Thomson, R. Schweins, E. R. Draper and D. J. Adams, Macromol. Rap. Commun., 2020, 41 (10), 2000093

48. “Using Rheo-SANS to Understand how Functionalised Dipeptides form Gels” K. McAulay, L. Thomson, L. Porcar, R. Schweins, N. Mahmoudi, D. J. Adams and E. R. Draper*, Org. Mater., 2020, 2 (02), 108-115

47. “Using Contrast Matching to Understand Molecular Packing in Low Molecular Weight Gels” E. R. Draper, B. Dietrich, K. McAulay, C. Brasnett, H. Abdizadeh, I. Patmanidis, S. J. Marrink, H. Su, H. Cui, R. Schweins, A. Seddon and D. J. Adams, Matter, 2020, doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2019.12.028 

46. “Gelation Enabled Charge Separation following Visible Light Excitation using Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimides” C. L. Smith, L. L. E. Mears, B. J. Greeves, E. R. Draper, J. Doutch, D. J. Adams and A. J. Cowan, PCCP, 2019, 21, 26466-26476

45. “Insight into the Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Perylene Bisimide Derivatives through a Combined Computational and Experimental Approach”, E. R. Draper*, L. Wilbraham, D. J. Adams, M. Wallace, R. Schweins and M. A. Zwijnenburg, Nanoscale, 2019, DOI:10.1039/C9NR03898A

44. “Using Chirality to Influence Supramolecular Gelation” K. McAulay, B. Dietrich, H. Su, M. T. Scott, S. Rogers, Y. K. Al-Hilaly, H. Cui, L. C. Serpell, A. M. Seddon, E. R. Draper* and D. J. Adams, Chem. Sci., 2019,  DOI:10.1039/C9SC02239B

43. “Controlling the Assembly and Properties of Low-Molecular-Weight Hydrogelators” E. R. Draper* and D. J. Adams, Langmuir, 2019, 3520, 6506-6521

42. “Transparent-to-Dark Photo- and Electrochromic Gels” L. Gonzalez, C. Liu, B. Dietrich, H. Su, H. Cui, D. Honecker, D. J. Adams and E. R. Draper*, Commun. Chem., 2018, 1, 77.

41. “Amino acid Appended Perylene Bisimides: Self-Assembly, Immobilization on Nanocrystalline TiO₂, and Electrochromic Properties” R. Lundy, E. R. Draper* and J. J. Walsh, New J. Chem., 2018, DOI:10.1039/C8NJ04214D.

40. “Effect of Electric Field on the Electrical Properties of a Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimide” R. S. Moghaddam, E. R. Draper, C. Wilson, H. Heidari and D. J. Adams, RSC Adv., 2018, DOI: 10.1039/c8ra06870d

39. “Aligning Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimides in a Magnetic Field” E. R. Draper*, M. Wallace, D. Honecker and D. J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 10977

38. “Sub-Zero Temperature Mechanically Stable Low Molecular Weight Hydrogels” A. Fayter, M. I. Gibson and E. R. Draper*, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, DOI: 10.1039/C8TB01668B

37. “Controlled Tuning of the Properties in Optoelectronic Self-Sorted Gels” E. R. Cross, S. Sproules, R. Schweins, E. R. Draper* and D. J. Adams*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05359

36. “Using Sugar‐based Additives to Prolong the Lifetime of Air‐Stable Radicals in Self‐Assembled Perylene Bisimides” I. Lace, S. Sproules and E. R. Draper* ChemNanoMat, 2018, doi:10.1002/cnma.20180015

35. “Oscillatory Nanoindentation of Highly Compliant Hydrogels: A Critical Comparative Analysis with Rheometry” R. Akhtar, E. R. Draper, D. J. Adams and J. Hay, Mater. Res., 2018, 33, 873-883.

34.“How should multicomponent supramolecular gels be characterised?” E. R. Draper* and D. J. Adams, Chem. Soc. Rev.  2018, 47, 3395-3405.

33.“Controlling Photoconductivity in PBI Films by Supramolecular Assembly” E. R. Draper,* L. J. Archibald, M. C. Nolan, R. Schweins,  M. A. Zwijnenburg, S. Sproules and D. J. Adams, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24,4006-4010.

32. “Enzymatically-stable Oxetane-based Dipeptide Hydrogels” L. McDougall, E. R. Draper, J. D. Beadle, M. Shipman, P. Raubo, A. G. Jamieson and D. J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 1793-1796.

31. “P-type Low Molecular Weight Hydrogelators” E. R. Draper,* B. Dietrich, C. Brasnett, S. Sproules, T. O. McDonald, A. M. Seddon and D. J. Adams, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2018, DOI:10.1002/marc.201700746

30.“Low-Molecular-Weight Gels: The State of the Art” E. R. Draper* and D. J. Adams., Chem, 2017, 3, 390-410.

29. “Self-sorted Oligophenylvinylene and Perylene Bisimide Hydrogels” A. M. Castilla, E. R. Draper, M. C. Nolan, C. Brasnett, A. Seddon, L. L. E. Mears, N. Cowieson, and D. J. Adams, Sci. Rep., 2017, 7, 8380.

28. “Opening a Can of Worm (‐like Micelle)s: The Effect of Temperature of Solutions of Functionalised Dipeptides” E. R. Draper, H. Su, C. Brasnett, R. Poole, S. E. Rogers, H. Cui, A. Seddon and D. J. Adams, Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 10467.

27. “Drying Affects the Fiber Network in Low Molecular Weight Hydrogels” L. E. Mears, E. R. Draper, A. M. Castilla, H. Su, Z. Zhuola, B. Dietrich, M. Nolan, G. N. Smith, J. Doutch, S. E. Rogers, R. Akhtar, H. Cui and D. J. Adams, Biomacromol., 2017, 18, 3531-3540.

26.“Kinetically-Controlled Coassembly of Multichromophoric Peptide Hydrogelators and the Impacts on Energy Transport” H. A. M. Ardoña, E. R. Draper, F. Citossi, M. Wallace, L. C. Serpell, D. J. Adams and J. D. Tovar, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 8685-8692.

25. “pH Control of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimides” M. C. Nolan, J. J. Walsh, L. L. E. Mears, E. R. Draper, M. Wallace, M. Barrow, B. Dietrich, S. M. King, A. J. Cowan and D. J. Adams, J. Mat. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 7555-7563.

24. “Non-Linear Effects in Multicomponent Supramolecular Hydrogels” E. R. Draper, M. Wallace, Schweins,R. J. Poole and D. J. Adams, Langmuir, 2017, 33, 2387-2395.

23. “pH-Directed Aggregation to Control Photoconductivity in Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimide Films” E. R. Draper, B. J. Greeves, M. Barrow, R. Schweins, M. A. Zwijnenburg and D. J. Adams, Chem, 2017, 2, 716-731.

22. “Controlling the Network Type in Self-Assembled Dipeptide Hydrogels” C. Colquhoun, E. R. Draper, R. Schweins, M. Marcello and D. J. Adams, Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 1914-1919.

21. “Self-assembly, Self-sorting, and Electronic Properties of a Diketopyrrolopyrrole Hydrogelator” E. R. Draper, B. Dietrich and D. J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 1864-1867

20. “Ultrashort Self-Assembling Fmoc-Peptide Gelators for Anti-Infective Biomaterial Applications” A. P. McCloskey, E. R. Draper, B. F. Gilmore and G. Laverty, J. Peptide Sci., 2017, 23, 131-140.

19. “Self-assembling Ultrashort NSAID-Peptide Nanosponges: Multifunctional Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Materials” A. P. McCloskey, S. M. Gilmore, J. Zhou, E. R. Draper, S. Porter, B. F. Gilmore, B. Xu and G. Laverty, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 114738-114749.

18. “Reversible Photoreduction as a Trigger for Photoresponsive Gels” E. R. Draper, R. Schweins, R. Akhtar, P. Groves, V. Chechik, M. A. Zwijnenburg and D. J. Adams, Chem. Mater., 2016, 28, 6336-6341.

17. “Controlling Visible Light Driven Photoconductivity in Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimide Structures” J. J. Walsh, J. R. Lee, E. R. Draper, S. M. King, F. Jäckel, M. A. Zwijnenburg, D. J. Adams and A. J. Cowan, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2016, 120, 18479–18486.

16. “Supramolecular fibres: Self-Sorting Shows its True Colours” E. R. Draper and D. J. Adams, Nature. Chem., 2016, 8, 737–738.

15. “On the Syneresis of an OPV Functionalised Dipeptide Hydrogel” A. M. Castilla, M. Wallace, L. L. E. Mears, E. R. Draper, J. Doutch, S. Rogers and D. J. Adams, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 7848-7854.

14. “Self-Sorted Photoconductive Xerogels” E. R. Draper, J. R. Lee, M. Wallace, F. Jäckel, A. J. Cowan and D. J. Adams, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 6499-6505.

13. “Photoresponsive Gelators” E. R. Draper and D. J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 8196-8206.

12. “Aligning Self-Assembled Gelators by Drying Under Shear” E. R. Draper, O. O. Mykhaylyk and D. J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6934-6937

11.“Complex Shear Modulus of Hydrogels Using a Dynamic Nanoindentation Method” R. Akhtar, E. R. Draper, D. J. Adams, H. Pfaff, Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 6, 2016, Pp 141-145.

10.“Using the Hydrolysis of Anhydrides to Control Gel Properties and Homogeneity in pH-Triggered Gelation” E. R. Draper, L. L. E. Mears, A. M. Castilla, S. M. King, T. O. McDonald, R. Akhtar and D. J. Adams, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 95369-95378.

9.“Responsive Materials by the Self-assembly of Low Molecular Weight Gelators” E. R. Draper and D. J. Adams, Chapter 12, Chemoresponsive Materials: Stimulation by Chemical and Biological Signals, ed. H. -J. Schneider, RSC, 2015. Pp 332-363.

8.“Spatially Resolved Multicomponent Gels” E. R. Draper, E. G. B. Eden, T. O. McDonald and D. J. Adams, Nat. Chem., 2015, 7, 848-852.

7.“Photodimerisation of a Coumarin-Dipeptide Gelator” E. R. Draper, T.O. McDonald and D.J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 12827-12830.

6.“Hydrogels formed from Fmoc Amino Acids” E. R. Draper, K. L. Morris, M. A.  Little, J. Raeburn, C. Colquhoun, E. R. Cross, T. O. McDonald, L. C. Serpell and D. J. Adams, Cryst.  Eng. Commun., 2015, 22, 13719-13725.

5.“Probing Gelation Ability for a Library of Dipeptide Gelators” S. Awhida, E. R. Draper, T. O. McDonald and D. J. Adams, J. Coll. Int. Sci., 2015, 455, 24-31.

4.“A Low Molecular Weight Hydrogel with Unusual Gel Aging” E. R. Draper, T. O. McDonald and D. J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 6595-6597.

3.“The Effect of Self-Sorting and Co-Assembly on the Mechanical Properties of Low Molecular Weight Hydrogels” C. Colquhoun, E. R. Draper, E. G. B. Eden, B. N. Cattoz, K. L. Morris, L. Chen, T. O. McDonald, A. E. Terry, P. C. Griffiths, L. C. Serpell and D. J. Adams, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 13719-13725.

2.“Air-stable Photoconductive Films formed from Perylene Bisimide Gelators” E. R. Draper, J. J. Walsh, T. O. McDonald, M. A. Zwijnenburg, P. J. Cameron, A. J. Cowan and D. J. Adams, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 5570-5575.

1.“Architecture-Driven Aqueous Stability of Hydrophobic, Branched Polymer Nanoparticles prepared by Rapid Nanoprecipitation” R. A. Slater, T. O. McDonald, D. J. Adams, E. R. Draper, J. V. M. Weaver, S. P. Rannard, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 9816-9827.