Publications

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Photocatalytic polymers

Magnetically recyclable polymer photocatalytic materials for sustainable photocatalysis

R. Li, K. Landfester,* and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

Polymer International (special issue in memory of Prof. Kai Zhang) 2024

From insoluble to processable: Aminic solvent dissolution of donor–acceptor conjugated network polymers for fabrication of photocatalytic thin film

S. Kumar, H. Cho, B. Bayarkhuu, C. T. J. Ferguson, J. Byun*

Chemical Engineering Journal 2024, 495, 153569.

Size‐Dependent Photocatalytic Reactivity of Conjugated Microporous Polymer Nanoparticles

S. Kim, X. Zhou, Y. Li, Q. Yang, X. Liu, R. Graf, P. W. M. Blom, C. T. J. Ferguson,* K. Landfester*

Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2404054

Triazine Frameworks for the Photocatalytic Selective Oxidation of Toluene

S. Li, N. Huber, W. Huang, W. Wei,* K. Landfester, C. T. J. Ferguson,* Y. Zhao,* and K. A. I. Zhang

Angewandte Chemie 2024, 136, e202400101

Promoting photocatalytic direct C–H difluoromethylation of heterocycles using synergistic dual-active-centered covalent organic frameworks

S. Li, W. Wei,* K. Chi, C. T. J. Ferguson,* Y. Zhao,* and K. A. I. Zhang.

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 18, 12386–12394

Evaluation of nanoparticles covalently bound with BODIPY for their photodynamic therapy applicability

M. C. Malacarne, E. Caruso, M. B. Gariboldi, E. Marras, G. D. Bitta, O. Santoro,* A. Simm, R. Li and C. T. J. Ferguson

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25(6), 3187

Dipeptide coacervates as artificial membraneless organelles for bioorthogonal catalysis

S. Cao, T. Ivanov, J. Heuer, C. T. J. Ferguson, K. Landfester,* and L. Caire da Silva*

Nature Communication 2024, 15, 1, 39.

Therapeutic applications of responsive organic photocatalytic polymers, enabling in situ drug activation

R. Li, X. Zhang, S. Kim, V. Mailänder, K. Landfester,* and C. T. J. Ferguson*

Polymer Chemistry 2024,15, 3223-3228.

Comonomer effects in vinyl based photocatalytic polymers

T. Kuckhoff, J. Heuer, K. Landfester, and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

RSC Applied Polymers 2024, 2, 155-162.

Bifunctional covalent triazine frameworks based on Ti-ON bonds for micropollutants removal: Effects of 3D extended structure and electron transport bridges

Y. Shen, J. Wu, C. Zhu, J. Zhao, Q. Fang, Y. Zheng, C. T. J. Ferguson, and S. Song.*

Chemical Engineering Journal 2023 465, 143026.

pH‐Triggered Recovery of Organic Polymer Photocatalytic Particles for the Production of High Value Compounds and Enhanced Recyclability

R. Li, T. Kuckhoff, J. Heuer, K. Landfester, and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

Angewandte Chemie 2023, 62, e202217652.

Reactivity tuning of metal‐free artificial photoenzymes through binding site specific bioconjugation

T. Kuckhoff, R. Brewster, C. T. J. Ferguson,* and A. Jarvis.*

European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023, 26, e202201412

Tunable photocatalytic selectivity by altering the active center microenvironment of an organic polymer photocatalyst

J. Heuer, T. Kuckhoff, R. Li, K. Landfester, and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

ACS Applied Materials and Interface Science 2023, 15, 2, 2891–2900.

Temperature‐and pH‐Responsive Polymeric Photocatalysts for Enhanced Control and Recovery

R. Li, K. Landfester, and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

Angewandte Chemie 2022, 61, 51, e202211132.

CsPbBr3 quantum dots-decorated porous covalent triazine frameworks nanocomposites for enhanced solar-driven H2O2 production

Y. Zheng, T. Gao, S. Chen, C. T. J. Ferguson, K. A. I. Zhang, F. Fang, Y. Shen, K. A. Niaz, L. Wang, and L. Ye.*

Composites Communications 2022, 36, 101390.

Hairy conjugated microporous polymer nanoparticles facilitate heterogeneous photoredox catalysis with solvent-specific dispersibility

S. Kim, K. Landfester, and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

ACS Nano 2022, 16, 10, 17041–17048.

Water-compatible Poly (methyl methacrylate) networks for visible light-driven photocatalytic pollutant remediation in aqueous medium

N. Huber, M. Sirim, Z. Qian, C. T. J. Ferguson, W. Wei, and K. A. I. Zhang.*

ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022, 4, 8, 5728–5736

Aerobic photobiocatalysis enabled by combining core–shell nanophotoreactors and native enzymes

W. Wei, F. Mazzotta, K Landfester,* C. T. J. Ferguson,* and K. A. I. Zhang.*

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 16, 7320–7326.

Photocatalytic polymer nanomaterials for the production of high value compounds

J. Heuer and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

Nanoscale 2022,14, 1646-1652, invited emerging investigator issue.

Photocatalytic hydrogels with a high transmission polymer network for pollutant remediation

T. Kuckhoff, K. Landfester, K. A. I. Zhang,* and C. T. J. Ferguson.*

Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33, 23, 9131–9138.

Visible Light‐Promoted Aryl Azoline Formation over Mesoporous Organosilica as Heterogeneous Photocatalyst

W. Wei, R. Li, N. Huber, G. Kizilsavas, C. T. J. Ferguson, K. Landfester, and K. A. I. Zhang.*

ChemCatChem 2021,13, 3410–34.

Classical polymers as highly tunable and designable heterogeneous photocatalysts

C. T. J. Ferguson* and K. A. I. Zhang.*

ACS Catalysis 2021, 11, 9547-9560.

A PMMA-based heterogeneous photocatalyst for visible light-promoted [4+ 2] cycloaddition

N. Huber, R. Li, C. T. J. Ferguson, D. Gehrig, C. Ramanan, P. Blom, K. Landfester, and K. A. I. Zhang.*

Catalysis Science & Technology 2020, 10(7), 2092-2099.

Dispersible porous classical polymer photocatalysts for visible light-mediated production of pharmaceutically relevant compounds in multiple solvents

C. T. J. Ferguson, N. Huber, T. Kuckhoff, K. A. I. Zhang, and K. Landfester.*

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8, 1072-1076.

Single atomically anchored cobalt on carbon quantum dots as efficient photocatalysts for visible light-promoted oxidation reactions

Q. Wang, J. Li, X. Tu, H. Liu, M. Shu, R. Si, C. T. J. Ferguson, K. A. I. Zhang,* and R. Li.*

Chemistry of Materials 2019, 32, 734-743.

Dual‐Responsive Photocatalytic Polymer Nanogels

C. T. J Ferguson, N. Huber, K. Landfester,* and K. A. I. Zhang.*

Angewandte Chemie 2019, 131, 10677-10681.

Other Publications

Temperature-induced morphological transitions for on-demand detachment in worm-based polymer hydrogels

K. Yang, J. Y. Rho, L. Xiao, M. R. Elliott, C. T. J. Ferguson, Y. You,* and R.l K. O’Reilly*

Angewandte Chemie 2025, Accepted.

Emerging horizons in polymer applications

C. T. J. Ferguson,* K. Parkatzidis*

Materials Horizons 2025, 12 (7), 2040-2044

Tailoring reactive handles on the surface of nanoparticles for covalent conjugation of biomolecules

F. Mazzotta, S. P. Chali, I. Lieberwirth, C. T. J. Ferguson, K. Landfester*

Polymer Chemistry 2025, 16 (4), 433-440

Substituted Maleimides: Self‐Reportable Linkers and Tags in Bioconjugation, Materials Science, and Nanotechnology

J. E. Barker, J. D. Tibbetts, C. T. J Ferguson, Y. Xie,* R. K. O'Reilly*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63 (43), e202410550

Synthesis of hollow platelet polymer particles by spontaneous precision fragmentation

L. Liu, C. T. J Ferguson, L. Zhu, S. Chen, R. Y. Wang, S. Wang, A. P. Dove,* R. K. O'Reilly*

Nature Synthesis 2024, 3 (7), 903-912

Effective delivery and selective insecticidal activity of double‐stranded RNA via complexation with diblock copolymer varies with polymer block composition

C. E. Pugsley, R. E. Isaac, N. J. Warren, M Stacey, C. T. J. Ferguson, K. Cappelle, R. Dominguez‐Espinosa, O. J. Cayre*

Pest Management Science 2024, 80 (2), 669-677

Integrated computational and experimental design of fluorescent heteroatom-functionalised maleimide derivatives

J. E. Barker, G. W. Richings, Y. Xie, J. Y. Rho, C. T. J. Ferguson, R. K. O'Reilly, S. Habershon

Chemical Science 2024, 15 (46), 19400-19410

Preparation of functional nanoparticles of mPEG‐b‐P(DMA‐co‐HA) copolymers via polymerization‐induced thermal self‐assembly

I. Akar, A. K. Pearce, C. M. S. Kumar, C. T. J. Ferguson, R. K. O'Reilly

Journal of Polymer Science 2023, 61 (22), 2932-2944

Tuning the functionality of self-assembled 2D platelets in the third dimension

T. Xia, Z. Tong, Y. Xie, M. C. Arno, S. Lei, L. Xiao, J. Y. Rho, C. T. J. Ferguson, A. P. Dove, R. K. O’Reilly

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023, 145 (46), 25274-25282

Surface Hybridization Chain Reaction of Binary Mixture DNA-PEG Corona Nanostructures Produced by Low-Volume RAFT-Mediated Photopolymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

S. Chaimueangchuen, J. Frommer, C. T. J Ferguson, R. K. O’Reilly*

Bioconjugate Chemistry 2023, 34 (11), 2007-2013

Catalytic cavities control oligomer length

C. T. J. Ferguson, R. K. O’Reilly*

Nature Synthesis 2023, 2 (4), 311-312

Membrane Manipulation of Giant Unilamellar Polymer Vesicles with a Temperature‐Responsive Polymer

M. de Souza Melchiors, T. Ivanov, I. Harley, C. Sayer, P. H. H. Araújo, L. C. da Silva,* C. T. J. Ferguson,* K. Landfester*

Angewandte Chemie 2022, 134, e202207998

pH-responsive polymer microcapsules for targeted delivery of biomaterials to the midgut of Drosophila suzukii

C. T. J Ferguson, A. A. Al-Khalaf, R. E. Isaac, O. J. Cayre*

PLoS One 2018, 13 (8), e0201294

The sexually dimorphic behaviour of adult Drosophila suzukii: elevated female locomotor activity and loss of siesta is a post-mating response

C. T. J. Ferguson, T. L. O'Neill, N. Audsley, R. E. Isaac*

Journal of Experimental Biology 2015, 218 (23), 3855-3861