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Sch ool of Ch e m is try
Profe s s or Andre w H oulton
BSc Unive rs ity of Es s e x, 19 85
Ph D Unive rs ity of Es s e x, 19 89
Pos tdoctoral fe low , Im pe rial Co le ge
London, 19 9 2-19 9 4
Ne w cas tle Unive rs ity 19 9 4-pre s e nt.
Profe s s or H oulton is dire ctor of th e ch e m ical
nanos cie nce laboratory.
te l: 44(0) 19 1 222 6262
e m ail: andre w .h oulton@ ncl.ac.uk
Bottom -up and s e lf-as s e m bly
m e th ods of s ynth e s is
W e are e xploring m e th ods for th e
fabrication of functional s ys te m s
us ing, s o-ca le d, bottom -up m e th ods .
Th is include s de ve loping s ynth e tic
ch e m is try for th e m ole cular
functionalis ation of s ilicon s urface s
and m ole cular com ple xe s capable of
s e lf-organis ation and s e le ctive
binding.
Nanom ate rials pre paration and
ch aracte ris ation
Confining m ate rials to th e nanom e tre
s cale can h ave profound e ffe cts on
Se le cte d publications
Re s e arch inte re s ts : Ch e m ical as pe cts of nanos cie nce
[1] DNA-bas e d route s to s e m iconducting
nanom ate rials , A. H oulton, A. R. Pik e , M. A.
Galindo, B. R. H orrock s . Ch e m . Com m un.,
2009 , 179 7-1806.
[2] Fe rroce nyl-Modifie d DNA: Synth e s is ,
Ch aracte riz ation and Inte gration w ith
Se m iconductor Ele ctrode s , A. R. Pik e , L. C.
Ryde r, B. R. H orrock s , W . Cle gg, B. A.
Conno ly, A. H oulton, Ch e m . Eur. J. 2004, 11,
344.
th e ir be h aviour including ch ange s to
th e ir ph ys ical and ch e m ical
prope rtie s . W e inve s tigate a range of
nano-laye rs , -w ire s and -particle s
w ith particular inte re s t in th e
e le ctronic and e le ctrical prope rtie s .
Mate rials ch e m is try w ith DNA
W e h ave m ajor inte re s ts in th e us e of
DNA, and its com pone nts , as a bas is
for ne w m ate rials . Th e s e range from
s m a l m ole cule com ple xe s w h ich
provide inform ation about
fundam e ntal as pe cts of m e tal
ion… DNA inte ractions to DNA-bas e d
m ole cular w ire s .
[3] Synth e s is , Manipulation and Conductivity of
Supram ole cular Polym e r Nanow ire s , L. Dong,
T. H o lis , Ste ve n Fis h w ick B. A. Conno ly N. G.
W righ t, B. R. H orrock s , A. H oulton. Ch e m . Eur.
J. 2007, 13, 822.
[4] DNA On Silicon De vice s : On-Ch ip
Synth e s is , H ybridiz ation, and Ch arge Trans fe r,
A. R. Pik e , L. H . Lie , R. A. Eagling, L. C.
Ryde r, S. N. Patole , B. A. Conno ly, B. R.
H orrock s , A. H oulton, Ange w . Ch e m ie Intl. Ed.
2002, 41(4), 617.
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