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Overview

Ian R. Booth is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research covers multiple areas within materials science, engineering, and medicine, with particular emphasis on materials chemistry and related subfields.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Synthesis of Graphene and Graphene Films with Minimal Structural Defects, 2023, ACS Omega
  • A machine learning approach for the automated classification of bulk sp2 and sp3 carbon materials, 2023, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
  • An Economical and Scalable Method to Synthesize Graphitic-Like Films, 2022, ACS Omega
  • Application of Hydrogenated Graphitic Supports in Electrocatalysts: Effects on Carbon Support Surface Chemistry, Nanoparticle Growth, and Electrocatalytic Activity, 2025, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • 306.8: Impact of Alemtuzumab Induction on Pancreas Transplant Outcomes, 2021, Transplantation

Their expertise spans several main and subfields of study, including:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The primary research topics that Ian R. Booth has focused on consist of:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Glass properties and applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ian R. Booth include:

  • Alexandre G. Brolo
  • Minh-Hai Tran
  • Peter Berrang
  • Jeremy E. Wulff
  • Bruno G. daFonseca

Major publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple works are:

  • ACS Omega
  • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Transplantation

Best Publications

  • Protection of Escherichia coli cells against extreme turgor by activation of MscS and MscL mechanosensitive channels: identification of genes required for MscS activity.

    Natalia Levina;Sabine Tötemeyer;Neil R. Stokes;Petra Louis

  • A physiological role for DNA supercoiling in the osmotic regulation of gene expression in S. typhimurium and E. coli

    Christopher F Higgins;Charles J. Dorman;Douglas A. Stirling;Lesley Waddell

  • The effect of food preservatives on pH homeostasis in Escherichia coli.

    Christine V. Salmond;Rohan G. Kroll;Ian R. Booth

  • Perturbation of Anion Balance during Inhibition of Growth of Escherichia coli by Weak Acids

    Andrew J. Roe;Debra McLaggan;Ian Davidson;Conor O’Byrne

  • Inhibition of Escherichia coli growth by acetic acid: a problem with methionine biosynthesis and homocysteine toxicity.

    Andrew J. Roe;Conor O’Byrne;Debra McLaggan;Ian R. Booth

  • Osmoregulation of gene expression in Salmonella typhimurium: proU encodes an osmotically induced betaine transport system.

    J Cairney;I R Booth;C F Higgins

  • Methylglyoxal production in bacteria: suicide or survival?

    G P Ferguson;S Tötemeyer;M J MacLean;Ian Rylance Booth

  • Osmotic regulation of transcription: induction of the proU betaine transport gene is dependent on accumulation of intracellular potassium.

    L Sutherland;J Cairney;M J Elmore;I R Booth

  • Stress and the single cell: intrapopulation diversity is a mechanism to ensure survival upon exposure to stress.

    Ian Rylance Booth

  • Two Families of Mechanosensitive Channel Proteins

    Christopher D. Pivetti;Ming-Ren Yen;Ming-Ren Yen;Samantha Miller;Wolfgang Busch

  • Salmonella typhimurium proP gene encodes a transport system for the osmoprotectant betaine.

    J Cairney;I R Booth;C F Higgins

  • The MscS and MscL families of mechanosensitive channels act as microbial emergency release valves.

    Ian R. Booth;Paul Blount

  • Bacterial production of methylglyoxal: a survival strategy or death by misadventure?

    Ian Rylance Booth;G. P. Ferguson;Sarah Christine Miller;Chan Li

  • The Structure of an Open Form of an E. coli Mechanosensitive Channel at 3.45 Å Resolution

    Wenjian Wang;Susan Shirley Black;Michelle D. Edwards;Samantha Miller

  • Osmotic regulation of gene expression: ionic strength as an intracellular signal?

    Christopher F. Higgins;John Cairney;Douglas A. Stirling;Lesley Sutherland

  • THE VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE PHENOMENON EXPLAINED ?

    Sally F. Bloomfield;Gordon S. A. B. Stewart;Christine E. R. Dodd;Ian R. Booth

  • Managing hypoosmotic stress: aquaporins and mechanosensitive channels in Escherichia coli.

    Ian R Booth;Petra Louis

  • Glutathione is involved in environmental stress responses in Rhizobium tropici, including acid tolerance.

    P M Riccillo;C I Muglia;F J de Bruijn;A J Roe

  • Ionic regulation of MSCk, a mechanosensitive channel from Escherichia coli

    Yuezhou Li;Paul C. Moe;Subramanian Chandrasekaran;Subramanian Chandrasekaran;Ian R. Booth

  • Mechanosensitive channels in bacteria: signs of closure?

    Ian R. Booth;Michelle D. Edwards;Susan Shirley Black;Ulrike Schumann

Frequent Co-Authors

James H. Naismith
James H. Naismith Rosalind Franklin Institute
Christopher F. Higgins
Christopher F. Higgins Hammersmith Hospital
Andrew W. Munro
Andrew W. Munro University of Manchester
Olav Schiemann
Olav Schiemann University of Bonn
Andrew J. Roe
Andrew J. Roe University of Glasgow
Wolfgang Epstein
Wolfgang Epstein University of Chicago
Richard J. Ward
Richard J. Ward Universidade de São Paulo
Petra Louis
Petra Louis University of Aberdeen
Celso Grebogi
Celso Grebogi University of Aberdeen
Gordon S. A. B. Stewart
Gordon S. A. B. Stewart University of Nottingham

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