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  • 2009 - Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Oren A. Scherman is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader fields, their work includes materials chemistry, molecular biology, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry.

Their research topics span a range of specialized areas including gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, supramolecular chemistry and complexes, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, luminescence and fluorescent materials, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials.

Oren A. Scherman has published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Chemical Science
  • Neuro-Oncology

They have collaborated often with multiple researchers, notably:

  • Jade A. McCune
  • Guanglu Wu
  • Zehuan Huang
  • Jeremy J. Baumberg
  • Bart de Nijs

Key papers by Oren A. Scherman include:

  • "Highly compressible glass-like supramolecular polymer networks," 2021, Nature Materials
  • "Formulation of Metal-Organic Framework-Based Drug Carriers by Controlled Coordination of Methoxy PEG Phosphate: Boosting Colloidal Stability and Redispersibility," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Citrate Coordination and Bridging of Gold Nanoparticles: The Role of Gold Adatoms in AuNP Aging," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Introduction: Molecular Self-Assembly," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Eliminating irreproducibility in SERS substrates," 2020, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

In recognition of their contributions, Oren A. Scherman was awarded the Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Single-molecule strong coupling at room temperature in plasmonic nanocavities

    Rohit Chikkaraddy;Bart de Nijs;Felix Benz;Steven J. Barrow

  • Cucurbituril-Based Molecular Recognition.

    Steven J. Barrow;Setu Kasera;Matthew J. Rowland;Jesús del Barrio

  • Supramolecular polymeric hydrogels

    Eric A. Appel;Jesús del Barrio;Xian Jun Loh;Oren A. Scherman

  • Supramolecular cross-linked networks via host-guest complexation with cucurbit[8]uril.

    Eric A. Appel;Frank Biedermann;Urs Rauwald;Samuel T. Jones

  • Release of high-energy water as an essential driving force for the high-affinity binding of cucurbit[n]urils.

    Frank Biedermann;Vanya D. Uzunova;Oren A. Scherman;Werner M. Nau

  • Supramolecular Chemistry at Interfaces: Host–Guest Interactions for Fabricating Multifunctional Biointerfaces

    Hui Yang;Bin Yuan;Xi Zhang;Oren A. Scherman

  • Tough Supramolecular Polymer Networks with Extreme Stretchability and Fast Room‐Temperature Self‐Healing

    Ji Liu;Cindy Soo Yun Tan;Cindy Soo Yun Tan;Ziyi Yu;Nan Li

  • Ultrahigh-water-content supramolecular hydrogels exhibiting multistimuli responsiveness.

    Eric A. Appel;Xian Jun Loh;Samuel T. Jones;Frank Biedermann

  • One-step fabrication of supramolecular microcapsules from microfluidic droplets.

    Jing Zhang;Roger J. Coulston;Samuel T. Jones;Jin Geng

  • Precise subnanometer plasmonic junctions for SERS within gold nanoparticle assemblies using cucurbit[n]uril "glue".

    Richard W. Taylor;Tung-Chun Lee;Oren A. Scherman;Ruben Esteban

  • Supramolecular Block Copolymers with Cucurbit[8]uril in Water

    Urs Rauwald;Oren A. Scherman

  • Photocontrol over cucurbit[8]uril complexes: stoichiometry and supramolecular polymers

    Jesús del Barrio;Peter N. Horton;Didier Lairez;Gareth O. Lloyd

  • Healable, Stable and Stiff Hydrogels: Combining Conflicting Properties Using Dynamic and Selective Three-Component Recognition with Reinforcing Cellulose Nanorods

    Jason R. McKee;Eric A. Appel;Jani Seitsonen;Eero Kontturi

  • Strongly Fluorescent, Switchable Perylene Bis(diimide) Host–Guest Complexes with Cucurbit[8]uril In Water

    Frank Biedermann;Einat Elmalem;Indrajit Ghosh;Werner M. Nau

  • Responsive Double Network Hydrogels of Interpenetrating DNA and CB[8] Host–Guest Supramolecular Systems

    Chuang Li;Matthew J. Rowland;Yu Shao;Tianyang Cao

  • Biomimetic Supramolecular Polymer Networks Exhibiting both Toughness and Self-Recovery

    Ji Liu;Cindy Soo Yun Tan;Cindy Soo Yun Tan;Ziyi Yu;Yang Lan

  • Supramolecular polymerization promoted and controlled through self-sorting.

    Zehuan Huang;Liulin Yang;Yiliu Liu;Zhiqiang Wang

  • Supramolecular Peptide Amphiphile Vesicles through Host–Guest Complexation

    Dezhi Jiao;Jin Geng;Xian Jun Loh;Debapratim Das

  • Highly compressible glass-like supramolecular polymer networks.

    Zehuan Huang;Xiaoyi Chen;Stephen J K O'Neill;Guanglu Wu

  • Orthogonal switching of a single supramolecular complex

    Feng Tian;Dezhi Jiao;Frank Biedermann;Oren A. Scherman

  • Formation of Covalently Attached Polymer Overlayers on Si(111) Surfaces Using Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Methods

    Agnes Juang;Oren A. Scherman;Robert H. Grubbs;Nathan S. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy J. Baumberg
Jeremy J. Baumberg University of Cambridge
Chris Abell
Chris Abell University of Cambridge
Xian Jun Loh
Xian Jun Loh Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Werner M. Nau
Werner M. Nau Jacobs University
Sumeet Mahajan
Sumeet Mahajan University of Southampton
Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs California Institute of Technology
Javier Aizpurua
Javier Aizpurua University of the Basque Country
Erwin Reisner
Erwin Reisner University of Cambridge
E. W. Meijer
E. W. Meijer Eindhoven University of Technology
Rint P. Sijbesma
Rint P. Sijbesma Eindhoven University of Technology

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