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Stephen D. Evans is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily bridges Engineering, Materials Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with focused contributions in Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, lipid membrane structure and behavior, ultrasound and cavitation phenomena, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, and spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Analyst
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • RSC Advances

Recent papers by Stephen D. Evans showcase a combination of experimental and applied research in drug delivery systems and molecular signaling. These include:

  • Nanoparticle-Loaded Hydrogel for the Light-Activated Release and Photothermal Enhancement of Antimicrobial Peptides, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Nested Nanobubbles for Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Release, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Receptor tyrosine kinases regulate signal transduction through a liquid-liquid phase separated state, 2022, Molecular Cell
  • Nanobubbles for therapeutic delivery: Production, stability and current prospects, 2021, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
  • Ultrasound-triggered therapeutic microbubbles enhance the efficacy of cytotoxic drugs by increasing circulation and tumor drug accumulation and limiting bioavailability and toxicity in normal tissues, 2020, Theranostics

Evans frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Sally A. Peyman
  • P. Louise Coletta
  • Damien V. B. Batchelor
  • Kevin Critchley
  • Radwa H. Abou-Saleh

The scientist's research often intersects the development and application of nanotechnologies within biomedical contexts, including the use of nanobubbles and nanoparticles for targeted therapeutic delivery. Their studies on ultrasound-activated drug release and microbubble-mediated therapies reflect a focus on enhancing treatment efficacy and minimizing toxicity.

Evans' contribution to molecular biology includes investigations into signal transduction processes, particularly the role of receptor tyrosine kinases in cellular communication through liquid-liquid phase separation. This work interfaces biochemical signaling with advanced materials and nanotechnology techniques.

Best Publications

  • The p7 protein of hepatitis C virus forms an ion channel that is blocked by the antiviral drug, Amantadine.

    Stephen D.C. Griffin;Lucy P. Beales;Dean S. Clarke;Oliver Worsfold

  • Site-Directed Conjugation of “Clicked” Glycopolymers To Form Glycoprotein Mimics: Binding to Mammalian Lectin and Induction of Immunological Function

    Jin Geng;Giuseppe Mantovani;Lei Tao;Julien Nicolas

  • Surface potential studies of alkyl-thiol monolayers adsorbed on gold

    Stephen D. Evans;Abraham Ulman

  • Self-Assembled Monolayers of Alkanethiols Containing a Polar Aromatic Group: Effects of the Dipole Position on Molecular Packing, Orientation, and Surface Wetting Properties

    Stephen D. Evans;Edward Urankar;Abraham Ulman;Nancy Ferris

  • Gold Nanoparticle Patterning of Silicon Wafers Using Chemical e-Beam Lithography

    Paula M. Mendes;Susanne Jacke;Kevin Critchley;Jose Plaza

  • Vapour sensing using hybrid organic-inorganic nanostructured materials

    Stephen D. Evans;Simon R. Johnson;Yaling L. Cheng;Tiehan Shen

  • Influence of a Terminal Functionality on the Physical Properties of Surfactant-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles

    S. R. Johnson;S. D. Evans;R. Brydson

  • Photoswitching of Azobenzene Derivatives Formed on Planar and Colloidal Gold Surfaces

    S. D. Evans;S. R. Johnson;H. Ringsdorf;L. M. Williams

  • Concentration-Driven Surface Transition in the Wetting of Mixed Alkanethiol Monolayers on Gold

    Abraham Ulman;Stephen D. Evans;Yitzhak Shnidman;Ravi Sharma

  • Contact angle stability: Reorganization of monolayer surfaces?

    Stephen D. Evans;Ravi. Sharma;Abraham. Ulman

  • Relative differential subshell photoionisation cross-sections (MgKα) from lithium to uranium

    Stephen Evans;Robin G. Pritchard;John M. Thomas

  • Self-assembled multilayers of ω-mercaptoalkanoic acids : selective ionic interactions

    Stephen D. Evans;Stephen D. Evans;Abraham Ulman;Kim E. Goppert-Berarducci;Louis J. Gerenser

  • Self-Assembled Monolayers containing Polydiacetylenes

    D. N. Batchelder;S. D. Evans;T. L. Freeman;L. Haeussling

  • Nanooptics of Molecular-Shunted Plasmonic Nanojunctions

    Felix Benz;Christos Tserkezis;Lars O. Herrmann;Bart de Nijs

  • Alkanethiol molecules containing an aromatic moiety self-assembled onto gold clusters

    S. R. Johnson;S. D. Evans;S. W. Mahon;A. Ulman

  • Kinetics of the unrolling of small unilamellar phospholipid vesicles onto self-assembled monolayers

    Louise M. Williams;Stephen D. Evans;Thomas M. Flynn;Andrew Marsh

  • Dielectrophoretic manipulation and electrical characterization of gold nanowires

    J J Boote;S D Evans

  • Vapour sensing using surface functionalized gold nanoparticles

    H. L. Zhang;S. D. Evans;J. R. Henderson;R. E. Miles

  • Determining the Concentration of CuInS2 Quantum Dots from the Size-Dependent Molar Extinction Coefficient

    Matthew Booth;Andrew P. Brown;Stephen D. Evans;Kevin Critchley

  • Electronic structure of metal complexes containing π-cyclopentadienyl and related ligands. Part 1.—He(I) photoelectron spectra of some closed-shell metallocenes

    S. Evans;M. L. H. Green;B. Jewitt;A. F. Orchard

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Bushby
Richard J. Bushby University of Leeds
Abraham Ulman
Abraham Ulman New York University
Neville Boden
Neville Boden University of Leeds
Hao-Li Zhang
Hao-Li Zhang Lanzhou University
Alexander F. Markham
Alexander F. Markham St James's University Hospital
John Meurig Thomas
John Meurig Thomas University of Cambridge
Jeremy J. Baumberg
Jeremy J. Baumberg University of Cambridge
Peter F. Knowles
Peter F. Knowles University of Leeds
Graham J. Leggett
Graham J. Leggett University of Sheffield
Rik Brydson
Rik Brydson University of Leeds

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