Journal Articles
Marcos, L, Hall, C, Hill, E, Wilson, S,
Roach, P (2025)
Selective promotion of retinal organoid attachment and differentiation by amine‐ and hydroxyl‐modified surfaces,
Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 6(2), e202500189, ISSN: 2699-9307. DOI:
10.1002/anbr.202500189.
Alvarez Barrantes, L, Bullard, J, Davis, S, Neuman, CM, O'Brien, P,
Roach, P, Zhou, Z (2025)
The effects of sediment properties on the aeolian abrasion and surface characteristics of microplastics,
Philsophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 383(2307), 20240443, ISSN: 1364-503X. DOI:
10.1098/rsta.2024.0443.
Dowling, L, Evans, C,
Roach, P, Vaccari, L, Cinque, G, Stani, C, Birarda, G, Muruganandan, VA, Pillai, S, van Pittius, DG, Jegannathen, A, Sulé-Suso, J (2025)
Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy as a liquid biopsy tool to detect single circulating tumour cells in the blood of a lung cancer patient,
Applied Spectroscopy, ISSN: 0003-7028. DOI:
10.1177/00037028251390565.
Roach, P (2025)
Transforming drug discovery through the fusion of AI-driven analysis and protein micropatterning,
Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 20(12), pp.1505-1511, ISSN: 1746-0441. DOI:
10.1080/17460441.2025.2567300.
Ranjbar, J, Gibbins, JM, Roe, J,
Roach, P, Yang, Y, Harper, AGS (2025)
A humanised thrombus-on-a-chip model utilising tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A method to reduce and replace mice used in thrombosis and haemostasis research [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review],
F1000Research, 14, pp.110-110, DOI:
10.12688/f1000research.158910.1.
Acar, Y, Managh, A, Hill, E,
Roach, P (2024)
Tuning surface chemistry impacts on cardiac endothelial and smooth muscle cell development,
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 113(1), e37846, ISSN: 1549-3296. DOI:
10.1002/jbm.a.37846.
M. Younus, Z, Ahmed, I,
Roach, P, R. Forsyth, N (2024)
A phosphate glass reinforced composite acrylamide gradient scaffold for osteochondral interface regeneration,
Biomaterials and Biosystems, 15, 100099, DOI:
10.1016/j.bbiosy.2024.100099.
Dowling, LM,
Roach, P, Magnussen, EA, Kohler, A, Pillai, S, van Pittius, DG, Yousef, I, Sulé-Suso, J (2023)
Fourier Transform Infrared microspectroscopy identifies single cancer cells in blood. A feasibility study towards liquid biopsy,
PLoS ONE, 18(8), e0289824, DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0289824.
Talebi, A, Nasab, PM, Labbaf, S,
Roach, P (2023)
Polycaprolactone/gelatin/polypyrrole/graphene conductive aligned fibrous scaffold with ferulic acid encapsulation for tissue engineering applications,
Fibers and Polymers, 24(9), pp.2995-3006, ISSN: 1229-9197. DOI:
10.1007/s12221-023-00285-7.
Ranjbar, J, Njoroge, W, Gibbins, JM,
Roach, P, Yang, Y, Harper, AGS (2023)
Developing Biomimetic Hydrogels of the Arterial Wall as a Prothrombotic Substrate for In Vitro Human Thrombosis Models,
Gels, 9(6), pp.477-477, DOI:
10.3390/gels9060477.
Merryweather, DJ, Weston, N, Roe, J, Parmenter, C, Lewis, MP,
Roach, P (2023)
Exploring the microstructure of hydrated collagen hydrogels under scanning electron microscopy,
Journal of Microscopy, 290(1), pp.40-52, ISSN: 0022-2720. DOI:
10.1111/jmi.13174.
Barnes, M, Sulé-Suso, J, Millett, J,
Roach, P (2023)
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a non-destructive method for analysing herbarium specimens,
Biology Letters, 19(3), DOI:
10.1098/rsbl.2022.0546.
Xiang, Y, Yan, J, Bao, X, Gleadall, A,
Roach, P, Sun, T (2023)
Evaluation of polymeric particles for modular tissue cultures in developmental engineering,
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(6), 5234, ISSN: 1661-6596. DOI:
10.3390/ijms24065234.
Pantoja, IEM, Smirnova, L, Muotri, AR, Wahlin, KJ, Kahn, J, Lomax Boyd, J, Gracias, DH, Harris, TD, Cohen-Karni, T, Caffo, BS, S. Szalay, A, Han, F, Zack, DJ, Etienne-Cummings, R, Akwaboah, A, Romero, JC, Din, D-MAE, Plotkin, JD, Paulhamus, BL, Johnson, EC, Gilbert, F, Curley, JL, Cappiello, B, Schwamborn, JC, Hill, E,
Roach, P, Tornero, D, Krall, C, Parri, R, Sillé, F, Levchenko, A, Jabbour, RE, Kagan, BJ, Berlinicke, CA, Huang, Q, Maertens, A, Herrmann, K, Tsaioun, K, Dastgheyb, R, Habela, CW, Vogelstein, JT, Hartung, T (2023)
First Organoid Intelligence (OI) workshop to form an OI community,
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 6, 1116870, ISSN: 2624-8212. DOI:
10.3389/frai.2023.1116870.
Chambers, L,
Roach, P, Shirtcliffe, N (2022)
Recent innovations in surface topography,
Surface Innovations, 10(6), pp.341-372, ISSN: 2050-6252. DOI:
10.1680/jsuin.22.01041.
Hu, B, Rotherham, M, Farrow, N,
Roach, P, Dobson, J, Haj, AJE (2022)
Immobilization of Wnt fragment peptides on magnetic nanoparticles or synthetic surfaces regulate Wnt signaling kinetics,
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(17), 10164, ISSN: 1661-6596. DOI:
10.3390/ijms231710164.
Younus, ZM,
Roach, P, Forsyth, NR (2022)
Acrylamide-based hydrogels with distinct osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation potential,
Progress in Biomaterials, 11(3), pp.297-309, ISSN: 2194-0509. DOI:
10.1007/s40204-022-00196-5.
Moise, S, Dolcetti, L, Dazzi, F,
Roach, P, Buttery, L, MacNeil, S, Medcalf, N (2022)
Assessing the immunosuppressive activity of alginate-encapsulated mesenchymal stromal cells on splenocytes,
Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 50(1), pp.168-176, ISSN: 2169-1401. DOI:
10.1080/21691401.2022.2088547.
Havins, L, Capel, A, Christie, S, Lewis, M,
Roach, P (2022)
Gradient biomimetic platforms for neurogenesis studies,
Journal of Neural Engineering, 19(1), 011001, ISSN: 1741-2560. DOI:
10.1088/1741-2552/ac4639.
Kay, AG, Treadwell, K,
Roach, P, Morgan, R, Lodge, R, Hyland, M, Piccinini, AM, Forsyth, NR, Kehoe, O (2021)
Therapeutic effects of hypoxic and pro-inflammatory priming of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in inflammatory arthritis,
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(1), 126, DOI:
10.3390/ijms23010126.
Marcos, L, Wilson, S,
Roach, P (2021)
Tissue engineering of the retina: from organoids to microfluidic chips,
Journal of Tissue Engineering, 12, pp.1-27, ISSN: 2041-7314. DOI:
10.1177/20417314211059876.
Harawaza, K, Cousins, B,
Roach, P, Fernandez-Mato, A (2021)
Modification of the surface nanotopography of implant devices: A translational perspective,
Materials Today Bio, 12, 100152, ISSN: 2590-0064. DOI:
10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100152.
Merryweather, D, Moxon, SR, Capel, A, Hooper, NM, Lewis, M,
Roach, P (2021)
Impact of type-1 collagen hydrogel density on integrin-linked morphogenic response of SH-SY5Y neuronal cells,
RSC Advances, 11(52), pp.33124-33135, DOI:
10.1039/d1ra05257h.
Joseph, G, Orme, RP, Kyriacou, T, Fricker, RA,
Roach, P (2021)
Effects of surface chemistry interaction on primary neural stem cell neurosphere responses,
ACS Omega, 6(30), pp.19901-19910, ISSN: 2470-1343. DOI:
10.1021/acsomega.1c02796.
Krishnan, MA, Yadav, K,
Roach, P, Chelvam, V (2021)
A targeted near-infrared nanoprobe for deep-tissue penetration and imaging of prostate cancer,
Biomaterials Science, 9, pp.2295-2312, ISSN: 2047-4830. DOI:
10.1039/d0bm01970d.
Ferreras, LAB, Scott, D, Reina, SV,
Roach, P, Torres, TE, Goya, GF, Shakesheff, KM, Dixon, JE (2020)
Enhanced cellular transduction of nanoparticles resistant to rapidly forming plasma protein coronas,
Advanced Biosystems, 4(10), 2000162, ISSN: 2366-7478. DOI:
10.1002/adbi.202000162.
Dowling, LM,
Roach, P, Rutter, AV, Yousef, I, Pilla, S, Latham, D, van Pittius, DG, Sulé-Suso, J (2020)
Optimization of sample preparation using glass slides for spectral pathology,
Applied Spectroscopy, 75(3), pp.343-350, ISSN: 0003-7028. DOI:
10.1177/0003702820945748.
Lynch, S, Borresen, J,
Roach, P, Kotter, M, Slevin, M (2020)
Mathematical modeling of neuronal logic, memory and clocking circuits,
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 30(01), 2050003, ISSN: 0218-1274. DOI:
10.1142/s0218127420500030.
Rutter, AV, Crees, J, Wright, H, Raseta, M, van Pittius, DG,
Roach, P, Sulé-Suso, J (2019)
Identification of a glass substrate to study cells using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: are we closer to spectral pathology?,
Applied Spectroscopy, 74(2), pp.178-186, ISSN: 0003-7028. DOI:
10.1177/0003702819875828.
Kamudzandu, M, Kose-Dunn, M, Evans, MG, Fricker, R,
Roach, P (2019)
A micro-fabricated in vitro complex neuronal circuit platform,
Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 5(4), pp.045016-045016, DOI:
10.1088/2057-1976/ab2307.
Pardo-Figuerez, MM, Martin, N, Player, DJ,
Roach, P, Christie, S, Capel, A, Lewis, M (2018)
Controlled arrangement of neuronal cells on surfaces functionalized with micro-patterned polymer brushes,
ACS Omega, ISSN: 2470-1343. DOI:
10.1021/acsomega.8b01698.
Kose-Dunn, M, Fricker, R,
Roach, P (2017)
Tissue engineered organoids for neural network modelling,
Advances in Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine: Open Access, 3(3), DOI:
10.15406/atroa.2017.03.00066.
Merryweather, D and
Roach, P (2017)
The need for advanced three-dimensional neural models and developing enabling technologies,
MRS Communications, 7(03), pp.309-319, ISSN: 2159-6859. DOI:
10.1557/mrc.2017.50.
Price, JC,
Roach, P, El Haj, AJ (2016)
Liquid Crystalline Ordered Collagen Substrates for Applications in Tissue Engineering,
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2(4), pp.625-633, ISSN: 2373-9878. DOI:
10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00030.
Walton, J, Alexander, MR, Fairley, N,
Roach, P, Shard, AG (2016)
Film thickness measurement and contamination layer correction for quantitative XPS,
Surface and Interface Analysis, 48(3), pp.164-172, ISSN: 0142-2421. DOI:
10.1002/sia.5934.
Jenkins, SI, Weinberg, D, Al-Shakli, AF, Fernandes, AR, Yiu, HH, Telling, ND,
Roach, P, Chari, DM (2016)
'Stealth' nanoparticles evade neural immune cells but also evade major brain cell populations: Implications for PEG-based neurotherapeutics,
Journal of Controlled Release, 224, pp.136-145, ISSN: 0168-3659. DOI:
10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.01.013.
Yang, Y, Kamudzandu, M,
Roach, P, Fricker, R (2015)
Nanofibrous scaffolds supporting optimal central nervous system regeneration: an evidence-based review,
Journal of Neurorestoratology, 3, pp.123-123, ISSN: 2324-2426. DOI:
10.2147/JN.S70337.
Rutten, FJM, Jamur, JMS,
Roach, P (2015) Fast and versatile ambient surface analysis by plasmaassisted desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry,
Spectroscopy Europe, 27(6), pp.10-12, ISSN: 0966-0941.
Jenkins, SI,
Roach, P, Chari, DM (2015)
Development of a nanomaterial bio-screening platform for neurological applications,
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 11(1), pp.77-87, ISSN: 1549-9634. DOI:
10.1016/j.nano.2014.07.010.
Kamudzandu, M, Yang, Y,
Roach, P, Fricker, RA (2015)
Efficient alignment of primary CNS neurites using structurally engineered surfaces and biochemical cues,
RSC Advances, 5(28), pp.22053-22059, DOI:
10.1039/c4ra15739g.
Roach, P, McGarvey, D, Lees, M, Hoskins, C (2013)
Remotely Triggered Scaffolds for Controlled Release of Pharmaceuticals,
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14(4), pp.8585-8602, DOI:
10.3390/ijms14048585.
Chan, A, Orme, RP, Fricker, RA,
Roach, P (2013)
Remote and local control of stimuli responsive materials for therapeutic applications,
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 65(4), pp.497-514, ISSN: 0169-409X. DOI:
10.1016/j.addr.2012.07.007.
Roach, P, Parker, T, Gadegaard, N, Alexander, MR (2013)
A bio-inspired neural environment to control neurons comprising radial glia, substrate chemistry and topography,
Biomater. Sci, 1(1), pp.83-93, ISSN: 2047-4830. DOI:
10.1039/c2bm00060a.
Shirtcliffe, NJ and
Roach, P (2013)
Superhydrophobicity for Antifouling Microfluidic Surfaces, pp.269-281, ISSN: 1064-3745. DOI:
10.1007/978-1-62703-134-9_18.
Pedersen, RH, Scurr, DJ,
Roach, P, Alexander, MR, Gadegaard, N (2012)
Full‐Thickness Characterization of Plasma Polymerized Hexane Films Irradiated by an Electron Beam,
Plasma Processes and Polymers, 9(1), pp.22-27, ISSN: 1612-8850. DOI:
10.1002/pp..201100067.
Roach, P, Parker, T, Gadegaard, N, Alexander, MR (2010)
Surface strategies for control of neuronal cell adhesion: A review,
Surface Science Reports, 65(6), pp.145-173, ISSN: 0167-5729. DOI:
10.1016/j.surfrep.2010.07.001.
Pedersen, RH, Hamzah, M, Thoms, S,
Roach, P, Alexander, MR, Gadegaard, N (2010)
Electron beam lithography using plasma polymerized hexane as resist,
Microelectronic Engineering, 87(5-8), pp.1112-1114, ISSN: 0167-9317. DOI:
10.1016/j.mee.2009.11.043.
Bender, F,
Roach, P, Tsortos, A, Papadakis, G, Newton, MI, McHale, G, Gizeli, E (2009)
Development of a combined surface plasmon resonance/surface acoustic wave device for the characterization of biomolecules,
Measurement Science and Technology, 20(12), pp.124011-124011, ISSN: 0957-0233. DOI:
10.1088/0957-0233/20/12/124011.
Newton, M,
Roach, P, McHale, G (2008)
ST Quartz Acoustic Wave Sensors with Sectional Guiding Layers,
Sensors, 8(7), pp.4384-4391, DOI:
10.3390/s80704384.
Newton, MI (2008)
ST Quartz Acoustic Wave Sensors with Sectional Guiding Layers,
Sensors, 8(7), pp.4384-4391, DOI:
10.3390/s8074384.
Koc, Y, de Mello, AJ, McHale, G, Newton, MI,
Roach, P, Shirtcliffe, NJ (2008)
Nano-scale superhydrophobicity: suppression of protein adsorption and promotion of flow-induced detachment,
Lab on a Chip, 8(4), pp.582-582, ISSN: 1473-0197. DOI:
10.1039/b716509a.
Roach, P, Shirtcliffe, NJ, Newton, MI (2008)
Progess in superhydrophobic surface development,
Soft Matter, 4(2), pp.224-240, ISSN: 1744-683X. DOI:
10.1039/b712575p.
Roach, P, Atherton, S, Doy, N, McHale, G, Newton, MI (2007)
SU-8 Guiding Layer for Love Wave Devices,
Sensors, 7(11), pp.2539-2547, DOI:
10.3390/s7112539.
Roach, P, Atherton, S, Doy, N, McHale, G, Newton, M (2007)
SU-8 Guiding Layer for Love Wave Devices,
Sensors, 7(11), pp.2539-2547, DOI:
10.3390/s71102539.
Roach, P, McHale, G, Evans, CR, Shirtcliffe, NJ, Newton, MI (2007)
Decoupling of the Liquid Response of a Superhydrophobic Quartz Crystal Microbalance,
Langmuir, 23(19), pp.9823-9830, ISSN: 0743-7463. DOI:
10.1021/la701089a.
Roach, P, Eglin, D, Rohde, K, Perry, CC (2007)
Modern biomaterials: a review—bulk properties and implications of surface modifications,
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 18(7), pp.1263-1277, ISSN: 0957-4530. DOI:
10.1007/s10856-006-0064-3.
Shirtcliffe, NJ, McHale, G, Newton, MI, Perry, CC,
Roach, P (2007)
Superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic transitions of sol–gel films for temperature, alcohol or surfactant measurement,
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 103(1), pp.112-117, ISSN: 0254-0584. DOI:
10.1016/j.matchemphys.2007.01.018.
Roach, P, Shirtcliffe, NJ, Farrar, D, Perry, CC (2006)
Quantification of Surface-Bound Proteins by Fluorometric Assay: Comparison with Quartz Crystal Microbalance and Amido Black Assay,
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(41), pp.20572-20579, ISSN: 1520-6106. DOI:
10.1021/jp0621575.
Roach, P, Farrar, D, Perry, CC (2006)
Surface Tailoring for Controlled Protein Adsorption: Effect of Topography at the Nanometer Scale and Chemistry,
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(12), pp.3939-3945, ISSN: 0002-7863. DOI:
10.1021/ja056278e.
Roach, P, Farrar, D, Perry, CC (2005)
Interpretation of Protein Adsorption: Surface-Induced Conformational Changes,
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(22), pp.8168-8173, ISSN: 0002-7863. DOI:
10.1021/ja042898o.
Shirtcliffe, NJ, McHale, G, Newton, MI, Perry, CC,
Roach, P (2005)
Porous materials show superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic switching,
Chemical Communications, (25), pp.3135-3135, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/b502896e.
Shirtcliffe, NJ, Aqil, S, Evans, C, McHale, G, Newton, MI, Perry, CC,
Roach, P (2004)
The use of high aspect ratio photoresist (SU-8) for super-hydrophobic pattern prototyping,
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 14(10), pp.1384-1389, ISSN: 0960-1317. DOI:
10.1088/0960-1317/14/10/013.
Roach, P and Warmuth, R (2003)
The room-temperature stabilization of bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-ene and bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-1-ene,
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 42(26), pp.3039-3042, ISSN: 1433-7851. DOI:
10.1002/anie.200351120.
