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Steven Bell

Professor

  • Room 0G.124 - David Keir Building

    United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

-Development of novel nanomaterials for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and catalysis. - Application of metal nanoparticles and nanoparticle assemblies as sensors - Diagnostic applications of photonic sensors. - Vibrational spectroscopy forensic analysis- detection and identification of drugs of abuse, explosives and paint evidence. - Trace analysis of DNA/RNA. - Quantitative Raman spectroscopy for chemical analysis or foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals.

1986 …2020

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Research Output

2020

Potential of Polymeric Films Loaded with Gold Nanorods for Local Hyperthermia Applications

Cárcamo-Martínez, Á., Domínguez-Robles, J., Mallon, B., Raman, M. T., Cordeiro, A. S., Bell, S. E. J., Larrañeta, E. & Donnelly, R. F., 23 Mar 2020, In : Nanomaterials. 10, 3

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2019

A one-pot method for building colloidal nanoparticles into bulk dry powders with nanoscale magnetic, plasmonic and catalytic functionalities

Ye, Z., Li, C., Skillen, N., Xu, Y., McCabe, H., Kelly, J., Robertson, P. & Bell, S., 15 Mar 2019, In : Applied Materials Today. 15, Special Issue Plasmonics, p. 398-404

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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4 Citations (Scopus)
6 Downloads (Pure)

Dataset demonstrating the working-principles of surface-exposed nanoparticle sheet enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SENSERS) for solvent-free SERS

Li, C., Chen, Q., McCabe, H., Kelly, J., Ye, Z., Xu, Y. & Bell, S. E. J., 01 Apr 2019, In : Data in brief. 23, 11 p., 103746.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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1 Citation (Scopus)
125 Downloads (Pure)

Dataset on constructing colloidal nanoparticles into dry nano-micro-particle (NMP) powders with nanoscale magnetic, plasmonic and catalytic functionalities

Chen, Q., Ye, Z., Li, C., McCabe, H., Kelly, J., Xu, Y. & Bell, S., 24 Jun 2019, In : Data in brief. 25, p. 1-8 103928.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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1 Citation (Scopus)
83 Downloads (Pure)

Gold nanorod-loaded microneedle arrays for photothermal treatment of basal cell carcinoma

Cordeiro, A., Carcamo, A., Rahman, M., Bell, S. & Donnelly, R., 03 Jun 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

Langer, J., Jimenez De Aberasturi, D., Aizpurua, J., Alvarez-Puebla, R. A., Auguié, B., Baumberg, J. J., Bazan, G. C., Bell, S. E. J., Boisen, A., Brolo, A. G., Choo, J., Cialla-May, D., Deckert, V., Fabris, L., Faulds, K., García De Abajo, F. J., Goodacre, R., Graham, D., Haes, A. J., Haynes, C. L. & 39 others, Huck, C., Itoh, T., Käll, M., Kneipp, J., Kotov, N. A., Kuang, H., Le Ru, E. C., Lee, H. K., Li, J. F., Ling, X. Y., Maier, S. A., Mayerhöfer, T., Moskovits, M., Murakoshi, K., Nam, J. M., Nie, S., Ozaki, Y., Pastoriza-Santos, I., Perez-Juste, J., Popp, J., Pucci, A., Reich, S., Ren, B., Schatz, G. C., Shegai, T., Schlücker, S., Tay, L. L., Thomas, K. G., Tian, Z. Q., Van Duyne, R. P., Vo-Dinh, T., Wang, Y., Willets, K. A., Xu, C., Xu, H., Xu, Y., Yamamoto, Y. S., Zhao, B. & Liz-Marzán, L. M., 08 Oct 2019, In : ACS Nano.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

14 Citations (Scopus)

Production and testing of novel photocatalytic TiO2 surface-exposed nanoparticle (TiO2-SEN) thin plastic films

McNeill, A., Wells, N., Xu, Y., Li, X., Bell, S. E. J. & Mills, A., 15 Jan 2019, In : Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 369, p. 142-149 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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1 Citation (Scopus)
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Ultra-Stable Plasmonic Colloidal Aggregates for Accurate and Reproducible Quantitative SE(R)RS in Protein-Rich Biomedia

Ye, Z., Li, C., Chen, Q., Xu, Y. & Bell, S., 25 Oct 2019, In : Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). 131, 2-8, 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

Exploiting the Chemical Differences Between Ag and Au Colloids Allows Dramatically Improved SERS Detection of “Non-adsorbing” Molecules

Ye, Z., Li, C., Xu, Y. & Bell, S., 22 Oct 2018, In : Analyst.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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2 Citations (Scopus)
55 Downloads (Pure)

Infrared Spectroscopy | Industrial Applications

Bell, S. & Xu, Y., Nov 2018, Encyclopedia of Analytical Science. third ed. Elsevier, Vol. 5. p. 124-133 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Novel nanosuspension-based dissolving microneedle arrays for transdermal delivery of a hydrophobic drug

K., V. L., R., V. P., Eneko, L., E.J., B. S. & F., D. R., 27 Jun 2018, In : Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine. 3, 2, p. 89-101

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Pressing Solids Directly Into Sheets of Plasmonic Nanojunctions Enables Solvent-Free Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Xu, Y., Ye, Z., Li, C., McCabe, H., Kelly, J. & Bell, S. E. J., Dec 2018, In : Applied Materials Today. 13, p. 352-358 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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5 Citations (Scopus)
62 Downloads (Pure)

Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for the Detection of a Metabolic Product in the Headspace Above Live Bacterial Cultures

Kelly, J., Patrick, R., Patrick, S. & Bell, S. E. J., 05 Oct 2018, In : Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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6 Citations (Scopus)
84 Downloads (Pure)
2017

High dilution surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for rapid determination of nicotine in e-liquids for electronic cigarettes

Itoh, N. & Bell, S. E. J., 21 Feb 2017, In : The Analyst. 142, p. 994-998 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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11 Citations (Scopus)
231 Downloads (Pure)

Quantitative Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Single Bases in Oligodeoxynucleotides

Bell, S. & Dick, S., 31 May 2017, In : Faraday Discussions.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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11 Citations (Scopus)
206 Downloads (Pure)

Rapid One-Pot Preparation of Large Freestanding Nanoparticle Polymer Films

Xu, Y., Konrad, M. P., Trotter, J. L., McCoy, C. P. & Bell, S. E. J., 11 Jan 2017, In : Small. 13, 2, 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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18 Citations (Scopus)
244 Downloads (Pure)

SERS and SERRS Detection of the DNA Lesion 8-Nitroguanine: a Self-Labeling Modification

Dick, S., Bell, S. E. J., Alexander, K. J., O'Neil, D. I. A. & Cosstick, P. R., 04 Aug 2017, In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 23, 44, p. 10663-10669 7 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)
66 Downloads (Pure)

Supramolecular Low-Molecular-Weight Hydrogelator Stabilization of SERS-Active Aggregated Nanoparticles for Solution and Gas Sensing

Canrinus, T., Lee, W., Feringa, B., Bell, S. & Browne, W., 03 Jul 2017, In : Langmuir. 35, 33, p. 8805–8812

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4 Citations (Scopus)
126 Downloads (Pure)

Swellable polymer films containing Au nanoparticles for point-of-care therapeutic drug monitoring using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Lee, W. W. Y., McCoy, C. P., Donnelly, R. F. & Bell, S. E. J., 17 Mar 2017, In : Analytica Chimica Acta. 912, p. 111-116

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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10 Citations (Scopus)
304 Downloads (Pure)

Theory of SERS enhancement: general discussion

Graham, D., Goodacre, R., Arnolds, H., Masson, J-F., Schatz, G., Baumberg, J., Kim, D-H., Aizpurua, J., Lum, W., Silvestri, A., de Nijs, B., Xu, Y., Di Martino, G., Natan, M., Schlücker, S., Wuytens, P., Bruzas, I., Kuttner, C., Hardy, M., Chikkaraddy, R. & 22 others, Martín Sabanés, N., Delfino, I., Dawson, P., Gawinkowski, S., Bontempi, N., Mahajan, S., Reich, S., Hourahine, B., Bell, S., Królikowska, A., Porter, M., Keeler, A., Kamp, M., Fountain, A., Fasolato, C., Giorgis, F., Otero, J. C., Matricardi, C., Van Duyne, R., Lombardi, J., Deckert, V. & Velleman, L., 04 Dec 2017, In : Faraday Discussions. 205, p. 173-211 39 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

7 Citations (Scopus)
2016

A Method for Promoting Assembly of Metallic and Nonmetallic Nanoparticles into Interfacial Monolayer Films

Xu, Y., Konrad, M. P., Lee, W. W. Y., Ye, Z. & Bell, S. E. J., 25 Jul 2016, In : Nano Letters. 16, 8, p. 5255-5260 6 p.

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35 Citations (Scopus)
192 Downloads (Pure)

Analysis of friction factor reduction in turbulent water flow using a superhydrophobic coating

Walker, G. M., Albadarin, A. B., McGlue, A., Brennan, S. & Bell, S., Jan 2016, In : Progress in Organic Coatings. 90, p. 472-476 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

4 Citations (Scopus)

Infrared and Raman screening of seized novel psychoactive substances: A large scale study of >200 samples

Jones, L. E., Stewart, A., Peters, K. L., McNaul, M., Speers, S. J., Fletcher, N. C. & Bell, S., 08 Jan 2016, In : Analyst. 141, p. 902-909 8 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)
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Investigation of the chemical origin and evidential value of differences in the SERS spectra of blue gel inks

Ho, Y. C., Lee, W. & Bell, S., 07 Sep 2016, In : The Analyst. 141, 17, p. 5152-5158

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

5 Citations (Scopus)

Raman Analysis of Dilute Aqueous Samples by Localized Evaporation of Submicroliter Droplets on the Tips of Superhydrophobic Copper Wires

Cheung, M., Lee, W. W. Y., McCracken, J. N., Larmour, I. A., Brennan, S. & Bell, S. E. J., 19 Apr 2016, In : Analytical Chemistry. 88, 8, p. 4541-4547 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

7 Citations (Scopus)

SERS of meso-droplets supported on superhydrophobic wires allows exquisitely sensitive detection of dipicolinic acid, an anthrax biomarker, considerably below the infective dose

Cheung, M., Lee, W. W. Y., Cowcher, D. P., Goodacre, R. & Bell, S. E. J., 2016, In : Chemical Communications. 52, 64, p. 9925-9928 4 p.

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17 Citations (Scopus)
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy as a Probe of the Surface Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials

Dick, S., Konrad, M. P., Lee, W. W. Y., Mccabe, H., Mccracken, J. N., Rahman, T. M. D., Stewart, A., Xu, Y. & Bell, S. E. J., 29 Jan 2016, In : Advanced Materials. 28, 27, p. 5705-5711 7 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of novel psychoactive substances using polymer-stabilized Ag nanoparticle aggregates

Lee, W. W. Y., Silverson, V. A. D., Jones, L. E., Ho, Y. C., Fletcher, N. C., McNaul, M., Peters, K. L., Speers, S. J. & Bell, S. E. J., 2016, In : Chemical Communications. 52, p. 493-496 4 p.

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17 Citations (Scopus)
265 Downloads (Pure)
2015

Hydrogel-Forming Microneedle Arrays Allow Detection of Drugs and Glucose In Vivo: Potential for Use in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Caffarel-Salvador, E., Brady, A. J., Eltayib, E., Meng, T., Alonso-Vicente, A., Gonzalez-Vazquez, P., Torrisi, B. M., Vicente-Perez, E. M., Mooney, K., Jones, D. S., Bell, S. E. J., McCoy, C. P., McCarthy, H. O., McElnay, J. C. & Donnelly, R. F., 30 Dec 2015, In : PloS one. 10, 12, 21 p., e0145644.

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38 Citations (Scopus)
490 Downloads (Pure)

Properties of Super-Hydrophobic Copper and Stainless Steel Meshes: Applications in Controllable Water Permeation and Organic Solvents/Water Separation

Sang, Y. C., Albadarin, A. B., Al-Muhtaseb, A. H., Mangwandi, C., McCracken, J. N., Bell, S. E. J. & Walker, G. M., 30 Apr 2015, In : Applied Surface Science. p. 107-114

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18 Citations (Scopus)
1779 Downloads (Pure)

Simple preparation of positively charged silver nanoparticles for detection of anions by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Stewart, A., Murray, S. & Bell, S. E. J., 2015, In : Analyst. 140, 9, p. 2988-2994 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

23 Citations (Scopus)

The feasibility of using near infrared and Raman spectroscopic techniques to detect fraudulent adulteration of chili powders with Sudan dye

Haughey, S. A., Galvin-King, P., Ho, Y-C., Bell, S. E. J. & Elliott, C. T., Feb 2015, In : Food Control. 48, p. 75-83 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

60 Citations (Scopus)
2014

Better understanding of mechanochemical reactions: Raman monitoring reveals surprisingly simple 'pseudo-fluid' model for a ball milling reaction

Ma, X., Yuan, W., Bell, S. E. J. & James, S. L., 14 Feb 2014, In : Chemical Communications. 50, 13, p. 1585-1587 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

67 Citations (Scopus)

Preaggregated Ag Nanoparticles in Dry Swellable Gel Films for Off-the-Shelf Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Lee, W. W. Y., Silverson, V. A. D., McCoy, C. P., Donnelly, R. F. & Bell, S. E. J., 19 Aug 2014, In : Analytical Chemistry. 86, 16, p. 8106-8113 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

11 Citations (Scopus)
2013

Comparison of the discriminating power of Raman and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with established techniques for the examination of liquid and gel inks

Bell, S., Stewart, S., Ho, Y., Brian, C. & Speers, S., 2013, In : Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 44, p. 509-517 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

27 Citations (Scopus)

Liquid marble granulation using super-hydrophobic powders

Bell, S., Walker, G., McEleney, P. & Muhtaseb, A., 2013, In : Chemical Engineering Journal. 228, p. 984-992 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

8 Citations (Scopus)
2012

Controlling Assembly of Mixed Thiol Monolayers on Silver Nanoparticles to Tune Their Surface Properties

Stewart, A., Zheng, S., McCourt, M. & Bell, S. E. J., 22 May 2012, In : ACS Nano. 6, 5, p. 3718-3726 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

62 Citations (Scopus)

Determination of hydrogen peroxide concentration using a handheld Raman spectrometer

Stewart, S., Bell, S., McAuley, D., Speers, S. J. & Kee, G., 10 Mar 2012, In : Forensic Science International. 218, 1-3, p. E5-E8 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

20 Citations (Scopus)

Forensic examination of multilayer white paint by lateral scanning Raman spectroscopy

Stewart, S. P., Bell, S. E. J., Armstrong, W. J., Kee, G. & Speers, S. J., Jan 2012, In : Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 43, 1, p. 131-137 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

11 Citations (Scopus)

Label-free detection of nanomolar unmodified single- and double-stranded dna by using surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy on Ag and Au colloids

Papadopoulou, E. & Bell, S. E. J., 23 Apr 2012, In : Chemistry-a European Journal. 18, 17, p. 5394-5400 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

48 Citations (Scopus)

Raman Spectroscopy for Forensic Examination of Household and Automotive Paints

Bell, S., Stewart, S. P. & Armstrong, W. J., 2012, Infrared & Raman Spectroscopy in Forensic Science. Chalmers, J. M., Hargreaves, M. & Edwards, H. G. M. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 121-136 16 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Raman Spectroscopy for Forensic Examination of β-Ketophenethylamine “Legal Highs”: Reference and Seized Samples of Cathinone Derivatives

Stewart Samantha, P., Bell, S., Fletcher, N., Samira, B., Ho, Y. C. & Speers, S. J., 20 Jan 2012, In : Analytica Chimica Acta. 712, p. 1-6 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

32 Citations (Scopus)

Raman Spectroscopy of Drugs of Abuse

Bell, S., Stewart, S. P. & Speers, S. J., 2012, Infrared & Raman Spectroscopy in Forensic Science. Chalmers, J., Edwards, H. & Hargreaves, M. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 317-337 21 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

3 Citations (Scopus)

The Application of Near-Infrared (NIR) and Raman Spectroscopy to detect adulteration of oil used in animal feed production.

Graham, S., Haughey, S., Ervine, R. M., Cancouet, E., Bell, S. & Elliott, C., 2012, In : Food Chemistry. 132, 1614-1619, p. 1614-1619

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

33 Citations (Scopus)

Ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy used to study formulations of salmon calcitonin, a starch-peptide conjugate and TGF-3

Patois, E., Larmour, I. A., Bell, S., Palais, C., CApelle, M. A. H., Gurny, R. & Arvinte, T., Mar 2012, In : European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 80

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2011

DNA Reorientation on Au Nanoparticles: Label-Free Detection of Hybridization by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Papadopoulou, E. & Bell, S. E. J., 21 Oct 2011, In : Chemical Communications. 47, 39, p. 10966-10968 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

36 Citations (Scopus)

Drug and light delivery strategies for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) of pulmonary pathogens: a pilot study

Cassidy, C. M., Tunney, M. M., Magee, N. D., Elborn, J. S., Bell, S., Singh, T. R. R. & Donnelly, R. F., 2011, In : Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 8, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

14 Citations (Scopus)

Examination of the Silver Colloid Binding Behavior of Disulfide-Tethered Bipyridine Ligands and Their fac-Tricarbonylrhenium(I) Complexes

Montgomery, H., Pelleteret, D., Bell, S. & Fletcher, N., 04 Apr 2011, In : Inorganic Chemistry. 50, 7, p. 2738-2747 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

6 Citations (Scopus)

Label-Free Detection of Single-Base Mismatches in DNA by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Papadopoulou, E. & Bell, S. E. J., 19 Sep 2011, In : Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50, 39, p. 9058-9061 4 p.

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106 Citations (Scopus)
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Modification of Ag nanoparticles with mixed thiols for improved SERS detection of poorly adsorbing target molecules: detection of MDMA

Stewart, A. & Bell, S. E. J., 2011, In : Chemical Communications. 47, 15, p. 4523-4525 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

28 Citations (Scopus)