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Simulations of theoretically informed coarse grain models of polymeric systems
Fran�ois A. Detcheverry, Darin Q. Pike, Paul F. Nealey, Marcus M�ller and Juan J. de Pablo,�Faraday Discuss., 2010, 144, 111
DOI: 10.1039/b902283j

Coarse-grained simulations of charge, current and flow in heterogeneous media
Benjamin Rotenberg, Ignacio Pagonabarraga and Daan Frenkel,�Faraday Discuss., 2010, 144, 223
DOI: 10.1039/b901553a

Mori�Zwanzig formalism as a practical computational tool
Carmen Hij�n, Pep Espa�ol, Eric Vanden-Eijnden and Rafael Delgado-Buscalioni,�Faraday Discuss., 2010, 144, 301
DOI: 10.1039/b902479b

Hierarchical coarse-graining strategy for protein-membrane systems to access mesoscopic scales
Gary S. Ayton, Edward Lyman and Gregory A. Voth,�Faraday Discuss., 2010, 144, 347
DOI: 10.1039/b901996k

Nanostructured wrinkled surfaces for templating bionanoparticles�controlling and quantifying the degree of order
Anne Horn, Heiko G. Schoberth, Stephanie Hiltl, Arnaud Chiche, Qian Wang, Alexandra Schweikart, Andreas Fery and Alexander B�ker,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 143, 143
DOI: 10.1039/b902721a

Chemo and phototactic nano/microbots
Ayusman Sen, Michael Ibele, Yiying Hong and Darrell Velegol,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 143, 15
DOI: 10.1039/b900971j

Ultracold polar molecules near quantum degeneracy
S. Ospelkaus, K.-K. Ni, M. H. G. de Miranda, B. Neyenhuis, D. Wang, S. Kotochigova, P. S. Julienne, D. S. Jin and J. Ye,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 142, 351
DOI: 10.1039/b821298h

Collision experiments with Stark-decelerated beams
Sebastiaan Y. T. van de Meerakker and Gerard Meijer,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 142, 113
DOI: 10.1039/b819721k

Precision molecular spectroscopy for ground state transfer of molecular quantum gases
Johann G. Danzl, Manfred J. Mark, Elmar Haller, Mattias Gustavsson, Nadia Bouloufa, Olivier Dulieu, Helmut Ritsch, Russell Hart and Hanns-Christoph N�gerl,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 142, 283
DOI: 10.1039/b820542f

Dynamics of OH(²)�He collisions in combined electric and magnetic fields
Timur V. Tscherbul, Gerrit C. Groenenboom, Roman V. Krems and Alex Dalgarno,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 142, 127
DOI: 10.1039/b819198k

Sympathetic cooling by collisions with ultracold rare gas atoms, and recent progress in optical Stark deceleration
P. F. Barker, S. M. Purcell, P. Douglas, P. Barletta, N. Coppendale, C. Maher-McWilliams and J. Tennyson,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 142, 175
DOI: 10.1039/b819079h

Size and composition distribution dynamics of alloy nanoparticle electrocatalysts probed by anomalous small angle X-ray scattering (ASAXS)
Chengfei Yu, Shirlaine Koh, Jennifer E. Leisch, Michael F. Toney and Peter Strasser,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 140, 283
DOI: 10.1039/b801586d

Bridging the gap between nanoparticles and single crystal surfaces
Payam Kaghazchi, Felice C. Simeone, Khaled A. Soliman, Ludwig A. Kibler and Timo Jacob,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 140, 69
DOI: 10.1039/b802919a

The role of anions in surface electrochemistry
D. V. Tripkovic, D. Strmcnik, D. van der Vliet, V. Stamenkovic and N. M. Markovic,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 140, 25
DOI: 10.1039/b803714k

Mesoscopic mass transport effects in electrocatalytic processes
Y. E. Seidel, A. Schneider, Z. Jusys, B. Wickman, B. Kasemo and R. J. Behm,�Faraday Discuss., 2009, 140, 167
DOI: 10.1039/b806437g

Fibronectin in aging extracellular matrix fibrils is progressively unfolded by cells and elicits an enhanced rigidity response
Meher Antia, Gretchen Baneyx, Kristopher E. Kubow and Viola Vogel,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 229
DOI: 10.1039/b718714a

Leuko-polymersomes
Daniel A. Hammer, Gregory P. Robbins, Jered B. Haun, John J. Lin, Wei Qi, Lee A. Smith, P. Peter Ghoroghchian, Michael J. Therien and Frank S. Bates,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 129
DOI: 10.1039/b717821b

Structures and associated catalytic properties of well-defined nanoparticles produced by laser vaporisation of alloy rods
Val�rie Caps, Sandrine Arrii, Franck Morfin, G�rard Bergeret and Jean-Luc Rousset,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 138, 241
DOI: 10.1039/b706131e

Global optimisation and growth simulation of AuCu clusters
T. J. Toai, G. Rossi and R. Ferrando,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 138, 49
DOI: 10.1039/b707813g

Structures and optical properties of 4�5 nm bimetallic AgAu nanoparticles
Z. Y. Li, J. P. Wilcoxon, F. Yin, Y. Chen, R. E. Palmer and R. L. Johnston,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 138, 363
DOI: 10.1039/b708958a

Stability and dissociation pathways of doped Au_nX⁺ clusters (X = Y, Er, Nb)
Nele Veldeman, Ewald Janssens, Klavs Hansen, Jorg De Haeck, Roger E. Silverans and Peter Lievens,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 138, 147
DOI: 10.1039/b705920e

Understanding hygroscopic growth and phase transformation of aerosols using single particle Raman spectroscopy in an electrodynamic balance
Alex K. Y. Lee, T. Y. Ling and Chak K. Chan,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 137, 245
DOI: 10.1039/b704580h

The influence of small aerosol particles on the properties of water and ice clouds
T. W. Choularton, K. N. Bower, E. Weingartner, I. Crawford, H. Coe, M. W. Gallagher, M. Flynn, J. Crosier, P. Connolly, A. Targino, M. R. Alfarra, U. Baltensperger, S. Sjogren, B. Verheggen, J. Cozic and M. Gysel,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 137, 205
DOI: 10.1039/b702722m

Vibrational exciton coupling in pure and composite sulfur dioxide aerosols
Ruth Signorell and Martin Jetzki,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 137, 51
DOI: 10.1039/b700111h

Characterization of microparticles with driven optical tweezers
Tiffany A. Wood, G. Seth Roberts, Sarayoot Eaimkhong and Paul Bartlett,�Faraday Discuss., 2008, 137, 319
DOI: 10.1039/b703994h

Solid acid proton conductors: from laboratory curiosities to fuel cell electrolytes
Sossina M. Haile, Calum R. I. Chisholm, Kenji Sasaki, Dane A. Boysen and Tetsuya Uda,�Faraday Discuss., 2007, 134, 17
DOI: 10.1039/b604311a

Calorimetric measurements of energetics of defect interactions in fluorite oxides
Alexandra Navrotsky, Petra Simoncic, Harumi Yokokawa, Weiqun Chen and Theresa Lee,�Faraday Discuss., 2007, 134, 171
DOI: 10.1039/b604014b

Nanostructured materials for lithium-ion batteries: Surface conductivity vs. bulk ion/electron transport
B. Ellis, P. Subramanya Herle, Y.-H. Rho, L. F. Nazar, R. Dunlap, Laura K. Perry and D. H. Ryan,�Faraday Discuss., 2007, 134, 119
DOI: 10.1039/b602698b

Formation of, and ion-transport in, low-dimensional crystallites in carbon nanotubes
Mark Wilson,�Faraday Discuss., 2007, 134, 283
DOI: 10.1039/b602488b

Carbon molecules in space: from astrochemistry to astrobiology
Pascale Ehrenfreund and Mark A. Sephton,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 133, 277
DOI: 10.1039/b517676j

Chemistry and cosmology
John H. Black,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 133, 27
DOI: 10.1039/b516837f

New trends in cometary chemistry
Jacques Crovisier,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 133, 375
DOI: 10.1039/b516786h

The temperature-dependence of rapid low temperature reactions: experiment, understanding and prediction
Ian W. M. Smith, Amy M. Sage, Neil M. Donahue, Eric Herbst and Donghui Quan,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 133, 137
DOI: 10.1039/b600721j

Fast temporal fluctuations in single-molecule junctions
Rolf Ochs, Daniel Secker, Mark Elbing, Marcel Mayor and Heiko B. Weber,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 131, 281
DOI: 10.1039/b506390f

Thermal gating of the single molecule conductance of alkanedithiols
Wolfgang Haiss, Harm van Zalinge, Donald Bethell, Jens Ulstrup, David J. Schiffrin and Richard J. Nichols,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 131, 253
DOI: 10.1039/b507520n

Electrical transport in saturated and conjugated molecular wires
F. Remacle and R. D. Levine,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 131, 45
DOI: 10.1039/b505696a

Controlling charge transport in single molecules using electrochemical gate
Xiulan Li, Bingqian Xu, Xiaoyin Xiao, Xiaomei Yang, Ling Zang and Nongjian Tao,�Faraday Discuss., 2006, 131, 111
DOI: 10.1039/b505666g

Modelling the ambient distribution of organic compounds during the August 2003 ozone episode in the southern UK
Steven R. Utembe, Michael E. Jenkin, Richard G. Derwent, Alastair C. Lewis, James R. Hopkins and Jacqueline F. Hamilton,�Faraday Discuss., 2005, 130, 311
DOI: 10.1039/b417403h

Ion transfer processes at 4-(3-phenylpropyl)-pyridine | aqueous electrolyte | electrode triple phase boundary systems supported by graphite and by mesoporous TiO₂
Frank Marken, Katy J. McKenzie, Galyna Shul and Marcin Opallo,�Faraday Discuss., 2005, 129, 219
DOI: 10.1039/b405365f

Gibbs energies of transfer of chiral anions across the interface water|chiral organic solvent determined with the help of three-phase electrodes
Fritz Scholz and Rubin Gulaboski,�Faraday Discuss., 2005, 129, 169
DOI: 10.1039/b404539d