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Elements of the Periodic Table Featuring: activity, Copyrighted Image The Open University

By Professor Peter Taylor (The Open University), Dr James Bruce (The Open University), Dr Mike Bullivant (The Open University)

26 August 2011

Explore the impact of chemical elements on our bodies, the world around us and see how their discover changed the course of history  Read more : Elements of the Periodic Table

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Day 11 - Why do Christmas crackers go bang?Creative Commons Image by alex: via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Dr James Bruce (The Open University)

08 December 2010

Dr James Bruce from the Open University's Chemistry Department unlocks the secret to Christmas crackers  Read more : Day 11 - Why do Christmas crackers go bang?

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Fluorescence imagingDreamstime

By Dr James Bruce (The Open University)

09 December 2008

James Bruce describes how a natural fluorescent molecule, green fluorescent protein can highlight what is going on inside living cells  Read more : Fluorescence imaging

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Nanotechnology and paper batteriesUsed with permission

By Dr James Bruce (The Open University)

28 August 2007

Chemist James Bruce is excited by the ideas that come when scientists from different disciplines interact.  Read more : Nanotechnology and paper batteries

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Kimani, Stanley G.; Phillips, James B.; Bruce, James I.; MacRobert, Alexander J. and Golding, Jon P. (2012). Antioxidant Inhibitors Potentiate the Cytotoxicity of Photodynamic Therapy. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 88(1), pp. 175–187.

Kimani, Stanley; Phillips, James; Bruce, James; MacRobert, A. J. and Golding, Jon (2009). Potentiation of AlPcS2 mediated photodynamic therapy by energy metabolism inhibitors in human tumour cell lines. In: 13th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, 5 Sep 2009, Warsaw, Poland.

Bruce, J. I.; Borbas, K. E. and Bodi, A. (2008). Synthetic approaches to combining sensing and sensitizing in a single luminescent agent. In: Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis in Clinical Practice, 7- 11 Oct 2008, Brixen, Italy.

Kimani, Stanley; Phillips, James; Bruce, James; MacRobert, A. J and Golding, Jon (2008). Glucosamine improves the efficiency of photodynamic therapy (PDT). In: Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis in Clinical Practice, 7- 11 Oct 2008, Brixen, Italy.

Bruce, James I. and Borbas, K. Eszter (2007). Synthesis of asymmetrically substituted cyclen-based ligands for the controlled sensitisation of lanthanides. Organic and biomolecular chemistry, 5(14), pp. 2274–2282.

Bruce, James (2007). Organic photochemistry. Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section B: Organic Chemistry, 103 pp. 370–391.

Bruce, James; Borbas, K. Eszter and Bodi, Andras (2007). Near IR-emitting DNA-probes exploiting stepwise energy transfer processes. Dalton Transactions, 38 pp. 4352–4358.

Borbas, K. Eszter and Bruce, James I. (2006). Synthesis of asymmetrically substituted 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecanes for the triggered near infrared emission from lanthanide complexes. Chemical Communications, 44 pp. 4596–4598.

O'Connell, Patrick J.; Bruce, James I. and Mortimer, Michael (2005). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents that target the brain. In: American Chemical Society (ACS) National meeting, 28 Aug - 1 Sept 2005, Washington DC, USA.

Bruce, James; Missailidis, Sotiris; Borbas, K. Eszter and Ferreira, Catia Sofia Matos; The Open University (2003). Detection, Monitoring and Treatment of Cancer. PCT/GB2004/001028.

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Elements of the Periodic Table

Comment posted by zz913326

20 Apr 2012

It was indeed interesting to read, even though I am hopeless in chemistry, it attracted my attention and helped me discover quite many new facts I could never imagine before. word search generator Read more : Elements of the Periodic Table

Elements of the Periodic Table

Comment posted by zz823484

08 Oct 2011

I appreciate that you have changed some of the wording relating to Fluoride, thank you. However, there is NO scientific evidence that fluoride is essential for life. It is not an essential vitamin or... Read more : Elements of the Periodic Table

Elements of the Periodic Table

Comment posted by stc2

07 Oct 2011

By originator. Read more : Elements of the Periodic Table

Elements of the Periodic Table

Comment posted by om2245

26 Sep 2011

Dear Jonathan Many thanks for your comment. You’re quite right to highlight the important and ongoing debate that surrounds the role of fluoride in human health. We’ve made some changes to our... Read more : Elements of the Periodic Table

Elements of the Periodic Table

Comment posted by zz823484

03 Sep 2011

Where did you get this 'fact' from - a dentist?! A dentist might know all about my mouth, but they have no knowledge of the endocrine disruption that is a result of Fluoride ingestion. A least you... Read more : Elements of the Periodic Table

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James Bruce is a scientist and a chemist at The Open University who likes taking a multidisciplinary approach to solving problems. His current research interests include molecular recognition, chemical sensing and molecular devices.

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