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Journal Articles

Husband, BK and Hatton, FL (Accepted for publication) Utilising α-picoline-borane for the reductive amination of dextran: synthesis of polysaccharide block copolymers by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerisation, Carbohydrate Polymers, 392, pp.125861-125861, ISSN: 0144-8617. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2026.125861.

El Nokab, MEH, Vojvodin, CS, Alghazwat, O, Zeitoun, EA, Vanderveken, M, Caron, E, Gautam, I, Debnath, D, Husband, BK, Hatton, FL, Martin-Olmos, C, Marchesini, FH, Wang, T, Ul-Islam, M, Sebakhy, KO (2026) Solution viscosity and ion-specific crosslinking govern structure of alginate and pectin hydrogels: Correlating solid-state NMR with rheology, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 341, pp.150321-150321, ISSN: 0141-8130. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.150321.

Zhu, M, Lligadas, G, Hatton, FL, Miyake, G, Buchard, A (2025) Introduction to “Make polymers sustainable, why and how?”, Green Chemistry, 28(1), pp.17-20, ISSN: 1463-9262. DOI: 10.1039/d5gc90226f.

Qaiser, M, Hatton, F, Colwill, J, Webb, P, Woolley, E (2025) Towards a circular economy for plastic food packaging: wear assessment of polyethylene terephthalate, Sustainability, 17(19), 8695, ISSN: 2071-1050. DOI: 10.3390/su17198695.

Guo, H, Lu, L, Hatton, F, Xu, L, Yu, E, Peijs, T, Bilotti, E, Zhang, H, Liu, Y (2025) Wearable body temperature sensing with autonomous self‐regulated joule heating and passive cooling for healthcare applications, Advanced Functional Materials, 35(13), 2417961, ISSN: 1616-301X. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202417961.

Harris, OJ, Tollington, P, Greenhalgh, CJ, Larder, RR, Willcock, H, Hatton, FL (2024) Synthesis and RAFT polymerisation of hydrophobic acrylamide monomers derived from plant oils, Polymer Chemistry, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/d4py01100g.

Harris, OJ, Larder, RR, Jordan, B, Prior, I, El-Khoury, R, Sebakhy, KO, Hatton, FL (2024) RAFT solution polymerisation of bio-based γ-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone monomer in DMSO and Cyrene, Chemical Communications, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI: 10.1039/d4cc04571h.

Soheilian, S, Jordan, B, Hatton, F, Hunsicker, E, Zhou, Z (2024) Impact of size and UV-ageing of polystyrene nanoparticles on copper(ii) adsorption: kinetics and isotherms in aquatic environments, Environmental Science: Nano, 12(1), pp.548-562, ISSN: 2051-8153. DOI: 10.1039/d4en00433g.

Williams, L, Holzer, VJC, Nickelsen, J, Hatton, FL, Mele, E (2024) Generation of photosynthetic biomaterials by loading electrospun fibres with the green microalgae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Next Materials, 7, 100359, DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2024.100359.

Williams, L, Hatton, F, Righetti, MC, Mele, E (2024) Investigating How the Properties of Electrospun Poly(lactic acid) Fibres Loaded with the Essential Oil Limonene Evolve over Time under Different Storage Conditions, Polymers, 16(7), 1005, ISSN: 2073-4360. DOI: 10.3390/polym16071005.

Qaiser, M, Woolley, E, Colwill, J, Hatton, F, Webb, P (2023) Intelligent assessment of reusable plastic food packaging for a circular supply chain [Abstract], Engineering Proceedings, 40(1), 12, DOI: 10.3390/engproc2023040012.

Woods, S, Tinkler, JD, Bensabeh, N, Palà, M, Martin, S, Martin-Fabiani-Carrato, N, Lligadas, G, Hatton, F (2023) Temperature-responsive lactic acid-based nanoparticles by RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly in water, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(27), pp.9979-9988, ISSN: 2168-0485. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01112.

Larder, RR and Hatton, FL (2022) Enabling the Polymer Circular Economy: Innovations in Photoluminescent Labeling of Plastic Waste for Enhanced Sorting, ACS Polymers Au, ISSN: 2694-2453. DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.2c00040.

Nahar, S, Sian, M, Larder, R, Hatton, F, Woolley, E (2022) Challenges associated with cleaning plastic food packaging for reuse, Waste, 1(1), pp.21-39, DOI: 10.3390/waste1010003.

Palà, M, Woods, SE, Hatton, FL, Lligadas, G (2022) RDRP (Meth)acrylic Homo and Block Polymers from Lignocellulosic Sugar Derivatives, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 223(13), ISSN: 1022-1352. DOI: 10.1002/macp.202270032.

Wilson, G, Clark, N, Hatton, F, Trimingham, R, Woolley, E (2022) Perpetual plastic for food to go: a design-led approach to polymer research, Polymer International, 71(12), pp.1370-1375, ISSN: 0959-8103. DOI: 10.1002/pi.6401.

Palà, M, Woods, SE, Hatton, FL, Lligadas, G (2022) RDRP (Meth)acrylic Homo and Block Polymers from Lignocellulosic Sugar Derivatives, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 223(13), 2200005, ISSN: 1022-1352. DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200005.

Williams, L, Hatton, F, Willcock, H, Mele, E (2022) Electrospinning of stimuli-responsive polymers for controlled drug delivery: pH- and temperature-driven release, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 119(5), pp.1177-1188, ISSN: 0006-3592. DOI: 10.1002/bit.28043.

Jones, L, Williams, L, Boam, T, Kalmet, M, Oguike, C, Hatton, F (2021) Cryogels: Recent applications in 3D-bioprinting, injectable cryogels, drug delivery, and wound healing, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 17, pp.2553-2569, DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.171.

Engstrom, J, Reid, MS, Brotherton, EE, Malmstrom, E, Armes, SP, Hatton, F (2021) Investigating the adsorption of anisotropic diblock copolymer worms onto planar silica and nanocellulose surfaces using a quartz crystal microbalance, Polymer Chemistry, 12, 6088, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/d1py00644d.

Arjmandi, R, Yıldırım, I, Hatton, F, Hassan, A, Jefferies, C, Mohamad, Z, Othman, N (2021) Kenaf fibers reinforced unsaturated polyester composites: A review, Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 16, pp.1-22, ISSN: 1558-9250. DOI: 10.1177/15589250211040184.

Yadav, M, Goel, G, Hatton, F, Bhagat, M, Mehta, SK, Mishra, RK, Bhojak, N (2021) A review on biomass-derived materials and their applications as corrosion inhibitors, catalysts, food and drug delivery agents, Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 4(2021), 100153, DOI: 10.1016/j.crgsc.2021.100153.

Hatton, F, Derry, M, Armes, S (2020) Rational synthesis of epoxy-functional spheres, worms and vesicles by RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerisation of glycidyl methacrylate, Polymer Chemistry, 11(39), pp.6343-6355, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/D0PY01097A.

Hatton, F (2019) Recent advances in RAFT polymerization of monomers derived from renewable resources, Polymer Chemistry, 11(2), pp.220-229, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01128E.

Brotherton, EE, Hatton, FL, Cockram, AA, Derry, MJ, Czajka, A, Cornel, EJ, Topham, PD, Mykhaylyk, OO, Armes, SP (2019) In Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Studies During Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Aqueous Emulsion Polymerization, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(34), pp.13664-13675, ISSN: 0002-7863. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06788.

Hunter, SJ, Thompson, KL, Lovett, JR, Hatton, FL, Derry, MJ, Lindsay, C, Taylor, P, Armes, SP (2019) Synthesis, Characterization, and Pickering Emulsifier Performance of Anisotropic Cross-Linked Block Copolymer Worms: Effect of Aspect Ratio on Emulsion Stability in the Presence of Surfactant, Langmuir, 35(1), pp.254-265, ISSN: 0743-7463. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03727.

Hatton, FL, Park, AM, Zhang, Y, Fuchs, GD, Ober, CK, Armes, SP (2019) Aqueous one-pot synthesis of epoxy-functional diblock copolymer worms from a single monomer: new anisotropic scaffolds for potential charge storage applications, Polymer Chemistry, 10(2), pp.194-200, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/c8py01427b.

Thompson, KL, Derry, MJ, Hatton, FL, Armes, SP (2018) Long-Term Stability of n-Alkane-in-Water Pickering Nanoemulsions: Effect of Aqueous Solubility of Droplet Phase on Ostwald Ripening, Langmuir, 34(31), pp.9289-9297, ISSN: 0743-7463. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01835.

Lovett, JR, Derry, MJ, Yang, P, Hatton, F, Warren, NJ, Fowler, PW, Armes, SP (2018) Can percolation theory explain the gelation behavior of diblock copolymer worms?, Chemical Science, 9(35), pp.7138-7144, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI: 10.1039/c8sc02406e.

Hatton, F, Lovett, JR, Armes, SP (2017) Synthesis of well-defined epoxy-functional spherical nanoparticles by RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerization, Polymer Chemistry, 8(33), pp.4856-4868, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/c7py01107e.

Hatton, F, Engström, J, Forsling, J, Malmström, E, Carlmark, A (2017) Biomimetic adsorption of zwitterionic–xyloglucan block copolymers to CNF: towards tailored super-absorbing cellulose materials, RSC Advances, 7(24), pp.14947-14958, DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28236a.

Engström, J, Hatton, F, Wågberg, L, D'Agosto, F, Lansalot, M, Malmström, E, Carlmark, A (2017) Soft and rigid core latex nanoparticles prepared by RAFT-mediated surfactant-free emulsion polymerization for cellulose modification – a comparative study, Polymer Chemistry, 8(6), pp.1061-1073, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/c6py01904h.

Hatton, FL, Kedzior, SA, Cranston, ED, Carlmark, A (2016) Grafting-from cellulose nanocrystals via photoinduced Cu-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization, Carbohydrate Polymers, 157, pp.1033-1040, ISSN: 0144-8617. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.10.064.

Hatton, FL, Ruda, M, Lansalot, M, D’Agosto, F, Malmström, E, Carlmark, A (2016) Xyloglucan-Functional Latex Particles via RAFT-Mediated Emulsion Polymerization for the Biomimetic Modification of Cellulose, Biomacromolecules, 17(4), pp.1414-1424, ISSN: 1525-7797. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00036.

Hatton, F, Chambon, P, Savage, AC, Rannard, SP (2016) Role of highly branched, high molecular weight polymer structures in directing uniform polymer particle formation during nanoprecipitation, Chemical Communications, 52(20), pp.3915-3918, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI: 10.1039/c6cc00611f.

Giardiello, M, Hatton, FL, Slater, RA, Chambon, P, North, J, Peacock, AK, He, T, McDonald, TO, Owen, A, Rannard, SP (2016) Stable, polymer-directed and SPION-nucleated magnetic amphiphilic block copolymer nanoprecipitates with readily reversible assembly in magnetic fields, Nanoscale, 8(13), pp.7224-7231, ISSN: 2040-3364. DOI: 10.1039/c6nr00788k.

Hatton, FL, Malmström, E, Carlmark, A (2015) Tailor-made copolymers for the adsorption to cellulosic surfaces, European Polymer Journal, 65, pp.325-339, ISSN: 0014-3057. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.01.026.

Ford, J, Chambon, P, North, J, Hatton, FL, Giardiello, M, Owen, A, Rannard, SP (2015) Multiple and Co-Nanoprecipitation Studies of Branched Hydrophobic Copolymers and A–B Amphiphilic Block Copolymers, Allowing Rapid Formation of Sterically Stabilized Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media, Macromolecules, 48(6), pp.1883-1893, ISSN: 0024-9297. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00099.

Dwyer, AB, Chambon, P, Town, A, Hatton, FL, Ford, J, Rannard, SP (2015) Exploring the homogeneous controlled radical polymerisation of hydrophobic monomers in anti-solvents for their polymers: RAFT and ATRP of various alkyl methacrylates in anhydrous methanol to high conversion and low dispersity, Polymer Chemistry, 6(41), pp.7286-7296, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI: 10.1039/c5py00791g.

Hatton, F, Tatham, LM, Tidbury, LR, Chambon, P, He, T, Owen, A, Rannard, SP (2014) Hyperbranched polydendrons: a new nanomaterials platform with tuneable permeation through model gut epithelium, Chemical Science, 6(1), pp.326-334, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02889a.

Hatton, F, Chambon, P, McDonald, TO, Owen, A, Rannard, SP (2014) Hyperbranched polydendrons: a new controlled macromolecular architecture with self-assembly in water and organic solvents, Chemical Science, 5(5), pp.1844-1853, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI: 10.1039/c4sc00360h.

Hatton, FL, Chambon, P, McDonald, TO, Owen, A, Rannard, SP (2014) Hyperbranched polydendrons: a new controlled macromolecular architecture with self-assembly in water and organic solvents, Chem. Sci, 5(5), pp.1844-1853, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI: 10.1039/c4sc00360h.



Conferences

Qaiser, M, Hatton, F, Colwill, J, Webb, P, Woolley, E (2025) Surface degradation assessment of post-consumer reusable plastic food packaging for a circular economy. In 32nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (LCE 2025); Procedia CIRP, Manchester, UK, pp.954-959, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2024.12.103.

Wilson, G, Clark, N, Hatton, F, Woolley, E (2024) Perpetual Plastic for Food to Go: end of project. In Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge – Enabling Research Programme Event; Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge – Enabling Research Programme Event, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

Hatton, F, Harris, O, Woods, S (2023) RAFT polymerisation of monomers from renewable resources. In Macro Group UK Conference 2023, Loughborough University.

Woolley, E, Sian, M, Nahar, S, Clark, N, Hatton, F, Larder, R, Trimingham, R, Wilson, G (2023) Towards making polymer food packaging suitable for the circular economy: Cleanliness is next to godliness. In Kohl, H, Seliger, G, Dietrich, F (ed) 18th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM 2022); GCSM 2022: Manufacturing Driving Circular Economy, Berlin, Germany,ISBN: 9783031288395. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28839-5_26.

Nahar, S, Woolley, E, Wilson, G, Clark, N, Trimingham, R, York, N, Larder, R, Hatton, F (2022) Optical cleaning assurance for reusable PET (re-PET) food packaging [Abstract]. In 36th EFFoST International Conference 2022, Dublin, Ireland.

Larder, R, Nahar, S, Sian, M, Hatton, F, Woolley, E, Clark, N, Trimingham, R, Wilson, G (Accepted for publication) Designing perpetual plastic packaging. In Loughborough University Research Conference 2021 - Creating Change: Your Research Legacy, Loughborough, UK.

Brotherton, E, Hatton, F, Cockram, A, Armes, S (2019) RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerization of 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Engstrom, J, Hatton, F, Benselfelt, T, Freire, C, Vilela, C, Boujemaoui, A, Sanchez, CC, Lo Re, G, Wagberg, L, D'Agosto, F, Lansalot, M, Carlmark, A, Malmstrom, E (2019) Tailored PISA-latexes for modification of nanocellulosics: Investigating compatibilizing and plasticizing effects. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Rannard, S, Hatton, F, Hern, F, Dwyer, A, Edwards, S (2018) Mixed initiation as a strategy for controlling surface functionality within branched vinyl copolymer-derived nanoparticles. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hunter, S, Thompson, K, Lovett, J, Hatton, F, Lindsay, C, Armes, S (2018) Exploring the formation and stability of Pickering emulsions stabilised by cross-linked diblock copolymer nanoparticles. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hatton, F and Armes, S (2018) One-pot synthesis of epoxy-functional amphiphilic diblock copolymer nano-objects from a single monomer via polymerisation-induced self-assembly. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Engstrom, J, Hatton, F, Boujemaoui, A, Sanchez, CC, Wagberg, L, D'Agosto, F, Lansalot, M, Fogelstrom, L, Malmstrom, E, Carlmark, A (2018) Tailored nano-latexes for modification of nanocelluloses: Compatibilizing and plasticizing effects. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hatton, F, Thompson, K, Armes, S (2017) Investigating the crosslinking of Pickering nanoemulsions stabilised by epoxy-functional diblock copolymer nanoparticles. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hatton, F, Thompson, K, Armes, S (2017) Synthesis of epoxy-functional diblock copolymer nano-objects via polymerisation-induced self-assembly and their use as Pickering emulsifiers. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hatton, F, Engstrom, J, Forsling, J, Malmstrom, E, Ruda, M, D'Agosto, F, Lansalot, M, Carlmark, A (2017) Xyloglucan functional block-copolymers: A modular platform for cellulose modification. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Kedzior, S, Hatton, F, Engstaom, J, Carlmark, A, Malmstrom, E, Cranston, E (2016) Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals using controlled radical polymerization. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hatton, F, Ruda, M, Lansalot, M, DAgosto, F, Malmstrom, E, Carlmark, A (2016) Xyloglucan-functional latex particles via RAFT-mediated emulsion polymerization for the modification of cellulose by physical adsorption. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Engstrom, J, Hatton, F, DAgosto, F, Lansalot, M, Malmstrom, E, Carlmark, A (2016) Surface modification of cellulose substrates by tailored latex nanoparticles for improvement of interfacial adhesion. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hatton, F, Rogers, H, Dwyer, A, Chambon, P, Rannard, S (2015) Hyperbranched-polydendrons: A new branched linear-dendritic hybrid polymer architecture. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Carlmark, A, Carlsson, L, Malmstrom, E, Wagberg, L, Engstrom, J, Hatton, F, Jawerth, M, Freire, C, D'Agosto, F, Lansalot, M (2015) Cellulose surfaces modified by latex particles prepared via RAFT-mediated emulsion polymerization. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Hatton, FL, McDonald, TO, Rannard, SP (2012) Novel branched dendritic polymers by ATRP: Solvent driven self-assembly. In , ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Clark, N (Accepted for publication) Perpetual Plastic for Food to Go Update. In .



Posters

Harris, O, Prajapati, C, Croft, A, Hatton, F (2025) Plant oil derived polymers as potential PFAS alternatives in waterproof textile coatings.

York, N, Larder, R, Nahar, S, Wilson, G, Clark, N, Trimingham, R, Woolley, E, Hatton, F (2022) Perpetual plastic for food to go: Consumer behaviour, Materials Research Exchange (MRE) 2022 Conference.

Larder, R, Nahar, S, York, N, Wilson, G, Woolley, E, Hatton, F, Clark, N, Trimingham, R (2022) Perpetual plastic for food to go: Enabling technology, Materials Research Exchange (MRE) 2022 Conference.

Larder, R, Nahar, S, York, N, Clark, N, Trimingham, R, Woolley, E, Wilson, G, Hatton, F (2022) Enabling the reuse of food-to-go packaging, 22nd Annual RAPS (Recent Appointees in Polymer Science) Meeting (RAPS 2022).

Woods, S, Hatton, F, Martin, S, Tinkler, J, Lligadas, G, Bensabeh, N, Palá, M (2022) Aqueous RAFT-mediated PISA of renewable monomers forming amphiphilic diblock copolymers, Bordeaux Polymer conference.

Woods, S, Hatton, F, Martin, S, Tinkler, J, Lligadas, G, Bensabeh, N, Palá, M (2022) Aqueous RAFT-mediated PISA of renewable monomers forming amphiphilic diblock copolymers, Rideal Lecture and Symposium on Polymer Colloids.

Woods, S, Hatton, F, Martin, S (2021) RAFT polymerisation of lactic acid-based monomer N,N- dimethyl lactamide acrylate (DMLA), AACME research conference 2021.

Woods, S, Hatton, F, Martin, S (2021) How to make plastic from renewable resources, Loughborough Doctoral College showcase.

Woods, S, Hatton, F, Martin, S (2021) RAFT solution polymerisation of lactic acid-based monomer N,N dimethyl lactamide acrylate (DMLA), Women in Chemistry conference 2021.

Woods, S, Hatton, F, Martin, S (2021) Block copolymers from renewable resources, 2021 #RSCPoster Twitter Conference.

Woods, S, Hatton, F, Martin, S (2020) Block copolymers from renewable resources, Women in chemistry conference.

York, N, Larder, R, Nahar, S, Wilson, G, Clark, N, Trimingham, R, Woolley, E, Hatton, F (Accepted for publication) Perpetual Plastic for Food to Go (PPFTG) project: A multidisciplinary collaboration approach.



Other

Ackermann, L, Agasti, S, Apfel, UP, Blindauer, CA, Bujold, K, Cockroft, SL, Conoci, S, Curnow, O, Feldmann, S, Fermi, A, Garden, JA, Giustiniano, M, Halcrow, M, Hariharan, M, Hatton, F, He, C, Heid, E, Hernandez, LM, Hiraoka, S, Imahori, H (2024) Outstanding Reviewers for Chemical Science in 2023. DOI: 10.1039/d4sc90147a.



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