Sarah Guerin


 
researcher

Research Interests

  • Density Functional Theory
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Molecular Modelling
  • Pharmaceutical Crystals: Modelling, Engineering, Co-crystallisation, Processing
  • Organic Piezoelectric Crystals: Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, Biominerals
  • Characterisation of Piezoelectric Materials
  • Crystal Growth
  • Mechanical Properties of Crystalline Materials
  • Eco-Friendly Sensing and Energy Harvesting
  • Science Education and Outreach

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2022 'Coā€Assembly Induced Solidā€State Stacking Transformation in Amino Acidā€Based Crystals with Enhanced Physical Properties'
Wei Ji;Hui Yuan;Bin Xue;Sarah Guerin;Hui Li;Lei Zhang;Yanqing Liu;Linda J. W. Shimon;Mingsu Si;Yi Cao;Wei Wang;Damien Thompson;Kaiyong Cai;Rusen Yang;Ehud Gazit; (2022) 'Coā€Assembly Induced Solidā€State Stacking Transformation in Amino Acidā€Based Crystals with Enhanced Physical Properties'. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Guest Molecule-Mediated Energy Harvesting in a Conformationally Sensitive Peptideā€“Metal Organic Framework'
Yu Chen;Sarah Guerin;Hui Yuan;Joseph Oā€™Donnell;Bin Xue;Pierre-Andre Cazade;Ehtsham Ul Haq;Linda J. W. Shimon;Sigal Rencus-Lazar;Syed A. M. Tofail;Yi Cao;Damien Thompson;Rusen Yang;Ehud Gazit; (2022) 'Guest Molecule-Mediated Energy Harvesting in a Conformationally Sensitive Peptideā€“Metal Organic Framework'. Journal of the American Chemical Society, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Getting the Lead Out: Biomolecular Crystals as Low-Cost, High-Performance Piezoelectric Components'
Sarah Guerin; (2022) 'Getting the Lead Out: Biomolecular Crystals as Low-Cost, High-Performance Piezoelectric Components'. Accounts Of Materials Research, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Coā€Assembly Induced Solidā€State Stacking Transformation in Amino Acidā€Based Crystals with Enhanced Physical Properties'
Wei Ji;Hui Yuan;Bin Xue;Sarah Guerin;Hui Li;Lei Zhang;Yanqing Liu;Linda J. W. Shimon;Mingsu Si;Yi Cao;Wei Wang;Damien Thompson;Kaiyong Cai;Rusen Yang;Ehud Gazit; (2022) 'Coā€Assembly Induced Solidā€State Stacking Transformation in Amino Acidā€Based Crystals with Enhanced Physical Properties'. Angewandte Chemie, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Poly(amidoxime) Resins for Efficient and Eco-friendly Metal Extraction'
Md Lutfor Rahman;Mohd Sani Sarjadi;Sarah Guerin;Shaheen M. Sarkar; (2022) 'Poly(amidoxime) Resins for Efficient and Eco-friendly Metal Extraction'. Acs Applied Polymer Materials, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Tracing shape memory effect and elastic bending in a conformationally flexible organic salt'
Avantika Hasija;Subham Ranjan;Sarah Guerin;S. R. N. Kiran Mangalampalli;Satoshi Takamizawa;Deepak Chopra; (2022) 'Tracing shape memory effect and elastic bending in a conformationally flexible organic salt'. Journal Of Materials Chemistry C, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'NUIG4: A biocompatible pcu metalā€“organic framework with an exceptional doxorubicin encapsulation capacity'
Ahmed Ahmed;Constantinos G. Efthymiou;Rana Sanii;Ewa Patyk-Kazmierczak;Amir M. Alsharabasy;Meghan Winterlich;Naveen Kumar;Debobroto Sensharma;Wenming Tong;Sarah Guerin;Pau Farras;Sarah Hudson;Damien Thompson;Michael J. Zaworotko;Anastasios J. Tasiopoulos;Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou; (2022) 'NUIG4: A biocompatible pcu metalā€“organic framework with an exceptional doxorubicin encapsulation capacity'. Journal Of Materials Chemistry B, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Density functional theory predictions of the mechanical properties of crystalline materials'
Evan Kiely;Reabetswe Zwane;Robert Fox;Anthony M. Reilly;Sarah Guerin; (2021) 'Density functional theory predictions of the mechanical properties of crystalline materials'. Crystengcomm, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Modulation of physical properties of organic cocrystals by amino acid chirality'
Ji, W.;Xue, B.;Bera, S.;Guerin, S.;Shimon, L.J.W.;Ma, Q.;Tofail, S.A.M.;Thompson, D.;Cao, Y.;Wang, W.;Gazit, E.; (2021) 'Modulation of physical properties of organic cocrystals by amino acid chirality'. Materials Today, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Control of piezoelectricity in amino acids by supramolecular packing'
Sarah Guerin;Aimee Stapleton;Drahomir Chovan;Rabah Mouras;Matthew Gleeson;Cian McKeown;Mohamed Radzi Noor;Christophe Silien;Fernando M. F. Rhen;AndreiĀ L. Kholkin;Ning Liu;Tewfik Soulimane;Syed A. M. Tofail;Damien Thompson; (2018) 'Control of piezoelectricity in amino acids by supramolecular packing'. Nature materials, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Deconstructing collagen piezoelectricity using alanine-hydroxyproline-glycine building blocks'
Sarah Guerin;Tofail A. M. Syed;Damien Thompson; (2018) 'Deconstructing collagen piezoelectricity using alanine-hydroxyproline-glycine building blocks'. Nanoscale, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Deconstructing collagen piezoelectricity using alanine-hydroxyproline-glycine building blocks'
Sarah Guerin;Tofail A. M. Syed;Damien Thompson; (2018) 'Deconstructing collagen piezoelectricity using alanine-hydroxyproline-glycine building blocks'. Nanoscale, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Restriction boosts piezoelectricity'
Sarah Guerin;Damien Thompson; (2021) 'Restriction boosts piezoelectricity'. Nature materials, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Flexible amino acid-based energy harvesting for structural health monitoring of water pipes'
Favour Okosun;Sarah Guerin;Mert Celikin;Vikram Pakrashi; (2021) 'Flexible amino acid-based energy harvesting for structural health monitoring of water pipes'. Cell Reports Physical Science, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Molecular engineering of piezoelectricity in collagen-mimicking peptide assemblies'
Santu Bera;Sarah Guerin;Hui Yuan;Joseph Oā€™Donnell;Nicholas P. Reynolds;Oguzhan Maraba;Wei Ji;Linda J. W. Shimon;Pierre-Andre Cazade;Syed A. M. Tofail;Damien Thompson;Rusen Yang;Ehud Gazit; (2021) 'Molecular engineering of piezoelectricity in collagen-mimicking peptide assemblies'. Nature Communications, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Understanding solid-state processing of pharmaceutical cocrystals via milling: Role of tablet excipients'
Shaikh, R.;Shirazian, S.;Guerin, S.;Sheehan, E.;Thompson, D.;Walker, G.M.;Croker, D.M.; (2021) 'Understanding solid-state processing of pharmaceutical cocrystals via milling: Role of tablet excipients'. International journal of pharmaceutics, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Piezoelectricity in the proteinogenic amino acid L-leucine: A novel piezoactive bioelectret'
O'Donnell, J.;Sarkar, S.M.;Guerin, S.;Borda, G.G.;Silien, C.;Soulimane, T.;Thompson, D.;O'Reilly, E.;Tofail, S.A.M.; (2020) 'Piezoelectricity in the proteinogenic amino acid L-leucine: A novel piezoactive bioelectret'. Ieee Transactions On Dielectrics And Electrical Insulation, [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer'
Guerin, S.;O'Donnell, J.;Haq, E.U.;McKeown, C.;Silien, C.;Rhen, F.M.F.;Soulimane, T.;Tofail, S.A.M.;Thompson, D.; (2019) 'Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer'. Physical Review Letters, [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Organic piezoelectric materials: milestones and potential'
Guerin, S.;Tofail, S.A.M.;Thompson, D.; (2019) 'Organic piezoelectric materials: milestones and potential'. Npg Asia Materials, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Longitudinal piezoelectricity in natural calcite materials: Preliminary studies'
Guerin, S.;Tofail, S.A.M.;Thompson, D.; (2018) 'Longitudinal piezoelectricity in natural calcite materials: Preliminary studies'. Ieee Transactions On Dielectrics And Electrical Insulation, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Stable Molecular Diodes Based on Ļ€ā€“Ļ€ Interactions of the Molecular Frontier Orbitals with Graphene Electrodes'
Song, P.;Guerin, S.;Tan, S.J.R.;Annadata, H.V.;Yu, X.;Scully, M.;Han, Y.M.;Roemer, M.;Loh, K.P.;Thompson, D.;Nijhuis, C.A.; (2018) 'Stable Molecular Diodes Based on Ļ€ā€“Ļ€ Interactions of the Molecular Frontier Orbitals with Graphene Electrodes'. Journal Of Advanced Materials, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Graphene wrinkle effects on molecular resonance states'
Nirmalraj, P.N.;Thodkar, K.;Guerin, S.;Calame, M.;Thompson, D.; (2018) 'Graphene wrinkle effects on molecular resonance states'. Npj 2d Materials And Applications, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Supramolecular Structure of the Monolayer Triggers Odd-Even Effects in the Tunneling Rates across Noncovalent Junctions on Graphene'
Song, P.;Thompson, D.;Annadata, H.V.;Guerin, S.;Loh, K.P.;Nijhuis, C.A.; (2017) 'Supramolecular Structure of the Monolayer Triggers Odd-Even Effects in the Tunneling Rates across Noncovalent Junctions on Graphene'. Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Accelerated charge transfer in water-layered peptide assemblies'
Kai Tao;Joseph Oā€™ Donnell;Hui Yuan;Ehtsham. U. Haq;Sarah Guerin;Linda J. W. Shimon;Bin Xue;Christophe Silien;Yi Cao;Damien Thompson;Rusen Yang;Syed A. M. Tofail;Ehud Gazit; (2020) 'Accelerated charge transfer in water-layered peptide assemblies'. Energy & Environmental Science, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Diphenylalanine-Derivative Peptide Assemblies with Increased Aromaticity Exhibit Metal-like Rigidity and High Piezoelectricity'
Vasantha Basavalingappa;Santu Bera;Bin Xue;Joseph Oā€™Donnell;Sarah Guerin;Pierre-Andre Cazade;Hui Yuan;Ehtsham ul Haq;Christophe Silien;Kai Tao;Linda J. W. Shimon;Syed A. M. Tofail;Damien Thompson;Sofiya Kolusheva;Rusen Yang;Yi Cao;Ehud Gazit; (2020) 'Diphenylalanine-Derivative Peptide Assemblies with Increased Aromaticity Exhibit Metal-like Rigidity and High Piezoelectricity'. Acs Nano, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Longitudinal Piezoelectricity in Orthorhombic Amino Acid Crystal Films'
Sarah Guerin;Syed A. M. Tofail;Damien Thompson; (2018) 'Longitudinal Piezoelectricity in Orthorhombic Amino Acid Crystal Films'. Crystal Growth & Design, [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2018 Young Scientist of the Year British Association of Crystal Growth
2021 Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year Bernal Institute, University of Limerick

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
British Association of Crystal Growth Member /
Microscopy Society of Ireland Member /
Royal Microscopy Society Member /
IEEE Associate Member /
Royal Society of Chemistry Associate Member /

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
SSPC Mental Health Working Group Chair/Member /

Reviews

  Journal Role
Crystengcomm Reviewer
Crystal Growth & Design Reviewer