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Nichola Coleman

Dr Nichola Coleman BSc PhD CChem FRSC FHEA

Senior Lecturer, Materials Chemistry

Key details

Dr Nichola J Coleman

Senior Lecturer, Materials Chemistry

Dr Nichola Coleman graduated with a BSc Hons in applied chemistry and a PhD in inorganic cement chemistry from Aston University and has subsequently worked at the School of Pharmacy (University of London), Imperial College and the University of Sheffield.

Dr Coleman teaches inorganic and materials chemistry. Her principal research interest is the preparation of silicate clays, zeolites, cements, glasses and mixed-metal frameworks for use in construction, environmental and biomedical engineering.

Chemistry Science

Chemistry

Responsibilities within the university

Course participation

  • Inorganic Chemistry (Level 4)
  • Practical and Professional Skills (Level 4)
  • Intermediate Chemistry (Level 5)
  • Advanced Inorganic Materials Analysis (Level 6)
  • BSc Chemical Sciences Project – Research (Level 6)
  • Applied Inorganic Chemistry (Level 7)
  • Advanced Practical Techniques and Research Methodology (Level 7)
  • MChem Graduation Research Project – Research (Level 7)
  • Pharmaceutical and Formulation Science Research Project (Level 7)

Recognition
  • Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
  • Chartered Chemist (CChem)

Research / Scholarly interests

Dr Coleman's principal research interest is the preparation of silicate clays, zeolites, cements, glasses and mixed-metal frameworks for use in construction, ion exchange, water purification and implantable biomedical materials. Her research has been supported by the Royal Society, EPSRC, Royal Society of Chemistry, Nuffield Foundation and SEEDA. She works in collaboration with other researchers in China, Macedonia, Turkey, France and Spain.

Expertise

Hydrothermal synthesis; sol-gel; hydraulic cements; antimicrobial/antibacterial bioactive materials; in vitro bioactivity; materials characterisation; textural analysis (nitrogen gas sorption, BET surface area, BJH pore size distribution, helium pycnometry); 29Si, 27Al and 31P solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR); infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); differential thermal analysis (DTA); thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); powder x-ray diffraction (XRD); sequential extraction and leach testing methods for trace metals in soils, marine sediments and waste materials; mineral recycling; ion-exchange and kinetic modelling.

Other

Patent

Bellantone, M., Coleman, N.J., and Hench, L.L. 2000. Formulation, bioactivity and antimicrobial properties of a tailored bioglass produced by the sol-gel process. Patent No. WO0076486.

Key funded projects

  • 2012: The Nuffield Foundation, London - ~拢5 000
    Science Bursaries for Schools & Colleges
  • 2011: The Nuffield Foundation, London - ~拢2 000
    Bioactive Composites for Tissue Regeneration
  • 2011: The Nuffield Foundation, London - ~拢3 000
    Science Bursaries for Schools & Colleges
  • 2010: The Nuffield Foundation, London - ~拢2 000
    Science Bursaries for Schools & Colleges
  • 2010: Royal Society, London - 拢2 000
    'Stem Power' (Partnership Grant)
  • 2010: Royal Society of Chemistry, London: 拢750
    Research Grant
  • 2009: University of Malta - 拢5 000
    Analytical Consultancy
  • 2008: Royal Society of Chemistry, London: 拢1,580
    Ag-, Zn- and Sr-Substituted Tobermorites
  • 2007: Royal Society, London: 拢8,670
    Bioactive Zirconium Silicate Framework Structures for Bone-Contact Applications
  • 2007: The Nuffield Foundation, London: 拢1,190
    A Novel Approach to Glass Recycling
  • 2007: Royal Society of Chemistry, London: 拢1,560
    Radiopaque Calcium Alumino(silicate) Cements for Dental and Orthopaedic Repair
  • 2006: Nirex Ltd., Oxfordshire: 拢9,700
    Inorganic Sorbent Phases
  • 2006: Royal Society of Chemistry, London: 拢600
    Zirconium Phosphates for Bone Tissue Regeneration: a Feasibility Study
  • 2005: South East Proof of Concept Fund (Finance South East Ltd): 拢8,700
    Layer-lattice Calcium Silicate Substrates for Bone Regeneration
  • 2000: EPSRC – Waste and Pollution Management Programme: 拢57,600
    Synthesis of Zeolites Grant number GR/N25800/01
  • 2000: Roger Bullivant Limited, Walton Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9UA: 拢13,500
    Drakelow Contaminated Land Remediation Project.

Recent publications

Article

Arifi, Arif , Gjorgievska, Elizabeta S., Gavrilovi膰, Irena, Coleman, Nichola , Vuleti膰, Marko , Gabri膰, Dragana , Coleman, Nichola (2024), . University of Zagreb - School of Dental Medicine. In: , , , . University of Zagreb - School of Dental Medicine, Acta Stomatologica Croatica, 58 (1) . pp. 18-29 ISSN: 0001-7019 (Print), 1846-0410 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.15644/asc58/1/2).

G眉莽l眉, Zeynep A. , Patat, Saban, Coleman, Nichola (2024), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Dentistry Journal, 12: 54 (3) . pp. 1-17 2304-6767 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/dj12030054).

Hurt, Andrew , Coleman, Aimee, Ma, Haosen, Li, Qiu , Coleman, Nichola (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Ceramics, 5 (3) . pp. 301-317 2571-6131 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics5030024).

Trivedi, Trivedi , Ajiboye, Adejumoke Lara, Coleman, Nichola, Bhomia, Ruchir , Bascougnano, Marion (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Polymers, 14: 2825 (14) 2073-4360 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14142825).

Hurt, Andrew , Coleman, Aimee, Coleman, Nichola (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Crystals, 12: 717 (5) 2073-4352 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12050717).

Rahman, Habib , Li, Qiu, Coleman, Nichola (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Journal of Composites Science, 6: 52 (2) 2504-477X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6020052).

Elmes, Victoria K. , Hurt, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola J. (2021), . MPDI. In: , , , . MPDI, Materials, 14: 4887 (7) ISSN: 1996-1944 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14174887).

Gjorgievska, Elizabeta , Oh, Daniel S., Haam, Daewon, Gabric, Dragana , Coleman, Nichola J. (2021), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Molecules, 26: 5202 (17) ISSN: 1420-3049 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26175202).

Nicholson, John W. , Coleman, Nichola J., Sidhu, Sharanbir K. (2021), . Springer Nature. In: , , , . Springer Nature, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 32 (30) ISSN: 0957-4530 (Print), 1573-4838 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-021-06501-1).

Elmes, Victoria K. and , Coleman, Nichola J. (2021), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Journal of Composites Science, 5: 42 (2) 2504-477X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5020042).

Qiu, Li , Deacon, Andrew D., Coleman, Nichola (2020), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Prosthesis, 2 (4) . pp. 277-296 2673-1592 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis2040025).

Nandi, Uttom , Trivedi, Vivek, Douroumis, Dennis, Mendham, Andrew P. , Coleman, Nichola J. (2020), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Pharmaceuticals, 13: 182 (8) 1424-8247 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph13080182).

Maisuria, Jenika , Elmes, Victoria K., Hurt, Andrew P, Coleman, Aimee A. , Coleman, Nichola Jayne (2020), . Politechnice Wroc艂awskiej / Wroclaw University of Science and Technology. In: , , , . Politechnice Wroc艂awskiej / Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 56 (5) . pp. 784-796 ISSN: 1643-1049 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/125495).

Taylor, Jessica H. , Elmes, Victoria K., Hurt, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola J. (2020), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 246: 122805 ISSN: 0254-0584 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.122805).

Gjorgievska, Elizabeta , Nicholson, John W, Gabric, Dragana, Guclu, Zeynep Alsi , Miletic, Ivana , Coleman, Nichola (2020), . MPDI. In: , , , . MPDI, Materials, 13: 276 (2) ISSN: 1996-1944 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020276).

Li, Qiu and , Coleman, Nichola (2019), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 10: 46 (4) ISSN: 2079-4983 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb10040046).

Paunovska, Mirjana L. , Coleman, Nichola J., Stevanovic, Marija M., Dimkov, Aleksandar G. , Gabric, Dragana , Gjorgievska, Elizabeta S. (2019), . Thieme. In: , , , . Thieme, European Journal of Dentistry, 13 (2) . pp. 243-247 ISSN: 1305-7456 (Print), 1305-7464 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688524).

Li, Qiu , Hurt, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola (2019), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 10: 25 (2) ISSN: 2079-4983 (Print), 2079-4983 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb10020025).

Ruiz de Clavijo, Alejandra , Hurt, Andrew P., Kotha, Arun K., Coleman, Nichola (2019), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 10: 13 (1) ISSN: 2079-4983 (Print), 2079-4983 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb10010013).

Elmes, Victoria K. , Edgar, Benjamin J., Mendham, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola J. (2018), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Ceramics International, 44 (14) . pp. 17069-17073 ISSN: 0272-8842 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.06.151).

T眉z眉ner, Tamer , G眉莽l眉, Zeynep, Hurt, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola J. , Nicholson, John W. (2018), . Bluefield Centre for Biomaterials. In: , , , . Bluefield Centre for Biomaterials, Journal of Oral Science, 60 (1) . pp. 24-28 ISSN: 1343-4934 (Print), 1880-4926 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.2334/josnusd.16-0791).

Trivedi, Vivek , Nandi, Uttom, Maniruzzaman, Mohammed, Coleman, Nichola J. (2018), . Springer US. In: , , , . Springer US, Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 8 (6) . pp. 1781-1789 ISSN: 2190-393X (Print), 2190-3948 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-018-0478-8).

Ozel, M. B , T眉z眉ner, T., G眉莽l眉, Z. A., Coleman, N. J. , Hurt, A. P. , Buruk, C. K. (2018), . AOL. In: , , , . AOL, Acta Odontologica Latinoamerica, 30 (3) . pp. 141-148 ISSN: 0326-4815 (Print), 1852-4834 (Online) (doi: ).

G眉莽l眉, Zeynep , Hurt, Andrew Paul, D枚nmez, Nazmiye, Coleman, Nichola Jayne (2017), . Springer Japan. In: , , , . Springer Japan, Odontology, 106 (3) . pp. 225-231 ISSN: 1618-1247 (Print), 1618-1255 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10266-017-0323-4).

Gjorgievska, Elizabeta S. , Nicholson, John W., Coleman, Nichola J., Booth, Samantha , Dimkov, Aleksandar , Hurt, Andrew P. (2017), . Hindawi Publishing Corporation. In: , , , . Hindawi Publishing Corporation, BioMed Research International, 2017: 2129807 ISSN: 2314-6133 (Print), 2314-6141 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2129807).

Conference item

Lorini, Sara , Elmes, Victoria, Coleman, Nichola (2019), . In: Materials and Nanomaterials - An International Conference, 17th - 19th Jul, 2019, Paris, France , . , (doi: https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/36966/2019-international-conference-on-materials-and-nanomaterials).

Rivett, Michael , Dimech, Christine, Coleman, Nichola (2019), . In: Materials and Nanomaterials - An International Conference, 17 - 19 Jul 2019, Paris, France , . , (doi: https://mns-19.com/) NB Item availability restricted.

Sullivan, Megan , Elmes, Victoria, Coleman, Nichola (2019), . In: Materials and Nanomaterials - An International Conference, 17 - 19 Jul 2019, Paris, France , . , (doi: ).

Taylor, Jessica , Elmes, Victoria, Coleman, Nichola (2019), . In: Materials and Nanomaterials - An International Conference, 17th - 19th Jul, 2019, Paris, France , . , (doi: https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/36966/2019-international-conference-on-materials-and-nanomaterials).

Coleman, Aimee A. , Hardy, Benjamin J., G眉莽l眉, Zeynep A., Coleman, Nichola J. (2018), . In: UKSB 2018 Annual Meeting, 28th & 29th June 2018, University of Bath, UK , . , (doi: ).

Hardy, Benjamin J. , Coleman, Aimee A., G眉莽l眉, Zeynep A., Coleman, Nichola J. (2018), . In: UKSB 2018 Annual Meeting, 28th - 29th Jun, 2018, University of Bath, UK , . , (doi: ).

Heath, Ryan , Hooper, Gemma, Elmes, Victoria K., Coleman, Nichola J. (2018), . In: UKSB 2018 Annual Meeting, 28th & 29th June 2018, University of Bath, UK , . , (doi: ).

Hooper, Gemma , Hurt, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola J. (2018), . In: UKSB 2018 Annual Meeting, 28th & 29th June 2018, University of Bath, UK , . , (doi: ).

Coleman, N. J. , Hurt, A. P., Elmes, V. K., Rivett, M. J. (2018), . In: 4th International Conference on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering, 23-25 July 2018, Madrid, Spain , . , (doi: ).

Elmes, V. K. , Maisuria, J., Coleman, N. (2018), . In: 4th International Conference on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering, 23rd - 25th July 2018, Madrid, Spain , . , (doi: https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/30790/4th-international-conference-on-green-chemistry-and-sustainable-engineering).

Rivett, Michael , Elmes, V. K., Coleman, N. J. (2018), . In: 4th International Conference on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering, 23-25 July 2018, Madrid, Spain , . , (doi: ).

Gjorgievska, Elizabeta , Oh, Daniel, Haam, Daewon, Coleman, Nichola (2017), . In: CED-IADR/NOF Oral Health Research Congress, 21st - 23rd September, 2017, Vienna, Austria , . , . pp. 1-1 (doi: ).

Dumitru, Ioana A. , Elmes, Victoria K., Hurt, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola J. (2017), . In: UK Society for Biomaterials 2017, 20th & 21st June 2017, Loughborough University , . , . pp. 1-1 (doi: https://www.uksb.org.uk/uksb2017).

Elmes, Victoria K. , Mendham, Andrew P., Coleman, Nichola J. (2017), . In: 13th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC13), 10th - 13th July 2017, Liverpool , . , . pp. 1-1 (doi: http://www.rsc.org/events/detail/21273/13th%20International%20Conference%20on%20Materials%20Chemistry%20(MC13)).

Conference proceedings

Tota-Maharaj, Kiran and , Coleman, Nichola (2017), . Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGUT) Press. In: 10th International Conference on Environmental Engineering, 27鈥�28 April 2017, Vilnius, Lithuania , Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Environmental Engineering. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGUT) Press, Vilnius, Lithuania . pp. 1-9 2029-7092 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.053).

Coleman, Nichola Jayne , Hanarasinghe, Rajitha, G眉莽l眉, Zeynep Asl谋, Booth, Samantha Ellen (2017), . MATEC Web of Conferences. In: , , In: Z. Chen, T. Pasang, K.T. Lau, M. Zhu (eds.), 2017 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (ICMSNT 2017). MATEC Web of Conferences, , 109 (3003) (Ch. 3) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710903003).

Coleman, Nichola Jayne and , Li, Qiu (2017), . MATEC Web of Conferences. In: , , In: Z. Chen, T. Pasang, K. T. Lau, M. Zhu (eds.), 2017 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (ICMSNT 2017). MATEC Web of Conferences, , 109 (4002) (Ch. 4) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710904002).

Elmes, Victoria Katherine , Mendham, Andrew Paul, Coleman, Nichola Jayne (2017), . MATEC Web of Conferences. In: , , In: Z. Chen, T. Pasang, K. T. Lau, M. Zhu (eds.), 2017 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (ICMSNT 2017). MATEC Web of Conferences, , 109 (3004) (Ch. 3) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710903004).

Guclu, Z. A. , Gjorgievska, E. S., Coleman, N. J. (2017), . Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics. In: , , , Acta Physica Polonica A. Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, , 131 (3) . pp. 571-575 ISSN: 1898-794X (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.12693/APhysPolA.131.571).

Guclu, Z. A. , Hurt, A. P., Ohia, L., Coleman, N. J. (2017), . Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics. In: , , , Acta Physica Polonica A. Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics, , 131 (3) . pp. 580-583 ISSN: 1898-794X (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.12693/APhysPolA.131.580).