Todd James Cowen
About
Areas of work
- Molecular imprinting
- Polymer science
- Gas sensing
- Nanotechnology
- Molecular modelling
Education and Experience
- BSc (Chemistry) and MSc (Biological Chemistry) at the University of Leicester
- PhD: 'Models for the understanding of molecularly imprinted polymers’
- PDRA experience with the synthesis and analysis of molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles.
Major publications
- T. Cowen & M. Cheffena, 'Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Real-Time Gas Sensor for Ambient Methanol Vapor Analysis Developed Using Principles of Sustainable Chemistry', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2023, 11, 10598-10604.
- T. Cowen, et al., ‘Synthetic mechanism of molecular imprinting at the solid phase’, Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 1435-1442.
- T. Cowen, et al., ‘Solubility and size of polymer nanoparticles’, Polymer Chemistry, 2018, 9, 4566-4573.
- A. Motib, et al., ‘Modulation of Quorum Sensing in a Gram‐Positive Pathogen by Linear Molecularly Imprinted Polymers with Anti‐infective Properties’, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 52, 16555-16558.
- T. Cowen, et al., ‘In silico synthesis of synthetic receptors; a polymerization algorithm’, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2016, 37, 2011-2016.
- T. Cowen, et al., ‘Computational approaches in the design of synthetic receptors – a review’, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2016, 936, 62-74.
Publications
2025
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Cowen, Todd James;
Grammatikos, Sotirios;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2025)
Highly selective ethanol vapour sensing materials for a new generation of gas sensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers.
Talanta: The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry
Short communication
2024
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Hossain, Kabir;
Cowen, Todd;
Grammatikos, Sotirios;
Cheffena, Michael.
(2024)
Carbon Nanotube-Based Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Antenna Sensor for Ambient Methanol Vapor Detection.
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Academic article
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Hasan, Mohammad Mahmudul;
Cowen, Todd James;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2024)
A Novel Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Based Carbon Nanotube-Coated Microwave Sensor for Selective Detection of Methanol Gas.
IEEE Sensors Letters
Academic article
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Cowen, Todd James;
Grammatikos, Sotirios;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2024)
Molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticle-carbon nanotube composite electrochemical gas sensor for highly selective and sensitive detection of methanol vapour.
The Analyst
Academic article
2023
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Hossain, Kabir;
Cowen, Todd;
Cheffena, Michael.
(2023)
Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Based Antenna Sensor for Methanol Vapor Sensing.
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
Academic article
-
Cowen, Todd James;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2023)
Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Real-Time Gas Sensor for Ambient Methanol Vapor Analysis Developed Using Principles of Sustainable Chemistry.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Academic article
2022
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Cowen, Todd James;
Cheffena, Michael.
(2022)
Template Imprinting Versus Porogen Imprinting of Small Molecules: A Review of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Gas Sensing.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Academic literature review
Journal publications
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Cowen, Todd James;
Grammatikos, Sotirios;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2025)
Highly selective ethanol vapour sensing materials for a new generation of gas sensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers.
Talanta: The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry
Short communication
-
Hossain, Kabir;
Cowen, Todd;
Grammatikos, Sotirios;
Cheffena, Michael.
(2024)
Carbon Nanotube-Based Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Antenna Sensor for Ambient Methanol Vapor Detection.
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Academic article
-
Hasan, Mohammad Mahmudul;
Cowen, Todd James;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2024)
A Novel Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Based Carbon Nanotube-Coated Microwave Sensor for Selective Detection of Methanol Gas.
IEEE Sensors Letters
Academic article
-
Cowen, Todd James;
Grammatikos, Sotirios;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2024)
Molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticle-carbon nanotube composite electrochemical gas sensor for highly selective and sensitive detection of methanol vapour.
The Analyst
Academic article
-
Hossain, Kabir;
Cowen, Todd;
Cheffena, Michael.
(2023)
Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Based Antenna Sensor for Methanol Vapor Sensing.
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
Academic article
-
Cowen, Todd James;
Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael.
(2023)
Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Real-Time Gas Sensor for Ambient Methanol Vapor Analysis Developed Using Principles of Sustainable Chemistry.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Academic article
-
Cowen, Todd James;
Cheffena, Michael.
(2022)
Template Imprinting Versus Porogen Imprinting of Small Molecules: A Review of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Gas Sensing.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Academic literature review