Dr Natalie Belsey
Senior Lecturer & Senior Research Scientist at NPL
MChem, DPhil
Biography
Natalie Belsey is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Process Engineering at Surrey, and a Senior Research Scientist in the Surface Technology Group at NPL. Natalie graduated with MChem in 2005 from Lincoln College, Oxford, where she remained for her DPhil in protein film electrochemistry under the supervision of Prof Fraser Armstrong FRS. In 2009, she joined the University of Bath for postdoctoral research in the group of Prof Richard Guy, initially investigating the percutaneous absorption of pesticide residues and subsequently imaging transdermal drug delivery with SRS, CARS and two photon fluorescence microscopies in collaboration with the University of Exeter.
Natalie is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Chartered Chemist and a Fellow of the Community for Analytical Measurement Science (CAMS).
Areas of specialism
Raman spectroscopy; Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy; Topical drug delivery; Formulated product characterisation; Nanomaterial characterisation ; Skin imaging ; Dermal absoption
Affiliations and memberships
CChem
Chartered Chemist
Research
Research interests
Natalie's research focuses on the use of Raman and non-linear optical spectroscopies, in particular stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy. Her research interests include the characterisation of formulated products (including nanocarriers), and their fate post-application to the skin.
My publications
Publications
T. Sainsbury, S. Gnaniah, S. J. Spencer, S. Mignuzzi, N. A. Belsey, K. R. Paton, A. Satti. (2017). Extreme mechanical reinforcement in graphene oxide based thin-film nanocomposites via covalently tailored nanofiller matrix compatibilization
B. Brennan, S. J. Spencer, N. A. Belsey, T. Faris, H. Cronin, S. R. P. Silva, T. Sainsbury, I. S. Gilmore, Z. Stoeva, A. J. Pollard (2017). Structural, Chemical and Electrical Characterisation of Conductive Graphene-Polymer Composite Films
N.A. Belsey et al (2016). Versailles project on advanced materials and standards interlaboratory study on measuring the thickness and chemistry of nanoparticle coatings using XPS and LEIS
N. A. Belsey, A. G. Shard, and C. Minelli (2015). Analysis of protein coatings on gold nanoparticles by XPS and liquid-based particle sizing techniques.
N. A. Belsey, A. G. Shard, and C. Minelli (2016). Surface Chemistry in 'Nanomaterial Characterisation: An Introduction'. Edited by R. Tantra. Wiley, 2016. Chapter 8, 153-178.
W. S. Chiu, N. A. Belsey, N. L. Garrett, J. Moger, G. J. Price, M. B. Delgado-Charro, R. H. Guy. (2015). Drug delivery into microneedle-porated nails from nanoparticle reservoirs
W. S. Chiu, N. A. Belsey, N. L. Garrett, J. Moger, M. B. Delgado-Charro, and R. H. Guy. (2015). Molecular diffusion in the human nail measured by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy
N. A. Belsey, L. R. Contreras-Rojas, N. L. Garrett, A. J. Pickup-Gerlaugh, G. J. Price, J. Moger, and R. H. Guy. (2014). Evaluation of drug delivery to intact and porated skin by coherent Raman scattering and fluorescence microscopies.
N. A. Belsey, S. F. Cordery, A. L. Bunge, and R. H. Guy. (2011). Assessment of dermal exposure to pesticide residues during re-entry
N. A. Belsey, L. R. Contreras-Rojas, and R. H. Guy (2014). 'Imaging drug delivery to skin with coherent Raman scattering microscopy' in 'Non Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Dermatology'. Edited by E. Berardesca, H. Maibach and K. P. Wilhelm. Springer
F. A. Armstrong, N. A. Belsey, J. A. Cracknell, G. Goldet, A. Parkin, E. Reisner, K. A. Vincent and A. F. Wait (2009). Dynamic electrochemical investigations of hydrogen oxidation and production by enzymes and implications for future technology.
K. A. Vincent, X. Li, C. F. Blanford, N. A. Belsey, J. H. Weiner, and F. A. Armstrong. (2007). Enzymatic catalysis on conducting graphite particles
K. A. Vincent, N. A. Belsey, W. Lubitz, and F. A. Armstrong (2006). Rapid and reversible reactions of [NiFe]-hydrogenases with sulfide