Daniel Belton

Dr Daniel Belton MEng PhD AMIChemE MRSC was appointed as a Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry at Huddersfield in 2008. He was awarded his MEng (hons) in Chemical Engineering from UMIST, which included industrial placements at Jacobs Engineering and BNFL. He then studied for a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science with Dr Aline Miller at the University of Manchester. The PhD was sponsored by industry (Avecia and Intertek) and focused on the stability of Protective Antigen, the active ingredient in a new anthrax vaccine.

Principal research interests are in biopharmaceutical stability, protein behaviour, smart particles for drug delivery and 2nd generation biofuels. The work encompasses various areas of analytical chemistry including spectroscopy, analytical bioscience and particle characterisation.

• Aggregation: growth rate, kinetics and thermodynamics using light scattering
• Formulation: testing effect of additives on stability and aggregation
• Processing: effect of different processing conditions on stability and aggregation
• Properties: modelling UV absorption coefficient and refractive index from structure
• Folding: analysis of protein unfolding and refolding using spectroscopic methods
• Synthesis: model systems which combine biological functionality with physical stability
• Characterisation: physical stability (using analytical techniques) and biological interaction (using biological assays)

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