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Aggregation of new silicon containing surfactants (NOT silicone surfactants)
The results from this experiment will develop alternatives to controlling surface tension through the design of 21st century surfactants (better performance at lower... -
Magnetic phase diagram of supermagnetic nanostructures in Fe-Ag thin films.
Nanogranular thin films of FexAg100-x (x=7,15,35) are an excellent system to study the interplay between the nanostructure and the magnetic behaviour, which is triggered by the... -
Rheo-SANS on calcium caseinate under shear and heat
Producing meat analogue instead of real meat is one effective way to reduce carbon emission and improve animal welfare. Calcium caseinate is a prominent candidate for making a... -
Understanding the network change in reversible photochromic hydrogels
Photochromic devices are ones which change colour upon the irradiation of light. These devices can be used a sensors, logic gates and privacy windows etc. Here we show and... -
Testing the "film bending energy model" in low contrast microemulsions
This proposal is the first part of a fundamental study aiming to improve understanding about technically challenging water-in-CO2 (w/c) microemulsions, by firstly investigating... -
Magnetic alignment of fullerene-containing gel fibers
The magnetic field-driven alignment of a photoconductive gel formed by an alkylated fullerene-C60 in n-alkanes will be studied. These could find application in next-generation... -
Gelation of oxidised cellulose nanofibrils with industrially relevant anionic...
This proposal aims to investigate the interaction of oxidised cellulose nanofibrils (OCNF) and anionic surfactants, such as sodium laureth sulphate (SLES) and sodium lauroyl... -
Cubosomes as biosensors: A kinetic study of changes to lattice parameter and ...
Lipid bicontinuous cubic phases are self-assembled three dimensional lattices, consisting of a single periodic bilayer interwoven by two independent water channels. They can be... -
Shaping silica to mesoscale architectures at room-temperature
Hierarchical zeolites with molecular order at both the micropore (<2nm) and mesopore (2-50nm) level are able to combine confinement effects in catalysis without suffering...
