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Shear controlled crystallisation of low molar mass compound in a polymer matrix
The aim of this experiment is to explore a very recent discovery made by ourselves that shear flow can suppress the nucleation and growth of crystals of specific low molar mass... -
Copper precipitates in nuclear power plant pressuriser weld after 29 years of...
The pressuriser is a vital part of a pressurised water reactor (PWR). We are now investigating a weld of a pressuriser that has been in operation for 29 years. The long time at... -
Surfactant induced gelation of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose; Using betaine-based ...
Our group has been working cellulose nanofibrils (OCNF) which form hydrogels in the presence of certain additives. Previously, we have studied the effect of salt, single... -
Combined SAXS and SANS analysis of strained composite materials
The microscopic origins of strain softening (Payne Effect) are vital to our understanding of energy dissipation in vehicle tyres. This proposal builds on our recent SANS... -
Micelle structures in mixtures of amino-acid surfactants
There has been a recent revival of interest in preparation of surfactants from natural starting materials as they are more biodegradable and thus more environmentally friendly... -
Probing the effect of hydrophobic end chain length on the interaction of hydr...
Polymers are used to increase the viscosity of formulations to impart beneficial characteristics. To minimize the amount of polymer needed, polymers that form gels through... -
Probing the spin cluster size distribution in Griffiths phase of La0.85Sr0.15...
In our proposal we aim to explore and study the formation and distribution of magnetic clusters and their dynamics as a function of temperature in La0.85Sr0.15CoO3 using SANS... -
Using SANS2D to resolve the opening of MscL clusters in proteoliposomes in re...
In bacteria, mechanosensitive ion channels such as MscL protect cells against osmotic shock. Although crucial for protecting cells, as with all ion channels, they have the... -
Architecture of lipid-protein nanoglobules in velvet worm prey capture slime
Fiber fabrication in animals is an important inspiration source for polymeric materials. Velvet worm prey capture slime represents a unique way of fiber fabrication by using... -
Polystyrene latex - 'single crystal' structure studies and melting under flow
For deionised, charge stabilised latices, there has been some uncertainty about the stacking sequence of close packed layers in samples at equilibrium. The ABCA stacking in... -
SANS Studies of Nanostructures of Microfluidically Fabricated lipid Nanoparti...
We have developed a new approach for forming lipid nanoparticles (LNP) with and without interfering RNA and DNA from a microfluidic setup. The LNPs are formed by an ionisable... -
Magnetic interparticle coupling and magnetisation process in TbCu2 superantif...
Magnetic nanoparticles are being investigated intensively. They show a core/shell structure in which different magnetic orderings are possible.The superantiferromagnetic TbCu2... -
Radiation induced changes in block copolymer micelles
Block copolymer micelles have been used to encapsulate various chemotherapeutic drugs, which can be delivered to the tumour site using the so-called Enhanced Permeation and... -
Using SANS to understand the structural basis for the rheology of molten choc...
Molten chocolate is a semi-solid suspension of (mostly) sugar, but also cocoa and milk solids in oil. In order to allow the sugar grains to flow past each other, either when the... -
Magnetic nanostructures of Fe-Ag and Fe-Au granular thin films
Nanogranular thin films of FexM100-x (M=Au,Ag; x=7,20,39) are an excellent system to study the magnetism of nanoparticles in diamagnetic matrices coupled by direct, RKKY and... -
Pickering emulsions stabilized with oxidised cellulose nanofibrils and starch
Our group has been working functionalised cellulose nanofibrils which form gels in aqueous formulations. Previously we have used these fibrils to stabilise oil-in-water... -
Ligand conformation at semiconductor nanoparticle surfaces for high-efficienc...
The efficiency of silicon solar cells is limited to 29%. One possible way of breaking this limit uses a process called singlet fission, converting a high energy photon into two... -
Vacuum tank window replacement and commissioning
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Study of creep cavitation in a waisted creep test specimen
The life of modern power generating plant is limited by the high temperature performance of the materials from which it is constructed. The drive for longer operating lives, and... -
Dynamic ferromagnetic domains in a frustrated 1-d chain system
We propose to carry out a small angle scattering experiment on LOQ or SANS2D on a frustrated Ising chain system. SrHoCrO6 is based on ferromagnetic chains arranged on a...