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Self-assembly of lipid and triblock copolymer-based amphiphiles for drug deli...
Soft self-assembled structures have been extensively used as drug nanocarriers. Their building blocks, naturally occurring and synthetic amphiphiles (lipids or block... -
Engineered anisotropic liposomes for drug delivery
It is well established that the anisotropy of nanoparticles has a dominant effect on increasing their uptake by cells. However, the advantage of anisotropy for cell penetration... -
Changes of phospholipid aggregate morphology induced by phospholipase hydrolysis
We propose to look at the interaction of the aggregates two phospholipids form with two phospholipase (PL) enzymes, PLA2 and PLC, which hydrolyse different ester groups in the... -
Controlling the morphology of fullerene-free polymer solar cells using additi...
We have recently demonstrated, using small angle neutron scattering in combination with other techniques, that in organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) the additive... -
Structure in model fire-fighting foams
The aim is to probe the structure in and of foams for three common industrial fluorotelomer surfactants used in fire-fighting foam formulations using SANS. The structure of... -
Investigation of structure and aggregation effects in conjugated polymers
We wish to look at the structure of polymers used in the field of organic electronics, these structures . Specifically we will look at the time evolution of light emitting... -
Inverse Metallosurfactants and Metallomicroemulsions
Incorporation of d- or f-block metals into ligand systems that renders a metal complex surface active or drives its partitioning into surfactant phases enables the localisation... -
Can SANS confirm whether dimensions from microscopy of dried gels are represe...
Characterisation of structures formed within hydrogels is an important part of understanding their properties and how they can be used in real world applications. The real space... -
Investigating Morphology and Phase Separation in Low-Donor Organic Solar Cell...
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are a class of solar cells that harvest photogenerated excitations ('excitons') and split them into free charges to generate electrical power. A... -
Contrast matching of selectively deuterated glycerides for scattering studies...
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) can be formed from glycerides and loaded with diverse cargo for healthcare applications. A key advantage of LNPs over liposomes is the significant... -
Controlling the length of polymeric supramolecular nanotubes
The self-assembly of (cyclic peptide)-polymer conjugates provide a versatile and functional platform for the precise design of polymeric supramolecular nanotubes. Moving the... -
Investigating the structure of modular ionogels for catalysis, biocatalysis, ...
Ionogels are a new class of soft matter that have only really become subject of detailed research in the past decade. As a result, much of the contemporary literature is still...