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Surfactant and Plasticizer Segregation in Thin Poly(vinyl alcohol) Films (2015)
Journal Article
Briddick, A., Li, P., Hughes, A., Courchay, F., Martinez, A., & Thompson, R. (2016). Surfactant and Plasticizer Segregation in Thin Poly(vinyl alcohol) Films. Langmuir, 32(3), 864-872. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03758

The vertical depth distributions of individual additive components [cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), deuterated pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (d25-C12E5), and deuterated glycerol (d-glycerol)] in PVA films have been isolated and explor... Read More about Surfactant and Plasticizer Segregation in Thin Poly(vinyl alcohol) Films.

Thermal vesiculation during volcanic eruptions (2015)
Journal Article
Lavallée, Y., Dingwell, D. B., Johnson, J. B., Cimarelli, C., Hornby, A. J., Kendrick, J. E., …Chigna, G. (2015). Thermal vesiculation during volcanic eruptions. Nature, 528(7583), 544-547. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16153

Terrestrial volcanic eruptions are the consequence of magmas ascending to the surface of the Earth. This ascent is driven by buoyancy forces, which are enhanced by bubble nucleation and growth (vesiculation) that reduce the density of magma1. The dev... Read More about Thermal vesiculation during volcanic eruptions.

Moving contact line dynamics: from diffuse to sharp interfaces (2015)
Journal Article
Kusumaatmaja, H., Hemingway, E., & Fielding, S. (2016). Moving contact line dynamics: from diffuse to sharp interfaces. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 788, 209-227. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.697

We reconcile two scaling laws that have been proposed in the literature for the slip length associated with a moving contact line in diffuse interface models, by demonstrating each to apply in a different regime of the ratio of the microscopic interf... Read More about Moving contact line dynamics: from diffuse to sharp interfaces.

Chain Architecture as an Orthogonal Parameter To Influence Block Copolymer Morphology. Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Block Copolymers: HyperBlocks (2015)
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Hutchings, L. R., Agostini, S., Hamley, I. W., & Hermida-Merino, D. (2015). Chain Architecture as an Orthogonal Parameter To Influence Block Copolymer Morphology. Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Block Copolymers: HyperBlocks. Macromolecules, 48(24), 8806-8822. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02052

For block copolymers there is usually a strong correlation between the copolymer composition (volume fraction of each block) and the resulting solid state morphology. However, for a variety of potential applications, e.g., semipermeable membranes or... Read More about Chain Architecture as an Orthogonal Parameter To Influence Block Copolymer Morphology. Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Block Copolymers: HyperBlocks.

Discussion on “Aperiodic Copolymers” (2015)
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Rowan, S. J., Barner-Kowollik, C., Klumperman, B., Gaspard, P., Grubbs, R. B., Hillmyer, M. A., …Lodge, T. P. (2016). Discussion on “Aperiodic Copolymers”. ACS Macro Letters, 5(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00758

In a recent Viewpoint (ACS Macro Lett. 2014, 3, 1020), J.-F. Lutz brought to the community’s attention the need for more informative nomenclature, especially with respect to macromolecules with prescribed but not repeating sequences of monomers. Lutz... Read More about Discussion on “Aperiodic Copolymers”.

A novel apparatus for the simulation of eruptive gas-rock interactions (2015)
Journal Article
Ayris, P. M., Cimarelli, C., Delmelle, P., Wadsworth, F. B., Vasseur, J., Suzuki, Y. J., & Dingwell, D. B. (2015). A novel apparatus for the simulation of eruptive gas-rock interactions. Bulletin of Volcanology, 77(12), Article 104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-015-0990-3

The chemical interactions between hot volcanic gases and co-erupted magmatic and lithic particles within eruption plumes and pyroclastic flows are increasingly investigated for their relevance to the impacts of ash emission on natural and human envir... Read More about A novel apparatus for the simulation of eruptive gas-rock interactions.

Emulsification at the liquid-liquid interfaces: effects of potential, electrolytes and surfactants (2015)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M., & Kataky, R. (2016). Emulsification at the liquid-liquid interfaces: effects of potential, electrolytes and surfactants. ChemPhysChem, 17(1), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201500847

Emulsification of oils at liquid/liquid interfaces is of fundamental importance across a range of applications, including detergency. Adsorption and partitioning of the anionic surface active ions at the interface between two immiscible solutions is... Read More about Emulsification at the liquid-liquid interfaces: effects of potential, electrolytes and surfactants.

Fluorous ‘Ponytails’ Lead to Strong Gelators Showing Thermally Induced Structure Evolution (2015)
Journal Article
Kumari, H., Armitage, S. E., Kline, S. R., Damodaran, K. K., Kennedy, S. R., Atwood, J. L., & Steed, J. W. (2015). Fluorous ‘Ponytails’ Lead to Strong Gelators Showing Thermally Induced Structure Evolution. Soft Matter, 11(43), 8471-8478. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5sm01865j

Appending perfluoroalkyl substituents to bis(urea) gelators results in significantly decreased inter-chain interactions with markedly thinner fibres and hence more cross-linked and more transparent gels with potential applications in the crystallisat... Read More about Fluorous ‘Ponytails’ Lead to Strong Gelators Showing Thermally Induced Structure Evolution.

Selective gelation of N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide by copper(II) salts (2015)
Journal Article
Ghosh, D., Lebedytė, I., Yufit, D. S., Damodaran, K. K., & Steed, J. W. (2015). Selective gelation of N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide by copper(II) salts. CrystEngComm, 17(42), 8130-8138. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ce00901d

We report the selective gelation properties of the copper(II) complexes of N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide (4PNA). The morphology of the xerogels was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The correlation between the X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD... Read More about Selective gelation of N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide by copper(II) salts.

Surface tension driven processes densify and retain permeability in magma and lava (2015)
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Kennedy, B. M., Wadsworth, F. B., Vasseur, J., Ian Schipper, C., Mark Jellinek, A., von Aulock, F. W., …Dingwell, D. B. (2016). Surface tension driven processes densify and retain permeability in magma and lava. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 433, 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2015.10.031

We offer new insights into how an explosive eruption can transition into an effusive eruption. Magma containing >0.2 wt% dissolved water has the potential to vesiculate to a porosity in excess of 80 vol.% at atmospheric pressure. Thus all magmas cont... Read More about Surface tension driven processes densify and retain permeability in magma and lava.

In vivo, Ex Vivo, and In VitroApproaches to Study IntermediateFilaments in the Eye Lens (2015)
Journal Article
Jarrin, M., Young, L., Wu, W., Girkin, J., & Quinlan, R. (2016). In vivo, Ex Vivo, and In VitroApproaches to Study IntermediateFilaments in the Eye Lens. Methods in enzymology, 568, 581-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2015.09.010

The role of the eye lens is to focus light into the retina. To perform this unique function, the ocular lens must be transparent. Previous studies have demonstrated the expression of vimentin, BFSP1, and BFSP2 in the eye lens. These intermediate fila... Read More about In vivo, Ex Vivo, and In VitroApproaches to Study IntermediateFilaments in the Eye Lens.

Effect of Knee, Ankle and Hip Joint Replacements on Vitamin E Infused Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE Wear Particles Size, Shape and Morphologies Using a New Modified Base Digestion Method (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Lal, S., & Wu, J. (2015). Effect of Knee, Ankle and Hip Joint Replacements on Vitamin E Infused Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE Wear Particles Size, Shape and Morphologies Using a New Modified Base Digestion Method. In Proceedings of the 7th International UHMWPE Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, USA. October 22 and 23, 2015

Gelation by supramolecular dimerization of mono(urea)s (2015)
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Hooper, A. E., Kennedy, S. R., Jones, C. D., & Steed, J. W. (2016). Gelation by supramolecular dimerization of mono(urea)s. Chemical Communications, 52(1), 198-201. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc06995e

Mono-ureido salicylic acid derivatives form hydrogen bonded dimers that mimic the gelation behaviour of covalently linked bis(urea)s. The 5-ureido salicylic acid isomers are much more effective gelators because of the lowered conjugation and less pla... Read More about Gelation by supramolecular dimerization of mono(urea)s.

Are there ergodic limits to evolution? Ergodic exploration of genome space and convergence (2015)
Journal Article
McLeish, T. (2015). Are there ergodic limits to evolution? Ergodic exploration of genome space and convergence. Interface Focus, 5(6), Article 20150041. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2015.0041

We examine the analogy between evolutionary dynamics and statistical mechanics to include the fundamental question of ergodicity—the representative exploration of the space of possible states (in the case of evolution this is genome space). Several p... Read More about Are there ergodic limits to evolution? Ergodic exploration of genome space and convergence.

Normal-phase (temperature gradient) interaction chromatography – A powerful tool for the characterisation of high molecular weight chain-end functionalised polymers (2015)
Journal Article
Hutchings, L. R., Agostini, S., Oti, M. E., & Keth, J. (2015). Normal-phase (temperature gradient) interaction chromatography – A powerful tool for the characterisation of high molecular weight chain-end functionalised polymers. European Polymer Journal, 73, 105-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.10.010

We report here, for the first time, quantitative analysis of end-group functionalisation and the extent of end-group modification of polymers with molar mass up to 200,000 g mol−1, using a combination of isothermal and temperature gradient interactio... Read More about Normal-phase (temperature gradient) interaction chromatography – A powerful tool for the characterisation of high molecular weight chain-end functionalised polymers.