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Understanding copolymerisation kinetics for the design of functional copolymers via free radical polymerisation (2019)
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Boulding, N. A., Millican, J. M., & Hutchings, L. R. (2019). Understanding copolymerisation kinetics for the design of functional copolymers via free radical polymerisation. Polymer Chemistry, 10(41), 5665-5675. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9py01294j

Determining the monomer sequence distribution of copolymers is important when correlating copolymer molecular structure (random, gradient etc.) to macroscopic/material properties. We report here the relative monomer reactivities for the copolymerisat... Read More about Understanding copolymerisation kinetics for the design of functional copolymers via free radical polymerisation.

Phase behavior of correlated random copolymers (2021)
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Patyukova, E., Xi, E., & Wilson, M. (2021). Phase behavior of correlated random copolymers. Macromolecules, 54(6), 2763-2773. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02840

In this work, we calculate Flory-Huggins phase diagrams for correlated random copolymers. We achieve it in two steps. At first, we derive a distribution function of two-letter A, B copolymer chains depending on the fraction of A-segments and ABduplet... Read More about Phase behavior of correlated random copolymers.

Threaded Rings that Swim in Excitable Media (2019)
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Cincotti, A., Maucher, F., Evans, D., Chapin, B. M., Horner, K., Bromley, E., …Sutcliffe, P. (2019). Threaded Rings that Swim in Excitable Media. Physical Review Letters, 123(25), Article 258102. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.123.258102

Cardiac tissue and the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction provide two notable examples of excitable media that support scroll waves, in which a filament core is the source of spiral waves of excitation. Here we consider a novel topological configuration i... Read More about Threaded Rings that Swim in Excitable Media.

Missing Link between Helical Nano‐ and Microfilaments in B4 Phase Bent‐Core Liquid Crystals, and Deciphering which Chiral Center Controls the Filament Handedness (2019)
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Shadpour, S., Nemati, A., Salamończyk, M., Prévôt, M. E., Liu, J., Boyd, N. J., …Hegmann, T. (2020). Missing Link between Helical Nano‐ and Microfilaments in B4 Phase Bent‐Core Liquid Crystals, and Deciphering which Chiral Center Controls the Filament Handedness. Small, 16(4), Article 1905591. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201905591

The range of possible morphologies for bent‐core B4 phase liquid crystals has recently expanded from helical nanofilaments (HNFs) and modulated HNFs to dual modulated HNFs, helical microfilaments, and heliconical‐layered nanocylinders. These new morp... Read More about Missing Link between Helical Nano‐ and Microfilaments in B4 Phase Bent‐Core Liquid Crystals, and Deciphering which Chiral Center Controls the Filament Handedness.

Multicomponent flow on curved surfaces: A vielbein lattice Boltzmann approach (2019)
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Ambrus, V., Busuioc, S., Wagner, A., Paillusson, F., & Kusumaatmaja, H. (2019). Multicomponent flow on curved surfaces: A vielbein lattice Boltzmann approach. Physical Review E, 100, https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.100.063306

We develop and implement a novel finite difference lattice Boltzmann scheme to study multicomponent flows on curved surfaces, coupling the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations with the Cahn-Hilliard equation to track the evolution of the binary flu... Read More about Multicomponent flow on curved surfaces: A vielbein lattice Boltzmann approach.

Highlights from Faraday Discussion 301: Nanolithography of Biointerfaces, London, UK, July 3–5 2019 (2019)
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Mahon, C. S., & Huang, M. L. (2019). Highlights from Faraday Discussion 301: Nanolithography of Biointerfaces, London, UK, July 3–5 2019. Chemical Communications, 55(91), 13631-13637. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc90421b

The 2019 Faraday Discussion on the Nanolithography of Biointerfaces brought together a diverse set of interdisciplinary scientists involved in the seemingly disparate fields of materials science, nanolithography and glycoscience. The setting and form... Read More about Highlights from Faraday Discussion 301: Nanolithography of Biointerfaces, London, UK, July 3–5 2019.

Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 1: characterizing molecular weight (2020)
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Bucknall, C., Altstädt, V., Auhl, D., Buckley, P., Dijkstra, D., Galeski, A., …Wu, J. J. (2020). Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 1: characterizing molecular weight. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92(9), 1469-1483. https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0405

The aim of this project was to study the efficacy of current methods of quality control and quality assurance for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) products, and find improvements where possible. Intrinsic viscosity (IV) tests were pe... Read More about Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 1: characterizing molecular weight.

In Situ Fabrication of Polymeric Microcapsules by Ink-Jet Printing of Emulsions (2019)
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Deng, R., Wang, Y., Yang, L., & Bain, C. D. (2019). In Situ Fabrication of Polymeric Microcapsules by Ink-Jet Printing of Emulsions. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(43), 40652-40661. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b14417

Phase separation driven by solvent evaporation of emulsions can be used to create polymeric microcapsules. The combination of emulsion solvent evaporation with ink-jet printing allows the rapid fabrication of polymeric microcapsules at a target locat... Read More about In Situ Fabrication of Polymeric Microcapsules by Ink-Jet Printing of Emulsions.

Learning dynamical information from static protein and sequencing data (2019)
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Pearce, P., Woodhouse, F., Forrow, A., Kelly, A., Kusumaatmaja, H., & Dunkel, J. (2019). Learning dynamical information from static protein and sequencing data. Nature Communications, 10, Article 5368. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13307-x

Many complex processes, from protein folding to neuronal network dynamics, can be described as stochastic exploration of a high-dimensional energy landscape. While efficient algorithms for cluster detection in high-dimensional spaces have been develo... Read More about Learning dynamical information from static protein and sequencing data.

Extensive sequential polymorphic interconversion in the solid-state: Two hydrates and ten anhydrous phases of hexamidine diisethionate (2019)
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Edkins, K., McIntyre, G. J., Wilkinson, C., Kahlenberg, V., Toebbens, D. M., Griesser, U. J., …Steed, J. W. (2019). Extensive sequential polymorphic interconversion in the solid-state: Two hydrates and ten anhydrous phases of hexamidine diisethionate. Crystal Growth and Design, 2019(19), 7280-7289. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01170

Crystal polymorphism and solvent inclusion is a dominant research area in the pharmaceutical industry and continues to unveil complex systems. Here, we present the solid-state system of hexamidine diisethionate (HDI), an antiseptic drug compound form... Read More about Extensive sequential polymorphic interconversion in the solid-state: Two hydrates and ten anhydrous phases of hexamidine diisethionate.

Slow Coarsening in Jammed Athermal Soft Particle Suspensions (2019)
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Chacko, R., Sollich, P., & Fielding, S. (2019). Slow Coarsening in Jammed Athermal Soft Particle Suspensions. Physical Review Letters, 123(10), Article 108001. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.123.108001

We simulate a densely jammed, athermal assembly of repulsive soft particles immersed in a solvent. Starting from an initial condition corresponding to a quench from a high temperature, we find nontrivial slow dynamics driven by a gradual release of s... Read More about Slow Coarsening in Jammed Athermal Soft Particle Suspensions.

Convective tipping point initiates localization of basaltic fissure eruptions (2020)
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Jones, T. J., & Llewellin, E. W. (2021). Convective tipping point initiates localization of basaltic fissure eruptions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 553, Article 116637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116637

Basaltic fissure eruptions may evolve rapidly and unpredictably complicating hazard management. Localization of an elongate fissure to one or more focused vents may take days to months, and depends on fluid dynamic processes, such as thermally-driven... Read More about Convective tipping point initiates localization of basaltic fissure eruptions.

Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity? (2020)
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Cáceres, F., Wadsworth, F. B., Scheu, B., Colombier, M., Madonna, C., Cimarelli, C., …Dingwell, D. B. (2020). Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity?. Geology, 48(10), 997-1001. https://doi.org/10.1130/g47317.1

Degassing dynamics play a crucial role in controlling the explosivity of magma at erupting volcanoes. Degassing of magmatic water typically involves bubble nucleation and growth, which drive magma ascent. Crystals suspended in magma may influence bot... Read More about Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity?.