We design and study soft and polymeric materials to control structure, transport, and function across length scales.
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Hydrogels (and microgels) structure-property relationships
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Transport in soft materials
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Robust, small-volume and high-throughput characterisation approaches
GreenNanoBone
We are part of a new EU-funded project, GreenNanoBone, which aims to prevent and treat a severe adverse drug reaction to bone-targeting agents in cancer survivors using sustainable, AI-optimised biomaterials derived from food waste.
Recent SANS Experiments
We have undertaken two experiments in late 2025 at ISIS Pulsed Neutron & Muon Source. One on ZOOM and another on SANS2D in collaboration with the Complex Fluids Group at Liverpool. First time doing rheo-SANS and very exciting results, publication coming soon…
AcoustoFab Partnership
The Soft Materials group has partnered with AcoustoFab, a London-based deep-tech startup, who have commercialised next generation ultrasonic levitators. We will be working with them to develop materials science opportunities enabled by their technology.
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