UK Polymer Colloids Forum

Dr. Peter C. Griffiths

Reader in Physical Chemistry

Department of Chemistry
Cardiff University
Main Building
Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 29 208 75858
Fax:+44 (0) 29 208 74030
e-mail: griffithspc@cardiff.ac.uk
www: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/chemy/contactsandpeople/academicstaff/griffiths.html

Polymer Colloids Research Interests and Expertise

• NMR diffusion measurements - especially polymers and surfactants.
• Polymer-surfactant interactions in aqueous and phenolic systems.
• Polymer adsorption and polymer-particle-surfactant interactions.
• polymer - mixed surfactant systems
• Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) on colloidal dispersions.
• NMR and SANS of concentrated dispersions.
• Novel polymers and surfactants based on biological molecules.
• Polymer-metal complexes
• Surfactant-metal complexes
• Polymer therapeutics
• Surfactants & polymers in fluorinated liquids
• Metallosurfactants

Facilities Available

Pulsed-field gradient NMR (360 MHz)

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR and ENDOR) (access)

Dynamic light scattering

Fluorescence

FTIR spectroscopy

UV-visible spectroscopy

Surface tension measurement

Rheology

Electrophoretic NMR