UK Polymer Colloids Forum

Dr Brian R Saunders

Senior Lecturer of Polymer Chemistry

Polymer Science and Technology Group
Manchester Materials Science Centre
School of Materials
The University of Manchester
Grosvenor Street
Manchester
M1 7HS
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)161 200 5944
Fax: +44 (0)161 200 3586
e-mail: brian.saunders@manchester.ac.uk
www: http://www.materials.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/staff/briansaunders/

 

Polymer and Colloid Chemistry Research and Expertise

• Intelligent colloids
• Novel polymer colloids
• Microgels for controlled active release
• Atom transfer radical polymerisation
  
• Temperature-responsive polymers
• Nanoparticle-polymer hybrid solar cells
• Synthetic rubber latexes
• Heteroaggregation of mixed dispersions
• Responsive emulsions
• Conductive polymer colloids

 

Facilities Available

Small-angle neutron scattering (access via ISIS and ILL)
Differential scanning calorimetry
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (access)
Disc centrifuge (access)
Electrokinetic sonic amplitude measurements
Photon correlation spectroscopy (access)
Static (intensity) light scattering (access)
Scanning electron microscopy
Transmission electron microscopy
Gel permeation chromatography