Professor
Brian Vincent
Emeritus
Professor of Physical Chemistry
and
Director,
Bristol Colloid Centre
School
of Chemistry
University of Bristol
Cantock's Close
Bristol
BS8 1TS
United Kingdom
Tel:
+44 (0)117 928 8160
Fax:
+44 (0)117 925 0612
e-mail:
Brian.Vincent@bris.ac.uk
www:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/Bristol_Chemistry.html
Polymer
Colloids Research Interests and Expertise
- Novel
latex systems.
- Electrically-conducting
latex particles, for electrorheology and conducting films.
- Liquid
latex droplets, as model emulsion systems.
- Microgel
latex particles for selective uptake/release and catalysis.
- Core-shell
latex systems for controlled release.
- Porous
and 'currant-bun' beads as carrier particles.
- Chemical
modification of latex particle surfaces.
- Adsorption
of polymers and polyelectrolytes onto latex particles.
- Terminal-grafting
of polymers to latex particles.
- Aggregation
and phase-separation of latex particles in aqueous and non-aqueous media.
- Controlled
flocculation and colloidal phase separation.
- Heteroflocculation
of opposingly charged latex particles.
- Selective
flocculation from mixtures of latex particles.
- Particle
deposition onto macroscopic surfaces
- Deposition
and removal of latex particles from surfaces.
- Film-formation
on substrates.