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Abstracts of papers presented at the 14th UKPCF Meeting
The University of Hull, 14-16th September 2009

Some Novel Uses and Properties of Nanoparticle Dispersions Paul Luckham
Polymerisation of Surfactant Films at a Water-Nematic Liquid Crystal Interface Paul Fletcher
Extending the Tool Box, Making your Polymers work for you Martin Snowden
Supracolloidal Polymer Structures through Interface-Driven Assembly Stefan Bon
Correlations between Chemical Structure and Self-Assembly Behaviour in Mesogen Covered Nanoparticles Georg Mehl
A Polymer stabilized liquid crystals Ingo Dierking
Synthesis of nanostructured hybrid particles via miniemulsion polymerization suitable for drug delivery Ibon Aranberri
Soft-soft nanocomposites: a new perspective on design of water-borne pressure-sensitive adhesives Peter Lovell
Influence of organic solvents on the hydrodynamic diameter of hydrophobically-modified poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based microgels Joanna Thorne
Ultra permeable macroporous polymers from Pickering-high internal phase emulsions Angelika Menner
"One-pot" synthesis of biocompatible shell cross-linked micelles via ATRP in 2-propanol/water Shinji Sugihara
Programmed assembly of Janus, patchy and dipolar particles by electric and magnetic fields Orlin Velev
Foam stabilisation using permanently modified or self-assembled shape-anisotropic materials Simeon Stoyanov
Aqueous foams stabilised by nanoparticle-surfactant mixtures Bernard Binks
Using solid-stabilized emulsion templates for the preparation of functional microcapsules Olivier Cayre
Emulsion templating using bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers as a cross-linkable building tool to create renewable nanocomposite polymer foams Jonny Blaker
Encapsulation of individual living cells in polymer shells doped with inorganic nanoparticles and microparticles Rawil Fakhrullin
Assembly and manipulation of particles and molecules in thin Wetting films using electric fields Jairus Kleinert
Time dependent behaviour of water-in-oil emulsions stabilised by hydrophobised bacterial cellulose nanofibrils Koon-Yang Lee
Microencapsulation of probiotics Mohammed Hamad
Microgel and core-shell particles for controlled release Brian Vincent
Colloidal particles in thin liquid films Tommy Horozov
Nanosensors: what, where, why & how? John Aylott
Manipulation and collection of cells and particles for optical detection by AC electroosmosis and dielectrophoresis by using on-chip microelectrodes Elizabeth Melvin
A novel microcapsule formed from an O/W Pickering emulsion Phil Taylor
A new approach for measuring the contact angle of nanoparticles at liquid lnterfaces Simeon Stoyanov
Packing efficiency of small silica particles on large latex particles Jennifer Balmer
Keeping particle stabilised emulsions stable with hydrophobic additives Paul FitzGerald
Comparing compositional ripening of particle and surfactant stabilised emulsions Benjamin Holt
Surface displacements in a cracking colloidal film Lucas Goehring
Magnetic particles and fluids in microfluidic devices - on-chip continuous flow processing Nicole Pamme
Colloidal nanocomposite particles Steve Armes
Synthesis and manufacture of functional microcapsules Simon Biggs
High performance nanocomposites based on colloidal assembly of carbon nanotubes Alan Dalton
Buckling substrates caused by drying polymer droplets David Fairhurst
Colloidal stability of PLGA nanoparticle dispersions containing adsorbed PNIPAM-DMA+ copolymers and their gellation behaviour Brian Saunders
Thermodynamic and kinetic control of the self-assembly of block copolymer surfactants Martin Buzza
Stimulus-responsive liquid marbles Damien Dupin
Controlling the mechanical properties of polymer films prepared using poly(butadiene/methacrylic acid) dispersions Orawan Pinprayoon
Film formation of polymer-silica nanocomposites Milan Patel