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Controlling Biosurfactant self assembly in solution.
Biosurfactants are becoming more commonplace in pharmaceuticals, vaccines and other forms of medicines. With the biobased economy growing substantially and pressure to reduce... -
Total Scattering Study of Hexagonal and Rhombohedral Bi2O3 Based Electrolytes
Bismuth oxide based electrolytes have been widely studied due to their high oxide ion conductivity. The d-phase of Bi2O3 shows the highest known oxide-ion conductivity of any... -
Structures of Gel Precursors of Nanoporous Materials
Our aim is to examine the structures of disordered gel precursors to nanoporous zeolites that are formed in the early stages of hydrothermal reactions. They are considered to be... -
Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals Deposited from Deep Eutectic Solvents
We propose to study the composition of metallic films of Cr, Co & Ni using specular NR measurements during electrolytic growth in deep eutectic solvent media in order to... -
Oxygen Vacancy Defects in Y Doped CeO2
CeO2 based ceramics are currently the subject of extensive research interest as potential electrolyte materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). They offer the advantage of... -
The Defect Structure of Scandia Doped Zirconias
There is currently considerable research interest in the synthesis and characterisation of materials with high oxide-ion conductivities, owing to their potential exploitation as... -
Adsorption of key functionality at the calcite/water interface
Calcium carbonate is one of the most abundant minerals at the Earths surface and plays a large role in the chemistry of aquatic environments, as well as being the main... -
In situ studies of mixed-phase oxygen transport membranes
The oxygen transport membrane is a system being developed by St Andrews in conjunction with industry, which at high temperatures will allow the selective migration of oxygen... -
Neutron reflectivity study of phase separation in polymer-drug thin films
Nearly 40% of new chemical entries are poorly water-soluble. Drug encapsulation into water-soluble polymers is an active research area owing to the ability of improving drug... -
The effect of substitutionals and interstitials on ordering in alpha Titanium
The aim of this experiment is to study the structural effect of solid solution strengthening elements on the state of ordering in Titanium (Ti) alloys. A systematic study using... -
CuH: a (nearly) 200 year old problem
Copper (I) hydride, CuH, is unique amongst the binary metal hydrides in that it can be synthesised, at room temperature, in aqueous solution. In recent years CuH generated in...
