The Ć·ĂÀAV's Colloid and Interface Science Group and the SCI's Colloid and Surface Chemistry Group jointly present this year's multi-day UK Colloids event. Our flagship event has just been postponed to July 2023, so this year's event will be entirely online.
Programme
This page will be updated continually as the programme evolves. Presentations and panels will be held by GoToMeeting. At the same time on Zoom, we will have rooms for ad hoc meetings and as social spaces.- Session 1: âColloids and nanostructures for sustainable technologiesâ
- Monday, 19 July 2021, 9:00â12:00
- Running order:
- 9:00â9:10 Welcome from the chairs, explanation of how session will run
- 9:10â9:45 Keynote from Chiara Neto (University of Sydney) âNanobubbles explain the large slip observed on lubricant-infused surfacesâ + Q&A
- 9:45â10:05 Three five-minute contributed flash presentations + 5 minutes joint Q&A
- Jiaxin Hou (University of Manchester) âCoarse-grain modelling of colloidal cellulosic liquid crystal self-assemblyâ
- Thomas Parton (University of Cambridge) âChiral doping of a colloidal liquid crystal phase in cellulose nanocrystal suspensionsâ
- Anusuya Pal (University of Warwick/Worcester Polytechnic Institute) âPattern formation in drying bio-colloidal dropletsâ
- 10:05â10:15 break
- 10:15â10:40 Bruno Frka-Petesic (University of Cambridge) âCreating an illusion of depth in self-assembled cellulose nanocrystal filmsâ
- 10:40â11:05 Nick Ballard (POLYMAT) âOn-line control of the particle morphology of polymers colloidsâ + Q&A
- 11:05â11:15 break
- 11:15â11:35 Three five-minute contributed flash presentations + 5 minutes joint Q&A
- Sameh El Sayed (University of Birmingham) âEnzyme-Degradable Polyion-Complex (PIC) Particles for the delivery of antimicrobial peptide polymyxin Bâ
- Farzana Kousar (University of Otago) âModification of Stainless Steel by Grafting of Poly(ethylene glycol) Copolymers for Reduction in Protein Adsorption and Bacterial Adhesionâ
- 11:35â12:00 Silvia Marchesan (University of Trieste) âSuperstructure assembly applied to biomedicine, catalysis and separationâ + Q&A
- 12:00 close
- Session chairs:
- Ahu Gumrah Parry (University of Manchester)
- Stefan Bon (University of Warwick)
- Session 2: âColloids for energyâ
- Monday, 19 July 2021, 13:00â15:30
- Running order:
- 13:00â13:10 Welcome from the organisers, explanation of the format
- 13:10â13:35 Serena Cussen (nĂ©e Corr) (University of Sheffield) âNanomaterials for energy storage: though they be but little, they are fierceâ + 5 minutesâ Q&A
- 13:35â13:55 Three five-minute flash presentations + 5 minutesâ joint Q&A
- Gina Moody (University of Bristol) âThe effects of pressure and shear upon the self-assembly of reverse micelles in non-aqueous mediaâ
- Ilona Serafin (University of Bristol) âHigh-temperature surfactancy for cleanliness in modern enginesâ
- David Fairhurst (Colloid Consultants, Ltd.) âApplication of LF-NMR Relaxation to Determine the Hansen Solubility Parameter (HSP) of Polymerics and Colloidal Particlesâ
- 13:55â14:05 break
- 14:05â14:30 Mark Bissett (University of Manchester) âColloidal 2D nanomaterials for energy storageâ + 5 minutesâ Q&A
- 14:30â14:50 Three five-minute flash presentations + 5 minutesâ joint Q&A
- Mike Evans (University of Leeds) âGhost-patterning and non-patterning in a draining film modelâ
- Clare Rees-Zimmerman (University of Cambridge) âStratification in drying films: the competing effects of diffusion and diffusiophoresisâ
- Isobel Priest (Croda) âPolymeric dispersants and their use in battery slurriesâ
- 14:50â15:00 break
- 15:00â15:25 Emma Kendrick (University of Birmingham) âColloids in Li ion battery electrode manufactureâ + 5 minutesâ Q&A
- 15:25â15:30 final remarks and close
- Session chairs:
- Pete Shaw (Synthomer, retired)
- Gemma-Louise Davies (UCL)
- Chris Blanford (University of Manchester)
- Session 3: Early career researchers in colloid and surface science
- Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 9:30â12:00
- Five-minute contributed unthemed flash presentations
- Part 1 (9:30â10:35)
- Dominic Gray (University of Liverpool) âDegradable dual-responsive core-shell nanogelsâ
- Minjun Chen (Loughborough University) âFabrication and optimisation of polyethylene glycol diacrylate microparticles using LegoÂź-inspired microfluidic deviceâ
- Rohani Abu Bakar (University of Surrey) âSynthesis and optimization of novel acrylic copolymers for ultraviolet- crosslinkable pressure-sensitive adhesivesâ
- Bernhard Schmidt (University of Glasgow) âAqueous multiâphase systems and stimulus sensitive waterâinâwater emulsionsâ
- James Tinkler (Loughborough University) âRole of particle interactions on the assembly of drying colloidal mixturesâ
- Effran Mizrad Rafael (University of Manchester) âResponse Times in Field-induced Uniaxial-to-Biaxial Nematics Switching of Hard Colloidal Cuboidsâ
- Timothy Murdoch (Loughborough University) âTracking colloidal suspension drying with fluoresent lifetime imagingâ
- Josh Booth (University of Warwick) âThermoresponsive icy road sign by light scattering and enhanced fluorescenceâ
- Edwin Johnson (University of Sheffield) âRobust modelling techniques give confidence in unexpected profiles of copolymer brushes as measured by neutron reflectometryâ
- Part 2 (10:45â12:00)
- Clarissa Harman (UCL) âInvestigating the growth of SPIONs@SiO2 nanoparticles using design of experimentsâ
- Caty Marsden (Loughborough University) âSynthesising macromolecular imaging agentsâ
- Andreas Neophytou (University Birmingham) âSelf-assembly of colloidal photonic crystals robust to stacking faultsâ
- Samia Ouhajji (Leiden University) â3D printed viscotactic microswimmersâ
- Adhip Rahman (University of Bristol) âSurfactantâsolvent chemical optimizationâ
- Naval Singh (Loughborough University) âReversible trapping of colloids in continuous flows past grooved microchannels by diffusiophoresisâ
- Georgios Papoutsidakis (UCD) âHigh-resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy as a tool for the in-situ monitoring of the enzymatic hydrolysis of food polymersâ
- Beatrice Jones (University of Cambridge) âLight-responsive lyotropic liquid crystal dispersions for controlled releaseâ
- Homa Sadeghzadeh (Michigan State University) âStudy of stability and fluidity of octadecyl phosphonic acid Langmuir-Blodgett monolayer through subphase controlâ
- Shi Zhang (CNRS-Solvay-UniversitĂ© Bordeaux 1) âCatalysis at gas-liquid-solid interface in the presence of oil foamsâ
- Session chairs
- Guido Bolognesi (Loughborough University)
- Michael Cook (University of Hertfordshire)
- Lee Fielding (University of Manchester)
- David Growney (Lubrizol Corporation)
- Session 4: âWomen in colloid and surface scienceâ
- Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 13:00â14:00
- Format: âCoffee sessionâ in which women in colloidal science informally discuss their journeys
- Discussion leaders
- Surita Bhatia (Stonybrook University)
- Aline Miller (University of Manchester and Manchester BIOGEL)
- Annela Seddon (University of Bristol)
- Session chair: Fiona Hatton (University of Loughborough)
- Session 5: âRheology and gelsâ
- Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 14:00â16:30
- Running order:
- 14:00â14:40: keynote from Surita Bhatia (Stonybrook University) âTeaching old biomaterials new tricks: Engineering crystallinity and thermoreversibility into polymeric gelsâ
- 14:40â15:00: three flash presentations + 5-minutes Q&A
- James Hallett (University of Oxford) âDeep Eutectic Solvents: Green and Slipperyâ
- Ian Williams (University of Surrey) âQuantitative visualisation of latex coagulation gelationâ
- Anish Gulati (RWTH Aachen) âViscosity modifiers in non-aqueous formulationsâ
- 15:00â15:10: break
- 15:10â15:50: keynote from Michael Solomon (University of Michigan) âRheology of colloidal gels with embedded active matterâ
- 15:50â16:10: three flash presentations + 5-minutes Q&A
- Nabanita Hazra (RWTH Aachen) âCapillary Driven Self-Assembly of Ellipsoidal Composite Microgels at the Air/Water Interfaceâ
- Ottavia Bellotto (University of Trieste) âBioinspired dipeptidesâ assembly into hydrogelsâ
- SĂ©bastien Andrieux (University of Strasbourg) âDrainage and stability of solidifying hydrogel films: towards an understanding of pore opening mechanism in hydrogel foamsâ
- 16:10: closing remarks from the chairs
- Session chairs:
- Fiona Hatton (University of Loughborough)
- Aline Miller (University of Manchester and Manchester BIOGEL)
- Session 6: âPolymers in liquid formulationsâ
- Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 9:30â12:00
- Running order:
- 9:30â9:40 Jenny Lovell (Ć·ĂÀAV)
- 9:40â10:15 Sylvain Caillol (Institute Charles Gerhardt CNRS, University of Montpellier) âFrom natural phenols to high properties sustainable polymers: A platform approachâ
- 10:15â10:50 Timothy Murdoch (Loughborough University) âA little polymer goes a long way: Multifunctional polymers in lubricants and coatingsâ
- 10:50â11:25 Giovanna Laudisio (Naturbeads) âCellulose microbeads, a biodegradable alternative to plastic microbeads â from laboratory to commercializationâ
- 11:25âca. 12:00 Panel discussion on sustainable use of polymers in liquid formulations
- Session chair: Nacho Martin Fabrini
- Annual General Meeting of the Ć·ĂÀAV's Colloid and Interface Science Group and the SCI's Colloid and Interface Chemistry Group
- Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 13:00â14:00
- Joining information here: /events/detail/47409/joint-colloids-group-agm-2021
- Session 7: Rideal award lecture and panel discussion
- Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 14:00â16:30
- Session dedicated to the 2020 winner of the groups' Rideal Award and Lecture, presented to Colin Bain (University of Durham)
- Running order:
- 14:00 Start of session, introduction to award and to its 2020 awardee
- 14:10 Rideal award lecture
- 14:50 Award presentation
- 15:00 Break
- 15:10 Panel discussion on âCareer paths for colloid and surface scientistsâ
- Colin Bain
- Anju Booker (Durham University)
- Andy Ward (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
- Anna Angus-Smyth (EPSRC)
- 16:20 Concluding remarks and close
Abstract submission for flash presentations
Abstract submission closed on Thursday, 8 July 2021. We will email decisions by 15 July.Registration costs
Online delivery plus the generous donation of our organisers' and speakers' time means that we can run this three-day event for a nominal cost. Registration grants access to all events.- Student Ć·ĂÀAV/SCI/IOP members: ÂŁ5
- Students not members of Ć·ĂÀAV/SCI/IOP: ÂŁ10
- Ć·ĂÀAV/SCI/IOP members: ÂŁ10
- All others: ÂŁ20
Presentation prizes
The chairs of each session will award at least one of the contributed five-minute talks a prize of ÂŁ50 + their choice of books from the Ć·ĂÀAV publication, including:- âMaterials Design Inspired by Nature: Function Through Inner Architectureâ Peter Fratzl, John W.C. Dunlop, Richard Weinkamer (eds) https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-84973-553-7
- âSurface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanocrystalsâ Ana LuĂsa Daniel-da-Silva, Tito Trindade https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-78801-401-4
- âPolymer Colloids: Formation, Characterization and Applicationsâ Rodney Priestley, Robert Prud'homme (eds) https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-78801-417-5