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• 2013

  Characterising highly active nuclear waste simulants

  Paul, N., Biggs, S., Edmondson, M., Hunter, T. N. & Hammond, R. B., 1 Apr 2013, In : Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 91, 4, p. 742-751 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Radioactive Waste
  • zirconium molybdate
  • phosphomolybdic acid
  • Radioactive wastes
  • Cesium
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterising nuclear simulant suspensions in situ with an acoustic backscatter system

  Bux, J., Hunter, T. N., Paul, N., Dodds, J. M., Peakall, J. & Biggs, S. R., 1 Dec 2013, ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, ICEM 2013. Vol. 2. V002T03A018

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Slurries
  • storage tank
  • backscatter
  • Acoustics
  • sludge

• Dispersion polymerization in non-polar solvent: Evolution toward emerging applications

  Richez, A. P., Yow, H. N., Biggs, S. & Cayre, O. J., 1 Jun 2013, In : Progress in Polymer Science. 38, 6, p. 897-931 35 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Latexes
  • Latex
  • Polymerization
  • polymerization
  • emerging
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Facile synthesis of gold core-polymer shell responsive particles

  D'Souza-Mathew, M., Cayre, O. J., Hunter, T. N. & Biggs, S. R., 1 Oct 2013, In : Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 407, p. 187-195 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Gold nanoparticles
  • Core shell nanoparticles
  • Gold
  • Titration
  • Polymers
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Probing the stability of sterically stabilized polystyrene particles by centrifugal sedimentation

  Yow, H. N. & Biggs, S., 14 Nov 2013, In : Soft Matter. 9, 42, p. 10031-10041 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Sedimentation
  • Polystyrenes
  • Electrolytes
  • polystyrene
  • Dispersions
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Surfactants at the solid-liquid interface: Measurements at higher concentrations using optical reflectometry

  Hodges, C. S., Lincoln, A. & Biggs, S., 5 Oct 2013, In : Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 434, p. 164-170 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • liquid-solid interfaces
  • Surface active agents
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • surfactants
  • Liquids
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The influence of system scale on impinging jet sediment erosion: Observed using novel and standard measurement techniques

  Hunter, T. N., Peakall, J., Unsworth, T. J., Acun, M. H., Keevil, G., Rice, H. & Biggs, S., 1 Apr 2013, In : Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 91, 4, p. 722-734 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Sediments
  • Erosion
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Radioactive wastes
  • Quartz
  12 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Applications of stimuli-responsive functional colloids

  Yow, H. N., Biggs, S. & Cayre, O. J., 1 Jan 2015, Chemoresponsive Materials: Stimulation by Chemical and Biological Signals. Schneider, H-J. (ed.). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 242-265 24 p. (RSC Smart Materials; no. 14).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter

  • Colloids
  • Polymers
  • Drug delivery
  • Dispersions
  • Oils

• Attenuation of cracks pattern in dried silica colloidal droplets by anionic surfactant addition

  Ahouansou, M., Biggs, S. & Cayre, O. J., 1 Jan 2015, NIP 2015: 31st International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication 2015. Korean Society for Imaging Science and Technology, Vol. 2015-January. p. 443-447 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

  • Anionic surfactants
  • Sodium dodecyl sulfate
  • Silica
  • Cracks
  • Evaporation

• Characterization of bed densification in a laboratory scale thickener, by novel application of an acoustic backscatter system

  Hunter, T. N., Usher, S. P., Biggs, S., Scales, P. J., Stickland, A. D. & Franks, G. V., 1 Jan 2015, In : Procedia Engineering. 102, p. 858-866 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article

  Open Access

  • Densification
  • Acoustics
  • Sedimentology
  • Ore treatment
  • Water treatment
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• In situ characterisation of a concentrated colloidal titanium dioxide settling suspension and associated bed development: Application of an acoustic backscatter system

  Bux, J., Peakall, J., Biggs, S. & Hunter, T. N., 1 Nov 2015, In : Powder Technology. 284, p. 530-540 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium dioxide
  • Dispersions
  • Suspensions
  • Sedimentation
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Long-term retention of small, volatile molecular species within metallic microcapsules

  Hitchcock, J. P., Tasker, A. L., Baxter, E. A., Biggs, S. & Cayre, O. J., 15 Jul 2015, In : ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 7, 27, p. 14808-14815 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Capsules
  • Oils
  • Metals
  • Nanoparticles
  • Metallic films
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Particle concentration measurement and flow regime identification in multiphase pipe flow using a generalised dual-frequency inversion method

  Rice, H. P., Fairweather, M., Peakall, J., Hunter, T. N., Mahmoud, B. & Biggs, S. R., 1 Jan 2015, In : Procedia Engineering. 102, p. 986-995 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article

  Open Access

  • Pipe flow
  • Acoustics
  • Ore treatment
  • Sediments
  • Slurries
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Particle-stabilized emulsions as templates for hollow spheres and microcapsules

  Biggs, S. & Cayre, O., 2015, Particle-Stabilized Emulsions and Colloids: Formation and Applications. Ngai, T. & Bon, S. A. F. (eds.). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 228-246 19 p. (RSC Soft Matter; no. 3).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Printing small dots from large drops

  Talbot, E. L., Yow, H. N., Yang, L., Berson, A., Biggs, S. R. & Bain, C. D., 1 Jan 2015, In : ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 7, 6, p. 3782-3790 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Printing
  • Drying
  • Evaporation
  • Clay
  • Flocculation
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Synthesis of nuclear waste simulants by reaction precipitation: Formation of caesium phosphomolybdate, zirconium molybdate and morphology modification with citratomolybdate complex

  Paul, N., Hammond, R. B., Hunter, T. N., Edmondson, M., Maxwell, L. & Biggs, S., 29 Mar 2015, In : Polyhedron. 89, p. 129-141 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • zirconium molybdate
  • phosphomolybdic acid
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Cesium
  • molybdates
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of premature wall yield on creep testing of strongly flocculated suspensions

  Stickland, A. D., Kumar, A., Kusuma, T. E., Scales, P. J., Tindley, A., Biggs, S. & Buscall, R., 1 May 2015, In : Rheologica Acta. 54, 5, p. 337-352 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Creep testing
  • Alumina
  • Suspensions
  • slip
  • vanes
  22 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Characterization of Multiple Hindered Settling Regimes in Aggregated Mineral Suspensions

  Johnson, M., Peakall, J., Fairweather, M., Biggs, S., Harbottle, D. & Hunter, T. N., 21 Sep 2016, In : Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 55, 37, p. 9983-9993 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Densification
  • Gels
  • Minerals
  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Suspensions
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Manufacture of poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres using membrane emulsification

  Bux, J., Manga, M. S., Hunter, T. N. & Biggs, S., 28 Jul 2016, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 374, 2072, 20150134.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Microspheres
  • Emulsion
  • Emulsification
  • Polymethyl methacrylates
  • Emulsions
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Measurements of Submicron Particle Adsorption and Particle Film Elasticity at Oil-Water Interfaces

  Manga, M. S., Hunter, T. N., Cayre, O. J., York, D. W., Reichert, M. D., Anna, S. L., Walker, L. M., Williams, R. A. & Biggs, S. R., 3 May 2016, In : Langmuir. 32, 17, p. 4125-4133 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Oils
  • Adsorption
  • Elasticity
  • Surface tension
  • oils
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of surfactant chain length on the morphology of poly(methyl methacrylate) microcapsules for fragrance oil encapsulation

  Tasker, A. L., Hitchcock, J. P., He, L., Baxter, E. A., Biggs, S. & Cayre, O. J., 15 Dec 2016, In : Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 484, p. 10-16 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Fragrances
  • Chain length
  • Polymethyl methacrylates
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate
  • Encapsulation
  23 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Adsorption of Catalytic Nanoparticles onto Polymer Substrates for Controlled Deposition of Microcapsule Metal Shells

  Hitchcock, J. P., Tasker, A. L., Stark, K., Leeson, A., Baxter, E. A., Biggs, S. & Cayre, O. J., 30 Jan 2018, In : Langmuir. 34, 4, p. 1473-1480 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • metal shells
  • Nanoparticles
  • Adsorption
  • Capsules
  • Polymers
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of pH-responsive monomer content on the behavior of di-block copolymers in solution and as stabilizers of pickering latex particle emulsifiers

  Manga, M. S., Cayre, O. J., Biggs, S. & Hunter, T. N., 1 Jan 2018, In : Frontiers in Chemistry. 6, JUL, 301.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Block copolymers
  • Monomers
  • Latex
  • Emulsions
  • Coalescence
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  A new way of assessing droplet evaporation independently of the substrate hydrophobicity and contact line mode: A case study of sessile droplets with surfactants

  Nguyen, T. A. H., Biggs, S., Doi, A. & Nguyen, A. V., 20 Sep 2019, In : Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 577, p. 396-404 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Contacts (fluid mechanics)
  • Hydrophobicity
  • hydrophobicity
  • Surface active agents
  • sodium sulfates
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Encapsulation of Emulsion Droplets with Metal Shells for Subsequent Remote, Triggered Release

  Stark, K., Hitchcock, J. P., Fiaz, A., White, A. L., Baxter, E. A., Biggs, S., McLaughlan, J. R., Freear, S. & Cayre, O. J., 3 Apr 2019, In : ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. 11, 13, p. 12272-12282 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  155 Downloads (Pure)

• Measurement and density normalisation of acoustic attenuation and backscattering constants of arbitrary suspensions within the Rayleigh scattering regime

  Bux, J., Peakall, J., Rice, H. P., Manga, M. S., Biggs, S. & Hunter, T. N., 1 Mar 2019, In : Applied Acoustics. 146, p. 9-22 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • acoustic attenuation
  • Rayleigh scattering
  • backscattering
  • attenuation
  • sediments
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Resonance properties of quartz crystal microbalance immersed in high solid content suspensions

  Botha, J. A., Hunter, T. N., Johannsmann, D., Austin, D., Hodges, C. S., Mackay, G. A., Woodbury, S. E., Biggs, S. & Harbottle, D., 20 Jul 2019, In : Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 573, p. 230-236 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Quartz crystal microbalances
  • quartz crystals
  • microbalances
  • Suspensions
  • Yield stress
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Ultrasound-triggered release from metal shell microcapsules

  White, A. L., Langton, C., Wille, M. L., Hitchcock, J., Cayre, O. J., Biggs, S., Blakey, I., Whittaker, A. K., Rose, S. & Puttick, S., 15 Oct 2019, In : Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 554, p. 444-452 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Gold
  • Capsules
  • Metals
  • Ultrasonics
  • Polymers
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Concentration profiling of a horizontal sedimentation tank utilising a bespoke acoustic backscatter array and CFD simulations

  Hunter, T. N., Peakall, J., Egarr, D., Cowell, D. M. J., Freear, S., Tonge, A. S., Horton, L., Rice, H. P., Smith, I., Malone, K., Burt, D., Barnes, M., Randall, G., Biggs, S. & Fairweather, M., 8 Jun 2020, In : Chemical Engineering Science. 218, 115560.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Acoustic arrays
  • Settling tanks
  • Calcite
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Metal-shell nanocapsules for the delivery of cancer drugs

  Hitchcock, J., White, A. L., Hondow, N., Hughes, T. A., Dupont, H., Biggs, S. & Cayre, O. J., 1 May 2020, In : Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 567, p. 171-180 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Nanocapsules
  • Leaching
  • Metals
  • Ultrasonics
  • Tissue
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Robust Hydrophobic Coatings Using Polymer Blends for the Surface Protection of Marble

  Lopez, R., Li, H., Norret, M., Iyer, S., Biggs, S. & Atkin, R., 20 Aug 2020, In : Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 599, 124796.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Polymer blends
  • Marble
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • polymer blends
  • Coatings