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• 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
  4 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)
• 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
• 2013

  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

• 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
• 2011

  Fine particle turbulence modulation

  Harbottle, D., Biggs, S. & Fairweather, M., 1 Jul 2011, In : AIChE Journal. 57, 7, p. 1693-1699 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Turbulence
  • Suspensions
  • Reynolds number
  • Modulation
  • Silicon Dioxide
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Adsorption of phytosterol ethoxylates on silica in an aprotic room-temperature ionic liquid

  Sakai, K., Onuma, Y., Torigoe, K., Biggs, S., Sakai, H. & Abe, M., 5 Apr 2011, In : Langmuir. 27, 7, p. 3244-3248 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Ionic Liquids
  • Ionic liquids
  • Phytosterols
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Silica
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  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
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Transport and deposition properties of model slurries of one and two particle species

  Rice, H., Biggs, S., Fairweather, M. & Young, J., 1 Dec 2011, ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, ICEM 2011. PARTS A AND B ed. p. 881-887 7 p.

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

  • Transport properties
  • Slurries
  • Turbulence
  • Reynolds number
  • particle

• Ultrasonic techniques for the in situ characterisation of 'Legacy' waste sludges & dispersions

  Hunter, T., Biggs, S., Young, J., Fairweather, M. & Peakall, J., 1 Dec 2011, ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, ICEM 2011. PARTS A AND B ed. p. 801-806 6 p.

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

  • Dispersions
  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Ultrasonics
  • sludge
  • sensor
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Physical modelling of turbulent jets for nuclear sludge mobilisation

  McKendrick, D., Biggs, S. R., Fairweather, M. & Young, J., 1 Dec 2011, ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, ICEM 2011. PARTS A AND B ed. p. 943-947 5 p.

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

  • mobilization
  • sludge
  • modeling
  • Erosion
  • crater
• 2015

  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
• 2016

  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
  26 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  The minimum transport velocity of colloidal silica suspensions

  Harbottle, D., Fairweather, M. & Biggs, S., 1 Jun 2011, In : Chemical Engineering Science. 66, 11, p. 2309-2316 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Silica
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Suspensions
  • Measurement Techniques
  • Electrolyte
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  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)
• 2015

  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)
• 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
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• 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)
• 2015

  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)
• 2011

  Transport of nuclear waste flows - A modelling and simulation approach

  Adams, J. F. W., Biggs, S. R., Fairweather, M., Yao, J. & Young, J., 1 Dec 2011, ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, ICEM 2011. PARTS A AND B ed. p. 267-275 9 p.

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

  • Radioactive wastes
  • radioactive waste
  • Pipe
  • Ducts
  • particle
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2016

  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)
• 2011

  Stimulus responsive core-shell nanoparticles: Synthesis and applications of polymer based aqueous systems

  Cayre, O. J., Chagneux, N. & Biggs, S., 21 Mar 2011, In : Soft Matter. 7, 6, p. 2211-2234 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  • Core shell nanoparticles
  • Nanoparticles
  • stimuli
  • Polymers
  • synthesis
  155 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  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)
• 2020

  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
• 2011

  Ultrasonic velocimetry for the in situ characterisation of particulate settling and sedimentation

  Hunter, T. N., Peakall, J. & Biggs, S. R., 1 Apr 2011, In : Minerals Engineering. 24, 5, p. 416-423 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Sedimentation
  • Velocity measurement
  • Ultrasonics
  • sedimentation
  • in situ
  25 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  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
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)
• 2016

  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)
• 2015

  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)