Postgraduate research opportunities Shape dependent catalytic active matter and applications
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- Opens: Monday 3 July 2023
- Number of places: 1
- Duration: 36 months
- Funding: Home fee, Stipend
Overview
Colloids come in a wide variety of architectural designs and shapes and are traditionally employed in a wide range of applications from paints, stabilizers in emulsions and dispersions, structure directing agents to sensor components. Rod-shaped micro particles in particular exhibit numerous unique behaviours based on their structural characteristics, which makes this geometry very popular in biological contexts.Eligibility
Candidates for this studentship must have:
- Honours degree (high 2:1 or 1:1, or equivalent for non-UK qualifications)
- Masters degree (with or expected to be awarded Merit/Distinction) in a relevant subject area (chemistry, materials science, if applicable biology or physics)
Project Details
Given that in many synthetic approaches, the spherical geometry is more favoured, rod-shaped colloids are currently merely filling a niche. This project aims at introducing activity by photocatalytic reactions and observing bioanalogous (collective) behaviours.
We will use rod-shaped colloids as core material and develop different activation strategies. After observing how individual rods behave, we will look at pair interactions and collectives and compare our findings to relevant biological systems. Furthermore, you will identify application opportunities and engineer the system towards their future use.
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Pure and Applied Chemistry
Programme: Pure and Applied Chemistry