Our research focuses on complex fluids, which can be defined as solutions and gels containing surfactants, polymers, and colloidal particles. These "soft materials" have been investigated for a wide variety of applications, including paints, coatings, adhesives, cosmetics, skin and eye care products, and food additives. More recently, solutions of surfactants and polymers have been investigated as potential drug delivery agents and models for biomembranes.
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Structure and intermicellar interactions in block polyelectrolyte assemblies (with M. A. Crichton), Journal of Applied Crystallography (2003)
Amphiphilic diblock polyelectrolytes are becoming popular in industrial applications due to their versatility, ranging from...
Small-angle neutron scattering study of associative triblocks in microemulsion solutions (with J. Lal and W. B. Russel), Journal of Applied Crystallography (2000)
Small-angle neutron scattering was used to study the interactions between AOT/water/decane microemulsions and poly(ethylene oxide)-polyisoprene-poly(ethylene...