Research

Research

The group works across the science and technology of graphene and other two-dimensional materials. Each theme is illustrated with a figure from one of the group's recent papers.

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   Graphene–polymer composites and coatings

   Graphene oxide and graphene nanoplatelets as reinforcing fillers in water-based elastomers, polyurethane coatings and layered nanocomposites, with the focus on the filler–polymer interface and on materials that can be made at scale.

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   12 publications

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   Graphene for water purification

   Graphene oxide adsorbents and graphene-filled membranes that remove dyes, salts and other pollutants from water, designed for high capacity and for reuse over many cycles.

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   6 publications

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   Graphene oxide dispersions and liquid crystals

   How graphene oxide flakes behave and assemble in water, from liquid-crystal phases and flow instabilities to droplets that self-assemble into shaped hydrogel and aerogel particles.

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   7 publications

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   Graphene MEMS, sensors and devices

   Ultra-thin graphene–polymer membranes for pressure sensors and other micro- and nano-electromechanical devices, their mechanics and modelling, and fabrication routes compatible with standard MEMS processes.

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   8 publications

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   Graphene biointerfaces and biomedical materials

   How proteins, cells and tissues interact with graphene and graphene oxide, applied to cell arrays, regenerative hydrogels, nerve repair and low-cost biosensors.

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   22 publications

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   Nanocarbon assembly and spectroscopy

   Placing and probing individual graphene flakes and carbon nanotubes, from dielectrophoretic device assembly and voltage-contrast electron microscopy to nanoscale infrared and plasmon-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

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   38 publications