Book Chapters
- PT Spicer and SW Prescott. Self-directed experimentation and reverse engineering consumer products as a route to learning about complex fluids. In S Griffith, K Carruthers and M Bliemel (eds.): Visual tools for developing cross-disciplinary collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship capacity, Vol. 20 November 2018
Journal Articles
- Heterogeneity, suspension, and yielding in sparse microfibrous cellulose gels 2: strain rate-dependent two-fluid behavior. J Song, M Caggioni, TM Squires, JF Gilchrist, SW Prescott and PT Spicer. Rheological Acta, 5, 231–239, 2019.
- Heterogeneity, suspension, and yielding in sparse microfibrous cellulose gels 1. Bubble rheometer studies. J Song, M Caggioni, JF Gilchrist, SW Prescott and PT Spicer. Rheological Acta, 5, 217–229, 2019.
- Temperature dependent specific ion effects in mixed salt environments on a thermoresponsive poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate) brush. EC Johnson, TJ Murdoch, IJ Gresham, BA Humphreys, SW Prescott, A Nelson, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21(8), 4650–4662, 2019.
- refnx - Neutron and X-ray reflectometry analysis in Python. A Nelson and SW Prescott. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 52, 193–200, 2019.
- Influence of Molecular Weight on PNIPAM Brush Modified Colloidal Silica Particles. BA Humphreys, SW Prescott, TJ Murdoch, A Nelson, E Gilbert, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. Soft Matter, 15, 55–64, 2019.
- Atmospheric air plasma induces increased cell aggregation during the formation of Escherichia coli biofilms. G Kwandou, A Mai-Prochnow, SW Prescott, PT Spicer and PJ Cullen. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 15(9), 1700212, 2018.
- Comparing surfactant structures at 'soft' and 'hard' hydrophobic materials: not all interfaces are equivalent. Z Wei, S Piantavigna, SA Holt, A Nelson, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 34(31), 9141–9152, 2018.
- The role of copolymer composition on the specific ion and thermo- response of ethylene glycol-based brushes. TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, EC Johnson, SW Prescott, A Nelson, EJ Wanless and GB Webber. Polymer, 138, 229–241, 2018.
- Robust cross-platform workflows: how technical and scientific communities collaborate to develop, test and share best practices for data analysis. S Möller, SW Prescott, L Wirzenius, P Reinholdtsen, B Chapman, P Prins, S Soiland-Reyes, F Klötzl, A Bangnacani, M Kalaš, A Tille and MR Crusoe. Data Science and Engineering, 2, 232–244, 2017.
- Soft polyhedral particles based on cubic liquid crystalline emulsion droplets. H Wang, P Zetterlund, C Boyer, B Boyd, SW Prescott and PT Spicer. Soft Matter, 13, 8492–8501, 2017.
- Three impossible things before lunch - the task of a Sample Environment specialist. N Booth, G Davidson, P Imperia, S Lee, B Stuart, P Thomas, K Komatsu, R Yamane, SW Prescott, HE Maynard-Casely, A Nelson and K Rule. Journal of Neutron Research, 19, 49–56, 2017.
- Arrested coalescence of viscoelastic droplets: Triplet shape and restructuring. P Dahiya, A DeBenedictis, T Atherton, M Caggioni, SW Prescott, R Hartel and PT Spicer. Soft Matter, 13, 2686–2697, 2017.
- Enhanced specific ion effects in ethylene glycol-based thermoresponsive polymer brushes. TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, JD Willott, SW Prescott, A Nelson, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 490, 869–878, 2017.
- Switching the interpenetration of confined asymmetric polymer brushes. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, MWA Skoda, R Dalgliesh, S Edmondson, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. Macromolecules, 49, 4349–4357, 2016.
- Influence of anion hydrophilicity on the conformation of a hydrophobic weak polyelectrolyte brush. TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, WM de Vos, SW Prescott, A Nelson, EJ Wanless and GB Webber. Macromolecules, 49(24), 9605–9617, 2016.
- Specific anion effects on the internal structure of a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brush. TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, JD Willott, GP Kasimir, SW Prescott, A Nelson, EJ Wanless and GB Webber. Macromolecules, 49(16), 6050–6060, 2016.
- Relaxation NMR as a tool to study the dispersion and formulation behavior of nano-structured carbon materials. D Fairhurst, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 54(6), 521–526, 2016.
- Impact of end-tethered polyhedral nanoparticles on the mobility of poly(dimethylsiloxane). T Cosgrove, S Swier, R Schmidt, S Muangpil, Y Espidel, PC Griffiths and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 31(30), 8469–8477, 2015.
- Scattering approaches to probing surface layers under confinement. Z Wei and SW Prescott. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 20(4), 253–260, 2015.
- The adsorption of fluorinated dopants at the surface of 5CB: a neutron reflection study. LLE Mears, WM de Vos, SW Prescott, G Margro, S Rogers, MWA Skoda, EB Watkins, H Zimmerman and RM Richardson. Liquid Crystals, 42(5-6), 900–908, 2015.
- Linear and star architecture methacrylate-functionalised PDMS. BT Cheesman, PJ Gates, TC Castle, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Materials Today Communications, 3, 122–129, 2015.
- Is osmotic pressure relevant in the mechanical confinement of a polymer brush?. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, B Cattoz, MWA Skoda, R Barker, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. Macromolecules, 48(7), 2224–2234, 2015.
- Interpolymer complexation: comparisons of bulk and interfacial structures. B Cattoz, WM de Vos, T Cosgrove, M Crossman, Y Espidel and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 31(14), 4151–4159, 2015.
- RGO/ZnO nanocomposite: An efficient sustainable heterogeneous amphiphilic catalyst for the synthesis of 3-substituted indoles in water. UC Rajesh, J Wang, SW Prescott, T Tsuzuki and D Rawat. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 3(1), 9–18, 2015.
- Adsorption and surfactant-mediated desorption of poly(vinylpyrollidone) on plasma and piranha-cleaned silica surfaces. WM de Vos, B Cattoz, M Avery, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 30(28), 8425–8431, 2014.
- Hydration of odd-even terminated polyelectrolyte multilayers under mechanical confinement. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, R Barker, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. Macromolecules, 47(10), 3263–3273, 2014.
- Aggregation behaviour of polyisoprene–Pluronic graft copolymers in selective solvents. S Alexander, T Cosgrove, WM de Vos, TC Castle and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 30(20), 5747–5754, 2014.
- Complexation of polymeric stabilizers in solution and at the silica nanoparticle interface. B Cattoz, WM de Vos, M Crossman, T Cosgrove, M Appavou and SW Prescott. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 449, 57–64, 2014.
- Oligo(aniline) nanofilms: from molecular architecture to microstructure. TG Dane, PT Cresswell, GA Pilkington, S Lilliu, JE Macdonald, SW Prescott, O Bikondoa, CFJ Faul and WH Briscoe. Soft Matter, 9, 10501–10511, 2013.
- Nonuniform hydration and odd-even effects in polyelectrolyte multilayers under a confining pressure. WM de Vos, LLE Mears, RM Richardson, T Cosgrove, R Barker and SW Prescott. Macromolecules, 46, 1027–1034, 2013.
- Competition between polymers for adsorption on silica: a solvent relaxation NMR and small-angle neutron scattering study. CL Cooper, T Cosgrove, JS van Duijneveldt, M Murray and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 29(41), 12670–12678, 2013.
- The use of solvent relaxation NMR to study colloidal suspensions. CL Cooper, T Cosgrove, JS van Duijneveldt, M Murray and SW Prescott. Soft Matter, 7211–7228, 2013.
- Colloidal particles in competition for stabilizer: a solvent relaxation NMR study of polymer adsorption and desorption. CL Cooper, T Cosgrove, JS van Duijneveldt, M Murray and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 28(48), 16588–16595, 2012.
- The effect of size ratio on the sphere structure factor in colloidal sphere-plate mixtures. G Cinacchi, N Doshi, SW Prescott, T Cosgrove, I Grillo, P Lindner, J Phipps, DI Gittins and JS van Duijneveldt. Journal of Chemical Physics, 137, 204909, 2012.
- Measuring the structure of thin soft matter films under confinement: a surface-force type apparatus for neutron reflection, based on a flexible membrane approach. WM de Vos, LLE Mears, RM Richardson, T Cosgrove, R Dalgliesh and SW Prescott. Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 113903, 2012.
- Effect of temperature, cosolvent and added drug on Pluronic–flurbiprofen micellization. S Alexander, T Cosgrove, TC Castle, I Grillo and SW Prescott. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116(37), 11545–11551, 2012.
- Growth and shrinkage of Pluronic micelles by uptake and release of flurbiprofen: variation of pH. S Alexander, WM de Vos, TC Castle, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 28(16), 6539–6545, 2012.
- Manipulating interfacial polymer structures through mixed surfactant adsorption and complexation. B Cattoz, WM de Vos, T Cosgrove, M Crossman and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 28(15), 6282–6290, 2012.
- Surfactant-mediated desorption of polymer from the nanoparticle interface. B Cattoz, T Cosgrove, M Crossman and SW Prescott. Langmuir, 28(5), 2485–2492, 2012.
- Flurbiprofen encapsulation using Pluronic tri-block copolymers. S Alexander, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and TC Castle. Langmuir, 27(13), 8054–8060, 2011.
- Modeling the structure and anti-fouling properties of a polymer brush of grafted comb-polymers. WM de Vos, F Leermakers, S Lindhoud and SW Prescott. Macromolecules, 44(7), 2334–2342, 2011.
- Structure of colloidal sphere-plate mixtures. N Doshi, G Cinacchi, JS van Duijneveldt, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott, I Grillo, J Phipps and DI Gittins. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 23(19), 194109, 2011.
- Gelation or molecular recognition; is the bis-(α,β-dihydroxy ester)s motif an omnigelator?. PC Griffiths, DW Knight, IR Morgan, A Ford, J Brown, B Davies, RK Heenan, SM King, R Dalgliesh, J Tomkinson, SW Prescott, R Schweins and A Paul. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 18(6), 1079–1088, 2010.
- Synthesis of temperature responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) using ultrasound irradiation. BM Teo, SW Prescott, GJ Price, F Grieser and M Ashokkumar. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114, 3178–3184, 2010.
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Monodisperse PDMS emulsions from a microfluidic device, characterised by diffusion NMR and scattering. T Cosgrove, A Woodward, Y Espidel, P Wiroonpochit, SW Prescott and BT Cheesman. Polymer Preprints, 50, 834–835, 2009.[BibTeX]
- Not all anionic polyelectrolytes complex with DTAB. Y Cui, RH Pelton, T Cosgrove, RM Richardson, S Dai, SW Prescott, I Grillo, H Ketelson and D Meadows. Langmuir, 25(24), 13712–13717, 2009.
- Ultrasound initiated miniemulsion polymerization of methacrylate monomers. BM Teo, SW Prescott, M Ashokkumar and F Grieser. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 15(1), 89–94, 2008.
- Rate optimization in controlled radical emulsion polymerization using RAFT. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 15, 70–86, 2006.
- Gold nanorod extinction spectra. SW Prescott and P Mulvaney. Journal of Applied Physics, 99, 123504, 2006.
- The role of KAHRP domains in knob formation and cytoadherence of P. falciparum-infected human erythrocytes. M Rug, SW Prescott, KM Fernandez, BM Cooke and AF Cowman. Blood, 108(1), 370–378, 2006.
- Miniemulsion copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and butyl acrylate by ultrasonic initiation. MA Bradley, SW Prescott, HA Schoonbrood, K Landfester and F Grieser. Macromolecules, 38(15), 6346–6351, 2005.
- Measurement of lactose crystallinity using Raman spectroscopy. BM Murphy, SW Prescott and I Larson. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 38(1), 186–190, 2005.
- Radical loss in RAFT-mediated emulsion polymerizations. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. Macromolecules, 38(11), 4901–4912, 2005.
- Average termination rate coefficients in emulsion polymerization: effect of compartmentalization on free-radical lifetimes. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard and RG Gilbert. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 43(5), 1076–1089, 2005.
- Chain-length dependence in controlled/living radical polymerizations: physical manifestation and Monte Carlo simulation of reversible transfer agents. SW Prescott. Macromolecules, 36(25), 9608–9621, 2003.
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RAFT in emulsion polymerization: what makes it different?. RG Gilbert, SW Prescott, W Smulders, MJ Monteiro, MJ Ballard and E Rizzardo. Polymer Preprints, 43(2), 130–131, 2002.[BibTeX]
- The interactions of amphiphilic latexes with surfaces: the effect of surface modifications and ionic strength. SW Prescott, CM Fellows, RF Considine, CJ Drummond and RG Gilbert. Polymer, 43(11), 3191–3198, 2002.
- RAFT in emulsion polymerization: what makes it different. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 55(7), 415–424, 2002.
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RAFT techniques in emulsion polymerization: rate of polymerization and radical phase transfer events. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. Polymer Preprints, 43(2), 146–147, 2002.[BibTeX]
- Maximum achievable particle size in emulsion polymerization: modeling of large particle sizes. SW Prescott, CM Fellows and RG Gilbert. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 11, 163–170, 2002.
- Successful use of RAFT techniques in seeded emulsion polymerization of styrene: living character, RAFT agent transport and rate of polymerization. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. Macromolecules, 35(14), 5417–5425, 2002.
- An introduction to the scientific process: preparation of poly(vinyl acetate) glue. RG Gilbert, CM Fellows, J McDonald and SW Prescott. Journal of Chemical Education, 78(10), 1370–1372, 2001.
Conference Papers
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Effects of Surfactants on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of a Thermoresponsive Polymer Brush. IJ Gresham, JD Willott, TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, EC Johnson, GB Webber, EJ Wanless, A Nelson and SW Prescott. 2020 i-PCG webinar (invited), April 2020.[BibTeX]
- NMR Relaxation, Powder Wettability and Hansen Solubility Parameter Applied to Particle Dispersibility. D Fairhurst, R Sharma, T Cosgrove, K Sanderson and SW Prescott. 19AIChE, November 2019.
- Examining the Effects of Surfactants on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of a Thermoresponsive Polymer Brush. IJ Gresham, JD Willott, TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, EC Johnson, GB Webber, EJ Wanless, A Nelson and SW Prescott. 19AIChE, November 2019.
- A Scaffolded Approach to Process Modeling Education with Literate Programming Tools. SW Prescott and FJ Trujillo. 19AIChE, November 2019.
- Structures of Surfactant Systems at the Oil/Water Interface. Z Wei, A Nelson, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. 19AIChE, November 2019.
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Influencing surfactant structures at the oil/water interface. Z Wei, A Nelson, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. 9th International Colloids Conference, Barcelona, Spain, June 2019.[BibTeX]
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What do surfactants do at the oi/water interface?. Z Wei, A Nelson, SA Holt, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. 9th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2019, Hobart, February 2019.[BibTeX]
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Flexible Formulating into the Future (invited). SW Prescott. Sustainable Soft Matter Symposium, Sydney, November 2018.[BibTeX]
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Precise structural resolution of polymer brushes using freeform Monte Carlo analysis of neutron reflectometry data: results and methodology. IJ Gresham, TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, EC Johnson, GB Webber, EJ Wanless, A Nelson and SW Prescott. 32nd Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Lljubljana, Slovenia, September 2018.[BibTeX]
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Adsorbed macromolecules as steric stabilisers at the oil/water interface: specific ion effects and complexation with surfactants. Z Wei, A Nelson, SA Holt, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. 32nd Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Lljubljana, Slovenia, September 2018.[BibTeX]
- Free software wins and losses in numerical methods education for engineers. SW Prescott and FJ Trujillo. DebConf18, Hsinchu, Taiwan, August 2018.
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Molecules at interfaces: what do we really know? (keynote). SW Prescott. UK Soft Matter Showcase, Edinburgh, UK, July 2018.[BibTeX]
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Adsorbed macromolecules as steric stabilisers at the oil/water interface: specific ion effects and complexation with surfactants. Z Wei, A Nelson, SA Holt, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. Macro2018, July 2018.[BibTeX]
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The effect of humidity and temperature on an unsolvated thermoresponsive polymer brush. IJ Gresham, BA Humphreys, EC Johnson, GB Webber, EJ Wanless, A Nelson, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2018.[BibTeX]
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Using neutrons to thoroughly interrogate a NIPAM polymer layer. BA Humphreys, EC Johnson, GB Webber, EJ Wanless, SW Prescott, A Nelson and E Gilbert. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2018.[BibTeX]
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Specific ion effects on the thermoresponse of POEGMA polymer brushes in ion environments. EC Johnson, TJ Murdoch, IJ Gresham, BA Humphreys, SW Prescott, A Nelson, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2018.[BibTeX]
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Confining steric stabilisers at the oi/water interface: specific ion effects and complexation with surfactants. Z Wei, A Nelson, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2018.[BibTeX]
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Squishing soft matter (invited). SW Prescott. Gordon Research Conference "Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions", Ventura, CA, USA, February 2018.[BibTeX]
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Switching the interpenetration and controlling the structures of polymer brushes. SB Abbott, TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, MWA Skoda, R Dalgliesh, S Edmondson, A Nelson, RM Richardson, EJ Wanless, GB Webber and SW Prescott. UK Colloids 2017, Manchester, July 2017.[BibTeX]
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"Basic" vs "Expert" knowledge: a new paradigm in chemistry assessment. S Colbran, L Hunter, K Lapere, SW Prescott, S Sulway and S Yannoulatos. RACI100 Congress, July 2017.[BibTeX]
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A model oil/water interface to study the structure of adsorbed molecules. Z Wei, A Nelson, SA Holt, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. UK Colloids 2017, Manchester, July 2017.[BibTeX]
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Specific ion response of polyelectrolyte brushes depends on polymer and anion hydrophilicity. JD Willott, TJ Murdoch, WM de Vos, A Nelson, SW Prescott, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. UK Colloids 2017, Manchester, July 2017.[BibTeX]
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"Basic" vs "Expert" knowledge: a new paradigm in assessment for introductory courses. K Lapere, SW Prescott, S Colbran, L Hunter, S Kable, S Sulway and S Yannoulatos. UNSW Engineering Showcase (978-0-7334-3724-3), June 2017.[BibTeX]
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Specific anion and composition effects on oligo(ethylene glycol)-based thermoresponsive polymer brushes. TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, A Nelson, SW Prescott, EJ Wanless and GB Webber. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2017.[BibTeX]
- Context and confidence for numerical methods. SW Prescott and FJ Trujillo. UNSW Engineering Showcase (978-0-7334-3724-3), June 2017.
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Accelerated collapse of colloidal gels of fibre networks. J Song, Z Li, SW Prescott and PT Spicer. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2017.[BibTeX]
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A model oil/water interface to study the structure of adsorbed molecules. Z Wei, A Nelson, SA Holt, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2017.[BibTeX]
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Switching the interpenetration and controlling the structures of polymer brushes. SB Abbott, TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, MWA Skoda, R Dalgliesh, S Edmondson, A Nelson, RM Richardson, EJ Wanless, GB Webber and SW Prescott. 8th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2017, Coffs Harbour, February 2017.[BibTeX]
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Microscale yielding of cellulose fiber gels. J Song, M Caggioni, T Squires, SW Prescott and PT Spicer. 8th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2017, Coffs Harbour, February 2017.[BibTeX]
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Soft colloidal polyhedra: giant cubosomes. H Wang, PT Spicer, P Zetterlund, C Boyer, B Boyd and SW Prescott. 8th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2017, Coffs Harbour, February 2017.[BibTeX]
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Specific ion effects on thermoresponsive polymer brushes. GB Webber, BA Humphreys, TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, K Gregory, SW Prescott, A Nelson and EJ Wanless. 8th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2017, Coffs Harbour, February 2017.[BibTeX]
- Specific ion effects on thermoresponsive polymer brushes. BA Humphreys, TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, GB Webber, EJ Wanless, A Nelson and SW Prescott. 13th AINSE-ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium, November 2016.
- The specific ion response of polyelectrolyte brushes depends on polymer and anion hydrophilicity. TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, EJ Wanless, GB Webber, WM de Vos, A Nelson and SW Prescott. 13th AINSE-ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium, November 2016.
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Three impossible things before lunch. N Booth, G Davidson, P Imperia, S Lee, B Stuart, P Thomas, K Komatsu, R Yamane, SW Prescott, HE Maynard-Casely, A Nelson and K Rule. 9th International Workshop on Sample Environment at Scattering Facilities, September 2016.[BibTeX]
- Specific ion effects on thermoresponsive polymer brushes. TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, BA Humphreys, A Nelson, SW Prescott, EJ Wanless and GB Webber. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2016.
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Pluronic surfactant structures at the oil/water interface. Z Wei and SW Prescott. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2016.[BibTeX]
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Linking behaviour and structure of stimuli-responsive polymer brushes. JD Willott, TJ Murdoch, A Nelson, SW Prescott, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2016.[BibTeX]
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Neutron reflectivity as a tool for studying the structural response of polymer brushes: salt and thermo-response of PNIPAM. TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, R Barker, A Nelson, SW Prescott, E Watkins and GB Webber. 30th Australian Colloid and Surface Science Student Conference, Kioloa, NSW, January 2016.[BibTeX]
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Is osmotic pressure relevant in the confinement of a polymer brush. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, B Cattoz, MWA Skoda, R Barker, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. 2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering, Sydney, Australia, July 2015.[BibTeX]
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Probing the effects of confinement: a sample environment for confining soft matter. WM de Vos, T Cosgrove, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. 2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering, Sydney, Australia, July 2015.[BibTeX]
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Is osmotic pressure relevant in the confinement of a polymer brush?. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2015.[BibTeX]
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Is osmotic pressure relevant in the confinement of a polymer brush?. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. IACIS2015, Mainz, Germany, May 2015.[BibTeX]
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Dynamic and equilibrium neutron reflectivity studies on the effect of pH, salt and confinement on a weak polyelectrolyte brush. TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, BA Humphreys, GB Webber, S Edmondson, R Barker, A Nelson, RM Richardson, SW Prescott and EJ Wanless. IACIS2015, Mainz, Germany, May 2015.[BibTeX]
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Relaxation NMR studies of nano-structured carbon materials. D Fairhurst, T Cosgrove, T Tsuzuki and SW Prescott. 7th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2015, Hobart, January 2015.[BibTeX]
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The pH and salt responsive behaviour of a weak polybasic brush. JD Willott, TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, S Edmondson, SW Prescott, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. 7th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2015, Hobart, January 2015.[BibTeX]
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Impact of end-tethered polyhedral nanoparticles on the mobility of the host polymer. R Schmidt, S Swier, T Cosgrove, S Muangpil, SW Prescott, Y Espidel and PC Griffiths. Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Caonference and Expo NSTI-Nanotech, 2014.[BibTeX]
- Hydration of odd-even terminated polyelectrolyte multilayers under confinement. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, R Barker, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. UK Colloids 2014, London, UK, July 2014.
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The aggregation behaviour of polyisoprene-Pluronic graft copolymers in selective solvents. S Alexander, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and TC Castle. UK Colloids 2014, London, UK, July 2014.[BibTeX]
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The aggregation behaviour of polyisoprene-Pluronic graft copolymers in selective solvents. S Alexander, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and TC Castle. M4 Colloids Symposium, Cardiff, UK, July 2014.[BibTeX]
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Dynamics of nanoparticles in melts, solutions and at surfaces as studied by NMR. T Cosgrove, R Schmidt, S Swier, SW Prescott, S Muangpil, P Wiroonpochit, Y Espidel and PC Griffiths. UK Colloids 2014, London, UK, July 2014.[BibTeX]
- Confined soft matter: measuring the structure of lipid bilayers under confinement using neutron reflection. LLE Mears, R Barker, SB Abbott, SW Prescott, WM de Vos and RM Richardson. 25th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Dublin, Ireland, July 2014.
- Nanoparticles in competition for stabiliser: understanding complex formulation problems. CL Cooper, B Cattoz, WM de Vos, JS van Duijneveldt, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Chemeca 2013, Brisbane, Australia, September 2013.
- Solvent relaxation NMR studies of polymer competition in aqueous systems. CL Cooper, T Cosgrove, JS van Duijneveldt, M Murray and SW Prescott. 87th ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, June 2013.
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Squishing soft things: surprising changes in structure under confinement. LLE Mears, SB Abbott, WM de Vos, RM Richardson, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Polymers@Interfaces 2013, Bristol, UK, June 2013.[BibTeX]
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"Probing" aspects of formulation science with NMR measurements. M Murray, CL Cooper, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Polymers@Interfaces 2013, Bristol, UK, June 2013.[BibTeX]
- Non-uniform hydration and odd-even effects in confined polyelectrolyte multilayers (keynote talk). WM de Vos, LLE Mears, R Barker, T Cosgrove, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. Small-Angle Scattering, November 2012.
- Measuring the effects of confinement. WM de Vos, LLE Mears, R Barker, T Cosgrove, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. ISIS Large-Scale Structures User Meeting, Oxford, September 2012.
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Novel drug delivery vehicles; amphiphilic co-polymers and chewing gum (invited talk). B Foster, S Alexander, TC Castle, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. UK Academy of Pharmeceutical Sciences: Sciences of Medicines, September 2012.[BibTeX]
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Competition at the nanoparticle surface: a subtle tale of antagonism and cooperation (invited talk). B Cattoz, WM de Vos, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Frontiers Science and Technology of Nanostructure Systems, Chiba, Japan, May 2012.[BibTeX]
- Competition at the nanoparticle surface: a subtle tale of antagonism and cooperation (keynote talk). B Cattoz, WM de Vos, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. International Association of Colloids and Interface Scientists Conference, Sendai, Japan, May 2012.
- Particle vs. particle competition: using solvent relaxation nuclear magnetic resonance to examine preferential adsorption of polymer in systems containing a mix of colloidal particles. CL Cooper, M Murray, T Cosgrove, JS van Duijneveldt and SW Prescott. International Association of Colloids and Interface Scientists Conference, Sendai, Japan, May 2012.
- Non-uniform hydration and odd-even effects in confined polyelectrolyte multilayers (keynote talk). WM de Vos, LLE Mears, R Barker, T Cosgrove, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. International Association of Colloids and Interface Scientists Conference, Sendai, Japan, May 2012.
- Growth and shrinking of Pluronic micelles in Pluronic-flurbiprofen solutions: variation of concentration and pH. S Alexander, SW Prescott, T Cosgrove and TC Castle. UK Colloids 2011, July 2011.
- Competition at the nanoparticle surface: one polymer, two surfactants, many possibilities. B Cattoz, M Crossman, SW Prescott and T Cosgrove. UK Colloids 2011, July 2011.
- NMR as an analytical tool to characterise dispersions. CL Cooper, P Wiroonpochit, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and D Fairhurst. UK Colloids 2011, July 2011.
- Determination of pore space of a highly monodisperse O/W emulsion using NMR diffusometry. P Wiroonpochit, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and Y Espidel. UK Colloids 2011, July 2011.
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Growth and shrinking of Pluronic micelles in Pluronic-flurbiprofen solutions: variation of concentration and pH. S Alexander, TC Castle, SW Prescott and T Cosgrove. Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium, Hobart, February 2011.[BibTeX]
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Using block copolymers as emulsifiers in novel multi-component formulations. T Cosgrove, Y Espidel, P Wiroonpochit, SW Prescott, WM de Vos, B Foster, D Pears, V Osborne and A Bekkauoi. Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium, Hobart, February 2011.[BibTeX]
- Molecules at the solid-liquid interface: a miniature NMR to characterise colloidal systems. CL Cooper, B Cattoz, SW Prescott and T Cosgrove. 24th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010.
- Determination of the wetted surface area of suspensions of active pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) using nuclear magnetic resonance. D Fairhurst, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Symposium on Formulation, 240th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, August 2010.
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Competition at the nanoparticle surface: displacement of polymers by surfactants. B Cattoz, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. M4 Colloids Symposium, Bristol, UK, June 2010.[BibTeX]
- Investigating the effect of small aromatic compounds on the sphere-to-rod transition in block copolymer micelles. M Sharp, SW Prescott, SM King and T Cosgrove. American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Ottawa, Canada, June 2010.
- Determination of the surface area of suspensions of active pharmaceutical ingredients using NMR. D Fairhurst, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Nanoparticles 2009: Society of Chemical Industry/Royal Society of Chemistry, Liverpool, 2009.
- Direct measurement of the surface area of suspensions using NMR. D Fairhurst, SW Race, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and MR Brozel. 13th International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists Conference on Surface and Colloid Science, New York, 2009.
- Determination of the surface area of suspensions of activated carbons, charcoals and carbon blacks using NMR. D Fairhurst, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. September 2009.
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Monodisperse PDMS emulsions from a microfluidic device, characterised by diffusion NMR and scattering. T Cosgrove, A Woodward, Y Espidel, P Wiroonpochit, SW Prescott and BT Cheesman. 238rd ACS National Meeting, Washington DC, August 2009.[BibTeX]
- A new approach using NMR to directly measure the surface area of particulate suspensions. D Fairhurst, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Pittsburgh Conference: New Directions in Analytical Instrumentation and Techniques, New Orleans, 2008.
- NMR as a tool to directly measure the surface area of particulate dispersions. D Fairhurst, SW Race, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott, Y Espidel and N Houstrup. Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, 2007.
- A new approach to directly measure the surface area of nanoparticulate dispersions using NMR. D Fairhurst, SW Race, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Particles 2007: Particle-Based Device Technologies, Toronto, 2007.
- NMR as a tool to measure directly the surface area of nanoparticulate dispersions. D Fairhurst, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. 81st National Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Newark, 2007.
- Understanding the UV-Visible-NIR scattering of non-spherical metallic nanoparticles. SW Prescott and P Mulvaney. 19th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Geilo, Norway, September 2005.
- Miniemulsion polymerization by ultrasonic initiation. MA Bradley, J Zukan, BM Teo, SW Prescott, HA Schoonbrood, K Landfester, M Ashokkumar and F Grieser. University of Melbourne Sonochemistry Symposium, July 2005.
- Understanding the UV-Visible scattering of non-spherical metallic nanoparticles. SW Prescott and P Mulvaney. 2nd Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2005, Sydney, February 2005.
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RAFT in emulsion polymerization: new mechanistic understanding. CJ Ferguson, D Nguyen, BT Pham, JS Leswin, DJ Lamb, BS Hawkett, A Serelis, C Such, SW Prescott and RG Gilbert. 40th IUPAC World Polymer Congress MACRO 2004, November 2004.[BibTeX]
- Gold/polymer nanocomposites by dispersed phase polymerisation using ultrasonic initiation and agitation. J Zukan, SW Prescott, F Grieser and M Ashokkumar. 27th Australasian Polymer Symposium, Adelaide SA, November 2004.
- Chain-length dependence in living polymerization: evidence from kinetic experiments and Monte Carlo simulation of RAFT agents in emulsion polymerization. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. 26th Australasian Polymer Symposium, Noosa QLD, July 2003.
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RAFT in emulsion polymerization: What makes it different?. CJ Ferguson, R Hughes, BS Hawkett, A Serelis, C Such, SW Prescott, E Rizzardo, MJ Ballard and RG Gilbert. 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston MA, August 2002.[BibTeX]
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RAFT techniques in emulsion polymerization: rate of polymerization and radical phase transfer events. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston MA, August 2002.[BibTeX]
- RAFT techniques in emulsion polymerization: living character, RAFT agent transport and rate of polymerization. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. 25th Australasian Polymer Symposium, Armadale NSW, February 2002.
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RAFT in emulsion polymerization: what makes it different. W Smulders, MJ Monteiro, SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. 3rd Australian Polymer Summer School, Armadale NSW, February 2002.[BibTeX]
- RAFT techniques in emulsion polymerization: living character, RAFT agent transport and rate of polymerization. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. European Polymer Federation Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 2001.
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Free-radical polymerization to create coated particles for interaction studies: the interactions of amphiphilic latexes with surfaces. SW Prescott, CM Fellows, RF Considine, CJ Drummond and RG Gilbert. 15th Bratislava Microsymposium - Nonconventional Polymer Dispersions, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, July 2001.[BibTeX]
Posters
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Anion hydration can account for the specific ion response of a hydrophobic weak polyelectrolyte brush. TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, WM de Vos, A Nelson, SW Prescott, EJ Wanless and GB Webber. 8th Australasian Colloid and Interface Symposium 2017, Coffs Harbour, February 2017.[BibTeX]
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Probing structures of Pluronic polymers adsorbed at oil/water interfaces. Z Wei, A Nelson, PT Spicer and SW Prescott. 8th Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium, Coffs Harbour, February 2017.[BibTeX]
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Studying the structure of adsorbed Pluronics using neutron reflection. Z Wei and SW Prescott. 30th Australian Colloid and Surface Science Student Conference, Kioloa, NSW, February 2016.[BibTeX]
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Probing the structures of a pH and salt responsive polymer brush. TJ Murdoch, JD Willott, BA Humphreys, GB Webber, S Edmondson, R Barker, A Nelson, RM Richardson, SW Prescott and EJ Wanless. 2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering, Sydney, Australia, July 2015.[BibTeX]
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Studying the structure of adsorbed Pluronics using neutron reflection. Z Wei and SW Prescott. Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, June 2015.[BibTeX]
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Surface charge effects on the hydratino of polyelectrolyte multilayers under confinement. SB Abbott, WM de Vos, LLE Mears, R Barker, RM Richardson and SW Prescott. 27th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Sofia, Bulgaria, September 2013.[BibTeX]
- Adsorption of fluorinated liquid crystal dopants measured using neutron reflectivity. LLE Mears, G Magro, SW Prescott, RM Richardson, MWA Skoda, WM de Vos and E Watkins. International Liquid Crystal Conference, Mainz, August 2012.
- Using neutron reflection to understand the structural origin of liquid crystal lubrication. LLE Mears, T Cosgrove, G Magro, SW Prescott, RM Richardson, MWA Skoda, WM de Vos and H Zimmerman. Faraday Discussion 156: Tribology, Southampton, April 2012.
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Targeting non-steroidal drug using polymer encapsulation. S Alexander, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and TC Castle. 24th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010.[BibTeX]
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Competition at the nanoparticle surface: displacement of polymers by surfactants. B Cattoz, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. 24th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010.[BibTeX]
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Synthesis and relaxation study of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) composites. S Muangpil, TMM Ng, BT Cheesman, SW Prescott, T Cosgrove and Y Espidel. 24th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010.[BibTeX]
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Determination of pore space of a highly monodisperse O/W emulsion using NMR diffusometry. P Wiroonpochit, T Cosgrove, Y Espidel and SW Prescott. 24th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010.[BibTeX]
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Targeting non-steroidal drug using polymer encapsulation. S Alexander, T Cosgrove, SW Prescott and TC Castle. M4 Colloids Symposium, Bristol, UK, June 2010.[BibTeX]
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Synthesis and relaxation study of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) composites. S Muangpil, TMM Ng, BT Cheesman, SW Prescott, T Cosgrove and Y Espidel. M4 Colloids Symposium, Bristol, UK, June 2010.[BibTeX]
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Determination of pore space of a highly monodisperse O/W emulsion using NMR diffusometry. P Wiroonpochit, T Cosgrove, Y Espidel and SW Prescott. M4 Colloids Symposium, Bristol, UK, June 2010.[BibTeX]
- A new approach to directly measure the surface area of nanoparticulate dispersions using NMR. D Fairhurst, SW Race, T Cosgrove and SW Prescott. Nanoparticles: New Opportunities and Challenges for Colloid Scientists: Royal Society of Chemistry, University of Warwick, 2007.
- Knobby Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes: KAHRP domains and their role in knob formation. M Rug, SW Prescott, KM Fernandez, BM Cooke and AF Cowman. Molecular Parasitology Meeting XV (2000) Woods Hole, USA, September 2005.
- Dispersed phase polymerization using ultrasonic initiation and agitation. J Zukan, SW Prescott, MA Bradley, F Grieser and M Ashokkumar. 18th Conference of the European Colloids and Interfaces Society, Almería, Spain, September 2004.
- Chain-length dependence in living polymerizations: physical manifestation and Monte Carlo simulation of RAFT in emulsion polymerization. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. 24th Australian Colloid and Surface Science Student Conference, Sunset Cove, SA, February 2004.
- Chain-length dependence in living polymerizations: physical manifestation and Monte Carlo simulation of RAFT in emulsion polymerization. SW Prescott, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. Gordon Research Conference on Polymer Colloids, August 2003.
- Free-radical polymerization to create coated particles for interaction studies: the interactions of amphiphilic latexes with surfaces. SW Prescott, CM Fellows, RF Considine, CJ Drummond and RG Gilbert. SML'01 Conference, Lucca, Italy, June 2001.
- RAFT techniques in emulsion polymerization: living character, RAFT agent transport and rate of polymerization. SW Prescott, CM Fellows, MJ Ballard, E Rizzardo and RG Gilbert. SML'01 Conference, Lucca, Italy, June 2001.
Talks
- Effects of Surfactants on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of a Thermoresponsive Polymer Brush. IJ Gresham, JD Willott, TJ Murdoch, BA Humphreys, EC Johnson, GB Webber, EJ Wanless, A Nelson and SW Prescott. RMIT Soft Matter seminars, May 2020.
- Characterisation of polymer solutions and self-assemblies. SW Prescott. 20th Australian Polymer Summer School, February 2020.
- Polymers at interfaces: what makes them special. SW Prescott. 20th Australian Polymer Summer School, February 2020.
- Designing molecules for interfaces: polymer and surfactant structures from neutron reflection. SW Prescott. ANSTO/HZB Neutron School, Sydney, Australia, June 2019.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Sorbonne Université, France, June 2019.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. Chemistry, Paul Sabatier University, France, June 2019.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, August 2018.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July 2018.
- Molecules at interfaces: what do we really know?. SW Prescott. University of Greenwich, UK, July 2018.
- Molecules under confinement. SW Prescott. School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, July 2018.
- Probing surface area/surface chemistry with NMR. SW Prescott. Departments of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, February 2018.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. Departments of Materials, University of Manchester, July 2017.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, May 2017.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, April 2017.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. School of Chemistry, Monash University, April 2017.
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An introduction to responsive polymer brushes. BA Humphreys, A Nelson, SW Prescott, GB Webber and EJ Wanless. Australian Soft Matter Scattering Workshop, AINSE/ANSTO, February 2017.[BibTeX]
- Modelling the structure of polymer brushes using neutron reflectometry. TJ Murdoch, A Nelson, SW Prescott, EJ Wanless and GB Webber. Australian Soft Matter Scattering Workshop, AINSE/ANSTO, February 2017.
- Characterisation of polymers with scattering and NMR. SW Prescott. 18th Australian Polymer Summer School, February 2017.
- Small-angle scattering analysis of nanostructure. SW Prescott. Australian Soft Matter Scattering Workshop, AINSE/ANSTO, February 2017.
- How do polymers behave in small spaces?. SW Prescott. School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, November 2016.
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What can a chemical engineer do with a nuclear reactor?. SW Prescott. STEM into Action: Preparing for the Classroom, September 2016.[Abstract]
Popular Press
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The use of nuclear magnetic resonance as an analytical tool in the characterisation of dispersion behaviour. D Fairhurst and SW Prescott. Spectroscopy Europe, 23 2011.[Publisher link] [BibTeX]
- A tyre-some problem is recycled. SW Prescott. Australasian Science, May 2002.
Theses
- RAFT in emulsion polymerization: a two part fugue of theory and experiment. SW Prescott. PhD Thesis, University of Sydney, 2003.
- Amphiphilic polymer latices and their interactions with surfaces. SW Prescott. BSc (Hons) Thesis, University of Sydney, 1999.
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