School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
Ph: +44 (0)117 3318256; email: wuge.briscoe@bristol.ac.uk
Tim has also grown polymer brushes on polystyrene particles. Here one of them is doing an impersonation of its creator, as described by de Genne's scaling law...
Tim Snow
After studying for a Master degree in chemistry at the University of Reading, Tim moved to pursue his PhD at Bristol in order to study the interactions of polymer brushes on surfaces. A deceptive project which continues to hide its true nature from him, although an epiphany may only be just around the corner.
When not in the lab or shining X-rays on mica in France, Tim can usually found coding (www.cunninglemon.com) for some project in the group or brewing beer which he swears is not going to make you go blind, despite its strength.
PhD Research: Thermo-responsive polymer brushes on surfaces
Polymer brushes posses a wide range of highly desirable properties making them a 'hot' topic in chemistry at the moment. However, interactions between polymer brushes and especially responsive polymer brushes are poorly understood. The aim of this research is to unravel the mysteries of these systems utilising techniques such as the surface force apparatus.
As these brush systems can be grafted from a range of surfaces currently research is underway to look at thermally responsive polymer brushes both on nano-sized particles and on flat surfaces in order to fully understand the intricacies of these systems in model scenarios.
Tim is co-supervised by Dr. Alison Stephens at P&G London Innovation Centre, as supported by an EPSRC CASE Award, which was initially set up Dr. Elaine Baxer who has moved onto the P&G perfume section.