ECFP launches in-house technical workshops with the theme of Dense Suspensions
Soft matter physics of swallowing and its application to clinical management of dysphagia
ECFP appoints a Chief Scientific Officer
Linking compositional ripening of droplets to interfacial rheology
Linking compositional ripening of droplets to interfacial rheology
A new paper led by Dr Raj Tadi from the Soft Matter & Biological Physics group at the University of Edinburgh sheds light on how to control and manipulate compositional ripening in emulsions.
Towards a self-mixing salad dressing
Towards a self-mixing salad dressing
A collaboration between researchers from ECFP, the University of Edinburgh, Nottingham Trent University, and Loughborough University studying the behaviour of a popular alcoholic drink has led to new insights into the process of spontaneous emulsification. The work has implications for low-energy production of a whole range of emulsion products which currently must be mixed vigorously.
Protected droplets create a new transport route for medicines
Researchers from several universities, including ECFP, have completed an innovative study which firmly links the structure of microgels to the controlled release of liquid droplets coated in these particles. The discovery could revolutionise methods of targeting medicines to specific locations within the body.