The Soft Matter Group is always looking for new opportunities to collaborate so feel free to reach out to any of our academics to see how we can work together.
Technical Expertise
The Soft Matter Group includes experts in a range of techniques, both experimental and theoretical. If you’d like to collaborate with us and see how these techniques can be applied to your own research – reach out!
Or, if you’re not sure who to contact, email saffron.bryant@rmit.edu.au and she’ll put you on the right track.
Ionic Liquids
Ionic liquids are solvents with tailorable properties that can be adapted to a myriad of applications including solvation, lubrication, and conduction.
If you have a project which needs a new solvent, ionic liquids might be the answer you’re looking for.
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Deep eutectic solvents are closely related and share many favourable properties. If you’d like to learn about how these could be applied to your research, contact Saffron.
Dynamic Light Scattering
Dynamic light scattering is often misunderstood or undervalued as a measurement technique.
In our group we have one of the leading experts in DLS as well as dedicated instruments for refined and precise measurements.
DLS can give you information about the size of particles in your systems, and some information about shape. When used in combination with other methods, DLS can be a powerful technique.
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Atomic Force Microscopy
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a challenging technique that can provide incredible high-resolution information.
This includes single-cell imaging with elastic force measurements, interaction information e.g. of cells with particles, solvent nanostructure information and friction measurements.
If you need high-resolution information, AFM could be the answer.
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Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Molecular dynamics simulations (MD) are a rapidly-growing field that requires extensive technical expertise as well as computing resources.
MD is increasingly being demanded to support experimental results and can provide molecular insight into these.
MD may provide new understanding of your experimental results.
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