The University of Hull, Department of
Chemistry, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.
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Dr. Vesselin N. Paunov
Reader in Physical Chemistry
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Education & Career | Research Interests | Projects | Selected Publications | S&C Group Page
Education
& Career
National
B.Sc.& M.Sc. in Chemical
Physics and Theoretical Chemistry,1987-1991,
Visiting Researcher,
April-October 1995, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras,
Greece.
Visiting Researcher,
October-December, 1996, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, University of Erlangen,
Germany.
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry,
1992-1997: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
NATO/RS Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997-1998,
Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, UK.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1998-2000,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, USA.
Lecturer in Physical Chemistry,
2000-2004, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, UK.
Senior Lecturer in Physical
Chemistry, 2004 - 2008, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, UK.
Reader in Physical Chemistry,
2008 present, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, UK.
Research
Interests
Novel emulsifies based on solid particles
Wetting phenomena and Lotus effect
Contact angle of nanoparticles and
nanostructures
Foaming agents based on anisotropic colloid
particles
Nanosensors and nanosensor delivery in living
cells
Autonomous microparticles and nanoparticles
Colloidal monolayers and self-assembly of
particles in colloidal structures
Encapsulation, microcapsules, liposomes
Interactions between
Non-traditional applications of micro-contact
printing
Anisotropic nanoparticles and Janus particles
Nanotechnology of smart surfaces
Polymer carbon nanotube composites for intelligent
materials (Willian Small, PhD student)
Novel Emulsifiers and Foaming Agents based on
Natural Fibres
(Andrew Campbell, PhD Student)
Novel sensors based on DNA surfactants (Nae-Gyu Kang, PhD student)
Novel
devices for light control based on suspended semiconductor nanocrystals and
nanostructures (Dr. Amro Dyab, PDRA)
Some Past Projects
Novel anisotropic
and electrically responsive colloids (Dr. Hartmut Wege, post-doc)
Novel methods for inserting nanosensors in living
cells (Dr. Karen Fisher, post-doc)
Fabrication and
Characterisation of Novel Microcapsules (Ben Holt, 4th year
MChem student)
Emulsions
and foams stabilized by solid particles (Neil Ashby, PhD student)
DNA-based
surfactants (Dr. Chun Xu, post-doc)
DNA-functionalised
liposomes (Pietro Taylor, PhD student)
Anisotropic
particles and microstructures (Olivier Cayre, PhD student)
Lattice Boltzmann simulation of two-phase
flow
Monolayers of charged latex particles
Lateral capillary forces between particles at liquid
interfaces
Draining of vertical foam films
Evaporating of multilayered liquid films in
the presence of surfactants
Zeta-potential of latex particles coated by amphoteric surfactant
Capillary condensation of vapours between two
solid surfaces
Size-dependent contact angles of hydrocarbon lenses on water
Spontaneous curvature and bending constants of
non-ionic surfactant monolayers
Paunov V.N., On the Analogy between Lateral Capillary Interactions and Electrostatic
Interactions in Colloidal Systems, Langmuir
14 (1998) 5088-5097. [pdf]
Paunov, V.N., Binks, B.P. Analytical Expression for the Electrostatic
Disjoining Pressure taking into account the Excluded Volume of the Hydrated
Ions between Charged Interface in Electrolyte, Langmuir 15 (1999) 2015-2021. [pdf]
Fletcher, P.D.I., Haswell, S.J., Paunov,
V.N., Theoretical Investigation of
Chemical Reactions in Microreactors under Electroosmotic and Electrophoretic
Control, Analyst 124 (1999)
1273-1282. [pdf]
Aveyard, R., Clint, J.H.,
Nees D., Paunov V.N., Monolayers of
charged latex particles at liquid/fluid interfaces: Structure, compression and
collapse, Langmuir 16 (2000) 1969-1979. [pdf]
Paunov, V.N., Sandler, S.I.,
Kaler, E.W. A Simple Molecular Model for the Spontaneous Curvature and
Bending Elasticity Modulus of Nonionic Surfactant Monolayers at an Oil/Water
Interface", Langmuir 16 (2000) 8917-8925. [pdf]
Paunov,
V.N., Kaler, E.W., Sandler, S.I., Petsev, D.N. A Model for Hydration
Repulsion Interaction between Apoferritin Molecules in Electrolyte Solution,
J.Colloid Interf. Sci. 240 (2001) 640-643. [pdf]
Aveyard,
R., Binks, B.P., Clint, J.H., Fletcher,
P.D.I., Horozov, T.S., Neumann, B.,
Paunov V.N., Annesley, J., Botchway, S.W., Nees, D., Parker, A.W., Ward,
A.D., Burgess, A.N, Measurement of Long-Range Repulsive Forces between
Charged Particles at an Oil-Water Interface Phys. Rev. Lett. 88
(2002) art. no. 246102. [pdf]
Paunov, V.N., Binks, B.P., Ashby, N.P., Adsorption
of Charged Colloidal Particles to Charged Liquid Surfaces, Langmuir 18 (2002) 6946-6955. [pdf]
Taylor, P., Xu, C., Fletcher, P.D.I.,
Paunov, V.N., A Novel Technique for
Preparation of Monodisperse Giant Liposomes, Chem. Comm.,
14 (2003) 1732-1733. [pdf]
Cayre, O., Paunov, V.N., Velev, O.D., Fabrication
of Dipolar Colloid Particles by Microcontact Printing, Chem. Comm., 18
(2003) 2296 - 2297. [pdf]
Paunov, V.N., Novel Method for Determining the Three-Phase Contact Angle of Colloid
Particles Adsorbed at Air-Water and Oil-Water Interface, Langmuir, 19 (2003) 7970-7976. [pdf]
Paunov,
V.N., Cayre, O.J. Supra-Particles
and Janus Particles Fabricated by Replication of Particle Monolayers at
Liquid Surfaces with the Gel Trapping Technique , Advanced Materials,
16 (2004) 778-791. [pdf]
Paunov, V.N., Panhuis, M.I.H., Assembling
Carbon Nanotube based Microcapsules by a Colloid Templating Technique, Nanotechnology,
16 (2005) 1522-1525. [pdf]
Alargova, R.G.,Paunov, V.N., Velev, O.D., Formation of polymer microrods
in shear flow by emulsification solvent attrition method , Langmuir,
22 (2006) 765-774. [pdf]
Paunov, V.N., Mackenzie, G., Stoyanov, S.D., Sporopollenin micro-reactors for in-situ preparation, encapsulation and
targeted delivery of active components, J. Mater. Chem., 17 (2007) 609-612. [pdf] [Highlighted in
Chemical Science]
Holt, B., Lam, R., Meldrum, F.C., Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N. Anisotropic
nano-papier mache microcapsules, Soft Matter, 3 (2007)
188-190. [pdf]
Courbaron, A.-C., Cayre, O.J., Paunov, V.N. A novel gel deformation
technique for fabrication of ellipsoidal and discoidal polymeric microparticles,
Chem. Commun., (2007) 628-630. [pdf]
Paunov, V.N., Cayre, O.J., Noble, P.F., Stoyanov, S.D., Velikov, K.P.,
Golding, M., Emulsions stabilised by food colloid particles: Role of
particle adsorption and wettability at the liquid interface, J. Colloid
Interf. Sci., 312 (2007)
381-389. [pdf]
Chang, S.T., Paunov, V.N., Petsev, D.N., Velev, O.D., Remotely powered self-propelling particles
and micropumps based on miniature diodes, Nature Materials, 6
(2007) 235. [pdf]
Wege, H.A., Kim, S., Paunov, V.N., Zhong, Q., Velev, O.D., Superstabilization of foams and emulsions
with in-situ formed microparticles from hydrophobic cellulose, Langmuir, 24 (2008) 9245-9253. [pdf]
Small, W.R., Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of electrically anisotropic agarose gels by
dielectrophoretic assembly and encapsulation of silver nanowires, J. Mater. Chem., 16 (2008) 2082-2084. [pdf]
Campbell, A.L., Holt, B.L., Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N., Scalable fabrication of anisotropic
micro-rods from food-grade materials using an in shear flow dispersionsolvent
attrition technique, J. Mater. Chem.,
18 (2008) 4074-4078. [pdf]
Campbell, A.L., Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of functional anisotropic
food-grade micro-rods with micro-particle inclusions with potential application
for enhanced stability of food foams, Soft
Matter, 5 (2009) 1019-1023. [pdf]
Dyab, A.K.F., Ozmen, M., Ersoz, M., Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of novel anisotropic magnetic
microparticles, J. Mater. Chem.,
19 (2009) 3475-3481. [pdf]
Fakhrulin, R., Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of novel anisotropic magnetic microparticles, Chem. Commun, 19 (2009)
3475-3481. [pdf]
Dyab, A.K.F., M., Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of novel magnetic Janus particles, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 1135 (2009) CC02-08. [pdf]
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