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
Fabrication of nanoantibiotics based on
nanoimprinting technology (Josef
Borovicka, PhD student)
Microencapsulation of Probiotics (Mohammed Hamad,
PhD student)
Non-haemoglobin oxygen carriers (Mustafa Osmen,
PhD student)
Cyclodextrins structures for encapsulation of
active components (Baghali Mathapa, PhD student)
Some Past Projects
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)
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]
Fakhrullin,
R., Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of living
cellosomes of rod-like and rhombohedral morphologies based on magnetically
responsive templates, 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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