Our research deals with materials and processes at colloidal (nanometer to micrometer) length scales. The focus is on synthesis and processing of particulate, colloidal and biomolecular systems.

Continuous cocrystallization of benzoic acid and isonicotinamide by mixing-induced supersaturation : exploring opportunities between reactive and antisolvent crystallization conceptsSvoboda Vaclav, MacFhionnghaile Pól, McGinty John, Connor Lauren E., Oswald Iain D. H., Sefcik JanCrystal Growth and Design, (2017)http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01866 Kinetics of early stages of resorcinol-formaldehyde polymerization investigated by solution phase nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyGaca Katarzyna Z., Parkinson John A., Sefcik JanPolymer Vol 110, pp. 62-73, (2017)http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2016.12.069 Self-assembly of ultra-small micelles from amphiphilic lipopeptoidsLau King Hang Aaron, Castelletto Valeria, Kendall Thomas, Sefcik Jan, Hamley Ian W., Reza Mehedi, Ruokolainen JanneChemical Communications Vol 53, pp. 2178-2181, (2017)http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6CC09888F Modelling of artefacts in estimations of particle size of needle-like particles from laser diffraction measurementsAgimelen Okpeafoh S., Mulholland Anthony J., Sefcik JanChemical Engineering Science Vol 158, pp. 445-452, (2017)http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.10.031 Filtration suppresses laser-induced nucleation of glycine in aqueous solutionsJavid Nadeem, Kendall Thomas, Burns Iain S., Sefcik JanCrystal Growth and Design Vol 16, pp. 4196?4202, (2016)http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00046 Integration of in situ imaging and chord length distribution measurements for estimation of particle size and shapeAgimelen Okpeafoh S., Jawor-Baczynska Anna, McGinty John, Dziewierz Jerzy, Tachtatzis Christos, Cleary Alison, Haley Ian, Michie Craig, Andonovic Ivan, Sefcik Jan, Mulholland Anthony J.Chemical Engineering Science Vol 144, pp. 87-100, (2016)http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.01.007