| Name | Kerry Sheward |  |
| kerry.sheward@imperial.ac.uk | ||
| Status | PhD | |
| Biography | Undergrad degree University of York |
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| Research Summary | New surface active-hybrids of unusual scale and architechture. To produce an entirely new class of surfactants in which the hydrophilic head group is a macrocyclic cavitand (cucurbituril) and the hydrophobic tail is either an aliphatic chain or an oligomeric or polymeric telechelic. The synthetic methodology has a high degree of flexibility and thus is not restricted to a particular type of aliphatic chain, oligomer or polymer. The unusual scale and relative proportions of head and tail groups of the proposed surfactants are more than likely to result in unprecedented solution properties. | |