Professor Annela Seddon
M.Chem.(Edin.), Ph.D.(Bristol)
Current positions
DTE Director
Bristol Doctoral CollegeProfessor of Physics
School of Physics
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Research interests
My areas of expertise include the fabrication of materials on the nanoscale, in particular, materials influenced by biology and nature.
I am interested in the interplay between the scientific disciplines and work incorporating techniques and ideas from physics and chemistry to understand biological problems.
In particular, I use techniques such as x-ray scattering to look at small scale structures and am developing new techniques for fluid handling which can again be applied to biological systems.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
8099 EPSRC GCRF A Seddon
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
01/01/2021 to 30/09/2022
Observation with high-speed AFM of the effect of beta amyloid on neuronal membranes with relevance to mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease
Principal Investigator
Description
Alzheimer's Disease is characterised by the build up of plaques and fibres of beta amyloid, which is part of a protein naturally in the brain. These pieces of this protein…Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
14/01/2017 to 12/02/2017
8099 EPSRC BRISTOL BRIDGE
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
01/08/2016
8099 EPSRC EP/M027546/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
01/08/2016
8099 EPSRC INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORSHIP
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
01/08/2016
Thesis supervisions
Unusual “coffee rings”: Hierarchical surface patterns from evaporation of a reactive ZnO nanofluid sessile drop
Supervisors
3D printing shape-changing double-network hydrogels
Supervisors
Self-assembly of stimuli-responsive supramolecular nanostructures based on oligo(aniline) amphiphiles
Supervisors
Mobility and Separation of Knotted Polymers
Supervisors
Experimental and computational approaches to the lipid L<sub>3</sub> sponge mesophase
Supervisors
Development of Bio-inspired Cellulosic Smart Composites for Morphing
Supervisors
Synthesis and Characterisation of Photoresponsive Thermoplastic Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Supervisors
A Promiscuous and Catalytically Proficient <i>De Novo</i> Carbene Transferase
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Exploring the mineralisation and functionalisation of recombinant Pyrococcus furiosus ferritin
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Creating hierachical particle assemblies using organo-clays
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
07/01/2023Polymorphic protein phase transitions driven by surface anisotropy
Journal of Chemical Physics
A Self-Assembling Flavin for Visible Photooxidation
Chemistry - A European Journal
Measuring the Refractive Index and Sub-Nanometre Surface Functionalisation of Nanoparticles in Suspension
Nanoscale
Scale-Invariance in Miniature Coarse-Grained Red Blood Cells by Fluctuation Analysis
Soft Matter
Synthesis and characterisation of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based hydrogels
Soft Matter
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