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Overview

Brian R. Saunders is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, molecular medicine, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties
  • Chalcogenide semiconductor thin films
  • Advanced materials and mechanics

Saunders has published notable papers in a variety of journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells using π-conjugated aromatic additives with differing hydrophobicities" (2023), Energy & Environmental Science
  • "Programmed Multiresponsive Hydrogel Assemblies with Light-Tunable Mechanical Properties, Actuation, and Fluorescence" (2020), Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Using Soft Polymer Template Engineering of Mesoporous TiO2 Scaffolds to Increase Perovskite Grain Size and Solar Cell Efficiency" (2020), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Bioinspired scaffolds that sequester lead ions in physically damaged high efficiency perovskite solar cells" (2020), Chemical Communications
  • "Highly Stretchable Conductive Covalent Coacervate Gels for Electronic Skin" (2022), Biomacromolecules

Frequent collaborators in Saunders's research include Ben F. Spencer, Andrew G. Thomas, Ran Wang, Amal Altujjar, and Muhamad Z. Mokhtar.

Publication venues where Saunders has contributed multiple papers include:

  • Biomacromolecules
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Energy & Environmental Science
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Brian R. Saunders's research integrates areas such as polymers and plastics with biomedical applications, emphasizing materials chemistry applied to energy harvesting, sensor technologies, and perovskite solar cells. The combination of engineering approaches with advanced material synthesis forms a core aspect of their scientific work.

Best Publications

  • Microgel particles as model colloids : theory, properties and applications

    Brian R. Saunders;Brian Vincent

  • Nanoparticle–polymer photovoltaic cells

    Brian R. Saunders;Michael L. Turner

  • Thermoresponsive copolymers: from fundamental studies to applications

    Ruixue Liu;Ruixue Liu;Michael Fraylich;Brian R. Saunders

  • Microgels: From responsive polymer colloids to biomaterials

    Brian Roy Saunders;Nadiah Laajam;Emma Daly;Stephanie Teow

  • Third-generation solar cells: a review and comparison of polymer:fullerene, hybrid polymer and perovskite solar cells

    Junfeng Yan;Brian R. Saunders

  • On the structure of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel particles.

    Brian R. Saunders

  • Poly(methyl methacrylate)-co-(methacrylic acid) microgel particles: swelling control using pH, cononsolvency and osmotic deswelling

    Brian R. Saunders;Helen M. Crowther;Brian Vincent

  • A Study of the Effect of Electrolyte on the Swelling and Stability of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Dispersions

    Emma Daly;Brian Roy Saunders

  • Temperature–dependent electrophoretic mobility and hydrodynamic radius measurements of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel particles: structural insights

    Emma Daly;Brian Roy Saunders

  • Poly(NIPAM) microgel particle de-swelling: a light scattering and small-angle neutron scattering study

    Helen M Crowther;Brian R Saunders;Sarah J Mears;Terence Cosgrove

  • Gel architectures and their complexity

    Walter Richtering;Brian R. Saunders

  • Thermal and osmotic deswelling of poly(NIPAM) microgel particles

    Brian R. Saunders;Brian Vincent

  • Recent Advances in the Physical and Spectroscopic Properties of Polypyrrole Films, Particularly Those Containing Transition-Metal Complexes as Counteranions

    Brian R. Saunders;Robert J. Fleming;Keith S. Murray

  • pH-responsive water-in-water Pickering emulsions.

    Bach T. Nguyen;Wenkai Wang;Brian R. Saunders;Lazhar Benyahia

  • Hybrid polymer/nanoparticle solar cells: Preparation, principles and challenges

    Brian R. Saunders

  • MMP-9 triggered micelle-to-fibre transitions for slow release of doxorubicin

    Daniela Kalafatovic;Max Nobis;Nadeem Javid;Pim W. J. M. Frederix

  • Study of pH-responsive microgels containing methacrylic acid: effects of particle composition and added calcium.

    Helene Dalmont;Orawan Pinprayoon;Brian R. Saunders

  • Injectable doubly cross-linked microgels for improving the mechanical properties of degenerated intervertebral discs

    Amir H. Milani;Anthony J. Freemont;Judith A. Hoyland;Daman J. Adlam

  • Doubly crosslinked pH-responsive microgels prepared by particle inter-penetration: swelling and mechanical properties

    Ruixue Liu;Ruixue Liu;Amir H. Milani;Tony J. Freemont;Brian R. Saunders

  • A Robust Cross-Linking Strategy for Block Copolymer Worms Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

    J. R. Lovett;L. P. D. Ratcliffe;N. J. Warren;S. P. Armes

  • Optimisation of PCPDTBT solar cells using polymer synthesis with Suzuki coupling

    J.P. Kettle;J.P. Kettle;M. Horie;M. Horie;L.A. Majewski;B.R. Saunders

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith A. Hoyland
Judith A. Hoyland University of Manchester
Anthony J. Freemont
Anthony J. Freemont University of Manchester
Cameron Alexander
Cameron Alexander University of Nottingham
Kevin M. Shakesheff
Kevin M. Shakesheff University of Nottingham
Brian Vincent
Brian Vincent University of Bristol
Paul O'Brien
Paul O'Brien University of Manchester
Michael L. Turner
Michael L. Turner University of Manchester
Mark W. Rutland
Mark W. Rutland Royal Institute of Technology
Steven P. Armes
Steven P. Armes University of Sheffield
Nicola Tirelli
Nicola Tirelli Italian Institute of Technology

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