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Overview

Frank Heatley is a researcher affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple domains within chemistry and materials science, with a focus on organic and materials chemistry.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Their research specifically addresses subfields such as:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

The key topics covered in their research publications are:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

Frank Heatley's recent publications feature work on polymer science. One notable paper is:

  • Effect of side-group structure and temperature on chain transfer to polymer and branching in acrylate homopolymerizations, published in 2022 in Colloid & Polymer Science

This publication contributes to the understanding of how structural changes in polymer components and environmental conditions influence polymerization processes and polymer architecture.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Ian Gray
  • Peter A. Lovell

Frank Heatley's work has appeared in venues such as:

  • Colloid & Polymer Science

Best Publications

  • Thermal stabilization of polyacrylonitrile fibres

    Stephen Dalton;Frank Heatley;Peter M. Budd

  • Chain transfer to polymer in free-radical solution polymerization of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate studied by NMR spectroscopy

    Frank Heatley;Peter A. Lovell;Tsuyoshi Yamashita

  • Hyaluronan forms specific stable tertiary structures in aqueous solution: a 13C NMR study.

    John E. Scott;Frank Heatley

  • Interaction of some polyhexamethylene biguanides and membrane phospholipids in Escherichia coli.

    P. Broxton;P.M. Woodcock;F. Heatley;P. Gilbert

  • Conversion of polycarbosilane (PCS) to SiC-based ceramic Part 1. Characterisation of PCS and curing products

    H. Q. Ly;R. Taylor;R. J. Day;F. Heatley

  • Characterization of Anacardium occidentale exudate polysaccharide

    Regina C. M. de Paula;Frank Heatley;Peter M. Budd

  • Isolation and characterization of polysaccharides from Agaricus blazei Murill

    Maria Leônia C. Gonzaga;Nágila M.P.S. Ricardo;Frank Heatley;Sandra de A. Soares

  • Chain transfer to polymer in free-radical bulk and emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate studied by NMR spectroscopy

    David Britton;Frank Heatley;Peter A. Lovell

  • Chain Transfer to Polymer and Branching in Controlled Radical Polymerizations of n-Butyl Acrylate.

    Nasir M. Ahmad;Bernadette Charleux;Céline Farcet;Christopher J. Ferguson

  • Biological properties of hyaluronan in aqueous solution are controlled and sequestered by reversible tertiary structures, defined by NMR spectroscopy.

    John E. Scott;Frank Heatley

  • Micellisation of diblock copoly(oxyethylene/oxybutylene) in aqueous solution

    Alison D. Bedells;Rana M. Arafeh;Zhuo Yang;David Attwood

  • Conversion of polycarbosilane (PCS) to SiC-based ceramic: Part II. Pyrolysis and characterisation

    Hue Quan Ly;R. Taylor;R. J. Day;Frank Heatley

  • A study of the mechanism of the oxidative thermal degradation of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide) using 1H- and 13C-NMR

    Li Yang;Frank Heatley;Trevor G. Blease;Robert I.G. Thompson

  • Kinetic aspects of the Diels–Alder reaction between poly(styrene-co-furfuryl methacrylate) and bismaleimide

    Eunate Goiti;Frank Heatley;Malcolm B Huglin;José M Rego

  • Microphase-Separation Behavior of Triblock Copolymer Melts. Comparison with Diblock Copolymer Melts

    Shao-Min Mai, ,†;Withawat Mingvanish;Simon C. Turner;Chiraphon Chaibundit

  • Molecular motion of poly(methyl methacrylate), polystyrene and poly(propylene oxide) in solution studied by 13C n.m.r. spin-lattice relaxation measurements: effects due to distributions of correlation times

    F. Heatley;Afrozi Begum

  • High temperature thermal degradation of cellulose in air studied using FTIR and 1H and 13C solid-state NMR

    Sandra Soares;Nágila M.P.S Ricardo;Steven Jones;Frank Heatley

  • Use of crown ether in the anionic polymerization of propylene oxide—2. Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution

    Jifeng Ding;Frank Heatley;Colin Price;Colin Booth

  • Nuclear magnetic relaxation of synthetic polymers in dilute solution

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  • Triad sequence assignment of the 13C-NMR spectra of copolymers of ethylene oxide and 1,2-butylene oxide

    Frank Heatley;Ga-er Yu;Wen-Bo Sun;Elizabeth J. Pywell

  • Association and surface properties of diblock copolymers of ethylene oxide and DL-lactide in aqueous solution

    Siriporn Tanodekaew;Rachpal Pannu;Frank Heatley;David Attwood

  • Carbon-13 NMR study of the sequence distribution of poly(acrylamide-co-sodium acrylates) prepared in inverse microemulsions

    Francoise Candau;Zoubir Zekhnini;Frank Heatley

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Booth
Colin Booth University of Manchester
David Attwood
David Attwood University of Manchester
Peter M. Budd
Peter M. Budd University of Manchester
David Collison
David Collison University of Manchester
David C. Watts
David C. Watts University of Manchester
Bernadette Charleux
Bernadette Charleux Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Yulin Deng
Yulin Deng Georgia Institute of Technology
Ian W. Hamley
Ian W. Hamley University of Reading
Bert Klumperman
Bert Klumperman Stellenbosch University
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University

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