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Jeffrey Penfold is affiliated with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Chemistry, with a significant contribution to Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics addressed in their work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Natural Product Bioactivities and Synthesis, Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds, and Proteins in Food Systems.

Jeffrey Penfold has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Langmuir
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids

Their recent papers include:

  • "Adsorption and self-assembly properties of the plant based biosurfactant, Glycyrrhizic acid" (2021), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Surfactant/biosurfactant mixing: Adsorption of saponin/nonionic surfactant mixtures at the air-water interface" (2020), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Self-assembly in saponin mixtures: Escin/tea, tea/glycyrrhizic acid, and escin/glycyrrhizic acid mixtures" (2021), Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • "Mixing Natural and Synthetic Surfactants: Co-Adsorption of Triterpenoid Saponins and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate at the Air-Water Interface" (2020), Langmuir
  • "Counterion Condensation, the Gibbs Equation, and Surfactant Binding: An Integrated Description of the Behavior of Polyelectrolytes and Their Mixtures with Surfactants at the Air-Water Interface" (2020), The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Jeffrey Penfold frequently collaborates with other scientists. Notable coauthors include:

  • Robert K. Thomas (17 publications)
  • Peixun Li (11 publications)
  • I. Tucker (6 publications)
  • A. Burley (6 publications)
  • R.E. Petkova (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • An analytic structure factor for macroion solutions

    John B. Hayter;Jeff Penfold

  • The application of the specular reflection of neutrons to the study of surfaces and interfaces

    J Penfold;R K Thomas

  • Determination of micelle structure and charge by neutron small-angle scattering

    J. B. Hayter;J. Penfold

  • Polymer/surfactant interactions at the air/water interface

    D.J.F. Taylor;R.K. Thomas;J. Penfold

  • Surfactant layers at the air/water interface: structure and composition.

    J.R. Lu;R.K. Thomas;J. Penfold

  • Recent advances in the study of chemical surfaces and interfaces by specular neutron reflection

    J. Penfold;R. M. Richardson;A. Zarbakhsh;J. R. P. Webster

  • Self-consistent structural and dynamic study of concentrated micelle solutions

    John B. Hayter;Jeff Penfold

  • SANS at Pulsed Neutron Sources: Present and Future Prospects

    R. K. Heenan;J. Penfold;S. M. King

  • Adsorption of Dodecyl Sulfate Surfactants with Monovalent Metal Counterions at the Air-Water Interface Studied by Neutron Reflection and Surface Tension

    Jian Ren Lu;Adrian Marrocco;Tsueu Ju Su;Robert K. Thomas

  • Adsorption of Ionic Surfactants at the Air−Solution Interface

    Julian Eastoe;Sandrine Nave;Adrian Downer;Alison Paul

  • EVIDENCE FOR CAPILLARY WAVES AT IMMISCIBLE POLYMER/POLYMER INTERFACES

    Michele Sferrazza;C. Xiao;Ral A. L. Jones;Dg G. Bucknall

  • Determination of end-adsorbed polymer density profiles by neutron reflectometry

    J. B. Field;C. Toprakcioglu;R. C. Ball;H. B. Stanley

  • THE CONFORMATIONAL STRUCTURE OF BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN LAYERS ADSORBED AT THE SILICA-WATER INTERFACE

    T. J. Su and;J.R. Lu;R. K. Thomas;Z. F. Cui

  • The Adsorption of Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolyte/Surfactant Mixtures: Neutron Reflection from Dodecyl Trimethylammonium Bromide and Sodium Poly(styrene sulfonate) at the Air/Water Interface

    D. J. F. Taylor;R. K. Thomas;J. Penfold

  • Structure of aqueous decyltrimethylammonium bromide solutions at the air water interface studied by the specular reflection of neutrons

    E. M. Lee;R. K. Thomas;J. Penfold;R. C. Ward

  • The Effect of Solution pH on the Structure of Lysozyme Layers Adsorbed at the Silica−Water Interface Studied by Neutron Reflection

    T. J. Su and;J. R. Lu;R. K. Thomas;Z. F. Cui

  • What Is So Special about Aerosol-OT? 1. Aqueous Systems†

    Sandrine Nave and;Julian Eastoe;Jeff Penfold

  • The Adsorption of Lysozyme at the Silica–Water Interface: A Neutron Reflection Study☆

    Tsueu Ju Su;Jian Ren Lu;Robert K. Thomas;Zhan Feng Cui

  • Adsorption of Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolyte/Surfactant Mixtures. Neutron Reflection from Alkyl Trimethylammonium Bromides and Sodium Poly(styrenesulfonate) at the Air/Water Interface: The Effect of Surfactant Chain Length

    D. J. F. Taylor;R. K. Thomas;P. X. Li;J. Penfold

  • Comparison of neutron reflection and surface tension measurements of the surface excess of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide layers at the air/water interface

    E. A. Simister;R. K. Thomas;J. Penfold;R. Aveyard

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian R. Lu
Jian R. Lu University of Manchester
Isabelle Grillo
Isabelle Grillo Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Adrian R. Rennie
Adrian R. Rennie Uppsala University
Julian Eastoe
Julian Eastoe University of Bristol
Richard A. L. Jones
Richard A. L. Jones University of Manchester
Richard K. Heenan
Richard K. Heenan Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Peter Schurtenberger
Peter Schurtenberger Lund University
Bernard P. Binks
Bernard P. Binks University of Hull
Norman J. Wagner
Norman J. Wagner University of Delaware
Kirk T. Korista
Kirk T. Korista Western Michigan University

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