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Overview

Rik Brydson is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research encompasses various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomaterials.

Their main research topics cover a range of analytical and characterization techniques as well as materials synthesis and crystallization studies. These topics include:

  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

Among Brydson's recent papers are studies published between 2020 and 2022, covering various experimental and analytical methods in material characterization and crystallization processes:

  • Micro- and Nano-Scale Pore Structure in Gas Shale Using Xμ-CT and FIB-SEM Techniques, 2020, Energy & Fuels
  • Analysis of complex, beam-sensitive materials by transmission electron microscopy and associated techniques, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Characterization of Amorphous Solid Dispersions and Identification of Low Levels of Crystallinity by Transmission Electron Microscopy, 2021, Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Raman spectroscopy study of the crystallinity of graphite formed in an experimental free-machining steel, 2020, Materials Characterization
  • Understanding crystal nucleation mechanisms: where do we stand? General discussion, 2022, Faraday Discussions

Frequent co-authors in Brydson's work include Zabeada Aslam, Andy Brown, Nicole Hondow, Sean M. Collins, and Martha Ilett, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts within their research community.

Brydson's work has been prominently published in a variety of scientific journals notable for microscopy and materials science, such as:

  • Journal of Microscopy
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Communications Chemistry
  • Langmuir

In addition to journal articles, Brydson has published a book titled Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy through Garland Science eBooks in 2020, which has accumulated citations within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • High-activity, single-site mesoporous Pd/Al2O3 catalysts for selective aerobic oxidation of allylic alcohols

    Simon F.J. Hackett;Rik M. Brydson;Mhairi H. Gass;Ian Harvey

  • Composition and Microstructure of 20-year-old Ordinary Portland Cement-ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag Blends Containing 0 to 100% Slag

    R. Taylor;I.G. Richardson;R.M.D. Brydson

  • Location of Aluminum in Substituted Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C‐S‐H) Gels as Determined by 29Si and 27Al NMR and EELS

    Ian G. Richardson;Adrian R. Brough;Rik Brydson;Geoffrey W. Groves

  • Use of electron-energy loss near-edge fine structure in the study of minerals

    Laurence A. J. Garvie;Alan J. Craven;Rik Brydson

  • Tuning nitrogen functionalities in catalytically grown nitrogen-containing carbon nanotubes

    S. van Dommele;A. Romero-Izquirdo;R. Brydson;K.P. de Jong

  • Influence of a Terminal Functionality on the Physical Properties of Surfactant-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles

    S. R. Johnson;S. D. Evans;R. Brydson

  • Electron energy-loss near-edge structure – a tool for the investigation of electronic structure on the nanometre scale

    V. J. Keast;A. J. Scott;R. Brydson;D. B. Williams

  • Electron-energy-loss near-edge structures in the oxygen K-edge spectra of transition-metal oxides.

    H. Kurata;E. Lefèvre;C. Colliex;R. Brydson

  • Transformation of nanodiamond into carbon onions: A comparative study by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, small-angle x-ray scattering, and ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy

    Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Yurii M. Solonin;David N. Batchelder;Rik Brydson

  • Plant-driven fungal weathering: Early stages of mineral alteration at the nanometer scale

    Steeve Bonneville;Mark M. Smits;Andrew Brown;John Harrington

  • In situ fabrication of Al3Ti particle reinforced aluminium alloy metal–matrix composites

    Xiaoming Wang;Animesh Jha;Rik Brydson

  • Microstructural and crystallographical study of carbides in 30wt.%Cr cast irons

    A. Wiengmoon;T. Chairuangsri;A. Brown;R. Brydson

  • Quantitative analysis of the microstructure of interfaces in steel reinforced concrete

    A.T. Horne;I.G. Richardson;R.M.D. Brydson

  • 3D morphology of the human hepatic ferritin mineral core: New evidence for a subunit structure revealed by single particle analysis of HAADF-STEM images

    Ying-Hsi Pan;Kasim Sader;Jonathan J. Powell;Andrew Bleloch

  • Effect of mill type on the size reduction and phase transformation of gamma alumina

    S.R. Chauruka;A. Hassanpour;R. Brydson;K.J. Roberts

  • An investigation of commercial gamma-Al2O3 nanoparticles

    Y Rozita;Y Rozita;R Brydson;A J Scott

  • Ferromagnetism at the interfaces of antiferromagnetic FeRh epilayers

    R. Fan;C. J. Kinane;T. R. Charlton;R. Dorner

  • Composition, morphology and nanostructure of C-S-H in 70% white Portland cement-30% fly ash blends hydrated at 55 °C.

    A.V. Girão;I.G. Richardson;R. Taylor;R.M.D. Brydson

  • Near-infrared fluorescent ribonuclease-A-encapsulated gold nanoclusters: preparation, characterization, cancer targeting and imaging.

    Yifei Kong;Jun Chen;Feng Gao;Rik Brydson

  • Investigating carbonization and graphitization using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in the transmission electron microscope (TEM)

    H. Daniels;R. Brydson;B. Rand;A. Brown

  • Adsorption and Self‐Assembly of Peptides on Mica Substrates

    Conor Whitehouse;Jiyu Fang;Amalia Aggeli;Mark Bell

  • Designed Self‐Assembled β‐Sheet Peptide Fibrils as Templates for Silica Nanotubes

    J. E. Meegan;A. Aggeli;N. Boden;R. Brydson

  • Microstructure and Chemistry of Intergranular Glassy Films in Liquid‐Phase‐Sintered Alumina

    Rik Brydson;Shih-Chieh Chen;Frank L. Riley;Steve J. Milne

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Brown
Andrew P. Brown University of Leeds
Quentin M. Ramasse
Quentin M. Ramasse University of Leeds
Xuanke Li
Xuanke Li Wuhan University of Science and Technology
David W. McComb
David W. McComb The Ohio State University
Stephen D. Evans
Stephen D. Evans University of Leeds
Manfred Rühle
Manfred Rühle Max Planck Society
John Meurig Thomas
John Meurig Thomas University of Cambridge
Christina Scheu
Christina Scheu Max Planck Society
Ferdinand Hofer
Ferdinand Hofer Graz University of Technology
Animesh Jha
Animesh Jha University of Leeds

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