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Overview

Simon Biggs is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their recent research output spans a variety of topics primarily within biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and ultrasonic technologies.

Their published papers cover diverse subjects and include the following:

  • Concentration profiling of a horizontal sedimentation tank utilising a bespoke acoustic backscatter array and CFD simulations (2020) - Chemical Engineering Science
  • Investigating Adsorbing Viscoelastic Fluids Using the Quartz Crystal Microbalance (2020) - ACS Omega
  • Deposition of non-porous calcium phosphate shells onto liquid filled microcapsules (2021) - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • pydicom/pydicom: pydicom 2.1.0 (2020) - Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Controlling adsorption density of polymer-stabilised metal nanoparticles at the oil-water interface (2022) - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • Darcy Mason
  • Jonathan D Suever
  • G Lemaître
  • Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos
  • Aditya Panchal

The common publication venues where Simon Biggs has contributed multiple works are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • ACS Omega

Research fields and subfields associated with Simon Biggs include:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Ecology

Main research topics covered by their work are:

  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of Cationic Surfactant Adsorption at the Solid-aqueous Interface

    R Atkin;Vincent Craig;Erica J Wanless;Simon Biggs

  • Drop Penetration into Porous Powder Beds

    Karen Hapgood;James Donald Litster;Simon R Biggs;Tony Howes

  • Steric and Bridging Forces between Surfaces Bearing Adsorbed Polymer: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study

    Simon Biggs

  • Aggregate structures formed via a bridging flocculation mechanism

    Simon Biggs;Michael Habgood;Graeme J. Jameson;Yao De Yan

  • STUDY OF ANION ADSORPTION AT THE GOLD-AQUEOUS SOLUTION INTERFACE BY ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY

    S. Biggs;P. Mulvaney;C. F. Zukoski;F. Grieser

  • Counterion effects on hexadecyltrimethylammonium surfactant adsorption and self-assembly on silica

    Stephanie B. Velegol;Barry D. Fleming;Simon Biggs;Erica J. Wanless

  • Effect of surfactant on the solution properties of hydrophobically modified polyacrylamide

    S. Biggs;J. Selb;F. Candau

  • Copolymerization of acrylamide and a hydrophobic monomer in an aqueous micellar medium : effect of the surfactant on the copolymer microstructure

    S. Biggs;A. Hill;J. Selb;F. Candau

  • Stimulus responsive core-shell nanoparticles: synthesis and applications of polymer based aqueous systems

    Olivier J. Cayre;Nelly Chagneux;Simon Biggs

  • Measurement of the forces between gold surfaces in water by atomic force microscopy

    Simon Biggs;Paul Mulvaney

  • Direct observation of the phase transition for a poly(N-isopropylacryamide) layer grafted onto a solid surface by AFM and QCM-D.

    Naoyuki Ishida;Simon Biggs

  • Adsorption Kinetics and Structural Arrangements of Cationic Surfactants on Silica Surfaces

    R Atkin;Vincent S J Craig;Simon Biggs

  • The Influence of Chain Length and Electrolyte on the Adsorption Kinetics of Cationic Surfactants at the Silica-aqueous Solution Interface

    R Atkin;Vincent Craig;Erica J Wanless;Simon Biggs

  • A light scattering study of the fractal aggregation behavior of a model colloidal system

    Janine L. Burns;Yao-de Yan;Graeme J. Jameson;Simon Biggs

  • Direct measurement of the depletion force using an atomic force microscope

    Andrew Milling;Simon Biggs

  • Electrosteric stabilisation of colloidal zirconia with low-molecular-weight polyacrylic acid. An atomic force microscopy study

    Simon Biggs;Thomas W. Healy

  • Force Calibration in Lateral Force Microscopy.

    Robert G. Cain;Simon Biggs;Neil W. Page

  • The Direct Measurement of the Forces of Interaction between a Colloid Particle and an Oil Droplet

    P. Mulvaney;J.M. Perera;S. Biggs;F. Grieser

  • Dispersion polymerization in non-polar solvent: Evolution toward emerging applications

    Alexandre P. Richez;Huai Nyin Yow;Simon Biggs;Olivier J. Cayre

  • POLYELECTROLYTE ADSORPTION AT THE SOLID/LIQUID INTERFACE INTERACTION FORCES AND STABILITY

    K.E Bremmell;G.J Jameson;S Biggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme J. Jameson
Graeme J. Jameson University of Newcastle Australia
Jeff Peakall
Jeff Peakall University of Leeds
Steven P. Armes
Steven P. Armes University of Sheffield
Chris Phillipson
Chris Phillipson University of Manchester
Vincent S. J. Craig
Vincent S. J. Craig Australian National University
Jill Manthorpe
Jill Manthorpe King's College London
Franz Grieser
Franz Grieser University of Melbourne
Rob Atkin
Rob Atkin University of Western Australia
Peter J. Scales
Peter J. Scales University of Melbourne
George V. Franks
George V. Franks University of Melbourne

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