Dr Colin Crick
PhD
All Publications
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2025
- Metal-Free and Degradable Photocatalyst for Water Decontamination: An Innovative Application for High-Sulfur Content Polymers
Diniz V, Resendiz-Diaz B, Crick CR
Acs Omega, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 10 (42), 49744-49757.
17-10-2025 - Inverse vulcanized sulfur polymers: A greener and cost-effective alternative to conventional polymers - A cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis
Diniz V, Mohamud A, Rahman FT, Rana HT, Ogunwoolu NA, Crick CR
Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier vol. 524
01-09-2025 - The Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Coatings Using Food‐Grade Wax Dispersions
Resendiz‐Diaz B, Sadler E, Schwikkard S, Bear JC, Crick CR
Advanced Materials Interfaces, Wiley vol. 12 (12)
07-05-2025 - Slip length and drag reduction of superhydrophobic surfaces in shear-thinning fluid flows
Zhang L, Zhou W, Crick CR
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Elsevier vol. 685, 468-475.
20-01-2025 - The Fabrication of Fluorine‐Free Stretchable Superhydrophobic Films Using Inverse Vulcanization Sulfur Polymer
Diniz V, Pugno NM, Crick CR
Advanced Materials Interfaces, Wiley vol. 12 (10)
16-01-2025 - Optimizing Superhydrophobic Coatings: The Role of Catalysts, Additives, and Composition on UV and Thermal Stability of Inverse Vulcanization Polymers
Diniz V, Rath S
Acs Applied Polymer Materials, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 7 (2), 567-572.
06-01-2025 - Intelligent manipulation of liquids through the bio-inspired structuring of materials
Zhang C, Wang L, Crick CR, Lu Y
Progress in Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 147
01-01-2025
2024
- UV-stable photoactive superhydrophobic coatings utilizing “inverse vulcanization” sulfur polymers
Diniz V, Bear JC, Rath S
Surfaces and Interfaces, Elsevier vol. 51, 104691-104691.
29-06-2024 - Porous sulfur polymers for effective aqueous-phase organic contaminant removal
Diniz V, Bear JC, Rath S
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 14 (1)
07-04-2024 - The fabrication of robust and highly efficient oil–water separation filters via the high temperature sintering of silica micropower
Sadler E, Crick CR
Rsc Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 14 (19), 13489-13493.
01-01-2024
2023
- Polymer-dominant drag reduction in turbulent channel flow over a superhydrophobic surface
Zhang L, Garcia-Gonzalez RI, Crick CR
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 35 (12)
01-12-2023 - Investigating bio-based solvents as a sustainable alternative in the formulation and fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces
Garcia-Gonzalez RI, Crick CR
Aip Advances, Aip Publishing vol. 13 (10)
01-10-2023 - Synthesis and characterization of TiO2-carbon filter materials for water decontamination by adsorption-degradation processes
Diniz V, Crick CR, Rath S
Journal of Environmental Management, Elsevier vol. 346
14-09-2023 - In situ monitor of superhydrophobic surface degradation to predict its drag reduction in turbulent flow
Zhang L, Crick CR
Applied Physics Letters, Aip Publishing vol. 123 (6)
07-08-2023 - Engineering Biofouling Resistant Materials Through the Systematic Adaptation of Surface Morphology
Sadler E, Stephen AS, Allaker RP, Crick CR
Advanced Materials Interfaces vol. 10 (12)
24-04-2023
2022
- Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces.
Chen F, Wang Y, Tian Y, Zhang D, Song J, Crick CR, Carmalt CJ, Parkin IP et al.
Chemical Society Reviews, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 51 (20), 8476-8583.
03-10-2022 - Surface Tension and Viscosity Dependence of Slip Length over Irregularly Structured Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Zhang L, Mehanna YA, Crick CR
Langmuir, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 38 (39), 11873-11881.
20-09-2022 - Study on the Influence of Polymer/Particle Properties on the Resilience of Superhydrophobic Coatings
Mehanna YA, Crick CR
Acs Omega, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 7 (21), 18052-18062.
18-05-2022 - Investigating the viability of sulfur polymers for the fabrication of photoactive, antimicrobial, water repellent coatings
Upton RL, Dop RA, Sadler E, Lunt AM, Neill DR, Hasell T, Crick CR
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 10 (22), 4153-4162.
01-01-2022
2021
- Image analysis methodology for a quantitative evaluation of coating abrasion resistance
Mehanna YA, Crick CR
Applied Materials Today, Elsevier vol. 25
01-12-2021 - Carbon Nanofiber/SiO2 Nanoparticle/HDPE Composites as Physically Resilient and Submersible Water-Repellent Coatings on HDPE Substrates
Upton RL, Fedosyuk A
Acs Applied Nano Materials, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 4 (10), 10090-10102.
24-09-2021 - Suction or gravity-fed oil-water separation using PDMS-coated glass filters
Sadler E, Crick CR
Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Elsevier vol. 29
01-09-2021 - The challenges, achievements and applications of submersible superhydrophobic materials
Mehanna YA, Sadler E, Upton RL, Kempchinsky AG, Lu Y, Crick CR
Chemical Society Reviews, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 50 (11), 6569-6612.
01-01-2021
2020
- Heat-Treated Micronized Polyethylene Powder for Efficient Oil/Water Separating Filters
Mehanna YA
Materials, Mdpi vol. 13 (14)
15-07-2020 - Pigmented self-cleaning coatings with enhanced UV resilience via the limitation of photocatalytic activity and its effects
Upton RL
Molecular Systems Design && Engineering, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 5 (4), 876-881.
26-02-2020 - A general formulation approach for the fabrication of water repellent materials: how composition can impact resilience and functionality
Upton RL, Davies-Manifold Z, Marcello M, Crick CR
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 5 (2), 477-483.
01-01-2020
2019
- Highly rough surface coatings via the ambient temperature deposition of thermosetting polymers
Mehanna YA, Upton RL, Crick CR
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 7 (13), 7333-7337.
04-03-2019
2018
- Evaluating the resilience of superhydrophobic materials using the slip-length concept
Xu H, Crick CR
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 6 (10), 4458-4465.
14-03-2018
2017
- Covalently Attached Antimicrobial Surfaces Using BODIPY: Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness
Peveler WJ, Noimark S, Al-Azawi H, Hwang GB, Allan E, Edel JB
Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 10 (1), 98-104.
19-12-2017 - Low-Noise Plasmonic Nanopore Biosensors for Single Molecule Detection at Elevated Temperatures
Crick CR, Albella P, Kim H-J, Ivanov AP, Edel JB
Acs Photonics, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 4 (11), 2835-2842.
16-10-2017
2016
- Advanced Compositional Analysis of Nanoparticle-polymer Composites Using Direct Fluorescence Imaging
Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC
Journal of Visualized Experiments, Myjove (113)
19-07-2016 - Advanced Compositional Analysis of Nanoparticle-polymer Composites Using Direct Fluorescence Imaging.
Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Edel JB
Journal of Visualized Experiments, Myjove (113)
19-07-2016 - On-Demand Surface- and Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Using Dielectrophoretic Trapping and Nanopore Sensing
Freedman KJ, Crick CR, Albella P, Barik A
Acs Photonics, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 3 (6), 1036-1044.
18-05-2016 - Ambipolar Transport in Solution-Synthesized Graphene Nanoribbons
Gao J, Uribe-Romo FJ, Saathoff JD, Arslan H, Crick CR, Hein SJ, Itin B, Dichtel WR
Acs Nano, American Chemical Society vol. 10 (4), 4847-4856.
26-04-2016 - Copper-based water repellent and antibacterial coatings by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition
Ozkan E, Taylor A, Allan E
Chemical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 7 (8), 5126-5131.
01-01-2016
2015
- Self-Assembled Spherical Supercluster Metamaterials from Nanoscale Building Blocks
Turek VA, Francescato Y, Cadinu P, Crick CR, Elliott L, Chen Y, Ivanov AP, Velleman L et al.
Acs Photonics, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 3 (1), 35-42.
08-12-2015 - Fabrication of optimized oil–water separation devices through the targeted treatment of silica meshes
Crick CR, Parkin IP
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Taylor & Francis vol. 16 (5)
22-10-2015 - Selectively Sized Graphene-Based Nanopores for in Situ Single Molecule Sensing
Crick CR, Sze JYY, Rosillo-Lopez M, Salzmann CG
Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 7 (32), 18188-18194.
04-08-2015 - Robust self-cleaning surfaces that function when exposed to either air or oil
Lu Y, Sathasivam S, Song J, Crick CR, Carmalt CJ, Parkin IP
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 347 (6226), 1132-1135.
06-03-2015 - A physicochemical investigation of ionic liquid mixtures
Clough MT, Crick CR, Gräsvik J, Hunt PA, Niedermeyer H, Whitaker OP
Chemical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 6 (2), 1101-1114.
01-01-2015 - Advanced analysis of nanoparticle composites – a means toward increasing the efficiency of functional materials
Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Ivanov AP
Rsc Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 5 (66), 53789-53795.
01-01-2015
2014
- Precise Attoliter Temperature Control of Nanopore Sensors Using a Nanoplasmonic Bullseye
Crick CR, Albella P, Ng B, Ivanov AP, Roschuk T, Maier SA
Nano Letters, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 15 (1), 553-559.
08-12-2014 - Superhydrophobic silica wool—a facile route to separating oil and hydrophobic solvents from water
Crick CR, Bhachu DS
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Taylor & Francis vol. 15 (6)
01-12-2014
2013
- Superhydrophobic Surfaces as an On-Chip Microfluidic Toolkit for Total Droplet Control
Draper MC, Crick CR, Orlickaite V, Turek VA
Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 85 (11), 5405-5410.
20-05-2013 - A general method for the incorporation of nanoparticles into superhydrophobic films by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition
Crick CR, Bear JC, Southern P
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 1 (13), 4336-4344.
01-01-2013 - Relationship between surface hydrophobicity and water bounces – a dynamic method for accessing surface hydrophobicity
Crick CR, Parkin IP
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 1 (3), 799-804.
01-01-2013 - Superhydrophobic polymer -coated copper-mesh; membranes for highly efficient oil–water separation
Crick CR, Gibbins JA, Parkin IP
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 1 (19), 5943-5948.
01-01-2013
2012
- Superhydrophobic Photocatalytic Surfaces through Direct Incorporation of Titania Nanoparticles into a Polymer Matrix by Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition
Crick CR, Bear JC
Advanced Materials, Wiley vol. 24 (26), 3505-3508.
18-06-2012
2011
- An investigation into bacterial attachment to an elastomeric superhydrophobic surface prepared via aerosol assisted deposition
Crick CR, Ismail S, Pratten J
Thin Solid Films, Elsevier vol. 519 (11), 3722-3727.
01-03-2011 - Aerosol assisted deposition of melamine-formaldehyde resin: Hydrophobic thin films from a hydrophilic material
Crick CR
Thin Solid Films, Elsevier vol. 519 (7), 2181-2186.
01-01-2011