Dr Colin Crick
PhD

 

All Publications

    2023

    • Zhang L, Garcia-Gonzalez RI, Crick CR, Ng HC-H and Poole RJ (2023). Polymer-dominant drag reduction in turbulent channel flow over a superhydrophobic surface. Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 35 (12) 
      01-12-2023
    • Garcia-Gonzalez RI and Crick CR (2023). Investigating bio-based solvents as a sustainable alternative in the formulation and fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces. Aip Advances, Aip Publishing vol. 13 (10) 
      01-10-2023
    • Diniz V, Crick CR and Rath S (2023). Synthesis and characterization of TiO2-carbon filter materials for water decontamination by adsorption-degradation processes. Journal of Environmental Management, Elsevier vol. 346 
      14-09-2023
    • Zhang L, Crick CR and Poole RJ (2023). In situ monitor of superhydrophobic surface degradation to predict its drag reduction in turbulent flow. Applied Physics Letters, Aip Publishing vol. 123 (6) 
      07-08-2023
    • Sadler E, Stephen AS, Allaker RP and Crick CR (2023). Engineering Biofouling Resistant Materials Through the Systematic Adaptation of Surface Morphology. Advanced Materials Interfaces vol. 10 (12) 
      24-04-2023

    2022

    • Chen F, Wang Y, Tian Y, Zhang D, Song J, Crick CR, Carmalt CJ, Parkin IP and Lu Y (2022). Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces. Chemical Society Reviews, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 51 (20), 8476-8583.  
      03-10-2022
    • Zhang L, Mehanna YA, Crick CR and Poole RJ (2022). Surface Tension and Viscosity Dependence of Slip Length over Irregularly Structured Superhydrophobic Surfaces. Langmuir, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 38 (39), 11873-11881.  
      20-09-2022
    • Mehanna YA and Crick CR (2022). Study on the Influence of Polymer/Particle Properties on the Resilience of Superhydrophobic Coatings. Acs Omega, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 7 (21), 18052-18062.  
      18-05-2022
    • Upton RL, Dop RA, Sadler E, Lunt AM, Neill DR, Hasell T and Crick CR (2022). Investigating the viability of sulfur polymers for the fabrication of photoactive, antimicrobial, water repellent coatings. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 10 (22), 4153-4162.  
      01-01-2022

    2021

    • Mehanna YA and Crick CR (2021). Image analysis methodology for a quantitative evaluation of coating abrasion resistance. Applied Materials Today, Elsevier vol. 25 
      01-12-2021
    • Upton RL, Fedosyuk A, Edel JB and Crick CR (2021). Carbon Nanofiber/SiO2 Nanoparticle/HDPE Composites as Physically Resilient and Submersible Water-Repellent Coatings on HDPE Substrates. Acs Applied Nano Materials, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 4 (10), 10090-10102.  
      24-09-2021
    • Sadler E and Crick CR (2021). Suction or gravity-fed oil-water separation using PDMS-coated glass filters. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Elsevier vol. 29 
      01-09-2021
    • Mehanna YA, Sadler E, Upton RL, Kempchinsky AG, Lu Y and Crick CR (2021). The challenges, achievements and applications of submersible superhydrophobic materials. Chemical Society Reviews, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 50 (11), 6569-6612.  
      01-01-2021

    2020

    • Mehanna YA and Crick CR (2020). Heat-Treated Micronized Polyethylene Powder for Efficient Oil/Water Separating Filters. Materials, Mdpi vol. 13 (14) 
      15-07-2020
    • Upton RL and Crick CR (2020). Pigmented self-cleaning coatings with enhanced UV resilience via the limitation of photocatalytic activity and its effects. Molecular Systems Design && Engineering, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 5 (4), 876-881.  
      26-02-2020
    • Upton RL, Davies-Manifold Z, Marcello M, Arnold K and Crick CR (2020). A general formulation approach for the fabrication of water repellent materials: how composition can impact resilience and functionality. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 5 (2), 477-483.  
      01-01-2020

    2019

    • Mehanna YA, Upton RL and Crick CR (2019). Highly rough surface coatings via the ambient temperature deposition of thermosetting polymers. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 7 (13), 7333-7337.  
      04-03-2019

    2018

    • Xu H, Crick CR and Poole RJ (2018). Evaluating the resilience of superhydrophobic materials using the slip-length concept. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 6 (10), 4458-4465.  
      14-03-2018

    2017

    • Peveler WJ, Noimark S, Al-Azawi H, Hwang GB, Crick CR, Allan E, Edel JB, Ivanov AP, MacRobert AJ and Parkin IP (2017). Covalently Attached Antimicrobial Surfaces Using BODIPY: Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 10 (1), 98-104.  
      19-12-2017
    • Crick CR, Albella P, Kim H-J, Ivanov AP, Kim K-B, Maier SA and Edel JB (2017). Low-Noise Plasmonic Nanopore Biosensors for Single Molecule Detection at Elevated Temperatures. Acs Photonics, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 4 (11), 2835-2842.  
      16-10-2017

    2016

    • Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Ivanov AP, Edel JB and Parkin IP (2016). Advanced Compositional Analysis of Nanoparticle-polymer Composites Using Direct Fluorescence Imaging. Journal of Visualized Experiments, Myjove Corporation (113) 
      19-07-2016
    • Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Ivanov AP, Edel JB and Parkin IP (2016). Advanced Compositional Analysis of Nanoparticle-polymer Composites Using Direct Fluorescence Imaging. Journal of Visualized Experiments, Myjove Corporation (113) 
      19-07-2016
    • Freedman KJ, Crick CR, Albella P, Barik A, Ivanov AP, Maier SA, Oh S-H and Edel JB (2016). On-Demand Surface- and Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Using Dielectrophoretic Trapping and Nanopore Sensing. Acs Photonics, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 3 (6), 1036-1044.  
      18-05-2016
    • Gao J, Uribe-Romo FJ, Saathoff JD, Arslan H, Crick CR, Hein SJ, Itin B, Clancy P, Dichtel WR and Loo YL (2016). Ambipolar Transport in Solution-Synthesized Graphene Nanoribbons. Acs Nano, American Chemical Society vol. 10 (4), 4847-4856.  
      26-04-2016
    • Ozkan E, Crick CC, Taylor A, Allan E and Parkin IP (2016). Copper-based water repellent and antibacterial coatings by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition. Chemical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 7 (8), 5126-5131.  
      01-01-2016

    2015

    • Turek VA, Francescato Y, Cadinu P, Crick CR, Elliott L, Chen Y, Urland V, Ivanov AP, Velleman L, Hong M, Vilar R, Maier SA, Giannini V and Edel JB (2015). Self-Assembled Spherical Supercluster Metamaterials from Nanoscale Building Blocks. Acs Photonics, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 3 (1), 35-42.  
      08-12-2015
    • Crick CR, Ozkan FT and Parkin IP (2015). Fabrication of optimized oil–water separation devices through the targeted treatment of silica meshes. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Taylor & Francis vol. 16 (5) 
      22-10-2015
    • Crick CR, Sze JYY, Rosillo-Lopez M, Salzmann CG and Edel JB (2015). Selectively Sized Graphene-Based Nanopores for in Situ Single Molecule Sensing. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 7 (32), 18188-18194.  
      04-08-2015
    • Lu Y, Sathasivam S, Song J, Crick CR, Carmalt CJ and Parkin IP (2015). Robust self-cleaning surfaces that function when exposed to either air or oil. Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 347 (6226), 1132-1135.  
      06-03-2015
    • Clough MT, Crick CR, Gräsvik J, Hunt PA, Niedermeyer H, Welton T and Whitaker OP (2015). A physicochemical investigation of ionic liquid mixtures. Chemical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 6 (2), 1101-1114.  
      01-01-2015
    • Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Ivanov AP, Edel JB and Parkin IP (2015). Advanced analysis of nanoparticle composites – a means toward increasing the efficiency of functional materials. Rsc Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 5 (66), 53789-53795.  
      01-01-2015

    2014

    • Crick CR, Albella P, Ng B, Ivanov AP, Roschuk T, Cecchini MP, Bresme F, Maier SA and Edel JB (2014). Precise Attoliter Temperature Control of Nanopore Sensors Using a Nanoplasmonic Bullseye. Nano Letters, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 15 (1), 553-559.  
      08-12-2014
    • Crick CR, Bhachu DS and Parkin IP (2014). Superhydrophobic silica wool—a facile route to separating oil and hydrophobic solvents from water. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Taylor & Francis vol. 15 (6) 
      01-12-2014

    2013

    • Draper MC, Crick CR, Orlickaite V, Turek VA, Parkin IP and Edel JB (2013). Superhydrophobic Surfaces as an On-Chip Microfluidic Toolkit for Total Droplet Control. Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 85 (11), 5405-5410.  
      20-05-2013
    • Crick CR, Bear JC, Southern P and Parkin IP (2013). A general method for the incorporation of nanoparticles into superhydrophobic films by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 1 (13), 4336-4344.  
      01-01-2013
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2013). Relationship between surface hydrophobicity and water bounces – a dynamic method for accessing surface hydrophobicity. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 1 (3), 799-804.  
      01-01-2013
    • Crick CR, Gibbins JA and Parkin IP (2013). Superhydrophobic polymer -coated copper-mesh; membranes for highly efficient oil–water separation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 1 (19), 5943-5948.  
      01-01-2013

    2012

    • Crick CR, Bear JC, Kafizas A and Parkin IP (2012). Superhydrophobic Photocatalytic Surfaces through Direct Incorporation of Titania Nanoparticles into a Polymer Matrix by Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition. Advanced Materials, Wiley vol. 24 (26), 3505-3508.  
      18-06-2012

    2011

    • Crick CR, Ismail S, Pratten J and Parkin IP (2011). An investigation into bacterial attachment to an elastomeric superhydrophobic surface prepared via aerosol assisted deposition. Thin Solid Films, Elsevier vol. 519 (11), 3722-3727.  
      01-03-2011
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2011). Aerosol assisted deposition of melamine-formaldehyde resin: Hydrophobic thin films from a hydrophilic material. Thin Solid Films, Elsevier vol. 519 (7), 2181-2186.  
      01-01-2011
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2011). CVD of copper and copper oxide thin films via the in situ reduction of copper(ii) nitrate—a route to conformal superhydrophobic coatings. Journal of Materials Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 21 (38), 14712-14716.  
      01-01-2011
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2011). Superhydrophobic silica films on glass formed by hydrolysis of an acidic aerosol of tetraethylorthosilicate. Journal of Materials Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 21 (25), 9362-9366.  
      01-01-2011
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2011). Water droplet bouncing—a definition for superhydrophobic surfaces. Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 47 (44), 12059-12061.  
      01-01-2011

    2010

    • Kafizas A, Crick C and Parkin IP (2010). The combinatorial atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition (cAPCVD) of a gradating substitutional/interstitial N-doped anatase TiO2 thin-film; UVA and visible light photocatalytic activities. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology a Chemistry, Elsevier vol. 216 (2-3), 156-166.  
      01-12-2010
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2010). ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and Characterization of Super‐Hydrophobic Surfaces. Cheminform, Wiley vol. 41 (26), no-no.  
      08-06-2010
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2010). Superhydrophobic polymer films via aerosol assisted deposition — Taking a leaf out of nature's book. Thin Solid Films, Elsevier vol. 518 (15), 4328-4335.  
      01-05-2010
    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2010). Preparation and Characterisation of Super‐Hydrophobic Surfaces. Chemistry - a European Journal, Wiley vol. 16 (12), 3568-3588.  
      16-03-2010

    2009

    • Crick CR and Parkin IP (2009). A single step route to superhydrophobic surfaces through aerosol assisted deposition of rough polymer surfaces: duplicating the lotus effect. Journal of Materials Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 19 (8), 1074-1076.  
      01-01-2009