Staff profile

Research Interests

Our research group interests concern the general areas of crystallization, colloids and semi-crystalline polymers. A broad range of subjects are available that utilize both experimental (typically X-ray diffraction, FTIR, ESEM, TEM and optical microscopy) and computational modelling techniques. Studies span from fundamental blue skies research, through to industrially-sponsored projects.

• Crystallisation in Nanoconfinement
• Structured Ternary Fluids
• Colloids
• Semi-crystalline Polymers

Journal Article

• Maunder, J., Aguilar, J., Hodgkinson, P., & Cooper, S. (2022). Structured ternary fluids as nanocrystal incubators for enhanced crystallization control. Chemical Science, 13(44), 13132-13140. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc04413g
• Buckley, P., Hargreaves, N., & Cooper, S. (2018). Nucleation of quartz under ambient conditions. Communications Chemistry, 1, Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-018-0049-4
• Kennedy, S. R., Jones, C. D., Yufit, D. S., Nicholson, C. E., Cooper, S. J., & Steed, J. W. (2018). Tailored Supramolecular Gel and Microemulsion Crystallization Strategies – is Isoniazid Really Monomorphic?. CrystEngComm, 20(10), 1390-1398. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ce00066b
• Cucinotta, F., Jarman, B. P., Caplan, C., Cooper, S. J., Riggs, H. J., Martinelli, J., …Puntoriero, F. (2018). Light-Harvesting Antennae using the Host-Guest Chemistry of Mesoporous Organosilica. ChemPhotoChem, 2(3), 196-206. https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.201700144
• Hargreaves, N., & Cooper, S. J. (2016). Nanographite Synthesized from Acidified Sucrose Microemulsions under Ambient Conditions. Crystal Growth and Design, 16(6), 3133-3142. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01753
• Chen, C., Nicholson, C., Ramsey, H., & Cooper, S. (2015). Nonclassical Crystallization of Dipicolinic Acid in Microemulsions. Crystal Growth and Design, 15(3), 1060-1066. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg501147j
• glutaric acid. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, 71(4), 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1107/s2053229615004283
• Nicholson, C., & Cooper, S. (2011). Crystallization of Mefenamic Acid from Dimethylformamide Microemulsions: Obtaining Thermodynamic Control through 3D Nanoconfinement. Crystals, 1(3), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst1030195
• Nicholson, C., Chen, C., Mendis, B., & Cooper, S. (2011). Stable Polymorphs Crystallized Directly under Thermodynamic Control in Three-Dimensional Nanoconfinement: A Generic Methodology. Crystal Growth and Design, 11(2), 363-366. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg101200f
• Chen, C., Cook, O., Nicholson, C., & Cooper, S. (2011). Leapfrogging Ostwald’s Rule of Stages: Crystallization of Stable γ-Glycine Directly from Microemulsions. Crystal Growth and Design, 11(6), 2228-2237. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg101597q
• Cooper, S., Nicholson, C., & Liu, J. (2008). A simple classical model for predicting onset crystallization temperatures on curved substrates and its implications for phase transitions in confined volumes. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 129(12), Article 124715. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2977993
• Liu, J., Nicholson, C., & Cooper, S. (2007). Direct measurement of critical nucleus size in confined volumes. Langmuir, 23(13), 7286-7292. https://doi.org/10.1021/la063650a
• Smith, M., Cooper, S., Winter, D., & Everall, N. (2006). Detailed mapping of biaxial orientation in polyethylene terephthalate bottles using polarised attenuated total reflection FTIR spectroscopy. Polymer, 47(15), 5691-5700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2005.07.112
• Nicholson, C., Cooper, S., & Jamieson, M. (2006). Unique crystal morphologies of glycine grown from octanoic acid-in-water emulsions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(24), 7718-7719. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0603608
• Jamieson, M., Nicholson, C., & Cooper, S. (2005). First study on the effects of interfacial curvature and additive interfacial density on heterogeneous nucleation. Ice crystallization in oil-in-water emulsions and nanoemulsions with added 1-heptacosanol. Crystal Growth and Design, 5(2), 451-459. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg0498094
• Nicholson, C., Cooper, S., Marcellin, C., & Jamieson, M. (2005). The use of phase-inverting emulsions to show the phenomenon of interfacial crystallization on both heating and cooling. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(34), 11894-11895. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0526012
• Jamieson, M., Cooper, S., Miller, A., & Holt, S. (2004). Neutron reflectivity and external reflection FTIR studies of DL-aspartic acid crystallization beneath nylon 6 spread films. Langmuir, 20(9), 3593-3600
• Cooper, S. (2002). External reflection FTIR studies on crystallization of L-asparagine monohydrate beneath stearic acid and an analogous polymeric film at the air-water interface. Langmuir, 18(9), 3749-3753
• Miller, A., & Cooper, S. (2002). In situ Imaging of langmuir films of nylon-6,6 polymer using environmental scanning electron microscopy. Langmuir, 18(4), 1310-1317. https://doi.org/10.1021/la011446b
• Cooper, S., Coogan, M., Everall, N., & Priestnall, I. (2001). A polarised μ-FTIR study on a model system for nylon 6 6: implications for the nylon Brill structure. Polymer, 42(26), 10119-10132. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0032-3861%2801%2900566-3
• Cooper, S. (2001). The effect of additive aggregation state on controlling crystallization. Crystallization of L-asparagine monohydrate in the presence of carboxylic acid functionality additives. CrystEngComm, art. no.-56
• Cooper, S., Atkins, E., & Hill, M. (1998). Temperature-Induced Changes in Lamellar Crystals of Monodisperse Nylon 6 and Nylon 6 6 Oligoamides. Macromolecules, 31, 8947-8956
• Cooper, S., Sessions, R., & Lubetkin, S. (1998). A New Mechanism for Nucleation beneath Monolayer Films?. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 120, 2090-2098
• Cooper, S., Atkins, E., & Hill, M. (1998). Structures for Monodisperse Oligoamides. A Novel Structure for Unfolded Three-Amide Nylon 6 and Relationship with a Three-Amide Nylon 6 6. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 36, 2849-2863
• Cooper, S., Sessions, R., & Lubetkin, S. (1997). Role of Interfacial Tension in Nucleation beneath Monolayer Films. Langmuir, 13, 7165-7172