The Self-Assembly Subgroup focuses on the
development and application of novel techniques to understand, control and
improve the structural properties of self-assembled materials.
Working in close collaboration with the other subgroups, we
investigate both biological and non-biological systems using a range of
techniques, including AFM, TEM, NSOM, CD, 2D-NMR, XPS and rheometry.
This group also employs nanoscale patterning techniques to control the
structure and orientation of biomaterials on surfaces, including e-beam
and microcontact lithography, microfluidics and electromagnetic field
alignment.
