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46Cathy McNameeAssociate ProfessorApplied Molecular ChemistryApplying colloid and interface chemistry to nano-technological and biological systemsDepartment of Chemistry and MaterialsIn my laboratory, we use colloid and interfacial science to study nano-technological and biological systems.Nano-technological applications: We are using interfacial forces to produce a monolayer of nanoparticles at an air-water interface with a controlled packing. Such a monolayer can be used to produce magnetic or semiconductor materials. Our goal is to determine how to create high-quality devices at low cost by determining (1) the effects of the particle material, size, and shape on the physical properties of the monolayer and (2) the forces and factors controlling the structuring and interactions of the particles at the interface.Biological applications: We are researching (1) the physical properties of polysaccharides in order to produce materials that can act as lubricant films in joints and (2) how to control the interactions of lipids in cell membranes with other molecules so as to inhibit their aggregation, which can cause health problems such as metabolic syndrome.Education: B.Sc. (hons), B.A.: University of Queensland, AustraliaD.Sc.: Kyoto University, JapanInternational collaborations:Max Planck Institute for Polymer Science, GermanyResearch Field: Colloid and Interface ScienceI am studying nano-technological and biological systems by using colloid and interfacial physical chemical techniques. My focus is on determining the fundamental properties of these systems and how they can be controlled.Outlook for researchIn our society, people have to think and make decisions on new and unknown topics everyday. In my lab, we are learning how to think and make decisions though our research on new and unknown science.Outlook for students after graduationThe interaction of glucose or insulin with a model biological membrane is determined by using a Langmuir trough and uorescence imaging techniques.A particulate monolayer that has been transferred to a solid substrateParticlesSolid

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