Dave Adams
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Biography
Dave Adams is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry
Research Interest
We are interested in understanding and controlling the self-assembly of small molecules to form a range of different structures. A specific area of interest is self-assembled low molecular weight gelators (LMWG). We have developed a number of methods for preparing gels with reproducible, controlled properties, for example a slow pH change method that has enabled self-sorted gels to be prepared.1,2,3 We have also developed electrochemical gelation approaches, allowing spatiotemporal control over gelation.4 We are currently developing methods towards controlling the assembly in multi-component systems,5 targeting optoelectronic applications.6
Publications
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Castilla, A. M., Draper, E. R., Nolan, M. C., Brasnett, C., Seddon, A., Mears, L. L.E., Cowieson, N. and Adams, D. J. (2017) Self-sorted oligophenylvinylene and perylene bisimide hydrogels. Scientific Reports, 7, 8380.
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Draper, E. R. and Adams, D. J. (2017) Low-molecular-weight gels: the state of the art. Chem, 3(3), pp. 390-410.
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Nolan, M. C., Fuentes Caparrós, A. M., Dietrich, B. , Barrow, M., Cross, E. R., Bleuel, M., King, S. M. and Adams, D. (2017) Optimising low molecular weight hydrogels for automated 3D printing. Soft Matter,
