What is Soft Condensed Matter? Soft Condensed Matter is a frontier field of research that exists at the boundaries between traditional areas of science such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Some examples of soft condensed matter are emulsions, foams, colloidal dispersions, surfactants, lipid membranes, living cells, polymers and biopolymers, gels, condensed fluid films and liquid crystals. Soft condensed systems contain structures that range in size from the nanoscale to the mesoscopic and can be suspended liquid droplets or solid particles, self-assembled structures such as micelles, or lipid membranes, macromolecular coils in solution or fluid films at surfaces. A soft condensed matter scientist is interested in the structure and behaviour of these types of systems. In the Soft Condensed Matter Labs at the University of Melbourne we are interested in molecular-level processes in thin liquid and polymer films, membranes and nanomechanics of soft interfaces. Our work has application in many areas ranging from therapeutics, drug delivery and colloid stability to tertiary oil recovery and environmental separations. For details, contact Michelle Gee, or go to the Research Overview. To apply for scholarships to be part of the Soft Condensed Matter group go to http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/defaul.htm Michelle%20Gee.htmlhttp://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/default.htmshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2
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