Select Publications

Journal articles

Wang H; Zetterlund PB; Boyer C; Boyd BJ; Prescott SW; Spicer PT, 2017, 'Soft polyhedral particles based on cubic liquid crystalline emulsion droplets', Soft Matter, 13, pp. 8492 - 8501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7sm01521f

Tangso KJ; Da Cunha PHCD; Spicer P; Li J; Boyd BJ, 2016, 'Antimicrobial Activity from Colistin-Heparin Lamellar-Phase Complexes for the Coating of Biomedical Devices', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8, pp. 31321 - 31329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b10027

Thiel AE; Hartel RW; Spicer PT; Hendrickson KJ, 2016, 'Coalescence Behavior of Pure and Natural Fat Droplets Characterized via Micromanipulation', JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 93, pp. 1467 - 1477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11746-016-2896-4

Ghadiri M; Mamlouk M; Spicer P; Jarolimek W; Grau GER; Young PM; Traini D, 2016, 'Effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on airway epithelial cells' tight junction', Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 40, pp. 30 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pupt.2016.07.004

Dahiya P; Caggioni M; Spicer PT, 2016, 'Arrested coalescence of viscoelastic droplets: Polydisperse doublets', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 374, pp. 20150132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2015.0132

Tangso KJ; Patel H; Lindberg S; Hartley PG; Knott R; Spicer PT; Boyd BJ, 2015, 'Controlling the Mesostructure Formation within the Shell of Novel Cubic/Hexagonal Phase Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide-Poly(acrylamide-acrylic acid) Capsules for pH Stimulated Release', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7, pp. 24501 - 24509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b05821

Caggioni M; Lenis J; Bayles AV; Furst EM; Spicer PT, 2015, 'Temperature-Induced Collapse, and Arrested Collapse, of Anisotropic Endoskeleton Droplets', Langmuir, 31, pp. 8558 - 8565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00321

Burke CJ; Mbanga BL; Wei Z; Spicer PT; Atherton TJ, 2015, 'The role of curvature anisotropy in the ordering of spheres on an ellipsoid', Soft Matter, 11, pp. 5872 - 5882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sm01118c

Ergun R; Hartel RW; Spicer PT, 2015, 'Kinetic effects on interfacial partitioning of fat crystals', Food Structure, 5, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foostr.2015.02.001

Dong S; Spicer PT; Lucien FP; Zetterlund PB, 2015, 'Synthesis of crosslinked polymeric nanocapsules using catanionic vesicle templates stabilized by compressed CO2', Soft Matter, 11, pp. 8613 - 8620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sm02075a

Granieri A; Song J; Zhu B; Spicer PT; Scalia S; Young PM; Traini D, 2014, 'CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL EXCIPIENT FOR NASAL SPRAYS', JOURNAL OF AEROSOL MEDICINE AND PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY, 27, pp. A9 - A9, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000345684200027&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Caggioni M; Bayles AV; Lenis J; Furst EM; Spicer PT, 2014, 'Interfacial stability and shape change of anisotropic endoskeleton droplets', Soft Matter, 10, pp. 7647 - 7652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4sm01482k

Tangso KJ; Lindberg S; Hartley PG; Knott R; Spicer P; Boyd BJ, 2014, 'Formation of Liquid-Crystalline Structures in the Bile Salt–Chitosan System and Triggered Release from Lamellar Phase Bile Salt–Chitosan Capsules', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6, pp. 12363 - 12371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am502192t

Emady H; Caggioni M; Spicer P, 2013, 'Colloidal microstructure effects on particle sedimentation in yield stress fluids', Journal of Rheology, 57, pp. 1761 - 1772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.4824471

Spicer P, 2012, 'Arrested coalescence of viscoelastic droplets with internal microstructure', Faraday Discussions, 158, pp. 341 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2FD20029E

Porter D; Savage J; Cohen I; Spicer P; Caggioni M, 2012, 'Temperature dependence of droplet breakup in 8CB and 5CB liquid crystals', Phys Rev E, 85, pp. 041701 EP- - 041701 EP-

Pawar AB; Caggioni M; Ergun R; Hartel RW; Spicer PT, 2011, 'Arrested coalescence in Pickering emulsions', Soft Matter, 7, pp. 7710 - 7710

Solomon M; Spicer P, 2010, 'Microstructural regimes of colloidal rod suspensions, gels, and glasses.', Soft Matter, 6, pp. 1391 - 1400

Savage JR; Caggioni M; Spicer PT; Cohen I, 2010, 'Partial universality: pinch-off dynamics in fluids with smectic liquid crystalline order', Soft Matter, 6, pp. 892 - 892

Wilkins GMH; Spicer PT; Solomon MJ, 2009, 'Colloidal System To Explore Structural and Dynamical Transitions in Rod Networks, Gels, and Glasses', Langmuir, 25, pp. 8951 n8959 - 8951 n8959

Savin T; Spicer PT; Doyle PS, 2008, 'A rational approach to noise discrimination in video microscopy particle tracking', Appl. Phys. Lett., 93, pp. 024102/1 - 024102/3

Shen A; Wang D; Spicer P, 2007, 'Kinetics of Colloidal Templating Using Emulsion Drop Consolidation', Langmuir

Caggioni M; Spicer PT; Blair DL; Lindberg SE; Weitz DA, 2007, 'Rheology and microrheology of a microstructured fluid: The gellan gum case', J. Rheo., 51, pp. 851 - 851

Steinhaus B; Spicer PT; Shen AQ, 2006, 'Droplet Size Effects on Film Drainage between Droplet and Substrate', Langmuir, 22, pp. 5308 - 5313

Spicer P, 2005, 'Cubosome processing: Industrial nanoparticle technology development', Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 83, pp. 1283 - 1286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1205/cherd.05087

Spicer PT; Hartel RW, 2005, 'Crystal comets: Dewetting during emulsion droplet crystallization', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 58, pp. 655 - 655

Spicer PT, 2005, 'Progress in liquid crystalline dispersions: Cubosomes', Curr. Op. Colloid Int. Sci., 10, pp. 274 - 279

Lynch ML; Ofori-Boateng A; Hippe A; Kochvar K; Spicer PT, 2003, 'Enhanced loading of water-soluble actives into bicontinuous cubic phase liquid crystals using cationic surfactants', J. Colloid Int. Sci., 260, pp. 404 - 413

Spicer PT; Small WB; Lynch ML; Burns JL, 2002, 'Dry powder precursors of cubic liquid crystalline nanoparticles (cubosomes)', Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 4, pp. 297 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1021184216308

Spicer PT; Chaoul O; Tsantilis S; Pratsinis SE, 2002, 'Titania formation by TiCl4 gas phase oxidation, surface growth and coagulation', Journal of Aerosol Science, 33, pp. 17 - 34

Spicer PT; Hayden KL; Lynch ML; Ofori-Boateng A; Burns JL, 2001, 'Novel process for producing cubic liquid crystalline nanoparticles (cubosomes)', Langmuir, 17, pp. 5748 - 5756

Flesch JC; Spicer PT; Pratsinis SE, 1999, 'Laminar and turbulent shear induced flocculation of fractal aggregates', AICHE J., 45, pp. 1114 - 1124

Spicer PT; Pratsinis SE; Willemse AW; Merkus HG; Scarlett B, 1999, 'Monitoring the Dynamics of Concentrated Suspensions by Enhanced Backward Light Scattering', Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 16, pp. 201 - 206

Pratsinis SE; Spicer PT, 1998, 'Competition between gas phase and surface oxidation of TiCl4 during synthesis of TiO2 particles', Chem. Eng. Sci., 53, pp. 1861 - 1868

Spicer PT; Pratsinis SE; Raper JA; Amal R; Bushell GC; Meesters G, 1998, 'Effect of Shear Schedule on Particle Size, Density, and Structure during Flocculation in Stirred Tanks', Powder Technology, pp. 26 - 34

Spicer PT; Artelt C; Sanders S; Pratsinis SE, 1998, 'Flame synthesis of composite carbon black-fumed silica nanostructured particles', Journal of Aerosol Science, 29, pp. 647 - 659

Pratsinis SE; Artelt C; Sanders S; Spicer PT, 1997, 'Flame aerosol synthesis of carbon and carbon-silica nanostructured particles', Journal of Aerosol Science, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-8502(97)85375-X

Spicer PT; Pratsinis SE; Trennepohl MD; Meesters GHM, 1996, 'Coagulation and fragmentation: the variation of shear rate and the time lag for attainment of steady state', Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 35, pp. 3074 - 3080

Spicer PT; Pratsinis SE, 1996, 'Coagulation and fragmentation: Universal steady state particle size distribution', AICHE J., 42, pp. 1612 - 1620

Spicer PT; Pratsinis SE, 1996, 'Shear-induced flocculation: the evolution of floc structure and the shape of the size distribution at steady state', Water Research, 30, pp. 1049 - 1056

Spicer PT; Keller W; Pratsinis SE, 1996, 'The effect of impeller type on floc size and structure during shear-induced flocculation', J. Colloid Int. Sci., 184, pp. 112 - 122

Conference Papers

Spicer PT; Caggioni M; Squires TM, 2019, 'Composite liquid products: Design and performance', in Conference on Engineering Cosmetics and Consumer Products, ECCP 2019, pp. 10

Furst EM; Bayles AV; Spicer PT; Caggioni M, 2013, 'Mechanics of nonspherical, shape-changing edoskeletal droplets', in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, IN, Indianapolis, presented at 246th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), IN, Indianapolis, 08 September 2013 - 12 September 2013, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000329618402404&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Spicer PT; Hartel RW, 2005, 'Crystal comets: Extreme wetting effects in emulsion crystallization.', in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, CA, San Diego, pp. U651 - U651, presented at 229th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society, CA, San Diego, 13 March 2005 - 17 March 2005, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000228177704295&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lynch ML; Spicer PT, 2005, 'Novel process for producing cubic liquid crystalline nanoparticles (cubosomes).', in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, CA, San Diego, pp. U730 - U730, presented at 229th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society, CA, San Diego, 13 March 2005 - 17 March 2005, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000228177705197&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Spicer PT; Hartel RW, 2005, 'Crystal comets: Dewetting during emulsion droplet crystallization', in AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, pp. 1611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.200551267

Spicer PT, 2002, 'Cubosome formation via dilution: Kinetic effects and consumer product implications', in Case F; Alexandridis P (ed.), MESOSCALE PHENOMENA IN FLUID SYSTEMS, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, MA, Boston, pp. 346 - 359, presented at Symposium on Mesoscale Phenomena in Fluid Systems held at the 224th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society, MA, Boston, 18 August 2002 - 22 August 2002, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000189414600022&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Spicer PT; Pratsinis SE, 1994, 'Fundamentals of particle flocculation and removal from water', in Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, pp. 217 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/proc-344-217

Conference Presentations

Wei Z; Nelson A; Prescott S; Spicer P, 2018, 'Confining steric stabilisers at the oi/water interface: specific ion effects and complexation with surfactants', presented at Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, Sydney, -

Gresham IJ; Humphreys BA; Johnson EC; Webber GB; Wanless EJ; Nelson A; Spicer PT; Prescott S, 2018, 'The effect of humidity and temperature on an unsolvated thermoresponsive polymer brush.', presented at Sydney Surfaces and Soft Stuff meeting, Sydney, -


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