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Irridescent soap bubbles in liquid

Multiphase Processing

Irridescent soap bubbles in liquid

Formulated liquid products are often multiphase, containing particles, drops or bubbles which critically affect how the products appear and perform. We have world-leading expertise in the formulation, scale-up and manufacture of these products. We employ state-of-the-art experimental techniques, process analysis and computational modelling.

  • Our areas of expertise

    • 25 years of experience in the processing of formulated multiphase liquid products with complex rheology via flow visualisation experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamics

    • Measurement and analysis of the flow of multiphase materials in processes, particularly using Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT)

    • Formulation of micro- and nano- particles: microencapsulation, bioencapsulation, stabilisation and controlled delivery

    • Manufacture and preservation of probiotics and nutraceuticals, bioabsorption of nutraceuticals in gastro-intestinal tract

    • Microrheology of structured liquids

Meet our academic members

Bubbly flows; Drops; Sprays; Complex fluids; Multiphase modelling

Mathematical modelling; Computer simulations; Particle methods (MD, DEM, SPH); Physics-informed machine learning

Ceramics processing; Additive manufacturing; Investment casting

Soft matter modelling; Particle methods; Liquid-liquid and solid-liquid interactions; Interfacial singularities; Electrohydrodynamics

Particle technology; Granular materials; Fluidisation; Mixing; Adhesion and cohesion of particles; Agglomeration; Filtration

Multiphase flow; Complex fluids and rheology; Mixing; Emulsification; Sprays and dispersions

Emulsions; Pickering stabilisation; Soft solids; Microstructure performance; Encapsulation and release

Process optimisation; Artificial intelligence; Simulation modelling; Particle technology; Multiphase systems

Microencapsulation; Characterisation of microparticles; Microplastic-free delivery systems; Controlled release and targeted delivery

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