Professor Nigel Clarke

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Journal articles

• Clarke N & Buxton GA (2024) Modeling photo-generated charge extraction in bulk heterojunction nanoparticles. Soft Matter. View this article in WRRO
• Karatrantos AV, Mugemana C, Bouhala L, Clarke N & Kröger M (2023) From ionic nanoparticle organic hybrids to ionic nanocomposites: structure, dynamics, and properties: a review. Nanomaterials, 13(1).
• Mathis E, Michon M-L, Billaud C, Vergelati C, Clarke N, Jestin J & Long DR (2022) Controlling the morphology in epoxy/thermoplastic systems. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(3), 2091-2104.
• Saleem Q, Torabfam M, Fidan T, Kurt H, Yüce M, Clarke N & Bayazit MK (2021) Microwave-Promoted Continuous Flow Systems in Nanoparticle Synthesis—A Perspective. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(30), 9988-10015.
• Clarke N, Gibbions N & Long DR (2020) Diffusio-osmosis and wetting on solid surfaces: a unified description based on a virtual work principle. Soft Matter, 16(14), 3485-3497.
• Hall J & Clarke N (2020) The mechanics of cilium beating: quantifying the relationship between metachronal wavelength and fluid flow rate. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 891.
• Burg SL, Washington A, Coles DM, Bianco A, McLoughlin D, Mykhaylyk OO, Villanova J, Dennison AJC, Hill CJ, Vukusic P , Doak S et al (2019) Liquid–liquid phase separation morphologies in ultra-white beetle scales and a synthetic equivalent. Communications Chemistry, 2(1). View this article in WRRO
• Karatrantos A, Composto RJ, Winey KI & Clarke N (2019) Nanorod Diffusion in Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromolecules, 52(6). View this article in WRRO
• Karatrantos A, Koutsawa Y, Dubois P, Clarke N & Kröger M (2018) Miscibility and nanoparticle diffusion in ionic nanocomposites. Polymers, 10(9). View this article in WRRO
• Boothroyd SC, Johnson DW, Weir MP, Reynolds CD, Hart JM, Smith AJ, Clarke N, Thompson RL & Coleman KS (2018) Controlled Structure Evolution of Graphene Networks in Polymer Composites. Chemistry of Materials, 30(5), 1524-1531. View this article in WRRO
• Lin C-C, Cargnello M, Murray CB, Clarke N, Winey KI, Riggleman RA & Composto RJ (2017) Nanorod Mobility Influences Polymer Diffusion in Polymer Nanocomposites. ACS Macro Letters, 6(8), 869-874.
• Lin C-C, Griffin PJ, Chao H, Hore MJA, Ohno K, Clarke N, Riggleman RA, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2017) Grafted polymer chains suppress nanoparticle diffusion in athermal polymer melts. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 146(20). View this article in WRRO
• Karatrantos A, Composto RJ, Winey KI & Clarke N (2017) Polymer and spherical nanoparticle diffusion in nanocomposites. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 146(20). View this article in WRRO
• Gaspar H, Teixeira P, Santos R, Fernandes L, Hilliou L, Weir M, Parnell A, Abrams K, Hill C, Bouwman WG , Parnell SR et al (2017) A Journey along the Extruder with Polystyrene:C60 Nanocomposites: Convergence of Feeding Formulations into a Similar Nanomorphology. Macromolecules, 50(8), 3301-3312. View this article in WRRO
• Choi J, Clarke N, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2017) Polymer Diffusion from Attractive and Athermal Substrates. Macromolecules, 50(7), 3038-3042.
• Griffin PJ, Bocharova V, Middleton LR, Composto RJ, Clarke N, Schweizer KS & Winey KI (2016) Influence of the Bound Polymer Layer on Nanoparticle Diffusion in Polymer Melts. ACS Macro Letters, 5(10), 1141-1145.
• Tung W-S, Griffin PJ, Meth JS, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2016) Temperature-Dependent Suppression of Polymer Diffusion in Polymer Nanocomposites. ACS Macro Letters, 5(6), 735-739.
• Weir MP, Johnson DW, Boothroyd SC, Savage RC, Thompson RL, Parnell SR, Parnell AJ, King SM, Rogers SE, Coleman KS & Clarke N (2016) Extrinsic Wrinkling and Single Exfoliated Sheets of Graphene Oxide in Polymer Composites. Chemistry of Materials, 28(6), 1698-1704. View this article in WRRO
• Karatrantos A, Clarke N & Kröger M (2016) Modeling of Polymer Structure and Conformations in Polymer Nanocomposites from Atomistic to Mesoscale: A Review. Polymer Reviews, 56(3), 385-428.
• Weir MP, Johnson DW, Boothroyd SC, Savage RC, Thompson RL, King SM, Rogers SE, Coleman KS & Clarke N (2016) Distortion of Chain Conformation and Reduced Entanglement in Polymer–Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites. ACS Macro Letters, 5(4), 430-434. View this article in WRRO
• Hart JM, Kimani SM, Hutchings LR, Grillo I, Hughes AV, Clarke N, Garcia-Sakai V, Rogers SE, Mendis B & Thompson RL (2016) Spontaneous Nanoparticle Dispersal in Polybutadiene by Brush-Forming End-Functional Polymers. Macromolecules, 49(4), 1434-1443.
• Karatrantos A, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2016) Entanglements in polymer nanocomposites containing spherical nanoparticles. Soft Matter, 12(9), 2567-2574. View this article in WRRO
• Tung W-S, Composto RJ, Clarke N & Winey KI (2015) Anisotropic Polymer Conformations in Aligned SWCNT/PS Nanocomposites. ACS Macro Letters, 4(9), 916-920.
• Choi J, Cargnello M, Murray CB, Clarke N, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2015) Fast Nanorod Diffusion through Entangled Polymer Melts. ACS Macro Letters, 4(9), 952-956.
• Karatrantos A, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2015) Polymer conformations in polymer nanocomposites containing spherical nanoparticles. Soft Matter, 11(2), 382-388. View this article in WRRO
• Bailey RG, Turner RD, Mullin N, Clarke N, Foster SJ & Hobbs JK (2014) The Interplay between Cell Wall Mechanical Properties and the Cell Cycle in Staphylococcus aureus. Biophysical Journal, 107(11), 2538-2545. View this article in WRRO
• Coveney S & Clarke N (2014) Pattern Formation in Polymer Blend Thin Films: Surface Roughening Couples to Phase Separation. Physical Review Letters, 113. View this article in WRRO
• Mouhamad Y, Mokarian-Tabari P, Clarke N, Jones RAL & Geoghegan M (2014) Dynamics of polymer film formation during spin coating. Journal of Applied Physics, 116(12), 123513-123513. View this article in WRRO
• Choi J, Clarke N, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2014) Fast Polymer Diffusion through Nanocomposites with Anisotropic Particles. ACS Macro Letters, 3(9), 886-891.
• Lin C-C, Ohno K, Clarke N, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2014) Macromolecular Diffusion through a Polymer Matrix with Polymer-Grafted Chained Nanoparticles. Macromolecules, 47(15), 5357-5364.
• Jones ML, Dyer R, Clarke N & Groves C (2014) Are hot charge transfer states the primary cause of efficient free-charge generation in polymer:fullerene organic photovoltaic devices? A kinetic Monte Carlo study.. Phys Chem Chem Phys, 16(38), 20310-20320.
• Coveney S & Clarke N (2014) Lateral phase separation in polymer-blend thin films: surface bifurcation.. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 89(6), 062603.
• Choi J, Hore MJA, Clarke N, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2014) Nanoparticle brush architecture controls polymer diffusion in nanocomposites. Macromolecules, 47(7), 2404-2410.
• Kimani SM, Thompson RL, Hutchings LR, Clarke N, Billah SMR, Sakai VG & Rogers SE (2014) Multihydroxyl end functional polyethylenes: Synthesis, bulk and interfacial properties of polymer surfactants. Macromolecules, 47(6), 2062-2071.
• Karatrantos A, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2014) Structure, dynamics and primitive path network of polymer nanocomposites containing spherical nanoparticles. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1619.
• Coveney S & Clarke N (2013) Breakup of a transient wetting layer in polymer blend thin films: unification with 1D phase equilibria.. Phys Rev Lett, 111(12), 125702.
• Tung WS, Bird V, Composto RJ, Clarke N & Winey KI (2013) Polymer chain conformations in CNT/PS nanocomposites from small angle neutron scattering. Macromolecules, 46(13), 5345-5354.
• Lin CC, Gam S, Meth JS, Clarke N, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2013) Do attractive polymer-nanoparticle interactions retard polymer diffusion in nanocomposites?. Macromolecules, 46(11), 4502-4509.
• Toolan DTW, Haq EU, Dunbar A, Ebbens S, Clarke N, Topham PD & Howse JR (2013) Direct observation of morphological development during the spin-coating of polystyrene-poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer blends. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 51(11), 875-881.
• Karatrantos A, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2013) Topological entanglement length in polymer melts and nanocomposites by a DPD polymer model. Soft Matter, 9(14), 3877-3884.
• Tung WS, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2013) Temperature dependence of polymer diffusion in MWCNT/PS nanocomposites. Macromolecules, 46(6), 2317-2322.
• Choi J, Hore MJA, Meth JS, Clarke N, Winey KI & Composto RJ (2013) Universal scaling of polymer diffusion in nanocomposites. ACS Macro Letters, 2(6), 485-490.
• Coveney S & Clarke N (2012) Surface roughening in polymer blend thin films by lateral phase separation: A thermodynamic mechanism. Journal of Chemical Physics, 137(17).
• Lyons BP, Clarke N & Groves C (2012) The relative importance of domain size, domain purity and domain interfaces to the performance of bulk-heterojunction organic photovoltaics. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 5(6), 7657-7663.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2012) Acid-labile core-layer-shell polymer nanoparticles: Modeling particle disintegration and subsequent drug release. Soft Matter, 8(34), 8891-8895.
• Karatrantos A, Composto RJ, Winey KI, Kröger M & Clarke N (2012) Entanglements and dynamics of polymer melts near a SWCNT. Macromolecules, 45(17), 7274-7281.
• Gam S, Meth JS, Zane SG, Chi C, Wood BA, Winey KI, Clarke N & Composto RJ (2012) Polymer diffusion in a polymer nanocomposite: effect of nanoparticle size and polydispersity. SOFT MATTER, 8(24), 6512-6520.
• Kimani SM, Hardman SJ, Hutchings LR, Clarke N & Thompson RL (2012) Synthesis and surface activity of high and low surface energy multi-end functional polybutadiene additives. Soft Matter, 8(12), 3487-3496.
• Hardman SJ, Hutchings LR, Clarke N, Kimani SM, Mears LLE, Smith EF, Webster JRP & Thompson RL (2012) Surface modification of polyethylene with multi-end-functional polyethylene additives. Langmuir, 28(11), 5125-5137.
• Kimani SM, Hardman SJ, Hutchings LR, Clarke N & Thompson RL (2012) Synthesis and surface activity of high and low surface energy multi-end functional polybutadiene additives. Soft Matter, 8(12), 3487-3496.
• Hardman SJ, Hutchings LR, Clarke N, Kimani SM, Mears LLE, Smith EF, Webster JRP & Thompson RL (2012) Surface modification of polyethylene with multi-end-functional polyethylene additives. Langmuir, 28(11), 5125-5137.
• Lloyd GO, Piepenbrock MOM, Foster JA, Clarke N & Steed JW (2012) Anion tuning of chiral bis(urea) low molecular weight gels. Soft Matter, 8(1), 204-216.
• Ebbens S, Hodgkinson R, Parnell AJ, Dunbar A, Martin SJ, Topham PD, Clarke N & Howse JR (2011) In situ imaging and height reconstruction of phase separation processes in polymer blends during spin coating.. ACS Nano, 5(6), 5124-5131.
• Gam S, Meth JS, Zane SG, Chi CZ, Wood BA, Seitz ME, Winey KI, Clarke N & Composto RJ (2011) Macromolecular Diffusion in a Crowded Polymer Nanocomposite. MACROMOLECULES, 44(9), 3494-3501.
• Sanchez-Gaytan BL, Li S, Kamps AC, Hickey RJ, Clarke N, Fryd M, Wayland BB & Park SJ (2011) Controlling the Radial Position of Nanoparticles in Amphiphilic Block-Copolymer Assemblies. J PHYS CHEM C, 115(16), 7836-7842.
• Piepenbrock MM, Clarke N & Steed JW (2011) Rheology and silver nanoparticle templating in a bis(urea) silver metallogel. Soft Matter, 7(6), 2412-2418.
• Karatrantos A, Composto RJ, Winey KI & Clarke N (2011) Structure and conformations of polymer/SWCNT nanocomposites. Macromolecules, 44(24), 9830-9838.
• Lyons BP, Clarke N & Groves C (2011) The quantitative effect of surface wetting layers on the performance of organic bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(45), 22572-22577.
• Karatrantos A & Clarke N (2011) A theoretical model for the prediction of diffusion in polymer/SWCNT nanocomposites. Soft Matter, 7(16), 7334-7341.
• Thomas KR, Clarke N, Poetes R, Morariu M & Steiner U (2010) Wetting induced instabilities in miscible polymer blends. Soft Matter, 6(15), 3517-3523.
• Piepenbrock MM, Clarke N & Steed JW (2010) Shear induced gelation in a copper(II) metallogel: new aspects of ion-tunable rheology and gel-reformation by external chemical stimuli. Soft Matter, 6(15), 3541-3547.
• Sharma J, King SM, Bohlin L & Clarke N (2010) Apparatus for simultaneous rheology and small-angle neutron scattering from high-viscosity polymer melts and blends. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 620(2-3), 437-444.
• Foster JA, Piepenbrock MM, Lloyd GO, Clarke N, Howard JAK & Steed JW (2010) Anion-switchable supramolecular gels for controlling pharmaceutical crystal growth. Nature Chemistry, 2(12), 1037-1043.
• Byrne P, Lloyd GO, Applegarth L, Anderson KM, Clarke N & Steed JW (2010) Metal-induced gelation in dipyridyl ureas. New Journal of Chemistry, 34(10), 2261-2274.
• Souche M & Clarke N (2010) Equilibrium Phases for Thin Films of Polymer Blend Solutions. Macromolecules, 43(12), 5433-5441.
• Clarke N, De Luca E, Buxton G, Hutchings LR, Gough T, Grillo I, Graham RS, Jagannathan K, Klein DH & McLeish TCB (2010) Chain Deformation in Entangled Polymer Melts at Re-entrant Corners. Macromolecules, 43(3), 1539-1542.
• Kamps AC, Sanchez-Gaytan BL, Hickey RJ, Clarke N, Fryd M & Park S (2010) Nanoparticle-Directed Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers. Langmuir, 26(17), 14345-14350.
• Bayazit MK, Clarke LS, Coleman KS & Clarke N (2010) Pyridine-Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Gelators for Poly(acrylic acid) Hydrogels. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(44), 15814-15819.
• Piepenbrock MM, Lloyd GO, Clarke N & Steed JW (2010) Metal- and Anion-Binding Supramolecular Gels. Chemical Reviews, 110(4), 1960-2004.
• Graham RS, Bent J, Clarke N, Hutchings LR, Richards RW, Gough T, Hoyle DM, Harlen OG, Grillo I, Auhl D & McLeish TCB (2009) The long-chain dynamics in a model homopolymer blend under strong flow: small-angle neutron scattering and theory. Soft Matter, 5(12), 2383-2389.
• Mu MF, Composto RJ, Clarke N & Winey KI (2009) Minimum in Diffusion Coefficient with Increasing MWCNT Concentration Requires Tracer Molecules To Be Larger than Nanotubes. Macromolecules, 42(21), 8365-8369.
• Mu M, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2009) Polymer Diffusion Exhibits a Minimum with Increasing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Concentration. Macromolecules, 42(18), 7091-7097.
• Mu M, Composto RJ, Clarke N & Winey KI (2009) Minimum in Diffusion Coefficient with Increasing MWCNT Concentration Requires Tracer Molecules To Be Larger than Nanotubes. Macromolecules, 42(21), 8365-8369.
• Mu MF, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2009) Polymer Diffusion Exhibits a Minimum with Increasing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Concentration. Macromolecules, 42(18), 7091-7097.
• Piepenbrock MM, Clarke N & Steed JW (2009) Metal Ion and Anion-Based "Tuning" of a Supramolecular Metallogel. Langmuir, 25(15), 8451-8456.
• Souche M & Clarke N (2009) Phase equilibria in polymer blend thin films: A Hamiltonian approach. Journal of Chemical Physics, 131(24).
• Clarke N, Hutchings LR, Robinson I, Elder JA & Collins SA (2009) Suspension Polymerization of Poly(methyl methacrylate)/Clay Nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113(2), 1307-1315.
• Buxton GA, Clarke N & Hussey PJ (2009) Actin dynamics and the elasticity of cytoskeletal networks. Express Polymer Letters, 3(9), 579-587.
• Souche M & Clarke N (2009) Interfacial instability in bilayer films due to solvent evaporation. European Physical Journal E, 28(1), 47-55.
• Piepenbrock MM, Anderson KM, Sansam BCR, Clarke N & Steed JW (2009) Structural similarity of hydrogen-bonded and metal-coordinated abiotic base pairs allows oligonucleotide-like mutual stacking. Crystengcomm, 11(1), 118-121.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2009) THE PHYSICS OF ULTRATHIN SOLID-FLUID-SOLID FILMS: FROM SURFACE INSTABILITIES TO ISOLATED POCKETS OF FLUID. Advances in Chemical Physics, Vol 141, 141, 217-247.
• McLeish TCB, Clarke N, de Luca E, Hutchings LR, Graham RS, Gough T, Grillo I, Fernyhough CM & Chambon P (2009) Neutron flow-mapping: Multiscale modelling opens a new experimental window. SOFT MATTER, 5(22), 4426-4432.
• Byrne P, Lloyd GO, Clarke N & Steed JW (2008) A “Compartmental” Borromean Weave Coordination Polymer Exhibiting Saturated Hydrogen Bonding to Anions and Water Cluster Inclusion. Angewandte Chemie, 120(31), 5845-5848.
• Anderson KM, Day GM, Paterson MJ, Byrne P, Clarke N & Steed JW (2008) Structure Calculation of an Elastic Hydrogel from Sonication of Rigid Small Molecule Components. Angewandte Chemie, 120(6), 1074-1078.
• Dodds JM, De Luca E, Hutchings LR & Clarke N (2008) Rheological properties of hypermacs - Long chain branched analogues of hyperbranched polymers. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1027, 351-353.
• Hutchings LR, Narrianen AP, Thompson RL, Clarke N & Ansari L (2008) Modifying and managing the surface properties of polymers. Polymer International, 57(2), 163-170.
• Motong N, Thongyai S & Clarke N (2008) Melt viscosity reduction of polycarbonate with low molar mass liquid crystals. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 107(2), 1108-1115.
• Clarke N, De Luca E, Dodds JM, Kimani SM & Hutchings LR (2008) HyperMacs-long chain hyperbranched polymers: A dramatically improved synthesis and qualitative rheological analysis. European Polymer Journal, 44(3), 665-676.
• Byrne P, Turner DR, Lloyd GO, Clarke N & Steed JW (2008) Gradual transition from NH center dot center dot center dot pyridyl hydrogen bonding to the NH center dot center dot center dot O tape synthon in pyridyl ureas. Crystal Growth & Design, 8(9), 3335-3344.
• Byrne P, Lloyd GO, Anderson KM, Clarke N & Steed JW (2008) Anion hydrogen bond effects in the formation of planar or quintuple helical coordination polymers. Chemical Communications(32), 3720-3722.
• Piepenbrock MM, Lloyd GO, Clarke N & Steed JW (2008) Gelation is crucially dependent on functional group orientation and may be tuned by anion binding. Chemical Communications(23), 2644-2646.
• Byrne P, Lloyd GO, Clarke N & Steed JW (2008) A "Compartmental" borromean weave coordination polymer exhibiting saturated hydrogen bonding to anions and water cluster inclusion. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 47(31), 5761-5764.
• Anderson KM, Day GM, Paterson MJ, Byrne P, Clarke N & Steed JW (2008) Structure calculation of an elastic hydrogel from sonication of rigid small molecule components. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 47(6), 1058-1062.
• Clarke N, Chambon P, De Luca E, Embery J, Fernyhough C, Gough T, Graham R, Grillo I, Hutchings L, Jagannathan K , Klein H et al (2008) Neutron flow-mapping of controlled-architecture polymer melts. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1027, 427-429.
• Composto RJ, Clarke N, Buxton G & Deshmukh R (2007) In-situ nanoparticle formation in homopolymer and block copolymer films: Surface segregation and self-assembly. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 233.
• Buxton G & Clarke N (2007) Drug diffusion from polymer core–shell nanoparticles. Soft Matter, 3.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2007) "Bending to stretching" transition in disordered networks. Physical Review Letters, 98(23).
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2007) Computer simulation of polymer solar cells. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 15(2), 13-26.
• Narrainen AP, Hutchings LR, Ansari I, Thompson RL & Clarke N (2007) Multi-end-functionalized polymers: Additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces. Macromolecules, 40(6), 1969-1980.
• Deshmukh RD, Buxton GA, Clarke N & Composto RJ (2007) Nanoscale block copolymer templates decorated by nanoparticle arrays. Macromolecules, 40(17), 6316-6324.
• Ansari IA, Clarke N, Hutchings LR, Pillay-Narrainen A, Terry AE, Thompson RL & Webster JRP (2007) Aggregation, adsorption, and surface properties of multiply end-functionalized polystyrenes. Langmuir, 23(8), 4405-4413.
• Dodds JM, De Luca E, Hutchings LR & Clarke N (2007) Rheological properties of HyperMacs - Long-chain branched analogues of hyperbranched polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 45(19), 2762-2769.
• Motong N, Clarke N, Thompson RL, Collins SA & Thongyai S (2007) Rheology and interdiffusion in miscible blends of a low molar mass liquid crystal and bisphenol A-polycarbonate. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 45(16), 2187-2195.
• Thompson RL, Narrainen AP, Eggleston SM, Ansari IA, Hutchings LR & Clarke N (2007) Recoverable surface modification using dendritically fluorocarbon-functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 105(2), 623-628.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2007) Ordering polymer blend morphologies via solvent evaporation. Epl, 78(5).
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2006) Novel Hierarchic Structures in Polymer Blends. Macromolecular Symposia, 233(1), 102-107.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2006) Structural evolution and control of Dutcher films. Soft Matter, 2(8), 678-685.
• Narrainen AL, Hutchings LR, Ansari IA, Clarke N & Thompson RL (2006) Novel mull end-functionalised polymers. Additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces. Soft Matter, 2(2), 126-128.
• Narrainen AP, Clarke N, Eggleston SM, Hutchings LR & Thompson RL (2006) Surface adsorption of polar end-functionalised polystyrenes. Soft Matter, 2(11), 981-985.
• Hutchings LR, Narrainen AP, Eggleston SM, Clarke N & Thompson RL (2006) Surface-active fluorocarbon end-functionalized polylactides. Polymer, 47(24), 8116-8122.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2006) Multiscale model of miscible polymer blends in porous media: From flow fields to concentration fluctuations. Physical Review E, 74(4).
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2006) Predicting structure and property relations in polymeric photovoltaic devices. Physical Review B, 74(8).
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2006) Stress-guided self-assembly in Dutcher films. Physical Review E, 73(4).
• Clarke N, Colley FR, Collins SA, Hutchings LR & Thompson RL (2006) Self-diffusion and viscoelastic measurements of polystyrene star polymers. Macromolecules, 39(3), 1290-1296.
• Clarke N, De Luca E, Bent J, Buxton G, Gough T, Grillo I & Hutchings LR (2006) Polymer blends in a contraction-expansion flow. Macromolecules, 39(22), 7607-7616.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2006) Novel hierarchic structures in polymer blends. Macromolecular Symposia, 233, 102-107.
• Narrainen AP, Hutchings LR, Feast WJ, Thompson RL, Ansari IA & Clarke N (2006) Fluorocarbon end-functionalized polymers from poly(arylether) dendritic initiators. Macromolecular Symposia, 231, 103-109.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2006) Computational phlebology: The simulation of a vein valve. Journal of Biological Physics, 32(6), 507-521.
• Stanley CE, Clarke N, Anderson KM, Elder JA, Lenthall JT & Steed JW (2006) Anion binding inhibition of the formation of a helical organogel. Chemical Communications, 30, 3199-3201.
• Clarke N & Miroshnychenko D (2005) Anisotropic suppression of phase separation in polymer solutions by oscillatory shear. Physical Review E, 71(3).
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2005) Creating structures in polymer blends via a dissolution and phase-separation process. Physical Review E, 72(1).
• Clarke N (2005) Effect of shear flow on polymer blends. Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends, 183, 127-173.
• Clarke N (2005) Toward a model for pattern formation in ultrathin-film binary mixtures. Macromolecules, 38(16), 6775-6778.
• Henderson IC & Clarke N (2005) On modelling surface directed spinodal decomposition. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 14(7), 435-443.
• Buxton GA & Clarke N (2005) Simulating the dynamics of polydisperse polymer blends: Upshot of polydispersity and reaction kinetics. Macromolecules, 38(21), 8929-8938.
• Henderson IC & Clarke N (2005) Reaction-induced phase separation of pseudo-interpenetrating polymer networks in polydisperse polymer blends: A simulation study. Journal of Chemical Physics, 123(14).
• Applegarth L, Clarke N, Richardson AC, Parker ADM, Radosavljevic-Evans I, Goeta AE, Howard JAK & Steed JW (2005) Modular nanometer-scale structuring of gel fibres by sequential self-organization. Chemical Communications(43), 5423-5425.
• Clarke N & Henderson I (2004) Target morphologies in polymer blends. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 856, 126-131.
• Wacharawichanant S, Thongyai S, Tanodekaew S, Higgins JS & Clarke N (2004) Spinodal decomposition as a probe to measure the effects on molecular motion in poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and poly(methyl methacrylate) blends after mixing with a low molar mass liquid crystal or commercial lubricant. Polymer, 45(7), 2201-2209.
• Henderson IC & Clarke N (2004) Two-step phase separation in polymer blends. Macromolecules, 37(5), 1952-1959.
• Sharma J & Clarke N (2004) Miscibility determination of a lower critical solution temperature polymer blend by rheology. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108(35), 13220-13230.
• Clarke N (2004) Instabilities in thin-film binary mixtures. European Physical Journal E, 14(3), 207-210.
• Ishii Y, Ryan AJ & Clarke N (2003) Phase diagram prediction for a blend of Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) (PPE)/epoxy resin during reaction induced phase separation. POLYMER, 44(13), 3641-3647.
• Miroshnychenko D & Clarke N (2002) Effect of oscillatory shear on polymer solutions.. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 66(4 Pt 1), 041802.
• Clarke N (2002) Target morphologies via a two-step dissolution-quench process in polymer blends. Physical Review Letters, 89(21).
• Miroshnychenko D & Clarke N (2002) Effect of oscillatory shear on polymer solutions. Physical Review E, 66(4).
• Rojanapitayakorn P, Thongyai S, Higgins JS & Clarke N (2001) Erratum: Effects of sample preparation method on mixing and phase separation in binary polymer blends (Polymer (2001) 42 (3475-3487) PII: S0032386101002804). Polymer, 42(19), 8319.
• Rojanapitayakorn P, Thongyai S, Higgins JS & Clarke N (2001) Effects of sample preparation method on mixing and phase separation in binary polymer blends. Polymer, 42(8), 3475-3487.
• Clarke N (2001) Early stages of phase separation from polydisperse polymer mixtures. European Physical Journal E, 4(3), 327-336.
• Pavawongsak S, Higgins JS, Clarke N, McLeish TCB & Peiffer DG (2000) Phase separation in entangled polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blends. Polymer, 41(2), 757-763.
• Cabral JT, Gerard H, Clarke N & Higgins JS (2000) Phase separation of polymer blend TMPC/PS: dependence on blending method. Physica B, 276, 408-409.
• Clarke N, Cuesta JA, Sear R, Sollich P & Speranza A (2000) Phase equilibria in the polydisperse Zwanzig model of hard rods. Journal of Chemical Physics, 113(14), 5817-5829.
• Gerard H, Higgins JS & Clarke N (1999) Shear-induced demixing in polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blends. 1. Early stages of shear-induced demixing. Macromolecules, 32(16), 5411-5422.
• Clarke N & McLeish TCB (1999) Closed-loop miscibility gaps in polymer blends under shear flow. Macromolecules, 32(13), 4447-4449.
• Clarke N (1999) The effect of shear flow on phase separation in entangled polymer blends. Faraday Discussions, 249-265.
• McLeish TCB, Allgaier J, Bick DK, Bishko G, Biswas P, Blackwell R, Blottière B, Clarke N, Gibbs B, Groves DJ , Hakiki A et al (1999) Dynamics of entangled H-polymers: Theory, rheology, and neutron-scattering. Macromolecules, 32(20), 6734-6758.
• Clarke N & McLeish TCB (1998) Shear flow effects on phase separation of entangled polymer blends. Physical Review E, 57(4), R3731-R3734.
• Elliniadis S, Higgins JS, Clarke N, McLeish TCB, Choudhery RA & Jenkins SD (1997) Phase diagram prediction for thermoset/thermoplastic polymer blends. Polymer, 38(19), 4855-4862.
• Clarke N, McLeish TCB, Pavawongsak S & Higgins JS (1997) Viscoelastic effects on the early stages of phase separation in polymer blends. Macromolecules, 30(15), 4459-4463.
• CLARKE N, MCLEISH TCB & JENKINS SD (1995) PHASE-BEHAVIOR OF LINEAR BRANCHED POLYMER BLENDS. MACROMOLECULES, 28(13), 4650-4659.
• CLARKE N & MCLEISH TCB (1993) KINETICS OF CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATIONS AND SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION IN STAR STAR AND STAR LINEAR POLYMER BLENDS. J CHEM PHYS, 99(12), 10034-10040.
• CLARKE N & MCLEISH TCB (1993) THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE FACTOR OF A STAR POLYMER IN A CONCENTRATED-SOLUTION. MACROMOLECULES, 26(19), 5264-5266.
• CLARKE N & MCLEISH TCB (1992) PHASE-BEHAVIOR OF A BINARY MIXTURE OF LONG THIN RODS. J PHYS II, 2(10), 1841-1852.
• Sharratt WN, Aoki Y, Pont S, Seddon D, Dewhurst C, Porcar L, Clarke N & Cabral JT () Thermodynamics of Highly Interacting Blend PCHMA/dPS by TOF-SANS. Macromolecules.
• Gibbions N, Clarke N & Long DR () Correction: Migration of nanoparticles across a polymer–polymer interface: theory and simulation. Soft Matter, 19(17), 3238-3238.
• Jones M & Clarke N () Machine learning real space microstructure characteristics from scattering data. Soft Matter, 17(42), 9689-9696.
• Gibbions N, Clarke N & Long DR () Migration of nanoparticles across a polymer–polymer interface: theory and simulation. Soft Matter.
• Karatrantos A, Composto RJ, Winey KI, Kröger M & Clarke N () Modeling of Entangled Polymer Diffusion in Melts and Nanocomposites: A Review. Polymers, 11(5), 876-876.
• Das NM, Roy D, Clarke N, Ganesan V & Gupta PS () Dynamics of roughening and growth kinetics of CdS–polyaniline thin films synthesized by the Langmuir–Blodgett technique. RSC Adv., 4(61), 32490-32503.

Chapters

• Karatrantos AV & Clarke N (2021) Polymer Dynamics in Polymer-Nanoparticle Interface, Theory and Modeling of Polymer Nanocomposites (pp. 81-100). Springer International Publishing

Conference proceedings papers

• Boothroyd SC, Johnson DW, Weir MP, Clarke N, Thompson RL & Coleman KS (2015) The dispersion and stability of graphene oxide in polysytrene. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, Vol. 2015-July
• Karatrantos A, Clarke N, Composto RJ & Winey KI (2014) Structure, entanglements and dynamics of polymer nanocomposites containing spherical nanoparticles. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 64 (pp 012041-012041)
• Karatrantos A, Composto RJ, Winey KI & Clarke N (2012) Primitive path network, structure and dynamics of SWCNT/polymer nanocomposites. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL NANO COMPOSITES (NANOSTRUC 2012), Vol. 40
• Hutchings LR, Narrainen AP, Clarke N, Thompson RL & Insari IA (2008) PMSE 89-Modifying and repairing polymer surfaces with well defined multi end-functionalized polymers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 235
• Hutchings LR, Narrainen AP, Clarke N, Thompson RL & Ansari IA (2006) Well defined multi end-functionalized polymers as additives to modify surfaces and interfaces. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 231
• Clarke N, Frielinghaus H & Elder L (2005) Probing reaction-induced phase separation using SANS. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 230 (pp U3594-U3595)
• Bent J, Clarke N, De Luca E, Gough T & Grillo I (2005) Concentration fluctuations in polymer blends subjected to contraction flows. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 230 (pp U3614-U3615)
• Clarke N (2004) Pet calves: The science of drums.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 228 (pp U328-U328)

Preprints

• Coveney S & Clarke N () Comment on "Gradient Dynamics Description for Films of Mixtures and Suspensions: Dewetting Triggered by Coupled Film Height and Concentration Fluctuations".