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Visiting Researcher

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Complex and biomedical sciences group, ID10 beamline.

• Support of external facility users from industrial and public research
• Validation of structural parameters of long-lasting antimicrobial coatings

Doctoral Researcher

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Complex and biomedical sciences group, ID10 beamline.

• Project: Optimising antimicrobial longevity and residuality of polymer-surfactant films
• Planned and executed experiments to establish the composition-structure relationship in polymer-surfactant mixtures in aqueous solution and on the interfaces using X-ray, neutron and light scattering
• Project included a 2 month industrial placement at Procter & Gamble Research UK (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Research Associate, Laboratory Manager

Moscow State University

Laboratory of functional organic and hybrid polymer systems.

• Project: Investigation of biomimetic bottlebrush polymers using in situ X-ray scattering
• Focused on deducing the structure-property connection in bottlebrush-like block copolymers with various architectures
• Gained mechanistic insight into the unique mechanical properties of the bottlebrush copolymers, using a combination of X-ray scattering and thermal analysis, including ultra fast scanning calorimetry

PhD

University of Bristol

Chemistry

• Thesis: Polymer-surfactant complexation: connecting solution structure and interfacial properties

Master of Science

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

School of Electronics, Photonics and Molecular Physics

Bachelor of Science

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Department of Molecular and Chemical Physics

Humidity induced structural transformation in self-organised polymer-surfactant multilayer nanofilms

Langmuir

Bersenev, E. A., Gutfreund, P., Rein, V., Chumakov, A., Konovalov, O. V. & Briscoe, W. H.

Balance of hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction of polymers and surfactants: Case of anionic surfactant and hydrophobically modified polymer

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Bersenev, E. A., Matthews, L., Rein, V., Fong, R. J., Konovalov, O. V. & Briscoe, W. H.

Super-soft, firm, and strong elastomers toward replication of tissue viscoelastic response

Materials Horizons

Dashtimoghadam, E. et al.

Bottlebrush Elastomers with Crystallizable Side Chains: Monitoring Configuration of Polymer Backbones in the Amorphous Regions during Crystallization

ACS Macro Letters

Bersenev, Ε. Α., Nikitina, E. A., Dashtimoghadam, E., Sheiko, S. S. & Ivanov, D. A.

Brush Architecture and Network Elasticity: Path to the Design of Mechanically Diverse Elastomers

Macromolecules

Maw, M. et al.

Synthesis, Molecular Characterization, and Phase Behavior of Miktoarm Star Copolymers...

Macromolecules

Liontos, G. et al.

Molecular patterns of oligopeptide hydrocarbons on graphite

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Barinov, N. A. et al.

Melting-Induced Evolution of Morphology, Entanglement Density, and Ultradrawability of Solution-Crystallized Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene

Macromolecules

Christakopoulos, F. et al.

Independently Tuning Elastomer Softness and Firmness by Incorporating Side Chain Mixtures into Bottlebrush Network Strands

Macromolecules

Keith, A. N. et al.

Exploring the Complexation of Counterion in Novel Family of Polyelectrolytes with Unexpected Solubility Behaviour

Key Engineering Materials

Bersenev, E. A. et al.

Tissue-Adaptive Materials with Independently Regulated Modulus and Transition Temperature

Advanced Materials

Zhang, D. et al.

Self-Assembly of Low-Molecular-Weight Asymmetric Linear Triblock Terpolymers: How Low Can We Go?

Molecules

Miskaki, C. et al.

Synthesis and Solid-State Properties of PolyC3 (Co) polymers...

Macromolecules

Illy, N. et al.

Synergetic effect of fullerene and graphene oxide nanoparticles on mechanical characteristics of cross-linked polyurethanes

Journal of Composite Materials

Tarasov, A. E. et al.