Phone 0114 225 4681
Email i.ansari@shu.ac.uk
Imtiyaz has a degree and a master's degree in textile chemistry from the University of Bombay, India. In 1995, he gained his Ph.D. in Textiles and Polymers Science from the University of Leeds, UK. Since then he has worked as a researcher on various industrial R & D projects at various leading universities in the UK and the USA. He has recently joined MERI as a researcher in the consultancy team.
His expertise is in structure-property relationships which cover interdisciplinary areas of textiles, polymers, materials, nanomaterials and lasers. He specialises in:
(i) Fibre and Textile analyses using various instrumental techniques including Thermal analysis - Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Mechanical testing on Instron, Structural analysis using Fourier Transform Infra-red analysis(FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Besides this he also has the experience of manufacturing nonwoven nanomaterials using Electrospinning and Meltblowing.
(ii) Polymer and Materials characterisation using
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Ellipsometry, Rheology, Neutron Scattering, X-ray scattering including Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) and Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS).
Imtiyaz also has extensive experience in modification of materials at surfaces and interfaces. He has developed a novel technology in his most recent work titled, 'Sustainable Digital Imaging and Printing' employing ultrafast short pulsed lasers on aluminium lithographic printing plates. The technology has been submitted as 4 UK patents.
His earlier work on the development of smart coatings titled, 'Novel multi-end functionalised polymers; additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces', has been submitted as 2 UK patents.
He has experience of teaching the subjects of Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Textile Chemistry, Fibre Science, Chemistry of Dyestuff and Intermediates. He is an active member of several professional bodies including The Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and the Materials Research Society (USA).
Recent Publications
All of Imtiyaz's papers can be accessed at SHURA.
Some of his publications are:
1. Ansari, I.A., Taylor, D.T., and Johnson, D.J., “Plant fibres with industrial potential”, Non-woven Report International, 1998, 323, 64-69.
2. Ansari, I.A., East, G.C., and Johnson, D.J., “Structure-property relationships in natural cellulosic fibres, Part I: Characterization”, J. Text. Inst., 1999, 90 (4), Part 1, 469-480.
3. Ansari, I.A., East, G.C., and Johnson, D.J., “Structure-property relationships in natural cellulosic fibres, Part II: Fine structure and tensile strength”, J. Text. Inst., 2001, 92 (1), 20-29.
4. Ansari, I. A. and Hamley, I. W., “Templating the patterning of gold nanoparticles using a stained triblock copolymer film surface”, J. Materials Chemistry, 2003, 13 (10), 2410-2413.
5. Castelletto, V., Ansari, I. A. and Hamley, I. W., “The influence of added clay particles on the structure and rheology of a hexagonal phase formed by an amphiphilic block copolymer in aqueous solution”, PMSE Preprints, 2004, 90, 420, Journal: Computer Optical Disk.
6. Ansari, I.A., Castelletto, V., Mykhaylyk, O.O., Hamley, I.W., Nuhn, V., Rosler, A., and Klok, H-A., “Solution self-assembly of hybrid block copolymers containing poly(ethylene glycol) and amphiphilic β-strand peptide sequences”, Biomacromolecules, 2005, 6 (3), 1310-1315.
7. Narrainen, P. A.,, Hutchings, L. R., Ansari, I. A., Clarke, N., and Thompson, R. L., “Novel multi end-functionalised polymers. Additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces”, Soft Matter, 2006, 2, 126-128 (Featured as Cover Story).
A summary of this paper was selected for inclusion in Chemical Science, a RSC research highlights supplement.
8. Ansari, I. A., Clarke, N., Hutchings, L. R., Narrainen, P. A.,, Terry, A. E., Thompson, R. L., and Webster, R. P., “Aggregation, Adsorption and Surface Properties of Multiply End-Functionalized Polystyrenes”, Langmuir, 2007, 23, 4405-4413.
9. Hutchings, L. R., Ansari, I. A., Clarke, N., Narrainen, P. A.,, and Thompson, R. L., “Modifying and managing the surface properties of polymers”, Polymer Int., 2008, 57, 163-170.
10.Ansari, I. A., Watkins, K. G., Sharp, M. C., Hutchinson, R. H., and Potts, R. M., “Modification of Aluminium Surface Using a Picosecond Laser for Printing Applications”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2010, 1230, MM07-14.
11.Ansari, I. A., Watkins, K. G., Sharp, M. C., Hutchinson, R. H., and Potts, R. M., “Surface modification of Aluminium using a Femtosecond laser”, J. Nanosci. Nanotech., 2011, 11 (6), 5358-5364.