Kenneth R. Jeffrey

Professor Emeritus

Topics: NMR and neutron diffraction studies of model membrane systems, NMR of superionic conducting polymers and glasses, dynamic NMR microscopy.
Present Research Activities: Anaesthetics, sterols, herbicides, pesticides, some food preservatives and drugs such as the cannabinoids are all relatively small hydrophobic molecules which accumulate in biological membranes. In many cases the mode of action of these compounds is unknown and as a first step it is essential to know their location and orientation in the lipid bilayer which forms the structural matrix of biomembranes.

General area of interest:

• Thin Films & Membranes

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