Research
Research Interests
Tom's research interests include the synthesis of nanomaterials for drug delivery, the design of responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications and understanding the chemical changes that occur in plastics upon recycling.
Research groups
Research grants
Insights into Degradable Branched Step-growth Polymers using Transfer-dominated Branching Radical Telomerisation
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
June 2023 - May 2026
Active mapping of biological substrates for crop care and personal care applications
CRODA (UK)
May 2021 - April 2022
Post-Consumer Resin - Understanding the quality-performance linkage for packaging
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
November 2020 - June 2024
Transition to a circular economy for plastics through inclusion of Post Consumer Recycled (PCR) plastic in household cleaning products packaging (including strong formulations like bleach)
WASTE AND RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME (UK)
September 2019 - December 2020
An Injectable Implant Providing Long-Acting Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Chronic disease
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
April 2019 - April 2023
Sustained, injectable ocular drug delivery systems
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2018 - June 2023
Impact Acceleration Account - University of Liverpool 2012
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2012 - March 2017
Long acting NRTI therapies for HIV
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (USA)
July 2017 - June 2023
EPSRC Institutional Sponsorship 2016
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2016 - March 2017
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) simplification
WITS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & HIV INSTITUTE (S AFRICA)
October 2015 - October 2020
Nanoparticle Interventions for Colorectal Cancer
CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)
October 2016 - September 2021
Characterising Polymer Nanoparticle Self-assembly for Applications in Medicine
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
October 2014 - October 2015
Hydrogel Microparticle Networks for the Controlled Delivery of Nanomedicines
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
May 2015 - May 2016