Dr Philip Whitten

Qualifications:

BEng (Materials – University of Wollongong)
PhD (Materials Engineering – University of Wollongong)

Research Interests:

  1. Single molecule actuators
  2. Carbon nanotube – biopolymer composite implantable electrodes
  3. Frictions mechanisms of polymer
  4. Polymer gel and conducting polymer actuators
  5. Physical properties of polymers

Memberships:

APS member

Key Publications:

  1. Philip G. Whitten, Geoffrey M. Spinks and Gordon G. Wallace, “Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube paper in ionic liquid and aqueous electrolytes”, Carbon, 2005; 43(9); 1891-1896.
  2. Girard-Reydet, E.; Oslanec, R.; Whitten, P.; Brown, H. R., “ Effects of Contact Time and Polarity Level on Adhesion between Interacting Surfaces” ; Langmuir; 2004 ; 20 (3); 708-713.
  3. Seon Jeong Kim, Geoffrey M. Spinks,Shona Prosser, Philip G. Whitten, Gordon G. Wallace, Sun I. Kim, “ Surprising shrinkage of expanding gels under an external load”, Nature Materials, 2006, 5, 48-51 .
  4. Geoffrey M. Spinks, Su Ryon Shin, Gordon G. Wallace, Philip G. Whitten, Sun I. Kim and Seon Jeong Kim, “ Mechanical properties of chitosan/CNT microfibers obtained with improved dispersion” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2006, 115, 678-684.
  5. Spinks, G.M., Mottaghitalab, V., Bahrami-Samani, M., Whitten, P.G., Wallace, G.G. "Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polyaniline Fibres for High Strength Artificial Muscles", Advanced Materials 2006, 18, 637-640.

email:whitten@uow.edu.au
phone :+61-2-4221 5209
fax: +61-2-4221 3114
office: AIIM231.level 2

Last reviewed: 28 September, 2009