Dr Matthew Unthank

Associate Professor

Department: Applied Sciences

Matthew Unthank

Dr Matt Unthank is a Senior Lecturer in Polymer Chemistry within the Department of Applied Sciences at Northumbria University. His background is one of industrial research and academic collaboration having held leadership positions in polymer research within the coating industry with AkzoNobel and process chemistry and scale-up positions within the pharmaceutical industry with GlaxoSmithKline.

Matt joined the department in 2018 and lectures in polymer and organic chemistry across the BSc and MChem courses within the University.

Campus Address

Room D225, Ellison Building,
Northumbria University,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 8ST

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Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Acrylate resins and powder coatings compositions and powder coated substrates including the same, Unthank, M., Fleetham, V., Gray, E. 7 Jul 2022
Engineered living photosynthetic biocomposites for intensified biological carbon capture, In-na, P., Sharp, E., Caldwell, G., Unthank, M., Perry, J., Lee, J. 4 Nov 2022, In: Scientific Reports
Recyclable thermosets based on modified epoxy-amine network polymers †, Anderson, L., Sanders, E., Unthank, M. 16 Dec 2022, In: Materials Horizons
Self-assembled, hierarchical structured surfaces for applications in (super)hydrophobic antiviral coatings, Dawson, F., Yew, W., Orme, B., Markwell, C., Ledesma Aguilar, R., Perry, J., Shortman, I., Smith, D., Torun, H., Wells, G., Unthank, M. 30 Aug 2022, In: Langmuir
The influence of mechanical grinding on the microstructure and corrosion behaviour of A356 aluminium alloys, Goodall, M., Pawar, S., Curioni, M., Morsch, S., Unthank, M., Gibbon, S., Zhou, X. 17 Feb 2022, In: Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology
Tribological Behavior of Microalloyed Cu50Zr50 Alloy, Younes, A., De la Flor, S., Clark, S., Nutter, J., Birkett, M., Watson, J., Unthank, M., Gonzalez Sanchez, S. 1 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Tribology
Immobilising Microalgae and Cyanobacteria as Biocomposites: New Opportunities to Intensify Algae Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, Caldwell, G., In-na, P., Hart, R., Sharp, E., Stefanova, A., Pickersgill, M., Walker, M., Unthank, M., Perry, J., Lee, J. 29 Apr 2021, In: Energies
The Importance of Ionic Conduction in Microwave Heated Polyesterifications, Hargreaves, G., Buttress, A., Dimitrakis, G., Dodds, C., Martin-Tanchereau, P., Unthank, M., Irvine, D. 1 Mar 2020, In: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering
Amino-borate complexation for controlling transport phenomena of penetrant molecules into polymeric matrices, Unthank, M., Cameron, C., Wright, A., Alam, A., Probert, M. 26 Jun 2019, 15th Coatings Science International 2019
Amino-diol borate complexation for controlling transport phenomena of penetrant molecules into polymeric matrices, Unthank, M., Cameron, C., Wright, A., Hughes, D., Alam, A., Probert, M. 28 Sep 2019, In: Polymer Chemistry

PGR Supervision

Joseph Watson Design and synthesis of triggered, responsive polymers for active corrosion protection Start Date: 01/10/2018 End Date: 24/02/2023
Neave White Functionalized nano-structured silica surfaces for robust self-cleaning and anti-scratch coating applications. Start Date: 01/10/2022
Hoang Nguyen INVESTIGATING NOVEL COVALENT ADAPTIVE NETWORKS POLYMERS FOR APPLICATIONS IN LOW-TEMPERATURE BAKE POWDER COATINGS Start Date: 01/10/2021
Lynn Anderson Recyclable thermosets based on modified epoxy-amine network polymers Start Date: 01/10/2019