Selected Publications

FISHER, L.R. & OAKENFULL, D.G. (1977). Micelles in aqueous solution.
Chem.Soc.Rev. 6(1), 25-42.

OAKENFULL, D.G. & FISHER, L.R. (1977). The role of hydrogen bonding
in the formation of bile salt micelles. J.Phys.Chem. 81, 1838-41.

FISHER, L.R. & LARK, P.D. (1979). An experimental study of the
Washburn equation for liquid flow in very fine capillaries. J. Colloid
Interface Sci. 69, 486-92.

FISHER, L.R. & ISRAELACHVILI, J.N. (1979). Direct experimental
verification of the Kelvin equation for capillary-held liquids.
Nature 277, 548-9.

FISHER, L.R. (1979). Measurement of small contact angles for
sessile drops. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 72, 200-5.

FISHER, L.R. & ISRAELACHVILI, J.N. (1980). Determination of the
capillary pressure in menisci of molecular dimensions. Chem. Phys. Letters 76, 325-8.

FISHER, L.R., ISRAELACHVILI, J.N., PARKER, N.S. & SHARPLES, F. (1980).
Adhesion measurement. In "Microbial Adhesion to Surfaces" (eds. P.
Rutter et al), pp.515-7. Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester, U.K.

FISHER, L.R., PARKER, N.S. & SHARPLES, F. (1980). Interference method
for the measurement of thickness variations in thin liquid films.
Optical Engineering 19, 798-800.

FISHER, L.R. & OAKENFULL, D.G. (1980). The role of hydrogen bonding
in the formation of bile salt micellles. 2. A demonstration of
geometric effects on the stabilizing role of hydrogen bonding.
J.Phys.Chem. 84, 936-7.

FISHER, L.R., GAMBLE, R.A. & MIDDLEHURST, J. (1981). The Kelvin
equation and the capillary condensation of water. Nature 290, 575- 6.

FISHER, L.R. & ISRAELACHVILI, J.N. (1981). Experimental studies on
the applicability of the Kelvin equation to highly curved concave
menisci. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 80, 528-41.

FISHER, L.R. & ISRAELACHVILI, J.N. (1981). Direct measurement of the
effect of meniscus forces on adhesion: a study of the applicability
of macroscopic thermodynamics to microscopic liquid interfaces.
Colloids & Surfaces 3, 303-319.

DILGER, J.P., FISHER, L.R. & HAYDON, D.A. (1982). A critical comparison
of electrical and optical methods for bilayer thickness measurement.
Chem. Phys. Lipids 30, 159-176.

ISRAELACHVILI, J.N., FISHER, L.R., HORN, R. & CHRISTENSEN, H.K. (1982).
Measurement of adhesion and short-range forces between
molecularly smooth surfaces in undersaturated vapours and in
organic liquids. In "Microscopic Aspects of Adhesion and Lubrication
(ed. J.M. Georges), pp.55-69.

FISHER, L.R. (1982). Forces due to capillary-condensed liquids:
limits of calculations from thermodynamics. Adv. Colloid Interface
Sci. 16, 117-125.

FISHER, L.R. & PARKER, N.S. (1984). Osmotic control of bilayer
fusion. Biophys.J. 46, 253-8.

FISHER, L.R. & PARKER, N.S. (1985). How do food stabilizers work?
Food Res. Quarterly 45, 33-9

VARDY, P.H., FISHER, L.R., SMITH, E. & WILLIAMS, K.L. (1986). Traction
proteins in the extracellular matrix of Dictyostelium discoideum
slugs. Nature 320, 526-9.

FISHER, L.R., PARKER, N.S. & HAYDON, D.A.,F.R.S. (1986). Interferometric
studies of lipid bilayer interactions. Royal Society of Chemistry,
Faraday Disc. 81, 249-266.

HUNTER, R.J. (1987). "Foundations of Colloid Science". Written in
collaboration with D.Y.C.CHAN, L.R.FISHER, N.S.PARKER, R.M.PASHLEY,
J.RALSTON & L.R.WHITE. Oxford University Press.

FISHER, L.R., MITCHELL, E.E. & PARKER, N.S. (1987). Isolated and
interacting triglyceride-water interfaces. In "Food Emulsions and
Foams" (ed. E.Dickinson), pp. 230-241. Royal Society of Chemistry,
London.

FRANCIS, G.W., FISHER, L.R., GAMBLE, R.A. & GINGELL, D. (1987). Direct
measurement of cell detachment force on single cells using a new
electromechanical method. J. Cell Sci. 87, 519-524.

FISHER, L.R., MITCHELL, E.E. & PARKER, N.S. (1987). A critical role for
interfacial compression and coagulation in the stabilization of
emulsions by proteins. J.Colloid Interface Sci. 119, 592-4.

KELLY, J.C., FISHER, L.R., HOWLETT, R., KEIRNAN, E.C. & EVANS, M (1987)
Biological tissue adhesion to ion-implanted surfaces. Proc. Mater.
Res. Soc. 93, 35-39.

FISHER, L.R., MITCHELL, E.E. & PARKER, N.S. (1988). The effect of
surfactants on interactions between emulsion droplets. In "Advances
in Food Emulsions and Foams (eds. E.Dickinson & G.Stainsby). Elsevier,
Amsterdam, pp.45-90.

FISHER, L.R., MITCHELL, E.E. & PARKER, N.S.(1989). The effect of
adsorbed lysozyme on interaction forces and coalescence of
triglyceride droplets in aqueous salt solution. J. Colloid Interface
Sci. 128, 35-41.

FISHER, L.R. & MITCHELL, E.E. (1989). The effect of adsorbed
proteins on interactions between emulsion droplets. in "Food
Colloids" (eds. R.D.Bee, P. Richmond & J. Mingins), Royal Society of
Chemistry 1989, pp.123-138.

BOWERS, V.M., FISHER, L.R., FRANCIS, G.W. & WILLIAMS, K.L. (1989). A
micromechanical technique for monitoring cell-substrate adhesiveness: measurements
of the strength of red blood adhesion to glass and polymer test surfaces. J.Biomed.Mat.Res. 23,
1453-1473.

FISHER, L.R., MITCHELL, E.E., HEWITT, D., RALSTON, J. & WOLFE, J. (1991).
Drainage of a thin aqueous film between a solid surface and an
approaching gas bubble.  Colloids & Surfaces 52, 163-174.

FISHER, L.R. (1991). Biocolloids, biosurfaces and biofouling.
Chemistry and Industry, 15 April, 272-5.

FISHER,L.R. (1992). A scientist's view of philosophy. Cogito,
Summer Issue, 96-9.

FISHER, L.R., MITCHELL, E., HEWITT, D., RALSTON, J. & WOLFE, J. (1992)
The drainage of an aqueous film between a solid plane and an air
bubble. Adv.Colloid Interface Sci. 39, 397-    .

HEWITT, D., FORNASIERO, A,D., RALSTON, J. & FISHER. L.R. (1993) Aqueous
film drainage at the quartz/water/air interface. J.Chem.Soc.Faraday
Trans. 89, 817-822.

FISHER, L.R. (1993) Surface forces in biological systems.
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 89, 2567-2582 (1993).

FISHER, L.R. (1994) Protein and Cell Interactions with Biomaterial Surfaces. In "Surface Properties of Biomaterials" (eds. R.West & G.Batts), Butterworth-Heinemann, 3-10.

FISHER, L.R. (1996) Total Internal Reflection Spectroscopy of Biomaterials. In "Surface Analytical Techniques for Probing Biomaterial Surfaces"  (ed. J. Davies), CRC Press, 43-66.

CARRINGTON, S., ODELL, J., FISHER, L.R., MITCHELL, J. & HARTLEY, L. (1996) Salt Effects on Extensional Rheology of Dilute Xanthan Solutions. Polymer 37, 2871-5.

AVEYARD, R., BINKS, B.P., CHO, W.G., FISHER, L.R., KLINKHAMMER, F. & FLETCHER, P.D.I. (1997) Investigation of the Force-Distance relationship for a small liquid drop approaching a liquid/liquid interface. Langmuir 12, 6561-6.

FISHER, L.R. (1997) Chemists through the looking glass. Chemistry in Britain 33(7), 34-5.

FISHER, L.R., CARRINGTON, S.P. & ODELL, J.A. (1997) Deformation Mechanics of Individual Swollen Starch Granules. In "Starch: Structure and Functionality" (eds. P.J. Frazier, P. Richmond & A.M. Donald), RSC, 105-114.

FISHER, L.R. (1997) Weighing the soul. New Scientist No. 2113/2114, p.75.

CARRINGTON, S.P., FISHER, L.R. & ODELL, J.A. (1998) Microrheology of swollen starch granules. In "Gums and Stabilizers in the Food Industry 9" (Eds. P.A. Williams and G.O. Phillips) Royal Society of Chemistry Special Publication No. 218, pp 371-380.

FISHER, L.R. (1999) Physics takes the biscuit. Nature 397, 469.

FISHER, L.R. & MALLOY, A.R. (1999) Molecular interactions of biomembranes. Annu. Rept. Phys. Chem., 95.