Supported by state-of-the-art facilities, our research into materials and their properties involves significant collaborative activity with international partners and industry to provide a focus for cutting-edge research. The Functional Materials Group (FMG) provides a focus for the investigation of materials and their properties, with impact in healthcare technologies and the environment. The Groups active research themes include: Nanomaterials (e.g. magnetic nanoparticles and carbon dots), Nuclear materials (e.g. zeolites and ion-exchange materials), Biomaterials (e.g. lipid nanostructures and molecularly imprinted polymers), Organic materials (Photoactive dyes), Organometallics and catalysts, Polymers, Microwave technology, Materials processes, Theoretical modelling. UCLan research staff within the FMG are engaged in a number of collaborative research programmes, with international partners.