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Structural Elucidation of Doxorubicin-Loaded Liposomes by Atomic Force Microscopy in air and water

Tian B.W., Al-Jamal W.T., Stuartb M., Kostarelos K., The School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK

Doxil is a clinically used, FDA-approved liposomal product against cancer. Structural elucidation of liposomal doxorubicin by cryogenic-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-EM) showed that doxorubicin (Dox)form crystal-like structures inside liposomes. Since 1992, cryo-EM has been the only [...]

Alkane Energy – Applied Carbon Mitigation Technology

Davies C., Alkane Energy plc, UK

Alkane Energy grew from an idea conceived in 1994 to become a leading European player in the design, construction and operation of climate change mitigation and carbon capture plants. The company recovers emissions of methane [...]

Methods & Results from the Cambridge Inkjet Research Centre

Hoath S.D., Martin G.D., Hutchings I.M., University of Cambridge UK, UK

We outline the methods and tools of fluid characterization, drop visualization and drop formation physics that are used at Cambridge. We present recent results and interpretation for drop on demand inkjet printing of some model [...]

Novel Cleavable PEGylated Liposomes for Enzyme Triggerable Release of Nucleic Acid in Tumours

Yingyuad P., Miller A., Thanou M., Imperial College Genetic Therapies Centre, UK

We have developed a dePEGylation approach based on the activity of the proteolytic enzymes that are associated with tumour cells. The elevated enzyme activity facilitates the extravasation of the cells by degrading the extracellular matrix [...]

ChiralMEM: a Novel Concept for High Density Magnetic Memory Technology

Atkinson D., Eastwood D.S., Bath M., Durham University, UK

ChiralMEM is a new approach to higher density magnetic random access memory for information technology [1-3]. It is based on memory cells capable of storing multiple bits of information per cell in contrast to the [...]

Power consumption of microelectronic equipment for wireless sensor networks

Poole N., Mo T., Brusey J., Coventry University, UK

The paper reports on research conducted by the authors into the power consumption of the microelectronics employed in a variety of practical wireless intelligent sensor applications. It aims to provide results that will inform developers [...]

Wireless sensor networks for activity monitoring in safety critical applications

Rednic R., Gaura E.I., Brusey J., Coventry University, UK

The ability to monitor posture is essential to many application areas, including virtual reality, health, and sports applications. The work here focuses on the use of postural monitoring monitoring in safety critical missions such as [...]

Priority Based Message Transmission over Unreliable Wireless Links for Safety Critical Monitoring Applications

Fei X., Kemp J., Gaura E.I., Brusey J., Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre, Coventry University, UK

In our prior work, a Body Sensor Network (BSN) system aimed at increasing safety of bomb disposal operatives during missions has been developed. Although this system served well the application at hand in terms of [...]

Wireless Sensor Networks for Aerospace Applications- Thermal Monitoring for a Gas Turbine Engine

Goldsmith D., Gaura E., Brusey J., Shuttleworth J., Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre, Coventry University, UK

The paper here reports on the development of a prototype wireless sensor network for thermal monitoring of aircraft gas turbine engines. The prototype acts as a concept demonstrator for the application at hand. Building upon [...]

Aluminium-Doped ZnO Films and Nanowires by a Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition Technique

Pung S.Y., Choy K.L., University of Nottingham, UK

ZnO has unique properties such as wide-bandgap (3.37eV) and large exciton binding energy (60meV) at room temperature. These properties made ZnO a promising material for short wavelength photonic devices for examples, light emitting diode (LED) [...]