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ICMAT 2011 Frontiers in Optical Bio-Imaging and Microscopy Symposium: Photothermal Microscopy Session

June 28, 2011 Paul Stewart

P1000701 — Dr Laurence Duchesne presenting

Monday 27th June 2011, ICMAT 2011 Singapore

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Heparan Sulfate Determines the Modes of Diffusion of Fibroblast Growth Factor2 within the Pericellular Matrix
Laurence DUCHESNE¹, Vivien OCTEAU², Rachel BEARON³, Paul STEWART⁴, Jun CHEN⁵, Ian PRIOR⁶, Alison BECKETT⁶, Brahim LOUNIS², David FERNIG^7#+
¹Institut du Fer à Moulin, UMR-S 839 INSERM, University Pierre and Marie Curie, France, ²University of Bordeaux, France, ³Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁴School of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, ⁶Physiological Laboratory, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁷Structural and Chemical biology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Biological Imaging Using Ultra-Stable Nanoparticles

Katie WILSON (University of Liverpool), Laurence DUCHESNE, Patricia MURRAY (University of Liverpool), Matthew ROSSEINSKY (University of Liverpool), David FERNIG

ICMAT 2011 Singapore

June 26, 2011 Paul Stewart

P1000682 — View towards the waterfront from our hotel

Our Symposium “AA” Frontiers in Optical Bio-Imaging and Microscopy kicks off tomorrow and runs for the whole week as one of the parallel conference sessions.

Researchers from the Universities of Lincoln and Liverpool have been arriving and battling jet lag over the weekend.

Laurence Duchesne will be kicking off proceedings tomorrow afternoon with

Heparan Sulphate Determines the Modes of Diffusion of Fibroplast Growth Factor 2 Within the Pericellular Matrix

In the Photothermal Microscopy session

P1000683 — view of the atrium in the Singapore Holiday Inn Atrium, where we are staying this week

P1000693 — L-R Prof Dave Fernig (1), Dr Colin Dowding (2), Dr Laurence Duchesne (3), Dr Raphael Levy (1). 1:Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool. 2:School of Engineering, University of Lincoln. 3: Institut du Fer a Moulin, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris

Travelling out to ICMAT 2011

June 23, 2011June 24, 2011 Paul Stewart

Currently waiting to board an A380 to fly out to Singapore via Dubai. A group of us are heading out as invited speakers for the

International Conference on Materials for Advanced Materials, which kicks off at The Suntec Conference Centre in Singapore on Sunday.

Paul Stewart and Colin Dowding from the School of Engineering will be joining Prof DAVE Fernig from the University of Liverpool, and Dr Laurence Duchesne from INSERM At the Institut Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris.

Profs Stewart and Fernig will be delivering extended invited talks in the Frontiers in Optical Bio-imaging and Microscopy Symposium. Prof Stewart’s talk will cover the Bio:Eng interface which he is working on with Dave and Laurence.

Control Techniques re-commission the Lotus experimental engine

June 14, 2011 Paul Stewart

P1000675 — Control Techniques engineer working on the AC drive unit

The rotary electrical drive on the Lotus free-piston experimental engine has now been re-commissioned by an engineer from Control Techniques.

The rig is now ready to be transported from the ThinkTank to its new home in an engine test cell in the new building.

The engine is part of a long-term R&D programme into new engine technologies and combustion control techniques led by Prof Paul Stewart, in collaboration with Lotus Engineering in Norwich.

The programme is looking at advanced drive trains for Hybrid Electric vehicles.

P1000671 — Lotus experimental engine, with Control Techniques drive cabinet open in the background

The CT drive supplies the Emerson 15kW Permanent Magnet AC Motor (PMAC) which is coupled to the crankshaft and acts as a motor-generator to control piston trajectory when the linear free piston engine is tethered to the crankshaft.

Recommissioning the Lotus Experimental Free-Piston Engine

June 7, 2011June 14, 2011 Paul Stewart

Now that the Free-Piston engine is back at the ThinkTank, the electrical drive to the main crankshaft servo will be re-commissioned by Control Techniques Ltd.

The Engine has been away for a while having a new linear electrical motor-generator fitted, and is now ready for electrical re-comissioning before we move it into it’s test-cell in the new School of Engineering building.

The engine is unique, in that it allows piston trajectory control for experimentation on both conventional (with crankshaft) and free-piston (linear electrical machine, no crankshaft) operation.

After re-commissioning and installation in the new building, Prof Stewart will be continuing research into fundamental combustion, multi-fuel operation with variable compression ratios and free-piston operation in collaboration with Dr Jill Stewart, Reader in Thermofluids.