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METRC will be presenting at the Chemistry Innovation KTN Annual Stakeholders Forum later this month. We will be presenting at the “Exploitation of the Centres of Excellence in Product Design” workshop which will be held during the Chemistry Innovation KTN Annual Stakeholder Meeting on June 30th in Birmingham.
METRC at the Chemistry Innovation KTN Annual Stakeholders Forum
June 18th, 2010New Industrial CASE Studentships
June 18th, 2010
Industrial CASE Studentships – Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Wednesday 28th July
METRC Members Publications 14th June 2010
June 14th, 2010
A QCM Study on the Adsorption of Colloidal Laponite at the Solid/Liquid Interface
Xu, D; Hodges, C; Ding, YL; Biggs, S; Brooker, A; York, D
LANGMUIR 26 (11): 8366-8372 JUN 1 2010
DOI: 10.1021/la904784a link
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METRC Member Publications 4th June 2010
June 4th, 2010
Cyclopentadithiophene based polymers-a comparison of optical, electrochemical and organic field-effect transistor characteristics
Horie, M; Majewski, LA; Fearn, MJ; Yu, CY; Luo, Y; Song, AM; Saunders, BR; Turner, ML
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY 20 (21): 4347-4355 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b924126d link
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METRC & NanoFactory Healthcare Event
May 20th, 2010
Nanomaterials in Healthcare
Monday 14th June, 14:00-17:00
Sheffield City Hall
Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield present Nanomaterials in Healthcare: Sheffield’s Universities in Partnership with Yorkshire Business, an opportunity for local and regional businesses, academics and healthcare providers to discover opportunities for innovation in healthcare by the application of nanotechnology. This free to attend event consists of four short talks followed by time to network. The programme is as follows:
14.00: Registration and Coffee
14.30: “Nanotechnology in Yorkshire: Perspectives and Opportunities”
Prof. Richard Jones and Dr Liam Sutton, University of Sheffield and Nanofactory
14.50: “Nanocomposites for Dental Applications”
Dr Guenter Moebus, University of Sheffield
15.10: “What can vibrational spectroscopy tell us about medical polymers?”
Dr Chris Sammon, Sheffield Hallam University
15.30: “University of Sheffield spin-out company works successfully with Yorkshire universities”
Dr Ian Pykett, Phase Focus Ltd.
15.50-17.00: Networking Snack Buffet
To register, please click here (redirects to University of Sheffield) or contact Rose Nightingale, Secretary at Sheffield’s Polymer Centre, on 0114 222 9537.
In partnership with the Molecular Engineering Translational Research Centre, METRC.
METRC Member Publications 17 May 2010
May 17th, 2010
Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging of Live Cells by Effective Cytosolic Delivery of Probes
Massignani, M; Canton, I; Sun, T; Hearnden, V; MacNeil, S; Blanazs, A; Armes, SP; Lewis, A; Battaglia, G
PLOS ONE 5 (5): Art. No. e10459 MAY 3 2010
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010459 link
METRC Members Publications 7 May 2010
May 7th, 2010
METRC Collaboration Wins Award
May 4th, 2010
A METRC supported collaboration won an award at the recent University of Bradford Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Awards.
Congratulations Steve!
April 30th, 2010
METRC Academic Director Prof Steve Armes was honoured today by the RSC for his outstanding contributions to, and advancement of, the field of Materials Chemistry. The RSC Peter Day Award is given annually to the person who has excelled in this field. And Steve was a very worthy winner of the award for 2010.
METRC Members Publications 30th April 2010
April 30th, 2010
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