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Microscopy Characterisation of organic-inorganic Interfaces

23 – 24 February 2017 + Add to calendar Greater London

Free

Microscopy Characterisation of organic-inorganic Interfaces

23 – 24 February 2017 + Add to calendar Greater London

Scientific Organisers: Dr. Nadezda V. Tarakina (QMUL), Dr. Andy Bushby (QMUL), Dr. Roland Fleck (KCL), Dr. Natalie Reznikov (ICL)

The meeting is dedicated to microscopy of materials comprised of both organic and inorganic constituents (in close proximity) and is aimed at bringing together experts from both the life science and materials science communities to address this challenging and increasingly important topic.

The second edition of the meeting broadens its horizons and is welcoming not only electron microscopists but scientists applying other microscopy techniques to share their knowledge and expertise in solving complex problems related to hybrid materials (bio-inspired composites, hybrid solar cells, mineralized tissues, colloidal nanoparticles, etc.).

Focus Lecture Series: Cryogenic Preparation and Imaging Strategies for Soft Matter in Materials Science
In addition we are delighted to introduce a special Focus Lecture series which will be held on the second day. This year, it will be organized together with The Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) and be dedicated to "Cryogenic preparation and imaging strategies for soft matter in materials science".

Registration is now closed

You can now submit your abstract to this meeting. We are accepting abstracts for poster presentations.
The Abstract Submission Deadline is Friday 20 January 2017.

•   Abstracts should be submitted as a Word Document NOT a PDF
•   Abstracts should be 300-500 words in length
•   Ensure you include a full title, all authors and affiliations and references if appropriate
•   Include Keywords if possible
•   You may include images or diagrams where appropriate
•   Please indicate in your submission if you ar a Student
•   Abstracts should be emailed as an Attachment to Victoria Masters
•   Presenting authors are required to register, pay and attend the meeting. Should you not be able to attend, please contact Victoria Masters at your earliest convenience.

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Microscopy characterization of organic-inorganic interfaces

The scientific program consist of lectures from experts in both life science and material science microscopy from across the world and ‘Techno Bites’ from leading manufacturers, covering a broad range of microscopy techniques (optical microscopy, X-ray microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, cryo-EM, FIB-SEM and TEM tomography, EELS, correlative microscopy, etc.). A trade exhibition and a poster session will provide great opportunities for discussions. We believe that this format will foster creative thinking and inspire new ideas and collaborations.

Programme

Microscopy characterization of organic-inorganic interfaces

Cryogenic preparation and imaging strategies for soft matter in materials science

The lecture series focuses on applied electron microscopy for the characterization of hydrated samples (hydrogels, colloids, hydrated polymers, polymer-peptide hybrids, scaffolds for cell culture evaluations) using cryo-preservation and characterization of materials in their pristine/life-like state. Several techniques that have been well established in life sciences research will be presented in the context of materials science.

Sponsors

Agar Scientific

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ZEISS

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Gatan

Gatan is the industry leader in the research, development and manufacturing of SEM and TEM products.

For TEM, Gatan provides an unrivalled range of high performance digital imaging and analytical systems, especially EELS spectrometers and energy filters (EFTEM). For SEM, Gatan are world leaders in cathodoluminescence (CL) technology and complement this with cooling stages and EBIC products.

Gatan is striving for continuous product innovations to increase users' productivity and make electron microscopes more effective and powerful tools. Visit the website for complete information on Gatan's extensive range of products for electron microscopy.

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Hitachi High-Technologies

At Hitachi High-Technologies our primary goal is to provide customers with powerful, dependable and easy-to-use microscope solutions for the advancement of science & engineering. Our technologically advanced solutions in SEM, TEM and FIB are developed through a long-term commitment to research and development, drawing upon the resources of the whole Hitachi group.

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ISS Group Services

The ISS Group is a provider of electron optical systems, solutions and related technologies to visualise and characterise materials from the macro down to the nano scale. Whether this is the supply of the latest instrumentation technology or through training and service support of older systems, ISS offers more than 30 years of experience serving the UK and overseas markets. We represent a number of prestigious manufacturers in the UK and Ireland and continue to grow all aspects of the business.

Our friendly and knowledgeable team is available to help you answer your queries.

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JEOL UK Ltd

JEOL is proud to be celebrating over 60 years of high end instrument sales and support worldwide.

JEOL UK offer sales, support and applications training from our office in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

Our instrumentation includes scanning electron microscopes (SEM), scanning probe microscopes, & transmission electron microscopes (TEM). As one of the world’s leading suppliers of scientific equipment, we are proud to offer our customers the highest level of sales and technical support maximising their investment in JEOL products.

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Lambda Photometrics Ltd.

Lambda Photometrics Ltd. is a UK distributor specialising in systems and components for Characterisation, Measurement & Analysis. We offer a wide range of products from Fibre Optics, Instrumentation, Metrology, Photonics, Spectroscopy, Machine Vision suppliers as well as Microscopy products. We have experienced and knowledgeable sales and service engineers to support our customers.

Microscopy systems we supply include desktop scanning electron microscopes with EDX from Thermo Scientific, Scanning White Light Microscopes from Zygo, hand-held digital microscopes from Scalar, and other visible microscopes.

Microscope components and accessories include confocal microscopy lenses, configurable and zoom systems from Navitar, light sources and illumination from Schott, electro-optic devices from Conoptics, system design from Zygo, cameras from Baumer and Ximea, Software from Norpix and various optical, lighting and image capture products.

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Leica UK

Leica Microsystems is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high precision optical solutions based on microscopes and related instruments. The company manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of products used in a wide variety of areas requiring vision, measurement and analysis, including applications in the life sciences (such as bio-technology research and medicine) and the material sciences.
Quantum Design UK and Ireland

Quantum Design UK and Ireland (QDUKI) are a leading distributor of high-tech instrumentation and consumables for scientific, academic and industrial research. QDUKI are part of the Quantum Design International Group. Our success in distributing scientific products comes from more than 30 years’ experience in manufacturing and distributing our own industry-leading materials characterisation systems.

Please visit our website www.qd-uki.co.uk to see the Electron Microscopy instrumentation range we can offer which includes Nanomegas Electron Precession Diffraction, GETec Microscopy In-Situ AFM in SEM and SCL Self Sensing Cantilevers.