User Meeting 2014

Session

Opening Session - Sponsored by ANSTO

21 Nov 2014, 09:00

National Centre for Synchrotron Science

Conveners

Opening Session - Sponsored by ANSTO: Cheiron School Student Presentations

• There are no conveners in this block

Opening Session - Sponsored by ANSTO: Plenary 2

• Deborah Lau (CSIRO)

Opening Session - Sponsored by ANSTO: Steve Wilkins Thesis Medal

• Deborah Lau (CSIRO)

130. Investigations into the environmental transformations of silver nanoparticles

Dr Ryo Sekine (University of South Australia)

21/11/2014, 09:00

Oral

Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) constitute a major group of engineered nanomaterials increasingly found in consumer products. These products exploit the unique properties of Ag-NPs such as their antibacterial effects, special optical properties, and high specific surface area and reactivity. However, there are significant concerns regarding the potential for Ag-NPs to pose equally unique risks...

30. In meso crystallization: Compatibility of Different Lipid Bicontinuous Cubic Mesophases with the Cubic Crystallization Screen in Aqueous Solution.

Ms Leonie van 't Hag (University of Melbourne / CSIRO)

21/11/2014, 09:10

Oral

A novel in meso crystallization method has facilitated the structural determination of several biologically relevant integral membrane proteins (IMPs). However, the method remains poorly understood as IMPs are difficult to express and handle. Analogous to solution based crystallization, in meso crystallization requires extensive screening of precipitant conditions. Bicontinuous cubic phases...

138. Stimuli Responsive Phospholipid-based Nanomaterials for On-demand Drug Delivery

Ms Joanne Du (Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

21/11/2014, 09:20

Oral

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly, affecting over thirty million people worldwide. The current treatment of wet AMD requires frequent intravitreal injections which are highly invasive and expensive. Therefore, a less invasive and long-lasting treatment is required. One option for achieving such an outcome is using self-assembled lipid-based...

139. Pressure-induced coordination change of Ge⁴⁺ and Ga³⁺ in silicate melts

Ms Eleanor Mare (Australian National University)

21/11/2014, 09:30

Oral

In geochemical systems, the relative stability of a given element in one phase or another is known as its partitioning behaviour, and many models of Earth processes are based on the changes in partitioning with pressure (and/or other intensive variables). Since higher pressures favour smaller volumes, changes in partitioning with pressure can be predicted if the pressure-dependence of the...

13. Determining Molecular Orientation, Packing, and Domain Purity in Organic Photovoltaic Devices with Synchrotron Radiation

Prof. Harald Ade (North Carolina State University)

21/11/2014, 10:00

Oral

In bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic photovoltaics (OPVs), electron donating and electron accepting materials form a complex network of discrete and distributed heterointerfaces and charge transport pathways in the photoactive layer where critical photo-physical processes occur. However, little is known about the structural properties of these interfaces due to their 3-dimensional arrangement...