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Mass-resolved neutron spectroscopy and neutron resonance Dopplerimetry on Sup...
We request beam time on Vesuvio to investigate the samples taken from and prepared in parallel with Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) Nb cavities in order to investigate the... -
Composite Electrospun Fibres based on Food waste
Thus proposal seeks to explore the nature of electrospun composite fibres where the polymeric material contains a substantial quantity of biopolymer obtained from food waste -... -
The effect of manufacturing conditions on residual stress in polycrystalline ...
Polycrystalline diamond cutters are ultra-hard tools used for oil and gas drilling. They are produced by sintering diamond particles at High Pressure (5.5+ GPa) and High... -
Water-based gels of half N-acetylated chitosans; potential pharmaceutical exc...
These experiments are part of a much broader programme at the University of Reading. focused on the use of water-soluble half-acetylated chitosan as a mucoadhesive polymer,... -
Structure in Polymer Conetworks
This proposal is part of a new research programme at Reading which is focused on a new types of macromolecular structures namely conetworks and pseudo-conetworks. These are... -
Deformation mechanisms in several simple alloys to underpin creep damage char...
The proposal is to study three alloys, both at high temperature and room temperature, to corroborate strain results obtained through high resolution digital image correlation.... -
Measuring the strain profile in opposed sapphire anvils
Sapphire can be used as a hard anvil material to generate high pressures on other samples of interest. Sapphire anvils, though not as strong as diamond anvils, are easily... -
Structure in electrospun fibres prepared using polymer blends
This proposal is part of a major research programme at Reading which is focused on nano-fibres prepared by electrospinning. The programme is centered on the spinning... -
Structural development in Whey protein polymer composite solutions for electr...
This is part of an on-going investigation into nano/micro scale sized polymer fibres at the University of Reading, prepared through the process of electrospinning. Currently we... -
Compatibilisation of polymer blends using electrospinning
This proposal seachs time to establish the conditions under which electrospinning can be used to provide (non-equilibrium) mixtures of immiscible polymers. Such an outcome might... -
Nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) impact on soil microbial communities
The use of nanoparticles for environmental remediation is an emerging technology. Pioneering the field is the use of nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) to cleanup ground waters... -
Chain conformations in aligned electrospun fibres
This proposal is part of a major research programme at Reading which is focused on nano-fibres prepared by electrospinning. The programme is focused on the electrospinning... -
Polymer chain conformations in solutions for electrospinning
This proposal is part of a research programme which is focused on nano-fibres prepared by electrospinning. The programme is centered on developing an understanding of the...