Sally McArthur

Christopher Hurren on LinkedIn: A new acquisition to the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin… A new acquisition to the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University Future Fibres Facility is this The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)…

Fabrication takes on many forms! Delighted to support Deakin's ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres, working hard towards a circular economy and sustainable solutions for our world.
#NCRIS #yarn #fabrication #cotton #wool #clothing @fullcirclefibres.bsky.social @sallymcarthur.bsky.social

Real-time online monitoring of polymerisation reactions by high resolution FlowNMR at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Real-time online monitoring of polymerisation reactions by high resolution FlowNMR at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

Interested to do a PhD on modern polymer science while also working on state of the art NMR characterization? Also, you want to work (and visit) between labs in the UK and Australia (University of Bath and Monash University in Melbourne)?

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#Chemsky #ozchem

Back for the evening session #PacSURF24 with Prof Christopher Muratore from U Dayton introducing us to mass produced medical diagnostics from 2D materials. #manufacturing #medtech @avs-members.bsky.social #skychem #skymanufacturing 🧪

Fabulous to have Dr Saimon Moraes Silva from La Trobe Uni in Melbourne give his invited talk #PacSURF24 on #biosensing , #biofouling & #electrochemistry inspired by nature #skychem 🧪 @avs-members.bsky.social @asbte.bsky.social

#PacSurf24 Continuing around the Pacific Rim to Japan & Prof Kaori Suguhara’s invited talk on mechanobiosensing in biomaterials and biomembranes #skychem @avs-members.bsky.social

As the year comes to a close, don’t forget to add #ASBTE2025 to your to-do list!
Submit your work for the 29th Annual Conference of the ASBTE, April 2025, in Brisbane, Australia.
Deadline: 31/12/24
Submit here: asbte2025.com.au/abstract-sub...
#ASBTE2025 #Biomaterials #TissueEngineering

YouTube video by Columbia BME Tissue Talks: Don Ingber, 12.4.24

Last week’s TissueTalk with Prof. Don Ingber (Harvard):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=akfr...

Discusses various models, incl:
- Alveoli-on-a-chip: Breathing motion suppresses viral inf & inflamm.
- Human-body-chip: Quantitively predicts clinical PK data for 2 drugs

🧪 #TissueEngineering #OrganOnChip
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🔔 I'm excited to be part of this really cool and timely review on how #hydrogel platforms with tunable / dynamic #mechanics enhance our understanding of #cancer progression and #fibrosis! 🧪

🌺 Thank you @marcocantini.bsky.social and @mattjwalker.bsky.social

#mechanobiology #invitromodels #3D

The idea that you can somehow hyperoptimize the results of research by explicitly saying that "these" types of science will lead to the desired outcomes while "those" types won't, is, quite frankly, ridiculous. And must be an opinion from someone who's never actually been a researcher. 🧪

Biomimetic leaf surfaces as models for bacterial attachment with Prof Volker Nock focusing on how plants develop beneficial niches for synergistic growth. #skyeng #skychem #PacSurf24 @avs-members.bsky.social 🧪

Leaving the Pacific Rim and heading to Switzerland with Prof Stefan Seeger discussing supercritical angle microscopy for amyloid protein visualisation. #PacSurf24 #skychem @nickrey.bsky.social @avs-members.bsky.social 🧪

Day 2 #PacSURF24 with Prof Jenny Malmstrom @aucklanduni.bsky.social kicking our sessions off engineering cell environments & understanding how cells respond to scaffold stiffness #chemsky #biosky @avs-members.bsky.social

It is Pete! Great gang - waving

Last talk of the day from graduate student Alexander Blagojevic from U Connecticut telling us about his neuroarray research developing textured Ti-based electrodes. #PacSURF24 #variety #biointerfaces @avs-members.bsky.social

Shifting gears to sustainable food packaging with Prof Monique Lacroix from INRS, Canada. Reducing food waste by improving packaging to prevent food loss. Using irradiated gelatin dosed with riboflavin & antimicrobial essential oils creates sustainable packaging #PacSurf24 @avs-members.bsky.social

Back from the break with coffees in hand to hear our next Invited talk from Prof Amy Gelmi @drtinytaps.bsky.social from RMIT discussing targeted stem cell therapies & AFM for understanding stem cell mechanics. @avs-members.bsky.social #PacSURF24 #biointerfaces

Kate McHardy discussing cryo- SIMs analysis of zebra fish - fascinating insights on detection in tissues using water cluster guns. Given it is 5AM in England and she arrived 2hrs ago, Kate is a legend! Also thanks to Ionoptika for sponsoring #PacSURF24 so generously @avs-members.bsky.social

Hello Blueksy! NIST is seeking a motivated scientist to join the Fire Research Division in our efforts to model wildland, wildland-urban interface, and prescribed fires! Please reach out if interested.

#postdoc #science #wildfire

Fabulous to have Prof Mary Kraft from U Illinois discussing depth profiling of cells with NanoSIMS and how to manage topography to build 3D images. @avs-members.bsky.social #legendsofSIMS #Biointerfaces

For those interested in community engagement around clean energy - this is a good recent review from Australia - a country that has had among the fastest growth in the world of utility-scale wind and solar over the past decade

www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/renew...

Skin analysis with gas cluster sources in SIMS with Prof John Fletcher from Gothenburg. Fascinating just how much advanced with molecular ion detection using GCIB sources - I remember struggling to get matrix-assisted SIMS to work on 1000Da - that is solved this completely @avs-members.bsky.social

Using load to improve tendon/ligament tissue engineering and develop novel treatments for tendinopathy Tendon and ligament injuries are highly prevalent but heal poorly, even with proper care. Restoration of native tissue function is complicated by the …

🧪If you are interested in the biology of how exercise (load) can drive tendon/ligament adaptation and recovery, please take a look at this deep dive on the topic from my PhD student Kenneth Tam.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Image of Jito Matsuo presenting his slides to a conference hall

Back from an afternoon of snorkeling for science to continue at #PacSURF24 with Prof Jiro Matsuo from Kyoto Uni discussing SIMS molecular signals and sputtering from cluster sources. @avs-members.bsky.social #ToFSIMS #biointerfaces #MickyMouseBrains

Then there’s the difference between certified emissions and what actually happens on the road, often referred to as the “gap”. We found the gap between certified CO₂ emissions and real-world emissions is larger in Australia. In Europe the average gap for petrol and diesel cars is 15–20%, whereas in Australia it is 30–35%. Differences in vehicle weight and size, driving style, climate, and the use of air conditioning contribute, but the outdated test protocol is a major factor. The gap is particularly large for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle emissions are three to four times higher on the road in both Europe and Australia. Why? Largely because certified emissions performance assumes these vehicles will drive in electric mode 75–90% of the time, while the reality is more like 25%. So in practice, these vehicles mostly drive around as high-emitting petrol or diesel cars. Overall, we estimated the real-world CO₂ emissions of the registered on road fleets in 2021 were 143 grams per kilometre for the EU and and 204 grams per kilometre for Australia. This means the average Australian car on the road is producing 43% more greenhouse gas emissions than the average EU car.

"Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle emissions are three to four times higher on the road in both Europe and Australia"

Generally worrying to see so much acceptance of PHEVs, which are fossil fuel cars that burn extra fossil fuels to carry around an unused battery

theconversation.com/australians-...

Plenary at #PacSURF24 from Prof Yang Shao-Horn from MIT discussing the urgent needs for electrochemical storage solutions for our transitioning energy systems. @avs-members.bsky.social #electrochemistry #energystorage

Prof Lindberg is improving host-implant integration via using cartilage models to study the interfaces between mature tissue and introduced cell implants. How do we induce migration with the right healing responses to give complete integration @avs-members.bsky.social #PacSURF24 #biointerfaces

Moving to 3D cell culture and models with Prof Gabriella Lindberg from @universityoforegon.bsky.social discussing cell models for knee joints including cartilage loss models. #PacSURF24 #Biointerfaces #medtech @avs-members.bsky.social

Staying with #USNRL with Dr Kenan Fears discussing how barnacles prevent biofouling near their attachment sites. Amyloid secretions form cements that remove the biofilm ahead of rhe barnacle growth! #PacSURF24 #Biointerfaces @avs-members.bsky.social

I hope all my academic folk have an orderly and stress-free conclusion to your semesters. I know that won't happen, but I wish it for you anyway!