Collagen is an important component of biological and natural surgical materials. Flexibility and strength are important properties of these materials in use. Here we investigate some factors that control strength and affect flexibility in these materials and the nano-structural changes that affect these properties. The small angle scattering (SAXS/WAXS) beamline at the Australian Synchrotron...
As modern-day functional materials become more and more complex, an increasingly detailed understanding of the structural features governing their physical properties is necessary in order to understand and improve their macroscopic performance. In the case of permanent magnets, the complex interplay between atomic-, nano- and micro-structural features such as composition, crystallite size,...
SANS has become the standard technique for determination of micelle structure in dilute solutions, offering benefits of contrast variation to interrogate structures with high fidelity. However, the limits of accessible length-scale and dynamic resolution have limited application to some systems of interest, including wormlike micelles and highly concentrated systems. In this talk, we will...
Based on many years of experience in development of semiconductor radiation sensors, the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), University of Wollongong in collaboration with ANSTO and SINTEF, has successfully developed a MicroPlus probe for microdosimetry. The probe is based on a Silicon On Insulator (SOI) sensors with 3D micron sized sensitive volumes (SVs) mimicking dimensions of...