Scientific & Social Programme for
MSI/NIBES 2010 Joint Annual Symposium
(34th Annual M.S.I. Meeting).

The Assembly Hall, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus,

Wednesday 25th August -- Friday 27th August, 2010.

Final Programme 2010.
A pdf version of the final programme (20 Aug. 10) is now available here.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010.

All lectures took place in the Assembly Hall.

10:00 - 11:30   Registration.
Trade stand and poster setup.
Session 1 chair: Dr. Nicholas Dunne.
11:30   Welcome to MSI/NIBES notes and opening remarks
(Dr George Burke, Dr Nicholas Dunne).
11:45 Invited 1

TBA..
Professor Chris Nugent, University of Ulster.
12:30 Delegate
1

Characterisation and Optimisation of Polyethyleneimine-pDNA Polyplexes for Development of an Osteoinductive ‘Smart’ Scaffold.
Tierney, EG, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

12:45 Delegate
2 		IR Microspectroscopy for Investigation of Silicon-Liquid Crystal
Photonic Crystals.
Baldycheva, A, Trinity College Dublin..
13:00 - 14:00  
LUNCH, POSTERS, SPONSORS, TEA AND COFFEE
Session 2 chairs: Professor Chris Nugent and Dr Alan Brown.
14:00 Invited 2

Contemporary Live Cell Imaging.
Dr Dimitri Scholz, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
15:00 Delegate
3

The Effects of Desferrioxamine on the Vasculogenic Potential of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells within a Collagen-GAG Scaffold.
Mc Fadden, TM. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
15:15 Delegate
4

Raman spectroscopy: A novel tool for cervical cancer screening.
Lyng,F.M, Dublin Institute of Technology.
15:30 Delegate
5 		Titanium Sputter Deposition on Polymeric Substrates.
Mutreja, I. University of Ulster.

15:45

Delegate
6

An XML Based Format for the Storage of Data Generated within Smart Home Environments.
McDonald, HA, University of Ulster.

16:00

Delegate
7

Imaging live cells grown on a three dimensional collagen matrix using Raman microspectroscopy..
Bonnier, F. Dublin Institute of Technology.

13:15 - 14:00  
POSTERS, SPONSORS, TEA AND COFFEE
17:00 - 19:00   Trip to Andor Technologies
19:00 - 21:00

Social event, The Crown Bar, Belfast City Centre
Thursday, August 26th 2010.
Session 3 chairs: Dr Peter O’Hare and Dr Adrian Boyd.
09:00 Invited 3

TBA.
John Orr, Queen’s University Belfast.
10:00 Delegate
8

Response of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Sputter Deposited Calcium Phosphate Thin Films.
McCafferty, MM. University of Ulster.
10:15 Delegate
9

Raman Spectroscopy as a Potential Rapid Screening Tool for Venous Thromboembolism and Fibrinogen levels.
Poon, KWC. Dublin Institute of Technology.
10:30 Delegate
10

Addition of Hyaluronic Acid Improves Cellular Infiltration and Cartilage-specific Extracellular Matrix Synthesis in a Porous Collagen Scaffold.
Matsiko, A. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
10:45 Delegate
11

Electrocardiographic lead transformations in limited lead systems.
Guldenring, D, University of Ulster.

10:00 - 11:30
POSTERS, SPONSORS, TEA AND COFFEE
Session 4 chairs: Dr Dimitri Scholz and Dr Tatiana Perova.
11:30 Invited 4

Optimisation Strategies for Orthopaedic Bone Cement Systems-An Integrated Approach.
Dr Nicholas Dunne (QUB).
11:45
Delegate
12

Optical properties of two-dimensional photonic crystal bars obtained by photoelectrochemical etching of silicon.
Dyakov, S. Trinity College Dublin.
12:00
Delegate
13
Effect of Sample Charging on Ion Spectroscopy in the Helium Ion Microscope.
Behan, G, Trinity College Dublin.
12:15
Delegate
14
The in vitro response of human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoflakes.
O’Hare, P, University of Ulster.
12:30 Delegate
15

Characterisation of Collagen Derived from the Marine Demosponge Chondrosia reniformis (Nardo, 1847).
Palmer, I, Queen’s University Belfast.
12:45

Delegate
16

Raman spectroscopic monitoring of osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells.
McManus, LL, University of Ulster.
13:00 - 14:00  
LUNCH, POSTERS, SPONSORS, TEA AND COFFEE
Session 5 chairs: Dr Tom Flanagan, Dr Alan Ryder.
14:00 Invited 5 Nanoscale periodic structures prepared and analyzed using AFM and SEM
microscopy.
Dr Patrick Lemoine, University of Ulster.
15:00
Delegate
17
Raman mapping analysis of structural damage in ion implanted bevelled Ge samples for application in smart cut technology.
Wasyluk, J. Trinity College Dublin.
15:15 Delegate
18 		Nitrogen Assisted Etching of Graphene Layers.
Fox, D, Trinity College Dublin.
15:30

Delegate
19

Outcome measures for cell-mediated bioresorption of calcium phosphate bone substitutes.
Millar, J, Queen’s University Belfast.
15:45 Delegate
20 		Assessment of accelerometer technology for integration within smart clothing.
Cleland, I, University of Ulster.
16:00 - 16:30  
POSTERS, SPONSORS, TEA AND COFFEE
Session 6 chairs: Prof. Hugh Byrne and Dr Eoin Cunningham.
16:30
Delegate
21
Mode of cell death in directly irradiated cells and cells exposed to medium from irradiated cells.
Kumar Jella, K. Dublin Institute of Technology.
16:45 Delegate
22 		Study on the effect of PEG-SH concentration on AuNP stability in biologically important media.
Manson, J, University of Ulster.
17:00

Delegate
23

Optimisation of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering.
Newe, C, Queen’s University Belfast.
17:15 Delegate
24 		The Venom Apparatus of Scolopendra subspinipes Centipedes.
Clarke, F. NUI Galway, Ireland.
19.00-late   Conference dinner The Canada Room, Queen’s University Belfast
     
Friday, August 27, 2010.
Session 7 chairs: Dr Fiona Lyng and Professor Martin Steer.
09:30
Delegate
25

A simple method to measure graphite thickness using plasmon energy loss imaging.
Boese, M, Trinity College Dublin.

09:45

 Delegate
26 		Classification of EEG Signals in response to SSVEP using BCI2000: A Narrative Review. McRoberts, A, University of Ulster.
10:00

Delegate
27

Evaluation of the potential of Raman Microspectroscopy for prediction of chemotherapeutic response to cisplatin in lung adenocarcinoma.
Nawaz, H. Dublin Institute of Technology
10:15 Delegate
28 		Iron and Doped Iron Nanoparticles for the Reductive Remediation of Brominated Organics.
Murphy, D. Trinity College Dublin
10:30

Delegate
29

Remote monitoring and visualisation of Parkinson's disease tremor.
Synnott, J, University of Ulster.
10:45 Delegate
30 		Identification of techniques to measure acetabular orientation and anteversion intra-operatively during total hip arthroplasty.
Sykes, A, Queen’s University of Belfast.

11:00 - 11:30
POSTERS, SPONSORS, TEA AND COFFEE
Session 8 chairs: Dr George Burke and Dr Gerry Brennan.
11:30 Delegate
31

A comparative, SEM, TEM and AFM studies of the multiwall CNTs grown by thermal and microwave plasma enhanced CVD methods.
Mathur, A, University of Ulster.
11:45 Delegate
32

Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Co Nanostructures.
Zhou, D, Trinity College Dublin.
12:00 Invited 6

TBA.
Professor Alan W. Stitt, Dept of Ophthalmology, Queen’s University Belfast.
13:00   Award of student prizes. You must be present to recieve the award, otherwise it will be retained by the MSI.
13:30   AGMs and Tea and Coffee

Delegate Poster Presentations (Name, Institute and Title):

1. Adley, D.
Trinity College Dublin.
Micro-Raman Investigation of Amorphous and Microcrystalline Si PECVD Films.
2. Meade A.D,
Dublin Institute of Technology.
Analyses of radiobiological effect in-vitro and ex-vivo with vibrational spectroscopy.
3. Burke, GA.
University of Ulster.
Expansion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Vitro – A Microarray Based Gene Expression Study.
4. McManus, LL,
University of Ulster.
Raman spectroscopic monitoring of osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells.
5. Flynn, CN, University of Ulster.
Amino functionalisation of biopolymers using atmospheric pressure plasma modification.
6. Rea, CJ, University of Ulster.
Controlling Cell Adhesion with Annealed Cobalt Sputter Coated Silicon Surfaces.
7. Rea, CJ, University of Ulster.
Optimisation of Supercritically Foamed PLGA Monoliths.
8. Nugent, BG.
University of Ulster at ordanstown.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Analysis of a simple scaffold construct operating in a flow perfusion bioreactor system.
9. Kumar, D,
University Of Ulster.
 Synthesis and centrifugal washing of PEG capped Gold Nanoparticles and their stability in various media.
10. Rasheed, N,
Dublin Institute of Technology.
 Compatibility of Stained Cervical Tissue for Raman Spectroscopy.
11. McManus, L,
Trinity College Dublin.
Micro-Raman Investigation of Crystalline Quality in Silicon and Germanium Structures for Application In Solar Cell and Smart Cut Technology.
12. Porter, P,
University of Ulster.
 The Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Treatment of PMMA Substrates on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Response.

 


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