Search Results - "Dickinson, M R"

Nanometric optical tweezers based on nanostructured substrates by Grigorenko, A. N, Roberts, N. W, Dickinson, M. R, Zhang, Y

“…The ability to control the position of a mesoscopic object with nanometric precision is important for the rapid progress of nanoscience. One of the most…”
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Polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography measurement of retardance in fibrosis, a non-invasive biomarker in patients with systemic sclerosis by Marjanovic, E. J., Sharma, V., Smith, L., Pinder, C., Moore, T. L., Manning, J. B., Dinsdale, G., Berks, M., Newton, V. L., Wilkinson, S., Dickinson, M. R., Herrick, A. L., Watson, R. E. B., Murray, A. K.

“…Polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) offers a novel, non-invasive method of assessing skin fibrosis in the multisystem disease systemic…”
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Continuously rotating chiral liquid crystal droplets in a linearly polarized laser trap by Yang, Y, Brimicombe, P D, Roberts, N W, Dickinson, M R, Osipov, M, Gleeson, H F

“…The transfer of optical angular momentum to birefringent particles via circularly polarized light is common. We report here on the unexpected, continuous…”
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Evaluation of the effect of vincristine on platelet count in dogs with lymphoma by Campbell, O., MacDonald, V. S., Dickinson, R. M., Gagnon, J.

“…Objectives To determine the effect of vincristine administration on the platelet count, platelet morphology and incidence of thrombocytopenia in dogs diagnosed…”
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Thermal effects of the Er:YAG laser on a simulated dental pulp: a quantitative evaluation of the effects of a water spray by Attrill, D.C., Davies, R.M., King, T.A., Dickinson, M.R., Blinkhorn, A.S.

“…Objectives. To quantify the temperature increments in a simulated dental pulp following irradiation with an Er:YAG laser, and to compare those increments when…”
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Recent advances in surface processing with metal plasma and ion beams by Brown, I.G., Anders, A., Dickinson, M.R., MacGill, R.A., Monteiro, O.R.

“…Surface processing by metal plasma and ion beams can be effected using the dense metal plasma formed in a vacuum arc discharge embodied either in a “metal…”
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Second-harmonic generation and the influence of flexoelectricity in the nematic phases of bent-core oxadiazoles by Addis, J., Kaur, S., Binks, D.J., Dickinson, M.R., Greco, C., Ferrarini, A., Görtz, V., Goodby, J.W., Gleeson, H.F.

“…Second-harmonic generation (SHG) in the nematic phase of bent-core oxadiazole-based liquid crystals (LCs) was studied and compared to that for the rod-like…”
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Centaurus X-3: A Source of High-Energy Gamma Rays by Chadwick, P. M, Dickinson, M. R, Dipper, N. A, Kendall, T. R, McComb, T. J. L, Orford, K. J, Osborne, J. L, Rayner, S. M, Roberts, I. D, Shaw, S. E, Turver, K. E

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Pattern of healing of calvarial bone in the rat following application of the erbium-YAG laser by El Montaser, Mansour A., Devlin, Hugh, Sloan, Philip, Dickinson, Mark R.

“…Background and Objective The aim of this study was to examine the pattern of healing in rat calvarial defects prepared with the erbium‐YAG laser, using the…”
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A novel modelling and experimental technique to predict and measure tissue temperature during CO2 laser stimuli for human pain studies by Al-Saadi, Mohammed Hamed, Nadeau, V, Dickinson, M R

“…Laser nerve stimulation is now accepted as one of the preferred methods for applying painful stimuli to human skin during pain studies. One of the main…”
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Full-field coherence-gated holographic imaging through scattering media using a photorefractive polymer composite device by Dean, P., Dickinson, M. R., West, D. P.

“…We report full-field, retroreflective holographic imaging through turbid media using a photorefractive polymer composite as a coherence gate. A four-wave…”
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Q-switching the Erbium-YAG Laser by Wannop, N.M., Dickinson, M.R., Charlton, A., King, T.A.

“…An erbium-YAG laser has been Q-switched by two methods; a mechanical technique employing a rotating output coupler and electro-optically utilizing a LiNbO 3…”
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Cathodic arc deposition of copper oxide thin films by MacGill, R.A., Anders, S., Anders, A., Castro, R.A., Dickinson, M.R., Yu, K.M., Brown, I.G.

“…Black CuO films are used for improved radiation cooling of, e.g. an r.f. kicker at the Advanced Light Source of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. The films are…”
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An erbium: YAG oscillator-amplifier laser system by Wannop, N.M., Dickinson, M.R., King, T.A.

“…An erbium: YAG laser system operating at 2.94 μm, and comprising an oscillator and a single pass amplifier has been developed and investigated. The oscillator…”
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Poor man’s scratch tester by MacGill, R. A., Yao, X. Y., Castro, R. A., Dickinson, M. R., Brown, I. G.

“…We describe a simple scratch tester for use in the evaluation of the scratch/adhesion characteristics of material surfaces. Its simple design makes it very…”
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Laser-tissue interaction with a continuous wave 3-μm fibre laser: Preliminary studies with soft tissue by Pierce, Mark C., Jackson, Stuart D., Dickinson, Mark R., King, Terence A., Sloan, Philip

“…Background and Objective Lasers operating at wavelengths in the mid‐infrared region have become increasingly popular for applications in areas of surgery and…”
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Stereoscopic measurements of the Cerenkov radiation produced by TeV gamma rays by Chadwick, P M, Dickinson, J E, Dickinson, M R, Dipper, N A, Holder, J, McComb, T J L, Orford, K J, Rayner, S M, Roberts, I D, Roberts, M D

“…Current approaches to the identification of VHE gamma rays using stereo images of Cerenkov light flashes are reviewed. The method of analysis developed by the…”
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Amino acid dating of Pleistocene mammalian enamel from the River Thames terrace sequence: a multi-taxon approach by Dickinson, M.R., Scott, K., Adams, N.F., Lister, A.M., Penkman, K.E.H.

“…Amino acid geochronology can provide effective relative dating frameworks for the Pleistocene and has enabled correlation of terrestrial deposits to the global…”
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Recent advances in vacuum arc ion sources by Brown, I.G., Anders, A., Anders, S., Dickinson, M.R., MacGill, R.A., Oks, E.M.

“…Intense beams of metal ions can be formed from a vacuum arc ion source. This kind of source works well for most of the solid metals of the Periodic Table, and…”
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Laser-tissue interaction with a high-power 2-μm fiber laser: Preliminary studies with soft tissue by Pierce, Mark C., Jackson, Stuart D., Dickinson, Mark R., King, Terence A.

“…Background and Objective Recent developments in fiber laser technology have introduced highly efficient, compact sources with high output beam quality. The…”
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