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Virtual Portfolio Tool

Virtual Portfolio Tool Summary Staff and students are often frequently required to develop a portfolio. The literature reveals that students are often uncertain how they should organise their portfolios and what details need to be included. Within the Division of Nursing, pre-registration students are required to create a portfolio to provide...

Published: February 10, 2010 | Inventor(s): Jennifer Dandrea

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Treated Surface For Cell Culture

Synthetic substrates for supporting pluripotent human embryonic stem cells Summary Current human embryonic stem cell (hESC) culture methods utilise either fibroblast feeder cells or Matrigel as a biological matrix to support pluripotency. We have developed a synthetic polymer substrate which provides an alternative to biological matrices that s...

Published: December 08, 2009 | Inventor(s): Felicity Rose, Chris Denning, Morgan Alexander, Magdalena Mahlstedt, James Sharp, Lee Buttery

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Insulin-templating nanoparticles

Insulin-templating Nanoparticles Summary Nanotechnology is an area of increasing interest and, within the medical arena, has many potential uses. Significant research is being undertaken around the use of nanotechnology in the development of therapeutics, drug delivery, diagnostics and imaging. One factor to overcome is the biocompatibility of...

Published: December 08, 2009 | Inventor(s): Gary Adams, Dumitru Constantin-Teodosiu, Amir Fahmi

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Flow perfusion system with the capacity for real time confocal imaging of live cells

Media Perfusion System for Real-Time Confocal Imaging of Live Cells Summary Systems exist to provide a continuous flow of fresh media to cells for the purpose of time lapse imaging over many hours. Unfortunately, these systems are either inflexible or not suitable for the confocal microscope due to the sensitivity of the quality of resulting ...

Published: December 04, 2009 | Inventor(s): Bryan Morris, Tim Self

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Bacterial Social Cheats

Bacterial Cheat Technology Summary Antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming an increasing issue across the healthcare arena. Whilst there are a number of different approaches being taken from researchers across the world to tackle this resistance, research at Nottingham University in collaboration with Texas Tech and Edinburgh Universities h...

Published: November 23, 2009 | Inventor(s): Stephen Diggle, Shanika Crusz, Stuart West, Ashleigh Griffin, Kendra Rumbaugh

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Raman spectral imaging for automated Mohs Micrographic surgery of Basal Cell Carcinoma

Automated Detection and Imaging of Tumours During Surgery Summary Automated imaging and objective diagnosis of excised tissue specimens during cancer surgery would lead to increasing the efficacy of the most advanced surgical procedure. We have developed a model which enables Raman Micro-Spectroscopy (RMS) to be used as an alternative to histo...

Published: November 23, 2009 | Inventor(s): Ioan Notingher, Hywel Williams, William Perkins, Sandeep Varma

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Inactivation of Non-Enveloped Viruses

Novel Method for Viral Inactivation Summary Academics at the University of Nottingham have invented a new method to inactivate viruses without affecting valuable blood and plasma proteins. The novel treatment has been demonstrated to give a >6-log reduction (anything greater than or equal to a 4-log reduction is the recognised standard re...

Published: November 20, 2009 | Inventor(s): Arthur Rowe, Ken Mellits

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Platelet Aggregation Stabilising Kit

Platelet Aggregation Kit Summary The method enables blood samples to be fixed immediately after being taken from the patient and subsequently stored for up to 9 days at room temperature before platelet aggregation is determined using flow cytometry. Aggregation of blood platelets is central to thrombus formation which can lead to heart attacks...

Published: November 20, 2009 | Inventor(s): Stan Heptinstall, Sue Fox, Jane May

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Proteomics for PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Biomarkers Summary Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) effects 5 – 10% of women of child bearing age within the UK. PCOS results in a wide range of symptoms, the most common being sub/in-fertility with menstrual irregularities and/or problems associated with hyperandrogenemia including acne, hirsutism and androgenic...

Published: November 20, 2009 | Inventor(s): William Atiomo, Catherine Hughes, Robert Layfield

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Target for delaying pre term labour

Target for Delaying Premature Labour Summary Pre-term delivery can result in a number of both short and long-term disabilities for the baby. Side effects of currently available drugs mean premature labour can only be delayed for up to 48 hours. This enables appropriate treatment to be provided to the mother in order to speed up the growth of v...

Published: November 20, 2009 | Inventor(s): Joanne Lymn, Joelle Alcock, Raheela Khan

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