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Spectroscopy in Dynamic Systems

Reference	BBS/E/F/04201226
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Peter Belton
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	92,275
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2000
End date	31/03/2001
Duration	12 months

Abstract

Typically spectroscopy tends to measure samples in a relaxed state. This means that samples are measured before some event of interest and after the event; the changes that go on during the event are inferred and not measured. This project aims to develop spectroscopic methods which will collect data during processes of change. Two types of changes may be distinguished: those which are physico- chemical in nature such as mixing, heating, freezing, etc, and those which are biological in nature, specifically, the dynamic processes that occur in cells such as spontaneous growth or response to stimuli. It is proposed therefore to develop an NMR system that will allow the acquisition of spectra and relaxation time data during mechanical deformation and flow, as a novel way of investigating these processes. In addition Infrared methods for the examination of cells in situ will be developed

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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