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12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 13:40 Opening and Welcome Address
Chair: Lionel Broche, Aberdeen, UK
13:40 – 14:10 Invited Lecture: Siegfried Stapf , Ilmenau, Germany
NMR relaxometry and low-field profiling of articular cartilage subject to loading and enzymatic degradation
14:10 – 14:40 Invited Lecture: Esteban Anoardo , Córdoba, Argentina
Biomembrane elastometry using fast-field-cycling NMR
14:40 – 15:00 Per-Olaf Westlund , Umeå, Sweden
A proton water T
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15:00 – 15:30 Refreshment Break
Chair: Luce Vander Elst, Mons, Belgium
15:30 – 16:00 Invited Lecture: Silvio Aime , Torino, Italy
Relaxometric studies with Gd-loaded erythrocytes
16:00 – 16:20 Mauro Botta , Alessandria, Italy
Supramolecular Adducts Formation, Self-Assembling and Aggregation of
Gd(III)-complexes of potential interest as MRI probe
16:20 – 16:40 Yves Gossuin , Mons, Belgium
High-Field NMRD profiles of contrast agents: the missing link
16:40 – 17:00 Lothar Helm , Lausanne, Switzerland
Rotational diffusion of Gd-chelates - does NMRD allow to look behind the curtain?
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Chair: Danuta Kruk, Olsztyn, Poland
09:00 – 09:30 Invited Lecture: Tony Horsewill , Nottingham, UK
Methyl tunnelling sidebands in the low-field NMR spectrum of 3-pentanone: driving A-E transitions using rf irradiation
09:30 – 09:50 Cyril Charlier , Saclay, France
Pico- to nanosecond motions of a disordered protein region by a combination of high-resolution relaxometry and high-field relaxation
09:50 – 10:10 Dominique Petit , Palaiseau, France
Pore size dependence of water dynamics as assessed by fast field cycling relaxometry
10:10 – 10:30 Pär Håkansson , Southampton, UK
Singlet State Relaxometry Predicted with MD and QM Calculations
10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment Break
Chair: Dermot Brougham, Dublin, Ireland
11:00 – 11:30 Invited Lecture: Jean-Pierre Korb , Palaiseau, France
Dynamics and wettability of petroleum fluids confined in microporous shaleoil rocks: an FFC approach
11:30 – 11:50 Tomaž Apih , Ljubljana, Slovenia
Fast Field Cycling Relaxometry of Hydrogen Dynamics in a Metallic Alloy
11:50 – 12:10 Lucia Calucci , Pisa, Italy
Investigation of innovative eco-compatible cement pastes by NMR relaxometry and spectroscopy
12:10 – 12:30 Marius Hofmann , Bayreuth, Germany
Segmental Mean Square Displacement in Polymer Melts Revealed by Field-
Cycling 1H NMR Relaxometry and Field Gradient 1H NMR
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Chair: Ludovic de Rochefort, Orsay, France
13:30 – 14:00 Invited Lecture: Franz Fujara , Darmstadt, Germany
New experimental possibilities of FC: High spatial resolution, rotational resonances, very low fields
14:00 – 14:20 Youngkun Oh , Seoul, Korea
Compact and mobile 1.5 T NMR relaxometry operated by 2G HTS PCM magnet and LN2 environment
14:20 – 14:40 Duarte Sousa , Lisbon, Portugal
FFC NMR relaxometer with improved magnetic field uniformity
14:40 – 15:00 Vasileios Zampetoulas , Aberdeen, UK
Ultra-low field NMR relaxometry: calibration method and acquisition of T dispersion curves from biological samples extended to the region of μT
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15:00 – 15:30 Refreshment break
Chair: Siegfried Stapf, Ilmenau, Germany
15:30 – 16:00 Invited Lecture: Lionel Broche , Aberdeen, UK
Recent Progress in Fast Field-Cycling MRI
16:00 – 16:20 Hana Lahrech , Grenoble, France
Analysis of human glioma by FFC NMR
16:20 – 16:40 Quoc Lam Vuong , Mons, Belgium
Nuclear magnetic relaxation induced by gel-suspended cells labelled by ironoxide nanoparticles: experimental and simulation studies
18:00 Meet in lobby of Crombie House for bus to the Civic Reception
18:30 – 19:30 Civic Reception in the Town House, hosted by Aberdeen City Council. www.visitaberdeen.com/attractions-and-activities/view/town-house
19:30 – 22:00 Conference Dinner in the Town House of Aberdeen City
22:00 Bus back to Crombie House
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Chair: Silvio Aime, Turin, Italy
09:00 – 09:30 Invited Lecture: Luce Vander Elst , Mons, Belgium
A nanohydrogel approach to provide highly efficient MRI Gd contrast agents
09:30 – 09:50 Ching-Yu Chou , Paris, France
Determining the field-dependent relaxivity of contrast agents by using high field relaxometer
09:50 – 10:10 Anne-Laure Rollet , Paris, France
NMR relaxivity of superparamagnetic nanoparticles : testing the models
10:10 – 10: 40 Refreshments
Chair: Tony Horsewill, Nottingham, UK
10:40 – 11:10 Invited Lecture: Danuta Kruk , Olsztyn, Poland
Quadrupole Relaxation Enhancement
11:10 – 11:30 Matthias Roos , Halle, Germany
The “long tail" of the protein tumbling correlation function: observation by
1H NMR relaxometry in a wide frequency and concentration range
11:30 – 11:50 Dominique Petit , Palaiseau, France
Dynamics of free and confined ionic liquids: A fast field cycling relaxometry study
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13:30 – 17:00 Bus trip and tour of Glen Garioch distillery www.glengarioch.com
17:00 Bus continues to Medical School site of the University of Aberdeen
17:15 – 18:45 Optional tour of FFC-MRI laboratories at the School of Medicine and
Dentistry, University of ABerdeen
19:00 Bus to Aberdeen city centre
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Chair: Jean-Pierre Korb, Palaiseau, France
09:00 – 09:30 Invited Lecture: Dermot Brougham , Dublin, Ireland
Field-cycling NMR in Materials Development
09:30 – 09:50 Carlos Mattea , Ilmenau, Germany
Molecular Transport of Ionic Liquids Studied by FFC Relaxometry
09:50 – 10:10 Pedro Sebastião , Lisbon, Portugal
1H-NMR Relaxometry, Viscometry, and PFG NMR Studies of Magnetic and
Non-magnetic Ionic Liquids
10:10 – 10:30 Ernst Rössler , Bayreuth, Germany
Field-Cycling NMR: From simple relaxometry to molecular rheology
10:30 – 11:00 Refreshments
Chair: Franz Fujara, Darmstadt, Germany
11:00 – 11:30 Invited Lecture: Ludovic de Rochefort , Orsay, France
In vivo fast field cycling MRI in the range 1T-2T, how and why
11:30 – 11:50 P. James Ross , Aberdeen, UK
Rapid Fast Field-Cycling Imaging using the Keyhole Technique
11:50 – 12:10 Duarte Sousa , Lisbon, Portugal
Digital Control of a FFC NMR relaxometer
12:10 – 12:20 Closing Remarks
12:20 Take-away lunch provided
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S. Baroni, D. Alberti, M. R. Ruggiero, A. Pagoto, S. Geninatti Crich, E. Terreno, S. Aime
Gadolinium loaded nanosized systems
F. Carniato, L. Tei, M. Botta
Paramagnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles as potential MRI and theranostic probes
P. H. Fries, L.M. Broche, E. Belorizky
Easy molecular interpretation of the quadrupole relaxation rate enhancement of hydrogen nuclear spins due to nitrogen-14 nuclei
E. Carignani, C. Forte, M . Geppi, A. Mandoli, E. Juszyńska Gałązka,
M. MassalskaArodź, L. Calucci
Polymorphism and dynamics of glass forming alcohols studied by NMR spectroscopy and relaxometry
M. Flämig, S. Rastogi, E. Rössler
Equilibration of Melts of Initially Disentangled Polyethylene
J.-P. Korb, G. Ferrante, S. Bubici, R. Steele, D. Pooke
New instrumental platforms for the exploitation of the field-dependence of T1, T2 and 2D correlation spectra T1-T2 for probing the dynamics and wettability of petroleum fluids in rock cores and shale oils
S. Pizzanelli, C. Forte, S. Bronco, C. Serraglini, T. Guazzini, M. Labardi, L. Calucci
Investigation of polymer dynamics in PVB-ATO nanocomposites by NMR relaxometry and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy
S. Stapf, A. Ordikhani-Seyedlar, C. Mattea, O. Neudert, R. Kausik, D.E. Freed,
Y.-Q. Song, M.D. Hürlimann
Aromaticity-specific interaction of fluid molecules with asphaltene aggregates dissolved in crude oil by means of DNP and NMR relaxometry
B. Wu, D. Brougham, V. Litvinov
1H NMR Relaxation Study of Hydrogen Bonding Effect in UV-cured PEG-based Polyacrylate
Networks
M. Yamaguchia, T. Matsunagab, K. Amemiyac, A. Ohiraa, N. Hasegawab, K. Shinohara
19F NMR Relaxometry of Nafion dispersed in polar solvents
G.R. Davies, L.M. Broche, D. J. Lurie, K.J. Pine, P.J. Ross
In vivo human brain imaging at 0.2 T using a whole-body fast field-cycling MRI system
G. Ferrante, R. Rolfi, R. Gatti, Y. Xia, M. Polello
Improving Fast Field Cycling experimental capability
M. Delfina Vélez Ibarra, G. Peretti, E.A. Romerob, E. Anoardo
Electromagnets for fast-switching of the magnetic field: air core versus iron yoke. A comparative study
S. Kruber, G.D. Farrher, E. Anoardo
Air core electromagnets for fast-switching of the magnetic field: the alphahelical-cut notch-coil with variable geometry
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N.R. Payne, L.M. Broche, D.J. Lurie
Development of an RF coil tuning system to enable Nuclear Quadrupole Double Resonance in Fast Field-Cycling MRI
I.J.F. Poplett, N.F. Pierson, M.D. Rowe, J. Barras, K. Althoefer
Polarisation Enhancement, Magnetic Field Modelling and Field Cycling Towards Optimum
Polarisation Transfer Design
J.A. Romero, G. Dominguez, E. Anoardo
Longitudinal gradient coils with optimized uniformity for restricted volumes
E. Rössler, C. Mattea, S. Stapf
Dynamical Properties of Gelatin Biopolymer Films studied by NMR-FFC
M.R. Ruggiero, S.G. Crich, E. Sieni, P. Sgarbossa, M. Forzan, F. Dughiero, F. Spizzo,
S. Aime
T1-NMRD profiles analysis to predict magnetic nanodevice efficiency for Magneto Fluid
Hyperthermia applications
M. Vanninia, K. Aganovicc, V. Bortolottia, M. Dalla Rosad, M. Kiesslingc, V. Heinzc,
I. Oeye, S. Toepflc, U. Tylewicz
NMR relaxometry study to detect changes in PEF treated apples
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