THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

A cryocooled electric motor ( 500 ) comprising: a stator ( 510 ) comprising a magnetic core ( 510,510 a ), a rotor ( 520 ), an armature arrangement ( 550 ) and a cryogen source arranged to provide a cryonic fluid ( 544 ) to the armature arrangement ( 550 ), in order to cool the armature arrangement ( 550 ) below a temperature of 77 K, wherein the armature arrangement ( 550 ) comprises a plurality of Litz wires ( 552 ) and wherein the armature arrangement ( 550 ) is able to provide during operation of the motor a current density of more than 25 A/mm2.

The present invention relates to methods for identifying and detecting potential disease specific biomarkers from biofluids. In particular, the methods involve in vivo administration of nanoparticles to a subject in a diseased state or incubating nanoparticles in a biofluid sample taken from a subject in a diseased state and analysis of the biomolecule corona formed on said nanoparticles. In addition, the present invention also relates to methods that provide a means to distinguish between a healthy and diseased state in a subject, such as for example the presence of a tumor in a human subject.

The present invention relates to novel polypeptide ligands of CXCR1 and/or CXCR2 which are derived from GCP2. The invention also concerns polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide ligands, uses of the polypeptide ligands and compositions comprising the polypeptide ligands.

The disclosure relates to a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) film having a total thickness from 20 nm to 5 micrometer, which comprises a stack of rGO layers comprising flakes, wherein the distance between two consecutive layers is from 0.2 to 0.7 nm, and to an electrically back-contacted conductive reduced graphene oxide (rGO) structure comprising it together with an additional conductive support on which the rGO is deposited. It also relates to a process for the preparation of the rGO film and the electrically back-contacted conductive rGO structure, and to electronic devices for detecting, receiving and/or inducing electrical signals.

It relates to an reduced graphene oxide (rGO) film having a total thickness from 20 nm to 5 micrometer, which comprises a stack of rGO layers comprising flakes, wherein the distance between two consecutive layers is from 0.2 to 0.7 nm, and to an electrically back-contacted conductive reduced graphene oxide (rGO) structure comprising it together with an additional conductive support on which the rGO is deposited. It also relates to a process for the preparation of the rGO film and the electrically back-contacted conductive rGO structure, and to electronic devices for detecting, receiving and/or inducing electrical signals.

This invention relates to a method of separating oils and aqueous media. The method uses membranes comprising 2D phyllosilicate coatings. The invention also relates to membranes for use in said methods.

The present invention relates to laminate membranes for filtration of solutes. The membranes comprise graphene oxide and polyvinyl amine. The invention also relates to methods of reducing the amount of solutes in a mixture using said membranes, methods of making said membranes, and uses of said membranes.

A compound of formula (I-A), R 1 in each occurrence is selected from H, optionally substituted C 1-12 alkyl and optionally substituted C 6-20 aryl; R 2 in each occurrence is selected from optionally substituted C 1-12 alkyl and optionally substituted C 6-20 aryl; p′ is 1 and q′ is 5 or p′is 2 and q′ is 4; p+q=6; Y is an anion; and n is 1 or 2. The compounds of formula (I-A) may be used to catalyse reactions including arylation and alkylation at the carbon atom of a C—H group in which the C atom is sp 2 -hybridised.

A method 30 and apparatus 31 for performing a primary and a secondary process using thermal energy of a body of water comprising a dissolved mineral. The method 30 comprising providing 40 high temperature water 34 from the body of water 33 and low temperature water 35 at from the body of water 33 to a primary apparatus 41 , wherein the high temperature water 34 is at a first temperature which is higher than a second temperature of the low temperature water 35 . Performing a primary process 50 in the primary apparatus 41 , wherein the primary process comprises distilling the high temperature water 34 by membrane distillation to extract freshwater vapour from the high temperature water 34 , wherein either the temperature difference between the high 34 and low 35 temperature water provides a temperature gradient to drive the membrane distillation or the low temperature water 35 is used to condense freshwater vapour. Removing the low temperature water 35 from the primary apparatus 60 and performing a secondary process 70 using the low temperature water 35.

The present invention relates to methods of assessing whether an individual has Parkinson's Disease (PD) and/or is no longer responding to treatment, the method comprising the identification of one or more volatile compounds in the sebum of the individual. The present invention also relates to methods of extracting and detecting analytes from sebum.