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- Palmblad, Magnus, et al.
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A 9.4 T Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer : Description and Performance
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In: European journal of mass spectrometry. - 1469-0667 .- 1751-6838. ; 6:3, s. 267-275
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- 9.4 Tesla Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometers (Bruker BioAPEX-94e) have been installed at the Division of Ion Physics, Uppsala University, and at the Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, The BioAPEX-94e FT-ICR instrument is built around a high-field, superconducting magnet and a platform with easily interchangeable ion sources [matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI), secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), electrospray ionisation (ESI) and electron impact/chemical ionisation (EI/CI)I. In this paper a technical description of the instrument is given. Outstanding performance characteristics are demonstrated, notably clear resolution of C59N+ and (C58C2+)-C-13 (mass difference 3.65 mDa) and mass measurement accuracy at the low ppm level. A wide range of applications in Warwick and Uppsala is described, demonstrating the versatility and high performance of the instrument.
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- Buijs, J, et al.
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Inter- and intra-molecular migration of peptide amide hydrogens during electrospray ionization
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In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. - 1044-0305. ; 12:4, s. 410-419
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- The isotopic exchange of amide hydrogens in proteins in solution strongly depends on the surrounding protein structure, thereby allowing structural studies of proteins by mass spectrometry. However, during electrospray ionization (ESI), gas phase processe
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- Marchand, M, et al.
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Immunisation of metastatic cancer patients with MAGE-3 protein combined with adjuvant SBAS-2 : A clinical report
- 2003
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In: European Journal of Cancer. - 0959-8049 .- 1879-0852. ; 39:1, s. 70-77
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Fifty-seven patients with MAGE-3-positive measurable metastatic cancer, most of them with melanoma, were vaccinated with escalating doses of a recombinant MAGE-3 protein combined with a fixed dose of the immunological adjuvant SBAS-2, which contained MPL and QS21. The immunisation schedule included 4 intramuscular (i.m.) injections at 3-week intervals. Patients whose tumour stabilised or regressed after 4 vaccinations received 2 additional vaccinations at 6-week intervals. The vaccine was generally well tolerated. Among the 33 melanoma patients who were evaluable for tumour response, we observed 2 partial responses, 2 mixed responses and 1 stabilisation. Time to progression in these 5 patients varied from 4 to 29 months. In addition, a partial response lasting 10 months was observed in 1 of the 3 metastatic bladder cancer patients included. None of the tumour responses described above involved visceral metastases. Immunological responses to the vaccine will be reported separately. ⌐ 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Almer, J, et al.
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Microstructure and thermal stability of arc-evaporated Cr-C-N coatings
- 2004
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In: Philosophical Magazine. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1478-6435 .- 1478-6443. ; 84:7, s. 611-630
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The role of C incorporation in the microstructure and thermal stability of arc-evaporated Cr-C-N coatings is explored via reactive growth in a mixed C2H4-N2 environment. C is found to react more readily than N at both the Cr cathode and the coating surfaces, so that a C2H4-to-N2 flow ratio of only 1% yields a C-to-N ratio of approximately 10% within the coatings. The as-deposited microstructures consist primarily of the δ-Cr(C, N) phase and possess high compressive residual stresses, which decrease with increasing C content. Post-deposition annealing up to 700°C results in depletion of lattice defects, and concomitant reductions in stress and coating hardness, together with phase transformations which suggest metastable phase formation during growth. Apparent activation energies for this lattice defect are found to be in the range expected for bulk diffusion of N and C (2.4-2.8 eV). The results suggest that inclusion of small amounts of C in this system offers the ability to reduce internal stresses while maintaining defect-related hardness increases, permitting growth of thicker and thus more wear-resistant coatings.
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- Almer, J, et al.
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Microstructure, stress and mechanical properties of arc-evaporated Cr-C-N coatings
- 2001
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In: Thin Solid Films. - 0040-6090 .- 1879-2731. ; 385:1-2, s. 190-197
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The relationships between coating microstructure and properties in the Cr-C-N system have been investigated as a function of composition and post-deposition annealing. Coatings of varying compositions were grown using arc-evaporation, by varying the reactive gas flow ratio fR = f(C2H4)/f(N2) from 0 to 0.2, and were found to consist primarily of the cubic d-Cr(C,N) phase. Changes in both the unstressed lattice parameter, ao, and X-ray diffraction background intensity indicate that both the carbon concentration within the d-phase and amorphous/crystalline content increases with fR. Increasing fR also decreases the magnitude of the compressive biaxial residual stress, from approximately 6 to 1 GPa, while increasing both the inhomogeneous stress and thermal stability. The elastic modulus and hardness of as-deposited coatings were determined from nanoindentation to be 320 and 23 GPa, respectively, for moderate carbon concentrations (fR=0.05). Concurrent variations in microstructure and hardness with post-deposition annealing indicate that the as-deposited hardness is significantly enhanced by the microstructure, primarily by lattice defects and related stresses (microstresses) rather than average stresses (macrostresses).
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