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PROF. STEVE ARMESDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Living radical polymerisation techniques (e.g. RAFT, ATRP) to produce a wide range of well-defined methacrylate-based water-soluble polymers.
- Morphological control via polymerisation-induced self-assembly.
- Water-borne polymer colloids via aqueous emulsion polymerisation or aqueous dispersion polymerisation.
- Self-assembly of biocompatible block copolymers to form micelles, vesicles and gels in aqueous solution.
- Surface polymerisation from planar and colloidal substrates.- Synthesis, characterisation and applications of colloidal
nanocomposite particles.- Conducting polymer-based particles.- Stimulus-responsive microgels.- Branched vinyl copolymers.- Stimulus-responsive Pickering emulsifiers and
colloidosomes.
Email: [email protected] +44 (0)114 222 9342
DR. ALASTAIR BUCKLEYDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Optoelectronic devices based on organic materials, e.g. light emitting diodes or photovoltaics.
- Degradation and lifetime predictions for organic electronics- Spectroscopy and surface science as tools for understanding
organic electronics.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 3597
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DR. ASHLEY CADBYDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Advanced microscopy including scanning tunnelling, atomic force and scanning near field (STM, AFM and SNOM).
- SNOM allows investigation for the optical properties of samples at length scales below 50 nm.
- Energy transfer at the interface of two conjugated polymers (for development of polymer devices with higher efficiencies).
- Nano-scale spectroscopy and microscopy of biopolymers (e.g. DNA) and micro-organisms (e.g. bacteria).
- Light harvesting in biological systems.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 4280
DR. AILEEN CRAWFORDSCHOOL OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY
- Novel polymer-based scaffold materials.- Electrospun fibres.- Thermoresponsive gels.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 281 7939
DR. ALAN DUNBARDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
- Polymer and Perovskite Based Solar Cells.- Experimental techniques to characterise nano-scale phase
separation in polymers.- Thin film toxic gas sensors.- Electrical properties of nano-structured systems.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 7551
PROF. NIGEL CLARKEDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Theoretical physics of nano and microstructural development in multicomponent polymers.
- Applications in organic photovoltaics, adhesives and polymer nanocomposites.
- Theoretical rheology of polymers and gels.- Experimental polymer physics (neutron scattering and
rheology).
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 4273
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DR. MATT CARRÉDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Human interaction with objects, surfaces and products.- Friction and loading behaviour of human skin and tissue. - Development of biofidelic systems that mimic human skin-
tissue systems.- Foot/shoe-surface interactions.- Application of human interactions to healthcare, medicine,
consumer products and sports.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 7839
DR. FREDERIK CLAEYSSENSDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Laser processing of biomaterials, and its applications.- Polymeric biodegradable materials structuring via
stereolithography.- Emulsion templating of biocompatible and biodegradable
polymers.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 5513
DR. JENNY CLARKDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy (pump-probe, transient absorption or photoluminescence) of carbon-based systems.
- Interested in studying the energy and charge transfer in organic semiconductors for solar cell or display applications.
- Techniques also used to study new materials or biological light harvesting or synthetic systems.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 3526
DR. BIQIONG CHENDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Polymer nanocomposites.- Nanocomposite foams.- Nanocomposite hydrogels.- Stimuli-responsive nanocomposites.- Biomimetic tissue scaffolds.- Nanoparticles for bioimaging and cancer therapy.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 5958
PROF. ROB DWYER-JOYCEDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Monitoring and evaluating tribology and lubrication between novel and traditional materials.
- Prediction of wear mechanisms and wear rates for plastics and metals.
- Development of wear models for engineering components, including polymer and composite bearings and gears.
- The use of polymer composite bearings for aircraft landing gear applications.
- Testing of polymer bearings and bearing materials.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7736
PROF. PAUL HATTONSCHOOL OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY
- Tissue engineering (cartilage and bone) and polymer biocompatibility.
- Facilities for assessing of polymers and other materials used in the healthcare industry.
- Bioactive glasses and ceramics for mineralised tissue repair.- Glass-ionomer bone cements.- Academic-industrial collaboration and technology transfer in
the orthopaedic, craniofacial and dental material sectors.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 281 7938
DR. MARTIN GRELLDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Sensors for waterborne analytes based on electrolyte-gated field effect transistors, and bespoke fibre optic transducers.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 3598
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DR. STEPHEN EBBENSDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
- Microscopy studies of self-propelled polymer particles.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7549
PROF. MARK GEOGHEGANDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Polymers at surfaces and interfaces.- Smart (responsive) materials (e.g. polyelectrolyte brushes).- Structural properties of all-polymer electronic devices.- Polymer adhesion.- Diffusion in polymer systems.- Polymer gels and networks.- Semiconducting polymers.- Cellular (bio)adhesion.- Soft nanotechnology.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 3544
PROF. PATRICK FAIRCLOUGHDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- The study of well ordered (e.g. block copolymers) and weakly ordered (e.g. polymer networks and gels) systems.
- Response of polymers to external stimuli using small angle X-ray, neutron and light scattering, supplemented with optical, IR and electron microscopy studies.
- Polymer adhesion and failure.- Gas permeability through polymer membranes.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 7798
DR. JOEL FOREMANDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Prediction of polymer properties using Group Interaction Modelling: prediction of thermos-mechanical properties of all polymers from basic mer unit structural information; thermoplastic, thermoset, amorphous, semi-crystalline etc.; properties as a function of temperature, strain, strain rate, pressure etc.
- Experimental and theoretical aspects of polymer composite matrices: linking sub-ambient phase transitions to toughness; impact of moisture ingress and other environmental factors.
- Developing new particulate composites from recycled products.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0) 114 222 5920
PROF. JOHN HAYCOCK DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Interactions between living cells and tissues with synthetic polymeric materials.
- Bioactive surfaces.- Dip-dry anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, advanced materials.- Controlling the behaviour of skin and nerve cells with
adhesive, migratory and anti-inflammatory peptides.- Skin tissue engineering using synthetic fibre scaffolds.- 3D in vitro models to detect toxic and inflammatory
compounds as an alternative to animal models.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 5972
DR. RHODA HAWKINS DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Biological and soft matter physics.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 4524
DR. JONATHAN HOWSEDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
- Amphiphilic polymer microphase separation and self-assembly.
- Novel routes for polymer vesicle production.- Nano-machines and nano-swimmers - responsive polymers.- Polymers at surfaces - grafted lipid bilayers and biomimetic,
engineered surfaces.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 7596
DR. AHMED IRAQIDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Design and development of conjugated polymers for application in displays and solar cells.
- Electro- and photo-active polymers including polythiophenes, conjugated main-chain carbazole polymers and polyacenes.
- Synthesis and characterisation of a wide range of tractable, functionalised, regioregular polythiophenes by post-modification of preformed precursor polymers.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 9566
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PROF. JAMIE HOBBSDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Development and application of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques for the study of polymers.
- Ultra-fast and temperature controlled atomic force microscopy.
- Following surface dynamic process and polymer crystallisation.
- Non-destructive observations of processes in polymers in real time under a wide variety of environmental conditions.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 4532
DR. VANESSA HEARNDENDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Tissue engineering of soft tissues.- Cell-biomaterial interactions.- Materials for wound healing and angiogenesis.- Tissue engineered models to study epithelial diseases
including cancer, infection and wounds.- Stem cell delivery.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 225 7098
DR. CHRIS HOLLANDDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Physical properties of latex. - Physical properties of biopolymers, e.g. spider silk.- Comparison between natural and industrial polymer fibre
processing. - Bio-inspired polymeric materials.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 5477
DR. SIMON HAYESDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Self -healing smart materials for detection of damage/degradation and cure monitoring systems.
- Nanomechanical testing, e.g. nano-indentation for testing bulk polymers and thin polymer coatings.
- Viscoelastic properties of very low modulus polymers over a range of temperatures and frequencies.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 5516
PROF. RICHARD JONESDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Polymers at surfaces and interfaces (experimental and theoretical).
- Interface structure and thin films.- Interfacial effects on polymer transitions.- Phase separation of biopolymer mixtures.- Ultrathin polymer films: structure of interfaces, stability and
glass transition.- Stimulus-responsive polymer brushes.- Morphology in semiconducting polymers.- Self-motile objects at the micro and nanoscale.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 9820
PROF. DAVID LIDZEYDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Application of organic semiconductors and perovskites in photonic and optoelectronic devices.
- The optimization of photovoltaic devices based on organic semiconductors and perovskite materials.
- Novel ways to process and deposit thin-film semiconductor materials.
- Photonic devices and structures such as 1D microcavities and optical nano cavities.
- Polaritonic devices based on organic and hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductors.
- Lasing in organic and hybrid semiconductor microcavities- Structural, spectroscopic and microscopic probes of device-
applicable semiconductors and optoelectronic devices.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 3501
PROF. SHEILA MACNEILDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- 3D tissue engineering of skin and other soft tissues. - Polymeric matrices for generating replacement human
tissue.- Electrospun polymeric scaffolds. - Bacterial sensing using stimulus-responsive polymers.- Hydrogels for scaffolds (cornea), drug delivery and sensing,
and wound dressings.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 5995
DR. CANDICE MAJEWSKIDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Active control and detection of vibration, sound and Powder-based polymer Additive Manufacturing.
- Selection and optimisation of new polymeric materials for Laser Sintering.
- Materials and process improvements for High Speed Sintering.
- Material characterisation for polymer Additive Manufacturing.- Materials for desktop 3D Printing.- Process development for Additive Manufacturing.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7791
DR. JAMES McGREGORDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
- Catalytic synthesis of fuels and chemicals, including polymeric species, from gas or liquid feedstocks.
- Synthesis and application of supported catalysts, including polymer supported catalysts.
- Valorisation of waste materials, including degradation and upgrading of waste plastics and polymers.
- Novel characterisation techniques, including combined optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy, inelastic neutron scattering, in situ FTIR spectroscopy etc.
- Kinetics and reaction engineering of catalytic and other reaction systems.
- Green chemistry and the circular economy.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 4918
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PROF. ROGER LEWISDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Solving industrial wear and friction problems from failure analysis and devising appropriate experimental simulations to predictive model development. Application areas include: wheel/rail interface; oil and gas and automotive.
- Human tribology including: skin friction; human object interaction – hand; foot; shoe etc.; teeth cleaning; medical device-human tissue interaction; high speed imaging on tissue interactions and tissue simulants.
- Ultrasonic techniques for characterising contact pressures and areas in component interfaces.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 7838
PROF. GRAHAM LEGGETTDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Scanning probe, friction force and chemical force microscopy.
- Nanotribology.- Organic films and monolayers, including polymer brushes.- Biological interactions at surfaces.- Surface analysis: XPS and SIMS.
E-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)114 222 9556
DR. ÍLIDA ORTEGA ASENCIOSCHOOL OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY
- Manufacturing of biomaterial devices for hard and soft tissue regeneration (e.g. bone and cornea) using additive manufacturing techniques including fused deposition modelling and stereolithography.
- Design and fabrication of electrospun 3D synthetic microenvironments (“niches”) in which to study aspects of stem cell behaviour.
- Fabrication of smart electrospun materials for drug delivery applications.
- Use of /In vitro/ and /Ex vivo/ models (cornea, skin, brain, bone) for exploring the behaviour culture cells and polymer-based scaffolds.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 226 5543
DR. ANDREW PARNELLDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- Polymer surfaces and interfaces and their characterisation.- Nanoscale morphology characterisation (AFM, small angle
x-ray scattering and small angle neutron scattering).- Relating structure and function to the morphology of
materials; as examples polymer blends, polymer photonics and biological structures (biomimetics).
- Structural colour in the biological world.- Morphology evolution and ordering in polymer systems.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 3505
DR. SIMON POPEDEPARTMENT OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
- Integration of next-generation active materials into sound, vibration and fluid flow control.
- Acoustic and elastic metamaterials.- Active and intelligent self-healing material systems.- Active control and detection of vibration, sound and
electromagnetic signals.- Energy redistribution in actively controlled structures.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 5186
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DR. CHERYL MILLERSCHOOL OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY
- Design, fabrication and characterisation of novel glasses, ceramics and polymer composites for medical devices.
- Advanced manufacture of prostheses for oral and maxillofacial applications.
- Antimicrobial and enhanced clinical performance approaches for bone grafting materials.
- Dentine remineralisation strategies.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 281 7852
DR. OLEKSANDR MYKHAYLYKDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Light, neutron and x-ray scattering studies of various colloidal particles, including commercial latexes, polymer/silica nanocomposite particles, and block copolymer worms.
- Measurement of the work of flow of polymers. - Kinetics and thermodynamics of polymer crystallisation. - Rheology studies of aligned block copolymer dispersions
and gels.- Analysis of biopolymers (especially spider silk fibres).
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 9418
DR. MARK OGDENDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
- Targeted extraction of metals, anions and analytes by ion exchange polymers.
- Chelating polymers for target metals in non-conventional media.
- Degradation mechanisms of polymers in a nuclear fuel cycle environment.
- Membrane separations.- Polymer based waste forms.- Polymer/wood composites for building materials.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7504
PROF. TONY RYANDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Polymer structures, properties and processing.- Following structural changes in polymer processing in
real time.- Development of new experimental techniques to monitor
evolution of polymeric structure.- Nanotechnology, responsive polymers and control of
microstructure.- Polyurethane foams and latexes.- Formulation science for home and personal care.- Application of polymers and foams in agricultural production.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 9760
DR. JOEY SHEPHERDSCHOOL OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY
- Interdisciplinary development and testing of antimicrobial polymers for wound dressings.
- Testing of antimicrobial or microbe detecting polymers on microorganisms in 2D and 3D.
- The use of 3D tissue engineered models of skin and oral mucosa infection to test novel antimicrobials and wound dressings.
- The use of ultrasound in wound healing and as antimicrobial therapy.
- The effects of physical stimuli on bacterial biofilms.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 271 7958
DR. PATRICK J. SMITHDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Inkjet printing and reactive inkjet printing.- Nanoparticle inks.- Carbon fibre composites and printed functionality.- Tissue Engineering.- Printed based manufacture of photovoltaic and electronic
devices.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7738
DR. SEBASTIAN SPAINDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Controlled radical polymerisations (e.g. RAFT and ATRP) for the synthesis of linear and branched polymers from vinyl monomers.
- Biodegradable materials via ring-opening polymerisations and polycondensations.
- Polymer bioconjugation including viruses, nucleic acids and proteins.
- Stimuli-responsive materials.- Polymer chromatography.- Drug delivery and therapeutics.- Supramolecular assembly of materials.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 9362
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DR. GWEN REILLYDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Tissue engineering of bone and cartilage.- Mechanical properties of biomaterial scaffolds.- Effect of surface modification of polymeric fibres for use as
3D scaffolds.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 5986
DR. IHTESHAM UR REHMANDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Polyurethanes for biomaterials and tissue engineering applications.
- Ceramic/polymer composites for osteological and dental applications.
- Nanocomposites for dental restoration.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 5946
DR. JEM RONGONGDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Vibration damping using polymers.- Predictive modelling of vibrating and damped systems.- Viscoelastic damping materials: development, analysis and
testing of polymers- Surface damping treatments: free and constrained layer
systems using organic materials.- Friction-based damping systems: particle dampers
(e.g. granular polymeric materials as fillers).
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7845
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DR. SARAH STANILANDDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Evaluation of block copolymer vesicles (polymersomes) as model nanocontainers for biomineralisation reactions.
- Incorporation of ultrafine magnetite sols to produce magnetically-responsive vesicles.
- Surfactant liposomes as model colloids.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 9539
DR. RACHEL TOMLINSONDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Additive layer manufacturing.- Experimental Stress Analysis of Resins, Polymers and
Composites.- Experimental Fracture Mechanics of Resins, Polymers and
Composites.- Photoelastic Stress Analysis of transparent materials.- Thermoelastic Stress Analysis of polymer materials.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7757
PROF. PETER STYRINGDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
- Polymers and soft actuators in chemical engineering.- Design and synthesis of electromechanical polymers for use
as micro pumps and valves.- Immobilisation of catalysts onto swellable polymers to
facilitate heterogeneous catalysis (androgynous catalysis).- Snow sports engineering: self-waxing skis and new functional
polymers for ski surfaces.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7571
DR. LANCE TWYMANDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
- Control of architecture and morphology of highly branched polymers and dendrimers.
- Dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers for drug and gene delivery.
- Dendritic polymers as enzyme mimics, inhibitors of protein-protein binding and artificial blood.
- Light-harvesting dendritic polymers.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 9560
DR. TIM SWAITAMRC
- Electrical resistance measurements to detect damage in carbon fibre-polymer composite structures.
- Smart self-healing materials.- Fibre-matrix interfaces.- Plasma polymerisation.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 6686
PROF. GORAN UNGARDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Self-assembly of large molecules and polymers into supramolecular structures.
- Structure and morphology of semicrystalline, biodegradable and light-emitting polymers.
- Structure and phase behaviour of liquid crystalline and supramolecular polymers.
- Development of advanced instrumentation and analytical methods for x-ray and neutron scattering.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 5457
PROF. GEOF TOMLINSONDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Vibration damping using polymeric/viscoelastic materials and composites.
- Finite element models to assess the characteristics of materials in service.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 7705
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NOTES AND CONTACTSPROF. RIC VAN NOORTSCHOOL OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY
- Relationship between properties and design of dental materials and their clinical performance.
- Interaction between polymeric dental materials and the biological environment.
- Nano-particulate filled composites.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 271 7910
DR. XIANGBING ZENGDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Nanoscale structural studies using small angle x-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS and SANS).
- Study of 1D, 2D and 3D macromolecular and supramolecular nano-structures.
- Transient structures and rapid transformations such as polymer crystallization.
- Liquid quasi-crystalline polymers and high band gap polymers.
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 5948
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