AVS 59th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Applied Surface Science Tuesday Sessions

Session AS+BI-TuM
Practical Surface Analysis

Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 8:00 am, Room 20
Moderators: A. Belu, Medtronic, Inc., D.L. Pugmire, Los Alamos National Laboratory


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8:00am AS+BI-TuM1 Invited Paper
Clinical Application of Surface Analysis Technologies – Needs, Requirements and Challenges
J. Schnekenburger, Muenster University, Germany
8:40am AS+BI-TuM3
The Application of XPS to the Study of Protein Lyophilizates
S.J. Coultas, J.D.P. Counsell, A.J. Roberts, S.J. Hutton, C.J. Blomfield, Kratos Analytical Ltd, UK, R. Geidobler, G. Winter, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
9:00am AS+BI-TuM4
Characterization of Real-World Surfaces and Interfaces of Devices in the Biomedical Industry
W. Theilacker, A. Belu, L. Lohstreter, L. LaGoo, Corporate Technology and Innovation, Medtronic, Inc.
9:20am AS+BI-TuM5
Ageing Processes Occurring on Nanoscaled Aminated Surfaces as Observed by ToF-SIMS/PCA, NEXAFS Spectroscopy and XPS
W.E.S. Unger, BAM Federal Inst. for Materials Res. and Testing, Germany, H. Min, BAM Federal Inst. for Materials Res. and Testing and KAIST Korea, S. Swaraj, BAM Federal Inst. for Materials Res. and Testing and Soleil Synchrotron France, P.-L. Girard-Lauriault, BAM Federal Inst. for Materials Res. and Testing and McGill Univ. Toronto, A. Lippitz, BAM Federal Inst. for Materials Res. and Testing, Germany
9:40am AS+BI-TuM6
Signature Discovery in Explosives and Bioagents using Imaging Mass Spectrometry
C.M. Mahoney, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10:40am AS+BI-TuM9
Topography and Field Effects in the Inner Side of Micro via Hole using ToF-SIMS
J.C. Lee, Y.K. Kyoung, I.Y. Song, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea, S. Iida, Ulvac Phi, Japan
11:00am AS+BI-TuM10
Using XPS to Probe the Surface Chemistry of Ionic Liquids
J.D.P. Counsell, S.J. Coultas, A.J. Roberts, S.J. Hutton, C.J. Blomfield, Kratos Analytical Ltd., UK
11:20am AS+BI-TuM11
XPS Profiling and Work Function Mapping of a Damaged Solar Cell
B. Strohmeier, Thermo Fisher Scientific, P. Mack, T.S. Nunney, J. Wolstenholme, Thermo Fisher Scientific, UK
11:40am AS+BI-TuM12
Application of XPS Imaging Analysis in Understanding of Interfacial Delamination and Related Problems
H. Piao, General Electric Global Research Center, N. Fairley, Casa Software Ltd, UK, J. Walton, The University of Manchester, UK