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Dr Matt Kilburn

Research Interests:

* Isotopic analysis of geological materials

* SIMS

* Metals in biomedicine

Areas of Expertise:

* NanoSIMS Specialist

* Ion microprobes

* Mass spectrometry

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Current NanoSIMS Projects:

* 15N uptake in plants and soils (with Dr Daniel Murphy, Soil Science, UWA)

* World's oldest fossils (with Dr Dave Wacey, Oxford University, UK)

* Natural variation in C and O isotopes of otoliths

* Translocation of metabolites and photosynthates in symbiotic cnidarians (with Dr Peta Clode, CMCA, UWA)

* Natural N variations in diamond (with Prof Brendan Griffin, CMCA, UWA)

Recent Publications:

Smart K.E., KILBURN M.R., Salter C.J., Smith J.A.C., and Grovenor C.R.M. (2007) NanoSIMS and EPMA analysis of nickel localisation in leaves of the hyperaccumulator plant Alyssum lesbiacum. Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 260, 107-114.

Grovenor, C.R.M., Smart, K.E., KILBURN, M.R., Shore, B.; Dilworth, J.R., Martin, B., Hawes, C., and Rickaby, R.E.M. (2006) Specimen preparation for NanoSIMS analysis of biological materials. Appl. Surf. Sci., 252, 6917-6924.

Ahmed, S., Titchmarsh, J.M., KILBURN, M.R., and Grovenor, C.R.M. (2006) Examination of the influence of boron on the microstructure and properties of low C ferritic steels using NanoSIMS and TEM. Appl. Surf. Sci., 252, 7062-7065.

Lewis, A.C., KILBURN, M.R., Heard, P.J., Scott, T.B., Hallam, K.R., Allen, G.C., and Learmonth, I.D (2006) The entrapment of corrosion products from CoCr implant alloys in the deposits of calcium phosphate: A comparison of serum, synovial fluid, albumin, EDTA, and water. J. Orthopaedic Res., 24, 1587-1596.

Haigh, S., Kovac, P., Prikhna, T.A., Savchuk, Y.M., KILBURN, M.R., Salter, C., Hutchison, J., and Grovenor, C.R.M. (2006) Chemical interactions in Ti doped MgB2 superconducting bulk samples and wires. Superconductor Sci. Technol., 18, 1190-1196.

Lewis, A.C., KILBURN, M.R., Papageorgiou, I., Allen, G.C., and Case, C.P. (2006) Effect of synovial fluid, phosphate-buffered saline solution, and water on the dissolution and corrosion properties of CoCrMo alloys as used in orthopedic implants. J. Biomed. Mater. Res. A, 73, 456-467.
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