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Dr Alan Brown

Laboratory Manager

CSMA Ltd

Queens Road
Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 7LQ
United Kingdom
PH: 44 (1782) 764440
Fax: 44 (1782) 412331
Email: [email protected]

Background

Specialist in the application of surface analysis techniques to industrial problem solving. Major expertise areas include pharmaceuticals, polymers, packaging, medical devices, semiconductor technology, metals, fibres.

Over twenty five years of experience in the field with more than fifty publications on practical surface analysis and two major texts on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.

Major Qualifications

PhD, Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Major Publications

  • Handbook of Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
    A. Brown, D. Briggs and J.C. Vickerman; J. Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1989
  • Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry : Principles and Applications
    Ed. J.C. Vickerman, A. Brown and N.M. Reed, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1989
  • DSIMS characterisation of a drug-containing polyner-coated cardiovascular stent
    Verhoeven M.L.P.M., Driessen A.A.G., Paul A.J., Brown A., Canry J-C. and Hendriks M.
  • Journal of Controlled Release, accepted for publication, in press, 2004
  • An XPS, Static SIMS and ToFSIMS analysis of biogradable biomedical polyesters.
    M.C.Davies, R.D. Short, M.A. Khan, J.F.Watts, A. Brown, A.J. Eccles, P. Humphrey, J.C. Vickerman and M. Vert; Surf Interface Anal. Vol. 14 (1989) 115-120.
  • The use of Static and Imaging SIMS for the study of corrosion of galvanised steel under paint coatings.
    W. J. Van Ooij and A. Brown; Surf Interface Anal. (ECASIA 87 proceedings), Vol 12 (1988) 434.

Professional Institution Membership

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)

Significant Employment History

  • CSMA Ltd (1997 – present day)
  • Kratos Ltd
  • VG Instruments Ltd
  • University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
  • ICI Pharmaceuticals Division

Availability

Availability and preferred contact route

I prefer to be contacted by e-mail only. I try to provide an initial response within 24 hours if my workload allows

Current availability status

Available

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