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Overview

Mervyn J Miles is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily in physics and astronomy, as well as engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader fields, their work specifically addresses atomic and molecular physics, optics, electrical and electronic engineering, molecular biology, biophysics, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics demonstrate a focus on advanced microscopy techniques, membrane biophysics, and semiconductor technologies. These topics include:

  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Mervyn J Miles has contributed to several recent publications. These include:

  • "Real-Time Force Reconstruction in a Transverse Dynamic Force Microscope," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Dynamic instability in nanoscale lipid domains revealed by contact mode high speed AFM: effect of amyloid-β and cholesterol content," 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Dynamic instability in nanoscale lipid domains revealed by contact mode high speed AFM: effect of amyloid-β and cholesterol content," 2025, Nanoscale Advances

Their frequent co-authors include Morgan Robinson, Oliver Payton, Loren Picco, Michael A. Beazely, and Zoya Leonenko, each collaborating on multiple projects together.

Mervyn J Miles has published work in venues such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nanoscale Advances

Best Publications

  • The roles of amylose and amylopectin in the gelation and retrogradation of starch

    Mervyn J. Miles;Victor J. Morris;Paul D. Orford;Stephen G. Ring

  • The gelation and crystallisation of amylopectin

    Stephen G. Ring;Paul Colonna;Kenneth J. I'Anson;Monica T. Kalichevsky

  • Self-Assembling Cages from Coiled-Coil Peptide Modules

    Jordan M. Fletcher;Robert L. Harniman;Frederick R. H. Barnes;Aimee L. Boyle

  • Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function

    Gavin I Welsh;Lorna J Hale;Vera Eremina;Marie Jeansson

  • Scanning Probe Evolution in Biology

    J. K. H. Hörber;M. J. Miles

  • Gelation of amylose

    Mervyn J. Miles;Victor J. Morris;Stephen G. Ring

  • A mechanical microscope: High speed atomic force microscopy

    A. D. L. Humphris;M. J. Miles;J. K. Hobbs

  • Uniform patchy and hollow rectangular platelet micelles from crystallizable polymer blends.

    Huibin Qiu;Yang Gao;Charlotte E. Boott;Oliver E. C. Gould

  • The effect of concentration and botanical source on the gelation and retrogradation of starch

    Paul D. Orford;Stephen G. Ring;Vincent Carroll;Mervyn J. Miles

  • Breaking the speed limit with atomic force microscopy

    Loren M Picco;L Bozec;A Ulcinas;DJ Engledew

  • Interpretation of phase contrast in tapping mode AFM and shear force microscopy: a study of Nafion

    PJ James;Massimo Antognozzi;J Tamayo;Terence J McMaster

  • Chemical sensors and biosensors in liquid environment based on microcantilevers with amplified quality factor

    J Tamayo;A.D.L Humphris;A.M Malloy;M.J Miles

  • Hydration of Nafion® studied by AFM and X-ray scattering

    PJ James;JA Elliott;Terence J McMaster;JM Newton

  • X-Ray fibre-diffraction studies of synergistic, binary polysaccharide gels

    Paul Cairns;Mervyn J. Miles;Victor J. Morris;Geoffrey J. Brownsey

  • New Insight into Cellulose Structure by Atomic Force Microscopy Shows the Iα Crystal Phase at Near-Atomic Resolution

    AA Baker;W Helbert;J Sugiyama;Mervyn J Miles

  • Observation of molecular layering in a confined water film and study of the layers viscoelastic properties

    M. Antognozzi;A. D. L. Humphris;M. J. Miles

  • Human Plasma Fibrinogen Adsorption on Ultraflat Titanium Oxide Surfaces Studied with Atomic Force Microscopy

    Paola Cacciafesta;Andrew D. L. Humphris;Klaus D. Jandt, ,† and;Mervyn J. Miles

  • In-Situ Atomic Force Microscopy of Polyethylene Crystallization. 1. Crystallization from an Oriented Backbone

    J. K. Hobbs;and A. D. L. Humphris;M. J. Miles

  • Internal structure of the starch granule revealed by AFM.

    Andrew A. Baker;Mervyn J. Miles;William Helbert

  • High-Q Dynamic Force Microscopy in Liquid and Its Application to Living Cells

    J. Tamayo;A.D.L. Humphris;R.J. Owen;M.J. Miles

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor J. Morris
Victor J. Morris Norwich Research Park
Miles J. Padgett
Miles J. Padgett University of Glasgow
Christopher Edwards
Christopher Edwards University of Exeter
Peter R. Shewry
Peter R. Shewry Rothamsted Research
Klaus D. Jandt
Klaus D. Jandt Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Arthur S. Tatham
Arthur S. Tatham Cardiff Metropolitan University
Javier Tamayo
Javier Tamayo Spanish National Research Council
Andrew Keller
Andrew Keller University of Bristol
John Rarity
John Rarity University of Bristol
Anthony P. Corfield
Anthony P. Corfield University of Nottingham

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