Mapping nanoparticle formation and substrate heating effects: a fluence-resolved approach to pulsed laser-induced dewetting.

This study investigates the fluence-dependent evolution of gold nanoparticles formed through single nanosecond pulsed laser dewetting of a gold thin film on a fused silica substrate. By employing a well-defined Airy-like laser spatial profile and reconstructing scanning electron microscope images across the irradiation spot into a panoramic view, we achieve a detailed continuous analysis of the nanoparticle formation process. Our morphological analysis, combined with finite element thermal simulations directly correlated with the applied fluence, identifies two distinct thresholds.

Microbubble Resonators for All-Optical Photoacoustics of Flowing Contrast Agents.

In this paper, we implement a Whispering Gallery mode microbubble resonator (MBR) as an optical transducer to detect the photoacoustic (PA) signal generated by plasmonic nanoparticles. We simulate a flow cytometry experiment by letting the nanoparticles run through the MBR during measurements and we estimate PA intensity by a Fourier analysis of the read-out signal. This method exploits the peaks associated with the MBR mechanical eigenmodes, allowing the PA response of the nanoparticles to be decoupled from the noise associated with the particle flow whilst also increasing the signal-to-noise ratio.

Parametrical Optomechanical Oscillations in PhoXonic Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators.

We report on the experimental and theoretical analysis of parametrical optomechanical oscillations in hollow spherical phoxonic whispering gallery mode resonators due to radiation pressure. The optically excited acoustic eigenmodes of the phoxonic cavity oscillate regeneratively leading to parametric oscillation instabilities.

Patients' Experience of Living with Cancer-associated thrombosis in Spain (PELICANOS).

Introduction: The previously reported Patients' Experience of LIving with CANcer-associated thrombosis (PELICAN) identified several areas of unmet clinical and support need for cancer patients diagnosed with venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the UK. It is not known whether such experiences are restricted to one particular country's healthcare system and culture. We therefore undertook an evaluation of patients' experience of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) within a Spanish setting.

PO-61 - Patients' Experiences of LIving with CANcer associated thrOmbosis in Spain (PELICANOS).

Introduction: The Patients' Experiences of LIving with CANcer associated thrombosis (PELICAN) study has identified the experience of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) to be a distressing one, for which patients feel ill prepared for and receive insufficient support. However, such data was from a United Kingdom (UK) population and may not be representative of all nationalities, cultures and healthcare systems.

Aim: To explore the experience of cancer associated thrombosis amongst patients living in Spain.