Report of study visits by University of Bristol, UK to University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA to initiate collaboration and coordination with 2005 MURI "MICROVASCULAR AUTONOMIC COMPOSITES"

This report details two study visits undertaken by University of Bristol researchers to the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign between 13th - 17th March 2006 and 5th - 9th February 2007 to discuss collaboration on MURI activities and broader self-healing work. During the first visit see AgendaItinerary in Appendix 1 and 2. the programme of work started with two days of discussions and presentations by UlUC researchers and a seminar by the Bristol team on their current work. A day of laboratory activities and familiarization was interspersed with these activities. Time for consolidation allowed the generation of several areas for future collaboration.