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[Illinois] B3SI 2012: Closing Session
Online Presentations | 17 Dec 2013 | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir, Lizzanne DeStefano, Hsiang-Yu Angie Wang, Hao-Ming Hsiao, Jimmy K. Hsia, Laura Arriola Miller
Deeper understandings of biological systems and advances in nanotechnology have provided new opportunities to make significant progress in mechanobiology, biosensing and dynamic control of engineered systems, with wide range of applications such as cancer research. In order to take advantage of...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Spring 2012: Dynamics of Multimodal Magnetomotive Microspheres
Online Presentations | 15 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Adeel Ahmad
Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNP's), due to their small size, unique magnetic properties and the ability to manipulate these remotely, are promising materials for diagnostic, imaging, and therapeutics in biomedical applications. In this presentation, we describe the fabrication,...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Spring 2012: Multilayered Metal Dielectric nanoLAMPS for Highly Sensitive Multiplexed Detection of Pre-metastatic Cancer Cells
Online Presentations | 15 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Sean Sivapalan
We fabricate a new class of nanoLAMPS based on recent theoretical designs by the Bhargava group. A variety of methods are adapted to create alternating metal and dielectric layered nanoparticles with embedded Raman reporter molecules. These reporter molecules are then subject to the intense...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: A Microfluidics Approach to Probing Neuronal Filopodia
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Anika Jain
In her research Anika exploits the unique properties of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices to study early neuronal development. Her group recently demonstrated the efficacy of solvent-extraction as a PDMS-treatment protocol, enabling low-density cultures of primary hippocampal...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Program Overview
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Taher A. Saif
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011. Dr. Saif walks through the goals and current status of the programs, and introduces the students involved.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: IGERT Educational Issues Panel
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Marni Boppart, Martha Gillette, Austin Hsiao, Heather Huntsman, Michael Insana, Catherine Murphy, Lizanne DeStefano
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011.A panel of students and instructors discuss the educational issues regarding and the future of the IGERT program at Illinois.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: IGERT Research Issues Panel
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir, Rohit Bhargava, Stephen Boppart, Ann M. Nardulli, Taher A. Saif, Mike Gregory, Erich Lidstone
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011.A panel of students and instructors discuss the research issues regarding and the future of the IGERT program at Illinois.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Cell Mechanosensitivity and Metastasis
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Xin Tang
Human colon carcinoma (HCT-8) cells show a stable transition from low to high metastatic state when cultured on appropriately soft substrates (21 kPa). Initially epithelial (E) in nature, the HCT-8 cells become rounded (R) after seven days of culture on soft substrate. R cells show a number of...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Alpha-Catenin in Cadherin Mechanotransduction
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Hamid Tabdili
Differential adhesion between cadherin subtypes expressed on cell surfaces is postulated to direct cell segregation during tissue morphogenesis. The studies described here used magnetic twisting cytometry and traction force microscopy to test the impact of cadherin binding selectivity on...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Detection of Mass, Growth Rate, and Stiffness of Single Adherent Cells
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Elise Corbin
Recently, improved MEMS resonator sensors were developed at Illinois. These can be used to directly measure the biophysical properties, mass, and growth rate of single adherent cells. Decoupling the relationship between the cell's dynamics and the apparent mass reported by the sensor is vital....
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: The Nanodisc Platform; Exploring the Mechanism of Androgen Biosynthesis
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Steve Sligar, Michael Gregory
In this video Dr. Steve Sligar gives an overview of the Nanodisc platform and its use in drug discovery, imaging, and therapeutic delivery. This is followed by a talk by Dr. Sligar's student, Michael Gregory, who discusses his work in androgen biosynthesis.A brief abstract relating to Michael...
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Opening Remarks
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Ilesanmi Adesida, Phyllis Wise
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Imparting Electrical Connectivity into 3D Micro/Nanostructures with Additive Nanomanufacturing
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Min-Feng Yu
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Nanotechnology-mediated Sensing of Angiogenesis
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Princess I. Imoukhuede
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Translational Research on Micro and Nanobionics Devices for Mobile and Social Sensing Applications
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Gang Logan Liu
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Applied Nanotechnology for Foodborne Pathogen and Toxin Detection
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Bosoon Park
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Physicochemical Property and (ROS)-generating Capacity Relationship
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Hong Yang
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: III-V Semiconductor Nanowire Arraybased Transistors
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Xiuling Li
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Nanostructured Silicon Optical Materials as Multifunctional Cell Culture Substrates
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Kris Killian
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Gold Nanoparticles In, On, and Around Cells
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Cathy Murphy
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