Illinois PHYS 466, Lecture 8: Temperature and Pressure Controls

03 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David M. Ceperley

Temperature and Pressure Controls Content: Constant Temperature MD Quench method Brownian dynamics/Anderson thermostat Nose-Hoover thermostat (FS 6.1.2) Nose-Hoover thermodynamics …

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Illinois PHYS 466, Lecture 6: Scalar Properties and Static Correlations

03 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David M. Ceperley

Scalar Properties, Static Correlations and Order Parameters What do we get out of a simulation? Static properties: pressure, specific heat, etc. Density Pair correlations in real space and …

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Illinois nanohour Seminar: Label-Free Biosensor Based upon Replica-Molded Vertically Emitting Distributed Feedback Laser

02 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): m lu

Label-Free Biosensor Based upon Replica-Molded Vertically Emitting Distributed Feedback Laser Presentation Outline State of the art of label-free optical biosensor Biosensor using active …

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Basic Rules of Protein Folding

31 Dec 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Seth Lichter

How are proteins made? Inside cells, messenger RNA first instructs the ribosomes as to the order which amino acids should be joined together. Linked together and released from the ribosome, the …

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The Opposite of Human Enhancement: Nanotechnology and the Blind Chicken Problem

20 Oct 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Paul B. Thompson

Paul B. Thompson, Ph.D. is W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University. Paul is the author of The Spirit of the Soil: …

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Hydration Dynamics in an Amphiphilic Nanostructure under Controlled Hydration Conditions

16 Sep 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Amitabha Chattopadhyay

Amphiphilic surfactants self assemble to form reverse (or inverted) micelles in non-polar solvents in which the polar head groups of the surfactant monomers cluster to form a micellar core directed …

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Cataract, Myopathy and Keratitis: Possible use of Nanoparticles

16 Sep 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ch. Mohan Rao

Small heat shock proteins are critical for several cellular functions. Failure of heat shock proteins, thus, can cause compromised cellular activity leading to disease. Fungal Keratitis is an eye …

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Nanomaterials for Bone & Neural Tissue Engineering

11 Sep 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): S. Swaminathan

Tissue engineering is defined as “the application of biological, chemical and engineering principles towards the repair, restoration or regeneration of tissues using scaffolds, cells, factors alone …

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So What do Biologist, Biotechnologists & Pharmaceutical Scientist Want With an AFM/SPM Anyway?

11 Sep 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kunal Bose

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Self-assembled Monolayer Based Biosensors for Healthcare

06 Aug 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): B. D. Malhotra

There is increased demand both in developed and the developing countries for ready availability of biosensors [1-5]. In this context, self-assembled monolayer (Scheme I) based biosensors have …

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Nanomaterials in Biosensing Using Ion Selective Field Effect Transistors and Metal Particles

30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Nalam Madhusudhana Rao

The multifunctionality, multilayerable architechture and size of nanomaterials offer tremendous opportunities in developing sensing platforms. Ion Selective Field Effect Transistors (ISFET) are solid …

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Nanocomposite-Modified Electrodes for Sensing Biological Analytes

30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): V. Yegnaraman

Electrochemical sensing of analytes is mostly enabled by transducers based on potentiometry and amperometry. In this, design of sensing (working) electrode is of utmost importance since it only …

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Micro-fabricated Biosensors for Cardiac Diagnostics

30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): V.Ramgopal Rao

In this talk the current status of an ongoing effort in the Electrical Engineering Department at IIT Bombay on the development of an integrated systems to provide point-of-care diagnostic support for …

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Self-association of peptides and proteins: Retrospect and prospects

30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): R. Nagaraj

The ability of peptides and proteins to form aggregates was known from the dawn of protein and peptide chemistry! It was often considered a nuisance and attention was directed towards disaggregating …

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Use of Ceramic based biomaterials for their application in vitro osteogenic differentiation

30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gopal Pande

The use of bioceramics for preparation of implants and prosthesis for applications in orthopedic surgery has been done over several years. Recently new formulations for making substrates and coatings …

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Nanobiotechnology – a different perspective

22 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Murali Sastry

The study of the synthesis, exotic properties, assembly/packaging and potential commercial application of nanomaterials is an extremely important topic of research that is expected to have …

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Quality by Design and Process Analytical Technology for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the 21st Century

21 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Stephen R. Byrn

PAT or Process Analytical Technology is an initiative and guidance from the U.S. FDA to encourage modernization of pharmaceutical manufacturing. In reality, PAT is a subset of the larger concept of …

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Strategies for Preparation and Manufacture of Polymer-based Nanoparticulate Formulations

21 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Stephen R. Byrn

Nanoparticles hold great promise for drug delivery applications. Several polymer-based formulations containing nanoparticles are in late phase development or on the market. In fact, polymer …

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Multiplex Detection of Cell Surface Markers using Plasmonic Sensors

21 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Joseph M K Irudayaraj

Gold nanorod molecular probes (GNrMPs) were designed and fabricated for multiplex identification of cell surface markers in HBECs. Cells were probed directly using dark field microscopy integrated …

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Discovery Park at Purdue University: Engine for Academic and Commercial Growth

10 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Charles Buck, Pankaj Sharma

The Bindley Bioscience Center and Birck Nanotechnology Center at Discovery Park blend life sciences and engineering research to cultivate and support innovative, multi-investigator, interdisciplinary …

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