NCN Nano-Devices for Medicine and Biology: Tutorials

19 Jun 2008 | Series

From among the many tutorial lectures available on the nanoHUB, we list a few that convey new approaches to the development of new kinds of devices for applications in medicine and biology.

https://nanohub.org/resources/4755

NCN Nano-Devices for Medicine and Biology: Research Seminars

19 Jun 2008 | Series

Many research seminars are available on the nanoHUB. Listed below are a few that discuss new device possiblities.

https://nanohub.org/resources/4756

NCN Nano-Devices for Medicine and Biology: Simulation Tools for Education

19 Jun 2008 | Series

Many simulation tools are available on the nanoHUB. The tools have been well-tested and here include supporting materials so that they can be effectively used for education or intelligently used for …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4757

NCN Nano-Devices for Medicine and Biology: Simulation Tools for Research

19 Jun 2008 | Series

Many simulation tools are available on the nanoHUB. The tools have been well-tested and here include supporting materials so that they can be effectively used for research. The research tools …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4758

High-Aspect-Ratio Micromachining of Titanium: Enabling New Functionality and Opportunity in Micromechanical Systems Through Greater Materials Selection

18 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Masa Rao

Traditionally, materials selection has been limited in high-aspect-ratio micromechanical applications, due primarily to the predominance of microfabrication processes and infrastructure dedicated to …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4743

Ionic Selectivity in Channels: complex biology created by the balance of simple physics

05 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Bob Eisenberg

An important class of biological molecules—proteins called ionic channels—conduct ions (like Na+ , K+ , Ca2+ , and Cl− ) through a narrow tunnel of fixed charge (‘doping’). Ionic channels …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4726

BNC Research Review: Carbon Nanotubes as Nucleic Acid Carriers

04 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Don Bergstrom

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4712

BNC Research Review: The Birck Nanotechnology Center-Progress, Opportunitiees, and Challenges

04 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy D. Sands

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4707

Nano Carbon: From ballistic transistors to atomic drumheads

14 May 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Paul L. McEuen

Carbon takes many forms, from precious diamonds to lowly graphite. Surprisingly, it is the latter that is the most prized by nano physicists. Graphene, a single layer of graphite, can serve as an …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4398

Bionanotechnology: a different perspective

30 Apr 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 …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4402

Functionalized Nanomaterials at the Interface of Biology and Technology

24 Apr 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Dean Ho, NCLT administator

Nanomaterials, such as block copolymeric membranes and nanodiamonds, can be engineered for a broad range of applications in energy and medicine. This presentation will highlight the relevance of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3761

Lecture 6: Magnetic Tweezers

07 Apr 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Paul R Selvin

Introduction II and Applications

https://nanohub.org/resources/4260

Nanotechnologies and Medical Ethics

02 Apr 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Nigel M. de S. Cameron

Nigel M. de S. Cameron is Director of the Center on Nanotechnology and Society, Research Professor of Bioethics and Associate Dean at Chicago-Kent College of Law in the Illinois Institute of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4221

Purdue Bioethics Seminar Series

01 Apr 2008 | Series | Contributor(s): Jonathan Beever, Nicolae Morar

How do biotechnologies challenge our social boundarires? The Purdue Bioethics Seminar Series seeks to continue to press the issue of ethics in science and technology here at Purdue. We intend to …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4234

Using Mass Spectrometry to Understand Membrane Organization

28 Mar 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mary Kraft

Our ability to engineer tissues and biomimetic devices hinges upon an understanding of the structure-function relationship in healthy and diseased cells. Our laboratory utilizes materials …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4181

BioSensorLab

14 Aug 2006 | Tools | Contributor(s): Pradeep R. Nair, Jonghyun Go, Graeme John Landells, Tejas Rajiv Pandit, Muhammad Alam

BioSensorLab is a tool to evaluate and predict the performance parameters of Biosensors.

https://nanohub.org/resources/senstran

Modeling (Semi) Unstructured Proteins

26 Mar 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Colvin

The past century has seen tremendous progress in determining the biochemical and biophysical processes that constitute life. One exciting consequence of this understanding is the possibility of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4176

BioMOCA Demo

30 May 2006 | Tools | Contributor(s): Reza Toghraee, Umberto Ravaioli

Transport Monte Carlo simulation of conduction in biological Ionic Channels.

https://nanohub.org/resources/biomoca

BioMOCA Suite

04 Feb 2008 | Tools | Contributor(s): David Papke, Reza Toghraee, Umberto Ravaioli, Ankit Raj

Simulates ion flow through a channel.

https://nanohub.org/resources/BMCsuite

Nanomedicine for Treating Organ Failure

02 Jan 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Thomas J. Webster

Nanotechnology has begun to revolutionize numerous science and engineering fields. The use of nanotechnology in medicine has been termed nanomedicine. This presentation will highlight recent …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3766