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[Illinois] Physics 598BP: Experimental Biophysics
11 Apr 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin
This course provides training in advanced biophysical techniques through hands-on laboratory exercises and weekly lectures as background. Topics will cover general optical and fluorescence spectroscopy, introduction to various microscope techniques - wide field, bright field, DIC,...
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LegoGen
05 Feb 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Scott Michael Louis Slone, Chris Maffeo, AbderRahman N Sobh, Aleksei Aksimentiev
Tool workflow for building DNA Brick structures automatically.
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[Illinois] Nanotechnology meets Biology in the Cancer Cell: Applications in Medicine, Drug Delivery, and Determining Drug Efficacy
03 Feb 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Mostafa El-Sayed
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[Illinois] Rare Events with Large-Impact: Bioengineering & Clinical Applications of Circulating Tumor Cells
03 Feb 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Mehmet Toner
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[Illinois] CNST Nanotechnology Workshop 2015
03 Feb 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Mustafa El-sayed, Mehmet Toner
The CNST Nanotechnology Workshop highlights University of Illinois research in bionanotechnology and nanomedicine, nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, and nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing, leading to cross-campus and industry collaborations.
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[Illinois] Signal Processing at Light Speed: Ultrashort Optical Pulse Generation with Arbitrary Waveforms
27 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Claire Mcghee
We aim to further improve early detection of cancer biomarkers, including metal ion and small molecules, using functional DNA as the selective component for photonic crystal surface enhanced Raman scattering (PC-SERS) based detection. It is known that gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) display SERS...
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[Illinois] Using Photonic Crystals to Enhance SERS Signals for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
27 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Caitlin Race
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men, and the second leading cause of death due to cancer in men. Currently, the most common screening method aims to detect high levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in blood. Our research has shown the potential for both better prostate...
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[Illinois] Role for Stiffness in Vascular Fate
27 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Lian Wong
Stem cells, including embryonic stem cells (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells, have been explored as tools for studying development, as well as, potential sources for a large number of therapies in regenerative medicine. Traditionally, ESC are cultured on TC-plastic, however; it has been...
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[Illinois] Dimeric Trigger Responsive Drug Conjugate for High Loading Nanoencapsulates
26 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: kaimin Cai
Polymeric micelle is one of the most widely used drug delivery nanomedicine platforms; however, micelle drug delivery systems usually have very low drug loading and poorly defined composition, which greatly limited its further clinical translation. In the course of developing trigger responsive...
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[Illinois] Stretch Induced Hyperexcitability of Mice Callosal Pathway
26 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Anthony Fan
Memory and learning are thought to result from changes in synaptic strength. Previous studies on synaptic physiology in brain slices have traditionally been focused on biochemical processes. Here, we demonstrate with experiments on mouse brain slices that central nervous system plasticity is also...
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[Illinois] Biophysics 401 Lecture 26: Semester Recap
12 Dec 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin
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[Illinois] Biophysics 401 Lecture 24: Ion Channels III
10 Dec 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin
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[Illinois] Biophysics 401 Lecture 23: Ion Channels II
06 Dec 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin
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[Illinois] Biophysics 401 Lecture 22: Ion Channels I
03 Dec 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin
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[Illinois] AFM indentation tests reveal the poroelastic nature of the cytoplasm
19 Nov 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Emad Moeendarbary
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Molecular Dynamics Showcase Builder
09 Nov 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Michael McLennan, Nicholas K Kisseberth, George A. Howlett, Jim Slopsema, Aleksei Aksimentiev, Chen-Yu Li
Tool to create showcases for the Molecular Dynamics Showcase viewer.
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[Illinois] Biophysics 401 Lecture 9: Protein Folding
20 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin
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[Illinois] Biophysics 401 Lecture 8: Sequencing DNA
15 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin
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[Illinois] Make Biology: Bio-Design Automation In Synthetic Biology
05 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Doug Densmore
The creation of complex systems whether electronic, mechanic, chemical, or biological can prove incredibly challenging. In this talk, I will outline my vision for "Bio-Design Automation" for synthetic biology. Specifically, I will highlight my research's efforts in the...
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[Illinois] Biophysics 401 Lecture 6: ATPase and Chromosome Sequencing
29 Sep 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Paul R Selvin