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Lecture 5: 2D Nets in a 3D World: Basics of Nanobiosensors and Fractal Antennae
27 Oct 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Background: A different type of transport problem
Example: Classical biosensorsFractal dimension and cantor transformExample: fractal nanobiosensors Conclusions
Appendix: Transparent Electrodes and Antenna
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2009 Nano-Biophotonics Summer School - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
20 Oct 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Popescu, Nahil Sobh
Nano-Biophotonics Summer SchoolTopics: Optics Theories EM Spectrum Index of Refraction Ray Optics FERMAT's Principle HERO's Principle Reflection Refraction Planar Boundaries Total Internal Reflection Spherical Lenses Thin Lens (Focusing) Thin Lens (Imaging) F Number and Depth of Field Optics...
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Metal Oxide Nanowires as Gas Sensing Elements: from Basic Research to Real World Applications
21 Sep 2009 | | Contributor(s):: andrei kolmakov
Quasi 1-D metal oxide single crystal chemiresistors are close to occupy their specific niche in the real world of solid state sensorics. Potentially, the major advantage of this kind of sensors with respect to available granular thin film sensors will be their size and stable, reproducible and...
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Forced Protein Unfolding
01 Jun 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Ashlie Martini, Benjamin Rafferty, Zachary Carl Flohr
Molecular dynamics simulation of forced protein unfolding
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Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Materials Characterization Studies
29 Mar 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Bharat Bhushan
Fundamental nanotribological studies provide insight to molecular origins of interfacial phenomena including adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication. Friction and wear of lightly loaded micro/nano components are highly dependent on the surface interactions (few atomic layers). Nanotribological...
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imageJ
03 Apr 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Raheem Syed, Nahil Sobh, Umberto Ravaioli, Gabriel Popescu, Mohamed Mohamed
It can display, edit, analyze, process, save and print 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit images. It can read many image formats.
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Illinois Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Nano-CEMMS: A Hard Day in the Life of a Soft Cell
07 May 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Jeffrey Fredberg
AHard Day in the Life of a Soft CellWith every beat of the heart, inflation of the lung, or peristalsis of the gut, cell types of diverse function are subjected to substantial stretch. But what physical laws govern the abilities of the cytoskeleton to deform, contract, and remodel at the...
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History of Research with Human Subjects: Ethical Steps Forward and Back
28 Apr 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Jason T. Eberl
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Quantitative, Kinetic Models of Cellular Circuits
25 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Michael R. Brent
Living cells contain complex, analog circuits that regulate the rate at which each gene produces its product. The kinetic properties of these circuits enable cells to respond to changes in their environments and thus to survive, reproduce, and compete. For decades, molecular biologists have been...
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"Who Owns Truth?" - Biomedical Research in a Health Policy Context
13 Mar 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Samuel A. Richmond
This presentation examines a claim made by PhRMA on behalf of pharmaceutical manufacturing companies of America, and the response of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) questioning drug company publication policies and practices. Also considered are changes in law...
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Illinois nanohour Seminar: Rapid Label Free Detection of Rotavirus using Photonic Crystal Biosensors
02 Mar 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Leo L Chan
Rapid Label-free Detection of Rotavirus using Photonic Crystal Biosensors Presentation Outline Rotavirus Current Detection Method Label-based versus label-free assay Photonic Crystal (PC) Biosensor Biosensor Fabrication Biosensor Operation Assay Protocol Titration Series Comparison with ELISA...
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Illinois PHYS 466, Lecture 9: Probability tools & Random number generators
03 Mar 2009 | | Contributor(s):: David M. Ceperley
Random Number Generation (RNG)read “Numerical Recipes” on random numbers and chi-squared testToday we discuss how to generate and test random numbers.What is a random number? A single number is not random.Only an infinite sequence can be described as random. Random means the absence of order....
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Illinois PHYS 466, Lecture 8: Temperature and Pressure Controls
03 Mar 2009 | | Contributor(s):: David M. Ceperley
Temperature and Pressure ControlsContent: Constant Temperature MD Quench method Brownian dynamics/Anderson thermostat Nose-Hoover thermostat (FS 6.1.2) Nose-Hoover thermodynamics Effect of thermostat Comparison of Thermostats Constant pressure or constant volume Constant Pressure (FS 6.2)...
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Illinois PHYS 466, Lecture 6: Scalar Properties and Static Correlations
27 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: David M. Ceperley
Scalar Properties, Static Correlations and Order ParametersWhat do we get out of a simulation? Static properties: pressure, specific heat, etc. Density Pair correlations in real space and Fourier space Order parameters and broken symmetry: How to tell a liquid from a solid Dynamical properties...
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Illinois nanohour Seminar: Label-Free Biosensor Based upon Replica-Molded Vertically Emitting Distributed Feedback Laser
24 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: m lu
Label-Free Biosensor Based upon Replica-Molded Vertically Emitting Distributed Feedback LaserPresentation Outline State of the art of label-free optical biosensor Biosensor using active optical resonator Design, optimization, fabrtication, and characterization of DFB laser biosensor Interaction...
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Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Mesothelioma: An ICON Backgrounder
19 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Kristen Kulinowski
Two studies published in the Journal of Toxicological Sciences and Nature Nanotechnology in 2008 have demonstrated that some multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT or MWNT) can induce in mice a response similar to that induced by certain asbestos fibers. At a first glance, certain MWCNT and...
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Basic Rules of Protein Folding
31 Dec 2008 | | 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 protein is not functional. It now needs to fold into a precise three-dimensional shape. There are no...
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The Opposite of Human Enhancement: Nanotechnology and the Blind Chicken Problem
20 Oct 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Paul B. Thompson
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Hydration Dynamics in an Amphiphilic Nanostructure under Controlled Hydration Conditions
16 Sep 2008 | | 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 toward the center of the assembly and the hydrophobic tails extend outward into the bulk organic...
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Cataract, Myopathy and Keratitis: Possible use of Nanoparticles
16 Sep 2008 | | 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 dieses that can be treated with anti fungal drugs. Availability of the drug at the site of action is...