Lecture 19: Optical Traps - Part2

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

Biological application of optical traps, High resolution optical trapping, Brownian noise

https://nanohub.org/resources/4412

Practical Introduction to the BioMOCA Suite

23 Apr 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Papke

In this presentation, I describe how to use the online BioMOCA Suite. I explain how to prepare the .pqr input protein structure from a .pdb structure. I then explain in detail how to use each of the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4403

Lecture 16: Optical Traps - Part 1

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

First Optical Trap built, Reflection, Refraction, Brownian motionYann Chemla - Assistant Professor of Physics - University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

https://nanohub.org/resources/4353

Lecture 11: FIONA (Fluorescence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy)

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

Fluorescence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy, Specificity to look at heads Nanometer spatial localization, Second temporal resolution, Single Molecule sensitivity Single Molecule Photostability

https://nanohub.org/resources/4304

Lecture 12: Ultra-Resolution

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

SHREC (Single molecule High Resolution Co localization), SHRIMP (Super-High Resolution Imaging with Photobleaching), DOPI (Defocused Orientation Position Imaging), PALM (PhotoActivated Localization …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4307

Lecture 13: Enhancing Resolution - FIONA - SHREC - DOPI - PALM - STORM

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

Current Methods of obtaining higher resolution using: FIONA : Flouresence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy SHREC : Single molecule High Resolution Co-localization DOPI : Defocused Orientation …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4328

Lecture 14: FRET and Helicase Activity

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

FRET: measuring conformational changes of (single) biomolecules, Unzipping mystery of helicases

https://nanohub.org/resources/4333

P-N Semiconductor Membranes for Ion Filtering and Rectification

06 Apr 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): J. P. Leburton

Jean-Pierre Leburton's research at the Beckman Institute deals with transport and optical processes in semiconductor nanostructures such as quantum wires and quantum dots that exhibit a high degree …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4245

Lecture 5: Magnetic Traps & DNA

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

Introduction I

https://nanohub.org/resources/4258

Lecture 6: Magnetic Tweezers

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

Introduction II and Applications

https://nanohub.org/resources/4260

Lecture 7: Single-Molecule of ATPase

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

ATPase - How it produces ATP?

https://nanohub.org/resources/4264

Lecture 8: Resolutions

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

X-ray diffraction (atomic resolution) Electron (Imaging) Microscopy (nm-scale) Visible (Imaging) Microscopy (nm - µm)

https://nanohub.org/resources/4266

Lecture 9: X-ray Structure and FIONA

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

Accuracy vs. Resolution Measuring atomic distances Biomolecular Motors: Intra- AND Extra-Cellular Motion

https://nanohub.org/resources/4270

Lecture 10: Mutagenesis

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

Site-Directed Mutagenesis to Isolate and Mutate DNA (for FIONA)

https://nanohub.org/resources/4273

Lecture 4 : Applications of DNA Technology: FISH, PCR, Forensics

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

FISH (Florescence In Situ Hybridization), Gene Arrays("Chips") can be made

https://nanohub.org/resources/4249

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

Silicon nanomembranes

30 Mar 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Max G. Lagally

Silicon nanomembranes are extremely thin (

https://nanohub.org/resources/4197

Ion Selectivity in Synthetic and Natural Channels

31 Mar 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Susan Rempe

Transport across membranes and nanopores can be characterized by static equilibrium properties as well as by nonequilibrium dynamic properties. For example, equilibrium selectivity properties of a …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4207

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

The Functional Protocell concept

23 Mar 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Jakobsson

We have invented and created the first prototype of the Functional Protocell. We define the “functional protocell" as a nanoporous solid surrounded by a membrane. The cavities in the solid can be …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4171