Lecture 6: Magnetic Tweezers

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

Introduction II and Applications

http://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?

http://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)

http://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

http://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)

http://nanohub.org/resources/4273

Illinois Physics 498: Introduction to Biological Physics

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

We will apply simple yet powerful ideas of physics to gain some understanding of biology. (What is the inertia of a bacteria and how does this affect its behavior?) We will begin with atoms, move …

http://nanohub.org/resources/4255

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

http://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 …

http://nanohub.org/resources/4181

Silicon nanomembranes

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

Silicon nanomembranes are extremely thin (

http://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 …

http://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 …

http://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 …

http://nanohub.org/resources/4171

BioMOCA Demo

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

Transport Monte Carlo simulation of conduction in biological Ionic Channels.

http://nanohub.org/resources/biomoca

Lecture 3: Nucleic Acids, RNA, and Proteins

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

Nucleic Acids, Proteins, DNA Dimensions and Stability, How to make a nucleotide

http://nanohub.org/resources/3990

Illinois Tools: NanoGromacs

27 Feb 2008 | Tools | Contributor(s): Dairui Chen, Derrick Kearney, Jay Mashl, Nahil Sobh, Eric Jakobsson

Implementation of the popular molecular dynamics software suite GROMACS

http://nanohub.org/resources/nanogromacsii

BioMOCA Suite

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

Simulates ion flow through a channel.

http://nanohub.org/resources/BMCsuite

The Helios Talks

25 Sep 2007 | Series | Contributor(s): Joe Ringgenberg, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Jeffrey C Grossman

The energy problem is one of the most important issues that science and technology has to solve. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Helios Project concentrates on renewable fuels, such …

http://nanohub.org/resources/3266

MCW07 Silicon Based Nanopore Sensors for Detection of DNA Molecules

11 Sep 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Samir Iqbal, Demir Akin, Rashid Bashir

Solid-state nanopores have emerged as possible candidates for next-generation DNA sequencing devices. In this talk, we will review our recent work in development of solid-state nanopore channels that …

http://nanohub.org/resources/3079

Introduction to Self-Assembled Monolayers and Biosensors

01 Aug 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Toole

Recent research concerning self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) focuses on tasks from fabrication of microelectronics to creating biosensors. This presentation will address the fundamental principles of …

http://nanohub.org/resources/3005

Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Association with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

02 Aug 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jennifer McDonald

Commercially available single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) tend to aggregate as ropes and bundles during production making them of little use in many scientific and industrial applications. An …

http://nanohub.org/resources/3009