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

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 …

https://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

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

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

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

https://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

https://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.

https://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 …

https://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 …

https://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 …

https://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 …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3009

Re-engineering a Healthy Eye Tissue to Restore Damaged Eyesight

02 Aug 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Margarita Shalaev

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that is the leading cause of blindness in the USA and Western Europe. It affects over one million people in the United States alone. One of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3011

SPMW A fresh look to amplitude-modulation AFM: Force minimization, interaction measurement, and the quest for high resolution

05 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Udo D. Schwarz

Frequency modulation atomic force microscopy (FM-AFM) has been able to deliver high-resolution atomic-scale images in ultrahigh vacuum for over one decade. In addition, there have been recent reports …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2208