KIST/PU Infrared and Raman Chemical Imaging of Pharmaceutical Biological Matter

06 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Tom Tague

There have been several advances in instrumentation that now facilitate infrared and Raman imaging. Current Focal-Plane-Array (FPA) detectors are very robust and read out quickly for infrared …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3661

KIST/PU Ligand-functionalized gold nanorods as theragnostic agents

06 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alexander Wei

Plasmon-resonant gold nanorods have been examined as multifunctional agents for imaging and photoactivated therapies. Nanorods can be imaged with single-particle sensitivity by two-photon …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3670

Electrons in Two Dimensions: Quantum Corrals and Semiconductor Microstructures

04 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric J. Heller

The images generated by a scanning tunneling microscope are iconic. Some of the most famous are Don Eigler’s quantum corrals, which reveal not only the guest atoms on a surface but especially the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3253

New Dimension in Performance: Harnessing 3D Integration Technology

29 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kerry Bernstein

Despite generation on generation of scaling, computer chips have remained essentially 2-dimensional. Improvements in on-chip wire delay, and in the total number of inputs and outputs has not been …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3596

On the Rise of an Electronic Species: Thoughts on the Impending Singularity

29 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kerry Bernstein

The human brain is vastly more complex that our best supercomputers; yet it can be argued that both systems evolve towards common underlying solutions to fundamental compute problems. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3595

KIST/PU A bi-functional block copolymer hydrogels and micelles for protein and drug delivery

28 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Doo Sung Lee

Novel biodegradable & injectable poly(β-amino ester)-poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(β-amino ester)(PAE-PCL-PEG-PCL-PAE) bi-functional, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3590

NCN Nanoelectronics: Research Seminars

28 Nov 2007 | Series

Many research seminars are available on the nanoHUB. Listed below are a few that discuss new device possiblities.

https://nanohub.org/resources/3583

MCW07 Modeling Molecule-Assisted Transport in Nanotransistors

06 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kamil Walczak

Molecular electronics faces many problems in practical device implementation, due to difficulties with fabrication and gate-ability. In these devices, molecules act as the main conducting channel. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3074

MCW07 Impact of Porphyrin Functional Groups on InAs Gas Sensors

05 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Garcia

Porphyrin molecules are often used for sensor engineering to improve sensitivity and selectivity to specific analytes. It is important to understand how the porphyrin HOMO-LUMO levels deplete …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3149

Silicon Photonics: Opportunity Challenges and Recent Results

02 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mario Paniccia

The silicon chip has been the mainstay of the electronics industry for the last 40 years and has revolutionized the way the world operates. Today a silicon chip the size of a fingernail contains …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3488

Microscale Ionic Wind for Local Cooling Enhancement

26 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David B Go

As the electronics industry continues to develop small, highly functional, mobile devices, new methods of cooling are required to manage the thermal requirements of the not only the chip but …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3358

Hexagonal Prism Blue Diode Laser Using Whispering Gallery Mode (WGM) Resonances

23 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Sangho Kim

Semiconductor lasers have many important applications, including communication technologies, optical storage, printing, and molecular detection. The range of applications could be broadened …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3436

KIST/PU Multiplex Detection of Cell Surface Markers Using Plasmonic Sensors

23 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Joseph M K Irudayaraj

Gold nanorod molecular probes (GNrMPs) were designed and fabricated for multiplex identification of cell surface markers in HBECs. Cells were probed directly using dark field microscopy integrated …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3408

KIST/PU Design and Performance of Bioresponsive Nanocarriers with Tunable Reactivity for Drug and Gene Delivery

23 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Dave Thompson

Our lab has focused on the development of bioresponsive nanocarriers that are designed to release their cargo upon entry into acidic environments such as those found in cellular endosomes and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3391

KIST/PU Bridging Nonlinear Optical Imaging and Nanotechnology with Medicine

23 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ji-Xin Cheng

Our interdisciplinary research develops and utilizes state-of-the-art optical imaging techniques and nanotechnology to tackle compelling biomedical problems highly related to human health. Research …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3396

KIST/PU Phage Display Selection of Tissue-Specific Homing Peptides and their Theragnostic Applications

23 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Byung-Heon Lee

Several homing peptides that are specific to tumor cells, artherosclerotic plaques, stroke lesion, apoptotic cells and phosphatidylserine have been isolated by phage display in our laboratory. For …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3375

KIST/PU Tumor-Homing Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Cancer Theragnosis; Imaging, Drug Delivery and Therapy

23 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ick Chan Kwon

We have prepared self-assembled polymeric drug carriers containing fluorophore and loaded drugs for theragnostic imaging of tumors. This new type of polymeric drug carriers visualizes the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3401

KIST/PU Introduction to Global Research Laboratory (GRL) Program: Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine for Theragnosis using Nano-Bio Materials

23 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kui Won Choi

The Global Research Laboratory (GRL) program was initiated by the Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technology (KICOS) in 2006. The GRL program has been designed to …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3386

Computing the Horribleness of Soft Condensed Matter

19 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Jakobsson

A great triumph of computer simulations 40 years ago was to make the liquid state of matter understandable in terms of physical interactions between individual molecules. Prior to the first …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3424

Conquering Surface Plasmon Resonance Loss in Metallic Nanostructures

16 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mikhail A. Noginov

We have observed the compensation of loss in metal by gain in dielectric in the mixture of Ag aggregate and rhodamine 6G dye. The demonstrated six-fold enhancement of the Rayleigh scattering is the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2450