Resources (1-20 of 93)

1. 2009 GEM4 Summer School - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign : Cellular and Molecular Mechanics with a focus on Enabling Technologies

   Workshops | 08 Feb 2010 | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir, Taher Saif, Irfan Ahmad, Jimmy K. Hsia

   GEMS 4 Summer School Topics: Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology Basics of Mechanics in connection with Biological Systems Mechanotransduction at a distance in a living cell Mechanics insights into the pathophysiology of human disease; Microfluidics approaches to studying human diseases...

2. 2010 Nano-Biophotonics Summer School @ UIUC Lecture 30 - Applications of Plasmonics in Engineering and Biotechnology

   Online Presentations | 28 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Jaeyoun Kim

3. A Dynamical Analysis of Homeostatic Cellular Topologies

   Tools | 12 Dec 2022 | Contributor(s):: Gabriel Juliano Severino, Zachary Charles Laborde, Joel Vanin

   This work investigates the dynamical qualities of the cell lineages underlying regeneration and tissue homeostasis. All authors contributed equally.

4. Achoo! Pollen Does More than Make Us Sneeze

   Teaching Materials | 18 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Holly Leddy, NNCI Nano

   Harness the power of a scanning electron microscope to let students see that pollen is more than just the yellow dust that makes us sneeze sometimes! Students will learn to use scale bars to interpret size on microscope images, thus meeting math as well as science standards. Using that...

5. Agent Based Active Matter Simulations with Mechanica

   Online Presentations | 14 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s):: Somogyi, Andy T

   Mechanica is an interactive mesh-free, chemistry and biology simulation environment, with an emphasis towards enabling users to model and simulate complex sub-cellular and cellular biological physics problems.  Mechanica is designed first and foremost to enable users to work interactively...

6. Assessment of Inhibition of Bacteria by Silver Colloid-Impregnated Bandages

   Teaching Materials | 28 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Heath Stout, Elinor Graf, Joann Dickert, NNCI Nano

   This lab is designed to have students develop and implement their own experiment to test the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles. Students will be required to document and communicate the entire process via their scientific notebook. Students will also consider the implications and...

7. CD8 T-cell Simulation

   Tools | 27 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s):: Hanna, Tyler Scott, T.J. Sego

   Simulation of CD8 T-cell differentiation in the early immune response

8. Cell Culture Basics Training

   Online Presentations | 17 Sep 2015 | Contributor(s):: Sophie A. Lelièvre, Shirisha Chittiboyina, Tim Kwok

   This series of videos combined with accompanying PowerPoint file comprise introductory training for Cell Culture Basics. This learning unit is part of the training required for access to the Three Dimensional Cell Culture Core (3D3C) facility at Purdue University.

9. CSI: Carbon Sink Investigation: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Rachel E Gehr, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Doug Mayfield, Leslie VanHoy, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

   Grade Level High School Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 3 weeks  Unit Summary In this unit, a client asks students to engage in an engineering design challenge of reducing the effect of carbon emissions from a nearby power plant. Students are tasked with creating a...

10. Ecuadorian Fishermen: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit

    Teaching Materials | 20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Kristi Berg, Sonja Dunlap, Emilie Siverling, Elizabeth Suazo-Flores, Emily Dare, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore

    Ecuadorian Fishermen is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes...

11. Encapsulación y Liberación Controlada: Macro Cápsulas (Encapsulation & Controlled Release)

    Teaching Materials | 30 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, James J Marti, Kyle Forgette, Rodfal Alberto Rodriguez (editor), María Teresa Rivera (editor)

    Este módulo introduce el proceso de la formación de macro cápsulas y el concepto de autoensamblaje. Formar cápsulas a escalas macro, micro y nano tiene aplicaciones muy importantes en la liberación de medicamentos, cosméticos, tecnología de...

12. Encapsulation & Controlled Release

    Teaching Materials | 05 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: James J Marti, Kyle Forgette, Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education

    This module introduces the process of forming macrocapsules and the concept of self-assembly. Forming capsules at the macro, micro, and nano levels have very important applications in drug delivery, cosmetics, food technology, and cleaning up environmental toxins. The module includes a...

13. Fun Experiments You Can Only Do With Frogs

    Online Presentations | 08 Jul 2021 | Contributor(s):: Rebecca W. Heald

    Our studies aim to reveal underlying principles of spindle assembly and biological size control, as well as the molecular basis of variation that contributes to genomic instability and evolution. This talk will focus on the nano-scale aspects and include some single molecule experiments our lab...

14. Gelatin Microfluidics

    Teaching Materials | 13 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Javier Cervantes, NNCI Nano

    This lab shows the importance of channel design in biotechnology and nanotechnology and the methods used to study the behavior of fluids as they flow through a channel.  Students will create and test a microfluidic device by creating narrow channels in gelatin, injecting dye in the...

15. Got GMOs?: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit

    Teaching Materials | 20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Jolene Chrzaszcz, Brian Eberhardt, Rob Johnson, Maurina Aranda, Selcen Guzey, Beth Ring, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore

    Got GMOs? is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes teacher guides,...

16. Greenhouse: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit

    Teaching Materials | 20 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Jim Schrankler, Christina Miller, Selcen Guzey, Preethi Titu, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore

    Greenhouse is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes teacher...

17. Help or Hype: The Ethics of Bio-nanotechnology

    Teaching Materials | 11 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Samantha Andrews, NNCI Nano

    This lesson explores the ethical concerns related to bio-nanotechnology. Bio-nanotechnology is the application of nanotechnology to living things. This ranges from the creation of pharmaceuticals to medical devices. While scientists have created many life-saving treatments ethical concerns,...

18. How Dry am I? Exploring Biomimicry and Nanotechnology

    Teaching Materials | 01 Dec 2016 | Contributor(s):: Elizabeth Davenport, Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano

    Through a series of activities, students will explore superhydrophobic properties of materials. This inquiry based lesson leads them through activities that has them compare and contrast physical properties of superhydrophobic coated materials with uncoated materials. In the process they will...

19. How Small is That?

    Teaching Materials | 02 Dec 2016 | Contributor(s):: Jamie Ryan, NNCI Nano

    This lab is designed to help students understand the size of nanoparticles compared to the size of other known quantities, such as a human being or a skin cell. After the size of nanoparticles is understood, the students will be challenged to come up with a way to “save”...

20. Influenza In Host Kinetics Model

    Tools | 19 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s):: Hanna, Tyler Scott, James A Glazier, Josua Oscar Aponte-Serrano

    Module explaining the in-host viral kinetics of IAV under different conditions.