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Illinois BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology Lecture 7: Integrated Devices and Quiz
Online Presentations | 31 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir
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Illinois BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology Lecture 8: Introduction to cancer biology
Online Presentations | 31 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s):: Ann M Nardulli
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Illinois BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology Lecture 9: Characteristics of a normal cell
Online Presentations | 31 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s):: Scott Siechen
Lecture by Scott Siechen.
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Deconvolving Stiffness in MEMS Pedestal Cell Mass Measurements
Online Presentations | 05 Dec 2011 | Contributor(s):: Elise Corbin
The complex relationships between a cell's behavior and the physical properties of both itself and its environment have long been of interest. Specifically, the understanding the mechanisms through which a cell's physical properties influence cell growth, cell differentiation, cell cycle...
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Directed Blood Vessel Growth Using an Angiogenic Microfiber/Microparticle Composite Patch
Online Presentations | 05 Dec 2011 | Contributor(s):: Ross J DeVolder
Therapeutic angiogenesis has emerged as a promising strategy to treat various acute and chronic vascular diseases, and to enhance tissue repair and regeneration. Common revascularization therapies include the administration of angiogenic factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)....
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: In vitro Cancer Metastasis Driven by Elasticity of Micro-environment
Online Presentations | 27 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s):: Xin Tang
Cancer deaths are primarily caused by metastases, not by the parent tumor. However, the physical-chemical mechanisms and parameters within the cellular micro-environment that initiate the onset of metastasis, are not understood. Here we show that human colon carcinoma (HCT-8) cells can exhibit a...
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Investigating Dendritic Filopodial Dynamics in Highly Controlled Microenvironments
Online Presentations | 21 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s):: Anika Jain
The establishment of the intricate wiring of the nervous system relies on filopodial navigation to form complex interconnections between neurons. Until recently, cellular level investigations into filopodial dynamics had focused primarily on axonal growth cone filopodia. Here we focus on their...
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Magnetomotive Molecular Nanoprobe
Online Presentations | 27 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s):: Stephen Boppart
The diagnostic, interrogational, and therapeutic potential of molecular nanoprobes is rapidly being investigated and exploited across virtually every biomedical imaging modality. While many types of probes enhance contrast or delivery therapy by static localization to targeted sites, significant...
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Mechanotransduction at Cell-Cell Contact
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2012 | Contributor(s):: Hamid Tabdili
Differential adhesion between cadherin subtypes expressed on cell surfaces is postulated to direct cell segregation during tissue morphogenesis. The studies described here used magnetic twisting cytometry and traction force microscopy to test the impact of cadherin binding selectivity on...
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Multi-Modal and Multi-Functional Magnetic Particles for Cancer Imaging
Online Presentations | 27 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s):: Adeel Ahmad
Differential adhesion between cadherin subtypes expressed on cell surfaces is postulated to direct cell segregation during tissue morphogenesis. The studies described here used magnetic twisting cytometry and traction force microscopy to test the impact of cadherin binding selectivity on...
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Precisely Size Controlled Drug-silica Nanoconjugate for Cancer Therapy
Online Presentations | 05 Dec 2011 | Contributor(s):: Li Tang
Drug delivery nanomedicine, exemplified by micelles and nanoparticles roughly in the size range of 1-200 nm, have attracted much interest in the past 2-3 decades as alternative modalities for cancer treatment. The size of these drug delivery vehicles has been strongly correlated with their in...
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Illinois CNST Annual Nanotechnology Workshop 2010 Lecture 10: The Role of Molecular Modeling in Bionanotechnology
Online Presentations | 11 Mar 2011 | Contributor(s):: Klaus Schulten
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llinois BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology Lecture 11: Metastasis
Online Presentations | 31 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s):: Ann M Nardulli, Zuhaib Bashir Sheikh
Course Instructor: Ann Nardulli, Molecular and Integrative Physiology...........................................................................................................................................................................NCN@IllinoisLaura MillerOmar SobhZuhaib SheikhNahil...
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[Illinois] BioE 498/ME 498: Experimental Methods for Biological Machines (Traction Force Microscopy Experiment)
Online Presentations | 09 May 2012 | Contributor(s):: Taher A. Saif, Samantha Knoll, Sandeep Anand
Traction Force Microscopy (TFM)Using polyacrylamide gels with fluorescent microspheres, students in Professor Saif's laboratory Samantha and Sandeep show how to track cellular motion and calculate traction forces. In this video, the students first walk through the procedure of creating the...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology Lecture 24: Link Between Mechanics and Cell Behavior
Online Presentations | 12 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Taher A. Saif
BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology provides an introduction to basic concepts of nanotechnology in mechanobiology and in cancer. This is a highly interdisciplinary field of research where knowledge from various disciplines is presented and integrated....
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology Lecture 25: Force Traction Microscopy: A Review
Online Presentations | 12 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Alireza Tofangchi
BioNanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology provides an introduction to basic concepts of nanotechnology in mechanobiology and in cancer. This is a highly interdisciplinary field of research where knowledge from various disciplines is presented and integrated....
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[Illinois] Bionanotechnology Seminar Series
Series | 29 Jan 2016
This series is organized by PhD students who are appointed as Trainees in the NIH/NCI Midwest Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center (M-CNTC) and in the NSF IGERT in Cellular and Molecular Mechanics and BioNanotechnology (CMMB IGERT). These traineeships are designed to train the next generation of...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Bio-inspired Microenvironments Regulate Cell Fate
Online Presentations | 14 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Adam Engler
Epigenetic regulation of stem cell fate by intrinsic properties of the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM), e.g. stiffness, organization, composition, etc., appears to be an important yet underappreciated contributor in development, disease, and aging. I will describe our efforts to develop...
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Comparitive Tumor Models - Use for Assessing Novel Drug Strategies
Online Presentations | 14 May 2013 | Contributor(s):: Mohamud Yusuf Mohamed
Dr. Timothy Fan, Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Pluripotency and Directed Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Online Presentations | 14 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Fei Wang
Our long-term goal is to define new conditions and molecular programs that govern fate decisions of human pluripotent stem cells such as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). The knowledge is essential if we are ultimately to use these cells for...