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Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery, Controlled Release, and Targeted Therapy
07 Dec 2023 | | Contributor(s):: Neda Habibi, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
Drug targeting to specific organs and tissues has become one of the critical endeavors of the century since the use of free drugs in conventional dosage forms generally involves difficulties in achieving the target site at the appropriate dose after or during a proper time period....
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Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery, Controlled Release and Targeted Therapy
17 Jun 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Neda Habibi, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Designing Machine Learning Surrogates for Molecular Dynamics Simulations
25 Nov 2021 | | Contributor(s):: JCS Kadupitiya
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations accelerated by high-performance computing (HPC) methods are powerful tools for investigating and extracting the microscopic mechanisms characterizing the properties of soft materials such as self-assembled nanoparticles, virus capsids, confined electrolytes,...
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Quick Overview of Top Down, and Botton up Manufacturing in Nanofabrication
10 Nov 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Terry Kuzma, NACK Network
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Encapsulación y Liberación Controlada: Macro Cápsulas (Encapsulation & Controlled Release)
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...
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Micelas (Micelles)
16 Jun 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, Lisa Siedman, Jeanette Mowery, James J Marti, Kyle Forgette, Rodfal Alberto Rodriguez (editor), María Teresa Rivera (editor)
Este módulo introduce los conceptos de micelas y la concentración crítica de micelas (CMC, por sus siglas en inglés). Las micelas tienen aplicaciones importantes en la biotecnología. En ocasiones, se utilizan para llevar fármacos (drogas) a tejidos y...
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NNCI Outreach Demonstration Guide
10 Feb 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano
This compendium of demonstrations includes 17 activities that can be used to demonstrate topics to students and the general public. They are useful for science festivals, family science nights, and science cafes. ...
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Encapsulation & Controlled Release
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...
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Micelles
05 Feb 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Dr. Lisa Siedman, Jeanette Mowery, Kyle Forgette, James J Marti, Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education
This module introduces micelles and the concept of critical micelle concentration (CMC). Micelles have important applications in biotechnology. Micelles are sometimes used to deliver drugs to their target in the body. Micelles are also sometimes used to deliver genes into plant cells in...
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The Water Race: Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces
23 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Alondra Droege, NNCI Nano
This high school chemistry lesson provides an introduction to the engineering of an interfacial surface at the nanoscale. It demonstrates concepts of hydrophobic and hydrophilic behavior. Students will create (through chemical reactions) a hydrophobic and hydrophilic surface using a 2 nanometer...
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Modeling Self Assembly Middle School Version
15 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Roquel Stanley, Angela Berenstein, NNCI Nano
This is the middle school version of a more complex high school lesson. There are two activities in this lesson, the Fly Prison and the Water Maze. The Fly Prison is a hands-on modeling activity designed to introduce students to the area of nanotechnology and give them a basic...
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Modeling Self Assembly High School Version
15 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Roquel Stanley, NNCI Nano
There are two activities in this lesson, the Fly Prison and the Water Maze. The Fly Prison is a hands-on modeling activity designed to introduce students to the area of nanotechnology and give them a basic understanding of how researchers build very small devices by the self-assembly of...
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Elastocapillary Self-Assembly
27 Jun 2019 | | Contributor(s):: ST H Tawfick
Lecture 25
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ME 290R Lecture 12.2: Scanning-beam Lithography and Directed Self-assembly II
15 May 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Taylor, Hayden
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ME 290R Lecture 12.1: Scanning-beam Lithography and Directed Self-assembly I
14 May 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Taylor, Hayden
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Nanoscale Simulations & Engineering Applications: Applications - Self-Assembly in Nanoconfinement
04 Feb 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Vikram Jadhao
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Nanoparticle Assembly Lab
28 Jan 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Nicholas Brunk, JCS Kadupitiya, Masaki Uchida, Douglas, Trevor, Vikram Jadhao
Simulate assembly of nanoparticles into aggregates in physiological conditions.
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Nanosphere Electrostatics Lab
22 May 2018 | | Contributor(s):: JCS Kadupitiya, Nicholas Brunk, Sohile Ali, Fox, Geoffrey C., Vikram Jadhao
The Nanosphere Electrostatics Lab empowers users to simulate the self-assembly of ions near a spherically shaped nanoparticle, and extract the effective electrostatic properties.
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Multiscale Modelling of Nanoparticle Suspensions
12 Jun 2017 | | Contributor(s):: Pietro Asinari
In the present work a multiscale modelling approach is implemented to relate the nanoscale phenomena to the macroscopic bulk properties of nano-suspensions. Specifically, Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations and Brownian Dynamics (BD) are synergistically integrated to understand the mechanisms...
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Using Modeling to Demonstrate Self-Assembly in Nanotechnology
01 Dec 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Rocquel Stanley, NNCI Nano
There are two activities in this lesson, the Fly Prison and the Water Maze. The Fly Prison is a hands-on modeling activity designed to introduce students to the area of nanotechnology and give them a basic understanding of how researchers build very small devices by the self-assembly of...