Browsing by Subject "Nanotechnology"
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Actively Tunable Plasmonic Nanostructures
(2020)Active plasmonic nanostructures with tunable resonances promise to enable smart materials with multiple functionalities, on-chip spectral-based imaging and low-power optoelectronic devices. A variety of tunable materials ... -
Advanced SERS Sensing System With Magneto-Controlled Manipulation Of Plasmonic Nanoprobes
(2012)There is an urgent need to develop practical and effective systems to detect diseases, such as cancer, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.Nanotechnology is a new, maturing field that employs specialized techniques ... -
Advancing DNA-based Nanotechnology Capabilities and Applications
(2014)Biological systems have inspired interest in developing artificial molecular self-assembly techniques that imitate nature's ability to harness chemical forces to specifically position atoms within intricate assemblies. Of ... -
Assessing the Impacts of Silver Nanoparticles on the Growth, Diversity, and Function of Wastewater Bacteria
(2012)Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are increasingly being integrated into a wide range of consumer products, such as air filters, washing machines, and textiles, due to their antimicrobial properties [1]. However, despite the ... -
Bacterial Responses to Silver Nanoparticle Treatment: Community Structure, Resistance, and Function.
(2016)The antimicrobial properties of silver have been taken advantage of by societies for thousands of years. Its use has come back in favor in the form of silver nanoparticles, which are highly efficacious antimicrobial agents. ... -
Chest Phantom Development for Chest X-ray Radiation Protection Surveys, Internal Beta Dosimetry of an Iodine-131 Labelled Elastin-Like Polypeptide, and I-131 Beta Detection Using a Scintillating Nanoparticle Detector
(2018)Project 1: Chest Phantom Development for Chest X-ray Radiation Protection SurveysPurpose: Develop an acrylic phantom to accurately represent an average adult’s chest for use in radiographic chest unit radiation protection ... -
Delivery and Scavenging of Nucleic Acids by Polycationic Polymers
(2016)Electrostatic interaction is a strong force that attracts positively and negatively charged molecules to each other. Such an interaction is formed between positively charged polycationic polymers and negatively charged ... -
Design and Characterization of Protein-Based Building Blocks for Self-Assembled Nano-Structured Biomaterials
(2011)This study is focused on designing and characterizing protein-based building blocks in order to construct self-assembled nano-structured biomaterials. In detail, this research aims to: (1) investigate a new class of proteins ... -
Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Devices for Advanced Applications
(2016)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have recently emerged as promising candidates for electron field emission (FE) cathodes in integrated FE devices. These nanostructured carbon materials possess exceptional properties and their synthesis ... -
Development of Delivery Strategies Facilitating Broad Application of Messenger RNA Tumor Vaccine
(2014)Genetic modification of dendritic cells with plasmid DNA is plagued with low transfection efficiencies because DNA taken up by non-dividing dendritic cells rarely reaches the nucleus. But this difficulty can be overcome ... -
Development of Plasmonic Nanoplatforms for Diagnostics, Therapy, and Sensing
(2016)Recent advances in nanotechnology have led to the application of nanoparticles in a wide variety of fields. In the field of nanomedicine, there is great emphasis on combining diagnostic and therapeutic modalities into a ... -
Development of Plasmonics-active Nanoconstructs for Targeting, Tracking, and Delivery in Single Cells
(2010)Although various proof-of-concept studies have demonstrated the eventual potential of a multifunctional SERS-active metallic nanostructures for biological applications such as single cell analysis/measurement and drug delivery, ... -
Development of Plasmonics-based Optical Nanoprobes for Medical Diagnosis
(2012)The development of practical and sensitive techniques for screening early biomarkers such as nucleic acid targets related to medical diseases and cancers is critical for early diagnosis, prevention and effective interventions. ... -
Dynamically Reconfigurable-Engineered Motile Semiconductor Active Microparticles
(2018)Locally energized particles that are powered by external fields (e.g., electrical, magnetic, optical, chemical, and thermal gradients) have formed the basis of emerging classes of reconfigurable active matter. The ability ... -
Electrochemical Disinfection of Liquid Human Waste Using Potentiodynamic Methods and Controlled Electrode Surface Chemistry
(2018)Roughly 40% of the world does not have access to appropriate sanitation of human generated waste water. Lack of infrastructure and poverty in developing nations has stymied the deployment of conventional sewage treatment ... -
Emerging approaches and technologies in transplantation: the potential game changers.
(Cellular & molecular immunology, 2019-02-13)Newly emerging technologies are rapidly changing conventional approaches to organ transplantation. In the modern era, the key challenges to transplantation include (1) how to best individualize and possibly eliminate the ... -
Engineering Exquisite Nanoscale Behavior with DNA
(2012)Self-assembly is a pervasive natural phenomenon that gives rise to complex structures and functions. It describes processes in which a disordered system of components form organized structures as a consequence of specific, ... -
Fate and Transformation of Metal-(Oxide) Nanoparticles in Wastewater Treatment
(2014)The study and application of materials possessing size dimensions in the nano scale range and, as a result, unique properties have led to the birth of a new field; nanotechnology. Scientists and engineers have discovered ... -
Ferroelectric Thin Films for the Manipulation of Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Environments
(2013)Ferroelectric thin films (FETFs) offer a promising new platform for advancing liquid-phase interfacial sensing devices. FETFs are capable of expressing surface charge densities that are an order of magnitude higher than ...
