Brno University of Technology 4 articles published in JoVE Engineering Fabrication of Magnetic Nanostructures on Silicon Nitride Membranes for Magnetic Vortex Studies Using Transmission Microscopy Techniques Meena Dhankhar1, Marek Vaňatka1, Michal Urbanek1 1CEITEC BUT, Brno University of Technology A protocol for the fabrication of magnetic micro- and nanostructures with spin configurations forming magnetic vortices suitable for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and magnetic transmission x-ray microscopy (MTXM) studies is presented. Neuroscience Neurovascular Network Explorer 2.0: A Simple Tool for Exploring and Sharing a Database of Optogenetically-evoked Vasomotion in Mouse Cortex In Vivo Hana Uhlirova1,2, Peifang Tian3,4, Kıvılcım Kılıç3,5, Martin Thunemann1, Vishnu B. Sridhar6, Radim Chmelik2,7, Hauke Bartsch1, Anders M. Dale1,3, Anna Devor1,3,8, Payam A. Saisan3 1Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, 2Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, 3Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 4Department of Physics, John Carroll University, 5Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 6Bioengineering Undergraduate Program, University of California, San Diego, 7Institute of Physical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 8Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School A graphical user interface for exploring and sharing a database of optogenetically-induced vascular responses in mouse somatosensory cortex in vivo measured by 2-photon microscopy is presented. It allows browsing the data, criteria-based selection, averaging, localization of measurements within a 3D volume of vasculature and exporting the data. Chemistry DNA-magnetic Particle Binding Analysis by Dynamic and Electrophoretic Light Scattering Yazan Haddad1,2, Simona Dostalova1,2, Jiri Kudr1,2, Ondrej Zitka1,2, Zbynek Heger1,2, Vojtech Adam1,2 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, 2Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology This protocol describes the synthesis of magnetic particles and evaluation of their DNA-binding properties via dynamic and electrophoretic light scattering. This method focuses on monitoring changes in particle size, their polydispersity and zeta potential of particle surface which play major role in binding of materials such as DNA. Chemistry Aerosol-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal Oxide Structures: Zinc Oxide Rods Stella Vallejos1,2, Naděžda Pizúrová3, Jan Čechal4, Isabel Gràcia1, Carles Cané1 1Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), 2SIX Research Centre, Brno University of Technology, 3Institute of Physics of Material, Academy of Science of Czech Republic, 4Institute of Physical Engineering and Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology Columnar zinc oxide structures in the form of rods are synthesized via aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition without the use of pre-deposited catalyst-seed particles. This method is scalable and compatible with various substrates based on either silicon, quartz or polymers.