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Fabrication of Nano-engineered Transparent Conducting Oxides by Pulsed Laser Deposition
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2013
We describe the experimental method to deposit nanostructured oxide thin films by nanosecond Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) in the presence of a background gas. By using this method Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films, from compact to hierarchically structured as nano-tree forests, can be deposited.
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Nanocrystalline Alloys and Nano-grain Size Stability
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2023
Source: Sina Shahbazmohamadi and Peiman Shahbeigi-Roodposhti-Roodposhti, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Alloys with grain size less than 100 nm are known as nanocrystaline alloys. Due to their enhanced physical and mechanical properties, there is an ever-increasing demand to employ them in various industries such as semiconductor, biosensors and aerospace. To improve the processing and application of nanocrystalline alloys, it is necessary to develop close to 100%...
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Fabrication and Operation of a Nano-Optical Conveyor Belt
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2015
The scalability and resolution of conventional optical manipulation techniques are limited by diffraction. We circumvent the diffraction limit and describe a method of optically transporting nanoparticles across a chip using a gold surface patterned with a path of closely spaced C-shaped plasmonic resonators.
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Ligand Nano-cluster Arrays in a Supported Lipid Bilayer
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2017
We present a protocol to functionalize glass with nanometric protein patches surrounded by a fluid lipid bilayer. These substrates are compatible with advanced optical microscopy and are expected to serve as platform for cell adhesion and migration studies.
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Biodistribution of Nano-drug Carriers: Applications of SEM
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2023
Source: Peiman Shahbeigi-Roodposhti and Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut Nanoparticles have been increasingly used research towards targeted drug delivery and controlled drug release. While most of these particles have been developed as polymeric or liposomal particles because of their biocompatibility, there is a trend in current research toward the use of metallic and magnetic nanoparticles. These metallic nanoparticles...
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At the measurement stage, Biospec-nano converts interactions between a biological sample and an engineered nanoscale element into optical, electrical, or chemical signals. The signal type determines how researchers observe the event, while the selected probe, surface, particle, or sensor provides the interface. This makes molecular interactions and biomarkers measurable within biologically complex material.
These components create the functional interface between the specimen and the measurement system. A probe can help examine a target interaction, while an engineered surface, particle, or sensor can produce a detectable response when exposed to biological material. Choosing among them depends on whether the study emphasizes biomarker detection, imaging, molecular interactions, or sample characterization.
Nanoscale measurements allow biological investigations to focus on cellular and molecular features rather than only larger specimen properties. This scale is important when researchers need to characterize proteins, nucleic acids, cells, or tissues, particularly in limited or complex samples. The resulting measurements can support more detailed analysis of biomarkers and biological interactions.
A general workflow begins by selecting the biological specimen and the nanoscale interface suited to the research question. The sample is then brought into contact with a probe, engineered surface, particle, or sensor, followed by collection of an optical, electrical, or chemical signal. Researchers interpret that signal for imaging, biomarker detection, or molecular characterization.
Researchers may choose this approach when the question concerns molecular-scale interactions, biomarker detection, imaging, or analysis of a limited or complex sample. Its value lies in linking engineered nanoscale components with biological specimens to obtain measurable information. These capabilities are relevant when cellular or molecular detail is central to disease research, diagnostics, drug development, or bioengineering.
In biology, Biospec-nano supports examination of cells, proteins, nucleic acids, and tissues through nanoscale measurements and engineered interfaces. Biomedical applications include disease research, diagnostic investigation, and drug development, while bioengineering uses the same principles to analyze biological material and interactions. The outcomes may include biomarker measurements, images, or characterization of molecular behavior.