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Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Rafferty Deeds, Rice University
Plasmonics has proven applications in improving photocatalysis, photothermal and photovoltaic cells. There are some issues with optimizing energy transfer and the decay of the plasmon oscillation in conjunction with semiconductors. Direct charge transfer results in chemical interface...
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Colorful and Smart Nanoscale Materials
Online Presentations | 17 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Yadong Yin, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Characterization - Scanning Electron Microscopy
Online Presentations | 11 Jan 2022 | Contributor(s):: Atilla Ozgur Cakmak, NACK Network
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Ayman Almos Kanaan
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Optical and Thermodynamic Properties of Gold Metal Nanoparticles - Effect of Chemical Functionalization
Teaching Materials | 27 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Baudilio Tejerina, George C. Schatz, Marcelo Carignano
This laboratory is intended to introduce the student to the use of semiempirical electronic structure methods. In particular, the semiempirical methods will be applied to the study of metallic clusters and the interaction of the clusters with discrete molecular systems such as pyridine.
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Maria Salvacion Esmalla
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Spectrophotometry of Metal Nanoparticles
Teaching Materials | 16 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Chris Kaus, James J Marti, NNCI Nano
This activity has students chemically synthesize gold and silver nanoparticles, measure the spectra of light absorption and transmission by these particles, compare these spectra to those of known-sized particles, and then estimate the size distribution of the particles they have made. By using...
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Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterization
Teaching Materials | 12 Dec 2017 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, NACK Network
Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles are synthesized and characterized using a remote Scanning Electron Microscope provided by the Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Network.
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How to Engineer Human Microbiomes?
Online Presentations | 02 Mar 2017 | Contributor(s):: Mohit Verma
We are developing tools based on nanotechnology, bioengineering, and analytical chemistry to understand causal relationships between microbiomes and their hosts, and to manipulate microbiomes for desirable outcomes, e.g. to shift patients from unhealthy to healthy states. One of these tools uses...
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Using Gold Nanoparticles for Bacterial Detection
Teaching Materials | 28 Oct 2016 | Contributor(s):: Michael L. Falk, NNCI Nano
This lab is designed to introduce students to gold nanoparticles and some of their applications. Students will create gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and learn the potential disease detection uses of GNPs, conduct research on modifying GNPs to be specific to other molecules, and complete a simulation...
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The Effects of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles on Brine Shrimp: A Toxicology Study
Teaching Materials | 05 Apr 2016 | Contributor(s):: NNCI Nano
This lab is designed to help students understand the following: the interdisciplinary fields of science, a practical application of chemistry in the real world, and the need to carefully conduct experiments and evaluate data in a collaborative environment. ...
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[Illinois] Signal Processing at Light Speed: Ultrashort Optical Pulse Generation with Arbitrary Waveforms
Online Presentations | 29 Jan 2016 | Contributor(s):: Claire Mcghee
We aim to further improve early detection of cancer biomarkers, including metal ion and small molecules, using functional DNA as the selective component for photonic crystal surface enhanced Raman scattering (PC-SERS) based detection. It is known that gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) display SERS...
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Nanotechnology Principles Lab: Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Teaching Materials | 10 Dec 2015 | Contributor(s):: SHINE Project, SHINE Project
This lab consists of activities designed to teach students about the synthesis and applications of gold and silver nanoparticles. The entire bundle can be downloaded by clicking on the download link in the upper right or compontents can be individually downloaded by visiting the Supporting Docs...
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[Illinois] Silver and Gold Nanoparticles: New Directions for Theory
Online Presentations | 12 Nov 2015 | Contributor(s):: George C. Schatz
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Baharak Mehrdel
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[Illinois] Gold Nanostars as Tiny Hitchhikers for Cancer Therapeutics
Online Presentations | 01 Aug 2014 | Contributor(s):: Teri Odom
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Vijayakumar Selvamany
Dr. S. Vijayakumar is Associate Professor at Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology and a Researcher in Nanomedicine, Nanoelectronics and carbon nanotubes for engineering applications. He received...
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Gold Nanoparticles In, On, and Around Cells
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Cathy Murphy
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Illinois Tools: Nanoparticle Quantitative Lab
Tools | 18 May 2011 | Contributor(s):: Nahil Sobh, Zuhaib Bashir Sheikh
Quantitative Simulation of the interaction of electromagnetic wave with metallic nano-particle