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Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery, Controlled Release, and Targeted Therapy
Online Presentations | 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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Exploring the Nano World: Building Nanoscale Structures with Polymer Modeler
Online Presentations | 14 Jul 2023 | Contributor(s):: Tongtong Shen
In this talk, I will showcase how atomic-level simulations can lead to a more fundamental understanding of PAN crystal structures and guide you through an interactive Polymer Modeler powered by nanoHUB.
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Chemistry and Materials with the Amsterdam Modeling Suite
Online Presentations | 19 Apr 2023 | Contributor(s):: Nicolas Onofrio
In this talk, I will give an overview of the Amsterdam Modeling Suite to perform atomistic simulations at various levels of theory.
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How to Remove Metals from Water with Polymers
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Gerardo Lopez, Arizona State University, NEWT Center
Heavy metals in our water sources have been an ongoing contamination issue that has been growing, especially since the industrialization era. Methods such as adsorption have been previously developed to try to remove these metals from the water in the most cost-effective and as efficiently...
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Integrating Machine Learning with a Genetic Algorithm for Materials Exploration
Online Presentations | 07 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s):: Joseph D Kern
In this talk, we will explore how this algorithm can be used for materials discovery.
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Polymer Genetic Algorithm
Tools | 05 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s):: Joseph D Kern
Generalized genetic algorithm designed for materials discovery.
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Debugging Neural Networks
Online Presentations | 09 Sep 2021 | Contributor(s):: Rishi P Gurnani
The presentation will start with an overview of deep learning theory to motivate the logic in NetDebugger and end with a hands-on NetDebugger tutorial involving PyTorch, RDKit, and polymer data
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Debugging Neural Networks
Tools | 07 Aug 2021 | Contributor(s):: Rishi P Gurnani
Debug common errors in neural networks.
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Symposium on Nanomaterials for Energy: Atomic Force Microscopy for Energy Applications - A Review
Online Presentations | 05 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s):: Arvind Raman
Atomic Force Microscopy is unique in its ability to measure sub -nanonewton forces arising from a variety physical phenomena between a sharp tip and a sample. In this talk we review the most recent applications of atomic force microscopy to explore and characterize quantitatively the properties...
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PolymerXtal - Polymer Crystal Structure Generator and Analysis Software
Tools | 15 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s):: Tongtong Shen, Jessica Nash, Alejandro Strachan
PolymerXtal is a software designed to build and analyze molecular-level polymer crystal structures.
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Exploring Surface Energy of Polymers by Contact Angle Estimation
Teaching Materials | 03 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s):: Fred Okoh, NNCI Nano
Students will qualitatively and quantitatively estimate contact angles of polymers and compare their surface energy. They will use a variety of polymer sheets onto which they will place drops of water. After observing the shape of the drop, they will take digital photographs of the drop, print...
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Uncertainty Quantification and Scientific Machine Learning for Complex Engineering Systems
Online Presentations | 17 Aug 2020 | Contributor(s):: Guang Lin
In this talk, I will first present a review of the novel UQ techniques I developed to conduct stochastic simulations for very large-scale complex systems.
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Balloon Skewer Relay Race
Teaching Materials | 29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau
Do you think you could get a bamboo barbecue skewer through a balloon without popping it? With a little dish soap and some practice, I bet you could! Skewering a balloon is a fun and inexpensive way to demonstrate the structure-dependent properties of polymers. Polymers are made...
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Towards Advanced Manufacturing of Polymer Enabling Design and Manufacturing of Intelligent Components
Online Presentations | 30 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s):: Keng Hsu
To address the multitude of issues preventing the application of manufacturing processes to the prototyping and fabrication of multi-scale polymer-metal heterogeneous materials, a transformational approach is being developed wherein a set of solid-state polymer and metal processing techniques...
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Polímeros de Anillo (Ring Polymers)
Teaching Materials | 24 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, Deb Newberry, NISE Net, Rodfal A. Rodríguez (editor), María T. Rivera (editor)
Este módulo es una variación de la actividad sobre los polímeros entrecruzados o reticulados y presenta mucho del mismo trasfondo de la estructura y propiedades de los polímeros. En esta versión se utiliza una forma de poliacrilato de sodio con una...
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Polímeros Entrecruzados o Reticulados (Cross-Link Polymer)
Teaching Materials | 22 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, Deb Newberry, Billie Copley, Laura Arndt (editor), jim Marti (editor), Rodfal A. Rodríguez (editor), María T. Rivera (editor)
Este módulo les permite a los estudiantes investigar las fuerzas e interacciones a escala molecular mezclando diferentes líquidos con un polímero entrecruzado/reticulado. Este polímero (poliacrilato de sodio) comparte similitudes estructurales con la celulosa y...
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Cross-Link Polymer
Teaching Materials | 16 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, Deb Newberry, Billie Copley, Jim Marti (editor), Laura Arndt (editor)
This module allows students to investigate forces and interactions at the molecular scale by mixing different liquids with a cross-linked polymer. The polymer (sodium polyacrylate) is similar to the structure found in cellulose and collagen. The interactions are dependent upon the charge...
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Ring Polymers
Teaching Materials | 16 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, Deb Newberry, NISE Net
This module is a variation on the “Cross-Linked Polymers” activity, and presents much of the same background on polymer structure and properties. This version uses a form of sodium polyacrylate, the water-absorbing polymer often used in diapers, that has a different atomic...
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On-Line Lab: Elastic Modulus Testing of a Polymer
Teaching Materials | 27 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Robert A Heard
The following can be used as a lab testing the Elastic Modulus of a Polymer Film in an introductory level lab in Material Science.Click here to view the accompanying Video of the ExperimentOutcomeYou are only testing the elastic behavior of the polymer. Your observations should...
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On-Line Lab: Determination of the Glass Transition Temperature in Polymer
Teaching Materials | 27 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Robert A Heard
The following can be used as a lab for a lab on Glass Transition Temperature in Polymers in an introductory level lab in Material Science. Attached: Experiment in a Word Document; Video of Experiment