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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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Engineer and Manufacture Off-the-Shelf CAR-Natural Killer Cells for Targeted
Online Presentations | 07 Oct 2022 | Contributor(s):: Xiaoping Bao
Cancer is a major threat for humans worldwide, with over 18 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer-related deaths in 2018. Although most common cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, unsatisfactory cure rates require new therapeutic approaches, particularly for...
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NanoMedicine
Online Presentations | 07 Oct 2022 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, NACK Network
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Nanocomposite Hydrogels
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Francisco Padron, Rice University
What are Nanocomposite Hydrogels? Sodium alginate (SA) is a natural hydrophilic biopolymer, typically obtained from marine brown macroalgae, and suitable for making hydrogels for biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility, chelating ability, water solubility, and low-cost. The...
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Boron Nitrate Nanotubes
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Robert Black, Rice University
What are Boron Nitrate Nanotubes?This project focuses on the development of pristine Boron Nitrate Nanotubes (BNTs). BNTs exhibit properties of insulating, sustaining high temperatures, and strength, all promising for engineering and medical applications.
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Nanotechnology: The Future of Medicine?
Online Presentations | 28 Jul 2022 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery, Controlled Release and Targeted Therapy
Online Presentations | 17 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Neda Habibi, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Multicellular modeling of mRNA vaccine-loaded lipid nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy
Tools | 05 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s):: Yafei Wang, Michael Getz, Randy Heiland, Paul Macklin
Simulation mRNA vaccine-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for cancer immunotherapy with PhysiCell
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Encapsulación y Liberación Controlada: Macro Cápsulas (Encapsulation & Controlled Release)
Teaching Materials | 30 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, James J Marti, Kyle Forgette, Rodfal Alberto Rodriguez (editor), María Teresa Rivera (editor)
Este módulo introduce el proceso de la formación de macro cápsulas y el concepto de autoensamblaje. Formar cápsulas a escalas macro, micro y nano tiene aplicaciones muy importantes en la liberación de medicamentos, cosméticos, tecnología de...
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Genomic Cancer Medicine Is the Future Now?
Online Presentations | 11 May 2020 | Contributor(s):: Daniela Matei, Susan Gubar
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Creating Informatics-Enabled Learning Health Systems: Now, it’s Personal!
Online Presentations | 11 May 2020 | Contributor(s):: Peter J. Embí
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Encapsulation & Controlled Release
Teaching Materials | 05 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: James J Marti, Kyle Forgette, Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education
This module introduces the process of forming macrocapsules and the concept of self-assembly. Forming capsules at the macro, micro, and nano levels have very important applications in drug delivery, cosmetics, food technology, and cleaning up environmental toxins. The module includes a...
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Building Molecules for Function: New Materials & Inks Will Be Needed If Additive Manufacturing Will Change Medicine
Online Presentations | 27 Feb 2019 | Contributor(s):: Matthew L. Becker
This presentation will describe the use of several translationally relevant chemistries and post-printing functionalization strategies that are impacting the practice of medicine and how physicians are planning for future therapies that were not possible previously.
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Tech Intersection: Understanding the Bio and Nano Link
Online Presentations | 23 Jan 2018 | Contributor(s):: Christie M. Sayes, NACK Network
Outline:The application (medicine and engineering) and implication (human health and environmental toxicology) of the Nano-Bio InterfacePart 1: Introduction to the fields of nanomedicine and nanotoxicologyPart 2: Commercialization case studies
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Soft, Biocompatible Optoelectronic Interfaces to the Brain
Online Presentations | 08 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s):: John A. Rogers
In this talk, we will describe foundational concepts in physics and materials science for these types of technologies, in 1D, 2D and 3D architectures. Examples in system level demonstrations include experiments on freely moving animals with ‘cellular-scale’, injectable optofluidic...
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Tissue-Level Communication Through Patterning Of Intercellular Ca2+ Wave Dynamics
Online Presentations | 22 Nov 2016 | Contributor(s):: Jeremiah J. Zartman
Here we characterize periodic intercellular Ca2+ waves (ICWs) in a model organ system of epithelial growth and patterning—the Drosophila wing imaginal disc. We developed a novel regulated environment for micro-organs (REM-Chip) device that enable a broad range of genetic, chemical and...
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Informatics Tool to Explore the Nanomaterial-Biological Interactions Knowledgebase
Downloads | 11 Apr 2016 | Contributor(s):: Sandra Karcher
Welcome to the resource: Informatics Tool to Explore the Nanomaterial-Biological Interactions Knowledgebase! N4mics was developed to enable cross-study exploration of the NBI Knowledgebase with the goal of identifying relationships between nanomaterial characteristics and biological responses....
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[Illinois] Nanotechnology meets Biology in the Cancer Cell: Applications in Medicine, Drug Delivery, and Determining Drug Efficacy
Online Presentations | 04 Feb 2016 | Contributor(s):: Mostafa El-Sayed
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[Illinois] CNST Nanotechnology Workshop 2015
Workshops | 04 Feb 2016 | Contributor(s):: Mustafa El-sayed, Mehmet Toner
The CNST Nanotechnology Workshop highlights University of Illinois research in bionanotechnology and nanomedicine, nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, and nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing, leading to cross-campus and industry collaborations.
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[Illinois] Dimeric Trigger Responsive Drug Conjugate for High Loading Nanoencapsulates
Online Presentations | 26 Jan 2016 | Contributor(s):: kaimin Cai
Polymeric micelle is one of the most widely used drug delivery nanomedicine platforms; however, micelle drug delivery systems usually have very low drug loading and poorly defined composition, which greatly limited its further clinical translation. In the course of developing trigger responsive...