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Organic Nanostructures for Photothermal Ablation of Cancer
Organic Nanostructures for Photothermal Ablation of Cancer
Highlight · Oct 20, 2014

Organic Nanostructures for Photothermal Ablation of Cancer

Travis Cantu,1 Kyle Walsh, 2 Varun Pattani,3 James Tunnell,3 Jennifer Irvin, 1,2 Tania Betancourt 1,2 1.Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program, Texas State University 2.Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University 3.Department of Biomedical Engine

Texas State University team members have developed conductive-polymer based nanostructures that can be used as probes for photothermal ablation of cancer. These agents can induce cell ablation through the conversion of photoenergy into heat, and can therefore be used for laser-induced loc
Photochemical Strategies for the Synthesis of Nanomaterials
Photochemical Strategies for the Synthesis of Nanomaterials
Highlight · Oct 1, 2014

Photochemical Strategies for the Synthesis of Nanomaterials

Carlos M. Gonzalez,a Benjamin Martin,a Joseph Tracy b a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State Universityb North Carolina State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering    

Group 11 metal nanoparticles (Au Ag and Cu NPs), bimetallic (AuAg core-shell and alloys NPs with varying composition) and anisotropic nanoparticles (Au nanorods of various aspect ratio) have been prepared using photochemically generated ketyl radicals. The system was also successfully
DíasNano 2014 en el Mall
DíasNano 2014 en el Mall
Highlight · Aug 4, 2014

DíasNano 2014 en el Mall

Nelson Cardona-Martínez1, Samirah Mercado2,, Juan López-Garriga2 1Department of Chemical Engineering, 2Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PR.

On April 5, 2014 Wi(PR)2EM and the Science on Wheels Educational Center (SONW) organized and coordinated the NanoDays event at the Mayagüez Mall that we called in Spanish DíasNano 2014.  The Mayagüez Mall is the main shopping mall in western Puerto Rico.  This large event was a collaborat
Nanotechnology Spin a Prize Game Show to for K12 Participants
Nanotechnology Spin a Prize Game Show to for K12 Participants
Highlight · Aug 1, 2014

Nanotechnology Spin a Prize Game Show to for K12 Participants

Paresh Ray   (Jackson State University),  DMR-Award # 1205194 

NSF-JSU-UCSB PREM member conducted outreach activities at high school and initiate a Science Line program to help local science students in their mission of enhancing scientific literacy to wider audiences