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IMNano
We are two doctoral nanotechnology researchers that like to talk about the science we do!
Our podcasts cover a wide range of topics that include nanotechnology, discuss our own journeys, and review current research in a fun way !
Special Feature: Our "Lit" Update features a recent paper from the scientific literature that we review and discuss using layman terms
*opinions expressed in this podcast are solely our own.
Super amazing chemistry
References:
Ruizhe Chen et al.,Alcohol-alcohol cross-coupling enabled by SH2 radical sorting.Science383,1350-1357(2024).DOI:10.1126/science.adl5890https://chemistry.princeton.edu/news/macmillan-lab-scores-alcohol-alcohol-cross-coupling-method-after-long-effort/#:~:text=The%20method%3A%20achieving%20alcohol%2Dalcohol,by%20powerful%20SH2%20radical%20sorting.&text=The%20alcohol%2Dalcohol%20paper%E2%80%94the,salt%20to%20form%20activated%20adducts.
The Nobel Prize winning scientists, Frances Arnold, has done it again! Her team have use directed evolution to engineer enzymes that can break down the strong carbon-silicon bonds found in many products we use everyday!
Reference:Nicholas S. Sarai et al. ,Directed evolution of enzymatic silicon-carbon bond cleavage in siloxanes.Science383,438-443(2024). DOI:10.1126/science.adi5554
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Time for a nanolife interview with the one and only Dr Thomas Mortelmans who delves deep into his medical biosensor and how he came out his various inventions!
Check out his main biosensor work that we talk about here:
ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 1, 517–526
doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c03309And you can follow and connect with Tom here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-mortelmans-ph-d-066a9a83/
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0677-5857
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In this lit update we talk about a carbon nanotube sensor discovery that shows the current in a carbon nanotube device can pass parallel or perpendicular to the tubes and the results will be different!
Reference:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02555Nano Lett. 2023, 23, 21, 9817–9824
Let's review what we have accomplished, some of the missed research we didn't get to cover, and our favorite research in 2023!
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Lit-Update Meet the Expert! where we get to dig deep into papers with the scientist themselves!
Have you ever wondered how changes to your normal schedule affects your health? Tune in to learn more about circadian disruption and health from Stéphanie Abo based on her paper "Can the Clocks Tick Together Despite the Noise? Stochastic Simulations and Analysis" published in SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems.
Stéphanie is a PhD Candidate in mathematical and computational biology at the University of Waterloo. Her academic research primarily explores the interaction between the circadian clock and metabolism in healthy and disease states (e.g., diabetes, bacterial infections). I use both data-driven and mechanistic modelling technique (PDEs, ODEs, stochastic DEs, kinetic theory and mean-field limits, agent-based modelling, and statistical methods).
References:Abo, S. M. C.; Carrillo, J. A.; Layton, A. T. Can the Clocks Tick Together Despite the Noise? Stochastic Simulations and Analysis. SIAM J. Appl. Dyn. Syst. 2023, 22, 850-877 DOI:10.1137/22M147788X.
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Talking about the 2023 Nobel prize in physics used in this recent paper "Functional Group Modulation in Carbon Quantum Dots for Accelerating Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction" Zhikang Liu, Weidong Hou, Huazhang Guo, Zeming Wang, Liang Wang, and Minghong WuACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023 15 (28), 33868-33877
Failed experiments are usually hidden in our notebooks and computer, not shared in the literature, but they're important for the scientific process! In this podcast, we'll discuss how it's also important for machine learning assisted chemical experiments.
Reference:F. Strieth-Kalthoff, F. Sandfort, M. Kühnemund, F. R. Schäfer, H. Kuchen, F. Glorius, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202204647; Angew. Chem. 2022, 134, e202204647.
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In this lit update we discuss some super cool new research that uses aerosol jet printing to apply a solution of COF/carbon nanotubes to make nanocomposites. Tune in the for breakdown!
References:
Bradshaw, Nathan P., Zoheb Hirani, Lidia Kuo, Siyang Li, Nicholas X. Williams, Vinod K. Sangwan, Lindsay E. Chaney, Austin M. Evans, William R. Dichtel, and Mark C. Hersam. "Aerosol‐Jet‐Printable Covalent Organic Framework Colloidal Inks and Temperature‐Sensitive Nanocomposite Films." Advanced Materials (2023): 2303673.
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Strong heat-activated artificial muscle to move artificial hands and robotic worms?! Tune in to learn more how scientists from Korea and France used graphene and liquid crystal elastomer to develop this human-muscle inspired technology!
Reference:
Kim, I.H., Choi, S., Lee, J. et al. Human-muscle-inspired single fibre actuator with reversible percolation. Nat. Nanotechnol. 17, 1198–1205 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01220-2
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Biotechnology startup research vs. quality control, how are the two different? Which one is more suitable for you? How do you get started in both? Tune in to learn more from Darren!
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New series:
Lit-Update Meet the Expert! where we get to dig deep into papers with the scientist themselves!
Our first special guest is Brittany Smith, a PhD Candidate from Duke University, engineer, and marine life expert who is working towards developing technology to benefit marine life and the environment. She will be discussing her latest paper "All-Carbon Thin-Film Transistors Using Water-Only Printing" published in Nano Letters!
All-Carbon Thin-Film Transistors Using Water-Only Printing Shiheng Lu, Brittany N. Smith, Hope Meikle, Michael J. Therien, and Aaron D. FranklinNano Letters 2023 23 (6), 2100-2106DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04196
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Plastics plastics plastics...when they break down into nanoplastics in the ocean, can they transport cancerous polycyclic hydrocarbons to our body?
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Erik B. Schiferle, Wenxu Ge, and Björn M. ReinhardACS Nano 2023 17 (6), 5773-5784DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12224
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We are talking about the weird and wonderful water today and it's amazing new property involving water vapours at ice cold temperatures!!
References:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05749-7
https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9860
Mimicking nanopore transport using nanopore quartz tube to understand protein-protein interactions!
Reference:
Nanopore Detection Using Supercharged Polypeptide Molecular Carriers
Xiaoyi Wang, Tina-Marie Thomas, Ren Ren, Yu Zhou, Peng Zhang, Jingjing Li, Shenglin Cai, Kai Liu, Aleksandar P. Ivanov, Andreas Herrmann, and Joshua B. Edel Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023 145 (11), 6371-6382 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13465
It's like three nanotech things all in one! Fascinating research geared towards nano cancer therapeutics
References:
Enhanced Nanobubble Formation: Gold Nanoparticle Conjugation to Qβ Virus-like Particles Perouza Parsamian, Yaning Liu, Chen Xie, Zhuo Chen, Peiyuan Kang, Yalini H. Wijesundara, Noora M. Al-Kharji, Ryanne Nicole Ehrman, Orikeda Trashi, Jaona Randrianalisoa, Xiangyu Zhu, Matthew D’Souza, Lucas Anderson Wilson, Moon J. Kim, Zhenpeng Qin, and Jeremiah J. Gassensmith ACS Nano Article ASAP
Amazing work where imine condensation reactions lead up to building molecular nanotube enantiomers using something known as Covalent Organic Pillars COP!
References:
Tian, Y., Guo, Y., Dong, X. et al. Synthesis of covalent organic pillars as molecular nanotubes with precise length, diameter and chirality. Nat. Synth (2023).
Making molecular nanotubes by cross-linking stackable rings. Nat. Synth (2023).
We previous learned about how nanotech can help advance AI. Now, let's learn about how AI helps scientists to discover new morphologies of directed self-assembled copolymers!
References:
G. S. Doerk et al., Autonomous discovery of emergent morphologies in directed self-assembly of block copolymer blends. Science Advances. 9, eadd3687 .
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In this lit update we don't really talk about the paper in detail but we had a lot of fun discussing on how relevant or not nanotech is to the ai and language model space. Check it out!
References:
Finocchio, Giovanni, et al. "Roadmap for Unconventional Computing with Nanotechnology." arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.06727 (2023). https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.06727
Gongora, Aldair E., et al. "Autonomous experimentation in nanotechnology." Intelligent Nanotechnology. Elsevier, 2023. 331-360.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323857963000123
Direct laser writing of copper and copper oxide structures on plastic substrates for memristor devices
J Jones, MR Snowdon, S Rathod, P Peng - Flexible and Printed Electronics, 2023. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-8585/acb0df/meta
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First episode of 2023! Let's start with reflecting on the funny mistakes we made in our early years and what we would like to improve on!
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Last episode of 2022! We have come a long way since we first started and accomplished quite a bit this year. Tune in to the recap of 2022, what we wished we could have covered, and what we have coming up in 2023!
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Interested in pursuing an academic career in North America? And simultaneously sharing all the fun of science online? Tune in to this nanolife interview with Prof. Ben Meekins, the mastermind behind OpenSciencePresentations!
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Incoming lit update! Check out new research that shows nanocages made from DNA are able to capture a wide range of viruses!
References:
Broad-Spectrum Virus Trapping with Heparan Sulfate-Modified DNA Origami Shells so fresh no official journal page, etc. https://cen.acs.org/articles/100/i41/DNA-nanoshells-trap-broad-spectrum.html
Atoms, they're everywhere! They're the building blocks of everything but you can't see them with your naked eye, now you can!
Sumaiya, S. A.; Liu, J.; Baykara, M. Z. True Atomic-Resolution Surface Imaging and Manipulation under Ambient Conditions via Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Nano 2022.
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Have you heard of CRISPR, the ground breaking gene editing technology? The one that got Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020? This technology was repurposed by researchers from Fudan University to detect cell free DNA! Tune in to learn more!
References:
Yang, B.; Kong, J.; Fang, X. Programmable CRISPR-Cas9 microneedle patch for long-term capture and real-time monitoring of universal cell-free DNA. Nat Commun 2022, 13, 1-16.
Xue, C.; Greene, E. C. DNA Repair Pathway Choices in CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing. Trends in Genetics 2021, 37, 639-656.
Young, L. S.; Yap, L. F.; Murray, P. G. Epstein-Barr virus: more than 50 years old and still providing surprises. Nat Rev Cancer 2016, 16, 789-802.
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Have you heard of CRISPR, the ground breaking gene editing technology? The one that got Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020? This technology was repurposed by researchers from Fudan University to detect cell free DNA! Tune in to learn more!
Fun lit update on Monika's favorite topic haha!!
References
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-022-00798-8#Sec5
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/leading-experts-suggest-guidelines-assessing-emerging-transistor
Breast and ovarian cancer are some of the most common cancer for females worldwide. As cancer treatment technology continue to advance, scientists in Israel learned that the physiological processes during the different menstruation phases can affect the efficiency of breast and ovarian cancer treatment!
Reference:
Poley, M.; Mora-Raimundo, P.; Shammai, Y.; Kaduri, M.; Koren, L.; Adir, O.; Shklover, J.; Shainsky-Roitman, J.; Ramishetti, S.; Man, F.; de Rosales, Rafael T. M.; Zinger, A.; Peer, D.; Ben-Aharon, I.; Schroeder, A. Nanoparticles Accumulate in the Female Reproductive System during Ovulation Affecting Cancer Treatment and Fertility. ACS Nano 2022, 16, 5246-5257.
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Did you know that the physiological processes during the different menstruation phases can affect the efficiency of breast and ovarian cancer treatment? Tune in to learn how scientist in Israel learned about this!
Today we will be talking about safety in nanoscience and technology labs!!!
Reference:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-019-0375-x
https://www.labsafety.org/lab-safety-terrifying-statistics
https://cen.acs.org/safety/lab-safety/10-years-Sheri-Sangjis-death/97/i1
https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/tert-butyl-lithium-or-t-buli/3007986.article
We conclude the end of Season 1 with a special interview episode with soon-to-be Dr. Simone Pengue, who is pursuing his PhD in biophysics and an avid science communicator. This passion led him to be the Grand Prize winner of the Prix Media Newcomer 2021 for the FORGOTTEN DATA: the Leftovers of Science documentary. He will share his experiences as a science journalist while being a PhD candidate at the University of Basel as well as decoding scientific phenomenon in literary arts.
Below are the links to some of his work!
Forgotten Data Documentary: trailer and full movie
Dante’s Divine Comedy and quantum mechanics (main manuscript in Italian and abstract in English)
Background of his PhD Project:
- A comprehensive review on the physics of nuclear pore complex
- Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
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In his spare time, Simone enjoys finding parallels between literary arts work and scientific phenomenon. It's a real life scientific mystery adventure!
Data classification, organization, and utilization is a pretty dry topic but Simone successfully made an engaging documentary about it! What made him explore this topic in the first place?
Today we will be discussing superhydrophobics coatings using nanofluids, and what is special about this research is that that is comes from easily accessible materials such as silica!
References:
https://www.azonano.com/news.aspx?newsID=39211
Esmaeilzadeh, P. et al. (2022). Tuning the Wetting Properties of SiO2-Based Nanofluids to Create Durable Surfaces with Special Wettability for Self-Cleaning, Anti-Fouling, and Oil–Water Separation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Available at:
Many researchers now are working on miniaturizing and simplifying laboratory processes so that they can be easily used in places such as bed-side hospitals, pharmacies, and ambulances. In this lit update, researchers from UC Davis developed a sensitive nanofiber based immunoassay patch! Tune in to learn more!
Reference:
Cunyi Zhao, Bofeng Pan, Minyuan Wang, Yang Si, Ameer Y Taha, Gangyu Liu, Tingrui Pan, and Gang Sun. ACS Sensors 2022 7 (5), 1458-1466. DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00208
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Tune in to this episode to learn more about how researchers simplify and miniaturize laboratory techniques to be used outside the lab!
In this week's lit update, we are discussing the recently discovered "Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals" and in this work, the researchers have uncovered ways for types of these chiral liquid crystals to change colors with the use of an electric field! Neat!
In today's lit update, we are discussing the recently discovered "Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals" and in this work, the researchers have uncovered ways for types of these chiral liquid crystals to change colors with the use of an electric field! Neat!
References:
Feng, C., Saha, R., Korblova, E., Walba, D., Sprunt, S. N., & Jákli, A. (2021). Electrically Tunable Reflection Color of Chiral Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals. Advanced Optical Materials, 9(22), 2101230.
Lavrentovich, O. D. (2020). Ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal, a century in waiting. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(26), 14629-14631.
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Did you know that cooking with oil lead to thin oil film deposits on indoor surfaces? These oily deposits can attract water, which can cause bacterial growth and chemical reactions! Tune in to learn what scientists from University of San Diego and University of Texas learned about how the chemical composition of the oil deposits affect how water films form on glass!
Reference:
Victor W. Or, Michael R. Alves, Michael Wade, Sarah Schwab, Richard L. Corsi, and Vicki H. Grassian Environmental Science & Technology 2022 56 (3), 1594-1604 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06260
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Did you know that cooking with oil lead to thin oil film deposits on indoor surfaces? These oily deposits can attract water, which can cause bacterial growth and chemical reactions! Tune in to the upcoming episode to learn what scientists from University of San Diego and University of Texas learned about how the chemical composition of the oil deposits affect how water films form on glass!
Excessive bleeding during surgery or trauma must be stopped immediately before it becomes deadly. In this lit update, scientists from Nankai University developed a chitosan, derived from shrimp shells, microchannelled sponge-like hemostats using 3D printing that can stop bleeding within 2 minutes!
Reference:
Du, X., Wu, L., Yan, H. et al. Microchannelled alkylated chitosan sponge to treat noncompressible hemorrhages and facilitate wound healing. Nat Commun 12, 4733 (2021).
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Tune in to the new episode to learn how shrimp shells can be used to prevent excessive bleeding!
In today's awesome lit update, we talk about lithium-air-breathing batteries! (LABs!) Wait, what?!
Now these lithium air-breathing batteries, often known as LABs or LOBs as in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries don’t actually have lungs! Their operation is based on the metal-air interface to function.
Tune in to learn more and check out the full research here: Kim, Hyun‐Soo, Boran Kim, Hyunyoung Park, Jongsoon Kim, and Won‐Hee Ryu. Auto‐Oxygenated Porphyrin‐Derived Redox Mediators for High‐Performance Lithium Air‐Breathing Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials (2022): 2103527.
Teaser for our upcoming episode discussing new research on lithium - air batteries!
Kim, Hyun‐Soo, Boran Kim, Hyunyoung Park, Jongsoon Kim, and Won‐Hee Ryu. "Auto‐Oxygenated Porphyrin‐Derived Redox Mediators for High‐Performance Lithium Air‐Breathing Batteries." Advanced Energy Materials (2022): 2103527.
We constantly hear that personalized medicine is the medicine of the future but when will this become a reality? Researchers in this field are constantly making progress and one of the most recent developments is from researchers in Israel and China who made wearable microneedle sensors for continuous sodium monitoring!
Reference:
Zheng, Y. et al. A Wearable Microneedle-Based Extended Gate Transistor for Real-Time Detection of Sodium in Interstitial Fluids. Advanced Materials 34, 2108607 (2022).
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We constantly hear that personalized medicine is the medicine of the future but when will this become a reality? Researchers in this field are constantly making progress and one of the most recent developments is from researchers in Israel and China who made wearable microneedle sensors for continuous sodium monitoring!
Our first interview of 2022 has us in conversation with soon-to-be Dr Amanda Xu, who is simultaneously pursuing her PhD along side having a fulltime position as a Coating Specialist at Evercloak. Amanda takes us on her journey and discusses the skills needed to be a research specialist in industry, as well as all the experience that can be gained from undergoing graduate work. She is also an avid baker, so check out her Instagram on how she unwinds.
Her graduate school research focuses on Langmuir-Blodgett films of 2D materials and here is a link to the 2008 paper she mentions in the pod to check out! Cote, L. J., Kim, F., & Huang, J. (2009). Langmuir− Blodgett assembly of graphite oxide single layers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(3), 1043-1049.
Happy listening and stay curious!
Teaser for our upcoming interview with Amanda Xu, who is simultaneously pursuing her PhD along side having a fulltime position as a Coating Specialist at Evercloak!
Very interesting and lit work regarding the ice interface that inspired a treatment for osteoarthritis that can lubricate the joints and reduce friction!
Reference:
Lei Yang, Lingyu Sun, Han Zhang, Feika Bian, Yuanjin Zhao. Ice-Inspired Lubricated Drug Delivery Particles from Microfluidic Electrospray for Osteoarthritis Treatment. ACS Nano, 2021; 15 (12): 20600
Teaser for our upcoming episode were we discuss recent research work from Nanjing University Medical School!
Lei Yang, Lingyu Sun, Han Zhang, Feika Bian, Yuanjin Zhao. Ice-Inspired Lubricated Drug Delivery Particles from Microfluidic Electrospray for Osteoarthritis Treatment. ACS Nano, 2021; 15 (12): 20600
In this lit update, we discuss camels!! Well, we talk about how a humidity sensor was inspired by camels, and that this sensor can detect water with a very high sensitivity. It also shows "brain-like" or neuromorphic behavior! How neat!
References:
Li, Caicong, Jie Liu, Hailong Peng, Yuan Sui, Jian Song, Yang Liu, Wei Huang et al. "A Camel Nose-Inspired Highly Durable Neuromorphic Humidity Sensor with Water Source Locating Capability." ACS nano (2021).
Protein nanopores in cells are important for biological processes for transporting molecules in and out of membranes. And now, scientists from the UK, Netherlands, and Germany successfully synthesized nanopores made of double-stranded DNA!
References:
Diederichs, T.; Ahmad, K.; Burns, J. R.; Nguyen, Q. H.; Siwy, Z. S.; Tornow, M.; Coveney, P. V.; Tampé, R.; Howorka, S. Principles of Small-Molecule Transport through Synthetic Nanopores. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 16194-16206.
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Protein nanopores in cells are important for biological processes for transporting molecules in and out of membranes. And now, scientists from the UK, Netherlands, and Germany successfully synthesized nanopores made of double-stranded DNA! Tune in this Wednesday to learn more!
Kicking off the new year with a sparkling new episode on diamonds made from buckyballs!
References:
Tang, H., Yuan, X., Cheng, Y., Fei, H., Liu, F., Liang, T., ... & Gou, H. (2021). Synthesis of paracrystalline diamond. Nature, 599(7886), 605-610.
It's time to take a look back and see what we have accomplished with IMNano! It's been a year since we released our first episode - but what has that done for the world?
Is there any awesome research we didn't talk about in the lit updates?? Tune in as we take a brief look back, think forward and discuss some nano!
References:
First quantum computer to pack 100 qubits enters crowded race
Xuezhi Ma, Qiushi Liu, Ning Yu, Da Xu, Sanggon Kim, Zebin Liu, Kaili Jiang, Bryan M. Wong, Ruoxue Yan, Ming Liu. 6 nm super-resolution optical transmission and scattering spectroscopic imaging of carbon nanotubes using a nanometer-scale white light source. Nature Communications, 2021; 12
Álvarez, Z., Kolberg-Edelbrock, A.N., Sasselli, I.R., Ortega, J.A., Qiu, R., Syrgiannis, Z., Mirau, P.A., Chen, F., Chin, S.M., Weigand, S. and Kiskinis, E., 2021. Bioactive scaffolds with enhanced supramolecular motion promote recovery from spinal cord injury. Science, 374(6569), pp.848-856.
Teaser for our upcoming episode where we reflect on the year, discuss some goals for 2022 and talk about papers that we wish we had time for lit updates but didn't get around to!
In this age of technology, we are generating a lot of data and there is a significant need to find a new way to store information more efficiently. Since the 1988, scientists tried to use nature's own information storage material, DNA, to store all of our digital information. In this episode, tune in how scientists from Microsoft and University of Washington are utilizing nanoscale electrode wells to improve the rate of real-time information translation to DNA!
References
Nguyen, B. H.; Takahashi, C. N.; Gupta, G.; Smith, J. A.; Rouse, R.; Berndt, P.; Yekhanin, S.; Ward, D. P.; Ang, S. D.; Garvan, P.; Parker, H.; Carlson, R.; Carmean, D.; Ceze, L.; Strauss, K. Scaling DNA data storage with nanoscale electrode wells. Science Advances 2021.
Takahashi, C. N.; Nguyen, B. H.; Strauss, K.; Ceze, L. Demonstration of End-to-End Automation of DNA Data Storage. Sci Rep 2019, 9, 1-5.
Extance, A. D N A. Nature 2016, 537, 22-24.
Settlemyer, L. I.,Bradley DNA: The Ultimate Data-Storage Solution. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dna-the-ultimate-data-storage-solution/ (accessed Dec 6, 2021).
Phosphoramidite Chemistry for DNA Synthesis. https://www.twistbioscience.com/blog/science/simple-guide-phosphoramidite-chemistry-and-how-it-fits-twist-biosciences-commercial (accessed Dec 6, 2021).
In this age of technology, we are generating a lot of data and there is a significant need to find a new way to store information more efficiently. Since the 1988, scientists tried to use nature's own information storage material, DNA, to store all of our digital information. In the upcoming episode, tune in how scientists from Microsoft and University of Washington are utilizing nanoscale electrode wells to improve the rate of real-time information translation to DNA!
In this lit update, we are discussing the formation of a nanostar that was imaged using scanning tunneling microscopy. The final product was made on the surface of Au and looks amazing!!
References:
Hieulle, J., Castro, S., Friedrich, N., Vegliante, A., Lara, F.R., Sanz, S., Rey, D., Corso, M., Frederiksen, T., Pascual, J.I. and Peña, D., 2021. On‐Surface Synthesis and Collective Spin Excitations of a Triangulene‐Based Nanostar. Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Teaser for our upcoming episode where we discuss nanostars!! Not found in the galaxy but on gold surfaces where researchers were able to image the star at the atom scale!
Reference (the lit work!):
Hieulle, J., Castro, S., Friedrich, N., Vegliante, A., Lara, F.R., Sanz, S., Rey, D., Corso, M., Frederiksen, T., Pascual, J.I. and Peña, D., 2021. On‐Surface Synthesis and Collective Spin Excitations of a Triangulene‐Based Nanostar. Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
As many of us know, meat consumption negatively impact the environment but eating meat is so engrained in our lifestyle that it's hard to switch to plant-based diet. Even with the rise of plant-based meat, it's still not the same thing. So how can we still consume meat without harming the environment? How about lab grown meat?! Many scientists around the world are currently working on this, and in this episode, let's learn how researchers at Osaka University tackle this challenging task!
Reference
Kang, DH., Louis, F., Liu, H. et al. Engineered whole cut meat-like tissue by the assembly of cell fibers using tendon-gel integrated bioprinting. Nat Commun 12, 5059 (2021).
Mosa Meat
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As many of us know, meat consumption negatively impact the environment but eating meat is so engrained in our lifestyle that it's hard to switch to plant-based diet. Even with the rise of plant-based meat, it's still not the same thing. So how can we still consume meat without harming the environment? How about lab grown meat?! Many scientists around the world are currently working on this, and in this episode, let's learn in the upcoming episode how researchers at Osaka University tackle this challenging task!
So how can someone go from an education in nanoscience, to a Masters degree in pure mathematics to then being a software developer??
Tune into our latest interview with Ross Kett - who has certainly had quite the life journey! He shares his advice, ups and downs, and outlook on life that got him to the programming position he is in today!!
Please feel free to connect with him if you have any questions!! Ross' thesis can be found here
The professor Ross mentioned that was phenomenal was Dr Herb Kunze
Stay curious!
Reference
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-021-01033-z?proof=t
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/07/26/nanotech-built-armor-could-replace-kevlar-steel-for-soldier-protection/
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In our upcoming epsiode we discuss super cool new nanotech that can be stronger yet lighter than regular body armor that is used worldwide !
The lit work:
Portela, C.M., Edwards, B.W., Veysset, D. et al. Supersonic impact resilience of nanoarchitected carbon. Nat. Mater. (2021).
DNA and RNA are more than just the genetic materials that shape every living being. They are building blocks that can be used for many purposes, including as scaffolds for making shapes out of nanoparticles! Learn how scientists use them for sensing purposes!
Reference:
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Wang, Z.; Hao, Z.; Yu, S.; Huang, C.; Pan, Y.; Zhao, X. A Wearable and Deformable Graphene-Based Affinity Nanosensor for Monitoring of Cytokines in Biofluids. Nanomaterials 2020, 10.
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Li, F.; Yu, Z.; Han, X.; Lai, R. Y. Electrochemical aptamer-based sensors for food and water analysis: A review. Anal. Chim. Acta 2019, 1051, 1-23.
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DNA and RNA are more than just the genetic materials that shape every living being. They are building blocks that can be used for many purposes, including as scaffolds for making shapes out of nanoparticles! Tune in to the upcoming episode how they can be used for sensing purposes!
Lit update!
Today we cover cool new technology in wearables engineering that uses polymers and multi-walled carbon nanotubes to make shoes that can connect to the wifi, tell you about your steps, and have a built in battery!
Reference:
Jung, K. C., Son, J. H., & Chang, S. H. (2021). Self‐Powered Smart Shoes with Tension‐Type Ribbon Harvesters and Sensors. Advanced Materials Technologies, 6(2), 2000872.
Other interesting resource https://www.engineering.com/story/carbon-plated-running-shoes-fad-or-science-based-style
Teaser for our upcoming episode on smart shoes that are also self powered! Stay tuned for the full lit update!
"No relevant medical problem of the 21st century will be solved without a truly interdisciplinary approach, simply because the underlying nature of disease does not know disciplines." - Dr Bruno Dr Bruno Scocozza accomplished his PhD at the Max Plank Institute in biophysics. He specializes in bridging together nanophysics and synthetic biology. He has a talent for entrepreneurship, philosophy and cooking that he is sharing with the IMNano audience.
Referenced paper - PhDs: The tortuous truth by Chris Woolston (Nature)
Part 2 of our interview with Dr Bruno
Referenced paper - PhDs: The tortuous truth by Chris Woolston (Nature)
Extended version will also be released
"No relevant medical problem of the 21st century will be solved without a truly interdisciplinary approach, simply because the underlying nature of disease does not know disciplines." - Dr Bruno
Dr Bruno Scocozza accomplished his PhD at the Max Plank Institute in biophysics. He specializes in bridging together nanophysics and synthetic biology. He has a talent for entrepreneurship, philosophy and cooking that he is sharing with the IMNano audience in a TWO-part series!
Please enjoy Part 1 !
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"No relevant medical problem of the 21st century will be solved without a truly interdisciplinary approach, simply because the underlying nature of disease does not know disciplines." - Dr Bruno Scocozza
Teaser for our upcoming nanolife interview!
We've heard of microplastics and their effects on the environment, how about nanoplastics? How do they affect the environment?
References:
Li Z, Feng C, Pang W, Tian C, Zhao Y. Nanoplastic-Induced Genotoxicity and Intestinal Damage in Freshwater Benthic Clams (Corbicula fluminea): Comparison with Microplastics. ACS Nano. 15, 6 (2021)
Microplastics https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/microplastics/
Nanoplastic should be better understood. Nat. Nanotechnol. 14, 299 (2019)
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Teaser for our next episode about nanoplastics!
References:
Li Z, Feng C, Pang W, Tian C, Zhao Y. Nanoplastic-Induced Genotoxicity and Intestinal Damage in Freshwater Benthic Clams (Corbicula fluminea): Comparison with Microplastics. ACS Nano. 15, 6 (2021)
Microplastics https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/microplastics/
Nanoplastic should be better understood. Nat. Nanotechnol. 14, 299 (2019)
In today's lit update, we talk about how nanotechnology, specifically graphene, can help in keeping artwork intact with all its vibrant colors!
References:
Kotsidi, M., Gorgolis, G., Pastore Carbone, M.G. et al. Preventing colour fading in artworks with graphene veils. Nat. Nanotechnol. (2021).
Check out the supplemental information section for their video promoting the work!! Its super fun!
Article highlights and additional coverage " A graphene cloak keeps artworks’ colours ageless"
"Invisible graphene veil protects paintings from fading" by TOM METCALFE posted July 4th 2021, accessed July 15th, 2021
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Teaser for our upcoming episode!
Lit update!
Kotsidi, M., Gorgolis, G., Pastore Carbone, M.G. et al. Preventing colour fading in artworks with graphene veils. Nat. Nanotechnol. (2021).
Check out the supplemental information section for their video promoting the work!! Its super fun!
Article highlights and additional coverage " A graphene cloak keeps artworks’ colours ageless"
"Invisible graphene veil protects paintings from fading" by TOM METCALFE posted July 4th 2021, accessed July 15th, 2021
In this lit update, we are discussing research from Tsinghua University, and Guangdong University of Technology. Polymers were combined with TiO2 nanoparticles – this combination was shown to break down molecules when exposed to sunlight, and can be used for removing pharmaceuticals that are found in our water supply.
Why are there pharmaceuticals in our water?? we discuss that too!!
References:
Efficient degradation of typical pharmaceuticals in water using a novel TiO2/ONLH nano-photocatalyst under natural sunlight https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389420315685
Fate and toxicity of pharmaceuticals in water environment: An insight on their occurrence in South Asia https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.lib.uwaterloo.ca/science/article/pii/S0301479720309580
10 FACTS ABOUT WATER QUALITY IN ASIA https://borgenproject.org/facts-about-water-quality-in-asia/
EU sets goal of tackling pharmaceutical pollution in the environment https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/eu-sets-goal-of-tackling-pharmaceutical-pollution-in-the-environment/3010241.article
Pharmaceuticals in Our Waters https://www.watershedcouncil.org/pharmaceuticals-in-our-waters.html
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Teaser for our upcoming episode - great lit update ;)
Work we are discussing Zhang, Qianxin, et al. "Efficient degradation of typical pharmaceuticals in water using a novel TiO2/ONLH nano-photocatalyst under natural sunlight." Journal of Hazardous Materials 403 (2021): 123582.
Summer's here and that means insects are out and about, including geckos and frogs. Even though they can be annoying, they are marvelous creatures that can defy gravity by sticking on walls, sometimes even holding themselves upside down just by using their toes! Can we make something that can help us defy gravity, and potentially make Spiderman a reality? Learn all about how scientists from The Institute of Technological Science in Wuhan University make nano adhesives inspired by geckos' and frogs' toes!
References:
Liu, Q., Tan, D., Meng, F., Yang, B., Shi, Z., Wang, X., Li, Q., Nie, C., Liu, S., Xue, L., Adhesion Enhancement of Micropillar Array by Combining the Adhesive Design from Gecko and Tree Frog. Small 2021, 17, 2005493.
Autumn, K.; Sitti, M.; Liang, Y. A.; Peattie, A. M.; Hansen, W. R.; Sponberg, S.; Kenny, T. W.; Fearing, R.; Israelachvili, J. N.; Full, R. J. Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae. PNAS 2002, 99, 12252-12256.
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Have you ever wanted to defy gravity and climb on walls? Scientists have developed nano-adhesives inspired by geckos' and frogs' toes! Tune in to the next lit update to learn more about it!
References:
Liu, Q., Tan, D., Meng, F., Yang, B., Shi, Z., Wang, X., Li, Q., Nie, C., Liu, S., Xue, L., Adhesion Enhancement of Micropillar Array by Combining the Adhesive Design from Gecko and Tree Frog. Small 2021, 17, 2005493.
Autumn, K.; Sitti, M.; Liang, Y. A.; Peattie, A. M.; Hansen, W. R.; Sponberg, S.; Kenny, T. W.; Fearing, R.; Israelachvili, J. N.; Full, R. J. Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae. PNAS 2002, 99, 12252-12256.
People often think that pursuing a PhD means that you must pursue an academic career but it prepares you for more than that! Tune in to hear about Dr. Rob Liang's story on how he co-founded two Nanotechnology companies after finishing his PhD.
Check out his work and companies!
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People often think that pursuing a PhD means that you must pursue an academic career but it prepares you for more than that! Tune in to hear about Dr. Rob Liang's story on how he co-founded two Nanotechnology companies after finishing his PhD.
In today's lit update, we discuss exciting research that has shown to make graphene in 0.01 seconds!! So fast!! The other amazing thing about this is the graphene can be made from pellets that come from garbage! Such as used water bottles and tires, to various other sources of food wastes. As long as the source has carbon, it can be made into graphene using this technique! Truly incredible science and engineering. We want to make graphene quickly and in large amounts so that company's can use it. Let's learn more, together!
The lit work (first paper): D. X. Luong et al., “Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis,” Nature, vol. 577, no. 7792, pp. 647–651, 2020.
Its follow up work (same research group):
W. A. Algozeeb et al., “Flash graphene from plastic waste,” ACS nano, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 15595–15604, 2020.
P. A. Advincula, D. X. Luong, W. Chen, S. Raghuraman, R. Shahsavari, and J. M. Tour, “Flash Graphene from Rubber Waste,” Carbon, 2021.
References:
A. Kumar, K. Sharma, and A. R. Dixit, “Carbon nanotube-and graphene-reinforced multiphase polymeric composites: review on their properties and applications,” Journal of Materials Science, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 2682–2724, 2020.
E. Shamsaei, F. B. de Souza, X. Yao, E. Benhelal, A. Akbari, and W. Duan, “Graphene-based nanosheets for stronger and more durable concrete: A review,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 183, pp. 642–660, 2018.
D. Dimov et al., “Ultrahigh performance nanoengineered graphene–concrete composites for multifunctional applications,” Advanced functional materials, vol. 28, no. 23, p. 1705183, 2018.
H. Ritchie and M. Roser, “Plastic pollution,” Our World in Data, 2018.
R. de A. Martins, “Joule’s 1840 manuscript on the production of heat by voltaic electricity,” Notes and Records, 2020.
B., Jyothirmai, M. Haritha Kiranmai, and K. Vagdevi. "Graphene reinforces asphalt–Doubles durability of road." AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 2269. No. 1. AIP Publishing LLC, 2020.
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Teaser for the upcoming lit update from work on making graphene...really fast and from almost any starting material!! From :
D. X. Luong et al., “Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis,” Nature, vol. 577, no. 7792, pp. 647–651, 2020.
Remember Iron Man's Mark 50 suit from Avengers: Infinity War? Tony said that it's nanotech, but in reality current nanotechnology is not yet able to make this suit. Recent research by Sun S. and colleagues can potentially be a step towards it!
Lit Paper:
Sun, S., Yang, S., Xin, H.L. et al. Valence-programmable nanoparticle architectures. Nat Commun 11, 2279 (2020).
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Tune in to ep 14 to learn about current advancements to making the Iron Man Mark 50 suit a reality!
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Welcome to a LIT UPDATE!
How can gold nanoparticles be used in contact lenses? And why?
Today's research:
Salih, A. E., et al. (2021). "Gold Nanocomposite Contact Lenses for Color Blindness Management." ACS Nano 15(3): 4870-4880.
Showcases that the gold NPs can be used to mitigate color vision deficiencies! Truly amazing what nanotechnology can do!
Other References:
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/from-kansas-to-oz-how-new-glasses-could-change-the-way-the-colorblind-see-the-world/#:~:text=There%20are%20three%20types%20of,%2D500%20nm%20(7).
https://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/uploads/8880/materialsgold_guide_31oct11.pdf
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In this special episode, we have a double interview with Gillian Guo, a Nanotech Engineer (Waterloo, '19) and Cam Dean (class of '23), a student right in the middle of the same degree!
Both will be talking about their ups and downs of doing a co-op Nanotech Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada!
Listen now to learn more about nanotech, engineering, co-op, and overall college/university life.
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Teaser for our upcoming interview with Gillian and Cam!!
Learn about what its like to do a degree in Nanotech Engineering - should you do co-op? what do you learn? what happens after??
References:
Meder, F., Thielen, M., Mondini, A., Speck, T., Mazzolai, B., 2020. Living Plant‐Hybrid Generators for Multidirectional Wind Energy Conversion. Energy Technology 8, 2000236
Meder, F., Must, I., Sadeghi, A., Mondini, A., Filippeschi, C., Beccai, L., Mattoli, V., Pingue, P., Mazzolai, B., 2018. Energy Conversion at the Cuticle of Living Plants. Advanced Functional Materials 28, 1806689
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LIT UPDATE - where we dissect a current science article and why it is important and relevant to the nano-field.
According to the WHO, cardiovascular diseases (also known as heart diseases) is the #1 cause of death globally. We need to take care of our heart and continuously monitor for signs of heart disease. In this episode, we look into work from Xiangjiao Xia and colleagues who developed microgel e-skin capacitive sensor that can monitor risks of heart health, providing more information than the current smart watches!
Lit paper:
Xia, X., Zhang, X., Serpe, M.J., Zhang, Q., 2020. Microgel‐Based Devices as Wearable Capacitive Electronic Skins for Monitoring Cardiovascular Risks. Advanced Materials Technologies 5, 1900818. doi:10.1002/admt.201900818
Other sources:
World Health Organization (2017). "Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)." Retrieved March 14, 2021, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds).
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According to the WHO, cardiovascular diseases (also known as heart diseases) is the #1 cause of death globally. We need to take care of our heart and continuously monitor for signs of heart disease. Tune in this Wednesday to our new episode to find out what Xia and colleagues developed to help us better monitor our heart health!
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NanoLife - where we discuss about our experiences as researchers and interview other scientists in the field of nanotechnology.
Are you thinking about pursuing a PhD? Still unsure what it's all about? In this episode we talk about our motivation, struggles, and experiences in research as PhD Candidates.
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NanoLife - where we discuss about our experiences as researchers and interview other scientists in the field of nanotechnology.
Are you thinking about pursuing a PhD? Still unsure what it's all about? In this episode we talk about our motivation, struggles, and experiences in research as PhD Candidates.
Our lit literature this week is from Dr. Mohsin and colleagues:
Mohsin, M., Sardar, S., Hassan, M., Akhtar, N., Hassan, A., & Sufyan, M. (2020). Novel, sustainable and water efficient nano bubble dyeing of cotton fabric. Cellulose, 27(10), 6055–6064.
They showcase awesome research on optimizing a nanobubble dye process for cotton fabrics! Tune in as we discuss more on this lit research!
Other references:
Bauer Nanobubbles Very cool product!
Regan, Helen. CNN. (2020). Asian rivers are turning black. And our colorful closets are to blame
Johnston, Emma Chong. South China Morning Post. (2020). How natural dyes could solve fashion industry’s polluting practices, and the brands in Southeast Asia leading the way
Kayer, Leon. TheGuardian. (2013) Clothing to dye for: the textile sector must confront water risks (old article but still interesting)
University College Dublin. (2020). Researchers discover new method to generate nanobubbles in water
(the paper referred to in the article: Ghaani, M. R., Kusalik, P. G., & English, N. J.. (2020). Massive generation of metastable bulk nanobubbles in water by external electric fields. Science Advances, 6(14), eaaz0094. )
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Our lit literature this week is from Dr. Mohsin and colleagues:
Mohsin, M., Sardar, S., Hassan, M., Akhtar, N., Hassan, A., & Sufyan, M. (2020). Novel, sustainable and water efficient nano bubble dyeing of cotton fabric. Cellulose, 27(10), 6055–6064.
Promotional trailer for IMNano and what it is all about!
The first season is releasing biweekly now!
Our website: imnano.org
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LIT UPDATE - where we dissect a current science article and why it is important and relevant to the nano-field.
In this episode, we look into work from Mei Dong and colleagues from Nanjing University who developed conductive hydrogels that can potentially act as implants for peripheral nerve injury!
LIT PAPER: Dong, M., Shi, B., Liu, D., Liu, J.-H., Zhao, D., Yu, Z.-H., Shen, X.-Q., Gan, J.-M., Shi, B.-L., Qiu, Y., Wang, C.-C., Zhu, Z.-Z., & Shen, Q.-D.. (2020). Conductive Hydrogel for a Photothermal-Responsive Stretchable Artificial Nerve and Coalescing with a Damaged Peripheral Nerve. ACS Nano, 14(12), 16565–16575.
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Teaser for ep07 lit update on recent work in conductive hydrogels to replace injured peripheral nerves!
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LIT UPDATE - where we dissect a current science article and why it is important and relevant to the nano-field.
In this episode, we look into work from Aso-sensei and colleagues from Osaka University, where they found a way to twist their molecules - know as oligothiophenes - in a way to make electrons travel fast!!
LIT PAPER: Ie, Y., Okamoto, Y., Inoue, T., Seo, T., Ohto, T., Yamada, R., Tada, H., & Aso, Y. (2020). Improving Intramolecular Hopping Charge Transport via Periodical Segmentation of π-Conjugation in a Molecule. Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Other sources:
White paper: Organic Electronics for a Better Tomorrow: Innovation, Accessibility, Sustainability Chemical Sciences and Society Summit (CS3) San Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 2012
Electrons hop to it on twisted molecular wires (Nanowerk News) Published December 29, 2020. Accessed January 17, 2021
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Teaser for ep06 lit update on recent work in the hopping electrons field!!
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In this episode, we introduce the applications and types of nanotechnology that can be found in our everyday cosmetics! From toothpaste to sunscreens, nanoscience is everywhere.
References:
Bendle, Simone. Weighing the pros and cons of nano ingredients Published April 16th 2015 from https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2015/04/16/Weighing-the-pros-and-cons-of-nano-ingredients Accessed December 23, 2020
Raj, S., Jose, S., Sumod, U. S., & Sabitha, M. (2012). Nanotechnology in cosmetics: Opportunities and challenges. Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 4(3), 186–193. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.99016
FDA (USA) Cosmetics Nanotechnology https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-science-research/cosmetics-nanotechnology Accessed December 23, 2020
Melo, A., Amadeu, M. S., Lancellotti, M., Hollanda, L. M. D., & Machado, D.. (2015). THE ROLE OF NANOMATERIALS IN COSMETICS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASPECTS. Química Nova. https://doi.org/10.5935/0100-4042.20150042
FDA (USA) Nanotechnology—Over a Decade of Progress and Innovation: A REPORT BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Published July 2020 https://www.fda.gov/media/140395/download Accessed December 23, 2020
Nanoparticles in Sunscreens https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/nanoparticles-in-sunscreen/ Accessed December 23, 2020
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Teaser for Ep05 about nanotech in our everyday cosmetics!
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In this episode, we discuss how nanotechnology can help provide solutions to pandemics. The current situation of 2020, as severe as it is, showcases the need for improved technology in the areas of detection and virus protection.
References:
Lekamge, S., et al. (2018). "The Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) to Three Freshwater Invertebrates With Different Life Strategies: Hydra vulgaris, Daphnia carinata, and Paratya australiensis." Frontiers in Environmental Science 6.
Ferdous, Z. and A. Nemmar (2020). "Health Impact of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review of the Biodistribution and Toxicity Following Various Routes of Exposure." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21(7): 2375.
Zhao, Z., et al. (2020). A simple magnetic nanoparticles-based viral RNA extraction method for efficient detection of SARS-CoV-2, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Seo, G., et al. (2020). "Correction to Rapid Detection of COVID-19 Causative Virus (SARS-CoV-2) in Human Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens Using Field-Effect Transistor-Based Biosensor." ACS Nano 14(9): 12257-12258.
Nielsen, K. "Silver. A powerful weapon against microbes." Retrieved October 20, 2020, from https://www.coloplast.com/products/wound/articles/silver-a-powerful-weapon-against-microbes/#section=Reference-list_463946.
What is the best analogy explaining vaccination to laypeople? Posted by mobyhead1 (2013), accessed November 20, 2020
Balagna, C., Perero, S., Percivalle, E., Nepita, E.V., Ferraris, M., 2020. Virucidal effect against coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 of a silver nanocluster/silica composite sputtered coating. Open Ceramics 1, 100006
Jeremiah, S.S., Miyakawa, K., Morita, T., Yamaoka, Y., Ryo, A., 2020. Potent antiviral effect of silver nanoparticles on SARS-CoV-2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 533, 195–200
Fenton, G. " ZEN Graphene-Enhanced Materials for Next-Level Performance." accessed November 20, 2020 from https://www.zengraphene.com/?utm_source=InvestorIntel&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=Zen&utm_content=ad
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Teaser to our discussion on how nanotech can help use fight pandemics!
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Nanotechnology – what is it good for? Absolutely everything!
In this episode, we go over areas where nanotechnology has a big impact.
References:
Nanotechnology Timeline: Nanotechnology Timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2020
Biodegradable mask: Sevunts, Levon. “British Columbia scientists develop a biodegradable face mask” Accessed Dec 30, 2020.
Mohapatra, S. S., et al. (2020). "Advances in Translational Nanotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities." Applied Sciences 10(14): 4881.
Mohammed, Y. H., et al. (2019). "Support for the Safe Use of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Sunscreens: Lack of Skin Penetration or Cellular Toxicity after Repeated Application in Volunteers." Journal of Investigative Dermatology 139(2): 308-315.
Environment:
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Snowdon, M. R. and R. L. Liang (2020). Chapter 16 - Electrospun filtration membranes for environmental remediation. Nanomaterials for Air Remediation. A. Abdeltif, A. A. Assadi, P. Nguyen-Tri, T. A. Nguyen and S. Rtimi, Elsevier: 309-341
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Broom, D. P., & Hirscher, M.. (2016). Irreproducibility in hydrogen storage material research. Energy & Environmental Science, 9(11), 3368–3380.
Solar Energy:
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Trotta, F., & Mele, A. (Eds.). (2019). Nanosponges: Synthesis and Applications. John Wiley & Sons. Pg12-14.
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Vandenbosch, G. A. E., & Ma, Z.. (2012). Upper bounds for the solar energy harvesting efficiency of nano-antennas. Nano Energy, 1(3), 494–502.
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Schlichtenmayer, M., & Hirscher, M.. (2012). Nanosponges for hydrogen storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(20), 10134.
Health care:
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Fokkert, M, J. et al. (2017). Performance of the FreeStyle libre flash glucose monitoring system in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. BMJ Open Diab Res Care, 5(1), e000320.
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Perez, M. V. et al., (2019). Rationale and design of a large-scale, app-based study to identify cardiac arrhythmias using a smartwatch: The apple heart study. American Heart Journal, 207, 66-75.
Toothbrush:
The Secret of MISOKA. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2020
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Teaser for 03 - applications of nanotech! Yes, it is everywhere!
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In this episode, we will cover our first LIT UPDATE about doing research in industry vs in academia, and refer to our experiences. We discuss why nanotechnology is so important for both university research and business research.
Innovation Cup link (Americas)
References:
UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030 by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris: UNESCO Publishing, 2017, 820pp,
Lit Update: Schultz, D. and L.-C. Campeau (2020). "Harder, better, faster." Nature Chemistry 12(8): 661-664.
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Teaser for our industry vs. academia research episode 02!
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Teaser of Ep01 where we talk about us :)
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of IMNANO – where we discuss nanotechnology and nanoscience in a fun and interactive way. In this episode, we introduce ourselves and our current research projects: nanotube biosensors and nanotube transistors, our inspirations and why we decided to go into this field. Tune in to find out more!
Our Publications:
Irfani - Li, Z., et al. (2019). "Towards label-free, wash-free and quantitative B-type natriuretic peptide detection for heart failure diagnosis." Nanoscale 11(39): 18347-18357.
Monika - Snowdon, M. R., et al. (2019). "Sonication-Enhanced Alignment Relay Technique for the Orientation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes." ACS Applied Nano Materials 2(10): 6637-6645.
References
1. Biosensors: Bhalla, N., Jolly, P., Formisano, N., & Estrela, P. (2016). Introduction to biosensors. Essays in biochemistry, 60(1), 1–8.
2. Leland C. Clark: Heineman, W. R., & Jensen, W. B. (2006). Leland C. clark jr. (1918–2005). Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 21(8), 1403-1404.
3. Marie Curie: Nobel Lectures, Physics 1901-1921, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1967
4. Cleopatra the Alchemist:
- Linden, Stanton J. The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2010. Print.
- Cypert, Victor. “Cleopatra the alchemist: sketch of a philanthropist” 17 July, 2017. https://cannotbecontained.com/2017/07/17/cleopatra-the-alchemist-sketch-of-a-philanthropist/ Accessed December 2020
- Day, Kat. “Women Who Ignored the Limits.” The Chronicle Flask. 26 March 2013. https://chronicleflask.com/2013/03/26/women-who-ignored-the-limits-five-famous-female-chemists/, Accessed December 2020
- Lack, Hannah. “ Cleopatra: The ancient alchemist who quested for gold” 29th April 2020. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cleopatra-alchemist-louboutin/index.html Accessed December 2020.
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