Nanotechnology for Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals II

Thursday, November 20, 2008: 3:15 PM
Lescaze Room (Loews Philadelphia Hotel)

Description:
This session seeks papers focusing on nanotechnologies for drug delivery, drug discovery/development, and drug manufacturing. Examples of specific topics include nanoparticles/emulsions for drug delivery, nanoengineering cell-based drug assays, patch clamp chips for drug screening/discovery, and process monitoring of active nanopharmaceuticals manufacturing.


Sponsor:
Bionanotechnology


Chair:
Thomas D. Dziubla
Email: dziubla@engr.uky.edu

CoChair:
Jennifer Fiegel
Email: jennifer-fiegel@uiowa.edu


3:15 PM
(706a) An Imaging Nanoprobe Predicts the Outcome of Chemotherapy
Efstathios Karathanasis, Ioannis Sechopoulos, Ananth Annapragada and Ravi Bellamkonda

4:10 PM
(706c) Composite Nanoparticles (CNPs) Containing Upconverting Nanophosphors for Photodynamic Therapy
Stephanie J. Budijono, Robert K. Prud'homme, Yiguang Ju, Jingning Shan, Robert Austin, Baris Ungun, Josh Collins and Joseph Friedberg

4:30 PM
(706d) Catalase Polymer Nanofilaments of Tunable Stiffness and Morphology
Eric A. Simone, Thomas D. Dziubla and Vladimir Muzykantov

5:10 PM
(706f) Formation of Magnetite-Containing Nanoparticles Using a Confined Impinging Jet Mixer
Raquel Mejia-Ariza, Jonathan Goff, John S. Boyd, Judy S. Riffle and Richey M. Davis
See more of this Group/Topical: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum