Category: Associate Projects

Biomolecular Sequence Quantification Using Magnetic Nanoparticles With a Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) Sensor Student: Dino Buro Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisor: Abstract My project utilizes magnetic nanoparticles to capture, or tag, strands of interest DNA. These strands are mixed with an abundance of probe DNA strands at the surface of a GMR sensor. Weakly bonded…

Au Nanowire Arrays for Stimulating and Detecting Electrical Activity in Neuronal Cells Student: Jesse Silverberg Department: Physics Advisor: Latika Menon Abstract The process of anodization is used to fabricate a nanoporous template. This template has a hexagonally packed arrangement of cylindrical pores with controllable features such as pore diameter and length. By electrochemical means, Au…

An Analysis of the Effect of PEG on Physical Properties of Cationic Liposomes Intended for Gene Therapy Student: Marshall Brooks Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Advisor: Abstract The goal of this study is to determine whether PEGylated cationic liposomes (nanodelivery system) are more avidly taken up by brain cancer cells (U-87 MG) compared to non-PEGylated cationic lipsomes…

Alumina Templates Student: Cory Fantasia Department: Physics Advisor: Sri Sridhar Abstract Anodized aluminum is formed by using a piece of aluminum metal as the positive electrode in a circuit. In this process, aluminum oxide (alumina) is formed on top of the aluminum. This layer contains an array of pores that grow perpendicular to the aluminum…