Life Science

Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for a series of lectures featuring materials sciences expert Professor Rigoberto Advincula of Case Western Reserve University! With considerable expertise in the design, synthesis and characterization of new polymers and nanoscale materials, Prof. Advincula has designed a series of lectures in order to share the latest developments in nanomaterials research in a variety of applications and fields.

Knots, chains, art—these intersect where there is high interest in observing complexity and paradox in design. Appreciation of Celtic art, Gothic art, and other forms of knotted designs and architectures is widespread. Mathematical theories on topology as applied to the design of polymer materials are not very common.

This webinar will focus on the use of supramolecular chemistry to define a new class of polymer materials accessible with designed templates. The possible advantages of these materials in controlling phase behavior, crystallinity, and thermomechanical properties of polymers rest on an effective synthesis method to produce them in high yield. This webinar will focus on the synthesis and characterization of catenated and knotted polymers using a supramolecular approach. Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is an important method to directly characterize and visualize these polymers.

Presented by Prof. Rigoberto Advincula
Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

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Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for a series of lectures featuring materials sciences expert Professor Rigoberto Advincula of Case Western Reserve University! With considerable expertise in the design, synthesis and characterization of new polymers and nanoscale materials, Prof. Advincula has designed a series of lectures in order to share the latest developments in nanomaterials research in a variety of applications and fields.

 Stimuli-responsive fluids and gels are typically capable of changing their properties—primarily viscoelasticity—with field effects from light, temperature, magnetic behavior, and biological response. This means that the fluids have associative or dissociative behavior that can be triggered or controlled to result in gelation or phase behavior and equilibration. This review will focus on a number of polymeric and blend systems that contain functional groups capable of responding to stimuli. The key is in controlling the mechanism or the degree to which these materials respond to enable truly smart applications.

Presented by Prof. Rigoberto Advincula
Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

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Thursday, February 11, 2015

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Park Systems presents a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for a series of talks centered on the field of electrochemistry featuring Prof. Lane Baker, the James F. Jackson Associate Professor of Chemistry at Indiana University! Versed in various electrochemical methods for sample analysis and imaging, Prof. Baker has been applying his knowledge to further nanopore use in developing chemically and biochemically selective membranes, sensors, and new electrochemical imaging techniques.

 Since its inception in the late 1980s, Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM) has exploded in popularity largely due to both its ability to operate in relevant solution environments as well as the image resolution it can attain in such conditions.

 In this tutorial, Prof. Baker will discuss the history of SICM, its various feedback modes, the advantages of each one, and where SICM might be going in the future.

Presented by Prof. Lane Baker
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University

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Tuesday, February 23, 2015

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Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for a series of lectures featuring materials sciences expert Professor Rigoberto Advincula of Case Western Reserve University! With considerable expertise in the design, synthesis and characterization of new polymers and nanoscale materials, Prof. Advincula has designed a series of lectures in order to share the latest developments in nanomaterials research in a variety of applications and fields.

 Theranostics is a word that combines therapy and diagnostics. More popularly, it defines a class of agents that are able to diagnose a particular disease or disease marker and deliver its payload or by itself act as a drug. Biomaterials evoke biocompatibility, biomechanical, tissue engineering, physiological, and electrical concepts that enable monolithic or alloyed materials to be incorporated in the human body. Surfaces are another important application since these object surfaces are exposed to cell-adhesion, bio-fouling, and tissue growth.

 This webinar will review a number of biomedical investigative methods and tools that focus on surfaces and nanoparticles to enable the creation of new theranostic agents and smart devices. Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is an important method for biomedicine since it enables direct morphological characterization with soft materials.

Presented by Prof. Rigoberto Advincula
Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

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Thursday, January 14, 2015

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