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Acne Treatment based on Selective Photothermolysis of Sebaceous Follicles with Topically Delivered Gold Plasmonic Particles

Paithankar D., Meyer T., Blomgren R., Faupel L., Lando A., Anderson R., Sebacia, Inc., US

A laser treatment for acne, one of the most common dermatologic conditions, with 150 nm diameter plasmonic resonant particles tuned to absorb near infrared light has been developed. Acne lesions originate from sebaceous follicles; the [...]

A plasma electrochemistry reactor for the synthesis of radioactive gold nanoparticles

Fortin M.-A., Bouchard M., Laprise-Pelletier M., Turgeon S., Université Laval, CA

Abstract: Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are increasingly considered for use as radioactive sources (198Au) for prostate brachytherapy procedures [1]-[2]. The range of the 198Au β-particle (0.96 MeV, ~ 11 mm in soft tissue, ~ 1100 [...]

Numerical modeling of the effect of field configurations on the magnetic nanoparticle delivery

Ghantasala M.K., Ikonomov P., Rajh T., David A., Western Michigan University, US

Numerical modeling of the effect of field configurations on the magnetic nanoparticle delivery Muralidhar K. Ghantasala1, Pavel Ikonomov2, Tijana Rajh#, and Allen David* 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,2 Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and [...]

Plasmonic Nanocages as Photothermal Transducers for Nanobubble Cancer Therapy

Karampelas I.H., Liu K., Furlani E.P., University at Buffalo (SUNY), US

The ability to generate and control thermal energy with nanoscale resolution is finding increasing use in a variety of applications spanning the fields of nanoparticle synthesis, nanofabrication, bio-imaging and medical therapy [1, 2]. One of [...]

Gold Nanoshells With Micellar Core for The Delivery of Hydrophobic Chemotherapeutic and Cancer Photothermal Therapy

Lee S-Y, Shieh M.J., National Taiwan University, TW

Gold nanoshells have attracted great research interest because of its potential application in cancer photothermal therapy. In the present study, we established a multifunctional gold nanoshell that directly utilizing positively charged PDMA-b-PCL micelles as a [...]

Dependence of the Energy of Electric Pulse Required to Electroporate the Cell on the Pulse Duration for Pulses from 50 ns to 500 ms

Saulis G., Bitinaitė A., Vytautas Magnus University, LT

To successfully implement the technology of food processing with pulsed electric fields (PEF), it is important to know what particular electric treatment (pulse duration, field strength, etc.) would require the minimum energy. Here, theoretical relationships [...]

Estimation of the Energetic Barrier to Pore Formation and the Pore Radius Corresponding to this Barrier for Different Cell Lines

Bitinaitė A., Saulis G., Vytautas Magnus University, LT

The permeability of the cell membrane can be modified by exposing of cells to high-voltage electric pulses leading to the formation of nanometer-sized pores in the cell membrane (electroporation or nanoporation). This phenomenon is widely [...]

The development of multifunctional nanocomplexs for drug delivery in oral cancer therapy

Huang J-S, Cheng F.Y., Tsai C.H., Shieh D.B., National Cheng Kung University, TW

The development of multifunctional nanocomplexs for drug delivery in oral cancer therapy Oral cancer has been denoted as the sixth most common cancer in the world. Chemotherapy is one of the major therapies for advanced [...]

Research on human-computer interaction technology based on electrical detection technology

Han H-P., Tang K., Lang X-Q., Chen X., Beijing Institute Technology, CN

Human-computer interaction (HCI) technology has emerged as a crucial dimension of computer science and information industry. HCI with keyboard and mouse has started to lose ground, as people tend to harness the power of body [...]

Nanobiomimetic Memristor/memcapacitors’ Function as a Voltage Sensor for Direct and Reagent-free Detection of sub pg Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in Milks for Children

Duh S-H, Thornton J., Kissinger P.T., Chen E.T., advanced biomimetic sensnors, inc, US

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a common endotoxin from E. Coli bacteria, and is the major source causing infection diseases over 20 million people worldwide. Lack of sensitivity and high imprecision from common commercial test methods are [...]