Sharma P. – TechConnect Briefs

Scanning Probe Microscopy Study of M13 on Graphite

Steinsultz N., Sharma P., Suffolk University, US

In this work, we use a combination of atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to study the structure and binding of wild-type M13 bacteriophage adsorbed on freshly cleaved graphite in ambient condition. [...]

Osteogenic induction on single-walled carbon nanotube scaffolds

Zanello L.P., Sharma P., Corzano R., Hauschka P., University of California Riverside, US

Production of bone materials is the result of secretory activities by osteoblasts, the bone-forming cells. In the fractured and wounded bone, successful repair and/or regeneration depends on the capacity of osteoblast precursors to proliferate and [...]

Differential Uptake of PEG-Silica-FITC Nanoparticles by Human Breast Cancer Cells and Normal Human Breast Epithelial Cells

Iwakuma N., Sharma P., Delano M.J., Moldawer L.L., Moudgil B.M., Grobmyer S.R., University of Florida, US

Background: An understanding of uptake of nanoparticles (NPs) by human cancer cells and non-cancer cells is important for the development of NPs as novel cancer therapeutic and diagnostic agents. Hypothesis: Uptake of NPs is increased [...]

Quantum Dots for Multimodal Bioimaging and Sensing Applications

Santra S., Yang H., Sabui S.K., Sharma P., Holloway P.H., Walter G.A., Moudgil B.M., Scott E., University of Central Florida, US

Fluorescent quantum dots (Qdots) have demonstrated their potential in diagnostic bioimaging applications in vitro. For in vivo bioimaging applications, however, the embodiment of additional properties such as paramagnetism onto the same fluorescent probes is highly [...]