Affiliated Research Labs
NRF is collaborating with affiliated research labs to develop core technical competency in the following areas:
Nanofabrication - making the "small" things
The Qin Lab (EECE) is developing unconventional approaches to make nano-chips for the sensitive and selective detection of trace analyte.
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The Xia Lab (BME) is developing a myriad of "bottom-up" methods based on redox chemistry for generating single crystal noble-metal nanostructures with controlled shapes and sizes.
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The Biswas Lab (EECE) has developed the flame aerosol reactor to mass-produce oxide nanostructures with controlled sizes and morphologies.
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The Axelbaum Lab (EECE) studies combustion phenomena, ranging from oxy-coal combustion to flame synthesis of nanotubes.
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Nanotoxicity - addressing the safety issue
The Chen Lab (EECE) develops instrumentation tools for processing nanoparticles in the format that can be readily in use for toxicity and environmental studies.ยป More
The Tang Lab (EECE) studies the effects of nanoparticles โ sizes, shapes, surface charges, compositions โ on bacteria physiology.
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The Jun Lab (EECE) works on environmental nanochemistry by studying the nucleation and/or aggregation mechanisms of environmental as well as engineered nanoparticles.
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Nanomedicine - Putting nanotech at work for biomedical research
The Wang Lab (BME) has pioneered photoacoustic microscopy โ a novel imaging modality for early-cancer detection.
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The Bayly Lab (MASE) has developed a novel strategy to visualize and quantify strain fields within the brain and spinal cord during skull acceleration, and to relate strain levels to cell death and injury.
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The Nehorai and Yang Labs (ESE) are developing ultra-sensitive, label-free biosensors collaboratively. A simple, inexpensive, accurate, ultra-sensitive and label-free chemical and biological sensing device is of great importance to biomedical research, clinical diagnostics, and pharmaceutical applications.
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