14 Posts with tag: ABE 446

Precautionary principle

Continuing our discussion on nano-ethics, please read this article by Prof. Stirling. This article provides a good framework for developing and discussing risk. On Wednesday I will give you a fictitious product to analyze using the tools of risk analysis you read about in the article. 

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Nano ethics

We will spend the next couple weeks considering the ethics of nanotechnology. For the discussion Wednesday, please read this review of ethical issues surrounding titanium dioxide nanoparticles. 

Since this is not a scientific article, rather a policy piece, I would like you to look at it from the perspective of a technologist. The format for the Wednesday discussion will involve some vigorous debates (I hope). So be prepared :)

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DNA Bricks

Take a look at this recent article. For Wednesday 2/13/13, please come prepared to discuss the usual journal reading questions. In addition, we are going to play a game where we use this idea to come up with some novel applications. Be ready!

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Foundations of bionanotech

This article by David Goodsell is a classic. Please read the article - it is not a research paper, so the questionnaire will not be applicable for this time. We will discuss some of the foundational principles behind bionanotech on Wednesday. Please bring your notes on the article to discuss. I will collect them, if only to put a name with a face. 

 

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Environmental impact of SWNTs

Here is a recent article that appeared in Environmental Science and Technology outlining the differential impact of SWNTs on microorganisms in soil. 

Please read the above article using the instructions shown on this post. 

For Wednesday, Jan 30th, please come to class having read the article and having answered the questions on a single sheet of paper. You will turn in this assignment at the end of class. 

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Plenty of room

Dr. Richard Feynman, Nobel laureate, gave a seminal lecture entitled "There is plenty of room at the bottom" on December 29th 1959 at CalTech. It is an oft-quoted article, widely thought to have sparked the nanotechnology revolution and the race to miniaturize everything.

For your assignment for Wednesday, I would like you to read the article and try and identify technologies that he envisioned in the above talk, which have come to fruition, or are on the horizon. Please use ...

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Flagellar clutch

For next Wednesday, let us discuss this article. In addition to the tips on reading journal articles, think about what additional experiments you could do to develop information that an engineer might need to control such motors. Also look for any additional mechanisms (in other organisms perhaps?) that might provide similar or different functionality. Compare and contrast different molecular motors. 

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ABE446 Lectures

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DNA Nanotechnology discussion

For the coming Wednesday, please read this article on DNA nanotechnology. Please keep the following questions in mind when reading the article, as we will discuss them in class. Please bring your talking points to class on a sheet of paper - I will collect and assess them.

1. What is the big picture? What is the grand problem the article is claiming to address?
2. Who cares about the problem and why is it important to tackle right now?
3. What is the ...

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Crowdsourced quantum computing

By now you've probably been hard at work trying to figure out what quantum computing is, and have been eager to share your findings with everyone. 

After class on Monday I thought a little bit more about the nature of the 'experiment' we started, and figured that it was probably a better idea if everyone had a bit more time to work on the problem. So rather than have you bring your contribution to class on this Wednesday (today ...

Tags: ABE 446 , nanotechnology , programming

Carbon nanotechnology

Lecture notes for today will be posted on iTunes as soon as the website becomes available

Interesting feature from Nova on carbon nanotubes (YouTube)

Long playlist of carbon nanotube videos.

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ABE446 on iTunesU

ABE 446 is now on iTunes University. Try this direct link first and see if it works. If it doesn't, to go the Illinois iTunes login page, and use your Active Directory password to log in.

Feedback and comments on user experiences welcome!

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ABE446 Calendar

Topics and contact hours

Lectures (Hours)

1. Introduction to condensed matter and biological nanotechnology (1)
2. Synthetic Nanostructures (Carbon structures, Quantum dots, Polymers) (4)
3. Nanomanufacturing (Micro/nano machining, self-assembly) (3)
4. Molecular biology overview (1)
5. Biologic nanostructures (DNA, Protein and Lipid based) (4)
6. Targeting and triggering systems in nature (2)
7. Biological sensors (1)
8. Nanoparticles in imaging (1)
9. Nanotechnology and the immune system (2)
10. Nanotechnology in pharmacokinetics and vaccine design (3)
11. Techniques in biological nanotechnology (Genetic engineering, molecular cloning and molecular display technologies) (3 ...

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Zero hour materials

Additional course materials

Course objectives

• Distinguish between and understand the relationship between condensed matter nanotechnology and biological nanotechnology
• Learn how living processes from molecular biology can be utilized in engineered systems
• Be able to design and analyze a process or system that utilized biological macromolecules as functional components
• Discuss and critique various existing and hypothetical bio-nano processes and systems

Recommended Texts (Optional)

• Niemeyer C. 2004. Nanobiotechnology: Concepts, Applications and Perspectives. John Wiley & Sons.
• Bhushan B. 2004. Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology ...

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