ICNMM Slides

Production this week focused on varying the RTP temperature of membranes deposited under identical conditions. wafer 316 – 800 C RTP (120 s) (0,-5) @ 50 kx Material still appears to be amorphous. Wrinkled at edges. wafer 318 – 900 C RTP (120 s) (0, 0) @ 50kx (-5, 0) @ 50kx A few, very…

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All of my recent posts on VEGF, VEGFR2 and NF-H imunofluorescence have included data from cells grown on coverslips only.  This was my first attempt to try to do immunofluorescence staining on intact pnc-Si transwells and then pop the chips out of the transwell plastic in order to image at 100X.  Since VEGF is involved…

After last week’s post detailing the problems I’ve been having with my streaming potential setup, Jirachai was kind enough to come by the U of R last friday to look at my device. We banged our heads into the wall for a good two hours, but the drifting potentials and apparent insensitivity of the streaming…

Introduction:  Fibroblasts: Dermal fibroblasts are cells within the dermis layer of skin which are responsible for generating connective tissue and allowing the skin to recover from injury. A fibroblast is a type of biological cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, produces the structural framework (stroma) for animal tissues, and plays a critical role in wound healing. Fibroblasts are…

Thanks to Ian Krout for the data. As covered in our last post, we hope to distinguish between different kinds of microdebris caught on silicon nanomembranes through the material’s different melting points. Plastics can have a wide range of melting points, depending on the ratio of plasticizers and backbone that compose the material. The additional…