Gene vs Protein nomenclature

In recent posts we have tested the total volume of filtrate as a function of time in the centrifuge. We used NPN with different average pore sizes and we studied 100 nm and 20 nm NPs as well as IgG. We showed that while 100 nm NPs were completely blocked 20 nm NPs and the…

Thanks to UR cleanroom and Jim Mitchell, we finally have a better way to deposit the ZnO film that our fabrication process uses as sacrificial layer. Below is a quick comparison of the previous ZnO deposited by sol-gel and the new ZnO deposited by sputtering at UR. Hopefully, if you look close enough (or far…

This post presents cell images from the first successful co-culture experiment.  I seeded P8 bEnd3 cells alone, P13 NG108-15 cells alone and both cells on PET and SC500 pnc-Si transwells.  For this experiment, I seeded 50,000 bEnd3/cm2 on the apical side and 50000 NG108-15/cm2 on the basolateral side of the transwell.  I tracked TEER (future…

We are excited to announce our new shop that will allow any Nanomembrane Research Group (NRG) member to easily order membranes and components. This blog will go over the ordering process and provide some useful information on the ordering process. IMPORTANT Membranes come in boxes of 10 unless otherwise stated. Components come in bags of…

This post includes some optical and SEM micrographs of a SiO2 membrane patterned by nansosphere lithography using 300 nm polystyrene beads. An SU-8 microgrid was deposited on top and the membrane was released by dissolving a bottom layer of ZnO. After the release, the membrane is rinsed in water and transferred to a clean substrate….