Nanotechnology Research - Universities

An interdisciplinary group of scientists using the tools of nanotechnology to study biology at the smallest scale. The group's goals are to learn more about the basic functions and interactions of biological molecules and to use what they find to achieve new capabilities with biomedical implications. In pursuing this goal, they bring together aspects of physics, engineering, molecular biology, and many other disciplines.

Washington State University’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering offers accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in mechanical and materials science engineering. Emphasizing hands-on learning and research, the school prepares students for careers in industry and academia.

The lab's research interests are fabrication, characterization, and fundamental understanding of advanced nano/micro photonic devices with outstanding optical properties.

The lab's research interests are focused at the intersection organic and plasmonic nanomaterials. They aim at rational integration of organic (polymeric, biological) materials and plasmonic nanostructures to realize multifunctional materials. Organic materials with responsive and self-assembling properties combined with functional plasmonic nanostructures that exhibit unique optical properties forms a powerful materials platform for a wide variety of applications including plasmonic photovoltaics, chemical and biological sensors, adaptive materials, non- or minimally-invasive bioimging and therapy.

Wayne State University's nFab is a shared facility that has state-of-the-art major research equipment for nano fabrication and material characterization.

Nolan Flynn's research interests include nanoscience and biomaterials for environmental and medical applications, including nanometer-sized metal particles and engineered hydrogels.

Research programs of the AFM Lab include mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes and photoresponse of light-activated molecules.

In BEI's seven multidisciplinary centers, scientists, engineers, and clinicians address important research challenges in several major areas of medical technology and healthcare, including bioprocessing, imaging, nanotechnology, remote diagnostics and treatment, sensing, and water quality.

Current research and education carried out in this laboratory focus upon the experimental and conceptual study of nanoscaled materials fabricated by Non-lithography process assisted with anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) template.

The Walt lab pioneers technologies that advance the analysis of key biomolecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, metabolites, enzymes, and extracellular vesicles. Its innovations, such as Single Molecule Arrays, have expanded the limits of high-sensitivity biomarker detection. The lab brings together an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biologists, biomedical engineers, computer scientists, physicians, and other researchers to develop new technologies and apply them to human disease, with a focus on cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders.