2010 Annual Meeting

Session: Nano-Diagnostics

This session will address topics in medical diagnostics, including biosensors, molecular imaging, contrast agents, biocolloids, targeted imaging probes, biomarkers, disease receptors etc that can be realized through the use of nanotechnology.

Chair

Melissa A. Moss, University of South Carolina

Co-Chair

Yah-el Har-el, Temple University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(604a) Real Time Detection and Imaging of mRNA/Proteins in Individual Cells by Nanoelectroporation (NEP)
Pouyan E. Boukany, Yun Wu, Bo Yu, L. James Lee

08:55 AM

(604b) Hybrid siRNA/Polymer/Gold Nanoparticle Theragnostics for Multi-Modal Optical Imaging with Simultaneous Gene Silencing
Min Suk Shim, Chang Soo Kim, Yeh-Chan Ahn, Zhongping Chen, Young Jik Kwon

09:20 AM

(604c) Spectral Imaging Analysis Methods for Fluorescence Microscopy
Silas J. Leavesley

09:45 AM

(604d) Enzyme Triggered, Nanoparticle Controlled Fluorescence Emission for Sensitive and Specific Breast Cancer Detection
Jianting Wang, Souvik Biswas, Joseph D. Moore, Sebastien Laulhe, Michael H. Nantz, Samuel Achilefu, Kyung A. Kang

10:10 AM

(604e) Efficient, Convenient, and Minimally Invasive Delivery of Gold Nanoparticles for Diagnosis of Early Stage Cancer Using Optical Coherence Tomography
Chang Soo Kim, Petra Wilder-Smith, Yeh-Chan Ahn, Lih-Huei Liaw, Zhongping Chen, Young Jik Kwon

10:35 AM

(604f) High-Resolution Long-Term Live Imaging of C. Elegans Using Microfluidics
Jan Krajniak, Hang Lu