87 Environmental Implications of Nanomaterials: Biological Interactions

Monday, October 29, 2012: 12:30 PM
326 (Convention Center )
Description:
Engineered nano-scale materials have the potential to transform medical diagnostics, high-performance materials, and to dramatically increase the performance and energy efficiency of sensors, consumer electronics, and energy conversion and storage devices. However, before the full potential of nanotechnology can be realized, potential adverse interactions between novel materials and the natural environment must be better understood. The specific goal of this session is to highlight the latest research on interactions between nanomaterials and microbes, lipid membranes, or other forms of biota.

Sponsor:
Topical C: Environmental Aspects, Applications, and Implications of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Co-Sponsor(s):
Environmental Division (09), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair:
Leslie M. Shor
Email: leslie@engr.uconn.edu

Co-Chair:
Kurt Rindfusz
Email: kurt.rindfusz@erg.com


12:30 PM
(87a) Activation of NALP3 Inflammasome by Gold Nanoshell/Silica Core Nanoplasmonics
Hai Nguyen and Hong Shen

12:50 PM
(87b) Development of in-Vivo Screening Benchmark for Complex Engineered Silica Nanoparticles
Michelle Najera, Qing Bai, Edward Burton and Götz Veser

1:10 PM
(87c) Disruption of Tethered Lipid Bilayers by Silica-Core Nanoparticles: Effect of Surface Functional Group
Ying Liu, Quanxuan Zhang, Gregory Baker, Zhen Zhang and R. Mark Worden

1:30 PM
(87d) Effect of Nanoparticle Shape and Charge On Cytotoxicity: Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Shikha Nangia, Stephen DeSalvo and Radhakrishna Sureshkumar

1:50 PM
Break

2:10 PM
(87f) Size-Dependent Cytotoxicity of Nanosilver: Effect of Released Ag+ Ions
Anna Pratsinis, Pablo Hervella, Jean-Christophe Leroux, Sotiris E. Pratsinis and Georgios A. Sotiriou

2:30 PM
(87g) Studies of Protein Expression Upon Cellular Exposure to Nanomaterials
Gabrielle Rogers-Nieman
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