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IMNano

By IMNano

We are two doctoral nanotechnology researchers that like to talk about the science we do!

Our podcasts cover a wide range of topics that include nanotechnology, discuss our own journeys, and review current research in a fun way !

Special Feature: Our "Lit" Update features a recent paper from the scientific literature that we review and discuss using layman terms

*opinions expressed in this podcast are solely our own.
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Pandemic related solutions using nanoscience technology

IMNanoFeb 02, 2021

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Ep 69 - Revolutionary Enzyme Ready to Cleave Unbreakable Bond
Mar 11, 202408:41
Ep 68 - Nanolife interview with Dr Thomas Mortelmans
Feb 14, 202441:07
Ep 67 - Shine perpendicular light on me! Or parallel!
Jan 31, 202409:13
Ep 67 - Year in Review - 2023!
Jan 17, 202411:50
Ep 66 - Meet the Expert - Stéphanie Abo - Circadian Disruption and Health
Nov 20, 202350:34
Ep 65 - Carbon quantum dots

Ep 65 - Carbon quantum dots

Talking about the 2023 Nobel prize in physics used in this recent paper "Functional Group Modulation in Carbon Quantum Dots for Accelerating Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction" Zhikang Liu, Weidong Hou, Huazhang Guo, Zeming Wang, Liang Wang, and Minghong WuACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023 15 (28), 33868-33877

Oct 30, 202310:39
Ep 64 - Failed Experiments? Important for machine learning and the scientific process!
Aug 23, 202311:08
Ep 63 - Nanospray as a new way to make COF films
Jul 27, 202312:42
Ep 62 - Human-muscle inspired graphene and liquid crystal elastomer fiber
Jul 05, 202310:02
Ep 61 - NanoLife Interview with Darren Yip on Startups and Quality Control
Jun 21, 202339:44
Ep 60 - Meet the Expert behind the paper - Brittany Smith and "All-Carbon Thin-Film Transistors Using Water-Only Printing"
Jun 07, 202342:40
Ep 59 - Nanoplastics transporting polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (cancerous)!
May 24, 202311:36
Ep 58 - Lit update - water, ice, molecules are nice!
May 10, 202307:51
Ep 57 - Nanopore to understand protein-protein interaction

Ep 57 - Nanopore to understand protein-protein interaction

Mimicking nanopore transport using nanopore quartz tube to understand protein-protein interactions!


Reference:

Nanopore Detection Using Supercharged Polypeptide Molecular Carriers

Xiaoyi Wang, Tina-Marie Thomas, Ren Ren, Yu Zhou, Peng Zhang, Jingjing Li, Shenglin Cai, Kai Liu, Aleksandar P. Ivanov, Andreas Herrmann, and Joshua B. Edel Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023 145 (11), 6371-6382 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13465

Intro/Outro music:

Music by minwbu from Pixabay

Apr 27, 202310:40
Ep 56 - Lit update on nanobubbles Q-beta virus like particles and gold, oh my!!

Ep 56 - Lit update on nanobubbles Q-beta virus like particles and gold, oh my!!

It's like three nanotech things all in one! Fascinating research geared towards nano cancer therapeutics

References: 

Enhanced Nanobubble Formation: Gold Nanoparticle Conjugation to Qβ Virus-like Particles Perouza Parsamian, Yaning Liu, Chen Xie, Zhuo Chen, Peiyuan Kang, Yalini H. Wijesundara, Noora M. Al-Kharji, Ryanne Nicole Ehrman, Orikeda Trashi, Jaona Randrianalisoa, Xiangyu Zhu, Matthew D’Souza, Lucas Anderson Wilson, Moon J. Kim, Zhenpeng Qin, and Jeremiah J. Gassensmith ACS Nano Article ASAP


Apr 12, 202312:18
Ep 55 nanotube twins built from water loss
Mar 15, 202311:56
Ep 54 - Discovering new polymer structures using machine learning
Mar 02, 202312:39
Ep 53 - Lit update - Let's talk nanotech, ai and chatgpt
Feb 15, 202313:36
Ep 52 - Scientists make mistakes too!
Feb 01, 202323:13
Ep 51 - NanoLife - 2022 Recap!
Dec 31, 202226:26
Ep 50 - Nanolife Interview with Prof. Ben Meekins - pursuing academic career and being a science communicator
Dec 21, 202201:21:52
Ep 49 - DNA Nanocages for virus capture!
Nov 30, 202212:27
Ep 48 - Imaging atoms in normal everyday environment!
Nov 16, 202213:20
Ep 47 -Nobel prize winning gene editing technology CRISPR modified for sensing!
Nov 02, 202218:50
TEASER - Ep 47 -Nobel prize winning gene editing technology CRISPR modified for sensing!

TEASER - Ep 47 -Nobel prize winning gene editing technology CRISPR modified for sensing!

Have you heard of CRISPR, the ground breaking gene editing technology? The one that got Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020? This technology was repurposed by researchers from Fudan University to detect cell free DNA! Tune in to learn more!

Oct 31, 202201:09
Ep 46 Lit update: Transistor how-to

Ep 46 Lit update: Transistor how-to

Fun lit update on Monika's favorite topic haha!!

References

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-022-00798-8#Sec5

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/leading-experts-suggest-guidelines-assessing-emerging-transistor

Oct 19, 202212:22
Ep 45 - Nanoparticle based cancer treatment efficiency during menstruation
Sep 21, 202215:20
TEASER - Ep 45 - Nanoparticle based cancer treatment efficiency during menstruation

TEASER - Ep 45 - Nanoparticle based cancer treatment efficiency during menstruation

Did you know that the physiological processes during the different menstruation phases can affect the efficiency of breast and ovarian cancer treatment? Tune in to learn how scientist in Israel learned about this!

Sep 21, 202200:40
Ep 44 - SEASON 2 - Nano life - Safety!!
Sep 07, 202224:10
Episode 43 - Special NanoLife Interview - Science in literary arts, PhD Life, and Science Communication with Simone Pengue
Jul 13, 202201:19:20
TEASER #2 - Ep 43: NanoLife Interview with Simone Pengue

TEASER #2 - Ep 43: NanoLife Interview with Simone Pengue

In his spare time, Simone enjoys finding parallels between literary arts work and scientific phenomenon. It's a real life scientific mystery adventure! 

Jul 11, 202200:33
TEASER #1 - Ep 43: NanoLife Interview with Simone Pengue

TEASER #1 - Ep 43: NanoLife Interview with Simone Pengue

Data classification, organization, and utilization is a pretty dry topic but Simone successfully made an engaging documentary about it! What made him explore this topic in the first place?

Jul 09, 202201:58
Ep 42 - Superhydrophobic nanofluid coatings
Jun 22, 202207:45
Ep 41 - Sensitive nanofiber based immunoassay
Jun 08, 202206:48
TEASER - Ep 41 - Sensitive nanofiber based immunoassay

TEASER - Ep 41 - Sensitive nanofiber based immunoassay

Tune in to this episode to learn more about how researchers simplify and miniaturize laboratory techniques to be used outside the lab!

Jun 08, 202200:37
TEASER - Changing the color of a liquid crystal that took 100 years to prove its existence!

TEASER - Changing the color of a liquid crystal that took 100 years to prove its existence!

In this week's lit update, we are discussing the recently discovered "Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals" and in this work, the researchers have uncovered ways for types of these chiral liquid crystals to change colors with the use of an electric field! Neat!

May 29, 202200:34
Ep 40 - Changing the color of a liquid crystal that took 100 years to prove its existence!
May 25, 202206:11
Ep 39 - Water deposits on glass after cooking activities
May 11, 202206:47
TEASER - Water deposits on glass after cooking activities

TEASER - Water deposits on glass after cooking activities

Did you know that cooking with oil lead to thin oil film deposits on indoor surfaces? These oily deposits can attract water, which can cause bacterial growth and chemical reactions! Tune in to the upcoming episode to learn what scientists from University of San Diego and University of Texas learned about how the chemical composition of the oil deposits affect how water films form on glass!

May 11, 202200:28
Ep 38 - Shrimp shell derived sponge to stop excessive bleeding!
Apr 14, 202208:50
TEASER - Shrimp shell derived sponge to stop excessive bleeding!

TEASER - Shrimp shell derived sponge to stop excessive bleeding!

Tune in to the new episode to learn how shrimp shells can be used to prevent excessive bleeding!

Apr 14, 202200:47
Ep 37 - Lit Update on Lithium-Air Breathing Batteries!?
Mar 30, 202209:40
TEASER! Lithium Air Breathing batteries?!
Mar 28, 202200:33
Ep 36 - Personalized medicine of the future?
Mar 16, 202208:39
TEASER - Personalized medicine of the future?

TEASER - Personalized medicine of the future?

We constantly hear that personalized medicine is the medicine of the future but when will this become a reality? Researchers in this field are constantly making progress and one of the most recent developments is from researchers in Israel and China who made wearable microneedle sensors for continuous sodium monitoring!


Mar 16, 202200:20
Ep35 - Nanolife Interview with Amanda Xu - Transitioning from Academia to Industry

Ep35 - Nanolife Interview with Amanda Xu - Transitioning from Academia to Industry

Our first interview of 2022 has us in conversation with soon-to-be Dr Amanda Xu, who is simultaneously pursuing her PhD along side having a fulltime position as a Coating Specialist at Evercloak. Amanda takes us on her journey and discusses the skills needed to be a research specialist in industry, as well as all the experience that can be gained from undergoing graduate work. She is also an avid baker, so check out her Instagram on how she unwinds.  

Her graduate school research focuses on Langmuir-Blodgett films of 2D materials and here is a link to the 2008 paper she mentions in the pod to check out! Cote, L. J., Kim, F., & Huang, J. (2009). Langmuir− Blodgett assembly of graphite oxide single layers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(3), 1043-1049.

Happy listening and stay curious!

Mar 02, 202247:52
TEASER - Interview with Amanda Xu - Transitioning from Academia to Industry

TEASER - Interview with Amanda Xu - Transitioning from Academia to Industry

Teaser for our upcoming interview with Amanda Xu, who is simultaneously pursuing her PhD along side having a fulltime position as a Coating Specialist at Evercloak

Mar 01, 202201:04
Ep 34 - the ice skater's interface can help with osteoarthritis!
Feb 16, 202207:40
TEASER - ice skating? nano? osteoarthritis?!
Feb 14, 202200:44
Ep33 - Camel noses as a muse for humidity sensors!
Feb 02, 202207:25