Archive for November, 2013

FD175: Physical Chemistry of Functionalised Biomedical Nanoparticles – Abstract deadline 9 December 2013

The deadline for oral abstract submissions to Faraday Discussion 175 has been extended to the 9 December 2013.

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Confirmed invited speakers at Faraday Discussion 175 include:

Peter Dobson (Introductory)
University of Oxford
Mostafa El-Sayed (Closing)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Paul Alivisatos
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kerry Chester
UCL Cancer Institute
Hedi Mattoussi
Florida State University
Paul O’Brien
The University of Manchester
Edman Tsang
University of Oxford
Christian Plank
Technical University of Munich
Oliver Reiser
Universität Regensburg
Ivan Parkin
University College London

Themes at FD 175 will be:

  • Noble metal NPs: Novel synthesis of Au and Ag NPs, for example, and better understanding of surface chemistry and interactions between NPs and ligands
  • Quantum dots: Novel syntheses and novel biofunctionalisation to enhance quantum yield of quantum dots, as well as being a protective layer for biomedical applications
  • Magnetic NPs: Novel syntheses for enhanced magnetic properties and functionalisation for specific targets in vivo
  • Carbon nanotube & graphite/graphene and other NPs: There is very limited literature on biomedical applications of this type of material. Therefore, biofunctionalisation is a very important aspect of this research topic

The Scientific Committee for Faraday Discussion 175 look forward to seeing you there!

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Top 10 most-read Faraday Discussions articles – Q3 2013

This month sees the following articles in Faraday Discussions that are in the top 10 most accessed from July – September:

Interactions between poly(2-ethylacrylic acid) and lipid bilayer membranes: Effects of cholesterol and grafted poly(ethylene glycol)
David Needham, Jeff Mills and Gary Eichenbaum
Faraday Discuss., 1999,111, 103-110
DOI: 10.1039/A808717B

Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides
Jacob Bonde, Poul G. Moses, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Jens K. Nørskov and Ib Chorkendorff
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 219-231
DOI: 10.1039/B803857K

Introductory Lecture Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications
Jon A. Dieringer, Adam D. McFarland, Nilam C. Shah, Douglas A. Stuart, Alyson V. Whitney, Chanda R. Yonzon, Matthew A. Young, Xiaoyu Zhang and Richard P. Van Duyne
Faraday Discuss., 2006,132, 9-26
DOI: 10.1039/B513431P

Anchored metal nanoparticles: Effects of support and size on their energy, sintering resistance and reactivity
Charles T. Campbell and Jason R. V. Sellers
Faraday Discuss., 2013,162, 9-30
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00094J

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature
Reinhard Lipowsky
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 305-331
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D

The three pillars of photo-initiated quantum molecular dynamics
Albert Stolow
Faraday Discuss., 2013,163, 9-32
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD90021E

Simultaneous frequency and dissipation factor QCM measurements of biomolecular adsorption and cell adhesion
Michael Rodahl, Fredrik Höök, Claes Fredriksson, Craig A. Keller, Anatol Krozer, Peter Brzezinski, Marina Voinova and Bengt Kasemo
Faraday Discuss., 1997,107, 229-246
DOI: 10.1039/A703137H

Anomalous and normal diffusion of proteins and lipids in crowded lipid membranes Matti Javanainen, Henrik Hammaren, Luca Monticelli, Jae-Hyung Jeon, Markus S. Miettinen, Hector Martinez-Seara, Ralf Metzler and Ilpo Vattulainen
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 397-417
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20085F

Materials characterization of the low temperature sensitive liposome (LTSL): effects of the lipid composition (lysolipid and DSPE–PEG2000) on the thermal transition and release of doxorubicin
David Needham, Ji-Young Park, Alexander M. Wright and Jihong Tong
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 515-534
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20111A

Shape-selected bimetallic nanoparticle electrocatalysts: evolution of their atomic-scale structure, chemical composition, and electrochemical reactivity under various chemical environments
Chunhua Cui, Mahdi Ahmadi, Farzad Behafarid, Lin Gan, Maximilian Neumann, Marc Heggen, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya and Peter Strasser
Faraday Discuss., 2013,162, 91-112
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD20159G

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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