Search for dissertations about: "Nanotechnology and medicine"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words Nanotechnology and medicine.

  2. 1. Biophysical studies of the actin-myosin motor system and applications in nanoscience

    Author : Mohammad A. Rahman; Alf Månsson; Kazuhiro Oiwa; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; NATURVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; myosin II; actin; actomyosin force generating cycle; blebbistatin; in vitro motility assay; actin affinity purification; blocking actin; bionanodevices; proteinase k; SDS; triton X100; surface recycling; engineered myosin motor; programmable gate; biocomputation.; Biomedical Sciences; Biomedicinsk vetenskap;

    Abstract : The actin-myosin motor system plays important roles in cellular processes. In addition, actin and myosin have been used for developments towards nanotechnological applications in recent years. READ MORE

  4. 2. Nanomaterials : respiratory and immunological effects following inhalation of engineered nanoparticles

    Author : Åsa Gustafsson; Anders Bucht; Thomas Sandström; Johnny Lorentzen; Mikael Adner; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; nanoparticles; nanomaterials; inhalation; lung; metalloxides; immunologi; Immunology; Toxicology; toxikologi; lungmedicin; Lung Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin; nanopartiklar; nanoparticles; nanotoxikologi; nanotoxicology;

    Abstract : Background Nanotechnology is an important and promising field that can lead to improved environment and human health and contribute to a better social and economic development. Materials in nanoscale have unique physiochemical properties which allow for completely new technical applications. READ MORE

  5. 3. In-situ TEM Probing of Nanomaterials

    Author : Magnus Hummelgård; Håkan Olin; Valeria Nicolosi; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURVETENSKAP; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; NATURAL SCIENCES; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; nanotechnology; in situ; TEM; probing; nanowires; nanoparticles; ink; Other engineering physics; Övrig teknisk fysik; Material physics with surface physics; Materialfysik med ytfysik; Condensed matter physics; Kondenserade materiens fysik;

    Abstract : Nanomaterials because of their small size, may have special properties unlikely to be seen in ordinary types of materials. Nanomaterials like nanotubes,nanowires and nanoparticles are best studied at the nanoscale, vital but also problematic. READ MORE

  6. 4. Overcoming delivery challenges in stem cell biology with nanotechnology

    Author : Ludwig Schmiderer; Avdelningen för molekylärmedicin och genterapi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system has revolutionized several areas of biological research by making genome engineering easy, affordable, fast, accessible and scalable. One field that has not yet benefited from this technological advance is that of mitochondrial DNA research. READ MORE

  7. 5. Fabrication and characterization of ZnO nanostructures for sensing and photonic device applications

    Author : Syed M. Usman Ali; Magnus Willander; Omer Nour; Frank Bier; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; Nanotechnology; zinc oxide; nanowires nanorods; nanotubes; nanoporous nanoflakes; electrochemical sensor and photonic devices;

    Abstract : Nanotechnology is an emerging inter-disciplinary paradigm which encompasses diverse fields of science and engineering converge at the nanoscale. This nanoscale science and nanostructure engineering have well demonstrated in the fabrication of sensors/transducers devices with faster response time and better sensitivity then the planer version of the sensor’s configurations. READ MORE