Bioscience & Health Programs & Projects | |
MEMS Measurement Science and Standards
Last Updated Date: 02/21/2013 Our goal is to provide technical leadership in R&D for the MEMS measurement infrastructure essential to improving U.S. economic … more
Understanding Protein Solution Phase Behavior via Coarse-Grained Modeling
Last Updated Date: 02/14/2013 Much of our knowledge of protein folding comes from experiments on polypeptides in dilute solutions or from theoretical models of isolated … more
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Water and Energy
Last Updated Date: 02/06/2013 Objective We synthesize and characterize catalytic nanoparticles and nanoparticle-enhanced membranes for more efficient water treatment and … more
Assessing NP EHS
Last Updated Date: 02/02/2013 Due to their small size, nanoparticles can enter living organisms in previously unforeseen ways and their immense surface area results in higher … more
Medical Device Reliability
Last Updated Date: 01/30/2013 The growing sophistication of electronic medical devices results in two broad benefits for both individuals and society: improved survivability in … more
Legacy Project - Fate of Nanoparticles in Neural Environments
Last Updated Date: 01/29/2013 Our goal is to develop an advanced in vitro system for nano-neurotoxicology that employs neural progenitor cells and tissue-engineering hydrogels. … more
Advanced Materials Metrology
Last Updated Date: 01/11/2013 In this project we measure the fundamental electrical properties of materials from bulk to nanoscale from 1 MHz to 0.3 THz. Understanding the … more
Collagen Films Protocol
Last Updated Date: 01/11/2013 Background: Collagen type 1 is the most prevalent extracellular protein in connective tissue, and is part of the family of collagens that are … more
Development of a Collagen Fibril Reference Material for Reproducible Cell Response
Last Updated Date: 01/11/2013 An important determinant of cellular response to drugs and toxins is the chemical and physical nature of the extracellular matrix (ECM) to which … more
Instrumented Bioreactors
Last Updated Date: 12/17/2012 Our goal is to develop novel bioreactors that combine mechanical stimulation with integrated sensing to enable real-time optimization of the … more
3D Tissue Scaffolds
Last Updated Date: 12/12/2012 Our goal is to develop advanced measurement tools and standards for measuring polymer scaffold properties and their impact on biological … more
Tandem Mass Spectral Library
Last Updated Date: 12/11/2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology is responsible for an evaluated, tandem mass spectral library as an extension of the … more
Peptide Mass Spectral Libraries
Last Updated Date: 12/11/2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing a peptide mass spectral library as an extension of the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral … more
Traceability in Molecular Spectrophotometry
Last Updated Date: 11/20/2012 Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) and NIST Traceable Reference Materials (NTRMs) for UV/visible/NIR spectrophotometry are certified transfer … more
Photodetector Analysis for Biological Agent Detection
Last Updated Date: 11/16/2012 Photomultiplier tube (PMT) analysis with respect to PMT sensitivity and long-term stability using synchrotron radiation. |
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