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Highly Sensitive Detector for Radiotracer Chromatography IB-2765

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Analytical radiotracer high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) Research of metabolic pathways for biofuels, drug development and medical diagnostics ADVANTAGES: One hundred times more sensitive than existing radiotracer HPLC Can be manufactured with existing hardware ABSTRACT: Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed an … [Read more...] about Highly Sensitive Detector for Radiotracer Chromatography IB-2765

Cell Characterization by Phenotypic Analysis of Ligand Redistribution IB-2640

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drug design and testing Diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases ADVANTAGES: Can be applied to living cells from biopsies Compatible with samples as small as a single cell May be scaled up to test multiple drugs simultaneously Analyzes phenotype rather than gene or protein expression Mimics and assesses … [Read more...] about Cell Characterization by Phenotypic Analysis of Ligand Redistribution IB-2640

Electrospray Emitters for Integrating Mass Spectrometry with Microfluidic Devices IB-2211

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Multinozzle electrospray emitters for proteome-on-a-chip Mass spectroscopy of peptides and biomolecules with a wide range of weights Process for fabricating complex silicon-based bioanalytical tools ADVANTAGES: First monolithic interface between mass spectrometry and silicon based microfluidic technologies Can be massed … [Read more...] about Electrospray Emitters for Integrating Mass Spectrometry with Microfluidic Devices IB-2211

Predictive Methodology and Tools for Nanotoxicology IB-2218b

Data Gathered using Berkeley Lab's Nanotoxicity Methodology (A) Numbers of genes whose expression levels changed after treatment with carbon nanomaterials at cytotoxic doses. (B-E) Venn diagrams comparing numbers of genes that showed expression changes. See the publication located at this link for more information on this image. APPLICATIONS: High throughput and … [Read more...] about Predictive Methodology and Tools for Nanotoxicology IB-2218b