APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Materials characterization for commercial manufacturing quality control development of unique materials research and education ADVANTAGES: Enables smaller, more versatile characterization devices Can be used to characterize almost any kind of material ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab’s Alex Pines has led a team of researchers in … [Read more...] about Specialized Diamond Materials for NMR Signal Enhancement 2016-156
NMR/MRI
Low-Field NMR/MRI Using Rotating-Frame Gradient Fields IB-2288
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Portable MRI of: Oil fields at any depth, for MRI devices that can be sent into the borehole Joints, brain, prostate, heart, lungs (may be used with hyperpolarized noble gas) Water content of soil and its distribution Surface measurements (maps) of skin and other biological tissue Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in low … [Read more...] about Low-Field NMR/MRI Using Rotating-Frame Gradient Fields IB-2288
Optimum Protein Solubility Screen IB-2005
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Protein preparation for x-ray crystallography and NMR Protein purification kits and reagents Protein functional analysis ADVANTAGES: Rapidly identifies optimal conditions for protein solubility Works with very small amounts of protein (240 mg) Readily adaptable for high throughput processing; easily scalable to larger … [Read more...] about Optimum Protein Solubility Screen IB-2005
Detection of J-Couplings at Zero Magnetic Field Using Atomic Magnetometers JIB-2664
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drug design Catalyst evaluation and optimization Research tool for pharmaceutical and biomedical industries Portable NMR detectors Detection of liquid explosives ADVANTAGES: Does not require superconducting magnets or cryogenics Enables high resolution two-dimensional spectroscopy Accurate representation of bonds forming and … [Read more...] about Detection of J-Couplings at Zero Magnetic Field Using Atomic Magnetometers JIB-2664
Remote Detection of Blood Flow in Living Systems with Background-free MRI IB-2444
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Clinical and experimental MRI Portable MRI MRI for patients with metal/electronic devices ADVANTAGES: Higher resolution blood flow imaging compared to existing MRI machines Measures regional blood flow parameters, not only local velocities Images have less background noise May be implemented, with minor modifications, in … [Read more...] about Remote Detection of Blood Flow in Living Systems with Background-free MRI IB-2444