APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel development Research – pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural ADVANTAGES: Samples biological systems under native conditions with no preparation Integrates laser ablation sampling and mass spectrometry with IR microscopy High transfer efficiency of ~50% Spatially resolved chemical composition ABSTRACT: Berkeley … [Read more...] about AIRLAB-MS for Analysis of Complex Biological Systems Under Native Conditions 2014-084
Spectroscopy and Microscopy
Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope 2014-038
The Berkeley Lab Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope allows conventional front-end electronics, such as enhanced metal-oxide semiconductors, to work inside cryostats at temperatures as low as 4.2K without the expense of custom-made electronics. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Instrumentation for cryogenic vessels used in Medical diagnostic equipment Aerospace … [Read more...] about Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope 2014-038
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
Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Luminescent tags for biological imaging – single molecule to whole animal High-throughput screening for drug discovery Nanocrystal lasers Photovoltaics Digital displays LEDs Infrared and chemical sensors Optoelectronic communications ADVANTAGES: Efficiently upconverts infrared to visible light Responds to … [Read more...] about Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130
Nanostructure Initiator Mass Spectrometry (NIMS) Flux Imaging JIB-3066
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Medical diagnostics and therapeutic classification Biotechnology research and development Developmental biology ADVANTAGES: Enables metabolic flux imaging, not possible by other techniques Overcomes quantification challenges in mass spectrometry imaging ABSTRACT: Using time dependent isotopic labeling and mass spectrometry … [Read more...] about Nanostructure Initiator Mass Spectrometry (NIMS) Flux Imaging JIB-3066