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Recent advances in nanofabrication and nanobiotechnology rely on biomacromolecules. In biotechnology, biomacromolecules at nanometer length scales are either
The use of tissue/organ-on-a-chip systems is limited to endpoint and destructive measurements. Integration of electronic elements in these systems have proven
Current work, within the NIST on a Chip Program , includes developing microfluidic systems that improve the accuracy of flow measurements, which are fundamental
Applications such as single cell measurements of protein content (e.g., antibodies, surface markers), low analyte concentration (e.g., biomarkers), and
Chipscale electronic devices such as field-effect transistors (FETs) are being developed for biochemical applications ranging from clinical diagnostics to
Novel technologies for solar fuel production are expected to increasingly contribute to meeting our nation's environmental and energy needs. Mimicking nature's
Planar microresonators are fabricated in the NIST Nanofab, tested in our laboratory, and incorporated into a commercial 9 GHz or NIST-built 34 GHz electron
The natural world is a magnificent place with observable, via measurement and inference, physical structures spanning at least 43 orders of magnitude in space
Ninety percent of clinical trials fail because new drugs are often not effective or turn out to be more toxic than estimated with data from animal trials. We
Electrochemical systems containing nanostructured materials are increasingly being incorporated into devices for efficiently harvesting, storing, and converting
This NIST-wide collaborative project aims to improve biotechnology and medical diagnostics by increasing the resolution and precision of measurements of cells
The transport of particles through a region of space acquires an imprint of local information that enables sensing, such as detecting the presence of a
Nanopores offer the potential to study a wide range of protein-related phenomena that includes unfolding kinetics, differences in unfolding pathways, protein