Emerging Applications of Silver Nanoparticles in Biotechnology
WEBINAR
Overview
Silver nanoparticles have extraordinary properties at the nanoscale, which are enabling a wave of innovative commercial products. Many of these new applications are in the field of bionanotechnology where the strong interaction between silver nanoparticles and specific wavelengths of light is utilized for applications such as sensing, imaging and therapeutics. This webinar discusses the properties of silver nanoparticles, the effect of the nanoparticle’s surface on the stability, dissolution, and transport of the nanoparticles in biological systems. Both the current and future biotechnology applications of silver nanoparticles have also been highlighted.
Areas Covered in the Webinar
- Photothermal properties of silver nanoparticles
- Silver nanoparticle selection in biotechnology
- Stability, dissolution, and transport of the nanoparticles in biological systems
- Current and future biotechnology applications of silver nanoparticles
Who Should Watch?
- Materials Scientists
- Biomedical Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Translational researcher
Materials science and engineering
- Drug delivery
Duration:54min
Language:English
Session 1:presented September 29, 2015