The Chemistry Department presents:
"A Lipid Wrap for New Functionalities: Lipid Coated Noble Metal Nanoparticles"
Abstract:
Lipid-Coated Nanoparticles are versatile class of hybrid materials that combine biomimetic surface properties that derive from the lipid membrane with the unique materials properties of the noble metal nanoparticle core. Through chemical self-assembly strategies, the properties of these unique nanomaterials can be tuned for a wide range of applications. This presentation reviews design considerations for distinct applications, including as virus-mimicking nanoparticles, as plasmonic nanoreactors, and as plasmonic antimicrobials. It is demonstrated that the nanoparticles are useful biophysical tools to probe fundamental nanoparticle-cell interactions but also facilitate photoreactivities that can be utilized for efficient solar energy conversion or plasmon-enhanced microbe inactivation.
Björn Reinhard
Boston University
Host: Jing Zhao
Wednesday, March 9th at 2:30pm
Join In-Person in CHEM A-203
Join via Webex: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/join/aaa21018
This seminar is free and open to all.
For more information, contact: Chemistry Department at 860-486-2012