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June 3, 2009
Aluminum-oxide Nanopore Beats Other Materials For DNA Analysis
Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor.more >>

June 5, 2009
For DNA Analysis, Aluminum-Oxide Nanopore Beats Other Materials
Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor being developed by researchers at the ...more >>

June 25, 2009
Blog. Aluminum Oxide Nanopore for DNA analysis
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers are developing a new solid-state nanopore sensor that they believe can move the ...more >>

June 2, 2009
Aluminum-oxide nanopore beats other materials for DNA analysis
The nanopore sensor, made by drilling a tiny hole through a thin film of aluminum oxide, could ultimately prove capable of performing DNA ...more >>

June 3, 2009
Aluminum-oxide nanopore beats other materials for DNA analysis - R & D
Unlike both its biological and silicon-based counterparts, the aluminum-oxide nanopore sensor built using atomic layer deposition at the Univ. of Illinois ... more >>

May 15, 2009
Aluminum-oxide Nanopore Benefits - Nanotechnology.
Aluminum-oxide nanopore benefits - Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor ... more >>

June 3, 2009
Aluminum-oxide Nanopore Beats Other Materials For DNA Analysis.
The nanopore sensor, made by drilling a tiny hole through a thin film of aluminum oxide, could ultimately prove capable of performing DNA ... more >>

June 2, 2009
Aluminum-oxide Nanopore Beats Other Materials For DNA Analysis. more >>

June 17, 2008
A new array of microfabricated silicon cantilevers gives researchers a way to track the growth of individual adherent cells. more >>

June 11, 2008
Living cantilever arrays for characterization of mass of single live cells in fluids
How much does a cell weigh? US chemists are using miniature cantilevers to find out. 'Cell mass is directly related to cell growth and division,' says Rashid Bashir at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In an effort to understand the role a cell's mass plays in these processes, Bashir and colleagues have designed a device to measure an individual cell's mass as it grows in fluid. more >>

June 13, 2007
Bacteria ferry nanoparticles into cells for early diagnosis, treatment
Researchers at Purdue University have shown that common bacteria can deliver a valuable cargo of "smart nanoparticles" into a cell to precisely position sensors, drugs or DNA for the early diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. more >>

April 5, 2007
Purdue researchers use 'nanopore channels' to precisely detect DNA
Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center have shown how "nanopore channels" can be used to rapidly and precisely detect specific sequences of DNA as a potential tool for genomic applications in medicine, environmental monitoring and homeland security. more >>

September 6, 2006
Nanoscale cantilevers behave anomalously
Normally a cantilever's resonant frequency decreases when molecules attach to it – a finding that is the basis of nanomechanical sensing devices. But now researchers from Purdue University, US, have found that the resonant frequency of some nanoscale cantilevers may actually increase on the addition of molecules. more >>

August 28, 2006
'Nanocantilevers' yield surprises critical for designing new detectors
Researchers at Purdue University have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new class of ultra-small sensors for detecting viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. more >>

2005 Best of Small Tech Awards
Prof Bashir nominated as one of 5 finalists in "Small Times Magazine Innovator of the Year 2005"