A micro-fluidic assay to quickly analyze microscopic samples of DNA is being developed for field applications. It consists of a micro-PCR chamber, micropumps, and micro-heaters. Additional components of the device include ...

Early and accurate determination of burn depth is crucial to monitoring and treatment of the burn wound. One such treatment, surgical excision and grafting, involves removal of necrotic tissue from the wound and replacing ...

Photorelease of caged Ca²⁺ is a uniquely powerful tool to study the dynamics of Ca²⁺-triggered exocytosis from individual cells. Using photolithography and other microfabrication techniques, we have developed transparent ...

In order to produce a more versatile, adaptable, and effective method for detection of biological analytes, a self-contained and robust fluorescent optical biosensor architecture utilizing fluorescence resonance energy ...

Many disease states have associated blood viscosity changes. Molecular rotors, fluorescent molecules with viscosity sensitive quantum yields, have recently been investigated as a new method for biofluid viscosity measurement. ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Oxidative stress and deposition of amyloid-[beta] peptide (A[beta]) in brains have been hypothesized as causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and research ...

A logistic model was developed for a biomass utilization system and implemented in ExtendSim. The model allows for system simulation and analysis of biomass supply chain in terms of economic viability and energy balance. ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] We have demonstrated label-free detection of CD4+ and CD8+ T-Lymphocytes and HER2 breast cancer biomarker using the opto-fluidic ring resonator (OFRR) ...

Molecular rotors exhibit viscosity-dependent quantum yield, potentially allowing measurements of fluid viscosity in non-mechanical manner. Several diseases are accompanied by blood plasma viscosity changes; therefore, a ...

Heart is one of the most important organs of the body and also it is one of the first organs during to the development. The electrical activity of heart is essential for its function. It has been shown that the sodium-calcium ...

Polyurethane foams and molded plastic films were prepared by reacting isocyanates with polyols containing 50% of vegetable oil-based polyols and 50% of petroleum-based polyols. The vegetable oil-based polyols included ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis details the synthesis of CdSe/ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots). These quantum dots (QDs) show very interesting optical properties ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Chlorella-encoded membrane protein Kcv was synthesized and purified in vitro. By co-synthesis and assembly of wild type with tagged version of Kcv, ...

We studied diffuse optical reflectance in two anisotropic biological tissues: high moisture soy extrudates and skeletal muscles. High moisture extrusion of soy proteins can produce healthy alternative protein sources that ...

Myogenic constriction in arterioles occurs when membrane tension leads to smooth muscle depolarization and voltage-gated calcium channel activation. A barrier to understanding the exact signaling events is the limited ...

9-(2-carboxy-2-cyanovinyl) julolidine (CCVJ, a molecular rotor) was shown to perform as a viscosity sensitive probe. Using steady state spectroscopy, CCVJ was shown to have decreased emission intensity as the environmental ...

To improve the usefulness of the electroretinogram (ERG) in identifying the sites and mechanisms of adaptation, development and disease processes, a quantitative model was developed based on the biochemical reaction kinetics ...

Membrane viscosity can be defined as the "thickness" of a cell membrane. Membrane viscosity conditions are a useful indicator of cell health. Many diseases have been reported to induce changes in afflicted cell membrane ...

In the industrial countries, the mortality from arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases has been decreased, but they remain the most common circulatory disease. Recently, new tissue engineering technologies such as ...

Identification of cloud point for biodiesel fuel can be used to optimize the performance of biodiesel fueled vehicles in cold weather. Cloud point is the temperature at which the smallest cluster of wax crystal is observed ...