MRI: Acquisition of an Interfacial Characterization Lab for Biophysical and Biotechnology Systems in Research and Education

MRI：收购用于研究和教育生物物理和生物技术系统的界面表征实验室

• 批准号: 1040126
• 负责人: Benjamin Stottrup
• 金额: $ 11.23万
• 依托单位: Augsburg University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1040126&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Interfacial; Characterization; Lab

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation program (MRI), Benjamin L. Stottrup and colleagues Ronald Fedie, and Z. Vivian Feng from Augsburg College, Ping Wang from the University of Minnesota and Adam S. Green from the University of St. Thomas will acquire a Langmuir film balance and imaging system. The proposal is aimed at enhancing research to investigate: (1) basic questions of domain morphology in multi-component phase separated systems, i.e., model cell membranes; (2) the development of new metrics for product characterization which could impact industry; (3) the packing of polymer conjugated enzymes; and (4) the structure and behavior of biogenic materials, such as butterfly wings.Lagmuir-Blodgett techniques are employed to study the interface between two phases such as air-liquid, liquid-liquid or oil-water interfaces and to characterize surface morphologies. The resulting information is used extensively in the fields of nanotechnology, membrane biophysics, materials science, and rheology to understand emulsifiers, enzyme congregation and thin films among other applications. The instrumentation will be used by undergraduates and graduate students in research and course work at institutions in the Minneapolis /St Paul area including Saint Paul community colleges.

通过重大研究仪器计划（MRI），本杰明·L·斯托特鲁普（MRI）和同事罗纳德·费迪（Ronald Fedie）以及奥格斯堡学院的Z. Vivian Feng，明尼苏达州大学的Ping Wang和来自圣托马斯大学的Adam S. Green将获得Langmuir电影平衡和成像系统。该提案旨在增强研究以进行研究：（1）多组分相分离系统中域形态的基本问题，即模型细胞膜； （2）开发可能影响行业的产品表征的新指标； （3）聚合物共轭酶的包装； （4）使用生物材料的结构和行为，例如蝴蝶翅。所得的信息广泛用于纳米技术，膜生物物理学，材料科学和流变学领域，以了解乳化剂，酶会众和薄膜以及其他应用。 该仪器将在明尼阿波利斯 /圣保罗地区的机构的研究和课程工作中使用本科生和研究生，包括圣保罗社区学院。