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Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology. Nanomedicine ranges from the medical applications of nanomaterials, to nanoelectronic biosensors, and even possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology. Some of these applications include the use of nanoparticles, nanobots, and engineered molecular motors that might be used in drug delivery. Other nanoparticles may eventually be reprogrammed to perform certain functions. In the case of DNA and RNA reprogramming, this has led to the birth of another new field called synthetic biology.
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Nanomedicine is the branch of nanotechnology applied to medical research, procedures, and treatment.
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The lab will serve as interdisciplinary center to fabricate and test new nanoscale materials to better understand, diagnose, and treat cancer and other diseases.
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The new lab combines state-of-the-art fabrication capabilities with optical and scanning probe imaging and cellular biology.
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C. Jeffrey Brinker, Ph.D. leads the lab and nanoscience and medicine research at UNM. Brinker pioneered a spectrum of self-assembling nanomaterials and is harnessing engineered nanoparticles and structures to overcome some of the world’s greatest challenges including fighting cancer and addressing energy concerns.
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The new 5,000 sq. ft. lab will be the focal point for the university’s diverse nanoscience and biomedicine activities. Equipment will include a real-time, live cell, “4D”, high-resolution confocal microscope to track nanoparticle interactions and the killing of cancer cells.
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At the grand opening, speakers included Dr. Cheryl Wilman, Director and CEO of the UNM Cancer Center; Dr. Julia Fulghum, Executive Vice President for UNM Research and Economic Development; and Dr. Jeff Brinker, Distinguished and Regent’s Professor at UNM
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Dr. Jeff Brinker, Distinguished and Regent’s Professor shows off the new lab to Dr. Marek Osinski, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Dr. Catalin Roman, Dean of the UNM School of Engineering
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Dr. Brinker with New Mexico State Representatives Larry Laranaga and Gail Chasey. The lab was made possible through a 2009 appropriate of $2,000,000 from the New Mexico State Legislature
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To celebrate the lab's grand opening were Chaouki Abdallah, Interim Provost; Catalin Roman, Dean of the School of Engineering; Julia Fulghum, Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Cheryl Wilman, MD, CEO, Cancer Research and Treatment Center; Jeff Brinker, Distinguished Professor in the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department; NM State Representatives Larry Laranaga, Gail Chasey, and Rick Miera
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New Mexico State Representatives Larry Laranaga and Rick Miera with Research Assistant Eric Carnes.
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Researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology discovered a nanomedicine breakthrough in which new types of polymers were shown to physically detect and destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and infectious diseases like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA.
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Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) image of the damaged cell wall and membrane of MRSA after treatment with biodegradable antimicrobial polycarbonate nanoparticles.
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Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) image of the MRSA cell before treatment.
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The polymers, which self-assemble in water, are physically attracted to infected cells and, unlike conventional antibiotics, enter through the cell membrane (bottom right). Then, the nanostructures destroy infected blood cells from inside, causing the infection to clear (bottom left) without destroying healthy cells.
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The antimicrobial agents developed by IBM Research and the Institute for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine attack the infected cells while protecting healthy red blood cells.
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