{"117061":{"#nid":"117061","#data":{"type":"event","title":"MRSEC Seminar Series with Dr. Shreekumar Pillai","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe MRSEC Seminar 2012 Series welcomes Dr. Shreekumar Pillai from the Center for NanoBiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, on April 3, 2012 at 3:00pm in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building conference rooms located on the first floor.\u0026nbsp; His talk is title: \u003Cem\u003ENanomaterials for Detection and Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBelow is an abstract:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR) at Alabama State University provides research infrastructure to perform nanobiotechnology research. The center facilitates integrated research in various areas including anti-viral and anti-bacterial nanomaterials development, sensor to diagnose bacterial pathogens, and immune regulating nanomaterials. We have synthesized silver coated carbon nanotubes using a unique microwave irradiation method leading to the development of nylon silver CNT nanocomposites with excellent broad-spectrum anti-bacterial activity. For pathogen detection, we have developed a label-free laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) method for the detection of \u003Cem\u003ESalmonella \u003C\/em\u003Ewhich could detect \u003Cem\u003ESalmonella\u003C\/em\u003E in broth and milk. In addition, a single stranded DNA probe attached to CNT was used to develop a biosensor for \u003Cem\u003ESalmonella\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The sensor was able to detect specifically bacterial DNA and discriminate even single base pair mismatches.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe MRSEC Seminar 2012 Series welcomes Dr. Shreekumar Pillai from the Center for NanoBiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, on April 3, 2012 at 3:00pm in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building conference rooms located on the first floor.\u0026nbsp; His talk is title: \u003Cem\u003ENanomaterials for Detection and Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The focus of the seminar is, \u0022Nanomaterials for Detection and Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens\u0022"}],"uid":"27428","created_gmt":"2012-03-15 14:45:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:58:25","author":"Gina Adams","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-04-03T20:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-04-03T21:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-04-03T21:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-04-04 00:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-04-04 01:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-04-04 01:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.alasu.edu\/academics\/research--centers\/nanobiotechnology-and-life-sciences-research\/crest\/index.aspx","title":"Center for NanoBiotechnology Research"}],"groups":[{"id":"60783","name":"MRSEC"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGina Adams\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGT MRSEC Seminar Series\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gina.adams@mrsec.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egina.adams@mrsec.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}