| W.Jan.7 | Class Introduction and Overview |
| F.Jan.9 | Overview of Nanotechnology, Feynman, Drexler, Smalley vs Drexler Debate STM mechanical chemistry. |
| M.Jan.12 | Intro. NanoTechnology, Overview of BioNanoTech, Overview of Self-assembly, Rothemund Mesoscale Self-assembly. |
| W.Jan.14 | NanoStructured Materials (Intro): Carbon Nanotubes, NanoParticles, NanoParticle Arrays, NanoWires. |
| F.Jan.16 | Biomolecular Structure (DNA, RNA, Proteins), mage |
| M.Jan.19 | MLK, Jr. Holiday (no meeting) |
| W.Jan.21 | Biomolecular Structure (DNA, RNA, Proteins), mage |
| F.Jan.23 | Methods. Tools. Instrumentation: STM, Scanning Probe Microscopies. |
| M.Jan.26 | Methods. Tools. Instrumentation: TEM EDXS, EM EELS. |
| W.Jan.28 | NanoStructured Materials: Carbon nanotube transistor, Carbon nanotube devices, Carbon nanotube circuits, CNT targeted deposition, SWCNT surface patterning, CNT bibliography |
| F.Jan.30 | Topics: Carbon nanotubes (continued), Carbon nanotube biosensors, DNA and SWCNT, DNA bond SWCNT for separation. |
| M.Feb.2 | Topics: , DNA Templating: DNA templating for nanoelectronics, DNA Templated Ag Nanowire, DNA molecular lithography, DNA/Au + CNT FET, 4x4 tube templates, TAO tube templates, DNA templated nanowires of: palladium, platinum, gold, copper. |
| W.Feb.4 | No Class Meeting |
| F.Feb.6 | Topics: Nanoparticles. NanoParticles, NanoParticle DNA Conjugates, DNA & Protein directed NanoParticle Assembly, TAE tile linear assembler. |
| M.Feb.9 | Talk about homework (Interaction of nanoparticles with EM and ionizing radiation), Finish Nanoparticles, Remote control DNA hybridization |
| W.Feb.11 | DNA Self-Assembly: Seeman's views of DNA-based Nanofabrication 1999, 2001, 2003, DNA-based Computing and Nanofabrication, Early Seeman Lab work. |
| F.Feb.13 | DNA Self-Assembly: 2D DNA crystals (DX), TX Lattice, TX Tubes and Wires, 4x4 Lattice & Tubes |
| M.Feb.16 | DNA Self-Assembly: Barcode Lattice, Parallelogram tiles, |
| W.Feb.18 | DNA Self-Assembly: TAE linear arrays, Random DNA Networks, Cloned octahedron |
| F.Feb.20 | DNA-Based Nanofabrication - Actuators & Robotics, DNA fueled DNA machine, DNA Nanoactuator, Motor Lattice, BZ device, PX-JX device, |
| M.Feb.23 | Dip-Pen Nanolithography Demonstration, DipPen paper, |
| W.Feb.25 | Protein and Peptide Engineering and Design: Evidence of folding in arbitrary sequence proteins. De novo design: Alpha-4, designed hydrophobic cores , |
| F.Feb.27 | Protein and Peptide Engineering and Design: FELIX, Folding sequences from binary patterned combinatorial library , Stable designed protein Top7, Re-engineered function , |
| M.Mar.1 | (Snow day) |
| W.Mar.3 | Tour of SMiF, AFM, TEM, SEM |
| F.Mar.5 | (Canceled) |
| M.Mar.8 | SPRING BREAK (no meeting) |
| W.Mar.10 | SPRING BREAK (no meeting) |
| F.Mar.12 | SPRING BREAK (no meeting) |
| M.Mar.15 | DNA-based Computing: Adleman's original experiment, Landweber Review, 20 Variable 3-SAT,Hairpin DNA computer, RNA computer, Surface computer I, Surface computer II |
| W.Mar.17 | DNA-based Computing: DNA Algorithmic Assembly XOR self-assembly, Parallel string tile XOR, |
| F.Mar.19 | DNA-based Computing, Autonomous computing machine I, Autonomous computing machine II, DNA molecular logic gates , Tictactoe DNA automaton , Tictactoe news & views , DNA Steganography, |
| M.Mar.22 | RNA In vitro Evolution: Tuerk & Gold, Ellington & Szostak, Bartel & Szostak, NA selection review, Neutral path, |
| W.Mar.24 | Protein In vitro Evolution: M13 Phage display, Peptide ligands by library methods , Sexual PCR, Gene shuffling, Stemmer review, |
| F.Mar.26 | Guest lecture: Chris Dwyer - DNA Templated Nanoelectronics |
| M.Mar.29 | Protein BioNano. S-layers, Nucleoprotein Assemblies Review, self-assembled protein networks, Peptide templates for nanowires, Chaperonin organized nanoparticles, Designed fusion protein assemblies, |
| W.Mar.31 | Protein and Peptide BioNano. Switchable Protein Surfaces , Review , Protein/CNT Biosensor, others |
| F.Apr.2 | Biomineralization. Ceramics & semiconductors , On peptide templates , Biocatalytically formed silica, Diatoms (1), Diatoms (2) , Biopeptides for silica templating 1, 2. |
| M Apr 5 | Protein molecular motors. Kinesin 1, 2. ATP Synthase 1, 2. Other: Flagellum . |
| W.Apr.7 | BioNanoTech with Cells and Viruses: Filamentous phage and semiconductors, and Quantum dot assembly, as nanotool box , Icosohedral phage: 1, |
| F.Apr.9 | Moletronics. Phil Ball NanoComputing Review, Molecular electronics overview, ME Reed-Tour. Sci Am., Molecular switches, Better molecular switches , Tunable Quantum Dots, Templated nanowire patterning, Directed Assembly of NW Arrays. |
| M.Apr.12 | Project presentations. Hieu Nhan. Woo Lee. |
| W.Apr.14 | Project presentations. Scott Kennedy. Dave Sebba. Will Palmeri. |
| F.Apr.16 | Project presentations. Alice De Bellis. Gwangrog Lee. Dong Woo Lim. |
| Other Useful Things | Periodic Table of Elements |
| Other Things to Cover Given Time | Review of Molecular Electronics, Silicon nanowire synthesis,Silicon nanowire contacts, Silicon nanowire doping, SiNW devices, SiNW circuits. Quantum Cellular Automata: Quantum CA Review, Tie-ins, etc. Electrically assembled microwires from nanoparticles, sequence specific DNA helix angles, |
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