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July 10, 2014

Portable infection: SERS detection. - SpectrsocopyNOW.com

The optical technique of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been used to detect signs of infection in tissue samples before patients even show symptoms of viral disease. The system could be further developed into a portable lab-on-a-chip (LoC)...

July 10, 2014

Solving Health Problems Across the Spectrum. - Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Tuan Vo-Dinh and collaborators at Duke’s Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics are moving the field of photonics forward fast, developing an array of optical technologies that make detecting and treating disease faster, cheaper, more accurate and less...

July 10, 2014

Dr. Vo-Dinh presented keynote at 2012 International Conference on Biosensors & Bioelectronics in Las Vegas

On May 14-16, 2012 Dr. Vo-Dinh presented a keynote lecture entitled “Nanosensors and Nanoprobes: From Cell Exploration to Medical Diagnostics” at the 2012 International Conference on Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Las Vegas, NV. Read more

July 10, 2014

Dr. Vo-Dinh was distinguished speaker at the University of Pennsylvania

Dr Vo-Dinh was a distinguished speaker for the Advances in Biomedical Optics Series at the University of Pennsylvania (PENN) and presented a talk entitled "Biophotonic Nanosensors and Nanoprobes: From Cell Exploration to Medical Theranostics" on April 2...

July 10, 2014

Dr. Vo-Dinh presented distinguished lecture at PennState

On March 1st, 2012, Dr. Vo-Dinh gave a distinguished lecture titled "Plasmonic Nanosensors and Nanoprobes: Monitoring Health from the Gene Level, Single Cell Systems to Medical Diagnostics" at Material Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University....

July 10, 2014

Duke-designed nanoprobes may detect early disease markers. – Charlotte News Observer

Before we experience symptoms of infections or disease, our bodies are hard at work, fighting viruses, bacteria or other illnesses. This lag time, between when our immune systems recognize sickness and when we actually begin to feel sick, represents an...

July 10, 2014

Dr. Vo-Dinh presented plenary lecture at OFS-22 Conference in Beijing, China

On Tuesday, October 16th, 2012, Dr. Vo-Dinh presented a plenary lecture at the 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS-22) which was held in Beijing from 15-19 October 2012. Title of the talk was "Optical Nanosensors and Nanoprobes:...

July 10, 2014

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Used to Characterize Nanoconstructs. - NanoSight

NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, reports on the work of Professor Tuan Vo-Dinh's group at Duke University where they apply Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) to characterize metal nanoparticle...

July 10, 2014

Dr. Vo-Dinh presented plenary lecture at 2011 IEEE-NANOMED in Jeju Island, South Korea

Dr. Vo-Dinh presented a plenary lecture entitled “Nanosensors and Nanoprobes: Monitoring Health at the Gene and Single Cell Level” at the 5th IEEE international Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering (IEEE-NANOMED 2011), Jeju Island, South...

July 10, 2014

Dr. Vo-Dinh received the 2011 Award on Spectrochemical Analysis, from the American Chemical Society (ACS)

Dr. Vo-Dinh received the 2011 Award on Spectrochemical Analysis from the American Chemical Society (ACS), Analytical Chemistry Division. The award is given to individual for advancing the fields of spectrochemical analysis and optical spectrometry in one...

July 10, 2014

Immigrant Inventors: Past and Present. - The Vilcek Foundation

The United States still leads the world in the number and importance of patentable inventions; last year alone, close to 500,000 patent applications were filed in this country. (Of course, many U.S. patent applications are filed by inventors living...

July 10, 2014

SERS Advances Disease Diagnosis. – Photonics.com

Scientists at Duke University have developed a new noninvasive optical technique that uses a laser to peer into the genetic material of cells, enabling the detection of early-stage cancer and other diseases. Read More

July 10, 2014

Gold Nanostars Hold Promise In Medical Diagnoses And Tests For Environmental Contaminants. – Science Daily

Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants. Read More

July 10, 2014

Gold Nanostar: Shape of The Future. Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Rods, cones, cubes and spheres -- move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants. Read more

July 10, 2014

Photonics continues to improve drug discovery. – SPIE, The International Society for Optics and Photonics

Researchers combine photonics and nanotechnology to improve drug development and disease detection. Read more

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