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News Release from: Malvern Instruments | Subject: Malvern Zetasizer Nano
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 September 2006
Key role for Zetasizer Nano in
nanobiotechnology
A Malvern Zetasizer Nano particle characterisation system at the Cornell University NanoBioTechnology Center is being used for a wide variety of applications
A Malvern Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system at the Cornell University NanoBioTechnology Center (NBTC) is being used for a wide variety of applications These range from DNA size measurement and the study of DNA-DNA interactions, through the development of photonic crystal lattices, to the creation of cylindrical nanoparticles
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 14 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The system has been in place for just over one year and around 80 researchers now have access to it.
Many had no previous experience of light scattering systems, so the Zetasizer Nano easy operation and straightforward data interpretation have been crucial in making this a truly valuable resource for such diverse research groups.
Research Associate Dr Magnus Bergkvist is responsible for equipping the laboratories and provides training for users on the available equipment.
"One of the major benefits of the Zetasizer Nano is that I can deliver training in just one hour that enables anyone to use the system and perform basic data interpretation.
The system is now pretty busy and is being used across all the scientific disciplines, often for applications that I never would have imagined," he said.
The NBTC is a scientific research centre within Cornell University.
It has a shared, multi-user facility established to promote cross-disciplinary research in nanobiotechnology and is open to both industry and academia.
"Not only do we provide instrumentation and services to supplement what is available to scientists in their own labs, we also offer consultation and can help researchers make contact with one another," commented Dr Bergkvist.
Interest in purchasing a system for measuring nanosized particles came initially from a research group working on drug encapsulation.
A survey of other facility users revealed that a number of groups would also find this kind of instrumentation helpful.
The Zetasizer Nano was selected following successful evaluation and was installed in 2005. Request a free brochure from Malvern Instruments ...
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