User:Sean McFarland: Difference between revisions

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Hello Everyone!

As you may have already gathered, my name is Sean McFarland, and I am currently a junior pursuing a B.S. in molecular biology (with minors in nanotechnology, chemistry, honors, and possibly creative writing) at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Over the course of this (Spring '08) semester, I will be seeking to detail a device or idea involving nanotechnology that will help further the goals of Appropedia in improving the human condition. As my major and future career inclinations would dictate, I am primarily interested in a project that would include material of a biological persuasion. After I do some reading and reviews of the literature currently out there, I'll be sure to continue to update this page as I flesh out exactly what I'd like to do.

Areas of Interest:

Somatic gene therapy
Transgenic food crops
Computer / web programming

Current Project Ideas:

Solar-powered UV lamp for water sterilization.
Use of silicon nanowires in batteries to improve energy density.
Use of nanodevices in DNA delivery, improving upon methods in somatic gene therapy and crop engineering.

Project Decision

After much thought, I have decided to go with the third project idea/area, "Use of nanodevices in DNA delivery, improving upon methods in somatic gene therapy and crop engineering," however, the focus may change depending upon the content further research turns up. Regardless, it is assured that it will be something to do with the field of nanomedicine. Below, find a list of sources that I am beginning to compile:

Resources

Note: Resources followed by "***" are full-text. Those lacking this availability may be candidates for interlibrary loan.

Search Log

Google Scholar:

    Nanomedicine to page 3 of results, 3rd entry (Source 15).

If you happen to stumble upon this page and would like some food for thought, I'd suggest looking up the MFoundation, whose SENS plan stands to benefit all human beings the world over.

--Sean McFarland 09:42, 19 January 2008 (PST)

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 ===Resources===
-* [http://isis.ku.dk/kurser/blob.aspx?feltid=72361 Nanomedicine: current status and future prospects 2005]
+# [http://isis.ku.dk/kurser/blob.aspx?feltid=72361 Nanomedicine: current status and future prospects] 2005 ***
-* [http://www.nanomedicine.com/ Nanomedicine Book Site 1996-2003]
+# [http://www.nanomedicine.com/ Nanomedicine Book Site] 1996-2003 ***
-* [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=544309&blobtype=pdf Optical tracking of organically modified silica nanoparticles as DNA carriers: A nonviral, nanomedicine approach for gene delivery 2005]
+# [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=544309&blobtype=pdf Optical tracking of organically modified silica nanoparticles as DNA carriers: A nonviral, nanomedicine approach for gene delivery] 2005 ***
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+# [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1204819 Assembly automation with evolutionary nanorobots and sensor-based control applied to nanomedicine] 2003
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+# [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T2K-45KNDFH-1&_user=1528729&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000053281&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=1528729&md5=c971c93a793df4a70a0d3920c8dbafb3 From molecular biology to nanotechnology and nanomedicine] 2002
+# [http://www.springerlink.com/content/pqm2563334602u82/ Molecular Imaging Applications in Nanomedicine] 2004
+# [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=6Hi25r0dgjIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA45&ots=fw9fzpIEsP&sig=gtN1eQIhKijiefba8kyLG3e3oUE The Future of Nanofabrication and Molecular Scale Devices in Nanomedicine] 2002
+# [http://www.neurosurgery-online.com/pt/re/neurosurg/abstract.00006123-200606000-00001.htm;jsessionid=HSnP1VhK0zCfy7yyp8JsJGHxj5fmpqSRZsMG0c0VDRQQq1hw7F2t!607026366!181195629!8091!-1 Toward the Emergence of Nanoneurosurgery: Part III-Nanomedicine: Targeted Nanotherapy, Nanosurgery, and Progress Toward the Realization of Nanoneurosurgery] 2006
+# [http://lipari.usc.edu/cs5xx/Cavalcanti02.pdf Autonomous Multi-Robot Sensor-Based Cooperation for Nanomedicine] 2006 ***
+# [http://www.nano2life.com/download/nanomed_landscape_zweck_nbt.pdf The emerging nanomedicine landscape] 2006 ***
+# [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=16434033&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google Nanomedicine for respiratory diseases] 2006 ***
+# [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=17292064&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google Nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and the development of new, effective therapies for cancer] 2005
+# [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=17070960&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google Nanomedicine: developing smarter therapeutic and diagnostic modalities] 2006
+# [http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/full/10.2217/17435889.2.4.401?cookieSet=1 Nanomedicine: how it could reshape clinical practice] 2007 ***
+# [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17081650?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus Particulate nanomedicines] 2006
-Note: Resources appended with *** are full-text.
+Note: Resources followed by "***" are full-text. Those lacking this availability may be candidates for interlibrary loan.
+===Search Log===
+* Google Scholar:
+     Nanomedicine to page 3 of results, 3rd entry (Source 15).
 If you happen to stumble upon this page and would like some food for thought, I'd suggest looking up the [http://www.mfoundation.org/sens MFoundation], whose SENS plan stands to benefit all human beings the world over.
---[[User:Sean McFarland|Sean McFarland]] 07:36, 19 January 2008 (PST)
+--[[User:Sean McFarland|Sean McFarland]] 09:42, 19 January 2008 (PST)
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