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A picture of me, Sean McFarland!
A picture of me, Sean McFarland!
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:

Search Log

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

  • Google Scholar:
    Nanomedicine to page 3 of results, 3rd entry.
  1. Nanomedicine: current status and future prospects 2005 ***
  2. Nanomedicine Book Site 1996-2003 ***
  3. Optical tracking of organically modified silica nanoparticles as DNA carriers: A nonviral, nanomedicine approach for gene delivery 2005 ***
  4. Assembly automation with evolutionary nanorobots and sensor-based control applied to nanomedicine 2003
  5. From molecular biology to nanotechnology and nanomedicine 2002
  6. Molecular Imaging Applications in Nanomedicine 2004
  7. The Future of Nanofabrication and Molecular Scale Devices in Nanomedicine 2002
  8. Toward the Emergence of Nanoneurosurgery: Part III-Nanomedicine: Targeted Nanotherapy, Nanosurgery, and Progress Toward the Realization of Nanoneurosurgery 2006
  9. Autonomous Multi-Robot Sensor-Based Cooperation for Nanomedicine 2006 ***
  10. The emerging nanomedicine landscape 2006 ***
  11. Nanomedicine for respiratory diseases 2006 ***
  12. Nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and the development of new, effective therapies for cancer 2005
  13. Nanomedicine: developing smarter therapeutic and diagnostic modalities 2006
  14. Nanomedicine: how it could reshape clinical practice 2007 ***
  15. Particulate nanomedicines 2006
  • Pubmed:
    Nanomedicine (Limited to free full-text) all 23 results.
  1. Simulations of Electrophoretic RNA Transport Through Transmembrane Carbon Nanotubes 2008 ***
  2. Integrated therapy and research progress in molecular therapy for intracranial tumor 2007 ***
  3. Nanofabricated particles for engineered drug therapies: a preliminary biodistribution study of PRINT nanoparticles 2007 ***
  4. Targeted pharmaceutical nanocarriers for cancer therapy and imaging 2007 ***
  5. Future direction of nanomedicine in gastrointestinal cancer 2007 ***
  6. Nanomedicine: techniques, potentials, and ethical implications 2006 ***
  7. Targeted drug-carrying bacteriophages as antibacterial nanomedicines 2007 ***
  8. FePt@CoS(2) yolk-shell nanocrystals as a potent agent to kill HeLa cells 2007 ***
  9. Nanotools for megaproblems: probing protein misfolding diseases using nanomedicine modus operandi 2006 ***
  10. Surface coatings determine cytotoxicity and irritation potential of quantum dot nanoparticles in epidermal keratinocytes 2007 ***
  11. Nanoparticles in diagnostics and therapy: towards nanomedicine 2006 ***
  12. Nano neuro knitting: peptide nanofiber scaffold for brain repair and axon regeneration with functional return of vision 2006 ***
  13. Nanomedicine and protein misfolding diseases 2005 ***
  14. Cytotoxicity of water-soluble fullerene in vascular endothelial cells 2006 ***
  15. Is nanotechnology ready for primetime? 2006 ***
  16. Organically modified silica nanoparticles: a nonviral vector for in vivo gene delivery and expression in the brain 2005 ***

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 14:15, 22 January 2008 (PST)

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