Abstracts Book - IMRC 2018

• SB2-O017 Invited Talk
PHASE CHANGE NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOMARKER DETECTION
AND BIOIMAGING
Ming Su 1
1 Northeastern University, Chemical Engineering, United States.
Nanomaterials are often studied for their electronic, magnetic, mechanical and
chemical properties. We have studied the unique thermal properties of
nanoscale phase change materials, i.e., nano-PCMs. This group of materials may
have any chemical compositions, as long as there is a solid-liquid phase
transition when the temperature is changed. We have designed and made a
number of nano-PCMs of metallic and organic materials based on their large
latent heats of fusion and composition-dependent melting points. These nano-
PCMs have been used to solve challenging biological issues such as multiplixed
biomarker detection, and enhanced breast thermograpy for cancer early
screening.
Keywords: Phase change nanoparticles, biomarker detection, breast thermography
Presenting authors email: m.su@northeastern.edu