Binghamton University

4 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Bioengineering

Measuring and Modeling Contractile Drying in Human Stratum Corneum

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University

This article describes a method of quantifying the dynamic drying behavior and mechanical properties of stratum corneum by measuring spatially resolved in-plane drying displacements of circular tissue samples adhered to an elastomer substrate. This technique can be used to measure how different chemical treatments alter drying and tissue mechanical properties.

Chemistry

Elemental-sensitive Detection of the Chemistry in Batteries through Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering

Jinpeng Wu^1,2, Shawn Sallis^2,3, Ruimin Qiao², Qinghao Li^2,4, Zengqing Zhuo^2,5, Kehua Dai^2,6, Zixuan Guo^2,7, Wanli Yang²

¹Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, ²Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ³Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Binghamton University, ⁴School of Physics, National Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, ⁵School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, ⁶School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, ⁷Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara

Here, we present a protocol for typical experiments of soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (sXAS) and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) with applications in battery material studies.

Engineering

Visualizing Uniaxial-strain Manipulation of Antiferromagnetic Domains in Fe₁₊_YTe Using a Spin-polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Mariam Kavai¹, Ioannis Giannakis¹, Justin Leshen¹, Joel Friedman¹, Pawel Zajdel², Pegor Aynajian¹

¹Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Binghamton University, ²Institute of Physics, University of Silesia

Using uniaxial strain combined with spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy, we visualize and manipulate the antiferromagnetic domain structure of Fe_1+yTe, the parent compound of iron-based superconductors.

Neuroscience

Stereotaxic Intracranial Delivery of Chemicals, Proteins or Viral Vectors to Study Parkinson's Disease

Natalie Landeck¹, Melissa Conti Mazza¹, Megan Duffy¹, Christopher Bishop², Caryl E. Sortwell³, Mark R. Cookson¹

¹Cell Biology and Gene Expression Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, ²Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, ³Department of Translational Neuroscience, Mercy Health Hauenstein Neuroscience Medical Center, Michigan State University

We describe how to successfully inject solutions into specific brain areas of rodents using a stereotaxic frame. This survival surgery is a well-established method used to mimic various aspects of Parkinson's disease.