Expected Outcomes

Results of the Application of Nanotechnology

• Multifunctional "Smart" Therapeutics
  • Drug/gene delivery with targeting and regulation
  • Imaging/Sensing/Response
• Molecular Surgery
  • Defective gene removal
• New Sensor Systems
  • Remote, real-time medical monitoring
  • Smart environmental monitors
• Functional Augmentation: Improved Strength, Memory, etc.
• Bioelectronics
  • Post CMOS memory and computation
  • Optical interfaced electrical and biological systems
• Synthetic Replacement Molecules
• New Bio-inspired Materials

Examples of Federal Contracts and Proposals Expected to Result from the Institute

A few examples of teams of interdisciplinary scientists the Institute might be expected to support. All are strongly interdisciplinary and involve multiple colleges.

• A Center for Excellence in Cancer Nanotechnology
• A Nanomedicine Center
• A MRSEC on bio–inspired nanomaterials
• Bioelectronics at Michigan
• Center for Optics at the Nanoscale in the Life Sciences