Nanoparticle Heat Transfer for Biomedical Applications

John C. Bischof
Distinguished Professor
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Chair, Mechanical Engineering
University of Minnesota

Unique physical  characteristics  and properties  of metallic nanoparticles (1–100 nm) are supporting new opportunities in the field of nanomedicine.  For example, gold and iron oxide nanoparticles have unique and tunable properties that allow transduction of optical  (light),  or  radiofrequency  (RF)  electromagnetic  fields  to  affect  heating  of biomaterials  at  multiple  scales.    This  talk  will  explore  the  underlying  physics  and relative  advantages  of  each  form  of  nanoparticle  heating  and  then  introduce  several applications from disease treatments, diagnosis to regenerative medicine.

John Bischof is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and the inaugural Carl and Janet Kuhrmeyer Chair in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His research interests are broadly in the areas of thermal and cryotherapy, biopreservation and nanomedicine.