Carlos Rinaldi | University of Florida | “Application of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine”
Event Date:
February 11, 2016 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location:
Burson 115
Event Date:
February 11, 2016 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location:
Burson 115
Ph.D Nanoscale Science Seminar Series | Fall 2015
Carlos Rinaldi
Professor J. Crayton Pruitt Family
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Florida
Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedicine”
Abstract
Magnetic nanoparticles are unique among nanomaterials due to our ability to control their translation and rotation, and actuate thermal release through the application of magnetic fields. Furthermore, because of their biocompability and the fact that magnetic fields penetrate through the body, magnetic nanoparticles possess tremendous potential for biomedical applications. In this talk I will discuss our recent work aimed at understanding the response of magnetic nanoparticles to time-varying magnetic fields and engineering of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications, such as nanoscale thermal cancer therapy, magnetic particle imaging, and probing the mechanical properties of biological environments.
Bio:
Carlos Rinaldi is the Charles S. Stokes Term Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering and in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida. He received his bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and completed degrees in Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice, and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to the University of Florida, Prof. Rinaldi was an Assistant Station Director of the MIT David H. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice and a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Prof. Rinaldi’s research interests are in biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles, including applications where the particles respond to applied magnetic fields by rotating, exerting forces/torques on biological structures, or dissipating the energy of the magnetic field in the form of heat. Prof. Rinaldi received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in recognition of his contributions to magnetic nanoparticle research and to broadening participation of under-represented groups in engineering.