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High School Nanoscience Program - Biotoxicity

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High School Nanoscience Program - Biotoxicity

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High School Nanoscience Program - Biotoxicity
Rae Ostman [4]
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Description: 

"Biotoxicity" is an experiment that explores the antimicrobial properties and biotoxicity of nanoscale particles of silver. Students first produce nanosilver and then use the rate of respiration of yeast in the presence of different forms of silver to compare their biotoxicity.
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Owning institution: 

California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) and the IGERT Materials Creation Training Program (MCTP)

Nano Topics

[6], [7]

Audience

[8]

Tags

[9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14]

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Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Classroom activity

Nano topics: 

Bio and medicine
Materials, tools, and applications

Audience: 

15 and up

Content keywords: 

Nanosilver
antimicrobial
biotoxicity
yeast
CNSI
IGERT

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

0

K-12: 

This product would be useful for K-12 teachers.
Resources

Links: 

Biotoxicity Experiment [15]
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[4] http://www.nisenet.org/users/rae_ostman
[5] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/5554/biotoxicitybg1.jpg
[6] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/bio-medicine
[7] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/materials-tools-applications
[8] http://www.nisenet.org/category/audience/15
[9] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nanosilver
[10] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/antimicrobial
[11] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/biotoxicity
[12] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/yeast
[13] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/cnsi
[14] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/igert
[15] http://cnsi.ctrl.ucla.edu/nanoscience/pages/biotoxicity