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The Amazing Buckyball: How to Track Nanomaterials in the Human Body
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Gano, Diana Tate, Donna |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Students learn how nanoparticles can be used for diagnostic purposes in the body. They learn about carbon allotropes called buckministerfullernes, commonly known as buckyballs, and about futuristic ways to deliver drugs or medical treatment using buckyballs. They brainstorm ways to track buckyballs in the body and then build a pipe cleaner buckyball with a fluorescent tag to model how nanoparticles might be labeled and detected for use in the body. Students learn how nanoparticles can be creatively used for medical diagnostic purposes. They learn about buckminsterfullerenes, more commonly known as buckyballs, and about the potential for these complex carbon molecules to deliver drugs and other treatments into the human body. They brainstorm methods to track buckyballs in the body, then build a buckyball from pipe cleaners with a fluorescent tag to model how nanoparticles might be labeled and detected for use in a living organism. As an extension, students research and select appropriate radioisotopes for different medical applications. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Rice University |
| Subject Keyword | Biology Chemistry Life Science Science and Technology |
| Content Type | Text Video |
| Time Required | PT3H |
| Education Level | Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Chemistry Biology Technical |
