Publication Date
2015
Abstract
In this activity, nanotech participants will:
- See how food dyes and gelatin are used to model the delivery of nanoscale medicines to cells in the human body - Measure diffusion distances of 3 different colors of food dye by: Eye, photo image on a computer, ADI software (Analyzing Digital Images) Some useful websites:
- http://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/biologyContent.htm Life Processes and Cells
- http://workbench.concord.org/database/activities/321.html Molecular Workbench Database. Diffusion, osmosis, ...
Data table
Nanodiffusionlabteachernotes2015.doc (186 kB)
Teacher notes
Nanoiffusionsamplelabhandout.doc (129 kB)
Sample student handout
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