3-d brownian motion simulator for high-sensitivity nanobiotechnological applications

IEEE Trans Nanobioscience. 2011 Dec;10(4):248-9. doi: 10.1109/TNB.2011.2169331. Epub 2011 Sep 23.

Abstract

A wide variety of nanobiotechnologic applications are being developed for nanoparticle based in vitro diagnostic and imaging systems. Some of these systems make possible highly sensitive detection of molecular biomarkers. Frequently, the very low concentration of the biomarkers makes impossible the classical, partial differential equation-based mathematical simulation of the motion of the nanoparticles involved. We present a three-dimensional Brownian motion simulation tool for the prediction of the movement of nanoparticles in various thermal, viscosity, and geometric settings in a rectangular cuvette. For nonprofit users the server is freely available at the site http://brownian.pitgroup.org.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Computer Simulation*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Motion
  • Nanoparticles*
  • Viscosity