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Aaron Blanchard

Aaron Blanchard is a PhD student contributor to Physics World, working in biomedical engineering at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Working in the laboratory of Khalid Salaita, Aaron develops DNA-based nanosensors for biomolecular detection and basic science research.

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Molecular hopper lines up for DNA sequencing

An electrically controlled molecular hopper can transport nanoscale cargo

Easy-to-image microbeads continuously monitor disease biomarkers

Microbead mobility measurement provides a step towards a wearable diagnostic device

Experimental setup and observation of antichemotaxis

Enzyme leaps explain puzzling phenomenon

New evidence shows that enzymes leap through solution when catalysing chemical reactions

Sorting T-cells using biomolecular tension

A microfluidic device sorts T-cells based on the mechanical strength of their bonds with pathogens

Neural network enables mobile phase photography

Machine learning technique extracts elusive phase information from intensity image

Optical trap reveals molecular tension

Optical trap reveals molecular tension. Cells must sense, respond to, and exert mechanical signals to navigate their physical surroundings

A signal to shape-shift spreads through the nanomachine

DNA origami delivers shape-shifting nanomachines

Molecular engineers unveil new approach for designing DNA nanomachines with sophisticated, triggerable shape-changing properties

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