University of Maryland Baltimore Experimental Therapeutics Symposium 2009

3. Left: Scheme of a nanoparticle pellicle process. Nanoparticles allow plasma membrane proteins to be isolated with higher selectivity and enrichment. Right: Micrograph showing purified membrane fragments coated with cationic silica nanobeads. (Stolz et al 1999).

4. Scheme of a novel nanoparticle pellicle process. Heavy metal nanowires will allow plasma membrane proteins to be isolated with higher selectivity and enrichment, accomplished by higher resistance to endocytosis and reinforced interactions between nanowire and cell membrane by multiple binding events.

5. Myeloma derived suppressor cells promote the growth of tumors Prof. S. Ostrand-Rosenberg, UMBC