Core Director: Bhanu Jena, Ph.D.

Nano scale molecular and cellular physiology is an important field of Nano Science and Nano Medicine utilizing cutting edge technologies such as atomic force microscopy (AFM) and photon correlation spectroscopy using the Zeta Sizer. Utilizing these technologies, imaging and studying single molecular interactions and their dynamics can be accomplished. Figure below shows the AFM (far left), an image of the surface topology of live acinar cell apical plasma membrane (middle), and the Zeta Sizer (right). These instruments have frequently been used in collaborative studies both by faculty within the department of physiology and from other departments at Wayne State University.