KY MMNIN Nano Image Contest 2021

Author: Chuang Qu

NNCI KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Fido Dido’s new hair --germanium nanochevrons, are created by Glancing Angle Deposition (GLAD), which has the unique ability to create a variety of selfassembled three-dimensional nanostructures by adjusting the angle of deposition and the rotation of the substrates.

KY MULTISCALE 2021 CONTEST WINNER - Most Whimsical Category

Author: Dr. Evgeniya Moiseeva

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Solidified droplets of Gold on the side of the E-Beam evaporation ceramic crucible.

KY MULTISCALE 2021 CONTEST WINNER - Most Stunning Category

Author: Dr. Michael Martin

NNCI KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

These structures were found on an aluminum sputtering target after etching in aqua regia.

KY MULTISCALE 2021 CONTEST WINNER! - Most Unique Capability Category

Author: Dr. Chuang Qu

NNCI KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Real nanostructures on the wing of a Neotibicen canicularis (an annual cicada, also known as the dog-day cicada) (left) VS Artificial nanostructures on cicada wings (right). The artificial cicada wing nanostructures are created by Glancing Angle Deposition (GLAD), a nanofabrication technique which has the unique ability to create a variety of self-assembled three-dimensional nanostructures by adjusting the angle of deposition and the rotation of the substrates.  The replica owns the properties of the cicada wings, including super-hydrophobicity and antifouling.

Author: Dr. Chuang Qu

NNCI KY Multiscale Core: NICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

An unknown type of pollen on the wing of a Brood X cicada.

Author: Evgeniya Moiseeva

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Artificially grown diamond is been imaged and colored

by Back-scattered Electron (BCE) Detector to shows its different facets.

Author: Chuang Qu

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

The Ge nanoneedles are created by Glancing Angle

Deposition (GLAD), which has the unique ability to create a variety of self-assembled three-dimensional

nanostructures by adjusting the angle of deposition and the rotation of the substrates.

Author: Chuang Qu

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

A mysterious creature produced by Glancing Angle

Deposition (GLAD). When it smiles, the hexagonally packed teeth tell you how naughty it could be.

Author: Julia Aebersold

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Hitachi HT7700 TEM

The small transparent objects next to the dark blob are exosomes. These exosomes

come from inside the body and are messengers to other cells within the body. One area of research is the study of

exosomes to help develop therapies for cancer.

Author: Henry Nabeta

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Q‐Griffithsin is a protein compound that is currently being developed as a drug to treat

virus infections. We recently made a new discovery that this protein can also prevent fungal infections. This image

shows Candida yeast cells that have been treated with Q‐Griffithsin. The rough surface with indentations and a wrinkled

appearance demonstrate that the protein disrupts the fungus cell wall, resulting in the death of yeast cells.

Author: Tony Butera

KY Multiscale Core: EMC (UK)

Tool Name: FEI Quanta 250 SEM

Streptococcus mutans ( ATCC 25175) biofilms that were visualized using the FEI Quanta 250 SEM to understand the formation, topography, and the different artifacts that the s. mutans biofilms form.

Author: Evgeniya Moiseeva

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Solidified droplets of Gold on the bottom of the EBeam ceramic crucible.

Author: Tony Butera

KY Multiscale Core: EMC (UK)

Tool Name: FEI Quanta 250 SEM

Streptococcus mutans ( ATCC 25175) biofilms that were visualized using the FEI Quanta 250 SEM to understand the formation, topography, and the different artifacts that the s. mutans biofilms form.

Author: Evgeniya Moiseeva

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Papus Dick of the Dandelion seed is imaged with Low Vacuum Detector (LVD)

Author: Laura Waldman

KY Multiscale Core: EMC (UK)

Tool Name: FEI Quanta 250 SEM

The small transparent objects next to the dark blob are exosomes. These exosomes

come from inside the body and are messengers to other cells within the body. One area of research is the study of

exosomes to help develop therapies for cancer.

Author: Henry Nabeta

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

Q‐Griffithsin is a protein compound that is currently being developed as a drug to treat

virus infections. We recently made a new discovery that this protein can also prevent fungal infections. This image

shows Candida yeast cells that have been treated with Q‐Griffithsin. The rough surface with indentations and a wrinkled

appearance demonstrate that the protein disrupts the fungus cell wall, resulting in the death of yeast cells.

Author: Jesse Rozsa & Jacek Jasinski

KY Multiscale Core: Conn Center (UofL)

Tool Name: MFG: Thermo/FEI Model#: Nova600

Researchers are looking for alternative ways to prevent infectious disease transmission via surfaces with active antimicrobial properties. Materials such as copper have natural antimicrobial properties but lose efficacy over time. Our research, led by William Paxton at UofL’s Conn Center, has developed a scalable, diamond-based, nanostructured coating able to mechanically destroy bacteria requiring no micro/nano fabrication. This surface has a sterilization efficiency comparable to pure copper but retains its efficacy over seven years when stored in standard atmospheric conditions. This image depicts how the diamond nanoneedle surface can disrupt E. coli by puncturing the cell wall, killing on contact. 

Author: Muhemmad Yassin

KY Multiscale Core: HICL (MNTC)

Tool Name: Thermo Scientific Apreo SEM

The image was taken during the 2021 IMPACT-NG REU program where I was working under Dr. Harnett. Our goal was to characterize gripper-to-fiber contact & adjust gripper designs accordingly.
Balloon girl is one trademark of Banksy's art decorated on the Palestinian side of the West Bank wall. Combined with the image of the single broken cantilever, William Inge's quote, & the Palestinian colors, this piece is intended to raise awareness to the plight of Palestinians & serve as a reminder that there’s always hope in a peaceful Palestine for everyone (despite the shackles of apartheid, illegal occupation & ethnic cleansing)!

Author: Tony Butera

KY Multiscale Core: EMC (UK)

Tool Name: FEI Quanta 250 SEM

Streptococcus mutans ( ATCC 25175) biofilms that were visualized using the FEI Quanta 250 SEM to understand the formation, topography, and the different artifacts that the s. mutans biofilms form.

Author: Tony Butera

KY Multiscale Core: EMC (UK)

Tool Name: FEI Quanta 250 SEM

Streptococcus mutans ( ATCC 25175) biofilms that were visualized using the FEI Quanta 250 SEM to understand the formation, topography, and the different artifacts that the s. mutans biofilms form.