Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Assessment Group Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State U

1. Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Assessment Group Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (NSEC # SES 0531194) Authors: Philip Shapira,aJan Youtie, Alan Porter, Juan Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology Nano-Enhanced Biosensing Nanostructures Analytical Functions Biosensors Electrochemical biosensor 0D: Nanoparticles Catalytic function Improved detection limit (e.g., single molecular detection) Quantum effect Electro/chemiluminescent effect Optical biosensor High sensitivity 1D: Nanowires Superparamagnetic effect High selectivity (or specificity) Magnetic biosensor High binding capacity Conductometric biosensor Fast response Plasma-optical effect 2D: Thin films Piezoelectric effect High Stability (Ruggedness) Piezoeletric biosensor Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Assessment Group – Georgia Institute of TechnologyKey Research Questions Nano multidisciplinarity2 Nano encompasses multiple disciplines, as is the case with other emerging technologies, but clusters around core fields Corporate entry5 Nano’s transition from discovery to application Enhanced electron transfer Portable (or field deployable) Thermometric biosensor 3D: Nanowire stacks Enhanced heat transfer Ratio of corporate patents to corporate articles • Who is doing what in nano research and innovation? Nature Nanotechnology • Where? When? With whom? With what implication? The Georgia Tech research group on nanotechnology research and innovation systems assessment undertakes research on and analyses of developments and implications of the trajectories and organization of nanotechnology research and nanotechnology enterprise and commercialization. Web site: www.nanpolicy.gatech.edu aEmail: pshapira@gatech.edu Membership of Georgia Tech RISA group (2010-2011) Leading US Nanodistricts by Publications and Cluster Type • Masters and BS • Travis Horsley* • Audrey Campbell* • Annie Bidgood* • Associates • Yu Meng • Jue Wang • Visiting Researchers • Lidan Gao (CAS) • Tingting Ma (BIT) • Wenping Wang (BIT) • IISC • Nils Newman • Webb Myers • Lead researchers • Philip Shapira • Alan Porter • Jan Youtie • Juan Rogers • Doctoral students • Li Tang** • Stephen Carley* • Luciano Kay** • Sanjay Arora** Active nanostructures3 • Shift? Yes, after 2006 • 21,000+ articles from WOS/SCI from 1995 to 2008 • Product implications • Remote Actuated (e.g., Magnetic, electrical, light and wireless tagged nanotechnologies) • Environmentally Responsive (e.g., actuators, drug delivery) • Miniaturized (e.g., molecular electronics) • Hybrid (e.g., uncommon material combinations, biotic-abiotic, organic-inorganic in chips) • Transforming (e.g., self-healing materials) **CNS-ASU; * related NSF project The 15 leading public sponsors of nanotechnology research1 Forecasting nanobiosensor applications6 Nano EHS4 Little short term spread of nano EHS (1000 random nano pubs.) Citations of nanotechnology publications References • Analysis of Georgia Tech global nanotechnology publications database, August 2008 – July 2009 (inclusive); All records = 91,614; funding information available for 61,309 (67%); Some articles acknowledge multiple funders • Porter, A.L. and Youtie, J. 2009. Where does nanotechnology belong in the map of science? Nature Nanotechnology, 4, 534-536. • Vrishali Subramanian, Jan Youtie, Alan L. Porter, and Philip Shapira (2009). Is there a shift to "active nanostructures?" Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-009-9729-4 • Youtie, J., Porter, A.L., Shapira, P., Tang, L., and Benn, T. The Use of Environmental Health and Safety Research in Nanotechnology Research. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. (Forthcoming, 2010) • Shapira, P., Youtie, J., Kay, L, 2009. Corporate Entry into Nanotechnology through Patents and Publications: 1990 to 2008. STIP Working Paper. • Huang, L., Guo, Y., and Porter, A.L. 2009. Identifying Emerging Nanoparticle Roles in Biosensors. Journal of Business Chemistry. Forthcoming. Legend Nanotechnology Publications 1990-2007*x 1000 2.0 – 2.9 3.0 – 3.9 4.0 – 4.9 1.9 or less 5.0 – 5.9 6.0 – 9.9 Nanodistrict ClusterAssignments DIV GEOG GOV LENT ONEOFF TLEAD UNIV