MRI-R2: Development of Hyperspectral Optical Property Instrumentation (HOPI) for Biomedical and Environmental Research

0960000 Mehrubeoglu“该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。“该项目的总体目标是开发和测试一种新型的双模块主要研究仪器，用于测量高散射材料的高光谱吸收和散射特性。该仪器将增强仪器和研究能力，可供德克萨斯州A M大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校的多个项目和跨学科研究人员使用。以下是将利用该仪器的近期项目清单：1）珊瑚礁居民的光学特性，以确定珊瑚物种的抗漂白性; 2）将卫星数据与珊瑚礁的光学特性相关联，以确定全球环境对珊瑚衰退的影响; 3）确定乳腺癌细胞在用哺乳动物强心内酯处理后的光学特性; 4）癌细胞系和扰动的光学性质的比较; 5）纳米颗粒的光学性质，以及与尺寸和浓度的相关性：确定生物医学和环境影响的基础研究; 6）材料（1D）和结构（2D）光学性质的高光谱研究;以及7）代表性不足的群体的研究培训。

0960000Mehrubeoglu"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."The overall goal of this project is to develop and test a novel two-module major research instrument for measurement of hyperspectral absorption and scattering properties of highly scattering materials. The instrument will enhance instrumentation and research capabilities useable by multiple programs and interdisciplinary researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The following is a list of immediate projects that will utilize the instrument: 1) Optical Properties of Reef Inhabitants for Determination of Bleaching Resistance in Coral Species; 2) Correlation of satellite data and optical properties of coral reefs to determine global environmental effects on coral decline; 3) Determination of optical properties of breast cancer cells following treatment with mammalian cardenolides; 4) Comparison of optical properties of cancerous cell lines and perturbations; 5) Optical properties of nanoparticles, and correlation to size and concentration: basic research to determine biomedical and environmental impacts; 6) Hyperspectral investigation of optical properties of materials (1D) and structures (2D); and 7) Research Training of underrepresented groups.