Project Summary:

Using Gold nanodots on an Aluminum Oxide Thin Film, I will be using Nanoindentation to control the size of the dots and their spacing on the surface of the thin film. This surface is used to represent endothelial tissue in the heart. A study of the rolling kinetics of leukocyte (white blood cells) can be studied and documented. Eventually the surface could be used as a diagnostic tool for leukocyte defect disorders including leukemia and other cancers.