(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-09-23)
Porter, Alan L.; Ma, Jing
We compile large sets of nano-related article and patent abstracts. We then analyze these records to learn about changing research emphases to try to project likely future developmental pathways. In this seminar we will focus on Nano-Enabled Drug Delivery (NEDD), considering key emerging topics over time. We will then focus on NEDD being used to treat cancers. We key on 3 dimensions: 1) Which nano components are being researched, 2) To facilitate delivery of which agents (drugs), 3) To treat which cancers. A key aim is to identify R&D opportunities that have not been well-explored yet.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-08-25)
Porter, Alan L.
Nanotechnology is commonly viewed as being multidisciplinary, although several studies of the
multidisciplinary characteristics of nanotechnology find the term to be an umbrella expression for what
in fact are unconnected fields. Alan Porter will present results from his recent work which draws on a
database of nearly 500,000 nanoscience and engineering publications. His results locate
nanotechnology amidst materials science, physics, and chemistry. By focusing on the cited references
in these articles, he shows that nanotechnology articles cite on a diverse range of disciplinary areas.