CEINT
A multi-institutional research center headquartered at Duke University that studies the environmental fate, transport, transformation, and ecological and organismal effects of natural, incidental, and manufactured nanomaterials. CEINT operates controlled experimental facilities (mesocosms, microcosms, aquatic exposure labs), maintains standardized protocols and data curation infrastructure, and develops modeling and risk-forecasting tools to support environmental nanosafety research.
Industries
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Nr. of Employees
Very Large (1000+)
Services
Provision of instrumented wetland mesocosms and microcosms for controlled environmental exposure studies, with sensor data acquisition, long-duration experiment coordination and experimental design support.
Access to staffed cleanroom fabrication, microscopy and spectroscopy instrumentation and integrated sample preparation workflows for nanomaterial preparation and analysis.
On-site aquatic exposure systems and regulated animal-husbandry support for fish and other aquatic organism studies, including hazardous-chemical and radioisotope-capable experiments and QA/QC laboratory oversight.
Curated relational repository and analytical applications to store, map and analyze nanomaterial and exposure/hazard datasets with support for community ontologies, ISA-TAB-nano templates and programmatic APIs.
Development, validation and distribution of open-access laboratory and reporting protocols for nanoparticle dispersions, characterization methods and biological assays to improve reproducibility and harmonize reporting.
Provision of instrumented wetland mesocosms and microcosms for controlled environmental exposure studies, with sensor data acquisition, long-duration experiment coordination and experimental design support.
Access to staffed cleanroom fabrication, microscopy and spectroscopy instrumentation and integrated sample preparation workflows for nanomaterial preparation and analysis.
On-site aquatic exposure systems and regulated animal-husbandry support for fish and other aquatic organism studies, including hazardous-chemical and radioisotope-capable experiments and QA/QC laboratory oversight.
Curated relational repository and analytical applications to store, map and analyze nanomaterial and exposure/hazard datasets with support for community ontologies, ISA-TAB-nano templates and programmatic APIs.
Development, validation and distribution of open-access laboratory and reporting protocols for nanoparticle dispersions, characterization methods and biological assays to improve reproducibility and harmonize reporting.
Expertise Areas
- Environmental nanotechnology and ecotoxicology
- Mesocosm and microcosm experimental design
- Nanomaterial synthesis, formulation and characterization
- Nano-informatics, data curation and repository development
Key Technologies
- Mesocosm and microcosm experimental platforms with environmental sensor networks
- Hyperspectral visible–NIR imaging
- Scanning and transmission electron microscopy (including cryo-TEM)
- X-ray spectroscopy and synchrotron-based XAFS
News & Updates
Publication describing an approach that integrates functional assays with modeling to forecast environmental behavior and risk of nanomaterials.
Study using Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate transformation and removal of engineered nanoparticles during wastewater treatment and land-application of biosolids.
Research on how chemical transformation (sulfidation) alters bioavailability and toxicity of silver nanoparticles in a nematode model.
Investigation of microbial community responses in wastewater reactors exposed to various engineered nanomaterials.
Study examining the aging behavior of nanoparticle suspensions when interacting with microbial communities.
Publication describing an approach that integrates functional assays with modeling to forecast environmental behavior and risk of nanomaterials.
Study using Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate transformation and removal of engineered nanoparticles during wastewater treatment and land-application of biosolids.
Research on how chemical transformation (sulfidation) alters bioavailability and toxicity of silver nanoparticles in a nematode model.
Investigation of microbial community responses in wastewater reactors exposed to various engineered nanomaterials.
Study examining the aging behavior of nanoparticle suspensions when interacting with microbial communities.