Junior Recital, Caleb Paxton, viola

The presentation of this junior recital will fulfill in part the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance. Caleb Paxton studies viola with Molly Sharp

Senior Recital, Caleb Paxton, viola

The presentation of this senior recital will fulfill in part the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance. Caleb Paxton studies viola with Molly Sharp

VCU Symphony

VCU Symphony Daniel Myssyk, conductor Caleb Paxton, viol

Senior Recital, David Munro, oboe

The presentation of this senior recital will fulfill in part the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance. David Munro studies oboe with Shawn Welk

Junior Recital, Michael Saunders and Kayla Hanvey

The presentation of junior recital will fulfill in part the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance. Michael Saunders studies clarinet with Dr. Charles West and David Neithamer. Kayla Hanvey studies flute with Dr. Tabatha Easley-Peters

Junior Recital, Macon Mann, piano

The presentation of this junior recital will fulfill in part the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies. Macon Mann studies piano with Wells Hanley

Turning Erythrocytes into Functional Micromotors

Attempts to apply artificial nano/micromotors for diverse biomedical applications have inspired a variety of strategies for designing motors with diverse propulsion mechanisms and functions. However, existing artificial motors are made exclusively of synthetic materials, which are subject to serious immune attack and clearance upon entering the bloodstream. Herein we report an elegant approach that turns natural red blood cells (RBCs) into functional micromotors with the aid of ultrasound propulsion and magnetic guidance. Iron oxide nanoparticles are loaded into the RBCs, where their asymmetric distribution within the cells results in a net magnetization, thus enabling magnetic alignment and guidance under acoustic propulsion. The RBC motors display efficient guided and prolonged propulsion in various biological fluids, including undiluted whole blood. The stability and functionality of the RBC motors, as well as the tolerability of regular RBCs to the ultrasound operation, are carefully examined. Since the RBC motors preserve the biological and structural features of regular RBCs, these motors possess a wide range of antigenic, transport, and mechanical properties that common synthetic motors cannot achieve and thus hold considerable promise for a number of practical biomedical uses