Collaborations
University of Arizona
Through PNNL's affiliation with the University of Arizona, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, fiber evanescent-wave/attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy will be used to conduct in situ IR spectral monitoring of cellular response mechanisms associated with particulate matter exposure in lung tissue. Resolving cellular changes in the nanoscale range in response to toxic stressors will be key to identifying and validating biomarkers. S.K. Sundaram is the PNNL principal investigator for this activity.
