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Composite Carbon Nanostructures as Promising Carriers for Gaz Analysis

Majoli L., Evstratov A., Guillot J.-M., Rouvière A., Baussand P., Ales High Mining School, FR

In the framework of the project ACI NPD-37 “NSC-Env” supported by the French Ministry of Research and New Technologies, a kind of nanostructured carbon based composite materials was developed in order to propose new efficient [...]

Dynamics of Water in Nafion Fuel Cell Membranes: the Effects of

Moilanen D.E., Piletic I.R., Fayer M.D., Stanford University, US

The complex environment experienced by water molecules in the hydrophilic channels of Nafion membranes is studied by ultrafast infrared pump-probe spectroscopy. A wavelength dependent study of the vibrational lifetime of the O-D stretch of dilute [...]

Chemical Nano-Sensor Development and Characterization

Jin A.J., Hoda Global Company, US

Nanoscience and nanotechnology, through the exploration and control of the nanomaterials at the nanometer scale, is considered as one of the key research areas for the future growth of US economy. Many sensor devices are [...]

Molecular Building Blocks for Efficient Solid State Lighting

Burrows P.E., Sapochak L.S., Pacific Northwest National laboratory, US

General illumination consumes 22% of the electricity generated in the U.S. This huge proportion is partly due to the ubiquity of artificial lighting but also the inefficiency of converting electrical energy to light. Incandescent lightbulbs [...]

Multiplexed immunoassays by flow cytometry for detection of Clenbuterol, Chloramphenicol and sulfadimidine with high sensitivity and selectivity

Zhao Y., Zou M., Gao H., Xue Q., Zhou P., The Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, CN

An accurate, rapid and cost-effective detection on the environmental hazardous chemicals is the cornerstone of efficient food safe management. Hereby we discuss the relevance of an emerging technology, multiplexed competitive immunoassays read by flow cytometry, [...]

Bulk Heterojunction Organic-Inorganic Photovoltaic Cell Based on Doped Silicon Nanowires

Goncher G., Noice L., Solanki R., Portland State University, US

A bulk heterojunction organic-inorganic photovoltaic cell was fabricated by growing doped n-type silicon nanowires on an n+ silicon substrate. A p-type organic semiconductor (P3HT) was then coated over the nanowires. The device was completed by [...]

Biosensor for heavy metals using hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorod/nanotube and metal-binding peptides

Jia W., Reitz E.T., Lei Y., University of Connecticut, US

Certain heavy metals can pose potential health risks when consumed by humans due to their high toxicity. Specifically, the heavy metals mercury, lead and cadmium can be released into the environment through industrial use and [...]

Systematic Approach on Modeling and Identification for Nanobattery Prototyping

Bhattacharya P., Ye Z., Walker E., Lacy F., Banerjee M., Southern University, US

Nanobattary microstructure consists of anode, cathode, electrolyte, separator for miniaturized power source. Miniaturization is a challenging area of research. Miniature power sources have a variety of applications on miniature power-controlled devices. Li-Ion is selected by [...]

Enlarge the distance of water molecules to incise microorganism cell-the development and application of nano-grade microorganism cell crushing machine

Hongwen Y., Suge G., Hebei University of Science and Technology, CN

We have developed a prototype nano-grade crushing machine that leads to improved yield. The machine utilizes ultrasound in connection with pressure as high as 3400 kg/cm2 to achieve final product with nanometer scale. We have [...]

High performance iPP based nanocomposite for food packaging application

Avella M., Errico M.E., Gentile G., INSTITUTE OF POLYMER CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY - CNR, IT

High performance iPP based nanocomposites filled with innovative calcium carbonate nanoparticles were prepared by melt mixing. Peculiarities of the nanoparticles were the high specific surface area, the elongated shape (aragonite), and the surface modifiers (polypropylene-maleic [...]