AE – TechConnect Briefs

Production of NSAID pharmaceutical molecular liquids via RESS processing

Kumar Sharma S., Woldetsadik A.D., Magzouband M., Jagannathan R., New York University Abu Dhabi, AE

Abstract One of the prominent challenges in pharmaceutical drug development is the poor aqueous solubility of many pharmaceutical drugs and subsequently, their reduced bioavailability. Traditional drug delivery strategies are not target specific in the body [...]

Fabrication and Design of Carbon Nanomaterials Based Scale Monitoring Smart Sensor Systems

Younes H., Jelbuldina M., Sofela S.O., Tizan L., Al Ghaferi A., Saadat I., Masdar, AE

Scale is the creation of inorganic soluble salts from aqueous brines during oil and gas production. The scale deposits at the internal surface of the pipelines under the supersaturation conditions. The deposition of the scale [...]

High-Density Carbon Nanostructured Papers with Superior Conductive and Mechanical Properties

Younes H., Abu Al-Rub R., M. Rahman Md., Dalaq A., Al Ghaferi A., Masdar, AE

The randomly oriented carbon nanotubes have exhibited substantially lower electrical and thermal conductivities than anticipated. In this work high density CNS-based BPs have been fabricated successfully using aligned carbon nanostructure and the anionic surfactant NaDDBS. [...]

Quantum-Confinement Effects on Oscillator Strength in ZnO Quantum Dots

Tit N., UAE University, AE

We present a theoretical investigation of the quantum confinement effects (QC) on the electronic and optical properties of ZnO quantum dots (QDs) embedded in MgO matrix. The latter material acts a huge barrier for both [...]

Electrical characterization with high spatial resolution of P3HT:PCBM blends used in organic photovoltaics by means of conductive atomic force microscopy

Omar Y.M., Chiesa M., Apostoleris H.N., Al Ghaferi A., Masdar Institute, AE

Conductive atomic force microscopy was used to characterize P3HT-PCBM blends in the nanoscale with high spatial resolution. Local spectroscopy scans were obtained and charge carrier mobility was determined.

Green Building visions in historical Arab cities, case study of Al-Jazirah Al-Hamrah-Northern UAE

Al-Farraj A., UAE University, AE

With the oil discovery during 1960s, and the initiation of the UAE in 1972, most of old house and building has been replaced with modern building. Al-Jazirah Al-Hamrah in the Northern UAE, the only historical [...]

Rapid Isolation of AMI Markers using Nanomagnetic Particles

Haik Y., Sista R., Qablan A., Chen C-J., Palanki S., United Arab Emirates university, AE

Due to the increasing number of AMI patients accompanied with a difficulty in diagnosing the anomaly, a major push to develop innovative approaches to tackle the recognition of myocardial infarctions has been noticed. Most of [...]