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The Challenges Facing Open Access Nanofabrication Facilities

Hicks R., Australian National Fabrication Facility, AU

The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) links 7 nodes to provide researchers and industry with access to state-of-the-art fabrication facilities across 20 participating universities. Historically Australia has fostered internationally recognised centres of excellence in a [...]

EcoVision : A Cooperative Resource Management Solution

Maddox R., EcoVision Solution, AU

EcoVision Solutions (www.ecovisionsolutions.com.au) is a small technology development company from Australia. Founded in 2004 the company develops integrated control and management systems which facilitate cooperative management of resources in the energy and water supply chain. [...]

Novel Carbon Nanotube-Biomedical Polymer Composite Platforms for Bioelectrochemical Applications

Ounnunkad S., Minett A.I., Fleming B.D., Bond A.M., Wallace G.G., University of Wollongong, AU

The construction and the electrochemical characteristics of novel freestanding biomedical polymer-single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) nanocomposite electrode, formed via an intercalation process have been described. The intercalating polymer reinforces the Buckypaper to provide sufficient strength [...]

Fully On-Chip High Q Inductors Based on Microtechnologies

Shah K., Khalid N., Singh J., Le H.P., Devlin J., Sauli Z., La Trobe University, AU

The fast growing demand of wireless communications for voice and data has driven recent efforts to dramatically increase the levels of integration in radio frequency (RF) transceivers. Passive components such as inductor play important role [...]

Novel Composite Membranes Containing Functionalised Silsesquioxanes and Ionic Liquids for High Temperature Fuel Cell Applications

Dutta N., Roy Choudhury N., Subianto S., Mistry M., Ian Wark Research Institute, AU

Today most of our energy supply comes from non-renewable energy resources such as fossil fuels, but there is an increasing drive towards the use of more environmentally friendly, renewable energy source. Of these alternative energies, [...]

Directed self-organization and Molecular wiring of catalytic nanoparticles for fuel cells

Dutta N.K., Mayavan S., Roy Choudhury N., University of South Australia, AU

The usefulness of nanosized metallic particles in new generation devices and materials has prompted researchers to synthesize particles on various novel supports. The tunability in size and distribution of nanoparticles via bottom up tools opens [...]

Molecular dynamic simulations of bio-nanocomplexes involfing LDH nanoparticles and short-strand DNA/RNA

Tran P., Wong Y., Lu G.Q., Smith S.C., University of Queensland, AU

A variety of organic structures can be intercalated into layered double hydroxides (LDH) structures, making LDH nanoparticles highly promising vehicles for drug delivery and gene therapy applications. The nature of the interactions between DNA (or [...]

Potential for Scaled-up Manufacture of Chitosan Nanoparticles Using the Spinning Disc Processor

Loh J.W., Lim L.Y., The University of Western Australia, AU

Spinning disc processing (SDP) is an innovative and robust continuous flow technology that has great potential for the scaled up production of nanoparticles. This study examined the feasibility of producing chitosan nanoparticles by SDP technology. [...]

Process Intensification Strategies for the Synthesis of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles and Fabrication of Nano-Hybrid

Chin S.F., Iyer K.S., Raston C.L., Saunders M., Miss, AU

Superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles are important for a diverse range of applications such as, magnetic resonance imaging, targeted drug delivery and magnetic separation. The most common cost effective and convenient way to synthesize Fe3O4 nanoparticles [...]

Computational and experimental studies of non-metal-terminated surfaces of anatase and rutile TiO2

Yang H.G., Sun C.H., Qiao S.Z., Zhou J., Smith S.C., Cheng H.M., Lu G.Q., University of Queensland, AU

The structures and free energies ( ) of low index surfaces of anatase and rutile TiO2 terminated by nonmetals (H, B, C, N, O, F, Si, P, S, Cl, Br, and I) have been studied [...]