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A plasma electrochemistry reactor for the synthesis of radioactive gold nanoparticles

Fortin M.-A., Bouchard M., Laprise-Pelletier M., Turgeon S., Université Laval, CA

Abstract: Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are increasingly considered for use as radioactive sources (198Au) for prostate brachytherapy procedures [1]-[2]. The range of the 198Au β-particle (0.96 MeV, ~ 11 mm in soft tissue, ~ 1100 [...]

Folic Acid Conjugated Polymer as a New Active Tumor Targeting Drug Delivery Platform

Li X., Szewczuk M.R., Malardier-Jugroot C., Royal Military College of Canada, CA

Nanotechnology has been extensively exploited to improve conventional cancer therapy in the recent years1. The designed nanocarriers allow drug to be delivered to cancer cells specifically with prolonged circulation time and controlled drug release2–4. In [...]

Electrochemical Production of Hydrocarbons for Lubricants, Waxes and Fuels from Biological Feedstocks

Joshi C., Malevich D., Dambacher J., Lockwood F., Altranex Corporation, CA

Altranex Corporation produces hydrocarbons from biologically-derived fats, oils and greases. Through a patented combination of electro- and thermo-chemical processes, Altranex can produce hydrocarbons for use as high-performance lubricant base oils, cosmetic-quality waxes and mineral oils, [...]

Asphaltene processing with suspended nanocatalyst. Relevance to in situ upgrading

Isquierdo F., Pereira-Almao P., Scott C.E., University of Calgary, CA

Hot fluid injection is a patented process developed at the University of Calgary by a group of researchers at the Schulich School of Engineering. It focuses on reducing the environmental footprint of heavy oil production [...]

Modifications of graphitic C3N4 with multi-metal oxides for enhanced visible-light active photocatalysis

Masih D., Rohani S., University of Western Ontario, CA

Bulk graphitic C3N4 (g-C3N4) is a p-type semiconductor with band gap of 2.7 eV. For photocatalytic water splitting, valance and conduction band gap positions of g-C3N4 sandwich both oxygen and hydrogen evolution potentials, making g-C3N4 [...]

Confinement Chemistry in Self-Assembling Polymer-Metal Nanoreactors

McTaggart M., Malardier-Jugroot C., Royal Military College of Canada, CA

We have developed and thoroughly characterized stable polymer-metal nanocomposite reactor systems with hydrophobic inner surfaces 2-3 nm apart. Previous work has shown that energetically unfavourable reactions, namely pyrrole polymerization and metal salt reduction, spontaneously occur [...]

Reduction in HDPE geomembrane thermal expansion using nanoclay particles

Dolez P.I., Mohamed R., David É., Weltrowski M., CTT Group, CA

Polymer membranes have progressively replaced traditional building materials to perform waterproofing functions and control the advective migration of pollutants in civil engineering structures. Either during deployment or in service, geomembranes, 50% of which being made [...]

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