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Importance of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy

Guney G., Kutlu H.M., Anadolu University, TR

A drug delivery system can be defined as a system that capable of releasing a carried bioactive agents in a specific location within the body at a specific rate. Anti- cancer drugs can be associated [...]

Effects of Caffeic Acid Incorporated into Solid Lipid Nanoparticles in Cancer Cells

Kutlu H.M., Guney G., Iscan A., Genc L., Anadolu University, TR

Nanotechnology has great potential to make an important role in prevention of cancer, detection, diagnosis, imaging and treatment. Nanoparticles are at the cutting edge of the rapidly developing area of nanotechnology. Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) [...]

Bio-inspired Optoelectronic Digital Nose

Bayindir M., Yildirim A., Vural M., Yaman M., Bilkent University, TR

We introduce and demonstrate the capabilities of a novel integrated optoelectronic-microfluidic sensor array that can rapidly distinguish millions of, trace level volatile chemicals based on their spectroscopic fingerprints inside flexible optofluidic channels. The system consists [...]

Nano-structured Organically Modified Silica Thin Films for Functional Surfaces

Bayindir M., Yildirim A., Budunoglu H., Yaman M., Deniz H., Guler M.O., Bilkent University, TR

Organically modified silica (ormosil) nano-composites are unique materials that offer best of the both of organic polymers and inorganics, like mechanical flexibility together with good chemical durability [1]. Nano-porosity adds these hybrid materials extra-functionality (e.g., [...]

A Novel Approach for Modeling Mechanical Behavior of Porous Media

Altan B.S., Mollamahmutoglu M., Bayburt University, TR

A multi-scale novel homogenization technique is introduced to model mechanical behavior of open-cell porous media. The proposed method has primarily three components. The first component is based on two assumptions. First, a random porous structure [...]

Effect of Strain on the Energy Band Gaps of (13,0) and (15,0) Carbon Nanotubes

Dereli G., Vardar N., Eyecioglu O., Yildiz Technical University, TR

Electronic structure of (13,0) and (15,0) zig-zag single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) under uniaxial strain are studied using order N, tight binding molecular dynamic (O(N) TBMD) simulation code designed by Dereli et.al. Total energy and [...]

Expermental Study of Hydrogen in Internal Combustion Engines

Albayrak Çeper B., Berat Birsen E., Orhan Akansu S., Kahraman N., Erciyes University, TR

In this study, the engine performance, power, efficiency, specific fuel consumption and variation of pressure in the cylinder have been investigated in case of the use of hydrogen fuels in internal combustion engines, and compared [...]

Expermental Study of Hydrogen in Internal Combustion Engines

Albayrak Çeper B., Berat Birsen E., Orhan Akansu S., Kahraman N., Erciyes University, TR

In this study, the engine performance, power, efficiency, specific fuel consumption and variation of pressure in the cylinder have been investigated in case of the use of hydrogen fuels in internal combustion engines, and compared [...]

Gold Nanoparticle-Assisted AFM Study of DNA Damage and Repair

Demir E., Ozber N., Kavakli H., Kizilel S., Rumelifeneri Yolu College of Engineering, TR

The purpose of this research is to investigate gold nanoparticles as a potential scaffold for the characterization of DNA damage and repair using atomic force microscopy techniques. The procedure consists of functionalizing the surface of [...]

Thermal and Optical investigation of Y2O3 nanocrystalline phosphors

Tatar D., Kaygusuz H., Tezcan F., Erim B., Ovecoglu M.L., Ozen G., Istanbul Technical University, TR

The chemical decomposition technique was used to sythesize Y2O3 nanophospors. This technique (to our knowledge, a new technique used to synthesize Y2O3 nanocrystalline phosphors) is based on the thermal decomposition of Yttrium alginate gels. The [...]