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Gold Nanoshells With Micellar Core for The Delivery of Hydrophobic Chemotherapeutic and Cancer Photothermal Therapy

Lee S-Y, Shieh M.J., National Taiwan University, TW

Gold nanoshells have attracted great research interest because of its potential application in cancer photothermal therapy. In the present study, we established a multifunctional gold nanoshell that directly utilizing positively charged PDMA-b-PCL micelles as a [...]

The development of multifunctional nanocomplexs for drug delivery in oral cancer therapy

Huang J-S, Cheng F.Y., Tsai C.H., Shieh D.B., National Cheng Kung University, TW

The development of multifunctional nanocomplexs for drug delivery in oral cancer therapy Oral cancer has been denoted as the sixth most common cancer in the world. Chemotherapy is one of the major therapies for advanced [...]

Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes Modified Graphene Oxide/Polyimide Nanocomposites

Ma C.-C.M., Liao W-H, Hsiao S-T, Wang Y-S, Li S-M, Liao W-H, Lin S-C, Lin S-C, National Tsing Hua University, TW

An effective method is proposed to prepare octa(aminophenyl) silsesquioxane (OAPS) functionalized graphene oxide (GO) reinforced polyimide (PI) composites with a low dielectric constant and ultra-high mechanical properties. The amine-functionalized surface of OAPS-GO is a versatile [...]

Bio-inspired Polydopamine Treatment and Nanosilver Formation for Antibacterial Uses

Chiu Y.-H., Li M.-C., Wu K.-M., Chung Y-C, National University of Kaohsiung, TW

In the study, we employed the mussels’ glue component—dopamine and its excellent reducing ability toward silver ions, to create a novel antibacterial effect on a facial mask surface so as not to add harmful antiseptics [...]

Estimation on autocatalytic reaction on ethanolamine –A green approach

Huang A.C., Shu C-M., National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, TW

In recent years, ethanolamine is not only used to be an important major material of organic chemicals but also the most valued product among amino alcohols. However, ethanolamine might catch fire automatically when ethanolamine mixed [...]

An inkjet printed NO2 sensor operating under room temperature and low humidity environment

Wang W., Su Y-C, Chuang W-Y, Lin C-T, Wu W-J, National Taiwan University, TW

A room temperature operation NO2 sensor base on polypyrrole (PPy) /AZO (5% Al-doped ZnO) sensing material was developed. For the environmental monitoring, the ambient factor effect for NO2 detection was further discussed. Based on the [...]

Catalytic Decomposition of Methanol Effected by Cu-ZnO@C Nanoreactors

Hong C.-I., Peng C.-Y., Wei Y-L, Jou C.-J.G., Sun I.-W., Paul Wang H., National Cheng Kung University, TW

Decomposition of methanol (DM) to CO and H2 can be catalyzed by Cu-ZnO@C core-shell and Cu-ZnO○yC yolk-shell nanoreactors at 473-573 K. It is found that the reactivity of DM catalyzed by the nanoreactors increases with [...]

Bio-inspired Nanosucker Structures for Dry Adhesives

Chang W.-Y., Wen Y.-P., Chung Y-C, National University of Kaohsiung, TW

We present a facile lithographic nanosphere production process by laminating a nanosphere monolayer with a UV resin and applying various gentle solvent treatments to produce “bottom-up” and “bottom-down” non-close-packed patterns, and generate nanosuckers for adhesion.

Low turn-on field of ZnO nanostructures grown with catalyst-free vapor-phase transport

Yang S-H, Hsu Y-M, Tsai M-W, Chang L-L, Chiang P-J, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, TW

Low turn-on electric field of ZnO nanostructures were grown with pseudo-catalyst by vapor phase transport. A ZnO:Al (AZO) seed layer was deposited on a silicon substrate by RF magnetron sputtering, which formed nucleation sites and [...]

Effect of UV radiation for thermal stability and decomposition products of ADVN

Tsai Y-T, Shu C-M., National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, TW

2,2’-Azobis(2,4-dimethyl)valeronitrile (ADVN), an azo compound, is widely used as free initiator for polymer industry due to its specific chemical structure, N-N bond, which can supply abundant free radical and high energy to promote cross-linking and [...]