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Giant Enhancement of the Chiro-Optic Response of Chiral Plasmonic Media using Structured Light

Reddy I.V.A.K., Sukhotskiy V., Baev A., Furlani E.P., Prasad P.N., Haus J.W., University at Buffalo (SUNY), US

We propose an approach to achieve a great enhancement and broad spectral tunability of the chiro-optic response of plasmonic metasurfaces by exploiting their interaction with light of complex polarization, endowed with both spin (SAM) and [...]

Fabrication of Field-Sequential Color Display Using Predesigned Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

Liu C-Y, Liu J-H, Zhange Y-S, Liu C-Y, Liu J-H, UC-Berkeley, US

A novel series of low transition temperature and fast response chiral Smectic C (SmC*) liquid crystals was designed and synthesized. Phase transition behaviors and electro-optical properties of the synthesized compounds were investigated and compared. Ferroelectric [...]

Fabrication of Differential Amplifiers Using Inkjet Printing and Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Sarvestani R.K., Wright B., Triyasakorn K., Utah Valley University, US

Fabrication of Differential Amplifiers Using Inkjet Printing and Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Inkjet printing is a non-contact method in which small droplets of conductive material such as silver nanoparticle ink or functional material are deposited [...]

Analytical Modeling of Microfluidic Cantilever Sensor with Evaporating Ethanol

Marepalli L.K., Sukhotskiy V., K. Reddy I.V.A., Verma A., Furlani E.P., University at Buffalo, US

Resonating microcantilevers are widely used for myriad biochemical sensing applications. Small samples can be characterized for their physical [1], chemical [2], and thermal [3] properties. An example of such a sensor is shown in Fig. [...]

Numerical Simulation of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Tissue Therapy

Sukhotskiy V., Marepalli L.K., Verma A., Fournier J., Gellman G., Bacon W., Furlani E.P., University at Buffalo, US

Applications of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy have grown steadily over the last 50 years, as clinical evidence of effectiveness for various treatments, e.g. pain relief, bone and tissue (wound) healing etc., has emerged [1]. [...]

A novel co-resonantly coupled cantilever sensor platform

Koerner J., University of Utah, US

Dynamic cantilever sensors are used for many different applications, for example in material’s research to study magnetic properties of small particles and thin films, in biology for real-time observation of cell processes and as balances [...]

Scoping Advanced Manufacturing: Implications for Occupational Safety and Health

Pomeroy-Carter C.A., Geraci C.L., Tinkle S.S., IDA, US

The term advanced manufacturing has been used to capture recent technology-enabled changes in manufacturing, incorporating elements such as “the use and coordination of information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking” and the “use of cutting [...]

Improvement in Processing Parameters of 2nd Generation PEEK-like Composites for Advanced Application

Deese S.M., Naval Research Laboratory, US

Improvement in Processing Parameters of 2nd Generation PEEK-like Composites for Advanced Applications Stephen M. Deese,1 Matthew Laskoski2 1 ASEE Post-Doctoral Researcher 2 Acting Section Head, Advanced Materials Section, Code 6127 U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 [...]

Apparent Tissue Modulus for Micro/Nano Pillar Arrays

Rajhi A.A., Coulter J.P., Jedlicka S.S., Lehigh univeristy, US

Polymeric culture platforms with micro/nano topographies have provided a powerful approach to modulate cell to substrate interactions. Cells respond to chemical and mechanical signals from surrounding microenvironments. While chemical signals have been well studied in [...]

Continuous Flow Synthesis, a Platform to Accelerate the Transition of Nanomaterials to Manufacturing

Pupek K., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Although nanoscale materials and structures are common in nature they only recently advanced to industry and are slowly becoming commercialized. There is a lot of exciting research results coming out of research labs in recent [...]