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Ferromagnetic Gd5Si4 Nanoparticles for Medical Applications

Forney C., Iowa State University, US

The Gd5(SixGe1-x)4 system has been widely studied in the bulk form, but synthesis of nanoparticles of the material have never been reported. Iowa State University researchers have developed a process to fabricate ferromagnetic submicrometer Gd5Si4 [...]

Biorenewable Production Pathway for Nylon and PET

Forney C., Iowa State University, US

Advances in biological engineering over the last several decades have increased the production of naturally (and some non-naturally) occurring molecules from biomass. However, it is evident that despite these gains, relying solely on biological methods [...]

Nano-diamond Coatings on Aluminum 319 for Improved Tribological Properties

Blum R., Kalyanasundaram D., Nair R., Molian P., Iowa State University, US

Laser-induced phase transition and sintering of nano-diamond powders (4-8nm) was used to produce a thick (10-50um) strongly adherent nano-diamond/diamond-like carbon (nD-DLC) coatings on aluminum alloy 319. A transition to diamond-like carbon produced a Vickers hardness [...]

Numerical Capacitance Calculation for Mems Pressure Sensor by Method of Moments

Li P., Weber R.J., Iowa State University, US

MEMS-based capacitive pressure sensors have been widely used in many engineering applications. The design of a MEMS capacitance pressure sensor presents a number of challenges, one of which is the calculation of sensor capacitance and [...]

Integrated Microfluidic Device with an Electroplated Palladium Decoupler for Electrochemical Detection of the 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) DNA Adduct

Dawoud A.A., Kawaguchi T., Jankowiak R., Iowa State University, US

More sensitive and reliable microfluidic devices are needed for the detection of the 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) DNA adduct, one of the most frequently used biomarkers reporting on oxidative stress. Therefore, we have developed a capillary electrophoresis [...]

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Ferromagnetic Gd5Si4 Nanoparticles for Medical Applications

Biorenewable Production Pathway for Nylon and PET

Nano-diamond Coatings on Aluminum 319 for Improved Tribological Properties

Numerical Capacitance Calculation for Mems Pressure Sensor by Method of Moments

Integrated Microfluidic Device with an Electroplated Palladium Decoupler for Electrochemical Detection of the 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) DNA Adduct

Virtual Probe Microscope

Thermal Noise Response Based Static Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy

An Ultra-Fast Scheme for Sample-Detection in Dynamic-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy

RF Measurement Techniques for Micro-Cantilever Characterization and Application

Modeling and Simulation of a Permanent Magnet Array in Elliptical Configurations