New Jersey Institute of Technology

Point-of-Care (POC) Micro Biochip for Cancer Diagnostics

Nunna B.B., Lee E-S, New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

American cancer society stated that a total of 1,685,210 new cancer diagnosed cases out of which 595,690 deaths from cancer are expected to be reported in the United States of America in 2016. Unfortunately Cancer [...]

Continuous Production of Polymer Coated Drug Crystals, Particles and Nanoparticles by Hollow Fiber Membrane-based Cooling Crystallization and Anti-solvent Crystallization

Sirkar K., Chen D., Singh D., Jin C., Pfeffer R., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

Polymeric coating can provide protection for fragile drugs from hydrolysis and degradation. With an appropriate polymer coating, nanoparticles are known to traverse the physiological human mucous barrier. Such coatings are also integral to controlled drug [...]

Carbon Nanotube Immobilized Membranes for Next Generation Desalination

Roy S., Bhadra M., Mitra S., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

The objective of this project is to utilize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to create breakthrough membrane properties for the generation of pure water via membrane distillation (MD). This fundamentally new approach will reduce the cost and [...]

Using Magnetic Impact Coating Technique to Prepare Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites

Narh K.A., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

The combination of high aspect ratio, small size, very low density, and more importantly, excellent physical properties, such as extremely high mechanical strength and stiffness, high electrical and thermal conductivity, make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) perfect [...]

Water Splitting for H2 Production using Visible-light-responsive Photocatalysts

Huang J., Zhang G., Zhang W., Zhang G., Zhang W., Wang P., Minakata D., Chen Y., Crittenden J., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

Hydrogen (H2) production using visible-light photocatalysis for water splitting has attracted considerable attention owing to the growing demand for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources. This presentation will demonstrate our previous study on H2 production [...]

Water Splitting for H2 Production using Visible-light-responsive Photocatalysts

Huang J., Zhang G., Zhang W., Zhang G., Zhang W., Wang P., Minakata D., Chen Y., Crittenden J., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

Hydrogen (H2) production using visible-light photocatalysis for water splitting has attracted considerable attention owing to the growing demand for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources. This presentation will demonstrate our previous study on H2 production [...]

Properties of Linear Low Density Polyethylene Reinforced with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Cryogenic Ball-Milling

Narh K.A., Terife G., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

The combination of high aspect ratio, small size, very low density, and more importantly, excellent physical properties, such as extremely high mechanical strength and stiffness, high electrical and thermal conductivity, make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) perfect [...]

Properties of Linear Low Density Polyethylene Reinforced with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Cryogenic Ball-Milling

Narh K.A., Terife G., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

The combination of high aspect ratio, small size, very low density, and more importantly, excellent physical properties, such as extremely high mechanical strength and stiffness, high electrical and thermal conductivity, make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) perfect [...]

Characterization of Carbon Nanotube-reinforced Polyethylene Nanocomposite Produced by Cryogenic Ball-milling Process

Terife G., Narh K.A., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

The morphology of polymer nanocomposite, and the degree of dispersion of the MWCNTs were studied using SEM and light transmission microscopy. Both MWCNT ropes and aggregates were observed; also wetting of the nanotubes by the [...]

High Strength Metal-Carbon Nanotube Composites

Goyal A., Wiegand D.A., Owens F.J., Iqbal Z., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

Carbon nanotubes have been extensively investigated for developing polymer matrix nanocomposites and a number of such nanocomposites are already being used in various applications [1, 2]. Metallic composites, particularly those of aluminum, containing carbon nanotubes [...]