University of Cincinnati – TechConnect Briefs

Hot spots active-cooling micro-channel heat sink device, using electro-osmotic flow

Al-Rjoub M.F., Roy A.K., Ganguli S., Banerjee R.K., University of Cincinnati, US

In this pilot study a micro-scale heat exchanger/ spreader was designed and tested. This device is dedicated for the thermal management of microchip hot spots. The basic design consisted of an array of microchannels etched [...]

Self Aligned Multi-Layer Nano-Gap Electrodes for Fluidic and Magnetic Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes

Shim J.S., Yun Y.H., Schulz M.J., Ahn C.H., University of Cincinnati, US

A self aligned nano-scale gap was fabricated using conventional optical lithography, and applied for the assembly of a carbon nanotube (CNT). The new technique enables the formation of a sub-micron gap between self-aligned electrodes with [...]

In vivo imaging by luminescent carbon nanotubes

Shi D., Guo Y., Dong Z., Lian J., Wang W., Liu G., Ewing R., University of Cincinnati, US

There is currently an increasing need for early detection of cancer before anatomic anomalies are visible. A major challenge in cancer diagnosis is to be able to locally biomark the cancer cells in clinical pathology [...]

Fabrication of Nanochannels with Microfluidic Interface using PDMS Casting on Si/Ti Nanomold

Rust M.J., Subramaniam S., Ahn C.H., University of Cincinnati, US

In this abstract, the fabrication of nanochannels using poly (dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) casting on Si/Ti mold is proposed and results are presented. This work can possibly enable the mass-production of low cost nanochannels to study basic [...]

A Multiscale Meshfree Method for the Mechanical Analysis of Low Dimensional Nanostructures

Qian D., Liu W.K., University of Cincinnati, US

A new multiscale meshfree approach for the mechanical analysis of low dimensional nanostructures is proposed, with the objective that both computational efficiency and accuracy can be achieved for systems involving large number of atoms or [...]