University of Illinois at Chicago

Folate-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for Cancer Nanotechnology Applications

Brandenburg K.S., Shakeri-Zadeh A., Mansoori G.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, US

A need exists to target cancer treatments specifically to the tumor site, without damaging healthy tissue. This need can be achieved through the proper application of nanotechnology, namely gold nanoparticles conjugated to Folate. Folate is [...]

PVDF based polymer nanocomposite coatings for large area applications

Tiwari M.K., Bayer I.S., Megaridis C.M., University of Illinois at Chicago, US

A class of polymer nanocomposites consisting of all biocompatible components has been developed for large area coating applications. The coatings are made possible by solution blending of poly (vinylidine fluoride) (PVDF) with polymerized ethyl cyanoacrylate. [...]

Size Effect on Nano-Droplet Spreading on Solid Surface

Sedighi N., Murad S., Aggarwal S., University of Illinois at Chicago, US

In this paper MD simulation has been performed to study the behavior of nano-sized non-polar argon droplets spreading on a solid surface. Three different sizes of the nano-droplet have been examined with the diameters of [...]

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nano-Droplet Wetting on a Solid Surface

Sedighi N., Murad S., Aggarwal S.K., University of Illinois at Chicago, US

An initially spherical liquid droplet is located between two moving parallel surfaces (or walls). The shape of the droplet in contact with the solid surfaces is studied by applying continues pressure to the moving walls. [...]

Fabrication of Silicon Nanowires Using Atomic Layer Deposition

Gopireddy D., Takoudis C.G., Gamota D., Zhang J., Brazis P.W., University of Illinois at Chicago, US

We will present the synthesis of silicon nanowires using Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technique. ALD allows the growth of nanowires in a controlled fashion using the nanoparticles as the seed. The diameter and the length [...]

Labeling and Imaging of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Quantum Dot Bioconjugates during Proliferation and Osteogenic Differentiation in Long Term

Shah B., Clark P.A., Stroscio M., Mao J.J., University of Illinois at Chicago, US

Tissue engineering approaches have the potential to repair damaged bone using a patient’s own mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of long-term labeling of hMSCS with semiconductor [...]

Electronic Properties and Transport in Silicon Nanowires

Batra I.P., Ciani T., Boddupalli D., Soberano L., University of Illinois at Chicago, US

In an integrated silicon nanotechnology environment, it may be desirable to replace metallic inter-connects like Al, with Silicon metallic wires. This motivated us to investigate the electronic and transport properties of quasi one-dimensional (1D) Silicon [...]