Milani P. – TechConnect Briefs

Immobilization of TiO2 nanopowders in multilayer fluorinated coatings for highly efficient clear and turbid wastewater remediation

Diamanti M.V., Bettini L.G., Milani P., Sansotera M., Persico F., Navarrini W., Pedeferri M.P., Politecnico di Milano, IT

The use of nanosized photocatalytic TiO2 in suspension or slurry type reactors is well reported. However, the industrial feasibility of such systems is limited, on account of the low quantum efficiency reported for slurry processes [...]

Cluster-assembled carbon thin films and nanocomposites for electrochemical energy storage

Bettini L.G., Milani P., Piseri P., University of Milano, IT

Power generation and storage for microelectromechanical systems, miniaturized biomedical devices, sensors and integrated on-chip components, can significantly benefit from the fabrication and integration of planar thin film supercapacitors. Supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) of nanostructured [...]

Gas Sensor Arrays by Supersonic Cluster Beam Deposition

Barborini E., Leccardi M., Bertolini G., Rorato O., Franchi M., Bandiera D., Gatelli M., Wegner K., Raso A., Garibbo A., Ducati C., Piseri P., Milani P., Tethis S.r.l., IT

Supersonic cluster beam deposition was employed to produce nanostructured thin films of transition metal oxides to be used as gas sensors. The cluster beam was generated by a pulsed microplasma cluster source equipped with aerodynamic [...]

Batch Fabrication of Nanostructured Heterogeneous Microarrays for Chemical Sensing

Barborini E., Leccardi M., Bertolini G., Rorato O., Repetto P., Bandiera D., Gatelli M., Raso A., Garibbo A., Seminara L., Ducati C., Milani P., Tethis srl, IT

Deposition of nanoparticles from the gas phase is becoming an enabling technology for batch production of nanostructured devices. Supersonic clusters beam deposition (SCBD) has been shown as a viable route for the production of nanostructured [...]

Cluster assembled nanostructured TiO2 film mediates efficient and safe retroviral gene transduction in primary adult human melanocytes for ex-vivo gene therapy

Carbone R., Marangi I., Zanardi A., Lanfrancone L., Minucci S., Pelicci P.G., Giorgetti L., Clerici E., Bongiorno G., Piseri P., Milani P., European Institute of Oncology, IT

Primary human melanocytes represent the precursor cells to melanoma and also specific targets of inherited and acquired pigmentation disorders (1,3). The possibility to genetically manipulate these cells for biological studies or therapy has not been [...]

Gas Sensor Arrays by Supersonic Cluster Beam Deposition

Barborini E., Leccardi M., Bertolini G., Rorato O., Franchi M., Bandiera D., Gatelli M., Wegner K., Raso A., Garibbo A., Ducati C., Piseri P., Milani P., Tethis S.r.l., IT

Supersonic cluster beam deposition was employed to produce nanostructured thin films of transition metal oxides to be used as gas sensors. The cluster beam was generated by a pulsed microplasma cluster source equipped with aerodynamic [...]

Integrated Gas-Phase Manufacturing of Nanostructured Particulate Films

Wegner K., Piseri P., Bongiorno G., Vinati S., Pratsinis S.E., Milani P., Tethis S.r.l., IT

An integrated process for controlled one-step production of nanostructured particulate thin films is presented, combining gas-phase nanoparticle synthesis, aerodynamic particle manipulation, size selection and deposition. Such films find industrial application for instance in fuel cells, [...]

Batch Fabrication of Microsensor Arrays by TiO2 Nanoparticle Beam Deposition

Milani P., Barborini E., Piseri P., Iannotta S., Siciliano P., Universita' di Milano, IT

Here we present the production and characterization of chemical microsensors based on nanostructured TiO2 deposited on microfabricated platforms. Aerodinamically filtered supersonic cluster beam deposition allows to control the nanoparticle size and to deposit in batch [...]