Shaffer M. – TechConnect Briefs

Synthesis of one-dimensional titanium dioxide nanostructures

Cottam B., Chyla S., Menzel R., Bismarck A., Shaffer M., Imperial College London, UK

Finely structured titanium dioxide is a technological material of long-standing importance for many applications including pigments and catalysis. There is growing interest in smaller, truly nano-sized titanium dioxide particles with well-defined crystallinity and a range [...]

Adapting carbon nanotubes for fine composite structures

Shaffer M., Verdejo R., Tran M., Menner A., Bismarck A., Imperial College London, UK

Although encouraging results have been obtained for nanotube-filled polymers, significant improvements over conventional fillers have proved elusive. A critical factor is the reliance on CVD-grown material, which is available in large quantity at reasonable purity, [...]