Yang H. – TechConnect Briefs

Research and Application of Polymeric Gel Dam Technology to Control Water Channeling in Horizontal Wells of Tight Fractured Sandstone Reservoir

Yang H., Wei K., Qiu X., Zhou C.C., University of Wyoming, US

To address the challenge of water channeling in water flooding of Honghe oilfield, a tight fractured sandstone reservoir characterized by extensive fractures, experimental study on polymeric gel and field trial of constructing a polymeric gel [...]

Micro magnetic driven bidirectional turbine used in urban water mains for hydropower generation

Yang H., Du J., Shen Z., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

Data collection along water supply pipelines in an urban environment is of vital importance for urban water supply as it can provide timely detection and early warning of water leakage and other information. However, any [...]

Applications of Enzymatic Saccharification Residues as a Fully Biobased Adhesive

Hafez I.H., Yang H., Tze W.T.Y., University of Minnesota, US

When woody biomass is enzymatically treated to release from its polysaccharide components fermentable sugars for bio-alcohols and other chemicals production, it typically leaves behind in the waste stream solid residues that are rich in lignin. [...]

Applications of Enzymatic Saccharification Residues as a Fully Biobased Adhesive

Hafez I.H., Yang H., Tze W.T.Y., University of Minnesota, US

When woody biomass is enzymatically treated to release from its polysaccharide components fermentable sugars for bio-alcohols and other chemicals production, it typically leaves behind in the waste stream solid residues that are rich in lignin. [...]

Polarization insensitive and wide-angle plasmonically induced transparency by planar metamaterial

Chen S., Cheng H., Duan X., Yang H., Cheng H., Li J., Liu W., Liu W., Gu C., Tian J., Nankai University, CN

We present the design, characterization and experimental demonstration of a polarization insensitive and wide-angle plasmonically induced transparency (PIT) planar metamaterial (MM) in the near infrared regime. A four-level plasmonic model is proposed to explain and [...]

Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold for Controll Drug Delivery

Leung V., Hartwell R., Faure E., Yang H., Ghahary A., Ko F., University of British Columbia, CA

This study aims to design methods for controlling drug release from polymer nanofibres, and use these methods as a guide for designing nanofibre wound dressings with customizable release profile for a range of drugs. The [...]

Print Transferrable Large-Area Broadband Membrane Reflectors by Laser Interference Lithography

Seo J.-H., Park J., Zhao D., Yang H., Zhou W., Ju B.K., Ma Z., University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

Large-area broadband reflectors based on photonic crystals can enable a number of optoelectronic and photonics devices. To create nano patterns, nanoimprinting, electron-beam lithography and focused ion beam patterning techniques are commonly used. However, these methods [...]

Enhancement of Photocatalytic Cancer Cell-Killing Activity by Using Ag@TiO2 Core-Shell Composite Nanoclusters

Abdulla-Al-Mamun M., Yang H., Kusumoto Y., Kagoshima University, JP

The photocatalytic cancer cell-killing activities of the Ag@TiO2 core-shell composite colloidal nanoclusters have been investigated on HeLa cells killing under the UV-visible light irradiation. The Ag metal core-TiO2 shell (Ag@TiO2) composite nanocluster photocatalyst with uniform [...]

Optimization of Phage-Based Magnetoelastic Biosensor Performance

Huang S., Yang H., Johnson M., Wan J., Chen I., Petrenko V.A., Chin B.A., Auburn University, US

A magnetoelastic (ME) platform coated with a bio-molecular recognition element (bacteriophage) for selective and specific recognition of Bacillus anthracis spores is described. ME materials have a mass-sensitive, characteristic, resonant frequency. In response to the binding [...]

Optimization of Phage-Based Magnetoelastic Biosensor Performance

Huang S., Yang H., Johnson M., Wan J., Chen I., Petrenko V.A., Chin B.A., Auburn University, US

A magnetoelastic (ME) platform coated with a bio-molecular recognition element (bacteriophage) for selective and specific recognition of Bacillus anthracis spores is described. ME materials have a mass-sensitive, characteristic, resonant frequency. In response to the binding [...]