Zhou J. – TechConnect Briefs

Process Development and Pilot Demonstration of Cabon Capture Coupled Co-Production of Calcium Carbonate and Ammonium Sulfate

Zhu J., Xia S., Li J., Gong Y., Zhou J., Sichuan University, CN

Summary Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was affirmed to be a major component of a cost-effective portfolio of emission reduction strategies, by 2030 and beyond. However, there are still no full-scale applications on a commercial [...]

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel ZnO-Whey Protein Nanocomposite at Low Temperature

Shi L., Zhou J., Gunasekaran S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

The incorporation of nanocrystalline ZnO into whey protein to form nanocomposite will possess the unique functionalities and potential applications in material science and food sciences. Herein we synthesized nanocrystalline ZnO particles coated with whey protein [...]

Computational and experimental studies of non-metal-terminated surfaces of anatase and rutile TiO2

Yang H.G., Sun C.H., Qiao S.Z., Zhou J., Smith S.C., Cheng H.M., Lu G.Q., University of Queensland, AU

The structures and free energies ( ) of low index surfaces of anatase and rutile TiO2 terminated by nonmetals (H, B, C, N, O, F, Si, P, S, Cl, Br, and I) have been studied [...]

Functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with _-lactalbumin and _-lactoglobulin

Zhou J., Yang Q., Pan X., Gunasekaran S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

The immobilization of proteins on carbon nanotubes is attracting much attention because the resultant hybrid nanomaterials are potentially useful as biomolecular nanosensors [1]. -lactalbumin and -lactoglobulin are the major proteins in whey, the by-products of [...]

The Use of Ligand Conjugated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPION) for Early Detection of Metastases

Leuschner C., Kumar C., Urbina M.O., Zhou J., Soboyejo W., Hansel W., Hormes F., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, US

Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in women; more than 75 % of patients die from skeletal metastases. The accurate diagnosis of metastatic disease is therefore crucial for treatment and survival. [...]

MEMS for Drug Screening Applications

Zhou J., Zurn S., Markus D., Mantell S.C., Polla D., Smith G., University of Minnesota, US

MEMs offer a quick, low cost method for screening new drugs. In this MEMs application, microbeams were designed such that an affinity between the beam surface (coated with a biomolecule) and a second biomolecule (simulating [...]