applications – TechConnect Briefs

Facts and Myths about Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF): What to Expect and What to Not

Tajvidi M., University of Maine, US

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are perhaps the only type of cellulose nanomaterials that have the potential for both large volume production and large volume applications in near future. Much research has been conducted on the production, [...]

High-consistency enzymatic fibrillation (HefCel) – a cost-efficient way to produce cellulose nanofibrils (CNF)

Kangas H., Pere J., Qvintus P., VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., FI

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are promising bio-based materials for numerous applications, either as replacement of oil-based materials in existing products, potentially with added functionality, or in generating completely new materials and products. The production of material [...]

Emerging Trends Based on Calix Protected Metal Nanoparticles

Jain V.K., Gujarat University, IN

Nanoparticles are of extreme interest because of the new properties (such as chemical reactivity and optical behavior) they exhibit compared with larger particles. These new properties are again taken to a better level when they [...]

Nanofiltration: High Potential, Highly Misunderstood

Paulson D.J., Water Think Tank, LLC, US

A 40 year membrane technology developer defines the process of nanofiltration, using the too-common misconceptions of what NF is and how it employed to clarify definitional problems and propose solutions. Insight relating to the problems [...]

Nanofiltration: High Potential, Highly Misunderstood

Paulson D.J., Water Think Tank, LLC, US

A 40 year membrane technology developer defines the process of nanofiltration, using the too-common misconceptions of what NF is and how it employed to clarify definitional problems and propose solutions. Insight relating to the problems [...]

Transverse Elastic Modulus of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Superlattice

Wang H., Wang X., Wang H., Wang X., North Dakota State University, US

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and TMV-derived materials have demonstrated their great potential in biomedical applications, where the mechanical property is one of the determining factors for their proper functionalities and structural integrity. Recently, it has [...]

Space Applications for Wireless Sensors

Wilson W.C., Atkinson G.M., NASA Langley Research Center, US

Reducing the weight of spacecraft will reduce both fabrication and launch costs. The elimination of wiring and wiring harnesses reduces the total mass of the vehicle. Wireless sensor technology can reduce the weight and therefore [...]

Catalytic Degradation of Substituted Phenols in Water by Chemically Synthesized Bimetallic Nanoalloys

Nazir R., Mazhar M., Quaid-i-Azam University, PK

Substituted phenols are important industrial products and ubiquitous in aquatic environment. Their environmental toxicity and resistance against biodegradability make them a persistent pollutant and major environmental hazard. The wide spread use of these contaminants have [...]

Silver nanoparticles synthesized on titanium dioxide fine particles

Niño-Martínez N., Martínez-Castañón G.A., González-Hernadez J., Ruiz F., Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, MX

Silver nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution (20 nm mean size) were synthesized over the surface of two different commercial TiO2 particles using a simple aqueous reduction method. The reducing agent used was NaBH4; different [...]

Topography of Nanotech Patents 2007

Rosedale J.H., Rabinowitz A.B., Woodcock Washburn LLP, US

This presentation will provide a current update on the nanotechnology patent landscape comprising well over 6000 issued U.S. patents covering various aspects of nanotechnology. The characteristics and trends of academic-originated versus federal laboratory-originated versus private [...]