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Protein can act as unique template to assemble gold nanoparticles in a linear fashion

Bhattacharya R., Patra C.R., Wang S., Lu L., Yaszemski M.J., Mukhopadhyay D., Mukherjee P., Mayo Clinic, US

Nanoparticles of metals possess unique chemical, electronic, optical and magnetic properties from their bulk counterpart because of the quantum size effects. The spatial orientation and arrangement of nanoparticles is important in the realization of technologically [...]

Bio-assembly of Nanoparticles for Device Applications

Singh K.V., Alim K., Wang X., Balandin A., Ozkan C.S., Ozkan M., Ozkan C.S., Ozkan M., UC-Riverside, US

Due to limitations of current lithographic methods, for future electronic device fabrication especially below 10 nm various methods are currently being investigated. To this end, in my research group, we assemble nanometer size particles with [...]

Amelogenin Nanospheres Supra-Molecular Assembly and the Preferential Orientation of Apatite Crystals

Moradian-Oldak J., Du C., Falini G., University of Southern California, US

Amelogenin self-assembly into nanospheres has been recognized as a key factor in controlling the oriented and elongated growth of carbonated apatite crystals during tooth enamel formation. We investigated the process of amelogenin self-assembly into higher [...]

Modeling Electrothermal Plastic Deformation

Geisberger A., Sarkar N., Ellis M., Skidmore G., Zyvex Corporation, US

Self-assembly of three-dimensional microstructures has been achieved using EPDA (Electrothermal Plastic Deformation Assembly). The EPDA process, in this case, is dependent on gold yielding within a gold and polysilicon bimorph. To plastically deform the bimorph [...]