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TiO2/CNT coaxial composite array with visible-light absorption

Chang C-C, Chen C.C., National Chung Cheng University, TW

TiO2, CNT, coaxial composite array, visible-light absorption

Carbon Nanotubes as Machine Elements – A Critical Assessment

Rao P.V.M., Singh M., Jain V., IIT Delhi, IN

Gears, Bearings, Springs, Beams etc. are some of the commonly used machine elements used build machines and mechanical systems. Carbon nanotube can be used as these machine tool elements when building nano-machines or nanomechanical systems [...]

Single wall Carbon Nanotube Optical Actuators: Towards Optical Artificial Muscles

Lu S., Panchapakesan B., University of Delaware, US

The direct conversion of electrical energy to mechanical energy has been realized by various types of actuation technologies. But the direct conversion of optical energy to mechanical energy is rarely touched to date. Here we [...]

Multi-Scale Modeling of Processing of Carbon Nanotubes

Choi H.S., Kim J., Kim K.H., Hong K-H, Kim J., Kim K.H., Lee H.S., Shin J-K, Vasenkov A.V., Fedoseyev A.I., Kolobov V., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, KR

The current rapid development of nanotechnology has created a significant interest to predict the behavior of materials from the atomic to the engineering scales. However, it was found that such prediction is a very challenging [...]

The Role of Different Parameters in the Properties of Carbon Nanotube Polymer Nanocomposites

Velasco-Santos C., Castaño V.M., CFATA-UNAM /ITQ, MX

This work presents diverse results which depend on different parameters that play an important role in the distribution, interaction and synergetic effect in composites developed with the incorporation of multiwalled nanotubes in different polymeric matrix. [...]

Platinum Nanowire Actuator: Metallic Artificial Muscles

Lu S., Sivakumar K., Panchapakesan B., University of Delaware, US

In this paper, we have fabricated platinum nanowires by using carbon nanotube as templates and have shown its applications for nanoactuation using electro-chemical actuation techniques.The strain response of the nanowire is measured and a total [...]

Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Platforms for the Design of Biosensors

Mendoza E., Borowiak-Palen E., Sharpe K., de Silva S.G.M., Mureau N., Silva S.R.P, University of Surrey, UK

Carbon Nanotubes have unique properties such as chemical stability, good mechanical properties and high surface area that makes them ideal for the design of sensors. In this study, we present the use of Carbon Nanotube [...]

Guided Neurite Growth on Patterned Carbon Nanotubes

Zhang X., Prasad S., Niyogi S., Ozkan C.S., Ozkan M., Ozkan C.S., Ozkan M., University of California Riverside, US

Nanomaterials substrates are suitable for functioning as cell scaffolds. Promotion of axonal growth and support for long distance regeneration are the two requirements in the various experimental strategies for spinal cord repair. Organic systems’ performance [...]

DNA/RNA Purified Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Self-Assembled Networks

Jeynes J.C.G., Mendoza E., Chow D., McFadden J., Silva S.R.P, University of Surrey, UK

Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) have attracted a huge interest in the research community to their extraordinary properties. However, the production methods, specially in the case of single walled CNT (SWNCT), also create a high number of [...]

Electrocatalysis at a Thin Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube Film Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Fei J., Sun Y., Hu S., Gao Z., Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, SG

Sensitive and selective ascorbic acid biosensors were developed for the determination of ascorbic acid (AA) based on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) coated with a thin multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWNT) film. The MWNT film showed excellent [...]