nano – TechConnect Briefs

Memristor Nano Memory Passive Power Device

Christensen G., Hong H., Younes H., Bailey C., Novum Nano, US

A non-volatile memory circuit that has one or more of the following features was created and patented : (a) a logic source, and (b) a semi-conductive device being electrically coupled to the logic source, having [...]

Health and Safety Screening of Advanced Materials: A User Interface for Test Design Selection and Documentation

Kennedy A.J., Brame J., Wood M., Rycroft T., Poda A., Diamond S., Chappell M., Shih W-S, Panchal V., US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, US

The novel properties of advanced materials (AdMs), including nanomaterials (NMs), offer opportunities to improve conventional materials and create new material applications. However, these same properties may place AdMs into a high risk prioritization category within [...]

Quantifying release of nano- and advanced materials

Brame J., Poda A., Alberts E., Jackson C., Kennedy A., US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, US

The same unique properties of Manufactured Nanomaterials (MNs) and Advanced Materials (AMs) that make them desirable for new product applications may also increase their environmental health and safety (EHS) uncertainty , leading to high risk [...]

Hydrothermal synthesis of uniform porous carbon nanospheres and their gas storage capacity

Lee M.K., Nam S.W., Han J.S., Kang S., Seoul National University, KR

Highly porous nano carbon materials have been widely developed due to their advanced physical characteristics such as morphology, light weight, but more interestingly the possibility of designing the level of porosity as well as the [...]

Role of Hard Segment Induced Nanosized Domain on Dilute Solution Properties of Ether Based Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Lem K.W., Lee D.S., Haw J.R., Song G.S., Curran S., Sund S., Iqbal Z., Brumlik C., Konkuk University, KR

Many useful polyurethane components, such as films, are prepared from solution, in the form of dispersion, emulsion, or suspension. The ultimate properties of such films depend on the effect of nano scaled structures in the [...]

Role of Hard Segment Induced Nanosized Domain on Concentrated Solutions and Bulk Properties

Lem K.W., Lee D.S., Haw J.R., Song G.S., Curran S., Sund S., Iqbal Z., Brumlik C., Konkuk University, KR

When a film is cast from solution, the volume fraction of polymer in the film increases with increasing drying temperature and/or time. Its viscoelastic behavior transitions from more viscous (where G” > G’) in dilution [...]

Maintaining a Stable Engineered Nanomaterials Process through Material Characterization during the Nano Product Life Cycle

Salamon A.W., PerkinElmer Corporation, US

Nanomaterial synthesis, end-product formulation, and nanomaterials’ wide range of applications are outpacing regulations and standard methods. No matter what your nano-end-product application may be, from food to pharmaceuticals to petrochemicals, there are seven key characteristics [...]

Nanospring™ Enhanced Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Increased Sensitivity and Early Detection

Beaux M.F., Cantrell T., Prakash T., Corti G., McIlroy D.N., Norton M.G., GoNano Technologies, Inc., US

GoNano Technologies NanospringTM material is proposed as an enhancement of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to increase detection sensitivity. The high surface area and hydroxyl rich surface chemistry provides greater attachment capability and decreased functional surface [...]

Novel Metal Oxide Deposition Method to Fabricate Nanostructures

Mansouri M.R., Mansouri R., Sandooghchian M., Mansouri M.R., Mansouri R., Kerman Semiconductor Company and university of Payem -e- Noor, IR

by this project deposition of metal oxide like SnO2 was deposited on Si wafer by applying novel developed method and then ZnO pudgy nanopillars were fabricated on the very deposited layer. this new developed approach [...]

Super-hydrophobic and/or Super-hydrophilic Surfaces Made by Plasma Process

Chen L., Henein G., Liddle J.A., National Institute of Standards and Technology, US

Superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces are generally made by modifying the surface with chemistry and introducing roughness or patterns on surfaces. The processes are generally complex and time-consuming. In this paper, we introduce a simple and [...]