plastic – TechConnect Briefs

Nanogold and Nanosilver Plastics

Pobedinsky M., Johnston J., Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

We present the innovative development of new plastic materials functionalised by nanogold and nanosilver entities which exhibit anti-microbial and catalytic effects for applications such as air and water filters, membranes, protective textiles, wound dressings and [...]

A Comparison of the Behavioral Characteristics of Miniature Gas Flow Sensors

Cousseau P., Dubochet O., Lerch Ph., Renaud Ph., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH

This paper presents a comparison of three different designs for a miniature gas flow sensor operating on the thermal transfer principle, the standard silicon nitride membrane device and two plastic designs. The goal of this [...]