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Rapid Evaluation of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance

Longo G., Alonso-Sarduy L., Pekkanen J., Dietler G., Kasas S., Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne, CH

Antibiotics represent one of mankind’s most important medical inventions, yet antibiotic resistance has emerged as a significant health-care problem due to the extensive use and misuse of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine. Suppressing the [...]

Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Film as Strain Sensors for Structural Vibration Control

Li X., Levy C., Florida International University, US

We have employed pure multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) films as strain sensors for structural vibration control. The MWCNT films were prepared by solution/filtration method and were bonded directly onto aluminum specimens by nonconductive adhesives. Conventional [...]

Reliability of Self-assembled Hydropobic Coatings: Chemical Resistance and Mechanical Durability

Kobrin B., Zhang T., Grimes M.T., Chong K., Nowak R., Chinn J., Applied Microstructures, US

We report on hydrophobic self-assembled monolayers (SAM) with an improved chemical and mechanical stability on both Al and Si substrates. These improvements are obtained using a relatively new molecular vapor deposition method - MVDTM, which [...]