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Batch Sorption of Ciprofloxacin on Kaolinitic Clay and nHematite Composite: Equilibrium and Thermodynamics Studies

Adekola F.A., Adegoke H.I., Abdulsalam I.O., University of Ilorin, NG

Ciprofloxacin is a second generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic of high use. It has a high aqueous solubility and a long environmental half-life. In this study nanoparticles of hematite and hematite-kaolin composite were prepared and characterized using [...]

Study of sodium-chromium-iron-phosphate glass by XRD, IR, Chemical Durability and SEM

Makhkhas Y., Aqdim S., Sayouty E.H., Hassan 2d. University - Casablanca, MA

Chromium iron phosphate glass was investigated for use as waste form because of its improved chemical durability. The introduction of chromium in sodium-iron-phosphate glasses is used to compare its effect with iron in inhibition of [...]

Nanostructured TiO2 and TiO2-Ag antimicrobial thin films

Prasad R.G.S.V., Basavaraju D., Rao K.N., Naveen C.S., Endrino J., Phani A.R., Sri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, IN

Bacterial infection is one of the common clinical problems which can be prevented by coating the surgical instruments or implants with antibacterial properties. The high incidence of infections caused by either fungal or bacteria on [...]

Fabrication of Nano-structures of NiTi Shape Memory Films and Investigations on Size dependence of their Mechanical Properties

Sharma S.K., Mohan S., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IN

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) micro-machining technique has been used to generate various nano-structures on NiTi shape memory alloy films. The fabrication and nano-mechanical investigations of the nano-structures have been included in this paper.

Cobalt doped ZnO prepared by electrochemistry: chemistry, morphology, and magnetism

Enculescu I., Matei E., Vasilache V., Teodorescu C.-M., National Institute of Materials Physics, RO

Pure and cobalt-doped ZnO films were electrodeposited from zinc and cobalt nitrate aqueous solutions on platinum substrates and investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE). X-ray photoelectron [...]

Raman study and DFT calculations of amino acids

Sonois V., Estève A., Zwick A., Faller P., Bacsa W., CEMES CNRS Univ Toulouse, FR

Previously we reported intense and narrow vibrational Raman bands of the amino acid histidine grown from droplets of aqueous histidine on silica (Sonois et al., 2007, Chem. Phys. Lett., 439, 360-363). In the present communication [...]

Nanogaps for fabrication of Molecular Devices

Kabir M.S., Enokson P., Chalmers University of Technology, SE

The development of different alternative technologies to fabricate various types of nanoscale devices based on non-conventional materials such as molecules and clusters are here reported. We had two different approaches to fabricate nangaps though there [...]

Growth of Carbon Nano-Structures in Ceramic Materials

Kufazvinei C., Leahy R.W., Lipson S.M., Blau W.J., Dillon F.C., Spalding T.R., Morris M.A., Holmes J.D., Allan G., Patterson J., Trinity College Dublin, IE

The investigation aims at growing carbon nanotubes of controlled diameter from inside pores of ceramic materials. The resulting carbon nanotubes will then be used in electrons as thermally conductive substrates in die mountings.