Sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Effects of Ca doping on Grain and Grain Boundary Properties of ZnO-Zn2BiVO6-Co3O4 Ceramics using Dielectric Functions for Surge Arrestor
Hong Y.W., Ha M.J., Paik J.H., Cho J-H., Jeong Y.H., Yun J.S., Park W.I., Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology, KR
Polycrystalline ZnO has been applied to various electrical and optical applications such as gas sensors, piezoelectric transducers, phosphors, transparent conducting films, and varistors. To control the figure of merits of these devices it is essential [...]
Spectroscopic Diagnostics And Material Characterization For Wave Liquefaction™ Processing Of Carbon Materials For The Production Of Value-Added Chemicals And Feedstocks
1. Optical Diagnostics for Advanced CTL and and GTL Processes H Quest Vanguard is developing broad-spectrum microwave plasma processes targeting conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks such as coal and natural gas to value-added materials, chemicals and [...]
The developments of a Helium Acoustic Levitation Environment for time resolved XFEL experiments
Dye E.R., Morris R.H., Newton M.I., Axford D., Aller P., Orville A.M., Docker P.T., Nottingham Trent University, UK
The study of proteins using X-ray diffraction either with synchrotrons or X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELS) has become ubiquitous. Of growing interest within the protein crystallographer community is the study of proteins as they interact [...]
Magnetometry Measurements of Nanomagnetic Materials
Magnetometers are used to characterize magnetic material properties. Magnetometry techniques can be broadly classified into two categories: inductive and force-based. The two most commonly used inductive techniques are vibrating sample (VSM) and superconducting quantum interference [...]
Acid Electrolytes Effect on In-Situ Growth and Morphology of Polymer Nanowires in Microelectrode Devices
Conductive polymer (CP)-based nanostructured materials in thin films and nanowires have been utilized in numerous chemical sensor and biosensor applications.(1) Their beneficial attributes include: lightweight, large surface area, adjustable transport properties, chemical specificity, low cost, [...]
Surface Modification and Characterization of Polylactic Acid (PLA) 3D printed structures for Cell culture applications.
The main aim of this research is to understand the surface modification effects and improve the surface properties of 3D printed scaffolds that would be biocompatible and support the growth and proliferation of cells. Polylactic [...]
Nano-JKR Method Eliminates Adhesion Errors in Nanoindentation of Compliant Polymers and Hydrogels
Although nanoindentation (or instrumented indentation) was originally developed for characterization of hard, stiff materials such as metals and silicon, this tool has recently seen increased use with compliant polymers and hydrogels. One challenge associated with [...]
Abrasive scanning with AFM on biocompatible polymers: measuring dry vs. swollen film thickness and probing properties
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is well-known as a tool for imaging surface topography down to subnanometer scales on all forms of matter, utilizing a scanning stylus (“tip”). The method is applicable to biomolecules adsorbed to [...]
Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites with Thermal Analysis and Spectrum techniques
Mena Navarro M.E., Estrada Guerrero R.F., Torres González L.A., Tinajero R., Palafox L., Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mexico, MX
Polymer nanocomposites have attracted attention in materials science because they exhibit different properties from those of their counterpart polymer microcomposites. An important characteristic is the size of nanoparticles, their effects increase because of their scattering [...]