Advanced Materials & Manufacturing – Page 340

Self Assembly of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles on Diblock Copolymer Thin Film Templates

Adams S.M., Ragan R., University of California Irvine, US

Self-assembly of metallic nanoparticles were investigated for the development of field-enhanced chemical and biological detection devices with the capacity to achieve single-molecule level detection resulting from surface enhanced Raman scattering, associated with closely spaced noble [...]

Tunable Wetting of Titanium and Gold Based Wicking Materials

Ding C., university of california, santa barbara, US

We quantitatively report the experimental super-wetting results of wicking materials fabricated with bulk titanium micromachining, nano-scale surface modification and gold plating techniques. The results show all the four samples are completely wettable with water but [...]

Durable Super-Hydrophobic Nano-Composite Films

Chinn J., Integrated Surface Technologies, US

A new durable super-hydrophobic coating has been invented that protects cell phones and other portable electronic products from water or other liquid damage. The printed circuit boards of these consumer oriented products are placed into [...]

Superhydrophobic coating using metallic nanorods for aerospace applications

Kannarpady G.K., Lefrileux Y., Laurent T., Woo J., Khedir K.R., Ishihara H., Trigwell S., Ryerson C., Biris A.S., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, US

The paper presents a novel technique that combines anodization and glancing angle sputtering deposition to generate nanorods of Aluminum. The nanorod surface coated with a monolayer of a silane exhibited contact angle of 155 degree [...]

Development of Durable Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Self-Cleaning Surfaces in Glass Substrates

Jiang Y.D., White M., Hunt A.T., Kitada M., Fitz T., nGimat Co., US

Superhydrophobic self-cleaning surfaces have wide applications in architectural and automotive windows and solar panels, etc. Many existing hydrophobic coatings either have low transmittance which is not suitable for windows or not as hydrophobic as lotus [...]

NanoZeolites – small particles, small pore, big impact! Porous nanoparticles for environmental applications

Daniell W., Kohl A., Sauer J., NanoScape AG, DE

NanoScape has developed hydrothermal synthesis techniques which allow nanocrystalline, porous aluminosilicates (NanoZeolites) to be manufactured, currently on a 100kg p.a. scale. A range of NanoZeolites are available with pore sizes ranging from 3A to 100A. [...]

Fabrication of superhydrophobic nanostructured films by Physical Vapour Deposition

Yoldi M., García J.A., Rodríguez R.J., Rico M., AIN, ES

This work reports on recent advances in the deposition of non-wettable coatings with high water contact angles (WCAs). We propose a simple and easily-controlled method for fabricating different types of nanoestructured films with hydrophobic properties [...]

A Generalised Approach for the Surface Engineering of Nanoparticles in Suspension for Highly Efficient Hybrid Capture of Bio-molecules

Sen T., Bruceb I.J., University of Central Lancashire, UK

A generalised method of surface engineering of nanoparticles in suspension has been reported using a novel strategy “Tri-phasic reverse Emulsion” or TPRE. In this method, the surface functionalisation of nanopaticles can be controlled by controlling [...]

Magnetite nanoparticles as moderators of extreme conditions during Bradyrhizobium japanicum growth

Ghalamboran M.R., Ramsden J.J., Cranfield University, UK

The aim of this study was to investigate whether magnetite nanoparticles and pH simultaneously affect Bradyrhizobium growth rate (BGR) in liquid media, with a view to diminishing sensitivity to high pH and, hence, enhancing survival [...]

Preparation and Characterization of BiFeO3 Nanosystems as Visible Light Driven Photo-degradation of Organic Compounds

Hengky C., Dunn S., Singh V., Loh L., Nanyang Polytechnic, SG

The use of renewable or low energy sources for the degradation of organic pollutants has generated broad interest in both scientific research and potential applications in recent years. Research on semiconductor photocatalysis came sharply into [...]