Sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Modification of rubber surface with hydrogenated diamond-like carbon thin films
Thin films of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) have been deposited on hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) for reduction of friction and enhancement of wear resistance of dynamic rubber seals, by sputtering graphite targets in C2H2/Ar [...]
Oxylink™: Improved resistance for water borne coatings
The overall market share of environmentally friendly water borne coatings is small compared to solvent borne alternatives. Today, they are used in a wide selection of market segments, such as wood and furniture, but also [...]
Nanoscale UV-absorber for sustainable paint and coating applications
Innovative nanomaterials are finding their way into paints, coatings, and plastics applications. Beside improving or modifying the mechanical polymer properties, giving higher scratch resistance for example, nanoscale materials like CeO2 are applied to improve UV [...]
The Next Generation of Proteomic Nanochips for Biomarker Discovery
Hu Y., Tasciotti E., Bouamrani A., Liu X., Li L., Liu X., Ferrari M., The University of Texas at Austin, US
In this study, the nanoporous silica thin films (NSTF) were chosen for the reproducible fractionation and selective binding of the serum-based low molecular weight proteome (LMWP). It has been recognized that the collection of LMWP [...]
Analysis of the Liquid Mediated Friction during Alignment in NIL Process
When Nano-Imprint Lithography (NIL) process is adopted in the large area applications like display, the stiction phenomenon which is the adhesion or in-plane friction between mold and substrate to disturb fine alignment process can be [...]
Cobalt doped ZnO prepared by electrochemistry: chemistry, morphology, and magnetism
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 [...]
Temperature and Stress Controlled Surface Manipulation in NiAl Nano-Layers
Quantum dot arrays with precisely controlled positions and sizes are desirable for making templates for micro-and nano-electronic devices. Numerous experimental works have shown that unguided self-assembled growth of quantum dots usually fails to realize perfectly [...]
Wicking Study of Nanostructured Titania Surfaces for Flat Heat Pipes
Ding C., Bogorzi P., Sigurdson M., Soni G., Meinhart C., MacDonald N.C., university of california, santa barbara, US
We report a wicking material based on nanostructured TiO2 (NST) for the application of flat heat pipes. This wicking material is formed by oxidizing Ti pillar structures in H2O2 solution. The NST surfaces shows nano-scale [...]
Functional Polymer Micro- and Nanostructures by Nanoimprint
We present here the patterning of polymer micro- and nanostructures by nanoimprint technique. Since its inception, nanoimprint has gained huge interest as a high-resolution and low-cost lithography technique for microelectronic fabrication. We demonstrate that nanoimprint [...]