Nanoparticle Synthesis & Applications

Development and Characterization of Commercial Boron Nitride Nanotube Product Forms

Jakubinek M.B., Martinez-Rubi Y., Kim K.S., Jakubek Z.J., Homenick C.M., Zou S., Klug D., Ashrafi B., Guan J., Walker S., Daroszewska M., Kingston C.T., Simard B., National Research Council Canada, CA

Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are structurally analogous to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and possess equally impressive mechanical properties along with a different set of multifunctional properties including higher thermal stability than CNTs, wide band gap, electrical [...]

Pore Size and its Effect on Molybdenum Retention in Mesoporous Alumina

Hepburn R., Tsubota S., Fujimi Corporation, US

Mesoporous alumina is used as the adsorbent for retaining Molybdenum-99 in the Molybdenum/Technetium generators used for medical imaging. Highly enriched uranium (HEU) has been historically used to create radioactive molybdenum for this purpose. However, in [...]

Effect of Ambient Pressure and Wire Parameters on Nanoparticle Characteristics during Microsecond Explosion of Aluminum Wire

Bai J., Shi Z., Wu Z., Jia S., Xi'an Jiaotong University, CN

Al nanoparticles have important applications in various fields, e.g., solid rocket propellant, explosives [1], electronics [2], detection of biomolecules [3], and enhancement of the properties of various nanocomposites [4-6], etc. Among various synthesis methods of [...]

Modeling and simulation of nanoparticle production in an aerosol flame reactor

Buddhiraju V.S., Nadimpalli N.K.V., Runkana V., TCS Research, Tata Research Development and Design Centre, A division of Tata Consultancy Services, IN

Aerosol flame synthesis is one of the commonly used methods for producing nanoparticles on a large scale. Large volumes of ultra-fine materials such as titania, silica, carbon black and zinc oxide etc. are produced in [...]

Emerging Trends Based on Calix Protected Metal Nanoparticles

Jain V.K., Gujarat University, IN

Nanoparticles are of extreme interest because of the new properties (such as chemical reactivity and optical behavior) they exhibit compared with larger particles. These new properties are again taken to a better level when they [...]

Aluminum Nanocomposite Materials for Propellant Applications

Chung S.W., Buckner S.W., Jelliss P.A., Place G.J., Laktas J.M., nanoMetallix, US

Aluminum has high applicability in terms of energy release with one of the highest combustion enthalpies of all reactive metals. Thus, the use of aluminum complexes and nanomaterials has been widely researched to develop fuel [...]

Controlling the Active Center of Gold Nanoreactors by Mediating the Metal-Polymer Interaction

Shah V., Malardier-Jugroot C., Jugroot M., Malardier-Jugroot C., Royal Military College of Canada, CA

Nanomaterials have gained large interest from the scientific community due to the fact that materials at nanoscale exhibit unique electronic, magnetic and optical properties when compared to the bulk. The main advantage associated with nanostructures [...]

Novel Materials for the Desensitizing and Remineralizing Dentifrices

Sereda G., Rashwan K., Karels B., Fritza A., University of South Dakota, US

Modification of the titania surface with organic and inorganic groups can significantly improve the practical potential of this material as a component of toothpastes. Functionalization of titania and silica nanoparticles improves their adhesion to human [...]

Synthesis and characterization of magneto-fluorescent nanoparticles with excited-state intramolecular proton transfer

Oliveira E.M.N., Coelho F.L., Campo L.F., Zanini M.L., Papaléo R.M., Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, BR

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) coated with different shells are hybrid materials that can be used in biomedical imaging, due its excellent biocompatibility and biodistribution in tissue. Different dyes have been attached to the nanoparticles [...]