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Photonic Crystals - Overview of Processes, Current Research and Potential Industry Applications

Photonic crystals are optical materials with periodic changes in the dielectric constant on a length scale comparable to optical wavelengths. Dimensional types of photonic crystals, parallelism, periodicity, processing methods, nanofabrication, applications and current research are looked at here.

26 May 2005

Biosensors - Applications and How Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWNTs) are Used in Sensor Production

Biosensors can be used for military purposes or in the field of medical diagnostics. How multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) are used to make to make different types of nanosensors such as electrochemical, gas, biochemical and contaminant sensors is considered here.

From NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative 26 May 2005

DNA Nanoparticles - A New Means for Molecular Medicine in the Nervous System

Quantum dots which are highly luminescent can be used to help scientists monitor and visualise the interactions of multiple proteins or DNA sequences present in cells or tissues. This article offers an overview of quantum dots used in DNA labeling, and the benefits of using them as fluorophores.

From NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative 26 May 2005

Quantum Dots Used in Biomedical Applications - an Overview

Quantum dots which are highly luminescent can be used to help scientists monitor and visualise the interactions of multiple proteins or DNA sequences present in cells or tissues. This article offers an overview of quantum dots used in DNA labeling, and the benefits of using them as fluorophores.

From NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative 26 May 2005

Nanocharacterization Using Scanning Capacitance Microscopes (SCM)

Scanning Capacitance Microscopes (SCM) and Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM) can be used to study Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) structures. This article looks at the fabrication of short and long wavelength Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirrors (SESAM), using quantum dots and quantum wells.

From NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative 26 May 2005

Luminescent Nanocomposites Used in Biological Labeling and Medical Diagnostics - an Overview

Luminiscent polymer nanospheres with incorporated fluorophores have great potential in the field of biological labeling. This article looks at different methods used for labeling and screening biological entities, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of the various techniques.

From NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative 26 May 2005

2D Photonic Optical Cavity - Current Research into Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirrors (SESAM)

Short and long wavelength Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirrors (SESAM) can be made using quantum dots and quantum wells. This article offers an overview of the aims of a research project at then National University of Singapore (NUS), which is studying the fabrication processes for SESAM.

From NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative 26 May 2005

Optical Tweezers: An Introduction

Optical tweezers use light and lasers to manipulate objects as small as a single atom, and are mainly used by biological scientists to study DNA and molecular motors. How optical tweezers work, applications, operating principles, Fscattering and Fgradient, and instrumentation are all looked at here.

26 May 2005

Nanotechnology is Disruptive - What this Means for Manufacturing Sectors with Reference to the UK

A disruptive technology is one that can replace older technologies with radical new products and processes. The new products and markets that might emerge, how these new processes can be integrated with current production methods, and why firms need to understand nanotechnology are looked at here.

25 May 2005

Review of Current Concepts on Convergence of Nanotechnology With Biology

Bionanotechnology is a result of the convergence of biotechnology and nanotechnology.

19 May 2005

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