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Market Challenges Facing Academic Research in Commercializing Nano-Enabled Implantable Devices for in-Vivo Biomedical Analysis

Article - 8 Dec 2010

In this paper, the design of a generic in-vivo implantable biomedical device capable of detecting threshold values for targeted concentrations (i.e. detection of glucose levels) has been presented.

Reliable and Low Cost Medical and Environmental Detection System for DNA and Bacteria, Based on Capacitive Electrical Sensors

Article - 25 Nov 2010

In Dr. Luis Moreno-Hagelsieb's laboratory, aluminum oxide interdigitated capacitors have been developed and successfully tested on DNA hybridization test as well as on bacteria.

Determination of the Surface Energy of Nanomaterials Using Inverse Gas Chromatography

Article - 2 Jun 2010

Inverse gas chromatography or IGC was used to measure the surface energy of multi-walled nanotubes (MWNT) and nanoclay particles. These values were then used to predict the performance of a...

Nanoporous Carbons for Today's Grand Challenges - Opportunities and Barriers

Article - 8 Apr 2010

Nanoporous carbons have long played a role in the areas associated with these Grand Challenges (e.g. purification of drinking water; capture of volatile organic compounds from industry; gas masks),...

Recent Trends in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Technology

Article - 15 Mar 2010

Dye-sensitized solar cells have received considerable attention as a cost-effective alternative to conventional solar cells.

Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Nanosheets - Introduction and Recent Advances

Article - 21 Feb 2010

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a layered material with a graphite-type structure in which planar networks of BN hexagons are regularly stacked.

Nanomechanical Measurements and Tools

Article - 17 Jan 2010

The Nanomechanical Properties Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, under the leadership of Dr. Robert F. Cook, develops measurement techniques and standards to enable the use...

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) - Thermal Analysis Services Available from Particle Technology Labs

Article - 1 Dec 2009

Particle Technology Labs can provide thermal analysis services for you. These includes Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA). Applications of these thermal...

Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) - Techniques and Services Available from Particle Technology Labs

Article - 1 Dec 2009

Thermal Gravimetric Analysis is a thermal analysis technique used to determine changes in mass as a function of temperature for polymers, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) - Techniques and Services Available from Particle Technology Labs

Article - 1 Dec 2009

Differential Scanning Calorimetry provides thermal characterization of solids and liquids, including melting/crystallization behavior, decomposition behavior, purity determination, and specific heat....