Papers:
Morphological change from nano-cube to nano-sphere by addition of Ni to W in RF thermal plasma synthesis
Kim Y.M., Na H., Lee B.J., Lee W., Lee B.J., Lee W., Hwang N.M., Choi H., Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, KR
Pure W and W-Ni nano-particles were effectively synthesized by feeding thermo-physically favorable oxide feedstock micro-powder into argon-hydrogen thermal plasma. During the process, feedstock particle underwent a vaporization, reduction, and condensation pathway. Significant amount of nano-cube [...]
Precipitation of In(OH)3 and InOOH Nanocrystals for the use in nanoelectronics: Phase Transition Behavior and Oriented Aggregation
Klaumünzer M., Mackovic M., Ferstl P., Voigt M., Spiecker E., Meyer B., Peukert W., University Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE
With respect to diverse applications in the wide field of nanoelectronics we characterize a specific phase transition behavior and oriented aggregation (OA) during wet chemical synthesis of In(OH)3 nanocrystals as a wide band gap material [...]
Green synthesis of noble metal and bimetal nanosols and their applications as catalysts
We report an environmentally benign approach to the production of stable metals nanosols. Water has been chosen as benign solvent, glucose serve as a mild, renewable and non-toxic reducing agents and microwave irradiation was used [...]
Mass Production of Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Dispersion for Heat-ray Shielding Application
Shen Z., Soh W., Zhang J., Wang A., Chen J., Chen W., Yun J., Sher D., Chen J., Chen W., NanoMaterials Technology Pte Ltd, SG
A unified approach, HGCP process was applied to produce various metal oxide nanoparticle dispersion with low cost. The process involved achieving instantaneous molecular mixing for metal salts and precipitant reactants by using HGCP reactor to [...]
“In-Situ” Monitoring of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dot Growth During Microwave Synthesis
The microwave synthesis of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots was observed in real-time using fluorescence spectroscopy for the first time. This technique was used as an efficient way to optimize the temperature and time of the synthesis, [...]
Synthesis method for well crystallized alloy nanoparticles in aqueous solution under room temperature by controlling the metal complexes condition
In the case of usual nanoparticles synthesis method, the as-prepared metallic nanoparticles often exhibited inhomogeneous compositions and multi-crystalline structures, which does not adequate for the industrial applications. Therefore, in this study, to develop the synthesis [...]
One-pot Ultrafast Synthesis of Stable and Surface Functionalized Nanoparticles
An ultrafast and simple one step synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles and semiconducting metaloxide nanoparticles with aminoblockcopolymer O,O’- Bis (2-aminopropyl) polypropylene glycol- block- polyethylene glycol- block- polypropylene glycols (Jeffamine; 1900 g/mol) is reported. No additional [...]
Effect of furnace temperature on the nucleation behavior and configurations of carbon nanoparticles
Ono K., Watanabe A., Matsukawa Y., Saito Y., Aoki H., Aoki T., Fukuda O., Aoki H., Aoki T., Yamaguchi T., Tohoku University, JP
The objective of the present study is to examine the impact of nucleation behavior and particle size distribution on morphology of carbon black. We used a fixed sectional approach applying the detailed chemical kinetic reaction [...]
Sb2S3 Nanocrystals in glass
In this work conventional quench method was adopted to fabricate Sb2S3 nanocrystals in glass. To ensure proper mixing and homogeneity of the composition the base glass constituents SiO2, B2O3, Na2O, K2O, ZnO were mixed by [...]
Preparation of size-controllable (Cu-ZnO)@C core- and yolk-shell nanoparticles
Size-controllable Cu-ZnO@C core-shell nanoparticles having diameters of 7-20 nm were prepared by carbonization of Cu2+- and Zn2+-CD (Cu-to-Zn ratio=0.1-1) at 343-573 K for 2 hrs. By XRD, the major compounds in the Cu-ZnO@C core-shell nanoparticles [...]
Polymerization Passivation Strategies for the Stabilization of Energetic Aluminum Nanomaterials
Jelliss P.A., Thomas B.J., Patel A., Lloyd E., Guliants E.A., Bunker C.E., Buckner S.W., Saint Louis University, US
We are developing aluminum nanoparticle (Al NP) passivation strategies based on our established protocols for polymerization of epoxide molecules with a view to fabricating air-stable Al NPs with long shelf-lives. Additionally we have discovered that [...]
Capping and Passivation of Aluminum Nanoparticles: Aluminum-Induced Alkene Polymerization
Thomas B.J., Lloyd E., Guliants E.A., Bunker C.E., Jelliss P.A., Buckner S.W., Saint Louis University, US
Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) have long been utilized for high-density energy storage and small-scale hydrogen production. The enthalpy of reaction for the formation of aluminum oxide (-1675.7 kJ mol-1) is a major reason for aluminum’s [...]
Synthesis of Air-stable Aluminum Nanoparticles capped with 1, 2 -Epoxy-9-Decene/ Methyl Methacrylate and Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)
Aluminum metal, with its light weight, high energy density, and ready availability is particularly valued in energetic application such as fuel additives. Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) offer the advantage of accessing this high energy content [...]
Multifunctional plasmonic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Plasmonic nanoparticles play an important role in biomedical applications today as they can serve as superior optically-stable bioimaging agents, be employed in biosensor devices for the early diagnosis of diseases, and exhibit promising results for [...]
PLA-PEG as a delivery system for a Chlamydia trachomatis subunit vaccine
We hypothesize that M287 encapsulated in PLA-PEG will provide for its slow controlled release and thus enhance its capacity to induce immune responses in mice.
Synthesis of Micrometric Single Crystalline Magnetite with Superparamagnetic Properties for Biomedical Applications
There are no reports on the synthesis of single crystalline micrometric magnetite with superparamagnetic behavior. The literature mainly refers to micrometric particles obtained by nanoparticle agglomeration. The major disadvantage of magnetic microparticles composed of clusters [...]
Highly Spherical Gold Nanoparticles by Laser Pulse Heating
Methods continue to be developed for improving the size and shape uniformity of Au nanoparticles (NP), however, fabricated NPs tend to be faceted and not highly spherical. We present results that show that the faceted [...]
Multi-functional micelles for the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in worldwide. In this study, multi-functional micelles loaded with doxorubicin (Dox) and labeled with the radionuclide rhenium-188 (188Re) were developed to provide the combination of [...]
Synthesis of Magnetically Sensitive Nanomaterials with Tunable Properties
New magnetic nanomaterials with tunable properties were produced using three procedures. (1) Mixtures of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solutions and ferric oxide [3] based ferrofluid were prepared and also electrospun with the purpose of synthesizing magnetic [...]
Visible Upconversion in Rare-earth Ion-doped NaYF4 Crystals and Nanocoloids
Nano-colloids and nano-crystals doped with rare-earth elements have recently attracted a lot of attention in the scientific community. This attention is due to unique physical, chemical and optical properties attributed to nanometer size of the [...]
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structures with Two and Three-Region Gate Dielectric Containing Silicon Nanocrystals: Structural, Infrared and Electrical Properties
Mateos D., Arias A., Nedev N., Curiel M., Dzhurkov V., Manolov E., Nesheva D., Contreras O., Valdez B., Bineva I., Raymond O., Siqueiros J.M., Autonomous University of Baja California, MX
MOS structures with two and three-region gate dielectrics containing Si nanocrystals are prepared and characterized by TEM, IR spectroscopy and electrical measurements. c Si/SiO2 containing Si NCs/SiO2/Al structures were obtained by high temperature annealing of [...]
Making Nanoparticles Mega: Scaling-up the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticle-Wool Fibre Composites
Nilsson T.W., Johnston J.H., Victoria University of Wellington and the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials, NZ
Gold nanoparticles exhibit intense surface plasmon resonances in the visible region of light. This property allows them to be employed as stable colourants for fine New Zealand wool fibres. A novel proprietary approach for the [...]
Milling of Nanoparticle Clusters for New Formulation Lubricants
This paper comes from a large project working on the development of novel lubricants, which contain nanoparticles in their formulation, for the automotive industry. Two nanoparticles have been identified to reduce the friction coefficient in [...]
Encapsulation of pesticide nanoparticles using polymerized carbon nanotubes and application of synthesized nanocomposite for Alternaria alternata fungi
Sarlak N., Taherifar A., Nejad M.A.F., Zabeti S.M., Salehi F., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US
Polymerization of citric acid onto the surface of oxidized multi wall carbon nanotubes was led to MWCNT-graft-poly (citric acid) (MWCNT-g-PCA) hybrid materials. Trapping of pesticides such as Benomyl, Trichlorfon and Pymetrozine (chess) in aqueous solution [...]
Removal of Mn (II) from aqueous solution using hematites nanoparticles of different morphologies: Sorption kinetics and equilibrium studies
This abstract is submitted to share our own view in the area of synthesis of hematites and their application in the treatment of waste water
Microwave irradiation and Click chemistry for highly efficient and chemoselective multivalent iron oxide nanoparticle surface modification
Magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) are attractive candidates for numerous applications due to their unique properties. For all these applications mNPs surfaces must be tailored to improve biocompatibility properties or reduce aggregation but also to insert molecules [...]
Practical synthesis of nanomaterials and nanostructures
Nanoparticle and nanostructured coating synthesis is commonly hampered by complex processes or the need to use precursors which may not yet be registered under TSCA or REACH. There are, however, simple and practical processes using [...]
Gold Nanorods: A Journey Towards Successful Synthesis
Kolb A.N.D., Johnston J.H., Victoria University of Wellington/MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, NZ
Gold nanorods (AuNRs) are attracting substantial research interest due to their remarkable size- and shape-related optical properties. AuNRs in solution are brightly coloured but not golden whereby the precise colours of AuNRs depend on accurately [...]
Nanobiotechlogy: Applications in Food Science and Engineering
Sadeghi R., Ansari S., Uzun S., Bozkurt F., Gezer P.G., Karimi M., Kokini J., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US
Quantum (QD) dots were conjugated to anti-gliadin antibody and used as a fluorescent probes to track gliadin protein in dough and baked bread samples. CLSM images showed significant changes in the distribution of gliadin within [...]
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 1, Nanotechnology 2013: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites (Volume 1)
Published: May 12, 2013
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Nanoparticle Synthesis & Applications
ISBN: 978-1-4822-0581-7