Nano Focus: Block copolymers enable nano-scale patterning of metal oxides

Nano-Devices Using Block-Copolymers

Nano-Composite Metal Oxides for Electronic Noses

This program aims at producing the next generation of molecular chemical and biological sensors [1]. Is is an interdisciplinary effort to manufacture electronic "noses" from arrays of nanostructured metal oxide sensors, each of which is specific to a given gas. Specificity in nanostructured oxides is achieved by exploiting their structure sensitivity. The ongoing research focuses on the study o...

Tailoring nano-catalysts: turning gold nanoparticles on bulk metal oxides to inverse nano-metal oxides on large gold particles.

Highly active/stable inverse catalysts of nano-oxides on large gold particles are designed and tailored. For the gas-phase oxidation of alcohols as a model reaction, the experimental and theoretical results verify that the catalyst activity depends on the gold-oxide interface, and the anti-sintering feature of such an inverse structure endows the catalyst with high stability.

The Synthesis of Nano-Crystalline Metal Oxides by Solution Method

Nano Weapons Functioning on the Nano Scale

The nano-microcapsules drug delivery system is currently a promising method for the treatment of many types of diseases, particularly tumors. However, the drug delivery efficiency does not reach a satisfactory level to meet treatment demands. Therefore, the effectiveness of delivery needs to be improved. Based on the alterations in the structure and modification of nano-microcapsules, ultrasoun...