Surface modification is a promising method to solve the tribological problems in microsystems. To modify the surface, we fabricated hierarchical patterns with different pitches of nano-scale features and different surface chemistries. Micro- and nano-patterns with similar geometrical configurations were also fabricated for comparison. The nano-tribological behavior of the patterns was investiga...

Gold nanoparticle assemblies significantly enhance optical fields and have been applied for nano-optical devices, biosensing, chemical reactions. The properties of the assembly are, however, less controllable once are fabricated on a solid substrate. An prepared at water-organic solvent interface overcomes this restriction provides flexible photochemical reaction fields. Additionally, physical ...

One of the determinant factors for successful bioengineering is to achieve appropriate nano-topography and three-dimensional substrate. In this research, polycaprolactone (PCL) nano-fibrous mat with different roughness modified with O2 plasma was fabricated via electrospinning. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of plasma modification along with surface nano-topography of mats...

the increased surface area-to-volume ratio of nanoparticles, quantum size effects and the ability to tune surface properties through molecular modification make nanostructures ideal for environmental remediation. the present piece of work reports the preparation and characterization of nano cellulosic fibers (ncfs) with further polymeric reinforcement using vinyl sulphonic acid for the remediat...

Gene therapy has attracted particular attention for the treatment of various genetic diseases, and development gene delivery vectors is utmost importance in vivo applications drugs. Various cationic polymers with high nucleic acid loading intracellular transfection efficiency have been reported, however, their biological are limited by potential toxicity. Surface modification a robust solution ...

Organic/inorganic nanohybrid materials have attracted particular scientific and technological interest because they combine the properties of the organic and the inorganic component. Inorganic nanoparticles exhibit interesting electrical, optical, magnetic and/or catalytic properties, which are related with their nano-scale dimensions. However, their high surface-to-volume ratio often induces a...

2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazanomethylphenol (dnphmp) was immobilized onto silicate rice husk ash to form a heterogeneous catalyst denoted as rhdnph. the elemental and edx analysis of rhdnph showed the nitrogen is incorporated into silica. the rhdnph had 154.6 m2g-1 as a specific surface area. the ft-ir clearly showed the appearance of –nh and c=n absorption band at the expected range. the tga curve ...

the silica aerogel was prepared by the acid–base sol–gel polymerization of tetraethylorthosilicate precursor followed by ambient pressure drying. the prepared silica aerogels were characterized by fourier transform infrared )ft-ir(, thermo-gravimetric and differential thermal analysis )tg/dta(, x-ray diffractometer )xrd(, energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis )edx(, brunauer–emmitt–teller (bet)...

this review focuses on the latest developments in applications of carbon nanotubes (cnts) in medicine. a brief history of cnts and a general introduction to the field are presented. then, surface modification of cnts that makes them ideal for use in medical applications is highlighted. examples of common applications, including cell penetration, drug delivery, gene delivery and imaging, are giv...

this study aims at exploring an effective route in the in situ graft polymerization of aniline from fe3o4 nanoparticles. to this goal, fe3o4 magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by coprecipitation method using ammonia solution as the precipitating agent, and were characterized by fourier transform infrared (ft-ir) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (xrd) and transmission electron microscopy (tem)....