Hydrotalcite (HT) and other layered double metal hydroxides are of great interest as gene delivery and timed release drug delivery systems and as enteric vehicles for biologically active molecules that are sensitive to gastric fluids. HT is a naturally occurring double metal hydroxide that can be synthesized as a nanomaterial consisting of a brucite structure with isomorphous substitution of al...

Nanosized MOR and BEA zeolites were directly synthesized using simple diquaternary ammonium compounds. The nanosized show improved catalytic performance in Friedel–Crafts n -alkane hydroconversion reactions.

Recently, cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles have been widely used in engineering andmedical sciences due to the diversity of their applications. Fe-Ce nanoparticles were synthesized bysimple co-precipitation method via iron nitrate (Fe(NO3)3.9H2O) and cerium nitrate (Ce(NO3)3.6H2O) asprecursor in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant. The samples wer...

We extend our previous gas-kinetic theory analysis of drag force in a uniform temperature field [Li and Wang, Phys. Rev. E. 68, 061206 (2003); 68, 061207 (2003)] to particle transport in fluids with nonuniform temperature. Formulations for drag and thermophoretic forces are proposed for nanoparticle transport in low-density gases. We specifically consider the influence of nonrigid body collisio...

Nanoplasmonics allows label-free optical sensing and spectroscopy at the single nanoparticle level by exploiting plasmonic excitations in metal nanoparticles. Nanofluidics offers exclusive possibilities for applying and controlling fluid flow and mass transport at the nanoscale and toward nanosized objects. Here, we combine these two concepts in a single device, by integrating single particle n...

A coupled continuum-discrete numerical model is presented to study the synthesis of TiC nanosized aggregates during a self-propagating combustion synthesis (SHS) process. The overall model describes the transient of the basic mechanisms governing the SHS process in a two-dimensional micrometer size geometry system. At each time step, the continuum (micrometer scale) model computes the current t...

The nasal delivery of drugs offers a great alternative route to avoid adverse events and to increase patient compliance due to its advantageous properties. Besides nasal application, topical, systemic and central effects are also available. Nasal powders (NPs) have better adhesion due to the additive polymers that may be, eg, gelling or good wettability agents; thus, their bioavailability is be...

Zeolite NaA nanocrystals with a narrow particle size distribution were prepared by template-free hydrothermal synthesis in thermo-reversible methylcellulose gels. The effects of the amount of methylcellulose, crystallization time and hydrothermal treatment temperature on the crystallinity and particle size distribution of the zeolite NaA nanocrystals were investigated. We found that the thermog...

Biomimetic rod shaped hydroxyapatite (HA) was prepared from calcined eggshell waste with a particle width of 16 nm. The method adopted mainly aimed at preparing nanosized deagglomerated biocompatible HA by eco-friendly synthesis route. The method of preparation used sucrose as a dispersing medium to enable size reduction, morphology control and ready removal of dispersing agent at a temperature...