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Nanotech Applications
Journal Articles
9/26/2008
Applications
Batteries
9/26/2008
Phase behaviors of solid polymer electrolytes/salt system in
lithium secondary battery by group-contribution method: Applicability of the
extended Debye-Hückel theory
(p 2884-2890)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #5 (2008)
Abstract
Electrolytes
9/26/2008
Li ion conduction behavior of hybrid polymer electrolytes
based on PEMA
(p 2802-2806)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #5 (2008)
Abstract
Electronics
9/26/2008
Monolayers and Multilayers of Conjugated Polymers as
Nanosized Electronic Components
(1098 - 1109)
Accounts of Chemical Research 41 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Encapsulation
10/3/2008
Resin Capsules: Permeable Containers for
Parallel/Combinatorial Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis
(714 - 720) Journal
of Combinatorial Chemistry 10 #5 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
Sustained intraspinal delivery of neurotrophic factor encapsulated in
biodegradable nanoparticles following contusive spinal cord injury
(4546-4553)
Biomaterials 29 #35 (2008)
9/26/2008
Surfactant dependent morphology of polymeric capsules of perfluorooctyl
bromide: Influence of polymer adsorption at the dichloromethane–water interface
(66-71)
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 326 #1 (2008)
Fuel Cells
9/26/2008
Performance of a Vapor-Fed Polybenzimidazole (PBI)-Based
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
(3335 - 3345)
Energy & Fuels 22 #5 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
Performance of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell with
Fabricated Carbon Fiber Cloth Electrode
(3351 - 3354)
Energy & Fuels 22 #5 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
Development and Characterization of Expanded Graphite-Based
Nanocomposite as Bipolar Plate for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
(PEMFCs)
(3329 - 3334)
Energy & Fuels 22 #5 (2008)
Abstract
Light Emitting Diodes
9/26/2008
Solution-Processible Red Iridium Dendrimers based on
Oligocarbazole Host Dendrons: Synthesis, Properties, and their Applications in
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
(p 2754-2762)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #18 (2008)
Abstract
Microfludics
9/26/2008
Oxidative Dimerization of Phenol Based on Micromixing in
Single- And Two-Phase Systems
(7154 - 7160)
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 #19 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
Laminar to Turbulent Transition and Heat Transfer in a
Microreactor: Mathematical Modeling and Experiments
(7447 - 7455)
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 #19 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
Multi-scale analysis of hydrodynamics inside a network of crossing
minichannels using electrodiffusion method and PIV measurements
(1411-1421)
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 29 #5 (2008)
9/26/2008
Electrokinetics in nanochannels: Part I. Electric double layer overlap and
channel-to-well equilibrium
(526-538)
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 325 #2 (2008)
9/26/2008
A high-yield method for generating mass-transfer gradients in elastomer
microfluidics using impermeable capillaries
( 807-811)
Biomaterials 29 #35 (2008)
9/26/2008
Sample preparation: the weak link in microfluidics-based biodetection
(777-784)
Biomedical Microdevices 10 #6 ( 2008)
9/26/2008
A PDMS-based disposable microfluidic sensor for CD4+ lymphocyte
counting
(851-857)
Biomedical Microdevices 10 #6 ( 2008)
9/26/2008
Biomechanical analysis of cancerous and normal cells based on bulge generation
in a microfluidic device
(1432 - 1439)
The Analyst 133 #10 (2008)
9/26/2008
Diffusively Coupled Chemical Oscillators in a Microfluidic
Assembly
(p 7753-7755)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #40 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
Electrokinetics in nanochannels: Part II. Mobility dependence on ion density
and ionic current measurements
(539-546)
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 325 #2 (2008)
Photovoltaic Applications
9/26/2008
Monte Carlo modeling of geminate recombination in
polymer-polymer photovoltaic devices
(# 114903)
Journal of Chemical Physics 129 #11 (2008)
Abstract
Sensors
9/26/2008
Fabrication and testing of a PDMS multi-stacked hand-operated LOC for use in
portable immunosensing systems
(859-868)
Biomedical
Microdevices 10 #6 ( 2008)
9/26/2008
Optical nanosensors—smart tools in bioanalytics
(1302 - 1307)
The Analyst 133 #10 (2008)
9/26/2008
Cationic water-soluble poly(p-phenylene vinylene) for
fluorescence sensors and electrostatic self-assembly nanocomposites with quantum
dots
(p 3225-3233)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #5 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
An Alternative Copolymer of Carbazole and
Thieno[3,4b]-Pyrazine: Synthesis and Mercury Detection
(p 2724-2732)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #18 (2008)
Abstract
9/26/2008
Effect of various additives on the performance of a newly developed PVC based
potentiometric sensor for anionic surfactants
(191-195)
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 326 #1 (2008)
Solar Technology
9/26/2008
Effect of Oligothienyl Chain Length on Tuning the Solar Cell
Performance in Fluorene-Based Polyplatinynes
(p 2824-2833)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #18 (2008)
Abstract
Superhydrophobic Surfaces
9/26/2008
Preparation and physical properties of superhydrophobic papers
(588-593)
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 325 #2 (2008)
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Nanotech Applications
US Patents
9/9/2008
Catalysts
9/9/2008
7,423,101
Catalyst composition and use thereof
Displays
9/9/2008
7,422,778
Photoreactive compound, liquid crystal alignment layer using the compound,
method of manufacturing the alignment layer, and liquid crystal display device
containing the alignment layer
Fuel Cells
9/9/2008
7,423,078
Organic-inorganic hybrid material, organic-inorganic hybrid proton-conductive
material and fuel cell
Microencapsulation
9/9/2008
7,423,076
Microencapsulated pigment, preparation process therefor, aqueous dispersion and
ink jet recording ink
Microfluidic Devices
9/9/2008
7,422,725
Sample handling unit applicable to microchip, and microfluidic device having
microchips
7,422,910
Manifold designs, and flow control in multichannel microchannel devices
Recording
9/9/2008
7,422,838
Phase-change optical recording medium
Sensors
9/9/2008
7,422,892
Enzyme-based device for environmental monitoring
Separations
9/9/2008
7,422,663
Desalination machine
9/9/2008
7,422,686
Cellulose hydrate ultrafiltration membranes and method for their production
Supersorbents
9/9/2008
7,423,106
Superabsorbent polymer product and use in agriculture
7,423,090
Methods of making and using a superabsorbent polymer product including a
bioactive, growth-promoting additive
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Nanotech Applications
Journal Articles
9/19/2008
Catalysts
9/19/2008
Nanocatalysis Beyond the Gold-Rush Era
(p 7390-7392)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #39 (2008)
9/19/2008
Emission
9/19/2008
Optimization of field emission properties from multi-walled carbon nanotubes
using ceramic fillers
(511-516)
Applied Physics A Materials Science & Processing 93 #2 (2008)
(Titles and Abstracts)
Fuel Cells
9/19/2008
Improvement of the Nafion-polytetrafluoroethylene membranes for potential direct
methanol fuel cell use by reduction of the methanol crossover
(p 2227-2233)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #4 (2008)
Abstract
Microfluidics
9/19/2008
Selective Surface Patterning with an Electric Discharge in the Fabrication of
Microfluidic Structures
(p 7442-7445)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #39 (2008)
Abstract
Contribution of Aquaporins to Cellular Water Transport
Observed by a Microfluidic Cell Volume Sensor
(6974 – 6980)
Analytical Chemistry 80, #18 (2008)
Abstract
Numerical and experimental evaluation of microfluidic sorting devices
(p 981-991)
Biotechnology Progress 24 #4 (2008)
Abstract
Visualization of natural convection heat transport using heatline method in
porous non-isothermally heated triangular cavity
(5040-5051)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #21-22 (2008)
Three-dimensional laminar slip-flow and heat transfer in a rectangular
microchannel with constant wall temperature
(5088-5096)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #21-22 (2008)
Three-dimensional laminar flow and heat transfer in a parallel array of
microchannels etched on a substrate
(5182-5191)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #21-22 (2008)
High heat flux flow boiling in silicon multi-microchannels – Part II: Heat
transfer characteristics of refrigerant R245fa
(5415-5425)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #21-22 (2008)
High heat flux flow boiling in silicon multi-microchannels – Part III:
Saturated critical heat flux of R236fa and two-phase pressure drops
(5426-5442)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #21-22 (2008)
Solar Cells
9/19/2008
The impact of water vapor transmission rate on
the lifetime of flexible polymer solar cells
(# 103306)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #10 (2008)
Abstract
High Performance Amorphous
Metallated π-Conjugated Polymers for Field-Effect Transistors and Polymer Solar
Cells
(5734 – 5736)
Chemistry of Materials 20 #18 (2008)
Transistors
9/19/2008
High Performance Amorphous
Metallated π-Conjugated Polymers for Field-Effect Transistors and Polymer Solar
Cells
(5734 – 5736)
Chemistry of Materials 20 #18 (2008)
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Nanotech Applications
US Patents
9/2/2008
9/2/2008
7,419,727
Organic
electroluminescent device
7,420,147
Microchannel
plate and method of manufacturing microchannel plate
Fuel Cells
9/2/2008
7,420,027
Method
for producing a borohydride
7,419,740
Membrane
electrode unit for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and a process for the
production thereof
7,419,739
Flexible
bipolar plate
Imaging
9/2/2008
7,419,841
Microelectronic
imagers and methods of packaging microelectronic imagers
9/2/2008
7,419,728
Light-emitting
device containing bis-phosphineoxide compound
Lubricants
9/2/2008
7,419,941
Lubricant
oils and greases containing nanoparticles
9/2/2008
7,419,638
Microfluidic
devices for fluid manipulation and analysis
7,419,575
Microfluidic
systems and methods for transport and lysis of cells and analysis of cell lysate
9/2/2008
7,420,213
Thin
film transistor array substrate having main gate insulating film formed of
organic material and sub gate insulating film formed of ferroelectric material
and fabricating method thereof
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Nanotech Applications
Journal Articles
9/12/2008
Actuators
9/12/2008
Chiroptical switching system based on the host–guest interaction between
metal cations and poly(phenylacetylene)s bearing polycarbohydrate ionophore
(2971-2979)
European Polymer Journal 44 #9 (2008)
Electroluminescence
9/12/2008
High
Efficiency Composite Metal Oxide-Polymer Electroluminescent Devices: A
Morphological and Material Based Investigation
(p 3447-3452)
Advanced Materials 20 #18 (2008)
Abstract
9/12/2008
Mechanical and electrical evaluation of parylene-C
encapsulated carbon nanotube networks on a flexible substrate
(# 093109)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Self-Cross-Linking
Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Therapeutic Cell Encapsulation
(2292 – 2300)
Biomacromolecules 9 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Preparation of polyurea capsules using electrocapillary emulsification
(287-290)
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 66 #2 (2008)
Comparison of the Batch and
Breakthrough Properties of Stable and Plain Alginate Microcapsules with a
Chelating Resin and an Ion Exchanger in Ag+ Adsorption
(6742 – 6752)
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 #17 (2008)
Abstract
9/12/2008
Spontaneous flow of active polar gels in undulated channels
(369 – 375)
Faraday Discussions #139 (2008)
Burnett simulations of gas flow in microchannels
(679-694)
Fluid Dynamics Research 40 #9 (2008)
Rapid macromolecular synthesis in a microfluidic channel with an oscillating
flap
(4367-4378)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #17-18 (2008)
Friction factor and heat transfer in multiple microchannels with uniform flow
distribution
(4535-4543)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #17-18 (2008)
Optimization of zeta potential distributions for minimal dispersion in an
electroosmotic microchannel
(4551-4562)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #17-18 (2008)
Introduction of a length correction factor for the calculation of laminar
flow through microchannels with high surface roughness
(4573-4582)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #17-18 (2008)
A note on methods for analysis of flow through microchannels
(4583-4588)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #17-18 (2008)
Refrigerant flow boiling heat transfer in parallel microchannels as a
function of local vapor quality
(4775-4787)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #19-20(2008)
On the eruptive boiling in silicon-based microchannels
(4841-4849)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #19-20(2008)
Semi-analytical solution of the extended Graetz problem for combined
electroosmotically and pressure-driven microchannel flows with step-change in
wall temperature
(4875-4885)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #19-20(2008)
Superhdrophobic Surfaces
9/12/2008
Biomimic Superhydrophobic
Surface with High Adhesive Forces
(6354 – 6357)
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Transistors
9/12/2008
Variation
of Different Characteristic Parameters of Pentacene/Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)
Transistors under Electric Stress
(3375-3377)
Chinese Physics Letters 25 #9 (2008)
Abstract
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US Patents
8/26/2008
Actuators
8/26/2008
7,416,019
Thermal interface and switch using carbon nanotube arrays
8/26/2008
7,417,006
Catalyst system for the polymerization of olefins
8/26/2008
7,416,524
System, method and computer program product for fast and efficient searching of
large chemical libraries
9/12/2008
Stability of Doped Transparent Carbon Nanotube Electrodes
(p 2548-2554)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Electroluminescent Devices
8/26/2008
7,416,465
Manufacturing method of electroluminescent device
7,416,420
Conductive adhesive bond
Fuel Cells
8/26/2008
7,416,807
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
8/26/2008
7,416,583
Appliance having a container including a nanostructured material for hydrogen
storage
Microelectromechanical Devices
8/26/2008
7,417,784
Microelectromechanical device and method utilizing a porous surface
Microelectronics
8/26/2008
7,417,315
Negative thermal expansion system (NTEs) device for TCE compensation in
elastomer composites and conductive elastomer interconnects in microelectronic
packaging
8/26/2008
7,416,785
Polyurethane-encapsulated particle comprising polyol derived from aromatic
amine-based initiator
Memory
8/26/2008
7,417,247
Pentaarylcyclopentadienyl units as active units in resistive memory elements
7,417,245
Phase change memory having multilayer thermal insulation
Microfluidics
8/26/2008
7,417,101
Thermo-responsive water-soluble polymers for viscosity switch
7,416,903
Wavy interface mixer
7,416,892
Method and system for microfluidic manipulation, amplification and analysis of
fluids, for example, bacteria assays and antiglobulin testing
Photoluminescence
9/12/2008
Significantly Enhanced Photoluminescence of Doped Polymer-Metal Hybrid Nanotubes
(p 2526-2534)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Projection Screens
8/26/2008
7,417,794
Polymer sheet for projection screen
Quantum Dots
9/12/2008
In
vivo Imaging and Drug Storage by Quantum-Dot-Conjugated Carbon Nanotubes
(p 2489-2497)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Sensors
8/26/2008
7,416,699
Carbon nanotube devices
7,416,699
Carbon nanotube devices
9/12/2008
Photovoltaic Processes of Singlet and Triplet Excited States in Organic Solar
Cells
(p 2611-2617)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
9/19/2008
Contact and phonon scattering effects on quantum transport properties of
carbon-nanotube field-effect transistors
(7600-7603)
Applied Surface Science 254 #23 (2008)
Defect Tolerance and Nanomechanics in Transistors that Use Semiconductor
Nanomaterials and Ultrathin Dielectrics
(p 2535-2540)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
High-Performance Organic Transistor Memory Elements with Steep Flanks of
Hysteresis
(p 2593-2601)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
7,417,246
Organic thin film transistor enhanced in charge carrier mobility by virtue of
surface relief structure
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Journal Articles
9/5/2008
Actuators
9/5/2008
Actuation of electrochemical, electro-magnetic, and electro-active actuators
for carbon nanofiber and Ni nanowire reinforced polymer composites
(1161-1169)
Composites Part B: Engineering 39 #7-8 (2008)
Bandages
9/5/2008
Development of a chitosan-based wound dressing with improved hemostatic and
antimicrobial properties
(4323-4332)
Biomaterials 29 #32 (2008)
Catalysts
9/5/2008
Nanoporous-Walled Tungsten
Oxide Nanotubes as Highly Active Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts
(p 7051-7055)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #37 (2008)
Abstract
A Highly Active and
Recyclable Catalytic System for CO2/Propylene Oxide Copolymerization
(p 7306-7309)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #38 (2008)
Abstract
The effect of agitation speed, enzyme loading and substrate concentration on
enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose from brewer’s spent grain
(711-721 )
Cellulose 15 #5 (2008)
Electrodes
9/5/2008
Simultaneous voltammetric determination of dopamine and adenosine using a
single walled carbon nanotube – Modified glassy carbon electrode
(1556-1562)
Carbon 46 #12 (2008)
Electronics
9/5/2008
Towards Flexible
Magnetoelectronics: Buffer-Enhanced and Mechanically Tunable GMR of Co/Cu
Multilayers on Plastic Substrates
(p 3224-3228)
Advanced Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Fiber Optics
9/5/2008
Optical Waveguide Based on
Crystalline Organic Microtubes and Microrods
(p 7301-7305)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #38 (2008)
Abstract
Gratings
9/5/2008
Long period gratings written in large-mode area photonic crystal fiber
(509-512)
Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics 92 #4 (2008)
Light Emitting Diodes
9/5/2008
How Electrode Work Function
Affects Doping and Electroluminescence of Polymer Light-Emitting Electrochemical
Cells
(p 3298-3302)
Advanced Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Medical Applications
9/5/2008
The foundation of a light driven molecular muscle based on stilbene and
-cyclodextrin
(3980-3982)
Chemical Communications #34 (2008)
Microencapsulation
9/5/2008
102[2008] Encapsulation of ferromagnetic iron oxide particle by polyester
resin
e-Polymers (9/5/2008) (117)
[Abstract]
Microlenses
9/5/2008
Different curvatures of tunable liquid microlens
via the control of laminar flow rate
(# 084101)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Photonics
9/5/2008
Patterned Colloidal Photonic
Domes and Balls Derived from Viscous Photocurable Suspensions
(p 3211-3217)
Advanced Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Quantum Dots
9/5/2008
Direct observation of the size dependence of
Dexter energy transfer from polymer to small PbS quantum dots
(# 083106)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Computational and Ultrastructural Toxicology of a
Nanoparticle, Quantum Dot 705, in Mice
(6264 – 6270)
Environmental Science & Technology 42 #16 (2008)
Abstract
Scaffolds
9/5/2008
Electrospun biomimetic nanocomposite nanofibers of hydroxyapatite/chitosan
for bone tissue engineering
(4314-4322)
Biomaterials 29 #32 (2008)
Sensors
9/5/2008
Thin-film sensing with planar asymmetric
metamaterial resonators
(# 083507)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Solar Cells
9/5/2008
Multifunctionalized
Ruthenium-Based Supersensitizers for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
(p 7342-7345)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #38 (2008)
Abstract
Alkylpyrrolidiniumtrialkoxysilyl iodides as organic iodide sources for dye-sensitised
solar cells
(3852 – 3854)
Chemical Communications #33 (2008)
Transistors
A Doping-Free Carbon Nanotube
CMOS Inverter-Based Bipolar Diode and Ambipolar Transistor
(p 3258-3262)
Advanced Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Patterned Graphene as
Source/Drain Electrodes for Bottom-Contact Organic Field-Effect Transistors
(p 3289-3293)
Advanced Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
High performance indium gallium zinc oxide thin
film transistors fabricated on polyethylene terephthalate substrates
(# 082102)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
N-type behavior of ferroelectric-gate
carbon nanotube network transistor
(# 082103)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Low-voltage high-performance C60 thin
film transistors via low-surface-energy phosphonic acid monolayer/hafnium oxide
hybrid dielectric
(# 083302)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Surface property controllable multilayered gate
dielectric for low voltage organic thin film transistors
(# 083504)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Variation of Different
Characteristic Parameters of Pentacene/Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Transistors
under Electric Stress
(3375-3377)
Chinese Physics B 17 #9 (2008)
Abstract
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