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  1. BME 695L Special Lecture 2: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) in Biologically-Relevant Applications

    01 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Dmitry Zemlyanov

    Guest lecturer: Dmitry Zemlyanov

  2. Computer Graphics Imagery for Motion Pictures and Commercial Advertising: The Achievement of Highly-Realistic Images

    19 Aug 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Kenneth Torrance

    The talk will review some of the underlying concepts from Radiation Heat Transfer that have now been implemented in synthetic images. In many cases, researchers in graphics have created algorithms that are many times faster and more detailed than the engineering algorithms from which they were...

  3. CHM 696 Lecture 13: Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Assemblies III

    02 Jun 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Alexander Wei

  4. CHM 696 Lecture 12: Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Assemblies II

    05 May 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Alexander Wei

  5. CHM 696 Lecture 11: Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Assemblies I

    03 May 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Alexander Wei

  6. CHM 696 Lecture 8: Self-Assembled Monolayers/Supramolecular Surface Science I

    25 Apr 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Alexander Wei

  7. CHM 696 Lecture 9: Self-Assembled Monolayers/Supramolecular Surface Science II

    10 Mar 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Alexander Wei

  8. Chemically Enhanced Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Devices

    09 Nov 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Hersam

    Carbon-based nanomaterials have attracted significant attention due to their potential to enable and/or improve applications such as transistors, transparent conductors, solar cells, batteries, and biosensors. This talk will delineate chemical strategies for enhancing the electronic and optical...

  9. Superficial Science – Polymer Surface Science at Purdue

    26 Aug 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Jeffery Youngblood

    In this presentation, Professor Youngblood describes his current research projects and the theme that ties them together - surface science.

  10. ECET 499N Lecture 8: Electron Microscopy

    02 Mar 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Eric Stach

    Guest lecture: Eric A. Stach

  11. Surface Characterization Studies of Carbon Materials: SS-DNA, SWCNT, Graphene, HOPG

    16 Feb 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Dmitry Zemlyanov

    In this presentation examples of surface characterization studies of carbon specimens will be presented. (1) In particularly, the systematic XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) characterization of graphene grown on the SiC surface will be reported. This work demonstrates a use for XPS to...

  12. Illinois ME 498 Introduction of Nano Science and Technology, Lecture 12: Surfaces and Interface Effects

    13 Oct 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Nick Fang, Omar N Sobh

    Surfaces and Interface Effects Topics: Conduction of Ions in Fluid Applications of Ion Migration Electric Double Layer Debye Length Electro-Osmotic Effect Electro-Osmotic Flow Dielectrophoresis Surface and Surface Tension Molecular picture of Surface Tension Contact Angle: Young’s Equation DHow...

  13. Metal Oxide Nanowires as Gas Sensing Elements: from Basic Research to Real World Applications

    21 Sep 2009 | | Contributor(s):: andrei kolmakov

    Quasi 1-D metal oxide single crystal chemiresistors are close to occupy their specific niche in the real world of solid state sensorics. Potentially, the major advantage of this kind of sensors with respect to available granular thin film sensors will be their size and stable, reproducible and...

  14. Experiment vs. Modelling: What's the problem?

    10 Aug 2009 | | Contributor(s):: William L. Barnes

    Progress in plasmonics has been greatly assisted by developments in experimental techniques and in numerical modelling. This talk will look at some of the difficulties that emerge when comparisons are made between experiment and theory. Through the use of four examples I will illustrate what some...

  15. Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Materials Characterization Studies

    08 Jun 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Bharat Bhushan

    Fundamental nanotribological studies provide insight to molecular origins of interfacial phenomena including adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication. Friction and wear of lightly loaded micro/nano components are highly dependent on the surface interactions (few atomic layers). Nanotribological...

  16. Use of Ceramic based biomaterials for their application in vitro osteogenic differentiation

    30 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gopal Pande

    The use of bioceramics for preparation of implants and prosthesis for applications in orthopedic surgery has been done over several years. Recently new formulations for making substrates and coatings using ceramic material such as alumina, bioglass or zirconia have been done for improved...

  17. Multiplex Detection of Cell Surface Markers using Plasmonic Sensors

    21 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Joseph M K Irudayaraj

    Gold nanorod molecular probes (GNrMPs) were designed and fabricated for multiplex identification of cell surface markers in HBECs. Cells were probed directly using dark field microscopy integrated with a spectral imager for simultaneous detection of up to three surface markers. The...

  18. High-Aspect-Ratio Micromachining of Titanium: Enabling New Functionality and Opportunity in Micromechanical Systems Through Greater Materials Selection

    18 Jun 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Masa Rao

    Traditionally, materials selection has been limited in high-aspect-ratio micromechanical applications, due primarily to the predominance of microfabrication processes and infrastructure dedicated to silicon. While silicon has proven to be an excellent material for many of these applications, no...

  19. Basics of Particle Adhesion

    21 May 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Stephen P. Beaudoin

    This presentation will describe the adhesion of rough, asymmetric particles with micro- to nano-scale dimension to solid surfaces. These adhesion processes are of great interest in microelectronics and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The presentation will include experimental and theoretical and...

  20. Nanotechnology Research Opportunities within the Forest Products Industry

    28 Apr 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Robert J. Moon

    This talk will provide an overview of research opportunities withinforest products industry. There will be a general description of theanatomical and chemical structure of wood, their connection to wood's anisotropic properties and how nanotechnology research can be applied to provide unique...