Department of Materials Science and Engineering: Recent submissions
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SURFACE MODIFICATION OF TITANIUM BY ELECTROLYTIC PLASMA PROCESSING AND IN-VITRO STUDIES
(2021-08-02)Electrolytic plasma processing (EPP) can be operated in two modes, namely plasma electrolytic saturation (PES) and plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). In this study, the PES was used to create hydrophilic surface profiles ... -
A 3D SERS DEVICE FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN LIQUID
(2021-05-26)Detection of organic chemicals in liquid medium have been gaining utmost attention in recent times. Real time detection and monitoring of a variety of environmental pollutants, explosive materials, chemical agents, and ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF ASPHALT/RECYCLED PLASTIC BLENDS MODIFIED BY EXFOLIATED CLAY NANOPLATELETS
(2021-05-09)There is a renewed interest from federal and state transportation agencies as well as the asphalt industry in developing successful utilization of recycled plastics in asphalt pavements. By incorporating a third material ... -
STUDY OF ELECTROMIGRATION FAILURE MECHANISM IN MICRO SOLDER JOINT
(2021-05-09)The miniaturizing trend for advanced electronic devices has motivated the microelectronic industries to pursue device integration and packaging technology based on the micro-bump solder joint. This type of the joint enables ... -
METAL NANODENDRITES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS AS 3D SURFACE ENHANCED SCATTERING (SERS) SUBSTRATES
(2021-05-26)Ultrasensitive detection of chemicals and biological analytes has been a focus of a lot of studies in the recent years. In this search for the versatile detection technique, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) has ... -
PRINCIPLES, DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBWAVELENGTH PERIODIC RESONANT METASURFACES
(2020-11-24)Since the emergence of diffraction gratings containing periodic unit cells, innumerable advances in theoretical studies and practical applications have emerged. Recently, these classic structures have been categorized as ... -
STUDY OF INTERDIFFUSION AND GROWTH OF INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS IN BIMETALLIC LAYERS OF ALPHA BRASS AND Al-Mg ALLOY
(2020-08-17)This work aims to study the formation of Inter Metallic Compounds (IMC’s) and their growth rate in Brass and Al-Mg alloy. This diffusion couple consists of four elements Aluminum, Copper, Zinc and Magnesium. Aluminum and ... -
Study Of New Transistor Architecture With Energy Filtering
(2020-08-24)The thermodynamic limit of the subthreshold slope to 60mV/decade at 300K forces MOSFET devices to use high supply voltages (> 0.5V) and therefore dissipate a lot of energy. This physical limitation of transistors is a ... -
INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION RESISTANCE MECHANISM OF CERAMIC COATINGS VIA MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS
(2020-09-03)Recent developments of ceramic coatings deposited using magnetron reactive sputtering show that these films exhibited superior high-temperature oxidation resistance along with other desirable properties such as high hardness, ... -
An Investigation on the Corrosion Inhibition of Brazing Cu-Ag Alloy
(2020-08-25)Adsorption and inhibition behavior of 1,2,3-benzotriazole (BTA) and 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMTD) on brazing Cu-Ag alloy was studied in deionized water using corrosion potential measurement, potentiodynamic ... -
An investigation of the plasma electrolytic oxidation mechanism for coating of alumina-zirconia nanocomposite
(2019-02-10)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is an electrochemical surface modification technique which is able to coat ceramic coatings on valve metals from either cationic or anionic species in an aqueous electrolyte. Applying ... -
Nature Inspired Technology: A New Process For Silicification based on Marine Sponges
(2018-05-23)Silica is used in various industries, ranging from automobile industry for tires to semiconductor industry, paints and coatings, biomedical devices & applications to food & drug industry. The current processing techniques ... -
FABRICATION OF SOLID POLYMERIC 3D SHAPES FROM PROGRAMMABLE FLAT HYDROGEL SHEETS
(2018-05-24)Modern methods of fabricating three-dimensional (3D) objects include sheet metal forming, thermoforming, and additive manufacturing among others. These methods have their own advantages and disadvantages regarding scalability, ... -
OSTEOPROGENITOR CELL ADHESION AND GROWTH ON THE BIOACTIVE SILICON NITRIDE SURFACE FOR CRANIOFACIAL IMPLANTS APPLICATIONS
(2018-04-27)As a novel biomaterial, silicon nitride (Si3N4) has been used for orthopedic and spinal fusion applications. Its ability to promote continuity for structural support of missing bone, by in/on bone growth, gives it advantageous ... -
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation of Titanium Under Constant Applied Voltage
(2020-06-08)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is a method capable of applying nonmetallic coatings to metallic substrates submerged in electrolyte via a plasma development under high voltage. The PEO technique is particularly useful ... -
Synthesis of nickel-titanium intermetallic surface coatings via electrolytic plasma processing
(2020-05-28)Electrolytic plasma processing (EPP) is an environmentally friendly surface cleaning and deposition technique. Dependant on circuit polarity, anionic or cationic species can be deposited from an aqueous electrolyte bridge, ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ENHANCED MOLTEN SALT NANOFLUIDS FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE (TES) IN CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP) SYSTEMS
(2018-01-16)Concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies have a great economical and technical potential for energy production in future. Its incorporation with thermal energy storage (TES) overcomes one of the biggest challenges in ... -
NANOSILICA BASED 3D PRINTED SCAFFOLD FACILITATE OSTEOBLAST MINERAL FORMATION
(2017-08-24)Bone has the ability to heal fractures so long as the size of the fracture is sufficiently small. If the defect is large or of critical size, a filling material or graft will be needed to help bone union. Among all the ... -
6th IC4N Book of Abstracts
(Mavs Open Press, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2019-06-25)IC4N is a highly interdisciplinary conference focusing on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology addressing global problems in energy, environment and human health. As in previous editions of this highly popular ... -
ELEMENT-SPECIFIC NANOPARTICLE PLACEMENT TOWARD FABRICATING MULTI-ELEMENT METASTRUCTURES
(2019-05-17)Nanoscale entities such as semiconductor nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, metal nanoparticles, and dielectric nanoparticles have attracted a lot of attention due to their novel electrical, optical, and magnetic ...