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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 ... -
A NOVEL APPROACH FOR FABRICATION OF SINGLE SILICON/SILICON OXIDE NANOPILLARS AT PRECISE LOCATIONS
(2016-12-15)Nanopillars exhibit novel electrical and optical properties which could not be obtained from bulk materials. Many of their practical applications would require controlled placement of nanopillars at exact locations. However, ... -
A study of effect of bond length on bond strength using transient heat transfer analysis
(2018-08-17)It is important to understand the mechanical properties of the bonding between the adjacent layers of 3D printed parts build by fused deposition modeling. The bonding process is highly nonlinear and depends on various ... -
AG NANO-DENDRITIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS) SUBSTRATE FOR IN-SITU LIQUID MEDIA DETECTION
(2017-08-30)Continuous monitoring of certain environmental pollutants, biological species, chemical species, and explosives are of utmost importance in recent times. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) provides most promising ... -
Assessment of Joule Heating Properties of Various Solder Alloys in BGA Assembly
(2023-05-22)The continuing demands for smaller, yet higher performance devices have resulted in many revolutionary changes in device packaging in recent years, including the change in package form factors, structure, and the type of ... -
Cathodic Electrodeposition Of Cadmium Oxide, Zinc Oxide And Mixed Cadmium Oxide-Zinc Oxide Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Cadmium oxide (CdO) and (CdO)x(ZnO)1-x mixed semiconductor films were cathodically electrodeposited for the first time on F-doped SnO2 substrates. The CdO thin films were deposited from an aqueous 0.1 M KCl medium containing ... -
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 ... -
Characterization Of Fracture Toughness In Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon Thin Films And Coatings
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)Any material containing a crack when subjected to a certain amount of load, will eventually fail. This failure of material can be either time consuming (ductile) or instant (brittle) depending on the type of material and ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL BONES BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY : ANALYSIS OF MINERAL TO MATRIX RATIO OF BONE USING ADVANCED MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
(2018-05-18)Bone disorders and disease are associated with multiple factors. Some of the disorders and diseases are difficult to understand because of their unknown root causes. Our goal was to differentiate between normal and genetically ... -
Characterization Of Tantalum Nitride Thin Films By Magnetron Sputtering
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)Tantalum Nitride is chemically inert, oxidation resistant and hard. TaN finds its application as a protective coating on steel due to their excellent wear properties. It has become a very promising diffusion barrier material ... -
Cold Plasma Treatment Of Magnetic Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-10-22)This thesis investigates the application of cold plasma to remove the oleic acid bonded on magnetic nanoparticles: SmCo5 nanoflakes prepared via surfactant assisted high energy ball milling and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles prepared ... -
Compaction Physics Of Solid Additive Blends : A Thermal Properties Study
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)Compacted solid additive blends have attracted the interest of the polymers industry due to their ability to improve processability. However, limited research has been performed to analyze the thermal properties that these ... -
Computer Simulation, Fabrication And Characterization Of Inverse Frustum Nanosphere Metal Arrays For Fiber-based Plasmonic Sensors
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-03-20)In recent years, a number of metal nanostructures have attracted huge attention from scientists and researchers for its plasmonic property and surface enhanced Raman scattering effect. They have been utilized to monitor ... -
Corrosion And Hydrogen Embrittlement Of Nanocrystalline Nickel
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-07-22)Nanocrystalline (nc) materials have attracted the interest of the scientific community because of their unique physical and mechanical properties. However, limited research has been performed to analyze their electrochemical ... -
Corrosion And Leaching Study Of Low Copper (I) Oxide Paints For Antifouling Application
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-03-03)Global environmental concern/economy challenges necessitate innovation of AFP's with novel additives offering improved corrosion protection, and biofouling resistance. Dispersing large proportions (40-70%) of Cu/Cu2O in ... -
Corrosion Behavior Of Zn-ni Coatings Deposited By Electrolytic Plasma Processing
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)In the current research project, three groups of Zn-Ni coatings of various Ni contents were deposited on comercial carbon steel by electrolytic plasma processing (EPP), a novel surface modification technique. The coating ... -
Design And Fabrication Of Piezoelectric Micro Generator Using Laser Micromachining And MEMS Technique
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-09-17)An energy harvesting device based on PbPb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3-Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics was fabricated by using laser micromachining technique. It was found that the laser machining process did not have a significant effect ... -
Development And Analysis Of Low Calcium Flyash Based Geopolymer For Structural Applications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)Geopolymers are an innovative ceramic material composed of long chains and networks of inorganic molecules are being used as an alternative to conventional Portland cement for infrastructure construction, replacement of ... -
Development Of Amphiphilic Biodegradable Photoluminescent Polymers
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-10)The development of amphiphilc block copolymers have been attracted much attention due to their potential use in drug delivery and targeting. Less research work focused on their prospective application as fluorescent imaging ... -
Development Of Multimodal Imaging System Combined With Laser Microbeam For Nanoscale Manipulation And Characterization.
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-10-11)Optical microscopy has fascinated biologists for probing and observing cellular structure while performing scientific research. While numerous wide-field and scanning microscopic techniques are being developed for probing ...