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Microfabricated multispectral MRI agents: a brief overview

September 3, 2009
Author(s)
Gary Zabow
This paper provides an introductory overview on recent top-down microfabricated, as opposed to traditional bottom-up chemically synthesized, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. As a specific example of the enhanced agent functionality that

Spin Transfer Torques by Point-Contact Spin injection

August 24, 2009
Author(s)
Tingyong Chen, Yi Ji, S X. Huang, C L. Chien, Mark D. Stiles
Spin-transfer torques (STT) provide a new mechanism to alter the magnetic configuration in magnetic heterostructures, a feat previously only achieved by an external magnetic field. A current flowing perpendicular through a noncollinear magnetic spin

A moving window correlation method to reduce the distortion of SPM images

August 20, 2009
Author(s)
Wei Chu, Joseph Fu, Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi G. Orji, Theodore V. Vorburger
Many scanning probe microscopes (SPMs), such as the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and atomic force microscope (AFM), use piezoelectric actuators operating in open loop for generating the scans of the surfaces. However, nonlinearities mainly caused by

Degradation and Nanofiller Release of Polymer Nanocomposites Exposed to UV

July 15, 2009
Author(s)
Tinh Nguyen, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Alexander J. Shapiro, Xiaohong Gu, Joannie W. Chin
Nanofillers are increasingly used to enhance multifunctional properties of polymers. However, recent research suggests that nanomaterials may have a negative impact on the environmental health and safety. Since polymers are susceptible to photodegradation

Nanoscale Measurements with a Through-Focus Scanning-Optical-Microscope

July 15, 2009
Author(s)
Ravikiran Attota, Richard M. Silver, Thomas A. Germer
We present a novel optical technique that produces nanometer dimensional measurement sensitivity using a conventional optical microscope, by analyzing through-focus scanning-optical-microscope (TSOM) images obtained at different focus positions. In

Long-Term Performance of Nano-Filled Polymeric Materials: Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles on Photodegradation of a Waterborne Polyurethane Coating

July 8, 2009
Author(s)
Xiaohong Gu, Dongmei Zhe, Minhua Zhao, Guodong Chen, Nhieu Ly, Paul E. Stutzman, Li Piin Sung, Tinh Nguyen, Joannie W. Chin
Polymers are widely used as exterior coatings in buildings, bridges, aircrafts and automobiles for both protection and aesthetic purposes. However, the service life of the applied coatings is limited due to the photodegradation of polymers induced by

Silicon Carbide Nanostructures: A Tight Binding Approach

June 28, 2009
Author(s)
Anthony D. Patrick, Xiao Dong, Thomas C. Allison, Estela Blaisten-Barojas
A tight-binding model Hamiltonian is newly parametrized for silicon carbide based on fits to a database of energy points calculated within the density functional theory approach of the electronic energy surfaces of nanoclusters and the total energy of bulk

Determination of the Electron Escape Depth for NEXAFS Spectroscopy

June 2, 2009
Author(s)
Daniel A. Fischer, K E. Sohn, M D. Dimitriou, Jan Genzer, C Hawker, E. J. Kramer
Depth profiling using near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy was used to determine the carbon atom density as a function of depth by analyzing the post-edge signal in NEXAFS spectra. We show that the common assumption in the

Capillary Instability in Nanoimprinted Polymer Films

May 21, 2009
Author(s)
Kyle J. Alvine, Yifu Ding, Hyun Wook Ro, Brian C. Okerberg, Alamgir Karim, Christopher L. Soles, Jack F. Douglas
Capillary forces play an active role in defining the equilibrium structure of nanoscale structures. This effect can be especially pronounced in soft materials such as polymers near or above their glass transition temperatures where material flow is

Super-hydrophobic and/or Super-hydrophilic Surfaces Made by Plasma Process

May 8, 2009
Author(s)
Lei Chen, Gerard Henein, James A. Liddle
In this paper, a simple, fast, all-plasma surface modification (APSM) process, which can form super-hydrophobic and/or super-hydrophilic surfaces is introduced. The APSM process includes plasma-induced surface nano-pattern formation, substrate etching and

Three-Magon Splitting and Confluence Processes for Magnetostatic Backward Volume-Spin-Wave Excitations in Yttrium Iron Garnet Films

April 27, 2009
Author(s)
Pavel Kabos, Cesar O. Ordonez-Romero, Boris A. Kalinikos, Pavol Krivosik, Wei Tong, Carl E. Patton
Brillouin light scattering (BLS) has been used to observe and confirm the existence of nonlinear three magnon splitting and confluence processes for propagating spin waves in the magnetostatic backward volume wave (MSBVW) configuration. Wave vector and

Available states and available space: Static properties that predict dynamics of confined fluids

April 8, 2009
Author(s)
Vincent K. Shen, Gaurav Goel, William P. Krekelberg, Mark J. Pond, Jeetain Mittal, Jeffrey R. Errington, Thomas M. Truskett
Although classical density functional theory provides reliable predictions for the static properties of simple equilibrium fluids under confinement, a theory of comparative accuracy for the transport coefficients has yet to emerge. Nonetheless, there is

Nanofluidic Structures with Complex Three Dimensional Surfaces

March 31, 2009
Author(s)
Samuel M. Stavis, Elizabeth Strychalski, Michael Gaitan
A fabrication process was developed to construct nanofluidic devices with complex three dimensional (3D) topographies. A single layer of grayscale photolithography enabled arbitrary and simultaneous control of numerous nanoscale etch depths in a fused

Dielectric Spectroscopy Investigation of Relaxation in C60-Polyisoprene Nanocomposites

March 23, 2009
Author(s)
Yifu Ding, Sebastian Pawlus, Alexei Sokolov, Jack F. Douglas, Alamgir Karim, Christopher Soles
We investigate the influence of adding C60 nanoparticles on the dielectric relaxation spectra of both unentangled and entangled polyisoprene (PIP). Relaxation modes corresponding to both segmental and chain relaxation were analyzed over a broad temperature
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