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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Nanoscience & Nanotechnology"”.
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Quantum non-demolition detection of propagating microwave photons
Typical photon counters involve absorption of photons to generate electric signals, thus basically destroying the information carried by the photon. This is all the more disastrous if the photon is used as a quantum information carrier, such as a part of an entangled pair. Quantum non-demolition …
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Design and Synthesis of Multimodal Lanthanide‐based Nanoparticles for Bioapplications
Nanotechnology has allowed the fabrication of multifunctional nanoplatforms by integrating various components into a single nanoformulation. Their size compatibility with the biological systems and the development of efficient and flexible approaches that afford control to tailor the physical and …
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Development of Shell-Crosslinked Knedel-like Nanoparticles as Intracellular Delivery Vehicles and Gene Regulation Agents
This dissertation focuses on the development of polymer-based nanomaterials, termed shell-crosslinked knedel-like: SCK) nanoparticles, as vehicles to carry specific guest molecules or guest structures into the cell. Detailed synthetic procedures for and characterization of well-defined block …
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Exploring Educational Initiatives in Nanotechnology Networks
Nanotechnology has captured the attention of governments and corporations around the globe. It has become the subject and context for numerous conferences, media articles, websites and scientific research papers. Nano enthusiasts and government officials claim that it is an area that promises new …
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Femtosecond Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopic Studies on the Electron Dynamics in Heterostructured Nanomaterials
My interest in the photoscience has been focused on the photoinduced charge carrier dynamics in heterostructured nanomaterials. Of particular interest are type-II heterostructures, where the relative band alignment of their constituent semiconductor materials promotes a spatial separation of the …
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Flexible nano-memory device by zinc oxide nanorod arrays
Memory is one of the key techniques for information technology. It is highly desired to have memory device with flexible characteristic for special applications. The challenges for archiving flexible memory are not only restrained by current materials but also existing memory mechanism, while …
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Efficient Drug and Nucleic Acid Delivery Systems based on Synthetic Amphiphiles with Tuned Oil/Water Interfaces
Today, drugs are an integral part of healthy human life, with new drug entities being introduced every year in clinic. The advancement of drug development brings complexity and variation, in terms of both physical and chemical properties. Some of these physicochemical characteristics are many times …
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Superconducting Electron Transport in Graphene-Based Josephson Junctions
<p>Graphene – a single atomic layer of graphite – is one of the most studied quasi two-dimensional materials (2D). Its electronic properties are particularly interesting, for example allowing one to study the physics of 2D relativistic electrons. Recently, graphene samples were coupled to …
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Interplay between Mechanics, Electronics, and Energetics in Atomic-Scale Junctions
The physical properties of materials at the nanoscale are controlled to a large extent by their interfaces. While much knowledge has been acquired about the properties of material in the bulk, there are many new and interesting phenomena at the interfaces that remain to be better understood. This …
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Lights, Camera, Reaction! The Influence of Interfacial Chemistry on Nanoparticle Photoreactivity
<p>The ability of photocatalytic nanoparticles (NPs) to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) has inspired research into several new applications and technologies, including water purification, contaminant remediation, and self-cleaning surface coatings. As a result, NPs continue to be incorporated …
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Nanoscale Manipulation of Surfaces and Interfaces: Engineering Electrical Properties Through Nanofabrication
Nanotechnology interest and research has increased dramatically over the last decade, but there remain fundamental limitations and barriers to the fabrication of ever smaller devices. To overcome these limitations, new nanofabrication methods and novel nanoscale systems must be explored. To form …