Browsing by Subject "Nanostructured materials"
Now showing items 1-20 of 102
-
[60]Fullerene for medicinal purposes, a purity criterion towards regulatory considerations
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-08-01)
Article
Open AccessSince the early nineties countless publications have reported promising medicinal applications for [60]fullerene (C60) related to its unparalleled affinity towards free radicals. Yet, until now no officially approved ... -
A compact noise model for carbon nanotube FETs
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper focuses on the development of a compact noise model for radiofrequency (RF) carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNFET). The noise mechanisms in these devices are discussed and the impact of the different ... -
A novel hybrid nanofibrous strategy to target progenitor cells for cost-effective in situ angiogenesis
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-11-02)
Article
Open AccessAlthough the impact of composites based on Ti-doped calcium phosphate glasses is low compared with that of bioglass, they have been already shown to possess great potential for bone tissue engineering. Composites made of ... -
Advancements in microfabricated gas sensors and microanalytical tools for the sensitive and selective detection of odors
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-09-24)
Article
Open AccessIn recent years, advancements in micromachining techniques and nanomaterials have enabled the fabrication of highly sensitive devices for the detection of odorous species. Recent efforts done in the miniaturization of gas ... -
Análisis y simulación de nuevos nanomateriales para la liberación de fármacos
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-05)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn el presente trabajo se ha realizado la simulación por Dinámica Molecular de dos ferritinas modificadas por medio del programa AMBER. Teniendo como objetivo comprobar la estabilidad de la estructura de dichas ferritinas, ... -
Angular control of anisotropy-induced bound states in the continuum
(2019-11-01)
Article
Open AccessRadiation of leaky modes existing in anisotropic waveguides can be cancelled by destructive interference at special propagation directions relative to the optical axis orientation, resulting in fully bound states surrounded ... -
Aplicaciones de la nanotecnología en los materiales de la construcción
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-27)
Master thesis
Open AccessEl presente trabajo se enfoca en el análisis de las aplicaciones de la nanotecnología en el sector de la construcción. Se trata principalmente de recopilar y analizar los casos en los que actualmente se aplica la ... -
Caracterización microestructural de aleaciones NiTi mediante nanoindentación instrumentada
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2008-12)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEn esta memoria se presenta un estudio de la caracterización de aleaciones binarias NiTi basado en la técnica de nanoindentación instrumentada. El principal objetivo de esta caracterización es el cálculo los módulos ... -
Carbonaceous catalysts from orange pulp for limonene oxidation
(2019-01-01)
Article
Open AccessThe possibility of orange pulp utilization for nanoporous carbons production was investigated. Moreover, processing the obtained materials as limonene oxidation catalysts was studied as well. Limonene was separated from ... -
Cellulose nanocrystals with tethered polymer chains: chemically patchy versus uniform decoration
(2017-09-19)
Article
Open AccessThe site-specific surface modification of colloidal substrates, yielding “patchy” nanoparticles, is a rapidly expanding area of research as a result of the new complex structural hierarchies that are becoming accessible ... -
Characterization of epoxi based composite with Carbon Nanotubes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-07-20)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionThis dissertation exposes the characterisation of a nanocomposite made of epoxy resin with carbon nanotubes. The project involves the production of the materials and the fabrication of the specimens to be tested thermally ... -
Chitosan and chitosan ZnO-based complex nanoparticles: formation, characterization, and antibacterial activity
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013-02-04)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policy -
Co-Ni-carbon composite fibres for directional magnetic actuation
(Elsevier, 2018-03-05)
Article
Open AccessFlexible microcomponents are being widely employed in the microelectronic industry; however; they suffer from a lack of complex movement. To address this problem, we have developed flexible, electrically conductive, magnetic ... -
Coatings and inks for food packaging including nanomaterials
(Elsevier, 2017)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policy -
Combinatorial investigation of Al–Cu intermetallics using small-scale mechanical testing
(2020-05-05)
Article
Open AccessIn the past two decades, small-scale mechanical testing has become ubiquitous for mechanical measurements, offering new opportunities to quantitatively probe the mechanical behavior of materials. In this study, we applied ... -
Comparison of the optical properties of metallic and high dielectric 2D metasurfaces
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-20)
Master thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
Covenantee: Institut de Ciència de Materials de BarcelonaChiral metasurfaces can transmit one circularly polarized light, while almost completely refuse the opposite handedness. In this project, a comparison of the optical properties of metallic vs high dielectric 2D chiral ... -
Confinement of a ß-barrel protein in nanoperforated free-standing nanomembranes for ion transport
(2016-10-14)
Article
Open AccessBioinspired free-standing nanomembranes (FSNMs) for selective ion transport have been tailored by immobilizing the Omp2a ß-barrel membrane protein inside nanoperforations created in flexible poly(lactic acid) (PLA) ... -
CuGaS2 and CuGaS2–ZnS porous layers from solution-processed nanocrystals
(2018-04-05)
Article
Open AccessThe manufacturing of semiconducting films using solution-based approaches is considered a low cost alternative to vacuum-based thin film deposition strategies. An additional advantage of solution processing methods is the ... -
Cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of selected ananoparticles
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-07-04)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionNowadays, nanotechnologies are ones of the newest technologies, which a wide range of applications such as in medicine, biotechnology, electronics, energy or sensing. However, the efficiency of nanomaterials or at least ... -
Decoration of carbon nanostructures with metal sulfides by sonolysis of single-molecule precursors
(2014-07-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyCarbon nanostructures have emerged in recent decades as uniquely convenient materials for a number of technologies. Some of their envisaged applications require hybrid nanostructures that result from the coupling of ...