Nano-/micromaterial coatings require assemblage on target substrates such as polymers, ceramics, and metals to achieve versatile functionalities for the applications of smart textiles, functional coatings/finishings, energy storage and conversion, catalysts, and other electronics and photonics. However, many desired combinations of nano-/micromaterials and substrates are extremely challenging to achieve due to the incompatible nature of their […]
Material Science
Coating electronics and performance materials requires assembling nanoparticles on targeted substrates such as polymers, ceramics, and metals. Many high-performance materials have hydrophobic or chemically inert surfaces. As a result, nanomaterial or particle coatings characteristically do not naturally stick to these surfaces, restricting their applications for aerospace, high altitude, battlefield, and other extreme environments. Currently, techniques […]
Burns are a major cause of serious soft tissue injury in the United States and around the world. Despite improvements in burn and bandage technology, burns remain a significant cause of hospitalization and death worldwide. In 2015, fire and heat resulted in 67 million injuries resulting about 2.9 million hospitalizations and 176,000 deaths worldwide[1]. The […]
A growing worldwide demand for gold nanoparticles in the glass technology, pharmaceuticals, photometry, and electronics industries, is driving the need for a sustainable, eco-friendly, and commercially practical method for fabricating gold nanoparticles exponentially. The investigators have developed a novel method to manufacture gold nanoparticles by using suspended plant cells in culture. In addition, they have […]
Scars are an inescapable consequence of surgical wound healing because of normal processes of repair in mammals. For functional and cosmetic reasons, there is great interest in developing tools for non-scarring regeneration of normal tissue after a surgical procedure. While considerable effort has been dedicated to improving suturing and wound healing strategies that reduce scarring, […]