Sentences with phrase «nanomaterials called»

In the fall of 2004, Anikeeva began doctoral work in optoelectronics at MIT under the supervision of electrical engineer Vladimir Bulović, developing a class of light - emitting devices based on nanomaterials called quantum dots, which are used in displays.

After the filaments are injected into the body, the resulting hydrogel network functions as a drug depot that slowly degrades by breaking down into spherical nanomaterials called micelles, which are programmed to travel to specific targets.

In this study, the nanoparticles stay suspended in a liquid «ink,» creating a new nanomaterial called a COF colloid.

Not exact matches

To gain this new understanding into the behavior of matter at the nanoscale, García - Garibay's research group designed three rotating nanomaterials known as MOFs, or metal - organic frameworks, which they call UCLA - R1, UCLA - R2 and UCLA - R3 (the «r» stands for rotor).

But controversy is on the rise as critics are calling for bans on research until nanomaterials can be shown to be safe.

Not surprisingly, companies churning out products with nanomaterials in them tend to argue that existing regulations and testing are adequate to ensure these materials are safe, while environmental groups tend to call it the other way.

This process, called sonication, is how CNI is able to scale up production of graphene to meet the research and development demands of the W - TENG and other nanomaterial inventions in development.

Materials scientists working to build tiny machines called microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) struggle with surface interactions, called van der Waals forces, that can make nanomaterials sticky to the point of permanent adhesion, a phenomenon known as «stiction».

Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell - Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving methods for constructing tiny «nanomaterials» using a «bottom - up» approach called «molecular self - assembly.»

«The discovery of graphene is but a continuing evolution on how we analyze, treat, synthesize carbon based nanomaterials which includes the fullerenes, nanotubes, and now C polymorph platelets called graphene,» explains Dr. Advincula.

Also, for the first time, the chemists demonstrated that the «cooking,» or heating up, of the ingredients for the nanomaterial can take place inside the imaging tool itself, in this case a powerful microscope called a transmission electron microscope.

A team of physicists at the Clemson Nanomaterials Institute have developed a device, called a U-TENG, that is designed to take mechanical motion — like the waves in the ocean, the tap of a foot or the clap of a hand — and transform it into electricity.

Depending on the shape, the application, or the components, nanomaterials may be called by a variety of different names, including nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanofilms, nanoshells, nanospheres, nanowires, nanoclays, nanoconcrete, nanopolymers, and much more.

Other nanomaterials have distinct qualities that have led researchers to call them by other non-nano prefix names, such as quantum dots or graphene.

Although so - called nanomaterials have yet to cause any illnesses or problems in humans, a number of studies have shown that they can be harmful to animals; fullerenes, for example, were found to cause oxidative stress in the brains of largemouth bass in a recent study done by researchers from three different institutions.

The report concludes that our cherished International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and other widely used frameworks for LCA are fully applicable to nanomaterials and nanoproducts.Despite limitations to LCA for nanotechnologies such as the lack of specific nanotechnology toxicity data, the report calls for international cooperation to help overcome these data barriers.

Toward Safe and Sustainable Nanomaterials: Chemical Information Call - in to Manufacturers of Nanomaterials by California as a Case Study