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A New Approach to Contacting Nanowire Arrays Using Nanoparticles
Published Wednesday, April 18, 2007Despite significant advancements in nanowire growth techniques and device descriptions, establishment of electrical contacts to nanowire assemblies through non-destructive methods has not yet been successfully realized. The commonly employed method involves physically removing nanowires through some form of lithography. Such a series of steps are...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials, Microelectronics
Keyword(s): Nanowires, 525
Docket: PS-2007-031
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High Frequency Sampling SQUID Microscope
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006The current room temperature SQUID microscope has a bandwidth to a few hundred KHz. However, the bandwidth of the SQUID itself is much greater. The limitation has to do with bandwidth of the current electronics. This invention proposes electronics that will increase the bandwidth of the electronics to the GHz range.This is important...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials, Imaging devices
Keyword(s): Superconducting Quantum Interference Device, 525
Docket: PS-2004-026
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PtRu Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Heterogeneous Catalysis
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006There are known Pt-Ru bimetallics and core shell particles. However University of Maryland researchers have developed a bimetallic that is more efficient at oxidizing hydrogen in CO-rich gas feeds (wherein the CO is present in amounts of 1000 ppm) than any other reported catalyst.It is believed that this new Pt-Ru catalyst will be used...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): Pt Ru hydrogen fuel cell bimettalic
Docket: PS-2006-065
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Heteroaggregate Nanoparticles for Heterogeneous Catalysis
Published Wednesday, January 25, 2006Hydrocarbon (HC) fuels are currently the source for producing the majority of commercial hydrogen. Hydrogen produced from HC fuel sources contains relatively high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) impurities that can interfere with its use as a fuel in Proton-Exchange Membrane fuel cell applications.University of Maryland researchers are...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): fuel cell, energy, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nano
Docket: PS-2005-109
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Electrostatic-Directed Deposition of Nanoparticles on a Field Generating Substrates
Published Thursday, January 19, 2006Functional nanoparticles are being considered the building blocks of potential micro and nano-scale electronic, optoelectronic devices and gas sensors. Fabrication of nanoparticle-based devices would require accurate alignment of nanoparticles in specific locations. Methods for aligning nano-particles with an electric field in a charge-...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): nanoparticles, nano, electrostatic assembly PN junction
Docket: PS-2005-006
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A New Type of Perfluorocarbon Based Nanofluids for Effective Heat Transfer
Published Wednesday, January 18, 2006Thermal management in the next decade of microelectronics and optoelectronics will require heat transfer fluids with improved performance over those currently available. Nanofluids exhibit significant enhancement in thermal conductivity but are not practical because of low long-term stability issues and an inability to currently mass-produce such...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): FC-72, perfluro, working fluid, nano, cooling, evaporation
Docket: PS-2005-091
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Fabrication and Integration of Polymeric BioMEMS
Published Sunday, September 11, 2005A variety of methods are used to fabricate microfluidic devices. Channels can be micromachined into silicon using traditional microelectronic techniques. However, glass and silicon processing are time consuming and expensive often require the use of hazardous materials. The present invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical device...
Categories: Biomaterials, Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials, Microfluidics
Keyword(s): nano, MEMS, biofabrication, chitosan
Docket: PS-2003-092
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Sub-Debye Length Patterned Shutter for Nanoscale Plasma Processing of Materials
Published Sunday, August 14, 2005Plasma processes for micro-machining, surface modifications, cleaning, sputter coating and many other operations are widely used in the fabrication of microelectronics. The ionized gas in a plasma generates a high concentration of reactive species at 50-100 C and provides a means of cleaning, etching and depositing materials at much lower...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): plasma, shutter, nano, etching, substrate, deposition, thin films
Docket: PS-2003-047
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Formation of Carbon Nanotubes on Large Free Floating Substrates
Published Sunday, July 10, 2005There are several methods employed to make carbon nanotubes. These methods include chemical vapor deposition (CVD), arc discharge and laser ablation. In general, the CVD method has shown the most promise in being able to produce larger quantities of nanotube (compared to the other methods) at lower cost. The CVD method is usually done by...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): carbon nanotube, CVD, nano, 525
Docket: PS-2005-060
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Thermo-Bio-Lithography
Published Monday, April 5, 2004This invention relates to methods for the controlled and selective deposition of a resist of one or more species of molecules, including biomolecules, onto an organic reactive layer such as a polysaccharide mass.Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a method which accomplishes this deposition electrochemically or by...
Categories: Microfluidics, Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): bioliogical, resist, MEMS, microfluidic
Docket: PS-2003-093