{"title":"Nano-safety","authors":"W. Trybula","doi":"10.1109/nano.2011.6144619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/nano.2011.6144619","url":null,"abstract":"Nanotechnology is an important area of research and development. The size relationship to actual properties is an interesting variable, with even crystal orientation being a variable. Everyone is learning novel properties of “traditional” materials while they are also creating “novel” materials. With a time of many years required to determine a materials impact on people and/or the environment, newly developed materials provide an interesting opportunity. “Do we wait for years to determine if the material is dangerous, or do we work to produce the magic bullet to cure cancer?” This is not an easy decision. If we proceed, how do we ensure safety? This paper provides insight on how we can proceed to address these issues.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"184 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121206436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Chu, G. Jiang, Chi Chang, J. Ting, Hsin-Le Lee, Y. Tzeng
{"title":"Room-temperature diamond seeding and microwave plasma enhanced CVD growth of nanodiamond with a tungsten interfacial layer","authors":"Y. Chu, G. Jiang, Chi Chang, J. Ting, Hsin-Le Lee, Y. Tzeng","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144477","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on room-temperature high-density diamond seeding for low-temperature microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) on W/Si substrates. A tungsten layer acts as a diamond nucleation-enhancing layer. Formation of tungsten-carbide (WC) complex increases the initial nucleation density and plays an important role in facilitating diamond growth characteristics. Microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition is applied to synthesize diamond films in Ar diluted by methane without hydrogen additives at low temperature. NCD seeding and film formation were investigated as a function of the thickness of tungsten interfacial layer. Raman spectroscopy, SEM, AFM and TEM were applied to characterize NCD films in order to gain insight into the initial stage of NCD diamond synthesis.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133499472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and testing of nano robot end effector for cell electrophysiology and elastography studies","authors":"K. Lai, A. Gaitas, N. Xi, Ruiguo Yang, C. Fung","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144645","url":null,"abstract":"Electrophysiology and elastrography provide significant information in biological and biomedical studies. Conventional atomic force microscopes (AFMs) have been used for the mechanical characterization of living cells, but they lack the capability to measure the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. In this work, a novel nano robot end effector has been developed to perform multidimensional measurement of cells. The end effector is designed for characterization of soft materials and it includes an embedded metal electrode for membrane potential measurement of cells.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116987786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nitzan Dar, Wang Wen-jing, Lee Kuo-Hao, Chen In-Gann
{"title":"High Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) sensitivity of R6G by fabrication of silver nanoparticles over GaN nanowires","authors":"Nitzan Dar, Wang Wen-jing, Lee Kuo-Hao, Chen In-Gann","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144370","url":null,"abstract":"A composite structure made of Ag nanoparticles adsorbed on GaN nanowires were used as a Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) substrate. With Rhodamine 6G used as a SERS probe, high enhancement factor of 9*1011 was derived. Detection limit as low as 10−12M was observed. Intensity of the SERS was correlated to the adsorbing pattern of the Ag nanoparticles. Low Ag coverage corresponded to isolated spherical Ag nanoparticles, which intensify the SERS. High Ag coverage, however, corresponded to larger particles and island growth, which causes low SERS magnification.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121477740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Chaudhery, Meng Lu, A. Pokhriyal, S. Schulz, B. Cunningham
{"title":"Optimization of photonic crystal enhanced fluorescence by excitation laser angle scanning","authors":"V. Chaudhery, Meng Lu, A. Pokhriyal, S. Schulz, B. Cunningham","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144349","url":null,"abstract":"Photonic crystal enhanced fluorescence (PCEF) has been demonstrated as an effective technique for amplifying the electromagnetic excitation and emission extraction from surface-bound fluorescent molecules. Although optimal coupling of a fluorophore-exciting light source to the PC occurs with the use of collimated plane waves, PCEF surfaces are also capable of coupling light from focused sources but with a reduction in the obtainable enhancement factor. Using computer simulations and experimental measurements, we describe the interaction between the resonant bandwidth of a PCEF device surface and the optical design of the detection instrumentation that is used to provide fluorescence excitation. We show that highly collimated illumination is required for achieving the greatest PCEF enhancement factors, but at the expense of poor tolerance to non-uniformities in resonant wavelength across the PCEF surface. To overcome this limitation, we demonstrate a fixed wavelength/multiple incident angle scanning detection system that is capable of measuring every pixel in a PCEF fluorescence image under conditions that optimize resonant excitation efficiency.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"374 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122822773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On physical limits and challenges of interconnects for spin devices","authors":"S. Rakheja, A. Naeemi","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144321","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, compact models of performance and energy dissipation of non-local spin torque devices as interconnects in an all-spin logic are obtained. Metallic interconnects such as Cu, Al, and single-layer graphene nanoribbons (GNR) may be used as conduits of spin information in spin-based circuits. Impact of size effects on the transport parameters and consequently on the circuit performance and energy dissipation of spin interconnects are exhaustively quantified. Spin interconnects are compacted against their CMOS counterparts at the 11.9nm technology node. Important insights into the physical limits and challenges of interconnects for future spin devices are identified to better guide the research in spintronics.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117224502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charles J. Choi, Hsin-Yu Wu, J. Weyhenmeyer, S. George, B. Cunningham
{"title":"Nanodome sensor tubing for monitoring of intravenous drug infusion and metabolites","authors":"Charles J. Choi, Hsin-Yu Wu, J. Weyhenmeyer, S. George, B. Cunningham","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144316","url":null,"abstract":"Continuous monitoring of fluids in medical tubing is desired for point-of-care clinical diagnostics. In this work, we incorporate a nanostructured surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor into flexible tubing commonly used for intravenous drug delivery and urinary catheters. We investigate the detection of promethazine (pain medication) and urea (common metabolite found in urine) as model systems for continuous in-line monitoring.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"147 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131571266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jang-Long Lin, L. Horng, Y. Shih, J. Wu, Yu-Der Wen, C. Chang, Fu-Mei Lin
{"title":"Construction of concepts and proposition statements in high school nanotechnology curriculum","authors":"Jang-Long Lin, L. Horng, Y. Shih, J. Wu, Yu-Der Wen, C. Chang, Fu-Mei Lin","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144470","url":null,"abstract":"To develop the high school nanotechnology curriculum and to enhance the understanding of nanotechnology concepts for high school students in Taiwan, we organized a research team consisting of nanotechnology experts, science education experts and senior high school teachers. The expert validity was checked by external experts and senior high school teachers. We obtained an expert concept map of high school nanotechnology, and developed propositional statements with the nanotechnology concept map. Finally, the learning objectives of cognitive development were provided for the nanotechnology high school curriculum. This work will have long-term effects on nanotechnology concept education in high schools an on society's understanding of nanotechnology concepts.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115712272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Poh-Keong Ng, B. Fisher, K. Low, A. Joshi-Imre, M. Bode, C. Lilley
{"title":"High resolution analysis of self assembled Cu nanowires on vicinal Si(001)","authors":"Poh-Keong Ng, B. Fisher, K. Low, A. Joshi-Imre, M. Bode, C. Lilley","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144547","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents material properties of self-assembled Cu nanowires that were fabricated in the vacuum e-beam evaporation method. Diffraction patterns obtained from the Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) indicate that the Cu nanowires have two slightly different properties: single crystalline structures and polycrystalline structures with low angle grain boundary. Focused ion beam (FIB) was also used to observe the nanowires cross sectional shape.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"127 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131600560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ordered 2-D arrays of silver nanoparticles encapsulated by alumina for applications to plasmonic sensors","authors":"Chih‐Yi Liu, Chen-Han Huang, Hsing-Ying Lin, Shihtse Chen, Hsiang‐Chen Chui, Y. Tzeng","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2011.6144468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144468","url":null,"abstract":"Ordered 2-D arrays of silver nanoparticles encapsulated by anodic alumina have been fabricated electrochemically to demonstrate reliable, durable, reproducible, and high sensitivity sensing by means of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of micro- and nano-materials including inorganic and organic molecules. In this paper, fabrication process of the sensor and its applications to detection and identification of R6G and adenine molecules and the measurement of the molecular concentration will be presented. This novel sensor combines the excellent intrinsic performance of silver plasmon resonance and the effective isolation of silver from harsh environments by alumina encapsulation to achieve high performance and long-term reliability.","PeriodicalId":219771,"journal":{"name":"2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130970522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}