Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine: Recent submissions
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Sol–Gel Synthesis of Alumina–Titania Nanostructure Membrane: Preparation and Characterization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)In the present paper, the preparation and characterization of porous alumina–titania nanostructure membrane is described. The membrane layers consisted of an α-alumina membrane support, which was ... -
Free Vibration of Single Layer Graphene Sheets: Lattice Structure Versus Continuum Plate Theories
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Prospect of applications of graphene sheets in composites and other advanced materials have drawn attention from a broad spectrum of research fields. This paper deals with the methods to find ... -
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Based Mass Sensor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)In previous studies, experimentally measured resonance frequencies of carbon nanotubes have been used along with classical beam theory for straight beams. However, it is found that these carbon ... -
Vibration of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Mass Sensor via Nonlocal Timoshenko Beam Theory
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The potential of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) as a micromass sensor is explored. A nonlocal Timoshenko beam carrying a micromass at the free end of the inner tube is used to analyze ... -
Dry Electrode Based Wearable Wireless Brain–Computer Interface System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Brain–computer interface (BCI) technology is a key issue in neural engineering, which can manipulate machine by electroencephalography (EEG). An important question surrounding the use of the BCI ... -
Biomechanical Strain Analysis at the Interface of Brain and Nanowire Electrodes on a Neural Probe
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The viability of neural probes with microelectrodes for neural recording and stimulation in the brain is important for the development of neuroprosthetic devices. Vertically aligned nanowire ... -
Dynamic Deflection of a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Under Ballistic Impact Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The dynamic deflections of geometrically different single-walled carbon nanotubes are determined under various high-velocity impacts and for different positions at which ballistic impact is applied. ... -
Experiments in Nanomechanical Properties of Live Osteoblast Cells and Cell–Biomaterial Interface
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Characterizing the mechanical characteristics of living cells and cell–biomaterial composite is an important area of research in bone tissue engineering. In this work, an in situ displacement-controlled ... -
The Effect of Shape Factor on the Magnetic Targeting in the Permeable Microvessel With Two-Phase Casson Fluid Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The present investigation deals with magnetic drug targeting in a microvessel of radius 5 μm using two-phase fluid model. The microvessel is divided into the endothelial glycocalyx layer wherein ... -
Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Embedded in Smart Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Hydrogel Networks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)In recent study, we report the synthesis and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles embedded in smart poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based hydrogel networks. A series of thermosensitive ... -
Investigation of Silica-Supported Preyssler Nanoparticles as Nanocatalysts in Alkylation of Benzene With 1-Decene Using Artificial Intelligence Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Silica-supported Preyssler nanoparticles were synthesized and tested in alkylation of benzene with 1-decene. Adaptive network based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was successfully applied for studying ... -
Effect of Silanization Film Thickness in Soft Lithography of Nanoscale Features
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Soft lithography was used to replicate nanoscale features made using electron beam lithography on a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) master. The PMMA masters were exposed to fluorinated silane vapors ... -
Influence of Dispersion and Alignment of Nanotubes on the Strength and Elasticity of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Composites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)In this paper, the effective strength and elastic properties of carbon nanotube reinforced composites are evaluated using a representative volume element with a number of carbon nanotubes embedded ... -
Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanotubes and Their Drug Loading and Release Capabilities
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Iron oxide magnetic nanomaterials are among the most widely used nanomaterials in nanomedicine. Due to their magnetic and structural properties, iron oxide magnetic nanotubes are extremely attractive ... -
Design and TEM Simulation of a MEMS Based Microcantilever Cardiac Marker Sensor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Piezoresistive actuation of a microcantilever induced by biomolecular binding such as DNA hybridization and antibody-antigen binding is an important principle useful in biosensing applications. As ... -
Potassium Ion Sensing With Nanowire Electrodes on a Flexible Substrate for Early Detection of Myocardial Ischemia
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)An increase in extracellular potassium levels is a physiological sign of myocardial ischemia and timely sensing with an implantable potassium sensing biosensor could play a significant role in ... -
Development of Titanium Needle Probes for Neural Recording and Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Artifacts
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The aim of this research is to develop a mechanically flexible and strong neural probe with microelectrode array for future clinical applications in neural prosthetics and neurological disorder ... -
Molecular Motors as Components of Future Medical Devices and Engineered Materials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)A new frontier in the development of prosthetic devices is the design of nanoscale systems which replace, augment, or support individual cells. Similar to cells, such devices will require the ... -
Novel Design of Carbon Nanotube Based RF Inductors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)In this paper, we describe the design and simulation of multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) based stacked inductors, which provide high inductance and quality values that are suitable for ... -
Nonzero Finite Wall Resistance Solution With Constant Dialyzate for Various Mass Transfer Quantities
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This article deals with the theoretical investigations into dialytic mass transfer in parallel-plate hemodialyzers. The theoretical solutions presented are closed-form analytical solutions involving ...