Showing papers in "Science and Technology of Advanced Materials in 2010"

TL;DR: Most device issues, such as uniformity, long-term stability against bias stress and TFT performance, are solved for a-IGZO TFTs.

TL;DR: This review summarizes the electrospinning techniques which control the composition and structures of the nanofibrous materials and outlines possible applications of these fibrous materials in skin, blood vessels, nervous system and bone tissue engineering, as well as in drug delivery.

TL;DR: This review investigates nanoscale effects on the physical properties of graphene nanoribbons and clarify the role of edge boundaries, and provides analytical solutions for electronic dispersion and the corresponding wavefunction in graphene nan oribbons with their detailed derivation using wave mechanics based on the tight-binding model.

TL;DR: This review summarizes the key topics in the field of large-area fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces, concentrating on substrates that have been used in commercial applications.

TL;DR: Although both fabrication and evaluation of structure–property relationships remain challenges, materials comprised of conducting polymers and hydrogels are promising for the next generation of bioactive electrode coatings.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a combination of both compositional and novel structural engineering approaches will be required in order to realize viable lead-free alternatives to current lead-based materials for piezoelectric actuator applications.

TL;DR: By combining the benefits of stable austenitic structure, high strength and good plasticity, better corrosion and wear resistances, and superior biocompatibility compared to the currently used 316L stainless steel, the newly developed high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel is a reliable substitute for the conventional medical stainless steels.

TL;DR: The interaction of electron donor and acceptor molecules with few-layer graphene samples is examined in detail and the field-effect transistor characteristics of graphenes are presented.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that one of the intercalation compounds (SnS)1.2(TiS2)2 has better thermoelectric properties compared with pure TiS2 in the direction parallel to the layers, as the electron mobility is maintained while the phonon transport is significantly suppressed owing to the reduction in the transverse phonon velocities.

TL;DR: In this paper, the main evidence of interfacial phenomena in ion-conducting film heterostructures, highlighting the fundamental and technological relevance and offering guidelines to understand the interface conduction mechanisms in these structures.

TL;DR: This review aims to comprehensively describe the state-of-the-art anode and cathode materials that have so far been tested with HTPC oxide electrolytes, offering guidelines and possible strategies to speed up the development of protonic SOFCs.

TL;DR: In this article, a review deals with processing strategies of polysiloxane-derived porous ceramics and the essential features of processing strategies are explained and the available literature reports are thoroughly reviewed with particular regard to the critical issues that affect pore characteristics.

TL;DR: Antibacterial tests revealed that the photocatalytic paper inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli under room lighting conditions.

TL;DR: The importance of a high signal-to-noise ratio in the Raman spectra for detecting weak effects evoked by the modification of compounds, accommodation of interstitial atoms and other structural defects is emphasized.

TL;DR: The evolution of the electrical self-oscillations of a VO2-based switch induced in the current-operated mode is a subtle indicator of the material properties modification and can be used to monitor its behavior under various external stresses in sensor applications.

TL;DR: This review discusses why it is difficult to control the stability of nanoparticles in liquids and discusses CP-AFM as a technique to analyze the surface interaction between nanoparticles and the effect of surface modification on the nanoparticle dispersion in liquids.

TL;DR: An overview of the recent advances in frequency modulation atomic force microscopy instrumentation and its applications to the study of solid/water interfaces is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes recent approaches considering stimuli-responsive, multifunctionality and more advanced architectures, such as vesicles or worm-like micelles, for tumor-specific drug and gene delivery.

TL;DR: First-principles findings indicate that BNNTs might be an unsuitable material for natural gas storage because of the weak methane adsorption capability.

TL;DR: Using surface derivation techniques, a new generation of thermoresponsive cell culture dishes are developed and a new methodology for constructing well-defined organs using microfabrication techniques is designed.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the surface functionalization of inorganic nanoparticles via immobilization of biomolecules and the corresponding surface interactions with biocomponents.

TL;DR: The addition of both HA and CHA in nano-form enhanced the bioactivity and biocompatibility of the PHEMA/PCL matrix, indicating the potential of this material for use in bone tissue engineering.

TL;DR: In this review, the advantages of cathodoluminescence for qualitative analysis and disadvantages for quantitative analysis are presented on the example of nanostructures.

TL;DR: The fundamental properties of plasmons in materials with various dimensionalities are overviewed and the optical functional properties of localized plasmon polaritons in nanometer-scale to atomic-scale objects are discussed.

TL;DR: Research on filled CNT nanomaterials is overviewed with special emphasis on recent progress and key achievements, as well as the future scope and the key challenges emerging out of a decade of intensive research on these fascinating materials.

TL;DR: The relationship between fracture stress and hydrogen content for the hydrogen-precharged specimens showed that the fracture stress of NIMS17 steel was higher, at a given hydrogen content, than that of conventional AISI 4135 steels with tensile strengths of 1300 and 1500 MPa.

TL;DR: Yb2O3 is an efficient sintering additive for enhancing not only thermal conductivity but also the high-temperature mechanical properties of Si3N4 ceramics and its value was strongly related to the microstructure.

TL;DR: This research presents a novel probabilistic approach to estimating the response of the immune system to laser-spot assisted, 3D image analysis of central nervous system injury.

TL;DR: The FTIR spectra of the reused surfaces revealed that the APM and SDS treatments left peptide fragments or the proteins adsorbed on the surfaces, whereas the other methods successfully removed the proteins.

TL;DR: The swelling rate and capabilities of the composites were markedly enhanced by the incorporation of the hydrophobic monomer St and inorganic MVT clay mineral, and the superabsorbent composite showed a clearer deswelling characteristic in solutions of multivalent saline, acetone and ethanol, and cationic surfactant.