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The broad research performed at the Nanoworld Laboratory is split into the following concentrations
CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS
Left image: (UC | 21 logo written with aligned carbon nanotubes) Right image: (Aligned carbon nanotube array that is the height of seven U.S. twenty-five cent coins)
- Chemical Vapor Deposition using advanced nano-furnace
- Identification and optimization of CNT growth parameters
- Substrate thickness and growth methods
- Characterization of CNT arrays (ESEM, EDS, TEM)
- Diffusion enhancement and improved catalyst
BIOSENSORS
- MWCNT tower sensors for generic chemical and biological sensing
- Electrochemical Methods - Cyclic Voltammetry and EIS
- Nanotube array immunosensor
- Wearable noninvasive chemical sensor
- Nanotube needle biosensor for in-vivo use
- Nanotube cell biosensor for cancer detection
- Preparation and Functionalization of electrodes
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING
- Continuous Sensors
- Structural Neural System
- Active Fiber Composite Sensors
- Analytical modeling of wave propagation in composite/isotropic plates
RESEARCH OVERVIEWS
Nanoworld and Smart Materials and Devices Laboratory - Research Overview
Nanomedicine - Research Overview
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
SHM Testing and Sensor Development for Wind Turbine Blades - IWSHM, Granada, Spain - July 2006
SHM video displayed at Stanford University
Structural Health Monitoring at UC
Nanotechnology at UC in Smart Structures Bio-Nanotechnology Laboratory
Current and Emerging Research Areas
Semi Active Magnetorheological
Smart Materials Sensors and Actuators