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The naive conception of material objects: a defense
(2007)I defend a naive conception of material objects, according to which there are such things as stones, statues, cats and their tails, but no "strange fusions" of such things as my nose and the Eiffel Tower. Virtually everyone ... -
Nano opto-mechanical characterization of neuron membrane mechanics under cellular growth and differentiation
(2007-05)Neurons are among the most fundamental building blocks of modern biology and medicine. Axonal development of neurons is intimately dependent on applied mechanical tension. Local 3-D cell growing microenvironment and ... -
Nano-scale large area gap control for high throughput electrically induced micro-patterning
(2007-12)Micro- and nano-scale patterning is essential to the fabrication of various kinds of devices including electronic circuits, optical devices, optoelectronic devices, thin film heads for magnetic storage, displays, etc. ... -
Nanocomposite particles as theranostic agents for cancer
(2012-08)The exploration of nanoparticles for applications in medicine has grown dramatically in recent years. Due to their size, nanoparticles provide an ideal platform for combining multiple functionalities and interfacing directly ... -
Nanocomposites of poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) and montmorillonite clay: dispersion and mechanical properties
(2005)Polymer/montmorillonite clay (MMT) nanocomposites have produced significant commercial interest due to the excellent balance of properties, but the issues controlling proper clay dispersion are poorly understood. Current ... -
Nanocrystal stabilization, synthesis and assembly using supercritical fluids
(2003)Supercritical and compressed solvents provide a unique medium for nanocrystal synthesis and assembly as their tunable solvation strength and favorable wetting characteristics have the potential to overcome current ... -
Nanoelectronics based on epitaxial oxides
(2015-08)Crystalline oxide materials and heterostructures have been under extensive investigation owing to the richness of the physical, chemical, and electrical properties they exhibit, including ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, ... -
Nanoengineering of surfaces to modulate cell behavior : nanofabrication and the influence of nanopatterned features on the behavior of neurons and preadipocytes
(2009-08)Promising strategies for treating diseases and conditions like cancer, tissue necrosis from injury, congenital abnormalities, etc., involve replacing pathologic tissue with healthy tissue. Strategies devoted to the ... -
Nanofabrication via directed assembly: a computational study of dynamics, design & limits
(2016-08)Three early-stage techniques, for the fabrication of metallic nanostructures, creation of controlled topography in polymer films and precise deposition of nanowires are studied. Mathematical models and computational ... -
Nanoimprint lithography based fabrication of size and shape-specific, enzymatically-triggered nanoparticles for drug delivery applications
(2008-05)Our ability to precisely manipulate size, shape, and composition of nanoscale carriers is essential for controlling their in-vivo transport, biodistribution, and drug release mechanism. Shape-specific, "smart" nanoparticles ... -
Nanoindentation of thin organic films and self-assembled monolayers
(2004)It has been established for some time now that interfaces between polymers and stiff substrates contain an interphase region (10 nm thick) where the properties of the polymer differ from those of the bulk. It has also ... -
Nanoindentation study of buckling and friction of silicon nanolines
(2009-05)Silicon-based nanostructures are essential building blocks for nanoelectronic devices and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS). As the silicon device size continues to scale down, the surface to volume ratio becomes ... -
Nanomaterials characterization and bio-chemical sensing using microfabricated devices
(2004)A variety of nanostructured materials have been synthesized in recent years. These nanomaterials have potential applications in areas spanning computing, energy conversion, sensing, and biomedicine. Because of size confinement ... -
Nanometer VLSI design-manufacturing interface for large scale integration
(2011-05)As nanometer Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) demands more transistor density to fabricate multi-cores and memory blocks in a limited die size, many researches have been performed to keep Moore's Low in two different ... -
Nanometer VLSI placement and optimization for multi-objective design closure
(2007-12)In a VLSI physical synthesis flow, placement directly defines the interconnection, which affects many other design objectives, such as timing, power consumption, congestion, and thermal issues. With the scaling of ... -
Nanoparticle characterization with nanopore sensors
(2014-08)A silicon nitride, solid-state nanopore sensor for characterizing nanoparticles suspended in an aqueous medium is presented, and the fundamental theory of resistive-pulse sensing based on the Coulter principle is derived. ... -
Nanoparticle dispersion flow for enhanced oil recovery using micromodels
(2014-08)The injection of nanoparticles is a promising and novel approach to enhancing oil recovery in depleted fields. Nanoparticles have one dimension that is smaller than 100 nm and have many unique properties that are useful ... -
Nanoparticle engineering for enhanced drug delivery
(2012-08)Low water solubility of drug compounds limits their dissolution in the aqueous body fluids. When formulated using conventional methods, those poorly water-soluble drugs often results in low and erratic bioavailability. The ... -
Nanoparticle engineering processes: evaporative precipitation into aqueous solution (EPAS) and antisolvent precipitation to enhance the dissolution rates of poorly water soluble drugs
(2004)It is estimated that more than 1/3 of the compounds being developed by the pharmaceutical industry are poorly water soluble. The bioavailability of these drugs is limited by their low dissolution rates. Two nanoparticle ...
