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View article: Electromagnetic Radiation Shielding Using Carbon Nanotube and Nanoparticle Composites
Electromagnetic Radiation Shielding Using Carbon Nanotube and Nanoparticle Composites Open
This paper showcases current developments in the use of carbon nanotube (CNT) and nanoparticle-based materials for electromagnetic radiation shielding. Electromagnetic radiation involves different types of radiation covering a wide spectru…
View article: Proof of Concept Demonstration of a Flame‐Resistant Structural Capacitor With Carbon Nanotube Electrodes
Proof of Concept Demonstration of a Flame‐Resistant Structural Capacitor With Carbon Nanotube Electrodes Open
Structural capacitors are multifunctional energy storage systems that can store energy while acting as structural support. This study focuses on the demonstration of a structural capacitor fabricated using a unique combination of carbon na…
View article: Effectiveness of a state-of-the-art coat with fans and coolants over standard coats
Effectiveness of a state-of-the-art coat with fans and coolants over standard coats Open
Objective: Firefighters use personal protective equipment when containing fires. The coat, called standard hereafter, that is part of the personal protective equipment has not changed for many years. A new coat was designed with novel feat…
View article: Comparing Standard and State-of-the-art Firefighter Coats on Postural Balance and Gait in a Live Burn Environment
Comparing Standard and State-of-the-art Firefighter Coats on Postural Balance and Gait in a Live Burn Environment Open
More than one million firefighters work in the United States. The standard fire (SF) coat, used by the firefighters, had been in place for many years. Our research team was entrusted with the job of designing a new coat radically different…
View article: Nanoimprint Lithography for Next-Generation Carbon Nanotube-Based Devices
Nanoimprint Lithography for Next-Generation Carbon Nanotube-Based Devices Open
This research reports the development of 3D carbon nanostructures that can provide unique capabilities for manufacturing carbon nanotube (CNT) electronic components, electrochemical probes, biosensors, and tissue scaffolds. The shaped CNT …
View article: Pristine and Coated Carbon Nanotube Sheets—Characterization and Potential Applications
Pristine and Coated Carbon Nanotube Sheets—Characterization and Potential Applications Open
A carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet is a nonwoven fabric that is being evaluated for use in different textile applications. Several properties of pristine CNT sheets and CNT sheets coated with a polysilazane sealant and coating were measured and…
View article: Cooling System Embedded Turnout Coat Liner Prototype Development of Personal Protective Equipment
Cooling System Embedded Turnout Coat Liner Prototype Development of Personal Protective Equipment Open
The study aims to create a turnout gear coat liner prototype with an active cooling system and evaluate its performance with an Infrared (IR) camera, CO2, and sweat mannequin. The final fabric was made by integrating the Carbon Nanotube (C…
View article: Scaling a Hydraulic Motor for Minimally Invasive Medical Devices
Scaling a Hydraulic Motor for Minimally Invasive Medical Devices Open
Aligned with the medical device industry’s trend of miniaturization, academic and commercial researchers are constantly attempting to reduce device sizes. Many applications require miniature actuators (2 mm range) to perform mechanical wor…
View article: Investigation of carbon nanotube sheet for lunar dust shielding
Investigation of carbon nanotube sheet for lunar dust shielding Open
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) sheet is a new type of nonwoven fabric that is being evaluated for different applications. This article presents the first friction-based investigation of the use of CNT sheet as a dust shield. The focus application …
View article: Manufacturing Scalable Carbon Nanotube–Silicone/Kevlar Fabrics
Manufacturing Scalable Carbon Nanotube–Silicone/Kevlar Fabrics Open
Carbon nanotube (CNT) hybrid composites were formed by combining a CNT and silicone elastomer solution with Kevlar yarn, Kevlar fabric, and Kevlar veil materials. The integration of a CNT-silicone matrix with Kevlar yarn and fabric materia…
View article: Design and Modeling of a Miniature Hydraulic Motor for Powering a Cutting Tool for Minimally Invasive Procedures
Design and Modeling of a Miniature Hydraulic Motor for Powering a Cutting Tool for Minimally Invasive Procedures Open
Miniaturization of multifunctional instruments is key to evolving less invasive medical procedures. The current work outlines steps towards developing a miniature motor to power a cutting tool of a millimeter-scale robot/device (target out…
View article: Carbon Hybrid Materials—Design, Manufacturing, and Applications
Carbon Hybrid Materials—Design, Manufacturing, and Applications Open
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have extraordinary properties and are used for applications in various fields of engineering and research. Due to their unique combination of properties, such as good electrical and thermal conductivity and mechanic…
View article: Flexible and Lightweight Carbon Nanotube Composite Filter for Particulate Matter Air Filtration
Flexible and Lightweight Carbon Nanotube Composite Filter for Particulate Matter Air Filtration Open
Particulate Matter (PM) has become an important source of air pollution. We proposed a flexible and lightweight carbon nanotube (CNT) composite air filter for PM removal. The developed CNT filtering layers were fabricated using a floating …
View article: Electrochemically Activated CNT Sheet as a Cathode for Zn-CO2 Batteries
Electrochemically Activated CNT Sheet as a Cathode for Zn-CO2 Batteries Open
High demand for electrochemical storage devices is increasing the need for high-performance batteries. A Zn-CO2 battery offers a promising solution for CO2 reduction as well as energy storage applications. For this study, a Zn-CO2 battery …
View article: Synthesis Tuning for Manufacturing Carbon Hybrid Materials
Synthesis Tuning for Manufacturing Carbon Hybrid Materials Open
The overall hypothesis for this paper is that accurately tuning the gas phase pyrolysis synthesis process and using appropriate raw materials will enable manufacturing different types of carbon hybrid materials (CHM). Optimizing multiple v…
View article: Effect of a Metallocene Catalyst Mixture on CNT Yield Using the FC-CVD Process
Effect of a Metallocene Catalyst Mixture on CNT Yield Using the FC-CVD Process Open
This work studies synthesis of carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet using the high temperature (1400 °C) floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition (FC-CVD) method. Three metallocenes—ferrocene, nickelocene, cobaltocene—and their combinations are …
View article: Reactor Design for Manufacturing Carbon Hybrid Materials
Reactor Design for Manufacturing Carbon Hybrid Materials Open
This paper addresses the design of a reactor system for manufacturing carbon nanotube (CNT) fabric and carbon hybrid materials (CHM). A web or sock of CNT is formed in a reactor tube in the gas phase pyrolysis method. The sock exits the re…
View article: Carbon nanofabric: A multifunctional fire-resistant material
Carbon nanofabric: A multifunctional fire-resistant material Open
This paper describes the characterization of carbon nanotube fabric or nanofabric. The nanofabric, has five fundamental properties: light weight, hydrophilic or hydrophobic, flame resistance, flexibility, and filterant. The nanofabric is f…
View article: Active Textile Glove for Cooling and Personal Protection
Active Textile Glove for Cooling and Personal Protection Open
Conventional gloves partially insulate against heat transfer from a hot external environment. They also prevent metabolic heat generated by the human body from escaping. Thus, gloves are a source of heat buildup and heat stress in workers.…
View article: Manufacturing and Characterization of Customizable Flexible Carbon Nanotube Fabrics for Smart Wearable Applications
Manufacturing and Characterization of Customizable Flexible Carbon Nanotube Fabrics for Smart Wearable Applications Open
The integration of carbon nanotube fabric into textiles is paving its way into smart materials and wearable applications. Potential novel applications of carbon nanotube hybrid (CNTH) materials and fabric composites span across a range of …
View article: Chlorosulfonic Acid Stretched Carbon Nanotube Sheet for Flexible and Low-Voltage Heating Applications
Chlorosulfonic Acid Stretched Carbon Nanotube Sheet for Flexible and Low-Voltage Heating Applications Open
The carbon nanotube (CNT) is celebrated for its electrothermal property, which indicates the capability of a material to transform electrical energy into heat due to the Joule effect. The CNT nanostructure itself, as a one-dimensional mate…
View article: Nanotube Sheet and Yarn Manufacturing and Commercialization
Nanotube Sheet and Yarn Manufacturing and Commercialization Open
Nanotube macroscale materials such as yarns, tapes, and sheets provide combinations of material properties that are unique relative to existing materials. Although nanotube sheet and yarn commercialization is still an emerging activity, th…
View article: Heat treatment of carbon nanotube hybrid material for textile applications
Heat treatment of carbon nanotube hybrid material for textile applications Open
The paper describes the synthesis of carbon nanotube hybrid material and its post-processing treatment such as heat treatment of carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet to improve its properties for in textile applications. The CNT sheet is synthesize…
View article: Carbon Nanotube Sheet-Synthesis and Applications
Carbon Nanotube Sheet-Synthesis and Applications Open
Decades of extensive research have matured the development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Still, the properties of macroscale assemblages, such as sheets of carbon nanotubes, are not good enough to satisfy many applications. This paper gives …
View article: Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education: Development of Experimental Modules
Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education: Development of Experimental Modules Open
This paper will discuss six experimental modules that were developed to provide hands-on experience for undergraduate students interested in nanoscale science and technology in theCollege of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) and the C…
View article: Vertical Integration Of The Undergraduate Learning Experience
Vertical Integration Of The Undergraduate Learning Experience Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Session 2520 Vertical Integration of the Undergraduate Learning Experience Devdas Pai, Ajit Kelkar, Richard A. Layton, Mark Schulz, DeR…
View article: The Development of a Magnesium Biodegradable Stent: Design, Analysis, Fabrication, and In-vivo Test
The Development of a Magnesium Biodegradable Stent: Design, Analysis, Fabrication, and In-vivo Test Open
Stents are widely used as scaffolding to open up blood vessel stenosis. A stent can provide early stage scaffolding, increase blood flow, and optimize hemodynamics. Stainless steel is the most popular material for conventional stents, and …
View article: Discovery of Isoxazole Amides as Potent and Selective SMYD3 Inhibitors
Discovery of Isoxazole Amides as Potent and Selective SMYD3 Inhibitors Open
We report herein the discovery of isoxazole amides as potent and selective SET and MYND Domain-Containing Protein 3 (SMYD3) inhibitors. Elucidation of the structure-activity relationship of the high-throughput screening (HTS) lead compound…