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| 20120125577 | HEAT SINKING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF TREATING A HEAT SINKING ELEMENT A heat sinking element and a method of treating a heat sinking element are provided. The heat sinking element includes a metal substrate. The metal substrate is mainly composed of aluminium. A surface of the metal substrate has a plurality of micro-nano holes and a diam... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128562 | TREATING CATALYSTS A method includes contacting a catalyst including a metal having an average particle size of approximately one nanometer or greater with SO2; and reducing the average particle size of the metal.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120080405 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A NANO FILTER STRUCTURE FOR BREATHING In a nano filter structure for breathing and a manufacturing method of the nano filter structure, a semiconductor process technology is used for manufacturing a nano filter structure comprising a top gate, a bottom gate, a plurality of sidewall gates and a plurality of ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120029064 | FORMULATION OF SILIBININ WITH HIGH EFFICACY AND PROLONGED ACTION AND THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF A high-efficacy, long-acting formulation of silibinin, comprising silibinin solid dispersion, silibinin-loaded silica nanoparticles, slow-release matrix material and release enhancer, wherein the mass ratio of these components is silibinin solid dispersion:silibinin-loa... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021293 | Method of producing nano-scaled inorganic platelets The present invention provides a method of exfoliating a layered material (e.g., transition metal dichalcogenide) to produce nano-scaled platelets having a thickness smaller than 100 nm, typically smaller than 10 nm. The method comprises (a) dispersing particles of a no... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012557 | METHOD FOR MAKING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACES A continuous method for making a nanostructured surface comprises (a) placing a substrate comprising a nanoscale mask on a cylindrical electrode in a vacuum vessel, (b) introducing etchant gas to the vessel at a predetermined pressure, (c) generating plasma between the ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015143 | Epitaxial substrate having nano-rugged surface and fabrication thereof The invention provides an epitaxial substrate and fabrication thereof. The epitaxial substrate according to the invention includes a crystalline substrate. In particular, the crystalline substrate has an epitaxial surface which is nano-rugged and non-patterned. The epit... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010599 | INORGANICALLY SURFACE-MODIFIED POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM In alternative embodiments, the invention provides articles of manufacture comprising biocompatible nanostructures comprising PolyEther EtherKetone (PEEK) surface-modified (surface-nanopatterned) to exhibit nanostructured surfaces that promote osseointegration and bone-... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110318525 | NANOWIRE FABRICATION Techniques for making nanowires with a desired diameter are provided. The nanowires can be grown from catalytic nanoparticles, wherein the nanowires can have substantially same diameter as the catalytic nanoparticles. Since the size or the diameter of the catalytic nano... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315660 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING OF SILICA WASTE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING NANOPOROUS OR SPHERICAL MATERIALS Disclosed are a method for recycling silica waste and a method for preparing nanoporous material and other valuable silica materials. More specifically, a method for preparing a nanoporous material by recycling silica-containing waste produced from a silica etching proc... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309237 | LIGHT ABSORPTION AND FILTERING PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SEMICONDUCTOR NANO WIRES A nanowire array is described herein. The nanowire array comprises a substrate and a plurality of nanowires extending essentially vertically from the substrate; wherein: each of the nanowires has uniform chemical along its entire length; a refractive index of the nanowi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311825 | SELECTIVE ETCH BACK PROCESS FOR CARBON NANOTUBES INTERGRATION The present disclosure relates to a method for selectively etching-back a polymer matrix to expose tips of carbon nanotubes comprising:
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| 20110312173 | Method of Fabricating a Semiconductor Device The invention relates to semiconductor devices and a method of fabricating the same. In accordance with a method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention, a tunnel insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer, a sec... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311635 | HOLLOW METAL OXIDE SPHERES AND NANOPARTICLES ENCAPSULATED THEREIN A nanoparticle including a Group 3 atom-containing shell. In various embodiments, the nanoparticle includes a metal or metal catalyst-containing core, or a substantially metal-free core. In other embodiments, the nanoparticle shell is hollow. A method of preparing the n... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297642 | NANOWIRE-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires that may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically clear, patternable and is suitable as a ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110300338 | GRAPHENE NANO RIBBONS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME Methods of preparing graphene nano ribbons may include forming a graphene sheet on at least one surface of a substrate, forming a plasma mask having a nano pattern on the graphene sheet, and forming a nano pattern on the graphene sheet by plasma treating a stack structu... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110293941 | INORGANIC MATERIAL MADE OF SPHERICAL PARTICLES OF SPECIFIC SIZE AND HAVING METALLIC NANOPARTICLES TRAPPED IN A MESOSTRUCTURED MATRIX An inorganic material is described, which consists of at least two elementary spherical particles, each one of said spherical particles comprising metallic nanoparticles of size ranging between 1 and 300 nm and a mesostructured matrix based on an oxide of at least one e... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284990 | Process for making an alignment structure in the fabrication of a semiconductor device A process for making an alignment structure in manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising copper interconnect (Cu-interconnect) fabrication involving chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) is disclosed. The process comprises tailoring said CMP process to produce ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110278758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM An apparatus for making a carbon nanotube film includes a substrate holder, a bar supplying device, a carrier device, and a stretching device arranged in alignment in that order. A method for making a carbon nanotube film is further provided.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110279188 | RESONATOR USING CARBON NANO SUBSTANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESONATOR A resonator and a method of manufacturing a resonator are provided. The resonator includes a sacrificial layer formed on a substrate, and a resonant structure formed on the sacrificial layer, the resonant structure comprising a carbon nano-substance layer and a silicon ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281068 | NANOSTRUCTURED ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING NANOSTRUCTURED ARTICLES A nanostructured article comprises a matrix and a nanoscale dispersed phase. The nanostructured article has a random nanostructured anisotropic surface.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110278533 | DOUBLE GYROID STRUCTURE NANOPOROUS FILMS AND NANOWIRE NETWORKS A method of forming a nanoporous film is disclosed. The method comprises forming a coating solution including clusters, surfactant molecules, a solvent, and one of an acid catalyst and a base catalyst. The clusters comprise inorganic groups. The method further comprises... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110268964 | CURING COMPOSITIONS FOR COATING COMPOSITE MATERIALS The present invention describes the use of a composition which can be cured below 40° C., a method of coating fiber/polymer composites, the preparation of curable compositions, and a modular system for preparing said compositions.... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259083 | HYDROGEN SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A novel method of manufacturing a hydrogen sensor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a thin film made of a transition metal or an alloy thereof on a surface of an elastic substrate, and forming a plurality of nanogaps in the thin film formed on the s... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262772 | Method for Producing Aligned Near Full Density Pure Carbon Nanotube Sheets, Ribbons, and Films From Aligned Arrays of as Grown Carbon Nanotube Carpets/Forests and Direct Transfer to Metal and Polymer Surfaces Methods for preparing carbon nanotube layers are disclosed herein. Carbon nanotube layers may be films, ribbons, and sheets. The methods comprise preparing an aligned carbon nanotube array and compressing the array with a roller to create a carbon nanotube layer. Anothe... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110263129 | METHOD OF ETCHING SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS Disclosed is a method of etching semiconductor nanocrystals, which includes dissolving semiconductor nanocrystals in a halogenated solvent containing phosphine so that anisotropic etching of the surface of semiconductor nanocrystals is induced or adding a primary amine ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253969 | Narrow Graphene Nanoribbons from Carbon Nanotubes Disclosed is a method for making graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) by controlled unzipping of structures such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by etching (e.g., argon plasma etching) of nanotubes partly embedded in a polymer film. The GNRs have smooth edges and a narrow width distr... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256066 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ENGINEERED MG DOPED FERRITE SUPERPARAMAGNETIC NANO PARTICLE EXHIBITING AC MAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING AT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND MG DOPED FERRITE SUPERPARAMAGNETIC NANO PARTICLES ENGINEERED BY THE METHOD The present invention relates to a method for preparing a ferrite superparamagnetic nano particle engineered by magnesium doping, and a technique for applying it to hyperthermia cancer cell treatment and the heat shock protein (HSP) self-defense mechanism.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110241236 | DEFORMABLE GRANULE PRODUCTION A method of forming granules, the method including forming a suspension of a nanopowder such as a nano zirconia powder containing yttria. The powder is formed from a suspension, and freon is added directly to the suspension as an additive. The suspension is then granula... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244571 | CELL GROWTH Methods of preparing pre-engineered surfaces using various nanolithography techniques to generate, isolate, and multiply homogeneous cell populations. Surfaces can be treated by etching before exposure to biological systems like cells. Stem cell applications are describ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110233169 | TITANIUM NANO-SCALE ETCHING ON AN IMPLANT SURFACE A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone is disclosed. The method comprises the act of roughening at least a portion of the implant surface to produce a microscale roughened surface. The method further comprises the act of immersing the microscale... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110228266 | SUBSTRATE FOR SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS) A substrate for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). The substrate comprises at least one nanostructure protruding from a surface of the substrate and a SERS active metal over the at least one nanostructure, wherein the SERS active metal substantially covers the at... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229667 | NANOSTRUCTURED SUPERHYDROPHOBIC, SUPEROLEOPHOBIC AND/OR SUPEROMNIPHOBIC COATINGS, METHODS FOR FABRICATION, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Systems, techniques and applications for nanoscale coating structures and materials that are superhydrophobic with a water contact angle greater than about 140° or 160° and/or superoleophobic with an oil contact angle greater than about 140° or 160°. The nanostructu... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223767 | CONTROL WAFER RECLAMATION PROCESS A method of recycling a control wafer having a low-k dielectric layer deposited thereon involves etching a portion of the low-k dielectric layer using a plasma resulting in a residual film of the low-k dielectric layer and byproduct particulates of carbon on the substra... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110222189 | Magnetic recording medium and method for producing the same A patterned magnetic recording medium, accessible by a magnetic recording head, including a plurality of tracks, a width direction of each track and that of the magnetic recording head being of a skew angle. The patterned magnetic recording medium includes a plurality o... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110214728 | Electronic devices including transparent conductive coatings including carbon nanotubes and nanowire composites, and methods of making the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to large-area transparent conductive coatings (TCCs) including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanowire composites, and methods of making the same. The σdc/σopt ratio of such thin films may be impr... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110211994 | Nanowire Structural Element The invention concerns a nanowire structural element suited for use in a microreactor system or microcatalyzer system. A template based process is used for the production of the nanowire structural element, wherein the nanowires are electro... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110201201 | METHODS OF FABRICATING LARGE-AREA, SEMICONDUCTING NANOPERFORATED GRAPHENE MATERIALS Methods for forming a nanoperforated graphene material are provided. The methods comprise forming an etch mask defining a periodic array of holes over a graphene material and patterning the periodic array of holes into the graphene material. The etch mask comprises a pa... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110195277 | HIGH DENSITY MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A high density magnetic recording medium including aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles arranged stably and efficiently in demarcated sections in the surface of a substrate is manufactured by the steps of forming a plurality of parallel tracks in the surface of the subs... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110192779 | THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY PLATES AND RELATED METHODS In an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a thin layer chromatography (“TLC”) plate is disclosed. The method includes forming a layer of elongated nanostructures (e.g., carbon nanotubes), and at least partially coating the elongated nanostructures with a coating.... | 08/11/2011 |
