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Micro, Volume 4, Issue 1

March 2024 - 13 articles

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Articles (13)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,367 Views
11 Pages

Janus Particles in Acoustofluidic Setup: The Interplay between Self-Propulsion and Acoustic Trapping

  • Lisa Marie Benko,
  • Vyacheslav R. Misko,
  • Larysa Baraban,
  • Denys Makarov,
  • Antonio Maisto and
  • Wim De Malsche

16 March 2024

Acoustic focusing of particle flow in microfluidics has been shown to be an efficient tool for particle separation for various chemical and biomedical applications. The mechanism behind the method is the selective effect of the acoustic radiation for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,531 Views
15 Pages

14 March 2024

The present study attempted for the first time an investigation on the effect of deep cryogenic treatment in liquid nitrogen (LN) on magnesium–cerium oxide (Mg/2wt.%CeO2) composites containing equal amounts of different length scales (micron an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,704 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Pt Ultrathin Interlayers on Magnetic Anisotropy in Ni/NiO Multilayers

  • Dimitrios I. Anyfantis,
  • Alexandros Barnasas,
  • Nikolaos C. Diamantopoulos,
  • Constantinos M. Tsakiris,
  • Georg Schmidt,
  • Evangelos Th. Papaioannou and
  • Panagiotis Poulopoulos

29 February 2024

Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy at transition metal/oxide interfaces plays a significant role in technological applications such as magnetic storage and spintronics. In this study, we investigate the effects of thermal annealing and Pt ultrathin in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,730 Views
15 Pages

Characterization of Thin AlN/Ag/AlN-Reflector Stacks on Glass Substrates for MEMS Applications

  • Christian Behl,
  • Regine Behlert,
  • Jan Seiler,
  • Christian Helke,
  • Alexey Shaporin and
  • Karla Hiller

29 February 2024

Thin metal layers such as silver (Ag) are being utilized for various optical and plasmonic applications as well as for electrical purposes, e.g., as transparent electrodes in display devices or solar cells. This paper focuses on optical MEMS applicat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,675 Views
10 Pages

27 February 2024

Nanotechnology has played a pioneering role in advancing medical applications, aiming to enhance healthcare through innovation and collaboration. Nanomedicine can be seen expanding into many fields from cancer therapies, cosmetics, tissue regeneratio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,733 Views
15 Pages

The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation

  • Inês Silva,
  • Cátia Salvador,
  • Sílvia Arantes,
  • Ana Z. Miller,
  • António Candeias and
  • Ana Teresa Caldeira

17 February 2024

The Eugénio de Almeida Foundation’s Casa de Fresco is a historical monument of valuable historic–artistic significance, which currently reveals an assortment of biofilms due to the proliferation of microorganisms in the stone and r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,118 Views
20 Pages

Electrodeposition of Zn and Cu Nanoparticles into TiO2 Nanotubes on Ti6Al4V: Antimicrobial Effect against S. Epidermidis and Cytotoxicity Assessment

  • Bruno Ribeiro,
  • Ruben Offoiach,
  • Claudia Monteiro,
  • Miguel R. G. Morais,
  • M. Cristina L. Martins,
  • Ana Paula Pêgo,
  • Elisa Salatin,
  • Lorenzo Fedrizzi and
  • Maria Lekka

8 February 2024

Surface modification of the Ti6Al4V alloy (ASTM grade 5), with the fabrication of vertically oriented TiO2 nanotubes, has been receiving increasing attention both as a way to provide advanced bioactive features and the ability to act as reservoirs fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,868 Views
17 Pages

A Method for Directly Observing Mechanical Oscillations in Photonic Structures Based on Porous Silicon Nanostructures

  • Miller Toledo Solano,
  • Hector H. Cerecedo-Nuñez,
  • Martha Alicia Palomino Ovando,
  • Jocelyn Faubert,
  • Khashayar Misaghian and
  • J. Eduardo Lugo

1 February 2024

Due to their unique properties, porous silicon nanostructures have garnered much attention in photonics. For example, these structures can exhibit photoluminescence and are highly efficient in trapping light, making them ideal for applications such a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,903 Views
19 Pages

Enhanced Gypsum Boards with Activated Carbon Composites and Phase Change Materials for Advanced Thermal Energy Storage and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Properties

  • Christina Gioti,
  • Konstantinos C. Vasilopoulos,
  • Maria Baikousi,
  • Constantinos E. Salmas,
  • Angelos Ntaflos,
  • Alkiviadis S. Paipetis,
  • Zacharias Viskadourakis,
  • Rabia Ikram,
  • Simeon Agathopoulos and
  • George Kenanakis
  • + 1 author

24 January 2024

This work presents the development of novel gypsum board composites for advanced thermal energy storage (TES) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications. Activated carbon (AC) derived from spent coffee with a high surface area (SBE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,901 Views
12 Pages

Toward Remote Detection of Chemical Warfare Simulants Using a Miniature Potentiostat

  • Amer Dawoud,
  • Rashid Mia,
  • Jesy Alka Motchaalangaram,
  • Wujian Miao and
  • Karl Wallace

22 January 2024

A miniaturized electrochemical sensor was developed for the remote detection of chemical warfare agent (CWA) simulants. To facilitate drone-based remote sensing, this present study focuses on advancing the miniaturized and compact electrochemical sen...

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