The number of techniques to measure number concentrations and size distributions of submicrometer particles has recently increased. Submicrometer particle standards are needed to improve the accuracy and reproducibility of these techniques. The numbe...
Surface enhanced fluorescence (SEF) based on noble metal nanoparticles is an effective means to achieve high sensitivity in fluorescence detection. Currently, the physical mechanism behind enhanced fluorescence is not fully understood. This paper mea...
In this study, submicrometer grain-sized metal matrix composites (MMCs) based on nickel were elaborated via a bottom-up strategy combining the polyol process and a non-conventional heat treatment route. First, four sets of nano-sized Ni–P metas...
Generally, hard ceramic carbide particles, such as B4C and TiC, are angulated, and particle size control below the micrometer scale is difficult owing to their hardness. However, submicrometer particles (SMPs) with spherical shape can be experimental...
Photolithography is the mainstream technology used in micro/nanofabrication. While projection photolithography is widely used in production, with a resolution close to the wavelength of the light source, its processes are complicated and expensive. M...
This paper proposes a method for improving the patterning resolution of conventional contact photolithography from the micrometer, down to the sub-micrometer scale. The key element is a soft polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) photomask, which is first repli...
Mass concentrations of chemical constituents (organics, nitrate, sulfate, ammonium, chloride, and black carbon (BC)) and the number size distribution of submicrometer particles in the ambient atmosphere were continuously measured in urban Gwangju, Ko...
Sequential plasma processes combined with specific lithographic methods allow for the fabrication of advanced material structures. In the present work, we used self-assembled colloidal monolayers as lithographic structures for the conformation of ord...
This study aims to explore the feasibility of producing submicrometer and nanometer cellulose fibers derived from rice husk treated with a novel method which selectively eliminate hemicellulose and lignin, while maintaining the integrity of the cellu...
Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) attract great attention due to their outstanding gas separation performance. The compatibility between the fillers and the polymer matrix is one of the key points for the preparation of high-performance MMMs. In this wor...
A comparative study of one-stage-amp performance improvement based on simulations in 22 nm, 45 nm, 90 nm, and 180 nm in deep submicrometer CMOS technologies is discussed. Generic SPICE models were used to simulate the circuits. It is shown that in al...
Effective energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis (EDX) with a scanning electron microscope of fine-grained materials (submicrometer scale) is hampered by the interaction volume of the primary electron beam, whose diameter usually is larger tha...
Recently, biological nanostructures became an important source of inspiration for plasmonics, with many described implementations and proposed applications. Among them are brochosome-inspired plasmonic microstructures—roughly spherical core-she...
As an important trace molecular detection technique, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been extensively investigated, while the realization of simple, low-cost, and controllable fabrication of wafer-scale, flexible SERS-active substrates r...
Optical trapping of sub−micrometer particles in three dimensions has been attracting increasing attention in a wide variety of fields such as physics, chemistry, and biologics. Optical fibers that allow stable trapping of such particles are not readi...
In this study, a novel and simple synthetic sol-gel procedure was established to directly prepare spherical lead titanate powders without prior synthesis/usage of spherical templates such as TiO2 particles. Isotropic submicron particles with a mean d...
In this study, we propose a multi-color detector using a simple plasmonic metamaterial structure consisting of a silver and a indium phosphide. The color detector is composed of a metal strip with a periodicity in the x-axis direction on a layer of t...
In pharmaceutical development, more and more drugs are classified as poorly water-soluble or insoluble. Particle size reduction is a common way to fight this trend by improving dissolution rate, transport characteristics and bioavailability. Pulsed l...
This study presents a comparison of two types of bifunctional structured surface that were made from the same polymer –– an antimicrobial polycation (a synthetic mimic of an antimicrobial peptide, SMAMP) and a protein-repellent polyzwitterion (poly(...
This paper presents the growth and structure of ZnO nanorods on a sub-micrometer glass pipette and their application as an intracellular selective ion sensor. Highly oriented, vertical and aligned ZnO nanorods were grown on the tip of a borosilicate...
The structural analysis of the synthetic glycolipid crystalline phase has been performed during the past few decades; however, it has not been sufficiently understood in terms of both static and dynamic aspects. We have recently shown that grazing in...
Suspended particles with aerodynamic diameters not greater than 1 μm (PM1) were sampled at the urban background; regional background; and urban traffic points in southern Poland. In total, 120 samples were collected between 2 August 2009 and 27 Dece...
Suspensions of hemoglobin microparticles (HbMPs) are promising tools as oxygen therapeutics. For the approval of clinical studies extensive characterization of these HbMPs with a size of about 750 nm is required regarding physical properties, functio...
The precise preparation and application of nanomicrospheres is currently an emerging research hotspot in the cutting-edge cross-disciplines. As an important functional material, nanosized microspheres show a broad application prospect in biomedicine,...
Mesoporous silica nanostructures (MSNs) attract high interest due to their unique and tunable physical chemical features, including high specific surface area and large pore volume, that hold a great potential in a variety of fields, i.e., adsorption...
Micrometer- or submicrometer-sized metallic pillars are widely studied by investigators worldwide, not only to provide insights into fundamental phenomena, but also to explore potential applications in microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices. Wh...
In this study, an XYθ position sensor is designed/proposed to realize the precise control of the XYθ position of a holonomic inchworm robot in the centimeter to submicrometer range using four optical encoders. The sensor was designed to b...
Since its invention, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has enhanced our understanding of physical and biological systems at sub-micrometer scales [...]
Microfluidics is a rapidly growing field of research that involves the manipulation and analysis of fluids in small-scale channels, usually with dimensions ranging from sub-micrometer to sub-millimeter [...]
As a prominent concern regarding implantable devices, eliminating the threat of opportunistic bacterial infection represents a significant benefit to both patient health and device function. Current treatment options focus on chemical approaches to n...
In this study, femtosecond laser-induced sub-micrometer structures are generated to modify polyethylene (PE) surface topographies. These surfaces were subjected to bacterial colonization studies with Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus as test...
One type of multimodal (comprised of nanometer and sub-micrometer WC particles) and two types of conventional (comprised of nanometer and sub-micrometer WC particles, respectively) WC/Co powders were deposited on AISI 304L stainless steel substrates...
In nanoscale wafer defect inspection, raster scan imaging imposes sub-micrometer requirements on motion stage tracking accuracy, while trajectory changes and load variations pose significant challenges to traditional control methods. This paper propo...
Ultrasonic vibration-assisted cutting (UVAC) has been regarded as a promising technology to machine difficult-to-machine materials. It allows for a sub-micrometer form accuracy and surface roughness in the nanometer range. In this paper, high-frequen...
Direct Laser Writing (DLW) and X-ray computed tomography (XCT) both offer unique possibilities in their respective fields. DLW produces full three-dimensional (3D) polymer structures on the microscale with resolutions below 100 nm. The fabricated str...
Stereolithography that uses a femtosecond laser was employed as a method for multiphoton-sensitized polymerization. We studied the stereolithography method, which produces duplicate solid shapes corresponding to the trajectory of the laser focus poin...
Nanostructured metallic materials can be obtained by two major processing strategies: a bottom-up approach that starts with powdered metals to be mechanically and chemically compacted via different compaction methodologies, and a top-down approach th...
We present a systematic approach to calculating the reflectance of aluminum thin films. In our approach, the rough aluminum surface is modelled as a square array of submicrometer-sized oblate cylinders. The focus of the study is on the vacuum ultravi...
The suevite (polymict melt rock-bearing breccia) composing the upper peak ring of the Chicxulub impact crater is extremely heterogeneous, containing a combination of relict clasts and secondary minerals. Using scanning electron microscopy coupled wit...
Advances in manufacturing process technology are key ensembles for the production of integrated circuits in the sub-micrometer region. It is of paramount importance to assess the effects of tolerances in the manufacturing process on the performance o...
For many applications of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and X-ray pulses, a small focus size is crucial to reach the required intensity or spatial resolution. In this article, we present a simple way to characterize an XUV focus with a resolution of 1.85...
The Nano Spray Dryer B-90 offers a new, simple, and alternative approach for the production of drug nanocrystals. In this study, the preparation of steroid nanocrystals using the Nano Spray Dryer B-90 was demonstrated. The particle size was controlle...
The full-vectorial finite difference method with perfectly matched layer boundaries is used to identify the single-mode operation region of submicron rib waveguides fabricated using silicon-on-insulator material system. Achieving high-mode power conf...
Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a mask-free lithography technique that allows the precise shaping of 3D materials on the micron and sub-micron scale. The recent discovery of electronic nematicity in La2−xSrxCuO4 (LSCO) thin films triggered th...
The three-point bending behavior of a single Au nanowire deformed by an atomic force microscope was monitored by coherent X-ray diffraction using a sub-micrometer sized hard X-ray beam. Three-dimensional reciprocal-space maps were recorded before and...
In a comprehensive study, we demonstrate the performance and typical application scenarios for laboratory-based nano-computed tomography in materials research on various samples. Specifically, we focus on a projection magnification system with a nano...
Synchrotron radiation computed micro-tomography (SR-μCT) is a non-destructive characterization method in materials science, which provides the quantitative reconstruction of a three-dimension (3D) volume image with spatial resolution of sub-microm...
This paper presents an improved control approach to be used for piezoelectric actuators. The proposed approach is based on sliding mode control with estimation perturbation (SMCPE) techniques. Also, a proportional–integral–derivative (PID...
The detection of organophosphates, a wide class of pesticides, in water-solution has a huge impact in environmental monitoring. Acoustic transducers are used to design passive wireless sensors for the direct detection of pesticides in water-solution...
A review of some of the most common applications of the resistive local common mode feedback technique to enhance amplifier’s performance is presented. It is shown that this simple technique offers essential improvement in open loop gain, gain-...
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