Nanoparticle News articles from March 2001

Nanoparticle News archives from March 2001

Membrane Surface Improves Oxygen Flux.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... By engineering oxygen ion transport membranes with a nanocrystalline surface structure, researchers from Praxair enhanced the surface exchange coefficient of the membranes and thus the oxygen flux passing through. Also, they developed a onestep...

News Briefs.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Nantek Rechristened as Nanoscale Materials, Inc. The Kansas State University spin-off, Nantek, Inc. (Manhattan, KS), has changed its name to Nanoscale Materials, Inc., which it believes better portrays the company's activities and capabilities....

Metal Particles Improve Energy Density of Electrode.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... By developing a method to incorporate submicron or nanoscale metal particles into a conductive matrix, a General Motors researcher has produced a high energy density rechargeable anode for a lithium battery. The novel anode is capable of...

Dual Coating Imparts Biomagnetic Versatility.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Versatile magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles produced by a novel, double-coating process can be engineered for a variety of biomedical applications, according to team of German scientists from the Institute for Diagnostics Research and the Free...

PowderJect, GlaxoSmithKline Initiate Clinical Study.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... PowderJect Pharmaceuticals, plc and its wholly owned subsidiary, PowderJect Vaccines, Inc, have initiated a clinical trial to support the development of a DNA immunotherapeutic to treat hepatitis-B using the needle-free PowderJect system. The...

Westaim to Market Antimicrobials OTC.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Westaim Biomedical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market over-the-counter (OTC) silver-based antimicrobial bandages for consumer use. The bandages will be a lower dose version of Westaim Biomedical's Acticoat burn...

Grants Awarded.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Optically Functional Films Self-Assembled Layer by Layer. Luna Innovations (Blacksburg, VA) has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the Navy to develop optically tailorable films on glass using inorganic...

Metal Nanoparticles Form Basis of Single-Electron Device.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... A single-electron, solid-state electronic device based on chemically prepared, organically-functionalized metal nanocrystals boasts a number of advantages over similar devices fabricated by traditional semiconductor processing technologies,...

Review of Nanocomposite Technology and Commercial Activities.
March 1, 2001... Production of polymer-based nanocomposites is an emerging technology with significant commercial potential. There are a number of nanometer-size particles or fibrils that have been demonstrated to reinforce polymers, but layered clays and...

Recent Patents.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Zinc Oxide/Ceria Sol Stabilized. Nyacol Nano Technologies (Ashland, MA) has developed and patented a transparent sol based on zinc oxidecoated cerium dioxide nanoparticles that can be stabilized by the addition of a positively charged oxide...

Pilkington Develops Self-Cleaning Glass.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Global glass manufacturer Pilkington, plc has introduced a self-cleaning glass product that relies on a titanium oxide coating with photocatalytic and hydrophilic functions to eliminate water and organic/inorganic deposits from the surface of...

Inframat Certifies Altair Titania for Naval Coatings.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Inframat Corp. has received certification for the use of Altair Technology's TiNano 40 VHP titania product in its dense ceramic thermal spray feedstock, tradenamed Nanox 2613 PA. The certification was made in accordance with U.S. Navy...

Electrophoretie Deposition Permits 3-D Particle Ordering.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Electrophoretic deposition is an effective method to assemble gold nanoparticles into three-dimensional arrays without inducing interparticle interactions and thus aggregation, report researchers from the Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory. ...

Nanophase Triples Revenues in 2000.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... In announcing that the company's revenues tripled to $4.3 million in 2000 compared to the previous year, Nanophase Technologies' President and CEO Joseph Cross projected revenues of $10 million in 2001 and breakeven or profitability by the...

Carbon Nanofiber Producer Completes Pilot Plant.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Nanograf Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Applied Sciences, Inc. has completed a carbon nanofiber pilot production plant that boasts a minimum capacity of 1,000 pounds per month. Founded fewer than two years ago to serve as the manufacturing...