Direct electrode/neuron interfacing is a key challenge to achieve high resolution of neuronal stimulation required for visual prostheses. Neuronal interfacing on biomaterials commonly requires the presence of glial cells and/or protein coating. Nanocrystalline diamond is a highly mechanically stable biomaterial with a remarkably large potential window for the electrical stimulation of tissues. ...

As commercially manufactured nanomaterials become more commonplace, they have the potential to enter ecological and biological environments during their lifecycle of production, distribution, use or disposal. Despite rapid advances in the production and application of nanomaterials, little is known about how they may interact with the environment or affect human health. This research investigat...

While there have been numerous studies to determine osteoblast (bone forming cell) functions on nanocrystalline compared to micron crystalline ceramics, there have been few studies which have examined osteoclast activity (including tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, formation of resorption pits, size of resorption pits, and receptor activator of nuclear factor κB [RANK]). This is despite the ...

We show how the interference between spatially separated states of the center of mass (c.m.) of a mesoscopic harmonic oscillator can be evidenced by coupling it to a spin and performing solely spin manipulations and measurements (Ramsey interferometry). We propose to use an optically levitated diamond bead containing a nitrogen-vacancy center spin. The nanoscale size of the bead makes the motio...

New CuS nanocrystals with a 3D hierarchical branched structure are successfully synthesized through in situ consecutive reaction method with copper foam as template. The formation mechanism of the 3D hierarchical branched structure obtained from the secondary reaction is investigated by adjusting the reaction time. The morphology of CuS nanosheet arrays with the 3D hierarchical branched structu...

The hydrothermal method provides an effective reaction environment for the synthesis of nanocrystalline materials with high purity and well-controlled crystallinity. In this work, we started with various sizes of commercial TiO 2 powders and used the hydrothermal method to prepare TiO 2 thin films. We found that the synthesized TiO 2 nanorods were thin and long when smaller TiO 2 particleswere ...

Nanocrystalline powders of (Fe70Ni30)100 xMox (x = 1 to 4) were produced by high-energy (SPEX) mechanical alloying. Increasing the Mo content was found to stabilize the face-centered cubic phase in mechanically alloyed nanopowders. To obtain a single c-phase, a powdered sample was solution annealed in the c-phase field and water quenched. The Curie temperature, TC, of the alloys was lowered wit...

A simple and mild wet-chemical approach was developed for the synthesis of one-dimensional (1D) In(OH)(3) nanostructures. By calcining the 1D In(OH)(3) nanocrystals in air at 250 degrees C, 1D In(2)O(3) nanocrystals with the same morphology were obtained. TEM results show that both 1D In(OH)(3) and 1D In(2)O(3) are composed of uniform nanotube bundles. SAED and XRD patterns indicate that 1D In(...

Nanosizing is a suitable method to enhance the dissolution rate and therefore the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs. The success of the particle size reduction processes depends on critical factors such as the employed technology, equipment, and drug physicochemical properties. High pressure homogenization and wet bead milling are standard comminution techniques that have been already emp...

Colloidal deposition of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) onto NH2-UiO-66 nanocrystals has been demonstrated with the resulting hybrid catalyst proving robust and versatile for one-pot, heterogeneous conversions involving the selective oxidation of primary alcohols in tandem with Knoevenagel condensation reactions. Within these systems, structure-property correlations have been established to confirm...