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We have developed a multi-objective optimization (MOO) procedure to construct modified-embedded-atom-method (MEAM) potentials with minimal manual fitting. This procedure has been applied successfully to develop a new MEAM potential for…
Metallic plating systems composed of titanium and its alloys remain the standard treatment for craniofacial bony fixation but may require secondary removal due to infection, implant migration, or discomfort. Thus, biodegradable metallic…
Aminopropyl modified mesoporous SiO2 nanoparticles, MCM-41 type, have been synthesized by the co-condensation method from tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). By means of modifying TEOS/APTES ratio we have…
Cryogenic atom probe tomography (cryo-APT) is being developed to enable nanoscale compositional analyses of frozen liquids. Yet, the availability of readily available substrates that allow for the fixation of liquids while providing…
Glasses have numerous applications due to their exceptional transparency, however, poor fracture and impact resistance limit their applications as an engineering material. One relatively recent approach to improve the mechanical properties…
Effective and controlled drug delivery systems with on-demand release abilities and biocompatible properties receive enormous attention for biomedical applications. Here, we describe a novel inorganic-organic hybrid material with a…
A novel multifunctional nanodevice based in doxorubicin (DOX)- loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) as nanoplatforms for the assembly of different building blocks has been developed for bone cancer treatment. These building blocks…
Many modern-day applications require the development of new materials with specific properties. In particular, the design of new glass compositions is of great industrial interest. Current machine learning methods for learning the…
New perspective cubic quasi-alloys CdO/MgO short period superlattices were grown on sapphire substrates by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy. Their crystal quality was characterized using High Resolution X-ray Diffraction (HRXRD) and…
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Uniform macroscopic samples of nanoporous metal with high deformability have so far been limited to precious metals such as Au, Pd and Pt. Here we propose nanoporous Copper-Nickel (npCN) as a nanoporous base metal that can be made with mm…
Multiferroic materials attract considerable interest because of the wide range of potential applications such as spintronic devices, data storage and sensors. As a strong candidate for the applications among the limited list of single-phase…
Human breath contains over 3000 volatile organic compounds, abnormal concentrations of which can indicate the presence of certain diseases. Recently, metal-organic framework (MOF)-metal oxide composite materials have been explored for…
Effective scaffolds for bone tissue-engineering are those that combine adequate mechanical and chemical performance with osseointegrative, angiogenetic and anti-bacterial modes of bioactivity. To address these requirements via a combined…
Described experimental conditions, reproducibility and optimization for the nonlinear optical effects (SHG, THG) for the diagnostic of functionalization of vertically aligned mesoporous silica thin films activated by silver and copper ions.…
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the urgent need for the development of efficient, durable, reusable and recyclable filtration media for the deep-submicron size range. Here we demonstrate a multifunctional filtration platform using porous…
Achieving an optimal biomechanical environment within bone scaffolds is critical for promoting tissue regeneration, particularly in load-bearing anatomical sites where rigid fixation can induce stress shielding and compromise healing.…
An Ag-doped CuO-AgCl-g-C3N4 heterostructure has been designed to achieve rapid Methylene Blue (MB) degradation through a synergistic photo-Fenton mechanism driven by low-power UV illumination. The composite integrates narrow-bandgap CuO,…
The field of nano-optics has grown with plasmonic metals. Metals such as silver, gold, and copper nanoparticles, can concentrate electromagnetic (EM) fields at the nanoscale, due to the special property called localized surface plasmon…