Nanotechnology offers, for the first time, tools to develop new industries based on cost-effective and cost-efficient economies, thus seriously contributing to sustainable economic growth. The areas where nanotechnologies work for sustainable electricity storage basically are rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors [1]. 1. Nanoparticles for lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries Li-ion batteries exhibit the merit of long cycle…
Dear Colleagues: This time, I want to present to all of you, the university (students/faculty) and general community, a fundraising campaign of our Chemical Engineering Department, in which you can contribute and support the department in three specific and important areas for us. Your financial support could help the facilities (classrooms/laboratories), the unit operations laboratory and the graduate research assistantships. …
In pharmaceutical industry there are processes which are very important and play a crucial role in some stages of manufacture, they include blending or mixing operations. In the case of mixing the goal is to achieve the same quantity in the dosage unit, as also to obtain a homogeneous association of several solid products. When…
Platinum is one of the most researched noble metals. It is used in laboratory equipment, electrical contacts, the chemical industry, and jewelry; however, the high cost of platinum remains a challenge that demands its efficient commercial usage, and the manipulation of its size and shape at the nanoscale can contribute to lowering Pt usage and…
There are specific areas where the nanoparticles administration may have an advantage over microparticles based on drug delivery system. One area that has been of great interest is the use of the biodegradable polymer nanoparticles as PLGA or some modification on its surface for delivery of anti-cancer agents and other therapeutic agents. The understanding of…