High Aspect Ratio Carbon Nanotube Membranes Decorated with Pt Nanoparticle Urchins for Micro Underwater Vehicle Propulsion via H2O2 Decomposition

KM Marr, B Chen, EJ Mootz, J Geder, M Pruessner… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The utility of unmanned micro underwater vehicles (MUVs) is paramount for exploring
confined spaces, but their spatial agility is often impaired when maneuvers require burst …

Structural biofilm resistance of carbon‐infiltrated carbon nanotube coatings

SR Morco, DL Williams, BD Jensen… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of orthopedic implant
surgeries, such as total knee and hip arthroplasties. Treatment requires additional surgeries …

Mechanically robust vertically aligned carbon nanotube composites for applications in ultralow reflectance optical elements

K Laughlin, RR Vanfleet, RC Davis - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Some of the least reflective materials are vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs).
However, VACNT films are extremely fragile, restricting the range of applications where they …

Visible and short-wavelength infrared light collimation through carbon nanotube, parallel-hole collimators

T Westover, S Olsen, Z Westhoff, N Morrill, R Davis… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Traditional collimators typically require large optics and/or long pathlengths which makes
miniaturization difficult. Carbon nanotube templated microfabrication offers a solution to …

Tissue-susceptibility matched carbon nanotube electrodes for magnetic resonance imaging

G Chen, B Dodson, F Johnson, I Hancu… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Test disk electrodes were fabricated from carbon nanotubes (CNT) using the Carbon
Nanotube Templated Microfabrication (CNT-M) technique. The CNT-M process uses …

Long-lifetime, superhydrophobic, free-standing carbon infiltrated vertically aligned carbon nanotube structures

K Strobl, F Rajab - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
Long lifetime, free-standing, superhydrophobic, carbon infiltrated vertically aligned carbon
nanotube structures (ct-VACNT) are prepared by VLS-assisted VACNT growth on …

Superhydrophobic, carbon-infiltrated carbon nanotubes on Si and 316L stainless steel with tunable geometry

KA Stevens, CD Esplin, TM Davis, DJ Butterfield… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The use of carbon nanotubes to create superhydrophobic coatings has been considered
due to their ability to offer a relatively uniform nanostructure. However, carbon nanotubes …

High-aspect-ratio metal microfabrication by nickel electroplating of patterned carbon nanotube forests

LK Barrett, DJ Barton, SG Noyce… - Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-aspect-ratio metallic microstructures have a variety of potential applications in sensing
and actuation. However, fabrication remains a challenge. We have fabricated nickel …

Curvature-induced defects on carbon-infiltrated carbon nanotube forests

SR Morco, BD Jensen, AE Bowden - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A morphological study of the micro-scale defects induced by growing a carbon-infiltrated
carbon nanotube (CICNT) forest on concave substrates was conducted. Two CICNT heights …

High surface-area carbon microcantilevers

SG Noyce, RR Vanfleet, HG Craighead… - Nanoscale …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Microscale porous carbon mechanical resonators were formed using carbon nanotube
templated microfabrication. These cantilever resonators exhibited nanoscale porosity …