The self-assembled plasmonic nano-enabled photonic crystals (PCs) have been studied as
promising platforms to develop next-generation photonic and opto-electronic devices. In this …

In modern nanoscience and nanotechnology, gold nanomaterials are indispensable
building blocks that have demonstrated a plethora of applications in catalysis, biology …

Nanomanufacturing, the commercially scalable and economically sustainable mass
production of nanoscale materials and devices, represents the tangible outcome of the …

High-sensitivity strain gauges based on single wires of close-packed 14 nm colloidal gold
nanoparticles are obtained by a novel variant of convective self-assembly (CSA). This CSA …

The effect of nanoparticle (NP) size on the performance of resistive strain gauges fabricated
from gold colloidal NPs is evaluated. The active area of the strain gauges consists of …

High-sensitivity resistive strain gauges based on electron tunneling in assemblies of gold
colloidal nanoparticles are fabricated and characterized. The active area of these strain …

In this work we demonstrate optical trapping and manipulation of microparticles suspended
in water due to laser-induced convection currents. Convection currents are generated due to …

Gold nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit optical, catalytic, and physical properties that are
scientifically fascinating and essential for many applications. However, the challenge is to …

Hierarchically assembled amphiphilic diblock copolymer micelles were exquisitely crafted
over large areas by capitalizing on two concurrent self-assembling processes at different …

Immobilization of live micro-organisms on solid substrates is an important prerequisite for
atomic force microscopy (AFM) bio-experiments. The method employed must immobilize the …