The NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) Ahmed Busnaina, Joey Mead, Glen Miller, Carol Barry, Nick McGruer and Jacqueline Isaacs

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The NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) Ahmed
Busnaina, Joey Mead, Glen Miller, Carol Barry,
Nick McGruer and Jacqueline Isaacs
Nanotemplates From Low to High Risk
Directed Assembly Electrophoresis Chemical
Functionalization
Transfer
Variations in SWNT /g for Alternative Levels of
Industrial Hygiene Practice
Polymers wires
SWNT Cost/gm
Nanowire Templates
SWNT Assembly

No Alignment
SWNT Exposure
Assembled Polymer
Macromolecular rapid communications 27, 1826
(2006).
Education Outreach
J. Macromol. Rap. Comm. 27, 1826 (2006).
Assembled Nanoparticles
Nanotrench Templates
Field Assisted Nanopatterning
Responsible NanoManufacturing
Assembly of SWNT in 80nm trenches
Assembly of 10nm particles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 243108 (2007).
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 193108 (2006).
Charged Organic Molecule
Small 3, 2006 (2007).
Assembly of polymer blends
Neutral Organic Molecule
Assembly of SWNT in 500nm trenches
Testbeds Applications Roadmap

Nanoelements and Functionalization
Template-free Directed Assembly
Dielectrophoretic
Nanomaterial Properties
Functionalized Fullerenes
Assembly of one SWNT
Assembly of 50 nm particles
Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 063101 (2007)

• Surface Area
• Metals/Impurities
• Surface Charge
• Morphology
• Crystallinity
• Solubility in biological fluids
• Etc.

Hydrogenated debundled SWNTs
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 083105 (2007)
Assembly of 10nm Particle
Normalized G-bands
D-band after Hydrogenation
Self-Assembly of Functionalized
Fullerenes Spacing provided by alkenthiols and
COOH Groups
D-band before
Ferric Reducing Ability of Serum (FRAS) Toxicity
Screening
Nanotemplates
Directed Assembly of Nanoelements
Transfer
Reuse of Template