Polymer nanocomposites reinforced with carbon-based nanofillers are gaining increasing
interest for a number of applications due to their excellent properties. The understanding of …

Methods for depositing thin films are important in generating functional materials for diverse
applications in a wide variety of fields. Over the last half-century, the layer-by-layer assembly …

BACKGROUND Over the past few decades, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of thin films has
been of considerable interest because of its ability to exert nanometer control over film …

The environment-material interface plays a key role in determining the performance of a
material in a variety of applications such as separating gas molecules or solutes, harnessing …

Stable aqueous dispersions of polymer-modified graphene sheets were prepared via in situ
reduction of exfoliated graphite oxides in the presence of cationic poly (ethyleneimine)(PEI) …

This review focuses on the application of nanomaterials for neural interfacing. The junction
between nanotechnology and neural tissues can be particularly worthy of scientific attention …

Our understanding of the “long range” electrodynamic, electrostatic, and polar interactions
that dominate the organization of small objects at separations beyond an interatomic bond …

Carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, are well-known for their unique
physical properties. They have attracted interest as reinforcing fillers because of their superb …

Large scale biomimetic single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) coatings with significant
antimicrobial activity, high Young's Modulus, and controlled morphology were fabricated …

One of the key challenges to engineering neural interfaces is to minimize their immune
response toward implanted electrodes. One potential approach is to manufacture materials …