The focus on nanotechnology required the use of tools needed to understand phenomena and manipulate materials all the way to the atomic level. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and its related techniques ...

As the most abundant (25 to 35%) protein in mammals, collagen is found everywhere in connective tissues, including bone, skin, and muscle. Thus characterization of the structure, compositions, and mec...

There is high interest on dendrimers and hyperbranched macromolecules for their high density of peripheral functional groups, core-shell functionality, and small hydrodynamic volume footprint. They ar...

Drilling fluids are some of the most indispensable tools used in the field of geotechnical engineering. Used primarily to aid in drilling boreholes into the earth, drilling fluids have become essentia...

With considerable expertise in the design, synthesis and characterization of new polymers and nanoscale materials, Prof. Advincula has designed a series of lectures in order to share the latest develo...

Scanning tunneling microscopy heralded a new era of imaging and opened the door to a variety of subsequent imaging platforms that make use of elecrochemical conductivities and faradaic electrochemical...

Development of new coatings is a continuously growing field in materials research and has numerous applications that affect the business roadmaps of various industries. Reports from NanoMarkets foreca...

A series of lectures featuring materials sciences expert Professor Rigoberto Advincula of Case Western Reserve University! With considerable expertise in the design, synthesis and characterization of ...

A a series of lectures featuring materials sciences expert Professor Rigoberto Advincula of Case Western Reserve University. With considerable expertise in the design, synthesis and characterization o...

Since its inception in the late 1980s, Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM) has exploded in popularity largely due to both its ability to operate in relevant solution environments as well as the...