Browsing by Subject "B82Y 30/00"

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    • Amphiphilic nanosheets and methods of making the same 
      Cheng, Zhengdong; Mejia, Andres F.; Diaz, Agustin; Clearfield, Abraham; Mannan, Mahboobul S.; Chang, Ya-Wen (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2018-05-15)
      In some embodiments, the present invention provides amphiphilic nanosheets that comprise lamellar crystals with at least two regions: a first hydrophilic region and a second hydrophobic region. In some embodiments, the ...
    • Antibacterial metallic nanofoam and related methods 
      Hunt, Emily M.; Pantoya, Michelle L. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2016-12-06)
      Antibacterial metallic nanofoams, substrates having the nanofoam coated thereon, methods for preventing, inhibiting, and/or killing bacterial growth using the metallic nanofoams, and compositions and methods for making the ...
    • Co and terpolymers of styrenic monomers having reactive functional groups 
      Bergbreiter, David E.; Zhou, Yuefen; Mariagnanam, Vimala M. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1998-07-21)
      Present invention provides a new class of polymeric materials having utility in the formation of self assembled polymer layers on a pretreated metallic substrate. The polymeric materials are copolymers and terpolymers of ...
    • Compositions and methods for analyte detection 
      Coté,Gerard L; Pishko, Michael V.; Sirkar, Kaushik; Russell, Ryan; Anderson, Richard Rox (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2002-11-26)
      Provided are a variety of chemically sensitive, stable (insoluble over a specified period of time), nontoxic, and non-antigenic hydrogel particles which undergo a measurable change in at least one electrochemical or optical ...
    • Compositions having aluminum particles dispersed in a continuous phase 
      Reid, David L.; Seal, Sudipta; Peterson, Eric (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2017-02-21)
      A method of forming composite materials includes mixing a first metal precursor with a chelating agent to form a first metal-chelate complex. The first metal-chelate complex is added to a polymer binder having terminating ...
    • Dispersion and retrieval of de-bundled nanotubes 
      Sue, Hung-jue; Zhang XI,; Nishimura, Riichi (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2014-11-25)
      A method for dispersing nanotubes, comprising forming a nanocomposite solution with associated nanotubes and nanoplatelets, mixing a surfactant to the nanocomposite solution, separating the nanocomposite in solution, wherein ...
    • Dispersion, alignment and deposition of nanotubes 
      Sue, Hung-jue; Cheng, Xing; Sun, Dazhi; Li, Huifeng; Chu, Chien-chia (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2012-06-12)
      A dispersible nanocomposite comprising nanotubes associated with nanoplatelets. A method for creating an exfoliated nanotubes solution, aligning nanotubes and depositing them on a substrate or in matrix. In one embodiment, ...
    • Electrochemically expanded materials and reactor and method for producing the same 
      Achee, Thomas C.; Green, Micah J.; Sweeney, Charles B.; Sun, Wanmei (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2021-07-20)
      Methods and reactors for electrochemically expanding a parent material and expanded parent materials are described. Current methods of expanding parent materials incompletely-expand parent material, requiring expensive and ...
    • Fiber Reinforced Cement 
      Hogancamp, Joshua; Grasley, Zachary (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2022-05-10)
      Provided herein are fiber reinforced cementitious materials and mixtures with increased crack resistance. The cementitious materials and mixtures include a cement and at least one carbon fiber. Also provide is a fiber ...
    • Flexible and compliant thermal interface materials with ultrahigh thermal conductivities 
      Akbulut, Mustafa; Yegin, Cengiz; Nagabandi, Nirup K.; Teipel, Blake (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2020-08-04)
      Inefficient dissipation of heat limits the performance of electronic devices. Thermal interface materials (TIMs) can be used in electronic devices to dissipate heat more effectively and efficiently. Nanocomposites have ...
    • Functionalized carbon nanotube-polymer composites and interactions with radiation 
      Barrera, Enrique V.; Wilkins, Richard; Shofner, Meisha; Pulikkathara X, Merlyn; Vaidyanathan, Ranjii (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2014-08-19)
      The present invention involves the interaction of radiation with functionalized carbon nanotubes that have been incorporated into various host materials, particularly polymeric ones. The present invention is directed to ...
    • Gas-phase purification of biomolecules by ion mobility for patterning microarrays and protein crystal growth 
      Mclean, John A.; Russell, David H.; Schultz, Albert J. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2006-07-25)
      A method and device for the gas-phase separation of ionic biomolecules including peptide, and protein or inorganic cluster ions or nanoparticles by ion mobility and for depositing them intact on a surface in a spatially ...
    • High performance thermoelectric materials 
      Grunlan, Jaime C.; Yu, Choongho (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2016-11-15)
      A method and device produce thermoelectric power and thermoelectric modules. In one embodiment, a thermoelectric module comprises N-type carbon nanotube film and P-type carbon nanotube film.
    • Intercalation agent free compositions useful to make nanocomposite polymers 
      Sun, Luyi; Boo, Jae Woong; Sue, Hung-jue; Marks, Maurice J.; Fibiger, Richard F.; Paquette, Michael S. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2013-07-09)
      A two step method for preparing a filler composition, the filler composition useful to prepare a nanocomposite polymer and an epoxy nanocomposite coating. First, disperse a water dispersible filler material in a liquid ...
    • Intercalation agent free compositions useful to make nanocomposite polymers 
      Sun, Luyi; Boo, Woong Jae; Sue, Hung-jue; Marks, Maurice J.; Fibiger, Richard F.; Paquette, Michael S. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2012-02-14)
      A method for preparing a filler composition useful for preparing a nanocomposite polymer is provided. The method includes a first step of dispersing a water dispersible filler material in a liquid comprising water to form ...
    • Method and apparatus for nanoparticle transport and detection 
      Crooks, Richard M.; Sun, Li (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2006-07-18)
      According to one embodiment an apparatus includes a membrane and at least a portion of a nanotube imbedded within the membrane. The portion of the nanotube imbedded within the membrane provides a conduit through the membrane.
    • Multiplex data acquisition modes for ion mobility-mass spectrometry 
      Mclean, John A.; Russell, David H.; Egan, Thomas F.; Ugarov, Michael V.; Schultz, Albert J. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2010-06-29)
      A method and apparatus for multiplexed data acquisition for gas-phase ion mobility coupled with mass spectrometry is described. Ion packets are injected into an ion mobility drift chamber at a rate faster than the ion ...
    • PH modulation method to detect ligand-receptor binding 
      Jung, Hyunsook; Robison, Aaron D.; Cremer, Paul S. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2014-08-26)
      The present disclosure relates to detecting receptor-ligand binding by measuring local pH modulation using a pH-sensitive fluorophore.
    • pH modulation methods and systems for detecting binding events 
      Cremer, Paul S. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2016-03-15)
      Methods and systems for detecting binding between first and second molecules using a pH-sensitive fluorophore. A change in fluorescence emission intensity of the fluorophore is indicative of binding.
    • Polymer nanocomposites including dispersed nanoparticles and inorganic nanoplatelets 
      Sun, Dazhi; Sue, Hung-jue; Sun, Luyi; Miyatake, Nobuo; Yamaguchi, Katsumi (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2013-01-01)
      Nanocomposites and method of making same are provided using nanoplatelets. A nanocomposite is provided, and the nanocomposite includes nanoparticles, inorganic platelets, and a polymer material. A method is provided for ...