Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition over patterned catalyst arrays
leads to nanotubes grown from specific sites on surfaces. The growth directions of the …

Carbon nanotubes are graphene sheets rolled-up into cylinders with diameters as small as
one nanometer. Extensive work carried out worldwide in recent years has revealed the …

Materials that possess the ability to self-heal cracks at room temperature, akin to living
organisms, are highly sought after. However, achieving crack self-healing in inorganic …

Discoveries of new materials have significant impact on development of new methods and
instrumentation for chemical analysis. Based on 104 references, this article illustrates a …

The use of carbon nanotubes for piezoresistive strain sensors has acquired significant
attention due to its unique electromechanical properties. In this comprehensive review …

An electromechanical system is constructed to explore the electrical properties of various
types of suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes under the influence of tensile …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are amongst the most explored one-dimensional nanostructures
and have attracted tremendous interest from fundamental science and technological …

The discovery and understanding of nanoscale phenomena and the assembly of
nanostructures into different devices are among the most promising fields of material …

The use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in biomaterials science and engineering
applications has increased rapidly over the last few years. Beyond being merely a tool for …

We present a method for controlled deposition of oriented polymeric nanofibres. The method
uses a microfabricated scanned tip as an electrospinning source. The tip is dipped in a …