Recent Patents on Nanotechnology - Volume 16, Issue 1, 2022

Abstract: In the past decade, organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have received significant attentions due to their high efficiencies and low costs. However, the commercialization of PSCs is stilled hindered by several issues such as device performance (especially for large-area cells) and stability. Recently, two-dimensional (2D) transition metal disulfides (TMDs) show great potentials in solving aforementioned problems Read More

Abstract: Nontraditional precision processes (especially at the nanoscale) have been significantly developed in modern industry to meet the specific requirements of applications. In this paper, the progress of nanotechnology applied in nontraditional precision machining processes for advanced industrial applications is presented. In particular, the mechanisms, parameters, properties, applications and patent trends of ultrasonic Read More

Abstract: Harvesting solar energy for water treatments has been considered a promising solution for a global community. The shortage of water is a great challenge for scientists due to the increased demand of the population–however, the low efficiency of absorber materials obstacles in practical applications. In addition, state-of-the-art conventional technologies require optical concentrators and multiple component-base Read More

Background: Nanotechnology assures to be the base of the upcoming industrial revolution. The role that nanotechnology plays in electronic devices became a question of concern among the researchers when nanotechnology started to be the focal point of research programs in the developed and developing countries of the world. Nanoelectronics, formed by combining nanotechnology and electronics, deals with the handling, Read More

Abstract: Nanomedicine is a branch of healthcare, which has many clinical applications. Nanoscale science has to presume an attractive slot for the research in drug delivery as nanocarriers either through active or passive targeting approaches to cell-specific drug delivery. Liposomes, solid-lipid nanoparticles, dendrimers, polymeric nanoparticles, mesoporous silica nanoparticles, inorganic nanoparticles, nanotubes, quantum dots Read More