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1491. Structural and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite- Polydimethylsiloxane Thin Layers

Authors: Iconaru, SL; Chifiriuc, MC; Groza, A

Published: 2017, JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS, 2017, DOI: 10.1155/2017/7492515

An Ag:HAp (x(Ag) = 0.5) powder was deposited by thermal evaporation technique as coating on a silicon substrate previously covered with a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer. The Ag: HAp-PDMS layers were characterized by Scanning ElectronMicroscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). By infrared spectroscopy analysis, the phase composition of the Ag: HAp-PDMS layers was investigated. The antimicrobial activity of Ag: HAp-PDMS layers was tested against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans microbial strains. The microbial activity decreases significantly for the surveyed time intervals on Ag: HAp-PDMS layers.

1492. Light illumination effects on floating gate memory with Ge nanocrystals in HfO2

Authors: Palade, C; Slav, A; Lepadatu, AM; Lazanu, S; Ciurea, ML; Stoica, T

Published: 2017, 2017 INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CONFERENCE (CAS), 40TH EDITION, 90, DOI:

The influence of light illumination on the programming of a capacitor floating gate memory based on Ge nanocrystals in HfO2 was studied. The capacitor was fabricated on a c-Si substrate by magnetron sputtering deposition of a layer sequence of HfO2/Ge-HfO2/HfO2 and post-growth rapid thermal annealing for nanocrystals formation at 600 degrees C. The illumination of the structure was performed through a semi-transparent Au contact (20% transparency). A maximum value of the light- induced change of 90% in C-V curve was obtained for 5 mW/cm(2) illumination during +5 V writing programming. The effect of the light exposure on the relative change of the C-V curve can be increased by reducing the writing time at 1 min.

1493. WETTABILITY BY WATER CONTACT ANGLE UPON THE SURFACE OF WOOL FABRICS COVERED WITH OXIDE NANOPARTICLES

Authors: Birzu, M; Frunza, L; Zgura, I; Cotorobai, VF; Ganea, CP; Preda, N; Enculescu, M

Published: JUL-SEP 2017, DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES, 12, 931, DOI:

Wetting properties of wool textiles were studied either for the raw samples or for those functionalized via covering them at low temperature with nanoparticles of titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. Oxygen plasma pretreatment was performed before deposition. Characterization used optical examination, scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction. Wetting properties were tested under static conditions by estimating the water contact angle. The sessile drop method was applied. The deposited matter represents 3 to 8 wt%, covering rather uniformly the fiber surface. Treated samples show mostly lower values of contact angle than the pristine ones. Cassie-Baxter model is discussed in relation to the equilibrium contact angle of the support.

1494. MEASUREMENT OF CHARGE CARRIER MOBILITY IN PEROVSKITE NANOWIRE FILMS BY PHOTO-CELIV METHOD

Authors: Aukstuolis, A; Girtan, M; Mousdis, GA; Mallet, R; Socol, M; Rasheed, M; Stanculescu, A

Published: JAN-MAR 2017, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY SERIES A-MATHEMATICS PHYSICS TECHNICAL SCIENCES INFORMATION SCIENCE, 18, 41, DOI:

In this paper the holes' mobility for the configuration FTO/TiO2/CH3NH3PbI3/SpiroMeOTAD/Au was measured for the first time by the Photo-CELIV method. The TiO2 dense film was deposited by reactive sputtering at room temperature on FTO glass substrates. High crystalized perovskite films were deposited from solutions in one step by spin coating. Spiro-MeOTAD molecular glass was used as holes transporting layer. The highest holes' mobility from TiO2 thin film through the perovskite and Spiro MeOTAD film to the top gold electrode was of Order 8.5x10(-7) cm(2)/Vs.

1495. PHOTOACTIVITY OF HEMATITE ELECTRODE PREPARED VIA ANODIC ELECTRODEPOSITION ON FTO AND FTO/TiO2 SUBSTRATES

Authors: Sima, M; Vasile, E; Sima, MA

Published: JUL-SEP 2017, DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES, 12, 758, DOI:

The hematite films were prepared via anodic electrodeposition on FTO and FTO/mesoporous TiO2 substrates. The hematite photoanodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The performance of the prepared hematite photoanodes was assessed based on photocurrent-voltage curves and electrochemical impedance spectra. The modification of the hematite surface with nickel oxide nanoparticles improved the performance of the hematite photoanode while phosphorous doped hematite photoanode shows poor photoactivity. The onset of water oxidation photocurrent was cathodically shifted for hematite photoanodes prepared on FTO/TiO2 substrate.

1496. MAPLE DEPOSITION OF PLGA MICROSPHERES FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Authors: Fufa, O; Socol, M; Preda, N; Grigorescu, S; Croitoru, S; Socol, G

Published: JAN-MAR 2017, DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES, 12, 80, DOI:

The aim of our study was to synthesize and evaluate the physicochemical and biological properties of composite films based on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) copolymer and quercetin (PLGA/Q) microspheres. During our experiments, we firstly synthesized the PLGA/Q microspheres by using an oil-in-water emulsion-diffusion-evaporation method. Subsequently, the as-prepared composite material was subjected to the matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique, in order to obtain the PLGA/Q coatings. Relevant compositional and microstructural features of the synthesized samples were obtained by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and AFM (atomic force microscopy). The long-term biocompatibility of the synthesized films was in vitro evaluated by cellular viability and immunofluorescence assays.

1497. Epitaxial La0.67Ba0.33Ti0.02Mn0.98 O-3 oxide thin films

Authors: Marouan, O; Galca, AC

Published: 2017, ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES, 73, C222, DOI: 10.1107/S2053273317093512

1498. Applications of DNA-Electrochemical Biosensors in Cancer Research

Authors: Chiorcea-Paquim, AM; Oliveira, SCB; Diculescu, VC; Oliveira-Brett, AM

Published: 2017, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES OF BIOSENSORS AND BIOANALYTICAL TOOLS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY: A TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR MARCO MASCINI, 77, 336, DOI: 10.1016/bs.coac.2017.06.003

1499. Pinning-Engineered YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films

Authors: Mele, P; Crisan, A; Adam, MI

Published: 2017, VORTICES AND NANOSTRUCTURED SUPERCONDUCTORS, 261, 63, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59355-5_2

1500. Characterization of MAPLE deposited WO3 thin films for electrochromic applications

Authors: Boyadjiev, SI; Stefan, N; Szilagyi, IM; Mihailescu, N; Visan, A; Mihailescu, IN; Stan, GE; Besleaga, C; Iliev, MT; Gesheva, KA

Published: 2017, INERA WORKSHOP 2016: MEMBRANE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL NANOSTRUCTURES (MELINA 2016), 780, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/780/1/012013

Tungsten trioxide (WO3) is a widely studied material for electrochromic applications. The structure, morphology and optical properties of WO3 thin films, grown by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) from monoclinic WO3 nano-sized particles, were investigated for their possible application as electrochromic layers. A KrF* excimer (lambda = 248 nm, .zeta(FWHM)=25 ns) laser source was used in all experiments. The MAPLE deposited WO3 thin films were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Cyclic voltammetry measurements were also performed, and the coloring and bleaching were observed. The morpho-structural investigations disclosed the synthesis of single-phase monoclinic WO3 films consisting of crystalline nano-grains embedded in an amorphous matrix. All thin films showed good electrochromic properties, thus validating application of the MAPLE deposition technique for the further development of electrochromic devices.