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Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for 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 new polymers and nanoscale materials, Prof. Advincula has designed a series of lectures in order to share the latest developments in nanomaterials research in a variety of applications and fields.

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 is one of the most important methods for probing and harnessing the potential of nanotechnology.

The recent Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 awarded to Sauvage, Stoddart, and Feringa for their work in supramolecular chemistry highlighted the need for nanomanipulation and probes to demonstrate stimulation response and motion to molecular and nanomachines. The use of synthetic chemistry has enabled the creation of nano objects resembling gears, axles, and pistons, which can be indirectly probed by methods based on spectroscopy, scattering, and enthalpy relevant methods. However, AFM is one of the few methods available to directly visualize and manipulate these nano-objects by investigating topology and field response in flat surfaces and using specific cantilever-tip to molecule interactions. AFM techniques based on contact and non-contact modes including scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) as well as field-responsive methods have enabled quantitative and visualized experiments to correlate with the dynamics of macromolecular and supramolecular chemistry.

This webinar summarizes this important tool and highlight various efforts by the author on AFM imaging of knotted polymers. Prof. Advincula will also give an overview of the field and history of supramolecular chemistry that has led to the recent Nobel Prize topic.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

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Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for a series of lectures featuring materials sciences expert Prof. Rigoberto Advincula of Case Western Reserve University! Our new series with Prof. Advincula aims to a beginner's friendly first foray into a new materials science field each month. By exploring the basics and fundamental science of each featured field, we hope to expand your appreciation for the research and engineering helping us craft the world of tomorrow by improving the one we live in today.

Our first entry in this brand new series is focused on ceramics. Known for their durability, strength, brittleness, electrical/thermal resistance, and chemical stability, these inorganic and non-metallic materials have given rise to considerable advances in various industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, and medicine.

Join us as Prof. Advincula surveys the field of ceramics research and development and gives us a tour on how we work with ceramics today, characterize their properties, and usher in new ceramics-based technologies via the latest techniques in chemical, electrical, materials, and mechanical engineering.

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

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Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for 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 new polymers and nanoscale materials, Prof. Advincula has designed a series of lectures in order to share the latest developments in nanomaterials research in a variety of applications and fields.

2-D nanomaterials are known for its property of being only one or two atoms thick. Due to their high ratio of surface area to volume, they immensely benefit from unique physical, chemical, and biological functionality. Such unique functionality allows for big breakthroughs in such fields as novel smart coating and fluid development.

Many industries are interested in finding new ways of protections for problems such as corrosion. Nanomaterials used to create new smart coatings that achieve remarkable performance under extreme conditions and increase the longevity the materials they protect which are vulnerable to corrosion/oxidation or cosmetic effects such as scratching and blemishing. Nanomaterials can also be used to create fluids with stimuli-responsive properties. Such fluids and gels have been researched for possible application into controlled delivery of drugs, imaging of specific biological targets such as cancer cells, temperature sensors for use in fire-fighting, or to increase the efficacy of traditional drilling muds.

This webinar summarizes the latest work to develop new 2D nanomaterials for integration in stimuli-responsive coatings and fluids. Furthermore, Prof. Advincula will be taking questions from the audience and providing insight from his own research in the field.

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

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Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:

 Join us for 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 new polymers and nanoscale materials, Prof. Advincula has designed a series of lectures in order to share the latest developments in nanomaterials research in a variety of applications and fields.

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 are classified as soft matter and also true macromolecular nanomaterials. They have the potential to be new drug delivery vehicles, sensors, reactive agents, catalysts, and theranostic molecules. Synthesis of dendrimers can be done using divergent and convergent approaches employing especially designed monomers capable of generational growth and controlled topology or branching.

A number of analytical tools have been used to investigate their solution properties including scattering methods, fluorescence labeling, and electrochemistry. The use of techniques like transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) have been demonstrated for their analytical visualization. Foremost is the use of AFM to characterize their disposition on flat substrate surfaces and ability to investigate film forming properties and nanostructuring. This webinar will outline the study of these interesting materials and the advantage of using AFM.

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

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