In this paper, we show that in nanochannels functionalized with end-charged polyelectrolyte brushes one can significantly augment the efficiency of the electrokinetic energy conversion.
May 2018: Paper accepted in Soft Matter Read More »
The thesis topic was “BILAYER MEMBRANE ELECTROSTATICS AND CHARGE-REGULATED MEMBRANE NANOPARTICLE INTERACTIONS”. Shayandev is 2nd PhD to graduate from SMIEL…many congratulations Shayandev
May 2018: Shayandev successfully defends his PhD Thesis Read More »
The topic of the thesis was “ENHANCED DIFFUSIOOSMOSIS AND THERMOOSMOSIS IN POLYELECTROLYTE-BRUSH-FUNCTIONALIZED NANOCHANNELS”. This is the second MS from SMIEL…Many congratulations Raja….
May 2018: Raja Maheedhara successfully defends his MS thesis Read More »
Prof. Siddhartha Das delivered an invited talk titled “Water and Ions at Nanoscopic Interfaces: From 2-D materials to plasma membranes” at the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology (WIN) of the University of Waterloo.
April 2018: Prof. Das delivers invited talk at Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology Read More »
News story on the PRE article on the simulation and scaling theory of weakly interpenetrated polyelectrolyte brushes has been published on the UMD Mechanical Engineering website (link) and the A. James Clark School of Engineering Website (link).
April 2018: News story on PRE article Read More »
In this paper, we propose how surface charges on plasma membranes can favor non-specific adhesion of Nanoparticles to stiffer plasma membranes….This is Shayandev’s 19th paper, Haoyuan’s 7th paper, and Harnoor’s 2nd paper from the group. Congrats to all three of them !!!!
April 2018: Paper accepted in Applied Physics Letters Read More »
In this paper, we develop a new theory to probe the overspray effect in Aerosol Jet 3D Printing. This is Guang’s 18th paper and Yuan’s 3rd paper form the group. Congratulations to both !!!!!!
March 2018: Paper Accepted in Advanced Engineering Materials Read More »
This paper corrects the existing model of the Ionic Diffusioosmosis in Charged Nanochannels. This is Haoyuan’s 6th paper…congrats!!!
March 2018: Paper accepted in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Read More »
This paper probes the behavior of the interpenetarted polyelectrolyte brushes in the weakly interpenetrating regime. This is Prof. Siddhartha Das’ 100th journal publication. This is also Shayandev’s 18th paper and Parth’s 2nd paper from the group. Congrats to both of them !!!!
February 2018: Paper accepted in Physical Review E Read More »
The paper is a collaborative work with Prof. Hu’s group. The paper is on Scalable and Highly Efficient Wood-Based Solar Steam Generation Device. This is Guang’s 17th paper from SMIEL.
January 2018: Paper accepted in Advanced Functional Materials Read More »