NIRT: Nanotube-Based Nanofluidic Devices and Fundamental Fluid Studies at the Nanoscale

方案编号： 0609062标题：NIRT：基于纳米管的纳米流体器件和纳米尺度的基础流体研究PI：Gogotsi，YuryInstitution：Drexel University该提案是为了响应纳米尺度科学与工程倡议，NSF 05-610，类别NIRT而收到的。 该项目提出开发基于活性纳米管的设备，用于直径范围为1至300 nm的纳米管和纳米管圆柱形通道内多相流体行为的基础研究。反过来，这些基础研究将使合理的设计和优化的nanofluidic设备，其操作依赖于在接近分子尺度的流体传输和相变。这项研究将加入来自材料科学与工程，机械工程，电气工程和计算科学领域的六名教师，采用多学科和多机构（德雷克塞尔大学，宾夕法尼亚大学（Penn），伊利诺伊大学芝加哥（UIC））的方法。这项工作将联合收割机的专业知识，研究人员在微细加工，流体热物理，纳米结构碳材料，磁性和分子动力学到一个协同计划。本论文的主要目标是：（1）纳米管和中空纳米纤维的制备及其表面性质的改性;（2）基于纳米管的装置的构建，该装置允许对发生在液体中的物理过程进行原位透射和扫描电子显微镜研究;（3）解决纳米级流体物理中的实验和计算基础问题;（4）纳米级流体物理中的纳米级流体物理的研究。（4）使用基于纳米管的设备来研究受限几何形状中的溶质-表面和液-液相互作用，具有纳米级分辨率;（5）演示基于纳米管的有源设备的制造和使用，如细胞探针，纳米注射器，特定位点的药物递送系统，传感器和芯片上的工厂。关于更广泛的影响，NIRT计划将鼓励本科生的参与，并加强与行业的联系。提议者将开发一个教育计划，包括高中实习，本科生的研究经验，以及与欧洲领先大学的学生/教师交流。 该计划中开发的研究成果和实验技术将融入课堂教学。

Proposal No.: 0609062Title: NIRT: Nanotube Based Nanofluidic Devices and Fundamental Fluid Studies at the NanoscalePI: Gogotsi, YuryInstitution: Drexel UniversityThis proposal was received in response to Nanoscale Science and Engineering initiative, NSF 05-610, category NIRT. This project proposes to develop active nanotube-based devices for fundamental studies of the behavior of multiphase fluids within cylindrical channels of nanotubes and nanopipes with diameters ranging from 1 to 300 nm. In turn, these fundamental studies will enable the rational design and optimization of nanofluidic devices whose operation relies on fluid transport and phase transitions at scales approaching molecular dimensions. This research will join six faculty members from the fields of materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computational science, in a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional (Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)) approach. The work will combine expertise of researchers in microfabrication, fluid thermophysics, nanostructured carbon materials, magnetism, and molecular dynamics into a synergistic program. The main objectives of the proposed work are: (1) Fabrication of nanotubes and hollow nanofibers, and modification of their surface properties; (2) Construction of nanotube-based devices that allow in situ transmission and scanning electron microscopy investigations of physical processes occurring liquids; (3) Addressing experimentally and computationally fundamental questions in nanoscale fluid physics; (4) Using nanotube-based devices to study solute-surface and liquid-liquid interactions in confined geometries, with nanoscale resolution; (5) Demonstrate the fabrication and use of nanotube-based active devices as cellular probes, nano-syringes, site-specific drug delivery systems, sensors, and a factory-on-a-chip. With respect to Broader Impacts, the NIRT program will encourage the involvement of undergraduate students and strengthen links with industry. The proposers will develop an education program featuring high-school internships, research experiences for undergraduates, and a student/faculty exchange with a leading European university. The research results and experimental techniques developed in this program will be integrated into classroom instruction.