Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE) (Articles): Recent submissions
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Fabrication of Amorphous silicon Microgap Structure for Energy Saving Devices
(Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2011-11-18)We report here the fabrication of microgaps electrodes on amorphous silicon using low cost techniques such as vacuum deposition and conventional lithography. Amorphous silicon is a low cost material and has desirable ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigations of structural properties of nanostructured Co-doped ZnO films grown by pulsed laser deposition
(Elsevier Ltd., 2012-06-22)The nanostructured Co-doped ZnO films on glass substrates prepared by pulsed laser deposition are fabricated. The effect of doping on the structural properties of ZnO:Co films have been investigated using X-ray diffraction ... -
Disposable polymeric electromagnetic actuated micropump
(American Scientific Publishers, 2012-06)Abstract A polymer based disposable micropump was designed and evaluated for drug release and control mechanism. The micropump is constructed via hot embossing replication technique with poly(methylmethacrylate) as body ... -
Modular architecture of a non-contact pinch actuation micropump
(MDPI, Basel, Switzerland., 2012-09)This paper demonstrates a modular architecture of a non-contact actuation micropump setup. Rapid hot embossing prototyping was employed in micropump fabrication by using printed circuit board (PCB) as a mold material in ... -
A potentiometric indirect uric acid sensor based on ZnO nanoflakes and immobilized uricase
(MDPI, 2012-03)In the present work zinc oxide nanoflakes (ZnO-NF) structures with a wall thickness around 50 to 100 nm were synthesized on a gold coated glass substrate using a low temperature hydrothermal method. The enzyme uricase was ... -
Taqman real-time polymerase chain reaction for the determination of pork adulteration in meat nuggets
(Vup Food Research Institute, 2012)A TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction was developed for the determination of pork adulteration in nuggets. The assay combined species-specific primers and TaqMan probe to target a 109 bp fragment of swine cytochrome ... -
XPS and optical studies of different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures prepared by microwave methods
(Elsevier, 2013-04)Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures of various morphologies were prepared using a microwave-assisted aqueous solution method. Herein, a comparative study between three different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures, namely ... -
Effects of diamond-FET-based RNA aptamer sensing for detection of real sample of HIV-1 Tat protein
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-02)Diamond is a promising material for merging solid-state and biological systems owing to its chemical stability, low background current, wide potential window and biocompatibility. The effects of surface charge density on ... -
Species authentication methods in foods and feeds: The present, past, and future of halal forensics
(Springer Science+Business Media, LLC., 2012-09)We extensively reviewed the existing as well as the potentials of the molecular biology and nanotechnology methods for the identification of animal-derived materials in foods and feeds. The verification of animal-derived ... -
Development of swine-specific DNA markers for biosensor-based halal authentication
(Fundacao de Pesquisas Cientificas de Ribeirao Preto (FUNPEC-RO), 2012-06)The pig (Sus scrofa) mitochondrial genome was targeted to design short (15-30 nucleotides) DNA markers that would be suitable for biosensor-based hybridization detection of target DNA. Short DNA markers are reported to ... -
Differential equations to calculate the ionicity factor of hexagonal structure semiconductors
(Elsevier Ltd., 2013)New mathematical models based on analytical expression and differential equations are established. The work aims to model ionicity factor based on energy gap of hexagonal structure semiconductors using density functional ... -
Analysis of pork adulteration in commercial burgers targeting porcine-specific mitochondrial cytochrome B gene by TaqMan probe real-time polymerase chain reaction
(Springer-Verlag, 2012-08)A TaqMan probe real-time polymerase chain reaction assay was developed for the determination of pork adulteration in commercial burgers. The assay combined porcine-specific primers and TaqMan probe for the selective ... -
Fabrication of nanowire using ash trimming technique
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)The paper present a report on fabrication of Nanowire using plasma oxidation, we monitor changes by studying the morphology and Δw/Δh, the study also revealed that the proposed fabrication method could potentially be used ... -
Genetic dissection of sympatric populations of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stl), using DALP-PCR molecular markers
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)Direct amplified length polymorphism (DALP) combines the advantages of a high-resolution fingerprint method and also characterizing the genetic polymorphisms. This molecular method was also found to be useful in brown ... -
Food assimilated by two sympatric populations of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Delphacidae) feeding on different host plants contaminates insect DNA detected by RAPD-PCR analysis
(FUNPEC-RP - Fundação de Pesquisas Científicas de Ribeirão Preto, 2012-01)Contamination of insect DNA for RAPD-PCR analysis can be a problem because many primers are non-specific and DNA from parasites or gut contents may be simultaneously extracted along with that of the insect. We measured the ... -
Structural and optical investigations of cadmium sulfide nanostructures for optoelectronic applications
(Elsevier Ltd., 2012-11)Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanostructures were deposited on glass substrates by sol–gel spin coating technique. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) results have indicated that the formation of CdS has hexagonal structure. The lattice constants ... -
Investigation of the optical properties of Mg(OH)2 and MgO nanostructures obtained by microwave-assisted methods
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-04)Two simple methods for the synthesis of Mg(OH)2 nanostructures, MgO nanoflakes and MgO/Mg(OH)2 nanocomposite using a conventional microwave oven are reported. The first method includes the preparation of Mg(OH)2 by a simple ... -
First-principles calculations to investigate optical properties of B yAl xIn 1-x-yN alloys for optoelectronic devices
(Elsevier Ltd., 2012-03)First-principles density-functional theory of Full-Potential Linear Augmented Plane Wave (FP-LAPW) within local density approximation (LDA) of the optical properties of B yAl xIn 1- x-yN systems (with x = 0.187 and y = ... -
Investigated stiffness of high performance superconductivity with nanoceria incorporated into polycrystalline magnesium diboride
(The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012-08)Polycrystalline MgB 2 was prepared with different amounts of nano-sized CeO 2 inclusions, subjected to X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy characterisation. The nano-CeO 2 inclusions ... -
Density functional study of optical properties of beryllium chalcogenides compounds in nickel arsenide B8 structure
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-02-01)The structural, electronic and optical properties of beryllium chalcogenides BeS, BeSe and BeTe using the full-potential linear augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method are investigated. The exchangecorrelation energy within ...