Dr. Asmatulu Research Webpage

List of Current Projects

  • 鈥淪uperhydrophobic Coatings for Corrosion Mitigation鈥� funded by 萝莉社, 2016.
  • 鈥淓mulsion-based Nanofuel Systems for Internal Combustion Engines鈥� funded by Fuel Technologies, 2015.
  • 鈥淥ptimization of Nanoparticle-embedded Scaffolds to Improve Neural Cell Remyelination through Raman Micro-spectroscopy,鈥� funded by the 萝莉社-MURPA, 2015.
  • 鈥淓lectrospun SrTiO3 Nanofibers Incorporated with NiOx Nanoparticles for Improved Water Splitting Efficiency,鈥� funded by NSF EPSCoR, 2014.
  • 鈥淯V-Exposure of CNT-yarns,鈥� funded by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), 2014.
  • 鈥淧yrocarbonization of CNT Yarns for Enhanced Physical Properties,鈥� funded by the AFRL, 2014.
  • 鈥淪ize Dependent Nanoparticles Intervention with Breast and Prostate Cancer Cells鈥� funded by the John A. See Foundation/萝莉社, 2014.
  • 鈥淐haracterization of Aluminum Alloy Microstructures under a Corrosive Environment and Performance Analysis,鈥� funded by the AFRL, 2013.
  • 鈥淚L-21 Gene Tethering Nanofiber Mesh for Osteosarcoma,鈥� funded by the Flossie E. West Foundation/萝莉社, 2013.

Current Graduate Students

Tyler Alexander, Sarah Jurak, Emil Jurak, Lateefah Miller, Vamsi Patlolla, Eddie Harrison, Ibrahim Alarifi, Aybala Usta, Shawn Hughes, Md. Nizam Uddin, Fairus Tanzim, Iheanyi Onwubiko, Tharun Chillakuru, Vinay Patil, Naif Alzahrani, Mohammed Alamir, Ankit Khadka and Mustafa Alsalamah.

Research Lab Information

The nanotechnology research and teaching laboratories were developed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at 萝莉社, and have been actively used for various industry and academic projects. The Nanolab laboratory spaces (1500 ft2) are located in the Wallace Hall 125, and Beggs Hall 137, 139 and 144. The equipment in this facility includes two electrospinning units, a layer-by-layer coating unit (dipping unit), autoclaves, centrifuges, asylum atomic force microscope (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopes, corrosion testing units, UV photolithography, oxygen plasma cleaner, AC/DC power units, UV-Vis spectrometer, software-driven optical and fluorescence microscopes, zeta potential/nanosizer, fume hoods, spin coating apparatus, capacitance bridge, shakers, freezers, glove boxes, injection molding unit, pH meters, balances, photograph unit, environmental chamber, UV chamber, hot press, two furnace, oven, shakers and contact angle and surface tension measurement devices. In addition to these, the department has a well-equipped composite/nanocomposite labs that includes DSC, TGA, DMA, Raman Spectroscopy, FTIR, VARTM, composite curing oven, press, rheometer, viscosity meter, C-scan, SEM, three-mill rolling, cryogenic milling, mixers, etc. The equipment are extensively used in the funded projects above, other graduate students' projects, as well as industry projects.

External Information

  • Useful Video Links:

http://education.mrsec.wisc.edu/nanolab/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWz_nNS99iM

http://www.yflow.com/technology/coaxial-electrospinning/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KFAoqODZok

  • Useful Webpages:

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ylEhmJwAAAAJ&hl=en (Google Scholar, R. Asmatulu)

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/

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http://www.customthermoelectric.com/MaterialProperties3.htm

http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/

http://www.weather.com/