University of Pittsburgh

Cfd Research Corporation

David Waldeck

William Walker Clark

Haitao Liu

Lisa Mauck Weiland

Tara Yvonne Meyer

Percy Calvo-Marzal

Tianqi Pan

Rachel D Harris

Sameer Singhal

Jianjun Wei

Matthew Joseph Kofke

A material having a first non-zero elastic modulus capable of reversibly changing the first non-zero elastic modulus to a second non-zero elastic modulus in response to a redox reaction occurring in the material. A method of producing a material that is reversibly cyclable between a first non-zero elastic modulus and a second non-zero elastic modulus, comprising: preparing a polymer comprising both crosslinks that do not depend on metal binding and functional groups capable of having oxidation-state specific binding constants to a metal ion; and doping the polymer with a solution containing the metal ion.

Redox stimulated variable-modulus material

A microfluidically-controlled transmission mode nanoscal surface plasmonics sensor device comprises one or more arrays of aligned nanochannels in fluid communication with inflowing and outflowing fluid handling manifolds that control the flow of fluid through the array(s). Fluid comprising a sample for analysis is moved from an inlet manifold, through the nanochannel array, and out through an exit manifold. The fluid may also contain a reagent used to modify the interior surfaces of the nanochannels, and/or a reagent required for the detection of an analyte.

Nanoscale surface plasmonics sensor with nanofluidic control

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