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Rapid innovation in nanotechnology in recent years enabled development of advanced metal matrix nanocomposites for structural engineering and functional devices. Carbonous materials, such as graphite, carbon nanotubes (CNT’s), and... more
Talk on Graphene and Graphitic Carbon Nitride given at a Workshop at Manipal University, Jaipur on the 24th April 2018.
Nanocomposite Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) doped Copper (Cu), Cu-TiO2 is synthesized by the impregnation method. This study aims to determine the effect of adding Cu to the TiO2 structure. The 1, 3, and 5 Cu with% TiO2 dissolved in 50 ml of... more
Epoxidized natural rubber–alumina nanoparticle composites were prepared by melt compounding with an internal mixer for a constant filler loading of 10 phr. Mixer parameters such as the mixing temperature, mixing time, and rotor speed were... more
Synthesis of metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles through physical and chemical routes has been extensively reported. However, green synthesized metal nanoparticles are currently in the limelight due to the simplicity,... more
Due to the rapid growth of high performance electronics devices accompanied by overheating problem, heat dissipater nanocomposites material having ultra-high thermal conductivity and low coefficient of thermal expansion was proposed. In... more
This paper presents the effect of nanoparticle concentration on the performance of hybrid polymer (P-DSBT)/Zinc Oxide (ZnO) thin layers. For studying the morphology, the structure and the optical behavior of the different synthesized... more
The aim of this work is to produce and investigate silver polymer nanocomposites formed by electron beam evaporation on PMMA-PET structure. It is demonstrated that the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption peak of nanostructured... more
This present research work aims at fabrication of AA7068 metal matrix composite reinforced w ith a different w eight percentage of Al2O3, TiO2 and Cu (0 w t.%, 2 w t.%, and 4 w t.%) nanopow ders through mechanical alloying of 30 hrs w... more
Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) / poly(hexamethylene oxide) (PHMO)-based thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposite was investigated for potential use in biomedical application. Studies on the in vitro fatigue behaviour of the TPU and... more
A facile and inexpensive route has been developed to synthesize a ternary ZnO/Ag/Mn2O3 nanocomposite having nanorod structures based on the thermal decomposition method. The as-synthesized ternary ZnO/Ag/Mn2O3 nanocomposite was... more
The development of new lightweight and strong materials and the design of new products are among the key elements for the development of new advanced construction and vehicle parts for the automotive industry. The use of composite... more
The novel heterostructure (Al0.5Ba0.5Fe12O19)1-x/ (Co0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4) x with X= 0.1, 0.2 have been synthesized by using the ball mill technique. Further characterization is done using XRD, SEM, EDAX, FTIR and UV analysis. The XRD Analysis... more
Soil stabilization, using a variety of stabilizers, is a common method used by engineers and designers to enhance the properties of soil. The use of nanomaterials for soil stabilization is one of the most active research areas that also... more
In this article, a new mechanism so-called wet cluster engulfment and the related formula were proposed to predict the critical solidification velocity for nanoparticles engulfment by a solidification front. According to the mechanism,... more
Mechanical alloying has been widely utilized to break down the clustered CNTs for incorporation in the metal matrix composites. However, the breakage of CNTs during the ball milling process degrades their effectiveness. Due to the... more
A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of nitrogen levels and cattle urine foliar sprays on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) at Agronomy Farm, College of Agriculture, Pune, during Kharif-2019-20. The experiment... more
Ag reen, recyclable, in situ-generated, heterogeneous CuCO 3 –K 2 CO 3 nanocomposite-catalysedc ascade reaction between 2-halobenzoic acids and guanidines is described for the synthesis of 2-amino-4(3H)-quinazolinones.T he reaction is... more