Nanotechnology : Nano Materials, Companies and Institutions

MultiLayer Coating Technologies LLC

Rick Daniels — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:49:23 +0000

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http://www.multilayercoating.com/

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info@multilayercoating.com

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Street address

50 Duchaine Blvd

Zip or postal code

02745

Telephone

508 742 3436

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Bob Ackerman

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For more than 50 years Polaroid Corporation created and applied innovative coating technology to products that range from consumer and professional imaging media to supersensitive high resolution medical diagnostic films. You may not know Polaroid helped companies in a variety of non photographic industries create and manufacture highly complex products. MultiLayer Coating Technologies was formed from the Polaroid assets and people, and is now fully dedicated to custom coating services.

Medical X-RayUsing high speed flexible web converting equipment, MCT can deliver extremely cost effective solutions for multilayer coated structure needs. Typical flexible substrates coated on a web include polyester film (PET), bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), polycarbonate film, metalized film, and coated paper. With a clean room manufacturing environment, extensive environmental and process controls, and a number of specialized certifications, we are an exceptional resource

We're offering our state of the art facilities and technical expertise for your most difficult and complex coating challenges. We can help you with process development in a rapid product prototyping environment and speed your time to market.

In addition to access to exceptional talent in materials and manufacturing process technology, you can leverage MCT's assets: extensive pilot capability, world class precision coating and drying equipment, finishing and packaging capability, and a sophisticated supply chain management system. We can help with contract manufacture, starting with chemical design, preparation, and mixing to scale up, full scale coating, and slitting and finishing. Many of our customers have avoided large investments in capital equipment by using our services.

LCD MonitorWe custom coat for a variety of companies in industries that use high speed coating and processing of flexible substrates. These industries extend well beyond imaging -- medical, optical, electronics, display, specialty packaging, energy, filtration, and more. We engage in cooperative product development, with special expertise in product innovation, scale up, and cost reduction of many layer coatings.

To learn more about how MultiLayer Coating Technologies can help you design and build cost effective precision products, contact us today at contractcoating@MultilayerCoating.com or use the contact form on this site. Let 50 years of coating experience work for you.

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Qtech Nanosystems

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:20:09 +0100

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http://www.qtechnano.com/

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No.92, 35th Main, BTM Layout 2nd Stage

Zip or postal code

560068

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+91-80-57717578

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Hilaal Alam

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Qtech Nanosystems is a Nanotechnology company, developing nanotechnology products for various applications, with the aim to propel innovation in Nanotechnology. Qtech Nanosystems aims to emerge as a premier collaborative research and new product development and launch (NPDL) center in nanotechnology achieving breakthroughs in technology, cross-functional collaboration and bringing best-of-class practices and knowledge to the forefront.

The company recognizes the opportunities that exist in the emerging field of nanotechnology and has assessed the risks associated with it. In line with this strategic analysis, the company has developed a collaborative NPDL business model that allows risks to be diversified while exploiting the existing opportunities.

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Apollo Diamond, Inc.

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:52:12 +0100

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http://www.apollodiamond.com/

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info@apollodiamond.com

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Apollo diamond is ideal for nanotechnology and high performance biotech industrial applications. Apollo advanced technology diamond, a new high purity Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) grown monocrystal diamond is available in large sizes for advanced industrial applications. The diamond is low nitrogen type IIa bulk crystal and comes in water white optical grade or traditional manufacturing grade single crystal blocks.

Because of Apollo advanced technology diamond's high purity and inherently low inclusion, this diamond can also be used in applications requiring only the highest quality diamond. These include high performance applications such as medical products, precision instruments, nano machines and optics.

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Grado Zero Espace Srl ( GZE )

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:06:12 +0000

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Web url

http://www.gzespace.com/new/eng/

Contact Email

contact@gzespace.com

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Street address

via 8 marzo 8

Zip or postal code

50053

Telephone

0039057180368

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00390571944722

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Filippo Pagliai

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Grado Zero Espace Ltd is a company specialized in transferring technological material and know-how usually in use in fields where the performance is a key factor from the research sphere to the industry domain: the space industry or the personal and environmental protection systems or other technical sectors of daily use, such as the building and medical industry - to name a few.
In addition, GZE suggests new, innovative assembling processes to enhance the performances of the materials. In short, the company acts as a go-between among many industrial branches and research fields – such as universities, test labs, the European Space Agency, single researchers and inventors – where different know-how coexist and where new solutions for the employment of materials and applied technologies are defined. Consequently, planning services, consulting, prototyping, engineering, project and process definitions are all activities supplied by our company.
It is a flexible and dynamic organizational structure able to provide its clients with product prototypes destined to markets of high technological content and to supporting these products with adequate communication plans to hit the appointed targets.

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Innovations Unified Technologies

Benj — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:23:41 +0100

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Web url

http://www.iutechnologies.com/

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info@iutechnologies.com

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Street address

F-110/111, Kailash Industrial Complex, Park Site, Vikhroli (W)

Zip or postal code

400079

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+ 91 22 2518 2282

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Recently combining its interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, Innovations Unified has developed a proprietary technology which can produce Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT and MWNT) at ultra low cost in bulk quantities without compromising on quality front. Innovations Unified can also supply these materials in tailored form as per user’s application requirement as well as enable them to implement related technologies at their locations. We are proud to be one of the first entrants in this market in India. Innovations Unified can use process derived cost effectiveness to impact global markets as well.

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Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.

Benj — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:21:08 +0100

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http://www.altairnano.com/

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Street address

204 Edison Way

Zip or postal code

89502

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+1.775.856.2500

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Altair Nanomaterials' key asset is its team of highly motivated and experienced researchers and scientists. The team has a broad background of research and production experience in the materials science and natural resources fields that enables it to achieve quick success in the development of advanced materials. The core research group has worked together on pigment and nanomaterials development for over eight years.

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Northern Nanotechnologies, Inc.

keiththomas — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:22:51 +0000

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http://www.nntech.com/

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kthomas@nntech.com

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Street address

700 Bay Street, Suite 1100

Zip or postal code

M5G 1Z6

Telephone

416 260-8889 x224

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416 260-8839

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Ceo, president

Keith Thomas

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Delivering Nanomaterials-Based Solutions for Your Products

Northern Nanotechnologies is an innovative nanomaterials company that develops and supplies custom nanomaterials solutions to manufacturers using our patent-pending NNT Process.

The NNT process delivers nanomaterials that are:

Customizable - Using the NNT process, we can control the composition and structure of practically any kind of nanoparticle, allowing us to make materials with properties appropriate for a wide range of industries.
Scalable – The NNT process provides access to quantities of customized nanomaterials ranging from lab-scale to commercial production. While most nanomaterials manufacturing processes are limited to small quantities of select types of nanomaterials, the NNT process removes these limitations.
Cost Effective – The relative simplicity of the NNT process eliminates the cost of expensive and complicated equipment needed to manufacture current nanomaterials. We also ensure that our product is compatible with your processes, reducing the need for process modifications and related costs. Furthermore, shortened time-to-market and commercialization provides better return on your R&D investment.

Our NNT technology allows us to control the composition and structure of practically any kind of nanoparticle including metals, alloys, oxides, inorganic salts, and organic nanoparticles. We can create customized, innovative nanomaterials for a wide range of industries with properties appropriate for your individual needs.

Nanomaterials produced from the NNT process have unique characteristics that lead to significant advantages for our customers. Examples include:

Compatibility - In addition to the wide range of nanoparticles we can produce, we can further modify our Nanotemplate shell to ensure that our materials slot seamlessly into our customers’ manufacturing processes.
Structure and Size Control - Our nanoparticles are monodisperse and 2-5 nm in size leading to an extremely high effective surface area for our materials.
Solubility - Our materials are very stable in liquid solution and do not aggregate during normal usage.

Do you want to increase profitability and differentiate your products? Northern Nanotechnologies Inc. develops a wide range of innovative, cost effective and safe products specifically for our customers. We deliver leading edge nanomaterial-based solutions that can seamlessly integrate with your products and processes.

If you would like to gain a competitive advantage for your business, contact:

Darren Anderson, CTO
Northern Nanotechnologies, Inc.
700 Bay Street, Suite 1100 Telephone: (416) 260-8889 x222
Toronto, Ontario Fax: (416) 260-8839
Canada M5G 1Z6
Email: danderson@nntech.com

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Optical Dynamics Nano / Polymer thin film coatings

Benj — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:25:54 +0000

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http://www.opticaldynamics.com/

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nanocoatings@opticaldynamics.com

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Street address

10100 Bluegrass Parkway

Zip or postal code

40299

Telephone

502-671-2020 ext 258

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Bob Miniutti

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Optical Dynamics
Liquid nano - polymer coating systems

Optical Dynamics Corporation (ODC) has been involved in nanotechnology research since 2000 and successfully launched a consumer product in 2005 utilizing nanoparticles incorporated into thin films less than 100 nm thick. The nanoCLEAR coatings are nanomaterial / polymer based liquid chemistries that are targeted at optical applications. A commercial version of this product is currently in use for ophthalmic optical elements. This technology was a winner of the 2006 Nanotech Briefs Nano50 award. These coatings can be tailored to increase transmission or reflectance from the UV to the IR spectrum.

Optical Dynamics proprietary chemistries provide a high degree of control over the refractive index and they have advantages in cost, ease of use, and curing speed and durability over conventional thin film coatings. Incorporating nanoparticles into the polymer matrix allows the refractive index and the mechanical properties to be engineered for specific applications including optical thin films, without affecting the clarity of the coating. By utilizing metal oxides with refractive indices ranging from 1.46 to 2.7 (with Mohs hardness of up to 9) unique coatings are available in a wide range of refractive indexes. Our engineers and scientists have extensive experience in thin film multi-layer coating development.

Optical Dynamics will develop a system to meet your unique requirements using proven nano based thin film coating materials. Our expertise also includes the deposition of thin films through spin coating technologies. We also have a highly flexible, pc based, coating system that can be used to develop and apply multi layer thin film coatings. These systems are for sale for use in research and small scale manufacturing applications

Optical Dynamics has a large body of knowledge and an IP portfolio including nearly 150 patents.

We are ready to help you with materials, process and hardware development in a rapid product development environment.

To learn more about how Optical Dynamics can help you develop superior products, contact us at nanocoatings@opticaldynamics.com Put Optical Dynamics proven nano-coating expertise to work for you today.

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Microspheres-Nanospheres (a Corpuscular, Inc. company)

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:26:46 +0100

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Web url

http://www.microspheres-nanospheres.com/

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info@microspheres-nanospheres.com

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Street address

52 Papania Drive

Zip or postal code

10541

Telephone

845-661-1421

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845-628-8461

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Microspheres-Nanospheres (www.microsphers-nanospheres.com) is fully owned subsidiary of Corpuscular Inc and its primary goal is to market the products of Corpuscular Inc and Kisker-Biotech CbR and their partners.
e offer the largest selection of monodisperse inorganic, polymer (latex) and magnetic microspheres and nanospheres.

The size range of our microparticles is from few nanometers to about one hundred micron. These truly spherical and uniform particles are prepared to satisfy the most demanding applications requiring uniform and monosized micro beads with plain and functionalzed surfaces.

Our microspheres and nanospheres have plain, amino, carboxyl, avidin, biotin, streptavidin, antibody finished surfaces and are suitable for applications in immunological research, separation of cells, nucleic acids, proteins.

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Cleantechnano, Inc

Benj — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:56:59 +0100

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http://www.cleantechnano.com/

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Street address

72 Shoshoni Dr.

Zip or postal code

72120

Telephone

513-985-0676

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Clean Technologies International Corp. (CTIC), founded in 1993, has commercialized multiple technologies that utilize patented proprietary processes. These processes have allowed CTIC to expand from the environmental cleanup arena, to the current development and large scale manufacturing of carbon nanomaterial.

Test analysis of this new innovative material called Carbon Nanosphere Chains (CNSC) , has shown a high purity as produced (over 99%) carbon content, excellent dispersion of "As Grown", good electrical conductivity, and excellent field emissions properties.

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Nano Chemical Systems Holdings, Inc.

Benj — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:51:58 +0000

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http://www.nanochemsys.com/

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Street address

105 Park Avenue

Zip or postal code

19973

Telephone

800 645-5853 or (302) 628-2100

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(302) 628-2110

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We are developing a “Nano- Tool” that harnesses technologies that are being used to create multiple suites of Nano-Products. These technologies are: Maintaining Nano-size Particle Distribution, Nano-energy from Visible Light, and Conducting Energy from Nano-spheres.

The first of the “Suites of Nano-Products” includes: Mold & Fungus Control, Lubricant for penetration & Friction Reduction, and UV Protection of Fabric & Clothing.

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Nanocoatings Pty Ltd

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:31:51 +0100

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Web url

http://www.nanocoatings.com.au/

Contact Email

b.ben-nissan@nanocoatings.com.au

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Street address

Strickland St

Zip or postal code

2029

Telephone

61412424123

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Ceo, president

Professor Besim Ben-Nissan

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Synthetic Bone Graft for Biomedical Load- bearing Applications

This new material and its production technique represent a significant advance on the materials currently available for bone graft and spinal implant technology.

The new product, BioAlmog, is a high-strength bone-graft material derived from hydroxyapatite. It has innovative features that give it specific advantages in its mechanical properties, in comparison to other commercially available hydroxyapatite products.

These advantages are due to the conversion treatment, and the nano-coating with carbonate apatite, which uses a novel sol-gel technique. The new bone-graft technology will be of great social benefit, particularly for sufferers of arthritis and related disabling diseases.

Potential uses for the technology include bone-grafting under load-bearing conditions, such as long bones and the spine, and bioactive coatings for artificial joints, such as total hip replacements, knee and dental implants.

When you consider that an estimated 500 million people worldwide have various forms of arthritis, you can see the great potential of BioAlmog to help these people. We developed this technology at UTS, Sydney and are collaborating with UNSW and a university in the UK.

We are now looking to generate further interest, form alliances and gain cooperations from companies and institutions interested to assist bringing this invention onto the market. Contact us at b.ben-nissan@nanocoatings.com.au

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Future Technology Information Centre

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:25:16 +0000

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Web url

http://www.techinf.com/

Contact Email

jacob@techinf.com

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Street address

1A Richview Road, apt. 507, Etobicoke, ON

Zip or postal code

M5L M9A

Telephone

4166148052

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4166148052

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Ceo, president

Iakov Kogan

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Future Technology Information Centre provides the design of electrochromic windows and displays. The areas of development can also include, but are not limited to the following products: electrochemical ultracapacitors, flexible heaters, high effective anticorrosion coatings, IR absorbers, chemical and physical sensors, solid proton electrolytes, photoluminescent films, inks for direct printing of metallic, carbon, dielectric, and luminescent composite films.

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Nanophase Technologies Corporation

Benj — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:14:43 +0100

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Web url

http://www.nanophase.com/

Contact Email

sales-marketing@nanophase.com

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Street address

1319 Marquette Drive

Zip or postal code

60446

Telephone

+1-630-771-6700

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+1-630-771-0825

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Nanophase Technologies is an industry-leading nanocrystalline materials innovator and manufacturer with an integrated family of nanomaterial technologies. The entire focus of Nanophase is nanotechnology, with two distinct and patented processes for the preparation and commercial manufacturing of nanopowder metal oxides i.e. Aluminum Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Cerium Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, and several others. Nanophase Technologies Corporation has developed a process, Discrete Particle Encapsulation, to coat the surface of its nanoparticles with a thin polymeric shell that enables compatibility of the particles with a wide variety of fluids, resins and polymers. Also, Nanophase has developed technology to permit the dispersion of its nanoparticles in water and a variety of polar and non-polar organic fluids. This allows Nanophase to supply concentrated, ready-to-use nanoparticle dispersions, eliminating the need for customers to disperse the nanoparticles themselves. Nanophases family of integrated technologies economically produces nanocrystalline materials, and then nanoengineers those materials to fit a customer need.

An enhanced capability of Nanophase is our ability to process complex multi-component materials. This process has demonstrated the ability to produce homogeneous mixed metal oxide nanopowders where the component materials form solid solutions with well-defined single crystalline phases. Nanocrystalline metal oxides having up to four metallic elements have been successfully produced. Nanophase has the capability to produce a wide variety of single-phase pure and mixed rare earth oxides, as well as pure and mixed transition metal oxides and main group metal oxides. The materials produced by this process have application in ultrafine polishing and chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP), catalysis, fuel cells, electronic materials, and advanced imaging.

All of Nanophase's facilities and practices are certified to the latest ISO 9001:2000 international standards. Where applicable, Nanophase facilities are cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) compliant and the Company is registered as a drug ingredient manufacturer with the FDA. Nanophase's facilities are designed for flexibility and growth, and to maintain concise product/process flow. Since our processes are modular, there is ample room for expansion and fundamental infrastructure exists for a further 100% growth with minimal additional cost. Nanophase's processes are tightly controlled using statistical process control (SPC) under our Lean Six-Sigma Manufacturing discipline and are demonstrably scalable, cost effective and robust.

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Nanosolar, Inc.

Benj — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:32:46 +0100

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http://www.nanosolar.com/

Contact Email

info@nanosolar.com

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Street address

2440 Embarcadero Way

Zip or postal code

94303-3313

Telephone

650.565.8891

Fax

650.565.8894

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Nanosolar is bringing to market a new generation of solar electricity cells with unprecedented cost/performance and ease of handling.

Nanosolar brings the economics of plastics and high-throughput roll-to-roll manufacturing to solar electricity: Nanosolar's proprietary technology enables plastic solar cells to be engineered at the nanometer scale in the way that the relevant quantum physics demands it--and manufactured through a series of simple, fast, and low-temperature coating steps.

In addition, Nanosolar's cells are light-weight, flexible, and easily adjustable in shape, thus also simplifying product handling, including integration, installation, and logistics.

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Arry International Group Limited.

arry — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:37:30 +0000

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Web url

http://www.arry-nano.com/

Contact Email

info@arry.eu

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Street address

Flammersfelder Strasse 1, Cologne, Germany

Zip or postal code

51105

Telephone

+49-221-2610833

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+49-221-2610831

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Ceo, president

Harry Zhao

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We are a professional supplier of a wide variety of nano materials, ranging in quantities from grams to tons, which support your academic research purposes or industrial development.

Our representative products are carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nano elements as well as nano oxides (rare earth, metal, and non-metal).

Our prices are among the most competitive on the market for CNTs, some of which have purity higher than 95%. Our aim is to boost the breakthrough of carbon Nanotubes application technology and to aid the researchers in their work.

Our Products

-- Experiment Grade Carbon Nanotubes

-- Industrial Grade Carbon Nanotubes

-- Nano Rare Earths

-- Nano Elements

-- Nano Oxides

-- Others Nano Materials

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Advanced Magnetics, Inc.

Benj — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:08:59 +0100

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http://www.advancedmagnetics.com/

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Street address

61 Mooney St.

Zip or postal code

02138

Telephone

(617) 497-2070

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(617) 547-2445

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Combidex is our investigational molecular imaging agent consisting of iron oxide nanoparticles for use in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to aid in the differentiation of cancerous from non-cancerous lymph nodes. Combidex received an approvable letter, subject to certain conditions, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2000. In September 2004, we submitted a complete response to the approvable letter, which was accepted by the FDA and assigned a user fee goal date of March 30, 2005.

Ferumoxytol, the next-generation product in our development pipeline, is currently in Phase III multi-center clinical trials for use as an iron replacement therapeutic in anemic chronic kidney disease patients, whether or not on dialysis. Exploratory Phase II clinical trials of ferumoxytol for use as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) are currently ongoing.

Feridex I.V.О®, our liver contrast agent, is approved and marketed in Europe, Japan, the United States and other countries. GastroMARK, our oral contrast agent used for delineating the bowel in MRI, is approved and marketed in Europe, the United States and other countries.

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Third-Order Nanotechnologies, Inc.

Benj — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:30:16 +0000

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Web url

http://www.third-order.com/

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Street address

2601 Annand Dr. Suite 16

Zip or postal code

19808

Telephone

302.998.8824

Fax

302.998.4190

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These molecularly engineered "nano - materials" exhibit unprecedented stability and electro-optic susceptibility, breaking open broad new applications and markets in fiber - optic telecom and high-speed computation.

Electro-optic plastics act as a nexus between light and electricity. Applying electricity to these materials changes their optical properties. This makes them ideal materials for everything from bio -imaging and extremely high-speed optical-based computer hardware to wireless/fiber - optic telecommunications.

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Sun Nano webstore

Benj — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:25:05 +0000

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Web url

http://www.nanomaterialstore.com/

Contact Email

tech@nanomaterialstore.com

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Street address

44166 Old Warm Springs Blvd.

Zip or postal code

94538

Telephone

(510) 651-1329

Fax

(510) 651-1321

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At Sun Nano, we are a dedicated company that strives for vast improvements in the nanomaterials industry. Located in the heart of silicon valley, we employ first-class chemists who skills are utilized to bring about new nanomaterial products to the marketplace. We at Sun Nano realize the importance that nanomaterials play in various industries, and strive to produce the very best quality for our customers.

We offer our customers the option of purchasing nanomaterials that are in powder form or dispersed form because we understand the different needs of our customers. By offering dispersed nanomaterials, this greatly increases the safety of the product. It also eliminates the need for a controlled vacuum chamber in which to interact with the nanomaterials. In addition to offering products that are readily available, we would like to help you in any way possible by creating specific products that can be tailored to your needs. Our chemists are experienced in producing complex nanomaterial products and will work with you to create the right product.

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NanoFluorescent Materials Ltd.

Benj — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:33:53 +0100

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Web url

http://www.nanofm.com/

Contact Email

contact@nanofm.com

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Street address

60 Avenue Lenina

Zip or postal code

61001

Telephone

+38 057 759 24 41

Fax

+38 057 746 6249

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Ceo, president

Oleg Sharapov

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NanoFluorescent Materials (NFM) Ltd was founded in 2004 in order to efficiently exploit an Intellectual Property collected by scientific centers of the former Soviet Union concerning semiconductor quantum dots for wide practical application.
The main trend of NFM Ltd activity lies in the field of development and production of hydrophobic and water-soluble core-shell nanodots and nanorods. These advanced photoluminescent materials possess unique optical properties make them superior for biological, medical, optoelectronic, and sensing applications.
NFM Ltd innovative product line is protected by the portfolio of patents, trade secrets, and license agreements. Our company is filing continually patent applications and been awarded patents.
NFM Ltd markets and sells its line of products directly to physical, chemical, medical, biotechnological, and pharmaceutical researchers and companies.
NFM Ltd partners are:
Prof. Anatoli Fedorov’s team from Vavilov State Optical Institute, St-Petersburg, Russia.
The main field of interests is physics of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), namely the electron and phonon energy structure of QDs, electron-phonon interactions, dynamics of various elementary excitations of QD systems, and mechanisms of energy transfer in NC-based systems. Pioneering works on the interaction of optical phonons with QD electronic subsystem have been carried out here.
Prof. Vladimir Oleinikov’s team from Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (SIOBC), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
The main RTD activities of this group are concentrated on the new selective and ultrasensitive spectroscopic techniques for the analysis of different classes of biological objects based on new methods of preparation of nanostructures. New approach in nanotechnology have been opened by developing techniques of nanostructures preparation, using the high energy ions produced by ion beams accelerators. At present, very promising results in the development of new generation of immunoassays based on the fluorescent quantum dots have been got.
Dr. Mikhail Artemyev’s team from the Institute for Physico-Chemical Problems, Minsk, Byelorussia.
RTD activities consist of studying the chemistry and physics of nanostructures including semiconductor QDs and optically active composite materials based on inorganic nanoparticles. Primary scientific interest of the group now lies in the chemical synthesis of highly luminescent colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and their utilization as novel type of fluorescent materials for biological applications.
Head of NFM Ltd is Dr. Oleg Sharapov, Ph.D. in Economical Sciences. Dr. Sharapov has directed diverse technological and scientific projects ranging from gas production, where he was a Director of company working with the GAZPROM holding, to development of anticancer drugs in collaboration with Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Sharapov is the author of several publications on management under specific conditions of Russian economical development. Dr. Sharapov also holds a Master of Sciences degree in physics with specialization in optical spectroscopy. He has developed and is involved in development and quality control of functionalized fluorescent labels based on CdSe/ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals.
NFM Ltd Chief Technology Director is Dr. Alexander Chuvurin, Doctor of Sciences in Chemistry, Ph.D. and Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Chuvurin has over 150 scientific publications and 122 ex-USSR patents in the fields of organic, physical and pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacology. He has developed several original synthetic pharmacological medications. Dr. Chuvurin has synthesized and studied the physico-chemical properties and biological activities of more than 800 organic compounds, particularly those participating in major biochemical cycles. He has also studied kinetics, thermodynamics and mechanisms of dozens of original chemical reactions. Dr. Chuvurin holds numerous National Ukrainian awards for technical achievements, teaching, and patenting.
NFM Ltd Scientific Board consists of leading scientists of the former Soviet Union in the field of semiconductor quantum dots:
Prof. Dr. Alexander Baranov is Head of Laboratory of Photophysics and Photochemistry of Quantum Nanostructures and Professor of St.-Petersburg State Polytechnic University. Prof Baranov is a recognized expert in the physics of quantum nanostructures including the energy transfer mechanisms within the nanostructures. Beginning from the middle of 80th, he pioneered studies of electronic and phonon structures of the semiconductor nanocrystals by linear and non-linear resonant optical methods where the first information about the NC electron structure, electron-phonon interaction and its size-dependence and the NC-surroundings interactions was obtained. Last years, the main field of interests of Prof. Baranov comprises mechanisms of the energy transfer in systems of core/shell quantum dots and nanobiotechnological approaches to biosensing. Dr. Baranov authored nearly 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and a co-author of a WO02/073155 "Ultra-sensitive non-isotopic nanocrystals" patent family.
Dr. Mikhail Artemyev from the Institute for Physico-Chemical Problems, Minsk, Byelorussia, has a more than 15 years of experience is studying the chemistry and physics of nanostructures including semiconductor quantum dots and optically active composite materials based on inorganic nanoparticles. His primary RTD interest now lies in the chemical synthesis of highly luminescent colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and their utilization as novel type of fluorescent materials for biological applications. Dr. Artemyev has more than 60 scientific publications in the international per-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Dr Artemyev developed a number of synthetic protocols for the highly luminescent II-VI nanocrystals (CdSe, ZnSe, etc.) with controllable optical properties and preparation of biocompatible water soluble fluorescent markers based on semiconductor nanocrystals. He was a key participant in the original investigations of enhanced luminescence from semiconductor quantum dots on the surface of gold colloids, preparation of self-organized structures with quantum dots and biomolecules. Dr. Artemyev is a co-author of a WO02/073155 "Ultrasensitive non-isotopic nanocrystals" patent family.
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Oleinikov, leading scientist of Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (SIOBC), has been engaged in, and made contributions to one of the most challenging and important areas of nanobiotechnology - development of the new selective and ultrasensitive spectroscopic techniques for the analysis of different classes of biological objects based on new methods of preparation of nanostructures. He had opened a new approach in nanotechnology having developed techniques of nanostructures preparation, using the high energy ions produced by ion beams accelerators. At present, he has got very promising results in the development of new generation of immunoassays based on the fluorescent QDs. He has more than 80 scientific publications in the international per-reviewed journals.
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