Enhancing plastic using carbon nanomaterials

• In a past decade a fast pace of carbon nanotube commercialisation has seen all major manufacturers scaling up their production facilities from kilograms to hundreds of tonnes per  year with a number of applications constantly expanding.
• It is predicted that the commercialisation of graphene might follow the same route as carbon nanotubes in the coming decade.
• One of the main markets for carbon nanotubes have been their use as enhancers in plastic materials to improve electrical, mechanical and thermal properties and to add functionality and provide sensing ability.
• The carbon nanotube commercialisation route from the pioneering research results and the first patents to the first applications and the scale-up will be presented with the special focus on application in enhancing plastic materials. The history of the carbon nanotube manufacturing scale-up together with the key manufactures and their position on the market will be discussed.
• Similarities and differences between carbon nanotube and graphene production process and application in enhancing plastic materials will be also discussed with the aim to make possible predictions about graphene manufacturing scale-up and application in the future.

The Nano Enhancers for Plastics 2012 conference is one of the leading events in 2012 that brings together leaders from industry to talk about use of nanomaterials to enhance plastic properties and speakers from companies and institutions such as Nokia, Bayer, US Army Research Labs, and Institute of Nanotechnology among others.

Please follow the link to the conference programme for Day 2 and abstract of Dr Bojan Boskovic’s talk: http://www.nanosconference.com/nanoconferences2012/day-2

The Stuttgart Nanodays provides an environment to openly discuss real problems, technological challenges and future potentials with worldwide top researchers and an opportunity to bring industry and academia together to make innovation happen.

Please follow the link to a video of Dr Bojan Boskovic talking about Stuttgart Nanodays on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oqf2i49Xr8

Please follow the link to look the videos of about the Stuttgart NanoDays: http://www.stuttgart-nanodays.de/videos

Please follow the link to look the list of speakers and find out more information about the Stuttgart NanoDays: http://www.stuttgart-nanodays.de/speakers

Dr Bojan Boskovic from Cambridge Nanomaterials Technology has been appointed as Non-Executive Member of the Advisory Board to the Vendum Batteries, Inc Management Team. As an advisor Dr Boskovic is helping the Vendum Batteries to commercialise the carbon nano-paper battery technology with his expertise and experince in carbon nanotechnology.

Fraser Cottington, CEO of Vendum, believes that Dr. Boskovic’s appointment marks the next phase in the company’s development: “We are very excited about working with Dr. Boskovic, he understands new materials and how to deliver solutions in multiple industry applications, his expertise will help drive the company forward towards new and exciting frontiers in a number of clean energy market sectors.”

This news has been reported by a number of the business news website in March 2011. Please follow the link to see at the Reuters website:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/29/idUS135993+29-Mar-2011+MW20110329

Please follow the link to the Vendum Batteries website to read about this and get more information about the company:

http://www.vendumbatteries.com/pages/788/management-team

B O Boskovic et al, Carbon Nanomaterial Synthesis by Chemical Vapor Deposition, Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol 12, 2011, 109-135

The second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology has been published by the American Scientific Publishers earlier this year. In this editon a chapter about Carbon Nanomaterial Synthesis by Chemical Vapour Deposition with Dr Bojan Boskovic from the Cambridge Nanomaterials Technology Ltd (CNT Ltd) as the first author has been published in the Volume 12 (pages 109-135).  

The first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10-Volume Set, (Edited by H. S. Nalwa, Foreword by Professor Richard E. Smalley, Nobel Prize Laureate, Endorsed by Professor Jean-Marie Lehn, Nobel Prize Laureate) that appeared in 2004 received the “2005 Best Reference Work Award” of the American Society for Engineering Education (USA) and “2005 Outstanding Academic Title” by the CHOICE magazine from the American Library Association (USA). With the addition of new 15 volumes, the entire edition’s 25 volumes now contains over 710 review chapters (nearly 300 of which are brand new), contributed by over 2,000 of the world’s leading scientists from top-notch academic and industrial institutions worldwide. The 25 volumes of encyclopaedia now contains approximately over 700 articles, 150,000 bibliographic citations and thousands of illustrations, figures, tables, and equations covering over 22,000 pages which hundreds of images/figures/illustrations in colour.

Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 25 volumes set

The 25-volume set contains the largest number of state-of-the-art review chapters ever published in the world in the field of nanotechnology. Each chapter is fully cross-referenced, introducing some of the most important nanotechnologies under development today.

Please follow the link to the American Scientific Publishers website to find out more about the encyclopaedia: http://www.aspbs.com/

In a past decade a fast pace of carbon nanotube commercialisation has seen all major manufacturers scaling up their production facilities from kilograms to hundreds of tonnes per year with a number of applications constantly expanding. It is predicted that the commercialisation of graphene might follow the same route in the coming decade. The Cambridge Nanomaterials Technology through its network of associated experts is offering consulting advice and support for the government institutions, universities and companies related to all technical, IP and market related issues in the process of carbon nanomaterials commercialisation.

Taking research past development and into real cash revenues is not an easy exercise with many potential pitfalls and opportunities that present themselves to the entrepreneur and no one route to secure expanding wealth. Cambridge and its surroundings are known as one of the most innovative regions in the world and studies have shown that geographical clusters of the innovation actors such as small and medium companies, investors, intellectual property experts, technology exploitation services and mass manufacturers are crucial elements if real returns are to be made from public funded investments in the long term.

The NanoKTN, in partnership with the FP7 NanoCom project*, is convening its regular regional workshop of the NanoEntreprenuers focus group seminar at The Hauser Forum in Cambridge with the aim of fostering links and growing business opportunities to this important global hub of innovation.

To find a list of speakers and abstracts please follow the link:
https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/nanoentrepreneurs-east-anglia-workshop/speakers

The objective of this conference is to provide communication, education and networking opportunities for scientists engaged in drug delivery whether in academia, biotech or industry. Attendees will hear world-class speakers discussing the challenges and opportunities within drug delivery systems.

The Drug Delivery Conference will encompass six scientific areas:

•  Exploring research and development for transdermal drug delivery systems
•  Nanotechnology & targeted drug delivery systems
•  Innovation in pre-filled syringes & injectable technology
•  Investigation into nasal & buccal drug delivery systems
•  Business development & partnering management strategies
•  New areas of drug delivery resulting from patent expirations

Dr Boskovic will give a talk Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Delivery Applications in the area of Nanotechnology & targeted drug delivery systems on the first day of the conference and a talk Consortium Building, Exploitation and Dissemination Management in the area Business development & partnering management strategies of on the second day of the conference.

For more information about the conference please download the conference brochure and follow the link on the Appel Consulting website: http://www.appelconsulting.co.uk/events/drug-delivery-1

Please follow the link to download the Cambridge Nanomaterials Technology Ltd advertisement published in the The NanoPerspective Resources Guide on page 54:

http://www.technologyworld.uk.com/business-partnering/uk_companies.aspx

 The Technology World in partnership with UK NanoForum is hosting a world class Conference Programme on 7 and 8  December 2010 ExCeL centre in London. Technology World in partnership with UK NanoForum is UKTI’s premier science and technology event; every component of the event programme has been carefully formulated to provide the best possible environment for UK businesses to promote their capabilities to overseas investors. The Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, will be attending the Gala Dinner on Tuesday 7 December 2010 to deliver the keynote speech.