University of Catania (Italy) Faculty of Sciences,

Chemistry Department.

Material ScienceMaterial Science section.

Graziano Magnano

Reading - March 5th

Main Research TopicsMain Research Topics SynthesisSynthesis:

Novel thermoplastic copolymers as toughness modifier for epoxy resin

DepositionDeposition::

Conductor and Semiconductor polymer

Photoactivity complex

Feasibility StudyFeasibility Study::

Polymeric drug delivery for agricultural uses

Reading - 5th March 07 Graziano Magnano

Dr. James O’ Shea,

Three-dimensional molecular self-assembly at the solid-vacuum and solid-liquid interface.

Reading - 5th March 07 Graziano Magnano

We have developed an electrospray deposition system in which the spray occurs

Instrumentation

In vacuum

At atmospheric pressure

Reading - 5th March 07 Graziano Magnano

Electrospray deposition in vacuum: Swarbrick,J.C; Taylor, J.B.; O’Shea, J.N.

Appl. Surf. Sci. (2006) 252, 5622

We have shown that electrospray deposition can be used to deposit the following types of molecule:

Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)

Dye molecules (N3)

Polymer (PEO)

Paper in preparation

Which molecules?

Reading - 5th March 07 Graziano Magnano

Electrospray deposition of carbon nanotubes in vacuum:O’Shea J.N., Schulte K. et al.

Nanotechnology (18) 035707 (2007)