Abstract: Hierarchical self-assembly of 1D nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes or nanorods into highly ordered superstructures in soft matter has been of great interest as a route toward materials…
Past Events
Sep 23, 2010
Abstract: We have theoretically investigated the effect of the chemical bonding structure on mean-squared optical anisotropy of chains by statistical mechanics for a certain class of macromolecules…
Sep 21, 2010
Abstract While cryogenic-temperature transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) is now accepted as an almost standard tool in the study of complex liquids i.e. liquid systems with aggregates on the…
Sep 07, 2010
Abstract: A detailed understanding of the fluid behavior in confined systems and at interfaces will open up several avenues for new technologies and smart materials. In this talk I will present our…
Aug 26, 2010
Abstract : Tera Hertz a narrow band lying between FAR-IR and Microwaves (5 – 125 wave numbers) is proving to be a powerful tool for imaging and also obtain spectroscopic data which can be put to use…
Aug 19, 2010
Abstract: Immiscible homopolymers are often blended together to achieve properties not possible with a single homopolymer. We will describe the effect of interfacial modifiers on the structure and…
Aug 12, 2010
Abstract: A combined x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy and rheometry study is reported of moderately concentrated suspensions of silica colloids that form a gel on cooling. The suspensions are…
Aug 05, 2010
Abstract Background: In recent years the number of diabetic patients all over the world is increasing rapidly and there is an urgent need to find out alternative sources for the management of…
Jul 29, 2010
Abstract: Implementation of a system for Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) Disposal is in the interest of the well-being and safety of the Departmental community. A consolidated HSE document for…
Jul 23, 2010
Abstract: As chemical engineers we carry out processes by creating conditions so that change takes place in the desired direction. In an isolated system all changes eventually cease when the system…
Jul 21, 2010
Abstract: Suspensions of non-spherical particles such as fibers rods spheroids plates are commonly used in the material processing industries. The rheological properties of such suspension are…
Jul 09, 2010
Abstract - Surfactants find a wide range of application in both academia and industry. In addition to their historical use in cleaning agents and personal care products like shampoos and conditioners…
Jun 17, 2010
ABSTRACT: Our group has been involved with the modeling of several polymerization systems: those associated with unequal (site) reactivity (ARB resoles etc.) industrial polymerizations (nylon-6…
May 07, 2010
Bibliomics plays an important role in Systems Biology along with the other “omics” such as genomics proteomics metabolomics etc. During last decade the data published in biomedical literature has…
Apr 13, 2010
ABSTRACT: Understanding and controlling interactions between colloids surfactants polymers and their mixtures is important to design new materials and to tailor many emulations that are used in day-…
Mar 25, 2010
Abstract:A panoramic view is provided of the metabolic modeling landscape covering various approaches in the literature within a logical framework and evaluating their potential for rational analysis…
Mar 17, 2010
Abstract: Emerging applications in biochemical analysis increasingly require large number of experiments performed in smaller amount of time. Moreover in most instances these ever-increasing number…
Mar 06, 2010
Spring is here and so is AZeotropy 2k10 – the much awaited Chemical Engineering fest of IIT Bombay. With a series of innovative and interesting competitions lectures from the legends of the field and…
Mar 04, 2010
Abstract: Drops and bubbles in confined domains are encountered in a variety of applications such as oil recovery solvent extraction and paper-making. In this talk I will present our experimental as…
Feb 25, 2010
Abstract: Bacterial infections are responsible for more than three million deaths each year in India. One of the leading causes of infections is the food-borne pathogen Salmonella. Once ingested…