The unique electronic, mechanical and physical properties led Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to be potential candidate for field emitter, hydrogen storage, sensors, nano electronic devices, nano electromechanical systems, polymer ...

Today there is a great deal of interest in the development of gas sensors for various applications like monitoring of toxic gases, detection in oil reservoirs, mines, homes etc. Solid-state gas sensors have many advantages ...

This thesis work deals with the development of three different categories of interrogation techniques for Fiber Bragg Grating based sensor networks. Such networks are used for structural health monitoring and other ...

Iontophoresis is a method to enhance and regulate the transdermal drug delivery by application of an electric field to the skin. Application of small electric current (µ A) enhances transport of both charged and neutral ...

The properties of materials, especially of solids, can be attributed mainly to the phenomena occurring at the surface. Surface engineering deals with altering the surface properties of materials to realize useful functionalities ...

Power supply noise, which is the variation in the supply voltage across the on-die supply terminals of VLSI circuits, is a serious performance degrader in digital circuits and mixed analog-digital circuits. In digital VLSI ...